Mid-Century Modern Tableware
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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“Focus de Luxe” Flatware Set by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden, 1950s
By Gense, Folke Arstrom
Located in Knivsta, SE
“Focus de Luxe” Flatware Set by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden, 1950s
A rare and iconic 63-piece “Focus de Luxe” flatware set, designed in 1956 by celebrated Swedish designer Folk...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ulla Procopé Monumental 172 Piece Set of Iconic Arabia Ruska Tableware 1970s
By Arabia, Ulla Procope
Located in Tilburg, NL
Ulla Procopé Monumental 172 Piece Set of Iconic Arabia Ruska Tableware, Finland, 1970s.
This is a very large set of iconic Arabia Ruska tableware, designed by Ulla Procopé in the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Punch Bowl Set - Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal - Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain punch bowl set, made by the German brand Rosenthal.
This is a design by the Danish designer Björn Wiinblad, who has had many collaborations with Rosenthal.
The ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Max Meder, Hand Carved Wooden Squirrel Brush & Pan, France, 1950s
By Max Meder
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century wooden squirrel brush & pan by Max MEDER (Paris), France, 1950s. Squirrel eating a nut. Noble woods. Measures: Squirrel - Height: 6.7" (17cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), D...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 50 Pieces Mid-Century Mod
By Dansk
Located in Big Bend, WI
The innovative and highly desirable flatware pattern "Tjorn" by Dansk was designed by Danish artist and designer Jens Quistgaard in 1959. It features striking Scandinavian modern des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage mix set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear crystal glass. Side facetted and toothed stem.
Th...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Set of 6 Natural Capiz Shell and Cork Round Placemat Chargers With Brass Rims
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 natural capiz shell round placemat chargers with brass rims and natural cork bottoms. Made by hand in the Phillipine islands.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Shell
1950s Pan Am's First Class China Service for Trans-Atlantic Flights, 69 Pieces
Located in Austin, TX
This vintage china service from the 1950s was made especially for Pan Am World Airways in Japan by Noritake. It was used on the iconic airline's trans-Atlantic flights in the 1950's, for First-Class passengers traveling from New York to London and Paris. Each piece is an off-white bone china, rimmed in 18-carat gold.
This collection is archetypal MCM in its design, and still projects an aura of what the Golden Age of jet travel was like. Each piece is in mint condition! A rare and treasured find, indeed, with an ample number of pieces for a dinner service of eight.
The set includes:
> 10 cream soup bowls -- 4.75"Diam x 1.75"T
> 5 multi-use bowls -- 5.25"Diam x 2"T
> 16 salad and desert plates -- 6"Diam
> 8 dinner plates -- 8.75"Diam
> 12 coffee/tea cups and saucers -- Cups: 3.25"Diam x 2"T; Saucers: 5"Diam
> 18 monogrammed napkins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Luigi Colani Zen Full Tea Set and Plates, Stoneware, Friesland, Germany, 1970s
By Friesland Ceracron, Luigi Colani
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful tea set made of black glazed stoneware, designed by Luigi Colani in 1973. Executed by Porzellanfabrik Friesland, Germany. All items are in excellent condition. The set co...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Mid-Century Max & Moritz Salt Pepper Twins Shakers, WMF, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of lovely modernist Bauhaus "Max & Moritz salt and pepper twins“ shakers, original vintage from the 1950s. Designed by Prof. Wilhelm Wagenfeld, executed by WMF Württembergische...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Comprehensive Wmf Stockholm Silver Plated Flatware, Kurt Mayer, Germany, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A meticulously curated set of silver-plated cutlery, the "4100 Stockholm Laurel" series, was designed in 1955 by Kurt Mayer for WMF Germany, Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Hand-Cut Crystal Ellipses Napkin Holder — Table Art Object
Located in Glendale, CA
Elevate your table with this artisan-crafted crystal napkin holder—a sculptural statement piece that blends modernist form with old-world precision. Expertly hand-cut from high-quali...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Service for 12 Stanley Roberts Tiburon Modern Stainless Bamboo Style Flatware
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful 68 piece, service for twelve, large set of Stanley Roberts stainless steel flatware in the Tiburon bamboo pattern. This set consists of 12 forks, 12 salad forks, 12 soup sp...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers in Patinated Brass Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers in Patinated Brass Mid 20th Century.
