Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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 post-war 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. As you will see from the many pieces available on 1stDibs, Kosta Boda created works in an astonishing array of styles, with something to suit any taste.
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Creator: Kosta Boda
Blue Spiral Bowl by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda, 1960s
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Thick hand blown cobalt blue conical glass bowl with white spiral/swirl decor og opaque glass. Manufactured by Kosta Boda and designed by Vicke Lindstrand in Sweden during the 1960s.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass
Bertil Vallien Galaxy Blue Glass Bowl, Kosta Boda Sweden, 1980s
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda mid-century blue galaxy glass bowl, Sweden, 1980s.
A bowl made of milky iridescent glass with blue spots, trails, and threa...
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1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Blown Glass
Small glass bowl by Mona Morales-Schildt for Kosta Boda, Sweden. Signed.
By Mona Morales-Schildt, Kosta Boda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mona Morales Schildt is regarded as one of Sweden's most talented glass designers. Her objects can be seen in museums and art galleries all over the world. Her work always holds an e...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Blown Glass
Sommerso crystal miniature seized vase made and signed by Mona Morales
By Mona Morales-Schildt, Kosta Boda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mona Morales Schildt is regarded as one of Sweden's most talented glass designers. Her objects can be seen in museums and art galleries all over the world. Her work always holds an e...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Blown Glass
Red Kosta Boda Bowl by Anna Ehrner
By Anna Ehrner, Kosta Boda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very colorful hand crafted blown glass bowl by Anna Ehrner for Kosta Soda.
The bowl is small but has a great look and statement. - could be used for multiple purposes, including a...
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20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kosta Boda Swedish Art Glass White Swirl Bowl, 1980s
By Kosta Boda
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Heavy mouthblown Swedish modern solid crystal decorative vide poche by Kosta Boda manufactured in the 1980s. Soft semicircle shaped clear art glass bowl with encased layered white or...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Crystal
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 Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Kosta Boda Sweden Goran Warff Modernist Art Glass Bowl with Swirl Designs
By Göran Wärff, Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
Kosta Boda Sweden Goran Warff Modernist Art Glass Bowl with Swirl Designs
Offered for sale is a quite substantial Kosta Boda Scandinavian modern art glass bowl designed by Göran W...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass
1960s Swedish Kosta Boda Olive Glass Warrior Shield & Sword Dish by Erik Hoglund
By Erik Höglund, Kosta Boda
Located in London, GB
1960s Small Swedish paperweight, ashtray or trinket dish which is made from a thick piece of square coloured light olive glass. The warrior with a sword...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Glass, Art Glass
Ulrika Hydman Vallien Glass Bowl Happy Faces by Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Located in Tilburg, NL
Kosta Boda, Artist: Ulrika Hydman Vallien.
Bowl: Funny Faces
Ulrica Hydman Vallien
Ulrica Hydman Vallien was the daughter of Stig Johan Hydman and Margit Billberg-Johansson, and l...
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Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
Tortoise Art Glass Bowl by Ulrica Hydman Vallien, Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1980s
By Kosta Boda, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful mouth blown Swedish Art Nouveau style glass bowl from the 1980s in excellent condition. Designed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien for Kosta Boda, Sweden. Brown and light green gl...
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1980s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Glass, Art Glass
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Cranberry White Stripe Bowl. Swedish Art Glass, 1950s
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Kansas City, MO
Swedish Mid-Century Modern cranberry and white striped glass bowl by Swedish glass artist Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda circa 1950. No chips crack...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
Ulrica Hydman Vallien Large Rare Glass Bowl with Bird, Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Located in Tilburg, NL
Huge art glass bowl designed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien (1938) for Kosta Boda, Sweden.
The bowl from the Nevada series of hand-painted glass by Ulrica Hydman - Vallien
The Nevada pa...
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Orange Kosta Boda Bowl Votive by Anna Ehrne
By Kosta Boda
Located in Denton, TX
Orange Kosta Boda bowl votive by Anna Ehrne. Can be used for a tea light candle or entry way bowl.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Eric Hoglund Engraved Glass Bowl
By Kosta Boda, Erik Höglund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rarely seen early Surrealist/Expressionist Erik Hoglund glass bowl depicting beastly dogs with over-emphasized musculature and dimensionality. Diamond etched "'Boda H 290/1153' to base.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Swedish Postmodern Lemons Centerpiece Bowl by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, 1990s
By Kosta Boda, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Postmodern Swedish art glass centerpiece bowl by artist and designer Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, circa 1990s, for Kosta Boda, Sweden. Centerpiece ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Glass
Vintage Kosta Boda Fluted Crystal Bowl
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Based upon an Art Deco design from the 1940s this full lead clear crystal bowl from Kosta Boda in Sweden tics all the right boxes when it comes to Art Deco styling. The particular ex...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Crystal
Elis Bergh Swedish Modern Glass Bowl, Kosta, Signed
By Kosta Boda
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very nice late 1920´s bluetoned glass bowl by Kosta after a design by Elis Bergh (1881-1954) Signed B305 Kosta on the bottom. Very nice condition.
Elis Bergh, was an architect ...
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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass
Elis Bergh Swedish Modern Glass Bowl, Kosta, Signed
By Kosta Boda
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very nice late 1920´s bluetoned glass bowl by Kosta after a design by Elis Bergh (1881-1954) Signed B305 Kosta on the bottom. Very nice condition.
Elis Bergh, was an architect ...
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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass
Art Glass Bowl and Candlesticks by Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda, 1980s
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Thick and heavy conical art glass bow and two matching candlesticks from Kosta Boda in Sweden. Designed by Anna Ehrner in the mid 1980s. The technique is called Atoll and it features...
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1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Kosta Decorative Glass Bowl with Controlled Bubbles
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish decorative bowl in wonderfully heavy clear blown glass, with an array of controlled bubbles, a few in tones of amber, produced circa 1960s by Kosta. Markings include [Kosta...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Scandinavian Crystal Bowl from Sweden by Designer Anna Ehrner, Pair
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A pair (two) of substantial vintage Scandinavian clear crystal bowls by designer Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda, circa late-20th century, Sweden. Made in Sweden. Both are signed and numb...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
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Crystal
Scandinavian Art glass bowl with amazing colors by Göran Wärff Kosta, Sweden
By Kosta Boda, Göran Wärff
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rare vintage collectiable and crystal bowl. Swedish modernism design, made by Göran Wärff for Boda, Sweden. This is handmade by the artist using a very special technique where the ...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
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Kosta Boda decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
Kosta Boda decorative bowls 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 bowls, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative bowls by Kosta Boda were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in scandinavia during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative bowls by Berndt Friberg, Orrefors, and Wilhelm Kåge. Prices for Kosta Boda decorative bowls can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $97 and can go as high as $3,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $420.
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