Modern Serving Pieces
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Set of 12 Dessert Forks by Christofle Goldsmith in Paris, 1960-1970.
By Christofle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 12 dessert forks by Christofle Goldsmith in Paris, 1960-1970.
Set of 12 silver plated dessert forks in the original box by Christofle G...
Category
20th Century French Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Alessi King Kong Steel Tray Giovannoni Venturini
Located in Lugo, IT
Alessi King Kong steel tray.
Original box.
Good condition.
Thank you.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
$381 Sale Price
20% Off
Seletti "Hybrid-Leandra" Porcelain Cake-Stand
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
Large Faceted Lucite Divided Bowl Chip and Dip
Located in Wayne, NJ
Faceted Lucite bowl. Inside width is 11 3/8".
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lucite
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Seletti "Hybrid-Raissa" Porcelain Cake-Stand
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
$193 / item
Fondue Set by Werkstätte Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
Vintage fondue pot and burner by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950.
The pot and its lid are made out of spun tinned copper, while the burner is spun brass. The pot, its lid and the burner, all have brass handles with ebony grips.
The sculptural tripod stand composed of three vertical bars joined in a triangular shape is made of solid brass and stamped 'MADE IN AUSTRIA Auböck...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Large Paper Basket in Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Large paper basket in openwork steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sterling Silver Vintage Modernist Hallmarked Salad Servers or Serving Pieces
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of vintage sterling silver hallmarked salad servers or serving pieces are very modernist in design. They were made in Peru ...
Category
1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,326 Sale Price / set
30% Off
New Modern Tray in White Marble Creator Michele Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The comic strip is served as a tray/board by Michele Chiossi. A zigzag, speech-bubble emoji accompanies dinners and aperitifs, suggesting thoughts and storytelling.
Size: 35*30*2 cm...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
$757 Sale Price
15% Off
New Modern Tray in Calacatta Oro Marble Creator Studioformart
Located in Milan, IT
Serving is a refined art, Vasco can be a sculpture or a vessel, a design object and a serving platter. It is unstoppable and like the most daring seafarers, its gaze is firmly fixed ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern Sushi Tray in White Michelangelo Marble Creator Ivan Colominas Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The idealized meeting of east and west has led Colominas to consider a sushi set that embodies Japan’s Minimalist aesthetic with attention to detail for even...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
$507 Sale Price
5% Off
New modern Chopping Board in White Carrara Marble creator Studioformart Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The history of marble carving is lost in time; in one breath, it takes us back to the IV century BC, to ancient Greece where decorations and sculptures were created from the shimmering stone. Andrea and Simone Dell’Amico, the souls of Studioformat, are young designers from Carrara who live and breathe marble in the nearby quarries, challenging the material’s strength. Total Marble is a collection that introduces curved and rectangular trays, place mats and mise en place that suggest fleetingness in a material, the divine aspects of which, have been transformed into objects for everyday use.
A little bit board and a little bit tray...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Round Trays in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of trays made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Resin, Plastic
New Modern Small Tray in White and Black, creator Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Small tray/plate in White Michelangelo and Black Marquinia Marble.
Size: 22.5 x 15 x 2 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Carlo, Homage Collection by the Italian designer Matteo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern Dish in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern Dish in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
$646 Sale Price / item
15% Off
New Modern Dish in White Carrara Marble, creator Studioformart
Located in Milan, IT
Having abandoned soft and linear shapes, Studioformart has considered a rational and perfectly functional dining set. Soup plate, dinner plate and dessert plate, Square is a declarat...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern Dish in White Carrara Marble, creator Studioformart
Located in Milan, IT
Having abandoned soft and linear shapes, Studioformart has considered a rational and perfectly functional dining set. Soup plate, dinner plate and dessert plate, Square is a declarat...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
$293 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Vintage Brass Signed Hand Wrought Sculptural Serving Pieces Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
These beautiful, vintage and artful professionally polished brass serving pieces will add to any glorious table setting and great for serving. They are hand wrought and have an initi...
Category
1880s American Antique Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Kartell Large Dune Trays in Chrome by Mario Bellini
By Kartell, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The semi-transparent material of these trays with internal sculpting varies in chromatic intensity and luminosity and projects a magical three-dimensional illusion onto the surface holding glasses and cups. Images fluctuate and flow in these trays. Like mountain streams, rivers of lava, fiery flames. Animated images of the caprices of wind and light. Like the waves on the sea, desert dunes or the shimmering reflections of silk. These rainbow-colored trays...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Plastic
Fish Service in Bakelite and Stainless Steel, Maison Guy Degrenne, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fish service in Bakelite and stainless steel, Maison Guy Degrenne, XXth Century.
