Tortoiseshell Tray
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Lucite
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Lucite
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Lucite
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Lucite
Mid-20th Century English Tray Tables
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Nickel
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Barware
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Barware
Silver Plate, Copper
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Platters and Serveware
Brass
Vintage 1970s Serving Pieces
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Acrylic, Lucite
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Bamboo, Rattan, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Brass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Metal, Brass
20th Century English Neoclassical Serving Pieces
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Silver Plate
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware
Earthenware
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
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Materials: Plastic Furniture
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass 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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