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
Green Onyx and Bronze Horse Statue Ashtray Jewelry Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Oversized charming bronze horse statue on an onyx ashtray or jewelry tray. Very versatile piece that would look great as a display piece on a vanity or coffee table.
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti-Style Porcelain Coasters, Velieri Ships
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of 6 Mid-Century Modern coasters feature different Spanish Galleons in black and gold on white background with thin gold rims, in style of Velieri pattern by Fornasetti....
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Teak Salad Bowl Set - 1 Large, 4 Small
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage teak salad bowl set. The set includes 1 large salad bowl and 4 small bowls. Beautiful natural grain to the wood. Made in Thailand.
Measurements:
Large Bowl: 9.5"Dia x 4"H
S...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
1960s Meito Japan Blue Floral Porcelain Tea Set
By Meito
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Meito Japan Blue Floral Porcelain Tea Set
Service for four plus extra 2 cups
made Japan
Teapot Creamer and Sugar Bowl
cups and saucers
Tea pot 6.75 x 4 w x...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 12 Piece Libbey, Gold Coin, Barware Suite, 6 Highball, 6 Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Libbey barware with gold coins against a pebbled black ground. Twelve piece set includes 6 highball glasses and 6 whiskey/rocks glasses....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Violet Purple Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique purple violet color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or head...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Large Hollywood Regency Brass Koi Fish Sculpture Bottle Chiller or Wine Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A high end quality ice bucket / bottle holder that doubles as a chic table sculpture. It features a swiveling lid and copper bottle holder insert. Extremely heavy with a warm vintage...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
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)...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink Zanfirico ribbons and copper aventurine bands Italian art glass decorative centerpiece bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 3 Etched Cocktail Glasses, Uranium Green Glass Glow in UV Light
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Mid-Century Modern cocktail glasses were made of uranium green glass with op-art texture continuing from the stems to the rims of the bowls. The glasses are decorated with ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Uranium Glass
$156 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fontana Arte standing ash tray
Located in London, GB
Rare original Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte ashtray.
Brass and glass. Retains original glass insert
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Vintage Blue Decorative Crystal Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique p...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Ashtray or Vide-Poche in Rostrato Murano Blown Glass by Barovier, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous ashtray or vide-poche in mouth-blown "rostrato" Murano glass. This stunning piece was realized during the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso.
In amazing ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Waterford Vintage Colleen Hock Wine Glasses
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of hock wine glasses was made by Waterford in Colleen pattern. Colleen is characterized by subtle, ornate patterns, featuring intersecting and broad vertical cuts, that...
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Late 20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Cigar Ashtray, Czech, Bohemian Art Glass, Decorative Tray, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cigar ashtray. A Czech, Bohemian art glass decorative tray, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Fine Bohemian design...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Lino Sabatinni For Christofle / Gallia, Paris - Ice Bucket, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous ice minimalist / modernist silver plated ice bucket, I believe in the Windsor pattern, designed c.1960
by the world famous Lino Sabatinni, the preeminent figure in modern...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 11 Green Majolica Knife Rests Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 11 green Majolica knife rests.
Vallauris, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Brazilian Modern Jean Gillon Wood Art Jacaranda Trays
By wood art, Jean Gillon
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of Brazilian Modern Jean Gillon Wood Art solid Jacaranda trays. Retains the original labels. 1960s, Brazil.
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood, Jacaranda
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brutalist Bottle Opener Mid-Century Modern Metal Breweriana Barware
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Royal Winton, Grimwades, Gold Glazed Candy Dish with Lid, U.K., Circa 1950's
By Royal Winton
Located in Chatham, ON
Royal Winton - Grimwades - 'Gordon' - Vintage gold glazed candy dish with lid - transfer and impressed marks on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Arthur Umanoff 39 Bottle Wrought Iron Wine Rack
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Arthur Umanoff for Raymoor, black painted wrought iron free standing wine rack that holds
39 bottles. Minor wear to paint.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wrought Iron
Murano Bowl in Mouth-Blown Art Glass in Amber and Green-Yellow Shades, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano bowl in mouth-blown art glass in amber and green-yellow shades. Italian design, 1960s.
