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 centuryÂ
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar AmericaÂ
- 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 Â
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colorsÂ
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywoodÂ
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholsteryÂ
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoorsÂ
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry BertoiaÂ
- Isamu NoguchiÂ
- George NelsonÂ
- 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.Â
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.Â
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 Cigar Ashtray, circa 1965
By Bitossi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cigar Ashtray attributed to Bitossi
marked Italy on the bottom, circa 1965
great color, glaze and patina
some loss of glaze through out which just more Bohemiam character
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
1950s Art Nouveau Creamer & Sugar Newmaid Picquot Ware England
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Art Nouveau Newmaid Picquot Ware England Modernist Creamer & Sugar
Creamer 5.25 d x 3.38 w x 4.25 h
Sugar 3.75 w x 3.5 d x 3.25 h
Preowned vintage unrestored condition
See imag...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Berlin Tiergarten from Rosenthal China Modern Tea Pot Germany 1959
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
From 1959 Tea Pot by Rosenthal Germany with pattern named after the famous Tiergarten in Berlin. Slick designed form and simple decoration. Under the flared rim, a band of stilized ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
George Jensen Denmark large bar cocktail tool set in fitted teak holder
Located in Ferndale, MI
Height of elegance in cocktail bar ware cocktail preparation . Complete set of Magnus Stephensen for George Jensen stainless steel bar accessories . To include pickle/olive fork . i...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
1940s Set of Small Five Pastel Colored Soliflor Porcelain Vases
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid set of small 1940s Five Pastel Colored Soliflor Porcelain Vases,
For great table settings.
These are New, Old Stock in their original packaging.
Ten multi-colored sets a...
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1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$239 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Teak Scalloped Console Bowl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and decorative turned teak bowl with fine amorphic form in a satin polish. A deep teak console bowl with a scalloped rim.
Dimensions: 14 3/4" W x 14 1/2" H x 8" H
Condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Bimini Glass Cocktail Picks with Dice Stand, 1960s, Vienna Austria
By Bimini Glass
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Austrian cocktail picks made of glass, showing Lucky Charms in a mouth blown glass dice stand. The total high is approx. 5 inches. The Dice Stand itself is approx...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Ten Banded Amber Low Bowl, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These striking pieces draw inspiration from the rich hues and undulating topography of Southern California. Alternating layers of opaque and transparent colors are applied to clear g...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Dorothy Thorpe Cocktail or Juice Pitcher with Sterling Band and Stirrer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pitcher for the bar - works great with Martini's or juices and is in wonderful condition. We also have the roly poly glasses and other glasses and punch bowls not listed...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Vintage Italian Empoli Murano Cased Art Glass Decanter
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Italian Empoli Murano cased art glass Decanter.
Hand blown cased glass pitcher made in the Mid-1955s by the Italian firm Empoli.
Excel...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Katharina Eichler Signed German Art Studio Stoneware Nerikomi Pottery Vase #2
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are very proud to be able to present and offer this exceptional, stunning and large sculpture vase by German artist Katharina Eichler (b.1971). This piece is from 2023 and was for...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa brown / gilt pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a brown and double gilt gold trim decorated design on white porcelain. Service comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter 10 1/4 inches. twelve soup / pasta plates , twelve salad plate, thirty one small plates; fifteen coffee / tea cups, twelve small plates , two large oval serving chargers , two Round Covered tureen with two handled All in great condition, with only the faintest service wear, showing some negligible oxidation to the gold trim.
comprising in the service:
12 dinner plates
12 salad plates
31 small ice cream plates...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Modern Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer with Wood Handle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage American Mid-Century candle snuffer.
In the style of Georg Jensen or La Paglia.
In hand hammered sterling silver.
With an teak wooden handle.
Marked to the neck fo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dinnerware 20 Large Plates and 20 Small Plates Light
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful set of 20 large 10-inch dinner plates and 20 smaller 8-inch salad plates in light yellow by Massimo Vignelli for Heller. Beautiful conditio...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Set of 10 Anchor and hocking fire king Peach Lustre Laurel cups plates cans pot
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 15cm Diameter plate 2cm Height plate , 11,5cm Width cup , 6cm height cup , 9,5cm diameter cup
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Laguiole Barenthal Black 3 Steak Knives Jean Dubost L'artet La Table France
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Laguiole Barenthal stainless black flatware 3 knives Jean Dubost L'Artet La Table France.
Stainless steel
9 long x .5 x .5
Preowned vintage condition.
