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
Pierre Cardin for Venini 1970 Square Transparent Murano Bowl Light Blue Glass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pierre Cardin for Venini 1970 square transparent Murano bowl light blue glass.
Large Murano Glass Bowl, very heavy transparent, with a cent...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,331 Sale Price
30% Off
1960's Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
This beautiful bowl was designed by Josef Hospodka and made by the Chribska Glassworks in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. In a very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Unusual Carved Mahogany Bowl with Tray
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, vintage, circa 1950s carved mahogany bowl and tray. Large scale approximate 29.5" long and beautifully crafted. Probably designed by Arthur Umanoff and made in Haiti.
Category
1950s South American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
$1,200 / item
Stig Johnsson Large Bowl of Solid Pine Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large bowl of solid pine designed by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden.
The surface of the bowl is treated with transparent matte lacqu...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
Vintage Hand Wrought Hand Hammered Brass Abstract Sculptural Bird Bowl MCM
Located in North Miami, FL
This unique mid century modern hand hammered and hand wrought brass bowl is an abstract sculptural bird. This is from the 50's Made in Israel. as marked on the bottom. The bowl from ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen Teak Bowl
By Kay Bojesen, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Danish modern teak bowls designed by Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Turned from a single piece of teak wood into an organic modern shape. Polished and clean, with origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
$1,100 / item
Lino Sabattini (1926-2016) Modernist Silverplate Fruit Bowl
Located in Oakland, CA
Rocking silver plate fruit bowl by Italian Industrial Designer Lino Sabattini (1926-2016). The circular bowl has continuous rounded handles that run end to end along the bottom of th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Ceramic Bowl by Wilhelm Kage Argenta Serie for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1930 Signed
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
A bowl in ceramic with handmade silver inlay from the 1930s Argenta collection made by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, signature underneath.
The now iconic argenta stoneware collecti...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver
Archimede Seguso Sommerso Valva Bowl in Green and Yellow
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Sommerso Valva Bowl in Green and Yellow
A vintage Venetian art glass bowl in valva shape designed by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso ca. 19...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Mid-Century Murano Glass Giaue Bowl by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century modern Murano glass bowl.
By Venini.
Designed by Toni Zuccheri.
In the form of a thick glass bowl with complex copper inclusions on opaque orange ground.
Desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Alvino Bagni Ashtray, Ceramic, Stripes Blue, Yellow, White, Signed
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni Ashtray, Ceramic, Stripes Blue, Yellow, White, Signed. Small scale scooped form ashtray or bowl with hand drawn dashed lines, glazed in light and dark blue, yellow, gree...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass "RED-YELLOW" 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
Murano Blue Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl with Applied Clear Glass Drops
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing Blue and white art glass bowl or centerpiece. Italy, 1950s
This free-form hand blown art glass bowl has applied clear glass drops at the exterior part and white murrine work...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Cranberry Pink Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Apple Ring Dish Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cranberry pink and gold flecks Italian art glass apple shaped decorative bowl / vide poche. The piece is made in the bullicante technique, with ev...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$450 Sale Price
25% Off
Val Saint Lambert Circular Crystal Ash-Tray, Handcut to Clear, Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase 'Aglea' Charles Graffart cut-to-clear signed
Color vsl: Clair double Aurore
And popularly called orange
About
There are only made 100 of these mod...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Murano Art Glass Oval Red, Orange & Green Blown Glass Catchall, Bowl Italy 1960
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Murano art glass bowl in red, orange and green, blown glass catchall, made in Italy.
Heavy glass bowl with outstanding details.
A-648-335
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art glass White And Blue with Aventurine speckles
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning decorative dish in white, blue, and gold speckled. This bowl is made with a white base, blue layered art glass with aventurine speckles in gold tone. The outside is a white ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$250 Sale Price
50% Off
Bovano for The Metropolitan Club Enamel Bowl Plate with Ship Decor, 1969
By Bovano
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The bowl is in good vintage condition with light, age-appropriate signs of wear on the enamel that do not detract from the quality and presentation of the piece. Rare, hard to find ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Jens H. Quistgaard “Bow Tie” Palisander Rosewood Tray for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish tray designed by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk in Denmark circa 1960s. Impeccably crafted in palisander rosewood, this sculptural serving tray features a bow tie shape with th...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rosewood
$920 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
A large art glass bowl, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
BALDELLI Italian Ceramic Decorative Plate
By Baldelli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Italian Blue and Beige Plate from Baldelli.
