Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
POSTMODERN STYLE
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Round Top & Cylindrical Base Varnished Gold Brass Plated Bowl by AVLU
Located in Geneve, CH
Kubbe Bowl, Varnished Brass Silverware by AVLU
Dimensions: D 15 x H 16 cm
Materials: Varnished Brass.
Avlu Design was founded in Ankara in 2023 by Interior Architect Selin Demir...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Fragile Structure#9 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases,coffee cups and so on. ...
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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
A di Alessi King and Queen Chin set of 2 Bottle Stops in Blue and Green
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A di Alessi King & Queen Chin 2 Bottle Stops Blue & Green.
As new, collectible A di Alessi green and blue limited edition hand-decorated King and Queen Chin bottle stoppers in mint ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin
Pair of Amber Sommerso Glass Decorative Chinese Figures by Archimede Seguso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s.
These two sculptures are made in amber sommerso Murano glass and are quite heavy.
These two glasses are even more beautiful and suggestive in person.
T...
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1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
$6,295 Sale Price
24% Off
Etched Glass Sculpture with Two Walruses by Mats Jonasson for Kosta Boda, Sweden
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Sweden by Mats Jonasson for Kosta Boda, 1970s.
This is a heavy and thick glass piece with a part that has been carved and etched and that represents two realistic walruses. ...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Sculptural Studio Pottery Ceramic Tea Coffee Pot Signed Memphis Mid Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An unusual sculptural segmented teapot and remarkable piece of ceramic art, captivating with its unique design and artistic expression. Crafted from beige glazed ceramic, the teapot ...
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1990s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$858 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern Marble Coasters, circa '80s
Located in New York, NY
A set of four (4) '80s Post-Modern period marble drinks cocktails coasters, circa late-20th century, 1980s. Coasters are a natural creamy beige marble stone with polished surface and...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
$450 / set
A chunky Biomorphic Vintage Italian Marble Ashtray, circa 1970
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental incredibly unique vintage Italian marble ashtray, circa 1970. Featuring an undulating edge with ten rivulets and a carved out biomorphic center shape, this piece is one-...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
$256 Sale Price
61% Off
A six-piece set of hand-blown purple art glass pitcher and glasses, late 20th c
Located in View Park, CA
A set comprising six pieces of purple art glass barware: one pitcher and five tumblers, late 20th century. Possibly from Italy. Each piece features an intricate hand-blown spiral in ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Drinking Murano Crystal Glasses Set of 4
By Murano 5
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Post Modern Murano drinking glasses set of 4.
This set of four glasses boasts exquisite craftsmanship and distinctive decorations that belong to a single piece, each piece is different.
Hand Made of mouth-blown Murano clear crystal with decorations in blue spirals.
Measures: 4.5" Diameter x 4" High.
Great addition to any elegant modern Barware collection.
In the style of Bormioli Rocco...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of 2 Helice Black Porcelain Bowl by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Helice black porcelain bowl by Studio Cúze
Dimensions: W 15 x H 6 cm
Materials: porcelain
Studio Cúze
I am a Berlin based Japanese ceramic artist. I completed the Desi...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italy 1960 Post-Modern Murano Blown Glass Goblet
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant goblet hand made in Murano, Venice in 1960 in Murano blown glass. The piece is very charming and on it are visible the signs of the handwork.
The foot is in clear ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$381 Sale Price
20% Off
Borek Sipek Design Driade "Euridice" Transparent Glass Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
"Euridice"
Borek Sipek by Driade Kosmo,
2010
Transparent glass bowl
Perfect condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Post-Modern Lucite Bath Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern lucite bath tray, circa 1980s. The tray would make a great bathroom piece for toiletries and works great with any post-modern, minimalist, contem...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lucite
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Brown Glazed Ceramic Trinket Bowl or Sculpture, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in glazed ceramic.
It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in perfect original condit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Plain Vase i by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 plain vase I by Studio Cúze.
Dimensions: W 6.5 x H 14 cm.
Materials: ceramic.
The unique piece can not only be used as a vase, but is also sui...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$314 / set
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Half half vase by Jung Hong
Unique Piece
Dimensions: W 28 x D 28 x H 31 cm
Materials: Porcelain
I use the technique of 'sang-gam' (=inlay work) with my special tool, which I made myself, and create delicate and exact lines, which are all handmade, although they are often mistakenly considered manufactured. In the notched hollow lines, I delicately place the subtle different colors one by one, just as hyperrealist painters do. It took me about a year to get a detailed "moon" pattern on the porcelain "moon jar".
