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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
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 ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Mirror, Murano Glass

Boxed Mid Century Carving Set 5009, Knife and Fork by Amboss Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and unusual Austrian "max - design" carving knife and fork set, executed in the 1960s, model# 5009 by Amboss Austria. Stainless stee...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Large Carved Olive Wood Fruit basket 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Carved Olive Wood Fruit basket Standing on my dining table for the Moment. Great looking table piece .Beautiful grain in the Wood Like a ar...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Olive

Midcentury Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Hardwood, Jean Gillon, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Midcentury Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Hardwood by Jean Gillon, is gorgeous! Handcrafted from hard rosewood (also known as Jacaranda), this charcuterie platter features clean lines with elegant curves and two carved circles. The rosewood has two rich tones with stunning natural wood grain on both sides. Pieces like this, with a minimalist aesthetic, are iconic from Brazil in the sixties, and were catered not only for domestic, but for international markets as well. This platter will look awesome as a centerpiece on a table or sideboard. The wood has been refinished and besides minor marks of age, the piece is in excellent condition. Jean Gillon was a Brazilian furniture designer born in Romania in 1919. He studied at the Architecture and fine arts Schools at the National University. He founded his first company Fábrica de Móveis Cidam in 1961 after emigrating to São Paulo, Brazil in 1956. Gillon's firm designed many luxury hotels throughout Brazil and homes and stores. He was known for his one of a kind tapestries. His second furniture company, WoodArt, produced full lines of Brazilian rosewood furniture...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Hardwood

Georg Jensen Margrethe Sterling Silverware Set
Located in Hellerup, DK
A extra-large Georg Jensen sterling silverware set in the Margrethe pattern, design by Rigmor Andersen & Annelise Bjørner in 1966. A mid-century modern design that is made of heavy q...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Sterling Silver

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

15 pc. Set of Dansk Stainless Steel Flatware
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is nice set of flatware by Dansk. The flatware is made in the mid century style. Dansk flatware is made in Denmark. The set includes 7 forks, 4 sou...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Set of 12 Dachshund Vintage Silver Plate Knife Rests
Located in Westport, CT
Set of twelve Dachshund dog silver plated knife rests, vintage in very good look to be unused from the 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Silver Plate

Watering can vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can vienna around 1920s Original condition
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1920s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass, Copper

Decorative 'Deer' Napkin Holder 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative 'Deer' Napkin Holder. Netherlands, early 20th century. Very stylish and decorative napkin holder with a deer at the front. A very elegant ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal, Silver Plate

Set of Twelve Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel Napkin Ring Holders, USA, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 12 Mid Century pretzel napkin ring holders rendered in bent tubular clear acrylic lucite in the form of a pretzel, by Dorothy Thorpe, USA, 1970s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Acrylic, Lucite

Romance, Bijorn Windblad Rosenthal Silverplate Flatware for 12 with Case 79 Pcs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Romance by Bijorn Windblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Mid-Century Modern silver plate flatware for 12 with service pieces in original modernist Rosenth...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Steel

Original Metal Tray Mathieu Matégot Style, Vereinigte Werkstätten München, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Tray element with hole pattern Producer: Vereinigte Werkstätten München Origin: Germany Material: metal and brass Decade: 1950s Description: This original mi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal

Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 121 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Important American silver designer Alfred G. Kintz began working at International silver around 1910 and retired in 1959. There was an excellent article done on Alfred Kintz...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carl Auböck Fish Bottle Opener Neptun Vienna Austria, 1950s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Carl Auböck steel and leather fish bottle opener circa late 1950s.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal

Hans Theo Bauman, Arzberg ‘Brasilia’ coffee pot with ‘Viola’ decoration, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Hans Theo Bauman (Swiss/German, 1924-2016) ‘Brasilia’ coffee pot with ‘Viola’ flower pattern, Model no. ‘Arzberg 5500’ Designed 1975, produced by Arzberg,...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ceramic

Set of 5 Small Plate or Coasters in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury a set of five beautiful black and white small plates or coasters in porcelain displaying drawn animals with money (snail, dog, hen, turtl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

Set of Rare Austrian Bakelite Salt and Pepper stands
By Kolbenheyer Erich
Located in Vienna, AT
Kolbenheyer Aubock Hagenauer all worked in Vienna in the 1950‘s. One of these Architects is also the Designer of our nice serving table accessory. An S&P set including toothpick hol...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Brass

Georg Jensen by Koppel Pair of Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen pair of sterling silver salt and pepper shakers, designed by Henning Koppel in pattern number 1135, and in Mid-Century Modern style with an elegant, geometric design. Th...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Matched Set of 7 Midcentury Roger Capron Ceramic Coasters
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A matched set of earthenware drinks coasters by Roger Capron with incised and coloured decoration depicting trees and fishes. Stamped signatures to the reverse Vallauris, Fran...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Earthenware

