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
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Orange Metal Canister Set
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Featuring four rounded canisters, each finished in an orange enamel with a brass-tone trim, this set is topped with a matching lid and a decorative finial. The canisters stack neatly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Turquoise And Green Enamel Over Copper With Glass Stones Biomorphic Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage wonderful signed biomorphic kidney shaped bowl is turquoise and green enamel over copper with yellow abstract blobs and embedded green glass stones. It is signed Myrna E...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Faience Bowl by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful faience bowl with amazing hand painted flower decor.
Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s.
Great condition.
Signed with the Gustavsberg studio ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
A Frank Keramik of Denmark Red Glazed Ceramic Dish, Denmark 1960's
Located in New York, NY
AFrank Keramik Denmark Red Glazed Ceramic Dish with an incised lip and a deep red glazed interior.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Jewelry Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage bent glass dish with gold sunflower center and sheaf-of-wheat design details around edge, by designer Georges Briard, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century USA. A beautiful transparent decorative dish with bright gold details, and textured underside; use as a standalone piece on a cocktail table, credenza, etc. Use to hold jewelry (demonstrated), or other, etc., many uses. Very good condition as shown in images and video, no chips noted. With designers' makers' mark, as shown. Dimensions: 5.69" Depth x 5.69" Width.
Other items shown available separately, search 1stDibs ref. #s:
For Italian Ginori box search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314243501722
Cartier coffee...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold
Archimede Seguso, Murano Glass Bowl, Red Sommerso, Gold Inclusion c.1950s Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1950s Murano glass bowl, crafted by Archimede Seguso—an unusual and striking example of mid-century Italian glass artistry.
The bowl’s kidney-shaped form showcases several skille...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
1, 1 kg Murano Glass Bowl silver Flakes Shell Ashtray by Dino Martens Italy 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element, Silver FLAKES.
DINO MARTENS FOR AURELIANO TOSO, 1960s
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s
This original glass ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Mixed Metal Footed Tray in Style of Los Castillo, Mexico 1960s
By Los Castillo
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mixed metal tray by Mexican silversmiths of Taxco, Mexico features an asymmetrical biomorphic shape and Modernist abstract pattern in brass, copper, silver, and bronze. The metals a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Signed Orrefors Crystal Bowl Dish Keep All with Wavy Cut Design, Sweden
By Orrefors
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant clear crystal bowl by Orrefors, Sweden, featuring a sophisticated wavy cut design that captures and reflects light beautifully. This heavy, multifaceted bowl serves as a styl...
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
Alfredo Barbini Murano Green Apple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown olive green over white and gold flecks Italian art glass apple shaped bowl. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass Bullicante "Green" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Beatrice Wood Signed Pink Lava Glaze Midcentury California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice Wood signed bowl featuring a unique pink lava glaze and piercing blue crackle glass in the cente...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Earthenware
1970s Wire Basket Woven Aluminum Modern Waste Basket Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Wire Basket Woven Aluminum Modern Waste Basket Container
Vintage Aluminum
Unmarked
Original vintage preowned unrestored condition. Presents firm and sturdy.
Measures: 12.75...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Aluminum
Heavy Seguso Vetri d'Arte 'Attr.' Murano Art Glass Bowl 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Heavy Seguso Vetri d'Arte (attr.) Murano Art glass bowl 1950s
A heavy Murano glass bowl most probably manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte circa 1950s. Thick green and yellow glass w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Charles Pfister Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare black Murano glass bowl designed circa 1970 by Charles Pfister for Salviati, Murano, Italy.
Beautiful original condition, a few superficia...
Category
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Art Glass Translucent and Purple With Gold Flecks Decorative Bowl
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular Translucent and Purple Murano Art glass pinched shape bowl with gold flakes. Featuring purple art glass on the top layer with gold flakes scattered throughout on the bott...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso VA Sommerso Faceted Bowl Clear Cobalt Uranium Yellow, 1960s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
These heavy bowls are commonly attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Flavio Poli as a designer. I suspect also Cenedese made some.
