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
Guido Gambone Midcentury Italian Linear Pattern Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery vase of compressed rounded slab form and slightly flared in shape with the readily recognizable linear pattern by Guido Gambone (1909-1969). The...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
1970's Mid Century Modern "United Solid Brass Co." Chrome & Glass Ice Bucket
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Mid Century Modern United Solid Brass Company Ice Bucket. Glass liner. Chrome bucket decorated.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Set of 2 Espresso Cups and 2 Saucers NEW
By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Andy Warhol christmas golden Angels espresso cup with saucer. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop art artist of our time, loved Christmas and was known...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Gold Plated Stirrup Cups Goblets with Animal Heads, Stags
Located in Miami, FL
Newly gold plated set of 8 stirrup cups/goblets with deer, stags or elk's heads.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
5-in-1 Drinking Glass set by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
5-in-1 Drinking Glass set by Joe Colombo, 1970
Italian industrial designer Joe Colombo pursued a career in painting and sculpture before he transiti...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$420 / item
14 Mid Century Frosted Cocktail Glasses
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century frosted cocktail glasses featuring galloping horses in white and gold. 14 in total included in this set.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$350 / item
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Anagama Fired California Studio Pottery Wall Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, beautifully designed, heavy Anagama wood-fired wall plate/charger by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is universally known for his abstract expressionist ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Italian Bitossi Attrib. Blue Pottery Vase with Figurative Design
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare Italian modern hand-thrown, hand carved, and hand painted blue pottery vase with figurative design, attributed to designer ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
Danish 19th Century Antique Copper Cake Baking Mold Form
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian antique copper cake baking mold pan in an intricate tiered design. This Danish cake mold was found at a flea market north of Copenhagen.
Cake...
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Copper
$191 Sale Price
35% Off
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass i...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Sugar Bowl, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crystal sugar bowl, circa 1920 Manufactured in Barcelona, Spain. In original condition with wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Crystal ...
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1920s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Bottle Stopper Pourer, Baller Austria, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian Bosse cat Figurine Collectible. Nice addition to your room or just for your collection of Austrian bronze items. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austr...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1950s Sheffield Silver Company Crescent Formica Round Serving Tray
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
By Crescent Formica-Sheffield Silver Co Vintage Round Serving Tray
2 h x 14.5 diameter
Preowned original vintage condition...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Galvani Mid-Century Centerpiece Container in Ceramic Desigm italy 1930/40s
By Galvani 2
Located in Palermo, IT
Futurist ceramic lidded container, airbrushed by Angelo Simonetti for Galvani. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Weight: 0.544 Kg
NOTE: We offer our customer...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Heavy Crystal Bowl with Controlled Spikes 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Heavy Crystal Bowl with Controlled Spikes 1960s
Handcrafted with Green highlights fading through bringing warmth into your color scheme.
Still in lovely condition ...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of 10 Vintage Culver Highball Glasses with 22-Karat Gold Valencia Design
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant vintage mid-century Culver barware glasses with Valencia pattern in a gold leaf finish. Set includes 10 Culver highball glasses in Valencia Moorish style design.
This fabulous vintage Culver...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Modernist Silver-Plated "Apple" Insulated Ice Bucket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern "apple-form" ice bucket with silver plate exterior and cream plastic interior (ca. 1960s).
Features a heavily textured, sculptural petiole and leaf decorat...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Walther Glas - Lobster dish - Crystal
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful large vintage serving dish from Walther Glas from the Siebenstern Collection
From the 1970s. Decorated with a frosted glass lobster in relief.
...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
George Briard Cocktail Napkins -The Higher You Go The Harder You Fall, S/8 Boxed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight pure linen cocktail napkins, by artist and designer Georges Briard (1917–2005) — a name that has for more than a century been a marker of spectacular and stylish vinta...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Linen
Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German porcelain coffee or tea cup set, with creamer and sugar, in white with touches of gold and blue. Set includes six cups, one creamer and one sugar bowl with lid, al...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Glass Cloche on Octagonal Teak Tray
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage glass cloche on a teak tray. The top is made of heavy glass with an integrally formed handle sitting on an octagonal teak tray. A useful serving piece perfect for serving ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mid-Century Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant, 40 cm high, jug vase with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern of stylised women. On the base is painted Italy 7882.
