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
Post Modern Memphis Design Rare Tea Kettle by Rolf Sinnemark for Rorstrand
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and beautiful ceramic teapot, circa 1980s, Made in Sweden designed by Rolf Sinnemark for Rorstrand highly collectible in great condition no chips or cracks, incredible geometric...
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20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Brass Oil Decanter by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass oil decanter by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 6.3 x W 10 x H 22.2 cm
Materials: polished tarnished brass
Made of brass and hand tarnished, the...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$557 / item
Grey Stoneware Pinakio Plate by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Stoneware Pinakio Plate by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 34 x H 10 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes: With\without handles - Black, Whi...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
1980s Memphis Milano Black and Blue Ceramic Teapot by Marco Zanini for Bitossi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Memphis Milano black and blue ceramic tea pot designed by Marco Zanini for Bitossi in perfect conditions. The tea pot by Marco Zanini is a stunning piece of functional art. It embo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1980's Coca Cola Classic Ice Bucket New Never Used Rare Collectible
Located in San Diego, CA
A very collectible original Coca cola , Ice bucket never used in its box, foam plastic super cool and rare item .
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
1980s Memphis Style set of 8 Vintage Rocks Glasses with Colorful Shapes & Tray
Located in St. Louis, MO
1980s "Memphis" style set of 8 vintage frosted rocks, highball old fashion glasses with colorful Shapes of Red, blue, yellow black and white with blue grid tray. Unmarked
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1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Venini for Disaronno Blue and White Fused Glass Ice Bucket, Murano Italy
By Venini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist vintage ice bucket has abstract geometric decor of fused white glass on transparent blue colored glass with controlled bubbles effect. The piece has two small rounded hand...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$256 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Postmodern White Ceramic Vase by Ambrogio Pozzi with Hand Painted Details, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This vase is made in ceramic and features pink, purple, crimson, grey and light blue hand painted parts.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican Ceramic Pottery Mugs, Set of 4
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Handmade ceramic pottery mugs by Rodolfo Padilla, Mexico. Mugs are a work of art in themselves. In excellent condition.
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1970s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$450 / set
Coffee Tea Service Flash One Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Dorothy Hafner 1985 for Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany. Porcelain, mint green and black glazed, 11 pieces,
1 x coffee pot,
2 x coffee cup with saucers,
2 x plates,
2 x ...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Postmodern Carrara Marble Lazy-Susan.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Italian Postmodern Carrara Marble Lazy-Susan.
Vintage Italian Postmodern or Minimalist white with black veining Carrara marble Lazy-Susan. A well-balanced turntable for kit...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Set of 4 Post Modern Pink Lucite Scrolling Ribbon Napkin Rings
Located in Amityville, NY
A vintage post modern set of four napkin rings in pink lucite, with a scrolling, looping, wrapping, ribbon or bow shape. Each of the 4 in the set is identical, providing a perfect fe...
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1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lucite
$89 Sale Price / set
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Postmodern Art Pottery Mug by Barry and Rosalind Hage
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage postmodern art pottery mug made by Barry and Rosalind Hage of Long Beach, CA. Features a wonderfully whimsical hand painted design in black and blue on a white base glaze. ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Rare Lucite & Steel Two-Tier Bar Cart, Italian, circa 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fantastic bar cart was made in the 1980s in Italy and features lucite and steel construction. Made primarily of two loops of lucite, they are secured together at the top with tw...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel
Post Modern Marco Zanini / Peter Shire Insp Abstract Art Pottery Teapot Spain
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, Vintage, 1980s, Whimsical, Handmade and Painted, Signed and Numbered, Jorge Benlloch, Post Modern Tea Pot Sculpture.
Made in Spain.
This piece is very similar to the fantas...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
San Francisco Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
San Francisco Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 150 x H 110 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$37,565 / item
6 Marc Newson 4 1/2 Inch Tall Highball Glasses for Iittala
By Marc Newson
Located in Doraville, GA
Six highball glasses designed by Marc Newson for iittala in 1998 and made in Finland. The glasses are rare and have been out of production for awhile now. Statement from the Marc New...
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1990s Finnish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Black, White and Yellow Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dishes - Set of 24
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...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Whimsical Ceramic Teapot Postmodern Design by Walchtersbach, Germany
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical ceramic teapot by Walchtersbach circa 1970s, made in West Germany great Postmodern design beautiful colors.
