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
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Pair Mid-Century Serving Plates
Located in New York, NY
Pair mid-century serving plates. Late 60’s early 70’s contemporary glazed ceramic rectangular hors d'oeuvre/ canapé plates in a Mondrian like pattern with glazed black and green deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
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
French Christople Ice Bucket in Original Patina with Aries
By Christofle
Located in Milano, IT
Christofle silver metal ice bucket with band decoration along the edge and rams heads.
Splendid in its workmanship and even more splendid is its patina, evident and very elegant.
T...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
$1,432 Sale Price
20% Off
Auböck White Wine Bottle Holder, Midcentury, Brass and Leather, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Minimalistic Auböck white or rosé wine bottle holder in solid brass with leather handle, made by Werkstätten Carl Auböck in 1950s. This pourer was designe...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Belt-like Serving Tray in Metal and Glass
Located in Tilburg, NL
Belt-like serving tray in metal and glass.
Very unusual piece in metal and glass. This serving tray is made out of metal, but looks like it is made out of a leather belt. The cogn...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Pots with Two Handles in Copper
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Pair of Pots with two handles, in copper. Old, with a rounded and slightly curved shape, it has a rustic and traditional look. Made from high-quality copper, it features a hand-hamme...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
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
Mexican Midcentury Serving Cart
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mexican Midcentury Serving Cart. Two levels, solid walnut structure wood and brass, include ice bucket and dishes, recently r...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Walnut
$1,200 / set
Midcentury Modern Brass Nutcracker in Walnut Shape, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
In Italy there is a custom of ending Christmas meals by setting the table with dried fruit and mandarins, while we continue to chat and discuss out loud about events that happened ce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Stainless Steel Gravy Boat
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Stainless steel gravy boat. With an elongated, curved body and a slightly raised circular base, it provides stability and a refined touch. The sides are decorated with fine vertical ...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
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...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of early and rare Dansk Danmark JHQ salad servers
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Ferndale, MI
I have handled and seen a lot of Dansk salad servers . This pair is one of the more scarce designs . Stamped Danmark with the JHQ signature initia...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
$350 Sale Price
46% Off
Austrian Midcentury Horn Salad Servers by Carl Auböck Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Austrian modernist horn salad servers designed and manufactured by Carl Aubo¨ck Vienna.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Horn
Rare Mathieu Matégot Rigitulle Black Perforated Serving Tray, France, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare Mathieu Matégot Rigitulle Black perforated and lacquered serving tray, France, 1950s. In very good original vintage condition
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Vintage Bruce Fox Design Wilton Large 19" Aluminum Shell Dish Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bruce Fox Design Wilton Large 19" Aluminum Shell Dish Centerpiece Bowl. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 6" H x 19" W x 12" D.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Accessories For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Bottle holder with 6 compartments For Cassina
A serving cart, designed by Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by vers...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Small MCM Solid Wood Trivet
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Small MCM 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 13.5"W x 10.5"D x 2.75"H...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
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
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Portuguese Silver Tray Relief and Openwork Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese silver tray. Relief and openwork decoration, with volute foliage and shells. The shells combine with the sinuous curves and small floral details, creating a dynamic and el...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
MCM Bamboo Tray w Handles
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Mid century modern bamboo woven tray with handles, Safari style.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Bamboo
Mid-Century Salt & Pepper Shaker by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Salt & Pepper Shaker by Los Castillo are pieces created of a combination of differents metals like Copper, Bronze and Alpaca, these salt and pepper shakers were born circa 1960s in T...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Silver Plated and Black Plastic Bottle Holder, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice bottle holder is made of silver plated and black plastic. This is a French Work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Mexico Bar Service Tray Exotic Wood Stripe by Don Shoemaker for Señal
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Designed by Don Shoemaker and produced by Señal Mexico
Midcentury Service Tray medley of exotic woods
Cut out the handle for easy carry.
Tray 8.25 w x 21.75 long x 1.75 d
...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Danish Rosewood and Stainless Steel Salad Tongs, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood and stainless steel salad tong set.
Made in Denmark, this slender, elegant pair of tongs will grace your table either serving salad or pasta. Classic Dan...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$295 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Ceramic Pottery Shell Plate "Pergamon" Hans Welling for Ceramano, Germany, 1960s
By Hans Welling, Ceramano
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic shell bowl
Producer:
Ceramano, Germany
Designer:
Hans Welling
Decade:
1960-1965
This original stu...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Platter
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive and colorful leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris France, pottery makers, circa 1950s.
Useful as centerpiece, fruit or dessert...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
$475 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Smoked Glass Half Round Shape Serving Card Bar on Wheels Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome & brass Mid-Century Modern smoked glass half round shape serving cart bar side table on wheels mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass, Nickel
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
Pair of modernist wood salad servers
By Dansk
Located in Ferndale, MI
Modernist solid wood salad servers . Somewhat in the style of JHQ Dansk designs .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Knife Sharpener Tool Exotic Design Bone Handle
By Sheffield
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Knife Sharpener
Mid Century Knife Sharpener Exotic Design Bone Handle 1970s
Unmarked attribution Westall Richardson Sheffield England
13 x 1.75 x 2.5 ...
