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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Holmegaard 1960s Opaline White, Mulberry Art Glass Vase
By Holmegaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern mouth blown art glass vase with mulberry colored bubbly landscape like pattern on opaline white glass. Manufactured by Danish glassworks Ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Italian 1970s Oval Large Basket / Centerpiece in Rattan and Brass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo / rattan large conical basket bowl with a single handle. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
It has a brass trim covering the top and brass detailings a...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Flygsfors Coquille purple bowl
By Flygsfors
Located in Djurhamn, SE
The queen of the room is purple - catches the eye immediately with its extreme design. Fits well on large surfaces and wants space to shine. One of Paul Kedelv's most beautiful and c...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Gorgeous Murano Art Glass Sommerso Fruit Bowl Pink, Blue, Clear Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass bowl in a nice pink, blue, green and clear color. A highly decorative piece useful as centre piece or bowl, candy bowl or fruit bowl, Italy, 1970s. F...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
2, 5 Kg Floral Glass Bowl Shell Centerpiece by Fratelli Toso Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Producer:
FRATELLI TOSO (with producer label)
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass sh...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Italian Modern Art Glass Charger Centerpiece
By Venini
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Italian 20th Century art glass dish, in violet and turquoise colors, with white fazzoletto decorations.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Dorothy Thorpe Frosted Lucite Resin Fruit Bowl Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Lovely frosted resin cabbage bowl by Dorothy Thorpe.
Signed under the object.
Beautiful decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Lucite
Seguso Murano Purple Blue Pink Glass Shell Centerpiece Bowl with Gold Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind hand blown Murano shell bowl centerpiece in shades from pink to blue. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1960s.
This beautiful shell bowl has pink, purple and blue glass case...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Glass Bowl, Vistosi, 1970s
By Vistosi
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian glass bowl, Vistosi, 1970s.
Dimensions: H= 8 cm; W= 15 cm; D=10 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Midcentury Chrome Glass and Briar Wood Pocket Emptier in Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s.
The...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Green Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl Signed by Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mouth-blown Midcentury bowl or vide-poche or ashtray in a stunning Murano aqua green glass. This stunning piece is signed by Archimede Seguso on the bottom and was made in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Black Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl with Black Stripe
Hand blown Murano Sommerso square shaped geode bowl in pink, black and clear glass . Italy, 1960s.
Eye-catching color in vibra...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
1970 Italian Onyx And Brass Ashtray Gray and gold Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970 Italian Onyx And Brass Ashtray Gray and gold Color
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Large Plate or Bowl by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A signed abstract art ceramic plate made by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden. This is a studio production and has an unusual pattern and technique with a swirl in a warm brown col...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Mid-century modern teak bowl, a large 1960s bowl from Digsmed design.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rather large Mid-century modern teak bowl from Digsmed, Denmark, which can be used as a lovely fruit and/or salad bowl, or a Vide-Poche. The quality of this bowl is of a very high ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Murano glass bowl or ashtray by Seguso 1970s
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, PA
Presenting a stunning Murano glass piece by Seguso from the 1970s – a bowl or ashtray showcasing the renowned craftsmanship of the Seguso artisans. This exquisite piece features a bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large French Vallauris Leaf Shaped Pottery Ceramic Bowl
By Vallauris
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This ceramic leave-shaped bowl is a unique and striking piece. Probably made in the 1960s by one of the famous potters of the small French village Vallauris, this bowl is a beautiful...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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
Large Cenedese Italian Rhombus White and Clear Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese signed, large and heavy vintage mid-century modern Italian Murano glass rhombus (diamond) shaped bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Large and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Studio Pottery Leaf Bowl by Albert Ferlay, Vallauris France 1960's
By Vallauris
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Period Art Studio Pottery Large Leaf Bowl by Albert Ferlay. Made in France, Vallauris, 1960's. Stamped on the bottom: Creation A. Ferlay Vallauris. Forest green gl...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Flavio Poli Murano Glass Ashtray or bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, PA
Flavio Poli, the esteemed Italian artist, is celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to Murano glass, particularly his pioneering work with submerged glass, known as 'sommers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Green Haresfur Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Teak Bowles, Scandinavian Midcentury
Located in Bergen, NO
A set of four vintage teak bowls from the 60 - 70s.
