Mid-Century Modern Tableware
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
Rosenthal Design PLUS Flatware, 68 pcs., For 12 Persons, by Wolf Karnagel, 1970s
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
A comprehensive set of midcentury flatware / cutlery from the 1970s. Out of the „Design Plus“ line, designed by Wolf Karnagel and executed by Rose...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Block Spain "Chromatics" Service for 8 plus 2 large Serving pieces. Set still has their original boxes and appear mostly unused. Nice feel and weight! Block did several nice stainless flatware sets and ceramic dish sets...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Da Vinci by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 50 Pcs Modern
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton, circa 1967, sterling silver flatware set - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 7"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
1 Se...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist "Odin" Flatware by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, 72 Pieces
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large set of "Odin" pattern stainless steel flatware, designed by Jens Quistgaard in Denmark and produced in Germany for Dansk, circa 1960s. This is a complete six-piece set for 12 p...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Six Sweet Animal Knife Rests - by Etain Royal French vintage Metal Set in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely set of six knife rests. Made of pewter (etain) in France, the set is so pretty, consisting of 6 different animals in their slightly distressed original box. There are one ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Unusual Modernist 63 Piece Stainless Flatware Set, "Night
Day" Japan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist 63 piece Stainless Flatware Set. "night & day" JAPAN. Classic Mid-Century Modern. Place setting for 8. missing 3 dinner spoon...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel, Other
Italian silverware by Krupp Berndorf, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian silverware by Krupp Berndorf, 1950s
Dimensions:
forks 2x1x22 cm.
knives 2,5x1x25 cm.
spoons 2x4x22 cm.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
German midcentury porcelain dinnerware set, Flowers, Eschenbach, 55 pieces
By Eschenbach
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful German porcelain dinnerware made by Eschenbach during the 1950s. The dinnerware consists of 55 pieces, with round and oval trays of various sizes, soup and dinner plates, a...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$5,533 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pink Majolica Ceramic Dessert / Breakfast Service Set for Four
By Secla
Located in Barcelona, ES
A lovely Majolica pink glazed ceramic set of 12 pieces: four large plates, four small plates and four serving bowls.
The set has a lovely pale pink color with details in white and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Stylish Italian Metal Cocktail Set, "Silverfox" Model by Piemme, 1970s
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in Argelato, BO
Italian Metal Cocktail Set, "Silverfox" Model by Piemme, 1970s
The set, consisting of a bottle opener, tongs, knife, stirring rod, and sugar spoon, has a bold and very iconic design...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Set of Eight Silver on Copper Goblets or Stemware with Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century set of eight goblets handcrafted in silver plate on hammered copper featuring stone clad parrots or birds perched on the stems, designed with a touch of whimsy. Stamped E...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate, Copper
Set of 6 Natural Capiz Shell and Cork Round Placemat Chargers With Brass Rims
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 natural capiz shell round placemat chargers with brass rims and natural cork bottoms. Made by hand in the Phillipine islands.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Shell
Silver-plated Mauro Manetti Ice Bucket, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Silver-plated Mauro Manetti ice bucket, 1970s, Made in Italy.
Fantastic pomegranate-shaped ice bucket by Mauro Manetti, 1970s. This item is made of metal with a silver finish. The at...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Year Plate by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing bisque porcelain year plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978, number 1620 from a limited series of 3000, complete with certificate and original box.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Brown
Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa brown / gilt pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a brown and double gilt gold trim decorated design on white porcelain. Service comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter 10 1/4 inches. twelve soup / pasta plates , twelve salad plate, thirty one small plates; fifteen coffee / tea cups, twelve small plates , two large oval serving chargers , two Round Covered tureen with two handled All in great condition, with only the faintest service wear, showing some negligible oxidation to the gold trim.
comprising in the service:
12 dinner plates
12 salad plates
31 small ice cream plates...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Napkin Holder, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin Holder, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp Cutlery Set "Bear Line"
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Crystal by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 54 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Crystal by International sterling silver flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 7".
