Skip to main content

retro-design.dk Vases and Vessels

to
227
268
1
5
263
1
29
145
85
3
6
9
28
6
39
62
73
7
5
107
59
49
10
9
9
2
2
163
68
52
34
27
269
256
194
131
31
25
Height
to
Width
to
269
269
269
8
8
7
6
6
Art Deco Glaze Pottery Camouflage Vase By Michael Andersen & Son
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco ceramic vase with Majolica camouflage glaze and swirling handles. Designed and made around 1920 by Michael Andersen & Son on the island of Bornholm in Denmark. Measurements:...
Category

Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Pottery

Abstract Expressionist Black Porcelain Vase in the style of Wassily Kardinsky
By (after) Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptional spinner-shaped vase in glazed black porcelain. It features colorful geometric expression very much so in the style of the Godfather of Abstract epressionism Wassily Kardi...
Category

Vintage 1950s European Bauhaus Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Royal Copenhagen Ceramic Vase by Nils Thorsson
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Royal Copenhagen small rectangular faience vase designed by Nils Thorsson. Decorated in earthy glazes set in abstract motifs. Model number 721/3258 and its fully marked to the base w...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Faience

Abstract Danish Modern Royal Copenhagen Faience Vase by Ellen Malmer
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A tall fajance vase with abstract - modernistic glazed motif in contrasting yet earthy glazes. Designed by the danish ceramist Ellen Malmer (EM) and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen ...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Faience

Japanese Ginbari Perfume Vase in Cloisonné Enamel, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stunning example of a Japanese foiled cloisonne miniature brass perfume bottle or incense vase hand-painted with decorative flowers. The shimmer from ...
Category

20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Glazed Italian Chamotte Stoneware Vase attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare and rather large chamotte clay stoneware vase executed in 'tricolore' glazes in green, red (orange), black, and grey (white). Much like the Italian flag. Decorated with circul...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Danish Modern Holmegaard Solifleur Glass Vases by Christer Holmgren, 1960s
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of single flower vases - solifleur. Designed by Christer Holmgren in 1965 and made by Holmegaard in Denmark. Reversed pyramid decor in blue and green glass. Measurements: H: 25...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Marian Zawadzki Glazed Sgraffito Ceramic Vase for Tilgmans Sweden, 1960s
By Marian Zawadzki
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large striking piece by the Polish-Swedish mid-century ceramist Marian Zawadzki (1912-1978) who was a professor and later, artist and ceramist for Tilgmans Keramik of Gothenburg, Swe...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Jette Hellerøe Brutalist Vase in Glazed Stoneware for Axella, Danish 1970s
By Jette Hellerøe
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful Danish Modern chamotte stoneware bottle/mallet shaped vase. Designed by Jette Hellerøe for Axella Design during the early 1970s. The abstract geometric decor carved into th...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Nils Thorsson Blue Faience Trinket Jar for Aluminia, 1950s
By Aluminia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ceramic Trinket designed by Nils Thorsson and manufactured by Aluminia in Denmark during the 1950s. Decorated in a vibrant blue glaze and featuring a piece of Danish Hospital or Scho...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Faience

Georgshütte Germany Rustic Arktis Crystal Glass Vase, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rustic cylindrical crystal glass vase mimicking the ice of Arktis hence its name. Made by Georgshütte in Germany circa 1970-75. Wellkept and clean condition. Reminiscent in style to ...
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Bitossi Rimini Blue Glaze Italian Stoneware Vase by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
The Italian ceramist Aldo Londi designed this lacquered chamotte stoneware vase glazed with Rimini Blue Trifoglio patterns. Manufactured in Italy by Bitossi during the 1960s. Measure...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Royal Copenhagen Fajance Cigarette Jar by Marianne Johnson, 1960s
By Marianne Johnson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare Royal Copenhagen Cigarette Jar/trinket in faience decorated by Norwegian Female artist/designer Marianne Johnson. It is decorated on all sides and...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Jars

