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Checkered Vase

1940s Gabriel Keramik Swedish Checkered Stripes Vase
1940s Gabriel Keramik Swedish Checkered Stripes Vase

1940s Gabriel Keramik Swedish Checkered Stripes Vase

By Gabriel Keramik

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Hand-painted 80 years old ceramic vase with checkered decoration manufactured by Gabriel Keramik in

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Unique Stig Lindberg Vase Gustavsberg Stoneware Checker Pattern Glaze 1960s
Unique Stig Lindberg Vase Gustavsberg Stoneware Checker Pattern Glaze 1960s

Unique Stig Lindberg Vase Gustavsberg Stoneware Checker Pattern Glaze 1960s

By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg

Located in Basel, BS

Unique Stig Lindberg stoneware vase with a beautiful checkered pattern in green and bronze tones

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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Black + White Checker Pottery Planter by Gary Di Pasquale
Black + White Checker Pottery Planter by Gary Di Pasquale

Black + White Checker Pottery Planter by Gary Di Pasquale

By Gary Dipasquale

Located in Toronto, CA

This planter has the force of a checkerboard floor and the dynamism of a racing flag. While its unusual shape makes it seem attention-hungry, the black-and-white scheme allows it to ...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte-de-verre “Farniente” Vase
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte-de-verre “Farniente” Vase

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte-de-verre “Farniente” Vase

By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau

Located in New York, NY

blend of historical and artistic influences. The vase features a checkered lozenge pattern in "Payne's

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

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KPM Porcelain and Gilt Vase, Applied Checkered Accents, circa 1850
KPM Porcelain and Gilt Vase, Applied Checkered Accents, circa 1850

KPM Porcelain and Gilt Vase, Applied Checkered Accents, circa 1850

Located in WILMINGTON, CA

KPM Porcelain and Gilt vase, Applied Checkered Accents, circa 1850 Brown ground to the vase that

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Antique 19th Century Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Nerikomi Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics
Nerikomi Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics

Nerikomi Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade Nerikomi Vase with three types of clay. Made and fired in Los Angeles by Fizzy Ceramics in

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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

French Art Deco Amethyst Glass Vase with Silver Overlay, circa 1930s
French Art Deco Amethyst Glass Vase with Silver Overlay, circa 1930s

French Art Deco Amethyst Glass Vase with Silver Overlay, circa 1930s

Located in New York, NY

French Art Deco amethyst glass vase with silver, checkered overlay. Signed on bottom, Fanus. France

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

1970s Italian Barovier & Toso Orange and Yellow Murano Glass Checkered Vase
1970s Italian Barovier & Toso Orange and Yellow Murano Glass Checkered Vase

1970s Italian Barovier & Toso Orange and Yellow Murano Glass Checkered Vase

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Florence, Tuscany

Truly amazing signed 1970s Barovier & Toso vase created using molten glass orange and yellow

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Vintage 1970s Italian Glass

Materials

Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass

Midcentury Vase "Colora" Kosta Vicke Lindstrand, 1950s, Sweden
Midcentury Vase "Colora" Kosta Vicke Lindstrand, 1950s, Sweden

Midcentury Vase "Colora" Kosta Vicke Lindstrand, 1950s, Sweden

By Kosta Glasbruk 1, Vicke Lindstrand

Located in Hillringsberg, SE

Wonderful blue checkered vase produced in Sweden at the Kosta factory. Designed by Vicke Lindstrand

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Sugar Bowl with a Vase, Royal Porzellan Bavaria KM, 1960s / 1970s
Sugar Bowl with a Vase, Royal Porzellan Bavaria KM, 1960s / 1970s

Sugar Bowl with a Vase, Royal Porzellan Bavaria KM, 1960s / 1970s

By Royal Porzellan Bavaria KPM Germany Handarbeit.

Located in Chorzów, PL

A confectioner set with a black and gold checkered vase made in Germany in the 1960s / 1970s

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Vintage 1960s German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Awaji Pottery Checkered Art Deco Vase
Awaji Pottery Checkered Art Deco Vase

Awaji Pottery Checkered Art Deco Vase

Located in Wilton, CT

Hand thrown Japanese Awaji pottery vase with vivid period art deco design. Circa 1930. Impressed

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Vases

Materials

Pottery

Checkered Porcelain Vase by Johann Seltmann Bavaria
Checkered Porcelain Vase by Johann Seltmann Bavaria

Checkered Porcelain Vase by Johann Seltmann Bavaria

By Johann Seltmann

Located in New York, NY

Elegant two-tone patchwork reminiscent of patterns used by Louis Vuitton.

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Vintage 1950s German Vases

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Swedish Miniature Checkered Gunnar Nylund Stoneware Vase
1950s Swedish Miniature Checkered Gunnar Nylund Stoneware Vase

1950s Swedish Miniature Checkered Gunnar Nylund Stoneware Vase

By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand

Located in Brooklyn, NY

1950s, Sweden. With bottleneck and slightly flared rim. Gourd shaped body. Signed by Gunnar Nyland for Rörstrand on underside.

