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
Marjatta Metsovaara Bentwood Tray For Backman, Finland, c.1955
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Marjatta Metsovaara Bentwood Tray For Backman, Finland, c.1955.
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Bentwood
MCM Danish Stelton Georg Jensen Serving Fondue Nutcracker Tools
By Georg Jensen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive collection of Stelton serving and bar tools. There is quite an assortment including 4 long cocktail spoons, ice tongs from the Cylinda line, bottle opener from Peter Holmb...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brass Underplates Dinner Plates Midcentury 12 Serving Lot
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*Lot of lot of same brass bread in another ad
12 underplates
They are in very good condition, almost unused, but like all brass items, they take on a patina over time, so whoever ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Vintage Carl Auböck Nutcracker Teak and Brass, Vienna Austria Modern Design 1950
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage nutcracker by Carl Auböck, Wiener Werkstätte, Austria. Made ca. 1950s.
It´s made from teak and brass.
It remains in very good condition with a beautiful patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Serving Tray in Lucite, Rattan and Aluminium Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular with handles, serving tray in lucite and rattan with gold aluminium border in the style of Christian Dior.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great acc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Vintage Set Of 8 Stainless Steel Chargers
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage Set Of 8 Stainless Steel Chargers
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$128 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Crystal Sugar Bowl, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crystal sugar bowl, circa 1920 Manufactured in Barcelona, Spain. In original condition with wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Crystal ...
Category
1920s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
$180 Sale Price
81% Off
Set of Six Lignum Vitae Goblets and Six Coasters with Storage Box, circa 1960
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Set of six lignum vitae goblets together with six coasters with storage box, circa 1960. Six goblets of elegant simple form turned from well-chosen strickingly contrasting wood. Appr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Netherlands Antilles Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Red Acrylic Serving Tray, Italy 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful red octagonal serving tray in red acrylic. This lovely centerpiece was made in Italy in the 80s.
The tray is made in a beautiful vibrant red acrylic that features cachemir...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bullet Shape Salt and Pepper Shakers in Heavy Brass from the 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A pair of heavy brass salt and pepper shakers made of solid, heavy brass.
Bullet shaped and with plastic caps underneath.
Dimensions: 8cm ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Tommaso Barbi Rectangular Brass & Mirror Centerpiece Tray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Carimate, Como
Rectangular centerpiece tray in bronzed mirror with brass corners and frame in ivory-colored plastic material by the Italian designer Tommaso B...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Round Serving Tray in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing round serving tray / centerpiece in lucite and rattan with brass border in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Serving Tray Lucite, Rattan & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, rattan and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pilastro Attributed Mategot Style White Enameled Perforated Metal Serving Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mategot style white enameled perforated metal serving tray, attributed to Pilastro. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Expertly Restored - Don S. Shoemaker Rosewood Oval Tray for Señal Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Jean Despres Decorative Pan for Aperitif, 1950
By Jean Despres
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Decorative pan for aperitif by Jean Despres, France, circa 1950. Silver-plated metal piece with a hammered handle, and decorated at the base of a flat link chain. The plating is original. Dimensions : H 1.93 in. x W 8.15 in. x D 4.3 in. - H 4.9 cm x W 20.7 cm x D 10.9 cm. Signature incised "J.Després" under the handle and hallmark "JD" with an Amphora in the center (see photos).