Dante Baldelli production, 1940s Italy.
Hand painted and handcrafted ceramic decorative plate with organic neutral and blue floral d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Mid-Century Modern Handblown Murano Glass Bowl in Oyster Shell and Champagne
Located in New York, NY
This stunning handblown Murano glass bowl features scalloped edges and a wealth of specter-like forms in shades of champagne, oyster shell and pistachio emanating from the center as ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Pre-Historic Petrified Wood Bowl / Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous petrified wood bowl / ashtray, circa the Tertiary period (65M years ago). The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 10"W x 9"D x...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Petrified Wood
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Fontana Arte Glass Centerpice 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
Fontana Arte was launched in 1932 with a mission to develop products with a more artisanal feel. The Italian design company's offerings range from stained glass to furnishings and li...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Danish Modern Solid Walnut Footed Bowl by Frantz M.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Danish modern solid walnut footed bowl by Frantz M., circa 1960s.
This gorgeous bowl is 8" in diameter and 4.75" high and in very good condition with no chips ir cracks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Walnut
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
St. Clement Midcentury Ceramic Bowl, Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and stylish hand-crafted blue matte bowl by Saint Clement pottery studio/workshop, France.
Signed on the underside with Saint Clement...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Set of three Orange-Red Enameled Bowls by Kaj Franck for Finel, Finland, 1960s
By Finel, Kaj Franck
Located in Steenwijk, NL
A very nice set of three red-orange enameled bowls made by Kaj Franck for Finel, made in Finland in the 1960s. These bowls are in a very good condition with some signs of age and use...
Category
1660s Finnish Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Italian Ceramic Bowl, Abstract, Geometric, White, Blue, Pink, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Italian Ceramic Bowl, Abstract, Geometric, White, Blue, Pink, Signed. Small to medium scale footed bowl with a textured sand glaze over natural brown raw clay. Illegibly signed and o...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Iridescent Italian Art Glass Center Bowl Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown transparent with iridescent surface and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl / low vase. The piece is attributed to the Barov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Decorative Bowl in Glazed Terracota and Foliage Motif
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful decorative bowl, ashtray or videpoche in multicolor glazed terracotta. France, 1950s.
It has an eye-catching design with leaf decorations in shades of pink, purple and ora...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Large Murano Bowl in Reddish and Clear Mouth Blown Art Glass, 1960s / 70s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Murano bowl in reddish and clear mouth-blown art glass. 1960s / 70s.
Measures: 30 x 10 cm.
In excellent condition.
Label.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Bowl in Blue Mouth Blown Art Glass. Italian Design, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano bowl in blue mouth blown art glass. Italian design, 1960s.
Measures: 16 x 7 cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Pink Aventurine Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink, aventurine and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl. The bowl has an oval shape and is made with large "A Canne" pink ribbons with f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Flavio Poli Large Bowl Centerpiece Murano Glass for Seguso, 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Flavio Poli bowl centerpiece for Seguso Vetri D'Arte made in the 1960s from the Sommerso collection. This large bowl has eye-catching sunset colors, with pink glass submerg...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Red Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano oval shaped glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Whitefriars Sea Green Glass Votive Candle Holder, Model 9394, England, 1954
By Whitefriars
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small votive candle holder produced in 1954 by Whitefriars Glass, one of the most respected English glassmakers of the 20th century. Crafted in the sought-after 'sea green' colourw...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$65 Sale Price
50% Off
Murano Glass Bowl/ Ashtray, 20th Century, Italy circa 1950
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely colorful Murano Glass bowl or ashtray from the period around the 1950s. Extraordinary designed and artfully mouthblown in the famous glass workshops of Murano/ Venetia, this s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Czech Art glass bowl by ladislav Palecek
Located in Delft, NL
Czech Art glass bowl by ladislav Palecek
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Large Pine Bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and impressive decorative footed bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden. Great organic modernist feel. Could be used as a nice fruit bowl or large catchall ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Aquarium or Fish Bowl by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Aquarium or fish bowl by Barbini.
