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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Beveled Glass Ashtray by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fontana Arte model "1810" beveled glass ashtray / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: Length 7.5 inches / width 4.6 inches / height 1.25 inches
Literature: Quaderno Fontana Arte n.3...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury Decorative Ceramic Bowl by Albert Thiry, circa 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Midcentury decorative ceramic bowl (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry (1932-2009). A Classic Thiry design and decoration scheme, this bowl's base co...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$503 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Carved Korina Wood Bowl, American Studio Craft Vessel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The hand carved round wood bowl features Modernist shape and graphic wood grain patterns with the natural tonal range. Minimal shape of the bowl showcases the organic charm and decor...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Large 1.7kg Murano Glass DIAMOND Bowl Element by Flavio Poli attrib., Italy 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attributed.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass ash tray bowl element was designed by Flav...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Set Italian Venetian Murano Glass Cobalt Blue Sherbet Bowls, 1960s, Italy Venice
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of opulence to your home or dining table with this charming set of 6 fruit bowls / sherbet cups and a large serving bowl. Perfect hand blown cobalt blue and clear Murano ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Bowl by Wilhelm Kage Argenta Serie for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1930 Signed
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
A bowl in ceramic with handmade silver inlay from the 1930s Argenta collection made by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, signature underneath.
The now iconic argenta stoneware collecti...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver
Archimede Seguso Midcentury Murano Glass Bowl with Gold Dots, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic hand blown midcentury Murano glass bowl with gold dots. This fantastic object is attributed to the designer Archimede Seguso and ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, 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
Solid Brass Decorative Bowl, Korea, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Solid Brass Decorative Bowl, Korea, 1970's. Nice original patina.
Category
20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Murano Glass Two-Color Triangular Shaped Catchall Bowl
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Murano glass two-color triangular shaped catchall bowl. Turquoise blue interior that takes on an organic look, white outer casing.
Simply beautif...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$248 Sale Price
37% Off
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl, Italian Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Bowl has a white underside base merged wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
French Mid Century Large Wooden Bowl by Odile Noll Produced in France, 1960s
By Odile Noll
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare oversized French mid century edonized wooden bowl by Odile Noll (daughter to Alexandre Noll) produced in France 1960s. In good original condition. Signed.
Dimensions: H: ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ebony
Archimede Seguso Sommerso Valva Bowl in Green and Yellow
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Sommerso Valva Bowl in Green and Yellow
A vintage Venetian art glass bowl in valva shape designed by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso ca. 19...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Venetian Blown Glass Cobalt Blue Thumbprint Bowl Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Cobalt Blue Thumbprint Blown Art Glass Bowl by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.
Mid-Century Modern Venetian Art Glass Bowl made in Italy circa 1980s.
Can be used as a bowl, cat...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$507 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Glass Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Bowl
By Salviati
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Bowl
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This colors of joy, mid-century modern bowl would make a beautiful gift.
One of the larger of its kind, it measur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
A large art glass bowl, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Dino Martens Italian Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Bowl with Golden Flakes, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sculptural and colorful "Tutti Frutti" midcentury bowl in Murano artistic glass attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese.
Zanfirico techniques and dairy products in ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Heavy Purple Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Japanese Organic Shaped White Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Japanese white glazed orangic shaped studio pottery bowl dating from the 20th century. The heavily made stoneware bowl is of deep rounded shape with kinked rim...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
German Vintage Easter Candy Box Bunny Figure Papier Mâché
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage Easter bunny candy box. Easter bunny figure made of papier mâché from the 50th covered with fabric in cream color. Hand painted and decora...
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1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Paper
Vintage Onyx Bowl or Ashtray Dish, circa 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round onyx bowl or ashtray. This outstanding onyx round bowl is made in Spain, 1950s. Carved and polished onyx stone, showing the mineral’s distinctive banding str...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Onyx
Lagardo Tackett Ceramic Fish Glazed Platter, circa 1955
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
An iconic ceramic Fish platter designed by LaGardo Tackett, circa 1955.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Alvino Bagni Ashtray, Ceramic, Stripes Blue, Yellow, White, Signed
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni Ashtray, Ceramic, Stripes Blue, Yellow, White, Signed. Small scale scooped form ashtray or bowl with hand drawn dashed lines, glazed in light and dark blue, yellow, gree...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Alfaraz Studio Ceramic Bowl with Baboon Etch Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and beautiful vintage ceramic bowl. Originally an ashtray, this beautiful ceramic bowl offers a variety of uses with incredible design...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Murano Glass Fruit Bowl Catchall, Blue Green Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centre piece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s. Found at ...
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1970s Italian 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
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
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Ceramic Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A unique bowl designed by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Bowl features a unique baby blue color palette with details around interior edge giving an almost ribbed like appearance....
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink and Gold Bullicante Bowl Cased Glass
Located in Highland, IN
A sensuous shape with subtle decoration, this Murano glass bowl by Alfredo Barbini features pink cased glass with bullicante controlled gold dust bubbles.
2.5"h X 6.5"d
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Italian Art Glass Bi Level Bowl After Murano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Captivate your space with this breathtaking vintage Italian art glass bowl, masterfully crafted in the Murano style. With its striking bi-level design and graceful ruffled edges, thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pine Bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and impressive decorative footed bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden. Great organic modernist feel. Could be used as a nice fruit bowl or large catchall ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pine
Charles Pfister Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare black Murano glass bowl designed circa 1970 by Charles Pfister for Salviati, Murano, Italy.
