Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
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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Period: 1950s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Swedish Designer, Bowl, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Teak
Marcello Fantoni Raymor Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Bowls
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of Italian curvy small ceramic dishes featuring stylized women's portraits by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor. Dimensions for the larger dish: 3.25 H x 6.5 W x 4.5 D inches, and the...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Chartreuse and Gold Deco Ruffle Biomorphic Bowls of 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano glass Chartreuse and Gold Deco ruffle Biomorphic bowls of 1950s
Murano glass biomorphic ruffled edge bowls gold fleck made in Italy.
Rare Murano hand blown iridescent surface...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Leaf Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Small Leaf Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1950s
Small bowl made of green glass with regular air bubble decoration and a pinched rim. Designed by Tyra Lundgren in the 1930s, manufa...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern Enameled Metal Plate, Atelier Matégot, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enameled metal plate designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Atelier Matégot (France), circa 1950.
Lacquered perforated metal, seem to be repainted many years ago.
In great ori...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Ruscha "Marocco" Decorative Bowl, 1950s, Fat Lava WGP Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This captivating decorative bowl from the 1950s belongs to the "Marocco" series by the renowned German pottery manufacturer, Ruscha. Designed by Hans Welling, it showcases a vibrant,...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Teardrop Dark Green & Clear Glass Vessel Per Luken Holmegaard 1959
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant shaped Danish Modern vessel from 1959 designed by Per Lutken for the Holmegaard glass factory in Denmark. This asymmetrical handmade drop shaped form was part of the Flamingo Series created in the 1950s.
It seems that this series was produced in limited colors, aqua blue, a clambroth color (very rare), and in a dark green and clear combination. Engraved in the bottom -Holmegaard 1959...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
€268 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Fritz Nuss Bronze Wall Art Plate Harvest Maidens Carrying Grapes
By Fritz Nuss
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Bronze Art Plate 1950s Fritz Nuss Bronze Wall Plate Harvest Maidens Carrying Grapes
Art Deco
art by German Sculptor
.5 d x 8 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
See...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Large Shell Shaped Gold Ceramics Midcentury Bowl, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Large shell shaped gold ceramics midcentury bowl or plate, Italy. Great for keys and phones. Good condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Art Studio Pottery Vintage Plate in Fanciullacci Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s Mid-Century Modern handcrafted and hand-decorated large bowl in the style of Fratelli Fanciullacci.
Vintage handcrafted Italian art studio pottery, Florence.
Bands with vertica...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Danish and American Mid Century Enameled Bowls
Located in Montréal, QC
Danish and American Mid Century Enameled Bowls
CREATOR: Various
PERIOD: 1950-1959
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark and USA
CONDITION: GOOD (see condition description).
CONDITION DE...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage Bronze Swirl Bowl by Dayagi
By Dayagi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Bronze Swirl Bowl by Dayagi
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1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Venini Murano glass multicolor with zanfirico and venturine circa 1950 bowl.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass multicolor with zanfirico and venturine bowl.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Nutcracker Walnut Wood Nutwood Bowl Blackened Brass Hammer Anvil Amboss, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A Mid-Century Modern nutcracker set consists of an organic shaped nutwood bowl and a blackened solid brass amboss with hammer, designed by Richard Rohac, manufactured in Vienna, Aust...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
XL large purple Royal Copenhagen glass bowl Provence by Per Lütken Denmark
Located in Krefeld, DE
XL large hand-blown light purple glass bowl designed by Per Lütken and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen in Denmark.
Price for the XL Bowl for the other Set of three, see other items...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Oblong Danish Modernist Pottery Dish by Astrid Tjalk for Kähler, 1950s
By Astrid Tjalk
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Spectacular Unika dish decorated by Astrid Tjalk and manufactured by HAK - Kähler during the 1950s. It still has its original sticker to the backside as well as the initials of the d...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
€273 Sale Price
25% Off
Exotic Wood Turned Freeform Bowl Catch All 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Exotic wood turned hand crafted bowl or catch all from the 1950s. An impressive organic form. Unsigned.
