Serving Bowls
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
2010s South American Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Marble
20th Century Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Chrome
19th Century Antique Serving Bowls
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
19th Century English Regency Antique Serving Bowls
Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Chrome
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic
19th Century English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Cut Glass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Pottery
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Stoneware
1990s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Gold
1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Serving Bowls
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Ironstone
1920s Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1880s German Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Metal
Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal
1920s Nepalese Vintage Serving Bowls
Marble
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serving Bowls
Ironstone
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
Late 20th Century Serving Bowls
Pottery
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
20th Century Danish Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Murano Glass, Glass
2010s French International Style Serving Bowls
Crystal
20th Century American Serving Bowls
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-18th Century English Antique Serving Bowls
Cut Glass
Late 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Serving Bowls
Crystal
Vintage, New and Antique Serving Bowls
Vintage, new and antique serving bowls are popular with collectors as well as cooks. While some serving bowls are merely decorative items, others are both eye-catching and functional.
The design and material of a bowl will vary depending on the period and location where it was made. Antique Chinese serving bowls are often exquisitely painted and made from fine porcelain. Colonial American wooden bowls are practical and elegant, able to hold brightly colored fruit or act as a serving dish at a family meal.
Along with wood, stone, metal and porcelain, there are also glass serving bowls. The most notable are made from Murano glass, named for the Murano Island in Venice where many of the world’s most famous glass objects have been produced. Glass serving bowls from the 19th through the mid-20th century are especially popular with collectors. Pieces from this era range from simple to ornate, frequently featuring gold or painted embellishments.
The styles of these bowls include art glass, which dates to the mid-19th century, and colorful carnival glass, which was introduced in the early 20th century. Carnival glass serving bowls were more affordable so they were used widely in homes. Depression glass, an iteration of glassware that was inexpensively mass-produced when people didn’t have much money to spend on decor during the 1920s and ’30s, featured bright colors. Milk glass, which had its heyday in the late 19th century, adds a touch of elegance to any table or display.
Antique and vintage serving bowls are desirable for their style, patterns and range of textures they can help introduce to a space. They are also prized for their rich history. Browse antique and vintage serving bowls on 1stDibs today.