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
Pair of Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Dior Home Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury pair of wonderful octagonal serving tray or centerpiece in faux tortoiseshell lucite 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
Jens Quistgaard Copper and Brass Lidded Pot for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lidded pot by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. This piece produced in Denmark in the 1960s, features a copper pot and lid with brass handle details.
Dimensions
10" diameter x 4" height.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass, Copper
Set of Four Midcentury Serving Teak Trays Backman for Airlines, Finland, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type
- marked
- practical
- for Czech Airlines
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Vintage Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Steel Fondue Pot Warmer Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Steel Fondue Pot Warmer Set. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 9" H x 10" W x 6" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Emilia Castillo Vintage Silver Plate on Copper Ladle with Parrot
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modern designed serving ladle handcrafted in silver plate on hammered copper featuring a stone clad parrot perched on the top of the handle. Stamped Emilia Castillo Mexico on the han...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
1960s vintage mid century modern style 6 glass coaster hollywood regency caddy
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage original Midcentury Modern brass caddy and coaster set. Comes with a brass caddy holder and six round crystal glass coasters with a flower design.The glass coasters are all i...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Murano, 1930, Italian. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Amber Glass Consolidated Glass 15" Elephant Candy Trinket Dish (C)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Amber Glass Consolidated Glass 15" Elephant Candy Trinket Dish (C). Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 6.5" H x 15" W x 5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Glass
3 Muranos, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Muranos.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Murano Glass
$9,870
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Elongated Rosewood Tray
By Jean Gillon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek modernist rectangular tray in Brazilian rosewood, deeply sculpted to create an oblong space for items (ca. 1960s, Scandinavia).
Narrow, long shape ideal for displaying lemons, ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rosewood
Robert McKeown Handcrafted Salt & Pepper Shakers, California, 1976
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Robert McKeown Handcrafted Wood & Resin Salt & Pepper Shakers, California, 1976.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Resin, Wood
Leather and Wood Bottle Holder, in the Style of Jacques Adnet, French, 1950s
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice bottles holder is made of leather and wood. This piece can be used to present champagne or wine bottles. This is a French work in the style of famous designer Jacques Adnet...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Leather, Wood
$931 Sale Price
20% Off
Lucite and Brass Tortoise shell Large Tray, Italy, Mid-Century Moderne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Lucite and brass tortoise shell large tray, Italy, mid-century moderne.
This tray seems almost new, in the style of Willy Rizzo for Dior, all the chic of...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Rope Bottle Carrier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope bottle carrier for two bottles Audoux Minet, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rope
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Tray by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Tray by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribut...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 8 MCM Pretzel Clear Lucite Napkin Rings by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 8 mid-century modern Lucite pretzel-shaped napkin rings designed by Dorothy Thorpe. Single tubes of solid Lucite are wrapped into a pretzel-like form as ideal napkin rings. Th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lucite
$195 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Inusual 12 wine Coupe Glasses in crystal, Set of 12 Sign: Querandi, Year: 1960
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Querandi
1950 to 1954
Otto Ullmann assumes the technical direction of the Bohemia Glass Argentina SRL glass factory in Sao Tome after his emigration to Argentina. Otto and Hubertus U...
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1960s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
Silver Plated Metal Presentation Tray, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated metal presentation tray, 20th century.
Sterling silver and pewter presentation tray from Maison Beaumont des crayères, 20th century.
W: 1.5cm, H: 29cm, D: 16cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Dior Rectangular Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular midcentury serving tray in an incredibly charming tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This incredibly stylish piece was designed by Dior Home and produced in Italy dur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Modern Porcelain Breadstick Holster Server Platter Rometti Ceramics 1950s, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rometti Italy midcentury porcelain breadstick holster server platter. Hand painted figurative scene in orange and cream inside, green marbled exterior, swooping metal handle with yel...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wrought Iron
$432 Sale Price
66% Off
1960's Stainless Steel Lemon Squeezer, Letang & Remy, Paris.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1960's stainless steel lemon squeezer, Letang & Remy, Paris.