Large Mid-Century Modern Red Italian Marble Tray, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very beautiful red and white marbled round Italian marble bowl. Mid-Century Modern. Light signs of use.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Marble

White, Green & Orange Enamel Pot/ Carl Auböck III/ Riess, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Description: An enamelled metal stove pot, designed during the 1970s by Carl Auböck III during the 1970s.  Suitably seventies with its vivid orange lid and graphic striped profile,...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal, Enamel

Blue & White/ Enamel Milk Pan/ Carl Auböck III/ Riess, 1970's
Located in London, GB
Description: A small enamel milk pan, designed during the 1970s by Carl Auböck III for Ostovics; A simple, yet striking design that encapsulates Auböck III's functional, yet playfu...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal, Enamel

Beautiful Carl Aubock Cast-Iron Pepper Salt Mill with Peugeot Grinder, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and solid modernist pepper- or salt mill with Peugeot grinder, made of black-finished cast iron. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock in th...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Iron

Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1962-4, Alveston Condiment Set, Super Set, Modernist
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1962-4 'Alveston' condiment set Stainless steel with black plastic inserts Very good condition, with only light marks Makers stamp to underside of ea...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Charles Voltz Vallauris Pottery SET: Jug & Casserole typical low fired red glaze
By Charles Volton
Located in Landshut, BY
SET of 2 Charles Voltz (1923-1997) moved to Vallauris France in 1950, where he had a studio for many years. His ceramics was in the typical exuberant mid-century Vallauris style with colourful and often highly textured or patterned glazes. Vallauris is an area in the Cote d’Azur region of south eastern France and has a long history of Artistic and Ceramics traditions, but is was in the 1950s when Vallauris experienced a new golden age after Picasso went to live in and influence the Arts & Crafts of Vallauris in the late 1940s (and where he stayed until 1955) Picasso, along with Roger Capron were significant contributors to the profile of Ceramics in Vallauris, together other names such as Roger Collet, Gilbert Portanier, Jean Derval and Charles Voltz. Design Period 1965 to 1975 Production Period late 1960s Country of Manufacture France H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs both DM / diameter casserole : 13 cm ~ DM / diameter jug: 8 cm MARKED: C. Voltz Vallauris...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Clay

Pair of Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers Mid-Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Tiffany & Co. sterling silver salt and pepper shakers, made in Denmark, and in Mid-Century Modern Style with a beautiful geometric design. Each measures 3 7/8'' in heigh...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Silver, Sterling Silver

William Spratling Wood Sterling Silver Cheese Board With Knife and Sauce Spoon
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare ca. 1958 wood and Sterling silver cheese board with knife by American jeweler, silversmith and designer William Spratling. The wood board is inlaid with silver sheets making a...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Sterling Silver

De Vecchi Sterling Silver Letter / Napkin Holder with Inlaid Seal Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
De Vecchi sterling silver and wood letter or napkin holder, with an inlaid seal-like motif depicting a person on a horse, all in Mid-Century Modern style with an elegant geometric de...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Set of Vintage French St Clements Oyster Plates
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of four vintage 1950’s French St Clements oyster plates in the treacle glaze. These plates were produced in the 1950's in the famous St C...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Faience

Werkstätte Hagenauer Brass Card Holder Coaster Stand, Mid-Century Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning Mid-Century brass coaster holder dating back to the 1950s, crafted from polished brass by the renowned Werkstätte workshop Hagenauer in Vienna, Austria. This beautiful pie...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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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.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Bronze

Chinese Cast Brass Incised Figures Serving Tray Platter
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Round heavy cast brass Chinese serving platter or tray with engraved incised figures of men and trees.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Table Crumb Sweeper and Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Florentine Wood Table Crumber. The set includes the sweeper as well as the tray. Great addition to add to an existing collecti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Display Plate, Barney's New York Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic midcentury Italian Designed plate featuring an iconic image from Piero Fornasetti’s work, his muse the opera singer, Lina Cavalieri. Crisp black and white timeless design i...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 14 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Glass

Midcentury tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi Pair of golden brass tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Signed Italy 1970s D: 16 cm H: 2 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Brass

Brass Apple and Pear Salt and Pepper Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely pari of salt and pepper shakers in the shape of a pear and an apple... the pair are a compliment to any table and wonderful at the holidays. The leaves unscrew for adding ...
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20th Century 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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal

Silver Plate Modernist Sculptural Napkin Rings Set of 6 Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of six polished vintage silver plate sculptural napkin rings will set any table with elegance and modern elements. There are four of the same elliptical shape and two of ano...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Silver Plate

