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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Pair of Pink Murano Glass Bonbonnières / Trinket Bowls, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
These bowls are made in Murano glass.
They are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they can be considered as in excellent origin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Purple Murano Glass Ashtray-Catchall by Ercole Barovier mod. "Porpora"
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
Made in purple Murano glass with gold leaf. This is a piece of the "porpora" serie by Ercole Barovier.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$814 Sale Price
43% Off
Anna Lisa Thomson Large Plate or Low Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Nice plate or low bowl designed by Anna Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby, produced in Sweden. Really nice color and shape, has an organic feel. Celadon color is fantastic. Can be hung o...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Pocket Emptier Bowl in Pink & Green , rare and decorative 60's
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass - Coffee table Decoration - Glass Sculpture
For how magical it might seem at first glance, Murano glass is mostly a matter of chemistry. Color is obtained through the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Organic Leaf Copper Plate Desk Element Auböck Hagenauer Era, Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Copper metal shell plate element
Origin:
Austria
Material:
Copper
Wonderful metal element shell plate made in Austria in the 1950. high quality 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4208 Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4208 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$474 / item
Very Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Very large Vetro Soffiato glass dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1925
A very large 'vetro soffiato' glass dish in amethyst transparent glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin in 1925 and manufactured by Venini, Murano Venice. Acid stamped signature 'venini murano' on the base. Venini model number 1306. The dish has been manufactured in different sizes, this is the larges version which is very rare. One of the early 20th century designs of Zecchin for Cappellin and Venini which motivated the muranese glass companies to set out for new shores. Good condition with some surface scratches. The last picture shows it together with a mid size version with 14.29" inches as comparison of the sizes.
Measures:
Height: 3.35" (8.5 cm)
Diameter: 20.08" (51 cm)
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and Venini, Milano 2017, pages 326, 336 and 357
Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) was a native Muranese and son of a glasswork technician. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
1, 6 kg Murano Glass Faceted Sommerso Bowl Element 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
Large Oval Murano Bowl in Mouth Blown Art Glass with Spiral Design, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large oval Murano bowl in mouth-blown art glass with spiral design, 1960s.
Measures: 28 x 8 cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Bowl, 1980s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda bowl, 1980s.
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Wooden Bowl. Stamped in the Paste. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This small bowl is made of wood. It is stamped in the paste. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Archimede Seguso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Sculptural Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown yellow and gold flecks art glass sculptural bowl. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and publ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$572 Sale Price
32% Off
Grey Italian facetted Murano Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing grey handblown Murano glass bowl was designed and manufactured in Murano Italy by Flavio Poli for Seguso in the 1960s. It looks like a diamond and is in excellent condi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$402 Sale Price
20% Off
Czech Big Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of art glass.
Good original condition.
Rare model.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Bowl Glass Murano, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Glass Barovier bowl with rainbow surface and silver details. The bowl has a ribbinig finishing on a cicular and rounded base.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Glass "RED-WHITE" 1, 4Kg Bowl 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
Midcentury Sculpted Ceramic Bowl by Flora Eckert Hammat, Turquoise Art Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning naturalistic pottery bowl by an American ceramics artist, Flora Eckert Hammat of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vivid colors, original organic form.
Signed Hammat original...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Weidmann Centerpiece Bowl for WMF
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Karl Weidmann centerpiece bowl for WMF.
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$795 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Two Lee Rosen for Design Technics Cerulean Blue Brutalist Bowls
Located in New York, NY
Pair Mid Century Cerulean Blue Brutalist Bowls by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Overall excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear. No chips, cracks, or repairs.
Each M...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
A lens shaped op art "siderale" bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Murano, ca. 1952
Located in Aachen, DE
A lens shaped op art style "siderale" bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso, made on Murano, ca. 1952. The Siderali or Astrali are probably Flavio Poli's most famous design for Seguso Vetri...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage Murano "Sommerso" Glass for Coffee table , Bookcase , Shelf
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
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large Decorative Honeycomb Midcentury Glass Bowl Vases
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of large decorative honeycomb midcentury glass bowl vases.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Vintage Mahogany Wooden Bowl
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning vintage solid wood bowl is assembled coated in a dark brown and mahogany finish adorned with a golden stained wood ring inside. It's just...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Giade Bowl by Tony Zuccheri for Venini, Murano, 1964
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A bowl of the Giade series designed by Tony Zuccheri in 1964 and manufactured by Venini, Venice, Italy ca. 1960s. Multilayered glass with copper inclusions against a dark blue opaque background. The artglass is with incised signature 'venini italia' on the base. Venini model number 8667. Inside there is an open air bubble caused during production - see pictures.
