Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
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 legendary 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.
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
Arman ‘Violon’ Cutlery Service with 116 Pieces in Artistic Cabinet
By Arman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arman, service with 116 parts in an artistic storage cabinet, gold plated silver, wood, plexiglass, velvet, France, 1971
An incredible violin service ‘Violon Menagère’, a 12-guest ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century French Ceramic Decorative Plate by Albert Thiry, 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French Ceramic decorative plate by Albert Thiry - 1960s
Very nice green and brown decorative plate. In the center is a setting of a seated woman surrounded by abstrac...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
Glass Cake Stand, Poland, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Glass cake stand, Poland, 1970s
Measures: height 18cm, diameter 33cm.
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1970s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Teak Serving Tray or Platter
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury teak serving tray or platter from Denmark, circa 1960s. The platter is 12" in diameter and .5" high. The piece is in very good...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Robert Picault, Large Oval Ceramic Dish, Plate, Signed, Vallauris, France 1950s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Robert Picault, large oval ceramic dish, plate, signed, Vallauris, France 1950s
Large dish enamelled in white, green and brown tones. This is a beautiful and very large ceramic ce...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
Four Piece "Space Age" Serving Set of by Metlox of California
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool four piece "Space Age" serving set by Metlox of California, circa 1960s. The pattern is "Poppytrail" and it is has a wonderful design and color. The set consists of the ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Platter, J. Hospodka, Chribska Glasswork, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A plate designed by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Sklarno. Manufactured in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. Made of body-colored soda glass, hand-formed into an organic pattern. The condit...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Oyster Plate Bauscher, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful oyster plate features 6 wells for oysters and one for the sauce or lemon. It is marked at the back with manufactory sign. Nice addition to your table or just to displa...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior Midcentury Tortoiseshell and Lucite Italian Serving Tray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century square table tray, made in Italy in the 1970s. Its design is attributed to Willy Rizzo for a home production by Christian Dior.
The structure of tray is made...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century silver plated tray designed by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Stylish silver plated drinks tray designed by Gio ponti for Cleto Munari. Stamped to base. This elegant simple tray can accomodate 6 glasses and is ideal for Christmas festivities.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Italian Modern Blue Ceramic Cake Plate
Located in Malibu, CA
Italian mid century ceramic cake stand on a pedestal base, atop sits a cake plate in vibrant tropical shades of turquoise & marine blue. Patterned i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Silver Lino Sabattini for Cristofle Triple Wine Bottle Holder
Located in Roma, IT
A 1960s stamped silver Lino Sabattini for Cristofle Triple Wine Bottle Holder. The holder carries three bottles and has an elegant handle. Sabattini was the renowned Italian silver a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern celery tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery of Ohio, circa the 1940s. The ultramodern design emphasizes so...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Trays by Laurids Lønborg, c1960s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Just in, a pair of teak trays by Laurids Lønborg. Overall great condition for their age, these were sourced from a Hollywood Estate in California. Each measure approximately 9.75 x 5...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Metal Tray by Mathieu Matégot
Located in Berlin, DE
Tray by Mathieu Matégot in perforated metal sheet.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Black and White Large Dish Charger
By Fornasetti
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
The Italian artist and illustrator Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest, most imaginative design talents of the 20th Century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and, most frequently, an enigmatic woman’s face. Fornasetti used...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Kobenstyle Wrapped Saucepan by Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs Denmark, 1960s
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Kobenstyle Wrapped Saucepan By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs Denmark, 1960s
Excellent condition with very little wear to the enamel.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Enamel
American Modern Ceramic Handled Casserole White by Russel Wright Stubenville
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern White handled casserole by Russel Wright for Steubenville pottery of Ohio, circa the 1940s. The ultramodern design emphasizes soft cures and si...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Couroc Seahorse Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Couroc Shell Seahorse Tray. It was crafted in California and is in very good condition. This piece has beautiful features that make it ideal for d...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
Platter by Krautheim Bavaria, Germany
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dessert plate by Krautheim Bavaria, Germany.
