Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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 legendary 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.
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Blue
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Pottery Sake Liqueur Cups
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely formed and deeply blue glazed set of six ceramic sake/ liqueur cups by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Harrison McIntosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern designed ceramics.
Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, McIntosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Belgian...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini Italian Murano Inclamo Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and large Italian Murano Incalmo art glass vase applied with a murine studded collar by Alfredo Barbini and dating from the 1960's. T...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Murano Emerald Green Art Glass Seashell Jewelry Dish, Small
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, Italian modern Murano emerald green art glass seashell jewelry dish, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Great as a standalone piece ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vivid Blue Turquoise Fat Lava Cyclope Pottery Vase, 1960s
By Charles Cart
Located in Kensington, MD
The distinctive glaze on this tall pitcher vase was developed by Charles Cart the founder of the Le Cyclope Pottery brand in Annecy-le-Vieux in the Hau...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Ceramic Bowl Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful bowl on a small foot. Manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Carl Harry Stålhane.
The bowl has a wonderful glaze and it lifts the shape of the bowls to be won...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano, Venini Italia, 1985 Vase "Zanfirico Reticello"
By Venini
Located in CH
Murano, 1985, vase "Zanfirico Reticello".
Colorless glass with blue-white thread decoration.
Signed on the bottom: Venini Italia 1985.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Vase by Dino Martens for Barovier & Toso, 1954
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Vase by Dino Martens for Barovier & Toso, 1954. The vase features the half filigree technique. The Dino Martens vase is the model 6049, 1954 - Murano.
The colors in the vase are whi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Beveled Glass Ashtray by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian beveled glass ashtray by Fontana Arte / Made in Italy circa 1960s
Measures: Length 6.75 inches, width 6.75 inches, height 1.25 inches
1 in stock in Palm Springs ON 20...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Signed Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Vibrantly Colored Murano Glass Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning midcentury, vintage 'Opalino' Murano glass vase or vessel designed by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990 Wonderful translucent color (colour) of vibrant light blue...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Piero Fornasetti Commedia Dell'arte Maschere Italiane Porcelain Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti set of four Porcelain Commedia Dell'arte Maschere Italiane Porcelain lates,
Italian Masks,
circa 1970s
Each plate depicts a character from the Commedia Dell'ar...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Three Bowls in Porcelain, Dated 1953-56
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Three bowls in porcelain. Dated 1953-56.
Largest measures: 21 x 5 cm.
In excellent condition...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Italian Glazed Ceramic Sculpture from the 70s
Located in bari, IT
Two-burner glazed ceramic centerpiece ornamental plate, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Alexandrite Purple Blue Neodymium Glass Fish Figure by Licio Zanetti
Spectacular XXL Murano glass color changing lilac blue fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. Italy, 1960-1970.
...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
A.V.E.M. Hand Blown Glass with Blue Glass Fragments and Hole, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown glass vase with blue glass fragments, iridized with hole in the middle, by Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1950's. The visual effects of the glass fragment...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase by Stombergs Hyttan, Glass Blue and Yellow, Sweden Crystal Strombergshyttan
Located in Roma, IT
Vase by Stombergs Hyttan. Glass blue and yellow, Sweden. Strombergshyttan.
Sweden Crystal
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Five Coffee Cups with Porcelain Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Five coffee cups with porcelain saucers. Dated 1953-56.
The cup measures: 8 x 4.5 cm.
Saucer...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Ceramic Candleholder by Pscheffer
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful midcentury handcrafted candleholder by Scheffer.
The prominent azur blue tone is very pleasing to the eye with accentuating white with hints of brown/black in a wonderful ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Accolay
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern French glazed ceramic bowl with face design, by Accolay. Signed to base.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Beveled Glass Ashtray by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian oval shaped beveled glass ashtray by Fontana Arte / Made in Italy circa 1960s
Measures: Length 5.75 inches / width 3.75 inches / height 0.75 inches
1 in stock in Palm...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Modernist Heavy Top Quality Crystal Lipped Bowl, 1970s
Located in Verviers, BE
Heavy lipped bowl made of top crystal in the 1970s in the Czech Republic. The dramatic olive green and cobalt blue bowl have been handmade from top qu...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Galliano Ferro Murano Blue Sommerso Bullicante Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Round shaped handblown blue Murano glass bowl or ashtray with controlled bubbles bowl attributted to Galliano Ferro. Italy, 1960s.
