Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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
Murano Miniature Blue Pulegoso Technique Italian Art Glass Bowl Vide-Poche
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown blue with bubbles Italian art glass miniature personal dish, vide-poche. Attributed to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. Created in the "Pulegoso" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Baccarat "Massena" Set of 8 Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
The Massena glass showcases Baccarat’s meticulous craftsmanship. Deep orgue bevel cuts are etched directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$1,600 / set
Carl Auböck II Drinking Glass Carrying Rack, Leather
Brass, Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A minimalistic and beautiful midcentury modern long tray drinks carrier / drinking glass caddy with 6 clear glasses from the 1950s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in Vienna....
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Danish Studio Pottery Ashtray Bowl from Frank Keramik
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Danish Studio Pottery Ashtray Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Strawberry Leaf Shaped Platter in Glazed Ceramic, Portugal 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Modernist strawberries leaf design glazed ceramic platter, Portugal, 1950s
A beautiful hand painted Majolica ceramic leaf with strawberries large plat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Espresso or Tea Set by Lagardo Tackett
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Lagardo Tackett tea or espresso set of cups and saucers is a stunning blend of artistry and functionality. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these sets are a testament...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Couroc Floral Design Barware Serving Tray
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Mid-Century Modern serving tray by Couroc of Monterey California floral design barware.
A mid century beautiful Couroc barware tray featuring a floral design made up of the cla...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bakelite
Modernist Bowl by Donald Colflesh for Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Gorham bowl with gold colored exterior and black enamel interior. Designed buy Donald Colflesh for Gorham.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Italian Murano Blue Art Glass Bowl Scalloped Edge
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano blue and silver art glass bowl with asymmetric design and scalloped edge, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Bowl is blue and silver with a controlled bubble d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Palace Hotel Kobenhavn Ashtray by Tirschenreuth PT, Germany, 1960
s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Palace Hotel Kobenhavn Ashtray by Tirschenreuth PT, Germany, 1960's.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century White Poodle Dog Sculpture II, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition.
Damaged leg - was repaired - shown on pictures.
Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture.
White Poodle Dog Sculpture was produce...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ashtray by Hertha Baller
Signed
Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Ashtray by hertha Baller ( signed ) around 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Set Of Six Vintage Libbey Daisy Rocks Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A Set of Six Cheerful Daisy Rocks Glasses by Libbey Glass Co. All in excellent vintage condition.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Cut Crystal Whiskey Waterer, English, Mid Century, Pouring Ewer, C.1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful vintage whiskey waterer. An English, cut crystal glass pouring ewer, dating to mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Exquisite cut crystal design – a distinguished add...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Jean Lurcat Ceramic Plate – Ochre – Combatant c1955, France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in London, GB
Jean Lurçat 1892-1966
Combatant c1955
Plate – Ochre –
Glazed Ceramic, 21.5 cm diameter
Inscribed "Dessin J. Lurçat, Sant Vicens" on verso
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Orange Ceramic Vase Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, Italy 1970s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in Rome, IT
Orange ceramic vase by the Italian designer Enzo Bioli for IL PICCHIO.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom, as shown in the pictu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Serving Tray Centerpiece Bamboo
Rattan, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared centerpiece serving tray in bamboo and rattan.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Six Mid-Century Libbey Glassware Rocks Glasses in the Peacock Feather Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six Libbey glass rocks glasses with gilded rims and of cylindrical form with raised translucent blue enamel swirls in a ground of raised translucent green enamel creating an abstract...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Fornasetti Astrolabio plate series
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Astrolabio series 2 of 2 ceramic and gold dishes by Piero Fornasetti. Italian with original malachite print decorated boxes.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Rosenthal Black and White Monochrome Dish by Hans-Theo Baumann, 1960s
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and scarce vintage midcentury German porcelain rounded bowl of shallow form decorated with a central black star and web des...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Silver "Baja" Centerpiece Bowl by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This oblong silver plated centerpiece bowl is known as the "Baja" by Lino Sabattini. It is stamped "SABATTINNI" on the edge of the bowl and signed "LINO SABATTINO" with "BAJA B/239 C...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
MCM Stoneware Studio Pottery Bowl on Pedestal by Amy Donaldson
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM stoneware studio pottery bowl on pedestal by listed artist, Amy Donaldson, circa 1967. This gorgeous hand finished piece has a wonderful design, texture and color. The bowl is in very good condition with no chips or cracks (some monor crazing) and measures 9.25"D x 7.75"H; it is signed on the underside. #3039
Amy Donaldson was born in San Francisco, CA in 1893. While at the University of Denver, Donaldson began studying art at the Reed Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Lucite Ice Bucket with Embedded U.S. Coins, circa 1975
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Lucite Ice Bucket with Embedded U.S. Coins, circa 1970
Attributed to California Design Group/Studios.
