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
Stig Lindberg, Bowl, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A red, black and beige-glazed incised stoneware bowl designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
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
Grete Prytz Kittelsen, "Fjær" Dish, Enamel, Steel, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A enamelled steel "Fjær" dish designed by Grete Prytz Kittelsen and produced by Cathrineholm, Norway, 1950s
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel, Stainless Steel
Midcentury Italian Handmade Birch Wood Maple Leaf Shaped Centerpiece, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. Aldo Tura probably designed this piece during 1950s for Macabo.
This piece is special as it has a curved map...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood, Birch
Midcentury Sapphire Blue Holmegaard Glass Bowl by Per Lütken
By Per Lütken
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Handblown sapphire blue bowl designed by Per Lütken in 1955. This piece was manufactured at Holmegaard in Denmark during the mid 1970s. It is called Saphire Blue Provence. Measuremen...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
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
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
Cenedese Italian Murano Bowl, Signed
By Canedese
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cenedese Italian Murano Bowl, signed. This excellent example is free of damage, clean and ready to display.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Bubbles Heavy Murano Glass Bowl Seguso Iridescent 1950 Transparent
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bubbles heavy Murano glass bowl Seguso Iridescent 1950 transparent.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Art Pottery Sgrafitto Charger or Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Sweden, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Delicately glazed charger dish or wall platter in sgrafitto technique. Depicting a female in ballroom dress. It is hand signed Tilgmans, Sweden, i...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
Barovier e Toso Murano Cordonato D' Oro Sea Mist Turquoise and Gold Glass Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and magnificent color of sea mist turquoise and gold in this vintage Murano Italian Mid-Century Modern bowl is by the maestros; Barovier e Toso. It is of the Cordonato d' Oro technique where twisted ropes of gold are applied in each section of glass. From the 50's. This can be used for serving or just as a beautiful Murano object. Very rich looking and a gorgeous color. This is a very desirable color palette and a very special Murano vintage bowl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold
Swedish Designer, Bowl, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Teak
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
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
1953 Herbert Krenchel Krenit Bowl Enamel Steel MoMA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous modern design: Herbet Krenchel, Krenit Bowl 1953 MoMA
Blue on Black enameled steel
Krenit bowl from the 1950s
Designed by Herbert Krenchel
Produced by Torben Ørskov
Mea...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Laura Andreson Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Low Bowl, 1954
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made and glazed large low bowl by renowned American potter Laura Andreson. Gorgeous in its Mid-Century Modern design and glowing pale colo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Teal Green Bowl by Per Lütken for Kastrup/Holmegaard, 1960s
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare rectangular bowl in patterned petrol green press-glass. Designed by Per Lütken during the late 1950s and made at Kastrup/Holmegaard Glas circa 1960-65. The dark petrol/te...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
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
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Metal Tray, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern decorative metal tray, by an unknown designer. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Metal Paper Bin, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Metal paper bin made by wire woven in a classic cross-hatched pattern completed by a solid ring.
Unknown manufacturer, France,
circa 1950
Materials:
Metal
In original condition, w...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Modern Set of 2 Crystal Bowls Asta Strömberg Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Set of 2 crystal bowls in light blue colored. Made in the 1950s at Strömbergshyttan and designed by Asta Strömberg.
Good condition.
Measures: H 16...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Art Pottery Cobalt Blue Bunny Rabbit Candy Dish Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original mi-century Art Pottery ceramic cobalt blue bunny rabbit candy dish featuring a 5 " bowl with a playful sculpture of a little cotton tail looking o...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Pair of Bowls Rörstrand Sweden by Gunnar Nylund, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Pair of bowls Rörstrand made in Sweden by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s. Wonderful glaze on these bowls.
