Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
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
Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite
Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular serving tray in tortoiseshell-effect lucite with brass handles designed by Guzzini.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Midcentury Majolica Ceramic Oyster Plates by Vallauris, France 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching pair of colorful Vallauris ceramic oyster dinner plates, France, 1950s
Vibrant colors in shades of brown with orange, white and yellow accents.
Each dish is divided into...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Midcentury Period Sterling Silver and Glass Hors d
oeuvres/Caviar Platter
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern period, sterling silver and glass hors d'oeuvres/caviar platter, the Watson Company, Attleboro, Mass., circa 1950s. Glass dip/caviar holder...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Hand Hammered Silver Fish Serving Plate by Marilena Mariotto
By Marilena Mariotto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Silver Metal
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Reed
Barton Pewter Bowl Mid Century Modern Art Nouveau Style
By Reed
Barton
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Reed & Barton pewter bowl. Mid-century modern (Art Nouveau Style). Made in the USA. Footed design.
Dimensions: 5" H x 13" W x 10" D
Please visit ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
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Pewter
Bob Stocksdale Signed Mid-Century Modern Turned Exotic Wood Bowl Platter Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely crafted, rich wood plate by American master Woodturner Bob Stocksdale.
Signed and marked ("Jenisero from Guatemala") by the artist on the verso. The piece radiates i...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Pair of Embossed Brass Trays — French Dinanderie, 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Elegant pair of hand-crafted brass trays, a refined example of French dinanderie work from the 1970s.
Each piece features a softly geometric form with rounded edges and a beautifully...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Set of Five French Majolica Ceramic Snail Plates and Serving Platter
Located in Barcelona, ES
Serving set Snails design, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic, France, 1960s.
One of a kind escargot cocktail appetizer serving set: comprised of 5 Majolica ceramic snail...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Small Mini Vintage Decorative Porcelain Plate, Greece, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative plate from Greece. Produced in 1970s.
The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every i...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Set of Mid-Century Modern Korina Wood Serving Trays attb. to Arthur Umanoff
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of two hand carved, divided round wood trays features Modernist shape and graphic wood grain patterns with the natural tonal range. Graphic twin handles juxtapose the ro...
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Mid-century Teak Wood Dish Serving Bowl with Handle 1960s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful large good quality solid Teak dish with handle. Hand crafted from solid Teak, dating from the 1960s.
Very nicely patinated over time and is a wonderful rich colour, beautif...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Enrique Garcel Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Goatskin Pagoda Style Bar Tray
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern bar tray was handmade in Colombia, circa 1980. It features a pagoda form with stylized chinoiserie style legs; a volumetric rectangular body and a b...
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1980s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Goatskin
Midcentury Modern Italian Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
This serving tray is fantastic thanks to the eleg...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage Transparent Decorative Crystal Glass Fruit or Cake Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative transparent crystal glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one uniq...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Vintage MCM Kustom Kraft Cheese Board
Glass Dome w/ 3 Latama Serving Utensils
By Kustom Kraft
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Kustom Kraft Cheese Board & Glass Dome with Three Italian Latama Serving Utensils, circa 1960s. A great, compact MCM Kustom Kraft cheese board and glass do...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Walnut
1960s Teakwood Serving Tray Cheese Charcuterie Board Denmark
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern staved teak wood hostess serving charcuterie tray cheese cutting board with handle from Denmark 1960s
Unmarked. In the style of Dansk and Jens Quistgaard.
Measures: 14.5 L x 6...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Longwy Mid-Century Enameled Ceramic Wall Platter, Limited Edition, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare Mid-Century French Glazed Ceramic Wall Dish “Les Semailles” by Manufacture de Longwy, Glazed by Albert Kirchtetter, 1950s — Limited Edition
This exceptional mid-century French ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Abstract Design Vintage Platter Copper Enamel Harold Tishler 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely Copper Enameled Platter from the 1950s by Harold Tishler. A dusty rose enamel over the bright copper background graces this piece. There are some intentional gray streaks over some areas. The bottom is glaze with a maroon cloor center and outer edge and a soft pink circle separating the two. Instead of having a sharp edge around the circumsference, the edge has been folded over and under creating a soft rim. Signed on the bottom H. Tishler.
