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 Modern Set of Five Stainless Steel Pans by Dick Simonis for Gero
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Four beautiful pans and a milk cooker conceived by Dutch designer Dick Simonis. This is the version with raised lids, model 5752.
Simonis also designed a ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Transparent Decorative Crystal Glass Fruit 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 Italian Majolica Fish Lidded Tureen Dish Centerpiece
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming vintage Mid-20th Century Italian majolica fish lidded tureen or covered serving dish with a basketweave bowl. Maker's mark on reverse. This lovely Italian lidded fish ture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Glazed Ceramic Pineapple Dessert Serving or Appetizer Snack Bowls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching set of 6 majolica ceramic pineapple small dishes and a large pineapple tray or large bowl. Spain, 1960s.
This hand-painted set can be used to serve desserts, salads or a...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
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
16" Eugene Savage "Festival of the Sea" Serving Platter, Lynn Krantz Dish Books
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hawaiiana Ware 16'' ceramic serving platter featuring the "Festival of the Sea" by artist Eugene Savage, by Homer Laughlin China for Lynn Krantz D...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Red and Gold Painted Metal Rectangular Italian Tray
By MB Italy
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rectangular serving tray designed and manufactured in Italy in the Sixties by MB Italy, it's in perfect condition and labeled on the bottom.
The tray is cra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Extra Large Decorative Ceramic Dish Yellow an Blue Italy 20th Century C.Lombardo
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Extra Large Ceramic dish in Yellow and Dark blue color. This is a dish that was made in the 20th Century in Italy It is very Heavy heavy, in good condition. Signed C.Lombardo Milano.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$1,149 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Plexiglass Italian Serving Tray after Willy Rizzo 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury piece of serveware, produced in Italy during the 1970s. It is a rectangular design attributed to Willy Rizzo for a Christian Dior production.
It is iconic tor...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern French Faïence Orchies Moulin de Loupes Ombre Oyster Plate
By Orchies
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern Era Majolica glazed French faïence Oyster plate, Orchies, circa 1950.
Hand glazed in an ombre olive green on a bright white ground, showing six scallop shaped oyster wells that follow the rim with an additional shell shaped well in the center for sauce or lemons. The intensity of the glazing varies on each plate.
Marked Orchies Moulin...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Majolica Trompe L
oeil Seafood Wall Plates as Wall Decoration
Located in Barcelona, ES
Trompe L'Oeil wall decoration / decorative wall plates, majolica, ceramic, Portugal, 1940s-1950s
A colorful wall composition comprised by three Majolica glazed ceramic wall plates wi...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$2,298 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Arthur Court Polished Aluminum Fish Shaped Serving Platter, 1975
By Arthur Court
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Gorgeous polished silver aluminium fish tray or platter by San Fransisco designer Arthur Court. Beautifully designed with detailed scales and fins and a ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Modern By Guzzini Italian Lucite and Brass Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and large Mid-Century tray in a gorgeous lucite with a tortoiseshell effect and brass. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Guzzini.
This charming...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Large Decorative Plate by Roger Capron
1950s
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
A large decorative platter by artist Roger Capron (1922 - 2006) who founded the craft-based workshop in Vallauris, France, l'Atelier Callis, w...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$1,976 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Wall Plate from Ruscha, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Wall Plate from Ruscha, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Studio Pottery Bowl Plate from Michael Andersen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl Plate from Michael Andersen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark,
Additional infor...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Decorative Ceramic Dish Yellow an Blue Italy 20th Century C.Lombardo
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Extra Large Ceramic dish in Yellow and Dark blue color. This is a dish that was made in the 20th Century in Italy It is very Heavy heavy, in good condition Representing a soldier. S...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$1,149 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Ceramic Wall Plate, Nude Dancer
La Oterito
, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-painted naked woman decorative wall plate, glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s
Spanish andalusian nude dancer in black and white colors.
Signed M Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,292 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Midcentury Large Rectangular Serving Trays in Copper, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Mid-Century large serving trays in copper. These unique trays were realized in Italy in the 1960s.
