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
Decorative Plexiglass Vide poche or Ashtray with Leafs Inclusions Italy 1970
By Resinplast
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative Plexiglass Vide poche or Ashtray with Leafs Inclusions, 1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plexiglass
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
Group of Malcolm Wright Art Pottery
By Malcolm Wright 1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of Malcolm Wright pottery including two covered bowls and an oversized charger. All monogram signed on the unglazed bases. All in black and brown glaze and decorated with leaf motifs. The charger with a scalloped rim.
Measurements: Smaller lidded bowl 9.75 inches wide and 6.5 inches high, and larger covered bowl...
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
$950 / set
Culver Ltd Barware Set Ice Bowl and Six Rock Glasses with Tray 1960s
By Culver Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful set of Culver Moroccan themed rocks glasses and ice bucket set with original accompanying carrying tray.
6 rock glasses and ice bucket on a gilded carrying tray in great co...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Green Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, Label sculpted crystal vase with Green core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The cen...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
MCM figurine shoe brushes toy in style of Kay Bojesen, scandinavian, dog & mouse
By Kay Bojesen
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of Mid-century Modern shoe brushes in the style of Kay Bojesen. A mouse and a dog.
Measurements :
height 11,5 cm / 12,5 cm
width 5 cm / 4 cm
depth 11 cm / 6,5 cm
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood, Teak
Val Saint Lambert Sommerso Technique Twisted Light Crystal Table Lamp Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint-Lambert Signed
This simple yet graceful Cobalt Blue table lamp is in Large size; 36 cm excluding the shade. The colored core in Classic Val Saint-Lambert tint has been gi...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vallauris Blue Ceramic Coffee Set, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Creative French Mid-Century Modern coffee set signed by Vallauris presenting 7 pieces in a very good general condition.
Measures: 4 cups diameter 8-8.5cm height 7 cm
4 saucers 11 c...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese 'Smoked' Gray Vintage Murano Glass Bowl or Dish
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Single midcentury, vintage 'Opalino' Murano glass bowl designed by Antonio da Ros (1936-2012) for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990. Wonderful translucent color of 'smoked mushroom' gray (gr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Solid Brass Ashtray Old Patina France 1960 Gold Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Solid Brass Ashtray Old Patina France 1960 Gold Color
1960 solid brass ashtray.
Brass sculpture, Vide Poche, decorative object.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
Taro Okamoto White Porcelain Japanese Avant-garde Rooster Teapot Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Large Mid-Century Porcelain Rooster Teapot by Japanese Avant-garde Artist Taro Okamoto. It measures 15" handle to spout x 13" tall. Perfect condition.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Vintage Federal Glass Gilt and Red Diamond Pattern Highball Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Beautiful Vintage Gilt and Red Diamond Pattern Highball Glasses. Nice heavy-bottomed glasses measure 5 1/2" high x 2 3/4" across.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Midcentury Lucite, Wicker and Brass Ice Bucket Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing ice bucket in lucite, wicker and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Sterling & .900 Silver Cocktail Spoon Set with Figural Animals
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This boxed set of six cocktail or ice tea spoons are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern s...
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Etched Crystal Serving Plate
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated serving plate was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features a sunburst pattern emanating from the center. The bottom has been incised with deep channe...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Granite American Modern Serie Tall Stem Glasses Russel Wright 15 Pcs Morgantown
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern grouping of 15 American Modern tall goblets designed by Russel Wright and manufactured by Morgantown. Consisting of 15 Granite Gray stem glassware in three different sizes all in Very Good condition. Since the glasses were hand blown, slight differences of colors and dimensions occured.
American Modern was a line of Mid Century Modern tableware for entertaining designed by Russel Wright (1904-1976) in the 1930s. It was a popular collection of Modern shapes and colors for dishes and glassware produced from 1939-1959. The glass articles for this line were produced by Morgantown Glassware Guild and the dishes by Steubenville Pottery. The glasses were available in coral (pink). chartreuse, gray and seafoam. This line was so popular that even Elanor Roosevelt and Mamie Eisenhower had a set of dishes and because of the high quality of the glass production at Morgantown, it was chosen as the supplier of glassware for the Kennedy White House.
Morgantown Glass Works was founded in 1899 in West Virginia to produce pressed and hand blown glassware. The company closed for a short period in the 30s and reopened as Morgantown Glassware Guild producing high quality glassware until 1965 when it was bought by Fostoria Glass Co. and finally closed in 1971.