Blue glass ca...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Italian Marble Vide Poche, Grey Color, Italy, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vide poche or boxe is in a cylindar shape, is in Marble, in Grey color, from Italy.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Snack Holder, Pretzel Salt Stick Holder with Vintage Colorful Glass German 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely piece is typical, 1950s. The glass is for salt sticks or nuts and the golden metal stand is for pretzels. The glass is green colored and the metal holder is in gold.
The...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Large Glass Vase GullaSkruf Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful large vase made in Sweden at GullaSkruf was designed by Kjell Blomberg in the 1950s.
It has a lovely color and as many of the designers from Sweden the light has a ce...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Pair of Italian 1950's Sky-Blue Opaline Glass Compotes
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with large translucent cups raised on spiraling stems; each with foil label 'opalina veritable made in Italy'.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Handblown Translucent Murano Sea Foam Vase with Clear Murines
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern vase was realized in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production, circa 1960. It fea...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Green and White Free Form Ceramic Vase circa 1950 French Design Style of Madoura
By Madoura
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Ceramic vase
Original free form ceramic vase with white and green ceramic glazes colors
Perfect condition
In the style of MADOURA 20th ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Coppa Pesante Glass Bowl, 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large Venetian Sommerso glass bowl designed by Dino Martens and manufactured by Aureliano Toso in the 1940s. Thick clear glass with rectangular green spots and bubble areas.
Measu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
American Midcentury Studio Pottery Vase, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful glazed decorated, stylized and graphic design vase revealing a contrasting matte blue green underglaze.
Unique handcrafted piece.
Signed.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Blue White Art Glass Seashell Bowl Vase Midcentury Modern Italy
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white over azure blue (sky blue) Italian Murano art glass conch seashell bowl or vase vessel, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Piece can work well...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Aldo Lodi and Flavia Montelupo Bitossi Rimini Blue Ashtray
By Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
Rimini blue glazed ashtray. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured in Italy by Bitossi Ceramiche in the 1950s. Handcrafted with hand carved geometric design in a glazed vibrant turquoi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris Vintage Ceramic Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Charger from Vallauris, France made of glazed ceramic. This piece is signed.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Accolay Gauloise Blue Ceramic Vase, France, 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Produced by Accolay, France, around 1960-1970.
Signed Accolay under the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi 'Spagnoli' Pattern Mirror Frame, Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare circular mirror frame designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the mid-1960s. 'Spagnoli' pattern in blue.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Natural Malachite Dish Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
A decorative dish or bowl fashioned out of a large piece of all natural malachite mineral stone. Polished beautifully to display the natural swirly layerings and concentrics of the s...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Malachite
1976 Gary Beecham American Studio Blown Glass Sculpture
By Gary Beecham
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Untitled hand blown glass sculpture created by Gary Beecham of Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Sculpture measures: 4 1/2" high by 7 1/2" wide by 7" deep and is signed G B Beecham, 76. I...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Ermanno Toso Murano Satin Surface Blue Canes Pentoni Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown blue satin surface and cut murrines Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Ermanno Toso, for Fratelli Toso. Created in the "...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Large Italian Alexandrite and Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso techniq...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Beveled Glass Centerpiece by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian triangular curved beveled glass centerpiece by Fontana Arte / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: Length 14.5 inches / width 12.25 inches / height 2.25 inches
1 in s...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Danish Mid-Century Modern turquoise Ceramic bowl by Nils Kähler
Located in Berlin, DE
Danish Mid-Century Modern turquoise Ceramic bowl by Nils Kähler
This bowl was designed by Nils Kähler and produced by HA Kähler in Denmark in t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Venini Blue Murano Glass Flacon, 1968
By Paolo Venini
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Venini flacon designed by Paolo Venini in 1968. Blue casted glass with incised surface in battuto technique, engraved signature underside wit...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
1930s Bowl Italian Design Murano Murrine Blown Glass White Blue Turquoise, Ferro
Located in London, GB
A 1938 very beautiful bowl. Blown Murano glass Murrine technique in blue, turquoise and white. Designed and made in the furnace of the Famiglia Ferro in Murano, Italy.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vase Opulus, Brigitta Carlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini, 1972
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A vase of the opulus series designed by Brigitte Carlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini, 1972. Ribbed blue glass fused in incalmo technic. Venini, Murano, circa 1970s. incised signatur...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 2 New Old Stock Murano Opaline Glass Ashtray Shell Bowl by Cenedese, 1960
By Cenedese
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano opaline glass ashtrays set of 2
Design:
Gino Cenedese
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the vase)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Deca...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Decorative Blue Ceramic Brick Flower Spike Vase 1950 Attributed to Pol Chambost
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Pol Chambost
Decorative 20th century midcentury ceramic flower vase.
