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Decorative Objects For Sale
Creator: Orrefors
Creator: Marcello Fantoni
Orrefors "Crown" Heavy Crystal Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting heavy crystal bowl by "Orrefors", Sweden. Signed with paper label.
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1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Ingeborg Lundin "Green Apple " Vase for Orrefors Sweden, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful green color Apple, by the well known Swedish designer Ingeborg Lundin, This vase is marked, signed , Expo 32-57.
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1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Set of Three Sven Palmqvist Crystal Vase & Bowls Selena Orrefors Sweden 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Set of three Sven Palmqvist pieces from the ‚Selena‘ series for Orrefors in Sweden, 1950s. This extraordinary glass color is something like opal mist - see-through but slightly mist...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful graal vase by Edward Hald, crystal clear with nuances of green. Beautiful underwater motif of fish, where the layers of glass create a lively, wat...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Italian Brutalist Patinated Copper Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale, brutalist patinated copper bowl created by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Italy. Bowl measures 5.5" by 11.5" by 9.5" and is stamped Fantoni, Firenze, Raymor, Italy on the b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Copper

Vintage Orrefors Sofiero by Gunnar Cyren Cut Crystal Bowl Dish Signed #3834-121
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Orrefors Sofiero cut crystal dish #3834-121 designed by Gunnar Cyren.
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Late 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Marcello Fantoni Large Abstract Ceramic Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 9" x 8" abstract ceramic bowl by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960s. Hand-sculpted irregular shaped ceramic form with a mottled milky-white and pale yellow glaze. Textured sculptu...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Massive Ariel Vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden, 1987
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Massive ariel vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden 1987 A heavy art glass vase of the Ariel Cloud series designed by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden in 1978. Blue and lightblue glass with a very thick crystal clear glass overlay internaly decorated with a pattern depicting clouds, wind and rain. Signed with company lable and incised signature 'Orrefors 939590 Olle Alberius Ariel Gallery 7-87' on the bottom. Weight 5,25 kilos (11.2 lb). A rare piece of Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian glass design. Olle Alberius (1926 - 1993) was a Swedish glass designer...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Scandinavian Modern Glass Vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, 1950s
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Modern glass vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, 1950s Tall Swedish handmade Sommerso smoked glass vase. Tear drop design by Swedish designer Nils Landberg for Orrefors...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Orrefors Sweden Thick Blown and Handmade Art Glass Perfume Bottle Heart Stopper
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage clear signed Orrefors blown and handmade art glass perfume bottle with a heart shaped stopper. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vessel made in Sweden circa 1980s. Heavy perf...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Orrefors Sweden Frosted Glass Four Candle Holders Designed by Anne Nilssen
Located in Toledo, OH
Swedish made glass set of four candleholders by Orrefors. Designed by Anne Nilssen. Frosted stem with colorless glass candle cup and base. Si...
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20th Century European Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

1950s Gorgeous Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase Encased in Leather, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Gorgeous Marcello Fantoni ceramic vase encased in leather with cubist warrior figure. Made in Italy. Some signs of aging on it but however it's in excellent condition and it's ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Leather

Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Marcello Fantoni Bird Candle Holder, Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare Marcello Fantoni bird candle holder from the 1950s. Glazed spotted design. Signed. Made in Italy.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall. Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo. "Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base. Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D. Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations. In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later. That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix. The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship. Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks. Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Ingeborg Lundin Apple Vase for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
Located in Milano, IT
Clear glass "Apple" vase Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors. Pointed signature of the designer and manufacturer under the base.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Ariel 'Gondoliere' Vase by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors, Sweden, 1962
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ariel 'Gondoliere' Vase by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors, Sweden 1962 A heavy vase of the Ariel Gondoliere series designed by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors Sweden in 1946. Clear gla...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Italian Mid-Century Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Located in Stockholm, SE
Italian mid-century Marcello Fantoni Studio vase. Made and signed with his typical signature "Fantoni". The shape is tall and slender with applied enamel and various geometric shapes...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Lars Hellsten Orrefors Sweden Expo Art Glass Vase Signed
Located in Gardena, CA
Lars Hellsten Orrefors Sweden Expo Art glass vase signed Light green glass vase with a controlled air bubble in the shape of a sun. Orrefors Sweden label to lower edge. Underside ...
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20th Century Swedish Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

