German Mid-Century Textured White Porcelain Bouquet Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century white porcelain bouquet vase with a textured exterior.
German Mid-Century Textured White Porcelain Bouquet Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century white porcelain bouquet vase with a textured exterior.
German Mid-Century Textured White Porcelain Bouquet Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century tapered form white porcelain vase with a flared neck and opening and a textured exterior.
Eschenbach Bavarian German Mid-Century Rectangular Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Bavarian German mid-century rectangular white porcelain vase with organic structural ripple design accented by thin gilt painted lines.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Hourglass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century hourglass-form ceramic vase with a light yellow / beige and orange mottled exterior glaze and a black interior glaze.
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Raised Grid Textured White Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century white porcelain cylindrical vase with a raised irregular grid pattern.
West German Mid-Century Red Hourglass Form Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century hourglass-form ceramic vase with deep red glaze and a black tinged rim.
Ceramic
West German Mid-Century Geometric Beige Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century hourglass-form ceramic vase with organic thin horizontal black lines interspersed with large green circles centering raised zig zag designs against a beige gl...
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German mid-century bottle-form ceramic vase with a raised scallop design in green and gold around the bulbous upper section of the vase against a variegated brown, beige and gre...
Ceramic
Bay Keramik West German Mid-Century Blue Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century tapered cylindrical form ceramic vase with a wide mouth, a raised banded design of alternating floral medallions and diamonds finished with a multi-tonal gree...
Ceramic
VEB Lichte German Mid-Century White Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century cylcindrical-form ceramic vase with a flared opening and a white crackle finish.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Pitcher Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century ceramic pitcher with a bdy featuring an abstract raised beige and green floral design against a burgundy glazed ground with a ribbed pattern around the base a...
Ceramic
Thomas Germany Mid-Century White Textured Band Design Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century cylindrical white porcelain vase with a banded and textured base and a smooth long neck.
Schumann Artzberg Bavarian German Mid-Century Vertical Line Patterned Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Bavarian German Mid-Century white porcelain cylindrical-form vase with a vertical raised dashed line pattern.
Ash
VEB Lichte German Mid-Century White Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century tapered rounded form ceramic vase with a narrow neck and flared opening, finished with a white crackle glaze.
Ceramic
VEB Lichte German Mid-Century White Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century tapered rounded form ceramic vase with a narrow neck and flared opening, finished with a white crackle glaze.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Incised Gold Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century cylcindrical ceramic vase with a vertical incised "Koralle" pattern of concentric ovals and vertical wavy lines below a horizontally ribbed operning with gold...
Ceramic
Echt Kobalt German Mid-Century Blue Glass Pitcher
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic pitcher with a diamond form, slanted mouth, and angular handle with a vertical feathered gold line design against a dark cobalt blue glaze. (mark on bottom...
Glass
VEB Lichte German Mid-Century White Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century tapered rounded form ceramic vase with a narrow neck and flared opening, finished with a white crackle glaze.
Ceramic
VEB Haldensleben Keramik German Mid-Century Geometric Banded Ceramic Vase
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century gourd-form ceramic vase with glazed scalloped and zig-zag decorative bands in black, green and beige against a brown glazed ground.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Onion 'Amsterdam' Pattern White Cermaic Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century white ceramic vase with an incised vertical onion-shaped \"Amsterdam\" pattern.
Ceramic
KPM West German Mid-Century Textured White Porcelain Handled Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century porcelain vase with a white textured cylindrical mouth and body, connected by a narrow white glazed porcelain neck.
VEB KKF German Mid-Century Dark Gray Metallic Glazed Ceramic Vase
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century urn-form ceramic vase with a reflective dark gray textured glaze.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century 'Onion' Design Red Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a raised vertical \'onion\' or \'Amsterdam\' design and deep red glaze.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Red and Brown Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century urn-form ceramic vase with a decorative red band around the body against a deep brown glazed ground.
Ceramic
Jasba Keramik German Mid-Century White and Black Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Jasba Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century urn-form ceramic vase with a white and black crackle glaze.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Raised Pattern Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century square-form ceramic vase with a raised pattern and border in dark green against a lime green glazed ground.
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Vertical Vine Design Black Glazed Ceramic Handled Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic handled vase with a beige vertical organic vine design against a black glazed ground.
Ceramic
Dümler & Breiden West German Mid-Century Red and Gray Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century abstract ribbed form ceramic vase with an alternating red and orange fat lava glaze with a mottled gray glazed vase.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Incised Floral 'Prisma' Design Glazed Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century ceramic vase with an evenly spaced incised floral \'Prisma\' design around the tapered body and a gold and brown glaze.
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Hourglass Form Beige and Horizontally Patterned Handled Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century hourglass-form handled ceramic vase with a horizontal brown line and orange and gray geometric banded pattern against a beige glazed ground.