A striking and sculptural mid-century modern Lucite ice bucket, cra...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Copper
Vintage Crystal Brandy Decanter, English, Cut Glass Spirit Vessel, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a distinguished mid 20th century brandy decanter, showcasing exquisite English cut glass craftsmanship, circa 1960. This vintage decorative spi...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Large and Small Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Serving Tray Set, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large and small serving trays made from teak veneer. Suitable as a bed serving set due to its size and raised edges. It was made in Denmark during the 1960s by Silva. The small tray ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Large Midcentury French Mosaic Ceramic Bowl Gerbino Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large midcentury French Mosaic Ceramic Bowl Gerbino Vallauris.
Diameter / 12 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Flavio Poli by Seguso Amber Green "Sommerso" Murano Glass 1950s Midcentury Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Flavio Poli
by Seguso Vetri D'Arte
Murano, Italy
1950s
Amber and Green "Sommerso" Vase
"Seguso" paper label
Perfect condition
H 35 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wabi Sabi Style Studio Pottery Vase in Black Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Wabi Sabi Style Studio Pottery Vase in Black. Europe, Mid 20th Century.
A wonderful and very elegant vase. This studio pottery piece made in the middle of the 20th century is timele...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Regency Art Glass Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage pedestal bowl is a masterful study in contrasting textures and refined silhouettes. The centerpiece features a hand-blown clear glass bowl with a dramatic, und...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Bagni Ceramiche Red and Black Vase Alvino Bagni Italy, circa 1970
Located in Pymble, NSW
A bottle shaped vase with a ring neck, reminiscent of an 18th century glass decanter, in black with a red swirl pattern glaze. With its original Raymor label.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Napier Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker in Mid-Century Modern Style
By Napier Co.
Located in New York, NY
Napier sterling silver cocktail shaker in Mid-Century Modern style, with an elegant, geometric design. It measures 7 1/8'' in height by 4 1/4'' in depth, weighs 7.6 troy ounces, and ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Italian Murano Blown Glass Ruby Red Pedestal Coupes-Sherbets S/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Venetian region of Northern Italy, a set of six Murano glass coupes or sherbets, circa 1950-1960.
Ruby Red bowls are fused to heavy colorless glass pedestal bases in a di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Big decorative, Tall and Heavy Murano Vase in amber Orange Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$694 Sale Price
60% Off
Polia Pillin California Studio Pottery Seated Girl with Bird Lidded Trinket Box
By Polia Pillin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large ceramic lidded trinket box in shades of blue with decoration of a seated woman and bird. Created by Polia Pillin of Los Angeles, California,...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Pink Aventurine Swirl Italian Art Glass Center Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Large and gorgeous, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent Italian art glass centerpiece bowl in pink and aventurine swirls. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, in the "Apparenza"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
“Entrelac” Max Idlas Ceramic Vessel, France 1950
s
By Max Idlas
Located in New York, NY
Large Woven ceramic vessel with amazing craftsmanship and gunmetal glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Midcentury Shark
Lobster Figural Bottle Openers in Teak
Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Figural Danish Modern Bottle openers in the shape and a shark and a lobster. Materials: solid teak, brass, copper and stainless steel. Made in Denmark circa 1960-70 in as style remin...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Robert Picault Vallauris France Ceramic Olive Pot Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet.
Robert Picault Vallauris France Olive Pot...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italian mid-century modern ashtrays in brass and marble, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern ashtrays in brass and marble, 1950s
Pair of floor ashtrays in brass and marble. The brass plates have different shapes: one ashtray is leaf-shaped while th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts i...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury cubic dry bar in lacquered ash wood, mirrored steel and glass dry bar with hidden wheels. This gorgeous Willy Rizzo style dry bar was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
The wheeled bar cart's four sides are in mirrored chromed steel, while the top is in dark smoked glass. It moves thanks to four hidden wheels, and the structure is veneered black lacquered oak.
A design masterpiece that will become a cult furniture element in a midcentury bar or living room.
Italian designer and photographer Willy Rizzo (1928-2013) first came to prominence in the 1960s as both a chronicler of and participant in La Dolce Vita, the glamorous, jet set lifestyle enjoyed by many international celebrities and socialites in the postwar era. While photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a passion for interiors and launched a second successful career as a luxury furniture designer.
Rizzo was born in Naples in 1928 but moved to France early. After expressing an interest in photography at the age of 12, Rizzo's mother gifted him an Agfa Box camera; soon he was shooting portraits of his classmates at Paris's Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci.
In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications, including Ciné Mondial, Point de Vue, and Image du Monde. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Rizzo notably covered the Nuremberg Trials and travelled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa, later published in Life Magazine. As his reputation grew, he was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at flashy events like the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries, and movie stars, allowing him to capture these public figures in unusually candid moments.
Hoping to advance his career further, Rizzo travelled to New York with Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American starlets. When he returned to Paris two years later, he was invited to join Jean Prouvost’s newest publication in colour, Paris Match, as head photographer—a position that he held for 20 years and, along the way, sparked a new culture of celebrity photographers who were as intriguing and fashionable as their subjects.