The glass is partially blown after casing layers ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Uranium Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer:
Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Barbini Murano Sommerso Pink Iridescent Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso iridescent pink Italian art glass folded over rim bowl / ashtray. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Large Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in blue color with a cased rim in dark blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A hig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Round Purple Amethyst "Sommerso" Murano Art Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Round glass bowl, crafted using the Sommerso technique from amethyst and dark green glass, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte. The bowl's versatility makes it perfect fo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
1.9kg Glass Bowl Flame Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Gorgeous Blue and Pink Catchall by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous blue and pink catchall by Flavio Poli in Murano sommerso glass. Made in italy
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
Diameter 6,29" x 2,75" height inches
Diameter c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano 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
Ben Seibel Bronze "Ying Yang'' Vide Poche, USA 1950's
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
A matched set of Ben Seibel vide poche in bronze, amoeba-shaped with a grooved decor, a rare set.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Hand Painted Italian Ceramic Fish Plate by DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative hand painted Italian ceramic fish plate by DeSimone, circa 1960s The plate is in great condition with no chips or cracks and very light wear. It is signed and nu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Rattan Plant Holder or Basket Attributed Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful round plant holder in curved rattan with three wheels attributed to Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Murano Glass Bowl, Blue Yellow Sommerso Geode Teardrop c.1960s Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Murano glass trinket dish, or vide poche. Handcrafted in Italy on the famed island of Murano during the 1960s and attributed to Fla...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Monkey Pod Wood 22" Long Narrow Baguette Rolls Decorative Bowl
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This mid century design long thin bowl has fantastic natural wood grain and wonderful extended canoe shape. It is 22.25 inches long, 3.75 inches wide and is 2 inches high and is mark...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Bowl on a Plate by Ernestine Salerno
By Aldo Londi, Ernestine
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A modernist green ceramic bowl with its plate designed and manufactured in the Seventies by Ernestine Salerno, italian famous manufacturer. It'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Sommerso Blue & Clear Faceted Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Faceted sommerso bowl, blue, clear murano glass, Flavio poli. Italy, 1950s.
Eye-catching eight sided blue and clear block cut faceted bowl or ashtray. Attributed to Flavio Poli.
Blue...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Large 1970s Nude Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large vintage studio pottery bowl. Gray exterior glaze with a contrasting brown interior. Decorated around the sides with quirky blue hand painted nude people...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
Esa Fedrigolli Signed Gilt Bronze Vide-Poche, circa 1970, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Esa Fedrigolli mid-century decorative vide-poche, circa 1970, Italy.
Gilt bronze, signed Esa Fedrigolli under the base.
Dimensions: 14 cm diameter, 3 cm H.
All purchases are covered ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Redwood Burl Nut Bowl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Mid Century turned Nut Bowl likely from California with great color and form. A central turned Pedestal has drilled holders for a nutcracker and nut picks. The Bowl with extraordin...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Burl
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
Venini Ruby Bullicante Bowl by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini
Located in Riverdale, NY
Venini Bullicante bowl in vibrant ruby orange with gold foil inclusions by Carlo Scarpa circa 1950. Measures: 4" x 4" x 2" high. 1950s Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Blown Glass
Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad, Midcentury Ceramic Charger, Germany, circa 1960s
Located in Chatham, ON
ROSENTHAL (Manufacturer, 1879-Present) - BJØRN WIINBLAD (Designer, 1919-2006) ROMANZE (Studio Line) - midcentury large ceramic charger - featuring a modernist textured finish with gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Fontana Arte Catch All Glass Bowl Brass, Italy Mid Century
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare catch-all, standing bowl from the 1960, Fontana Arte, MIlano
Rare catch-all standing bowl by Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Beautiful piece with hand-polished smooth heavy 8.26" g...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Amethyst Blue Purple Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso purple Italian art glass geode cut bowl. Attributed to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1960s. A similar bowl is shown in the company photo archives, item number 12877, and is published in their book. The bowl has an outer layer of amethyst, middle layer of sapphire blue, with rich violet overlay in the top layer (Ametista - Blu - Violetto). It has a rectangular shape with rounded corners and edges. Would make for a great display on any desk, vanity or side table. Use it as a catchall, candy dish or business card holder. Made with very thick glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Beautiful Pink and Clear Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centrepiece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s. Colors are...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl 1960s
Item e7099
An asymetric Murano sommerso art glass bowl. Attributed to Flavio Poli and Seguso Vetri d'Arte circa 1950s. Manufactur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Edward Moulthrop Wild Cherry Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual solid wild cherry bowl by Ed Moulthrop. A great example of American craft and wood working. A quick not note about EM.
"Ed Moulthrop (1916-2003...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Cherry
1960s Astonishing Murano Ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,11" diameter x 3,14" H inches
cm 13 x cm 8 H
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Sommerso Bowl with Gold Powder Murano ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Seguso Sommerso Bowl with Gold Powder Murano ca. 1950s
A great Venetian art glass bowl of the Polveri or Sfumati series introduced by Archimede Seguso in 1953. Thick clear glass wit...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Huge Vide-Poche or Bowl in Malachite Green Italian Marble, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent organically shaped and materially exquisite Mid-Century modernist vide-poche or bowl made in solid Malachite from Elba Island in Tuscany, Italy, circa 1970.