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Raised Black Design Brown Glazed Ceramic Jug
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic jug with a tapered neck, flared rim, and small handle with a raised black abstract design around the body against a dark brown glazed ground.
Ceramic
VEB Haldensleben Keramik German Mid-Century Circle Design Glazed Ceramic Vase
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century cylindrical ceramic vase with a ribbed upper section, a raised black concentric circle and dot design, and a mottled dark brown glaze.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Banded Pattern Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Strehla
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century hourglass-form ceramic vase with a deep cobalt blue glaze with a raised banded pattern around the lower part of the vase.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Floral Mottled Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century bottle-form ceramic vase with a raised brown floral design around the upper lobe of the vase against a mottled brown and burgundy glazed ground.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Ribbed Multi-Tonal Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century tapered and horizontally ribbed ceramic vase with a multi-tonal brown glaze.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Tapered Cylindrical Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century cylindrical cermaic vase with a form that tapers inward slightly in the cernter with a raised scallop and line green pattern against a golden yellow glazed gr...
Gold
Bay Keramik West German Mid-Century Raised Geometric Patterned Ceramic Vase
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century cylindrical ceramic vase with a raised irregular pattern titled \"Narvik,\" featuring geometric shapes, highlighted and dotted in black against a deep red gla...
Ceramic
KPM West German Mid-Century Raised Medallion & Spiral Pattern Porcelain Vase
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century white porcelain vase with a squared base featuring a raised pattern of a central medallion with spirals and dots radiating from the center below a slightly fl...
West German Mid-Century Brown Gold and Green Striped Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century cylindrical ceramic vase with a gold, green, and blue horizontally striped glaze and faintly incised geometric banded pattern.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Pitted Flat Lava Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a round bulbous form extending to a narrower neck with a pronounced lip and a pitted fat lava glaze that is red on top and black on the bott...
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Raised Design Glazed Square Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century tall square based ceramic vase with a raised black vertical swirling pattern against a burgundy and brown glazed ground.
Ceramic
VEB Haldensleben Keramik German Mid-Century Raised Banded Design and Glazed Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a raised and pitted black banded pattern of circles and lines against a dark brown glazed ground.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Speckled Blue Glazed Ceramic Bottle Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century bottle-form ceramic vase with a speckled blue glaze.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Blue Speckle Glazed Ceramic Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a speckled and graded light blue and beige glaze crossed with several organic green horizontal lines.
Ceramic
Bay Keramik West German Mid-Century Geometric Banded Design Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Bay Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a raised banded geometric design around the body and neck with a multi-tonal brown glaze.
Ceramic
KPM Bavaria German Mid-Century White and Gold Porcelain Handled Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century handled porcelain vase / pitcher with a wide body with a raised geometric pattern extending upware to a long narrow flared neck with a small circular handle and a ...
KPM West German Mid-Century Puple Textured and White Porcelain Handled Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century porcelain vase with a purple and white textured cylindrical mouth and body, connected by a narrow white glazed porcelain neck.
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Zig-Zag Pattern Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century horizontally ribbed ceramic vase with a raised green zig-zag design around its bulbous bottom against a dark brown glazed ground.
Ceramic
Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Spotted Multi-Tonal Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a bulbous bottom and flared opening with an abstract dot design around the base and a green and brown glaze.
Ceramic
Jasba German Mid-Century Crackle & Primary Color Dot Design Footed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century footed ceramic vase with a bulbous bottom extending to a flared mouth with a white and black crackle glaze with sparse clusters of primary colored dots and a black...
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Flower and Leaf Design Red, Green & Gray Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a raised abstract raised floral design in red and green against a gray speckled glazed ground.
Ceramic
VEB Gräfenroda Keramik German Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Vase with Cork Stopper
By VEB
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic vase / bottle with a raised banded geometric square pattern around the body and a smooth tapered neck with a cork stopper.
Ceramic
Otto Keramik West German Mid-Century Fluted Green and Gray Marble Glaze Vase
By Otto Keramik
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century flared form ceramic vase with a green and black marbled glaze and felt bottom.
Ceramic
KPM West German Mid-Century Spiral Sunburst Design White & Brown Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century porcelain vase with a round base with a raised spiral and sunburst pattern below a tapered neck with a multi-tonal brown glaze.
VEB Haldensleben Keramik East German Mid-Century Earthtone Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
East German Mid-Century cylindrical ceramic vase with a raised dark brown loop and circle design around the wider beige and brown glazed body extending upward to a slightly narrower ...
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Leaf and Fruit Design Orange, and Gray Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German Mid-Century ceramic vase with a bold raised fruit and leaf pattern glazed in green, orange, and brown against a mottled gray glazed ground.
Ceramic
KPM West German Mid-Century Organic Line and Dot Textured White Porcelain Vase
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century hourglass-form white porcelain vase with an organic raised dot and line pattern.
Glass
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
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.
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