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
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Ottaviani Large, Lux Wood Box & 800 Silver, Card, Dice, Poker Game Horse/Stallion
By Ottaviani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful game box, hand made by Ottaviani in Italy Rocanati, this box has R mark and also shows 925 sterling mark on side of the R. All chips and card seem to be in the box and some...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Whimsical Pair of Fish Italian Ceramic salt & Pepper shakers Gold &Silver Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical set of salt & Pepper fishes in porcelain gold and silver finish circa 1990's , made in Italy great table piece of conversation.
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Lutz Rabold 'City Scape' Tea Set for Arzberg, 1980
By Lutz Rabold, Arzberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Memphis-style tea set 'City-Scape' by Lutz Rabold for Arzberg Porcelain, Germany including one tea pot and lid (9.5in x 7.5in x 5.5in), one creamer (3.5in x 4.25in x 3.0in)...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Vintage Mid-Century Anchor Hocking Essex Green 12 oz Glass Tumblers
Located in Toronto, CA
Add a vibrant mid-century accent to your home with this set of four vintage Anchor Hocking glass tumblers in the striking Essex Calypso Green. Known for its luminous jewel-like tone,...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$188 Sale Price / set
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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 lived experience. Maybe as impressive as the work itself, is the magnitude of which his creations come to life. At such an impressive scale, his process is truly spectacle to witness.
Pieces from his famed ‘Blue Plate Special...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Memphis Milano Postmodern Silk Necktie by Massimo Giacon
Located in Ferndale, MI
Abstract shapes on a harlequin background in red, purple, black and gold In a comic book like fashion, Massimo Giacon nails a sophisticated yet fun necktie design for the Memphis Milano Design Group. circa 1985. The Memphis Milano design movement played a key role in the promotion of Italian design worldwide.
This item has been professionally dry cleaned.
Massimo Giacon was born in Padova, Italy in 1961. Since 1980, he has worked in Milan as a cartoonist, illustrator, designer, artist and musician. In 1985 he started working with an architect's studio, Sottsass Association, honing his design skills by working with Artemide, Alessi, Swatch, Philips, Ritzenhoff and Telecom.
He has designed wall hangings, rugs, ceramics, and kitchen items, produced advertising illustrations...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silk
$126 Sale Price
35% Off
Fulvio Bianconi, "A Spicchi", 1953
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi
'A Spicchi' Vase, c. 1953
Execution: Venini, blown glass, purple, pink and blue.
Signed: Original label and signature (Picture 4)
H : 36 cm (14.17")
Overall Ver...
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1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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...
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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Carafe with Stopper and Set of 6 Small Wine, Liqueur Glasses
Located in Verviers, BE
Carafe with Stopper and set of 6 Small Wine - liqueur Glasses
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.??
With Best Wishes
Geert Niessen
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Early 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Peter Shire Exp Signed Ceramic Pottery Splatter Tall Mug Sculpture, Dated 1981
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful 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 1981 and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP" pottery (Echo Park Pottery...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Vintage Italian Murano Venini Venetian Art Glass Ice Bucket Blue and White
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1970s Vintage Venini Murano Light Blue White Clear Wine Cooler Ice Bucket Made in Italy.
handcrafted Italian Murano Venini venetian art glass ice bucket .
This is a delicate blown Murano art glass ice bucket.
It has a flared shape from the base to the rim.
It is a light sea blue color glass with white vertical lines and many small bubbles in the glass, the imperfection in the glass is due to the handcrafted blown glass.
Vintage hand blown Venini Murano martini ice cube glass container in light blue, white and transparent wine cooler, ice bucket
Hand-made in Italy 1970-80.
No Hallmark no signature.
Italian Murano art glass ice bucket.
Measures from handle to handle: 6.5 inches.
Diameter Top is 5.5 inches.
Dimensions: Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm).
Add a beautiful touch of Italian Mediterranean art...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Stainless Steel and Glass Cruet Set by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi and released in 1978, the “5074” condiment set has become a true icon of late 20th Century Modern Design. Aesthetically simple and beautifully...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Postmodern "Rigatone" Spaghetti Jar by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool postmodern "Rigatone" spaghetti jar by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi, circa 1980s. The piece is made of an orange translucent...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Kosta Boda Royal Blue Crystal Candle Holder by Anna Ehrner, 1990's
By Anna Ehrner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kosta Boda royal cobalt blue "Atoll" votive Tealight candle holder designed by Anna Ehrner, 1990s.