Measures:
Height: 1.97" (5cm)
Diameter: 4.72" (12cm)
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier with Carla Sonego, Toni Zuccheri at Venini, Milano 2021, page 98.
Toni Zuccheri (1936 – 2008) was the artist with the special spirit for birds and nature. His passion is reflected in many of his glass artworks. During his education he had the chance to work with Carlo Scarpa, Franco Albini and Ignazio Gardella. Animals and especially birds (such as hens...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Venini White and Clear Pinwheel Spiral Glass Bowl Vintage
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous Italian Venini glass Murano bowl is from the 1960s. It is white and clear glass in spiral pinwheel design. This is a beauty of a bowl. Great for serving or just as is. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Graziella Laffi Peru Patinated Bronze Sterling Silver Starfish Catch All Tray
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large-scale patinated bronze vide-poche with sterling silver starfish accent at the handle created by Graziella Laffi of Peru. Tray measures 23.5" by 9" by 2" and is signed on revers...
Category
1950s Peruvian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
$2,138 Sale Price
24% Off
2 Italian Frosted Pink & Mint Green Scavo Glass Wheat Vases, Vessel, Italy 1980
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 hand-crafted mint green and frosted pink Scavo glass Murano Art glass bowls with handles, vessel Mid-Century Modern made in Italy in 1980.
Diameter: 5.75 inches.
A-862-335
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Exceptional murano glass geode sommerso by flavio poli 1960 Italian glass bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous large Italian sommerso geode bowl by Flavio Poli
Amazing rare large piece that weighs 4.6kg, very unusual large piece.
Stunning color combination with yellow & green.
Ver...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Orange Silver Flecks Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Abstract Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and silver flecks Italian art glass abstract bowl. The piece has a scissor cut rim in the shape of a butter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
$638 Sale Price
24% Off
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
A nice glass bowl manufactured by Ferro Toso Barovier ca. 1936, Murano Italy. Honey yellow glass with gold foil inclusion and a o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Rare Large Organic Bowl, Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and uncommon bowl designed by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Features a wonderful baby blue and seafood color palette with organic shape. Really great size, form, and color.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Fish Bowl by the Window", Early and Important Footed Enamel Bowl by Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and early example of enamel art in America, this footed bowl depicts a fish bowl sitting on a long table, with a Classical-Art Deco chair against one wall, and figured cu...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Aqua Blue & Gold Hand blown Murano Glass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Aqua Blue & Gold Hand blown Murano Glass Bowl.
This elegant Mid-Century Modern decorative bowl was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Signed Mid-Century Modern Freeform Glass Bowl Studio Piece Colorful Enamel Decor
Located in Miami, FL
Signed freeform vintage blown Art Glass bowl Studio Piece with hand-painted Enamel patches, shapes and forms.
Pop Art from the 1980s. Looks amazing from every different angle. Signed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Richard Anuszkiewicz Op Art Enamel Bowl
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare Richard Anuszkiewicz Op Art enamel bowl
Made for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Solid Polished Brass Small Bowls Catch-it-all
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of solid brass leaf shape bowls one small one 6.5" long the other 7.75" long, circa 1970's we have clean and polished.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 2 Green Stoneware Bowls by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of rare and beautiful stoneware bowls with amazing glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition. Signed 'CHS' and makers mark 'R'.
Car...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
"Lente", Ercole Barovier Empty Pockets, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
"Lente", Ercole Barovier empty pockets, 1950s.
Dimensions: H=6 cm; D=19 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Murano Pink Yellow Blue White Aventurine Flecks Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown twisted blue, pink, yellow, and aventurine ribbons Italian art glass bowl. The ribbons hover over a bed of fuchsia pink dots. Created in the manne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Millefiori Bowl in Blue, Yellow and White, Fratelli Toso Murano 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Bowl in Blue, Yellow and White, Fratelli Toso Murano 1910
An antique Millefiori murrine glass bowl manufactured by Vetreria Fratell...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Pair of Paavo Asikainen Turned Laminate Wood Bowl
By Paavo Asikainen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Finnish bowls. Lathe turned stacked laminate wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Vintage Boho Original Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautifully handcrafted studio pottery bowl showcases an organic, earthy aesthetic with its rich speckled glaze and unique asymmetrical rim. The delicate perforated edge adds an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Decorative bowl, Openwork porcelain, Pirken Hammer, 1960's.
