Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-century Scandinavian Beck & Jung iconic Ashtray Ultima 15
By Beck & Jung
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
An iconic white metal brutalist sculptural ashtray, design by Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg known as Ultima 15 made by Diverse Ting, Malmö, Sweden in the mid-1970s. These ashtra...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Aluminum
By and Documented Gabriella Crespi Gilded "Walnut" Salt Spice Cellar, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Exceptional and unique half walnut-shaped salt or spice container made in finely sculpted bronze and gilded in gold. Designed by Gabriella Crespi in Italy during the 1970s, the item ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Bronze
Murano Glass Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Bowl
By Salviati
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Bowl
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This colors of joy, mid-century modern bowl would make a beautiful gift. One of the larger of its kind, it measur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
$200 Sale Price
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1960s Astonishing Large Murano Ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing large ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
6,29" diameter x 3,54" H inches
cm 16 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Murano Glass
$464 Sale Price
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Fenton Royal Blue Hobnail Orb, Ball-Shaped Ashtray / Bowl / Vessel
Located in Warrenton, OR
Fenton Royal Blue Hobnail Orb, Ball-Shaped Ashtray / Bowl / Vessel
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Pink and Black Sommero Murano Art Glass Flower Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous handblown Murano art glass bowl in pink and black colors. The black edge cased into pink glass and the large size make this Murano glass piece highly decorative. Lovely to b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,146 Sale Price
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Murano Glass Blue Vase by Cenedese Vetri – Italy, Circa 1950
By Cenedese
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Glass Blue Vase by Cenedese Vetri – Italy, Circa 1950
Add a touch of Italian craftsmanship to your home with this stunning Murano Glass blue vase by Cenedese Vetri, manufactu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Murano Glass
$671 Sale Price
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Swedish Large Ceramic Low Bowl Attributed to Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large decorative bowl attributed to Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby. Very nice size at 9" across. Features an celadon glaze with underside have a raised rib like pattern. See less
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Painted Green Ceramic Oribe Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist Oribe bowl, crafted in Japan during the 20th century, is a stunning example of the enduring beauty and craftsmanship of Japanese ceramics. The bowl features a distinctive green glaze, characteristic of Oribe ware, which is celebrated for its vibrant hues and unique glazing techniques.
Hand-painted with meticulous care, the bowl showcases an intricate design that seamlessly blends traditional Japanese aesthetics with a modernist sensibility. The organic forms and fluid lines of the decoration reflect the skilled artistry and attention to detail inherent in Oribe ceramics...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Ceramic
Elegant Footed Bowl in Speckled Art Glass Mid 20th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
Elegant Footed Bowl in Speckled Art Glass Mid 20th Century
Footed bowl in art glass with a very nice and distinct tiger like speckled pattern, made in the middle of the 20th century...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Murano Glass Opaline Yellow Bowl with Gold Polveri/Fleck
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Opaline Yellow Bowl with Gold Polveri/Fleck. The finer polveri gives the item a sort of pearlescent look, especially on the exterior. It is hard to show that in the pho...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$150 Sale Price
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Carved Mahogany Bowl in Style of Arthur Umanoff, Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elongated carved wooden bowl features elegant Modernist style form with soft, rounded corners, that showcases the natural beauty and the rich grain of Mahogany wood.
The bo...
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Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Wood, Mahogany
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Lime Green Purple White Sommerso Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Green, White and Purple 5 layered Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s.
Hand blown Murano Sommerso square shaped geode bowl in green color with interior in purple and layer...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
New Rina Menardi Big Barchetta Bowl in Light Black Glaze
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New studio pottery bowl from Rina Menardi. The Barchetta bowl is a shallow, elongated center bowl with an irregular rim. Thin walled, sculptural shape glazed in light black which is ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Green White Taupe Sommerso Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Emerald Green, White and Taupe 5 layered Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s.
