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 legendary 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.
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
Vintage Italian Square Chrome and Plexiglass Tray 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Square Chrome and Plexiglass Tray from the 1980s exudes elegance and sophistication with its sleek design. Crafted with high-quality chrome and transparent plexig...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Chrome
Set of 6 Carlo Moretti / Empoli Cased Glass Plum Wine Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 6 Carlo Moretti / Empoli Cased Glass Plum (Purple) Wine Glasses
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage MCM Focus by Gense Sweden Flatware Stainless - 39 pcs. Partial Set
By Gense
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern, Focus by Gense Sweden flatware in satin stainless. Partial set, to add to your current or to build your own set. Light scr...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Italian Rectangular Blue Tray 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Rectangular Blue Tray from the 1980s is a stylish and elegant piece characterized by its sleek design and vibrant blue color. Crafted in Italy during the 1980s, t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Plexiglass
Modernist Flatware Stainless Set Service Four Pasadena Japan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Flatware Stainless Set Service Four Pasadena Japan
Set of 4; knife 8.88 spoon 7.5 fork 7.5 salad fork 6.13 teaspoon 6.13
Preowned unrestored vintage
Refer to images.
Stamped P...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Amboss Austria Mid-Century Flatware Cutlery with Antler Handles for Six Persons
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of modernist flatware for six persons. Consisting of 18 pieces, spoons, forks and knives. Executed in the 1960s by Amboss Austria. Made of stain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pewter
French Modernist Brass Tray "HOLE Pattern" in Style of Mathieu Matégot, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
In style of Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1970s.
This original vintage tray element was produced in the 1970s in France. It was made of a wooden white lacquered ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s White Porcelain Dansk Demitasse Cups and Saucers - Set of 8
Located in Austin, TX
I love this classic set of 8 white porcelain demitasse cups and matching saucers from Dansk, the iconic MCM tableware company. This set was designed for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Steel
Ate Van Apeldoorn Pine Storage Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite, Mid-Century Ate Van Apeldoorn pine storage box with lid. Perfect for storing treats! In original condition with wear consistent with age a...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pine
Vintage Coastal Signed Baccarat Bambous Crystal Place Holders - Set of 8
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous set of 8 vintage Coastal place holders. Beautiful crystal made by the venerable Baccarat group. Signed on the bottom. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Walter Bosse Bell, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walter Bosse Bell, 1950s.
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Modernist Design Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Hallmarked in 1976 by J. J. Roberts
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1976 by Jeremy John Roberts, this very handsome, Sterling Silver Coffee Pot or Water Jug, is plain in style, and features a wooden handle and thumbpiece. The ...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marble salt and pepper
Located in Lugo, IT
Marble salt and pepper
Good Condition
Thank you
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Giò Ponti for Krupp Milano Nickel Silver Teapot, 1938 Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Prestigious teapot for Gran Hotel breakfast set, in nickel silver, design by Gio Ponti, 1938, produced by Krupp Milano. Some dents and natural signs of use and age on the surface. On...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
1970's Avant Garde tableware ‘Sphere' (La Boule) by Helen von Boch - Serves 4
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sphere' (La Boule) was designed in 1969-1970 by Helen von Boch and is has become a collectable icon since. It was reinvented by Villeroy & Boch in various executions, this is the or...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Faceted Gevaert Stemmed Cordial Glasses in the style of Val St Lambert
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Beautiful faceted and polished cordial champagne glasses in the style of Val Saint Lambert's Gevaert Collection. There is no makers mark but they are in the style of the champagne or...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Pair Modernist Sterling Silver & Silver Gilt Wine Coasters Christopher Lawrence
Located in Norwich, GB
Pair Elizabeth II Modernist sterling silver & silver gilt limited edition wine coasters, London 1986 by Christopher Nigel Lawrence.
The coasters are of circular form with contrast...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s Modernist Three Sculptural Steak Knives Inox Rostfrei
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Modernist Three Sculptural Steak Knives Inox Rostfrei
set of three
7 long x .25 d x .5 h
stamp Inox Rostfrei
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Up to Three Midcentury Polished Brass Card Holder, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
*Actually up to three pieces available*
A beautiful card stand, made of polished brass, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck, Austria. To be used for business cards, fol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Rare Peter Holmblad for Stelton of Denmark Cylindra Line Oil & Vinegar Cruets
Located in Oakland, CA
A rare and unusual set of oil and vinegar cruets designed by Danish designer Peter Holmblad for Stelton. Holmblad was the director and lead designer of Stelton, his stepfather was Ar...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Champagne or wine cooler alpaca vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne or wine cooler alpaca vienna around 1950s
Only Polished
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Alpaca
Walter Bosse Monkey Salt and Pepper Shakers Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian midcentury shaker set from the 1950s, displaying a cute monkey holding salt and pepper shakers. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, manufactured by Hertha Baller i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
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
Crystal Set of 6 Knittel with Label Stem Glasses with Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage with Label Knittel set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear demi crystal glass. Side facetted an...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
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
Paul McCobb Set of Contempri 40 piece plus
By Paul McCobb, Jackson Internationale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul McCobb Contempri for Jackson Internationale Set of Dinnerware. 40 plus pieces.
8 10" Dinner Plates
8 7.25 Salad Plates
6 5.5 Small B...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Decorative Rectangular Tray 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Italian Decorative Rectangular Tray from the 1980s features a brass frame, a glass base, and elegant white handles. This tray exemplifies 1980s Italian design, combining sl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
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
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
Vintage Italian Oversize Tray in Murano and Brass 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Italian Oversize Tray from the 1960s combines the allure of Murano glass and brass, creating a stunning and spacious serving piece. This tray reflects the distinctive desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Tray by Venini 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Murano Tray by Venini is a masterpiece of Italian glass artistry, crafted by the renowned glassmaking house Venini. Featuring Murano glass, it showcases exquisite design an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Teak & Brass Nutcracker, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful midcentury modernist nutcracker, designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. Made of wood and brass. In very good condition, with marginal patina on the brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Franciscan Starburst Dinnerware Service for 6 plus Serving Pieces!
