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
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" Rare Vintage Basket on Legs, circa 1950, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" model basket, circa 1950, Italy.
Rare vintage edition on 3 legs.
Cat, mouse and books decor, brass border, original black lacquered tripod wood base, blue-gr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stitched Leather, Brass and Steel Vide Poche for Hermes, France, c. 1945
Located in New York City, NY
Paul Dupré-Lafon ashtray for Hermès, Paris, c. 1945. Leather, brass and stainless steel.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
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
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 nice size at 9" across. Features an celadon glaze with underside have a raised rib like pattern. See less
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Pink and Black Sommero Murano Art Glass Flower Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous handblown Murano art glass bowl in pink and black colors. The black edge cased into pink glass and the large size make this Murano glass piece highly decorative. Lovely to b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Pitcher Tetes Visages Editions Picasso Madoura
Located in Chicago, IL
Madoura turned pitcher of white earthenware clay with decoration by Pablo Picasso black and white drawings. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EDITION PICASSO' po...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modernist Japanese Iron Ikebana Planter
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modernist iron Ikebana tripod planter from Japan. 1960s
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Iron
Barovier & Toso Murano Cordonato d'Oro Ciotola, Art Glass Ribbed Bowl 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Amazing hand blown Cordonato d' Oro Murano glass ribbed bowl / ashtray. Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1950s
This striking decorative bowl is heavily adorned with gold f...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Blue Vase by Cenedese Vetri – Italy, Circa 1950
By Cenedese
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Glass Blue Vase by Cenedese Vetri – Italy, Circa 1950
Add a touch of Italian craftsmanship to your home with this stunning Murano Glass blue vase by Cenedese Vetri, manufactu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
French Large Green Majolica Round Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Large Green Majolica Round Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950.
D / 11.4 inches.
H / 3 inches.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Picault, Set of Two Ceramic Dishes, Signed, Vallauris, France, 1950s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Robert Picault, set of two ceramic dishes, signed, Vallauris, France 1950s
Two large dishes enamelled in white, green and brown tones.
Geometric decorations.
In very good cond...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury Modern Large Ceramic Bowl Rörstrand AXK Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful largest model of the AXK bowl manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Gunnar Nylund.
The bowl has a wonderful glaze and it lifts the shape of the bowl to a won...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Wicker Basket with Lid, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French midcentury wicker basket with lid. Elegant and versatile storage piece. This sophisticated 1950s wicker basket offers versatile storag...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Le Corbusier for Lumax Mid-Century Modern Glass Catchall Bowl, Desk Tidy
By Le Corbusier, Lumax
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s Industrial thick molded glass desktop accessory, desk tidy, vide poche, or cigar ashtray manufactured by Lumax, France. The original design by Le Corbusier, under the name "Nev...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Pink and Green Murano Centerpiece Bowl by Archimede Seguso, 1950s
By Seguso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large, monumental and heavy art glass bowl. Made from cased green main glass with a center in sculpted pink and clear glass. It shape, colors and delicacy mimics an exotic water lily...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Decorative Italian Brass Bowl, Italy, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian decorative brass bowl made in Italy 1950 , the bowl is in very good conditions and will fit in every mid Century modern environment.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Piero Fornasetti House of Cards Surrealist Porcelain Tray or Dish, Blues
Located in North Miami, FL
This dream like hallmarked Mid-Century Modern original vintage Piero Fornasetti small tray, dish or desk accessory is lithographically hand painted porcelain. It is called the House ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Maxime Fillon, France, Giant Bowl in Glazed Stoneware, 1956
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Maxime Fillon (1920-2003), France. Giant bowl in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in gray and red shades.
Dated 1956.
Measures: 50 x 26 cm.
In excellen...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Modern Carl Auböck Basket made of Copper and Wicker, Austria 1950s
Located in München, BY
Rare Mid Century Modern Carl Auböck basket made of copper and wickerwork, Austria 1950s.
The basket is in an age-appropriate used condition. Inside, there are signs of use. The wick...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plaque Flowers Picard Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Wall Plaque Flowers Picard Vallauris.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large Murano Turquoise Glass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Murano glass ashtray or bowl. Black glass base with turquoise and white glass. Gold flecks throughout. Unsigned but attributed to Seguso.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Vetrairia Muranese AVEM Murano Tutti Frutti Art Glass Dish, circa 1950
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage Italian Murano Arte Vetrairia Muranese (AVEM) tutti frutti green glass dish of clam shell shape the inner bowl decorated with zanfi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Rodex Mop Bucket Frist Patent by Manuel Jalon Corominas
Located in Barcelona, ES
First patent mop bucket designed by Manuel Jalon Corominas.