Measures: 25 x 6.5 cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Barbini Murano Blue Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass 1950s Rocket Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and tall, vintage Murano hand blown sky blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Published ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
T. Orskov Melamine Serveware by Kristian Vedel. Denmark
Located in Riverdale, NY
Torben Orskov Melamine Serveware by Kristian Vedel. Denmark. Stackable and interchangeable pieces in red melamine for a multitude of uses. 6 pieces total. 1960's Denmark.
2 ashtrays...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Roth Keramic glossy red and black lava glazed guitar vase, West Germany, c.1970
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A Roth Keramik glossy red ‘guitar’ vase with black lava glazed borders, pattern number 312.
A double handled space-aged design of iconic shape, only known ...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid Century Dot Spaniel Dogs Sculpture Staffordshire England 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition. Beautiful and unique decorative sculptures. White Spaniel Dogs Sculpture was produced in Staffordshire, England in 1960s. Only one pair of dogs...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian Murano glass vase manufactured in the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Large Lidded Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Present your favorite dishes with enchanting style in this vintage lidded bowl from the celebrated Portuguese ceramic maker, Bordallo Pinheiro. Expertly molded and richly glazed to s...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
West German Midcentury Blue Lava Drip Glaze Vase by Scheurich, circa 1965
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Gorgeous vintage Mid-Century vase by West German Pottery manufacturer Scheurich Keramik (Ceramic), circa 1965. Add a splash of color/colour to your home decor with this beautiful blu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Aldo Tura Bar Set in Carved Wood and Brass Details, Made in Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant bar set in carved wood and details in brass. The set consist of an ice bucket, a shaker, a pitcher, a nut bowl and a double bowl with handle. Set designed by Aldo Tura and ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
West German Scheurich Keramik Fat Lava Ceramic Vases / Jars, Set of Three
Located in Barcelona, ES
Colorful set of three West German fat lava brown and orange glazed ceramic vases. Germany 1960s.
The giant sized one is a West German Pottery fat lava glazed ceramic vase manufactured by Scheurich. Marked on underside: W.German 408-40. .
These vases are amazing placed together. They have eye-catching colors in orange, shades of red, orange and brown.
The smaller fat lava West Germany...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lava
Murano couple of roosters, 1960, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Waterford Crystal Ships Decanter and Stopper Alana
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning, rare and discontinued mid-century Ships Decanter and Stopper Alana by Waterford Crystal.
Measures 9" in diameter and stands 10" tall. Great vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$542 Sale Price
30% Off
Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble and Brass Vide-Poche, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative neoclassical style vide-poche is made of faux-marble and brass. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
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
$202 Sale Price
42% Off
1960s nut bowl by Aldo Tura made of red goatskin and brass - Made in Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, very rare 1960s nut bowl by Aldo Tura made of red goatskin and brass.
Great mid-century design. Made in Italy.
Wooden bowl covered with red-dyed goatskin and clear varnish...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
1950's Bascal Annodized Aluminum Pitcher And 4 Cups Mid Century Atomic Age
Located in San Diego, CA
Great classic set of 1950 Bascal Annodized Aluminum Pitcher And 4 cups beautiful colorful , no dents light wear due to age.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Borzoi Dog Sculpture, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Borzoi Dog Sculpture was p...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Pair of Vases by Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Bochum, NRW
A stunning form and decor, decorated using the sgraffito technique with dancing girls motifs, highlighted details with glossy glaze.
A great addition to any collection of Italian, E...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$897 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Roth Keramik purple and white and black lava glazed, West Germany, c.1970
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare Roth Keramic purple panelled headlamp vase with white and black lava glazed borders with a blue outline.
Pattern number 403, in excellent condition.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage "Bullicante" Murano Bowl in Green Glass, Seguso Style, Rare Decorative
By Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Thick Murano Glass - Decorative Glass Bowl - Bullicante Murano Glass
Beautiful decorative bowl in thick Murano glass, in a vibrant hue of aquamarine green, with included bubbles. This technique, consisting in blowing tiny air bubbles in the glass before it thickens, is called "Bullicante" and was mastered by artisans the like of Archimede Seguso.
