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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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
22 Sets Helmut Alder Amboss Austria 2070 Flatware Cutlery, 1960s
22 Sets Helmut Alder Amboss Austria 2070 Flatware Cutlery, 1960s

22 Sets Helmut Alder Amboss Austria 2070 Flatware Cutlery, 1960s

Up to 22 sets of this beautiful vintage modernist flatware from Austria, model 2070, designed by Helmut Alder in 1959 and produced by Neuzeughammer Ambosswerk in the 1960s. Each set...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Large MCM German Woven Circular Tray
Large MCM German Woven Circular Tray

Large MCM German Woven Circular Tray

Located in Fairfield, CA

A large circular mid century tray. Features a woven rim and handles made of beige and red plastic. The center is made of composite wood type material with a slight texture. Marked on...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Composition

Carl Aubock Culinar Flatware for Collini (Thirteen Pieces)
Carl Aubock Culinar Flatware for Collini (Thirteen Pieces)

Carl Aubock Culinar Flatware for Collini (Thirteen Pieces)

By Collini 1, Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in New York, NY

Culinar series flatware of stainless steel designed by Carl Aubock III (1924-1993) and manufactured by Collini, Austria in 1979. Thirteen pieces in total, consisting of the followin...

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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Punch Bowl Set - Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal - Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Punch Bowl Set - Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal - Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Punch Bowl Set - Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal - Porcelain

By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad

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 ...

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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

Extensive 159 Piece Richard Ginori Contessa Porcelain Dinner and Tea Service
Extensive 159 Piece Richard Ginori Contessa Porcelain Dinner and Tea Service

Extensive 159 Piece Richard Ginori Contessa Porcelain Dinner and Tea Service

By Richard Ginori

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Contessa Brown by RICHARD GINORI 1735 An exceptional and comprehensive porcelain dinner and tea service by Richard Ginori 1735, in the elegant and now-discontinued “Contessa Brown”...

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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Gold

Rörstrand KOKA Porcelain Set by Hertha Bengtsson, 77 Pieces, 1960s
Rörstrand KOKA Porcelain Set by Hertha Bengtsson, 77 Pieces, 1960s

Rörstrand KOKA Porcelain Set by Hertha Bengtsson, 77 Pieces, 1960s

Rare, mint condition, twelve place settings of KOKA porcelain designed by Hertha Bengtsson. Hertha Bengtson designed "Koka Blå” (Cook Blue) in 1953 during the golden age of Swedish...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark
Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark

Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark

By Arne Jacobsen

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Twelve six piece place setting set of AJ stainless steel flatware totaling 75 pieces including 12 large forks , 12 small forks , 12 soup spoons, 12 large spoons and 12 small spoons ....

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rosewood & Brass Desert Demitasse Spoons Set of 6
Rosewood & Brass Desert Demitasse Spoons Set of 6

Rosewood & Brass Desert Demitasse Spoons Set of 6

Located in Clifton Forge, VA

Here is a wonderful set of 6 brass demitasse spoons with rosewood handles that will brighten your afternoon coffee or your desert table for holiday celebrations. They measure 4 inche...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Brass

Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces

Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces

By Richard Ginori

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...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Gold

Ulla Procopé Monumental 172 Piece Set of Iconic Arabia Ruska Tableware 1970s
Ulla Procopé Monumental 172 Piece Set of Iconic Arabia Ruska Tableware 1970s

Ulla Procopé Monumental 172 Piece Set of Iconic Arabia Ruska Tableware 1970s

By Ulla Procope, Arabia

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...

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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern 91 Piece Rosewood & Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude w Case
Mid-Century Modern 91 Piece Rosewood & Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude w Case

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...

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1960s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Brass, Bronze

Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six, 30 pcs., Austria, 1950s
Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six, 30 pcs., Austria, 1950s

Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six, 30 pcs., Austria, 1950s

By Amboss Austria, Helmut Alder

Located in Vienna, AT

Beautiful Mid-century flatware, 2050 series, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of solid, brushed and polished stainless steel. Comes in its original award-winning handmade wooden box...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Exceptional decorative mirrored tray, hand-cut glass Barovier 1950s Murano Italy
Exceptional decorative mirrored tray, hand-cut glass Barovier 1950s Murano Italy

Exceptional decorative mirrored tray, hand-cut glass Barovier 1950s Murano Italy

Located in Wien, AT

A beautiful, exceptionally decorative serving tray from the famous glassblowing island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Made in the 1950s, most probably by Ercole Barovier. The tray cons...

