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
Leaf-Shaped Murano Bowl in Polychrome Mouth Blown Art Glass, Green Background
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Leaf-shaped Murano bowl in polychrome mouth-blown art glass.
Green background. Italian design, 1960s.
Measures: 22.5 x 6.5 cm
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid 20th Century Signed Archimide Seguso Murano Venetian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A stunning example of mid-century Italian artistry, this exquisite hand-blown Murano glass bowl by Archimede Seguso showcases the legendary craftsmanship and organic elegance for whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Modernist Turned Mahogany Bowl with Hand Rubbed Satin Black Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A modernist, turned mahogany bowl with a hand-rubbed satin black finish. Unsigned, circa 1970.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Wood Spokes Large "Satellite" Bowl by Carlo Contin for MOMA NIB
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage wood spokes large "Satellite" bowl by Carlo Contin for MOMA, circa 1999. The bowl is like new in original box and measures 19"D x 9.5"H. Cool piece! #4202
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
1960s Reed and Barton Silver Plate Lotus Flower Vase Bowls
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Reed Barton Lotus Flower Bowl Vase Candle Holder
Set of 2
silver plate
2.75 h x 5 diameter
Original vintage unrestored
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
rare 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
Archimede Seguso Murano Bullicante Black & Clear Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Striped Bullicante Murano clear glass ashtray with black inclusions. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching Murano glass bowl or ashtray is made in clear gl...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
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
Elsa Peretti For Tiffany & Co Venetian Blown Glass Blue Cobalt Collection
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful set of Venetian blown glass blue cobalt thumbprint bowls designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and u...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Vtg Fire King Oven Ware Green Jadeite Ribbed Jane Ray 8.25" Serving Bowl - 2 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Fire King Oven Ware Green Jadeite Ribbed Jane Ray 8.25" Serving Bowl - 2 Pieces. *Price is for 2 bowls*. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measuremen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Glass "Floral" 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
SALE Murano Glass a Bugne Ashtray, Bullicante & Gold Polveri, Barovier & Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLOSING SALE Murano Glass a Bugne Ashtray, Bullicante & Gold Polveri, by Barovier & Toso (assumed)
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This piece could also...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Willy Guhl Large Tulip Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare large cement tulip planters by Willy Guhl. Switzerland, 1960s. With drainage hole.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cement
Seguso Murano Opalescent White & Red Triangle Geode Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury hand blown Murano triple layered Sommerso bowl manufactured by Archimede Seguso / Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy 1950s.
Opal white, red and yellow glass cased into clear glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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
Two Murano Flavio Poli Seguso Sommerso Faceted Glass Bowls
Located in Barcelona, ES
A set of two Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano glass Sommerso bowls / ashtrays. Italy, 1960s.
One is made in red and yellow glass and other one is made in green glass, submerged into clear glass. Both have flat cut rims.
These highly decorative thick and heavy square shaped Sommerso bowls or vide-poche will be the perfect choice as a gift idea.
Useful as ashtrays, candy bowls, jewelry bowls or decorative bowls. Display them together and enjoy them placed with other Murano glass pieces on a low table.
Very difficult to find as a pair.
Measures: 8.5 cm W x 8.5 cm D x 7 cm H each one.
To complete the set: The blue Flavio Poli faceted...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Drip Glaze Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful multi colored drip glaze bowl with speckled glaze inside. signed by artist on underside.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Bowl, Decorative Centerpiece by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1960s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Murano Glass Bowl, Decorative Centerpiece by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1960s.
Large hand-blown Murano glass bowl with folded edge.
Made by Archimede Seguso and Seguso Factory, Italy,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Barbini Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown persimmon orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Seguso Murano Sommerso Burgundy Clear Geode Triangle Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano Sommerso triangle geode bowl in burgundy red glass. Italy, 1960s.
This geode bowl in shades of Burgundy glass summerged into clear glass using the "sommerso" techni...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century Modernist 'Candara' Centerpiece Bowl signed Sabattini
Located in New York, NY
This striking mid-century modernist 'Candara' centerpiece bowl, circa 1970, is signed by the renowned Italian designer Sabattini. It stands as a testament to the era's commitment to ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Lucie Rie 'Austrian/British, 1902-1995' Squeezed Oatmeal Glazed Pottery Bowl
By Lucie Rie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware oatmeal glazed bowl with small crater and speckled inclusions with a wavy rim with a fine manganese glazed edge by Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995) dating from aroun...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Solid Teak Wood Bowl, Sweden 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A very stylish mid-century modern teak wood bowl. Solid teak wood from Thailand. Designed and manufactured in Sweden.
