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
Year Plate by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing bisque porcelain year plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978, number 1620 from a limited series of 3000, complete with certificate and original box.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Arzberg Dinning Set Golfball
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-Century Modern Arzberg dining set Golfball.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
6 Glasses Cognac Smoke Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Milano, IT
6 Glasses Cognac Smoke Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal Studio-Line ‘Modulation’ sauce cream jug, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish, 1915-1985)
‘Modulation’ sauce jug
Designed c. 1960, produced by Rosenthal, Germany, as part of the Studio-Line series
Ceramic
Excellent condition
L 17 cm, D...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Fine And Rare Aldo Tura Cocktail Bar Set
By Aldo Tura
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exceptional 4 piece bar set in lacquered goatskin by Aldo Tura. Set features 3 ice buckets and 1 pepper mill.brass finial and glass insulated liner.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
$992 / item
Pair of mid century sterling silver wine coasters made in London in 1977
By Da-mar Silverware
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1977 by Da-mar Silverware, this handsome pair of Elizabeth II Period, Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, feature wooden bases, and pierced and engraved sides. Eac...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Floral Hand Embroidered Fabric Dinner Napkins, Set 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of five hand-embroidered cloth table napkins. Created from pink, green, yellow, blue, and white fabric, this set of dinner napkins will be a fabul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Artist Roberto Crippa Round Table Cloth and 12 Napkins for Zucchi, Italy 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Artist Roberto Crippa round table cloth and 12 napkins for Zucchi, Italy 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Modern Pair Cocktail Fondue Forks Sculpted Stainless Steel & Rosewood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural forks
Lovely Japanese pair of fondue cocktail server forks in stainless steel with tapered sculptural rosewood handles.
Stamped Japan stai...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antonio Pineda Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous and elegant small pair of hallmarked modernist vintage sterling silver salt and pepper shakers are by the noted and one of the most collectable of Mexican silversmith...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Mid-Century Nordic Napkin Holder with Set of Forks
By Skruf, Cathrineholm
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully charming vintage napkin holder with set of 6 mini forks. The set shares the same design that follows the Scandinavian mid-century aes...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
$160 Sale Price / set
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Paul McCobb Set of Contempri 40 piece plus
By Jackson Internationale, Paul McCobb
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
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted
Located in Landshut, BY
midcentury
SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA
Barbotine
FISH TUREEN TERRINE
handpainted
Design Period 1955 to 1965
Production Period around 1960
Country of Manufacture Germany
H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs
DM / diameter casserole : 30 cm x 15cm x 11cm high ~ 19cm with its lid
MARKED: Schramberger Majolikafabrik 5624
:-: fair condition with some very small chips (see photos)
- Considering the sensitive material I would even say it is in good condition
-- let´s call it charming vintage :-:
To ensure a safe arrival, this item is packed in super-safe packaging.
(up to 10 Kg)
SMF SCHRAMBERG was originally founded in 1820 as Faist'sche Steingutfabrik by the stoneware expert Isidor Faist on the site of the abandoned Schramberg castle. By 1829, Faist and his factory had gained such a good reputation that Baron Ferdinand von Uechtritz became his partner under the new name of Steingut- und Majolikafabrik Uechtritz & Faist. With the Baron's financial support, the partners were able to build a new factory behind the castle, which dramatically increased production. By the 1860s, the company had a permanent workforce of 100 and an impressive number of almost 6,000 homeworkers (decorators, etc.), mainly children and women. From 1882, Faist began taking orders from Villeroy & Boch, who eventually bought the Schramberg pottery in 1883 and continued to operate it as a V&B subsidiary until the early 20th century. In 1911, several of the factory buildings had to be demolished to make way for the local railway, which drastically reduced production and caused Villeroy & Boch to lose interest in the site, which they sold to brothers Moritz and Leopold Meyer in 1912. It was the Meyers who introduced the "SMF" trademark and eventually gave the company its permanent name, Schramberger Majolika-Fabrik. In 1918 the company was transformed from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company and the transformation was complete.
The Meyer brothers were always on the lookout for new talent, and many famous artists joined the factory or contributed designs in the years that followed. Their decorative ceramics, stylized in vibrant colours, attracted much attention in the 1920s.
Eva Stricker-Zeisel was a prominent designer for the company from 1928 to 1930. Her designs were strongly influenced by the Bauhaus movement and her modern form and decoration designs gave an avant-garde look to part of the production programme. As well as designing the shapes, Eva Zeisel also supplied the intended decorations for the pieces, although the decoration department often adapted her decorations to shapes for which they were not intended. They would even use them on shapes other than those designed by Zeisel and apply decors not designed by her to her shapes. This particularly happened with the very popular 'Mondrian' pattern, which often appeared on non-Zeisel shapes. The factory continued to produce Zeisel's designs for some time after her departure, but she sometimes felt that the designs were not exactly as she had intended.
