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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Natural Malachite Specimen Vide Poche Stone Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Natural malachite stone specimen vide poche tray hand carved at center.
May be used as a decorative object or used as a paperweight to brighten ones desk.
Beautiful includes crysta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Malachite
1970s Bruce Fox Design Modernist Silver Metal Footed Bowl
By Bruce Fox
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Bruce Fox Biomorphic Aluminum Bowl
1970s Bruce Fox Design Modernist Silver Metal Footed Bowl
Stamped by maker
5 h x 13.13 diameter
Original vintage
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Aluminum
Bitossi for Peasant Village Large Shell-shaped Bowl, Red Glaze Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Shell-shaped ceramic bowl is glazed in red with complex variations in glaze color accentuating the intricate shape of the bowl.
The bowl is signed on the bottom with "Italy 68105 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Translucent Turquoise, Green and Amber Sommerso Murano Glass Cube Bowl
Located in London, GB
Presenting for sale a truly stunning 1970s original Sommerso Murano Glass cube dish/ candy bowl.
Made on the Island of Murano in Venice Italy this stunning small bowl packs a hefty...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Table Ashtray Vide-Poche Travertine Marble Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Table ashtray / vide-poche in travertine marble and metal by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Metal
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blu Glazed Ceramic Footed Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu) round footed bowl or centerpiece, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in Italy wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Vintage Boho Carved Wood Wastepaper Can
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of rustic charm to your space with this Vintage Boho Carved Wood Wastepaper Can. Hand-carved with intricate detailing, this wastepaper bin combines practicality with bohe...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks White Swirl Italian Art Glass Heart Dish Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass heart shaped bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The bowl has a decorative optic swirl design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ravenna Bowl by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ravenna bowl by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1950s
A heavy bowl of the Ravenna series designed by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors Sweden in the 1950s. The squarish bowl has round...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Pedestal Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously crafted, beautifully yellow glazed, Mid-Century Modern pedestal bowl by California master ceramist Rupert Deese who worked closely with pottery legend Harrison Mcintosh.
Signed with Deese's cipher/ stamp on the base as well as the original label.
Would be a great addition to any collectors of Deese's work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics/pottery collection or a very eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Deese's work can be found in numerous collections and museums including:
Museum of fine Arts, Boston, Boston
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, California
Millard Sheets Collection, Gualala, California
Mingei International Museum, San Diego
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Richard & Alice Petterson Museum, Claremont, California
Roger Corsaw...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Abstract Wall Ceramic Plat by Gabriel Musarra Vallauris 20th Century Design 1950
By Gabriel Musarra
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gabriel Musarra
Abstract stoneware wall ceramic plate signed by Gabriel Musarra
Unique handmade ceramic realised in Vallauris
Circa 1950
...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini Black, Goldm White Murano Glass Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Murano glass vessel featuring 22kt gold glass and white glass center.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Decorative Ceramic Vide-Poche by Pol Chambost, circa 1950s
By Pol Chambost
Located in London, GB
Decorative ceramic vide-poche by Pol Chambost (circa 1950s). Small yet elegant seashell-shaped form with white base and dark, grape-purple outline and lip. Outside of the centre, the...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
$608 Sale Price
20% Off
Lino Tagliapietra Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece for La Murrina, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lino Tagliapietra Murano glass bowl centerpiece for La Murrina 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
A Large Vintage Murano Glass Pink Oval Bowl by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large Murano Glass oval bowl with ruffled edge by Barovier & Toso. Beautiful Pink Color with Gold overlay.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tankard by Gabriella Crespi
Leather and steel tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Steel
Mario and Marcello Mariotti for Asea Centrotavola "Something Else," Italy 1970s
By ASEA
Located in Naples, IT
Something Else tray designed by Mario and Marcello Mariotti for ASEA Studio, Florence, in 1969.
It can be used as a serving tray or as a decorative centerpiece.
Made in Italy from AB...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Plastic
Murano Gold Flecks Green Sommerso Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 pieces available as shown).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and gold flecks Italian art glass bowl / vase. The piece has a green rim that fades...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Red Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy piece of glass features an as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Danish Modern Colorful Mosaic Vide-Poche or Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Danish modern colorful Mosaic Vide-Poche or Charger, a unique circular mosaic dish with numerous inlaid colorful porcelain tiles, stamped 'Made in Denmark'.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Bowl with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Canadian studio pottery miniature bowl decorated in yellow glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1937-2009) dated 1976.
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson was born in 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Vancouver as a child. In his twenties, he represented Canada in the 1959 Chicago Pan-American Games, running alongside Henry 'Harry' Winston Jerome in both the 100 yard and 220-yard dash. Following this, he attended San Jose University of California and in 1966 received a BFA in Ceramics.
