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
Ugo La Pietra, Original Prototype Porcelain "Bagnante" Centerpiece , 1987
Located in Milan, IT
Ugo La Pietra, "Bagnante" handmade glazed porcelain figurative centerpiece prototype, 1987.
Produced by Artisan Mangani
Signed and dated prototype by Artist and Artisan on bottom.
Co...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mahogany Tray with Antique Brass Handles
Located in Treadwell, NY
Individually stamped and numbered, these one of a kind presentation trays feature patinated brass handles with a satin finish lacquer top coat. Each wooden slab is has its own unique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Cobridge Stoneware Vase Sea Horses Blue Green Ochre Contemporary
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Cobridge stoneware vase, decorated with a repeat pattern of sea horses and foliage. Rare trial piece dated 8.8.2000,
Cobridge impressed stamp on the underside which is marked trial with the initials PAS & ML and the date 8.8.2000.
Measures: Height 29.5cm
Diameter max 13cm
Diameter (base of vase) 10.3cm
A Cobridge stoneware cylindrical Cathedral pattern vase, designed by Samantha Johnson, copyright 2000
Cobridge Stoneware was a short-lived pottery company born out of the fascination of the head of one of the leading potteries for a process that died with its inventor early in the twentieth century. Cobridge Stoneware was in business 1998–2005. It was an Associate company of Moorcroft Pottery. The consequence of the business closing in down 2005. Is that the vases are now becoming very rare and demanding premium prices on the secondary market.
Hugh Edwards, owner of Moorcroft, was keen to develop the ideas of William Howson Taylor, the man behind the closely guarded secrets of Ruskin Pottery. A new company and name was needed for the new range, Moorcroft is known and recognized universally by its distinctive appearance. Cobridge, an area of The Potteries, was featured in the Industrial Landscapes that were planned to furnish some of the designs for the new range. Its skyline was dominated in earlier years by bottle kilns, now mainly demolished, and Cobridge was chosen as the new name.
The Cobridge Pottery was set up in a new imposing building a couple of hundred yards from the Moorcroft pottery and the official opening was in September 1998. The building was designed with future needs in mind. Only the outer walls are load-bearing, and the inner walls are built from blocks which can, if the need arises, be knocked down and re-built in another place. All the pieces were produced and hand painted here.
The designs for Cobridge Stoneware Pottery vases were designed by well known ceramic designers. Many were also designing for Moorcroft Pottery. These designers include Philip Gibson, Kerry Goodwin, Nicola Slaney and Angela Davenport. Also Anita Harris...
Category
Early 2000s English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Grandmother Tableware Set Designed by Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown
Located in Kansas City, MO
Grandmother tableware set by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Swid Powell, 1984. Set of four plates, four saucers and 20 cups.
Dinner pla...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vase Cobridge Stoneware Cathedral Blue Samantha Johnson Architectural
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Cobridge stoneware cylindrical Cathedral pattern vase, designed by Samantha Johnson, copyright 2000.
- The striking pillars and arches create spaciousness in the design.
- The different tones of blue capture the texture and coolness of the stone interiors of these magnificent centres of worship, learning, art and community.
- Rare pattern illustrating medieval architecture in a contemporary context
The underside bears the Cobridge Stoneware stamp and is marked S Johnson, J.S. c.o.o. and S.J. c.c.c. 2000.
Measures: Height 20.7cm
Diameter (top) 8.5cm
Diameter (base) 9cm
Cobridge Stoneware was a short-lived pottery company born out of the fascination of the head of one of the leading potteries for a process that died with its inventor early in the 20th century. Cobridge Stoneware was in business 1998–2005. It was an Associate company of Moorcroft Pottery. The consequence of the business closing in down 2005. Is that the vases are now becoming very rare and demanding premium prices on the secondary market.
Hugh Edwards, owner of Moorcroft, was keen to develop the ideas of William Howson Taylor - the man behind the closely guarded secrets of Ruskin Pottery. A new company and name was needed for the new range - Moorcroft is known and recognized universally by its distinctive appearance. Cobridge, an area of The Potteries, was featured in the Industrial Landscapes that were planned to furnish some of the designs for the new range. Its skyline was dominated in earlier years by bottle kilns, now mainly demolished, and Cobridge was chosen as the new name.
