Monica Guggisberg, Philip Baldwin, vase 2007
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in Zurich, CH
, orange, brown overlay. Fine cut by Paolo Ferro. Signed on the stand B/G Paris 07 #C86. Unique piece
Murano Glass
$3,850Sale Price|30% Off
Giorgio Ferro ANSE VOLANTE Vase, Murano
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Giorgio Ferro
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he
Blown Glass
Italian 1950s Design cream fabric armchairs with iron feet
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Premariacco, IT
Pair of armchairs of excellent quality and workmanship, products of 1950s Italian design thought to enrich every type of room and environment. The armchairs have been reupholstered ...
Iron
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
Ercole Barovier ROSTRATO Vase, Murano
By Ercole Barovier, Ferro Toso Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974); Ferro Toso Barovier (Italy
Blown Glass
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Ercole Barovier CREPUSCOLO Vase, 12.25"H, Murano
By Ferro Toso Barovier, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he collected
Blown Glass
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Charles Lin Tissot ZANFIRICO / CICLAMINO Vase, Murano
By Venini, Charles Lin Tissot
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he
Blown Glass
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Angelo Barovier a CANNE Bottle & Stopper, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Angelo Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Antonio Da Ros a MURRINE Bowl, Murano
By Antonio da Ros
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini
Blown Glass
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Carlo Scarpa MEZZA FILIGRANA Platter / Charger, 13.75"Dia, Murano
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
$6,650Sale Price|30% Off
Anzolo Fuga PAVONE / MURRINE INCATENATE Series Vase, 12.75"H, Murano
By Anzolo Fuga
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini
Blown Glass
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
Large Ercole Barovier CONCHIGLIA Shell Compote / Vessel, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My
Blown Glass
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Antonio Da Ros a MURRINE Bowl, Murano
By Antonio da Ros
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he collected
Blown Glass
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Antonio Da Ros a MURRINE Bowl, Murano
By Antonio da Ros
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he collected
Blown Glass
$10,500Sale Price|30% Off
Pair of Ercole Barovier EUGENEO Lamps
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband
Blown Glass
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Bowl, Murano
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Flavio Poli VALVA Vase, Murano
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
Fulvio Bianconi FASCE ORIZZONTALE Vase, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of
Blown Glass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
Monumental Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Vase, 17.5"H, Murano
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: The vessel is model #8507. Reference (model): Paolo Venini and His Furnace, Skira, pg
Blown Glass
$525Sale Price / item|30% Off
2 Ercole Barovier RUGIADOSO Bowls / Vessels, Murano, Priced Each
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he
Blown Glass
$9,450Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi Vase, 11"H, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
$10,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi Vases, Priced Each
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini
Blown Glass
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Ercole Barovier SPIRA AURATA Vase, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini
Blown Glass
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Giampaolo Seguso BELLE EPOQUE Vase, 12.75"H, Murano
By Giampaolo Seguso, Seguso Viro
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini
Blown Glass
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Fulvio Bianconi Vase, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others
Blown Glass
$5,250Sale Price|30% Off
Large Gino Cenedese PEACOCK Vase, 12.5"H, Murano
By Cenedese, Gino Cenedese
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini
Blown Glass
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Large Sergio Asti LINGAM Vase, 13"H, Murano
By Vistosi, Sergio Asti
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband
Blown Glass
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
Ercole Barovier BARBARICO OPACO Vase, Murano
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others
Blown Glass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
Rare Flavio Poli BOLLICINE Vase, Murano
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My
Blown Glass
$4,550Sale Price|30% Off
Aldo Nason YOKOHAMA Vase, Murano
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Aldo Nason
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he
Blown Glass
$4,550Sale Price|30% Off
Giulio Radi REAZIONE POLICROME Vase, Murano
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Giulio Radi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he collected
Blown Glass
$1,015Sale Price|30% Off
Ercole Barovier EFESO Vase, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he collected
Blown Glass
$3,850Sale Price|30% Off
Ercole Barovier INTARSIO Vase, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of
Blown Glass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi Sculpture, 13"H, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
$6,650Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi Vase / Vessel, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My
Blown Glass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi SMALL EARS Handled Vessel, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others
Blown Glass
$9,450Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi Handled Vase, 13.75"H, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others
Blown Glass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi Handled Vessel, 17"H, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others
Blown Glass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
Unique Fulvio Bianconi THE KISS Vase, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My
Blown Glass
Xavier Le Normand 2018, First Century, Paris, Chandellier Gold and Red, Glass
By Xavier Le Normand
Located in Paris, FR
avec Paolo Ferro sur la taille du verre / Venise, Italie 2007 Enseignement du soufflage de verre à AYA
Art Glass
Unavailable|$15,012
Xavier Le Normand 2018, Unique Chandelier "Collier Gold"
By Xavier Le Normand
Located in Paris, FR
Masterclass avec Paolo Ferro sur la taille du verre / Venise, Italie 2007 Enseignement du soufflage de verre
Art Glass
Unavailable|$23,003
Xavier Le Normand 2018, Unique Gold Chandelier, Blow Glass
By Xavier Le Normand
Located in Paris, FR
Guggisberg et Philip Baldwin, Paris Résidences 2005 Masterclass avec Paolo Ferro sur la taille du verre
Blown Glass
Unavailable|$27,845
Xavier Le Normand, 21st Century, Glass Blue Gold Leaf Table
By Xavier Le Normand
Located in Paris, FR
Masterclass avec Paolo Ferro sur la taille du verre / Venise, Italie 2007 Enseignement du soufflage de verre
Crystal, Gold Leaf, Steel
Sold|$2,500
Ercole Barovier ROSTRATO Vase, Murano
By Ercole Barovier, Ferro Toso Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974); Ferro Toso Barovier (Italy
Blown Glass
Venini Orange Murano Glass Vase from 2002
By Venini
Located in Milano, MI
, founded in 1921 by Paolo Venini and Antonio Ferro, revolutionized the world of glass art, bringing Murano
Murano Glass
Large Bruno Gambone Glass MIRO Vase, 13.875"H, Murano
By VeArt, Bruno Gambone
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and
Blown Glass
Sold|$1,750 / set
Large Seguso Vetri D'Arte Vase, Murano
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My husband became a student of the art he collected," recalls
Blown Glass
Sold|$14,500 / item
Rare Ercole Barovier ORIENTE Vase, Murano
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. "My
Blown Glass
Unique Modern Italian Murano Glass Vase Black & White Colored Sign, Pietro Ferro
By Pietro Ferro
Located in Salzburg, AT
, followed in the footsteps of their father, Paolo Ferro, and under his leadership, they learned the art of
Murano Glass
Valentine's Day Pink Sapphire Gold Multi-Strand Bracelet
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
dragonflies (11) and18 Karat gold flower slide clasp. Nine strands of 3mm faceted pink sapphires. Paolo Ferro
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Xavier Le Normand 2018, Pair of Unique Blow Glass Octopus Tables, Crystal Tops
By Xavier Le Normand
Located in Paris, FR
avec Paolo Ferro sur la taille du verre / Venise, Italie 2007 Enseignement du soufflage de verre à AYA
Crystal, Steel, Gold Leaf
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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