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
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. The table lighter works perfeclty....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alabaster
Giampaolo Ghisetti 1970s Vintage Round Aquamarine Blue Murano Glass Ribbed Bowl
By Giampaolo Ghisetti
Located in New York, NY
A signed Mid-Century Modern sensual curved centerpiece of great effect, blown in transparent crystal turquoise blue Murano glass, the ridges of the organic modern shape playing with the light create diverse intensities in color. High quality of craftmanship with a stylized rim on the opening and excellent condition.
Giampaolo Ghisetti...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Floor Ashtray with Shelf Production Italia 60s
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare in its kind floor ashtray. Circular base with steel plate, supports a brass tube with circular shelf with images of various flags. On top the waxtray with the enamel container a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Iron
Set of Four Vintage "Mercedes Benz" Gear Shift Knob Bottle / Wine Stoppers
Located in San Diego, CA
A fun set of four vintage "Mercedes Benz" gear shift knob bottle / wine stoppers, circa 1980s. Each stopper measures approximately 1.5"D x 4"H; the bodies a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Thick Lucite Candy Ice Bucket, Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candy Ice Bucket in Thick Lucite, Italy circa 1970's
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lucite
$424 Sale Price
45% Off
Piero Fornasetti Biscotti Pattern Porcelain Plate, Trompe l'oeil Cookies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Biscotti Pattern Porcelain Plate,
Trompe l'oeil Cookies,
Number 6 in series,
Circa 1960.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts a trompe L'oeil image of cooki...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
MidCentury Vintage Artistic Glass Orange Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
Dimensions: height 17 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Large French Midcentury Ceramic Mixed Earths Bowl or Centerpiece, Signed
By Apt
Located in Miami, FL
This stunning ceramic or mixed earths piece was made by combining clay slips of light and dark brown, gray-blue, and cream colors. The tight multicolored p...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Mid-Century Liquor Dispenser and Shot Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Mid-Century Carousel Liquor Dispenser with Set of 6 Shot Glasses sitting on a circular chrome plate with 6 cut-out slots to hold the shot glasses. Shot glasses are grouped in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
Hand-Painted Ceramic Water RareJug by Giovanni Desimone With Sangria Recipe
Located in San Diego, CA
One-of-kind pitcher hand-painted by Giovanni Desimone, great design signed, Made in Italy a rare piece nice large size.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Grey Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Pierre Digan La Borne circa 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan
Extra large ceramic pitcher signed at the base
Height : 40 cm Large : 30 cm
Original perfect condition
Light grey ceramic glaze decoration
Original 20th m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
White and Brown Circular Ceramic Vase by Montreau for Virebent 1970 Design
By Yves Mohy
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Benoit Montreau - Virebent Edition
20th mid century porcelain ceramic vase
Grey and brown ceramic glazes colors
Singed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 17 cm
Lar...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Baccarat Moulin Rouge Harcourt Crystal Champagne Cooler Ice Bucket Vase
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A modern Baccarat Moulin rouge / harcourt crystal champagne cooler ice bucket, with acid-etched maker's mark to underside,
The octagonal tapering clear crystal is mounted with polis...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Nickel
Seguso Murano Art Glass Bowl 1960 Green Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso Murano art glass bowl 1960 green Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$527 Sale Price
20% Off
Roger Capron - Ceramic Sculpture Tetes Bug
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceramic sculpture by Roger Capron.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geomet...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Melamine Stackable Ashtrays or Snack Dishes, Walter Zeischegg for Helit
Located in Riverdale, NY
4 Cool Melamine Stackable Ashtrays or Snack Dishes in graphic black and white. Designed by Walter Zeischegg in 1967 for Helit, in Ulm, Germany. In original packaging from the 1960's.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Blue Buddha Bust
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Buddha Bust, Blue. Beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed in a vibrant dark reflex blue. According to one legend, Kwan Yin was an Indian Princess...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Luciano Frigerio Brass Apple Ice Bucket
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage Italian double walled ice bucket or vide poche in the form of an apple in polished brass with gold plating interior attributed to Luciano Frigerio (1928-1991) for Cellini A...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Murano Blue White and Green Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Murano blue white and green glass vase. Vintage square based vase with flared neck. Italy, circa 1960s.
