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
Kosta Boda, "Soliflore", 1970
By Kosta Boda
Located in Paris, FR
Kosta Boda
'Soliflore' Vase, c. 1970
Execution: Blown glass, cream and orange.
Signed: Boda and numbered. (picture 4)
H : 14 cm (5.5")
Overall Very good condition
Small blow...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed and Labeled, Italy 1990s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in hand-blown and hand-polished Murano glass.
It is signed and labeled by Carlo Moretti.
This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$444 Sale Price
25% Off
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...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silk
$97 Sale Price
50% Off
Sculptural Synthesis Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Sculptural Postmodern Synthesis Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970s
A striking example of postmodern design, this Synthesis ashtray was created by renowned archite...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Murano Glass Aquarium by Gino Cenedese with Two Fishes, Paperweight
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1980s.
This rare decorative object, which can also be used as a paperweight, depicts two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals.
It is made in m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$533 Sale Price
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Memphis Naj Oleari Ceramic Tea Set by Massimo Iosa Ghini New Old Stock 1980s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Experience the iconic style of the 80s design movement with this rare and amazing tea or coffee set designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Memphis Naj Oleari in the 1980s. This beautiful...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Hermes Paris porcelain ashtray
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermès Paris Porcelain Ashtray
This ashtray features a charming, detailed design of a duck in a natural setting, with delicate brushstrokes and a harmonious color palette. The depict...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Mini Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 26 x H 32 cm
Materials: Travertine.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone
$3,759 / item
1960 Italy Post-Modern Murano Turquoise Blown Glass Bottle
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very charming piece hand made in blown glass from the well known Murano isle, in Venice, Italy.
It has a transparent turquoise color and it has an elegant shape.
It is in perfect conditions.
We're antique...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$436 Sale Price
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Red Ceramic Pitcher, Olivier Gagnère, Vallauris, 1990s
Located in PARIS, FR
Pichet en céramique émaillée rouge par Olivier Gagnère, années 1990. Réalisation Atelier Picault à Vallauris. De forme élancée avec anse latérale, signature en creux M O G Vallauris....
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
ROYAL DOULTON Martini Crystal Etched Glasses Set of 2 Vintage Cocktail Barware
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage ROYAL DOULTON Martini Crystal clear Etched Glasses Set of 2.Royal Doulton precious crystal barware cocktail glasses with a unique handmade etc...
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Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
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
Six Vintage, Jewel Colored, Double Sided Martini/Wine Glasses, Three Pairs
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage set of six glasses, each with two bowls, a martini on one side attached to a wine on the other by a clear glass ring. Three pairs made of jewel-toned glass with cut vertical ...
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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$920 Sale Price
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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 ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$1,320 Sale Price
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Outdoor Palm Spring Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Outdoor Palm Spring Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 460 x H 170 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a pre...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$112,721 / item
Kazuko Matthews Stoneware , Ceramic Post Modern vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and traditional design in this stoneware / ceramic vase with scales and waves in opposite side . Signed incised in bottom .
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
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The Bread Crook in Natural Ash Wood & White Porcelain by Frau Caze
Located in Geneve, CH
The Bread Crook in Natural Ash Wood & White Porcelain by Frau Caze
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Ash wood and porcelain.
Available in different wood options. Porcelain is m...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Ash
1970s Vintage Italian Murano Venini Venetian Art Glass Ice Bucket Blue and White
Located in Moreno Valley, 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
Kazuko Matthews Stoneware Post Modern California Studio Zig Zag Teapot with Lid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist vase by California studio artist Kazuko Matthews. Teapot measures 16.5" by 9.5" by 3" and is signed Kazuko Matthews on the bottom. In very good vin...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
2000s Cenedese Italian Pair of Aquamarine Blue Rostrato Murano Glass Ovoid Vases
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian modernist vases signed Cenedese with an interesting elongated modern organic shape, in a sophisticated azure turquoise color, in blown Murano glass worked with ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
ST Tropez Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
ST Tropez Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 320 x H 210 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious mome...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$104,893 / item
Yellow Dinnerware by Vignelli for Heller, Service for 8
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 43 piece set in yellow provides a service for eight with eight dinner plates, eight salad plates, eight bowls, two bowl lids, seven mugs, eight saucers, one creamer, and a serving bowl with lid...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Graphix Dessert Set by Saltera Himark, 1985
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage postmodern dessert set in the Graphix pattern by Japanese ceramics company Saltera Himark from 1985. Decorated with geometric elements, including red and black triangles, b...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French studio ceramicist. Miniature teapot and sugar bowl.
