Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Swedish
Sweden’s oldest glass company, Kosta Boda, also enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassmaker. Since the late 19th century, Kosta Boda has hired painters, sculptors and other artists for short stints — generally two or three years — designing glassware, ensuring that the firm’s aesthetic is always lively and fresh.
Two former army officers founded Kosta Boda in 1742 in Sweden’s densely forested Småland province. (Plentiful timber was needed as fuel for the melting furnaces.) The glassworks’ early products consisted of everyday glassware, such as drinking vessels and windowpanes. As the company recruited master craftsmen from Bohemia, it created fine crystal for an aristocratic clientele.
Kosta Boda began making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Wennerberg worked in the Art Nouveau style and brought a lush, organic look to the company’s wares. He was followed to the firm by artists such as Edvin Ollers, who in the early 20th century created rich geometric and abstract floral patterns that were engraved on clear crystal.
Two postwar Kosta Boda designers stand foremost in the minds of collectors. One is Vicke Lindstrand, who excelled at a technique called cased glass, in which a vividly colored or patterned section of glass is surrounded by and seems to float within a clear crystal body. The other is Erik Höglund, who had an almost artisanal eye for glass shapes, and liked to produce glass that had a textured, warped look.
Kosta Boda created works in an astonishing array of styles, with something to suit any taste.
Find vintage Kosta Boda vases, bowls and other furniture and objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Kosta Boda
Rare Set of Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Sweden ‘Rio’ Face Vases
By Kosta Boda
Located in Delft, NL
Designer: Kjell Engman
Producer: Kosta Boda
Dimensions: Left to right:
39cm H, 12cm W, 12cm D
23,5cm H, 23 cm W, 10cm D
23cm H, 10cm W, 11cm D
36cm H, 23cm W, 12cm D
Material:...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Kjell Engman Clear Glass Candleholder for Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Kjell Engman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage clear glass pillar shaped candleholder designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda. Fits both tapered candles and tea candles.
Designer: Kjell Engman
Manufacturer: Kosta B...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
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Glass
Pair of Small Crystal Candle Holders in the Style of Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality pair of modern glass candle holders in the style of Kosta Boda pieces made that are Sweden, but may be the work of Littala Crystal from Finland. Perfect vintage condit...
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20th Century Swedish Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
"Callisto Myth" Crystal Vases
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely hand-carved, this pair depicts a Greek legend. Zeus fell in love with the huntress Callisto, and she bore him a son named Arcas. In a fit of jealous rage, Zeus's wife turned Callisto into a bear. Time passed, and one day Arcas was out hunting. How was he to know that the bear he was stalking was his own mother?! On seeing that Callisto's life was in danger, Zeus whisked her up into the night sky out of harm's way. She can still be seen in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$1,750 / set
Kosta Boda 'Brava' Glass Candlesticks by Ann & Göran Wärff — Set of Two, Sweden
By Goran and Ann Warff, Kosta Boda
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
A beautiful pair of “Brava” glass candlesticks designed by the celebrated Swedish artists Ann & Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda. Hand-blown in Sweden, these sculptural pieces embody the W...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Set of Four Crystal Candlesticks by Goran Warff for Kosta Boda
By Goran and Ann Warff, Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of four crystal candlesticks by Goran Warff for Kosta Boda, circa 1970s. The candlesticks are 11", 9", 9" and 7.25" high and 3....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Signed Kjell Engman Kosta Boda Sweden Frosted Art Glass Flower Vase Vessel
By Kosta Boda, Kjell Engman
Located in Miami, FL
Orange and Gray-Blue art glass Flower Vase, Vessel, Bottle designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Engraved at the bottom and numbered 89971.
Exceptional Scandinavian Modern...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vicke Lindstrand Seaweed And Fish Vase For Kosta
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Kastrup, DK
Vicke Lindstrand 1904-1983
Glass vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand. Produced by Kosta in Sweden, 1960's.
Clear glass with green seaweed inside, engraved with pair of fish.
Signe...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$1,254 / item
Bertil Vallien Vase for Kosta Boda. Windpipe
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bertil Vallien vase in art glass.
Made by Kosta Boda.
Model Windpipe, signed
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Bertil Vallien Vase for Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bertil Vallien vase in art glass.
