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
Tiffany
Co. Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Shaped Fruit Bowl
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed vintage silver fruit bowl.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With a shaped rim and lobed walls.
Fully marked to the base.
Simply wonderful Tiffany design!
Date...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fish Shaped Silver Plate Pepper Mill / Grinder by Tre Spade, Italy, c. 1960
Located in London, GB
A magnificent mid century whimsical silver plate and wood figural koi carp shaped pepper mill, made in Italy c. 1960.
Made by Tre Spade in Italy in the 1960s, this design is known ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Arthur Court Swan Shell Centerpiece Severing Dish, Usa, circa 1970s
By Arthur Court
Located in Miami, FL
Whimsical serving piece in the shape of a swan with a shell bowl body. Rendered in aluminum for the swan and acrylic lucite for the shell body. By Arthur Court, USA, circa 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Emilia Castillo Taxco Silver Plate Toast Rack with Malachite Frogs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mexican silver plate and malachite toast rack.
By Emilia Castillo, daughter of the renowned Taxco silversmith Antonio Castillo of Los Castillos.
In silver plate.
With a sil...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Butter Dish, English, Ceramic, Countertop, Dairy Keeper, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage butter dish. An English, ceramic countertop dairy keeper, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. A delightful kitchen or tab...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Sahara Aldo Londi Cer Paoli Glazed Ceramic Vases, Italy, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli Sahara range ceramic vases. Italy, 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Mid Century Silver on Copper Pitcher with Parrot by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pitcher handcrafted in silver plate on hammered copper in modern form featuring a stone clad parrot as a handle. Stamped Los Castillo Mexico on the bottom.
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate, Copper
Murano Glass Vase Mid Century Green/ Yellow, Italy, circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, large Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase out of the renown glass art workshops of Sommerso in Venetia. Artfully made in Italy around 1960/70 this lovely shaped glass va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Crystal Set of Six Lausitzer Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
By Lausitzer
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of six cuts to clear crystal stem glasses.
Clear demi crystal glass. Six sides facetted and toothed stem. The bowl with colored ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of Four Marilyn Monroe Ceramic Coffee Mugs in Box by Andy Warhol for Block
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun set of four "Marilyn Monroe" ceramic coffee mugs in box by Andy Warhol for Block, circa 1980s. The set is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and comes with the origin...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer:
Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Cobalt Stem Glasses with Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear demi crystal glass. Side facetted and toothed stem.
Th...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Collectible Liquor Porcelain Decanter From Metaxa Greece
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful collectible Metaxa Liquor hand made porcelain decanter , excellent condition nice graphics .
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Style Italian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase in clear/transparent art glass with alternating stripes of white, light blue and light pink...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 6 Tall Flutes, Murano Glass Signed Cenedese in Delicate Aquamarine Glass.
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This is a complete and rare set of six Murano glass flutes, handmade in the 1950s by the renowned glassmaker Amelio Cenedese.
Each flute is crafted in a delicate aquamarine tone, si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Ceramic CinZano Vermouth Triangular Ashtray in Red Blue
White, Italy
By Cinzano
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage CinZano vermouth ashtray or catchall. This dish is triangular in shape and created from crisp white ceramic. There are three sides, and each side is labeled with CinZano Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
1970s French Glazed Pottery Platter with Bull Motif, Vibrant Southern Colors
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Description:
This striking glazed pottery platter, crafted in France in the 1970s, features a bold and expressive black bull at its center, surrounded by vibrant accents of yellow, green, and blue. Reminiscent of the work of southern French ceramicists from the 1960s, the platter evokes the sun-soaked spirit and artistic freedom of the Mediterranean coast. A piece full of character and color, it serves equally well as a decorative statement or a functional serving dish.
Key features include:
Southern French Aesthetic: The energetic brushstrokes and vivid color palette call to mind the styles of Vallauris and other southern ceramic traditions, celebrated for their earthy forms and Mediterranean vibrancy.
Central Bull Motif: The powerful black bull, a symbol of strength and rustic heritage, anchors the piece in both myth and regional culture, while the surrounding colors create movement and contrast.
Vibrant Glaze Work: The layered glazes in yellow, green, and blue enhance the platter’s visual dynamism, catching light and adding depth to the composition.
1970s French Craftsmanship: Made in France during a creative and bold era for ceramics, this platter is an authentic reflection of regional craftsmanship and artistic innovation.
Decorative & Functional: Suitable as a centerpiece on a dining or coffee table, mounted on a wall, or used as a serving platter, it brings color and energy to any setting.
Versatile Integration: Its graphic motif and strong palette make it ideal for modern, rustic, or eclectic interiors, effortlessly bridging traditional charm and contemporary appeal.
