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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Biot, France, Two Wine Decanters and Four Glasses in Green Mouth-Blown Art Glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Biot, France. Two wine decanters and four glasses in green mouth-blown art glass with inlaid bubbles.
Mid-20th century.
The decanter measures: 33 x 12.5 cm.
The glass measures: 8...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
$800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Stylish Italian Metal Cocktail Set, "Silverfox" Model by Piemme, 1970s
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in Argelato, BO
Italian Metal Cocktail Set, "Silverfox" Model by Piemme, 1970s
The set, consisting of a bottle opener, tongs, knife, stirring rod, and sugar spoon, has a bold and very iconic design...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury combination corkscrew, bottle opener, and paperweight dating from the 1950s. Shaped like a large key, it was designed by Carl Auböck and crafted by his workshop in Vienn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Unusual bottle holder vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Unusual bottle holder vienna around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Restaurant Ware Porcelain Bowls in White and Green, Set of 3 1960s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of three heavy restaurant ware bowls in green and white. Vintage restaurant ware is making a comeback in entertaining. Known for their strength and versatility, they seem to last forever. This set is from Shenango China...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$100 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Ceramic Bamboo Dessert Plates - Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Set of 4 bamboo ceramic plates, made in Italy. Each plate showcases intricate hand painted bamboo detailing, combining artisanal cra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 'Campden' Coffee Pot and Milk Jug, 1957
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1957
Coffee pot and milk jug
Stainless steel with wooden handles
Excellent condition, with only very light marks. Appears generally unused
Makers sta...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$173 Sale Price
25% Off
Napkin or Letter Holder by Walter Bosse around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin or Letter Holder by Walter Bosse around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Rooster Dinner Bell, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse rooster dinner bell, 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Fruit basket made of wicker and bamboo vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Fruit basket made of wicker and bamboo vienna around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Up to 7 Midcentury Party Spork (Spoon & Fork) Flatware Göffel by Amboss Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 7 identical party sporks (a smart combination of a spoon and a fork) from the 1960s. Model „Göffel“, award-winning design by Ernst Otto Loewe and K.H. Hoelscher, executed by Am...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
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
Copper and brass Watering Can, circa 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper and brass Watering Can, circa 1960s
Only Polished
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
$1,390 / set
Diamond by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 pieces Modern
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...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Thule Series Art Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Holmegaard Bowl THULE by Per Lutken 1960s. Danish design. Stunning Scandinavian modern Vintage Center piece - Heavy Holmegaard Aqua blue Art Glass Bowl - design year 1960....
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Denby, Milnor Swedish Vista Ice Blue Low Tumbler Glasses by Bo Borgstrom
By Bo Borgstrom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six beautifully and ergonomically crafted low sized tumblers in Vista Ice Blue this color is really reminiscent of Scandinavia. Well balanced and nice feeling in your hands these are NOS ( new old stock ) still in the original packing and box with great graphics. Manufactured for Denby...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
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
Set of 6 Asparagus Ceramic Plates, Tureen and Salt Pepper Shakers, Spain 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern asparagus design glazed ceramic serving set, Spain, 1950s-1960s
A set of 6 asparagus plates, a server with lid and a salt and pepper shakers set.
The asparagus tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
1950s Salvador Teran Mosaic and Brass Water Pitcher
Located in Ferndale, MI
Exceptional hand-wrought Salvador Teran mosaic and brass pitcher with opposing hands and three button design in classic black & white. I appreciate this p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Blue Yellow and Green Cotton Table Napkins - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four square cotton dinner napkins with blue, yellow, and green stripes. A perfect way to add a pop of color to your next dinner party.
Dimensions:
15" x 15" Square
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
$40 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A 130 Piece Set of Crown Staffordshire China "Birds of Paradise" Pattern 1950"s
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare collection of about 130 pieces of Staffordshire-England - Crown Fine Bone China - Birds of Paradise Pattern - #592627 - white and very light blue grey background with purple...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 123 Stanley Roberts Contempra Mid Century Modern Stainless Flatware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in Japan by Stanley Roberts, this set is wonderfully modernist, extremely robust in its making, and prestigious Japanese crafting. This set is quite large, consisti...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen Teak Bowl
By Kay Bojesen, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Danish modern teak bowls designed by Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Turned from a single piece of teak wood into an organic modern shape. Polished and clean, with origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$1,100 / item
American Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut & Burl Salt & Pepper Shakers Hand Craft
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand crafted salt & Pepper grinder set signed in solid walnut and burl beautiful finish and condition great lines and design , circa 1980's .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Walnut, Burl
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
Set of 12 Tiffany French Limoges Dessert or Salad Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 12 Tiffany French Limoges Dessert or Salad Plates, France, circa 1970s. Very graphic design! As seen in the first photo, there are 5 each of the ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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
Gio Ponti, Krupp Milan Branded Set of Twelve Pieces of Cutlery
Located in Milano, IT
Silver-plated metal cutlery set designed by Gio Ponti for Manifattura Krupp Milan. The set has a total of 48 pieces and is composed as follows: Twelve three-pronged forks, twelve tal...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
$4,300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Mid-Century Modern 26 Pcs Concorde Cutlery Set by Raymond Loewy for Air France
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Raymond Loewy designed this sleek cutlery for the Compagnie d'Esthétique Industriale to be delivered to Air France that served its high class meals with this high class design exclu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Two Salt and Paper Shaker Pigs on Tray, Wood Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Danish design wood salt and pepper shaker set of two in the form of a pig. Nice addition to your table or just for your collec...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Exstraordinary Water Can Brass, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Exstraordinary Water can brass, around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled.