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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Gold Leaf

Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art
Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art

Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Atlanta, GA

Set of Five Ceramic Pieces, after Pablo Picasso's art of the 1960s, these are from an authorized collection put out by Picasso's family in the 1990s. They would look great mounted on...

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1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ceramic

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Austria "Composition S" by Rostfrei Satin 40 Piece
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Austria "Composition S" by Rostfrei Satin 40 Piece

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Austria "Composition S" by Rostfrei Satin 40 Piece

By Rostfrei Solinger, Rosenthal

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...

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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Pink Majolica Ceramic Dessert / Breakfast Service Set for Four
Pink Majolica Ceramic Dessert / Breakfast Service Set for Four

Pink Majolica Ceramic Dessert / Breakfast Service Set for Four

By Secla

Located in Barcelona, ES

A lovely Majolica pink glazed ceramic set of 12 pieces: four large plates, four small plates and four serving bowls. The set has a lovely pale pink color with details in white and ...

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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic

75 Pc. Georg Jensen Caravel Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12
75 Pc. Georg Jensen Caravel Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12

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...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Sterling Silver

Hammered fruit bowl with wicker around 1950s
Hammered fruit bowl with wicker around 1950s

Hammered fruit bowl with wicker around 1950s

Located in Wien, AT

Hammered fruit bowl with wicker around 1950s Brass polished and stove enameled Original wicke

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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Molecular Silver Knife Rests, Set of 10, 1960s
Midcentury Molecular Silver Knife Rests, Set of 10, 1960s

Midcentury Molecular Silver Knife Rests, Set of 10, 1960s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

In the style of French Christofle comes this set of molecular knife benches/rests. Unclear markings and hallmarks. Our acid test show 925/1000 silver but they could also be heavily s...

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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Silver

Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8
Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8

Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8

By Block China 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Block Spain "Chromatics" Service for 8 plus 2 large Serving pieces. Set still has their original boxes and appear mostly unused. Nice feel and weight! Block did several nice stainless flatware sets and ceramic dish sets...

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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Set of Four Mid-Century Modernist Salt Cellars Signed Steuben
Set of Four Mid-Century Modernist Salt Cellars Signed Steuben

Set of Four Mid-Century Modernist Salt Cellars Signed Steuben

By Steuben Glass

Located in New York, NY

This set of four Mid-Century Modernist salt cellars, designed circa 1960 and signed by Steuben, exemplifies the refined simplicity and impeccable quality that defined the Mid-Century...

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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Glass

Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 50 Pieces Mid-Century Mod
Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 50 Pieces Mid-Century Mod

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...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Sterling Silver

Set of 6 Natural Capiz Shell and Cork Round Placemat Chargers With Brass Rims
Set of 6 Natural Capiz Shell and Cork Round Placemat Chargers With Brass Rims

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.

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Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Shell

Orange Oversized Magnum French Peugeot Salt Pepper Mill Vintage
Orange Oversized Magnum French Peugeot Salt Pepper Mill Vintage

Orange Oversized Magnum French Peugeot Salt Pepper Mill Vintage

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Impressive tall wooden salt or pepper mill in an orange color we like to call Hermes orange. This pepper mill has recently been professionally custom painted to make one of a kind fo...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Wood

Set of 12 Noritake Morimura Gilt Dinner or Service Plates, Ex-Seidenberg
Set of 12 Noritake Morimura Gilt Dinner or Service Plates, Ex-Seidenberg

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...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage 144 pc. Set of Thai Nickel Bronze Flatware in Teak case
Vintage 144 pc. Set of Thai Nickel Bronze Flatware in Teak case

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...