Dimensions: avg. 20 cm.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern celery tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery of Ohio, circa 1940s. The ultramodern design emphasizes soft c...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
Renzo Cassetti Italian Mcm Silver Plate Set of Three Vintage Octagonal Platters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three vintage, mid to late 20th century octagonal shaped platters in silver plate by Italian maker Cassetti. The Cassetti firm was founded in Italy in 1926 by Renzo Cassetti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century French Ceramic Tray by Albert Thiry, 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French ceramic tray by Albert Thiry - 1960s
Tray in brown chamotte glazed with a white-chalk enamel typical of Thiry's work.
Cir...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury Christian Dior Style Lucite Brass and Vienna Straw Serving Tray 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury rectangular serving tray in lucite Vienna straw and brass. This amazing piece was designed in France during the 1970s, following the style of Christian Dior.
This large and elegant midcentury serving tray consists of a large brass frame that holds a clear lucite tray...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Decorative Ceramic Tray by Charles René Neveux for Cerenne Workshop, c. 1950s
By Charles René Neveux
Located in London, GB
Mid-century ceramic hors d'oeuvres tray by Charles René Neveux for Cerenne Workshop (circa 1950s). This rare ceramic with abstract motif is signed by Neveux himself. A tomato-red base is complemented by a yellow repeating pattern at the edges and a dash of turquoise from the abstract in the recess of the tray. An eye-catching piece from the South of France. When it was created, the 1955 film, Et Dieu Créa la Femme...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Knife Cutting Chopping Board, Wood Wicker Stainless Steel, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chopping board designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in midcentury, Vienna, circa 1950.
The board is made of walnut. The knife is made of wicker and stainle...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century French Ceramic Plate by Naumovitch Gourju, Grand Chêne, Vallauris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French ceramic pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris - 1950's
Enamelled dish with a white background, it is decorated with a f...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
Mid-Century Modern French Faïence Orchies Moulin de Loupes Ombre Oyster Plate
By Orchies
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern Era Majolica glazed French faïence Oyster plate, Orchies, circa 1950.
Hand glazed in an ombre olive green on a bright white ground, showing six scallop shaped oyster wells that follow the rim with an additional shell shaped well in the center for sauce or lemons. The intensity of the glazing varies on each plate.
Marked Orchies Moulin...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Couroc Kachina Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Couroc Kachina Tray. It was crafted in California and is in very good condition. This piece has beautiful features that make it ideal for display.. Couroc trays were very p...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
Solid Teak Jewelry or Trinket Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare and hard to find solid teak jewelry or trinket box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1950s. The box has a removable lid and measures: 14.5" W x 2.75" D x 1.5" H. The pi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
MCM Silverplate & Rosewood Formica Serving Tray by Sheffield Silver Co
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM silver plate and rosewood formica 14" serving tray with silver plate edge by Sheffield Silver Co., circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and would be an excell...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Culver Glass Serving Platter or Large 22-Karat Gold Leaf Glass Tray
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Culver glass serving tray or serving platter.
Beautiful Moroccan themed design with 22-karat gold all perfect to use while serving Hors D'Oeuvres.
This highly ornate Culver glass serving tray features 22-karat gold textured filigree design with raised green diamond accents. This collectable pattern with olive green diamonds and the serving tray or appetizer plate is a made of thick heavy glass measures 14 inches in diameter, 1 3/8" inch high.
Timeless Culver Glass Serveware is perfect for use during cocktail hour in any interior design themed setting.
History of Culver Glass:
The Rothenberg family founded Culver Glass, or Culver Industries, in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939. It was one of several emerging glassware companies amid the rising practice of hosting cocktail hours in American society. The company initially made glassware with acid-etched, sandblasted, hand-painted, or silk-screen designs.