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1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cut Crystal and Gilt Enamel Fruit Bowl, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bohemian centerpiece bowl in lead crystal decorated with gilt enamel and cut stars and floral impressions. It was manufactured in The Czech Republic (Bohemia) circa 1940-50. Measurem...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
€281 Sale Price
25% Off
Relief Ceramic Bowl by Marcello Fantoni, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This mid-century modern ceramic bowl, attributed to Marcello Fantoni from the 1950s, represents a work of unique and expressive design. Its relief surface combines organic textures w...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
€480 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Porphyry Red Marble Italian Round Decorative Plate, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent solid dark red Porphyry marble plate made in Italy during the 1950s.
The simplicity of this plate enhances the quality of the marble used on this object, which is astoni...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Marble
Laura Andreson Signed Monumental Glazed Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed (in Fall greens and browns) large bowl/vase by renowned American potter Laura Andreson. Gorgeous in its Mid-Century Modern design and shifting colors.
Signed on the base by Andreson.
A quite special and rare work. Certainly, one of the best pieces of Andreson's work we have had the pleasure to come across. Highly collectible. Would be a great addition to any midcentury ceramics collection or a very eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting.
Andreson, who studied under Glen Lukens, founded and headed the ceramics department at UCLA from 1933-1970. Her work can be found in many collections and museums worldwide including:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Smithsonian Museum of American Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Walker Art Center
The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art.
Her exhibitions include:
1937 Rene Rosenthal Gallery, New York City, New York.
1938 First California Ceramic Exhibition, San Diego, California
1940 Honolulu Academy of Art.
1947 Eleventh National Ceramics Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1970 Fredric Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
1970 Laguna Beach Art Gallery.
1971 Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, California.
1971 Hoover Art Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1971 San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, California.
1971 Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
1972 Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, California.
1972 Ceramics West, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
1972 Ogden Art Center, Ogden, Utah.
1972 Bower Museum, Santa Ana, California.
1973 Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1973 Clay and Fiber Gallery, Taos, New Mexico.
1973 California Crafts VIII, Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, California.
1974 California Ceramics...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Bowl Murano Barovier Zebrato 1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Gold Powder
By Barovier
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bowl Murano Barovier Zebrato 1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian design gold powder.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
€1,330 Sale Price
30% Off
Carl Auböck Midcentury Raffia Umbrella Stand, Wastepaper Basket, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare simple and elegant midcentury umbrella stand or wastepaper basket designed by Carl Auböck II and manufactured by Werkstätten Auböck in the 1950s, Austria. It's made of raff...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
IVR Mazzega Green Iridescent and Acid Murano Glass Centerpiece, Italy 1950s
By Mazzega
Located in Naples, IT
Sculptural Murano glass centerpiece with IVR Mazzega label.
The origins of Vetreria Mazzega date back to 1929, when Romano Mazzega established a small company in Murano that bore his name. The factory, whose history is little known, seems to have produced pieces of high quality, but mostly inspired by the work of its competitors. In 1937 Romano Mazzega's house was sold to Aureliano Toso, who renamed it Vetri Decorativi Rag. Aureliano Toso. The following year Romano Mazzega opened a new glassworks, Fratelli Mazzega, in collaboration with his brother Gino and sister Maria. The company took the name IVR (Industrie Vetrarie Riunite) Mazzega, around 1950.
Since 1954 the company has collaborated with Fucina degli Angeli, an artists' cooperative founded in 1950 in Murano. It thus produces pieces created by internationally renowned artists, such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Jean Cocteau and Georges Braque. At the same time it welcomes independent designers, such as Luigi Scarpa Croce...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Berndt Friberg Stoneware Bowl Brown Hares Fur Gustavsberg Sweden 1954
Located in Basel, BS
Large Bernt Friberg stoneware bowl, hand-crafted in his studio at Gustavsberg factory in 1954.