The Cobridge Pottery was set up in a new imposing building a couple of hundred yards from the Moorcroft pottery and the official opening was in September 1998. The building was designed with future needs in mind. Only the outer walls are load-bearing, and the inner walls are built from blocks which can, if the need arises, be knocked down and re-built in another place. All the pieces were produced and hand painted here.
The designs for Cobridge Stoneware Pottery vases were designed by well known ceramic designers. Many were also designing for Moorcroft Pottery. These designers include Philip Gibson, Kerry Goodwin, Nicola Slaney and Angela Davenport. Also Anita Harris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Kiln-Formed Art Glass Tray with White Gold Starfish
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Kiln-formed art glass tray with carved starfish design in 24-karat white gold leaf by Jeff Andrews.
This one of kind art glass sculpture is signed "Jeffrey Andrews"
Jeffrey studied...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Vintage Long Black and Transparent Murano Glass Centerpiece by Aureliano Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Murano glass in 1970s.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in a hom...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Italian Center Piece
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful handmade bronze center piece Icaro designed by Esa Fedrigolli (Lodi 1950) in the 1980s for EsArt, Italy. This stylish center is in great condition and signed by the artist ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Hollow Silver Candelabras by Asprey & Co
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage pair of hollow silver candelabras
Made in England, 1961
Made by Asprey & Co.
Fully Hallmarked
Dimensions -
Approx Size : 30 x 12.8 x 25.6 cm
Total Weight 1768 g in to...
Category
1960s British Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Nicola L. La Belle Et La Bete "Cocteau" Ceramic Tray
By Nicola L.
Located in New York, NY
Cocteau, La Belle Et La Bete ceramic serving tray by French conceptual artist Nicola L. Signed on reverse, Nicola L. 2007 Galerie A Rebours Edition...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Grey Marble Stone Modern Cocktail or Drink Coasters, Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
A great set of four (4) Modern style or Postmodern period grey-taupe marble stone cocktail or drinks coasters, circa late 20th century, 1980s-1990s. Set's shape is square with round ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone, Marble
1980s Postmodern Faux Suade Wrapped Ice Bucket
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool design on this Memphis era Postmodern, ice bucket with plastic linner great condition California design.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Kiln-Formed "Geometrik" "Grand Ellipse" 24-Karat Art Glass Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Kiln-formed large "Grand Ellipse" oval art glass bowl with carved design. Featuring a Jet-cut leaf design with Kiln-Formed reliefs worked in know as the "Geometrik" design. The carve...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, "Arabesque Gold" Porcelain Knife Rest
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal. "Arabesque Gold" porcelain knife rest with gold decoration, late 20th century.
In perfect condition.
Measures: 7.5...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Alejandro Colunga High Temperature Ceramic Plate
Located in Mexico City, MX
An important ceramic plate by Mexican artist Alejandro Colunga. Series 14 / 15. The plate is an assemble of different ceramic pieces depicting fish and a dog head. Signed and dated 1...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
'Nob Hill' Ceramic Mug Sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Glazed whiteware ceramic mug sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015.
Approximate measures: 11 3/4" high x 16 1/2" wide x 29" long (to handle)
Peter Shire:
Peter Shire is an LA-based art...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern White and Neon Yellow Art Glass Vase from Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scandinavian Postmodern white and neon/florescent yellow art glass fluted vase from Kosta Boda, Sweden. Vase is numbered, 40015, and signed by artist designer on bottom a...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Borek Sipek Design Driade "Euridice" Transparent Glass Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
"Euridice"
Borek Sipek by Driade Kosmo,
2010
Transparent glass bowl
Perfect condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
John Miller Blue Plate Special Cola & Straw 2008 Blown Pop Art Glass Sculpture
By John Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and liv...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Postmodern Large Round Blown Glass Serving Plate by Seguso, Murano, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s.
It's made in blown glass by Seguso, Murano, Italy; a blown mark is visible in the center of the plate.
It may show slight traces of use since it's vinta...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Huge Signed Barbini Asymmetrical Modernist Murano Glass Vase
By Barbini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very large, asymmetrical modernist Murano glass vase.
It's reminiscent of the style of the 1980s Memphis Design school.