Whether displayed as a standalone art piece or used practically...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Small Crystal Bowl, Platter, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal bowl - platter for sweets.
Made in Poland in the 1950s / 1960s.
Very good condition.
Dimensions: height 5cm, diameter 11.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Antique Millefiori Bowl with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Bowl with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
A small millefiori murrine glass bowl with two handles manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 190...
Category
1920s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Large Pine Bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A good size and impressive decorative bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden. Great organic modernist feel. Could be used as a nice fruit bowl or large catchall or ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
Flavio Poli Sommerso Caviar Murano Glass Diamond Bowl by Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning Murano Sommerso technique art glass bowl from the 1960s, designed by Flavio Poli and hand-blown by Seguso Vetri d'Arte in Italy. This beautifully faceted, hexagonal, diamo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Wonderful Large Midcentury Murano Seguso Gold Swirl Flecked Glass Centerpiece
By Seguso
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano signed seguso gold swirl flecked ribbed glass centerpiece pedestal bowl.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Blue White and Gold Murano Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning Murano Art glass decorative bowl in Blue, white, and gold speckle. It is three toned and made with layered glass. Featuring aqua blue glass at the bottom, white glass on top...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
French Cork Oval Tray Bowl
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful oval shaped French cork bowl or tray. The cork is mid-century and works beautifully as a dining room table centerpiece or a coffee table item of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cork
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
Small Brass Bowl from 1950s, made in Finland
Located in Turku, FI
Beautiful Brass Bowl made of brass.
- Height 13cm / 5.2in
- Diameter 13.5cm / 5.5in
Vintage Condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Archimede Seguso "Alabastro" Art Glass Bowl, Murano, Italy, ca. 1958
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso "Alabastro" Art glass bowl, Murano Italy ca. 1958.
A Venetian art glass bowl in oval shape designed by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso ca. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Art Pottery Dish by Hans Welling for Ceramano Ceralux, West Germany 1960's
By Ceramano, Hans Welling
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Bowl by Hans (Hanns) Welling for Ceramano Ceralux, West Germany 1960's. Red fat lava glazed ceramic dish. Signed at the bottom. This comes in ve...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg, Bowl, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed stoneware vase designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
A Large Vintage Murano Glass Pink Oval Bowl by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large Murano Glass oval bowl with ruffled edge by Barovier & Toso. Beautiful Pink Color with Gold overlay.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Jewel-Tones Murano Glass Sommerso Dish/Bowl w/Gold Polveri, Seguso/Barbini
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Jewel-Tones Murano Glass Sommerso Dish/Bowl w/Gold Polveri, Seguso/Barbini suspected. CLOSING SALE
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This gorgeous piece measures about 7.5 x 7 x 1.75 inches.
We feel it is likely a Seguso or Barbini piece. The colors and shape are stunning.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOLLOWS; PLEASE READ THE BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY.
ABOUT OUR LISTINGS:
-Most vintage Murano glass is unsigned and unlabeled (see more about this topic below, under the "about vintage Murano glass" section). We identify items as best we can based on our research and experience, but without signature, identifying label, or other documentation, it is ultimately not possible to guarantee an item is from Murano or is by a specific Murano glass maestro. By purchasing from our shop, you are agreeing to accept this fact. If you are uncomfortable with this policy, we ask that you purchase only items that have their original label, artist signature, or other documentation.
-Measurements are approximate and generally represent the approximate widest/longest/highest areas of each item.
-Please be aware that the color on your monitor and/or in your environment may look somewhat different than in ours and that glass colors often look deeper on dark backgrounds than they do on light backgrounds.
-Please keep in mind that vintage glass usually will show evidence of previous ownership, such as scuffing, scratching, and/or other wear such as dulling or mars on base, etc.. Buyers of vintage glass are presumed to understand and accept such hints of previous ownership. We cannot realistically guarantee perfection since vintage glass has typically been used at some point in the past. We do however inspect for and describe flaws found.
ABOUT VINTAGE MURANO GLASS:
-"Murano" is not a brand. It is the name of the Italian island where the most celebrated master glassblowers create(d) their works.
-Vintage Murano glass items may be heavy or light, thick or thin, substantial or petite, etc. Thickness and thinness of glass will tend to vary on some items, especially sculptural items.
