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
Lalique France Sculptural Crystal Bowl
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern Lalique France clear crystal sculptural bowl.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Stoneware bowl by Marianne Westman Ateljé for Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
1960s hand thrown stoneware bowl by Marianne Westman Ateljé for Rörstrand. The outer surface in white partially covers an inner spiral design shape with rustic and burnt marks, all p...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Large Shell Shaped Gold Ceramics Midcentury Bowl, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Large shell shaped gold ceramics midcentury bowl or plate, Italy. Great for keys and phones. Good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-century modern extravagance glass figure ashtray
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Italian Midcentury extravagance
Weighing in at 1600 grams or 3.53 Lb. this astonishing piece of glass figure designed to be an astray originally
Mid-century extravagance
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass a Pentoni Bowl, Fratelli Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass a Pentoni Bowl, Fratelli Toso likely.
This is a substantial, hard to find Mid-Century Modern Murano art glass bowl.
This is a larger, heavier clear glass with three larg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$195 Sale Price
25% Off
Alessandro Mandruzzato Blue Faceted Murano Glass Bowl, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Bowl/ashtray made of fine thick, submerged,faceted and colored Murano glass, is proposed as a collectible design complement perfect for any design environment. The product is made...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso VA Sommerso Faceted Bowl Clear Cobalt Uranium Yellow, 1960s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
These heavy bowls are commonly attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Flavio Poli as a designer. I suspect also Cenedese made some.
The glass is partially blown after casing layers ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
Mid-Century Modern Malachite Bowl or Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely natural malachite stone hand carved bowl or ashtray, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Carved and polished malachite showing the mineral’s distinctive banding striations in different shade...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Malachite, Stone
Abstract Art Glass Vide-Poche Dish by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, circa 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern large blown glass dish with abstract design. The square dish is comprised of heavyset glass with sculptural pointed corners and a faceted base with ice glass or ic...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Three large beautiful colored 1930s glass bowls by Karl Wiedmann for WMF Ikora
Located in München, DE
Three beautiful large glass table bowls by Karl Wiedmann.
Manufactured in the 1930s by WMF Ikora. Made in Germany.
These WMF classics are presented here in three different sizes.
All...
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Murano Bowl With Dark Spiral of Brown and Gold Flecks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small Murano Glass Bowl with gold flecks throughout. The bowl has a brown to black band surrounding the piece.
A complement to any cocktail table, and Bar. The bowl can be purel...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Round Vide Pocket Emptier Bowls in Brass and Murano Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of round vide pocket emptier bowls in brass and Murano glass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique bowl Willem Jacob Rozendaal for Kristalunie Maastricht Coquille
Located in Delft, NL
Antique bowl Willem Jacob Rozendaal voor Kristalunie Maastricht Coquille schaal plate
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Large Vintage Murano Fruit Bowl, Italian, Art Glass, Serving Dish, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Murano fruit bowl. An Italian, art glass serving dish, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
An explosion of...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Style of Dansk Small Teak Serving Bowl
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Teak Bowl Small
3 x 6
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images provided
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
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
Unusual Enamel Bowl by Bovano
By Bovano
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An outstanding, large enamel bowl by Bovano. 9" diameter, signed underneath, colorful abstract design, ca' 1960s.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Italian Murano Blue and Amethyst Art Glass Bowl Sommerso Barbini
Located in New York, NY
A substantial vintage Italian Murano hand blown Sommerso art glass bowl or ashtray in the style of artist Alfredo Barbini, Midcentury Modern period, circa 1950s, 1960s, Italy. Piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Ruscha "Marocco" Decorative Bowl, 1950s, Fat Lava WGP Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This captivating decorative bowl from the 1950s belongs to the "Marocco" series by the renowned German pottery manufacturer, Ruscha. Designed by Hans Welling, it showcases a vibrant,...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
1980's Signed Venini White Mezza Filigrana Murano Glass Bowl
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass bowl.
By Venini.
In colorless glass with fused thread of opaque white lattimo.
Likely inspired by one of Carlo Scarpa's early designs.
Signed with an etched ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
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
2003 Two Kelly Dunn Norfolk Pine Wood Studio Vases With Incised Mark Underside
By Kelly Dunn
Located in Morristown, NJ
Kelly Dunn (American, b. 1950s)
Pair of Studio Turned Vessels, circa 2003
Norfolk Island Pine, each signed and dated
A striking pair of turned vessels by acclaimed Hawai‘i-based woodturner Kelly Dunn, each crafted from richly figured Norfolk Island pine. The works exhibit Dunn’s signature attention to form and grain, with highly polished surfaces accentuating the natural knots, spalting, and warm golden hues characteristic of this exotic wood. The distinctive forms—one slightly ovoid, the other squat and rounded—highlight Dunn’s sensitivity to balance and organic variation.
