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
Danish Modernist Bowl in Silver Plate & Enamel by DGS, 1950s
By DGS
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Conical silver plate bowl decorated to the interior with a deep ruby red enamel. Manufactured and designed in Denmark during the late 1950s by DGS (Danish Silver- & Goldsmith associa...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
$309 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid-Century Modern Glass Bowl, Marked Baker Furniture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass bowl, Baker Furniture Company. Circa 1970's, the large and thick rimmed bowl is of striking blue green glass. The interior glass reflects light illuminating ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$285 Sale Price
61% Off
Centerpiece Bowl/Ice Holder in Murano glass, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Very elegant and refined centerpiece/ice bowl made of Murano glass, Made in Italy, 1950s.
Large Murano glass centerpiece vase with very distinctive shape hand-blown in the style of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Tessuto Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Tessuto Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini, Murano
A large tessuto glass bowl made of transparent glass decorated with fine red canes and an iridized surface. The bowl has a wav...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Handmade and Hand Painted Ceramic Bowl or Centerpiece, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Vietri, Italy, 1950s.
This ceramic bowl / centerpiece is hand-modeled and hand-painted, with a slight iridescent finish.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sligh...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large 1.7kg Murano Glass DIAMOND Bowl Element by Flavio Poli attrib., Italy 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attributed.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass ash tray bowl element was designed by Flav...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Murano Italy Art Glass Bowl Lot
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lovely set of 3 Murano Italy art glass bowls / ashtrays.
Circa 1950's-60's.
None are marked or etched. All are in excellent condition without chips.
They measure 8", 7" and 5" wide
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$1,550 / set
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
Dino Martens Italian Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Bowl with Golden Flakes, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sculptural and colorful "Tutti Frutti" midcentury bowl in Murano artistic glass attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese.
Zanfirico techniques and dairy products in ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Vibrant Glass Bowl by Fulvio Bianconi for Mazzega – Italian Design Icon
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking glass bowl, designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Mazzega, showcases the vivid use of color and organic shapes typical of Bianconi's work. Renowned for his artistic contribut...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Small Brass Bowl from 1950s, made in Finland
Located in Turku, FI
Beautiful Brass Bowl made of brass.
- Height 13cm / 5.2in
- Diameter 13.5cm / 5.5in
Vintage Condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed
By Seguso, Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed. Large, low, and heavy, artisan hand-blown clear glass bowl by Seguso for Karl Springer in the 1980's. Provenance: purchased directly from th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$4,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Silver Flecks Sommerso Blue Murano Art Glass Star Bowl, 1950s
By Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crossshaped star / flower art glass bowl, murano glass, silver flecks. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Eye-catching hand blown cobalt blue Murano glass Sommerso bowl with c...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
Bowl in Tortoiseshell Lucite Effect and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing round bowl in in lucite tortoiseshell effect and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal, 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 ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Murano Red and Clear Sommerso Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese (attributed) heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl or ashtray, circa 1960-1970. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this heavy piece of glass features two ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blu Glazed Ceramic Footed Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu) round footed bowl or centerpiece, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in Italy wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Agate Bowl Oval Carved by Hand , Brazil 1990
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of semi precious Agathe bowl , warm brown, white and black tones. Hand carved oval shape in Brazil circa 1990.
