Bay Keramik Large Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Sumerian Decor, Germany
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Exceptional large mid-century modern stoneware vase by Bay Keramik, Germany, circa 1960s. This striking ceramic vessel features a bold sculptural handle and a magnificent continuous ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Puabi Sumerian Vessel by George Lamiè, Hand-Carved Organic Design
By George Lamiè
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Puabi Sumerian Vessel draws from the quiet authority of early Mesopotamian forms, reinterpreted through a contemporary, sculptural lens. Its silhouette feels both ceremonial and ...
Clay, Plaster, Paint
Bodo Mans Vase for Bay Keramik, West Germany ca. 1970
By Bodo Mans
Located in Bern, BE
Large decorative vase by Bodo Mans, produced by Bay Keramik (W.Germany) in the early to mid-1970s. Features a typical Bodo Mans relief pattern with a mouse grey glaze. Numbered on ba...
Ceramic
$1,200
H 18.12 in W 7.88 in D 7.49 in
Rare XL Bodo Mans Mid-Century Modern BAY Ceramic Urn Vase, c.1960/70s
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Skien, NO
**Rare Extra Large Mid-Century Modern Urn Vase by Bodo Mans for BAY Keramik, 1960s/1970s** This exceptional extra-large urn vase, designed by Bodo Mans for BAY Keramik in West Ger...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Earthenware Vase by Accolay Pottery, France, 1960
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century Modern Earthenware Vase by Accolay Pottery, France, 1960 Large ceramic vase decorated with two women swimming like mermaids. The shape of the vase and the two handles ar...
Enamel
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Large Vase
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful tall Bay vase, quite rare decor. Designer: Bodo Mans was employed by the Bay Keramik company from 1959. Mans officially retired from BAY in 1975. Since then he worked as a...
Ceramic
Kähler Glazed Stoneware Vase, Denmark, 1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kähler glazed stoneware vase, Denmark, 1930s. Marked. Measures: 24 cm. x 12 cm. In perfect condition.
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Large Floor Vase by Bodo Mans
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful tall Bay vase, quite rare decor. Designer: Bodo Mans was employed by the Bay Keramik company from 1959. Mans officially retired from BAY in 1975. Since then he worked as a...
Ceramic
Early 20th c. Czechoslovakian Egyptian Revival Amphora
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Egyptian style (1st qtr 20th Cent-probably Czech) amphora vase with figures & motifs trimmed in black with a spout and open cage top.
Pottery
$300Sale Price|40% Off
H 10.24 in Dm 6.3 in
Italian Handmade Ceramic Vase by Mica, Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning Italian handmade vase. It has some damage at the bottom please see photos attached.
Ceramic
Vintage stoneware vase by W. Biron, Belgium
By Biron
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stoneware vase designed by Willy Biron, Belgium, in the 1950s. With its modern shape and its raw mineral color, this ceramic will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decor...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century Stoneware Attic Style Vase by Jean Magrou
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Stoneware "Atticware" Painted Vase. Impressive painted stoneware storage vessel, inspired by Ancient Greek Black and Red figure vessels. Astonishing decoration of ancient tales in re...
Stoneware
Bay Keramik Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, Geometric Pattern, 1960s
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century cylindrical ceramic vase with a raised irregular pattern of geometric shapes, highlighted and dotted in black against a rust orange glaze. (BAY KERAMIC "CONTU...
Ceramic
Vintage French Ceramic Vase with Geometric and Flower Motifs
Located in Chicago, IL
A mid-century French ceramic vase signed 'O. de Lamazieres'. The tall, tapered form rises to a narrow neck, its surface accented with subtle vertical fluting. Around the shoulder run...
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Vase from Rudi Stahl, 1960s
By Rudi Stahl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Vase from Rudi Stahl, 1960s
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase by A. Pittalis, East German Design
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
$352Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.93 in W 7.09 in D 5.32 in
Fratelli Fanciullacci Pottery Vase Moroccan Pattern Design 1960s Italian Raymor
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely Moroccan style art pottery vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci from the 1960s, made of brown chamotte clay with incised decoration in Sgraffito technique with an applied twisted h...
Ceramic
ceramano VASE decor etrusca hanns welling mid century 1950s 60s
By Hans Welling, Ceramano
Located in Mannheim, DE
Ceramic vase, designed by Hanns Welling and manufactured by Ceramano in the early 1960s. The name of the decor is 'Etrusca'. Best Mid Century Pottery. Signed to bottom "225 Etrusca C...
Ceramic
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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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.