Hand blown Murano Sommerso tear drop shaped geode bowl in dark green color with interior in t...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$950 Sale Price
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Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Pink Aventurine Swirl Italian Art Glass Center Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Large and gorgeous, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent Italian art glass centerpiece bowl in pink and aventurine swirls. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, in the "Apparenza"...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Blue & White Murano Glass Bowl with Copper Aventurine by Fratelli Toso
By Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Blue & White Murano Glass Bowl with Copper Aventurine by Fratelli Toso (suspected). (Barbini made similar)
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Copper
$138 Sale Price
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Murano Glass Bowl w/Gold Leaf & Bullicante, Barovier & Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bowl w/Gold Leaf & Bullicante, Barovier & Toso
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Barovier & Toso created these as ash trays originally, but now that not so many peopl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Gold Leaf
$150 Sale Price
34% Off
Beautiful Pink & Multi Color Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centre piece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1980s. Colors ar...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Four Leaf Clover Bowl, Green with Gold Polveri, Barovier & Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Four Leaf Clover Bowl, Green with Gold Polveri, Barovier & Toso likely
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Although Seguso made a similar work, we believe this one to be by Barovier & T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mid Century Black Banana Bowl by Georges Jouve for Steph Simon, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare French mid century stoneware bowl in black enameled ceramic by Georges Jouve produced for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition and signed by the artist.
D...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Handcrafted Ceramic Bowl with Black Spiral Design, Modern Studio Pottery, 1980s
By Jan Bontjes Van Beek, Horst Kerstan
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This handcrafted ceramic bowl features a striking black spiral design on a white glaze. The minimalist yet bold decoration is paired with a refined shallow shape and a raised foot, g...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century Crystal Bowl by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A modernist design of a bowl by Per Lutken for Royal Copenhagen. It was designed in 1955. The crystal has a bluish tone.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Shell Bowl, Lilac & Pink with Gold Polveri
Located in Warrenton, OR
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Shell Bowl, Lilac & Pink with Gold Polveri.
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This is a beautiful, substantial work that may function as an ashtray, bowl, trinket dis...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Murano Blue Ashtray/Vide Poche Designed by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s stunning blue ashtray / Vide Poche designed by Flavio Poli in Murano Sommerso Glass. This piece is unique and the shape and the color are amazing. Made in Italy
The item is in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Blenko Glass Blue Cowboy Hat Sculpture Decorative Bowl
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage large and beautiful handmade Blenko glass cowboy hat that can serve as a bowl, ice bucket, or centerpiece. The hat is handblown with blue glass, it is not a reproduction. Han...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Hand Built Lidded Ceramic Studio Pottery Jar, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand Built Lidded Ceramic Studio Pottery Jar, 1970's
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Scavo Glass Bowl signed Gino Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Introducing a stunning exemplar of Mid-Century Modernist artistry: a Hand-Blown Murano Scavo Glass Bowl, signed by renowned Italian glassmaker ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Bowl with Copper Aventurine by Fratelli Toso
By Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Shell Curl Bowl with Copper Aventurine, by Fratelli Toso (suspected). (Barbini made similar)
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
$132 Sale Price
20% Off
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte green and yellow Murano glass Sommerso geode bowl, Italy, 1950s.
This geode square shaped hand blown glass bowl is made of gre...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Barovier & Toso Murano Cordonato d'Oro Ciotola, Art Glass Ribbed Bowl 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Amazing hand blown Cordonato d' Oro Murano glass ribbed bowl / ashtray. Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1950s
This striking decorative bowl is heavily adorned with gold f...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Green and Amber Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl by F. Poli, Italy, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bowl or ashtray in Murano "sommerso" green, orange and clear glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and produced in Murano, Italy during the 1960s.
In amazing conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bowl by Alfredo Barbini for Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bowl by Alfredo Barbini for Seguso likely)
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This piece is approximately 6.25 x 2.75 inches.
It is vibrant and in nice ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$195 Sale Price
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Margaret Ratcliff Large Decorative Owl Plate Enamel on Copper, 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern enamel on copper art plate features three owls sitting on a branch with full moon behind them. The design is accented with gol...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Knoll Desk Organizer Oak
By Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Knoll Desk Organizer, Oak. Not signed but came from a Knoll Desk.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Oak
Archimede Seguso Murano Gold Dust Art Glass Bowl with Controlled Bubbles
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Round Murano Bullicante Art Glass Bowl with Gold Dust
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Beautiful hand blown bullicante Murano glass bowl / asht...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white and copper aventurine twisted ribbons Italian art glass decorative bowl. It is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with similar d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Flavio Poli Colorful Faceted Diamond Ashtray by Seguso, Murano, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful multi-faceted and polished Murano glass ashtray in a wonderful diamond shape from the 1960s. Designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy. A colorful combination of light-blue, yellow and green layered art...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Beautiful Blue & Purple Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centrepiece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s. Colors are...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Ercole Barovier & Toso Cordonato D'Oro Red Murano Vase Catch All Bowl
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite vintage Murano glass catch-all bowl by Ercole Barovier features the signature Cordonato d'Oro technique, where radiant gold leaf is expertly layered within the glass, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Sommerso Amber & Green Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl 1970s Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Magnificent midcentury Murano Art Glass with astonishing color shades going from amber into green. This piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s or older.