Jean Després, born June 15, 1889 in Souvigny (Allier), and died in 1980 in Avallon (Yonne), is a French goldsmith, creator of jewelry, objects and furniture of Art Deco style, specializing in the work of the silver.Jean Després was born into a descendant family of master glassmakers, Després de Loisy, and glaziers, Turlin. The family moved in Avallon in 1890 to open an articles of paintings and art store at no. 27 rue de Paris and then at no. 20 place Vauban.He attended school and college in Avallon without being a very bright student. His passion was cycling and competitions. He obtained his patent in 1905. His father placed him in apprenticeship with a friend, goldsmith in Paris in the Marais district.At the same time, he completed his training by following the drawing classes in the schools of the city of Paris and frequented the Bateau-Lavoir, where he met Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Paul Signac, Giorgio De Chirico, Marie Laurencin, Chaim Soutine, Maurice Utrillo and Georges Braque, whom will be his best friend. He is passionate about cubism.During World War I, Jean Després was assigned as a draftsman mechanic in the workshops of the military aviation. This double experience will durably mark him and feed all his work. He participated in the Art Deco movement. He had many friends in the avant-garde of the time, such as Paul Jouve or Maurice de Vlaminck.In the 1920s and 1930s, he took over his parents' store in Avallon and set up his studio where he created motor jewelery, whose pure forms inspired by aeronautical mechanical parts were part of the avant-garde movement. Craftsman of metal, gold, silver, tin, Després shaped material, invented new forms. Like his contemporaries Marcel Sandoz or Raymond Templier, he was one of those pioneers who renounce the codes of high jewelery and the use of precious stones. He participated, with the help of Paul Signac, in his first Salon des Indépendants in 1926.He also participated in the revival of the forms of goldsmithing by removing the classic ornaments, to create pieces with massive shapes, silver, pewter, usually silver metal, everyone recognizable by its hammered appearance.In 1935, he took care of the Art and Fashion Gallery at No. 39 rue du Colisée in Paris. In 1936, he married Simone Delattre, painter and decorator on embroidered fabrics. He was rewarded by the Aeroclub which awards him a gold medal in 1937. These works were beginning to be known abroad. The following year, he was named Knight of the Legion of Honor. He run his gallery and kept his studio in Avallon. In 1940, he was President of the Goldsmiths' Union, a professional delegate for artistic protection at the international jewelery-goldsmith's office. He was the goldsmith's rapporteur on the awards commission of the Society for the Promotion of Art and Industry.In 1943, he came to live on rue de La Trémoille in Paris, where he had a shop at the same address. Among his friends, he counted Pierre Vigoureux and frequented Jules Cavaillès, Worms, Peltier, Lalique, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Fernand Léger and many others. He counted Josephine Baker among his famous clients.After the war, Jean Després will expose several times, with the support of the State, in different foreign countries. In 1972, he offered the city of Avallon sixty-eight of his works.
EXHIBITIONS
1925: Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, with Rose Adler and the painter Étienne Cournault
1925: International Exhibition of Decorative Arts
1926: Salon des indépendants
1928: Salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts
1928: Salon des Artistes-Decorateurs
1930: Union des Artistes Modernes, at the Pavillon de Marsan, he exhibits surrealist jewelry...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
1960s JAL Serving Tray Bent Plywood Teak Japan
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents: 1960s Japanese Tray Teak Bentwood JAL
stamped
Made in Japan Bent plywood teak wood service tray
Minor wear underneath upper corner. See images
Unrestored vintage.
...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak, Plywood
Serving Tray in Bamboo & Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular serving tray or centerpiece in lucite effect tortoiseshell, bamboo and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Set of Galliano Ferro Venetian Stemware
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning set of Murano glass tableware by Galliano Ferro. Gold flecked glass with blue glass accent. Sold as a four piece place setting for 4, includes wine glass 6.5" x 3.125", ch...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,650 / set
Midcentury Serving Tray in Chrome, Cork and Glass Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing solid and large rectangular serving tray in chrome, cork and glass top in the style of Romeo Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
This item is a wonderful addition ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1965 Dansk Teakwood Serving Tray Charcuterie Platter Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1965 Dansk Staved Teak serving tray Charcuterie Platter Jens Quistgaard
Dansk IHQ Large Checkerboard meat carving cutting board tray serving Platter
Mosaic of staved solid teak by...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Plastic and Wood France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Large Wooden Cheese or Fruit Platter with Plastic Dome, Light Brown Patina
This large cheese or fruit platter, crafted from light wood with a rich brown patina, is both a practical a...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Art Glass
$350 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Serving Tray Lucite, Wicker & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, wicker and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Couroc of Monterey Heritage Classic Golf Tray
Located in Charleston, SC
I love Couroc trays! They made so many different ones different themes or for different events, that if you look long enough and collect long enough, there is one for everyone. And they make a great unique gift. And maybe because I’m a collector, but I love the idea of collecting these and gifting them when you the right person comes to light and the timing is just right. This tray is a rare one because it was used for promotional purposes and was a small limited edition. So calling all golfers or friends of golfers! They also make great tray for rolling your medicinal smoke.