Beautiful original condition, a few superficia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Green decorative Murano bowl
Located in Milano, IT
Acid green decorative bowl - Murano glass valet tray - collectible bright Murano glass
A heavy, fun and highly decorative Murano bowl / valet tr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi Bitossi Striped Mid-Century Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful round striped terracotta bowl, designed by Aldo Londi, handcrafted from ceramic by the Italian manufacturer Bitossi Ceramiche in the 1960s. The bowl features six horizont...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
John Prip for Reed & Barton Orange Enameled Finger Bowls / Salt Cellars, Set of
Located in Round Top, TX
Vivid orange enameled salt cellars / finger bowls designed by John Prim. engraved "Reed & Barton", larger retains original sticker. These are numbered "192" and "193" which correlate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel, Silver Plate
Brown Sommerso Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano Italy
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing brown handblown Murano sommerso glass bowl was designed and manufactured in Murano Italy by Flavio Poli for Seguso in the 1960s. It has a organic shape and is in excell...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$401 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Seashell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown amethyst purple and gold flecks Italian art glass seashell shaped bowl or ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. Cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed
By Seguso, Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed. Large, low, and heavy, artisan hand-blown clear glass bowl by Seguso for Karl Springer in the 1980's. Provenance: purchased directly from th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Bowl or Vide-Poche in Rattan, Wicker and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful bowl or vide-poche in rattan, wicker and brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Arthur Umanoff Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
1 Arthur Umanoff Bowl, more Umanoff pieces available.
Category
1960s Haitian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Signed Barbini Murano Freeform Blown Transparent Art Glass Bowl, Catchall Italy
By Barbini
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind decorative Mid-Century Modern Bowl made out of blown clear Murano Art Glass by Barbini, Italy.
A gorgeous addition for your Family table settings.
A-971-335
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
Modernist Tripod Japanese Iron Ikebana Planter
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modernist iron Ikebana tripod planter from Japan. Wonderful patina. Includes a flower frog in the original box. It could also be used as an incense burner. Japan, 1950s
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron
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
Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Fuchsia Glass Geode Triangle Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano Sommerso triangle geode bowl in purple pink fuchsia glass. Italy, 1960s.
Eyecatching colors in shades of pink and purple using the "sommerso" technique. Manufacture...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Erwin Eisch Collection, Signed Vintage Vase, Thick-Walled, Heavy - Art Glass
By Erwin Eisch
Located in Verviers, BE
Erwin Eisch Collection, Signed Vintage vase, thick-walled, heavy - art glass
Stylish, German, hand-blown art glass vase from the Erwin Eich Collection, made in the Eisch Frauenau ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Bowl, Orange with gold polveri, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl, Orange with gold polveri, Alfredo Barbini (suspected)
UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year.
This piece is approximat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$99 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage Carl Sorensen Bronze Bowl With Sculptural Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
1960's mid-century modern Carl Sorensen design bronze bowl with lid, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina. This beautiful piece is minimalist and intriguing. Th...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze, Copper
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
2, 5 Kg Floral Glass Bowl Shell Centerpiece by Fratelli Toso Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Producer:
FRATELLI TOSO (with producer label)
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass sh...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Large Basket Centerpiece Bowl in Rattan and Brass, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern rattan and brass large bowl, centerpiece or basket.
It has a brass trim covering the top.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Use it as fruit bowl or centerpiece to add ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Large Teak Bowl with Brass and Leather Handle by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Teak bowl, shell element
Design:
Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austria
Age:
1950s
Description:
Original 1950s bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$2,645 Sale Price
20% Off
Antonio Da Ros Large Italian Murano Clear Sommerso Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese large heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl or ashtray circa 1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy piece of glass features two submer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$511 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Millefiori Bowl with Handle, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Bowl with Handle, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1900s
A great millefiori murrine glass bowl with handle. Manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1900. Ma...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Dior Bowl or Magazine Rack in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous mid-century decorative round bowl, centerpiece or magazine rack in a stunning tortoiseshell effect lucite with a brass rim. This stylish object was produced in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Dame Lucie Rie, 1950's Porcelain Footed Bowl with Manganese Glaze.
By Lucie Rie
Located in London, GB
This is a great example of a Lucie Rie iconic hand-thrown, footed bowl with manganese glaze.
It is thinly potted and slightly pulled into an ovoid shape with an undulating rim.
The running glaze is subtle whilst adding an individual element to the decoration of the bowl.
The bowl bears the artist's monogram seal mark under.
Lucie Rie was an Austrian-born British ceramics artist. Rie’s works, usually consisting of hand-thrown pots, bottles, and bowl forms, are noteworthy for their Modernist forms.
Born in 1902 in Vienna, Austria, she studied pottery at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule, a school of arts and crafts. In 1937, she won a silver medal at the Paris International Exhibition and by the following year, Rie moved to London to flee Nazi Austria.
Once settled in the British capital, she maintained a small studio and continued to produce pottery and small clay objects, including ceramic buttons and jewellery which she sold to support herself.
She was later joined by Hans Coper, a young artist who soon became a partner in her studio. She taught at the Camberwell School of Art from 1960...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
$12,611 Sale Price
43% 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
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