Great pair of salt and pepper shakes in solid brass. These show a very nice classical design and gained a nice p...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior Lucite, Wicker and Brass Placemats or Chargers, 6 pieces
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish tableware ensemble of six placemats was designed for the Christian Dior Interior Collection circa 1970. The chargers have a rectangular shape with polished brass framing...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Danish Modern Rosewood and Stainless Nutcracker and Teak Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
A great rosewood and stainless steel nutcracker with a butcher block concave bowl. Denmark, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Crystal Set of Six Lausitzer Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
By Lausitzer
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of six cuts to clear crystal stem glasses.
Clear demi crystal glass. Six sides facetted and toothed stem. The bowl with colored ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Cobalt Stem Glasses with Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear demi crystal glass. Side facetted and toothed stem.
Th...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Gucci 1970s Quail Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Gucci 1970s Quail salt and pepper shakers.
Signed Gucci Italy
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Japanese Damascus Steel Steak Knife Set of Four
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 4-piece Japanese Damascus Steel Steak Knife Set
.5 h x 8.5 long x 1 w
Preowned original vintage, refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel
Onedia Mid-Century South Seas Silverplate Flatware Set for Community
By Community
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A 58 piece set of silverplated sculptural south seas pattern styled flatware with 8 serving pieces, with five pieces for each place setting salad, dinner fork, tea, soup spoon and knife. There are eight severing pieces butter, cake knife, slotted, large severing and condiment spoon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Table Barometer Weather Station Vienna Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Table Barometer Weather Station Vienna Around, 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italy Venezia Mid-Century Set 6 Murano Blown Glass Purple Glasses
Located in Brescia, IT
This set of Murano purple blown glass glasses, was hand made in Murano, Venice in Mid-Century, 1960 circa. This is a very elegant and fine glasses set to use to arrange an holiday table dining or to show among an antique pieces collection.
The purple glass has an intense and vivid color.
Perfect to refresh a traditional dining set...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Midcentury Salt and Pepper Shakers by Ehrenreich of Denmark in Teak
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage midcentury salt and pepper shakers by Ehrenreich of Denmark in teak.
It was the late 1950s, and in Ehrenreich’s small workshop, there was no shortage of imagination. No two things were ever alike. Small silver fish were inlaid in hand-turned bowls...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$76 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 10 Vintage Cigar Band Napkin Rings in Multicolor Embossed Leather
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Bring bold vintage style to your dining table with this set of 10 colorful cigar band–style napkin rings. Crafted from durable acrylic bases wrapped in embossed faux-leather bands, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Faux Leather, Acrylic
30 Piece Gourmet Stainless Flatware Midcentury Modern Service Six
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Gourmet Settings Stainless Flatware Set Service for Six 30 Piece
Spoon 1 h x 1.5 w x 8 long Knife .38 h x 1 w x 9.5 long Fork 1 h x 1.13 w x 8 long
Soup spoon 1 h x 1.25 w x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 12 Noritake Morimura Gilt Dinner or Service Plates, Ex-Seidenberg
By Noritake
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 Noritake porcelain dinner plates.
With transfer painted polychrome flowers to the center & rim, green Rococo style decoration, and raised gold highlights.
(Labeled to the reverse with an old Seidenberg sticker pricing the set at $2250.)