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20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Bronze, Nickel

Gold-Plated Demitasse Spoons Set of Six, Hand-Crafted, Japan, 1960s
Gold-Plated Demitasse Spoons Set of Six, Hand-Crafted, Japan, 1960s

Gold-Plated Demitasse Spoons Set of Six, Hand-Crafted, Japan, 1960s

Located in Round Top, TX

A delightful set of six new, unused demitasse spoons from Japan, each exquisitely crafted and adorned with delicate, impressed palm tree motifs. These charming spoons bring an air of...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s
Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s

Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s

By Helmut Alder, Amboss Austria

Located in Vienna, AT

This cutlery (model 2070) consist of 32 pieces. Designed by Helmut Alder, produced by "Amboss Neuzeughammer Steyr" Austria in the 1960s. High quality stainless steel cutlery. He...

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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Decorative Bulldog Glazed Ceramic and Leather Sculpture Cookie Jar, 1960s
Decorative Bulldog Glazed Ceramic and Leather Sculpture Cookie Jar, 1960s

Decorative Bulldog Glazed Ceramic and Leather Sculpture Cookie Jar, 1960s

Located in Den Haag, NL

Decorative bulldog glazed ceramic and leather sculpture cookie jar, 1960s The head is Ceramic glazed the body ceramic and leather with paint. It can also function as Cookie Jar o...

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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Leather, Ceramic

Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces
Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces

Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces

By Richard Ginori

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa brown / gilt pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a brown and double gilt gold trim decorated design on white porcelain. Service comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter 10 1/4 inches. twelve soup / pasta plates , twelve salad plate, thirty one small plates; fifteen coffee / tea cups, twelve small plates , two large oval serving chargers , two Round Covered tureen with two handled All in great condition, with only the faintest service wear, showing some negligible oxidation to the gold trim. comprising in the service: 12 dinner plates 12 salad plates 31 small ice cream plates...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Gold

Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s
Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s

Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s

By Mancioli Pottery

Located in Atlanta, GA

Italian Modernist china set by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s. 40 pieces total, comprising of (8) coffee cups measuring 3"H x 5"W. (10) saucers measuring 6.5" diameter. (10) small plat...

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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ceramic

Quinta Nova 43-Piece Floral Porcelain Dinnerware Set, Portugal, 1960s
Quinta Nova 43-Piece Floral Porcelain Dinnerware Set, Portugal, 1960s

Quinta Nova 43-Piece Floral Porcelain Dinnerware Set, Portugal, 1960s

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...

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1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

midcentury teapot by Franco Pozzi for Gresline 1970
midcentury teapot by Franco Pozzi for Gresline 1970

midcentury teapot by Franco Pozzi for Gresline 1970

Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp

Franco Pozzi started his own ceramic factory in 1942 with headquarters in Bolladello di Tradate, in the province of Varese, Italy. Over the years he collaborated with designers and m...

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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ceramic

Set of six Fornasetti 'Specialita Romane' recipe plates c1950
Set of six Fornasetti 'Specialita Romane' recipe plates c1950

Set of six Fornasetti 'Specialita Romane' recipe plates c1950

By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti

Located in London, GB

Wonderful set of six original Fornasetti Roman recipe plates. Italy c1950 Each plate with a typical Roman cuisine recipe along with a depiction of an historical Roman building.

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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Twelve Vintage Silver Plate Napkin Rings with Toucans by Emilia Castillo
Set of Twelve Vintage Silver Plate Napkin Rings with Toucans by Emilia Castillo

Set of Twelve Vintage Silver Plate Napkin Rings with Toucans by Emilia Castillo

By Emilia Castillo

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Chic mid century set of twelve napkin rings handcrafted in silver on hammered copper in modern form featuring stone clad toucans. Signed Emilia Castillo on the bottoms.

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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stone, Silver Plate, Copper

Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy

Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy

By Bertrando Di Renzo

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ceramic

Diamond by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 pieces Modern
Diamond by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 pieces Modern

Diamond by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 pieces Modern

By Reed & Barton

Located in Big Bend, WI

This pattern was designed by internationally renowned Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti and introduced by Reed & Barton in the year 1958. It has a wonderful Mid-Century Modern Design. This is our best selling Mid Century Modern flatware...