12 teaspoons, 6 1/...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Square Hand-Embroidered Pineapple Motif Tablecloth with Lace Trim
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty and colorful midcentury hand-embroidered tablecloth. The piece is square and created from linen. Crotcheted lace decorates the edges in...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric, Yarn
Sterling Midcentury Flatware Set Service for 24/5 Piece Setting /120 Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wow, this is an incredible find. A sterling silver flatware set, service for 24, 5 piece setting in mint condition. This is midcentury at its finest. Look at the curvy shape of each piece; a modernist paradise. Each piece is tapered with the center being a tad bit wider than the top and bottom. This is not your grandmothers ornate and heavy looking flatware; this set is young and modern. Comes with a wooden flatware chest...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian Round Faux Tortoise Tray with Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this round faux tortoise tray dates from the 1970s. Tray material appears to be acrylic and is trimmed in brass along the handles. U...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Sterling Silver "Bell" Pattern Flatware Set for Six by Hans Hansen
By Hans Hansen
Located in New York, NY
Created by renowned Danish silversmith Hans Hansen, the "Bell" pattern showcases a harmonious blend of form and function, with each piece striking the perfect balance between aesthet...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-century Modern Chrome Metal Nutcracker in the Shape of a Woman
s Legs, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
In Italy, it’s traditional to end Christmas lunches with a table set with dried fruit and mandarins. While we continue chatting—often loudly debating events that happened centuries a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bodum Salt
Pepper mills “Ball Boy” by Nissen Denmark
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Bodum Nissen Salt
Pepper Mills' Ball Boy' Set with stand. Denmark 1980's.
Carsten Jorgensen designed the balls in 1967. Made of wood, they feature an iron handle and a ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Pfaltzgraff Pottery Lidded Onion Soup Au Gratin Casseroles, Set/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Mid-Century earthenware Onion Soup au Gratins, The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Company, circa 1950-1960.
Six oven proof individual casseroles with s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
A.Pozzi, Silver Plated and Brass Champagne Flute, Italy, Marked Padova A.Pozzi
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare champagne flute is made of silver plated with a brass lemon. This is an Italian work, signed by .A.Pozzi. and marked Padova A.Pozzi. circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
$1,383 Sale Price
20% Off
6 Glasses Cognac Smoke Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Milano, IT
6 Glasses Cognac Smoke Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen Teak Bowl
By Kay Bojesen, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Danish modern teak bowls designed by Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Turned from a single piece of teak wood into an organic modern shape. Polished and clean, with origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$1,100 / item
Portmeirion Pottery Greek Key Espresso Coffee Service Susan Williams Ellis Desig
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Portmeirion Pottery espresso coffee service with demitasse cups in black and gilded Greek Key...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Onedia Mid-Century South Seas Silverplate Flatware Set for Community
By Community
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A 58 piece set of silverplated sculptural south seas pattern styled flatware with 8 serving pieces, with five pieces for each place setting salad, dinner fork, tea, soup spoon and knife. There are eight severing pieces butter, cake knife, slotted, large severing and condiment spoon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Amboss Austria 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 34 pcs., 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel.
For six persons, consists of six big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 6 Olive Wood Egg Cups, Hand-Carved 1960s French Folk Art
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Set of 6 Olive Wood Egg Cups, Hand-Carved 1960s French Folk Art
Charming set of six vintage French egg cups / French Folk Art
Hand-carved in olive woo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood, Olive
Set of 12 Dachshund Vintage Silver Plate Knife Rests
By Gallia
Located in Westport, CT
Set of twelve Dachshund dog silver plated knife rests, vintage in very good look to be unused from the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Boxed Amboss Mid-Century 6 Knives And 6 Forks, Flatware Cutlery, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six small modernist forks and knives in their original boxes. Executed in the 1950s by Amboss Austria. Made of stainless steel with beautiful teak wooden handles. Originally produced as fruit knives and forks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 14 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
1970s Astonishing Italian Tray in Bamboo, Rattan and Wicker. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing italian serving tray in bamboo, rattan and wicker. Made in Italy
It's in excellent condition.
