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
1960s Gorgeous Brown Ashtray or Catchall by Flavio Poli for Seguso.
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous brown ashtray or catchall by Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano sommerso glass. Made in Italy. No chips or other, this item is perfect in excellent condition.
Dimension;...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Suzanne Ramié for Atelier Madoura, France. Unique ceramic square bowl.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Suzanne Ramié (1905-1974) for Atelier Madoura, France.
Unique ceramic square bowl, elegantly modernist design.
Glaze in light tones.
Mid-20th century.
M...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Stoneware Bowl from Brangstrup Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Stoneware Bowl from Brangstrup Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mate...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as v...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Jørgen Christian Andersen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Jørgen Christian Andersen for Ja Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additio...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Bowl from Steuler
By Steuler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Bowl from Steuler, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: C...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Bowl or Plate from Av Mazzega, 1960s
By AVMazzega
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Bowl or Plate from Av Mazzega, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials:...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Set of 3 Small Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowls by Lise Eder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowls by Lise Eder for Lise Keramik, 1960s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Addi...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Cera...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as v...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Art Glass Lime Green and Clear Bowl Catchall Italy, Sommerso, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass object in an unusual design and a pretty beautiful lime green and clear color. A highly decorative piece useful as center piece, bowl, candy bowl or ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$368 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Selandia Fruit Bowls by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s. Set of 2.
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Selandia Fruit Bowls by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s. Set of 2.
Pair of Danish Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern biomorphic hand blown glass bowls.
Designed by Per Lütken ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Valenti Hand-Hammered and Enameled Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Valenti hand hammered and enameled bowl, Padova, Italy, 1960s.
A mesmerizing enamel bowl by Valenti from the city of Padova (Padua) in Italy. It is a wonderfully thin and delicate e...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid Century Modern Bowl by Bitossi Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Mid-Century Modern Bistossi ceramic bowl with a stylized crossword design of squiggly lines with block squares in red, gray blue and black on a white glazed soft textured backgroun...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy. Square bowl on feet, glazed ceramic.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Aldo Londi (1911–2003) for Bitossi, Italy.
Squar...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large Japanese Kutani Satsuma Bowl Hand-Painted Marked to Base, Circa 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality Earthenware Japanese Satsuma - Kutani large Bowl, beautifully hand decorated and dating to Circa 1940.
This is a well potte...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
1960s Brazilian Rosewood Pipe Holder Sculpture by Jean Gillon
By Jean Gillon
Located in Victoria, BC
Step into the realm of refined indulgence with the Jean Gillon pipe holder, meticulously crafted to cradle five of your prized pipes. Fashioned from exquisite rosewood, this piece ep...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rosewood
1970s Modern Fake Tortoise Shell Glass Italian Round Centerpiece
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Captivating 1970s Modern Italian Glass Round Centerpiece / Charger Plate
This vintage round glass centerpiece, dating from the 1970s beautifully embodies the innovative and artistic ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Triangular Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful handblown Murano glass bowl in emerald green color cased into clear glass. Attributed to Seguso factory. Italy, 1960s.
Eye-catching organic design and triangular shape.
U...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$843 Sale Price
20% Off
One Medium Size Holmegaard Glass Bowl Provence by Per Lütken Denmark
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Krefeld, DE
Medium size hand-blown light blue glass bowl designed by Per Lütken and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark.
Price for one bowl, more available.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage Italian Murano Center Bowl 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite, collectible centerpiece crafted in the 1960s on the island of Murano, Italy. This art glass bowl showcases intricate and vibrant designs, reflecting the skilled craftsm...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century French Ceramic Cup by René Maurel, 1970's, Vallauris, Era Capron
By René Maurel
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
20th Century French white ceramic cup by René Maurel, 1970's.
This ceramic cup is finely decorated with a man sowing. The bowl is glazed with an ochre t...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$434 Sale Price
43% Off
John Shelly Bath Pottery Trailed Pattern Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Bath Pottery studio pottery large trailed pattern bowl by John Shelly (British, 1907-1995) and dating between 1951 and 1956. The deep conical shaped bowl is han...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Terracotta
Large 1.3kg Murano Glass Bullicante purple Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant light purp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Blue Enamel Krenit Bowl By Herbert Krenchel Circa 1960's.
Located in London, GB
A vintage enamel Krenit bowl in black steel and bright light blue enamel Herbert Krenchel Circa 1960's.
The Danish Mid-Century Modern 'Krenit' bowl was designed in the 1950s by He...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
2 Bamboo Bowls, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 bamboo bowls, circa 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bamboo
$708 / item
Ebony and Porcupine Quill Catchall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arts and Craft Ebony bowl with porcupine quill and bone inlay. The bowl features a hand turned ebony body with inlaid quills around the top and sides of the bowl. The top has geometr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Organic Material, Ebony
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
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #5, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in off-white and espresso brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; asymmetrical biomorphic shape adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is signed on the bottom with "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Unique Stoneware Bowl by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware bowl with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s.
Great condition.
Signed 'CHS', 'ATELJÉ' and makers mark '...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid Century Modern Crystal Bowl made by Val Saint Lambert
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large crystal bowl from the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert. The bowl has a bright blue color and a geometric cut.
The bowl is signed on the bottom....
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Warren MacKenzie Monumental Ceramic Platter
Located in Dallas, TX
Large studio pottery platter with cream and brown decorative motif.
