Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Coffee and Milk Can by Hagenauer
Located in Wien, AT
Coffee and milk can by Hagenauer
polished copper and brass.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass, Copper
$1,069 / set
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Fish Cheese Serving Board
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous carving cheese board in the shape of a fish. Cast aluminum head and tail with a maple cutting board. In excellent vintage condition with minima...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Auböck Brass Key Paperweight & Cork Screw, Corkscrew, Midcentury, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Carl Auböck "Key" bottle opener, corkscrew & paperweight in solid brass, made by Werkstätten Carl Auböck in 1950s.
The key is in a very good condition.
We ship via DHL...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Modern By Guzzini Italian Lucite and Brass Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and large Mid-Century tray in a gorgeous lucite with a tortoiseshell effect and brass. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Guzzini.
This charming...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Original French Metal Tray "Rigituelle" in Style of Mathieu Mategot, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
In style of Mathieu Mategot.
Origin: France,
1960s.
This original vintage tray element was produced in the 1960s i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
French Walnut Cheese Board Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury cheese board
French
Walnut, glass and golden metal
Solid walnut
In good condition
Shipping:
D27 H6,5 cm 1,3kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Walnut, Glass, Resin
Mid-Century French Silver-Plated Condiment Set by Christofle, 1950s
By Fleuron, Christofle
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A sophisticated French mid-century condiment set crafted by the prestigious maison Christofle in the 1950s. Part of the Fleuron collection, this refined table accessory features a si...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Red Pitcher by Waechtersbach Germany & Blue Hall Sundial Casserole Dish
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Mid-Century Modern solid colours red pitcher piece code PIT70 by Waechtersbach, Germany and a blue covered casserole “Sundial” dish by Hall. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There are a few factory flaws underneath the glaze on the top of the Sundial lid. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century.
Ist diese Keramik nicht fabelhaft?? That’s German for “Isn’t this pottery FABULOUS?” Well, we certainly think so!! We have a lovely pair of useable pottery pieces to offer to you. First, we have a vintage bold red bulbus shaped “Solid Colours” pitcher by Waechtersbach, crafted in Germany and a beautiful vintage “Sundial...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Pottery
Large MCM Solid Wood Trivet
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
LargeMCM solid wood trivet designed to hold a square casserole dish, circa 1970s. The piece is made of wood, is in very good vintage condition and measures 18.5" W x 1015" D x 2.75" ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Tura Decorative Bar Set in Carved Wood and Brass, Macabo, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful bar set in carved wood and brass. This lovely set was designed by Aldo Tura and produced by Macabo in Milano, Italy during the 1950s.
The set consist of a pitcher, 6 glass...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Carl Auböck Knife Cutting Chopping Board, Wood Wicker Stainless Steel, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chopping board designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in midcentury, Vienna, circa 1950.
The board is made of walnut. The knife is made of wicker and stainle...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jug with Original Lid Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
jug with original lid vienna around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Vallauris French Mid-20th Century Ceramic Lemonade Set
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully crafted ceramic pottery pitcher and five cups with stunning colors.
Handcrafted in Vallauris, France using traditional pottery making techniques, circa mid-1950s.
Most commonly used as a lemonade set...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Midcentury Modern Italian Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
This serving tray is fantastic thanks to the eleg...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Don Shoemaker Small Geometric Marquetry Decorative Tray for Señal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rosewood serving tray by Don Shoemaker for his company Señal in the 1960s. The surface of the tray has a repeating geometric marquetry pattern in a gradient of local Mexican hardwood...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Hardwood, Rosewood
Large Hand-made Earthenware Artistic Wall Panel or Centerpiece, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1959 by Cioffi. It is marked on the bottom.
This tray / centerpiece is made in hand-modeled and hand-painted earthenware.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might s...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
Oval Serving Tray in Effect Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass by Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Team Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing oval serving tray in faux tortoiseshell-effect Lucite featuring brass handles and borders by Team Guzzini.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
It's an iconic tray or...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
János Megyik Snack Set, Knife, Fork & Wood Board, Amboss Austria, 1970s
By Janos Megyik
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Mid Century design snack set, consisting of a fork and knife and a wooden board, designed by János Megyik. Executed by Amboss Austria, who collaborated with a lot of Aust...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wicker Lucite Serving Tray Metal Frame by Janetti, Italy, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Rome, IT
Serving tray in Lucite wicker and metal frame by Janetti Roma Firenze (original label attached on the back), Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Danish Vintage Teak Serving Trays 1960s Set of 4
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish vintage teak serving trays 1960s set of 4.
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak trays.
This set consists of:
A large oval tray by Silva, ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Glass, Teak
Dansk Teak Serving Bowl by Jens Quistgaard
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A teakwood salad bowl made by Dansk and designed by Jens Quistgaard great for a center piece or making that yummy salad . Manufactured in the manner of Danish wood wood working .
Category
Mid-20th Century Malaysian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Modern Vintage Crab Cracker Tool
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Crab Cracker Tool
5.5 long x 2.25 w x .25
Preowned vintage condition.
