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
Spanish Midcentury Enamel and Sterling Silver Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sterling silver and enamel tear drop ashtray with silver flecks, Spain, 1950s
Beautiful sterling silver tear drop shaped ashtray covered by enamel with a floral design in orange, yel...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Monumental Studio Pottery Six Bird Head Bowl Pot
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and exceptionally rare earthenware six bird's head bowl or pot (bird head works are very coveted among collector's of the Heino's work) by ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. Quite heavy and substantial in Size. The couple were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes.
This massive bowl or pot is signed on the underside and is in very good vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Again, quite rare. We have never seen another like it with this many birds.
Would be the crown jewel in any collection and sure to stand out in any setting.
Dimensions: 10.5" high, 11" diameter
The couple are winners of the following awards:
Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France, (1978).
Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium, (1959)
Their work can be found in the following museums and collections:
American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York
County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Mingei Museum, San Diego
Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France
St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ventura County...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Murano Glass Bowl, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Organic shaped 1960's glass bowl in two colors from Murano with air-bubble pattern. Excellent for putting your keys and what not's or as a snack bowl.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Silver Flecks Purple Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful handblown purple Murano glass bowl or ashtray with aventurine silver flecks. Italy, 1960s.
Highly decorative organical shapes.
Lovely to be used...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Leaf
Archimede Seguso Style Large Blown Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece Purple Black
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy Venetian Archimede Seguso attributed blown Murano Art Glass made in a Glass Studio similar to Sommerso, circa 1970.
A large shell shaped glass dish, bowl, centerpiece in black ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Czech Art glass bowl by ladislav Palecek
Located in Delft, NL
Czech Art glass bowl by ladislav Palecek
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Dame Lucie Rie, 1950's Porcelain Footed Bowl with Manganese Glaze.
By Lucie Rie
Located in London, GB
This is a great example of a Lucie Rie iconic hand-thrown, footed bowl with manganese glaze.
It is thinly potted and slightly pulled into an ovoid shape with an undulating rim.
The running glaze is subtle whilst adding an individual element to the decoration of the bowl.
The bowl bears the artist's monogram seal mark under.
Lucie Rie was an Austrian-born British ceramics artist. Rie’s works, usually consisting of hand-thrown pots, bottles, and bowl forms, are noteworthy for their Modernist forms.
Born in 1902 in Vienna, Austria, she studied pottery at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule, a school of arts and crafts. In 1937, she won a silver medal at the Paris International Exhibition and by the following year, Rie moved to London to flee Nazi Austria.
Once settled in the British capital, she maintained a small studio and continued to produce pottery and small clay objects, including ceramic buttons and jewellery which she sold to support herself.
She was later joined by Hans Coper, a young artist who soon became a partner in her studio. She taught at the Camberwell School of Art from 1960...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
$12,488 Sale Price
43% Off
Unique diamond faceted crystal ashtray Fontana Arte 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ashtray
by Fontana arte
Italy, 1950's.
Indulge in the elegance of this exquisite ashtray or Vide-Poche, crafted in Italy during the prestigious Fontana Arte's prime in the 1960s. The...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
Small Jens Qiuistgaard Dansk Denmark Teak Bowl
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Ferndale, MI
Smaller size Dansk bowl. One I have never seen. Turned teak wood. Fine condition possibly never used. Marked JHQ Dansk Denmark.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Teak
Vintage Handmade Natural Woven Mini Basket
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Small Handmade Basket Handcrafted Natural Woven Fiber
4 diameter x 2.88 h
Preowned vintage unrestored condition, please see images provided.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Natural Fiber
Seguso Cartier Signed Murano Clear Ribbed Surface Italian Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown crystal clear Italian art glass ribbed decorative seashell shape centerpiece bowl. The design is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and this...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Bowl in Blue Mouth Blown Art Glass. Italian Design, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano bowl in blue mouth blown art glass. Italian design, 1960s.
Measures: 16 x 7 cm.
In perfect condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Art Glass Blue Aventurine Decorative Dish Bowl
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular decorative dish in blue and notes of aqua green Murano art glass, attributed to Archimede Murano. This bowl is made with blue art glass wi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
$225 Sale Price
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Raymor Italian Ceramic Rectangular Catchall Bowl, Italy, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Raymor Italian Ceramic Rectangular Catchall Bowl, Italy, c.1960.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece, Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid and heavy centerpiece in Murano artistic glass. The bowl is a true piece of art created by the master's hand - Produced in Murano, Italy, in the 1950s. On the underside ther...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Transparent & Gold Dust Flecks Centerpiece Bowl Platter Italy 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso handmade Murano transparent & gold dust flecks inlay centerpiece, bowl, platter from Italy and made in the 1980.