Dimensions: 5.75” square base x 9.25” height.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Walter Bosse Brass Dinner Bell Displaying a Cat by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming midcentury table bell displaying a cat. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Dark Red Vase, Tarnowiec, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
It can be also candlestic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Freeform Ashtray in Natural Carved Agate with Organic Rough Edges
Located in Roma, IT
The beauty generated by Nature has been represented and used as raw material in the artistic production of man since ever
Nature has been scratched on the walls of a cave in the Pale...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Agate
Fasce Ritorte Red Blue Green Murano Glass Vase Fulvio Bianconi Attributed Venini
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous hand blown Murano glass vase in the fasce ritorte model 4410 style and attributed to Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. This vase is, however, not signed. It is in fabulous condition without chip, crack, or chigger. It does have some shelf wear to bottom, circa 1950s.
Holy cow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Rattan and Brass Italian Centerpiece Tray Basket, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and rattan round tray basket or centerpiece.
It has a brass trim covering the top and brass handles at both sides.
Handcraft...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Large bowl in thick blue glass, 1950s
By Holmegaard
Located in PARIS, FR
Large bowl in thick blue glass by Swedish glassmaker Holmegaard, 1950s. The light enhances the shape of this hollow bowl made of blue-tinted transparent glass. Rounded and slightly c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Dansk Cheese / Charcuterie Board by Jens Quistgaard Denmark
By Dansk
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted teakwood cheese and charcuterie board with center platform for the goodies and a lower rim for bread or crackers . Designed by Je...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Cut Crystal Bowl with Lid
Located in Vienna, AT
Extravagant cut and polished crystal bowl made circa 1970s in one of the Bohemian glass works. The cutting is especially fine and deep with the very intricate patterns.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Serving Tray in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular with handles, serving tray in lucite and rattan with brass border in the style of Christian Dior.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century modern ice-bucket made & signed known as "Sargasso" by KAJ FRANCK
By Kaj Franck, Arabia
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic vintage hand-blown ice-bucket known as "Sargasso" made and signed by the talented and award-winning designer Kaj Franck. This is a result of a cooperation between Arabia ...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$206 Sale Price
42% Off
Scandinavian 'Naive Dreamscape' Pottery Dish or Wall Plaque, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vibrant and glossy in color palet this pottery wall plaque depicts a girl or woman lying in bed surrounded by naive dreamscape. It is executed in Scandina...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
$263 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1967
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art glass vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1967
A large vintage art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase signed Venini, 1960's
Located in Vilnius, LT
This vintage Italian handmade Sommerso vase is handmade of multi-colour layers Murano glass. Very thick glass is in pink, purple, yellow, blue and transparent glass combination.
Mark...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury table lamp, Germany, 1960s. This ceramic base comes with its original tissue shade. Full height 33.5cm - 13.2 inches. Height of the ceramic base 16cm - 6.3 inches. Full di...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 Vintage Finnish Glass Plates Solaris by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Finnish Glas Plates Solaris by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, Set of 5, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 Official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs, d...
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
1950s Italian Modernist Green Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Striking Murano fish glass glass sculpture, circa 1950s. Piece measures 5.25" high by 6" wide by 1.5" deep. Unsigned and in very good vintage condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Roth Keramic purple and white and black lava handled vase, West Germany, c.1970
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A Roth Keramik rare purple panelled two ring handled vase with white and black lava glazed borders with a blue outline, pattern number 313.
Purple is ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Danish Teak Tray with Glass Bowls by Jens Harald Quistgaard, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak tray with glass bowls by Jens Harald Quistgaard for IHQ Dansk Designs, 1960s.
Serving tray in solid teak with six green glass dishes...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mid-20th C. Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Teak Ice Bucket with Lid and Swing Handle
By Dansk
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid-20th Century Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Teak Ice Bucket with Lid and Swing Handle
Description:
A sculptural Danish Modern teak ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. T...
Category
1950s Malaysian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic, Teak
Carl Auböck Vienna Bottle Stopper, Horn, Leather, Cork, MidCentury Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning minimalist bottle stopper from the 1950s, designed and meticulously handcrafted by the renowned Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna, Austria. This vintage Auböck piece is exp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
HERMES Paris 1970 Table Menu-Cards Holders With Napoleon Coins 925 Sterling
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Table cards holders designed by Hermes.