Fratelli Fanciullacci Potte...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Set of Gucci Quail Silverplate Salt And Pepper Shaker, Italy 1960s
By Gucci
Located in München, BY
Set of decorative silver-plated quail salt and pepper shakers, Italy 1960s.
Signed Gucci and Made in Italy on the bottom.
Good general condition. On the buttom, the silver platin...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot by Montreau Lohoof 1970 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Montreau Lohoof
Realised in La Borne circa 1970
Original large stoneware ceramic tea pot
Signed under the base : ML
Original good conditions
Measures: height 11 cm
L...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
"Noodle" Dachshund Brass Dog Bottle Opener by Bosse Vienna Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Classic early 1950s Austrian bottle opener, attributed to the Austrian Illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans depiction of "Noodle" the Dachshund dog. It was made by Bosse in Vienna.
Measure...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Wedgwood Runnymede Turquoise Pink Shells, Floral Center 71 Pcs Dinner Set
By Wedgwood
Located in Germantown, MD
71 piece dinner set by Wedgwood with turquoise band and the rare pink shell model with Floral Center. Model W4465
Wedgwood Runnymede Turquoise (Pin...
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Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bone, Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Pink Crystal Vase, Val Saint Lambert
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely crystal thick walled vase, made by the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert. Great pink gradient colour. The vase is in very good condition. No chips. Signed on the bottom.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
A Murano Glass Bowl ca' 1950's
By Flavio Poli
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting piece of heavy glass probably done by Flavio Poli, Murano. Concentric circles of several colors. Base polished in two angled spots allowing for it to sit angled or hor...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Arne Jacobsen original stainless steel Ice Bucket 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful barware in stainless steel ice bucket designed by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton in Denmark in the 1960s. This example is an original one, produced by Stelton between ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Oversized Murano Multicolor Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge Italian Murano glass hand blown fish figure with colorful decorative spots and stripes, Italy, 1950s.
Blue, red, orange, yellow and green accents...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French Green Majolica Oyster Marcel Guillot, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster signed Marcel Guillot, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of Six Joe Colombo 'Sferico' Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses....
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Large Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in blue color with a cased rim in dark blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A hig...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,053 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Pewter Pineapple Form Ice Bucket by Mauro Manetti Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful form pineapple ice bucket, a container with lid, in pewter by Mauro Manetti for Fonderia D'Arte Firenze.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Manufacturer's stamp on th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Pewter
Giant Mandruzzato Murano Sommerso Smoked Grey Clear Faceted Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Excellent Sommerso huge vase with faceted glass in shades of grey.
Dark and clear grey glass cased into clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Attributed to Mandruzzato, Italy, 19...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Ceramic pitcher by Guido Gambone. Italy 1950's
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Beautiful ceramic pitcher by Guido Gambone.
Rare decoration on the body of the pitcher depicting 2 running hounds, one blue, the other brown, on light background.
Glazed and cracked...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Brown Mid Century Rustic Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Rouillard 1975 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rouillard
Unique handmade mid XXth century ceramic pitcher
Original brown stoneware ceramic color
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 21 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1950s European Bronze Crocodile Nutcracker Walter Bosse Style Auböck
By Walter Bosse
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s European Bronze Crocodile Nutcracker attributed Walter Bosse
in the style of Carl Auböck
7x 1.5 w x 1.5 d
Original vintage unrestored condition
Refer to images.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Flavio Poli Sommerso Turquoise Blue Yellow Diamond Faceted Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Turquoise Murano glass faceted bowl or ashtray by Flavio Poli. Italy, 1950s.
Unusual color. Turquoise and clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Amazing diamond sha...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Lutèce saucer plate.
