Mid-Century Bay Keramik Fat Lava Red Glazed Ceramic Vase, W. Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Barntrup, DE
This eye-catching Mid-Century Modern vase was made by Bay Keramik in West Germany during the 1970s and showcases the popular “Fat Lava” style.
Ceramic
Vintage Dark-Red Orrefors Glass Vase by Nils Landberg, Mid-Century
By Nils Landberg, Kosta Boda, Orrefors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-red, small vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish engraved flower vase made of hand blown Orrefors glass, in good condition.
Glass
Mid-Century Ceramic Vase by Scheurich, Red and White Glaze, Germany
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century German “W. Germany” ceramic vase embodies the playful yet refined spirit of mid-century European design.
Ceramic
$163Sale Price|52% Off
Mid-Century Red Glass Vase, Model 9381, Wave Pattern by Whitefriars c.1950s
By Whitefriars
Located in Glasgow, GB
A rare variation of mid-century British art glass, this ruby red glass vase was made by Whitefriars Glass, England, circa 1950s.
Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Red and Black Ceramic Vase, Hungary, c. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mid-Century Red and Black Ceramic Vase, Hungary, c. 1960s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Mid-Century Modern West German tomato red glazed pottery vase with great stylized geometric design.
Pottery
Cenedese Red Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Bowl or Vase attr. Nason
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern glass bowl or vase in bright red attributed to Ermanno Nason for Cenedese of Murano, Italy.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Studio Ceramic Vase in Fat Lava Red by Artist van Daalen, Germany
By Fritz Van Daalen 1
Located in Andernach, DE
Fritz van Daalen is a key figure in German mid century ceramic art, focusing on clear architectural shapes.
Ceramic
1960s Mandruzzato Mid-Century Modern Red and Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Vase
By Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A red and yellow sommerso murano glass vase designed and manufactured in Venice in the Sixties by Mandruzzato in perfect condition.
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Red Ceramic Vase by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s, 6.3"
By Bitossi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Red Ceramic Vase from Bitossi, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
1970s Flavio Poli Mid-Century Modern Red and Orange Murano Glass Vase
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Poli's work often blended modernist principles with a touch of Italian craftsmanship and artistry. This vase from the 1970s is a captivating and elegant piece, showcasing the artist'...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Vase, Red and Black Ceramic, Germany, 1970
By Ceramano, Scheurich & Carstens
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Red and Black Ceramic German Vase is a striking example of the era's design aesthetic, characterized by its bold colors, textured surfaces, and sculptural forms. It serves as bo...
Ceramic
Vintage Small Murano Glass Vase, Red, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful small red Murano glass vase made in Italy in the 1970s. The vase is in excellent vintage condition, with no damage. Dimensions: Width: 15.5 cm / 5.9 inches Height: 20 cm ...
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Incised Red Clay Vase with Black Rose Motif, Signed
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A striking mid-century studio ceramic vase featuring a warm red clay body with a deeply incised black rose motif encircling the form in a bold horizontal band.
Clay
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Bright Red West German Vases Fohr Pottery 1970s
By Walter Grau, Fohr
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large rare set of three vintage Midcentury Modern floor and table vases by Walter Grau for Fohr Pottery, Germany, circa 1970. The company Fohr started producing decorative pottery in...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Bay Keramik Vase by Bodo Mans, Mid-Century Modern, Germany
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
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
$206Sale Price|39% Off
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase by Scheurich, Rusty Red Glaze, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Elegantly shaped German midcentury modern handmade ceramic vase with speckled rusty red matte glaze. Manufactured by Scheurich Keramik in the 1970s. Stamped under base. Beautiful vin...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Ruby Red Cut-to-Clear Crystal Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Brilliantly faceted and richly colored, this mid-20th century Bohemian crystal vase exemplifies the bold artistry of cut-to-clear glasswork.
