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Green Glass Vase with Controlled Air Bubbles by Jacob Bang, 1950s
By Kastrup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Green Sommerso vase designed by Jacob E. Bang. It is made from hand blown clear and green glass featuring tiny controlled air bubbles created using...
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Architectural Futurist Vase by Else Kamp for Bing & Grøndahl, 1970s
By Else Kamp
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Multiple-sided futuristic vase in faience, 'Futura' by Else Kamp. Manufactured by B&G in Copenhagen Denmark during the 1970s. Fully signed, numbered and marked beneath the base. Mint...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Futurist Vases

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Faience

Michael Bang Spiderweb Studio Glass Vase for Holmegaard, Denmark
By Michael Bang
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large circular vase in light-blue toned clear art glass. Its an unique piece and its signed by the artist, numbered and dated. It is decorated with applied threads of glass creating ...
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1990s Danish Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Chinese Brass Vase with Dragon Relief, 20th Century, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A vintage Chinese vase in brass. The decorations are handmade. Its signed by an unidentified maker to the base. It was made for export purposes d...
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass

Scandinavian Pottery Vase with Ducks & Bulrush Decor by Tilgmans, Sweden
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Delicately glazed floor vase in dusty blue, pink and purple glazed and hand-applied glazes depicting ducks to one side and Bulrush' to the other. It is signed Tilgmans, Sweden. The g...
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Pottery

Herman August Kähler Two Antique White Commemorative Ceramic Vases, 1900s
By Herman August Kähler
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of pottery vases in delicate white glaze revealing the red clay underneath. Both decorated with relief motifs. One with the National Arms of Swed...
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Late Victorian Vases

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Pottery

Blue Twisted Murano Glass Vase from Seguso, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Biomorphically shaped vase in cased blue and clear hand blown glass. Designed and manufactured at Seguso in Murano Italy during the 1950s or 60s. This vase came with a sticker origin...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Art Deco Pottery Vase with Ram Heads, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Early 1920s painted pottery vase sculpted with ram heads. Its in the style of Karl Hansen Reistrup and often assumed being made by Michael Andersen and Son. But it was actually made by Knabstrup who were basically neighbors to Kähler in Næstved, Denmark. The ware you see in the photos is actually spots were the shallow paint...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases

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Pottery

Fluted Art Glass Vase from Studiolasi Pertunmaa, Finland, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand sculpted clear glass vase with red stripes and vertical ribbings. Designed and made at Studiolasi in Finland, circa 1970. Measurements: H 25.3, D 8/3 cm.
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Vintage Shooting Star Crystal Vase from Kosta
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Heavy Swedish crystal vase that resembles a shooting star. Designed in-house at Kosta in Sweden during the 1970s. The sticker from Kosta in no lon...
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Crystal

1920s Art Deco Jug in Disko Metal by Krone Copenhagen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very early Art Deco styled jug made in Denmark during the 1920s. Japanese or Chinese inspired decor. It is made from Disko Metal an alloy made mainly from pewter with applied verdi...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases

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Metal

Ceramic Japanese Ikebana Vase from Yamasan, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rectangular Japanese Ikebana vase in orange with speckles in earthy brown/green glazes. Ikebana is the Japanese equivalent of arranging flowers...
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Scandinavian Ceramic Vase Bamboo by Olle Alberius for Rörstrand, 1960s
By Olle Alberius
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mid century cylindrical ceramic vase called bamboo. It was designed by the Swedish Ceramist Olle Alberius (OA) and manufactured at Rörstrand Studio in Sweden during the mid-late 1960...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Swedish Chamotte Vase with Arrows by Valeria G. Törnberg for Elbogen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual and unique cylindrical vase in chamotte clay. Partially unglazed exterior decorated with black arrow and see-through horizontal piercings. Th...
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Blue Ball Glass Vase by Birgitta Watz for Lindshammar, 1995
By Lindshammar Glasbruck
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rocking globe-shaped cobalt blue glass vase designed by Birgitta Watz in 1995 and manufactured by Lindshammar in Sweden. Standing on a plane surface th...
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1990s Swedish Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Large UFO Art Glass Vase from Murano, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
UFO shaped multicolored and very heavy vase in hand blown glass. It originates from Murano Italy and was manufactured during the 1960s. The design is probably by Cenedese Vetri and a...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Alfred Johansson Ceramic Haresfur Vase for Höganas, 1930s
By Höganäs Keramik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped vase in pickle/olive green hares fur glaze. It’s a very early piece by Alfred Johansson who mastered ceramic modernism way earlier ...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Purple Fatlava Ceramic Vase from Dümler & Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique looking vase covered all over in a mixed fatlava glaze of purple, rose and greens nuances. Designed and made by Dumler & Breiden in Germany during the 1970s. Imprinted/signed ...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Scandinavian Cut Crystal Vase, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A cut crystal torpedo shaped vase presumably from either Kosta Boda or Orrefors. The vase features diffrent techniques most prominent is the mix of vertical ribbing to one side and a...
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Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Crystal

Scandinavian Glass Vase with Arrows, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A cast glass vase decorated with arrow motifs. Made in Denmark during the 1930s, probably by Lyngby Glas. The style of this piece mimics the industrial tendencies of Art Deco and the...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Bauhaus Vases

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Glass

Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vase by Ellen Malmer for Royal Copenhagen, 1970s
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small fajance vase with abstract, modernistic glazed motif in contrasting yet earthy glazes. Designed by the Danish ceramist Ellen Malmer (EM) and manuf...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Faience

Danish Art Deco Cigarette Holder in Bronze, 1930s
By Nordisk Malm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Lidded bronze jar, trinket or cigarette container decorated with crown motif's. Manufactured and designed by Nordisk Malm in Denmark during the 19...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Jars

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Bronze

Danish Modern Stoneware Vase in Haresfur Glaze by Aino Grib, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
The Danish artist and ceramist Aino Grib was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1972. This unique vase is an early piece and ...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Scandinavian Crystal Vase by Bengt Edenfalk for Royal Krona, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A sculptural crystal vase designed by Bengt Edenfalk and manufactured by Royal Krona in Skruf Sweden during the 1970s. It is signed by the designer in hand...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Crystal

Blue Art Glass Vase 'The Waterdrop' by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped (almost fluent) light blue art glass by Danish designer Per Lütken. Created at Holmegaard Studio in the early 1960s. Hand blown thick and heavy glass.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

May Green Heart Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1950s
By Per Lütken
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1950s Holmegaard Per Lutken 'May' green heart shaped vase, signed to base 'Holmegaard', numbered and with Per Lütken initials.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Tapio Wirkkala Engraved Glass Vase, Finland, 1960s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Clear slightly yellow-toned glass vase with vertical engraved lines. Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in Finland and manufactured by Littala in the early 1960s. The shape and tone of the g...
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Pink Crystal Vase by Miloslav Klinger, 1950s
By Miloslav Klinger
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An organic almost liquid shaped pink or purple toned crystal vase by Czech Miloslav Klinger. It was designed in the late 1950s and created at Zelezny ...
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Handprinted Antique Marmelade Jar with Flowers from Holmegaard
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare lidded trinket or jar with hand painted flowers in vibrant colors. The brass lid is also incised with floral motifs and has a decorative ring-handle. It was made by Holmegaard i...
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Antique 1890s Danish Victorian Jars

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Brass

Dinanderie, Metallurgy Vase by Groos & Christensen Copenhagen, Denmark, 1921
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Metallurgy is the scientific experimentation of recovery, refining properties and uses of metals and formulation of metal alloys. Bronze, copper, tin, brass and silver are the most c...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases

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Metal, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Pair of Pink, Blue and White Italian Jack in the Pulpit Glass Vases
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of 'Jack in the Pulpit' vases in cased and twisted Murano glass. Anonymous glass studio/designer in Murano or Venezia circa 1940-1950 in the style of Loetz Rainbow series. The...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vases