Located in New York, NY
Lutèce saucer plate. Vintage blue and white saucer from the famed Lutèce restaurant from Manhattan’s more sophisticated past. Chic vide poche souvenir. France, 1960's.
Dimensions: ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Large Studio Del Campo Enamel Center Piece, 1980
Located in New York, NY
A extra large unique and rare design by the famed Italian artist of Studio Del Campo. The 1980s geometric abstract design is done is shades of blue, purple,gray, and yellow. Signed.
Biography:
Studio Del Campo in Turin, Italy (1957-1998), was a collaborative name shared by craftsmen-artists Virgilio Bari...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
MCM Chrome "Penguin" Ice Bucket by West Bend Manufacturing
By West Bend
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM chrome "Penguin" ice bucket by West Bend Manufacturing, circa 1970s. The design features three walnut handles and an embossed penguin motif on the side of the bucket....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
1970's Italian Cube Ice Bucket in Thick Lucite With Sliding Lid
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Ice cube bucket in thick lucite. Beautiful and functional ice bucket with sliding top is an outstanding addition to any bar. The lucite is in very good condition and will kee...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lucite
Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Fruit Basket Weave Centerpiece
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Fruit Basket Compote Sculpture Centerpiece, 1950's Italy. Fabulous Italian glazed ceramic fruit basket figure. This polychrome compote is handmade with the gre...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Italian Handmade Murano Sommerso Glass Parfum Bottle, 1970's
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Sommerso decorative parfum bottle handmade in multi-color layers Murano glass. Very thick glass is in clear, blue, purple, pink colors glass combination.
Mar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Orange Mid-Century Metal Serving Tray with Handles, Powder Coated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large MCM Orange Metal Serving Bar Tray with Handles
This large and very sturdy Hermes color orange tray is a perfect addition to a bar or as a serving pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Aries Zodiac Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Number 9, Aries
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
Set of Four Vintage Pyrex Primary Color Mixing Bowls, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This set of bowls were designed and produced by Pyrex, in USA, during the 1950's.
This pretty glassware has ties to Upstate New York. Pyrex was introduced in 1915 by the Corning Glass Works, now known as Corning Incorporated in Corning NY. Chemists at Corning Glass Works created a special borosilicate glass that was resistant expansion and contraction during changes in temperature. This new glass—branded as “Pyrex”—held up under quick, extreme temperature changes, which made it ideal for railroad lamps...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$571 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Two Cat by René Lalique in frosted glass
By René Lalique
Located in Huntington, NY
Lalique Cats
Precious sculptures designed by René Lalique (1860-1945) one called "Lying Cat" and second seated cat, made of molded white glass and signe...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$1,720 / set
Italian Grinded & Cut Glass 1960s Bowl/Centerpiece by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Glass bowl/centerpiece made of cut and grinded glass by Fontana Arte. Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Cumulo Grey Barrel Vase, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These pieces use dollops of glass over a central core. The hot bits are blown out to diffuse the color and create a bulbous cloud-like shape. The bulbs are arranged so that each vase will sit in a way unique to itself. Hand blown and shaped in lead free crystal.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
6 Sergio Asti Chameleon Aperitif Drinking Glasses, Arnolfo Di Cambio, Italy 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six stylish color-changing studio glass drinking glasses / shot glasses from the 1970s, designed by Sergio Asti and manufactured by Arnolfo di Cambio in Tuscany, Italy. Thes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass Bowl Attributed to Flavio Poli for Somerso 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Verviers, BE
Attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso d'Arte, this biomorphic Murano glass bowl is handcrafted with red highlights fading through bringing warmth into your color scheme.
Still in love...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2, 3 Kg Glass Bowl Shell Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
original "diamond" ceramic tiles by Gio Ponti for Joo Milano 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
Wall panel composed of a very rare group of 6 ceramic tiles designed in 1960 by Gio Ponti for Joo Ceramiche Milano, "diamond" model, fire-red in white aluminum frame.