-Sometimes, small inclusions may be found in or on Murano glass, such as ash or tiny bubbles from the blowing process or tiny raised or pitted areas. These are not considered "damage" but naturally occurring. Nevertheless we point them out if found.
-While on occasion a vintage Murano glass item will bear the signature of its creator or have an original label affixed, this is relatively rare; most vintage Murano glass available to the general public is unsigned / unlabeled, especially in the more affordable price ranges.
-The bases of Murano glass items are often polished, but not always; the glassblower may have decided not to grind a pontil mark down or highly polish a base if there seemed a risk that doing so could cause damage to the item.
-A pontil mark on a Murano glass piece may be visible or not, and may be smooth, rough, raised, indented, or some combination of these. Some finer, more delicate Murano glass items may have a rough pontil mark that may also be either raised or indented, with the rest of the base not.
--However, an unpolished base that is also entirely, extremely foggy and rough (as if the entire bottom were grinded with very course sandpaper or metal) is generally considered indicative of a non-Murano work.
ABOUT THE TERMS WE USE:
"Suspected" means just that -- we suspect the item is by the named artist / from the named region due to its similarities to other items from that artist / region, and sometimes also by the lack of the item's characteristics appearing in other artists' works, but we are not certain.
"Assumed" or "likely" means we feel pretty confident it is by the named artist / from the named region but have not found sufficient documentation to confirm it, so while we believe it to be as stated, we are not absolutely certain.
"In the style of" means that based on characteristics, we believe it could be by the named artist / from the named region but we could not find sufficient enough evidence to feel comfortable declaring that definitively. In such cases the item could also be by another glassblower (from Murano or otherwise) who was inspired by the named artist.
It takes time and study to train the eye to recognize what is and is not Murano-made. While no one is perfect, we feel we're fairly good at it and will state, using terminology explained above for clarification, if we do not feel reasonably certain. However much knowledge may be accrued, no one dealer is likely to know absolutely everything. Since we do not offer returns, please message us with concerns or questions if you have any before purchasing an item. We'll be pleased to respond.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jane and Gordon Martz Large Ceramic Bowl for Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large scale bowl by Jane and Gordon martz for Marshall studios. Largely known for execution of lamps, the ceramicist duo also did a number of bowls and vases. Offered here is a very large bowl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
New Medium Rina Menardi Mint Cup Shape Bowl
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and hand made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this cup-form bowl or vase stands just under 11” tall and has a dark teal green glaze. Streamlined shape with thin, glazed porcelain walls...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Large Green Vintage French Terracotta Bowl
Located in Pearland, TX
Wonderful large green french terracotta bowl with scalloped pie-crust style rim. Slight iridecence to glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Terracotta
Set of 2 New Old Stock Murano Opaline Glass Shell Bowl by Cenedese, 1960s
By Cenedese
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano opaline bowl set of 2
Design:
Gino Cenedese
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the vase)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
196...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Bowl 'Candara' by Lino Sabattini, Italy, 1970
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A bowl with the name Candara with a simplistic and iconic design by renowned italian designer Lino Sabattini from circa 1970. The condition is good albeit with some wear (see picture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Seguso Sommerso Murano Pink & White Alabastro Art Glass Geode Bowl, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Massive hand blown Murano Sommerso pink and opalescent white round art glass bowl. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
Pink glass over opaline white glass in the Alabastro ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Vintage French Decorative Large Platter by Albert Thiry 'circa 1970s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Large mid-century decorative platter (circa 1970s) by Albert Thiry. A creamy-white glaze with touches of blue-grey provides the background for a colourful thistle motif in the centre...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Seguso Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial vintage Italian Murano burgundy/plum/aubergine and transparent art glass bowl with a controlled bubble design, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Raymor Hand-Painted Italian Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This unusual ceramic centerpiece bowl was made in Italy for American importer Raymor. The piece has an elongated scoop form and has been hand-painted in shades of blue and green. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Alka Kunst Bavaria Oval Ivory White Golden Decorative Porcelain Bowl, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Cream white porcelain bowl with bronze golden art nouveau lines and shell shaped decorations. Oval form on round foot. Manufactured by Alka Kunst Bavaria...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Flavio Poli Murano Yellow Faceted Glass Ashtray
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful faceted Murano glass ashtray in yellow color attributed to Flavio Poli, circa 1950s.
