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Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

American, 1917-2003

Ward Bennett created everything from interiors and furniture to textiles and flatware. The unsung New York City-born modernist designer drew on the work of Le Corbusier and Auguste Rodin, studied art with the likes of Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and counted legendary American luxury house Tiffany & Co. among his clients. For decades, Bennett created and filled spaces that were elegant, minimalist and deeply appealed to everyone who laid eyes on them.

Bennett left home and school at the young age of 13. He found work in Manhattan’s Garment District, and within a few years, Bennett traveled to Europe on behalf of a clothing manufacturer to gather ideas for modern garments. He lived abroad as a young man, and when he returned to New York, during the early 1940s, he assisted fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie as a window dresser.

Bennett would also go on to share a sculpture studio with artist Louise Nevelson. He ventured into the world of jewelry design, creating necklaces, bracelets and other pieces with Richard Pousette-Dart. The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibited his sculptures, and it wouldn’t be long before the Museum of Modern Art included Bennett’s personal adornments with accessories by the likes of Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia and Anni Albers in its 1946 “Modern Handmade Jewelry” show.

Bennett didn’t take the plunge into interior design work until he was 30 years old — his inaugural project was an apartment in Manhattan and his clients were family members. He had no formal training in architecture or decorating — and would ultimately design a mere handful of houses in his life — so for his inviting leather office chairs, marble-topped tables and sleek storage cabinets, Bennett relied only on what he learned in the fashion world. Soon, every time he redecorated his own home — an elaborate apartment comprising former maids’ quarters in New York City’s magnificent Dakota building — it earned splashy coverage in the newspapers.

Bennett’s client list eventually included David Rockefeller and Chase Manhattan Bank, Tiffany & Co., Sasaki, Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli, and others, and during the 1970s he became in-house designer for Brickel Associates, a role that would endure for more than two decades. His work is on permanent view at the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.

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Creator: Ward Bennett
Ward Bennett Murano glass bowl/ Vide-Poche by Salviati , signed
Ward Bennett Murano glass bowl/ Vide-Poche by Salviati , signed

Ward Bennett Murano glass bowl/ Vide-Poche by Salviati , signed

By Ward Bennett, Salviati

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vice and simple modern design in this bow / vide-poche by Ward Bennett , made and signed Salviati.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

Materials

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Ward Bennett Designs Silver Plated Bowl
Ward Bennett Designs Silver Plated Bowl

Ward Bennett Designs Silver Plated Bowl

By Ward Bennett

Located in San Mateo, CA

Small bowl designed by Ward Bennett. This bowl was originally silver plated. The silver has mostly worn off and the brass has developed a nice patina.

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Brass

Ward Bennett for Brickel Vide-Poche, Clear Glass, Concave, Signed
Ward Bennett for Brickel Vide-Poche, Clear Glass, Concave, Signed

Ward Bennett for Brickel Vide-Poche, Clear Glass, Concave, Signed

By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett

Located in New York, NY

Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Vide-Poche, Clear Glass, Concave, Signed. Small scale clear glass vide-poche with a slight concave surface. Signed with an etched signature on the edge of the underside: Brickel Assoc Ward Bennett design...

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Glass

Ward Bennett for Sasaki Japan - Crystal bowl Sengai's Picture of the Universe
Ward Bennett for Sasaki Japan - Crystal bowl Sengai's Picture of the Universe

Ward Bennett for Sasaki Japan - Crystal bowl Sengai's Picture of the Universe

By Ward Bennett

Located in St. Louis, MO

A post-modern Ward Bennett design for Sasaki Japan, clear lead crystal bowl with etched circle-triangle-square pattern, 1/2" thick rim. The circle-triangle-square is Sengai's pictur...

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1970s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

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Ward Bennett for Sasaki Japan - Crystal Vase Sengai's Picture of the Universe
Ward Bennett for Sasaki Japan - Crystal Vase Sengai's Picture of the Universe

Ward Bennett for Sasaki Japan - Crystal Vase Sengai's Picture of the Universe

By Ward Bennett

Located in St. Louis, MO

A post-modern Ward Bennett design for Sasaki Japan, Black leaded crystal vase with etched circle-triangle-square pattern with thick rim. The circle-triangle-square is Sengai's pictu...

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1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

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Crystal

Large Silver Plate Bowl by Ward Bennett
Large Silver Plate Bowl by Ward Bennett

Large Silver Plate Bowl by Ward Bennett

By Ward Bennett

Located in Dallas, TX

A large silver plate bowl designed by Ward Bennett.

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1970s Vintage Ward Bennett Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Silver Plate

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Located in New York, NY

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Ward Bennett Designed, Mid-Century Modern Large Bulbous Form Silver Plate Bowl

Ward Bennett Designed, Mid-Century Modern Large Bulbous Form Silver Plate Bowl

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Located in St. Louis, MO

Ward Bennett's largest version of his silver plated square top round form bowl. Would make great center piece, serving bowl, or ice bucket. Wear and loss to silver plate, exposing br...

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Ward Bennett Bowl Glass Brickel Signed

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Ward Bennett bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.

Ward Bennett bowls and baskets 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 Ward Bennett bowls and baskets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original bowls and baskets by Ward Bennett were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider bowls and baskets by Polia Pillin, Laura Andreson, and Gordon & Jane Martz. Prices for Ward Bennett bowls and baskets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $215 and can go as high as $4,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,425.