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...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$4,500 / item
PARÉ - Splash Decorated & Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl - Signed - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
PARÉ - Vintage wheel thrown splash decorated and glazed studio pottery bowl - signed on the base - Canada (Quebec) - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no dam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Iridescent Italian Art Glass Chunky Ribbed Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, elegant, vintage Murano hand blown clear and iridescent / aurene Italian art glass bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece is made with thick glass, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$500 Sale Price
33% Off
Pair of Flora Bowls, Oiva Toikka for Arabia Finland, 1960s, MCM
By Oiva Toikka
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Flora Bowls, designed by Oiva Toikka for Arabia Finland in 1966 and made by Nuutajarvi Glass factory, Finland, are a beautiful example of mid-century moder...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cut Glass
Mid-Century French Decorative Platter by Albert Thiry (circa 1960s)
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Mid-century decorative platter (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry (1932-2009). A whitened glaze encircles a deeply engraved sunflower motif (with face) in brown and highlighted by forest ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$665 Sale Price
30% Off
Stoneware set by Gertrud Vasegaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique set of 3 pieces of painted stoneware with ornamentation on wire in white and blue glaze. Consisting of bowl, lidded jar and jug. Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Footed Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Signed
Manufacturer: Signed
Materials: Glazed Ceramic
This vintage bowl features a round, shallow bowl shape set upon a pedestal foo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Jacaranda Wood Bowl by Jean Gillon for Italma/Georg Jensen, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped bowl in Brazilian Jacaranda wood. Designed by Brazilian wood art icon Jean Gillon during the 1960s in a series for Italma and Georg Jensen in Denmark. Due to Cites...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Jacaranda
$845 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl-Harry Stålhane Rare One-Off Hand Signed Bowl for Rörstrand Sweden 1967
Located in Meer, VAN
Carl-Harry Stålhane Unique Hand Signed Bowl for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1967.
A rare one-off.
This is a unique and hand signed sizable studio pottery bowl by Carl-Harry Stålhane for the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Heavy 2, 3kg Murano Glass "Centerpiece" Bowl Shell Element Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element was produced in the 1970s in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mariana van Allesch 1940s American Studio Pottery Leaf Bowl
By Mariana Van Alesh
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 1940s asymmetrical leaf platter made by American studio potter, Mariana van Allesch. Signed.
Biography:
Marianna von Allesch was born Maria Anna Steudel in Germany.
...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Set of 2 Murano Glass Bubble Structure Bowl Shells Ashtray Element, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl elements set of 2
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage glass elements were designed and produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Bennington Yellow Ware Rockingham Glaze Set of 5 Pottery Bowl Collection MCM
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A charming assortment of five vintage spongeware pottery bowls, each uniquely hand-glazed in a traditional mottled brown and tan finish. This collection features a variety of sizes a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Seguso Cartier Signed Murano Clear Ribbed Surface Italian Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown crystal clear Italian art glass ribbed decorative seashell shape centerpiece bowl. The design is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and this...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Glass Bowl/ Glass Centerpiece, signed, DE ca. 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Enchanting mid century modern glass bowl or centerpiece from the 1970s in Germany. Painter and glass artist J.H. Richartz elaborately designed this breathtaking piece of glass art fo...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Rectangular Ashtray Bowl Videpoche
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian handcrafted blue glazed ceramic rectangular ashtray / bowl with hand-carved geometric designs in cobalt blue and turquoise colors. The 'Rim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
'Cleo' pottery bowl or plate by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rather large and stunning 1970s plate or bowl, the colors are a warm yellow close burnt ochre, with a white and black monochrome pattern on the inside and a rich dark brown glazing...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large Berndt Friberg Stoneware Bowl Brown Hares Fur Gustavsberg Sweden 1954
Located in Basel, BS
Large Bernt Friberg stoneware bowl, hand-crafted in his studio at Gustavsberg factory in 1954.
Beautiful brown hares fur glaze, marked underneath with the artists signature and the ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Gunnar Nylund Bowl by Nymølle, Turquoise-Blue Glaze 1960s - Mid-century Denmark
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Beautifully shaped bowl designed by Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997)
Made by Nymølle in Denmark in the 1960s.
It has a vivid turquoise-blue glaze over a radiating pattern.
Signed G.N. for...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Joel Edwards California Studio Pottery Chalice
Located in San Diego, CA
Stoneware chalice with incised decoration by California artist, Joel Edwards. 1950s
Joel Edwards. Los Angeles, CA. Studied at Otis Art Institute under Peter Voulkos. Creator of “Cre...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Black Marble with White Grains Round Italian Decorative Bowl, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing black marble with white grains round desk bowl. This stunning piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s.
The light white veins contrast highlights the deep black marble...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble
Bohemian Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Art glass vintage bowl designed by Josef Hospodka in the 1960's. Made by Chribska Glassworks in Czechoslovakia.
Made of glass.
Good vintage condition with some minor signs of use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano White Sapphire Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Oval Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white with sapphire blue rim and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The piece has an oval sha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$563 Sale Price
24% Off
Large Murano Glass Bullicante blue silver Bubble Bowl Element Shell, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant light brow...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Perfect Shaped Teak Wood Snack Bowl Dish Carl Auböck Style Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Beautifully handcrafted mid-century modern teak wood bowl with an elegant, organic biomorphic silhouette reminiscent of Carl Auböck's minimalist aesthetic. The sculptural form, featu...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Teak
Maple Burl Wood Bowl Attributed to Mel Lindquist
By Mel L.
Located in New York, NY
Maple Burl Bowl attributed to Mel Lindquist.
Signed with an "L" on the bottom, dated '73.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Maple, Burl
Heavy 1.6kg Glass "multicolor" 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, I...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Silver Plate Bowl in the Shape of an Apple or Fruit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris, France - a lovely silver plate bowl in the shape of an apple or piece of fruit... a compliment to any cocktail table, the bar, as a serving piece or simply to disp...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
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