With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, and an ongoing commitme...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
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...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
New York Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
New York Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 110 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$23,478 / item
Italy Post-Modern Mario Buccellati Silver Bowl Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
This silver bowl of Mario Buccellati has an intense beauty and for this reason we can say that it can be a piece of art.
The centerpiece is finely engraved, with details that reproduce the imprint of a leaf.
On the back, we can see its feet that are made with the shape of two folded leaf.
It is a really masterpiece of high Italian craftsmanship.
The piece was made in 1980 but we can say that it is in excellent conditions.
It has its original and elegant blu box...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
$7,589 Sale Price
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Bottega Vignoli Large Majolica/Ceramic Vase, Signed, Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bottega Vignoli is brand created in Italy in the 1970's and makes unique and limited editions of Byzantine, Roman design ceramics, Majolica, located in Faenza.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Claudia Reese Cera-Mix Studio Pottery Postmodern Art Dinner Plate
By Claudia Reese
Located in Miami, FL
Cera-Mix postmodern art dinner plate or charger by Claude Reese.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Cristal D'Arques Crystal Ashtray Trinket Dish France Cut Glass Square Catchall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Clear Cristal D'Arques Crystal Ashtray Trinket Dish France Cut Glass Square Catchall.
Large thick cut glass square glass ashtray with beautiful detailed glasswork offering 4 spaces to hold your smoking item...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Italian Porcelain Large Ashtray Gancia Americano Licuor Advertising
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Navy blue porcelain large ashtray, circa 1970s in great condition never used made in Italy nice and unique decorative piece from a great era. Advertisement for Gancia Ameri...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Cobalt Blue Italian Stemmed Martini Glasses Set of 6 Post Modern Barware 1980s
By Baccarat
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of 6 handmade cobalt blue Italian candy stripe Italian stemmed martini glasses in French Maison Baccarat style.
Set of 6 gorgeous cobalt blue Italian stemmed martini glasses.
Fabulous hand blown vintage cobalt blue tumblers Martini glasses in beautiful color of deep cobalt blue and white glass perfect for cocktails.
Handmade the vibrant hand blown rich sapphire blue jewel to reveal a lovely white spiral pattern with clean lines.
Cobalt blue candy stripe cocktail glasses hand blown in Murano Glass, the glasses are twisted by the glass master to give exclusive elegant glass spiral effect lines.
Make your party and bar more precious with this set perfect to impress your guests.
These exquisite glasses barware will adds elegance and fun to a table or bar.
Set of 6 Italian cobalt blue Martini glasses...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Moon Jar in Raw by Solem Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon Jar in Raw by Solem Ceramics
Dimensions: Ø 42 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Red stoneware, white slip, glaze
This Jar is also available in Gloss and Obsidian finish. Please contact us.
...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$3,652 / item
Blue, Purple and Black Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dinnerware - Set of 18
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 been in near constant production for over 50 years. This is a 18 piece set in purple, blue and black, including 4 blue dinner plates, 4 purple dinner plates...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Large Organic Sculptural Ceramic Pottery Vessel
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic Post Modern Studio Pottery Vase Vessel.
Acquired vessel from an incredible artist estate in Palm Springs, Vase is in excellent vintage condition and believed to be early 1...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Tortoise Shell Hand-Blown Glass Pitcher
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand-blown glass pitcher in a tortoise shell pattern.
Elegant barware hand blown tortoise shell glass pitcher amber with clear glass handle.
A distinctive tortoise shell motif brings rich color and dimension to a glass carafe that makes a stunning addition to your bar.
A beautiful tall Martini or Lemonade pitcher...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Postmodern Modern Marble and Brass Ashtray Box, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A chic Postmodern marble and brass sphere ball ashtray box, circa 1970s. Piece makes a great decorative object box as well as an ashtray (three indents ar...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Brass
Postmodern Rare Italian Ashtray by Dajna Design in Plastic & Stainless
By Enzo Mari
Located in San Diego, CA
Great simple design on this Italian ashtray black and white plastic circa 1980's, with polished stainless steel in nice condition.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
$220 Sale Price
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1980s Postmodern Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot by Marco Zanini for Bitossi
By Marco Zanini, Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning postmodern ceramic tea or coffee pot from the Hollywood collection designed by Marco Zanini for Flavia Montelupo/Bitossi. White body, rounded pink handle, and stacked teal top...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1990s Postmodern Teapot Mikasa Millennium Helena Uglow
By Mikasa
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Postmodern Teapot Mikasa Millennium Helena Uglow Japan
4.75 h x 8.75 w x 7.13 diameter
Original vintage condition missing lid top
Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Glass Hand Painted Flower Plates - Set of 3
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing set of 3 vintage plates. Each have a hand painted design of flowers on them.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
2000s Cenedese Italian Aquamarine Blue Rostrato Murano Glass Ovoid Vase
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian modernist vase signed Cenedese with an interesting elongated modern organic shape, in a sophisticated azure turquoise color, in blown Murano glass worked with t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi, "A Spicchi", 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi
'A Spicchi' Vase, c. 1950
Execution: Venini, blown glass, purple, pink and blue.
