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 legendary 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.
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Beige
Carl Auböck Model #3600 'Crown' Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3600 'Crown' brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished brass. Originally conceived as an asht...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Stoneware Bowl by Winslow Anderson, 1947
Located in South Charleston, WV
Created by Winslow Anderson in 1941 while a
student at Alfred University, it is one of a kind and unique.
Measures: 1.5" tall, 9" wide and 7" deep.
Signed with Winslow Anderson's ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink Sommerso Ribbed Glass Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful large Murano hand blown pink Sommerso art glass ribbed centerpiece bowl with wavy edge. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini.
Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This elegant centerpiece can be used for decorative purposes or for daily use as fruit bowl adding a luxury accent to any kitchen or table.
Great gift idea.
Mint condition.
Measures: 32 cm W x 26 cm D x 17,5 cm H
Barbini Pink...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Carstens Tönnieshof West German Midcentury Abstract Trailed Design Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish midcentury West German Ceramic bowl applied with an abstract trailed design on a matted grey glazed ground by Carstens, Tönnieshof. The b...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Red Yellow Faceted Triangular Glass Ashtray / Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sommerso faceted Murano glass triangular ashtray. Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy, 1950s.
Red and yellow glass cased into clear glass.
It can be used also as small rings or jewelry ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Glass Latticino Bowl Vintage Venetian Mid 20th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Murano hand made latticinio bowl. Vintage mid century.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
20th Century Fausto Melotti Decorative Bowl in Green Enameled Ceramic, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Fausto Melotti (Rovereto 1901 - Milan 1986) was an Italian sculptor, painter and musician. He was born in Rovereto when it belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he attended th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Brutalist Glass Bowl, Pertti Santalahti for Humppila Finland 1970s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Large Mid-Century Modern brutalist art glass bowl by Pertti Santalahti for Humppila Glass in Finland. Made ca. 1970s.
The colors move from a brown earth like color to a warm amber color and finally to transparency like ice. The surface is very rough and structured like large broken pieces of ice. Very dramatic.
The bowl wears the original Humppila sticker with the text: Humppila Handmade in Finland.
It is hand signed to the bottom: "Pertti Santalahti" and "Humppila Finland"
The bowl is in a very good vintage condition. No chips, cracks or repairs.
It weighs approximately 3400g.
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Pertti Juhani Santalahti (1941 Helsinki – 2015 Humppila[1]) was a Finnish designer.
Santalahti studied at the Arts and Crafts Institute in the department of sculpture. He graduated as a designer in 1962. Companies for which he has designed are Kupittaan Savi, Nuutajärvi Glass, Alsterfors Lasitehdas (Sweden), Arabia ceramic...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Pottery Abstract Brown Motif
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Pottery Abstract Brown Motif Pentina Consistant with Age Decor Antique Style
Dimensions. 7 W ; 7 D ; 4 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
XL Ceramic Pottery Shell Plate "STRIPES" by Fratelli Fanciullacci, ITALY, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic shell bowl
Producer:
Fratelli Fanciullaci, Italy
Designer:
Fratelli Fanciullaci
Decade:
1950s
This original studio pottery vintage plate element was d...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Venetian/Salviati Murano Glass Latticino Zanfirico Finger Bowl & Saucer
By Salviati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Italian glass finger bowl or handleless cup & saucer.
Attributed to Salviati.
Comprised of Zanfirico canes with purple, aventurine, and white threads.
Simply a wond...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
20th Century Fausto Melotti Decorative Bowl in Lilac Enameled Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Turin, Turin
Fausto Melotti (Rovereto 1901 - Milan 1986) was an Italian sculptor, painter and musician. He was born in Rovereto when it belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he attended th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Two Ceramic Centerpieces by Gabbianelli, Italy, 1970s
By Gabbianelli
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two huge ceramic centerpieces by Gabbianelli.
Oversized handles and pure sculptural shape.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Thomas Webb Amber Glass Bulls Eye Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage midcentury Thomas Webb hand blown amber art glass bowl with a 'bulls eye' or knobbly design dating from around 1950. The bowl i...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquele Glazed Bowl with Fruiting Nuts
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and impressive Danish porcelain bowl hand decorated with fruiting nuts by renowned painter Thorkild Olsen (Danish, 1890-1973) and dated 1950. The heavily made bowl stands on a narrow round unglazed foot and is of wide shallow form with a raised rim and a fold back upper rim. The body of the bowl is decorated in grey Fine craquele glazes...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Studio Crafted Ceramic Bowl
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern studio crafted bowl. Hand signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Vintage Stretch Fruit Dish or Flower Bowl in Clear Crystal
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Val Saint Lambert fruit dish or bowl in colerd crystal.
The item can be used as a table centerpiece or on a mantelpiece.