MEASUREMENTS & QUANTITY: (2 goblets) 5.5 inches high x 3 inches diameter –(8 goblets) 4 inches high x 3.75 inches diameter – (5 goblets) 3.75 inches high x 3.5 inches diameter
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Fantastic Fish Bottle Opener in Abalone Stone by Los Castillo Taxco Mexico 1970s
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mexican Modernist sculptural fish bottle opener in Abalone by Los Castillo.
Hand crafted in Abalone Stone.
No markings present. Attribution Los Castillo.
From Taxco Mexico 1970s. ...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Abalone
Green Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper, 20th Century, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A stunning green glass decanter with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. Wou...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Dark Red Small Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. 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
Studio Pottery Vessel Gertrud + Otto Natzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California design.
The Natzlers moved to Los Angeles from Austria in 1938. They were trained artisans. She made the simple pristine pot forms and he made the amazing glaze designs.
T...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 21 Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique set of 21 Michelin Man tiles, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. The set comprises the complete series of...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$4,397 / set
German Ceramic Vase by Dümler and Breiden, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful ceramic bottle vase decorated with circles. Manufactured by Dümler and Breiden. Germany, 1950s.
This elegant pottery vase in brown and gr...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
1965 Dansk Teakwood Serving Tray Charcuterie Platter Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1965 Dansk Staved Teak serving tray Charcuterie Platter Jens Quistgaard
Dansk IHQ Large Checkerboard meat carving cutting board tray serving Platter
Mosaic of staved solid teak by...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert,Signed sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional f...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Midcentury Ashtray by Montelupo in Blue "Rimini" Ceramic, Bitossi Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed Mid-Century ashtray in a fantastic vibrant blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu). This amazing and rare piece is signed on the bottom and was designed by Flavia Monte...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century French Decorative Pitcher / Vase by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic decorative pitcher / decanter / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The vase is in a subtle blue hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze. It is decorated w...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$4,384 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Mid Century Full Lead Crystal Sterling Silver Spirits Wine Decanters, 1966
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning identical Pair of English heavy gauge Sterling Silver mounted full led Crystal Spirits or Wine Decanters, made by renowned silversmiths Roberts and Dore of Hatton Garden Lon...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Solid Brass Hand Painted Ashtray By Dayagi, Israel 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Solid Brass Hand Painted Ashtray By Dayagi, Israel 1960s
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Rooster Shaped Pitcher in Brown Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching brown and beige ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in brown color with fat lava decorat...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Earthenware
Small Coffee Set 'Novum 65', Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist three-piece porcelain coffee set 'Novum 65' by Hutschenreuther, Germany, cobalt blue/white, released between 1968 and 1970, marked.
Priced as a set of 3.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
20th century design decorative ceramic plate colored bird style of J. Innocenti
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jacques Innocenti
20th mid-century design ceramic plate or vide poche
Decorative bird colored
Original perfect condition
Circa 1950
Height 2 cm
Large 19 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
A blue and green a fasce a spirale vase from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Produ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Swedish Art Glass Crystal Vase by Strombergshyttan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Heavy "Stromberg Blue" art glass vase from Strombergshyttan Glassworks from Smaland, Sweden. Clear crystal with a slight hint of blue. Etched underneath "Stromberg B316."
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Culver Cranberry Scroll Cocktail Set, 6 Rocks Glasses, Ice Bucket
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Culver Cranberry Scroll Cocktail Set, 6 Rocks Glasses and Ice Bucket. 22-karat gold filigree scroll work in a Moorish inspired windows pattern with cranberry ovals filling ea...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Italian Travertine Ash Tray, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Italian travertine ash tray or catchall circa 1970s. The bottom of travertine has a suede table top protector.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Textured and Faceted Murano 'Sommerso' Blue Ice Glass Vase
By Mandruzzato
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful midcentury Murano art glass vase attributed to Mandruzzato, circa 1980s. The combination of ocean blue and the textured clear 'Sommerso' ice glass looks simply stunning.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Auböck Brass Coin Bottle Opener, Around 1950s, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Auböck brass coin bottle opener, around 1950s, Austria
Oroginal condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Hammered masive ashray around around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered masive ashray around around 1950s
Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Ensemble of 'A Scavo' Murano Art Glass Vases and Vessels
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful collection / ensemble of 'a Scavo' colored / coloured glass vases and vessels, some of which have been attributed to Vittorio Rigatierri for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Ita...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Big Ceramic German
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ceramic
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$8,000
Vintage Ship Motif Ceramic Creamer Pitcher in Blue and Pink - Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small ceramic ship motif creamer pitcher. This piece features a ship with tall sails on a blue background with a pink border. The bottom is marked "Made in Japan".