Dimension:
17,32 x 13 x 1,18 inches
cm 44 x cm 33 x cm 3 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted
Located in Landshut, BY
midcentury
SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA
Barbotine
FISH TUREEN TERRINE
handpainted
Design Period 1955 to 1965
Production Period around 1960
Country of Manufacture Germany
H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs
DM / diameter casserole : 30 cm x 15cm x 11cm high ~ 19cm with its lid
MARKED: Schramberger Majolikafabrik 5624
:-: fair condition with some very small chips (see photos)
- Considering the sensitive material I would even say it is in good condition
-- let´s call it charming vintage :-:
To ensure a safe arrival, this item is packed in super-safe packaging.
(up to 10 Kg)
SMF SCHRAMBERG was originally founded in 1820 as Faist'sche Steingutfabrik by the stoneware expert Isidor Faist on the site of the abandoned Schramberg castle. By 1829, Faist and his factory had gained such a good reputation that Baron Ferdinand von Uechtritz became his partner under the new name of Steingut- und Majolikafabrik Uechtritz & Faist. With the Baron's financial support, the partners were able to build a new factory behind the castle, which dramatically increased production. By the 1860s, the company had a permanent workforce of 100 and an impressive number of almost 6,000 homeworkers (decorators, etc.), mainly children and women. From 1882, Faist began taking orders from Villeroy & Boch, who eventually bought the Schramberg pottery in 1883 and continued to operate it as a V&B subsidiary until the early 20th century. In 1911, several of the factory buildings had to be demolished to make way for the local railway, which drastically reduced production and caused Villeroy & Boch to lose interest in the site, which they sold to brothers Moritz and Leopold Meyer in 1912. It was the Meyers who introduced the "SMF" trademark and eventually gave the company its permanent name, Schramberger Majolika-Fabrik. In 1918 the company was transformed from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company and the transformation was complete.
The Meyer brothers were always on the lookout for new talent, and many famous artists joined the factory or contributed designs in the years that followed. Their decorative ceramics, stylized in vibrant colours, attracted much attention in the 1920s.
Eva Stricker-Zeisel was a prominent designer for the company from 1928 to 1930. Her designs were strongly influenced by the Bauhaus movement and her modern form and decoration designs gave an avant-garde look to part of the production programme. As well as designing the shapes, Eva Zeisel also supplied the intended decorations for the pieces, although the decoration department often adapted her decorations to shapes for which they were not intended. They would even use them on shapes other than those designed by Zeisel and apply decors not designed by her to her shapes. This particularly happened with the very popular 'Mondrian' pattern, which often appeared on non-Zeisel shapes. The factory continued to produce Zeisel's designs for some time after her departure, but she sometimes felt that the designs were not exactly as she had intended.
With the economic crisis of the early 1930s, the focus of production shifted to tableware and utilitarian ceramics, until the Nazis forced Moritz and Leopold Meyer to sell the factory in 1938 as part of the forced aryanisation of the German state. Both emigrated to England with their families during the war, but in 1949 Peter Meyer...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Maiolica
Carl Aubock for Amboss 35 Piece Flatware Set Mid Century Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist stainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 7 guests, 35 pieces total. The largest piece measures 8.25...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Raymond Loewy for Air France Concorde Set of 36 Circa
s 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
This is original cutlery set of 36 brown pieces : 12 knifes, 12 spoons ,12 forks.
Created by designer Raymond Loewy for Air France. These are made of steel and brown plastic. Each piece is branded 'Air France'.