The color changes depending on the light. Neon yellow under white ligth and more orang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decor Apple Green Brown Overlay Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1970s very decorative glass centrepiece/platter serving plate, by artist Michna, handcrafted in crystal pâte de verre, tinted in a sophisticated and unusual sage green jade color. Th...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass
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 This piece is attributed to the mentione...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large Red French Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Red French bowl or basket Vallauris circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Purple, Blue and Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Striking mid-century Murano glass bowl or ashtray in purple, blue and pink "sommerso" Murano glass. This striking piece was designed by Flavio Poli in Murano, Italy during the 1960s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Opal Pink Alabastro Glass Folded Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny hand blown Murano pink and opalescent white glass triangle bowl with folded rim. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
Pink glass over opaline white glass in the Alaba...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Erika Pierny, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Erika Pierny, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Murano Millefiori Flower Canes Italian Art Glass Incalmo Orange Rim Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori flower canes and orange "Incalmo" rim Italian art glass bowl. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. I have ow...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
1960s Signed Venini Orange Murano Glass Bowl
By Paolo Venini
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An iconic Venini Murano glass bowl. Signed Venini Italia on the base. Hand-blown in Murano in the 1960s, this piece has an opaque orange core and a transparent surround. Found in a p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Bert Marsh Hand Turned Cocobolo Bowl, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bert Marsh Hand Turned Cocobolo Bowl, 20th Century.
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Cocobolo
Theo and Susan Harlander Brooklin Pottery Monumental Mid-Century Cubist Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Studio pottery Mid-Century Modern bowl by Theo and Susan Harlander of Brooklin Pottery, Brooklin, Ontario. This bowl was designed with a whimsical cub...
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20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
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.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Spanish Carved Alabaster Large Centerpiece Bowl or Tazza, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding carved alabaster tazza / footed bowl, Spain, 1950s.
Hand carved alabaster with foliage motifs with footed base.
Beautiful to be used as fruit bowl, decorative centerpiece...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Alabaster
Fratelli Toso Pink and Blue "Sommerso" Murano Glass Bowl, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative bowl in a stunning purple and blue Murano "Sommerso" glass. This wonderful piece was designed by the Toso brothers in Murano, Italy during the 1960s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Green Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, Circa 1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
Czech Glass Bowl/Basket by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, Circa 1970s
Model Number: 296/6/18
A unique Czech glass creation by renowned glass artist Josef Hospodka for Chri...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Edith Heath Studio Hand Thrown Lemon Yellow Pottery Bowl Vase Ceramics
By Edith Heath
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Edith Heath (1911–2005) founded Heath Ceramics, Sausalito California in 1948 after her solo pottery show at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. Extremely rare...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Stone Decorative Bowl, Red Jasper, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Stone Decorative Bowl, Red Jasper, France 1970s.
Freeform red jasper bowl or trinket dish.
Its top surface is polished to a glossy finish, highlighting the stone’s rich red and ear...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Quartz
Vallauris Unglazed Fat Lava Ceramic Flower Shaped Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in unglazed fat lava ceramic.
Beautiful fat lava ceramic flower shaped bowl in white and brown ceramic with turquoise green, orange and ye...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink Sommerso Ribbed Glass Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful large Murano hand blown pink Sommerso art glass ribbed centerpiece bowl with wavy edge. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini.
Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This elegant centerpiece can be used for decorative purposes or for daily use as fruit bowl adding a luxury accent to any kitchen or table.
Great gift idea.
Mint condition.
Measures: 32 cm W x 26 cm D x 17,5 cm H
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Heavy Purple Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An heavy purple Murano glass bowl designed and manufactured in Venice by Seguso in the 1970s, it's in perfect conditions. This Ashtray by Seguso is a timeless example of the interse...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Spike Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed with spike corners bowl / cigar ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ross Manderson Freeform Bowl Organic Modern Dargaville NZ
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Ross Manderson Dargaville NZ
Freeform Bowl Organic Modern
Handcrafted wood signed by artist
3 h x 10.5 w x 9 d
Preowned vintage
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Late 20th Century New Zealand Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Two Vine Leaves Hand Formed into a Solid Brass Bowl, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Solid brass bowl from the 1960s.
Very decorative with a beautiful patina.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
italian Sommerso glass bowl by Luigi Onesto 1960 signed Murano glass mid century
By Luigi Onesto
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Introducing a stunning work of art handcrafted by the legendary artist Luigi Onesto, using the intricate and highly coveted Sommerso technique! This breathtaking Murano glass bowl fe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Mid-century Modern decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
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