This 1970s French glazed pottery platter is a celebration of color, culture, and craftsmanship—a perfect piece for those who appreciate authentic regional ceramics and bold artistic expression.
Keywords: 1970s French pottery platter, bull motif ceramic dish, vintage Vallauris...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern 91 Piece Rosewood
Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude w Case
By Jean Claude Aujame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and never used rosewood & bronze 91 pcs, service for eight with serving pcs. Great teak storage box with brass & rosewood handle. Truly a qua...
Category
1960s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Blue Fish Glass Decanter and Glasses, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Amazing set of fishes in blue color, made by one of the glass manufacture based in Poland. Would make a great addition to every collection! Very good original vintage condition. Abso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Set of Four Mid-Century Amber Glass Goblets in Textured Honeycomb Pattern
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
These luxury mid-century amber glass goblets exude the timeless elegance of old-world entertaining. Crafted in the 1950s–1960s, each piece features a refined textured honeycomb pattern that glows in rich golden light, reminiscent of Murano and French pressed glass design from the same era.
The pedestal base lends architectural grace and stability, while the sculpted form feels both substantial and airy. Their warm amber tone adds instant ambiance, evoking the soft candlelit glow of Palm Beach villas, Provençal estates, and Santa Fe adobe homes alike.
This set of four amber glass tumblers was sourced from a private estate in the American Southwest — a curated collection where modernist form met vintage glamour. Ideal for use as cocktail glasses, iced tea tumblers, or bar display accents, these heirloom-quality pieces elevate both casual gatherings and elegant dinner parties.
Styling Suggestions
Pair these vintage amber...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Large Brass Fly Bee Insect Figural Ashtray 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Add a touch of mid-century modern charm to your collection with this vintage sculptural brass fly ashtray.
This large-scale, metal fly figurine doubles as both a functional ashtray a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
FORNASETTI Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate Motiv 24
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Rosenthal Fornasetti "Temi e Variazioni" porcelain plate motiv 24, with gold rim and black and white printed center depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalie...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$419 Sale Price
30% Off
Four Vintage Rocks Glasses by Culver LTD, in the Canella Pattern, 22k Gold Cane
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Four Mid-Century Modern rocks glasses by Culver, LTD with an allover woven cane pattern in 22 karat gold with a raised, textured surface.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Crystal Wine Decanter, English, Cut Glass, Spirit Vessel, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage crystal wine decanter. An English, cut glass decorative spirit vessel, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Striking form and patterns accentuate this appe...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Beautiful Pair of Handcrafted Lady Figurines by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1970s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Beautiful Pair of Handcrafted Lady Figurines by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1970s
This exquisite pair of handcrafted lady figurines, designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the 1970s, sho...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern Form Stabil Teak Trays from Langva, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern Form Stabil Teak Trays from Langva, Denmark, 1960s
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
1970s Sensational Rosewood Service Tray
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exotic Rosewood Sleek Service Tray
Clean modern lines
17.88 long x 7.75 w x .63 h
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Rosewood
"picador" Plate By Picasso And Madoura Workshop, 500 Copies
Located in Charmes, FR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Picador, round model Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) White earthenware plate, decorated with engobes and oxidized paraffin Hollow stamps "Madoura Plein Feu" and "...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Serving Tray in Lucite, Rattan and Aluminium Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular with handles, serving tray in lucite and rattan with gold aluminium border in the style of Christian Dior.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great acc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vase by Jacques Blin
circa 1950s
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic decorative pitcher / decanter / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The vase is in a subtle hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze. It is decorated with a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$3,539 Sale Price
20% Off
Alfredo Barbini for Salviati Sommerso Aventurine Murano Glass Fruit Bookends
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Alfredo Barbini glass fruit paperweights or bookends with layers of golden aventurine within. Made in Murano, Italy circa 1950's. Pear measures 6.5" by 5", apple 5" by 4.5". In ve...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Serving Tray Lucite, Wicker
Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular serving tray in lucite, wicker and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Coffee Set
Novum 65
, Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist three-piece porcelain coffee set 'Novum 65' by Hutschenreuther, Germany, cobalt blue/white, released between 1968 and 1970, marked.
Priced as a set of 3.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Set of Five Leather Desk Accessories, Mid 20th Century Italy 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Leather Desk Set in the Style of Jacques Adnet — 5 Pieces
Elegant five-piece mid-century Italian desk set crafted from le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent condition.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alabaster
1940s French Art Deco Green Ceramic Ashtray with Gilded Details, Four Cigarette
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1940s French Art Deco Green Ceramic Ashtray with Gilded Details, Four Cigarette Rests
Description:
This elegant Art Deco ceramic ashtray, crafted in France in the 1940s, beautifully...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$488 Sale Price
24% Off
Piero Fornasetti Set of Six Strumenti Musicali Dinner Plates, 1950s-1960s
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Harmonious Design: A Set of Piero Fornasetti 'Strumenti Musicali' Plates, 1950s–1960s
This captivating set of six Piero Fornasetti plates from the 1950s–1960s exemplifies the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Six Mauro Manetti Silver Plate Animal Heads Stirrup Goblets Cups, Made in Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Six Mauro Manetti silver plate animal heads stirrup, goblets, cups, made in Italy.