This wonderful piece is...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Large Handmade Hammered Silver Centerpiece Bowl by Renzo Cassetti, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic large round shell shaped centerpiece completely handmade in hammered silver plate. This beautiful piece was designed by Renzo Cassetti in Italy in the 1970s and is signed i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Modern Large Ceramic Bowl Rörstrand AXK Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful largest model of the AXK bowl manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Gunnar Nylund.
The bowl has a wonderful glaze and it lifts the shape of the bowl to a won...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid Century Ebonized Wooden Bowl by Odile Noll Produced in France, 1970s
By Odile Noll
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare small French mid century bowl in ebonized wood by Odile Noll produced in France, 1970s. In good original condition and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: H: 4 cm / 1.60" W: 10 ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ebony
Archimede Seguso Murano Alabastro Yellow White Cased Oval Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Archimede Seguso oval geode Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray. Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Beautiful elongate shape with yellow and white alabastro glass ca...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$907 Sale Price
20% Off
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Mid-Century Modern Couinard Art Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously glazed large earthenware bowl by ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. Quite heavy and solid .The couple were best kn...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Italian White Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl with Five Doves
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Marked Made in Italy, this incredible centerpiece features five white doves. Unique and refined, this centerpiece can hold a flower arrangement, candles or just left empty as a sculp...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Lucite and Vienna Straw Wicker Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Mid-Century decorative box made of clear lucite enriched inside with Vienna straw wicker. This charming box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the style of Christia...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Lucite
Murano Glass a Bugne Ashtray, Bullicante & Gold Polveri, Barovier & Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass a Bugne Ashtray, Bullicante & Gold Polveri, by Barovier & Toso (assumed)
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This piece could also be viewed/used as a decorative bowl or a vide-poche.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Gold Leaf
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
Josef Hospodka Czech Mid-Century Art Glass Chribska Glass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Czech Chribska art glass bowl in yellow and mauve cased glass bowl by Josef Hospodka dating from around 1960. The heavily blown glass bowl ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Gray Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark purple (almost black) and light gray with gold flecks Italian art glass flipped edge decorative bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Versace For Rosenthal Medusa Crystal Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1980's Gianni Versace designed for Rosenthal crystal decorative bowl with medusa motif, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due t...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Midcentury Toso Murano Copper Flecks Green & White Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spectacular Murano art glass flower bowl with copper or gold aventurine flecks. Attributed to Fratelli Toso, circa 1950s.
Flower shaped hand blown glass bowl or ashtray in mint gree...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
$907 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Polished Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 polished brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in polished brass. Originally conc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$380 / item
Murano Art Glass Finger Food Bowl Catchall Red and Clear Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or ashtray in red and clear, Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Bowl w/Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Original Label Pustetto & Zanetti
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl w/Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Original Label Pustetto & Zanetti
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Pustetto & Zanetti Murano Glass Bowl with Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Remain...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
Beautiful Murano Art Glass Sommerso Fruit Bowl Pink and Clear Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass bowl in a nice different shades of pink and clear color. A highly decorative piece useful as centre piece or bowl, candy bowl or fruit bowl, Italy, 1...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Auböck Model #4483 Patinated Brass Triangle Dish
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4483 patinated brass triangle dish. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polishe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Luciano Gaspari Salviati Signed Murano Purple Pink Blue Sommerso Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding hand blown Murano Art glass bowl in shades of purple pink and blue. Italy, 1960s.
Manufactured By Luciano Gaspari for Salviati.
Signed underneath.
This beautiful bowl has...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,815 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue and Red Sommerso Murano Glass Heart-Shaped Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent heart-shaped, glass bowl or ashtray in a lovely Blu and Red crystal "sommerso" Murano artglass, that was produced in Italy during the 1960s.
This wonderful piece is a pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
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