Contemporary Cast Bronze Basketball Vase by Ulrik Weck
Located in Copenhagen, DK
During the Etage Projects Palazzo Monti artist residency, Ulrik Weck created an update to his popular Basketball Vase series, by making a cast bronze version.
Bronze
Contemporary Cast Bronze Basketball Vase by Ulrik Weck
Located in Copenhagen, DK
During the Palazzo Monti artist residency, Ulrik Weck created an update to his popular Basketball Vase series, by making a cast bronze version, made in Brescia, Italy by bronze artis...
Bronze
Contemporary Cast Bronze Basketball Vase by Ulrik Weck
Located in Copenhagen, DK
During the Palazzo Monti artist residency, Ulrik Weck created an update to his popular Basketball Vase series, by making a cast bronze version, made in Brescia, Italy by bronze artis...
Bronze
Basketball Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Vase Series by Ulrik Weck (DK) is an ongoing series of vases made of found basket balls.
Rubber
Mid-Century Modern Leather Medicine Ball Perfect for Your Gymnasium
Located in London, GB
Early to mid-20th century leather medicine ball in good condition with wonderful patina that only comes with genuine wear and age, 3.1kg in weight. We invite you to follow us and...
Leather
Larger Marilyn Kay Austin Architectural Pottery Mid Century Planter
By Architectural Pottery
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An exceptional satin black monumental Marilyn Kay Austin wide mouth high fired clay designer pot / planter. These pots came in a wide range of related shapes and sizes often used by ...
Pottery
Signed Burchiellaro Cast Iron and Aluminum Vase-Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
By Atelier Burchiellaro, Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A striking large vase-sculpture by Burchiellaro, Italy, 1970s, crafted in cast iron and aluminum. With its sculptural spherical body and futuristic presence, this extraordinary obje...
Aluminum, Cast Iron
$246
H 2.76 in Dm 3.15 in
Mid-Century Minimalist German Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Ball Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist German Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Ball Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, Additional informa...
Ceramic
$1,049
H 9.45 in W 13.78 in D 5.12 in
1990s Minimalist Black Porcelain Tasca Huge Vase by Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal
By Lino Sabattini, Rosenthal
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A sophisticated and striking Minimalist White Porcelain Tasca Vase designed by the celebrated Italian designer Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal Studio-Linie, Germany. This sculptural pie...
Porcelain
$2,895
H 8.67 in Dm 9.26 in
Ulla & Gustav Kraitz, Large Unique Stoneware Spherical Vase, Sweden, 1970s
By Gustav Kraitz, Gunnar Nylund, Claes Thell, Hamada Shoji
Located in Malmö, SE
A unique stoneware globe vase of the highest quality with amazing glaze. Made by famous ceramicists Ulla and Gustav Kraitz in Sweden, 1970s. Excellent condition. No chips, cracks or...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Modernist Round Vase by Artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural Modernist round vase by artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro. Textured cast aluminum. Signed underneath Burchiellaro.
Aluminum
$2,933
H 13.78 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
Large Black Concave Planetary Form, Vase, Interior Sculpture, Objet D'Art
By Nicholas Arroyave-Portela
Located in London, London
New sumptuous ceramic vessel from ceramic artist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela. Materials. White St. Thomas clay. Stoneware glazes. Multi fired to cone 9 (1260-1280 degrees) The artist...
Ceramic
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in
Architectural Pottery Matte Black Spherical Planter or Vase Marilyn Kay Austin
By Marilyn Kay Austin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California design. Rare scale and color. Spherical form in bisque clay with matte black glaze. No drain hole. No chips, cracks or repairs. Great for any decor and collections...
Clay
$4,074
H 13 in W 14.57 in D 11.82 in
Black Metallic Oval Dehydrated Form, Vase, Interior Sculpture or Vessel, Objet D
By Nicholas Arroyave-Portela
Located in London, London
New sumptuous ceramic vessel from ceramic artist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela. Materials. White St. Thomas clay. Stoneware glazes. Multi fired to cone 9 (1260-1280 degrees) The artist...
Ceramic
Round Ceramic Memphis Style Black 1980s Flower Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Golden Girls fans unite. This round black glazed ceramic vase harkens to the 1980s and welcomes incorporated the old with the new. With smooth black glaze, raised ribbons decorate ea...
Ceramic
$1,792
H 14.57 in W 8.67 in D 11.03 in
Black Dehydrated Form, Vase, Interior Sculpture or Vessel, Objet D'Art
By Nicholas Arroyave-Portela
Located in London, London
New sumptuous ceramic vessel from ceramic artist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela. Materials. White St. Thomas clay. Stoneware glazes. Multi fired to cone 9 (1260-1280 degrees) The ar...
Ceramic
$407
H 6.11 in Dm 5.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist German Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Ball Vase
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist German Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Ball Vase, 1960s
Ceramic
1960 Round Japanese vase crafted in black metal
Located in IT
Japanese vase in black metal with a spherical shape. Available individually or as a pair with an identical piece. Price: €925 each. Measurements: diam. 28 × h 27 cm. Price INCLUDE...
Metal
Brutalist Studio Pottery Ball Vase, Hand-Crafted Ceramic, USA, 1995
Located in Lutz, FL
Large impressive studio pottery ball vase in brown, orange and yellowish tan glaze. A substantial piece measuring 17”H x 17”W/D. Great vintage condition, no chips or cracks. Signed o...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Swedish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark gray glazed stoneware vase designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Signature to underside of the piece. Wear consistent with age and use, minor imperfections. Overall Dim...
Stoneware
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.