Fish service in Bakelite and intox, perfect condition, 1980, from the House of Guy Degrenne, Goldsmi...
Category
20th Century French Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 9 Christofle Dessert Knives, 20th Century.
By Christofle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 9 Christofle dessert knives, 20th century.
Set of 9 silver-plated dessert knives by the Maison Christofle, 1980-1990.
h: 2cm, w: 20cm, d: 1.5cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Hammock Marble Platter by on Entropy in Brown, Desk Accessory of Platter
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
Hammock is a platter conceived as a seamless, homogeneous volume, carved entirely from a single block of marble without joints or seams. Its design invites the senses to engage with ...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
Silver Plated Trivet by Christofle, 1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated trivet by Christofle, 1980.
Silver plated trivet from the Maison Christofle in its original case and box, very good condition, 1980....
Category
20th Century French Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serving Majolica Ceramic Blue Pink
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful set of 6 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter.
The elegant decoration is composed by a halo of blue foliage that resembles four groups of wings surrounding light pink backgrounds: further ornamental elements develop from the center of the plate, projected outwards and giving movement to the entire compositional structure.
The beauty of these majolica plates is underlined by the artist's visible brushstrokes that give them a unique style.
Further possibility to order a set of 4 or 12 charger...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large-Scale Custom Designed Tufted Ottoman with Brass Serving Tray
Located in New York, NY
Our custom designed large-scale tufted ottoman with a brass and glass serving tray. The glass tray has a decorative brass trim and three brass compartments for bottles.
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Upholstery
American Art Moderne Aluminum and Crystal Compote
By Kensington Furniture Company
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Moderne (1930s) round aluminum top and base compote with a centered crystal ball (marked KENSINGTON; Attributed to LURELL GUILD) (Ref...
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum
Solid Oak Serving Tray Set – EDGE
Located in Orlando, FL
The EDGE Series Wooden Serving Tray Set brings together natural beauty, functionality, and minimalist design in a refined collection made for both serving and decorating. Crafted wit...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood, Oak
$220 / set
Eyes Serving Wood Trays Set of 5
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The eye has always been a symbol of protection and sheltering
here a set of 5 'EYES' birch wood trays
Size: 15 x 32cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
$196 / set
Modern "Walnut Slash Inlay Charcuterie Board" by Alex Drew
No One, 2024
Located in Detroit, MI
The Modern "Walnut Slash Inlay Charcuterie Board" from the 2024 collection of Alex Drew & No One. Inspired by traditional craftsmanship while incorporating a modern edge, AD & NO's w...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern "Abstract Inlay Charcuterie Board" by Alex Drew
No One, 2024
Located in Detroit, MI
The Modern "Abstract Inlay Charcuterie Board" is from the 2024 collection of Alex Drew & No One. Inspired by traditional craftsmanship while incorporating a modern edge, AD & NO's wo...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Wooden Serving Tray – EDGE
Located in Orlando, FL
The EDGE Series Solid Oak Serving Tray is a refined fusion of natural elegance and durable craftsmanship, designed entirely from natural oak wood. Its sleek rectangular form features...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood, Oak
Large Vintage Modern Stainless Steel Food Dish Serving Dome Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage 15" Round Modern Stainless Steel Food Dish Serving Dome Cover. Item features a large Size, clean modernist lines, very nice vintage item, grea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Walnut Center Tray with White Lacquer Exterior
Located in Greenwich, CT
White lacquer tray made from solid hard maple features a contrasting Walnut Center. Perfect for displaying collectibles or as a serving piece. Tray ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Walnut, Maple
Lacquer and Resin Wood Serving Tray with Handles and Butterfly Design
Located in Greenwich, CT
Handmade lacquered maple serving tray lined with Osborne & Little butterfly wall cover and finished with a resin top coat. Made for real use, not just decorative. The paint color is ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Resin, Hardwood
Butterfly Golden Wood Lacquered Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
There are many trays but very few are as beautiful as this golden lacquered tray
elegant with a 40s vibe but at the same time modern and contemporary
A unique piece for your table ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
$200 / item
Pair of Russian Wooden Ladles with Owl Design, Circa 1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Russian wooden ladles with owl design, circa 1990.