They are both in good condition
Measures: 16 x 12 X 8 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg, Freeform Bowl, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed stoneware bowl, model "Veckla" designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Thomas Webb Amber Glass Bulls Eye Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage midcentury Thomas Webb hand blown amber art glass bowl with a 'bulls eye' or knobbly design dating from around 1950. The bowl i...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
1950s by Broggi Milano Italian Midcentury Silver Alpaca Fruit Basket
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver alpaca fruit basket
"Broggi" mark impressed
Excellent condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Alpaca
20th Century Fontana Arte Little Ice Basket in Colored Crystal and Brass, 50s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
Fontana Arte was launched in 1932 with a mission to develop products with a more artisanal feel. The Italian design company's offerings range from stained glass to furnishings and li...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
André Baud Black Ceramic Duck Vide-Poche. Vallauris France 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Milan, IT
André Baud Black Ceramic Duck Vide-Poche. Vallauris France 1950s
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Midcentury Ceramic Bowl by René Maurel, Vallauris School, 1950s
By René Maurel
Located in Esbjerg, DK
The French ceramist René Maurel's (1910-1986) work is renowned for being singular and unique in the post-war Ceramic School of Vallauris. This strangely sh...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Colored Ceramic 1950 Ashtray on Lava
By Vallauris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Colored ceramic 1950 ashtray. Made in a piece on Lava, covered with Ceramic hand painted.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Lava
Swedish Large Ceramic Low Bowl Attributed to Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large decorative bowl attributed to Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby. Very substantial size at 10.25" across. Features an off white glaze with underside have a raised rib like pat...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Bowl, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic brown-glazed stoneware bowl designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
“RÖRSTRAND SWEDEN” sticker.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Art glass Pink And Clear
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning decorative dish in white, blue, and gold speckled. This bowl is made with a pink, clear layered art glass with speckles in silver tone. The outside is a clear glass colour w...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl on Tripod Stand by Jacques Blin 'circa 1950s'
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century French ceramic, shallow bowl on tripod support by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s). The piece may more specifically called: 'The Farm and its Animals' due to its unique decor b...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Cooler and Shaker Orrefors Nils Landberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set contains a glass bucket for ice or vine cooler. The other piece is a Shaker/carafe for spirits/whiskey. They are both designed by Nils Landberg a...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Modernist 'Manta Ray' Art Glass Bowl by Paul Kedelv for Flygfors, 1955
By Paul Kedelv
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Art Glass bowl in shape of a Manta Ray
- Designed in 1955 by glassmaker Paul Kedelv
- Manufactured by Flygfors in Sweden
- The bowl is signed Kedelv to the base and inscribed F...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Miniature Vase or Bowl by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rorstrand
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Very nice miniature polychrome stoneware vase or bowl. Made in the fifties handpainted by Carl Harry Stalhane (1920-1990) for Rorstrand Sweden. On the bottom the logo of Rorstrand an...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
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
Vintage Copper Vide-Poche / Decorative Plate with a Hand-Painted Fish
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This catchall / vide-poche / decorative plate is made in hand-enameled copper and features splendid colors
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sligh...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
1950 Brutalist Wood Ashtray / Centrepiece
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 Brutalist wood ashtray / centrepiece, in the style of Noll, or Nakashima.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
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
Graziella Laffi Peru Patinated Bronze Sterling Silver Starfish Catch All Tray
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large-scale patinated bronze vide-poche with sterling silver starfish accent at the handle created by Graziella Laffi of Peru. Tray measures 23.5" by 9" by 2" and is signed on revers...
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1950s Peruvian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Dada-style Bowl, Mid-Century Scandinavian or German Ceramics
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb mid-century Scandinavian or German free form bowl in the dada style. Intricate glazed stoneware ceramic work. The artist's signature is present. This signature bears similarit...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Seguso Midcentury Bowl Red Ruby Gold Dust Bubbles Inside, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso midcentury bowl red ruby gold dust bubbles inside, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Vide Poche, from France 1950 in a White Color Rond Shape Women sculpted
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This ashtray, can be used as a vide-poche too. It is in ceramic, with great patina. Made in France in the 1950s.
The shape is round, and it is in good condition.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Ceramic Bowl with Acqua & Flaxen Yellow Accents
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern ceramic bowl was realized in Germany circa 1950. It features a rectangular form with raised sides and a concave center with a black exterior and...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Gabriel Keramik Large Decorative Bowl, Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Large decorative bowl produced by Gabriel Keramik of Sweden. Features a black glazed body with incised pattern detail. Great size and form. Would work well as a center piece bowl o...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Juliette Derel Rivier Round Ceramic Blue Dish on Raised Foot, France, c. 1950's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully Glazed Porcelain thin ceramic dish in multicolored blues and greens on a raised foot.
This ceramic is by Juliette Derel partner of Jean Rivier. Vallauris, France, 1950s...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Heath Ceramics Ashtrays
Located in San Diego, CA
A set of four ashtrays designed by Edith Heath for her company, Heath Ceramics. A classic design by the vanguard ceramicist. Made in California in the 1950s.
Large: 8.5" x 2.25"
Sm...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Mathieu Matégot Red Tray, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare Tray designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Ateliers Mategot, France.
With rare mategot manufacturer mark on the back.
In great original condition with minor wear consis...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Art Glass Bowl by F. Zemek for Mstisov Glassworks, Rhapsody Collection, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Gorgeous midcentury colored art glass bowl designed by Frantisek Zemek and produced by Mstisov Glassworks, Czechoslovakia in 1950s. The piece is from the Rhapsody collection.
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Johann Seltmann German Porcelain Chocolate Dish with Bamboo Handle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare configuration of af JSV chocolate, cake or cookie dish. Decorated with gold-glaze, brass-ball and bamboo handles with plastic rattan. Made by Johann Seltmann...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Seguso Bowl Air Bubbles Inside Red Trasparent Glass Italian Design
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano Seguso bowl air bubbles inside red trasparent glass Italian design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Bode Willimsen for Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous stoneware bowl in shades of brown, taupe and umber is hand wrought by Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen wonderful hand glazed textural organic pattern. This piece is ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.
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