Beautiful brown hares fur glaze, marked underneath with the artists signature and the ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Iron Fruit Basket 1950s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Iron Fruit Basket Italy 1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Iron
Massive Stump of a Tree Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1951
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Massive Stump of a Tree Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1951
Large bowl “Kalvolan kanto” (tree stump), designed by Tapio Wirkkala for the Iittala glassworks in 1951. Mo...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
John Shelly Bath Pottery Trailed Pattern Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Bath Pottery studio pottery large trailed pattern bowl by John Shelly (British, 1907-1995) and dating between 1951 and 1956. The deep conical shaped bowl is han...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Terracotta
Large Pressed Glass Bowl, Tulip Collection Hermanowa Hut, 1957
Located in Zohor, SK
Large pressed glass bowl/basket in top condition. Produced in1957 as a part of Tulips collection by Hermanova Hut and designed by E. Downey, marked in the official catalogue as model...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
€340 Sale Price
50% Off
Decorative Earthenware Tray, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Decorative earthenware tray, by an unknown designer. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a be...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Earthenware
Scandinavian Teck Vides Poche or Decorative Bowls
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 Scandinavian teck vide poche or decorative Bowls, in the tradition of Tapio Wirkkala or Jacobssen.
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
€360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Noah's Ark" Enamel Bowl, Masterpiece of Mid Century Artistry by Drerup
By Karl Drerup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In our opinion, the finest and most delightful of Karl Drerup's enamel works from the post-World War II period, this footed bowl depicts Noah and his ark, teaming with a veritable fo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Sommerso Honeycomb Yellow Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This sculptural Murano glass centerpiece bowl, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte, is a quintessential example of Mid-Century Modern Italian design. Crafted in the 1950s...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Stump of a Tree Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1951
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stump of a Tree Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1951
A vintage 'Kalvolan kanto' (stump of a tree) bowl designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in 1951. Mold b...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Murano Aventurine Apple Bowl, Pink Cranberry Sommerso
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Murano Aventurine Apple Bowl, Pink Cranberry Sommerso
Beautiful vintage Murano cranberry, clear and aventurine (gold flecked) Sommerso a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Austrian Midcentury Modern Teak Wood Fruit Basket Bowl
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage mid-century teak wood fruit basket from Austria. This timeless design combines minimalist aesthetics with exceptional craftsmanship. With clean, flowing lines, this piece mir...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Iron
Archimede Seguso 'A Macchie' Bowl with Multiple Colour Spots
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso 'A Macchie' Bowl with Multiple Colour Spots
A vintage Venetian 'A Macchie' (spotted) art glass bowl attributed to Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso ca. 1950s. Free formed clear glass with gold foil and multiple spots in blue, red, green and pink glass...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Large Oval Concave Plate with Bubbles and Gold Dust 1950s Great Quality
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Seguso Oval Concave Tray circa 1950s Italian, with bubbles and gold dust inside, excellent workmanship.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
€1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
1950s Porcelain Cheesecake Red Headed Pin Up Girl Ashtray Vide Poche
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Risqué porcelain pin up girl ashtray or vide-poche, circa 1950's. Piece measures 3.75" high by 5" long by 4.25" wide and is unsigned. In very good vintag...
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1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
€345 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Danish Modernist Bowl in Silver Plate and Enamel by DGS, 1950s
By DGS
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This large conical silver plate bowl's interior is decorated with a deep ruby red enamel. The piece was manufactured and designed in Denmark during the late 1950s by DGS (Danish Silv...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
€396 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Painted Stavangerflint Dish by Inger Waage, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare hand painted silk screen dish/platter by Inger Waage. Moif: Micro-cosmos. Made at Satvangerflint in Norway during the 1950s.
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1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
€220 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Greek Key Sterling Plated Footed Bowl signed Sheffield
Located in New York, NY
This boldly scaled and carefully achieved Mid-Century Modernist Sterling Plated Footed Bowl W/ Greek Key Detailing signed Sheffield originates from England during the latter half of ...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
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Sterling Silver
Rubus ceramic bowl by Gunnar Nylund
Located in New York, NY
Small ceramic bowl from the Rubus collection by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden. Decorative flame like design in brown, black and beige colors with designers signature underneath...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Ernst Henriksen Teak Bowl, circa 1950s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful teak bowl, by Ernst Henriksen, Denmark, circa 1950s. Great patina and warm tone.