I am a Berlin-based ceramic artist from Korea and these are very early works made in Berlin,
Moon jar is a type of traditional Korean white porcelain...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$3,934 / item
Ashes Box with Cover by Studio Lievito
Located in Geneve, CH
Ashes box with cover by Studio Lievito
Dimensions: D20 x W20 X H7 cm
Materials: Bianco carrara marble, nero marquina marble.
Weight: 3 kg.
An oppositio...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
$1,132 / item
Type Spaghetti Meter by Studio Lievito
Located in Geneve, CH
Type Spaghetti meter by Studio Lievito
Dimensions: D10 x W10 x H10 cm
Materials: Bianco Carrara marble.
Weight: 1.8 kg
Turning ordinary into extraordi...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Carrara Marble
$262 / item
Postmodern Silver Hammered Pendant, Necklace by Marjorie Baer California Design
By Marjorie Baer
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this nice pendant with original necklace in silver hammered patinated finish circa 1980s, stamped in the back BAER SF, from San Francisco great California design. The...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Unused Coffee for Two Set by Danish / Swiss Kitchenware Specialist Bodum
By Bodum
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This refined yet striking coffee set was made for two. It is complete and still new as it has never been used. It consists of a French press, two coffee glasses, two espresso glasses...
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1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass, Cork
$214 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Champagne Flutes Glasses in Emerald Green Art Glass, circa 1990s, Set of 3
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of three (3) Emerald-teal green art glass Champagne flutes glasses, circa 1990s, Europe. In the style of Kosta Boda, Sweden....
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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$540 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1980 Jiří Dudycha Porcelan Postmodern Design Tea Set
By Jiří Dudycha
Located in Brescia, IT
Jiří Dudycha
Rep. Ceck, 1980
Teapot, Milk jug, Sugar Pot
Porcelain with gold details
Perfect Condictio
H teapot: 29 cm
H sugarpot: 14 cm
H milk jug: 14.5 cm
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Post-Modern Memphis Style Salt and Pepper Shakers by Olde Thompson
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of post-modern Memphis style salt and pepper shakers by Olde Thompson, circa 1980s. The set is constructed of hard wood with colorful high lacquered paint. The pair ...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1994 North Carolina Sid Luck Large Pottery Lidded Pitcher
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1994 Sid Luck large pottery lidded pitcher. For lemonade or water, the lid to keep insect out. Immensely popular Seagrove, NC potter - 5th generation. 10" h., 8" over handle, 6" dia....
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1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Brown Glazed Ceramic Trinket Bowl - Centerpiece by Bertoncello, Italy
By Bertoncello
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It is made in glazed ceramic and it perfectly expresses the sinuosity of Bertoncello's ceramics.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italy 1990 Post-Modern Orange Murano Glass Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Postmodern Murano glass vase has a very glamorous orange tone .
Because it' s not industrial production, the vase shows some little irregularities in the form.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Stomata 13 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stomata 13 vase by Anna Karountzou
Dimensions: W 32 x D 31 x H 45 cm
Materials: White stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, decorated outside with volcano rocks collected from Santor...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Other
$2,885 / item
Postmodern German Metal Extendable Trivet Coaster from Zack
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Metal Extendable Trivet Coaster from Zack, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Me...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Ceramic Tree Style Tea Warmer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern Ceramic Tree Style Tea Warmer, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Beige
Styles: Postmodern
Item Typ...
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20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Postmodern Minimalist Swiss Salad Servers, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Minimalist Swiss Salad Servers, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Plastic
Styles: Minimalist, Postmodern
Color:...
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20th Century Swiss Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Set of 2 Postmodern Granite Rock Pepper and Salt Shakers
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Granite Rock Pepper and Salt Shakers, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989
Additional information:
Materials: Granite
Color: Black
Styles: Postmodern
...
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20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Granite
Postmodern Metal and Art Glass Goblet by Hans Jürgen Richartz, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Metal and Art Glass Goblet by Hans Jürgen Richartz for Richartz Art Collection, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Minimalist Toast or Letter Rack from Tomado Holland, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Minimalist Toast or Letter Rack from Tomado Holland, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mat...
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20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Minimalist Glass Cake Plate, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Minimalist Glass Cake Plate, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Glass
Styles: Postmodern
Item Type: Vintage, Antiqu...
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20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Vintage Postmodern Italian Glass Plates from Diangelo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern Italian Glass Plates from Diangelo, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Plate and Pepper Shaker, 1990s
By Arzberg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Plate and Pepper Shaker by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This ...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 German Postmodern Fantasia Series Teapot or Coffeepot with Cup, 1980s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Postmodern Fantasia Series Teapot or Coffeepot with Cup by Matteo Thun for Arzberg, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attributi...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Postmodern Triangular Trivet Coasters by Jorgen Meldgaard, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Postmodern Triangular Trivet Coasters by Jorgen Meldgaard for Menu, 1980s, 1980s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
...