The 'Äpplet' 'Apple' Vase Sculpture by Ingeborg Lundin, Orrefors Expo, 1957
Located in Utrecht, NL
Swedish designer Ingeborg Lundin originally designed this Apple (Äpplet) vase in 1955 for the Helsingborg Exhibition, a world exhibition dedicated to modern design. It was thereafter...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Massive Expo Vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden, 1973
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Massive Expo vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden 1973 A heavy art glass vasel of the Expo series designed by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden in 1973. Orange glass with a very thick crystal clear glass overlay internaly decorated with a black spiral. Signed with: "Orrefors Expo A 247 73 Olle Alberius". Weight 6.6 kilos (14 lb). A rare piece of Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian glass design. Olle Alberius (1926 - 1993) was a Swedish glass designer...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Ferndale, MI
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla paperweight figurine. Original label intact, etched signature, Orrefors GC 480715.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Orrefors Scandinavian Modernist Transparent Blown Crystal Glass Bubble Vase 60s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful this heavy Scandinavian stunning crystal Orrefors glass vase has incised half and full circles alternating patterns. It is elegant and ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Mid-Century Kraka Glass Vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-century Kraka glass vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1960s Tear shaped hand blown clear glass vase with blue and green curved net pattern with tin...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Oval ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oval ceramic vase with dent texture, in light blue, pink and yellow tones. By Marcelo Fantoni (1915-2011), Signature Stamp, Fantoni, Made Italy Italy, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Nils Landberg 'Tulpan' Tulip Vases for Orrefors Sweden, Expo 1957, Set of 5
Located in Utrecht, NL
Delicate and ethereal, Tulpan (Tulip) vases by Swedish designer Nils Landberg. In the late 1940's Landberg developed the slender glass that made him famous. Sizes and shapes varied...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Ariel "Gondoliere" Vase by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors, Sweden
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ariel "Gondoliere" vase by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors, Sweden A heavy vase of the Ariel Gondoliere series designed by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors Sweden in 1946. Clear glas inter...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Marcello Fantoni Monumental Tuscan Ewer, Ceramic Vase or Pitcher, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcello Fantoni Monumental Tuscan Ewer, Ceramic Vase or Pitcher, Italy In orange, green flambé glaze. Extremely rare form and scale with stunning large-scale handle. Signed underne...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Orrefors Ariel Glass Vase with Busts of Women Designed by Edvin Öhrström 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
This Orrefors Ariel glass vase was designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced in 1960, as indicated by the markings on the bottom of the vase. The vase f...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Modern Glass Vase Orrefors "Haze" Erika Lagerbielke, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful art glass vase "Haze" designed by Erika Lagerbielke and produced at Orrefors, Sweden. Good condition, signed and labeled Measures: H 23....
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Large 1, 8kg Sven Palmqvist Lucid Drop Glass Vase for Orrefors, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: glass vase Design: Sven Palmqvist Producer: Orrefors, Sweden 1970s Age: 1970s Description: Wonderful heavy glass element designed by Sven P...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Brutalist Metal Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011). Signed on underside.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Orrefors Sweden Crystal Votive Candle Holder
Located in New York, NY
1980's Scandinavian modern crystal votive candle holder. Hand crafted in Sweden and signed on bottom, Orrefors.  
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Edward Hald for Orrefors 1948 Fish Graal Flower Vase
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Swedish "graal" glass flower vase with green aquarium decoration by glassworker Edward Hald. Signed and marked on bottom 1379 B, which dates it in 1948. Edward Hald (1883 - 1980...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Marcello Fantoni Square Ceramic Modernist Vase, Italy, Signed, Numbered
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed underneath: Fantoni, Italy. Numbered 02230. Gorgeous vibrant piece with gorgeous glaze, In orange and green glaze. Dimensions: H 8" x W 5.75" x D 5.5".
