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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 67 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Northern Lights by International sterling silver flatware set of 67 pieces.
12 knives, 9",
12 forks, 7 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
unique Hollywood regency brass Metal Tray by Vereinigte Werkstätten München 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Tray element with brass leaf handles
Producer:
Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Origin:
Germany
Material:
metal and brass
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Torch Cut and Hammered Metal Bowl by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Mid-century Marcello Fantoni brutalist hammered metal torch cut bowl. Stamped twice "Fantoni Firenze, Italy," 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pair of MCM Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers with Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM teak salt and pepper shakers with original box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set are in very good vintage co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
unique brass and COCONUT watering can by Carl Auböck attrib., Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
watering can
Design:
attributed to Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
attributed to Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
little Modernist TIKI Brass and bamboo Tray Element by Grasoli, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Tray element with bamboo handle
Producer:
Grasoli, Germany
Origin:
Germany
Material:
Bamboo and brass
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This original midcentury tra...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Solid Brass Nutcracker Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage nut cracker from solid brass designed and executed Austria 1950s.
Amazing simple design in great execution highlights t...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Cantone by Wilkens Germany 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 108 Pieces Modern
By John Wilkins
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern cantone by Wilkens German 800 silver flatware set - 108 pieces. This set includes:
18 Knives, 8 1/2"
18 Dinner Forks, 7 3/4"
...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gio Ponti A Volute brass and cut glass salt & pepper serving bowls
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid pair of Gio Ponti "A Volute" brass and cut glass salt & pepper serving bowls.
A classic signature design from the 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Italian 1940s Sculpted Wood Nut Cracker with Hammer
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Sculpted Wood Nut Cracker with Hammer
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Oak
Carl Auböck Nutcracker, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck nutcracker, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
small yellow cube form wall unit element by Mathieu Matégot attrib., France 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
wall unit element with hole pattern
Designer and Producer:
Mathieu Mategot attributed.
Origin:
France
Material:
metal
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 39 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern northern lights by International glossy Sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glass and Metal Silver Plate Water Carafe
Located in Brescia, IT
This water carafe is an elegant and useful piece that complete every diner table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 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:
8 Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 7"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Place Soup...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 12 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Menage Set Made of Ceramic and Olive Wood
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This set can rightfully be called tasteful as it offers space for oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and mustard.
The set is held together by a rattan tray. All five items consist of a gree...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Vintage Brass Trivet long form handle
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful Patina on this vintage brass Trivet. Long Form Handle. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only.Box H3
Dimensions. 5” W ; 2.75” D ; 5” H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Original French Modernist Metal Tray "Rigituelle" by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
Designed and produced by Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1950s.
Original Mathieu Matégot tray "RIGITUELLE". made in the 1950s in France. typical mategot style with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
1960s Mathieu Matégot Style Metal and Brass Storage Box, France, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Storage element in style of Mathieu Matégot
Origin:
France
Material:
Metal, brass
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage metal storage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Cheese Dome, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Cheese Dome, Austria 1960s. The height given applies to the height of the glass cover. The height including the wicker top is 20cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood, Wicker, Glass
xxl 51x36cm Metal and brass Tray element by Mathieu Matégot, France 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Tray element with hole pattern
Designer and Producer:
Mathieu Mategot
Origin:
France
Material:
metal and brass
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This original mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid Century Modern 50 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 3/...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Red Metal and Brass "Hat" Ice Bucket
Located in Den Haag, NL
Red metal and brass "Hat" ice bucket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Original French Metal Tray "Rigituelle" in Style of Mathieu Mategot, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
In style of Mathieu Mategot.
Origin: France,
1960s.
This original vintage tray element was produced in the 1960s i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Longchamp, France, Hand Painted, Six-Piece Children's Service in Faience
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Longchamp, France, hand painted, six-piece children's service in faience.
Mid-20th Century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Plate: L 17.0 x W 12.0 cm.
Jar: D 11.5 x H 7.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Faience
Mid-Century Italian Style Nickel Silver Breackfast Set 1930s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Breakfast set in nickel silver with a beautiful geometric design, consisting of two large and two small teapots and a sugar bowl. Some dings and natural signs of use and age on the s...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Ben Seibel Jenfred Concentric Square Tray
Located in Garnerville, NY
Cast metal concentric square dish designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred. Circa 1950. Seibel creates a nice optical maze of ever enlarging concentric squares. Good overall condition with...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass, Zinc
Carl Auböck #4243 Nutcracker
Located in Berlin, DE
Nutcracker #4243 by Carl Auböck in solid brass.
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Enameled on Copper Yellow Midcentury California Design Low Bowls
By Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 enameled on copper in yellow circa 1960s, California design. Egg shape very cool atomic design.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Murano Vasse Handcrafted with Melted Threads, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano vasse handcrafted with melted threads.