Lemon squeezer from the 1960's in intox from the Maison Letang & Remy, Paris, in its original box, new condition.
H: 7....
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mixed Metal Serving Dish by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Designed by Los Castillo Taxco México, fantastic vintage conditions, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Vallauris Blue Ceramic Coffee Set, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Creative French Mid-Century Modern coffee set signed by Vallauris presenting 7 pieces in a very good general condition.
Measures: 4 cups diameter 8-8.5cm height 7 cm
4 saucers 11 c...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Kitsch Cake Stand
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
1950s Kitsch Cake Stand
A sturdy piece that has been well used, the stand os on a metal frame with rattan edging and glorious kitsch design on the edging with all the things food a...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Cane
Vintage Sage Green Earthenware Serving Centerpiece by G. Andlovitz for Laveno
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Guido Andloviz for Laveno in 1936, model "Vittuone".
This centerpiece bowl with plate is made in solid glazed earthenware.
The color is not like in the pictures tha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
Set of 2 Mid-Century Brass and Teak Spoons, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brass and Teak Spoons, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Brass
Styles: Mid-Ce...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Low Profile Wenge Wood Serving or Dresser Tray
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Ferndale, MI
From the JHQ Dansk rare wood series. Wenge low serving or dresser top tray.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wenge
Vintage Blue Earthenware "Margherita" Tray by Antonia Campi for Laveno, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1965 by Antonia Campi for Laveno. It is marked on the bottom.
This tray is made in blue lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations.
It is a vintage item, therefo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
Don Shoemaker Rectangular Cocobolo Tray for Señal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Narrow tray by Don Shoemaker for Señal, Mexico, c.1960s. The tray has a Cocobolo frame with integrated handles and features an inlaid striped pattern of rosewood. Retains original ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Hardwood, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Cini & Nils Oil and Vinegar Cruet Set
By Cini & Nils
Located in Sheffield, MA
A masterfully designed modernist oil and vinegar cruet set of impeccable quality made of glass and polished metal by Cini & Nils, Italy, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$975 / item
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville, c.1945
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville, c.1945.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Eight Vintage French Porcelain Enamel 'Floral' Cake Plates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique set of eight porcelain enamel cake plates includes one large serving plate and seven small plates. Each plate is marked ‘France’ on the...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Enamel
Russel Wright Mid Century American Modern Bean Brown Coffee Service 18 pcs.
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Russel Wright (1904-1976) Bean Brown American Modern ceramic 8 coffee cups and creamer/sugar grouping. Bean Brown came in dark, light, foamy glazes and other variations...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Barovier Large Murano Serving Tray in Gold Blown Glass Etched Mirror, Italy 1940
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid large round serving tray in a stunning combination of mouth-blown Murano glass with gold specks inside, acid-etched mirror and gilt metal handles. This gorgeous piece was pr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Brass Taza by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in Hanover, MA
Gorgeous taza/candy dish in solid brass designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Dorlyn Silversmiths circa 1952.
Marked underneath "made by Dorlyn-Silversmiths" with a reversed P and R cipher for Tommi Parzinger (1903-1981) and Otto Rasmussen...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Style Saltshaker Fat Guy Art Pottery
By Lisa Larsen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Scandinavian style Saltshaker Fat Guy Art Pottery
Style after Lisa Larson Sweden
6.5 h x 4.38 w x 2.75 d
Original vintage
Refer to images
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Pottery
Mid 20th Century Japanese Brass and Walnut Coffee Serving Set and Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid 20th century Japanese brass and walnut coffee serving set and tray. This set of four shows off elegant angles and soft edges. The handles of the...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Glass Fruit Platter
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Glass handmade midcentury fruit platter.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Art Glass
Yellow Earthenware Serving Centerpiece by Antonia Campi for Laveno, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1965.
This centerpiece bowl is made in yellow lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations.
This is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
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
Elegant Pewter Ship Decanter & Six Cups Liquor Set
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
AN ELEGANT PEWTER SHIP DECANTER AND
SIX CUPS LIQUOR SET
Les Etains du Manoir, Paris, France.