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni '1915 - 2011' Brutalist Metal Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni. Signed on underside.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Marcello Fantoni Brutalist Metal Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011). Signed on underside. See our other listings for a grouping of these vases.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Ravenna Bowl by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ravenna bowl by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1950s A heavy bowl of the Ravenna series designed by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors Sweden in the 1950s. The squarish bowl has round...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Marcello Fantoni Vase, Stoneware, Abstract, Red, Gold, Gray, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Marcello Fantoni vase, Stoneware, Abstract, Red, Gold, Gray, Signed. Small scale vase with sloped shoulders, decorated with a drip glaze in red, gray and gold. Signed on the undersid...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Scandinavian Modernist Faceted Translucent Glass Bowl Signed Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
This refined modernist bowl was realized in Sweden by the renowned maker Orrefors. It features an octagonal mouth and undulating curved faceted sides in translucent glass...
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20th Century Swedish Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Fantoni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, White, Blue, Green, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Fantoni for Raymor vase, ceramic, blue, green, signed. Medium scale chunky vase decorated with bands of aqua blue and moss green glaze over a chalky white bulbous form body. Signed o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Group of Scandinavian Modern Sven Palmqvist "Selena" Bowls from Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Group of three soft form opalescent glass "Selena" bowls by Swedish glass master Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, circa 1950. Largest bowl: 9.5" x 9.5" x 3.5".
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Mid-century Modern Swedish Scandinavian Transparent Crystal Tulip Vase
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This Tulip crystal vase was designed by Jan Johansson for the Swedish glassworks Orrefors during the 1970s. Transparent vase made of lead art crystal glass. It is shaped like a tulip...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Nils Landberg 'Sommerso' Smoked Charcoal Cased Vase for Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish vintage 'sommerso' glass vase, produced circa 1950's -60's by designer Nils Landberg (1907-1991) for Orrefors, with smoked charcoal interior, cased within a clear layer. Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Orrefors Sweden Glass Elephant Signed by the Artist Olle Alberius
Located in Marbella, ES
Orrefors Sweden glass elephant signed by the Artist Olle Alberius.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Vintage Crystal Vase, Alvar Aalto, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage crystal vase is a decorative crystal object designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by the Swedish Companies Orrefors and Ittala in ...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Marcello Fantoni Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Art Pottery 'Pillow' Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery vase was done by the renowned Marcello Fantoni of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is done with a thick dark brown clay a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Mid-century Modern Scandinavian Art Glass Vase from Orrefors, 1950s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This transparent vase was designed by Sven Palmquist for the Swedish glassworks Orrefors during the 1950s. The vase is made of art glass. Sven Palmquist was born in 1906 in Lenhov...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Marcello Fantoni Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Art Pottery Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery vase was done by the renowned Marcello Fantoni of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is done with a thick dark brown clay w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Torch Cut and Hammered Metal Bowl by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Mid-century Marcello Fantoni brutalist hammered metal torch cut bowl. Stamped twice "Fantoni Firenze, Italy," 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Metal

Vicke Lindstrom Hand-Chiseled Art Glass Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vicke Lindstrom hand-chiseled Art glass bowl. Has the look of a piece of ice that has been Chiseled and formed. Beautiful simple Bowl signed on bottom ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Vicke Linstrand Art Deco Mermaid Vase, Orrefors
Located in Riverdale, NY
A lovely and charming example of Vicke Lindstrand's elegant, stylized figures on glass, made for the Orrefors glass company in Sweden. This Art Deco vase features an engraved mermaid...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Ariel Bowl by Edvin Ohrstrom for Orrefors, Sweden, Signed on Underside
Located in Kansas City, MO
Art Glass "Ariel" bowl by Edvin Ohrstrom for Orrefors. Signed on bottom. Excellent condition.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

1960's Swedish Crystal Vase by Orrefors
Located in Paris, FR
20th-century vintage modernist crystal vase signed by Swedish makers Orrefors. This chic statement decorative piece is highlighted by its modern design and thick curved cut. Signed ...
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20th Century Swedish Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Objects

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation. Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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