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Upside Down Vase

Upside Down Head Vase by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
Upside Down Head Vase by Di Fretto Dimensions: W 23 x D 16 x H 25 cm Materials: White Faience (not
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2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Faience

Upside Down Head Vase by Di Fretto
Upside Down Head Vase by Di Fretto
$648 / item
H 9.85 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
PIET PARRA The Upside Down Face Vase Hand Painted Limited Edition Flower Vase
By Piet Parra 1
Located in Draper, UT
Upside Down Face Vase'; a classic stunt helmet wearing Parra bird that functions as a sculptural flower
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2010s Street Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

PIET PARRA The Upside Down Face Vase Hand Painted Limited Edition Flower Vase
Located in Draper, UT
Following the release of the first “Upside Down Face Vase”, Parra presents the latest addition to
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2010s Street Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Recent Sales

José Lévy Set of Yama Tana Shelves, Uniques Pieces for WA Design Gallery Edition
By José Lévy
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
clouds, are countlessly full of interpretations. From the shelves, upside-down mountains, to the vases
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2010s French Shelves

Materials

Marble

Kunstflug, Vase 46 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
decentralized elements express their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names of all the hundred
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Cocktail, Vase 16 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names of all the hundred authors are printed in
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Gaeta, Vase 26 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 26 decorated by Piero Gaeta, Italy, Matera 1961. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Sergio Calatroni, Vase 12 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 12 decorated by Sergio Calatroni, Italy, Pavia 1953. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Jan Digerud, Vase 20 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 20 decorated by Jan Digerud, Norway 1938. Numbered edition. With
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Yoshiki Hishinuma, Vase 36 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 36 decorated by Yoshiki Hishinuma, Japan 1958. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Aussi Jaffari, Vase 39 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 39 decorated by Aussi Jaffari, Tanzania 1955. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Galli & Santiccioli, Vase 27 of One Hundred Authors by a. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names of all the hundred authors are printed in
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Elizabeth Fritsch, Vase 25 of One Hundred Authors by a. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 25 decorated by Elizabeth Fritsch, Great Britain 1940. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Susan Holm, Vase 37 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
smallest and most decentralized elements express their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Inka Kivalo, Vase 42 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 42 decorated by Bodys Isek Kingelez, Zaire 1948. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Randi Kristensen, Vase 44 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 44 decorated by Randi Kristensen, Denmark 1959. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Louise Gibb, Vase 28 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 28 decorated by Louise Gibb, Great Britain 1957 Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Dan Friedman, Vase 24 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 24 decorated by Dan Friedman, USA 1945. Numbered edition. With
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Karel Malich, Vase 54 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 54 decorated by Karel Malich, Czchoslovakia 1924. Numbered edition
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Nigel Coates, Vase 15 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 15 decorated by Nigel Coates, Great Britain 1949. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Anna Gili, Vase 30 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 30 decorated by Anna Gili, Italy, Orvieto 1960. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Quim Larrea, Vase 48 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
smallest and most decentralized elements express their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Christer Jonson, Vase 40 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 40 decorated by Christer Jonson, Sweden 1937. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Stefan Lindfors, Vase 50 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 50 decorated by Stefan Lindfors, Finland 1962. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Cheikh Ledy, Vase 49 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 49 decorated by Cheikh Ledy, Zaire 1962. Numbered edition. With
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pitt Heinke, Vase 35 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
smallest and most decentralized elements express their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Valente Malangatana, Vase 53 of One Hundred Authors by a. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 53 decorated by Valente Malangatana, Mozambique 1936. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Ester Mahlangu, Vase 52 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 52 decorated by Ester Mahlangu, South Africa 1953. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Ellinor Flor, Vase 23 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 23 decorated by Ellinor Flor, Great Britain 1948. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Sergio Cappelli, Vase 14 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names of all the hundred authors are printed in
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Juli Capella, Vase 13 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 13 decorated by Juli Capella, Spain 1960. Numbered edition. With
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Milton Glaser, Vase 31 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 31 decorated by Milton Glaser, USA 1929. Numbered edition. With
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Bodys Isek Kingelez, Vase 41 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 41 decorated by Bodys Isek Kingelez, Zaire 1948. Numbered edition
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Yong Ping Huang, Vase 38 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 38 decorated by Yong Ping Huang, China 1954. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Jan Mohamed Hanif, Vase 34 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 34 decorated by Jan Mohamed Hanif, Kenya 1958. Numbered edition
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, Vase 11 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
each vase upside down, the names of all the hundred authors are printed in alphabetical order with
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Maria Christina Hamel, Vase 33 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make Up Series. Vase number 33 decorated by Maria Christina Hamel, Austria 1958. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Emmanuel Ekefrey/Ekong, Vase 21 of One Hundred Authors by A. Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
smallest and most decentralized elements express their identity. Turning each vase upside down, the names
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Empire Style Spaniard Cerámicas Bondia Set Of Large Jardiniere And Pedestal
By Cerámicas BONDIA
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Jardiniere is decorated with a relief of Empire style swans with open feathers around a bell shaped upside
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Upside Down Head Porcelain Vase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Designed by Koens & Middelkoop, this vase is unglazed porcelain sculpted into a human head shape
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Upside Down Head Porcelain Vase
Upside Down Head Porcelain Vase
H 10 in W 6 in D 8 in
1930s Murano, Italy Hand Blown "Pulegoso" Glass Pendant
Located in Montclair, NY
bottom upside down vase shape shade, the scallop edge small decorative bowl on top of the shade and the
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Kamba Luesa, Vase 51 of One Hundred Authors by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in Milan, Italy
100% Make up series. Vase number 50 decorated by Kamba Luesa (Kanyunyu), Zaire 1944. Numbered
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Murano Glass Candlesticks
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
interior. Candlesticks can also be turned upside down and used as a vase. Since they are handblown the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Blown Glass

CEC LePage Modernist Lucite Vase
Located in Bastrop, TX
showed them an idea,” she says. “I made hundreds of glass vases, upside down and willy-nilly, and
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases

Materials

Lucite, Paint

CEC LePage Modernist Lucite Vase
CEC LePage Modernist Lucite Vase
H 7.5 in W 12 in D 3 in
Large Art Deco Vase by Faiencerie Thulin of Belgium
By Thulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the vase is upside down, and two grinding chips underfoot, measuring 7.75 in. H x 11 in. diameter (at
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Pottery

José Lévy Yama Tana Vase, Unique Piece for WA Design Gallery Edition
By José Lévy
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
, are countlessly full of interpretations. From the shelves, upside-down mountains, to the vases
Category

2010s French Vases

Materials

Marble

19th century Austrian Coupe
Located in Atlanta, GA
turned upside down become a vase. The mottled white on white pattern resembling a tortoise shell, is
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Vases

Materials

Glass

Jonathan Adler Upside-Down Anemone Vase, Hand Signed
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Alhambra, CA
This vintage modernist-style ceramic vase by celebrated contemporary designer and ceramicist
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20th Century American Modern Ceramics

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Upside Down Vase For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the upside down vase you’re looking for. An upside down vase — often made from ceramic, porcelain and glass — can elevate any home. Find 125 options for an antique or vintage upside down vase now, or shop our selection of 113 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without an upside down vase — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An upside down vase is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern, mid-century modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Andrea Salvatori, Memphis Milano and Alessi each produced at least one beautiful upside down vase that is worth considering.

How Much is a Upside Down Vase?

Prices for an upside down vase can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $64,050, while the average can fetch as much as $1,992.

Finding the Right Vases for You

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.

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