Mid 20th century.
Decanter, 8 in.(20.3 cm.) high.
...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Pewter
Italian Glass, Brass and Wood 1970s Serving Tray
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural serving tray with shaped handles is made from wood, brass and glass tray. It remains in very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular serving tray or vide-poche in faux tortoiseshell and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
It's an iconic tray ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Blue Earthenware "Margherita" Centerpiece by A. Campi for Laveno, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1965 by Antonia Campi for Laveno. It is marked on the bottom.
This centerpiece bowl is made in blue lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations.
This is a vintage...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
14 Piece Faience Fish Service with Hand-Painted Shellfish from Brittany
Located in Pembroke, MA
14 piece highly-decorative French hand painted faience fish service, featuring lobsters, crabs, fish and other sea life. The service consists of a platter (about 24" long and 10 ½" w...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Faience
Jens Quistgaard Bamboo & Teak Tray for Dansk, Denmark, 1960's
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Bamboo & Teak Tray for Dansk, Denmark, 1960's.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Bamboo, Teak
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vintage Mother of Pearl Shell - Ebony - Sterling Silver 15" Serving Spoon
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Beautiful large serving spoon for the table. It measures 15" long x 4 3/4" wide at the shell. The handle is carved ebony, and the shell is attached with sterling silver wire.
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Glass by Biot France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This exquisite glass bell jar, crafted by the renowned Biot glassworks in the southeast of France, is a perfect blend of artistry and functionality. Known worldwide for their excepti...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Art Glass
$351 Sale Price
20% Off
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1962-4, Alveston Condiment Set, Super Set, Modernist
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1962-4
'Alveston' condiment set
Stainless steel with black plastic inserts
Very good condition, with only light marks
Makers stamp to underside of ea...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$49 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage Signed David Anderson Swedish Silver-Plate Meat Or Bread Fork Viking
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage heavy gauge signed David Andersen silver-plate meat or bread fork is 60 Grams. From the 50's or 60's. He is a well known designer and metalsmith from Norway. The top par...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Swedish Space Age Yellow Melamin Tray, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Space Age Yellow Melamin Tray, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Melamine
Color: Yellow
Styles: Mid-Centur...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Danish Teak Tray with Handle by Bonniers
By Bonniers
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Are vintage Danish serving tray with a beautifully sculpted form and single handle made from solid teak for Bonniers NYC.
Year: 1960s
Origin: Denmark
Dimensions: 19.5" long ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Raymond Loewy for Air France Concorde Set of 36 Circa's 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
This is original cutlery set of 36 brown pieces : 12 knifes, 12 spoons ,12 forks.
Created by designer Raymond Loewy for Air France. These are made of steel and brown plastic. Each piece is branded 'Air France'.
Raymond Loewy designed...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Japanese Set Bumble Bee Honey Pots Hand Painted Condiment Jar
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Adorable set of 2 Bumble Bee Honey Pots each with original serving spoon
condiment server salt cellars jam spread spices
Ceramic Hand Painted Blue Pot and Pink Pot
2W × 2.5D × ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic, Paint
Rare Sterling Silver Coffee Service by Sigvard Bernadotte for Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Mid-Century Modernist coffee or tea service in sterling silver designed by Sigvard Bernadotte for Georg Jensen, circa 1950s. The service consists of four pieces, a coffee pot, a cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Murano in red, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that reads 'V...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Napkin Ring in Silver Metal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Napkin ring. In silver metal, featuring a beautiful classic design with a touch of aged elegance. The slightly curved cylindrical shape gives a special charm to the piece, which stan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Silver
CHINOISERIE Decorative Trivet or Tray Vintage style.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Chinoiserie Trivet or tray. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Box H15
Dimensions. 5” W ; 7.25” D ; 0.25” H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Jens Quistgaard Teak Peppermill for Dansk, Denmark, 20th Century
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Teak Pepper Mill for Dansk, Denmark, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
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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