Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
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
Carl Auböck #4051 Nutcracker with Cane
Located in Berlin, DE
Nutcracker with cane #4051 by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
$615 / item
Original French Metal Tray "Rigituelle" in Style of Mathieu Mategot, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
In style of Mathieu Mategot.
Origin: France,
1960s.
This original vintage tray element was produced in the 1960s i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Christofle Silver-Plated Breadstick Holder Attributed to Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Christofle
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This exquisite silver-plated breadstick holder, attributed to the legendary designer Gio Ponti, embodies the elegance and refined style of mid-century Italian design. Crafted by Chri...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s Fish Fillet Knife Stainless Fiskars Normark Finland
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1967 Fiskars Normark stainless steel knife from Finland
leather sheath
Vintage Fixed Blade Fillet Fish Knife
11.13 long x 1.5 tall x 1 thick
Vintage unrestored condition
Refer to ima...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970s Patinated Brass Duck Shaped Service Tray Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Service Tray Brass Shaped Duck
20 x 12 x 1 h
Made in Mexico
Light patina original vintage condition
Refer to photos
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
a Pair of Gio Ponti Silver Plated Alpacca 30CL Sauce Boats Servers for Berndorf
Located in London, Fitzrovia
a Pair of small elegant Gio Ponti Silver Plated 30CL Sauce boats for Berndorf, Austria.
these items are silver plated Alpacca (60% copper, 20% nickel, and 20% zinc)
We carry a large...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Modernist Design Haitian Wood Salad Server Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Wood Salad Server Set
stamped Haiti
8 long x 3.88 w x 1.13 h
Original unrestored vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
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 Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
2-Toned Butterscotch, Red, Green Bakelite Stainless Steel Flatware 34 Pieces Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Bakelite was the major form of “art plastic” from the 1930s through to the 1950s. It was patented by Belgian-born Leo Hendrik Baekeland in New York in 1907, and was the first truly s...
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Bakelite
Piero Fornasetti Round Serving Decorative Metal Tray Featuring Keys
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic and Collectible designer Piero Fornasetti is recognized for his definitive style and his trays are a great example of where he allows a piece to speak functionally as well as ...
Category
20th Century Albanian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Gold
1960
s Rare Signed Psychedelic Peter Max Enamel Serving Pot
By Peter Max
Located in Redding, CT
1960's Rare Signed Pschedelic Peter Max Enamel Serving Pot. We are not sure of the pattern of this china. In a fabulous apple green enamel. We found out in research that in 1967, the...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rattan Bottle Holder, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This bottle holder or decanter is made of rattan. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rattan
60s Don Shoemaker Tray Exotic Mexican Hardwood Diamond Geometric Motif Craftsman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Don Shoemaker designed tray for Senal S.A. Nice uncommon diamond inlays.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Hardwood
1960s Modern Nesting Salt
Pepper Shaker Rosewood Ball + Cylinder
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Modern Nesting Salt & Pepper Shaker Rosewood Ball + Cylinder, Circa the 1960s.
Dimensions: 6.25 H x 3 inches Diameter Ball 3 x 3 Cylinder 3.5 H x 2.25 inch...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Rosewood
$375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Danish Teak Bar / Serving Trolley with Champagne Bucket, 1960s
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
Elegant Danish bar table and serving trolley from the 1960s, crafted in warm teak wood and featuring a built-in champagne bucket. Stylish and practical, this compact serving trolley ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
22-Piece Colorful Ceramic Breakfast Set by Italo Casini, Sesto Fiorentino
By Italo Casini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set was designed by Italo Casini.
It's made in enameled and golden ceramic.
The set is incomplete.
There are
- Teapot 24 x 11.5 h 19 cm ;
- Sugar bowl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Glass, Brass and Wood 1970s Serving Tray
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural serving tray with shaped handles is made from wood, brass and glass tray. It remains in very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet
Christofle, Silver Plated and Chinese Lacquer Bottle Holder, Fre
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful bottle holder is made of silver plated and black chinese lacquer. This is an iconic model by famous Franch designer acques Adnet & Chri...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Stoneware Fish Charger Platter Studio Artist Rowe
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large art pottery fish charger or platter signed "ROWE".
15.75in wide. Stoneware with glaze fish design. It's fabulous!