A gold fleck lamp work fish in clear glass with a pink or light purple border.
(In many of our images the interio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand CES Ceramic Low Bowl, Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A sizable low bowl designed by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Would work well in a variety of applications including as a small fruit bowl, as a catchall, ashtray, etc. Really ni...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Murano "Sommerso" Glass, Coffee table accent , Bookcase, home Stayling
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass - Table Decorative - Sculptural Accent
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Danish Pair of Maygreen Glass Bowls by Per Lütken, 1950s, Set of 2
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish pair of Maygreen glass bowls by Per Lütken. 1950s, Set of 2.
Stunning pair of organically shaped Danish modern glass bowls in heavy ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Pair of Ceramic Bowls Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These bowls made in Sweden 1950s for Rörstrand and designed by one of the great during that period, Carl-Harry Stålhane. These bowls has a small foot which it stands on. There is a s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Murano 5
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Constructed of multicolored glass cording, this coiled bowl was most likely made by an Italian artisan during the mid-1960s. The bowl is unsigned, so an ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Pocket Emptier in yellow murano glass , 1960's
By Blenko Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Amber Clear Glass Tri-lobe Bowl Biomorphic-Shaped Amber BLENKO 1959. Fruit Bowl Art Glass Heavy and BeautifulFor how magical it might seem at first...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$406 Sale Price
10% Off
Polychrome Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Ashtray / Vide-Poche by Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in Murano glass.
It is a "Tutti frutti" model, n° 12065. It is published on a catalogue.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of small teak bowls
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Pair (2) small teak bowls.
Styled after Jens Quistgaard for Dansk.
Good vintage condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
$75 / set
Murano Art Glass Translucent and Purple With Gold Flecks Decorative Bowl
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular Translucent and Purple Murano Art glass pinched shape bowl with gold flakes. Featuring purple art glass on the top layer with gold flakes scattered throughout on the bott...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 27cm Brass handmade Shell Plate Desk Element Auböck Style, Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brass metal shell plate element
Origin:
Austria
Material:
Brass
Wonderful metal element shell plate made in Austria in the 1950. high quality 1950s Autrian handma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Two-Color Triangular Shaped Catchall Bowl
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Murano glass two-color triangular shaped catchall bowl. Turquoise blue interior that takes on an organic look, white outer casing.
Simply beautif...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Pink Fenicio Pulled Feather Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Leaf Shape Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink pulled feather and gold leaf Italian art glass leaf shaped decorative bowl. Created in the "Fenicio" design, in a be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$563 Sale Price
24% Off
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Millifiori & 24 Karat Gold Flecked Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Millifiori & 24 Karat Gold Flecked Glass Plate is Signed Schiavon and originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Featuring a st...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Tapio Wirkkala Glass Leaf Bowl Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Crystal, line cut leaf bowl by Finnish artist and designer Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala. Wirkkala’s themes often come from nature, like leaves, water, or ...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Signed Soft Pearl Green Blue Glazed Midcentury Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Another sublime work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful pearl green/blue glaze. The bowl radiates in the light.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Lee Barnes Peck Abstract Bronze Etched Plate
Located in South Charleston, WV
Measures: 12.5" x 1.75. Produced circa 1975 by Lee Barnes Peck. Modernist large decorative plate with original shop tag detailing the production of the plate using bronze, and a mult...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Plexiglass with Tortoiseshell Effect Italian Oval Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century plexiglass with tortoiseshell effect oval centrepiece. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s in the style of Christian Dior.
This item is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Black Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Ashtray / Vide-Poche attr. to Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in Murano glass.
It is a "Tutti frutti" model.
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
Murano Glass
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Monumental Studio Pottery Six Bird Head Bowl Pot
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and exceptionally rare earthenware six bird's head bowl or pot (bird head works are very coveted among collector's of the Heino's work) by ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. Quite heavy and substantial in Size. The couple were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes.
This massive bowl or pot is signed on the underside and is in very good vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Again, quite rare. We have never seen another like it with this many birds.
Would be the crown jewel in any collection and sure to stand out in any setting.
Dimensions: 10.5" high, 11" diameter
The couple are winners of the following awards:
Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France, (1978).
Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium, (1959)
Their work can be found in the following museums and collections:
American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York
County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Mingei Museum, San Diego
Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France
St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ventura County...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
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