Materials

Faience

Black Brutalist Stoneware Vase by Aage Würtz, Denmark 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped pottery vase with satin black glaze and brutalist decor that doubles as holes for cut flower arrangement. Designed by danish ceramist Aage Würtz in the early 1970s...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Swedish Modern Dotted Ceramic Vase with Yellow Glaze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptional unidentified Swedish ceramic vase with pertruding dots and delicate ocra yellow haresfur glaze. Very similar to pieces by Gunnar Nylund, Carl H. Stahlhane, Nils Thorsson ...
Category

Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Icelandic Lava Vase by Glit HF, 1970s
By Glit
Located in Esbjerg, DK
HF Gilt is a renowned Icelandic ceramic pottery studio. The clay used in this piece is made from pumice stone collected from Icelandic volcanos. The ...
Category

Vintage 1970s Icelandic Brutalist Vases

Materials

Lava

Bitossi Camouflage Glaze Chamotte Stoneware Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare chamotte clay stoneware vase executed in 'camou' glazes in olive green and brown nuances. We have seen this vase being attributed to Gunnar Nylund but everything suggest that it was actually made in Italy during the 1960s by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. It has no markings which is not uncommon rare Bitossi...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Danish Incense - Potpourri Jar with Swans, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative incense bowl or potpourri jar with a perforated top-mesh with swans. It made from brass and it is partially silver plated. It was designed an...
Category

Vintage 1910s Danish Late Victorian Jars

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Alessandro Mandruzzato Tulip Vase in Peach Murano Glass, 1970s
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tulipano block vase in faceted glass. Very rare peach or salmon in color. Hand-blown in to a mold with facets finished by hand. Designed and made at the Murano workshop of Alessandro...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Japanese Incense Burner in Hand-Etched Brass with Komainu, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A signed 'ceremonial' incense burner in hand-edged brass. Decorated with Komainu Japanese for Foo dog/lion to both sides. It also has a handle typical for examples used in ceremonial...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Jars

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Art Deco Vase in Bronze, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Heavy Scandinavian vase in solid bronze. Perimeter ribbings/tiers engine-turned to its top. Markings by an unknown Scandinavian maker/designer in a style reminiscent of Just Andersen...
Category

Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Bronze

Danish Modern Ceramic Troll Vases by Johannes Pedersen & Gustav Ottesen, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ceramic vases with grey/brown/green'ish glaze and decorated with Bornholm trolls Designed and manufactured during the 1970s by Johgus on the Island of Bornholm in Denmark. Both signe...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Scandinavian Stoneware Vase with Brown Fat Lava Glaze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Interesting square - block shaped vase with Sgrafitto inspired incised ribbings with fat brown lava glaze. Its an unique piece by an unidentified Scandinavian Ceramist. It is hand si...
Category

Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Brutalist Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Etched Bud Vase in Gilt Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual heavy gilt bronze bud vase with hand etched floral motif. Probably made in Japan circa 1920-30. Please notice that it tilts slightly to one side. It has an authentic almost p...
Category

Early 20th Century Vases

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Hand Painted Earthenware Vase with Worms, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual and organically shaped pottery vase decorated with worms or eels. Designed and manufactured by Knabstrup in Denmark during the 1920s. Measurements: H: 15 cm, D: 12 cm at the ...
Category

Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Danish Modern Helge Østerberg Ceramic Vase with Blue Drip Glaze
By Helge Østerberg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ceramic vase decorated with petrol blue greenish drip-glaze. Designed by the danish ceramist Helge Østerberg and manufactured at his own studio during the 1960s. Its signed Ø. Measur...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Laholm Sweden Ceramic Pipe Tobacco Jar with Naive Decor, 1960s
By Laholm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sgrafitto decorated pipe tobacco humidor from Laholm Studio in Sweden. Polychrome glazes: purple, white, green, brown. Feturing its original cork lid. Signed/marked. Made circa 1960-...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Powder Trinket in Hand Painted Porcelain & Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautiful vanity or powder trinket featuring a bronze lid with hand painted miniture romantic scene on white porcelain. The frosted glass bottom-part is decorated with hand painted...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Jars

Materials

Bronze

Antique Biscuit or Cookie Jar in Optical Glass by Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A mouth-blown biscuit jar in clear optical wavy glass. It features its original pewter lid and twisted handle. It was made circa 1900-1910 by Holmegaard in Denmark. Use it for its pu...
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Late Victorian Jars