The whole panel...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury cubic dry bar in lacquered ash wood, mirrored steel and glass dry bar with hidden wheels. This gorgeous Willy Rizzo style dry bar was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
The wheeled bar cart's four sides are in mirrored chromed steel, while the top is in dark smoked glass. It moves thanks to four hidden wheels, and the structure is veneered black lacquered oak.
A design masterpiece that will become a cult furniture element in a midcentury bar or living room.
Italian designer and photographer Willy Rizzo (1928-2013) first came to prominence in the 1960s as both a chronicler of and participant in La Dolce Vita, the glamorous, jet set lifestyle enjoyed by many international celebrities and socialites in the postwar era. While photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a passion for interiors and launched a second successful career as a luxury furniture designer.
Rizzo was born in Naples in 1928 but moved to France early. After expressing an interest in photography at the age of 12, Rizzo's mother gifted him an Agfa Box camera; soon he was shooting portraits of his classmates at Paris's Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci.
In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications, including Ciné Mondial, Point de Vue, and Image du Monde. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Rizzo notably covered the Nuremberg Trials and travelled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa, later published in Life Magazine. As his reputation grew, he was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at flashy events like the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries, and movie stars, allowing him to capture these public figures in unusually candid moments.
Hoping to advance his career further, Rizzo travelled to New York with Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American starlets. When he returned to Paris two years later, he was invited to join Jean Prouvost’s newest publication in colour, Paris Match, as head photographer—a position that he held for 20 years and, along the way, sparked a new culture of celebrity photographers who were as intriguing and fashionable as their subjects.
In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue.
Throughout his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Salvador Dalí, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, and Gregory Peck, as well as striking up close friendships with famous personalities like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jack Nicholson. In 1962, Rizzo famously captured some of the last moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life on film before tragically committing suicide a few weeks later.
In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly-leased, run-down Roman apartment. Just for personal use (at first), Rizzo created a series one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by modernist icons, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But as his glitterati friends—Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and the like—became admirers of his work, Rizzo was flooded with design commissions.
Rizzo went on to furnish apartments for Italian aristocracy in the Palazzo Borghese and Palazzo Ruspoli that same year and quickly earned an international reputation as a designer to the rich and famous. In response to ever-growing demand, he launched his own Tivoli-based company dedicated to contemporary furniture design handmade in lux materials such as wood, marble, stainless steel, brass, and wild boar. Over time, his team of eight grew to 150, and he was able to open shops in France and throughout Europe, as well as in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
With an emphasis on clean lines and geometric forms, Rizzo's tables, chairs, and accessories combined contemporary shapes with traditional materials—in contrast to many of his contemporaries, like Ettore Sottsass and Vico Magistretti, who were popularizing plastic, foam, and other synthetics in furniture production. Rizzo's most successful designs are many low, box-like tables in granite, metal, glass, or burled wood, often embellished with brass or chrome accents or built-in liquor cabinets or trays. Two examples of his most celebrated designs include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Steel, Metal, Chrome
Green and Amber Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl by F. Poli, Italy, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bowl or ashtray in Murano "sommerso" green, orange and clear glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and produced in Murano, Italy during the 1960s.
In amazing conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
MCM Silver Fade Highball Cocktail Glasses Style of Dorothy Thorpe Set of 6
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Mid-Century Modern silver fade highball sized cocktail glasses in the style of Dorothy Thorpe, set of 6. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century.
We have a half dozen reasons to catch your attention!! Just LOOK at this lovely set of six tumblers, highballs, or cocktail silver rimmed glasses in the style of the iconic Dorothy Thorpe!! Having a mid-morning brunch or evening cocktail party? What a sophisticated set of glassware...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Glass
Mid-20th Century Stainless Steel Aperitifs / Cordials or Shot Glasses, Set of 8
Located in Austin, TX
This set of 8 stainless steel cordials / aperitifs or shot glasses is attributed to Arne Jacobsen, the sought-after mid-century Danish architect and designer of the Functionalist Movement. Jacobsen was among the 20th century's most famous designers. Think Egg Chair, Swan Chair, Ant Chair.
This set of cordials is a rare MCM find...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stainless Steel
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