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
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Stoneware Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming bowl designed by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Bowl features a grayish blue body with an off white rim, some hues to ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
20th Century Mackintosh Bowl Mod. Willow Reproduced by Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous Bowl is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at least th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Wood Box Bowl by Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s Art Deco
Located in Rome, IT
Decorative wooden box with metal handle in the shape of acorns by the Italian designer Aldo Tura for Macabo Cusano Milanino. Made in Italy, circa 1950.
On the bottom the original s...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Lidded Bowl by Ceramiche Batignani, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A beautiful pumpkin shaped bowl with lid crowned by a brass handle by Ceramiche Batignani from the 1950's. This handmade bowl is in perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Fish Midcentury Brass Bowl or Ashtray, Herta Baller, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist bowl or ashtray in the shape of a fish. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition....
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Bowl, Glass, Scavo, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Bowl, Glass, Scavo, Signed. Chunky clear Murano hand blown glass bowl with rough textured exterior and matte interior and underside. The bowl's top edge measures ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$990 Sale Price
44% Off
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Ceramic Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A unique bowl designed by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Bowl features a unique baby blue color palette with details around inter...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Archimede Seguso Murano Alabastro Purple 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 purple eggplant and white alabastro...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Large Grey Smoke Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculptural Freeform Large Grey Smoke Glass Bowl
Per Lütken for Holmegaard,
Denmark, 1960s
signed on the bottom
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Mid-Century Blue 'Flower Petal' Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl or Dish
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian biomorphic shaped and five lipped Murano light blue glass bowl or ashtray with folded rims.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Bohemian Art Glass Bowl/Ashtray by Josef Hospodka, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Art glass vintage bowl or ashtray designed by Josef Hospodka in the 1960's. Made by Chribska Glassworks in Czechoslovakia. Very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Barbini Murano Black Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Folded Rim Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black over persimmon orange and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. It has a thick folded over ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$500 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Blue & Clear Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful large Mid-Century Modern vintage four sided square flower shaped and lipped blue and clear Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray with folded rims. Original Murano Gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Pine Bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A good size and impressive decorative bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden. Great organic modernist feel. Could be used as a nice fruit bowl or large catchall or ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
Stunning Large Organic Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centrepiece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s. Colors are...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Green Aventurine Spots Italian Art Glass Cut Rim Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white opal, with green and aventurine murrines Italian art glass scissor cut rim bowl. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Gold Flecks Green Sommerso Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 pieces available as shown).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and gold flecks Italian art glass bowl / vase. The piece has a green rim that fades...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Seguso Murano Midcentury Blue Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely hand blown flower shaped Murano glass bowl in Blue Klein color and opaline glass. Attributed to Seguso Italy, 1960s.
Opaline blue glass cased into clear klein blue glass with ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass, Glass, Art Glass
Vetro Soffiato Centerpiece by Guido Balsamo Stella attr. for C.V.M. Pauli & Cia.
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro Soffiato Centerpiece by Guido Balsamo Stella attr. for C.V.M. Pauli & Cia. Murano
A large “Vetro Soffiato” art glass bowl attributed to Guido Balsamo Stella. Distributed and m...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Turquoise Blue Seguso Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano art glass bowl in Caribbean/turquoise/azure blue with shimmering copper art glass, in the style of designer, Seguso, Midcentury Modern peri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Signed Fulvio Bianconi Murano Black White Swirl Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and black stripes optic swirl Italian art glass bowl or vide-poche. The bowl has been documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vetro Soffiato Centerpiece by Guido Balsamo Stella attr. for Pauli & Cia. C.V.M.
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro Soffiato Centerpiece by Guido Balsamo Stella attr. for Pauli & Cia. C.V.M. Murano
A large “Vetro Soffiato” art glass bowl attributed to Guido Balsamo Stella. Distributed and m...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Clear Lucite Handkerchief Draped Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handkerchief bowl made of clear acrylic circa 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Oblong Hand-Blown Murano White w/ Millefiori Detailing Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This serene and brilliantly formed Mid-Century Modernist Oblong Hand-Blown Murano Glass Bowl in White with Millefiori Detailing and Translucent Edge originates from Italy, Circa 1950...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Murano Glass "Light Blue" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano White Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass sculptural seashell bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The piece has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$638 Sale Price
24% Off
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
$120 Sale Price
50% Off
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Glass Pink Red Bowl by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors
By Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv
Located in North Miami, FL
This exaggerated and outstretched Swedish mid century glass sommerso bowl and or vase has a sculptural shape with beautiful colors of pink, raspberry pink red, white outlines on the ...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Italian Midcentury Art Glass Bowl with Red and Green Trailed Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very striking and stylish Italian Murano art glass basket shaped bowl with red and green trailing dating from the mid-20th century. The bowl is heavily m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Rare Boomerang Snack Server Trays
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 4 snack serving bowls in the style of Don Shoemaker. Solid palm wood versatile, and great for parties.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Palmwood
$191 Sale Price / set
20% Off
2 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
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element was p...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,141 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Murano Glass "Pink" Bowl Element Shell Flavio Poli attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Massive round Amber sommerso glass Decorative Murano Bowl by Mario Pinzoni
By Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Attractive and perfectly preserved decorative bowl in "Sommerso" amber and clear yellow glass attributed to be designed by Mario Pinzoni, during his time as creative director of the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Sommerso Red White Italian Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flower Bowl / Vide-Poche / Ashtray, Murano Glass, Italy, 1960s
Amazing hand blown Murano glass artistic flower shaped bowl or ashtray in vibrant red ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen Scandinavian Midcentury Ceramic Bowl, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian green ceramic bowl serie Aluminia Marselis designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, Denmark, 1950s.