It is in flawless condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Brass Nutcracker in Walnut Shape, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
In Italy there is a custom of ending Christmas meals by setting the table with dried fruit and mandarins, while we continue to chat and discuss out loud about events that happened ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Ice brown bucket, France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A French ice bucket from the 1970s, crafted from thick, hand-blown glass, with a clean, cylindrical silhouette. It features two subtly sculpted, applied side handles that add a sculp...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Art Glass
Theodor Skjode Knudsen for Skjode Skjern Danish Modern Wenge Rare Wood Tray
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare, large scale Theodor Skjode Knudsen for Skjøde Skjern wenge wood tray. Vintage 1960's tray has three sections and can be used for serving or as a vide-poche catch all. Piece m...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wenge
1960s Style Airstream Foley Handheld Citrus Juicer Reamer
By Wagner
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Airstream 1960s Foley Aluminum Hand Juicer
Citrus Juicer Reamer Airstream Style 1960s USA
Measures: 2.25 tall x 3.75 x 8 long
Perfect for your ai...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
1950s Set of Danish Just Andersen Pewter Coffee Service
Located in Knebel, DK
1950s Set of Danish Just Andersen Pewter coffee service
The set consisting of a coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl and a tray all marked with Ju...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Russel Wright Mid Century American Modern Bean Brown Coffee Service 18 pcs.
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Russel Wright (1904-1976) Bean Brown American Modern ceramic 8 coffee cups and creamer/sugar grouping. Bean Brown came in dark, light, foamy glazes and other variations...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Willy Rizzo Nesting Trays Serving Pieces in Steel and Brass 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Willy Rizzo set of three nesting trays in polished stainless steel and brass, signed, from the 1970s. The graduated measurements are 5.15 inches then 7.9 inches and 10.65 i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass, Steel
Thermo from Japan, Midcentury, Brown Bamboo with Metal Details, C 1950, Japan
Located in New York, NY
A thermo from circa 1950, Japan. Made of bamboo and brass details. midcentury design.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Vtg Dorothy Thorpe Roly-Poly Sterling Silver Band Overlay Clear Glass Creamer
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a nice, classic mid century style Dorothy Thorpe Roly-Poly creamer with a sterling silver overlay band around the top of a clear glass bulbous mini pitcher...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Leather and Wood Bottle Holder, in the Style of Jacques Adnet, French, 1950s
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice bottles holder is made of leather and wood. This piece can be used to present champagne or wine bottles. This is a French work in the style of famous designer Jacques Adnet...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Leather, Wood
$931 Sale Price
20% Off
A green Fondue Set – Switzerland - 1960s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautifully preserved complete fondue set, crafted in Switzerland by the renowned brand Spring during the 1960s.
This rare model features a vibrant green enamel pot, an elegant chr...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
American Modern Creamer dish by Russell Wright for Steubenville Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American Modern Creamer or Gravy Boat by Russell Wright for Steubenville Pottery. gray color. very elegant design.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 8 MCM Pretzel Clear Lucite Napkin Rings by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 8 mid-century modern Lucite pretzel-shaped napkin rings designed by Dorothy Thorpe. Single tubes of solid Lucite are wrapped into a pretzel-like form as ideal napkin rings. Th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lucite
$195 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Original French Modernist Metal Tray "Rigituelle" by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
Designed and produced by Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1950s.
Original Mathieu Matégot tray "RIGITUELLE". made in the 1950s in France. typical mategot style with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Cenedese Vintage Murano Glass Vibrantly Colored Cobalt Blue Glass Cake stand
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Glass cake stand or serving plate by Cenedese. Wonderful color/color of blue with black banding and simplistic yet elegant form. Fun to dine with vibrant vintage midcentury Murano gl...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Murano Glass
3 pc. Nambe and Wilton Pewter Serving Set
By Nambe
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful pewter serving set. It consist of a serving tray, a pitcher and a bowl. The pieces are beautifully crafted in pewter. The pieces are made by Nambe and Wilton.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Pewter
$448 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Accessories For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Bottle holder with 6 compartments For Cassina
A serving cart, designed by Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by vers...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Vintage metal tray with mirror, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful small vintage tray with mirror. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Good vintage condition.
Dimensions:
Width: 25 cm / 9.8 inches
Height: 2 cm / 0.8 inches
We offer a secure worl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
French Christople Ice Bucket in Original Patina with Aries
By Christofle
Located in Milano, IT
Christofle silver metal ice bucket with band decoration along the edge and rams heads.
Splendid in its workmanship and even more splendid is its patina, evident and very elegant.
T...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
$1,426 Sale Price
20% Off
An orange Fondue Set – Switzerland - 1960s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautifully preserved complete fondue set, crafted in Switzerland by the renowned brand Spring during the 1960s.
This rare model features a vibrant orange enamel pot, an elegant ch...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Ercole Barovier Mirror-Engraved Murano Glass Italian Serving Tray, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Midcentury mirror-engraved Murano glass serving tray.
This wonderful piece was produced in Italy during 1950s by the master Murano glass-maker of Ercole Barovier.