Condition: Very Good. Two small drilled wholes on either side of the rim for firing purposes (not seem from above). Please look at all images and view our other Tishler enamels’ listings.
Measurements: 10 1/4 inches diameter x 3/8 inch high
Harold Tishler (1893, Odessa – 1993, Florida) Studied engineering in 1910 at University of Grenoble but did not finished his studies and moved to New York 1913. During WWI, he joined the Merchant Marines and while visiting Japan was introduced to the art of Cloisonne enameling. In 1927, Tishler went to Vienna to study under Josef Hoffmann. Upon his return to NYC in 1932, he began producing copper and silver enamels that were sold at high-end stores.
In 1935, Tishler visited a fellow student from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, Edward Winter in Cleveland. Tishler was impressed by Winter’s enameling...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar.
This wonderful piece is in very good condition.
Dimensions (cms):
Diameter - 32
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Stainless steel serving tray Design F. Tibaldo Italy 90s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, IT
Serving tray in 18/10 stainless steel. Rectangular shape with a particular curve on the sides. Handles in fine material. Made in Italy in the 90s. Engraved in Gottinghen 18/10 Design...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Vallauris Ceramic Cake Stand Cheese Platter
By Vallauris
Located in Torquay, GB
Mid-Century ceramic cheese service platter by Vallauris France, circa 1960s.
Good sized service platter with a wrought iron top handle.
In excellent condition and showing no chips or...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ice Effect Tray Centrepiece, Lucite and Brass Willy Rizzo Style, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Huge squared ice effect centerpiece tray in Lucite and brass in the style of the Italian designer Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy, circa 1970.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
20th century design decorative ceramic plate colored bird style of J. Innocenti
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jacques Innocenti
20th mid-century design ceramic plate or vide poche
Decorative bird colored
Original perfect condition
Circa 1950
Height 2 cm
Large 19 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Fishes Decorative Porcelain Plate, Bavaria, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative Fishes plate from Germany. Produced in 1970s.
Every plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece fo...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Vintage Transparent Decorative Crystal Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative transparent crystal glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one uniq...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic France 1970s Green and Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic France 1970s Green and Brown Color
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Staved Teak Chip and Dip Tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Staved teak chip and dip tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The tray has a removable glass dip bowl.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak, Glass
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s French Ceramic Decorative Dish –Yellow and Brown Glazed Mid-Century Design
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970s French Ceramic Decorative Dish – Yellow and Brown Glazed Mid-Century Design
Description:
This decorative ceramic dish was handcrafted in France in the 1970s, echoing the vibra...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Vintage Bamboo and Rattan Service Tray Kaj Franck Scandinavian Mod
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Service Tray Catch all made of Bamboo and Rattan
Dish carry
Designed by ray Kaj Franck. Scandinavian Mod
Unmarked
16.5 L x 9 w x 2 h
Great...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Diameter / 11.4 inches.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Rattan and Brass Italian Centerpiece Basket with Handles, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo / rattan large round basket centerpiece with handles.
It has a brass trim covering the top and brass handles at both sides.
Handcrafted in Italy, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Small French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica fish platter Vallauris Circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
American Modern Handled Casserole in Ripe Apricot by Russel Wright Stubenville
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern handled casserole in "Ripe Apricot" by Russel Wright for Steubenville pottery of Ohio, circa the 1940s. The ultramodern design emphasizes soft ...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Pair Couroc Trays
Orange Vintage Plastic Salad Serving Set
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage mid-century modern 6 gold embossed owl Tom Collins Culver glasses (2 with signatures) & a black resin Couroc tray with wood owl, brass, gold, and rhinestone inlays....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Gold
Fiber Glass Platter with Decor of Flowers Rectangular Shape Italy 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
t is a round-shaped tray, made of fiberglass. It was made in Italy in the 1970s. The decorations that compose it are Flowers in Green and Red Colors .
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Fiberglass
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Bob Stocksdale Signed Monumental Mid-Century Modern Turned Exotic Wood Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely crafted, rare wood charger/platter by American California master Woodturner Bob Stocksdale.