Crystal
Large Mid-Century Modern Bright Red West German Floor Vase by Fohr Pottery 1970s
By Walter Grau, Fohr
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large rare vintage Midcentury Modern floor vase by Walter Grau for Fohr Pottery, Germany, circa 1970. The company Fohr started producing decorative pottery in the 1950s under Wilhelm...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Tall Mid-Century Modern Vintage Red West German Vase by Fohr Pottery 1970s #2
By Walter Grau, Fohr
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Tall vase by Walter Grau for Fohr Pottery, Germany, circa 1970. The Company Fohr started producing decorative pottery in the 1950s under Wilhelm Fohr, although they were originally f...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Italian Red Murano Glass Bowl or Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury vintage Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Particularly striking is the vessel's elegant form and dark red color (colour). We have a full range of Murano glass from Cenedes...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$561Sale Price|32% Off
Zaalberg Mid-Century Modern Vase, Dark Red Green Glaze, 1950s Dutch
By Zaalberg
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Dark red and green glaze with mother of pearl sheen covers this soft cylinder shaped tall Dutch vase from the 1950s. Signed under base. Beautiful vintage condition. Zaalberg, The N...
Ceramic, Luster, Pottery, Stoneware
Italian Murano Red Glass Vase, Hand-Crafted, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Murano Red Glass Vase 1970s
Murano Glass
Mid-Century German Ceramic Vase, W. Germany, Red Glaze, Fat Lava Style
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th-century German ceramic vase, stamped “W. Germany,” embodies the bold aesthetic of mid-century West German pottery.
Ceramic
Red and Black Studio Pottery Vase with Sculptural Handles Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
A wonderful and unusual mid 20th century studio pottery vase in stone red and black with beautifully sculptural handles.
Pottery
Mid-Century Fat Lava Black and Red Vase by Roth Keramik Germany
By Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Roth Keramik vase, with a matte bubbly 'lava' glaze thickly poured over a glossy red glaze.
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
West German Mid-Century Ceramic Vase with Fat Lava Glaze, 10\
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century cylindrical ceramic vase with a pitted fat lava glaze with dark gray and black pits on a rich red glazed ground.
Ceramic
20th Mid Century handmade Large Red and White Stoneware Ceramic Vase, 1960
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne Elegant and large stoneware ceramic vase by french potter . French handmade circa 1960 20th mid century design pottery. Original perfect condition Measures: Height: 35c...
Ceramic
Dino Martens Murano Glass Vase, Red, Blue, Green, Mid-Century Modern Italy
By Dino Martens
Located in North Miami, FL
The wonderful painterly quality of this rare and book credited vintage Italian Dino Martens vase has the brilliant red base background. The crushed painterly glass overlay has textur...
Glass, Blown Glass
Tall Mid-Century West German Pottery Red Striped Vase Lava Glaze by Scheurich
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Tall Vintage Mid-Century Modern floor vase produced by Scheurich Keramik, West Germany, circa 1960-1969.
Clay, Pottery
Italian Mid 20th Century Modern Vase, Handcrafted in Red Enamel Ceramic, 60s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a splendid vase made in Italy, as attested by the signature at the base, between the 60s and 70s. made by an unknown manufacturer, this vintage vase has an unusual ...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful red mid-century Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Glass
$1,170Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Murano Blown Glass Vase, Red and White Spotted Design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spotted Murano Vase in Clear, Red and White Glass. Italy, 1960s Red glass with white spots cased into clear glass. Air bubbles decoration at the bottom part. This Murano glass vase w...
Art Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Scheurich Mid Century Modern Pottery Floor Vase w Flowing Red Decoration Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous Modern Pottery Floor Vase from Scheurich Keramik from 1960s Germany. Designed with a slender shape flaring towards the top and closing in to 5.5 inches opening. Tall cerami...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern West German Ceramic Vase, Red and Black Glaze, 1960
By West German Pottery
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
West German glazed ceramic vase in red and black 1960s. Water jar by West German stamped on the bottom.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fat Lava Studio Ceramic Vase, Red Zebra by 'Foreign' 1960s, Germany
By Jasba
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky red and white zebra striped mid-century ceramic vase featuring the famous German mid-century ''Fischmaul'' (fish mouth) rim.
Ceramic
$951Sale Price|20% Off
Korean Mid Century Mabeyong Vase in white, greens, red, orange and black
Located in Lomita, CA
The hand painting of this vase is intricate and detailed and is typical of a Maebyeong or Korean Baluster vase, unsigned and unmarked, but based on the decorations, it looks mid 20t...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Collection of Five Rare Red Vases by Erik Hoglund, Sweden, 1960s
By Erik Höglund, Kosta Boda
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Collection of five rare red glass vases / vessels designed by Erik Höglund. Hand blown at Boda glass hut during the 1960s. They are all different sizes and shapes in very good to exc...
Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Amberina Glass Bud Vase
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking vintage cylindrical bud vase was hand blown in bright Amberina colorway, featuring shift from vibrant ruby colored glass on the bottom to amber color on the top. The vase ha...
Art Glass, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Vase, Burnt Orange, German Stoneware
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th century Fat Lava vase was sourced from Germany and is worked in stoneware, its surface finished in a burnt orange and cream tone. The Fat Lava vase is glazed with a strikin...
Stoneware
$89Sale Price|19% Off
Vintage Mid-Century German Modern Stoneware Brick Red Vase from Asa Selection
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This tall stoneware vase was made in the 1980s by the German factory Asa Selection. Handmade with the utmost care and attention to detail. The intriguing oval shape in a unique brick...
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Hand Blown Cardinal Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist vase was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- during the latter half of...
Murano Glass
Vallauris Decorative Handled Pitcher or Vase, France, Mid-Century
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
A very collectable mid-century vintage handled vase or pitcher. This decorative piece has classic modernist simplicity.
Ceramic
Op Art Japan Ceramic Black and Red Round Flat Vase Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern round and flat Japan black ceramic vase with red stripes.
Ceramic
$1,300
Large Red Elchinger Vase
By Elchinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful size for the handkerchief vase signed by Elchinger, rare pattern. Vase is in good vintage condition , signed at the bottom . Fernand Elchinger (1911-1975) took over his f...
Ceramic
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Italian Red Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Red Vase
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vase by Schlossberg Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful timeless piece of ceramics by Schlossberg Keramik Germany.
Ceramic
Kähler, large floor vase in unglazed red clay. Mid-20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kähler, large floor vase of unglazed red clay. Mid -0th century. Signed HAK, Denmark.
Clay
Murano Glass Vase, Blue and Red, Hand-Blown, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass vase, Italian, from the Island of Murano. This hand-blown glass piece is made with multicolored glass in blue and red tones and has an organic movement.
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Small Carafe Vase from Ernestine, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Small Carafe Vase from Ernestine, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning large Mid-Century Modern West German tomato red glazed pottery vase with a great stylized geometric decoration.
Pottery
Mid-Century German Minimalist Glass Vase from Gral, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Glass Vase from Gral, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Glass
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase from Marschner Kunsttöpferei, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
Stunning Mid-Century Czech Art Glass Vase By Hospodka Red, Pink, and Lime Green
Located in Praha, CZ
This striking hand-blown art glass vase, likely of Czech origin and dating to the mid-20th century, features an elegant organic form with a flared rim and sculptural folds.
Blown Glass
Archimede Seguso. Mid-Century Modern Red Murano Glass
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Murano vase in a magnificent red color characterized by symmetric bubbles, in an excellent conservation state. This is a very desired item for both collection and decoration due to i...
Murano Glass
Large Mid-Century Jug Vase Fiery Fat Lava Ceramic Vase by Beyrau, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Expressive and very large German mid century modern handmade ceramic vase or jug in an impressive chunky and fiery red.
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Brutalist Fat Lava Copper Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Brutalist Fat Lava Copper Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Metal Style: Brutalist, Mid-Century Mode...
Metal
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase from Marschner Kunsttöpferei, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additiona...
Ceramic
VeArt Italy Murano Art Glass Bud Vases Black Red Swirl Cone Mid-Century Modern
By VeArt
Located in Miami, FL
VeArt Italy, Mid-Century Modern swirl red and black Murano Art Glass vase in a tall cone round vessel shape.
Blown Glass, Murano 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.
For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expression — pottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.
Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story.
On 1stDibs, there is a vast array of vases and vessels in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Our collection features vessels made from delicate materials such as ceramic and glass as well as durable materials like rustproof metals and stone.
A contemporary vase can help introduce an air of elegance to your minimalist space while an antique Chinese jar would make a luxurious addition to an Asian-inspired interior. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a statement piece, consider an Art Deco vase crafted by Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti.
Vases and vessels — be they handmade pots, handblown glass wine bottles or otherwise — are versatile, practical decorative objects, and no matter your particular design preferences, furniture style or color scheme, they can add beauty and warmth to any home. Find yours on 1stDibs today.
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