The piece is not signed, but dated - behind the bottom it reads "Murano 14-9-1983" as shown in pictures. It is preserved in very good conditions, and shows the expectable signs of the time including minor scratches and an overall patina.
For more selected Murano glass collectibles...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$434 Sale Price
20% Off
Set for 8 Pers Including Serving Cutlery "Cheri" By Henning Seidelin for Frigast
Located in Krefeld, DE
Incredible nice set of cutlery by danish Designer Henning Seidelin from the 1960s.
The name of this model is "Cheri" and it is made by Frigast in Denmark.
It's silver p...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
$259 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Vintage Purple Small Slim Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks very good.
No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Fish Wall Plates or Wall Decoration
By Kerangol, Caldas Da Rainha
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unmatching Pair of Glazed Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Decorations or Platters
Pair of Portuguese red and yellow ceramic plates from the Mid-Century ...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Midcentury Round Vide-Poche Dish in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury round vide-poche dish in travertine by Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the pictures.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Travertine
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, Porcelain Vase
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal studio-linie, bird decor painted in shades of blue, Germany, 1970s
Marked to the bottom.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions:
Diameter 10 cm [3.9 in.]
Heigh...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Ashtrays blue and Pink color from France 1960 Rond Shape
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Ceramic Ashtrays with Sea Urchin Motif, Pink and Blue, Decorative and Functional
This pair of ceramic ashtrays, designed with a striking sea urchin motif, combines artistry ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$330 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gucci 1970s Quail Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Gucci 1970s Quail salt and pepper shakers.
Signed Gucci Italy
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Rare Cenedese Amber 'Corroso' Glass Apothecary Jar with Lid Murano, Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Venetian Murano amber colored / coloured glass Apothecary jar or urn with lid with an acid etched (corroso) finish. Wonderful vintage midcentury Italian glass and perfect for the sto...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 18 Signed Murano Cenedese Flutes. Green and Cobalt glass sfumato.
By Cenedese
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Unique full set of 18 handmade Murano glass flutes with green and deep cobalt blue color.
It's rare to find a complete set of this number for true antique glass. Just unrepeatable.
...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Scandinavian Modern Hand Bottle Cap Opener in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A vintage bottle opener in the shape of a female hand. Its executed in solid brass. Originally sold at Illums Bolighus in Copenhagen during the 1950s. It may have been manufactured by Wiener Werkstatte in Austria but it has no markings. Measurements: 11 x 4...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$176 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Set of Old Fashioned Valencia by Culver with 22-Karat Gold
By Culver Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage set of old fashioned Valencia by Culver with 22-karat gold.
Elegant vintage midcentury Culver barware double old fashion, whisky glasses with Valencia pattern in a gold leaf finish.
Set includes 2 Culver lowball glasses in Valencia Moorish style design.
This fabulous vintage Culver set...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
By Orrefors
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall.
Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo.
"Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base.
Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D.
Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations.
In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later.
That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix.
The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship.
Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks.
Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Crystal
Italian Original Silver Plated Very Rare Snail Ice Bucket by Teghini, Firenze
By Teghini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Iconic and rare beautiful large Italian Silver Plated Snail Ice Bucket by Teghini, Firenze, 1970s.
Very good overall condition no loss of silver.
The ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
Piero Fornasetti Recipe Plate, Vero-Pig Piccadilly, Made for Fleming Joffe
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti recipe plate,
Vero-Pig piccadilly,
Made for Fleming Joffe,
Silkscreen and transfer,
Early 1960s.
This rare Piero Forna...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Anzolo Fuga for Avem Opalescent Murano Red, Purple Murrine Glass Vase Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This absolutely stunning and rare Italian Murano opalescent glass vase by Anzolo Fuga for Avem has glorious applied murrines of colors of reds, browns with a purple hint. The origina...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Blown Glass
Dansk Teak Ice Bucket by Jens H. Quistgaard
Located in Miami, FL
Dansk is one of the most celebrated makers of Mid-Century table and kitchenware. Their teaks and enamels are in designs that endure the decades make Dansk items highly sought after a...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Teak
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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