Featuring a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Malachite, Marble
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
French Cork Oval Tray Bowl
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful oval shaped French cork bowl or tray. The cork is mid-century and works beautifully as a dining room table centerpiece or a coffee table item of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Cork
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Bronze Round Bowl Foundry Bernini Signed Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti round bronze bowl, signed Mangiarotti.
This unique rare bowl has a beautiful patina. From an important private collection.
Signed Mangiarotti.
Literature Bronzi,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Alfredo Barbini Murano Bi Color Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (4 pieces available, in 3 different color combinations).
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Bi-Color Italian art glass bowls, in orange - gold, purple - w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lee McCarty Marigold Mississippi Studio Ceramic Bowl
By Lee McCarty
Located in San Diego, CA
Glazed ceramic bowl by Lee McCarty, of Marigold Mississippi. It retains an original business card that was taped to the bottom decades ago. It appears to be signed under the card, a rare ephemera artifact in itself. Beautiful glaze decoration on a subtle squared off bowl form.
Lee McCarty (1923-2015) grew up in Merigold, Mississippi. After serving in WWII and graduating from university, he and his wife Pup returned to Merigold in 1954 where they co-founded McCartys Pottery...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Clay
John Prip for Reed & Barton Orange Enameled Finger Bowls / Salt Cellars, Set of
Located in Round Top, TX
Vivid orange enameled salt cellars / finger bowls designed by John Prim. engraved "Reed & Barton", larger retains original sticker. These are numbered "192" and "193" which correlate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel, Silver Plate
Aldo Londi Ceramic Bird Bowl by Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Highland, IN
As design director for Bitossi for over fifty years, artist Aldo Londi created a unique aesthetic combining traditional, folk art, and contemporary aesthetics into a signature sensib...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Hermes Silver Plate Horse Vide Poche / Large Tastevin c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and scarcely found Vide Poche or catchall dish made in silvered bronze, the handle in the form of a horse's head.
Dating to c.1960, the side is fully marked "Hermes, Paris"...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver Plate
Archimede Seguso Pink Murano Sommerso Bullicante Glass Bowl / Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous hand blown glass bowl in pink color with controlled bubbles and organic design shape. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1960s.
Cranberry pink glass cased into clear gla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Large Murano Glass 1, 4Kg "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
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
Max Ingrand Crystal Turquoise Bowl or Vanity Tray by Fontana Arte, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular bowl or vanity tray in a marvelous light turquoise beveled crystal, designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1950s.
This fantastic piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal
V. Petersen for Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Vide-Poche, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sturdy midcentury organic modern decorative vide-poche dish handmade in the 1960s for Bing & Grondahl by the artist Valdemar Petersen (1899-1991). Square shaped bowl with soft corner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Large Murano Glass "LUCID" 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
New Rina Menardi Medium Conchglia Bowl in Mint
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and imported from Italy, this art pottery bowl by Rina Menardi is a thin-walled ceramic bowl with an irregular rim and saturated teal green glaze. Underside of base has maker’s m...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Polished Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 polished brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in polished brass. Originally conc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Italian Alabaster Marble Tazza Compote Bowl
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
An Italian Modern alabaster marble tazza, fruit compote, bowl, catchall vide-poche, etc. circa mid-20th century, Italy. Piece is predominantly white with gray/black veining.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Astonishing Large Murano Ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Large astonishing murano ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,90" diameter x 3,54" H inch...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Glass Blue Four Leaf Clover Sommerso Bowl, Glows in UV
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Heavy, sculptural Murano glass bowl was made of blue glass with controlled bubbles effect encased inside the clear glass layer in sommerso technique. It has a shape of four-leaf clo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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
Brutalist Charm: Early 20th Century Cork Trash Bin with Time-Worn Charachter
Located in Barcelona, ES
Step into the past with this remarkable trash bin, a relic from the early 1940s. Crafted with the distinctive Brutalist aesthetic, its design exudes simplicity and rustic charm.
The...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Cork
Mid Century Italian Murano Sommerso Ashtray Flavio Poli For Seguso C.1960
Located in London, GB
Mid Century Italian Murano Sommerso Ashtray Flavio Poli For Seguso C.1960
In very good condition commensurate of age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Art Glass
Rattan and brass wastebasket
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice wastebasket is made of rattan and brass. This is an Italian work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Fratelli Toso Pink and Blue "Sommerso" Murano Glass Bowl, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative bowl in a stunning purple and blue Murano "Sommerso" glass. This wonderful piece was designed by the Toso brothers in Murano, Italy during the 1960s
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Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
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