This wo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sheffield England 2-Piece Grilling Set with Faux Antler Handles
By Sheffield
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elevate your farmhouse-style grilling experience with this vintage Sheffield, England grilling set. This (2) piece set, boasting retro faux antler handles and bakelite accents, epito...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver, Steel
Hammered Silver Tray with Malachite Handle by Los Castillo, Mexican Modernism
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural 1950s hammered silver-plate serving tray designed and handcrafted by the renowned Los Castillo workshop in Taxco, Mexico, one of the most influential silversmithing atel...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Malachite, Silver Plate
Vintage Vanity Set of 5 Brushes and a Mirror in Silver
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful silver vanity set made in the 30's of fine Italian craftsmanship.
The vanity set is totally made of silver finely crafted and decorated. The set contains 5 pieces and is c...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
$570 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rosenthal Andy Warhol ‘Daisy‘’ XL Cup and Saucer
By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line XL cup with saucer, suitable for a latte, soup, tea or your cereals. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop art artist of our time.
The Flowers print port...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Spoon in Hardwood by Jean Gillon, c. 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in New York, NY
This decorative spoon is entirely made in Brazilian Rosewood, known as Jacaranda. The wood has been refinished and is in excellent condition.
Additional information:
Materials and T...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Jacaranda, Hardwood
Digsmed Danmark Round Teak
Iron Tray, Denmark, 1960
s
By Digsmed
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Digsmed Danmark Round Teak & Iron Tray, Denmark, 1960's.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Iron
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Mid-Century Brass and Teak Spoons, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brass and Teak Spoons, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Brass
Styles: Mid-Ce...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Fornasetti Piero Milan Italy in years
50 a first edit of lacquered tray fish
Located in Biella, IT
Fornasetti Piero Milan Italy in years '50 a first original edit of lacquered tray in metal, with printed decoration of fish. Labeled
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Jug by Helle Stenberg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Jug by Helle Stenberg for Pottestuen Keramik Frederikshavn, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. This piece has an attribut...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Copco Red Enamelware Casserole Baking Dish Michael Lax Denmark
By Michael Lax, Copco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Vintage Red Enamelware Casserole Baking dish Copco Michael Lax Denmark
Cast iron casserole
2.38 tall x 8.63 d x 16 long
Stamped underneath COPCO, ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Enamel, Iron
1960s Shigemichi Aomine Japanese Midcentury Teak Trays Serving Sushi Platters
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Shigemichi Aomine for the National Crafts Council (NCC.) Pair of sculptural serving trays.
Large L 22 in
Small L 9 x W 6.75 x H 3/8 in
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Loewy Modern Form 2000 Grasses Pattern Coffee Service 3 Pcs Rosenthal Germany
Located in Miami, FL
A Mid-Century Modern porcelain coffee service set consisting of coffee pot, creamer and lidded sugar by Rosenthal in the GRASSES pattern with the iconic ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Elegant
Rare Pair of Butter Knives in Mother of Pearl
Solid Polished Brass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant pair of butter knives in mother of pearl and polished brass like new condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
$100 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of American circa 1950s Sterling Silver Webster Company Biscuit Dishes
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of circa 1950s Webster company American sterling silver biscuit dishes
A very good looking and well made pair, highly decorat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage MCM Teak Serving Tray with Rails by Dansk
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage MCM teak serving tray with rails by Dansk, circa 1980s. This piece is well crafted in solid teak wood and built in rail styled handles. The piece has pegged detail construct...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Teak
Set of Eight Vintage French Porcelain Enamel
Floral
Cake Plates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique set of eight porcelain enamel cake plates includes one large serving plate and seven small plates. Each plate is marked ‘France’ on the...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Enamel
1960
s Stainless Steel Lemon Squeezer, Letang
Remy, Paris.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1960's stainless steel lemon squeezer, Letang & Remy, Paris.
Lemon squeezer from the 1960's in intox from the Maison Letang & Remy, Paris, in its original box, new condition.
H: 7....
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
JHQ Dansk Denmark Modernist Acrylic Salad Servers
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Jens Quistgaard acrylic plastic salad servers. Marked Dansk Designs Denmark.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Silver Plated Cake Server, Mid 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated cake server, Mid 20th Century.
Silver plated cake server, mid 20th century.
H: 6,5cm , W: 24cm, D: 5cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Ceramic splashback by Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Refined glossy white ceramic splashback, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla.
The object, with its sculptural and essential form, is an example of minimalist desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern serving pieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern serving pieces 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 serving pieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern serving pieces 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 serving pieces, popular names associated with this style include Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, and Rosenthal. 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 serving pieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $26 and tops out at $18,800 while the average work can sell for $630.
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