Measure: H : 19 cm (7.48")
Overall Very good condition
A piece both highly ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Large Espresso Coffee Maker Postmodern Design by Bodum 6 Cup
By Bodum
Located in San Diego, CA
Simple, stylish, and sustainable, the Chambord Espresso Maker allows you to brew a rich, authentic espresso coffee in minutes. No need for a complicated
Inspired by traditional Italian stovetop Moka pots...
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20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Clear Ribbed Glass Pedestal Footed Cake Plate Stand & Dome Lid Cover
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage clear ribbed glass pedestal footed cake plate stand & dome lid cover. Unmarked.
Dimensions: 10.25" H x 11" diameter, (9.75" diameterinside cake)
P...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Huge Kaneaki Fujimori Collection Art Glass Platter Kato Kogei Japan, 1985
By Fujimori, Kato Kogei
Located in Melbourne, AU
Just wow! A huge, gorgeously colourful Kaneaki Fujimori platter.
This will display equally well standing, hanging or flat (we prefer it flat because this emphasises the generous size).
We love the shocking white of the background which makes the colours pop. We love the smooth gloss of the glass. We love the slightly off-kilter and ovoid shape. It’s a total winner!
Kaneaki Fujimori for Kato Kogei 1980s - a classic piece of Japanese postmodern Art Glass. Signature etched to base and original sticker also attached.
Red, Green, Yellow and Black are swirled through clear glass, over a milky-white background.
Delicious and punchy. Not for the faint-hearted decorator. This piece is loud and assertive. Delightful and fun, with extravagant size and a glossy smooth finish to reflect light and attract the eye.
There are some natural flaws which we’ve tried to illustrate in images. These include numerous small bubbles, mots and blemishes. The images are an example, with match-head for scale.
Comes with a lucite stand to raise the plate a little higher off surfaces if desired.
Kaneaki Fujimori is one of Japan’s preeminent artists and designers of the 20th century.
Fujimori was born in Japan in 1935, graduating college in 1956. He majored in oil painting. He travelled to the US and worked in Chicago, Illinois, as a designer for a major ceramics firm.
He returned to Japan in 1963, and became a freelance designer for various companies in Nagoya.
At age 19, he had won the national art award (for painting) in Japan. Many other awards followed through the 1980s.
At the time of the production of this work, he was the director of Kato Kogai, a ceramics and glassware company which was a major supplier to the international market during the 1980s.
Reference to his work can be found in the book ‘1950s Then and Now’ by Richard Horn, a publication from the 1980s which compares original 1950s design with new 1980s design done in the 1950s style. He is most well known outside Japan for his lively 1980s ceramics...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 4 Plain Curve Cup by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 plain curve cup by Studio Cúze
Dimensions: W 7 x H 6.5 cm
Materials: ceramic
The Plain Curve cup is a low-profile, high-quality mug from Yasuhiro Cúze. Entirely white, ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$195 / set
Designer Postmodern Signed White Art Glass Pitcher Carafe Glass Set, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful designer/artist signed white art glass pitcher carafe and glass set, circa 1980s. Pitcher carafe is white art glass with a royal blue ...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Italian Postmodern Condiments Dish
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Post-Modern period condiments dish, circa late-20th century, Italy. Condiments dish is glass with a two-part plastic green holder with handle...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Kazuko Matthews Post Modern California Studio Stoneware Teapot with Lid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist teapot with lid by California architectural artist Kazuko Matthews. Teapot measures 16" by 12" by 4" and is signed ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$825 Sale Price
50% Off
Rare Model 585 Vase by Ettore Sottsass for Il Sestante, Italy, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
Oxblood red vase model 585 designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1960.
Realized circa 1961 by Società Ceramica Toscana di Figline for Milanese gallery Il Sestante in different colors.
Signe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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