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 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
Fratelli Fanciullacci Red White Organic Decorative Bowl, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage Italian modernist soft shaped triangular decorative bowl / wall plate by Fratelli Fancuillacci, late 1950s-early 1960s. Three stylized deer on ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$359 Sale Price
25% Off
La Pavoni Diamantina Espresso Coffee Machine in stainless steel, new Enzo Mari
Located in Berlin, DE
This model will be available for purchase in summer 2024. The Diamantina is the jewel of the semipro range. It takes up the stylistic features of the historic model "Concorso" model,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
1950s Finland Tall Green Glass Pitcher by Erkki Vesanto Iittala
By Iittala
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Finland Scandinavian modern green glass pitcher by Erkki Vesanto Iittala
11.25 tall x 5.75 d x 3.75 diameter at widest point
Preowned vintag...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
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 1960s Rosewood and Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude 89 pieces
By Jean Claude Aujame
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1960s Rosewood and Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude 89 pieces.
Fabulous vintage rosewood and bronze 89 pieces service for eight with serving pieces.
It is vintage from the 1960's.
This is a beautiful 89 pieces set in the original wooden box.
Fabulous full set of bronze flatware from Thailand.
Great teak storage box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Top Murano Art Glass 8-Light Multi Color Chandelier in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lisse, NL
Large in size and stunning design, six arm, glass art chandelier.
This entirely handcrafted chandelier is another one of our recent statement-p...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Bitossi Fritte Bowl, Italy 1960's
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally large and thick-walled Bitossi “fritte” bowl, the bottom filled with gem-like fused glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Spanish Carved Alabaster Large Centerpiece Bowl or Tazza, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding carved alabaster tazza / footed bowl, Spain, 1950s.
Hand carved alabaster with foliage motifs with footed base.
Beautiful to be used as fruit bowl, decorative centerpiece...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alabaster
Barbini Murano Sommerso Pink Iridescent Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso iridescent pink Italian art glass folded over rim bowl / ashtray. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$450 Sale Price
25% Off
Majolica Palissy Portuguese Crab Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter circa 1940.
Decorated with mussels and shells,
Caldas da Rainha.
9.8 inches diameter.
Hairline on the back.
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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
Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Twelve six piece place setting set of AJ stainless steel flatware totaling 75 pieces including 12 large forks , 12 small forks , 12 soup spoons, 12 large spoons and 12 small spoons ....
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl, 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl, 1960s.
A very large Murano sommerso art glass bowl. Designed by Flavio Poli or Mario ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Waterford Crystal Decanter
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage clear glass decanter with spherical topper
A decanter is a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid which may contain sediment. Decanters, which have varied s...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Set of 4 Vintage Fred Press Designed "Sea Ballet" Old Fashioned Glasses
By Fred Press
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four mid-century modern old fashioned glasses designed and signed by Fred Press in the "Sea Ballet" pattern in aqua and 22k gold, having a row of seahorses circling the glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Venini Bianconi Murano White Purple Zanfirico Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage murano hand blown white and purple ribbons Italian art glass fazzoletto / handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, and signed "Venini Murano Itali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$731 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Murano Art Glass Flacon by Barovier & Toso 'Attr' ca 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Art Glass Flacon by Barovier & Toso (attr.) circa 1950
A beautiful Murano glass flacon most probably manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot mou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Noritake Japan Coffee / Tea Set for 4 Snowville Porcelain
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare set of coffee tea for 4 great condition circa 1963 in white porcelain great condition like new, no chips or cracks, 4 snack plates - 8....
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Rattan
$460 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Baccarat Talleyrand Crystal Decanter
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sleek decanter by Baccarat. Created in a smaller scale, this is a beautiful piece that will hold your whiskeys/spirits in great style. In great condition with a small...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Napoleone Martinuzzi Attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase, ca. 1927
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Napoleone Martinuzzi attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase ca. 1927
A large 'soffiato a bolle' vase in amber glass with regular air bubbles. Attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi, manufactur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Fornasetti Astrolabio plate series
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Astrolabio series 2 of 2 ceramic and gold dishes by Piero Fornasetti. Italian with original malachite print decorated boxes.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 12 Venetian or Murano Green Glass Wine Goblets with Gold Inclusions
By Salviati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, large set of Venetian glass wine stems.
Attributed to Salviati.
In lime green (almost uranium colored) glass with gold foil inclusions throughout.
Each with crimping to t...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Massive Murano Platter Centerpiece Bowl Attributed to Barbini
Located in New York, NY
This impressive Murano glass plate exhibits all the hallmarks of Alfredo Barbini, however it is unsigned.