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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Sterling Silver

Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s
Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s

Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s

By EKCO

Located in St. Louis, MO

Classic Danish influenced Mid-Century sleek modernist designed stainless flatware / silverware set & serving pieces designed and sold by EKCO Products International and produced in Japan, circa 1960s. This set is from the EKCO Eterna...

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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA  box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted
midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA  box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted

midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted

By Schramberg Majolica

Located in Landshut, BY

midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted Design Period 1955 to 1965 Production Period around 1960 Country of Manufacture Germany H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs DM / diameter casserole : 30 cm x 15cm x 11cm high ~ 19cm with its lid MARKED: Schramberger Majolikafabrik 5624 :-: fair condition with some very small chips (see photos) - Considering the sensitive material I would even say it is in good condition -- let´s call it charming vintage :-: To ensure a safe arrival, this item is packed in super-safe packaging. (up to 10 Kg) SMF SCHRAMBERG was originally founded in 1820 as Faist'sche Steingutfabrik by the stoneware expert Isidor Faist on the site of the abandoned Schramberg castle. By 1829, Faist and his factory had gained such a good reputation that Baron Ferdinand von Uechtritz became his partner under the new name of Steingut- und Majolikafabrik Uechtritz & Faist. With the Baron's financial support, the partners were able to build a new factory behind the castle, which dramatically increased production. By the 1860s, the company had a permanent workforce of 100 and an impressive number of almost 6,000 homeworkers (decorators, etc.), mainly children and women. From 1882, Faist began taking orders from Villeroy & Boch, who eventually bought the Schramberg pottery in 1883 and continued to operate it as a V&B subsidiary until the early 20th century. In 1911, several of the factory buildings had to be demolished to make way for the local railway, which drastically reduced production and caused Villeroy & Boch to lose interest in the site, which they sold to brothers Moritz and Leopold Meyer in 1912. It was the Meyers who introduced the "SMF" trademark and eventually gave the company its permanent name, Schramberger Majolika-Fabrik. In 1918 the company was transformed from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company and the transformation was complete. The Meyer brothers were always on the lookout for new talent, and many famous artists joined the factory or contributed designs in the years that followed. Their decorative ceramics, stylized in vibrant colours, attracted much attention in the 1920s. Eva Stricker-Zeisel was a prominent designer for the company from 1928 to 1930. Her designs were strongly influenced by the Bauhaus movement and her modern form and decoration designs gave an avant-garde look to part of the production programme. As well as designing the shapes, Eva Zeisel also supplied the intended decorations for the pieces, although the decoration department often adapted her decorations to shapes for which they were not intended. They would even use them on shapes other than those designed by Zeisel and apply decors not designed by her to her shapes. This particularly happened with the very popular 'Mondrian' pattern, which often appeared on non-Zeisel shapes. The factory continued to produce Zeisel's designs for some time after her departure, but she sometimes felt that the designs were not exactly as she had intended. With the economic crisis of the early 1930s, the focus of production shifted to tableware and utilitarian ceramics, until the Nazis forced Moritz and Leopold Meyer to sell the factory in 1938 as part of the forced aryanisation of the German state. Both emigrated to England with their families during the war, but in 1949 Peter Meyer...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Maiolica

Carl Aubock for Amboss 35 Piece Flatware Set Mid Century Modern
Carl Aubock for Amboss 35 Piece Flatware Set Mid Century Modern

Carl Aubock for Amboss 35 Piece Flatware Set Mid Century Modern

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Atlanta, GA

Modernist stainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 7 guests, 35 pieces total. The largest piece measures 8.25...

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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear

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...

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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Crystal

MCM Teak & Stainless Steel Carving Set by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
MCM Teak & Stainless Steel Carving Set by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk

MCM Teak & Stainless Steel Carving Set by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk

By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk

Located in San Diego, CA

Stylish MCM teak and stainless steel carving set by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The set includes a 14" carving knife and a 11" double pronged serving fork. Both pieces ar...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s

Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s

Located in Wien, AT

Copper watering can around 1950s Polished and stove enameled.

Category

1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Copper

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