Made by Kosta Boda.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Kjell Engman Vase for Kosta Boda
By Kjell Engman, Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kjell Engman blue purble Vase for Kosta Boda, 1980s
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Bowl by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta
By Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda
Located in Rīga, LV
Bowl designed by Vicke Lindstrand. Produced by Kosta in Sweden. Signed and numbered "Kosta 56693 Lindstrand" on the bottom
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Kosta Boda tray in art glass
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
tray in art glass.
Made by Kosta Boda.
Signed.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Two Kosta Boda Crystal Paperweights Mushroom & Owl by Lindstrand, Warff
By Vicke Lindstrand, Göran Wärff, Kosta Boda
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Set of two hand blown clear crystal paperweights by Kosta Boda, Sweden. This set includes one mushroom paperweight designed by Goran Warff, and one owl paperweight designed by Vicke Lindstrand. Both are signed and numbered and the mushroom...
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1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Tall Swedish Green 'Primavera' Glass Vase Signed Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda 1999
By Kosta Boda, Anna Ehrner
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A tall Scandinavian layered 'Primavera' green glass vase designed by Anna Ehrner for Kosta Glass, Sweden, circa 1999. Anna Ehrner (1948 -) is a Swedish designer and has designed glas...
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Kosta Boda Bertil Vallien Blue Galaxy Art Glass Vase Decanter Scandinavian 1950
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Vitruvian Man called Starlight Dancer art glass table sculpture designed by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda made in Sweden.
Engraved at the bottom and numbered, Sign...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian Modern Crystal Vase by Göran Wärff, Kosta ca 1978-1980
By Göran Wärff, Kosta Boda
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful vase in crystal by Göran Wärff for Kosta, Sweden, ca 1978-1980.
Featured in Kostas catalogue from 1978-1980, see last picture.
Signed with makers mark.
Good vintage cond...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Kosta Boda Frosted Blue Glass Bronze Flower Detail by Monica Backström Pandora
By Monica Backström, Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda blown frosted glass vase, Vessel by Monica Backström Wedding Pandora Series.
This blue frosted art glass vase...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Swedish Modern Art Deco Crystal Vases Parrot Bird Design
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Swedish Modern/Scandinavian Modern crystal octagonal vases with etched parrot bird design on front, Art Deco design, by Kosta Boda, circa early to mid-20th centur...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Swedish Vase / Bowl by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Artist Collection
By Kosta Boda, Monica Backström
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish very rare glass vase in the Kosta Boda series Artist Collection, designed by the glass artist Monica Backström.
It comes with a folded, smooth rounded edge and ha...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Kosta Boda Elis Bergh Etched Rampant Lion Crystal Glass 7.5" Vase a Pair
By Kosta Boda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Kosta Boda Elis Bergh Etched Rampant Lion Crystal Glass 7.5" Vases - a Pair. Item features signature to bases "Kosta Bergh", facet cut, very nice vintage item. Circa Mid 20th...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Kjell Engman, Pair of bottles mod. Fidji multi color, prod. Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Kjell Engman
Located in Rivoli, IT
Pair of warm-colored bottles with rounded shapes and long, proud necks. Great skill is required on the part of artisans to create the unique color combinations and gently rounded sha...
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1980s Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Kjell Engman Fidji Collection Colorful Crystal Bud Vase Scandinavian Kosta Boda
By Kjell Engman, Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
Fidji Collection Mid-Century Modern long neck bottle, art glass weed vase designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda made in Sweden.
Lead-free crystal in the colors inspired by a rainbo...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Kosta Boda Anna Ehrner Tall Crystal Candle Holders, Pair
By Anna Ehrner, Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
Kosta Boda Anna Ehrner tall crystal candle holders, pair
Offered for sale are two tall block-style candle holders in clear crystal, signed Kosta and Ehrner underneath on the bases...
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20th Century Swedish Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$225 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Kosta Boda Sweden Crystal Musk Ox Wooly Ox Göran Wärff Limited Edition WWF
By Kosta Boda, Göran Wärff
Located in Lutz, FL
Scandinavian Clear glass Muskox sculpture figurine designed by Goran Warff in 1973 for Kosta Boda as part of World Wildlife Fund" (WWF) Endangered Animals series. signed Kosta Warff ...
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1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Seaweed Glass Vase, Green Art Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda
Located in Kansas City, MO
Swedish Mid-Century Modern seaweed glass vase by Swedish glass artist Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda circa 1950. No chips cracks or repairs.