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Teak
Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed bowl by renowned American California master potter Laura Andreson. This bowl features a deep, mesmerizing, rich purple/blue glaze. Gorgeo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-century Modern Bowl by Bodo Mans for Bay Keramik
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful large vase / pitcher from the Congo range designed by Bodo Mans and produced by Bay Keramik in the late 1950s. Dark, almost black, matte glaze decorated with thick, glossy ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Barovier e Toso Murano Thick Walled Amber, Green, Gold Aventurine Glass Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning vintage thick walled Italian Murano hand blown glass bowl by Barovier & Toso is large. It is an early piece from the late 40's early 50's. The colors range from amber t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold
Crystal centerpiece of excellence Art Vannes France 1950.
Located in Palermo, IT
This stunning centerpiece embodies the refined elegance and craftsmanship typical of French production of high-quality crystal glass. Made by Art Vannes France, a name synonymous wit...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Lennart Andersson, Bowl, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass bowl designed by Lennart Andersson and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 4.0"H x 6.25"W x 6.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North C...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
1950 Barovier e Toso "Zanfirico" Glass and Silver Italian Murano Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
White "Zanfiro" glass
Silver stand
"Barovier & Toso" signed
Perfect condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Round Brass Bowl Italian Design Classic Baroque Carved by Hand 1950 Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round brass bowl Italian design classic baroque carved by hand 1950s gold midcentury.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
€560 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Pinched Murano Glass Bowl, Silver Flake, Seguso, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Mid-century beautiful organic designed mouth blown purple glass bowl with silver fleck inclusions. The base retains a partial Made in Murano S...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
€520 Sale Price
20% Off
Les Deux Potiers (2 Potiers) Ceramic Dish Vide Poche, France, c. 1960
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Les Deux Potiers (2 Potiers) Ceramic Dish, France, c. 1960
Ceramic, Enamel glaze
H: 2 Diam. 6.25 in.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Orrefors Sven Palmquist Glass "Selena" Canoe Bowl Mid-Century Modern, Sweden
By Orrefors
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Rare circa 1950s unusually shaped canoe studio bowl, modernist design by world famous "Kraka" & "Ravenna" designer Sven Palmquist, made at Swedish glass maker Orrefors. Hand engraved...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Gustavsberg Stig Lindberg SILUR Vide Poche Keep All Dish Bowl Stoneware Ceramic
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Stig Lindberg Silur Stoneware Bowl
Designed by the renowned Sig Lindberg in Sweden, this Silur pattern Gustavsberg bowl, made from high-quality gl...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Sascha Brastoff Signed Enamel Plate
Located in Charleston, SC
Enameled Plate Wall Decor with Grapes motif. The enamel on Copper dish features luscious shades of teal or aqua blue with green grapes and gold overgl...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid Century California Pottery Rose Box
Located in Riverdale, NY
Amazing Mid Century California Pottery Rose Box from the 1950's. Massive hand formed gray pottery rose on a pink covered base. Largest on...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl by Tapis Vert Studio, Vallauris, circa 1950s
By Tapis Vert
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
The bowl has earthy, black and white colours and is matt in appearance.
Vegetal patterns are drawn on the inside of the bowl.
The piece is signed "Tapis Vert - Vallauris - on the b...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
"Bathers in the Marsh, " Mid Century Dish with Male Nudes Along Laguna Coast
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially rare example of Pat and Covey Stewart's ceramic work in Laguna Beach, California, this dish depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing in a marshy area along the California coast. Here, Pat Stewart used a squeeze bag...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Art Giuseppe Mazzotti 1950 Albisola Enamel with Metallic Luster
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceramic Art Giuseppe Mazzotti 1950 Albisola enamel with metallic luster,
Ceramic Art of Fine Historical manufacture.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Luster
€1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
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