Manufactured by Rodex.
Spain
1957-1960.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Large Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plaque Flowers Picard Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Mid-Century Wall Plaque Flowers Picard Vallauris.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Patinated Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden, 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Patinated bronze low bowl. Great color and form being mostly mid century modern/ minimalist with a slight art deco detail. Very good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Iron christmas tree holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Iron christmas tree holder around 1950s
Iron lacquered
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Iron
French Mid-Century Woven Rattan Vase with Handle, 1950s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This charming French mid-century vase is finely crafted from woven rattan, dating to the 1950s. The piece features an elegant baluster shape with a flared neck and an integrated hand...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Iron
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
"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...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Decorative Bowl – Copper Aventurine, Blue Sommerso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and vibrant decorative Murano glass bowl by Fratelli Toso, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. This piece features an intricate Sommerso style, with a blue-to-transparent gradi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Ashtray Murano Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful red and white encapsulated crystal design with a polished flat base.
Excellent condition, no chips or cracks, only minor wear.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Sculptural and Curvilinear Midcentury Translucent Glass Bowl by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sculptural translucent glass bowl was produced by Daum, one of the most illustrious glass makers of the period in Nancy, France, circa 1950. Daum was awarded a Grand...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Carrara Italian Marble Bowl Catchall, 1950’s
Located in Springfield, OR
A beautiful Italian marble bowl circa 1950’s. Made exclusively for I. Magnin which was a high end retailer similar to Nordstrom’s today.
Measures 15” diameter and 4” high
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Carrara Marble
Auböck Fruit Bowl Vienna, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Auböck Fruit Bowl Vienna, circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass, Copper
St. Clement Midcentury Ceramic Bowl, Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and stylish hand-crafted blue matte bowl by Saint Clement pottery studio/workshop, France.
Signed on the underside with Saint Clement...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" Rare Vintage Basket on Legs, circa 1950, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" model basket, circa 1950, Italy.
Rare vintage edition on 3 legs.
Cat, mouse and books decor, brass border, original black lacquered tripod wood base, blue-gr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Petite Murano Art Glass Bowl or Catchall by Barovier Toso, 1950s, Venice, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass ashtray, bowl or catchall. Attributed to Barovier Toso, a Murano glass company. Made of hand blown green glass, with a clear glass layer...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
French Large Green Majolica Oval Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Large Green Majolica Reticulated oval Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950.
15.5 inches by 10.5 inches.
H / 4 inches.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Sandqvist, Small Bowl, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small decorative teak bowl designed and produced by Stig Sandqvist, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Teak
Italian Modern Ceramic Sugar Bowl with Harlequin, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small footed black ceramic bowl with white interior and a handprinted motif of a Harlequin. Anonymous maker/design. Stamped Italy and has a design number to the base.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Louis France Cristal Cut to Clear Blue Glass Centerpiece Bowl, c.1950s
By Saint Louis
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a large Saint Louis France Cristal glass centerpiece bowl, made in France circa the 1950s. Stunning faceted cut to clear blue crystal bowl. Signed on the base.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
Lumax Molded Glass Desk Accessory Ashtray Catchall, Design by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier, Lumax
Located in Atlanta, GA
This industrial thick-molded glass desktop accessory, desk tidy, ashtray, or catchall, was manufactured by Lumax, France, in the 1950s. Original design by Le Corbusier. This lovely v...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Enameled Copper Bowl Dish Paolo De Poli Italian Mid Century Modern Gio Ponti Era
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking enameled copper bowl by renowned Italian designer Paolo De Poli showcases the vibrant artistry characteristic of the Mid-Century Modern era. The bowl features a captiva...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Copper
Two White Handkerchief Vases/bowls, Zanfirico Filigree Glass, Venini, Murano
By Venini
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two white handkerchief vases/bowls, featuring zanfirico filigree glass from Venini, Murano. These Venetian glass vases/bowls showcase delicate ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pink and Black Sommero Murano Art Glass Flower Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous handblown Murano art glass bowl in pink and black colors. The black edge cased into pink glass and the large size make this Murano glass piece highly decorative. Lovely to b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Teak basket, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Teak basket, 1950s.