Review images.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Silver Plated Bell Pepper Ice Bucket, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice bell pepper ice bucket is made of silver plated. This is a French work (engraved silver plated), circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Brass Tray Twisted Brass Gallery and Alternating Polished and Brushed Stripes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass Tray with Braided brass gallery and handles. A unique stripe is created with 'Brushed" brass and alternating polish brass.
The piece also has four 1/2" feet. The tray porti...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Large 27cm Horn Salad Cutlery servers set by Carl Auböck attrib., Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
salad cutlery set
Design:
attributed to Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
attributed to Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austria
Age:
1950s
Description:
Original vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori Ceramic Creamer Sugar Bowl Set
Located in New York, NY
1940s, Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori glazed ceramic creamer and sugar bowl set.
Creamer measures: 4.5 height x 3.5 in diameter
Sugar bowl measu...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Mexican Dish in Clover Form by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this midcentury Mexican dish in clover form by Los Castillo in gold plated and stone inlay includes marked brand and serial number #248.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Coffee Set made in bakelite and pewter
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this Art Deco Coffee Set made in bakelite and pewter, fantastic patina.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Pewter
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Gorgeous serving tray or basket, in the shape of a shell, made of Lucite, rattan and brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Braided rattan is cast within the Lucite acrylic material. Beautiful workmanship.
The brass part is kept in original vintage version, with the patina from that time.
Since the shape is as a shell, the tray inside...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
JHQ Dansk Denmark Teak Salad Servers
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Jens Quistgaard Danish teak salad servers. Part of a recently acquired large collection.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Modernist Brass bowl "HOLE Pattern" in Style of Mathieu Matégot, France 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
bowl element..
In style of Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1970s.
This original vintage bowl element was produced in the 1950s in France. It was made of brass in hole pattern op...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tray Centerpiece Ice Effect, Lucite Metal Willy Rizzo Style, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece or tray in plexiglass with ice effect. Attributable to Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
60s Don Shoemaker Tray Exotic Mexican Hardwood Diamond Geometric Motif Craftsman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Don Shoemaker designed tray for Senal S.A. Nice uncommon diamond inlays.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Hardwood
1970s Don Shoemaker Service Tray Exotic Wood Señal Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Designed by Don Shoemaker produced by Señal Mexico
Midcentury single Service Tray wall decor in exotic woods
Cut out handle for easy carry.
21.75 long 8.25 w x 1.75 h
More tray...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
1970s Sculptural Rosewood Serving Tray Cutting Board Paddle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exquisite Rosewood Serving Tray Cutting Board or Paddle
5.5 w x 13.75 long x 1 d
Preowned condition original
See all images.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Modernist Enamel Over Copper Small Serving Dishes Set /10 BurntOrange
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of 10 vintage fabulous enamel over copper small serving bowls or small dishes are from the 60's. They are 2 different variants of colors with blue enamel on the bottom. Thes...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Silver Plated Sleigh Bottle Holder, French, Circa 1930
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This sleigh bottle holder is made of silver plated. This is a French work, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Teak Three-Tier Server Portable Dessert Cake Stand With Ring Handle Tripod Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
This three tier, teak tripod dessert server / stand has a Scandinavian modern style, a tripod construction for stability, and a ring handle for portability. Its country of origin is ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Alan Adler Sterling Silver & Walnut Modernist Hand Wrought Serving Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
This elegant sterling silver and walnut coffee set was realized by the legendary designer Allan Adler in the United States circa 1950. The set features a coffee pot, sugar bowl and spoon, and creamer. Created in sterling silver, this set showcases Allan Adler's signature aesthetic- a kind of traditional modernism applying a pared down minimalist perspective to classical design elements. Here the silhouettes of the pieces look traditional but feature idiosyncratic details that clearly indicate their modernism- as fresh looking today as when it was made. The hand rubbed walnut handles are hewn in an amorphic shape that flares asymmetrically at its end. It is inescapably a modern form. It is pared, however, with historical language (from Art Nouveau for instance) that roots the pieces in a more traditionalist place. They feature stylized vine motifs on the finial of the coffee pot top and leaf motifs that trace the circular bases. The protuberant bodies created in lustrous sterling salver taper at each end. This is an outstanding example of Adler's practice that represents his inimitable aesthetic at its very best. It is sure to delight collectors of his work, as well as those with a penchant for beautifully crafted and special objects. It is signed "Adler Sterling" on the base and is in excellent vintage condition.
Adler began his career as an apprentice in 1938, designing silverware and inspired by the design of the early 1900s specifically Art Nouveau. His name became associated with Hollywood glamour in the early 1940s. he was commissioned to design mini-Oscars for Academy Award winners, crowns for Miss Universe and Miss USA, and silver bowls and candlesticks for celebrities and dignitaries. During John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, Adler was commissioned to create a silver coffee urn...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christian Fjerdingstadt for Gallia, Silver Plated Swan Gravy Boat, French, Circ
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This delicate swan gracy boat is made of silver plated. This is a work by Christian Fjerdingstadt for Gallia, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Serving Table with a Removable Glass Top Servier Vienna, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Serving table with a removable glass top servier
polished wood
dark brown (almost black).
