Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica bud vase features a complex sculptural shape with 5 stepped cylinders; minimal form of the piece is accentuated by the monochromatic white glaze.
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Ceramiche Daedalus Vietri Majolica Bud Vase, Italy Postmodern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful bud vase is hand painted with bright and cheerful decor of houses, fruits, and flowers that wraps around the vase and creates a surrealistic landscape. The rim is defined wi...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
English Majolica Triple Spiral Seashell Posy Bud Vase, circa 1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce English majolica, tri-form fluted bud or posy vase modeled as three upright cream, gray, with hints of lavender, tubular, spiraled seashells on a brown glazed scallop shell...
Earthenware
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Cachepot Planter Bud Vase, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica cachepot planter or bud vase features a streamlined sculptural shape with wide rim accentuating the top of the piece; minimal form of the piece is juxtaposed by th...
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century French Faience Majolica Double Bud Vase by Sarreguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (19/20th Cent) faience Majolica small double bud vase with circular shape and decorated with vine, leaves, and fruit (impressed: Sarreguemines 1391)
Paint
Majolica Tripod Bud Vase with Branch and Bamboo Leaf Wrap Pink German
By West German Pottery
Located in Milton, DE
This is a german piece, as it is stamped on the bottom. I attribute it to about 1900 safely, could be earlier. I like the mauvy pink coloring and the one color glazing with a lot of ...
Pottery
English Majolica Tri-Form Pine Cone and Leaves Posey Bud Vase, circa 1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce English Majolica, tri-form bud vase modelled as three upright brown pinecones on a green glazed leaf form, triangular base.
Earthenware
Sold
H 2.75 in Dm 5.25 in
English Majolica Tri-Form Spiral Seashell Cream & Gray Posy Bud Vase, circa 1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce English majolica, tri-form fluted bud or posy vase modeled as three upright cream, gray, and lavender tubular, spiraled seashells on a brown glazed scallop shell and coral f...
Earthenware
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase and Dresser Box with Lid, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage majolica bud ewer vase and dresser box with lid features highly textured surfaces with complex teal glaze; the pieces are decorated with abstract flowers and leaves in...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Tri-Form Cobalt Blue Radish Bud Vase
By Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce English Majolica, tri-form bud vase modeled as three cobalt blue upright radishes around a green glazed leaf form stem, all supported on a triangle shaped stand.
Earthenware
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Vase Raymor Italy 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Gorgeous ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for the retailer Raymor. The hand painted and decorated portion of the pieces have textured glazing while the ins...
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Vase or Planter by Bitossi Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Mid-Century Modern Bistossi ceramic vase/planter with a stylized crossword design of squiggly lines with block squares in red, yellow, gray blue and black on a white glazed soft te...
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Vase, Italy, Mid-Century Modern, Signed, 1974, 27cm
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage ceramic vase made in Italy in the 1974. Mid-century vase has an original signature. The ceramic vase is in very good vintage condition, with no damage. Dimensions: Width: 1...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Modern in the Tradition of Good Taste" Large scale Raymor Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi Yellow and Green Signed on underside: Italy 4675 Retains partial original Raymor paper la...
Pottery, Ceramic, Clay
Rare Minton Majolica Posy Vase, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Minton Majolica Posy small vase modelled as three upright yellow bamboo canes all supported on an earthy ground.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Majolica Thistle Jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica thistle jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880. Height / 9.5 inches. Diameter / 13 inches.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960
By Aldo Londi
Located in Paris, IDF
ALDO LONDI. vase, ceramics, Bitossi, Italy, around 1960 A rare Model stamped on the reverse. Good condition. Crackling frenzy.
Ceramic
$835Sale Price|40% Off
H 16.15 in Dm 5.52 in
Vase of the Rimini series by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Montelupo pottery, 70s.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rimini Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s. Terracotta, pictorial decoration. Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bot...
Ceramic, Pottery
$450
H 4.75 in Dm 6.38 in
Vintage Italian Modern Ceramic Rimini Blu "Ikano" Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi's "Ikano" series (ca. 1960s, Italy). Features an attractive geometric/circular pattern in Bitossi's iconic Rimini Blu glaze co...
Ceramic
Majolica Urn Vase Flower Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pottery vase features urn shaped body with twin handles framing the wide rim, decorated with majolica glaze in organic, earthy brown palette. The abstract floral decor is ver...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$494Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.86 in W 6.7 in D 2.37 in
French Coquillage Shellwork Amphora, Turn of the 20th Century
Located in Valencia, VC
French Coquillage Shellwork Amphora Vase, Cabinet of Curiosities Object, Turn of the 20th Century French shellwork amphora dating to the turn of the 20th century, covered with hundr...
Sandstone
Edouard Gilles Barbotine Majolica French Vase, c. 1880's
By Edouard Gilles
Located in Ross, CA
French majolica barbotine vase with applied flowers, made by Edouard Gilles in Paris in the early 1880's. Edouard Gilles, a known Parisian potter active between 1868 and 1884
Ceramic
Rare Large Bay Ceramic Vase, Hand-Painted, Mid-Century Modern, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Large Bay Ceramic Vase – Germany, 1960s This stunning and rare large ceramic vase is a beautiful example of Bay Keramik’s iconic designs from the 1960s. Made in West Germany, t...
Ceramic
Hand-Painted Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase by Giovanni DeSimone
By Giovanni DeSimone
Located in Miami, FL
One-of-kind handled vase, hand-crafted and hand-painted by Giovanni Desimone. Great design with a whimsical figurative image on the front and other accentuating decor on the sides. ...
Ceramic
Raymor 20th Century Modern European Pottery Vessel Cachepot 1960s
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Small Ceramic Mid Century Vessel produced for retailer Raymor. This modern pot has a dark brown body with undulating blue, white and brown glazed bands melding into each other produ...
Ceramic, Pottery
Italy 1960 Mid-Century White Enameled Ceramic Vase
By Deruta
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian design 1960 white enameled ceramic vase with flowers and animals drawings in midcentury style similar to Gio Ponti style. This very nice vase is made by Deruta, an Italian f...
Ceramic
Rosso Levanto Marble Pedestal Bowl XL
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our stunning Rosso Levanto marble PEDESTAL Bowl, a captivating fusion of style and utility. Crafted from premium Rosso Levanto marble with Bordeaux red, brown, green colo...
Marble
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.