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
Huge Da Ros for Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Italian Blue Murano Glass Bowl Dish
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large, heavy and oversized vintage midcentury modern Italian Murano glass bowl or serving dish, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso techn...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Unique Large Ceramic Bowl Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This large unique bowl has a wonderful glaze. It’s made in Sweden at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane. There is only one of its kind and is therefore a spectacular piece...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Göte Augustsson, Bowl, Glass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass bowl designed by Gate Augustsson and produced by Ruda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 2.5" Height x 12.5" Diameter
All items ship from High Point, ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Red Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modern red Murano art glass ashtray or small vide-poche catchall, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Dimensions: 1.5" Height x 3.38"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Murano Blue Ashtray/Vide Poche Designed by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s stunning blue ashtray / Vide Poche designed by Flavio Poli in Murano Sommerso Glass. This piece is unique and the shape and the color are amazing. Made in Italy
The item is in ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano White Multi Color Swirl Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass centerpiece, white and multicolor pastel tones
This large bowl or centerpiece has free form design in handblown opaline white glass and swirl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950's Dino Martens For Aureliano Toso "Oriente" Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1950's Italian blown Murano glass bowl from the Oriente collection by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. The multi-color bowl has a rounded triangular shape and has copper applicatio...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
Murano Glass Sommerso Block "RED"Cube Ashtray Element Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage g...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Heart Form Glass Trinket Box signed Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This Heart-shaped Trinket Container is designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co., originating from the United States during the latter half of the 20th Century. Formed in glass, thi...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Shallow Bowl in Cream Lacquer and Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shallow Bowl cream Exterior Copper exterior
Cream Lacquer
Antique copper
Hand repoussé
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorat...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
1.1kg Murano Glass Sommerso grey DIAMOND Bowl Ashtray, Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass ash tray bowl el...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Pink Silver Flecks Dark Purple Spots Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, rich pink with dark spots Italian art glass decorative bowl. The piece has a biomorphic abstract shape, with decorative folds and indents. The bo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
Sommerso Amber & Green Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl 1970s Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Magnificent midcentury Murano Art Glass with astonishing color shades going from amber into green. This piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s or older.
This wonderful piece is...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Generous Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Mosaic Ball Vase
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed blue, green and terracotta banded mosaic ball vase
Gerbino uses the Neriage technique to attain such intriguing patterns
A genero...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large 15-Piece Rude Osolnik Turned Wood Collection
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Berlin, DE
This collection of eleven vases and four bowls were handmade by Rude Osolnik, the midcentury master of woodturning. Osolnik's work is held in many important collections, and a piece of his was even presented to the Queen of England by the United States government...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
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
Vintage Butterprint Bowls by Pyrex - Set of 3
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Revive the charm of the past with this delightful set of Vintage Butterprint Bowls by Pyrex. Featuring the iconic "Butterprint" design, this set includes two blue bowls and one white...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Large Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Blown Murano Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Italian sculptural hand-blown Murano art glass decorative bowl, Ashtray in dark pink, blue, and clear tone.
The bowl is very heavy.
Simply lovely on Top of the Hallway Entry ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Aquarium or Fish Bowl by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Aquarium or fish bowl by Barbini.
A gold fleck lamp work fish in clear glass with a pink or light purple border.
(In many of our images the interio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Sculptural Curvilinear Art Glass Fruit Bowl by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sculptural curvilinear crystal art glass fruit bowl, model Aquarius 1960 signed.
The midcentury bowl offers an oblong form with tapered rounded ends, ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Bowl Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass centerpiece tall bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. Many of the murrines are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Mid-Century Danish Studio Bowl from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Cera...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
A heavy Murano art glass ashtray designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot moulded glass internally decorated with opaline and light green glass plates...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Linn Phelan Large Ceramic Decorative Bowl, Early American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic decorative plate or bowl features a playful Modernist design of a chicken, hand-painted in off-white textured lava glaze on mocha and espresso brown drip glaze background. The rim of the plate is accented with the lava glaze border with drip elements. The plate is equipped with the original mounting hardware on the bottom; it can be displayed either on a wall or as a shelf or table decor.