Located in København, Copenhagen
French studio ceramicist.
Miniature teapot and sugar bowl.
Abstract futuristic style.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Teapot: W 17.0 cm x H 14.0 cm.
Sugar bowl: W 19.0 ...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Japanese Ikebana Ceramic Pottery Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful rare ceramic ikebana vasecirca 1980's great and unique look no chips or cracks beautiful glaze and color.
Category
20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$300 Sale Price
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Christian Dior Home , rare set 2 Ice Bucket and Wine bottle cooler silver plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare 2 pieces set , ice bucket plus wine cooler . Shows original red sticker label . Made in Italy, Quick not most of the French production of Christian Dior was produc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Triangular Blue Murano Glass Trinket Bowl - Ashtray, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1970s.
It is made in quite heavy hand-blown Murano glass.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$418 Sale Price
25% Off
Richard Meier for Swid Powell Silver Plated Peppermill
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty and well constructed pepper mill designed by uber architect Richard Meier for Swid Powell and produced in Italy, circa 1985.
Ref...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
1990s Club '88 Postmodern Tea Service for Feltman Langer
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Teapot: 9.5" wide x 4.75" deep x 6.5" high Creamer: 5" wide x 3.5" deep x 2" high Mugs: 6" high x 5" wide
1990s rare collection of Peter Langer's teapot, creamer, and two mugs from his namesake pottery line, Feltman Langer...
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1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Totem by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Totem by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: Small: 170 cm, Medium: 190 cm, Large: 220 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapsh...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$62,623 / set
Contemporary Studio Glass Bowl Made in the Czech Republic After 2010
Located in Vienna, Austria
Contemporary studio glass bowl handmade in the Czech Republic. The color is made up of two layers applied to the inside, first white and
then yellow. The body is clear glass and the...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$1,076 Sale Price
20% Off
Resonate Decorative Object in Silver & Glazed Ceramic by Ain Choi
Located in Geneve, CH
Resonate Decorative Object in Silver & Glazed Ceramic by Ain Choi
Dimensions: D 24 x W 54 x H 55 cm.
Materials: Ceramic and silver.
Waves are particularly fascinating to me among th...
Category
2010s South Korean Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Turquoise & White incamiciato glass 1980s vase by Cristallerie Galbiati, Milano
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Hand made glass vase in turquoise and white glass by Cristallerie Galbiati, Milano. Very good condition: few light defects as showed in the pictures.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Sterling Silver Modernist Ashtray Handcrafted
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a sterling silver ashtray handcrafted and signed. It has a modernist design and form. The bottom is stamped Sterling 925 and has the initials JLR.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
1980s Ice Bucket in the style of the Memphis Movement by Georges Briard USA
Located in London, GB
This 1980s square ice bucket made in Japan was designed by American designer Georges Briard.
This design is inspired by the Pop Art movement but also the Memphis movement. Founded in...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
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
Mardi Jo Cohen 1990 Memphis 20 Flatware Service in Sterling with Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Flatware set designed by Mardi Jo Cohen (1959-).
Fabulous sculptural table pieces, crafted by the renowned American metalsmith artist Mardi Jo Cohen back in the 1990. These pieces has been individually made with Memphis design patterns in solid sterling silver, with high polished finish. This set is composed by 20 pieces divided in 5 sets.
Gemstones: Mounted in bezel settings, with round brilliant cuts gemstones such; five peridots and five pink topaz, with an approximate weight of 12 carats.
Materials: Silver, Lucite, gemstones, Formica and enamel paint.
Weight: Combined of 911.60 Grams, (584.36 Dwt).
Measurements: Average of 30 mm by 174 mm (1.18 x 6.85 Inches).
Hallmarks: Each piece is stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "MARDI JO COHEN 90 STERLING SILVER".
Mardi Jo Cohen born in 1959. Her works can be found in the Yale University Collection, the National Museum of American Jewish History and the Museum of Art and Design in New York, as well as other prominent museums and galleries coast to coast. Often seen in the form of serving utensils and jewelry is rarely seen let alone available to acquire.