With the economic crisis of the early 1930s, the focus of production shifted to tableware and utilitarian ceramics, until the Nazis forced Moritz and Leopold Meyer to sell the factory in 1938 as part of the forced aryanisation of the German state. Both emigrated to England with their families during the war, but in 1949 Peter Meyer...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Maiolica
Thomas Rosenthal, Germany, Medallion Onyx Grey large serving bowl with lid 1970s
Located in London, GB
Medallion ‘Onyx Grey’ large serving bowl with lid
Produced c 1970s by Thomas, a subsidiary/division of Rosenthal, Germany
Ceramic
Excellent condition
L 25 cm, Diam 21 cm, H 13 cm, W...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Owl Mustard Pot with Unusual Green Eyes & Snail Serving Spoon, c. 1930
Located in London, GB
A delightful solid silver mid century mustard pot in the form of an owl, made in Spain c. 1930.
The owl is beautifully modelled and in lovely condition, with the hinge in good worki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
Iconic 50s Ice Bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel - Vintage Italian Charm
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Dive into the retro charm of the Fifties with this iconic Ettore Sottsass‘ 50s Ice Bucket produced by Rinnovel. Crafted from anodized aluminum in a delightful shade of pink, this vin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
$481 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Modernist 63 Piece Stainless Flatware Set, "Night & Day" Japan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist 63 piece Stainless Flatware Set. "night & day" JAPAN. Classic Mid-Century Modern. Place setting for 8. missing 3 dinner spoon...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel, Other
Walnut, Cork & Cane Fruit Knife Set, Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
A set of 6 cane wrapped fruit knives with a walnut stand and cork insert, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
With a round walnut base with cork insert for the six cane wr...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Hornsea Tapestry coffee set, Coffee pot, cups and saucers, 2 jugs, 15 pc, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Sarah Vardy (British)
‘Tapestry’ coffee set
Designed 1973, produced by Hornsea, UK
Set comprises coffee pot with lid, six cups and saucers, milk jug, cream jug
Ceramic
Overall, ver...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vision by international sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. This set includes: 6 knives, 8 1/2", 6 forks, 7 3...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Peugeot Frères Pepper Grinder Silver Plated
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Pepper Mill Ginder signed Peugeot Frères
Personal initials engraved at center panel.
4.5 h x 2 diameter
Preowned original vintage
Tested an...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Pair of Turquoise Bubble Glass Vases Attributed to Skruf of Sweden
By Skruf
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely and heavy bubble glass vases attributed to Skruf of Sweden. The vases are in good condition. They have minimal light scratches to the bottom of each vase (see close up image...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Set of 5 Korean Celadon Goryeo Knife Chopstick Rests, Flying Cranes & Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 5 vintage ceramic or porcelain knife or chopstick rests features celadon colored glaze with traditional motifs of flying cranes and clouds, the "Thousand Cranes" design that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon, Pottery
Set of six Fornasetti 'Specialita Romane' recipe plates c1950
Located in London, GB
Wonderful set of six original Fornasetti Roman recipe plates. Italy c1950
Each plate with a typical Roman cuisine recipe along with a depiction of an historical Roman building.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Comprehensive Wmf Stockholm Silver Plated Flatware, Kurt Mayer, Germany, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A meticulously curated set of silver-plated cutlery, the "4100 Stockholm Laurel" series, was designed in 1955 by Kurt Mayer for WMF Germany, Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy, a Set of 6 Dinner Plates in Yellow Melamine
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 6 dinner plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
D 25.0 x H 2.5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s.
Plate from the Floralia series by Pierro Fornasetti for his...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s
By EKCO
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Danish influenced Mid-Century sleek modernist designed stainless flatware / silverware set & serving pieces designed and sold by EKCO Products International and produced in Japan, circa 1960s. This set is from the EKCO Eterna...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Elizabeth II period sterling silver tumbler cup made in 1978 by Spink & Son
By Spink & Son, ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1978 by Spink & Son, this handsome, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Tumbler Cup, is plain in design, and of traditional form. The tumbler cup measures 2....
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Modernist Crumb Pan / Dust Pan in Teak and Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak dust/crumb pan in the manner of Carl Auböck (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Sculptural pan boasts rich teak color and vivid grain finished with a curved brass handle.
Excellent, vintage con...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Amboss Austria 2050 Modernist Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel.
For six persons, consists of 6 big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Cocktail or Pickle Fork & Condiment Spoon
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver fork and knife set were made by the renowned Georg Jensen of Denmark in his Blossom pattern in a naturalistic or organic sty...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Emilia Castillo Alabaster and Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in Darnestown, MD
This elegant alabaster bowl with sterling silver ornamentation was made by Emilia Castillo. The bowl measures 14 inches in diameter and features five leaves, that I believe are philo...
Category
Late 20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Alabaster, Sterling Silver
13 pc. Set of Retronue Stainless Steel Flatware
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is nice set of flatware by Retronue. The flatware is made in a style reminiscent of Danish flatware. Retronue is flatware is made in Korea.
The set includes 4 forks, 3 soup spoo...