In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue.
Throughout his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Salvador Dalí, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, and Gregory Peck, as well as striking up close friendships with famous personalities like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jack Nicholson. In 1962, Rizzo famously captured some of the last moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life on film before tragically committing suicide a few weeks later.
In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly-leased, run-down Roman apartment. Just for personal use (at first), Rizzo created a series one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by modernist icons, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But as his glitterati friends—Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and the like—became admirers of his work, Rizzo was flooded with design commissions.
Rizzo went on to furnish apartments for Italian aristocracy in the Palazzo Borghese and Palazzo Ruspoli that same year and quickly earned an international reputation as a designer to the rich and famous. In response to ever-growing demand, he launched his own Tivoli-based company dedicated to contemporary furniture design handmade in lux materials such as wood, marble, stainless steel, brass, and wild boar. Over time, his team of eight grew to 150, and he was able to open shops in France and throughout Europe, as well as in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
With an emphasis on clean lines and geometric forms, Rizzo's tables, chairs, and accessories combined contemporary shapes with traditional materials—in contrast to many of his contemporaries, like Ettore Sottsass and Vico Magistretti, who were popularizing plastic, foam, and other synthetics in furniture production. Rizzo's most successful designs are many low, box-like tables in granite, metal, glass, or burled wood, often embellished with brass or chrome accents or built-in liquor cabinets or trays. Two examples of his most celebrated designs include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel, Metal, Chrome
Fruit Bowl Execution in Brass and Wood by WMF, Germany, around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Fruit bowl execution in brass and wood by WMF, Germany, around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enamelled.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Pink Murano Glass Vase, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink murano glass vase, circa 1970
Manufactured in Italy.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$754 Sale Price
56% Off
Midcentury Modern Large Ceramic Bowl Rörstrand AXK Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful largest model of the AXK bowl manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Gunnar Nylund.
The bowl has a wonderful glaze and it lifts the shape of the bowl to a won...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic Vase with Flower Frog
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase with Flower Frog is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary Circa 1960. With a S...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bowl Daum Design France, 1960 Transparent Color Rectangular Form Signed
By Daum
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bowl Daum design France, 1960 transparent color rectangular form signed.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$769 Sale Price
63% Off
Pair of French Red Majolica Shells Dishes Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French red Majolica shells dishes Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Coffee Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the remarkable Copper & Silver Coffee/Tea Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960's. Immerse yourself in ...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Vintage Murano Venini Cascading Five Tier Glass Prism Chandelier, Nickel Cage
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
In this vintage Murano Venini chandelier there are five tiers of hanging prism glass pendants that make up this chandelier. It is Italian and the f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Nickel
MidCentury Vintage Artistic Glass Orange Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
Dimensions: height 17 cm...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Fantastic Mosaic and Brass Cups Set by Salvador Teran
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic set of 5 brass and stone cups designed by Salvador Teran in excellent vintage conditions, circa 1960.
About Salvador Teran: Born in Taxco, (1920-1974) traine...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mid Century Acrylic Lidded Serving Dish
Located in Fairfield, CA
A great mid century acrylic server. Dark green tint to the acrylic with a white interior tray. Ice can be stored in the base for keeping dishes cold. Perfect for serving fruit, pasta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic
Midcentury Brutalist Ceramic Bowl by Drejargruppen for Rörstrand Sweden
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Large and heavy set ceramic bowl in typical design for Drejargruppen. Marked R, Drejargruppen 1973 in the bottom as well as having the original sticker from Rörstrand. In excellent c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$427 Sale Price
28% Off
Large Early Stamp Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Staved Teak Serving Tray
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early Dansk teak tray with duck logo marked JHQ , staved teak, Danmark . Very nice condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Vintage 12 Piece Libbey, Gold Coin, Barware Suite, 6 Highball, 6 Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Libbey barware with gold coins against a pebbled black ground. Twelve piece set includes 6 highball glasses and 6 whiskey/rocks glasses....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Brass Ashtray With Handle, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative midcentury brass ashtray from the 1950s. Made in Austria. An unusual and solid piece in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Small Danish Glass Vase with Sterling Silver Grapes, A. Dragsted
By Stromberg Hytten, A. Dragsted
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Danish glass vase with sterling silver grape handles. Great to use for toothpicks, cigarettes or as an ashtray. This stunning jar is signed and marked Dragsted and glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Floor Vase
Scheurich, Model 553-38
W-Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Floor Vase 'Scheurich, Model 553-38' W-Germany, 1960s
Satin finish ('half gloss') W-Germany, 1960s.
Stamped on base. (hard to verify under the glaze) 553...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Transparent Art Glass Small Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good original condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Ashtray, Scorpion Stand holding Set of 5 trays, German 1960s
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky ashtray set consisting of a wild golden scorpion frame with the tail as handle, which holds
5 kidney shaped seperate ashtray dishes.
A true German 60s (fun and funky) design he...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
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