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Blown Glass

Jugend Vase in Glazed Ceramic by Michael Andersen, 1920s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small and early Danish Pottery vase with subtle Art Nouveau/Jugend styling and shape. Unusual caramel colored glazes. Designed by Michael Andersen...
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Vintage 1910s Danish Jugendstil Vases

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Ceramic

Blue Crystal Vase with Rose Gold Speckles by Joska, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mouth-blown blue crystal vase with stylized handles and rose gold speckles. Designed by Joska in Bavaria, Germany. Label Joska. Silberberg Kristall, ...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Crystal

Striped Blue Ceramic Vase by Gerhard Meisel for Stahnsdorf, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped ceramic vase in blue glaze with green stripes. Designed by the German ceramist Gerhard Meisel and made in his studio in Stahnsdorf du...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Art Glass Duckling Vase by Per Lütken for Kastrup/Holmegaard, 1950s
By Per Lütken
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This organically hand blown vase screams Murano or Kai Franck but it is in fact Danish. The design is for obvious reasons called the duckling vase and resembles the Beak of a duck. I...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Light Green Duckling Glass Vase with Air Bubbles by Per Lütken, Holmegaard 1950s
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tall organically shaped hand blown glass vase with controlled air bubbles and the so-called Duckling top. Very rare color in this series by Per Lütken. Designed in 1954 and manufactu...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Olive Green Ceramic Vase and Bowl 'Zenit' by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, 1970s
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Matching bowl and vase in the series Zenit. Designed by Gunnar Nylund and manufactured by Rörstrand in Sweden during the early 1970s. Both pieces are marked with the crestmark of Rör...
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Pottery

Blue Art Deco Style Pottery Vase by Einar Johansen, 1960s
By Einar Johanson 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Bang inspired ceramic vase with vertical flutings and blue glaze. Designed by Danish ceramist Einar Johansen and created in his own workshop during the 1960s before he started a...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Scandinavian Brutalist Vase in Hand-Embossed Copper, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A sculptural handled vase in hand embossed copper. It displays all the right elements of Scandinavian Brutalism. Anonymous Scandinavian metal worker/artist circa 1970. It has no mark...
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Brutalist Vases

Materials

Copper

Vintage Crystal Vase by Allan Scharff for Holmegaard, 1990s
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This vase is called Breeze and regardless of the angle from which you look at this vase the waves makes it look like its moving, fluid and on the move. Every angle is different. Its ...
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1990s Danish Modern Vases

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Crystal

Scandinavian Sommerso Glass Vase by Josef Schott for Smålandshyttan, 1960s
By Smålandshyttan
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Lean hand blown glass vase with caramel brown Sommerso/hues. Designed by Josef Schott and manufactured by Smålandshyttan in Sweden during the 1960s It still has its original paper st...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Ceramic Danish Ball Vase with Abstract Decor by Peter Sylsvest, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Peter Sylvest has worked at both Royal Copenhagen and Michael Andersen in Denmark and has exhibited all-over the world. This small footed ball vase has a flowing abstract decor...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Hand Painted Modernist Glass Vase, Scandinavia, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Urn shaped glass vase decorated by hand with modernistic motifs and patterns in vibrant and contrasting colors. Anonymous Scandinavian maker/artist circa 1970. The stylistically perf...
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Murano Glass Vase with Red Swirl, 1970s
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Clear Murano glass vase with overlay red swirl. Manufactured in Venice Italy during the 1960s or 1970s. This design is attributed to Carlo Moretti and inspired the current design of ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Black Glass Trumpet Vase by Hutschenreuther, Leonard, Germany, 1980s
By Hutschenreuther
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Delicate black glass vase decorated with gold flowers by Leonard Paris. It was manufactured in Germany by Hutschenreuther during the 1980s.
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Vintage 1980s German Modern Vases