Category
20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Charlotte by Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 41 pieces Modern
By Hans Hansen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Charlotte by Hans Hansen Danish Mid-Century Modern sterling silver Flatware set - 41 pieces. This set includes:
6 Knives, 8 1/8"
6 Forks, 7 3/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
6 Teaspo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sea Sculpture by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 pieces
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sea Sculpture by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 66 pieces. This pattern would be perfect for a modern home. It has a wave-like design, reminiscent...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six Sweet Animal Knife Rests - by Etain Royal French vintage Metal Set in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely set of six knife rests. Made of pewter (etain) in France, the set is so pretty, consisting of 6 different animals in their slightly distressed original box. There are one ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Silver Rhythm by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
"Silver Rhythm" by International sterling silver flatware set 60 pieces. This pattern was launched in the year 1953 and features an unadorned asymmetrical handle and Mid-Century Mode...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy. A set of 4 dinner plates in yellow melamine
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 4 dinner plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
D 25.0 x H 2.5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
$192 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Green Earthenware Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs by Zaccagnini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This pair of cups are made in earthenware, which features lacquered hand-painted floral motifs.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of use,...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Set of 7 Mid-Century Modern Massive Brass Animals, Austria, 1960s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Set of 7 Mid-Century Modern Massive Brass Animals, Austria, 1960s.
Very good condition.
Goat: 7cm
Flamingo: 7cm
Penguin: 4cm
Frog: 1,5cm
Dalphin: 6cm
Deer: 7cm
Bear: 9cm
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
William Spratling Butterdish
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
William Spratling, known as the founder of the modern mexican silver movement, this piece was created with ebony simulating a boat shape and sterling silver dish for the butter and d...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Raymond Loewy, ‘Charcoal’ coffee pot, Rosenthal - Continental China, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Raymond Loewy (USA, 1893-1986)
‘Charcoal’ coffee pot
Designed 1960, produced by Continental China, a division of Rosenthal, Germany
Ceramic.
Good condition with only minor rubbings ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
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
29 Piece Set of Pottery Tableware Designed by Jonathan Adler, Brazilia Pattern
Located in Doraville, GA
29 Piece set of pottery stoneware with a white ceramic overglaze designed by Jonathan Adler. The pattern is called "Brazilia", which was part of Adler's "Pot à Porter" line, the line was hand made in...
Category
1990s Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Ice Bucket Arnolfo Di Cambio in Crystal and Metal, 80s Italian Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This vintage ice bucket by Arnolfo di Cambio embodies Italian elegance, crafted in thick crystal with a metal handle and rim that exude sophistication. The structured design reflects...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$346 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Silver-plated Conserve Pots on a Stand
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Silver-plated Conserve Pots on a Stand
These very pretty glass dishes come complete with spoons and lids, the stand is decorated with grapes and vines.
The set is 4” high...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Georges Briard Highball Glasses with 22k Gold Pineapple and Pear Design
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 6 mid-century highball glasses designed by Georges Briard. Decorated in 22 karat gold with gloss and satin finish embossed with a large pineapple on one side and halved pear o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
6 Midcentury Pastel Daisy Porcelain Egg Cups, Lilien, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six charming egg cups from the "Daisy“-series, made of 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
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Seventeen Piece Lot with Three Pepper Mills
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful Danish teak wood serving set featuring three pepper mills, a serving tray, four coasters in a holder, four egg holders and four napkin holders. Dimensions are; Serving Tray...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Esprit by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 37 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Esprit by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy ladle, 7 1/4"
1 serv...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Midcentury Danish Teak Candlesticks, Signed, Denmark, circa 1960s
Located in Chatham, ON
Pair of midcentury Danish teak candlesticks - featuring an elegant modern design in a medium brown finish - each signed on the base (unidentif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$346 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Dior Set of Six Charger Plates in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous set of six octagonal charger plates in vibrant tortoiseshell effect lucite. This incredibly stylish and unique set is attributed to a Dior Home production and was produced ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
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
$144 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970s Gorgeous Orange Set of Six Cups with Pitcher in Ceramic by Gabbianelli
Located in Milan, IT
1970s Gorgeous orange set of six cups with pitcher in Ceramic by Gabbianelli.
The items are in excellent condition
Dimension
Pitcher
diam 4,92" x 8,66" inches
diam 12,5 cm x cm...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brass Napkin Rings – Elegant Mid-Century Modern Table Décor - Set of 12
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elevate your dining table with this set of 12 vintage solid brass napkin rings. They are the perfect combination of timeless design and sophisticated charm. Crafted from durable soli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Midwinter Madeira coffee pot and sugar bowl, British 1960s mid-century tableware
Located in London, GB
Nicholas Jenkins (British) – Print pattern
David Queensberry (British) – shape/objects
Madeira Coffee Pot and Sugar bowl
Designed 1960, produced by Midwinter c. 1965
Ceramic.
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Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
'6' Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways R Welch Porcelain Snack Appetizer Plates
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Set of (6) Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways Porcelain Snack Plates by Robert Welch
Very convenient, durable and wonderfully shaped.
9 1/2" x 5 1/4"
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Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$96 Sale Price / set
25% Off
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