Raymond Loewy designed...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Pair of Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Salt
Pepper Shakers Mid-Century Modern
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Tiffany & Co. sterling silver salt and pepper shakers, made in Denmark, and in Mid-Century Modern Style with a beautiful geometric design. Each measures 3 7/8'' in heigh...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Rörstrand by Hertha Bengtsson KOKA Porcelain, Set of 77 Pieces (Sweden)
Located in Round Top, TX
Rare, mint condition, twelve place settings of KOKA porcelain designed by Hertha Bengtsson.
Hertha Bengtson designed "Koka Blå” (Cook Blue) in 1953 during the golden age of Swedish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Cabbage Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a touch of playful charm to your table or kitchen with this delightful pair of vintage salt and pepper shakers, crafted from glazed ceramic to resemble miniature heads of cabba...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior blond tortoiseshell oil and vinegar glass cruet, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Christian Dior blond tortoiseshell oil and vinegar glass cruet, Italy 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Romance, Bijorn Windblad Rosenthal Silverplate Flatware for 12 with Case 79 Pcs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Romance by Bijorn Windblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Mid-Century Modern silver plate flatware for 12 with service pieces in original modernist Rosenth...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Rosewood
Brass Ice Iced Tea Drink Spoons Flatware
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a beautiful set of nicely shaped iced tea spoons made of brass with rosewood handles. They would be a great addition to any holiday table or lovely for an afternoon refreshme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Style Sterling Silver Condiments Set in Original Fitted Box, Asprey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cruet Set 1067
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare Georg Jensen Mid-Century sterling silver cruet set, design #1067 by Søren Georg Jensen. This set features a large mustard pot with blue en...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$4,591 / set
Vintage Silver Plate Snail Salt Dish Spice Dish with Glass Inlay
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage salt or spice dish designed as a snail with a glass tray inside.
Label silver plated on the bottom.
Makes the perfect timeless gift!
A-816-335
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
A 130 Piece Set of Crown Staffordshire China "Birds of Paradise" Pattern 1950"s
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare collection of about 130 pieces of Staffordshire-England - Crown Fine Bone China - Birds of Paradise Pattern - #592627 - white and very light blue grey background with purple...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Amboss Austria 2050 Modernist Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel.
For six persons, consists of 6 big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Red Goatskin Parchment Pepper Mill by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Fabulous 1970’s large red goatskin parchment pepper mill by Italian designer Aldo Tura.
Constructed of wood covered with red dye goatskin and clear lacquer to protect it.
In beaut...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Pepper Or Salt Mill, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and elegant modernist pepper- or salt mill, made of cow horn, designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. In very good condition, marginal...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Small Mid-Century Perforated Tablet, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small Mid-Century Perforated Tablet, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Color: Cream
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1950s
I...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pair of MCM Minimalist Hand-Carved Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM Minimalist Hand-Carved Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers, circa 1970s. This pair of Mid-Century Modern teak salt and pepper shakers are in good vintage condition with no scrat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Set of 5 Small Plate or Coasters in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury a set of five beautiful black and white small plates or coasters in porcelain displaying drawn animals with money (snail, dog, hen, turtl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s
By EKCO
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Danish influenced Mid-Century sleek modernist designed stainless flatware / silverware set & serving pieces designed and sold by EKCO Products International and produced in Japan, circa 1960s. This set is from the EKCO Eterna...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Twenty-Two Piece Set of Sterling Silver and Ebony "Contrast" Flatware by Lunt
By Lunt Silver
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous twenty-two piece set of sterling silver and ebony nylon "Contrast" flatware by Lunt Silver Co.., circa 1950s. The set is in very good vintage condition and is stamped on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Brutalist Pepper Mill - Olive Wood and Brass Pepper Grinder - France 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Brutalist Pepper Mill - Olive Wood and Brass Pepper Grinder - France 1960s
Very sculptural pepper grinder made of olive wood and brass.
Its free-form design makes it a striking pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of Italian Polished Pewter Salt
Pepper Shakers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Set of Salt Shakers & Pepper Grinder in Polished Pewter, a Set of Two. This classic pair is marked Made in Italy on the bottom. Wonderful addition to add to your table for e...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pewter
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