Barware / Serveware
Mid-Century Italian Modern Ceramic “Fish” Tray
$95.00Circa 1960s Italian ceramic tray / charger with fish motif. Hand-painted decoration in vibrant color palette. Signed “M. 1883 Italy” to the underside.
Very nice, vintage condition free of losses.
7.25ʺW × 10.25ʺD × 1.1ʺH
Mid-Century Italian Modern Ceramic Ashtray With Floral Motif
$65.00Mid-Century Modern ceramic ashtray in vibrant red with green accents and floral pattern (ca. 1960s, Italy).
There is a fleck present to one of edges above one of the flowers, as shown. Overall, in very good, vintage condition.
Signed “Italy” with the model number to the reverse.
Nice size: H: 2.5″ x Diameter: 8″
Mid-Century Italian Modern MPI Brass “Apple” Lidded Serving/Candy Dish
$450.00Mid-Century Italian Modern brass snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top formed to resemble an apple.
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France at the time.
Though shallow, this piece can additionally hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor.
Features a sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Newly polished but wear remains (patina/spots of tarnish along with heavy peeling/tarnish to the bowl interior).
Stamped “MPI.”
Measures: Height: 4.5″ (2″ without lid) x Diameter: 5.75″.
SKU: IBB20
Mid-Century Italian Modern Pale Gray Ceramic Ashtray Catchall by Vallenti
$225.00Ceramic ashtray or catchall manufactured in the 1960s by Vallenti of Italy.
Features a liner pattern in ochre and purple, adding a nice contrast to the pale gray base.
Signed on the verse.
Excellent, vintage condition free of damage.
H: 2″ x Diameter: 10.25″
Mid-Century Italian Modern San Marino Fat Lava Ceramic and Enamel Mug / Vase With Handle
$45.00Small circa 1960s Italian ceramic mug / vase with handle produced in San Marino (a small, independent republic within Italy). Features a highly-textured ‘fat lava’ glaze, one of San Marino’s signature finishes. ‘Effetto Lacca’ (enamel effect) was incorporated in the hand-decoration of the piece and depicts a female face with flowers.
Small, but striking piece of San Marino ceramics.
Once retained the “San Marino” label, which has since fallen off.
H: 4.25″ x D: 3.1″ x L: 3.75″
Mid-Century Italian Modern Silver-Plated “Squash” Lidded Serving / Candy Dish
$650.00Mid-Century Italian Modern silver-plated snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top formed to resemble a squash.
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France at the time.
Though shallow, this piece can additionally hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Newly polished; only light wear (patina/spots of tarnish) remain.
Measures: diameter: 8″ x height: 7″/2″ (without top)
Stamped ‘silver plated.’
IBSP2
Mid-Century Italian Modern Silver-Plated Round Lidded Serving / Candy Dish
$850.00Italian silver-plated round snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top (ca. 1960s, Italy).
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France in the mid-20th century.
Though shallow, this piece can hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor.
Features a sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but light wear remains (namely, splitting to the edge from repetitive lid placement and removal, as shown).
Dimensions – diameter: 10.25″ x height: 5.25″ (2″ H with the top removed).
SKU: IBSP9
Mid-Century Italian Silver-Plated “Apple” Ice Bucket by Argenteria Teghini
$750.00Mid-Century Italian Modern “apple-form” ice bucket with silver plate exterior and ivory-hued plastic interior designed by Argenteria Teghini (ca. late 1960s/early 1970s, Florence, Italy).
Features a heavily textured, sculptural petiole and leaf decoration that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but shows minor wear (light scuffs, along with general wear to the plastic liner, as shown).
Stamped “Teghini Firenze Made in Italy.”
Dimensions – Diameter: 6.5″ x H: 6.75″ (5.63″ H with the top removed).
SKU: IBSP7
Mid-Century Modern Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Yellow “Kobenstyle” Paella Pan
$120.00Late 1960s / early 1970s French version of the iconic Jens Quistgaard for Dansk paella pan. Attractive mustard color featuring spots of enamel loss to the exterior and interior, as shown. Overall, good, vintage condition with wear consistent with use and age.
H: 2.38″ x D: 10″ x L: 13.5″ (note that this listing is only for the smaller pan; the larger one pictured is available separately).
Branded “Dansk Designs France – IHQ.”
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Teakwood Salad Tongs
$60.00Mid-Century Modern Teakwood Salad Tongs featuring a deeply sculpted fork with exaggerated gap for easier grasp and spoon server (ca. 1960s, Scandinavia).
Rich teak color/grain and modernist sculptural form.
Excellent, vintage condition.
H: 0.5″ L: 11.63″ x D: 2.88″ (spoon) /3.25″ (fork)
Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Extra Long Teakwood Salad Tongs
$95.00Mid-Century Modern Teakwood Salad Tongs featuring a flat fork and curved spoon server with exaggeratedly long handles (ca. 1960s, Scandinavia). Rich teak color/grain and modernist sculptural form.
Excellent, vintage condition.
Fork – L: 17.5″ x D: 3″ x H: 0.5″
Spoon – L: 17.75″ x D: 3.25″ x H: 0.88″
Nest of Three Staved Teak Serving Trays by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
$1,400.00Complete set of three staved teak serving trays by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Designed with a slight size disparity (small, medium, and large) to allow the trays to nest together when not in use. Early examples, as indicated by the stamp to the underside. Minor discoloration to the small try and surface scuffs to the large, but overall the set is in nice, vintage condition.
Measures: Small tray: D 10″ x L 20″ x H 1″
Medium tray: D 11.75″ x L 23″ x H 1″
Large tray: D 13″ x L 26.5″ x H 1″
(Nested together, the height is 3″)