Couroc History
Whimsical and intricately designed, Couroc trays and barware were produced for more than 40 years by highly skilled artisans in Monterey, California. Due to a unique process of hand-inlaying natural materials and fusing them into phenolic resin, no two Couroc pieces are exactly alike; each vintage mid-century modern piece celebrates unmatched beauty and durability.
The Couroc Company was founded by Guthrie Courvoisier and his wife Moira Wallace in 1948. Prior to creating the company, Courvoisier ran the Courvoisier Galleries in San Francisco, which he inherited from his father in 1934. In 1937, when Walt Disney premiered Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Courvoisier saw a chance to represent a unique line of art - a desire of his that would grow in scope and vision, ultimately leading to the creation of the Couroc Company. In 1938, Disney granted Courvoisier the exclusive right to market their original animation art...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
20th Century Metal Shell and Coral Decorative Dish Vide-Poche or Plate Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Maria Pergay
Realised, circa 1960
Elegant dish called "mendiant" in metal and coral
Very chic object with two shells and a coral handle...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Coral
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Etched Crystal Serving Plate
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated serving plate was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features a sunburst pattern emanating from the center. The bottom has been incised with deep channe...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
Magazine or Bottle Rack in Lucite and Brass, Italian Design 1970s, Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant magazine rack fully made in clear lucite and solid brass. This charming object was produced in Italy during the 1970s clearly in the style of Romeo Rega.
This delightful it...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Lucite Tray with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Unbeatable lucite barware tray with authentic Louis Vuitton fabric. To make this piece even more one-of-a-kind we added this early 19th Century watercolor print to the back. We see t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lucite, Fabric
1940s French modernist Chrome and Mirror rectangular Tray by Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
Large chic French chrome and mirror tray by Jacques Adnet. Modernist simple tubular chrome handles with chrome frame and chrome edged mirrored top. Original mirror base.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
Large Rectangular Serving Tray Lucite Ice Effect Willy Rizzo Style, Italy, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular large serving tray in lucite ice effect whit metal handles in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Gio Ponti, Krupp Milan Branded Set of Twelve Pieces of Cutlery
Located in Milano, IT
Silver-plated metal cutlery set designed by Gio Ponti for Manifattura Krupp Milan. The set has a total of 48 pieces and is composed as follows: Twelve three-pronged forks, twelve tal...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
$4,279 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Oil and Vinegar Cruet Set Mid-Century Design Italy 1970s Vintage
Located in Palermo, IT
A masterfully designed modernist oil and vinegar cruet set of impeccable quality made of glass and silver plate , Italy, 1970s. In great condition with some minor wear.
Weight: 1.03...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Mcm Walnut and Stainless Steel Salad Servers
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of walnut and stainless steel MCM salad servers, circa 1970s. The servers handles are made of solid walnut with the end portions stainless...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Teak Salad Servers, A Pair
Located in Round Top, TX
Teak Servers by famed maker Dansk with original stickers. Attributed to the designer Jens Quistgaard, and in the style of Danish designer Richard Nissen, these elegantly formed piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Mexican Modernist Service Cart by Frank Kyle
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Rare rolling bar or serving cart made of mahogany and brass, designed by Frank Kyle, circa 1950. We offer this item without glass because it makes shipping over long distances easier.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Cedar
Mid-Century Red Majolica Fish Salt Cellar Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Red Majolica Fish Salt Cellar Vallauris.