Simply a wonderful set of dinner service plates!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall Condition:
They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Condition Details:
There is some noticeable rubbing to the inner gold ring in the centers of most plates. There is some minor rubbing and losses to gilding high points in the raised gold decoration and one small noticeable (a little bit deeper) half-inch scratch to one plate. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Noritake Morimura Brothers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Romantic orange green Quinta Nova Porcelain Dinnerware set 43 pieces
By Vista Alegre
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous porcelain tableware from the Portuguese firm Quinta Nova, renowned for its fine porcelain. Its meticulously painted floral design combines warm tones of orange and green on a pearly white background, evoking a romantic yet contemporary touch. The edges of the pieces feature a wavy shape with a fine gold trim, enhancing their decorative character. The floral ornamentation, with intertwined branches and flowers in full bloom, recalls 19th-century botanical motifs, inspired by Rococo art and Victorian design. The balance between the gold details and the softness of the floral brushstrokes make this tableware ideal for a more classic decor style or a more modern setting. Stamped on the base of each piece.
Quinta Nova Porcelain, now Vista Alegre
Quinta Nova Porcelain was a Portuguese brand...
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Amboss 2090 Cutlery by Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare complete cutlery designed by Helmut Alder for Amboss in 1963, stainless steel, each part punctured, altogether 30 parts each six pieces.
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,190 / set
Carl Auböck 2060 Flatware, 42 pcs., Complete For 6 Persons, Amboss Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A comprehensive set of midcentury flatware from the 1950s, the award-winning model 2060, designed by Carl Aubock and executed by Amboss Neuzeug Au...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bright Pink Square Floral Midcentury Dinner Napkins - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four bright pink floral dinner napkins.
Dimensions:
16.5" Square
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
$60 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Walter Bosse Brass Dinner Bell Displaying a Cat by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming midcentury table bell displaying a cat. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of Eight Mid-Century Orange Lucite Napkin Rings or Holders, USA, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight Geometric Designed Mid-Century Modern napkin rings or napkin holders, rendered in orange acrylic lucite, square exterior shape with a circular central cut out for the na...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite
Jaap Ravelli Mid Century Studio Pottery Pitcher Vase
By Ravelli
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jaap Ravelli mid century studio pottery pitcher vase. The Netherlands, mid 20th century.
Very distinct and special pottery pitcher vase by renowned pot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
45 Piece Laufer Rosewood Handle Stainless Steel Flatware Service for Eight
By Lauffer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine large set of Lauffer Japan stainless steel flatware. Rosewood handles also in fine condition. Included are large spoon with larg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Matched Set of 7 Midcentury Roger Capron Ceramic Coasters
By Roger Capron
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A matched set of earthenware drinks coasters by Roger Capron
with incised and coloured decoration depicting trees and fishes.
Stamped signatures to the reverse
Vallauris, Fran...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Massimo Vignelli for Heller Mid Century Modern Plates and Mugs for Six
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Iconic sixties design by Massimo and Lella Vignelli of stacking plates and mugs manufactured by Heller. This set consists of 6 dinner plates and 6 mugs in a sunshine yellow color. Al...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Pepper Mill Italian Design 1950s Brass and Teak Missile
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pepper Mill Italian design 1950s brass and teak missile.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
$578 Sale Price
40% Off
Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf Model Flamenco
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware by Berndorf, former Krupp company, model Flamenco from the 1970s. The cutlery has a handle with the very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excel...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
Vintage 144 pc. Set of Thai Nickel Bronze Flatware in Teak case
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is nice set of flatware from Thailand .The set is made of nickel bronze. It's 144 pieces and is service for 12. The flatware was made in the mid century period. The flatware ser...
Category
20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
$3,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa rust red pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a burnt orange and double gilt gold and black trim decorated design on white...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Vintage Georg Jensen Mitra Stainless Flatware Dinner Service for 12, 68 Pcs
By Georg Jensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This dinner service was Georg Jensen's first set in stainless steel. It was designed in 1941 by Gundorph Albertus (1887-1970). Stainless steel was chosen due to the lack of silver during the Second World War. The name Mitra derives from the headware/hat of a Bishop (mitres-s) and resembles its distinct shape.
