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
Weimar Porcelain Romeo Drinking Set Germany 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Drinking set composed of a jug and six glasses in violet, white and gilt. The jug and glasses are signed, Weimar porzellein, Germany, Romeo.
Jug dimen...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
73 Pieces Stainless Steel Flatware of Helmut Adler for Amboss, Austria Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful set of high quality flatware made of stainless steel was designed by Helmut Adler for the manufacturer of Amboss Austria. It is called the ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rare Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Peppermills for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare Danish rosewood and sterling silver Peppermills by renowned Danish designer Jens Quistgaard for Dansk.
In beautiful condition. These are highly collectible, both have the metal...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 84 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous NORTHERN LIGHTS BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set - 84 Pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 8 7/8"
12 FORKS, 7 1/8"
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/4"
12 TEASPOONS, 6"
12 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Botanical Plate Set, featuring a variety of unique designs. Each plate showcases a hand-painted border and a central botanical motif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
1960s La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant Salt Shakers Girard Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Alexander Girard for Mayer China / Minners. Made in the 1960s. Bollard-form salt shakers. Identical each with single hole. No chips, no cracks. Some crazing to the white bands around...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Blue Wicker Ceramic Dinner Plates Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your table setting with the charming Handpainted Ceramic Wicker Plates, skillfully crafted and beautifully painted by artisans in Italy. Featuring an intricate wicker-inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Original French Modernist Metal Tray "Rigituelle" by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray.
Designed and produced by Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1950s.
Original Mathieu Matégot tray "RIGITUELLE". made in the 1950s in France. typical mategot style with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pair of Danish Rosewood Modernist Salt Pepper Shakers
Located in Ferndale, MI
Two pairs available priced separately. Either set is rosewood. I believe them to be Danish origin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Teak
Brass Nutcracker, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful midcentury modernist nutcracker, designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. Made of wood and brass. In very good condition, with marginal patina on the brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Five Ceramic Pieces, after Pablo Picasso's art of the 1960s, these are from an authorized collection put out by Picasso's family in the 1990s. They would look great mounted on...
Category
1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Amboss Cutlery Model 3000 Attributed to Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
Made by Alois Weichselbaumer company later Amboss in the 1950s.
Model 3000 stainless steel with rosewood handle with brass rivets.
Set of 18:
Six knives,
six spoons,
six forks.
...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Ceramic Bamboo Dessert Plates - Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Set of 4 bamboo ceramic plates, made in Italy. Each plate showcases intricate hand painted bamboo detailing, combining artisanal cra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Colorful Napkin Rings in Painted Wood 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Set of 4 Colorful Napkin Rings in Painted Wood, 1970s.
This is a fun set of 4 colorful napkin rings in painted wood. Great bright colors and in a wonderful condition, these napkin r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
12 Colorfull Moccacups with Violets Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
12 colorfull moccacups with violets Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Blue Bird Design Wood Napkin Holder Paavo Asikainen Finland
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Blue Bird Design Wood Napkin Holder from Paavo Asikainen, Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Five Romanze Blue Flower Porcelain Plates, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Five Romanze Blue Flower Porcelain Plates.
1960s.
Measure: Diameter: 19.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Adolph Tischler Nth Modernist Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Nth" Model stainless steel modernist flatware set, designed by Adolph Tischler, American, circa 1967. This is a six piece set for six people, 36 piece...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$3,800 / set
Fornasetti salt and pepper shakers with an additional container
Located in London, GB
Set of three condiment containers. By Piero Fornasetti c 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Peugeot Frères Pepper Grinder Silver Plated
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage pepper mill grinder signed Peugeot Frères. Personal initials engraved at center panel.
Dimensions: 4.5 H x 2 diam...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
6 Le Cirque N.Y. Villeroy
Boch 10 12" Dinner Plates Designed Adam D. Tihany
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Brass and Cane Wire Cheese Slicer Knife by Penchoen Originals, 1960s
By Penchoen Originals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, modernist wire cheese knife in solid brass with cane-wrapped handle designed by Penchoen Originals of Sturgis, Michigan. Often misattributed to either Tommi Parzinger or Car...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Wire
$230 Sale Price
23% Off
Seven Hammered Bronze Polished Round Napkin Rings Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful set of seven round hammered polished bronze napkin rings.
Diameter: 1.75 inches.