Fish with net.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala Finnish Silver Leaf Shape Handled Bon Bon Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning mid-century Finnish silver leaf shaped handled bon bon dish designed by Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) dated 1965. The dish is of a simple leaf shaped design formed like a hea...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Italian Mid-century Modern Chrome Nutcracker in the Shape of Walnut, 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
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Spatula Stainless Steel Japanese Cookware
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Stainless Steel Spatula Uternsil
stamped
style Japanese cookware
1 h x 7.38 long x 3 w
Preowned Condition
refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Placemat Serving Tray Lucite, Brass & Wicker Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful serving pace or Placemat in lucite, brass and wicker in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Atomic Lucite and Steel Bar Tool Set , 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind midcentury lucite and chrome handle with stainless steel top bar tools set. This is a perfect statement piece to enhance your bar décor. It...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Midcentury Serving Tray Lucite Wicker & Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, wicker and chrome in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Painted Oceanic Ceramic Plate Set by Marcel Guillot
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modernist fish Plate Set is hand-painted and signed by the artist Marcel Guillot, originating from France Circa 1950. Compos...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior Midcentury Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Italian Serving Tray 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury serving tray in a beautiful tortoiseshell effect lucite with burl wood handles. Produced in Italy during the 1970s for a Dior Home production with a design attri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass, Burl
Vintage MCM "Simplicity" Teak Serving Tray by Georges Briard
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice vintage MCM "Simplicity" teak serving tray by Georges Briard, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition (the center has a moderately scratched black laminate cuttin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak, Laminate
All'EDEN Black/Clear/Turquoise Handmade Crystal Cake Stand – Crystal Server
Located in Glendale, CA
All'EDEN Handmade Crystal Cake Stand – Black, Clear & Turquoise Crystal Dessert Display for Weddings, Parties & Elegant Table Décor
The All'EDEN Ha...
Category
2010s Central American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
$312 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Sergio Asti Silverplated and Glass Jug "Onde Series", Arnolfo di Cambio 1968
Located in Firenze, IT
Exclusive Jug designed by Sergio Asti from the “Onde” series
Manufactured by Arnolfo di Cambio, 1968
Silver-plated and glass.
Cooling conteiner inside.
H 31 cm - 26.5 x 1...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Wendell August Forge Handmade Divided Tray with Dogwood Decor, 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hammered aluminum rectangular tray features Dogwood decor in Mid Century Modern style. Large, highly detailed flowers, branches, and leaves decorate one half of the divided ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Large Mid Century Cheese Cloche on Teak Tray
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century teak cheese and cracker serving tray. Nice long oval shape. Features a glass cloche on one side over and enameled plate with the words "cheese". Crackers or other appet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
MCM Brass Lobster Tray / Dish
By Woodmet
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM brass lobster tray / dish, circa 1970s. The tray measures 9"W x 13"D x 3.5"H and is in very good condition vintage condition. Cool piece! #4104
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Original Metal Tray Mathieu Matégot Style, Vereinigte Werkstätten München, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Tray element with hole pattern
Producer:
Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Origin:
Germany
Material:
metal and brass
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This original mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Serving Tray in Lucite, Wicker and Chrome Christian Dior Home Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular serving tray in lucite, wicker and chrome in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
This item is a wonderful addition ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
William Bounds Grainware Faceted Lucite Service Tray, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century William Bounds Grainware faceted lucite service tray circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Serving Tray Lucite, Wicker & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular serving tray in lucite, wicker and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Serving Tray Brass Faux Bamboo & Black Laminate by Maison Bagues, France 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing serving Tray in faux bamboo effect brass and black laminate attributed to Maison Bagues.
Made in France in the1960s.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Kitchen Garnish Tool Lemon Zester Victorinox Switzerland
By Victorinox
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Lemon Zester Kitchen tool for garnishing fruit zest slivers
stainless steel
Victorinox Switzerland
.5 x 6 x .75 w
Preowned vintage, refer to images.
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Tin Swirl Shaped Food Mold
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a nostalgic touch to your kitchen with this Vintage Tin Swirl Shaped Food Mold. Perfect for baking or as a charming decorative piece, its unique swirl...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Astrid Sampe Mid Century Vintage Serving Tray Sweden AB ARY- NYBRO Extilkammaren
Located in San Diego, CA
This beautiful 14.5" laminated wood serving tray showcases a fantastic black and white pattern designed by Astrid Sampe (1909–2002), the celebrated Swedish textile designer. Best kno...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Laminate
1960s Modernist Orange Sugar Creamer Set & Coffee Mug
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a mid-century modern orange sugar creamer set. Coffee mug. Unmarked.
Dimensions: Sugar 4 H x 3.38
Creamer 3.63 H x 3.25 x 2....
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Rattan and Glass Italy
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Rattan and Glass Italy
Dimensions of the bell with the rattan base
Diameter 36cm High 27 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rattan, Art Glass
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
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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