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.
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Recognized Seller Listings
Aldo Turo Cocktail Tray
By Aldo Tura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cocktail Tray created by Italian Designer, Aldo Tura, 1960's. Lacquered goat skin over mahogany with metal railings. Durable finish. Top quality materials and craftsmanship.
12" W ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Goatskin, Mahogany
Stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand,
Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Nerone Ceccarelli & Giancarlo Patuzzi for Gruppo NP2 Centerpiece
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nerone Ceccarelli e Giancarlo Patuzzi for Gruppo NP2, centerpiece, aluminum, Italy, design 1971
Interesting and contemporary table piece designed by Gruppo NP2 in 1971. This piece h...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Brooklyn Barware—Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Ice Bucket
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver ice bucket. Round with straight and tapering sides, overhanging rim, and engraved linear band at bottom; scroll-bracket side handles mounted to rim ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
DeMatteo Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Compote
By William G. DeMatteo
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver compote. Made by William G. DeMatteo in Bergenfield, New Jersey. Round and wide bowl on twisted shaft mounted to domed and beaded foot. Mounted to b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stoneware sculpture designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand,
Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Monumental David Cressey Phoenix-1 for Architectural Pottery Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental David Cressey Phoenix-1 for Architectural Pottery Planter in unglazed stoneware
Unglazed with clean factory drill hole (pitchered)
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Arman ‘Violon’ Cutlery Service with 116 Pieces in Artistic Cabinet
By Arman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arman, service with 116 parts in an artistic storage cabinet, gold plated silver, wood, plexiglass, velvet, France, 1971
An incredible violin service ‘Violon Menagère’, a 12-guest ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Vase by Erik Plöen, Norway, 1970s, earthenware, large vessel, rust, turquoise
By Erik Plöen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase by Erik Plöen,
Norway, 1970s.
Earthenware.
Signed.
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Midcentury ceramic sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy 1970 ca.
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury Italian ceramic sculpture designed by Alessio Tasca in 1970s.
Original label
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano (Label VM 037) "Millerighe" Carafe, Circa 1985
Located in CH
Italian Murano (Label VM 037) "Millerighe" Carafe possibly by Archimede Seguso, Circa 1985
This Murano glass carafe carries an identification labe...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Teaset designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hube for Dansk International Designs Ltd
Located in Stockholm, SE
Teaset designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hube for Dansk International Designs Limited,
Denmark, 1964.
Silver-plated brass.
Stamped.
Teapot:
H: 21 cm / 8 1/4''
Diameter: 20 cm / 8''...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Gunnar Havstad, Pitcher, Pewter, Norway, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pewter pitcher designed and produced by Gunnar Havstad, Norway, 1950s.
“Havstad 93% T” on bottom
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca-Motif Vegetable Face Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca-Motif Vegetable Face Plates,
After Giuseppe Arcimboldo,
Arcimboldesca Pattern,
Set of Twelve,
Circa 1955
The 1950s pottery plates with a wide ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Maryland Midcentury Yacht Club Shot Glasses
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 Midcentury Modern shot glasses. Made by Schofield Co. in Baltimore. Each: Straight and tapering sides. Engraved presentation from the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford Maryland...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Løvemose, Pitcher, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed incised stoneware pitcher designed and produced by Løvemose, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware, Rattan
Piero Fornasetti Capricorn Zodiac Porcelain Plate, The Zodiac Pharmacopoeia
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Capricorn Zodiaci Porcelain Plate,
Made for Crinos,
#9 in Series,
Titled "Gli Zodiaci Farmacopei", The Zodiac Pharmacopoeia.
1960...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Solid Teak Vintage Scandinavian Ice Bucket, Denmark 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Solid Teak Vintage Scandinavian Ice Bucket, Denmark, 1960's.
Original plastic insert included.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic, Teak
Midcentury centerpiece by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy 1950
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte large amethyst glass centerpiece with profiled and curved glass on a golden brass base, Italy, c. 1956.
Stunning solid bass base, rare colour glass.
Bib: Roberto Aloi, Esempi di Decorazione Moderna di Tutto il mondo, Vetri d’Oggi, Milan, 1955, p.54 (picture 11) Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte : Gio Ponti, Pietra Chiesa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plate,
After Giuseppe Arcimboldo,
Number 12,
Circa 1960's.
The pottery plates are after Giuseppe Arc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Piero Fornasetti Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plates, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plates,
After Giuseppe Arcimboldo,
A Pair,
Circa 1955
The pottery plates are after Giuseppe Arcimboldo- the design of a face c...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vase 'Ventana' designed by Mona Morales-Schildt for Kosta, Sweden, 1950s, Green
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase 'Ventana' designed by Mona Morales-Schildt for Kosta, Sweden, 1950s
Signed.
Glass.
H: 16 cm
W: 10 cm
D: 8.5 cm
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vase designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1930s
By Edward Hald
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1930s
Signed.
Glass
H: 14 cm / 5 1/2''
Diameter: 16 cm / 6 1/4''
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Sture G. Ohlsson, Pitcher, Stoneware, Rattan, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A green semi-glazed stoneware and rattan pitcher designed by Sture G. Ohlsson and produced by Tallhöjdens Keramik, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware, Rattan
Piero Fornasetti Neo-classical Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
From a Set of Five- sold separately.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate, named Cammei on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Money box by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Money box by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Stamped.
Stoneware.
H: 13 cm / 5''
Diameter: 10 cm / 4''
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Plate #334, Atelier Fornasetti, The Quiet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation plate, #334,
The Quiet,
Atelier Fornasetti
With Original Box.
The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of bowls designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1925
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of bowls designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1925
Signed.
Stoneware.