Height: 0.88 inches.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Two Sets of Knives and Forks Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Two vintage sets of knives and forks, model number #4244, by the Auböck Workshop, Vienna, circa 1950.
The body of the cutlery is made from stainless steel, the handle of each piece is woven with wicker cane. Each set is complete with the original leather holster...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
János Megyik Snack Set, Knife, Fork
Wood Board, Amboss Austria, 1970s
By Janos Megyik
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Mid Century design snack set, consisting of a fork and knife and a wooden board, designed by János Megyik. Executed by Amboss Austria, who collaborated with a lot of Aust...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Porcelain Friars Salt and Pepper Set by Deruta Fratelli Niccacci
By Deruta
Located in Rome, IT
The set consists of three different sized Franciscan monks in porcelain.
It has its original "Deruta fratelli Nicacci" stamp on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid Century Modern 50 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 3/...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vodka / Lemonade / Sangria-Set for Four, Hand-Painted, Unique
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vodka / Lemonade / Sangria-set for four. Hand-painted, unique.
Carafe, four cups and cheese bell.
Signed: mid 1900s.
Measures carafe: 21 cm x 16 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Coffee Set For 6 Guests, Raymond Loewy
Richard Latham, Rosenthal
Located in St Ouen, FR
Timeless elegance both of shape and pattern for this modernist line created in 1954 by Raymond Loewy and Richard Latham for the prestigious German manufacture.
The particularly moder...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
30 Piece Gourmet Stainless Flatware Midcentury Modern Service Six
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Gourmet Settings Stainless Flatware Set Service for Six 30 Piece
Spoon 1 h x 1.5 w x 8 long Knife .38 h x 1 w x 9.5 long Fork 1 h x 1.13 w x 8 long
Soup spoon 1 h x 1.25 w x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Kitchen Set from Desco Al Ma Rose by A.Salviato
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique Italian kitchen set from Desco Al Ma Rose Design by A. Salviato 1960s.
Olive oil and balsamic containers. Salt and pepper containers. Sugar container.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Plastic
Royal Satin by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 55 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Royal Satin by Wallace, circa 1965 sterling silver flatware set, the handles with satin/matte finish, 55 pieces. This set includes:
Measure: 12 knives, 9"
12 for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 43 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size matte finish Northern lights by International sterling silver post-war Scandinavian-modern design flatware set, 43 pieces. This pattern was designed by Alfred Kintz...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Leo Amino Hand Carved Bowls and Fork
By Leo Amino
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stunning Leo Amino hand carved bowls and one utensil in excellent condition.
Tray with utensil: 1.75 in. H x 3.88 in. D x 8.25 in. W
Tray: 1 in. H x 4 in. D x 7.88 in. W.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
$4,850 / set
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service, 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern northern lights by international glossy sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asian Style Minimalist Rosewood Salad Servers
Located in Ferndale, MI
Asian Style Minimalist rosewood salad servers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
$300 Sale Price / set
33% Off
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 30 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Northern Lights by International glossy Sterling silver flatware set, 30 pieces. This set includes:
6 knives, 8 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Decorative Minimalistic Pepper and Salt shakers, 1970
s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sterling Silver Decorative Minimalistic Pepper and Salt shakers, The Netherlands 1970's
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gio Ponti Cutlery Set for Six in Nickel Silver by Krupp Italy 1950s
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Tan France Pick
Cutlery silver service for six in nickel silver or German silver, this set includes a total of 18 pieces; 6 spoons, 6 forks, and 6 knives with a steel blade.
Set d...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
Majolica Potter Plate Set Handmade Mid-Century Modern Green Yellow Blue Face
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This majolica pottery plate collection was designed by Mexican sculptor, painter and ceramist Lorenzo Lorenzzo — made in his studio, in the colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
ens Harald Quistgaard Vintage Danish Butter Knives, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 6 Butter or dinner Knives designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard and manufactured by Raadvad in Denmark during the 1950s or early 60s. Materials: stainless steel and faux bone h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 67 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Northern Lights by International sterling silver flatware set of 67 pieces.
12 knives, 9",
12 forks, 7 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Gold Decor Porcelain Floral Pattern Vase by Ouragan, Ulysse Paris, 1980
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Porcelain floral pattern vase.
Ouragan - Ulysse Paris.