...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
ROSENTHAL - SQUARES - Small Mid Century Crystal Wine Glass - Germany - C.1960's
By Rosenthal
Located in Chatham, ON
ROSENTHAL (Manufacturer) - SQUARES (Pattern) - Rare Mid Century wheel cut clear crystal wine glass - small size - featuring a band of six engraved squares to the outside of the glass...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Fishbone Trivet Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and stylish trivet tray. Architectural and unique. A beautiful piece that will enhance your bar or serving collection and an incredible stylish tray. Incredible vintage p...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Rosenthal Studio-Linie Frosted Crystal Bowl
By Rosenthal
Located in Bochum, NRW
Very elegant Rosenthal Studio-Linie scalloped crystal bowl. Frosted up to mid, clear up to top, maker's mark on upper rim, Rosenthal Studio-Linie and ...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Mid-Century Amber Glass Milk Jug by Whitefriars, England
By Whitefriars
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small amber-glass jug, crafted in the 1960's by the esteemed English glassmakers Whitefriars. A fine example of mid-century design and craftsmanship.
Originally conceived as a mil...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$82 Sale Price
20% Off
Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural German cactus watering can by Fritz Dienes for Hessische Majolika, Germany, 1953, with dual color glazed ceramic body and sculptural brass handle and spout, great lines, g...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Bianconi Murano Label Blue Red Band White Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright cobalt blue and red band over white Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi for Vistosi, circa 1960s. He work...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,013 Sale Price
24% Off
Jaap Ravelli Mid Century Studio Pottery Pitcher Vase
By Ravelli
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jaap Ravelli mid century studio pottery pitcher vase. The Netherlands, mid 20th century.
Very distinct and special pottery pitcher vase by renowned pot...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Vintage Honey Dew Blenko Style Wine Decanter
Located in San Carlos, CA
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Introducing our Very Cool Mid Century Brown Decanter – the ultimate statement piece for your next gathering...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$88 Sale Price
31% Off
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Cobalt Stem Glasses with Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear demi crystal glass. Side facetted and toothed stem.
Th...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Carl Auböck Knife with Rattan wrapped Handle Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
This knife made by Carl Auböck has a straight metal blade with a handle wrapped in rattan for grip. Its design is simple and functional, without any decorative elements, focusing on ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Alfredo Barbini Large Vase 'Doppio Incalmo', Venice Ca. 1965
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Alfredo Barbini Large Vase 'doppio incalmo', Venice ca. 1965
A large heavy glass vase manufactured and designed by Alfredo Barbini ca. 1965. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Bodum Salt & Pepper mills “Ball Boy” by Nissen Denmark
By Bodum, Carsten Jorgensen
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Bodum Nissen Salt & Pepper Mills' Ball Boy' Set with stand. Denmark 1980's.
Carsten Jorgensen designed the balls in 1967. Made of wood, they feature an iron handle and a stai...
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1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Seguso Viro Murano 4 Quarti Incalmo Colored Art Glass Vase
By Seguso Viro
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Italian Murano art glass '4 Quarti' incalmo colored glass vase designed by Seguso Viro as part of their 'Collezioni' range and probably dating from circa 1960-1970. The vase uses the incalmo technique in joining the four distinct colours namely red, blue, yellow and green in a typical 'cartoccio' form. A truly exquisite design and a wonderful display piece this large vase has etched Seguso Viro Murano...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Articulated Mexican Abalone and Brass Bottle Opener by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Beautiful vintage Mexican abalone shell and brass bottle opener in the form of fish by Los Castillo.
The mouth of the fish are made of brass which has a very nice aged patina. Made i...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Silver Plate & Inlaid Mother of Pearl Small Pitcher by Los Castillo of Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
An exceptional silver plate and inlaid mother-of -pearl small pitcher by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 1960s. The piece has a wonderful small bird sitting on the yop of the pitcher. ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Brass & Glass Mosaic Water Pitcher by Salvador Teran, Mexico 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Brass & Glass Mosaic Water Pitcher by Salvador Teran, a stunning piece hailing from Mexico's vibrant 1960s era. Crafted with utmost precision, this pitcher ...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Murano Italian Modernist Green White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A highly decorative hand blown green and white Murano glass centerpiece / vase with organic design. Italy, 1960s
Pale green glass cased into clear glass. The interior part is made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Murano Barbini Amethyst Gold Italian Art Glass Vanity Perfume Powder Box Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass powder or jewelry box and perfume bottles set. The set is documented to designer Alfredo Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
German midcentury porcelain dinnerware set, Flowers, Eschenbach, 55 pieces
By Eschenbach
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful German porcelain dinnerware made by Eschenbach during the 1950s. The dinnerware consists of 55 pieces, with round and oval trays of various sizes, soup and dinner plates, a...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$5,559 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Seguso Murano Red White Pulegoso Pulled Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding hand blown red and white Murano glass bowl with inner air bubbles. Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950s.