The large scale of this vase simply makes it a comman...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Matteo Thun Fantasia Mocca or Tea Set Porcelain for Arzberg, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Matteo Thun Fantasia Mocca or tea set porcelain for Arzberg, 1980s. Immaculate set containing one tea pot with lid, eight cups with saucers, a milk vessel and a sugar container with ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Minimalist Postmodern Portuguese Cork Ice Bucket
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Geometric solid cork ice bucket, lid and carved out bowl for white milk glass bowl for contents.
Category
1970s Portuguese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cork
Fragile Structure#7 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....
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Round Ceramic Catchall by Ambrogio Pozzi with Hand Painted Details, Italy, 1980s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This catchall is made in ceramic and features hand painted parts.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excelle...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
American Post-War Bentley Terra-Cotta Vase
Located in New York, NY
American Post-War Design terra cotta and black trimmed vase with 4 profiles of faces in relief. (by ROBERT BENTLEY)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
LS 650 Lazy Susan Serving Dish, Bordeaux Resin, Honey Onyx
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Measures: Closed: Ø65 x H8 cm
Open: L65 x W77 x H8 cm
During the Palazzo Monti residency the one thing we most enjoyed was to spend time with the other designers and to share dinne...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Cisco Jiménez Hand Painted Ceramic Centerpiece
Located in Mexico City, MX
A striking ceramic centerpiece depicting a cellular tissue shaped stiletto. Hand painted by Mexican artist Cisco Jiménez. Signed and dated 2011.
Born in Cuernavaca, México in 1969...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Extraordinary Porcelain Teapot in Postmodern Style with a Saw Handle
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This cheerful cream colored teapot is like having a wingless water plane on your coffee table.
Its basis consists of two "floaters". The saw shaped handle allows you to lift the pot...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Post Modern Silverplated and Silver Bowl Following Gabriella Crespi Style
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
This contemporary vase in silver plate, with details in signed solid silver (the four feet and decorative freizes on the two opposite sides) is a table accessories designed by DD Dim...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Pair of Art Glass Turquoise Blue V Lite Lamps, Signed 1989
Located in Hanover, MA
Large-scale handblown conical form art glass lamps on round black stepped marble bases made by Glass Light Studio, signed 1989. The V-lite has one socket for a standard dimmable bulb...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Matteo Thun Extravergine Cruet for Anthologie Quartett, 1980s
By Matteo Thun, Anthologie Quartett 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Matteo Thun Extravergine Cruet for Anthologie Quartett, 1980s. Nice heart-shaped cruet for oil and vinegar. Dimensions are 7.08 x 7.08". Very good condition with no cracks or chips.
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Handblown Black Murano Glass Tumblers, Set of Ten
Located in East Hampton, NY
An extremely rare technique, the black glass that is handblown in Murano, Italy, is adorned with soft whites and blue accents. Very hard to find. Each one is a rare piece of art.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Glass Piece Entitled "Night-Time" by Murray Hill, 1986, Signed
By Murray Hill
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare blown glass piece entitled "Night-Time" by New Zealand artist Murray Hill. Signed and cataloged, the gorgeous sculpture has an acid etched finish with pu...
Category
Late 20th Century New Zealand Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
2 French Crystal Decanter With Bronze Figures
By Laroche
Located in New York, NY
2 French Post-War Design (1980/90s) crystal decanter with bronze female figures and crystal stopper (signed LaROCHE) (PRICED EACH)
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
White Opaline Art Glass Vase with Abstract Design Postmodern
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, tall and substantial Post-Modern abstract art glass vase that's clear and white opaline glass with a slight iridescence, circa late-20th century. Center 'ball' area has an abstract design of clear and twisted white art glass. Dimensions: 4.25" diameter x 15" height.
For black and white handkerchief...
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Sergio Asti Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique Sergio Asti architectural sculpture. Patinaed reflective glaze over ceramic. Hand signed on underside, Sergio Asti, 1971.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
2 French Crystal Champagne Bucket
By Laroche
Located in New York, NY
2 French Post-War Design (1980/90s) crystal champagne bucket (centerpiece) with bronze female figures as handles (signed LaROCHE) (PRICED EACH)
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Red Grooms, 2500 Limited Edition Porcelain Plate, Titled Moonstruck, 1994
By Red Grooms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Well known artist and great sample of his whimsical style porcelain plate numbered 639.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Emerson Woelffer Clay Sculptures, Abstract, Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Icon modernist artist, in these two clay sculptures. Prized individually at $ 3000.00 each Measures are different in each, please contact dealer for more curate size.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Postmodern Green Euclid Tray by Michael Graves for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic design by Memphis Milano-affiliated American postmodern designer and architect Michael Graves for his Euclid line for Alessi, the Italian home goods powerhouse. A green squ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Harmfull Ceramics Sculpture by Alina Rotzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Harmfull ceramics sculpture by Alina Rotzinger
Dimensions: H 35 x W 30 x D 20 cm.