These hefty trays are fully made in copper, the inside is decorated by...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Copper
Albert Thiry Animal Stoneware Ceramic Dish Plate with Fish Decoration Design
By Albert Thiry
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Albert Thiry
Large animal stoneware ceramic plate by the French artist, circa 1950
Fish decoration with green and blue ceramic glazes colors
Signed under the base
Perfect...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light purple glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
MidCentury Vintage Blue Flower Decorative Glass Plate Ashtray Bowl, 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 for every table and interior!
Onl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Midcentury Round Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini, Willy Rizzo
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Midcentury Round Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
This exquisite round serving tray, designed and manufactured by Guzzini in the 1970s, exemplifies th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Dish Green and Brown in the Style of Robert Picault France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ceramic dish inGreen yellow and orange color. This is a dish that was made in the 1960s, in Vallauris, France. It's heavy, in good condition. In the style of Robert Picault.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Couroc Kachina Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Couroc Kachina Tray. It was crafted in California and is in very good condition. This piece has beautiful features that make it ideal for display.. Couroc trays were very p...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Light Blue Decorative Ice Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light blue ice glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique piece for every table and interi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Bronze Fish Cutting or Cheese Board
Located in New York, NY
Unique bronze fish cutting or cheese board or platter. Has original patina, original maple board and has a nice size.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Transparent Decorative Glass Plate with Flowers, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative transparent glass plate with flowers from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Dansk Lg Knife and Teak Cheese Board by Vivianna Torun Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted staved teak wood cheese board with carved out area to the top edge of the board for the handle of the knife to sit . The large st...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Serving Tray Lucite Tortoiseshell
Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
1970s Rectangular serving tray centerpiece in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and chrome borders in the style of Christian Dior Home, made in Italy 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Reed
Barton 1853 Modern Silver Plated Scalloped 14" Round Dish Serving Platter
By Reed
Barton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Reed
Barton 1853 Modern Silver Plated Scalloped 14" Round Dish Serving Platter. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2" H x 14" W x 14" D.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Wall Decorative Figurative Ceramic Plate by Marie Madelaine Jolly French 20th
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marie Madelaine Jolly
French unique handmade ceramic piece by Marie Madelaine Jolly
Friend of Jean Cocteau
Large wall decorative ceramic plate
Original good condition
...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Light Blue Decorative Glass 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
Mid-Century Marble Cheese Board by Georges Briard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mid-century marble cheese board by Georges Briard, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 15"W x 10.25"D x
.5"H...
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Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Verbano, Porcelain Dish, Italy, 1960
By Verbano
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This dish is by Verbano manufacture. The stick is showing Verbano, Lavano provenance. This is a high quality Porcelain from the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Serving Tray or Vide-Poche in Bamboo and Tortoiseshell Lucite, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular serving tray or vide-poche in lucite effect tortoiseshell and Bamboo.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
5 Brass Plates Table Hollywood Regency Vintage 1960s Desert Gold Art Nouveau
Located in London, GB
A lovely set of five small, round hammered brass dessert-sized plates.
Each plate features a slightly concave centre with a raised rim, and the hand-hammered texture gives them a ru...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Handpainted Porcelain Platter from Palm Beach estate Pauline Trigère
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully made Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Painted Porcelain Serving Platter by Villa Vanilla Palm Beach estate of Pauline Trigère originates from ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Spanish Ceramic Fish Bowls and Rattan Tray Snacks Set
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching set of 4 small fish shaped bowls on a rattan serving tray, Spain, 1950s
The set is comprised by:
4 colorful hand-painted ceramic fish dishes
1 hand-woven rattan basket ...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Wicker, Rattan
Vintage Light Blue Decorative Ice Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light blue ice glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique p...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoise Lucite Round Tray by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Round Tray by Guzzini is a stunning example of Italian design from the era, combining faux tortoiseshell Lucite and a sleek brass frame. With a diameter...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Mid Century Vintage Transparent Apple Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative 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 one...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Mid Century Vintage Blue and White Decorative Plate Shell Italy 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal blue glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece for every table and interi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Mid Century Vintage Flowers Decorative Porcelain Plate, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative Flowers plate from Bavaria, Germany. Produced in 1970s.