68 pcs of flatware dinner service...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,287 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 50 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton, circa 1967, sterling silver flatware set - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 7"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
1 Se...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
German midcentury porcelain dinnerware set, Flowers, Eschenbach, 55 pieces
By Eschenbach
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful German porcelain dinnerware made by Eschenbach during the 1950s. The dinnerware consists of 55 pieces, with round and oval trays of various sizes, soup and dinner plates, a...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$5,587 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carl Aubock II Rare Salt and Pepper Shakers, Walnut & Horn, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful and rare pair of Midcentury modern minimalism salt and pepper shakers from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstatte Carl Aubock Vienna. The drop shaped shakers ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Romance, Bijorn Windblad Rosenthal Silverplate Flatware for 12 with Case 79 Pcs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Romance by Bijorn Windblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Mid-Century Modern silver plate flatware for 12 with service pieces in original modernist Rosenth...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel
Seven Hammered Bronze Polished Round Napkin Rings Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful set of seven round hammered polished bronze napkin rings.
Diameter: 1.75 inches.
Height: 0.88 inches.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Red Green Floral Hibiscus Handstitched Crocheted Linen Tablecloth Table Runner
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
White table cloth or table runner with handstitched floral embroidery. The piece features bright red hibiscus flowers with greenery. Edges are handstitche...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Yarn
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Twelve Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel Napkin Ring Holders, USA, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 12 Mid Century pretzel napkin ring holders rendered in bent tubular clear acrylic lucite in the form of a pretzel, by Dorothy Thorpe, USA, 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
75 Pc. Georg Jensen Caravel Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine 75-piece Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set.
Designed by Henning Koppel.
In the Caravel pattern.
Set comprises:
12 Dinner Forks (7 3/8")
12 Salad Forks (6 1/2")
12 Tea Spoons (5 15/16")
12 Place Spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern 91 Piece Rosewood & Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude w Case
By Jean Claude Aujame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and never used rosewood & bronze 91 pcs, service for eight with serving pcs. Great teak storage box with brass & rosewood handle. Truly a qua...
Category
1960s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Austria "Composition S" by Rostfrei Satin 40 Piece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tapio Wirkkala Rostfrei Solingen "Composition S" for Rosenthal made in Austria 40 Piece Satin Stainless Steel Flatware Set. Service for 8 plus a storage box. Presents like it was n...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set 12 Blown Bubble Glass Mid-Century Modern Drinking Glasses Glassware, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 12 Mid-Century Modern heavy blown bubble glass drinking glasses, glassware, stemware made in Italy.
In excellent condition.
A-976-335
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Botanical Plate Set, featuring a variety of unique designs. Each plate showcases a hand-painted border and a central botanical motif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Friars Salt and Pepper Set by Deruta Fratelli Niccacci
By Deruta
Located in Rome, IT
The set consists of three different sized Franciscan monks in porcelain.
It has its original "Deruta fratelli Nicacci" stamp on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Dior Set of Six Charger Plates in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous set of six octagonal charger plates in vibrant tortoiseshell effect lucite. This incredibly stylish and unique set is attributed to a Dior Home production and was produced ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Bodum Salt & Pepper mills “Ball Boy” by Nissen Denmark
By Bodum, Carsten Jorgensen
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Bodum Nissen Salt & Pepper Mills' Ball Boy' Set with stand. Denmark 1980's.
Carsten Jorgensen designed the balls in 1967. Made of wood, they feature an iron handle and a stai...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pink Cabbage Glazed Ceramic Small Tureen or Bowl, Portugal, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A lovely hand painted Majolica ceramic pink cabbage small tureen, sugar bowl or sauceboat with lid. Manufactured by Bordallo Pinheiro.
Portugal, 1960s
This eye-catching small cabbage tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Set of six glasses, 1950s, Mid-Century, Sights of Venice, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice set of six glasses with the representation of the main sights of Venice, Italy.
The cups have a base in round shape of colorless glass with a golden ring, which then merges into a bulbous shape that has a rubin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pewter
$60 Sale Price
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Mid-century Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tableware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tableware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Austria, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tableware, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Amboss Austria, International Silver, and Jens Quistgaard. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tableware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $32,500 while the average work can sell for $652.
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