Incised on bottom, "Kosta LH 1782"
...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Artist Gunnel Sahlin Kosta Boda Sweden Purple Black White Cylinder Glass Vase
By Kosta Boda, Gunnel Sahlin
Located in Miami, FL
Light Purple Cylinder Art Glass Vase handmade by Gunnel Sahlin with abstract Black and white Center for Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Gunnel Sahlin was with Kosta Boda between 1986-2005, this ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Bertil vallien Glass Vases, Sweden, 1990
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda
Located in Bronx, NY
Group of glass vases by Bertil Vallien for kosta Boda , Sweden 1990
White glass bowl and vases with colorful decorations.
3.5" - 10.5" Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,900 / set
Bertil Vallien Vase / Bowl for Kosta Boda, Artist signed, Scandinavian Modern
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien, Boda
Located in Skien, NO
Stunning Scandinavian / Swedish mid-century modern design art bowl bowl / stand by glass art pioneer Bertil Vallien(1938-).
Handcrafted / Handblown art glass from ca. 1960/70s for ...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda, Att. Silver Boat Series, Art Glass Sculpture
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Frome, GB
This striking work of Swedish art glass design is by Bertil Vallien (b. 1938 - ), a celebrated glass artist, sculptor, ceramist, and designer. This piece is attributed as a variation...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Bertel Vallien Large Swedish Art Glass Vase by Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Knebel, DK
Early large and rare are art glass vase / bottle in very good condition with almost no signs of age and use designed by Bertel Vallien for Kosta Boda in the 1960s.
The free-blown sw...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Erik Höglund, Candelabra, Four-Armed, Kosta Boda, 1960s-1970s
By Kosta Boda, Erik Höglund
Located in Stockholm, SE
A four-armed floor candelabra, designed by Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda. Made in iron, blue glass and glass with motifs. 1960s-1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
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Iron
Kosta Glass and Iron Table Sculpture
By Kosta Boda
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small tabletop sculpture.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Glass Sculpture by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Sweden 1990s
By Kosta Boda, Monica Backström
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unique glass sculpture made by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda in the 1990s. Consists of two cylinder shaped glass vessels stacked on each other, both...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Smoked Glass Vase by Christian von Sydow for Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Madrid, ES
Smoke-colored glass vase with colorless overlap and almond-shaped cross-section designed by Christian von Sydow. Manufactured by Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Engrave...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda 1950's Clear, White, Black and Red Vase
By Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda
Located in Mexico City, MX
The vase has a few minor scratches from use at its bottom where it also has "Kosta LU 2013" inscribed as pictured.
A pioneer of modern Swedish glass, Vicke Lindstrand played a key r...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Glass vase, "Seagrass" by Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda Sweden 1960´s
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
Magnificent handblown glass vase "Seagrass" by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda, Sweden in 1960´s
This heavy and thick crystal glass vase is gracefully decorated with green inclusion...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Polar Candleholders by Goran Warff
By Kosta Boda, Göran Wärff
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Polar candleholders are a Swedish classic.
When Goran Warff created the Polar collection in the late sixties at Kosta Boda, he gave his candlesticks a form of ice block playing on t...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1970s Painted Crystal Vase from the Kosta Wedding House
By Kosta Boda
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Painted crystal vase from The Kosta Wedding House.
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Late 20th Century Swedish Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$621 Sale Price
20% Off
Kosta Boda, "Soliflore", 1970
By Kosta Boda
Located in Paris, FR
Kosta Boda
'Soliflore' Vase, c. 1970
Execution: Blown glass, cream and orange.
Signed: Boda and numbered. (picture 4)
H : 14 cm (5.5")
Overall Very good condition
Small blow...
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1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Kosta Boda decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Kosta Boda decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kosta Boda decorative objects, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Kosta Boda were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Stig Lindberg, Vicke Lindstrand, and Wilhelm Kåge. Prices for Kosta Boda decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $55 and can go as high as $5,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $609.
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Questions About Kosta Boda Decorative Objects
- Where is Kosta Boda glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Kosta Boda glass is made in Sweden. Two former army officers founded the company in 1742 in Kosta, a town in Sweden’s densely forested Småland province. It continues to operate in this location to this day. As Sweden’s oldest glass company, Kosta Boda also enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassmaker. Since the late 19th century, Kosta Boda has hired painters, sculptors and other artists for short stints — generally two or three years — designing glassware, ensuring the firm’s aesthetic is always lively and fresh. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Kosta Boda glassware.