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Danish Modern Teak Salad Servers
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Pair of Danish Modern teak salad servers, circa 1970s. The servers are made of solid teak and they measure 12" long x 3.5" wide. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malaysian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carl Auböck Horn Cake Server
Located in Highland, IN
In classic Auböck style, this cake or pie server uses rich materials in an innovative manner. In this case, horn, aluminum, and cane are married to make a most elegant small server.
...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Fruit bowl sculpture Gaya, design Ettore Sottsass for Up&Up, Italy
By Up&Up, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Iconic fruit bowl model Gaya, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Up&Up (now part of UpGroup), a famous Tuscan marble manufacturer.
The sculpture combines a Carrara marble base w...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Carrara Marble, Copper
Modernist metal and Brass bowl element in Mathieu Matégot Style, France 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
bowl element..
In style of Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1970s.
This original vintage bowl element was produced in the 1950s in France. It was made of metal and brass in hole ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Italian Silver Plated and Wood Pourer with Horn Handle, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic and elegant silver plated and wood wine pourer. This fantastic piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
It is made of simple and fascinating silver lines with a focal ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Vtg Dorothy Thorpe Roly-Poly Sterling Silver Band Overlay Clear Glass Creamer
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a nice, classic mid century style Dorothy Thorpe Roly-Poly creamer with a sterling silver overlay band around the top of a clear glass bulbous mini pitcher...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Gense Sweden Modern Dish Serving Tray
By Gense
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Gense Sweden Modern Serving Tray
14 x 5.5 x 1 h
Preowned original vintage condition
See all images for detail
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s Tea or Coffee Set "Elka" by J. Jezek for Brezova-Pirkenhammer, CZ
Located in Praha, CZ
- very good original condition
- dimensions: teapot - 22 x 20 x 9; mug - 6 x 8 x 6; saucer - 2 x 12 x 12, sugar - bowl 6 x 11 x 8; milkweed - 11 x 8 x 4cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Vintage Kitchen Tool Wood Tortilla Press
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Kitchen Tool Wood Press Tortilla Maker
Chef Press tool hamburger sandwich
14 long x 6 w x 1.75
Preowned original vintage condition unres...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
1970s Art Deco Revival Geometric Lucite Ice Bucket
Located in New York, NY
1970s Art Deco geometric Lucite ice bucket has inner Lucite liner for ice and Lucite top. Signed Heinz.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Acrylic
1970s Charcuterie Cutting Board Organic Wood
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Charcuterie Cheese Cutting Board Hangable Handle
Organic Wood
7.38 w x 15.75 long x .63
Preowned original vintage condition, refer to listed images.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Modernist Amorphic Crystal Quartz Tray Hand Finished with White Gilt Border
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist tray features a beautiful slab of crystal quartz geode in a warm honeyed off white hue- exhibiting the natural beauty of t...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Quartz
JHQ Dansk Attributed Solid Rosewood Serving Tray
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely grained solid rosewood serving tray. Quality of a Jens Quisgaard piece for Dansk but unmarked .
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rosewood
1970s by MCH Stainless Sugar & Creamer Set Exotic Wood Handle Denmark
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s by MCH sugar & creamer set made Denmark.
Stainless steel with exotic wood handles.
Measures: Sugar: 2.38 tall x 4.88 w x 3.38 diameter
Creamer: 2.38 tall x 4.25 w x 3.38 di...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Murano Glass Carafe Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
Amber color Murano set of carafe and five glasses.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$829 / set
Set of Three Silver Plated Tea Pots
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer this fantastic Set of Three Tea Pots. made in steel and silver plated with tortoise motifs.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
$400 / set
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chrome Metal Wire Pedestal Cake Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chrome Metal Wire Pedestal Cake Stand. Item is similar to the works of Mathieu Mategot, metal frame, clean modernist lin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
Square Glass Footed Cake Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A square glass footed cake or pastry display plate with glass 'Ruffle' around the perimeter. The footed plate is made of glass that has been tinted Cela...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Glass
Vallauris Pottery French Mid Century Ceramic Liquor or Aperitif Set
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful mid century 7 piece liquor set from Vallauris, France generally used for an afternoon aperitif traditional in the country.
The pottery is black matte with red, yellow, gr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern serving pieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern serving pieces for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage serving pieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern serving pieces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serving pieces, popular names associated with this style include Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, and Rosenthal. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for serving pieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $26 and tops out at $18,800 while the average work can sell for $630.
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Campaign China Cabinet
Carved Censer
Carved Jade Tree
Celadon Dish
Celadon Vase Qing
Ceramic Swallows
Champagne Rack
Chinese Blue Ducks
Chinese Bone Carving
Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs
Chinese Carved Amber
Chinese Ceramic Pillow
Chinese Floor Screens
Chinese God Of Longevity
Chinese Gong
Chinese Roof Tiles
Chinese Ruyi Scepter
Chinese Stackable Cabinet