In the late 1950s, the company used a unique, classified process of applying gold to the outer surface of its glass. This technique resulted in glassware featuring decals, patterns, and inscriptions in 22-karat gold, for which Culver Glass soon became famous. The firm decorated many cocktail glasses with gold designs of animals, holidays, organic forms, and Asian- and Egyptian-inspired motifs. Some patterns were further embellished with rhinestones, such as the famous Valencia pattern that featured green diamond stones placed within its Moroccan trellis pattern. Culver Glass produced over seventy-five designs, including Seville, Antigua, Canella, Samoa, Barcelona, Tyrol, Mardi Gras, and Terrazo. At its peak in the 1960s and 1970s, it was sold in the finest department stores and offered customers interesting bar set configurations like the “Ferris wheel” carrier.
After moving its production to New Jersey in 1980, Culver Glass released its barware patterns using pre-made blank glasses from other manufacturers. It also began scaling back its gilded designs as it became the leading importer of ice buckets and barware. It focused instead on typical designs like paisley, leaves, wildlife, and sea life.
The Moderne Glass Company purchased Culver Glass in 1996, and the brand was selected to produce decorated glassware...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Carole Stupell Design Faux Malachite and Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carole Stupell (American, 1905-1996), circa mid century.
A unique faux malachite and brass rimmed charger or plateau.
Marked to bottom "Carole Stupell Designs".
Approx...
A unique faux malachite and brass rimmed charger or plateau.
Marked to bottom "Carole Stupell Designs".
Approx...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
American Modern Ceramic Handled Casserole Chartreuse Russel Wright Stubenville
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern in chartreuse color handled casserole by Russel Wright for Steubenville pottery of Ohio, circa the 1940s. The ultramodern design emphasizes sof...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Culver Glass Serving Tray or Culver 22-Karat Gold Leaf Serving Platter
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Culver glass serving tray or platter.
Beautiful Moroccan themed design with 22-karat gold all perfect to use while serving Hors D'Oeuvres.
This highly ornate Culver g...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
Set Ceramic Long Champ Six Oyster or Great Scallop Plates and a Platter, France
By Longchamp
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a beautiful set of ceramic long champ six oyster plates and a platter, France, 1960s. Plates are 9.5" diameter and the platter is 13" diameter. Each...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mathieu Matégot Enameled Metal Plate, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enameled metal plate designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Artimeta (Holland), circa 1950.
Lacquered perforated metal with original paint.
In great original condition wit...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Early Mid Century Modern Table Crumber
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An early Mid-Century Modern period silent butler or table crumber by Kay Bojesen (Denmark, 1886-1958). Teak. Danish copyright. Marked fully on tray base....
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Large Midcentury Glass Platter
Located in San Diego, CA
Large midcentury glass platter with colorful shape design, circa 1960s. The very attractive piece measures 15.375" x 14.75" and is in excellent condi...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
Vallauris Ceramic Cheese or Dessert Platter
Located in Miami, FL
Ceramic cheese or dessert platter from Vallauris, circa 1950s.
Very good vintage condition, no cracks or chips.
Dimensions: 12" diameter x 1" he...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Kromex Trio of Chrome and Gold Tone Serving and Tidbit Trays
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful retro trio consisting of a serving tray, a single tier tidbit tray, and a double tier tidbit tray. All produced by Kromex in a chrome finish with...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Stainless Steel Ice Bucket by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Stainless steel ice bucket by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Staved Teak Cheese Board with Cutter by Vivianna Torun for Dansk
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A pristine solid teak cheese board with the cutter designed by Vivianna Torun for Dansk, circa 1960s. The piece is in great condition with what appears to be minimal use and has been...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Large Divided Bowl / Tray in Teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A large divided bowl / tray in teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The tray is quite functional with five different walled sections and is in ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Studio Pottery Signed Charger, circa 1970
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Studio pottery signed charger / plate. Circa 1970.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Triple Buffet Food Warmer and Server Electric
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Mid-Century Modern electric aluminum buffet food warmer/server by Buenilum. This piece is in wonderful vintage working condition with its original cord, circa 1950s.