Made in Norway.
1. Diameter 13 cm, Height 8 cm
2. Diameter 15 cm, Height 5 cm
3. Diameter 15 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
French Riviera Vide-Poche Bowl Tray in Woven Rattan and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful vide-poche or decorative bowl fully made in woven rattan wicker and brass. This elegant French Riviera style object was made in Italy during the 1970s.
This stunning vide-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Blue Murano Glass Dish
Located in London, London
Dish
Murano glass
Glorious colour
Italy 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Nils Thorsson Royal Copenhagen Mid-Century Celadon Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Nils Thorsson (Danish, 1898-1975) was a renowned Danish ceramicist and was the leading ceramicist at Royal Copenhagen/Aluminia for around 60 years. Born in Sweden he moved to study i...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Per Linneman-Schmidt Palshus Haresfur Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Per Ingvard Henrik Wulff Linneman-Schmidt (Danish, 1912-1999) was a Danish sculptor and ceramic artist born in Copenhagen. In 1948 he established a studio with his wife Annelise in T...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Bowl, Pyot Thiry, Vallauris c. 1960
By Pyot Thiry
Located in St Ouen, FR
Delicate bowl with the motif of a female figure executed by Pyot Thiry and dating from the Artist's collaboration at the "Tapis Vert" workshop.
It is therefore an early piece since ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vienna Straw Wicker and Lucite Vide-Poche Bowl, Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful Mid-Century vide-poche made in curved clear lucite and Vienna straw. This lovely piece was made in Italy during the 1970s following the style of Christian Dior.
This ch...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Lucite
Fontana Arte Organic Glass Form Bowl 1960
Located in Munich, DE
Rare blue grey glass bowl, candy dish designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Similar examples pictured in Franco Deboni’s “Fontana Arte” published by Allemandi & C., 2...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Onix Cup, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 3 Onix Cup
Manufactured in Italy, circa 1940.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Onyx
Dimensions: ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Midcentury Modern Pair of Ceramic Bowls Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set of two bowls contains the largest model of the AXK bowl and a ARO bowl, both manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Gunnar Nylund.
The ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Soft Fruit Dish, English, Carnival Glass, Display Plate, Lustre, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage soft fruit dish. An English, carnival glass plate, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Striking lustre with a delight...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Set of Two Italian Rattan and Brass Baskets / Centerpieces / Bowls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern rattan bowls with brass rims. Italy, 1970s
Three rattan bowls in different sizes, one in conical shape.
Use them as decorative bowls or fruit bowls to...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Spanish Blue Glazed Ceramic Two Handled Centerpiece Bowl, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Twin Handled Blue Glazed Ceramic Centerpiece Kylix Tazza Bowl. Spain, 1970s
Handcrafted in Spain at the 70s.
Beautiful Greek inspired design with handles at both sides. Midcentury ta...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Danish Teak Bowl by Dansk Design Denmark Design by Jens Harald Quistgaard
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Teak bowl
by Jens Harald Quistgaard.
Producer Dansk design, Denmark,
1960s.
Original 1960s teak bowl made in Denmark. Desigend by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Made in high qua...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Val Saint Lambert Vintage Stretch Fruit Dish or Flower Bowl in Clear Crystal
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Val Saint Lambert stretch fruit dish or bowl in clear crystal. The item can be used as a table centerpiece or on a mantelpiece.