Both pieces are incised on the underside:
One reads: “Kelly Dunn / Norfolk Pine / 2003”
The other: “Kelly Dunn / Big Island / Norfolk Pine / 2003”
Dimensions:
Taller vessel: 8.5 in. H x 7 in. W
Shorter vessel: 7.5 in. H x 8 in. W
Condition:
Good. Minor adhesive residue to one base; natural inclusions and knotwork are inherent to the material. Overall, surfaces are finely finished and well preserved.
Provenance:
A Private Collection: East Hampton, NY
About the Artist:
Kelly Dunn is a master woodturner known for his finely crafted vessels, often made from native Hawaiian woods...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Glazed Studio Pottery 'Handkerchief' Bowl - Unsigned - Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century hand modeled and glazed studio pottery 'handkerchief' bowl - unsigned - circa 1970's.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - body and glaze...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Pair of Bowls Rörstrand Sweden by Gunnar Nylund, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Pair of bowls Rörstrand made in Sweden by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s. Wonderful glaze on these bowls.
They are both in good condition
Measures: 16 x 12 X 8 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Signed Large Murano Glass Flower Bowl, circa 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Signed Cenedese rare & large art glass bowl attributed to Ermanno Nason, circa 1970s. This is a magical piece of murano glass - measuring a large 25.5cms / 10 inches (approx.) in dia...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Lead Crystal Ashtray Bowl Made in Poland
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful crystal ashtray bowl from the 1960s. This crystal clear piece is as minimal and emblematic of mid-century style. The piece is beautifully cut in water clear crystal with ...
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Nils Thorsson Scandinavian Marselis Ceramic Bowl for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Danish ceramic “Marselis” vase bowl serie designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s
Please note that the item is original of the period and this shows normal signs of ...
Category
1650s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Midcentury Large California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, exquisitely handmade bowl by pottery or ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. The two were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes. This relatively hefty bowl is signed on the underside and is in excellent vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Really quite riveting and sure to Stand out in any collection or setting.
Dimensions: 5.5" high, 8.5" diameter.
They 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
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Fantoni Style Salt Glaze Ceramic Bowl Mid-Century Modern, Italian Blue, Purple
Located in North Miami, FL
The beautiful pattern and intricacies of this geometric textural vintage Italian salt glaze ceramic vintage bowl has great influence and style of the work...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Archimede Seguso Glass Bowl with Filigree Sculptural Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful and sophisticated modernist bowl by archived seguso was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- during the latter half of the 20th century. It features an amorphic kidney form in translucent Murano glass with an undulating indented side. There is a woven filigree pattern (like a fishing net) present throughout the substrate of the glass in opaque white (perhaps a maritime theme) as well as an abstract sculptural embellishment in relief suggestive of a nudibranch or sea slug...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Italy 1960 Mid-Century White Enameled Ceramic Vase
By Deruta
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian design 1960 white enameled ceramic vase with flowers and animals drawings in midcentury style similar to Gio Ponti style.
This very nice vase is made by Deruta, an Italian f...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$531 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl 'Sulka' by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl 'Sulka' by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
A large vintage art glass bowl 'Sulka' (feather) designed by Tapio Wirkkala...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Large 1, 4kg Murano Bubble 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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Barbini Murano Signed White Scavo Surface Texture Italian Art Glass Candy Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white Italian art glass bowl with “Scavo” surface. Documented, and fully signed by designer Alfredo Barbini. The signature reads "Barbini Murano" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$563 Sale Price
24% Off
Oval Studio Ceramic Bowl, Centerpiece by Jasba, West Germany ca. 1960
By Jasba
Located in Andernach, DE
An unusual piece of art is this oval, shallow bowl or serving plate by Jasba from ceramic.
Beautiful decorative, glaze comes in a classic mid-century colour scheme with beiges, red, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Sculptural Red Enamel Bowl Reed & Barton by John Prip
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural Reed and Barton Red Enamel Bowl
designer John Prip
8.13 diameter x 4 h
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to all images
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Heavy 1.3kg Murano Glass "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
Rustic Gray, Brown Stoneware Bowl, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Round vintage stoneware bowl with spiral relief base covered in greenish gray glaze. Thick edges covered in dark brown speckled running glaze.