H: 9 cm / 3 1/2''
Diameter: 19 cm / 7 1/2''
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plates, Giostra di Frutta (Merry-go-Round of Fruit)
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plates,
Giostra di Frutta,
Set of Six,
Numbered 1 through 6,
1955-65
The pattern "Giostra di Frutta" translates as a Merry-Go-Round of Fruit. The plate is...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
From a group of Five.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate, named Cammei on the reverse, me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Joghus Keramik, Pitcher, Stoneware, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An incised green and grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Joghus Keramik, Bornholm, Denmark, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Kirk Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver 11-Inch Round Tray
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore. Round with tapering shoulder and flat rectilinear rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1932-61) and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
1965 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate, Astrological Sign Leo
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate,
Astrological Sign Leo,
Astrali Pattern,
Made for Corisia,
Dated 1965, No 2.
The plate for the sign LEO is dated 1965 and is numbered...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Large Tiffany Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Tray
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with curved corners, flat narrow shoulder and stepped rim; scroll bracket end handles. Fully ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lidded vessel iron fish designed by Tore Wretman for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tore Wretman
Lidded vessel designed by Tore Wretman for
Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1930s
Stamped.
Cast iron.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
La Paglia Jensen-Inspired Sterling Silver Blossom Water Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by International Silver Co. in Connecticut. Baluster with asymmetrical oval mouth; stepped and round foot ring with flat beading...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Ettore Sottsass Centerpiece mod Murmansk for Memphis, 1980s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Neo-classical Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
From a set of five which are each sold individually.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of refractory artworks attributed to Tony Franks, England 1960 ca.
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare pair of artworks attributed to Tony Franks realized in refractory and oxide iron -malaga.
Tony Franks was born in Birmingham England, in 1940.
He stu...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Austrian Designer, Bottle Holders, Brass, Leather, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and braided leather wine bottle holders designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s.
Bottle holder opening is 1.35” diameter
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Pair of ashtrays by Angelo MAngiarotti for Brambilla, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of ceramic ashtrays designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Fratelli Brambilla in the 1970s, perfect condition. Sold individually.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Serving Bowl on Raised Base
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern, sterling silver serving bowl on raised base, Towle Manufacturing Co., Newburyport, Mass., Ca. 1950's. Measures 3 inches high x 5 inches diameter (at widest point)...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Arcimboldesca-Motif Vegetable Face Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca-Motif Vegetable Face Plates,
After Giuseppe Arcimboldo,
Set of Nine,
Circa 1970s.
The plates are after Giuseppe Arc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green stoneware vase or pitcher designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-century Modern Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Appetizer Fish Kebab Dishes and Tray
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Appetizer Fish Kebab Dishes and Serving Tray,
1960s
There are four ceramic deep rectangular dishes placed in a long rectangular gold metal tray with handles at each end.
The trays together display a single large fish kebab on a skewer with each dish showing one part of the kebab. The kebab holds two different fish, shrimp, lemon slices, olives, egg slices...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Pol Chambost, Double Handed Ceramic Vase, France, circa 1960
By Pol Chambost
Located in New York, NY
Incised: Poterie / Pol Chambost / 1045 / France.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Cook Plates-Calcutta Minestrone and Corfam Du Pont
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Cook Plates,
Calcutta Minestrone and Corfam A La Du Pont,
Made for Fleming Joffe,
Silkscreen & Transfer,
1960s-early 70s.
These two Piero Fornasetti porcelain plates are from a series made for the Fleming Joffe hide company in New York City. These were originally given as a pair to clients in a box with a cardboard box with a faux hide covering. It is very rare to find two plates staying together like these.
Included with the two plates is the paper separator and the original Thank you card...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid Century Modern 62 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 3/...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fornasetti Tray-Juggler with Spinning Plates, Atelier Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Tray
Juggler with Spinning Plates,
Atelier Fornasetti,
Dated 2017, N 16
The black circular tray is printed with a pattern of Themes & Variation numbered 193. It depi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Diamond Flatware, Service for Twelve
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A beautiful and complete service for twelve in the Diamond pattern by Gio Ponti. The line was designed in 1958 in collaboration with Italian archite...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Porcelain Plate, Astrological Sign of Capricorn
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Porcelain Plate,
Astrological Sign of Capricorn,
Made for Corisia in 1964.
The plate in black and gold depicts the ast...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Bruno Gambone Set of Three Small Ceramic or Stoneware Vases, Italy, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone set of three small stoneware or ceramic vases or vessels, Italy, 1970s. This beautiful set of small stoneware vases are grouped together nicely with contrasting and c...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Set of Two Ceramic Centerpieces by Gabbianelli, Italy, 1970s
By Gabbianelli
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two huge ceramic centerpieces by Gabbianelli.
Oversized handles and pure sculptural shape.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti for Venini Old Lady Bottle Model 4492
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Venini "Old Lady Bottle" with stopper model 4492, Italy, 1990. This lovely bottle has the shape of a female made in glass with two colo...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 95 Pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
International sterling flatware in the pattern Vision designed by Ronald Hayes Pearson patented in 1961. This discontinued pattern features clean, Modernisn inspired lines and is fea...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970 Piero Fornasetti "Libra" Zodiac Porcelain Plate Made for Corisia
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Libra Zodiac Porcelain Plate
Made for Corisia in 1970.
The plate in black and gold depicts the astrological sign Libra with words, i...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate, Astrological Sign of Pisces
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate,
Astrological Sign of Pisces,
Astrali Pattern,
Made for Corisia,
Dated 1971, No 8
The plate for the sign PISCES is dated 1971 and ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
1972 Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate, Number 9 Aries, Astrali Pattern
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate, Number 9
Aries,
Astrali Pattern,
Made for Corisia
Dated 1972
The plate for the sign ARIES is dated 1972 and is numbered #9. The pla...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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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