Giving it a strong peri...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Willy Guhl 23" Concrete Bowl, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic cement bowls by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Very unusual size in 23" diameter. Most bowls start at a much larger 31" diameter and are only to be used outdoors d...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Concrete
Reginald A. Lewis Large Paradise Fish Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning large studio pottery bowl of shallow form titled Paradise Fish and decorated with three fish by renowned potter Reginald A. Lewis (British, 1899-1990) and probably dating ...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Vintage White Porcelain Trinket Bowl with Gold Details by Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany, 1960s.
Thomas Porcelain, a part of the Rosenthal Porcelain Group of Germany, manufactured this white porcelain bowl with gold details.
It is marked.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect original condition and ready to become a great decor item...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Bubble by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini for Barbini Scavo Murano Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Alfredo Barbini for Barbini Scavo murano bowl.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Brass Fish Bowl by Richard Rohac, Signed, Handmade in Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant fish brass bowl by Richard Rohac, with hammered pattern, handmade in Austria,
The bowl is signed on the underside with his trademark [bac...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Flavio Poli Pair of Faceted Small Bowls Murano Glass for Seguso 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful pair of Flavio Poli small bowls or catch-all for Seguso Vetri D'Arte made in the 1960s from the Sommerso collection. These block bowls have eye-catching colors, with petrol...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Franco Bucci Italian Midcentury Art Pottery Bowl for Laboratorio Pesaro
By Franco Bucci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Modernist midcentury Italian art pottery bowl designed by Franco Bucci for Labortorio Pesaro. The rounded handcrafted stonewa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Carl Auböck Model #3514 Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3514 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished brass. Originally conceived as an ashtray and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Pierced Blush Ceramic Tabletop Fruit Bowl, in Stock
Located in Oakland, CA
Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, this bowl is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware. The satin glaze varies subtly from blush to cream to white. Controlled, slow cooling in t...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Nils Thorsson Danish Royal Copenhagen Faience Glazed Baca Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience glazed bowl in the Baca design with fish by renowned Scandinavian ceramic artist and designer Nils Johan Thorvald Thor...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #3548 Polished Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3548 polished brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Bowl with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Canadian studio pottery miniature bowl decorated in yellow glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1937-2009) dated 1976.
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson was born in 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Vancouver as a child. In his twenties, he represented Canada in the 1959 Chicago Pan-American Games, running alongside Henry 'Harry' Winston Jerome in both the 100 yard and 220-yard dash. Following this, he attended San Jose University of California and in 1966 received a BFA in Ceramics.
Working with clay was Thorlaksson’s passion. He was fascinated with Asian ceramics, in particular the Song dynasty Chinese pot forms and glazes. In 1985, the Mayor of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt, visited China on a goodwill mission for the twinning of Vancouver with Guangzhou China. As gifts, he took with him several of Thorlaksson’s ceramics and presented them to Cao Yun-ping, Secretary-General of the People's Municipal Government of Guangzhou. The pieces were well received and local Chinese potters were interested to learn about his glazing techniques.
In 1987, Thorlaksson was invited to visit China’s Guangzhou University to exhibit more of his work. He was aided in this exchange by Joanne Mah, the Director of Intercultural Training and Educational Consultants (ITEC), who had worked with the Harcourt exchange. In 1988, she and her husband sponsored a pre-gallery showing of Thorlaksson’s ceramics at the ITEC’s Hong Kong office, prior to an exhibition at Alvin Gallery in Hong Kong. Thorlaksson was celebrated and introduced to academics and the media, including the head of ceramics at the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts. Local Chinese potters were eager to learn about his firing techniques, which used multiple firings to create special glaze characteristics. They were also intrigued to understand how he designed his own stands as an integrated part of his presentation. Unlike Asian potters who used wooden stands, Thorlaksson produced his stands in clay, matching each stand in aesthetic and tone to its pot. This two-part process elevated his pieces to sculpture. He believed that ceramics should be viewed as fine art and not craft. He was inspired by the female form and was quoted as saying 'Most potters make pots; I make parts of people'.
The bowl is of wide squat rounded form with a fold over rim and is decorated in pale yellow glazes over a brown ground and stands on a narrow round unglazed foot. The design is probably based and inspired by a Chinese brush washer...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Mangani Italian Porcelain Basket Shaped Floral Painted Centrepiece
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Italian porcelain open work basket shaped centrepiece hand painted with floral designs by Mangani and dating from the 20th century. The basket stands raised on...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Small Willy Guhl Amoeba Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic cement amoeba bowl by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Bright red base and grey top. Very unusual design with beautiful patina. Good vintage condition. Wear as shown.
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cement
Angelo Mangiarotti Calacatta Marble Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Angelo Mangiarotti (1921-2012) was an Italian designer and architect who focused on industrial process and design production. Mangiarotti believed strongly in the correct use of technique and manner and built his reputation on the idea that one should never forget the real needs of users. He graduated from the Architecture School of Politecnico di Milano in 1948, moved to the U.S. in 1953 and worked as a visiting professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology where me met the likes of Konrad...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble
Vallauris Yellow White Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in multicolor glazed ceramic.
Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in yellow, amber, white and brown colors. Manufactured by Vallaur...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Carl Auböck Model #7252-1 Polished Brass Fruit Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7252-1 polished brass fruit bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
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 Zanfirico ribbons Italian art glass decorative bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Has a ruff...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously crafted, beautifully glazed, Mid-Century Modern curved bowl by California master ceramist Rupert Deese who worked closely with pottery legend Harrison Mcintosh.
Signed with Deese's cipher/ stamp on the base.
Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern ceramics and pottery collection or a very eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Deese's work can be found in numerous collections and museums including:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, California
Millard Sheets Collection, Gualala, California
Mingei International Museum, San Diego
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Richard & Alice Petterson Museum, Claremont, California
Roger Corsaw...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Angelo Mangiarotti Calacatta Marble Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Angelo Mangiarotti (1921-2012) was an Italian designer and architect who focused on industrial process and design production. Mangiarotti believed strongly in the correct use of technique and manner and built his reputation on the idea that one should never forget the real needs of users. He graduated from the Architecture School of Politecnico di Milano in 1948, moved to the U.S. in 1953 and worked as a visiting professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology where me met the likes of Konrad...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble
Pair of Large Bowls Designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal Studio
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice design simple elegant porcelain bowl designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal studio, circa 1970's excellent condition no chips or cracks Buyer has the option to buy 1 or 2.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Decorative Dish Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white ribbons Italian art glass decorative scalloped rim bowl / vide-poche. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. Created with pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Nils Thorsson Danish Royal Copenhagen Faience Glazed Baca Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience glazed bowl in the Baca design with fish by renowned Scandinavian ceramic artis...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase Element Cordonato d'oro by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vase element was produced in the 197...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Swiss Concrete Ball Planters, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small concrete Swiss ball planters in the style of Willy Guhl. Great patina to each planter. Great for indoors or outside. Heavy and substantial. Priced i...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Concrete
Set of Four Carl Auböck Brass Objects
Located in Glendale, CA
Set of four Carl Auböck brass objects. Includes Carl Auböck model #4072/G 'Rooster' brass bell, model #3600 'Crown' brass bowl, model #3514 brass bowl and model #4224 'Hand' brass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
1950s Yellow Bullseye Ashtray Dish La Gardo Tackett Los Angeles Japan Architect
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Porcelain ashtray designed by La Gardo Tackett (1911-1992). Best known as the head designer for Architectural Pottery, in Los Angeles, California. Diameter of 7 5/16 inches.
Two a...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bowl, Orange / Yellow, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Ceramic bowl in orange / yellow colors from the 1960s.
This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional workshop by our educated employees, who assure the product qua...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Truda Carter Poole Pottery Blue Rooster Pattern Hand Painted Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good large and well painted poole pottery bowl decorated with the Blue Rooster pattern by Truda Carter and dating from the 1960’s. The bowl stands rais...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Glass sugar bowl/Bohemia Crystal, 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Glass
Good Original condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Flysfors style Art Glass bowl with swirled color in cased crystal.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pair of Plastic Bowls & Tray Blue Flowers Gold Leaves
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage mid-century modern pair of transparent goldish molded pliable plastic bowls and a tray with blue flowers & gold stems, gold leaves, and gold glitter or gilt flecks. Be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Black and Multicolored Murano Glass Clown Trinket Bowl / Ashtray, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
A Murano glass clown bowl / ashtray, with a cased body.
The hands serve as cigarette rests. It can stand when not in use.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it mi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Bowl with Hummel Motiv Drawing, Germany, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Glass bowl with Hummel motiv drawing, Germany, around 1950s.
Original condition.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Archimede Seguso Murano Polveri Bowl, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Murano Polveri Bowl 1950s
A rare venetian art glass bowl of the Polveri series introduced by Archimede Seguso in 1953. Thick ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Amorphic Murano Glass Shallow Bowl Seguso 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely, elongated glass Murano shallow bowl in clear with infused gold by Seguso, Italy. Reminiscent of a very elegant summer squash with a handle.
Measurements: 12 inches wide x ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink Zanfirico ribbons and copper aventurine bands Italian art glass decorative centerpiece bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
"Dancing Figure in Asian Costume, " Monumental Mid Century Enamel Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The most spectacular piece of mid century enamelwork we have ever seen, or offered, this monumental shallow bowl, designed for hanging on a wall, depicts a dancing female figure -- c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Bauhaus Art Deco 'Ikora' Art Glass Bowl by WMF in Germany, circa 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing WMF 'Ikora' crackled art glass bowl, by Karl Wiedmann for WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik), 1930s Bauhaus Art Deco. It is made of glass with crackled details in re...
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century Modern decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative bowls created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative bowls made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative bowls, popular names associated with this style include Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Barovier&Toso, and Flavio Poli. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative bowls differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $46,574 while the average work can sell for $646.
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