Beautiful large circular Scope serves very well as ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold
Round Ashtray or Vide-Poche in Terracotta by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rare ashtray or vide poche in ceramics terracotta and metal produced by Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970s, Italy.
The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the p...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Carl-Harry Stålhane Signed Rörstrand Studio Swedish Scandinavian Midcentury Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, richly, and deeply blue-colored/ glazed ceramic bowl by famed Swedish designer Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweeden. The craftsmanship and color are stu...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
A 1950s Barovier Bullicante Clear Murano Glass Oval Bowl
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A bullicante murano glass bowl manufactured in Venice in the Fifties by Barovier, the oval bowl has two fruits on the sides. This Bowl is a fine example of the exquisite craftsmanshi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Alka Kunst Bavaria Oval Ivory White Golden Decorative Porcelain Bowl, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Cream white porcelain bowl with bronze golden art nouveau lines and shell shaped decorations. Oval form on round foot. Manufactured by Alka Kunst Bavaria...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Italy 85s Colorless Murano Glass Bowl With Blue Decoration Mid-Century
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
Venini Italia, Production Murano, Italy ca. 1985. Colorless glass bowl with blue decoration on the bottom. Signed as per photo. From the photos I tried to point out the peculiarity, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Stoneware Bowl by Marianne Westman, Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1960s hand thrown stoneware bowl by Swedish artist Marianne Westman. On the inside there is spiral shape in a beautiful green glazing. Made at the Rörstrand Ateljé in Sweden whe...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
New Old Stock 1, 2kg Murano Glass Shell Bowl Antonio da Ros, Cenedese Italy 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass shell element
Design:
Antonio da Ros
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the bowl)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare No.A-436 bowl by Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
flawless carl auböck wood bowl.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
1960s Murano Red and Blue Ashtray or Catchall by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing red and blue ashtray or catchall by Flavio Poli in Murano Glass. Made in Italy. It's a sculpture
The item is in excellent condition
Dimensions:
Diameter 5,11" x 3,34" hei...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Murano Art Glass Sommerso Purple Bowl Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Murano Sommerso Bowl Art Glass
Organic Design Italy
16 long x 9.5 w x 5.5 h
Unmarked. Attributed style of Flavio Poli.
Preowned original vintage.
See images provided please.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Large Ceramic Glazed Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From famed Hawaiian ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu, a wheel thrown studio ceramic bowl features a dark brown glaze with tan brush strokes on the interior.
Dimensions
13.25" diameter x 3...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Stoneware Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming bowl designed by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Bowl features a grayish blue body with an off white rim, some hues to brown. A very attractive color and shape- closer ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Horn
Mid-Century Danish Grey Glass Bowl
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Grey glass bowl. Blown glass with an elongated shape and high curved edges. The glass is thick and transparent, with a greyish, almost ‘smoky’ hue that gives it a modern and elegant ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Safety Pin Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Safety Pin Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Signed. Large stoneware bowl with an interior and exterior of gold glazed, "Punk Rock", safety pins layered over a rich "Rimi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
French Industrial Paper Bin, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial paper bin, circa 1940. By unknown manufacturer from France. Materials: Metal.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
$412 Sale Price
50% Off
R. Blackington Sterling Silver Mid-Century Modern Maple Leaf Dish or Vide Poche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver leaf dish.
By R. Blackinton & Co.
In sterling silver.
In the form of a maple leaf.
Marked to the reverse for Sterling / Blackinton's maker's mark / 499.
Simply a w...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Large Art Pottery Bowl in Turquoise Blue
By Fantoni
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic colors of blue with a fabulous texture. This large bowl is a beauty and can function for more than just decoration's. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Crac...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Sky Blue & Copper Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Mid-Century Modernist Sky Blue and Copper Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand originates from Sweden, Circa 1950. This bowl features beautiful proportions ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and twisted pink ribbons Italian art glass footed bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1956. The bowl has a scall...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
AVeM - Mid Century Murano 'Tutti Frutti' Glass Bowl - Italy - Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
AVeM - Mid Century Murano art glass 'tutti frutti' bowl or vide poche - featuring a folded edge with a spatter of multi-color glass against a pinkish lavender background with a white...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Large Murano Glass "Gold Dust" 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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Ceramic Studio Large Etruscan Horses Bowl by Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Ceramic Studio Stoneware Etruscan Horses Bowl or wall plate by Fratelli Fanciullacci. Made in Italy, 1960's period. Signed Italy 63/7...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
$708 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Brass and Walnut Pocket Emptier by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous vide poche in walnut wood and solid brass. This elegant item was designed by Tommaso Barbi in Italy in the 1970s.