The Memphis style
Was emerged in 1981, when the Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass founded a group of artists and designers called Memphis. Bob Dylan’s song 'Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again' was playing on repeat during the group’s first meeting, which led to the group being named 'Memphis'. After the inaugural meeting, the group decided that they would meet again in February 1981. The members brought over 100 drawings with them, picturing a variety of bold, colorful designs with multiple stylistic influences. The Memphis Group went on to create furniture, fabrics, patterns, ceramics and other products in a distinctly Postmodern style that blended stylistic traits of 1950s kitsch...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
$4,046 Sale Price / set
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Vintage Black Glass Ashtray, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Black Glass Ashtray, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Glass
Color: Black
Styles: Postmodern
Item Type: Vintage, Anti...
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20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 3 Crystal Vases by Angelo Mangiarotti for Cristalleria Colle, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 soliflower vases designed by Mangiarotti for Colle, a Tuscany glass manufacturer. This set belongs to an extensive collection of vases and tableware produced in the 1980s.
...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
French Champagne Cooler or Planter in Polished Copper Brass and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Elevate your entertaining style with this striking French champagne cooler, crafted from a sophisticated combination of polished copper brass and chrome.
With its sleek silhouette ...
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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Round Top & Cylindrical Base Varnished Silver-Nickel Plated Platter by AVLU
Located in Geneve, CH
Kubbe Platter, Varnished Silver-Nickel Plated Silverware by AVLU
Dimensions: D 16 x H 10.5 cm
Materials: Platter, Varnished Silver-Nickel Plated.
Avlu Design was founded in Anka...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
White and Clear "Mezza Filigrana" Murano Glass Plate by Barovier & Toso, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Murano glass centerpiece /decorative plate handmade in "mezza filigrana" technique. Perfect condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
1970’s Blue Lucite and Rope Coasters With Holder - a Set of 9
Located in Charleston, SC
1970’s lucite in a blue finish with woven seagrass laid in a spiral design.
Each coaster measures: 4.5” diameter x .25” tall
Holder measures: 7” long x 3.25” deep x 3.25” tall
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Jute, Lucite
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
Pink Resonate Decorative Object in Pink Glazed Ceramic by Ain Choi
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink Resonate Decorative Object in Pink Glazed Ceramic by Ain Choi
Dimensions: D 22 x W 15 x H 17 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Waves are particularly fascinating to me among those topics...
Category
2010s South Korean Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Lino Sabattini rare cruet , oil/vinegar container set , attb to Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great set designed by LINO SABATTINI in stainless steel and glass, with acrylic stopper .Glass marked as well.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Archimede Seguso Style Murano Glass, Carnival Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Just a beautiful vase in the Carnival style colors murano glass vase.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Marco Zanini Design by Hollywood Collection Ceramic by Flavia Montelupo
By Marco Zanini
Located in Biella, IT
Marco Zanini for Hollywood collection by Flavia Montelupo, ceramic years 80.
Measure h 4 inches x diam 5".
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brass Ashtray of in the Modernist Style Marked "Gourmetine" / "France"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Two-part brass ashtray of box for, the shallow square base with a conforming top fitting over the rim and with four square holes, each with one cigarette rest facing to two of the fo...
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Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Lucid Crystal Glass Shell Ashtray by Art Vannes France 1970
By Art Vannes
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Lucid Crystal Glass Shell Ashtray by Art Vannes France 1970. This sleek and boujee ashtray is perfect for the elegant, sophisticated, and mindful smoker. Stay classy with this spec...
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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Hermès Set of 7 HTS Collection Dinner Spoons
By Nedda El-asmar, Hermès
Located in Mexico City, MX
A set of 7 dinner spoons by Hermès. The HTS collection, Hermès Tout Simple, presents an ergonomic design and a new form of elegance born from the combination of mirror polish and dee...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Decorative White / Ivory Ceramic 1970/80s Vases by La Bottega, Set of 2
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Italian artisanal vases in glazed earthware with a relief decoration.
Name of the manufacturer imprinted under the base: "La bottega".
Excellent vintage c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Richard Marquis Latticino Glass Cone Vase /Sculpture, by Noble Effort, 1985
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful glass latticing and murrains glass cone vase by the well known glass blower Richard Marquis.
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Pair of Cyan Murano Cased Glass Vases by Carlo Moretti, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in cased Murano glass. The smaller vase is labelled (as shown in the video), while the other had it but lost it due to cleaning. We've had an identical vas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$257 Sale Price
63% Off
Postmodern Italian Yellow Plastic Tray from Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Yellow Plastic Tray from Guzzini, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark,
Additional information:
Materials: Plastic
Co...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
'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
Post-modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
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