Signed and marked ("Harewood from England"...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Harewood
Vintage Eales of Sheffield Mid Century Modern Silver Plate Oval Formica Bar Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Eales of Sheffield Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Oval Formica Bar Tray with Handles. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 3" H x 18" W x 10" D.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Decorative Small Black Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative black glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique piece for every table and interior! Only ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic France 1970s Green and Yellow Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic France 1970s Green and Yellow Color
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
RARE 1951 Male
Female Surfer Ceramic Salt
Pepper Shaker Set by Herman
s
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare 1951 ceramic Hawaiian male & female surfer salt & pepper shaker set made by Herman's. The set features a figurative male & female salt and pepper shaker with a matching surfboar...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$195 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Rattan and Glass Italy
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Rattan and Glass Italy
Dimensions of the bell with the rattan base
Diameter 36cm High 27 cm
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rattan, Art Glass
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Tapio Wirkkala
Apple
Silver Dish with Birch Handles TW 58, Kultakeskus 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala dish model TW 58 in silver with black stained birch handles, made in the 1950s. This piece displays one of Wirkkala's many beautiful designs almost resembling a seashe...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Spanish Ceramic Wall Plate, Gipsy Nude with Parrot
Gitana Desnuda
, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-painted nude woman ceramic wall plate, Spain, 1950s
Gipsy naked woman with parrot
Signed M Marco at bottom right side
Marked at the back part: 'Gitana Desnuda'- I.Zuloaga- Pinta...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Gorgeous serving tray or basket, in the shape of a shell, made of Lucite, rattan and brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Braided rattan is cast within the Lucite acrylic material. Beautiful workmanship.
The brass part is kept in original vintage version, with the patina from that time.
Since the shape is as a shell, the tray inside...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Deep Blue Decorative Glass Leaf Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique pie...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Ceramic Dish Yellow an Blue Italy 20th Century representing the Sun
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ceramic Dish Yellow an Blue Italy 20th Century representing the Sun
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Vintage Violet Purple Flower Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative blue glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Vintage Couroc Phenolic Resin Serving Bar Tray with Inlaid Hot Air Ballons
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical mid century serving tray by Couroc of Monterey, made from phenolic resin and inlaid with wood and brass depicting hot air ballo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
1960s MCM Green Drip Glaze Ceramic Serving Dish
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Mid-Century Modern ceramic serving dish circa 1960, drip glazed in vibrant green hues and shaped like two adjacent leaves. Signed underneath “Santa Anita...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
John Beswick Midcentury Ceramic Tennis Set in the Prancing Horses Design
By Beswick
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and iconic John Beswick midcentury pottery 'tennis set' decorated in the prancing horse design dating from circa 1960. The set comprises of an ove...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Group of Coin Inlaid Trays by Couroc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of nine coin inlaid trays by The Couroc Company, American, circa 1950's. These would look great mounted on a wall together. Constructed of antique coins mounted in black resin ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Resin
$1,600 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic and Wood France 1970s Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This cheese tray or platter is from France. It has been made in the 1970s.
Brown and Green Color.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Leaf Platter or Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching large leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as decorative centerpiece, fr...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
1960s Reed
Barton Bar Beverage Service Tray
By Reed
Barton
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Reed & Barton Round Service Tray Bar Beverage
wood formica and silver plate
stamped Reed & Barton
1.25 h x 14.5 d
Preowned vintage unrestored condition
Refer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Mid Century Modern Dorothy Thorpe Style Etched Glass Bird Acrylic Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Dorothy Thorpe Style Frosted Etched Glass "Bird" Lucite Acrylic Serving Tray. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2.25" H x 21.5" W x 12.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Bottle holder bucket in mahogany wood and brass ITALY 1940-
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful bottle bucket , made of solid mahogany wood and brass. The wood was buffed with shellac and the brass cleaned. Original 1940s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Hertha Bengtson Rörstrand Sweden a splendid fruit bowl with an impressive design
Located in Landshut, BY
Hertha Bengtson
for Rörstrand Sweden
a splendid fruit bowl with an impressive design
Ø 35cm ~ height: 5.5cm ~ weight: 2312 grs
Hertha Bengtson
Bengtson studied at the Konstfack Sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$373 Sale Price
32% Off
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