This is a very rare and unusual set of four table menu-card holders created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1960-1...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 144 pc. Set of Thai Nickel Bronze Flatware in Teak case
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is nice set of flatware from Thailand .The set is made of nickel bronze. It's 144 pieces and is service for 12. The flatware was made in the mid century period. The flatware ser...
Category
20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Gilt metal owl ice bucket. Italian work by Mauro Mainetti. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice owl ice bucket is made of gilt metal . Very nice gilt. This is an Italian work by Mauro Mainetti. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Baccarat "Massena" Set of 8 Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
The Massena glass showcases Baccarat’s meticulous craftsmanship. Deep orgue bevel cuts are etched directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$1,600 / set
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Painted Oceanic Ceramic Plate Set by Marcel Guillot
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modernist fish Plate Set is hand-painted and signed by the artist Marcel Guillot, originating from France Circa 1950. Compos...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Culver Ltd. Blue Empress 22k Gold Glasses and Ice Bowl, 1960s
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Littleton, CO
Stunning vintage 1960s Blue Empress barware set from Culver, Ltd., featuring 5 "old fashioned" glasses accompanied by a matching ice bowl. The opulent pattern is a hallmark of Culver...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Hotel Lisbon Glass Serving Tray, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large thick glass serving tray from The Hotel Lisbon in Portugal. The center medallion bears the hotel crest which is as impressive as the thickness of the glass sides that seemingly curve inward making this piece quite unusual. What an elegant statement piece this is for the collector of Mid-Century Modern hotel memorabilia.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$192 Sale Price
74% Off
Cobalt Blue Decanter with Handle and Covered Spout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely cobalt blue decanter with sliver base, handle and hinged lid. A compliment to any bar or table setting - the blue is a stunning color. In...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Lucite Ice Bucket with Embedded U.S. Coins, circa 1975
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Lucite Ice Bucket with Embedded U.S. Coins, circa 1970
Attributed to California Design Group/Studios.
A striking and sculptural mid-century modern Lucite ice bucket, cra...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Copper
Aldo Tura Goatskin and Chrome Metal Ice Bucket, circa 1960
By Aldo Tura
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Aldo Tura created this stunning lacquered goatskin and chromed metal ice bucket circa 1960. The goatskin vellum-covered square ice bucket has a rich, brilliant brown...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Purple Glass Mini Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A nice purple decanter with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers in Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Original Mid Century brass hedgehog ashtray by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century brass hedgehog ashtray by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller.
Beautiful, great design. Made in Austria. Manufactured in the 1950s.
The hedgehog is complete with it's ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Gucci, Italy - Rare Set Four Snaffle Highball Glasses c.1970
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A rare opportunity to acquire a fabulous set of four Gucci highball glasses which sit inside silver plated holders decorated with the iconic Gucci snaffle...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Seguso Style Italian Art Deco Style Vintage Lemon Yellow Scavo Murano Glass Vase
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
An Italian mid-century modern organic Murano glass vase, attributed to Seguso, with Florentine neoclassical style, adorned with 3 brown glass escutcheons in relief with the typical s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Lalique France, "Highland" Cocktail/Water Glass, France 1980s
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful and large Lalique France ‘Highland’ cocktail glasses. Sold individually, 18 available.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 13.5 x 9
Secure shipping
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Barovier e Toso Murano Embedded Red &Gold Glass Flower Bowl Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and rare vintage Italian Murano hand blown glass bowl is by the maestros of glass blowing; Barovier e Toso. It is mid century modern and from the 50's. The glass bowl h...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,575 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of Twelve Bohemian Crystal Cordial Glasses
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of Twelve Hungarian Crystal Cordial Glasses. Glasses come in sets of three, each in its own color scheme, with etched grapes and leaves. The clear crystal stems are notched and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Large Danish Modern Gray Ceramic Dish for Søholm, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish midcentury modern handmade and hand-decorated stoneware vide-poche dish by ceramic artist Einar Johansen. Gray base with brown lines accentuating the geometric lined relief pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century Artistic Glass Big Orange Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
Dimensions: height 40 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
45 Piece Laufer Rosewood Handle Stainless Steel Flatware Service for Eight
By Lauffer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine large set of Lauffer Japan stainless steel flatware. Rosewood handles also in fine condition. Included are large spoon with larg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-century Modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Cenedese, Rörstrand, and Piero Fornasetti. 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $679.
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