This exquisite Murano glass decorative bowl has red g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates,
Great Italian Equestrian Champions,
"Grandi Campioni Italian Del Galoppo,
Circa 1950's.
The plates, numbered consecutively from ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$3,750 / item
Mid-Century Vintage Transparent and Orange Crystal Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good original condition. Very nice color.
Only one unique piece. Crystal glass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of 3 Red French Glass Cordial Glasses, Luminarc France
By Luminarc
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of French 3 ruby red cordial glasses by Luminarc. Marked at the bottom is "France". A great way to add color to any table.
How we would style them:
Pair this gorgeous red ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
rare Murano Glass "RED-YELLOW" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ital...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
A 1960s German crystal and silver plated lemonade jug with central ice tube
Located in London, GB
A 1960s German, crystal and silver plated lemonade jug with central ice tube, hinged lid and handle. Stamped on the lid "Made In West Germany"
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Mid Century Murano Glass Centerpiece/ Bowl, Pink/ Purple/ Blue, IT ca. 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely mid century Murano glass bowl/ centerpiece from the world renowned Sommerso workshops in Venetia/ Italy coming from the period around 1960/70. This amazing looking Sommerso Mu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese Murano Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modern Acrylic Ice Bucket or Wine Cooler
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Acrylic Ice Bucket or Wine Cooler.
Offered is an Italian mid century modern/modernist blue acrylic or lucite ice bucket or wine cooler with a beautiful horizontal ribb...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle Aubergine Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland.
An aubergine glaze.
Signature is obscured by the glaze.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramiq...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
30 Piece Gourmet Stainless Flatware Midcentury Modern Service Six
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Gourmet Settings Stainless Flatware Set Service for Six 30 Piece
Spoon 1 h x 1.5 w x 8 long Knife .38 h x 1 w x 9.5 long Fork 1 h x 1.13 w x 8 long
Soup spoon 1 h x 1.25 w x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Piero Fornasetti Small Porcelain Ashtray, The Day- Jewish Journal, 1961
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Small Porcelain Ashtray,
The Day- Jewish Journal, 1961,
Written in Yiddish
The oval small dish is designed with a newspaper banner and part of a front page. It is t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Scandinavian Pipe Tobacco Humidor in Teak, Christer Design, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wellmade jar for tobacco or tea. Its made from solid stacked teak and features a decorative 'belt' in patinated brass. It was designed and made by Christer design during the 1960s ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
$247 Sale Price
25% Off
Murano Glass Bullicante "Green" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Handblown Pink, Purple and Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Attributed to Seguso handblown pink, purple and blue Sommerso Murano glass bowl, Italy, 1960s.
No chipping.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Walter Bosse Corkscrew Horseshoe Vienna, Austria, 1950s, Mid-Century
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian Walter Bosse design corkscrew in the form of a horseshoe. Nice addition to your room or just for your collection of Austrian bronze items. Found at an es...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
VENINI - CARLO SCARPA - Sommerso Bollicine Green Glass Bowl, Italy, Circa 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Chatham, ON
VENINI (Manufacturer) - CARLO SCARPA (Designer, 1906-1978) - Mid Century studio glass Sommerso Bollicine bowl with gold inclusions - featuring over-all bubble decoration - striking J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
San Gimignano Italian Ceramic Plate from the 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
San Giminiano Italian ceramic plate, handprinted and realized in the 1970s.
The plate pattern and decoration is typical of the centre of Ital...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Art Composition, Mid-Century Modern Period
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A funny collection of twelve european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$4,744 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Val Saint Lambert Signed Sculpted Crystal Core Vase Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal core Vase , Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional favorite for...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Onedia Mid-Century South Seas Silverplate Flatware Set for Community
By Community
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A 58 piece set of silverplated sculptural south seas pattern styled flatware with 8 serving pieces, with five pieces for each place setting salad, dinner fork, tea, soup spoon and knife. There are eight severing pieces butter, cake knife, slotted, large severing and condiment spoon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
1.9kg Glass Bowl Flame Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Four Brass, Silver and Abalone Shell Tumblers by Villa, Taxco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking set of four vintage tumblers by Villa, Taxco, crafted in brass with interiors silver plated and exteriors inlaid with shimmering abalone shell. Each cylindrical cup is ado...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
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