The bowl is signed on the bottom with Linn L Phelan...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Swedish Studio Pottery Bowl from Gustavsberg, 1960s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Studio Pottery Bowl from Gustavsberg, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Italian Art Glass Pedestal Bowl or Centerpiece
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Mid-Century Modern art glass footed compote is unsigned but presumed to have been made in Italy in circa 1969. The bowl is done in multicolored swirls of red, brown, blue,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Large Glazed Ceramic Seashell Bowl Centerpiece in White and Sand Color
Located in Miami, FL
Signed large Coastal glazed ceramic seashell bowl centerpiece in white and sand color.
Artist marked the piece at the base.
Great addition for Your Na...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Decorative Fruit Bowl, English, Art Glass, Serving Dish, Lustre Finish
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative fruit bowl. An English, art glass serving dish with lustre finish, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Eye-catchin...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Murano Sommerso Blue Glass Bowl, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unique mid century Murano glass bowl out of the world renowned workshops of Sommerso in Italy from the period around 1960. This modern looking, extraordinary shaped glass bowl remind...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Hand Blown Smoked Murano Glass Bowl/Dish
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern decorative bowl/ dish was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Iridescent Italian Art Glass Chunky Ribbed Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, elegant, vintage Murano hand blown clear and iridescent / aurene Italian art glass bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece is made with thick glass, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$500 Sale Price
33% Off
Large Mid-Century Cranberry Murano Bowl with Applied Dolphins & Gold Netting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early Murano art glass bowl is unsigned and unattributed, but presumed to have been made in Italy in approximately 1950 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. This crimped bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Pink White Copper Flecks Art Glass Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Murano Glass Bowl with Aventurine Flecks. Attributed to Fratelli Toso. Italy, 1950-1960s.
Beautiful handblown pink, purple and white with copper aventurine flecks spotted...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
Ceramic Bowl by Ceramiche Batignani from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic bowl made by Ceramiche Batignani in the 1950s
Ø cm 15 Ø cm 12 h cm 6
Batignani Ceramiche is a name synonymous with excellence in Italian ceramic art...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$296 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Murano Millefiori Art Glass Bowl Attributed to Dino Martens, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl, attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese, Mid-Century Modern design period, circa mid-20th century, Italy, 1950s-1960s. Bowl i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Hammered brass bowl around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered brass bowl around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
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.
Additional information:
Materials: ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Barbini Murano Teal Blue Green Gold Fleck Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal blue/green and gold flecks Italian art glass bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The bowl has four indents on the rim,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Lee McCarty Marigold Mississippi Studio Ceramic Bowl
By Lee McCarty
Located in San Diego, CA
Glazed ceramic bowl by Lee McCarty, of Marigold Mississippi. It retains an original business card that was taped to the bottom decades ago. It appears to be signed under the card, a rare ephemera artifact in itself. Beautiful glaze decoration on a subtle squared off bowl form.
Lee McCarty (1923-2015) grew up in Merigold, Mississippi. After serving in WWII and graduating from university, he and his wife Pup returned to Merigold in 1954 where they co-founded McCartys Pottery...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Clay
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Alfredo Barbini Murano Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Basket Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower basket / vase. Documented to designer Alfre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
$400 Sale Price
33% Off
Murano Orange Footed Vase Freeform Handkerchief
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous mid-20th century Italian Murano Venetian Fulvio Bianconi style hand blown bright orange art glass decorative Fazzoletto handkerchief footed vase.
Sculptural exquisite vase in organic form with bright orange, green and yellow colors with white bubbles.