Working with clay was Thorlaksson’s passion. He was fascinated with Asian ceramics, in particular the Song dynasty Chinese pot forms and glazes. In 1985, the Mayor of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt, visited China on a goodwill mission for the twinning of Vancouver with Guangzhou China. As gifts, he took with him several of Thorlaksson’s ceramics and presented them to Cao Yun-ping, Secretary-General of the People's Municipal Government of Guangzhou. The pieces were well received and local Chinese potters were interested to learn about his glazing techniques.
In 1987, Thorlaksson was invited to visit China’s Guangzhou University to exhibit more of his work. He was aided in this exchange by Joanne Mah, the Director of Intercultural Training and Educational Consultants (ITEC), who had worked with the Harcourt exchange. In 1988, she and her husband sponsored a pre-gallery showing of Thorlaksson’s ceramics at the ITEC’s Hong Kong office, prior to an exhibition at Alvin Gallery in Hong Kong. Thorlaksson was celebrated and introduced to academics and the media, including the head of ceramics at the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts. Local Chinese potters were eager to learn about his firing techniques, which used multiple firings to create special glaze characteristics. They were also intrigued to understand how he designed his own stands as an integrated part of his presentation. Unlike Asian potters who used wooden stands, Thorlaksson produced his stands in clay, matching each stand in aesthetic and tone to its pot. This two-part process elevated his pieces to sculpture. He believed that ceramics should be viewed as fine art and not craft. He was inspired by the female form and was quoted as saying 'Most potters make pots; I make parts of people'.
The bowl is of wide squat rounded form with a fold over rim and is decorated in pale yellow glazes over a brown ground and stands on a narrow round unglazed foot. The design is probably based and inspired by a Chinese brush washer...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
Orbit Stoneware Dish by Inge Persson for Rorstrand Atelje, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Unique stoneware dish or bowl with orbit motif in speckled grey, blue, black and yellow glaze
- Designed by Inge Persson during the 1960s at Rorstand Studio - Atelje
- Hand painted markings: 'R (Three Crowns)', IP monogram, 'ATELJE SWEDEN'.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
$233 Sale Price
20% Off
Mancioli Italy Pheasant lidded Bowl / Tureen With Tail Ladle Vintage 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pheasant tureen with tail ladle was made in Italy by Mancioli Company. The bowl with the lid on forms a shape of a pheasant; the ladle forms its tail. It is decorated in rus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain, Majolica, Pottery
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Organic Murano Glass "Purple" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ashtray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage 'Gold Fish' Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large centerpiece type Handblown clear glass bowl designed by Per Lütken in 1955. This piece was made at Holmegaard in Denmark during the mid-late 1970s. It is called Provence or gol...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
Signed Italian Glazed Ceramic Flower Form Bowl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very sculptural white glazed ceramic bowl in flower form reminiscent of the work of both Georgia O’Keefe and Robert Mapplethorpe. With open form having out turned petals ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Max Ingrand rectangular pocket emptier, Fountain with signature 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ashtray
by Fontana arte
Italy, 1950's.
Be won over by the elegance of this exquisite ashtray or Vide-Poche, made in Italy during the heyday of the prestigious Fontana Arte in the 195...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
$2,387 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Vivai del Sud Bamboo Rattan Decorative Basket Catchall, 1970s, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1970s Italian decorative basket or catchall. Original midcentury era. Minor patina gives this piece a classy statement. Attributed to Vivai Del Sud...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Designer bread bowl vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Designer bread bowl vienna around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass, Copper
1960's Bitossi Italy for Raymor Ceramic & Glass Mosaic Catchall/ Ashtray
Located in North Miami, FL
Outstanding 1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic catchall or ashtray. Imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. Featuring a still-life of wine bottle and g...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Unique Copper Hand Beaten Canadian Maple Leaf Bowl, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pure handmade. Fantastic work. Copper cutout and with the Hammer blow technique to an artistic object sculpted.
A real eye-catcher of a talented metal artist.
After all these ...
Category
1950s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper
Hand-Blown Glass Centerpiece Italian Art Glass Dish Bowl 1970's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury hand blown Glass Centerpiece Italian Fratelli Toso style Art Glass Dish Bowl.
Italian Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano art glass footed bowl.
Beautiful Murano hand blown cobalt blue swirls art glass bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sascha Brastoff Midcentury Signed Green Enamel Ashtray, Candy Dish, 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sascha Brastoff Mid Century signed Green Enamel Ashtray, Candy Dish.
Vintage green jewelry dish, catch all, decorative plate with House and Tree...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Murano Aqua Rim Gold Flecks Ribbed Surface Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown aqua and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed and scalloped rim bowl. Attributed to the Barovier and Toso company. The bowl has a flared out rim w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Powder-Coated Leafy Green Metal Tray or Dish
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MCM Green Painted Metal Vide-Poche or Dish
A versatile newly powder coated vintage metal tray in a fantastic shade of green. This particular green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Art Glass Bowl After Murano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Capture the essence of Italian artistry with this exquisite vintage art glass bowl, crafted in the renowned style of Murano glassmakers. The bowl features a captivating organic, scal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Marianne Starck for MA&S Large Bowl or Wall Decor Figurative Motif, Danish 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare very large bowl by Marianne Starck for the famous Danish ceramic studio Michael Andersen & Søn. Made ca. 1960s.