The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Vintage Transparent Decorative Glass Flower Bowls, Drost, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pair of decorative transparent basket bowls designed by Jan Sylwester Drost in 1960s from Poland. Bowls are in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one unique set.
About the designer:
From 1952 Jan Sylwester Drost studied at the Faculty of Glass of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, in the studio of Stanislaw Dawski (diploma in 1958), from 1959 he worked as a designer at Zaklady Mechaniczno-Optyczne "Opta" in Katowice.
In 1960 Drost started working for forty years at the Design Center of Huta Szkla Gospodarczego "Zabkowice" in Zabkowice Bedzinskie, where he was the organizer, designer and design manager. In 1972 he studied in Sweden, he had the opportunity to learn about the work of glassworks in Orrefors, Johansfors, Lindshammar, Sandvisk, Hofmantorp and in Reijmyre glasbruk. He also practiced in the ceramics factories in Rörstrand and Gustavsberg. Also in 1972, he received a scholarship from the Swedish government, he gained knowledge at the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Konstfackskolan, at the Centers of Industrial Design in Stockholm and Milan, as well as at the Glass Institute in Växjö. After returning to Poland, he received a two-year creative scholarship from the Council of the Fund for the Development of Artistic Creativity.
Drost skillfully combined his technological knowledge of glass pressing with artistic sensitivity, and in the seventies he was granted a patent for a device for forming glass products by extrusion. As a result, vessels with a freely shaped upper rim were created. Drost was constantly involved in coming up with new technological solutions that improved the embossing of patterns. He also experimented in the field of machine processing of the outer surface of the extruder and the inside of the cast iron mold...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
14 Piece Sarreguemines Majolica Fish Plates, Bowls, Soup Tureen and Sauce Boat
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century French Majolica Fish Service by Sarreguemines, Circa 1950s — 14 Pieces
A striking Mid-Century French majolica (faïence) fish service, marked Sarreguemines France, dating...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Large Leaf Platter / Centerpiece, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Impressive and colorful extra large leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as centerpi...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Covered Platter, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage covered serving platter or dish is decorated with hand painted stylized fruits, flowers, and leaves decor. The lid features apples and flowers, and the platter - small ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Straw Marquetry Cheese Board, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Straw marquetry cheese board, made in the 1970s. Handcrafted with a radiating geometric pattern alternating shades of golden and brown straw. Features a removable circular glass top,...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
MCM Metal Golf Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM metal golf tray with painted scene, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 13"W x 6"D x 1"H. Try and find another like it! #...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Vintage Black Swan Bowl 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
abstract red black and brown stoneware ceramic plate by Claire Berger 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claire Berger
Realised in La Borne circa 1980
Large stoneware ceramic plate with colored black and red abstract decoration
Original perfect decoration...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vide-Poche Centerpiece Tray in Cork
Brass by Jet Set Milano, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid-century octagonal serving tray or centerpiece in brass chrome, cork and glass top by Jet Set Milano.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Il Pino Barletta , 1950s Vinegar and Oil Set Container, Hand-Decorated Ceramic
Located in Vigonza, Padua
“The pine still lives”, this is how Barletta remembered his centuries-old giant
“Il pino vive ancora”, così Barletta ha ricordato il suo gigante secolare
Elegant pair of hand-painte...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Rectangular Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century rectangular dish with handle by Robert Picault Vallauris.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied a...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica fish platter signed Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
California Pottery Mardi Gras Plate by Marc Bellaire
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a beautiful midcentury California Pottery plate signed by Marc Bellaire, circa 1960s. The plate measure 9.5" in diameter and has...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Raymond Loewy Ebony Black Rosenthal Germany fine china coffee service for six
Located in Ferndale, MI
Elegant 15 piece Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal coffee service . Six cups 4.25" diameter 2.5" tall , six saucers 6.5" diameter , creamer 3" diam...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Modern platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage platters and serveware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern platters and serveware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original platters and serveware, popular names associated with this style include Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, Robert Picault, and Tiffany
Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for platters and serveware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $48,500 while the average work can sell for $578.
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