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Mid Century West German Pottery Vase - Yellow Checkered
Mid Century West German Pottery Vase - Yellow Checkered

Mid Century West German Pottery Vase - Yellow Checkered

Located in Fairfield, CA

A mid century West German Pottery vase. Textured checkered white and yellow pattern over a black

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Vase
Mid-Century Vase

Mid-Century Vase

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H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in

Mid-Century Vase

Located in London, GB

A large turned ceramic vase, with a checkered glaze France, 1970s

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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of Gilded Darte Potpourri Covered Vases
A Pair of Gilded Darte Potpourri Covered Vases

A Pair of Gilded Darte Potpourri Covered Vases

By Darte

Located in Katonah, NY

These lovely covered vases are checkered in gold and deep cobalt blue. In the blue rectangles are

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Modernist Glazed Ceramic Vase
Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Modernist Glazed Ceramic Vase

Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Modernist Glazed Ceramic Vase

Located in København, Copenhagen

Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand. Modernist glazed ceramic vase with checkered design

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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1930's Art Deco Glass and Solid Silver Vase by Sabino
1930's Art Deco Glass and Solid Silver Vase by Sabino

1930's Art Deco Glass and Solid Silver Vase by Sabino

By Marius-Ernest Sabino

Located in Paris, FR

Circular and flared grey-green vase with a geometrical carved checker decor. The vase top is ringed

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Silver

Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Modernist Glazed Ceramic Vase, 1962
Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Modernist Glazed Ceramic Vase, 1962

Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Modernist Glazed Ceramic Vase, 1962

Located in København, Copenhagen

Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio Hand. Modernist glazed ceramic vase with checkered design

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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Aqua Blue Leaded Glass Checkered Geometric Pedestal Vase
Art Deco Aqua Blue Leaded Glass Checkered Geometric Pedestal Vase

Art Deco Aqua Blue Leaded Glass Checkered Geometric Pedestal Vase

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original Art Deco Aqua Blue Glass Checkered Pedestal Vase features a striking checkered pattern and

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Murano Blue Pink Ribbon Stripes Checkered Pattern Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Murano Blue Pink Ribbon Stripes Checkered Pattern Italian Art Glass Flower Vase

Murano Blue Pink Ribbon Stripes Checkered Pattern Italian Art Glass Flower Vase

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Kissimmee, FL

Gorgeous Murano hand blown blue and pink ribbons Italian art glass flower vase. The piece has a

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Yellow Checkered Vase by Daum Nancy

Yellow Checkered Vase by Daum Nancy

Located in Atlanta, GA

Art Deco Acid Cut Vase, c.1930 Signed on underneath Daum France Contact us for additional

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Vintage 1930s French Glass

Pink Checkered Onyx Vase
Pink Checkered Onyx Vase

Pink Checkered Onyx Vase

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H 11.5 in Dm 4 in

Pink Checkered Onyx Vase

Located in Richmond, VA

Beautiful vintage vase in pink checkered onyx.

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20th Century Vases

Materials

Onyx

Nerikomi Black & White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics
Nerikomi Black & White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Nerikomi Black & White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade nerikomi vase with three different clays. Black and white zebra stripes interrupted with

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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Handmade Nerikomi Black & White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics
Handmade Nerikomi Black & White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Handmade Nerikomi Black & White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade Nerikomi vase with two types of clay. Made and fired in Los Angeles by Fizzy Ceramics in

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21st Century and Contemporary American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Psychedelic Black and White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics
Psychedelic Black and White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Psychedelic Black and White Checkered Ceramic Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade Nerikomi Vase with three different clays. Made and fired in Los Angeles by Fizzy Ceramics

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Nerikomi Abstract Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics
Nerikomi Abstract Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics

Nerikomi Abstract Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade Nerikomi vase with three types of clay. Made and fired in Los Angeles by Fizzy Ceramics in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Nerikomi Abstract Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics
Nerikomi Abstract Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics

Nerikomi Abstract Checkered Ceramic Vase with Peach Accent by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade Nerikomi vase with multiple types of clay. Made and fired in Los Angeles by Fizzy Ceramics

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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

PAIR of 18th Century "Mandarin" Scalloped Vases & Covers, Rare.
PAIR of 18th Century "Mandarin" Scalloped Vases & Covers, Rare.

PAIR of 18th Century "Mandarin" Scalloped Vases & Covers, Rare.

Located in Atlanta, GA

A beautiful pair of Chinese export vases and covers, brilliantly painted and gilt. The four

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Cast Iron Hand Painted Polychrome Flower Bouquet Doorstop
19th Century Cast Iron Hand Painted Polychrome Flower Bouquet Doorstop

19th Century Cast Iron Hand Painted Polychrome Flower Bouquet Doorstop

Located in Pau, FR

checker vase doorstop with its original paint and fantastic patina. Heavy, solid piece of iron.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Country Doors and Gates

Materials

Iron

Nerikomi Checkered Organic Modern Pinched Handmade Vase by Fizzy Ceramics
Nerikomi Checkered Organic Modern Pinched Handmade Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Nerikomi Checkered Organic Modern Pinched Handmade Vase by Fizzy Ceramics

Located in Hawthorne, CA

Handmade nerikomi vase with sandy black and white clays. Black-brown speckled clay with peach

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2010s American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

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Checkered Vase For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal checkered vase for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, pottery and clay, every checkered vase was constructed with great care. There are 6 variations of the antique or vintage checkered vase you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a checkered vase — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A checkered vase, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made checkered vase over the years, but those crafted by Johann Seltmann, Rörstrand and Åsa Lindström are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Checkered Vase?

Prices for a checkered vase can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $320 and can go as high as $5,500, while the average can fetch as much as $923.

Finding the Right Vases for You

Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.