Beautiful vintage condition.
Denmark,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century Venetian Latticino Glass Bowl
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant Venetian Squared Glass Bowl with ribbons of white and aubergine latticino work. Remnants of paper label circa 1950's, Murano Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Apple-Shaped Vide Poche Bowl in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of midcentury apple-shaped vide-poche or bowls in a gorgeous tortoiseshell effect lucite. These delightful and unique objects were designed in Italy during the 1970s....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Chrome
Bowl with Lava Glaze, Attributed to James Lovera, 1970
By James Lovera
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Bowl with lava glaze, attributed to James Lovera, 1970
Beautiful lava glazed bowl, characteristic of James Lovera's work. Green and brown in color, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
$586 Sale Price
44% Off
Crystal Vide-Poche Dish with Geometric Fluted Glass, France, 1970s
By Baccarat
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern crystal dish with geometric fluted glass. The hand blown dish features horizontal fluting in perfect symmetry resembling a wave formation or perhaps a budding flower. Reflects light like a prism, and is beautiful from every angle. Can be used as a decorative bowl, candy dish, or vide pouches...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
$199 Sale Price
32% Off
Paolo De Poli Style Italian Enameled Copper Bowl.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
This lovely a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
By Liwan's Janetti Firenze Silver and Glass Italian Decorative Box, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible decorative box in laminated silver and mid-century glass. By Liwan's of Rome for Maison Mercier Freres. Signed. Sold by Janetti Firenze, a famous design house founded in 1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver, Brass
MCM Murano Glass Dish / Bowl with Gold Fleck or Copper Aventurine
Located in Warrenton, OR
MCM Murano Glass Dish / Bowl with Gold Fleck or Copper Aventurine
A lovely work of Murano glass artistry in good vintage condition.
7.5 x 7 x 3 inches (apx)
Please note that the colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Majolica Leaf Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Leaf Platter Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$845 Sale Price
20% Off
HANS SENGERS - Splash Decorated Studio Pottery Charger - Canada - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
HANS SENGERS (Johanna Leentje van der Ham Sengers 1923-2015) - Exceptional wheel thrown studio pottery charger with splash/hand painted decorat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Modernist Studio Art Pottery Blue Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Pottery Modernist Blue Bowl
4.75 h x 9.5 diameter
Original vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
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
Unusual Pottery Bowls by Bjorn Wiinblad for Nymølle, 1970s, Set of 3
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Lot of 3 rare tongue shaped bowls in the red line - design number 319-244. Designed by Bjorn Wiinblad and manufactured by Nymølle in Denmark during the 1970s. Each piece is signed W ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
$261 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Mid-century brass and wood bowl, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century brass and wood bowl
Italy 1970s
wood, brass
H 9 cm - diam. 27 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Large Swedish Pine Fruit Goblet Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very large footed bowl produced in Sweden circa 1970s. Great footed base and large scale bowl would work well holding fruit or as a decorative objective on a mantle/ shelf.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
One Large Grey Green Holmegaard Glass Bowl Provence by Per Lütken Denmark
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Krefeld, DE
Large hand blown grey green colored glass bowl designed by Per Lütken and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark.
Price for one bowl, more available.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Cherry Salad Bowl Handmade Signed, Sweden, c. 1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This exquisite cherry bowl was handmade in Sweden in the 1960s. The bottom of the bowl is hand-signed "PB" and has a sticker that says "Körsbär," which is Swedish for "cherry." The w...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cherry
Seguso Murano Aqua Green Celadon Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks over aqua green / celadon Italian art glass scalloped rim bowl. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The bowl has a flow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Saltspring Pottery, Vintage Studio Pottery Bowl, Canada, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
SALTSPRING POTTERY - Vintage decorative studio pottery bowl - fine hand made quality - featuring a hand painted border and center medallion set against a grey semi matte glaze - sign...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Gold Art Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Murano gold and clear art glass bowl, Midcentury Modern period, Italy, circa mid-20th century. Good condition as shown. No chips noted. Dimensions: 5" Width x 6...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Enamel on Copper Plate
By Alexander
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous MCM enamel on copper plate, circa 1960s. The plate is in very good vintage condition and measures 5.75" x. 5" and has a distinct mid-century design. #4290
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Green Murano Bubble 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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
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