The bowl can also be hung on the wall. It features a hand painte...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Blin French Ceramic Turquoise Blue Sgraffito Chalice Vase
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin turquoise blue glazed with iconic sgraffito drawings tall chalice vase. Iconic sgraffito etching at the neck and the bottom with lines and circles within bands. Cream gl...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Hornsea Pottery by John Clappison Vide Poche in White, Black and Burgundy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Hornsea Pottery midcentury vide poche catchall from Hornsea, England. Bold red interior, accented by white and black exterior. Designed by Joh...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Murano Glass "Pink" Floral Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Brutalist Ceramic Pottery Bowl, Indigo, Taupe
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Beautiful earth-tone studio pottery. In excellent vintage conditon
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Green White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green and white opalescent Italian art glass clover leaf or orchid shaped bowl with flowers decoration. The piece is documented to Fratelli Toso c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass
Seguso Silver Flecks Sommerso Blue Murano Art Glass Star Bowl, 1950s
By Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crossshaped star / flower art glass bowl, murano glass, silver flecks. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Eye-catching hand blown cobalt blue Murano glass Sommerso bowl with c...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Hand Blown Green Glass Centerpiece / Bowl, Made in Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Empoli, Italy, 1940s.
It is a high-quality centerpiece made in green hand blown glass.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be c...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
Decorative Round Brass Gold Bowl Midcentury Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative round brass gold bowl midcentury Italian design.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
$553 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Barbini Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown persimmon orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ashtray, Ceramic, Safety Pin, Blue, Gold, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ashtray, Ceramic, Safety Pin, Blue, Gold, Signed. Small to medium scale deep ashtray with three cigarette rests. Decorated with a pattern of gold glazed safety pin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
$900 Sale Price
40% Off
Flavio Poli Sommerso Turquoise Blue Yellow Diamond Faceted Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Turquoise Murano glass faceted bowl or ashtray by Flavio Poli. Italy, 1950s.
Unusual color. Turquoise and clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Amazing diamond sha...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda Epoque Green Stripe bowl
By Anna Ehrner
Located in Delft, NL
Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda Epoque Green Stripe bowl
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Shell Bowl in Solid Teak Wood, by Digsmed Made in Denmark, 1960s
By Digsmed
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Teak bowl shell
Producer:
Digsmed made in Denmark
Age:
1960 marked with 1964
Original 1960s teak shell bowl made in Denmark by Digsmed. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Teak
1970s Brass Zodiac Motif Hammered Bowl
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s hammered brass zodiac motif bowl. Solid brass with all over hammered detailing and circular zodiac motif. No makers mark.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Murano Blue Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl with Applied Clear Glass Drops
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing Blue and white art glass bowl or centerpiece. Italy, 1950s
This free-form hand blown art glass bowl has applied clear glass drops at the exterior part and white murrine work...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Round Champagne Bucket Italian Design Brass Gold, Midcentury
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round champagne bucket Italian design brass gold, midcentury.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Danish Aksini Black and White Vide-Poches
By Aksini, Aksel Sigvald Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of two Danish midcentury modern decorative shiny black vide-poches with white incised lined decor designed and handmade by ceramic artist Aksel Sigvald Nielsen for Aksini Keramik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Orange Art Glass Bowl with Silver Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
An amazing colorful hand blown Murano glass bowl with controlled bubbles and aventurine technique with silver flecks.
The stylish organic shape and its color make this piece highly decorative.
The piece is in excellent condition.
Great gift idea.
Murano, Italy, 1950-1960.
Murano Art Glass Bowl // Orange Murano Glass Bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Leaf
Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia Centrotavola "Big Surprise," Italy 2000s
Located in Naples, IT
Gaetano Pesce "Big Surprise " A bowl or centerpiece supported by delicately placed resin drops. An incredible work of functional art. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia.The Edizioni d...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Resin
Decorative Brass Apple Form Vide-Poche, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Decorative mid-century apple form vide-poche, circa 1970, France.
Polished brass.
Dimensions: 19 cm W, 18 cm D, 4 cm H.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
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Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Fish Motif Hand-Blown Murano Glass Bowl by Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely achieved Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Bowl in Viridian with Fish Motif is rendered by the esteemed glass artist Alfredo Barbini and originates from ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
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Murano Glass
Mid-Century Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy Bowl
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant bowl with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern of stylised women. On the base is painted Italy 7892.
Fratelli Fanciullacci Pottery: during the fi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
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Ceramic
Clipper Ship Etched Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Clipper ship etched glass bowl. Vintage clear glass bowl plate with convex curve down to bottom with underside etched with clipper ship. United State...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
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Glass
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