What a wonderful unique piece of Buenilum! This food warmer or server will make any party buffet beautiful and easy. It will serve three separate dishes or fondue recipes. It is comprised of a round aluminum electrified container which holds & heats water to warm the Pyrex bowls...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Auböck Model #3431 'Knopferl' Brass Tray
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3431 'Knopferl' brass tray. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese tray is executed in patinated and p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Dansk Rare Woods Wenge Tray by Jens Quistgaard
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Dansk rare woods tray by Jens Quistgaard. Finely crafted of solid exoctic woods, including Wenge. Stamped JHQ Denark.
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wenge
Mid-Century Modern Pair Couroc Trays & Orange Vintage Plastic Salad Serving Set
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage mid-century modern 6 gold embossed owl Tom Collins Culver glasses (2 with signatures) & a black resin Couroc tray with wood owl, brass, gold, and rhinestone inlays....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Gold
Set of Three Inlaid "Owl" Trays by Couroc California
Located in San Diego, CA
A set of three super cool inlaid wood "Owl" trays handcrafted by Couroc California, circa 1970s. The trays is in good vintage condition and measure as follows: #2088
Round bowl: 7...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Resin, Wood
Vintage French Decorative Large Platter by Albert Thiry 'circa 1970s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Large mid-century decorative platter (circa 1970s) by Albert Thiry. A creamy-white glaze with touches of blue-grey provides the background for a colourful thistle motif in the centre...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Trompe L'oeil Seafood Decorative Plates Wall Decor, Portugal, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Trompe L'Oeil wall decoration / decorative wall plates, majolica, ceramic, Portugal, 1940s-1950s
A colorful wall composition comprised by three Majolica glazed ceramic wall plates w...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pair of Plastic Bowls & Tray Blue Flowers Gold Leaves
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage mid-century modern pair of transparent goldish molded pliable plastic bowls and a tray with blue flowers & gold stems, gold leaves, and gold glitter or gilt flecks. Be...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver French Serving Tray after Dior, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century serving tray in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic piece was designed in France following the style of Christian Dior Style during the ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Silver
Delvè MidCentury Italian Brass and Glass Set of Glasses and Tray for Delfi 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Excellent set of Italian crystal glasses with brass base ad tray. Claude Delvè designed this set in Italy during the 1970s for Delfi.
This piece is uni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Aureliano Toso Dino Martens Murano Art Glass XL Centerpiece Bowl, Gold Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass centerpiece with aventurine gold and silver flecks attributed to Dino Martens and Aureliano Toso, Italy, 1960s.
Handblown smoked black ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Staved Teak Chip and Dip Tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Staved teak chip and dip tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The tray has a removable glass dip bowl.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak, Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic decorative trays Albert Thiry, 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French ceramic decorative trays Albert Thiry, 1960s
Very nice set of two decorative ceramic trays decorated with blue flowers. The chalk white enamel is of very good quality. It brings out the motifs engraved by the artist.
The price is for the two potteries together. Do not hesitate to contact me if you want only one of the two pieces.
Circa 1960-1970.
In very good condition.
3.5cmx29.5cmx12xm
3.5cmx28.5cmx12cm
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Albert Thiry (1923-2009)
Ceramist from Nice, he studied at the School of Decorative Arts in the city. He settled with his wife Pyot Gavaudan in 1943 in the pottery village of Vallauris. There he continued his training as a ceramist in various workshops, notably that of Charles Voltz (1923-1997). In 1956, he joined Claire and René Batigne as a decorator, who had run the Tapis Vert workshop since 1950. There he rubbed shoulders with Marcel Vertès and Anton Prinner...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
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Mid-century Modern platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern platters and serveware 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 platters and serveware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern platters and serveware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original platters and serveware, popular names associated with this style include Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, Robert Picault, and Tiffany & Co.. 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 platters and serveware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $48,500 while the average work can sell for $578.
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