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1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
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
Jens Quistgaard Danish Oval Teak Bowl for Dansk
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A darker toned teak wood oval shaped bowl designed by Jens H. Quistgaard who is known for his earthy sculptural pepper mills, bowls, serving pieces and furniture. This earlier piece ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
1960s Modern Teakwood Metal Nutcracker by Söwe Konst Sweden
By Sowe Konst
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern Teakwood Metal Nutcracker by Söwe Konst Sweden
11 x 5.5 x 1
Stamped Sowe Sweden
Preowned original vintage condition.
See all images prov...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Fitz and Floyd Vintage Mid-Century Napkin Holders 'Made in Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful mid-century set of 6 napking holders by Fitz & Floyd. These set is both chic and nostalgic. Each napking holder is in great condition and is stylized in its original mid-ce...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
American Mid Century Atomic Age Classic Fruit/Snack Bowl Centerpiece
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 3-tier ceramic bowls in pink and black combo with a metal handle, classic atomic age piece in excellent condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
$180 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
$907 Sale Price
20% Off
little Modernist TIKI Brass and bamboo Tray Element by Grasoli, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Tray element with bamboo handle
Producer:
Grasoli, Germany
Origin:
Germany
Material:
Bamboo and brass
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This original midcentury tra...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Carl F. Christiansen Rosewood with silver plate salad servers marked Denmark CC
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of modernist salad servers . Stamped Denmark with the mark of silversmith Carl F. Chrisiansen a crown logo and initials C C . Dished bio-morphic ends attach to sinewy cone shap...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Danish Stainless Steel Cheese Slicer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Danish cheese slicer. Classic clean and lean Danish tableware, this polished stainless steel cheese slicer is a must for your entertai...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Teak Tray / Cheese Board with Dome by Luthje Wood of Denmark
Located in San Diego, CA
Very nice midcentury teak tray / cheese board with plastic dome by Luthje Wood of Denmark, circa 1970s. The board is 22" long and has two compartments; the 6" center circle is covere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic splashback by Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Refined glossy white ceramic splashback, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla.
The object, with its sculptural and essential form, is an example of minimalist desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
French Modernist Brass Tray "HOLE Pattern" in Style of Mathieu Matégot, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
In style of Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1970s.
This original vintage tray element was produced in the 1970s in France. It was made of a wooden white lacquered ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
White Shaped Candy Dish
Located in New York, NY
White shaped candy dish. Classic vintage Ginori Rococo paisley form shaped candy/serving dish. Italy mid-20th century.
Dimensions: 9.5” W x 5” D x 2” H.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
In the Style of Jacques Adnet, Faux-Bamboo Chromed Tray with Smoked Glass French
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This faux-bamboo tray is made of chrome with smoked glass. This is a French work, in the style of famous French designer Jacques Adnet, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 1960s Teak Bowls - Set of 4
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Set of 4 teak bowls in the style of Jens Quistgaard for Dansk.
2 bowls are curved and round in shape, 2 bowls are flat and straight.
Lots of lovely teak color and figure in these b...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
$150 / set
Rattan and Black Metal Bottle Holder, in the Style of Mathieu Mategot, C. 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This bottle holder is made of black lacquered metal and rattan. This is a French work, in the style of Mathieu Matégot. Circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
1950s O'Keefe & Merritt Salt Pepper Shaker Set
By Chambers
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Deco Salt Pepper Shaker White & Black 1950s
O'keefe & Merritt Gas Range Vintage Ceramic Salt Pepper Shaker Set
Original Unrestored Vinta...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Sabattini Italy design years '70 refined glass jug
Located in Biella, IT
Sabattini Lino Italy design years '70 refined glass jug in crystal, silverplate
handle and original stopper in plexiglass.
in this elegant object the s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Glass and Metal Silver Plate Water Carafe
Located in Brescia, IT
This water carafe is an elegant and useful piece that complete every diner table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
50s French Vallauris Colored Ceramic Coffe or Tea Set, Signed
By Vallauris
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing ceramic coffee or tea set from Vallauris. Made up of 6 cup and plate stalls, coffee maker, sugar bowl and milk jug. It is very original and fun, thanks to its decorative shap...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
$977 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Design Silver Plated Bottle Holder, French, Marked and Numbered, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual design bottle holder is made of silver plated. This is a French work, marked and Numbered. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
French Midcentury Ceramic Liquor or Aperitif Set from Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful midcentury 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, g...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 Vintage German Art Enamel Dishes by Kunts Emaille
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Set of 5 Vintage German Art Enamel Dishes by Kunts Emaille, beautiful abstract design.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Enamel
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Accessories For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Bottle holder with 6 compartments For Cassina
A serving cart, designed by Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by vers...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Mexican Fruit Tray in the style of Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mexican Fruit Tray in the style of Los Castillo, fantastic patina.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
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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Reed And Barton Tea Pot
Reeded Bedside Tables
Regency Rosewood Card Tables
Regina Pottery