Photography fails to capture the simple elegants of the vase
Size vase: 28 cm x 11.5 cm
Weight 1.8 Kg.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
Constanze by Wilkens German 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 64 Pieces Modern
By John Wilkins
Located in Big Bend, WI
Constanze By Wilkens German 800 Silver Flatware set with modern unadorned design - 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 7 7/8"
12 Forks, 7 - 7...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Enameled on Copper Purple Midcentury California Design Low Bowls
By Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 enameled on copper in purple circa 1960s, California design. Egg shape very cool atomic design.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Regency Shell Golden by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 38 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Regency Shell Gold by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set, 38 pieces. This set features a gold accent handle and includes:
8 Knives, 9"
8 Forks, 7 3/8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of MCM Mixed Woods Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of MCM mixed woods salt and pepper shakers, circa 1970s. The set is constructed of ash, beech, walnut and teak wood to make a ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ash, Beech, Teak, Walnut
Roger Capron 1 of 2 Place Sets, France, 1950s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 2 Place Sets, France - 1950s.
Roger Capron (1922-2006) was a French ceramic artist and designer who was known for his innovative use o...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hand-Painted Ceramic Nautical Seashell Salt & Pepper Shakers Collectible
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern ceramic seashell shaped set of salt and pepper shakers, bar and tableware made in America in the 1980s.
Hand-painted and hand-crafted and it is a nautical Collectors Set for any Table Setting.
Plastic Stopper for easy Refills at the base.
Smaller Cone Shell...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic, Paint
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Five Romanze Blue Flower Porcelain Plates, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Five Romanze Blue Flower Porcelain Plates.
1960s.
Measure: Diameter: 19.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Pink Wicker Ceramic Dinner Plates Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your table setting with the charming Handpainted Ceramic Wicker Plates, skillfully crafted and beautifully painted by artisans in Italy. Featuring an intricate wicker-inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Joe Colombo style set of nine glasses 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in bari, IT
Set of nine worked and colored glass glasses in the style of 1970s Joe Colombo.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stained Glass
Silver Thread by Hingelberg Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 40 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver thread by Frantz Hingelberg sterling silver flatware set 40 pieces. Handmade exceptional Mid-Century Modern design. The pattern has a wonderful thread design that the base of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Wooden Tray, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck tray, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Fitz and Floyd Vintage Mid-Century Napkin Holders 'Made in Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful mid-century set of 6 napking holders by Fitz & Floyd. These set is both chic and nostalgic. Each napking holder is in great condition and is stylized in its original mid-ce...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japan Silver Plate Sheep Salt Dish Spice Dish and Stainless-Steel Spoon
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage silver plate salt or spice dish designed as a sheep with a stainless-steel spoon inside.
Label Made in Japan underneath and marked 18-8 at the spo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver Plate
Longchamp, France, Hand Painted, Ten Small Faience Plates, Mid-20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Longchamp, France, hand painted, ten small faience plates.
Mid-20th Century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Measuring: D 11.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Faience
French Cheese Spreader in the Shape of a Shell with Four Knives
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Recently acquired from Paris...A unique set of four cheese spreaders in a holder of a resin shell. The four knives have a grotto look with the grotto...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy, a Set of 8 Plates in Yellow Melamine
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 8 plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Measures: D 19,5 x...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
Vintage White Bisque Matt Porcelain Sea Horse Napkin Rings Set of 6
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of 6 vintage white bisque matt porcelain seahorse napkin rings are in their original box and were never used. They are hallmarked on the bottom Shafford Japan. From the 50's.
Great for your entertaining and table scape. The seahorse...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Jar
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid jar by Bruno Gambone.
Signed Gambone Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Very rare white glazed ceramic ice box, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Very rare white glazed ceramic ice box, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Beautiful large glazed ceramic ice cube prover with plastic ice box inside and brass lid. Condition is perfect.
The pr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Green Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of four floral mint green cloth placemats and matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
Early Chafing Dish /Pot Designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Fondue Pot Designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
A wood stand sometimes comes with this form. It is not with this pot.
Chip to wood ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage White Gilding Vase with Pink Flower Pattern by Herend, 1970s
By Herend
Located in Bastogne, BE
Herend flower vase.
Supplier of the Royal Court of England - premium Hungarian porcelain.
1970’s.
In excellent condition, no chips, cracks or c...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Danish Modern Silver Plated Coffee or Tea Set by Cohr
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish modern silver plated coffee or tea set, design attributed to H.P. Jacobsen, and made by Cohr, Denmark, circa 1960s. The coffee pot measures...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Tapio Wirkala for Rosenthal Studio Line: complete coffee set "Ice blossom"
Located in Zemst, BE
Tapio Wirkala for Rosenthal Studio Line West-Germany:
complete coffee set named"Ice blossom"
High qulaity and fine porcelain
consists out of 39 pces:
1 coffee pot
1 milk jug
1 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Two Sets of Knives and Forks Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Two vintage sets of knives and forks, model number #4244, by the Auböck Workshop, Vienna, circa 1950.
The body of the cutlery is made from stainless steel, the handle of each piece is woven with wicker cane. Each set is complete with the original leather holster...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
1956 , Edwin Knowles "Strawflower" Dining Set - 68 Items, 6 Place Settings
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1956 , Edwin Knowles "Strawflower" Dining Set.
The set is in excellent condition and has no chips or cracks.
It is a full service for 6 people, plus replacement pieces and serving ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
3 Sets '6 Pieces' of Aubocks Favorite Cobe Holder, Mid-Century
Located in Vienna, AT
3 sets (6 pieces) Corncob holder from Carl Aubock II.
The corncob holders are also shown in the Auböck catalog (see photo).
The holders have a beautiful streamline shape and it see...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Nickel
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.