Good condition
Set if 2 price for one
Long 13,5 cm width 8cm h...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Agate
Mid-Century Decorative Platter by Albert Thiry 'circa 1960s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Mid-century decorative platter (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry. A milky-white glaze graces both the exterior and the hollow centre. The interior has small tracts of green and earthy cl...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Lucite Resin Tray or Bowl Embedded with Colorful Silk Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning vintage Mid Century Modern Lucite resin tray bowl, with embedded colorful silk flowers and leaves, circa 1970s. This colorful floral tray is very heavy and made out of half ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Lucite, Resin
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Bowl, A Bugne with Aventurine & Swirl
Located in Warrenton, OR
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Bowl, A Bugne with Aventurine & Swirl
This sculptural bowl by Fratelli Toso is a joy to hold and behold. It would ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Seguso Murano Purple Pulegoso Bubble Oval Glass Bowl with Appendages
Located in North Miami, FL
The gorgeous purple color and shape of this Italian vintage Murano Seguso oval hand blown glass bowl looks like a mini space ship with the hundreds of tiny bubbles inside that look l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Glass Bottle Morandiana by Gio Ponti for Venini Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Bottle Morandiana by Gio Ponti for Venini Murano
A vintage glass bottle in transparent green glass with blue stopper and a blue base fused in incalmo technique. Designed b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
FRATELLI TOSO - Murano Heart Shaped White Latticino Bowls - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
FRATELLI TOSO - Pair of Mid Century Murano art glass heart shaped bowls - featuring white latticino canes throughout - light weight with a polished finish - one with ground bottom - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Bowl, Decorative Centerpiece by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Murano Glass Bowl, Decorative Centerpiece by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1960s.
Large hand-blown Murano glass bowl with folded edge.
Made by Archimede Seguso and Seguso Factory, Italy,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Patinated Brass Ashtray Table Sculpture Mid-Century American Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Similar to the ubiquitous Art Deco black bakelite ashtrays designs prevalent in American Diners and Bowling Alleys of the early Twentieth Century.
The bottom is rounded like a coco...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Small Contemporary Pot Pourri Dish, English, Art Glass, Decorative Fruit Bowl
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small contemporary Pot Pourri dish. An English, straw silk glass decorative fruit bowl by Margaret Johnson.
Superb colour with a charming ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Kerina, Monaco, Majolica Wall Platter Vallauris, 1960s
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
1960s John Prip Reed & Barton Dish Enamel Bowl 102
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Yellow Enameled Bowl John Prip
1960s Reed & Barton Modern Golden Yellow Silverplated Enamel Dish
Footed Bowl
Maker stamped 102
2.75 x 5.38
Preowned un...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
1960's Hammered Copper Mexican Decorative Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1960's modern hand hammered copper bowl from Mexico, well made and heavy signed by the artist, in vintage condition lightly hand polished with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Green Brown Glazed Mid-Century Large Footed Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This large, round-shaped footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto in shades of green and brown with light blue highlights on both the inside and outside. The bowl is clearly a statement piece.
This piece is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray / Vide-Poche by Giulio Radi for Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in murano glass with murrines and silver leaf.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
Hand Turned Carved Wood Decorative Flame Vase Signed Ivy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand turned and hand carved "flame" wood vase. Vase measures 8" by 4.25" signed Ivy, Cocobolo. In very good vintage condition.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Murano Art Glass Swan Catchall Red and Clear Glass, Vintage, Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Engraved Face Plate by Pablo Picasso for Madoura
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Chicago, US
Engraved Face Plate by Pablo Picasso for Madoura.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Mid Century Murano Glass Bowl, Blue/ Amber Colored, Italy circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary small Murano glass bowl coming from the famous workshops in Italy from the period around 1960/70. Colored in a fantastic blue and amber tone, this amazing designed, contemporary glass bowl impresses with its unusual shaped body - just see the artfully crafted base. A highly decorative mouthblown murano...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Adam and Eve Green Motif Engraved Ceramic Planter Box
By Mobach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage ceramic planter box with Adam and Eve depiction engraving on front and back. In original condition with heavy signs of visible wear inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Crystal centerpiece by Lalique, France 20th century
By Lalique
Located in Milano, IT
Satin crystal centerpiece with raised rose motif. Under the base manufacture's mark.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Modern Wood and Brass Footed Bowl, Japan 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Modernist footed bowl features wooden bowl and base and sculptural brass foot. The wood has beautiful grain and age-appropriate patina.