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20th Century Danish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Flash One Series Pepper or Salt Shaker by Dorothy Hafner, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Flash One Series Pepper or Salt Shaker by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution markIt is compl...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Sconces Palm XL by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Sconces Palm XL by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: W 30 x D 25 x H 85 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Non electrified.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the sna...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$10,086 / set
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Milk Jug for Arzberg, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Milk Jug by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution ...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere for Arzberg, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution ...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Screw and Nut Ashtray or Bowl, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Screw and Nut Ashtray or Bowl, 1980s, in Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Plastic
Style: Postmodern
Country of Origin: Germany
C...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Ceramic Bowl, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Ceramic Bowl, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Postmodern
Color: Beige
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or...
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20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Marek Cecula Ceramic Set
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A highly unusual, post modern, creamer/sugar ceramic set by Marek Cecula. The two pieces nest into each other, while on a pedestal. A great example of Mar...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$1,250 / set
Pair of Whimsical tower of Pisa Wine Glasses
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of whimsical tower of Pisa tilted wine glasses with silver glass base, circa 1980's .
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games World Globe Bottle French Limited Edition, 1984
By Limoges, Bernardaud
Located in New York, NY
A chic and cool numbered limited-edition Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games world globe white porcelain cognac bottle, 1984. This chic piece, made exclusively for the USA Summer Olympic Games, Los Angeles, California, 1984. Made in France. Piece was designed and made by luxury French porcelain brand Bernardaud for luxury cognac brand, Camus Napoleon, limited edition, hand-numbered on bottom #T493...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Wood Lacquer Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical salt & Pepper shakers with a flairs of 1980's Memphis era look signed at the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Peter Shire Exp Signed Ceramic California Studio Pottery Glazed Cup, 1979
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and extremely rare/scarce early work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore S...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
'Jane Centerpiece' by Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Jane Centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass, executed in glazed stoneware. Signed and numbered, 55/100. Editor's sticker 'Cor Unum'.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Black Art Glass Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Modern/Postmodern black and neutral flesh-tone art glass sphere decorative object or paperweight with an organic modern design, circa 1970s. This handmade art glass color...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Cosmo 190 Arabescato Vagli Marble Decorative Centerpiece by Casa Casati
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmo 190 Arabescato Vagli Marble Decorative Centerpiece by Casa Casati
Dimensions: D 30 x W 190 x H 5 cm.
Materials: Arabescato Vagli marble.
Available in different materials and...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Salt Pepper Shohei Mihara Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Oil or vinegar pitcher designed by Shohei Mihara. New old stock in mint condition.
Produced and made in late 1980s. Originally it was made as Japanese soy sauce pitcher, may use as ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$75 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Monumental art glass platter with frosted motif, on plinth, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
An impressive and monumental art glass bowl, late 20th century. Featuring frosted glass in a “dripping liquid” motif. Platter sits atop a stacked art glass plinth. Light scratches bu...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$272 Sale Price
38% Off
Morbelli 24k Gold and White Porcelain Wall Plate "Planisfero Celeste", Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Morbelli, 1970s.
It is made in white porcelain, which is decorated with 24k gold inlaid lamina.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of u...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Ten Plate by Katia Solórzano
Located in Geneve, CH
Ten Plate by Katia Solórzano
Dimensions: W 25 x D 25 x H 2.1 cm
Materials: Solid purple rose wood with mineral oil finishing.
SONORA TABLEWARE
A set of five objects with a design i...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
$1,263 / item
Rimas VisGirda California Studio Stoneware Funk Pottery Cup Mug
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale Funk pottery coffee mug cup created by Lithuanian-American sculptor and ceramist Rimas VisGirda. Cup measures 4" by 8" by 4 3/4" and is signed...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Memphis Postmodern Porcelain Teapot and Cups by Fitz & Floyd, 1985
Located in San Diego, CA
**Rare and Beautiful Porcelain Teapot and Coffee Cup Set by Fitz & Floyd**
This exquisite porcelain set, designed by the renowned Fitz & Floyd, is a quintessential example of Memphi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed, Italy 1990s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1990s.
Made in hand-blown Murano glass.
It is signed by Carlo Moretti.
This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in ex...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Post-modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-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, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-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 Peter Shire, Michael Graves (b.1934), Rosenthal, and Matteo Thun. 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 $40 and tops out at $24,410 while the average work can sell for $776.