Category
1650s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Murano Red White Opalescent Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury hand blown Murano triple layered Sommerso bowl manufactured by Archimede Seguso / Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy 1950s.
Opal white, red and yellow glass cased into clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Changing appearance on a black or white surface. Impressive when light goes down on it.
Use it as rings bowl, ashtray or vide-poche or display it as decorative bowl alone or as a part of a Murano glass collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Excellent hand thrown Kage Farsta stoneware bowl with interesting and nicely drippy matte finish yellow/ochre glaze. Hand signed and stamped, as shown. The world renown Wilhelm Kage ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
$2,280 Sale Price
60% Off
Large 1, 5kg Murano Sculptural Glass Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. The...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Blenko Glass Bowl Amberina 1950s
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare Blenko glass bowl handmade in the 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Murano Italian, 1950 Glass Bowl or Ashtray
By Murano 5
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Murano Italian, 1950 glass bowl or ashtray.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Pink Gray Pulegoso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Mid Century Bowl Vide Poche
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown frothy bubbles over pink Italian art glass bowl or personal ashtray. Created in the "Pulegoso" technique, with thousands of tiny bubbles creating ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Art Glass Round Amber & Green Blown Glass Catchall Bowl, Italy, 1960
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Murano art glass bowl in amber and green, blown glass catchall, made in Italy.
Heavy glass bowl with outstanding details.
A-647-335
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath.
This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty.
We love the piece and the history.
Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside.
Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Midcentury Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Art Glass Bowl with Bird & Silver Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Yellow Murano Art Glass Bird Bowl with Silver Flecks. Attrributed to Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1950s.
Whimsical long tailed drinking bird in clear ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
Mid-Century Italian Gilt-Wood Florentine Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Florentine Gold Leaf Bowl on a pedestal from Italy. This scalloped piece is the kind of thing you can find a use for in each room of the house. This bowl could certainly fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Willy Guhl 23" Concrete Bowl, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete bowl by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Beautiful patina and modulating salmon-colored paint to the surface of the underside. Very unusual size in 23" diam...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Concrete
2 Piece Lot Mid Century Enamel Dishes by Karl Drerup
By Karl Drerup
Located in New York, NY
Nice lot of 2 enamel bowls by noted mid century enamel artist Karl Drerup. Both bowls are in good, original estate condition, the rooster bowl shows an in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
2, 1 kg Pink-Purple Murano Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant purple ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano White Silver Art Glass Bowl Catchall Barbini Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano white art glass bowl with a silver leaf design and scalloped edge, Midcentury Modern Italian period, circa 1960s, or earlier, Italy. In the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Set of Various Pottery Bowls 1970s, Studio Pottery
Located in Rosendahl, DE
This beautiful set of handmade ceramics consists of 16 bowls, all of which differ in size and color. Since they come from the same artist but different painting techniques were used,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
$3,044 Sale Price / set
32% Off
White Glass Opalini Bowl by Venini
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare large opaque white glass footed bowl by Venini.
It bears a Mid-Century acid-etched circle mark in the polished pontil to the base.
Diameter: circa 15.25 in.
Items p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
White Collapsed Ceramic Dish by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This rare curved white glazed ceramic bowl was designed in 1938 by the Swedish ceramist Wilhelm Kåge. It's a part of the soft forms lin (Fin: Mjuka Formernas). The open organic and b...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Organic Murano Multicolor Murrine Italian Art Glass Bowl with Silver Flecks, 50s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coloful Murano Millefiori art glass triangular bowl with silver flecks. Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching millefiori Murano glass bowl has multicolor murrine decorations in green, pin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
1970s Mid-Century Modern Purple and Gold Murano Glass Italian Bowl
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A lovely purple and gold murano glass shell bowl in the style of Barovier. It has totally hand-crafted in Venice in the Seventies. A striking testament to the glamour and creativity ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid 20th century shaped red art glass vase by Monica Bratt
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century shaped red art glass vase by monica bratt circa 1950.
Monica bratt (1913-1961) was a swedish artist who worked mainly in glassware at the Reijmyre glassworks.
Stun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Los Castillo Fish Bowl Abalone Mixed Metal Taxco Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Los Castillo Handcrafted Handwrought Mexican Artistry Taxco Mexico
decorative Fishbowl Platter Catch All footed dish.
Abalone silver brass metals copper
2.5 h x 13.5 w x 12 d
S...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Large Murano Glass "RED-GREEN" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
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
Travertine Centrepiece Bowl by Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Fratelli Mannelli travertine bowl, a timeless piece of mid-century Italian craftsmanship. Hand-carved from natural travertine stone, this bowl showcases its unique porous texture and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century Modern Hand Blown Murano Sculptural Multi Colored Decorative Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern decorative dish/ bowl was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano 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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