We have the Hunting collection of a German shepherd, Labrador, deer, rabbit, donkey, boar.
All ma...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
1950s Brass + Enamel Martini Cocktail Swords Vintage Mid-Century Mad Men
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderfully intricate machined and enameled Brass Martini / Hors d'oeuvre Swords in holder.
Overall Dia 3.25 x H 4.25 in
Sword L 3 3/8 in
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Huge White
Black Studio Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm
Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge White & Black Studio Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
We have a whole collection of the series for sale here on the platform.
Very good condition.
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Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 14 Pc LE Smith Glass Co Pineapple Fan Cut Punch Bowl Tray Cups Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1940s pressed glass punch set attributed to L.E. Smith Glass Company in the Pineapple pattern. Includes bowl, underplate, and 12 cups.
Dimensions:
Bowl/Underplate - 21.75" x ...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Nautical Cocktail Shakers
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Here it is! The Holy Trinity. Green going, Red right return. Mid Century cocktail shakers. Rare enough to find one, but all three?! Port, S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$7,650 / set
American Mid-Century Danish Modern Hand Crafted Walnut Coaster Set of 6
Located in San Diego, CA
Danish modern solid walnut coaster set. Set of six coasters in walnut canister. handcrafter 1970's
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Cast Pewter Ice Bucket by Wilton-Columbia, PA
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid Century Cast Pewter Ice Bucket by Wilton-Columbia,PA. Retain original plastic liner and lid.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cypres by Tias Eckhoff Cutlery Set for 8 Persons
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Georg Jensen silver Denmark Cypres cutlery set for 8 persons in sterling silver designed by Tias Eckhoff in 1952.
The set includes:
8 dining knives, length 22.3 cm
8 dining fork...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palofierro wood Don Shoemaker Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Beautiful Don Shoemaker Dominoes set made Palofierro wood. Includes designer label Don Shoemaker Santa Maria de Guido Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot with sugar, breakfast bowl and a small dish, for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
dimensions ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gianni Tosin Lava
Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Jens Quistgaard Teak Peppermill for Dansk, Denmark, 20th Century
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Teak Pepper Mill for Dansk, Denmark, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Willy Rizzo Serving Tray in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century rectangular serving tray fully made in a gorgeous and vibrant tortoiseshell effect lucite. This charming piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s and is att...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 3 Mid Century Pyrex Glass Bowls, Fire King Brand- Red Dot decor
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful set of three milk glass w. red dot, serving bowls. The bowls are in rather good condition
for their age and use. No chips.
Large is 9.5" diameter x 6" height
Med. is 8.5"...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Milk Glass
$248 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Liquor Dispenser and Shot Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Mid-Century Carousel Liquor Dispenser with Set of 6 Shot Glasses sitting on a circular chrome plate with 6 cut-out slots to hold the shot glasses. Shot glasses are grouped in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
Set of Vintage English Whiskey Glasses, 1960
s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This set of six glasses were designed and produced in United Kingdom, during the 1960's. They are made of cut crystal with a top finish in different colors, two yellow, two mauve col...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
$545 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 12 Hand-Blown
Painted Murano Art Glass Champagne Saucers by Salviati
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite set of twelve Murano art glass champagne saucers, attributed to Salviati and crafted in Italy circa 1950, epitomizes Venetian glassmaking at its most refined and histo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in blue color with a cased rim in dark blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A highly de...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid Century Catchall Arturo Toscanini in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Porcelain catchall/ashtray by Piero Fornasetti - Milano
The 1950s-1960s
The large ceramic tray or ashtray depicts the poster of Toscanini' Concert. "This is the poster of the inaugu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Nissen Danish Modern Lot of Ten Pepper Mills
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lot of 10 Danish modern teak pepper mills by Dansk and one by Nissen with the black iron ring on top. Varying in size and most with Puegeot grinders. Tallest being 8". All signed. ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier
Toso 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
A heavy Murano art glass ashtray designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot moulded glass internally decorated with opaline and light green glass plates...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Twelve Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel Napkin Ring Holders, USA, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 12 Mid Century pretzel napkin ring holders rendered in bent tubular clear acrylic lucite in the form of a pretzel, by Dorothy Thorpe, USA, 1970s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
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