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Praha, CZ
Pirken Hammer was one of the oldest porcelain factories in Czechoslovakia. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was so famous that it even won the contract to completely equip al...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
1, 47kg Floral Glass "Lucid" Bowl Shell Centerpiece Shell Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Jens Harald Quistgaard Dansk Teak Salad Bowl and 4 Serving Bowls 1960's
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely Danish Teak Salad Bowl with 4 serving bowls. A very clean and popular design - all functional and stylish in Danish Design by Jens Quistgaard
Four bowls measure 7" in dia...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Swedish Mid Century Modern Flygsfors Orange Bubblegum Centerpiece
By Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid Century Modern Flygfors orange bubblegum centerpiece from the range coquille by Paul Kedelv.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$544 Sale Price
29% Off
Gabriel Keramik Large Decorative Bowl, Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Large decorative bowl produced by Gabriel Keramik of Sweden. Features a black glazed body with incised pattern detail. Great size and form. Would work well as a center piece bowl o...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Bohemian Art Glass Bowl/Ashtray by Josef Hospodka, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Art glass vintage ashtray designed by Josef Hospodka in the 1960's. Made by Chribska Glassworks in Czechoslovakia.
Made of glass.
Good vintage condition with some signs of use (see p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Italian Blown Murano Glass Two-Color Blue Round Shaped Catchall Bowl
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Italian blown Murano glass two-color blue round shaped catchall bowl.
Turquoise blue interior that takes on an organic look, light blue outer casing.
Sim...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Hand-Carved Vintage Biomorphic Bowl, France
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A very impressive large hand-carved biomorphic bowl.
Beautiful natural features, colouring and contours.
A very substantial, impactful and orga...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Opaline Murano Dish or Bowl with 24k Gold Flower Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is by far the most beautiful Murano dish we have sold. the opaline and gold detail far surpass anything we have had, ever... this is a wonderful decorative piece or could be a c...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Huge Seguso Black Scavo Murano Glass Bowl Centrepiece 1980s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Seguso Vetri d'Arte black 'a Scavo' centrepiece bowl circa 1980s/1990s in the style of Karl Springer. Springer designed many pieces for Seguso in the 1980s. Typically, these pieces w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pair of Plastic Bowls & Tray Blue Flowers Gold Leaves
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage mid-century modern pair of transparent goldish molded pliable plastic bowls and a tray with blue flowers & gold stems, gold leaves, and gold glitter or gilt flecks. Be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Plastic
Murano Seguso Vetri d'Arte Poli Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ashtray Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ruby red, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass ashtray / bowl. The piece is documented to the Seguso Vetri D' Arte company, circa 1940s. Simi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Stainless and Brass Footed Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury stainless and brass footed bowl, a sleek and modern bowl, simple and elegant alone, it also ready for any shelf or desk. Also perfect ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Georges Jouve (1910-1964), France. Unique bowl in glazed stoneware.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georges Jouve (1910-1964), France.
Unique bowl in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in blue and light earth tones.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 29 x 6.3 cm.
In excellent condition.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Large Shell Bowl "PINK" opaline Murano Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass shell element in pink tone
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original one of a kind glass shell was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. This e...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Cenedese Murano Signed Art Glass Bowl in Swags of Blue with Gold Dust
By Cenedese
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Cenedese Murano Signed art glass bowl in swags of blue with gold dust And controlled bubbles. Engraved Signature as shown on the bottom.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century Modern brass deers centerpiece / bowl, France 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century Modern brass centerpiece / bowl
France 1970s
Stunning handcrafted brass casting
H 10 cm - 32 × 18 cm
Conditions: good consistent with age and use. One missing deer's ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Krenit metal bowls by Herbert Krenchel for Ørskov, Torben, Denmark 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
bowl set of 2
Design:
Herbert Krenchel
Producer:
Ørskov, Torben & Co., Kopenhagen
Origin:
Denmark
Decade:
1950s
This original set of 2 bowl elements were prod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
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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