The top surface is grey and white strips, the underside is white, with a ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Toso Midcentury Green "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Decorative Bowl, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent heart-shaped green "sommerso" glass Murano glass bowl or ashtray. This amazing item was produced in Italy during the 1960s.
This wonderful piece is a perfect blend of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Cobalt Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on clear pedestal sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
$502 Sale Price
33% Off
Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of five (5) Italian Murano art glass fruit, circa mid-20th century, Italy.
Dimensions:
1. Lemon: 2.63" x 3" x 4.25" H
2. Orange: 3" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,200 / set
Large Murano Art Glass Swan by Sergio Costantini, Gold Aventurine Sculpture
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A large and elegant Murano art glass swan sculpture created by renowned Italian glass artist Sergio Costantini. This stunning piece showcases the artist's signature craftsmanship wit...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Collection of 5 Pernod Glasses with Bakelite Bases, 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Collection of 5 French pre-world war Pernod drinking glasses with bakelite bases. The glass screws onto the Bakelite base, in order keep the foot and screw a new glass on when the gl...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astrolabe Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti astrolabe plate,
Numbered #7 in Series
1960s-mid 1970s.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts an astrolabe in a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Mid Century World Globe Ice Bucket on a Wooden Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful Italian ice bucket in the shape of a world globe
The ice bucket has a brass finial and a wooden base with a diameter of 7.4 inches.
It's a beautiful and elegant piece that ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
A Fazzoletto vase in opaline and rose glass with clear glass overlay. It was manufactured in the 1950s by Venini, Venice a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ashtray Metal Table Carved Flower Petals Move Signed , 1960, Midcentury
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ashtray metal table carved flower petals that move Signed 1960.
The petals turn on an axis covering the ash and hiding it, a very special and interesting article.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
$575 Sale Price
20% Off
Christofle Silver-Plated Breadstick Holder Attributed to Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Christofle
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
This exquisite silver-plated breadstick holder, attributed to the legendary designer Gio Ponti, embodies the elegance and refined style of mid-century Italian design. Crafted by Chri...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Cat Brass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 vintage cat brass ashtray or bowl.
This can be used as a sculpture too.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
1974 Ice Bucket Cini & Nils Studio O.P.I., White Acrylic, Italy
Located in Arosio, IT
Marco Melocchi and Franco Bettonica of O.P.I. Design, designed this extraordinary table sculpture in 1974. This is an original item from the early Seventies, bought as it came out on...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic
French Ceramic Oyster Plate – Deep Red Glaze – 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Ceramic Oyster Plate – Deep Red Glaze – 1960s
Description:
This is a beautiful oyster plate made in France in the 1960s, crafted from ceramic with a deep red to purplish glaze that offers a striking and sophisticated appearance. The surface has developed a lovely patina over time, enhancing its vintage charm.
Designed with multiple wells to present oysters elegantly, the piece is not only functional but also highly decorative. Its rich, glossy finish and textural depth make it a true statement piece, whether used on a dining table or displayed as part of a collection.
Key features:
Original French ceramic oyster platter, circa 1960
Rich red-purplish glaze with beautiful aging patina
Designed to serve oysters, but also perfect as a decorative object
Elegant mid-century style, ideal for vintage or coastal interiors
Collectible French tableware
Keywords: vintage oyster plate...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Soda Siphon Seltzer Glass Bottle with Metal Mesh
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vintage and Classic Soda Siphon Seltzer glass bottle with cool Chrome Wire Mesh around the glass.
Vintage mid century seltzer bottle made in Czech...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
$156 Sale Price
52% Off
Paolo Venini Inciso Glass Bottle Manufactured by Venini 1990s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Paolo Venini Inciso Glass Bottle Manufactured by Venini 1990s
A vintage "Inciso" glass bottle designed by Paolo Venini in 1956 and manufactured by...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Red 4630 Roto Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally designed in 1970 and produced by Kartell in 1973 two years after designer Joe Colombo's death, the Kartell 4630 Roto/Rotocenere ashtray is Colombo at his finest. Red plast...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
French Crystal Fruit Bowl or Serving Dish
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful midcentury period hand-cut crystal fruit bowl or serving dish.
Very good quality.