Wicker.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Napkin holder brass and bamboo handle vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin holder brass and bamboo handle vienna around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Brass watering can vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass watering can vienna around 1960s
Brass polished
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Cabbage Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a touch of playful charm to your table or kitchen with this delightful pair of vintage salt and pepper shakers, crafted from glazed ceramic to resemble miniature heads of cabba...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$60 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Silver Plate Snail Salt Dish Spice Dish with Glass Inlay
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage salt or spice dish designed as a snail with a glass tray inside.
Label silver plated on the bottom.
Makes the perfect timeless gift!
A-816-335
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
$332 Sale Price
30% Off
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
$750 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Murano Card Holder Signed La Murrina from the 1970s
By La Murrina
Located in Milano, MI
Murano card holder signed La Murrina, 1970s
Measures: Ø 18 cm H 15 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
rare green glass decanter by Saara Hopea for Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
decanter element
Design:
Saara Hopea
Producer:
Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland
Age:
1970s
wonderful glass decanter element designed by Saara Hopea and produced by NU...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Blue glass and brass tray
Located in London, GB
Blue mirrored glass tray with brass elements
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Esta, Sub-Brand of Amboss Austria
By Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
This timeless cutlery/flatware set from the 1960s-70s was designed by Helmut Alder for Esta - a Sub-brand of well-known Amboss Neuzeughammer Austria - on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the company Neuzeughammer Steyr in 1969.
Helmut Alder, born in Graz, Austria, in 1924, was one of the most successful Austrian architects to design cutlery, along with Oswald Haerdtl, Carl Auböck and Karl Hagenhauer.
The set, composed of six knives, six forks, six spoons and six dessert spoons, is in overall good condition.
Dimensions:
Knives: circa 20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Style Sterling Silver Condiments Set in Original Fitted Box, Asprey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Twenty-Two Piece Set of Sterling Silver and Ebony "Contrast" Flatware by Lunt
By Lunt Silver
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous twenty-two piece set of sterling silver and ebony nylon "Contrast" flatware by Lunt Silver Co.., circa 1950s. The set is in very good vintage condition and is stamped on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
1960's 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
Fine Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Jade Petite Saucer Plate Set of Two
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Chinese Carved pair of Jade Plates
very small saucer set of 2
2 diameter x .38 H
Original vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Jade
Rare Set of 6 Glasses, Pitcher, Tray and Bamboo Whisk by Designer Carl Aubock
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare complete serving set of 6 small leather wrapped drinking glasses (hight 9,6cm) and 1 glass pitcher (hight 16cm) featuring leather coverings with intricate stitching. Everything ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather, Glass, Nutwood
Guzzini Salt, Pepper, Oil, Vinegard, Parmesan Green Set in Lucite, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Table set for pepper, salt, parmesan etc. in green Lucite made by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
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
Barovier Murano Gold Flecks Purple Leafs Italian Art Glass Spoon Rest Dishes
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and purple leaf design Italian art glass low dishes, knife / spoon rests or personal ashtrays. The design is documented to Ercole Baro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set is made in Capodimonte porcelain and features hand painted floral motifs and golden edges.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Op-Art Barware Set, 6 Highball Glasses and Circular Vinyl Caddy by Bartrix
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six vintage highball glasses with a black and white geometric Op-Art design on clear glass. The enamels, combined with the clear glass use circles and squares in various sizes and ar...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Set of 6 Midcentury French Provincial Earthenware Tumblers – Rustic Charm
Located in Milano, IT
This charming set of 6 midcentury French Provincial earthenware tumblers showcases rustic elegance with their handcrafted design and eart...
Category
19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Carl Aubock for Amboss 30 Piece Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moderniststainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 6 guests, 30 pieces total. It is constructed of dishwasher ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage 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
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
Lino Sabattini for Christofle Bottle Holder in Silvered Metal
Located in Meer, VAN
Lino Sabattini for Christofle Bottle Holder in Silvered Metal
Lino Sabattini (1925-2016) for Christofle Bottle Holder in Silver Plated Metal,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 925s Small Oval Candy Bowl Made After 1945
By Georg Jensen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Candy bowl/centerpiece from Georg Jensen Silver Copenhagen.
Small oval bowl made of sterling silver 925s with stamp from the period after 1945
Very nice vintage condition.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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.