The bowl is signed on the bottom wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
MCM Murano Glass Sculptural Leaf Bowl with Bullicante
Located in Warrenton, OR
MCM Murano Glass Sculptural Leaf Bowl with Bullicante
This is a uniquely shapely bowl. It is designed to represent a short-stemmed leaf with a waterfalling-type termination. Flowing...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
unique Murano Glass "Yellow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ital...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
DINO MARTENS - AVEM - Murano 'Confetti Glass' Bowl - Italy - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
DINO MARTENS - AVEM - Mid Century Murano 'confetti' studio glass bowl with silver flecks - clam shell form - mouth blown with crimped edges - un...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Warren MacKenzie Monumental Ceramic Platter
Located in Dallas, TX
Large studio pottery platter with brown decorative dashes.
Warren MacKenzie is known for simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery influenced by Bernard Leach and the Japanese aesthetic of the work of Shoji Hamada.
In 1950 MacKenzie and his first wife Alix became the first American apprentices at the Bernard Leach pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$2,700 Sale Price / item
40% Off
1960s Hanova of Pasadena Red Enamel Ashtray California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Hanova of Pasadena Enamel Art on Steel
Abstract Red Gold Ashtray made California
7.63 diameter x 1.75
Unrestored vintage condition
See images please.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Murano Glass Centerpiece/ Glass Bowl, Late Mid Century, Italy ca. 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely mid-century Murano glass centerpiece or bowl out of the famous workshops in Italy coming from the late mid century around 1960/70. A real classy piece of Murano glass art with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Tapio Wirkkala, Sizeable Bowl, Glass, Finland, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Ittala
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable cut and polished glass bowl designed by Tapio Wirkkala and produced by Iittala, Finland, 1950s.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
David Auld Asymmetrical Carved Wood Bowl, 1960s
By David Auld
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Organic Modern carved wooden bowl features asymmetrical shape with soft, flowing outline and curved rim; minimal design of the bowl accentuates the beautiful natural grai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Flavio Poli Murano Lavender Sommerso Faceted Giant Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Giant Murano Art glass Sommerso faceted bowl in clear and Lavender / Mauve Color, Italy, 1950s.
Attributed to the designer Flavio P...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Swedish Designer, Small Bowl, Burl Wood, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A small burl wood bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Burl
xl 43cm murano glass Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element in unique coloration
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Set of 2 Crystal Bowls Asta Strömberg Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Set of 2 crystal bowls in light blue colored. Made in the 1950s at Strömbergshyttan and designed by Asta Strömberg.
Good condition.
Measures: H 16...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Great Enamel Bowl of circa 1950 Chic and Elegant
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great enamel bowl of circa 1950 chic and elegant.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
$1,248 Sale Price
30% Off
Handmade Murano Glass Bowls from circa 1960
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Handmade Murano glass bowls from circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$832 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vintage Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Ashtray / Vide-Poche by Giulio Radi for Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in Bizantine zanfirico murano glass with murrines.
It is a "Tutti frutti" model, n° 12065. It is published on a catalogue.
This ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Carl Auböck Model #4206A Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4206C patinated brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in patinated brass with a polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vintage Mid-Century Blue 'a Scavo' Curved Murano Glass Vase with Handles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Textured 'a Scavo' blue colored / coloured glass vase with handles by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa late 1980s. Elegant with its cur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Carlo Scarpa Sommerso Bollicine Green Glass Bowls for Venini Italy 1930s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of Sommerso Bollicine glass bowls by Carlo Scarpa for Venini circa mid 1930s
Vibrant green glass with interior bubbles and gold leaf inclusions
Acid etched stamp to larger
M...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl or Basket, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl or Basket, Austria 1960s. The height of the handle measures 18cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Silver Italian Clam Shell Duck by Gabriella Binazzi
Located in Hastings, GB
This beautiful clam shell duck designed and made by Gabriella Binazzi, Italy circa 1970s. The natural shell is mounted on a silver plated pair of feet and decorated with a fantastica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,989 / item
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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Amethyst Cut Crystal Bowl
Antique Crock Bowls
Barbedienne Tazza
Carnival Glass Bowls
Cinnabar Bowl
Cloisonne Dragon Bowl
Gunnar Andersen
Hildreth Meiere
Kashan Bowl
Kashan Pottery
Kosta Boda Atoll
Lalique Nemours
Lalique Ondines Bowl
Lotus Bowls Japanese