Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Onyx, Agate
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal, Silver Plate
1960s Brazilian Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Horn, Hardwood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Wood
1980s Brazilian Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Plastic
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Brazilian British Colonial Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Pewter
1980s Brazilian Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal, Silver Plate
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Brazilian British Colonial Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Brazilian British Colonial Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Hardwood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Rosewood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Silver Plate
20th Century Brazilian Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Enamel
1970s Brazilian Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Silver Plate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Iron
20th Century British Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Hardwood
1980s French Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
1960s Japanese International Style Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Rosewood
1980s Brazilian International Style Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Pewter
Late 20th Century Brazilian British Colonial Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Pewter
1970s Brazilian Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Sterling Silver
1980s Brazilian Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal, Silver Plate
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Aesthetic Movement Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Multi-gemstone, Silver
1970s Brazilian Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Chrome
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Hardwood
1980s Brazilian British Colonial Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Pewter
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Jacaranda, Hardwood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Silver Plate
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Quartz
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Vintage Ceramics
Hardwood
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On the Origins of Brazilian
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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