Beautiful decorative piece for any table or shelf, large footed vase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Blue Murano Glass Dish
Located in London, London
Dish
Murano glass
Glorious colour
Italy 1960s
Category
Mid-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
XL 2.4kg Murano Glass Sommerso yellow DIAMOND Bowl Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass element xxl
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element was designed by Flavio Poli and produc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Stunning Green and clear Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece Vintage, Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centrepiece, Venice, Murano, Italy. Colors are green ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Vintage Mid-Century Blue 'a Scavo' Curved Murano Glass Vase with Handles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Textured 'a Scavo' blue colored / coloured glass vase with handles by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa late 1980s. Elegant with its cur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Large Italian Blue 'Sommerso' Murano Glass Bowl, Seguso attri.
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large, heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern textured Italian glass bowl or dish attributed to Maurizio Arabella for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa late 1970s / early 1980s. Ele...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Green Apple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown olive green over white and gold flecks Italian art glass apple shaped bowl. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$400 Sale Price
33% Off
Mid-Century Danish Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s
By Per Lütken
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materia...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$585 Sale Price
20% Off
Mancioli Italy Pheasant lidded Bowl / Tureen With Tail Ladle Vintage 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pheasant tureen with tail ladle was made in Italy by Mancioli Company. The bowl with the lid on forms a shape of a pheasant; the ladle forms its tail. It is decorated in rus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain, Majolica, Pottery
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Brutalist Glass Bowl, Pertti Santalahti for Humppila Finland 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large Mid-Century Modern brutalist art glass bowl by Pertti Santalahti for Humppila Glass in Finland. Made ca. 1970s.
The colors move from a brown earth like color to a warm amber color and finally to transparency like ice. The surface is very rough and structured like large broken pieces of ice. Very dramatic.
The bowl wears the original Humppila sticker with the text: Humppila Handmade in Finland.
It is hand signed to the bottom: "Pertti Santalahti" and "Humppila Finland"
The bowl is in a very good vintage condition. No chips, cracks or repairs.
It weighs approximately 3400g.
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Pertti Juhani Santalahti (1941 Helsinki – 2015 Humppila[1]) was a Finnish designer.
Santalahti studied at the Arts and Crafts Institute in the department of sculpture. He graduated as a designer in 1962. Companies for which he has designed are Kupittaan Savi, Nuutajärvi Glass, Alsterfors Lasitehdas (Sweden), Arabia ceramic...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Baccarat Large Crystal Center Bowl Centerpiece, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Molded Crystal Centerpiece by Baccarat, France, 1950s. This stunning molded crystal centerpiece by Baccarat, produced in the 1950s, exemplifies the luxury and craftsmanship the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Heavy Multicolor Murano Glass "Centerpiece" Bowl Shell Element Murano Italy 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl centerpiece
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element was produced in the 1970s in Muran...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,298 Sale Price
24% Off
1960s Astonishing Large Murano Ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Large astonishing murano ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,90" diameter x 3,54" H inch...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Emerald Green Murano Glass Seashell Decorative Dish
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown emerald green Murano glass seashell bowl with inclused bubbles by Seguso, Italy, circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$500 Sale Price
23% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Green White Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown green and white millefiori flower mosaic Italian art glass scalloped rim decorative bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The bowl has a rectangu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Murrine
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Modern Unique Decorated Ceramic Bowl Bjorn Wiinblad Hand Thrown & Painted
Located in Miami, FL
Early and unique hand-thrown and hand-painted Ceramic bowl by Bjorn Wiinblad from 1950. The decoration, possibly by Wiinblad's own hands, is of two young shepherdess wearing a mask w...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 3.2kg Lucid Glass "Brutalist" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray, FRANCE, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
glass bowl shell element
Origin:
France
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element was produced in the 1970s in France. It is made of solid very heavy ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Figurative Modernist Duck Shaped Brass Bowl with Lid
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern bronze bowl with a lid is designed in stylized duck shape, with the head and neck serving as a lid handle. Both the lid and the bowl surfaces are finely detailed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass, Metal
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
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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