It has two large s...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Midcentury copper and Barovier glass bowls designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of copper bowls by Gabriella Crespi
Rare pair of copper and brushed steel bowls with Barovier glass and their tray designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Midcentury tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tankard by Gabriella Crespi
Leather and steel tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Steel
1950 / African tree trunk bowl / Mid-century / vintage / design
Located in Meulebeke, BE
1950 / African tree trunk bowl / Mid-century / vintage / design
This eye-catching large African oak bowl was crafted around 1950. Hand carved from a solid tree trunk, this bowl is o...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Oak
Large Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian midcentury Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini blue ceramic centerpiece bowl, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Unusual large scale 14,17 in diameter Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Large Murano Glass Bowl from Archemide Seguso for Seguso 1960´s
Located in Berlin, DE
This handmade bowl crafted from mouth-blown Murano glass, created using the traditional Sommerso technique ( a method that layers multiple colors of glass within a single object ), i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Roger Capron for Vallauris. Modernist ceramic bowl with a bamboo handle.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Roger Capron (1922-2006), French ceramist for Vallauris.
Modernist ceramic bowl with a bamboo handle.
Abstract design. Hand-painted.
Approximately from the 1960s.
Signed.
In excellen...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vitange "Diamond" Ashtray In Glass, Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage ashtray produced in Czechoslovakia in 1950s. Made of pure transparent glass into a diamond shape design. Beautiful item that can be used as a key bowl. Looks stunni...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Amber Yellow "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Artistic Vase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury amber yellow "Sommerso" Murano glass vase. This fantastic piece was created by Artistic Crystal in the 1970s.
This amazing item has its original label and it's ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Beautiful Murano Glass Bowl Catchall or Cigar Ashtray 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...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Holmegaard Per Lütken "Selandia" Smokey Glass Bowl Signed Dated 1961
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely free formed smokey gray art glass bowl signed by Per Lütken made for Holmegaard in 1961. A great decorative item in fantastic condition for its age with only a few signs of ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kerina, Monaco, Majolica Wall Platter Vallauris, 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Majolica wall platter by Kerina, Monaco, ca.1960. Measure: diameter: 13.2" (33.6cm), depth: 1.8"(4.5cm). Signed "Kérina Monaco" on the back. Few slight traces of age. Very good condi...
Category
1960s Monacan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-century modern art pottery bowl by Inger Persson, Rörstrand Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A signed studio production art ceramic bowl by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden. As most of her work this is a small studio product, a small bowl or flowerpot which is very rare a...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Art Pottery Studio Handmade Dish by Tieberghien, Belgium 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Pottery Studio Handmade Abstract Illustrated Dish Bowl by Oswald Tieberghien. Made in Belgium, 1960's. One of the famous Belgian midcentury modern ceramists fr...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Art Ceramics Studio Handmade Bowl by Jan Nolf for Perignem Studios, 1960's
By Perignem
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Brutalist in style Art Ceramics Studio Bowl by Jan Nolf for Perignem Studios. Made in Belgium, 1960's. Round selenium red and black glazed bowl with abstrac...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Italian Rattan and Brass Basket Bowls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern rattan bowls with brass rims. Italy, 1970s
Three rattan bowls in different sizes and shapes: a tall one in round shape, an oval platter bowl and a th...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Leaf Shaped Glazed Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual leaf design midcentury blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic bowl / vide-poche / ashtray. Italy, 1950-1960s.
Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in It...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Stig Lindberg Mid-Century Gustavsberg Feather Pattern Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916-82) was one of the greatest Scandinavian designers of the Twentieth Century. He was prolific in ceramics designing everything from tableware ranges to u...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-century Coquille glass bowl made by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors, Sweden.
By Paul Kedelv, Flygsfors
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
This is an amazing hand-blown vintage Coquille glass art bowl, which can also function as a little plate, made and signed by the talented Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors, Sweden. The piece...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Bullicante Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing folded rim hand blown Murano glass ashtray / bowl with gold flecks and controlled air bubbles. Attributed to Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1950s.
Pink and grey glass spots and clea...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Nils Thorsson Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Mid-Century Bowl with Fish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Nils Thorsson (Danish, 1898-1975) was a renowned Danish ceramicist and was the leading ceramicist at Royal Copenhagen/Aluminia for around 60 years. Born in Sweden he moved to study i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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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