Dimensions:
3....
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$40 Sale Price
20% Off
Cenedese Set of 12 Mid-Century 1970s Italian Black & Clear Murano Glass Vases
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese set of twelve large and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano round, circular glass vases or oversized tealight / candle holders, circa 1965-197...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass "Multi-Color" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Ceramic Boxer Dog Decorative Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic/terracotta, good original vintage condition. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Boxer dog was produced in 1960s in Italy.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Vintage Cera Glass Set of 8 Dow-Jones Industrial Average 1958-68 Rocks Glasses
By Cera
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of 8 vintage Ceraglass, 10 years of Dow-Jones Industrial Average 1958-68 rocks glasses. Printed in black and white with 22k ticker tape, with highlight...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Pink Amber Sommerso Ribbed Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural Murano Jug Shaped Vase in Shades of Pink and Amber glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950s.
Large s...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Midcentury Large Italian Black Glass Artistic Vase with Crystal Base, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury large black glass artistic vase with crystal base. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the 1980s.
This piece is very elegant as it has a very slick...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Sterling Silver Salt Cup with Salt Spoon - Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful silver salt cup with enameled interior. With it a small salt spoon, originally belonging to the cup.
It is Sterling silver, made by George Jensen.
The salt cup is in good...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
A set of 6 French knives from the mid-20th century.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A set of 6 French knives from the mid-20th century, with steel blades stamped "Paris" and horn handles. Beautiful natural patina. Blade length: 13 cm.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Large sandcast glass Saint Gobain platter
By Saint Gobain
Located in London, GB
Fabulous large French sandcast glass Saint Gobain platter. Larger than average. Gréât centrepiece. Saint Gobain glass.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Victoria Littlejohn Fish Ceramic Wall Plaque / Trivet, circa 1975
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Victoria Littlejohn fish ceramic wall plaque / Trivet, circa 1975.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #2, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in off-white and mocha brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Tall Wrought Iron Wine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice high capacity of 49 bottles skinny low profile wine rack.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish Teak Sloped Butcher Block Cutting Board by Richard Nissen
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare, scalloped edge, Danish teak sloped cutting board by Richard Nissen, circa 1960s. The piece has a butcher block design and is 15.75" in diameter and is in very good vintage cond...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s WMF Modernist All Purpose Bowl Fraser's Stainless
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s WMF Cromargan Fraser's Stainless
Box 11.75 long x 5.25 d x 1.88 h
Bowl 12.25 x 4.38 w x 1.5 h
Original vintage condition with original box included.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Baby / Christening Cup
By Georg Jensen
Located in Huntington, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver baby / Christening cup
With leaf motif capped handle
20th century, Denmark
110 g
Engraved ROBERT.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Ashtray in Purple Glass Italy 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
This vintage Murano ashtray is a true gem for collectors and enthusiasts of Italian glassware. Crafted in thick, heavy glass, it reflects the high-quality craftsmanship that Murano i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Sterling Silver Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks by Timo Sarpeneva
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern, sterling silver candlesticks, hallmarked for Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1950s, Timo Sarpeneva, maker. Each candlestick measures 2 1/4 inches high x 2 1/2 in...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
Italian Murano Corroso Glass Set of 32 Pieces Drinking Glasses, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Corroso Murano glass set of 32 pieces drinking glasses.
8 Pieces per size from drinking glasses to shots glasses.
Deep grey/ green colored glass
Attributed to Seguso Vetri...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Murano Glass
Franco Bucci Italian Midcentury Modern Gres Pottery Big Vase, 1970s
By Franco Bucci
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Very big Italian gres vase designed and produced by Italian artist Franco Bucci Pesaro, logo under the base, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stoneware
Rare Pair of Lladro Porcelain Mandarin Vases
By Lladro
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a FANTASTICALLY RARE Pair of Lladro Porcelain ‘Mandarin Vases’.
Made circa 1973 and made in Spain by the exceptional maker, Lladro.
These two vases were produced and sold individually and were titled “Mandarin Vase”.
They were sculpted by Julio Fernandez...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
$3,000 / set
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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