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
Set of 4 Colorful Napkin Rings in Painted Wood 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Set of 4 Colorful Napkin Rings in Painted Wood, 1970s.
This is a fun set of 4 colorful napkin rings in painted wood. Great bright colors and in a wonderful condition, these napkin r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Anja Jaatinen-Winqvist 'Karelia' Milk & Sugar Set for Arabia Finland, 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Anja Jaatinen-Winqvist 'Karelia' Milk & Sugar Set for Arabia, Finland, 1970s.
This is a wonderful milk and sugar set designed by Anja Jaatinen-Winqvist and made by Arabia Finland in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
Category
1960s Italian 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
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
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
Amboss 1050 "Bacon Cutlery"
Located in Vienna, AT
This rustic cutlery consist of 18 pieces and was made in rosewood and stainless steel and was the most expensive model of the company Amboss.
Neuzeug from the 1950s
Diamention kn...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
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...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel
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
'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"
...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Square Hand-Embroidered Pineapple Motif Tablecloth with Lace Trim
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty and colorful midcentury hand-embroidered tablecloth. The piece is square and created from linen. Crotcheted lace decorates the edges in...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric, Yarn
TABLEWARE for 6 persons arabia ruska ulla procope 1960s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Tableware for 6 persons "Ruska", designed by Ulla Procope in 1960 and produced by Arabia Finland.
Consisting of:
6 cups (height 3.03", 7,7cm, diameter 2.75", 7cm)
6 cake plates (dia...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
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
MCM Teak & Stainless Steel Carving Set by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish MCM teak and stainless steel carving set by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The set includes a 14" carving knife and a 11" double pronged serving fork. Both pieces ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Modernist Pewter and Teak Tankard set of six
Located in Denton, TX
Mid century modern set of six pewter and teak tankards, perfect for beer, wine or Moscow mule.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Set of 20 Spode Alden Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of 20 Alden pattern porcelain plates featuring various fruit/flower motifs with an embossed daisy rim. Signed.
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portugal orange green Quinta Nova porcelain dinnerware set, 43 pieces
By Vista Alegre
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous porcelain tableware from the Portuguese firm Quinta Nova, renowned for its fine porcelain. Its meticulously painted floral design combines warm tones of orange and green on a pearly white background, evoking a romantic yet contemporary touch. The edges of the pieces feature a wavy shape with a fine gold trim, enhancing their decorative character. The floral ornamentation, with intertwined branches and flowers in full bloom, recalls 19th-century botanical motifs, inspired by Rococo art and Victorian design. The balance between the gold details and the softness of the floral brushstrokes make this tableware ideal for a more classic decor style or a more modern setting. Stamped on the base of each piece.
Quinta Nova Porcelain, now Vista Alegre
Quinta Nova Porcelain was a Portuguese brand...
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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
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
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 ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Pompeo Pianezzola Ceramic Coppa for Zanolli & Sebellin Nove
Located in Milan, IT
Pompeo Pianezzola ceramic coppa for Zanolli & Sebellin Nove
Original labels.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Stainless Steel Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, circa 1970's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Danish pair of salt and pepper shakers by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970's. The Minimalist shakers feature a tapered cylindrical form in brushed stai...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
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
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
Blue and Green Restaurantware Stoneware Dinner Plates, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four stoneware restaurantware plates. Each plate is glazed in white, with either a blue or green border around the rim. (Two blue, and two green) Marked at bottom: stoneware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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
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
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
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
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
Purple glass bottle (decanter), 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Purple glass bottle (decanter), Made in Italy, 1960s.
Pretty purple decanter with engraved design creations. The handle has a very special workmanship that makes it unique. It is a ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
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
Vase Flora Rare De Frantisek Koudelka, Beige-Rouge, Prachen, 1970s
By SkLO, Jan Beranek
Located in Verviers, BE
Vase Flora rare de Frantisek Koudelka, beige-rouge, Prachen, vers les années 1970,
verre d’art tchèque / Boho ... Sklo Union, Beranek, Exbor.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Paramount by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 pieces in Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Paramount by Kirk sterling silver Flatware set, 69 pieces. This modern design is based on the New York city skyline and architecture (see copy of original advertisement for ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 6 Clear Etched Glass Eggnog or Punch Glasses with Wheat Diamond Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of six etched glass eggnog or punch bowl glasses. This beautiful vintage set of cups will be a great addition to your next dinner party. Each glass fea...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
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
Mid Century Lime Green Fabric Embroidered Cloth Dinner Napkins, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four lime green cloth dinner napkins. I beautiful mid-century or chinoiserie set that will elevate any place setting. Each napkin is crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
147-Piece Nickel Bronze Flatware Set In Fitted Teak Case
Located in Germantown, MD
147-Piece South East Asian Bronze Flatware Set In Fitted Teak Case.
Top has 12 Dinner Forks, 12 Dinner Knives, 12 bread Knives, 16 Tea Spoons.
1st drawer has 12 Desert Forks, 12 Sala...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Walnut Table Sweeper #4264 Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
A walnut and horsehair table sweeper designed by Carl Auböck II during the late 1940s.
This walnut table sweeper is the height of elevated everyday elegance, and its materials and ...
Category
1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Walnut
Italian Designer, Wine Bottle Holder, Brass, Leatherette, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and red leatherette wine bottle holder designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Dimensions (inches): 7.75” H x 3.94” W x 8” D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
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
Dansk Denmark Quistgaard Design Stainless Steel Salt Pepper Shakers
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Ferndale, MI
Jens Quistgaard design for Dansk. Salt and pepper shakers in stainless steel.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
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...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Clay
Sea Sculpture by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 53 pieces
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design "Sea Sculpture" by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 53 Pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
2 Servin...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
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
Mid-20th Century 17-Piece Cocktail / Barware Set in 'Tree of Life' Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Seventeen piece vintage barware suite in a "Tree of Life" pattern which appears to be inspired by Georges Briard's 'Forbidden Fruit' designs. Each piece is decorated in 22-karat gold and translucent colored enamels on clear glass with gold spattered ground. On one side of each piece is a gold fruit tree with a variety of fruits in different colors, the other with a tiered dessert stand...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
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
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy, a Set of 6 Plates in Yellow Melamine
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 6 plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
D 19,5 x H 2,0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
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