Materials: high temperature ceramics, oxide pigments and dead flowers.
Composed by Alina Rotzin...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Other
Il Conico Water Kettle by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, 1986
By Aldo Rossi, Alessi
Located in Rochester, NY
The Alessi Il Conico Water Kettle by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, Italy. Made of polished stainless steel - 1986 design. Signed on underside. Early vintage pre-owned example in nice condit...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
White and Green Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dinnerware - Set of 12
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Winner of the prestigious Compasso d'Oro award for Good Design in 1964, Massimo Vignelli's iconic dinnerware for Heller (likely designed with his equally talented wife Lella) has bee...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Set of Six Postmodern Lacquered Ceramic Mugs by Padilla, Mexico
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Mexico by Padilla, 1970s.
This set of Mugs is handcrafted and made in lacquered ceramic and can be stacked on a wooden stand.
They are vintage the...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano Glass Ginger Jars
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of soft yellow cased glass ginger jars designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1980's. Jars measure 10.5" by 8.25" and are signed on the botto...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Early Nineties Vintage Ceramic Memphis Vase Vienna Collection by Heide Warlamis
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely and stylish ceramic Memphis design vase, designed by Heide Warlamis, for Vienna Collection. The vase is in very good condition, no chips a...
Category
1990s Austrian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Iconic Carl Poul Petersen Sterling Silver Covered Bowl Circa 1960s
Located in Montreal, QC
Awesome Mid-Century Modern Iconic Sterling Silver covered dish by renowned Canadian Silversmith Carl Poul Petersen The lid adorned with Bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Murano Venini Blue Art Glass Vase in the Manner of Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Miami, FL
A fine hand-crafted Murano art glass vase, signed Marcello Furlou.
This high quality vase is hand blown in the manner of Paolo Venini vases, most of which are circa 1956.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern 1980's Memphis Milano Lacquer Ice Bucket and Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic post-modern ice bucket /wine cooler and bowl. They stack to create a wonderful sculptural presentation. Removeable plastic insert for ice. Produced in Japan by Taste Setter Sigma...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic, Lacquer
Liliana Bonomi Planetarium Set of 8 Nesting Bowls for Serafino Zani, Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible set of 8 nesting bowls Planetarium, designed by Liliana Bonomi for Serafino Zani, the Planetarium set of 8 stainless steel nesting bowls S...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Peter Shire Ceramic Vase
By Peter Shire
Located in Fulton, CA
Vibrant yellow and blue color glazes in this signed ceramic vase by Peter Shire. Dated 1998. 11.5"H.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Anthony Bernulf Hodge Signed British Postmodern Art Studio Pottery Vase, 1986
By Anthony Bernulf Hodge, Skyfield Studio
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
British art Studio Pottery by artist Tony Hodge (Anthony Bernulf Hodge), circa 1986. This piece represents the middle of Anthony Hodge's career as a...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Iconic Carl Poul Petersen Sterling Silver Ladle
Located in Montreal, QC
Carl Poul Petersen sterling silver sauce ladle in his iconic blossom corn flower pattern. Hand-hammered. Measuring approx. 7.75"l. No monogram or removed monogram. Excellent vintage ...
Category
20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Brass Set of Fruit Salad Bowls, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian brass set of fruit salad bowls, 1970s. Brass fruit salad bowls, consisting of one larger and six smaller, complete with 6 teaspoons and a ladle alw...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Peter Shire EXP Signed Ceramic Pottery Splatter Mug Cup Sculpture, Dated 1984
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects.
This work is from the early 1980s and is signed with Shire's "Made in Echo Park" "(Echo Park Pottery...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Peter Shire EXP Signed Ceramic Pottery Splatter Mug Cup Sculpture, Early 1980s
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects.
This work is from the early 1980s and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP Pottery" (Echo Park Pottery...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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