This lovely item is made in the shape of a crate combining...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Modern Copper Enamel Bowl Donna Read Texas Technological College
Located in Miami, FL
Unique and elegant, Organic Modern Copper Enamel Bowl by Donna R. Read. Ms. Read was probably a Professor of Art at the Texas Technological College in Lubbock, TX. and this is one of her works in copper enameling. This bowl shows the proficiency and artistic sensitivity of Ms. Read’s technique. The bowl has a muddled effect on the outside and a lovely Modern abstract design in dark brown on a copper color background on the inside.
Label on bottom: Donna R. Read – Department of Art – Texas Technological College – Lubbock Texas...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mathieu Matégot Enameled Metal Plate, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enameled metal plate designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Ateliers Matégot (France), circa 1950.
Lacquered perforated metal with original paint.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Mathieu Matégot (1910-2001) was a Hungarian and French designer and material artist. He was one of the most renowned French designers of the 1950s. Born and educated in Budapest, he moved to France in the early 1930s, where he worked as a window dresser and women’s clothing...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
$1,295 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Studio Stoneware Bowl Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1922 - 2011
Ms. Takaezu was an American ceramic artist.
Her art work is in collections and museums throughout the USA and abroad.
This piece is a fine example of her aesthetics and t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Glass Bowl Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre International, Murano, Italy, 1986
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful light blue Italian glass bowl by Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre International, Murano, 1986.
This hand-blown Murano glass obje...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Large Italian Black Glass Artistic Vase with Crystal Base, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury large black glass artistic vase with crystal base. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the 1980s.
This piece is very elegant as it has a very slick...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Venini Signed Fulvio Bianconi Murano Black White Swirl Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and black stripes optic swirl Italian art glass bowl or vide-poche. The bowl has been documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Green Aventurine Spots Italian Art Glass Cut Rim Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white opal, with green and aventurine murrines Italian art glass scissor cut rim bowl. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Glazed Studio Pottery 'Handkerchief' Bowl - Unsigned - Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century hand modeled and glazed studio pottery 'handkerchief' bowl - unsigned - circa 1970's.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - body and glaze...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Italian Nine Facets Glass Dish, circa 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Max Ingrand designed for Fontana Arte Faceted Italian glass dish Vide Poche.
Fontana Arte faceted Italian glass dish in very thick iconic Fontana Arte green glass...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Bowl by Paolo de Poli, ca. 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Paolo de Poli , an Italian artist and designer, created this beautiful enameled metal bowl around 1950. It has a metal plaque on the bottom “P.DePoli Made in Italy”
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Set of P. Fornasetti Decorative Porcelain Plates for Martini & Rossi, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Piero Fornasetti complete collection of twelve decorated and enamelled porcelain plates. Limited edition for Martini & Rossi of Turin, inspired by the main pieces of the Casa Martini...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,518 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Paper Waste Bin in Patinated Leather Made for Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unusual paper waste bin in leather. Produced and sold at Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm in the 1960s. Hand made and sewn with brass handles. The bin comes with a smooth surface in goo...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Small Contemporary Pot Pourri Dish, English, Art Glass, Decorative Fruit Bowl
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small contemporary Pot Pourri dish. An English, straw silk glass decorative fruit bowl by Margaret Johnson.
Superb colour with a charming ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass
Jens H. Quistgaard “Bow Tie” Palisander Rosewood Tray for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish tray designed by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk in Denmark circa 1960s. Impeccably crafted in palisander rosewood, this sculptural serving tray features a bow tie shape with th...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Rosewood
$920 Sale Price
40% Off
Art Glass Amber Bowl by Jan Beranek for Skrdlovice, Czechoslovakia, circa 1960
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful smaller bowl made of moulded art glass. Designed by Jan Beranek for Skrdlovice in Czechoslovakia. The designer was well known for his amazing art work with glass. This piec...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
$173 Sale Price
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Galvani butter box, Italy, 1930s.
By Galvani 2
Located in Palermo, PA
Galvani butter holder box, italy, circa 1930s.
Entirely ceramic, good condition, signs of time present, see photos.
Dimensions: H= 12 cm; W= 18 cm; D= 11 cm.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Green Murano Bowl in Mouth Blown Art Glass, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Green Murano bowl in mouth blown art glass, 1960s.
Measures: 18 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Large Murano Glass "Multi-Color" 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
Ceramic Pottery "Amphore" Bowl Shell by Karlsruher Majolika, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic shell bowl element
Producer:
Karlsruher Majolika, Germany
Decade:
1950s
Original vintage 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Murano Glass "RED-YELLOW" 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 in Murano, Ital...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
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