Salad Bowl Set: Snowflake & Gold Stars, MCM Porcelain, 8 Pcs, Vintage 1960s, SOLD

A mid-century modern porcelain salad bowl set, one large serving bowl and seven small fruit bowls, scattered with gray and black snowflakes and bright gold stars.

• Maker: Unattributed
• Pattern: Snow Flake
• Set Includes: 1 large serving bowl and 7 small bowls (8 pieces)
• Materials: Porcelain
• Dimensions: Large Bowl: 10.0 inches in Diameter (top opening), 6.0 inches in Diameter (base), 4.25 inches Tall; Small Bowls: 6.0 inches in Diameter
• Era: Vintage, circa 1960s–1970s
• Condition: Excellent vintage — no chips or scratches except those associated with normal wear and age. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

The snowflakes are gray and black, with little stars added in bright, shiny gold. Every bowl has a gray stripe on the border and a silver rim. We love the retro shape of the serving bowl, and the small fruit bowls are adorable. It is a heavy set.

Wonderful for winter tables, for mixing and matching with other snowflake patterns, and for anyone drawn to mid-century modern style.

The atomic starburst became one of the most recognizable symbols of mid-century design, appearing on everything from signs to household goods, and Franciscan's Starburst dinnerware brought the look to American tables in 1954. Stars and snowflakes in black and gold became a favorite of the era's glassware and china, and this set belongs to that tradition, with its gray and black snowflakes lit up by shiny gold stars. We haven't been able to attribute the pattern to a maker, though many vintage patterns feature snowflakes, and we think this is one of the prettiest.

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