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Corinth Coffee Service for Twelve People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal. Corinth coffee service for twelve people in blue-painted porcelain. Modernist Finnish design. Dated 1979-80. Consisting of twelve coffee cups with sa...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

Vintage Descoware Mid Century Modern Cast Iron Orange Enamel Lidded Dutch Oven
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Descoware Mid Century Modern Cast Iron Orange Enamel Lidded Dutch Oven. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 5" H x 9.5" W x 8" D.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Iron

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...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Silver, Steel

Vintage Danish Eton Cutlery by Henning Nørgaard for Raadvad, 1960s, Set of 79
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Eton Cutlery by Henning Nørgaard for Raadvad, 1960s 79 part set of Danish modern cutlery in rosewood and stainless steel. This set c...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Bright Pink Square Floral Midcentury Dinner Napkins - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four bright pink floral dinner napkins. Dimensions: 16.5" Square
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Fabric

Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Carving Knives and Fork, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful midcentury Austrian carving set, consisting of caring knive, a meat knive and a fork in its original award-winning handmade wooden box....
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Assortment of 5 Vintage Salt Pepper Mills Grinder Dansk Denmark Jens Quistgaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Assortment of 5 vintage salt pepper mills grinder Dansk Denmark Jens Quistgaard 1 Mill made in England. Not certain who designed this one. The ot...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Wood

Raymond Loewy for Air France Concorde Set of 36 Circa's 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
This is original cutlery set of 36 brown pieces : 12 knifes, 12 spoons ,12 forks. Created by designer Raymond Loewy for Air France. These are made of steel and brown plastic. Each piece is branded 'Air France'. Raymond Loewy designed...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware by Søholm 1960s, Set of 17
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware by Søholm, Denmark 1960s. Set of 17. A large collection of gorgeous Danish vintage ceramic from Soholm. This set consists of: - 3 Wall mounted candleholders, no 3351. - 1 Small round candleholder. - 1 Large square dish, no 3333. - 2 Square vases, no 3322. - 1 Large round bowl, no 3345. - 2 Square ashtrays, no 3335. - 1 Oblong dish, no 3332. - 2 Small square bowls, no 3337. - 1 Round vase, no 3323. - 1 Vase/mug, no 3343. - 1 Small round table lamp, no 3323-L - 1 Small square table lamp...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ceramic

Vibrant Cobalt Blue Glasses by Carlo Moretti for Empoli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant set of cobalt blue glasses, designed by Carlo Moretti for Empoli, Italy, circa 1950s. The set consists of 22 glasses, 12 larger glasses measuring 5....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Glass

Mid-20th Century, Libbey Glass Company, "Anchors Aweigh" Tom Collins Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 8 vintage, nautical themed cocktail glasses, each with a different set of signal flags and their meaning in brightly colored enamel on a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Glass

Coffee Service for 8, Ćmielów, Poland
Located in Chorzów, PL
This elegant coffee service for 8 was produced by the renowned Ćmielów porcelain factory in Poland, known for its fine craftsmanship and timeless designs...
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1980s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Porcelain

Coffee Service for 8, Ćmielów, Poland
Coffee Service for 8, Ćmielów, Poland
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Vintage Gold Decor Porcelain Floral Pattern Vase by Ouragan, Ulysse Paris, 1980
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Porcelain floral pattern vase. Ouragan - Ulysse Paris. Floral decor using 24 k gold, with a stamp and signature on the vase. ...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Sculptural Japanese Butter Knife Stainless Steel
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.
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Stainless Steel

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Metal

Modernist Brass and Cane Wire Cheese Slicer Knife by Penchoen Originals, 1960s
By Penchoen Originals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, modernist wire cheese knife in solid brass with cane-wrapped handle designed by Penchoen Originals of Sturgis, Michigan. Often misattributed to either Tommi Parzinger or Car...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Brass, Wire

Vintage Wood Sculpted Round Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique set of salt and pepper shakers. This pair is handmade in polished finished wood that shows beautiful grain. Each piece has fine details such as the "S" and "P" p...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Wood

Celeste by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service, 79 Pieces, Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Celeste by Gorham, circa 1956 sterling silver flatware set of 79 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 3/8". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 7 1/8". 12 teaspo...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Sterling Silver

Mid Century Floral Linen Dinner or Cocktail Napkins, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four cream table napkins with a hand-stitched chinoiserie floral motif. Each napkin is in cream, with a hand-stitched chinoiserie floral design at the corner. The border is ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Fabric

Vision' Sterling Flatware by Ronald Hayes Pearson for Pearson
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A service for twelve (12), of sculptural, Vision flatware in sterling created by the artist and jewelry designer Ronald Hayes Pearson. Place setting ...
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1960s American Vintage 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.

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