Rare waste paper basket made of fine teak wood connected at the sides with brass studs. The exterior features a silkscreen print by Margaret Dovaston, a British p...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
French Mid Century Vannes Crystal Bowl
Located in Buchanan, NY
This French 1950s Vannes crystal candy bowl is a truly remarkable piece. With its unique design featuring three amorphic arms, it stands out as a ra...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Val Saint Lambert Circular Crystal Ash-Tray, Handcut to Clear, Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase 'Aglea' Charles Graffart cut-to-clear signed
Color vsl: Clair double Aurore
And popularly called orange
About
There are only made 100 of these mod...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
Pink Murano Floral Vase with Footed Base by Fratelli Toso, c. 1950's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern large footed bowl or vase in pink fuchsia Murano glass. hand blown using Sommerso technique whereby the pink glass is submerged wi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Brutalist Art Pottery Bowl by Gorka Livia, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique art pottery dish or plaque executed by the Hungarian ceramist Gorka Livia during the 1950s. It has a deliberately crooked - asymmetrical form and ha...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Marble
Vintage Patinated Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden, 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Patinated bronze low bowl. Great color and form being mostly mid century modern/ minimalist with a slight art deco detail. Very good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Italian Ceramic fruit baskets Bassano Zortea 1950s Italy
By Bassano
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Italian Faience Glazed Ceramic Fruit baskets Bassano Zortea, circa 1950's
Very nice bright colors .Great looking set . Good condition ....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Faience
Mid-Century French Majolica Shell Catchall
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Majolica shell catchall.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
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 Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Iron
Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, 1950s – Blue & Pink
By Flavio Poli
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning Murano glass bowl designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte in the 1950s, exemplifying the masterful Sommerso technique for which Poli is renowned. This sculptural p...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Sommerso
Paolo De Poli Attributed Large Enameled Copper Platter, Italy circa 1950.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Paolo De Poli attributed large vide- poche or platter, circa 1950, Italy.
Enameled copper. Black on the outside, green and pinkish red inside.
Dimensions: 30 cm W, 15 cm D, 3 cm...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper
Set of 3 Sommerso Murano Glass Bowls by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, 1950s
By Dan Flavin 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking set of three vintage Murano glass bowls designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Italy, circa 1950s. These sculptural pieces exemplify the Sommerso technique, a ha...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Sommerso
Pol Chambost French Midcentury Shell Bowl, circa1950
By Pol Chambost
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Ceramic shell bowl by Pol Chambost, France, circa1950. Measures: Height : 3.6cm - 1.4 in., Width : 25.5cm - 10in. Depth : 24.5cm - 9.6 in. Incised under the base "1025 Poterie Pol Ch...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 purple Royal Copenhagen glass bowls Provence by Per Lütken Denmark
Located in Krefeld, DE
Set of 3 hand-blown light purple glass bowls designed by Per Lütken and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen in Denmark.
Size: diameter 28cm & height 15cm / d.18cm & h.10cm / d.14cm & h...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Caduceus" Lithograph Gilt Porcelain Green Ashtray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage celadon/mint green ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). Features lithographic tra...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Ceramic Candy Dish by Guido Gambone, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
Vintage Italian decorative ceramic candy dish by Guido Gambone (circa 1950s). A flying saucer shaped dish with cover is painted with alternating blu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Bowl, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 4.625"H x 7.0"W x 7.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern, Enameled Metal Basket, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enameled metal basket designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Ateliers Matégot (France,) circa 1950.
Lacquered perforated metal, it has some traces of rust.
In original condi...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte reverse painted glass dish
Located in London, GB
Fontana Arte.
Rare reverse painted glass dish / vide poche / pocket empty.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Los Castillo Azurite Sugar Bowl Mexican Modern Studio Craft Taxco Silver Jewlery
By Los Castillo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Silver-plated spherical lidded sugar with mosaic Azurite and Malachite handle. Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Plate
Studio Turned Teak Footed Bowl by Bob Stocksdale
Located in San Diego, CA
Footed bowl by legendary craftsman Bob Stocksdale. Beautiful grain. Signed on the bottom.
Stocksdale was one of the earliest members of ACCI - the Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Teak
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