Floral decor using 24 k gold, with a stamp and signature on the vase.
...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
LAUFFER set of 32 "Design 10" 1978 Yellow Lexan Plastic Flatware by Don Wallance
By Lauffer, Don Wallance
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of Post Modern Flatware made of yellow colored Lexan designed by Don Wallance for Lauffer. Part of his Design 10 collection 1978-1979, made in the USA.
Flatware is constructed ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Set of 3 Mid-Century Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Lids by Hertha Bengtson, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Lids by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, 1950s, Set of 3, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 Official proof of aut...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Regency James Mount Champagne Bucket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic rare MCM Regency champagne bucket. Made by the highly coveted James Mint. Beautiful patinated finish with beautiful carved detail. Matching piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian Modernist china set by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s. 40 pieces total, comprising of (8) coffee cups measuring 3"H x 5"W. (10) saucers measuring 6.5" diameter. (10) small plat...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 39 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern northern lights by International glossy Sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Golden Apple Ice Bucket, circa 1970 — Gilt Metal with Glass Interior
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A striking apple-shaped ice bucket dating from the 1970s, crafted in gilt metal with a high-gloss reflective finish. The piece features a beautifully modeled lid topped with a sculpt...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
"RICCADONNA" ice bucket, 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
"RICCADONNA" ice bucket, Made in Italy, 1960s.
Peculiar PUBLISHED "RICCADONNA" 1960s cut glass ice bucket with designs that give it elegance. There is an attribution mark on the low...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Julian Schnabel for Bernardaud 36 Piece China Set Pop Art Mid Century 1 of 2500
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Thirty Six Pieces of Artist Designed Porcelain Tableware, entitled "Ogni angelo ha il suo lato spaventoso (Every angel has it's scary side)", by Julian Schnabel for Bernardaud...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Dansk Jens Quistgaard Teak Salt / Pepper Mill Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculptural teak wood salt and pepper mill designed by the iconic Danish Mid Century artist designer Jens Quistgaard. A unique and beautiful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Swedish Teak Cutting Board by Karl Holmberg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Swedish Teak Cutting Board by Karl Holmberg, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Teak
Color:...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Set of 6 Metal Placeholders / Knife Rests by Saviato from the 90s
Located in Milano, MI
Set of six duck-shaped metal placeholders / knife rests, made by Saviato in the 90s
Ø cm 3,5 h cm 2,5
The knife rest is a small but indispensable table accessory that serves to pla...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
$209 Sale Price
20% Off
Emilia Castillo Alabaster and Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in Darnestown, MD
This elegant alabaster bowl with sterling silver ornamentation was made by Emilia Castillo. The bowl measures 14 inches in diameter and features five leaves, that I believe are philo...
Category
Late 20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Alabaster, Sterling Silver
Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six, 30 pcs., Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Mid-century flatware, 2050 series, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of solid, brushed and polished stainless steel. Comes in its original award-winning handmade wooden box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
1950s Emil Milan Walnut Garlic Smasher Utensil Kitchen Tool Vintage Mid-Century
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Emil Milan Garlic crusher sculptural kitchen utensil, rare form, USA, circa 1950s. Vibrant walnut. Signed. Excellent condition. Measures: H 7½ in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 Sale Price
24% Off
Vintage Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Esta, Sub-Brand of Amboss Austria
By Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
This timeless cutlery/flatware set from the 1960s-70s was designed by Helmut Alder for Esta - a Sub-brand of well-known Amboss Neuzeughammer Austria - on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the company Neuzeughammer Steyr in 1969.
Helmut Alder, born in Graz, Austria, in 1924, was one of the most successful Austrian architects to design cutlery, along with Oswald Haerdtl, Carl Auböck and Karl Hagenhauer.
The set, composed of six knives, six forks, six spoons and six dessert spoons, is in overall good condition.
Dimensions:
Knives: circa 20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Set of Six California Pottery Ring Pattern Ceramic Tumblers by Bauer
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of six California pottery Ring pattern drinking glasses, by Bauer Pottery. This set includes three light turquoise, one medium turquoise, and two dark blue colored tumblers....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Coffee Pot, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Coffee Pot by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, 1950s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution mark....
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tableware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tableware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Austria, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tableware, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Amboss Austria, International Silver, and Jens Quistgaard. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tableware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $32,500 while the average work can sell for $652.
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