Elegant brick form with blue ceramic glaze color
Original perfect condition, realized, cir...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Murano Midcentury Blue Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely hand blown flower shaped Murano glass bowl in Blue Klein color and opaline glass. Attributed to Seguso Italy, 1960s.
Opaline blue glass cased into clear klein blue glass with ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Set of 2 Glass Shell Bowl Elements by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Glass bowl elements set of 2
Design:
Per Lütken
Producer:
Holmegaard, Denmark.
Age:
1960s
Description:
Set of 2 wonderful heavy glass elem...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
1960s Emilio Pucci Multicolored Laminate Printed Sunglasses, France
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Ferndale, MI
Emilio Pucci laminate signature printed plastic sunglasses. Light smokey-blue hued lenses. Made in France.
Measures: Hinge to hinge 5.5"
Arm length 4.88"
Height of eye frame 2.13"...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Vase of the Sommersi Series, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian midcentury Murano glass vase of the Sommersi series, 1950s
Vase of the I Sommersi series, in Murano glass, unique pieces of an exceptional manufacture
This Fantastic series o...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Blue Niels Kahler Vase Denmark, Kähler
Located in Munich, DE
Caribbean blue glaze stoneware table vase by Nils Kahler for Hermann A. Kahler, Denmark. Ceramic. Signed. HAK - Niels - Denmark.
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Danish Blue Glass Set 1930s Set of 4
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish blue glass set 1930s Set of 4.
Danish blue glass set model Broksø designed by Jacob E. Bang in 1938 for Holmegaard Glassworks in Denm...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Charming Royal Air Force Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Compact Case
By John William Barrett
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Charming RAF sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel compact case
An RAF Elizabeth II vintage sterling silver and guilloche enamel powder compact
This is a charming piece made in Birmingham 1952 by John William Barrett, the iridescent blue enamel is set with the RAF wings emblem
There is an interesting companion to the compact, a George V Art Deco sterling silver and guilloche enamel comb...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
Colorful Tropico Carafe Bottle by Göran Wärff for Pukeberg, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and colorful carafe "Tropico" with teak stopper from the late 1960s, designed by Goran Warff for Pukeberg/Sweden. A very decorative piece with lovely colors from aquamari...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Striped Glass Bowl by Gullaskruf, Sweden
By Gullaskruf
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This bowl is a handmade studio work from Gullaskruf glass manufacturer in Sweden. It has a swivel pattern in two tones and is signed Gullaskruf at the base. It has a small production...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Lidded Glass Jar Designed by John Nickerson for Blenko
Located in New York, NY
Nice lidded vessel in blue crackle glass designed by John Nickerson, produced by Blenko. This example is in perfect condition, it is an uncommon blu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
La Murrina Paper Weights
By La Murrina
Located in Milan, IT
La Murrina paper weights
Original label on one.
Measurements:
15 x 6.5 cm
12 x 6 cm
10 x 8 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
"Tronco" Flavio Poli by Seguso Vetri D'arte 1930s Emerald Murano Glass Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Tronco" series
by Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
1938
Emerald glass
Perfect condition
Literature: Rosa Barovier Mentasti "Venetian Glass 1890-1990".
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
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Antique Water Stand
Large Scallop Shell
Small White Kitchen Table
Antique Kitchen Furniture Uk
Tile Plate
Greek Key Handle
Large Blue White Bowl
Antique Glasses Filigree
Italy Footed Bowl
Red Glass Heart
Antique Brown Earthenware
Antique Silver Photo Frame