Materials

Pewter

Antique Terracotta Gourd Vase Decorated with Squid Tentacles
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique pottery/terracotta vase in a gourd shape. Decorated in relief with squid tentacles and hand-painted. Distinct art nouveau - jugend styling. It wa...
Category

Vintage 1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Jugendstil Glazed Ceramic Hyacinth Planter by Michael Andersen & Son, 1910s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Early Danish Pottery vase with subtle Art Nouveau/Jugend styling and shape. Unusual plum and bone-toned glazes fading from the top down its sides....
Category

Vintage 1910s Danish Jugendstil Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Ceramic Vase in Copper Glaze by Soren Kongstrand, 1930s
By Søren Kongstrand
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Pottery vase by the danish ceramist Soren Kongstrand. Its a piece unique and it dates from circa 1935. Eksperimental glaze: metallic/copper based lust...
Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Saxbo Stoneware Sample in Green Glaze, 1950s
By Saxbo
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small conical vase executed with spotted teal green hares fur type glaze. It is a a rare one made at Saxbo in Denmark during the 1950s as a glaze sample prior to a larger volume. The...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Mari Simmulson Black & White Ceramic Vase 'Mars', Upsala Ekeby 1960s
By Mari Simmulson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare hour-glass - diablo shaped vase by female ceramist Mari Simmulson.. It is called Mars and features incised lines creating a pointy geometric pattern bursting through its white...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Scandinavian Ceramic Vase with Blue Drip Glaze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Interesting ball or onion shaped vase in un-glazed ceramic. It features intended spiky imperfections to its neck that are high-lighted with blue and black drip glaze. A funny mix of ...
Category

20th Century Scandinavian Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Nylund Stoneware Vase with Tiger Taupé Glaze for Rörstrand, 1960s
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small cylindrical vase with Taupe glazes commonly called tiger. Designed by Gunnar Nylund and created in the workshop at Rörstrand in Sweden during the 1960s. Fully signed and marked...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Naive Collapsed Face Vase by Gunner Michael Andersen, Danish 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Collapsed face vase or wall plaque in salt glazed stoneware. Interesting naive almost surreal expression. Its a piece unique studio made by the Danish ceramist Gunner Michael Anderse...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Green Danish Diablo Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Green hand-blown Diablo shaped Glass Vase designed in 1956 by Per Lütken. Manufactured at Holmegaard in Denmark between 1956-65. Its very rare. Measurements: Height: 35 cm, Diameter:...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Jette Hellerøe Abstract Stoneware Vase for. Axella Design 1970s
By Jette Hellerøe
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful Danish Modern chamotte stoneware bottle/mallet shaped vase. Designed by Jette Hellerøe for Axella Design during the early 1970s. The abstr...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Fluted Art Deco Vase in Green Glazes in the manner of Arne Bang
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small octagonal pottery vase verdigris green glazes. Unknown Scandinavian ceramist circa 1930 in the style of Arne Bang. It has no signature or markings. Measurements: H: 6.5 cm, D: ...
Category

Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Porcelain Vase by Ivan Weiss for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
By Ivan Weiss
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Modern porcelain vase with blue decor designed by the danish ceramist Ivan Weiss and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen during the 1980s. Fully ...
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Deco Cut Crystal Vase in the style of Daum, 1930s
By Daum
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Strictly cut rectangular cristal vase - vastly faceted vertically. Unknown French maker in the style of Daum. No markings. It measures 26.5 cm in height and has a top-width 8x8 cm. I...
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Crystal

Søholm Danish Modernist Ceramic Vase in Black Glaze, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Black ceramic jug vase decorated with a modernistic abstract motif executed in white and yellow glaze. It also features a vinyl/acrylic mesh-handle. ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Modern Burgundy Ceramic Planter by Nils Thorsson, 1950s
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small ceramic Vase/planter designed by Nils Thorsson and manufactured by Aluminia in Denmark during the 1950s. It is executed in a fated maroon/burgundy toned glaze with underlying a...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Twisted Blue Art Glass Vase by Martin B. Møller for Glashytten
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A handblown long-neck art glass vase in cobalt blue and clear. It is called Solitaire (Da: Solitær) and was made by glass artist Martin Birk Møller in his wor...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Midcentury Coffee Brown Glass Vase by Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland, 1970s
By Riihimäen Lasi Oy
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Coffee brown glass vase designed by either Tamara Aladin or Aimo Okkolin in 1970. Manufactured by Riihimaen Lasi in Finland. This is design number 1380....
Category

Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Scandinavian Modern Vase in Bronze, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Heavy cylindrical Scandinavian vase in solid bronze. Horizontal ribbings/tiers towards its base and two center stripes - incised/engine-turned. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer in...
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Bronze

Gunnar Nylund Green Chamotte Vase in Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This Chamotte stoneware vase in olive/pickle green glaze was designed by Swedish Ceramist Gunnar Nylund and made in Sweden during the 1960s. Marking...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Glazed Purple Pottery Vase from Laholm Sweden, 1960s
By Laholm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sgrafitto decorated vase from Laholm Studio in Sweden. Polychrome glazes: purple, white and black in an abstract/geometric decor. Delicate feminin styling. Signed/marked. Made circa ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Murano Glass Vase with Blue Stripes attributed to Barovier & Toso
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1930s Hand-blown clear glass vase with internal blue swirls. Made in Murano Italy during the 1930s or 40s. Distinct Art Deco styling. This designs is attributed to Ercole Barovier....
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Jacob Siv Ceramic Vase with Leaves for Syco Sweden, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Jacob Siv for Syco, Strömstad, Swedish ceramist. Diablo shaped ceramic vase with glazes in brown shades and hand-painted leaf decor. Measures: 17 cm in heigh...
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Helge Østerberg Abstract Vase in Glazed Ceramic, Danish, 1960s
By Helge Østerberg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ceramic vase decorated in glaze with abstract white motif and interior teal green glaze. Designed by the danish ceramist Helge Østerberg and manufactur...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Tamara Aladin Amuletti, Sunflower Glass Vase for Riihimäen Lasi, 1970s
By Tamara Aladin
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Clear Glass Vase with sunflower motif to both sides. Its called Amuletti Kinkas and was designed by Tamara Aladin and manufactured by Riihimäen Lasi in Finland during the 1960s or ea...
Category

Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Danish Brutalist Copper Vase in Copper, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A sculptural cylindrical vase in hand embossed patinated copper. It displays all the right elements of Scandinavian Brutalism. The floral relief pattern resembles some of Axel Salto'...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Vases

Materials

Copper

Honey Yellow Glass Vase by Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare cased vax/matte yellow textured glass vase. Diablo Hour Glass shape. Manufactured by Whitefriars in the UK during the 1970s. This design i...
Category

Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Art Pottery Sgrafitto Charger or Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Sweden, 1950s
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Delicately glazed charger dish or wall platter in sgrafitto technique. Depicting a female in ballroom dress. It is hand signed Tilgmans, Sweden, i...
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Italian Ceramic Vase with Donkey in the Style of Guido Gambone
By Guido Gambone
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 'soapy' white glazed stoneware vase hand-decorated with basket carrying donkey. It has no markings but we suspect it might have been made by Italian ceramist...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Danish Modern Mint Green Ceramic Vase by Joska Keramik, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An hourglass shaped ceramic vase in delicately executed crackle glaze. Made and designed by Joska Keramik (1936-59) in Copenhagen Denmark circa 1950. Measurements: H: 21 cm, W/D: 8/6...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Modern Glazed Stoneware Vase by Christian Ulrik Bertelsen, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Amber orange/brown'ish chamotte stoneware vase with splashes of green over-glaze highlighting framed impressions of branches and leaves in relief. Designed by danish ceramist Christi...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Aldo Londi - Bitossi for Raymor Glazed Stoneware Vase in Sahara Decor, Italy 60s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Aldo Londi designed this eye-catching stoneware vase. Its distinct decor is called Sahara and is executed in earthy, brown and vibrant orange glazes upon geometric patterns/symbols. ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Recently Viewed

View All