A pair of carved wooden Russian ladles with an owl design on the handle, circa 1990.
H: 4.5cm, W: 29cm, D: 7cm
Category
20th Century European Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Italian Modern Espresso Coffee Maker La Cupola by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, 1990s
By Aldo Rossi, Alessi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Espresso coffee maker La Cupola by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, 1990s
Espresso coffee maker mod. La Cupola with a round base in cast aluminium. It has a handle and a spheri...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Eyes Serving Wood Trays Set of 5
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The eye has always been a symbol of protection and sheltering
here a set of 5 'EYES' birch wood trays
Size: 15 x 32cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
$208 / set
Set of 6 Snail Forks, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 snail forks, 20th century.
Set of 6 snail forks, 1980-1990.
h: 13.5cm, w: 1cm, d: 1cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
$166 / set
Io Marble Platter by On.Entropy in Green, Modern Desk Accessory
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
Io is a platter designed as a single, homogeneous volume, carved seamlessly from one block of marble. Without joints or seams, it emphasizes the stone’s plasticity and invites the se...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
Phil Oval Tray in Polished Aluminium with a T-Shape Handle Designed, Bijou Jain
By Bijoy Jain
Located in Milan, IT
Phil is a family of metallic trays designed by Indian designer Bojou Jain. This model of Phil is conceived in polished aluminium with an oval base. At ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Colony Medium Aluminium Tray by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Colony is a polished aluminium tray designed by Aldo Cibic. The square silhouette is minimalist, but the rounded corners and the sinuous handles give to the object a warm and refined...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
$500 / item
Lunar Cycle Multi-Layered Stand in gray marble and copper by Elisa Ossino
By Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Lunar Cycle is a multi-layered stand made of two circular levels in Grigio Versilia – an Italian gray variety of marble – and a copper bowl, joined up by a thin copper elements. This...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble, Copper
Full Moon Medium Copper Tray by Elisa Ossino
By Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Full Moon is a medium circular copper tray and it is part of the Lunar Landscape collection designed by Elisa Ossino, who conceived for Paola C. a tableware collection, revisiting th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
$560 / item
Parure I Small Glass Bowl with Brass Base by Cristina Celstino
Located in Milan, IT
Parure I is a small glass bowl with brass base designed by Cristina Celestino, and it is part of Dolce Vita, a collection that celebrates in a contemp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Full Moon Large Copper and Gris du Marais Marble Tray by Elisa Ossino
By Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Full Moon is a large copper tray with a Gris du Marais marble top, a variety of grey marble with white and - sometimes- rust veins. The hot tone of copp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble, Copper
Modernist Floral Bean-Shaped Plastic Bed Tray, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1970s.
This tray is made in plastic and is decorated with a typical 70s motif and colors.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Plastic
$357 Sale Price
25% Off
Ceramic Bowl, Ø 40cm x H 20cm Handmade in Italy 2021, Choose Your Pattern
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
For more than 30 years this artist has revolutionized the way of thinking about stone. Their artisan techniques are the result of careful research and deep knowledge of the subject: ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lava
$629 Sale Price / item
20% Off
fferrone Pair of Contemporary Black Serving Trays Decorative Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Lift and lift, too - set of two
Simple. Elegant. Minimalist. The contemporary black serving trays titled Lift collection will redefine the landscap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
fferrone Contemporary Abstract Black Small Serving Tray Decorative Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Lift, too small size
Simple. Elegant. Minimalist. The abstract contemporary black small serving tray titled Lift, Too will redefine the landscape o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
fferrone Contemporary Abstract Large Black Serving Tray Decorative Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Lift - large size
Simple. Elegant. Minimalist. The abstract contemporary black serving tray titled lift will redefine the landscape of your table s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Parallelepiped Tray in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Omini Small Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Small bowl in stainless steel
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geomet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ghidini 1961 Omini Medium Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Medium bowl in stainless steel
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Tray Medium in Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Tray in openwork steel.
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creates a very su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Double O Ice Bucket in Stainless Steel by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Ice bucket in brass
For the double O champagne cooler Hutten used his iconic loop shape. The O shaped handle give a playful but chique touch to the cooler. James will love it.
Ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Tall Tray in Rose Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Tray in openwork steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Modern serving pieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used 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 Ghidini 1961, Ivan Colominas, Kartell, and Patricia Urquiola. 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 $40 and tops out at $30,579 while the average work can sell for $428.
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