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of Franciscan Dinnerware in the Starburst Pattern.
Set includes!
6 11" Dinner Plates
6 8" Salad Plates
6 6.5 Bread Plates
1 13" Oval Platter
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Murano and Mirror Tray 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Italian Murano and Mirror Tray from the 1980s features Murano glass handles and a mirrored base, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and design characteristic of the Murano ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
Vintage Regency James Mount Champagne Bucket
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic rare MCM Regency champagne bucket. Made by the highly coveted James Mint. Beautiful patinated finish with beautiful carved detail. Matching piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Round Brass and Chrome Tray 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Italian Round Brass and Chrome Tray from the 1970s boasts round brass and metal handles along with a mirrored base. This stylish tray reflects the iconic design trends of t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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
Vintage Salt and Pepper Mills by Dane Wood of Denmark
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage salt and pepper mills by Dane Wood of Denmark in lovely midcentury design and Classic Scandinavian quality.
Turned teak.
These mi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Georg Jensen Prism Set of 8 Ice Tea Spoons
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 8 Georg Jensen Prism Stainless Steel Ice Tea Spoons. Hard to find! Nice Addition to your set or use on their own! 2 Sets of 8 av...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Sculptural Japanese Butter Knife Stainless Steel
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Japanese Butter Knife
Stainless steel and wood
6.25 x 75 x .5
Preowned unrestored vintage
Refer to all images.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Portmeirion Pottery Greek Key Espresso Coffee Service Susan Williams Ellis Desig
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Portmeirion Pottery espresso coffee service with demitasse cups in black and gilded Greek Key...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
6 Midcentury Pastel Daisy Porcelain Coffee Cups, Lilien, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six charming conical coffee cups and saucers from the „Daisy“-series, made of thin, fine china in six different lovely pastel colors, yellow, light blue, light green, bluegray, pink/rosé and lilac. Made in the 1950s by Lilien Porzellan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Villeroy And Boch Twist Alea Vitrum Pattern Fused Glass Dinnerware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Villeroy & Boch fused glass dinnerware in "Twist Alea Vitrum" pattern in textured green glass with smooth multi-colored checks. Made from 1999 to 2016. Incl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Rosenthal Form 2000 "Linear" Dinnerware set by Raymond Loewy 54 Pieces
Located in Highland, IN
The Form 2000 or "Classic Modern" line of dinnerware designed by Raymond Lowey with Richard Latham in 1954 is elegant and timeless. This 54 pieces set is decorated with the rare "Li...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Rosewood and Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude 89 pieces
By Jean Claude Aujame
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1960s Rosewood and Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude 89 pieces.
Fabulous vintage rosewood and bronze 89 pieces service for eight with serving pieces.
It is vintage from the 1960's.
This is a beautiful 89 pieces set in the original wooden box.
Fabulous full set of bronze flatware from Thailand.
Great teak storage box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
Danish Nutcracker Preben Broste Teak Brass Denmark 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Danish nutcracker by Preben Broste in teak and brass, hand-crafted in the 1960s.
Cleaned and oiled, remains wear and patina to brass, a few scratches.
Length: 28 cm
Width: 4 cm
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Silver Cutlery Set for Twelve by Krupp Italy 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Cutlery silver set for twelve in nickel silver or German silver, this set includes a total of 36 pieces; 12 spoons, 12 forks, and 12 knives with a steel blade.
Set designed by Gio ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
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
Nutcracker Mid Century Modern Austria 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Mid-century nutcracker from Austria. Both in terms of quality and design used, this piece is located in the circle of Carl Auböck's work.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
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
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
1970s Astonishing Oval Metal Tray By Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing oval metal tray by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
It's in excellent condition and is signed at the bottom.
Dimension:
20,47" x 16,14" x 1,57 H inches
cm 52 x cm 41...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 65-Piece Old Danish Flatware Set for 8 Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set in Old Danish pattern, in an elegant, Mid-Century Modern style, consisting of:
- a two-tine fork measuring 6 3/4'' in length
- a sauce ladle measuring 7 1/2'' in length
- a 2-piece salad server consisting of a fork and a spoon measuring 9'' in length
- 7 dinner forks measuring 7 3/4'' in length
- 7 salad forks measuring 7'' in length
- 8 dinner knives measuring 8 7/8'' in length
- 7 fruit children's knives measuring 6 5/8'' in length
- 8 demitasse spoons measuring 4 1/4'' in length
- 2 grapefruit spoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length
- 8 teaspoons measuring 5 3/4'' in length
- 14 dessert spoons, 6 measuring 6 1/8'' in length and 8 measuring 6 3/4'' in length
Total approximate silver weight including 1 ozt per knife is 90 troy ounces. Each piece bears hallmarks as shown.
Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 in Copenhagen. Jensen's training in metalsmithing -- along with his education in the fine arts -- allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.”
Designed in 1947 by Harald Nielsen, the Old Danish pattern is a symbolic representation of Denmark’s occupation during World War II. The accentuated, clean lines of the double fluted pattern and the balanced distribution of weight symbolizes the spirit and proud resistance of the Danish nation. The Old Danish pattern has a long association with Danish royalty; King Christian X...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Fornasetti salt and pepper shakers with an additional container
Located in London, GB
Set of three condiment containers. By Piero Fornasetti c 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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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