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Glass

Ceramic Vase with Abstract Autumn Glaze by Josef Etienne Van Wonterghem, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Piece unique by the Danish ceramist Josef Etienne van Wonterghem. Abstract decor in 'autumn' glazes. It has a raw undisturbed Nordic thing going...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Pottery

Unique Danish Cylindrical Ceramic Vase in Oxblood and Drip Glaze, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique cylindrical ceramic vase with a powerful and dramatic expression created by the use of oxblood-, white drip glaze and highlighted by the use shallow and deep unsymmetrical fre...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Ceramic

German Art Deco Revival Pottery Vase, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tall and decorative German vase with great Art Deco styling. Architectural details, snake skin or tiles imita and bronze glaze. Its has an unidentified marking beneath its base.
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Vintage 1970s German Art Deco Vases

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Pottery

Danish Modern Stoneware Jug by Hans Nielsen Buch, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Studio stoneware jug by the danish ceramist Hans Nielsen Buch. Dusty and earthy hare fur glazes I the same perfect harmoni as seen in works by Stalha...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Unique Vase in Tenmoku Glaze by Merethe Bloch, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique Studio vase from the hands of Danish ceramist Merethe Bloch. It dates from the latter part of the 1970s and is executed in stoneware and decorated in earthy/metallic tenmoku g...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Engraved Antique Sterling Silver and Crystal Vase by C. C. Christensen, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tall partially engraved sterling silver vase with crystal insert. Very practical when used for displaying flowers. It was designed in 1904 by Danish silversmith C. C. Christensen. Fu...
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Victorian Vases

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Sterling Silver

Danish Oxblood & Grey Drip Glaze Vases by Daniel Andersen for Michael Andersen
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish 1930s ceramic vases displaying exceptional techniques in glazes, subtle Art Nouveau/Art Deco styling and shape. Michael Andersen's son Daniel won the Gold Medal at the World's...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Vases

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Stoneware

Sky Blue Long-Necked Vase from Murano, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped long and lean hand blown glass. Light blue cased opaline glass that becomes darker towards the base. It originates from Murano Italy and was manufactured during th...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Glass Duckling Vase by Per Lütken for Kastrup/Holmegaard, 1950s
By Per Lütken
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This organically hand blown vase screams Murano but it is in fact Danish. The design is for obvious reasons called the Duckling Vase and resembles the Beak of a duck. It’s made from ...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Ceramic Art Deco Vase & Dish in Copper Glaze from Kongstrand, 1930s
By Søren Kongstrand
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vase and small matching dish from the workshop of Soren Kongstrand. These pieces are designed by his colleague and apprentice Jens Petersen. Both are ...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Vases

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Ceramic

Ceramic Brutalist Vase from Michael Andersen, 1970s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique ceramic vase displaying exceptional techniques in glazes, Brutalist styling and shape. We have not been able to find any references of this design number/series. Besides the c...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Vases

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Ceramic

Danish Haresfur Stoneware Vase by Ellen Madsen for Lee Keramik, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Haresfur glazed beauty with abstract motif in an elongated ovoid shape. This unique stoneware vase was designed by Danish artist Ellen Madsen and manufactured in her studio Lee Keram...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Danish Satin Opaline Glass Vases from Fyns Glasværk, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unmatched set of unique and antique Danish opaline glass vases. They are hand blown and handprinted with floral motifs. Both created at Fyns Glasværk (later bought by Holmegaard) in ...
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Jugendstil Vases

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Opaline Glass

Ceramic Art Deco Vase with Swirl Glazes by Herman August Kähler, Denmark, 1920s
By Herman August Kähler
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Glazed footed vase with swirling stripes and red dots by Herman August Kähler. Signed HAK - Denmark to the base. Splendid intact vintage/antique un-restored condition.
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Pottery

Biomorphic Art Pottery Vase by Aksel Sigvald Nielsen, Denmark, 1950s
By Aksini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful black and white ceramic vase by Aksini (Aksel Sigvald Nielsen) for Knabstrup, Denmark, circa 1950. Measurements: H 12.5 inches (approx. 32 cm).
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

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