This item is unmarked but is in the manner of many mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Ashtray Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Bowl Sommerso Green Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ashtray produced in Italy in the 70s attributable to the famous Venetian glassworks Barovier & Toso. The ashtray of a fantastic organic floral shape, was made of Murano glass with th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$191 Sale Price
58% Off
Mid Century Nautical Cocktail Shakers
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Here it is! The Holy Trinity. Green going, Red right return. Mid Century cocktail shakers. Rare enough to find one, but all three?! Port, S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$7,650 / set
Pair of Midcentury Chrome and Yellow Velvet Italian Ashtrays, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of midcentury Italian ashtrays in chrome and yellow velvet. These delightful objects were produced in Italy during the late 1950s.
In amazing conditions, these rare a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Floor Vase Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A gorgeous floor vase produced at Rörstrand and designed by maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful brown glazed in shifting dark earthy colors. Rar...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Artichoke Set of Glazed Ceramic Tableware Pieces, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful artichoke and leaves 8 pieces crockery /tableware / serveware set. Spain, 1960s
This serving set is made in dark green glazed ceramic and it is comprised by:
1 artichoke sugar bowl / sauce tureen with lid+ 1 small serving spoon+ 1 small plate
1 serving small bowl
2 leaf shaped small plates
1 artichoke salt shaker+ 1 artichoke pepper...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,341 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Imperial Glass Set of 3 Whiskey Glasses
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare diamond pattern 22K gold hand painted barware from the iconic the Imperial Glass Company, circa 1970's. The set includes three whiskey glasses. These glasses are highly sought a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Boch Frères Gold & Polka Dot Decor Mid-Century Pitcher / Jug, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary pitcher or jug from the 1950s, part of the "Keralux" series, crafted by Boch Frères in Belgium. This piece stands out with its highly unusual design and strikingly e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Martini & Rossi Vermouth French Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Martini & Rossi triangular ashtray. White Opalex is branded Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth on each side. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest. Marked “Made in France, Re...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass
Mauro Manetti, Italy - Set Six Figural Stirrup Cups c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning set six figural hunting stirrup cups in silver plate, made by the iconic Italian designer, Mauro Manetti.
The six cups are in the form of animal heads:
Fox, Horse, Stag,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Dino Martens Murano Optic Swirl Ribbons Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and gorgeous, vintage Murano handblown white, yellow, aqua, blue, purple and aventurine ribbons Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aurel...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Georges Briard Ice Bucket Brown Suede Square with Brass Vintage 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Georges Briard Signed Square Brown Vinyl and suede with brass accents Ice Bucket Mid Century vintage from the 1950s.
Unique square brown vinyl with brass handle designs ice bucket by...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Francois Lembo Mirror, Ceramic, Jeweled, Gold, Emerald Green, Black Signed
Located in New York, NY
Francois Lembo mirror, ceramic, jeweled, gold, emerald green, black signed. Small scale circular gold glazed mirror with embedded jewel decoration. Signed F. Lembo with incised signature on the back.
A native of Vallauris François Lembo started his pottery career in 1951, in the workshops of Calva and Rossignol. After his apprenticeship and having completed his national service...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
75 Pc. Georg Jensen Caravel Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine 75-piece Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set.
Designed by Henning Koppel.
In the Caravel pattern.
Set comprises:
12 Dinner Forks (7 3/8")
12 Salad Forks (6 1/2")
12 Tea Spoons (5 15/16")
12 Place Spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Block Spain "Chromatics" Service for 8 plus 2 large Serving pieces. Set still has their original boxes and appear mostly unused. Nice feel and weight! Block did several nice stainless flatware sets and ceramic dish sets...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ice Bucket with Tongs in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome by Alpac, France 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century ice bucket in an elegant tortoiseshell effect Lucite and chromed completed by its original ice tongs in chrome and lucite. This charming object was produced by...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Silver
Mid-Century Swedish Teak Tray from Äkta Teak, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Teak Tray from Äkta Teak, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Teak
Style...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Set of Four Marilyn Monroe Ceramic Coffee Mugs in Box by Andy Warhol for Block
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun set of four "Marilyn Monroe" ceramic coffee mugs in box by Andy Warhol for Block, circa 1980s. The set is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and comes with the origin...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Silver Foliage Highball Cocktail Glasses by Libbey Glass Co Set of 8
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950s Libbey Glass Co. "Silver Foliage" Pattern Tom Collins Glasses Set of 8.
Set of 8 "Silver Foliage" highball cocktail glasses by Libbey Glass Co.
Elegant vintage Libbey barware frosted...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck II Drinking Glass Carrying Rack, Leather & Brass, Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A minimalistic and beautiful midcentury modern long tray drinks carrier / drinking glass caddy with 6 clear glasses from the 1950s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in Vienna....
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
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