Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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 legendary 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.
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
Creator: Ercole Barovier
Barovier Toso Murano Crystal Clear Gold Italian Art Glass Candlestick Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano crystal clear, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass duck sculpture / candlestick. Created by designer Ercole Barov...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Crystal, Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl or ashtray. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The bowl is decorated with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Relievi Aurati Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear and gold flecks raised texture Italian art glass bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso company, circa 1940. C...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
1940s Ercole Barovier Round Lenti Vase
Located in Roma, IT
Ercole Barovier 1889–1974 was the world renowned artistic director, designer and owner of Barovier & Toso the Venetian Furnace famed for its Murano glassware. Ercole became known for...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown purple, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso company. The bo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Large Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Footed Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and very large, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass footed compote bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s. The b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Set of 3 "Submerged" Murano Glass Italian Bowl, Barovier, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century collection of three decorative bowls in "Sommerso" Murano crystal glass. This wonderful set was designed by Barovier in Italy during the 1970s.
The sinuous li...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Pair of Transparent Bullicante Murano Glass Vases by Ercole Barovier
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s - 1940s
Made in transparent bullicante hand-blown Murano glass by Ercole Barovier.
These vases are original and quite rare to find as a pair, especially in this...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal green, pink, gold flecks and bubbles Italian art glass little bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. I have owned many of ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Cordonato D'Oro Sea Green Murano Vase with Gold Inclusions
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Ercole Barovier & Toso Cordonato d'Or Green and Gold Murano Glass Vase, Circa 1950. Featuring a handcrafted, vertically ribbed form, ruffled rim and hand blown with fused 24 kt gold "ropes of Gold" vertical ribbons against Sea Green Murano...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vaso Murano Rostrato bianco Iridescente di Ercole Barovier 1940.
Located in Palermo, IT
Incredibile vaso grande di metà secolo in cristallo- vetro di murano rostrato soffiato a bocca di Murano. Questo meraviglioso oggetto è stato prodotto neg...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Green Roses Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and large, early Murano hand blown gold flecks and green accents Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, with original "Barovier & Toso Mur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Murano Art Glass Transparent Vase by Barovier, Bullicante Model, 1950s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful Italian desgn mid-century murano art glass transparent vase. This model vase designed by Ercole Barovier (Murano, Italy, 1950s). A stunning little vase made with a distinc...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
A Macchie Art Glass Vase by Artisti Barovier Attribution, Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Macchie Art Glass Vase by Artisti Barovier Attribution, Murano ca. 1920s
A rare Murano art glass vase manufactured most probably by Artisti Barovier around 1920s. Thin opaque whit...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier for Ferro Toso Barovier, tall murano glass vase "avventurina"
Located in Aachen, DE
A nice and tall "avventurine" Murano glass vase made in the 1930ties by Ferro Toso Barovier, designed by Ercole Barovier. The vase with a simple and modern shape, was decorated with...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier for Ferro Toso Barovier, murano glass vase "avventurina"
Located in Aachen, DE
A nice "avventurine" Murano glass vase with applied handles made in the 1930ties by Ferro Toso Barovier, designed by Ercole Barovier. The vase was decorated with copper inclusions an...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Star Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange and gold flecks Italian art glass star / flower shaped bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. The piece is profu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vase/ Vessel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vase/ Vessel.
1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Ercole Barovier Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Ercole Barovier large- scale Grosse Costolature bowl. Iridized glass. Large & expressive Grosse Costolature bowl in heavy iridescent murano glass with incised decoration. Designed by...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Monumental Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso Efeso Blue Vase, 1964
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large blue art glass vase from the 'Efeso' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1964 for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy. Thick glass in bright blue w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Neolitico 1954 Pulled Feather Design Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown grays and blacks feathered design Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso 1950s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful 1950s Murano hand blown gold flecks on clear Italian art glass vases. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Spike Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed with spike corners bowl / cigar ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown green, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso company. The colo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Murano glass 'Eugenio" circa 1951 face tricolor vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare Ercole Barovier Murano glass "Eugenio" circa 1951 in pulegous green with applied eye an mouth in black glass vase.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass "rostrato" green vase circa 1938.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and special Ercole Barovier for Barovier&Toso circa 1938 green rostrato" Murano glass vase.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Green & Gold Striped Murano Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Murano, Italy glass decorative bowl. Hand blown in the shape of a flower. Featuring alternating clear glass and green glass stripes around the floral shape as well as "graff...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass pitcher shaped flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company. Create...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier for Christian Dior Paris "Tartan" Murano Glass Bottle with Stopper
Located in Brussels, BE
In 1969, Christian Dior asked Ercole Barovier to develop, design and produce a series of bottles with stopper.
This series is inspired by Scottish weaves and was made by Barovier fo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
PAIR Ercole Barovier Murano Art Glass Shell Candle Holders Opalescent glass
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR Ercole Barovier Murano Art Glass Shell Candle Holders in Opalescent glass. Both are hand blown and show slight difference due to being hand made. Rare to find a pair.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
20th Century Green Italian Single Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown slightly smoked, colored Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso 'A Grosse Costolature' Bowl 1942
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso 'A Grosse Costolature' Bowl 1942
A large shell shaped 'A Grosse Costolature' bowl in heavy iridescent Murano glass. Designed by Ercole Barovier an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Single Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown clear Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, in good condition. The décor piec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil by Barovier, Murano Italy, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil by Barovier, Murano Italy 1950s
A large vintage Venetian art glass bowl most probably designed by Ercole ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Handle Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and dark purple trim Italian art glass ornate pierced handles vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Elephant Sculpture by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, 1950s
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Item in a perfect condition. The figurine comes from the famous island of Murano, where one of the best glass in the world is produced. Beautiful glass with a very interesting and ra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Barovier and Toso Murano Cordonato D’oro Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Ercole Barovier Barovier and Toso Murano Cordonato D’Oro Vase, circa 1950s In reddish pink with gold highlights.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Compote Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass footed compote bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso workshop. Created in the...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966.
Spira Aurata series oval-section drop vase in blown green-blue glass with polychrome g...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966.
Spira Aurata series oval-section conical vase in blown glass with polychrome garnet, r...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Rim Gondola Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red and gold flecks Italian art glass gondola shaped flared rim decorative bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Purple Murano Glass Ashtray-Catchall by Ercole Barovier mod. "Porpora"
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
Made in purple Murano glass with gold leaf. This is a piece of the "porpora" serie by Ercole Barovier.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tr...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso Murano Art Glass Barbarico Vase in Black
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large double bird Barbarico vase designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso. Textured black glass with irredescent finish. The vase is Signed with applied paper manufacturer's...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown red and taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso, c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass Crepuscolo Vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso
Located in Roma, RM
Rare and impressive "Crepuscolo" Murano glass vase from the late 1930's. Designed by the legendary Creative Director Ercole Barovier, employing his technique of inserting steel wool ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Yellow Murano "LENTI" Glass Vase Element by Ercole Barovier and Toso Italy 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase element "LENTI" by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage glass vase element was designed by ERCOLE BAROVIER...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano 1956 Opal Chalcedony Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent and silver flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier and Toso company, c...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
Barovier Toso Murano White Opalescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Tos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Pitcher Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed surface pitcher / vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso Company. The piece ha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Rare Handblown Glass "Alterni" Vase, 1958
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important handblown glass "Alterni" vase in clear and light blue tessere edged in darker blue by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy, 1958. Alterni pieces are...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Blue Swirl Stripe Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and gold flecks Italian art glass scissor cut rim decorative bowl, vide-poche, or ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
A heavy Murano art glass ashtray designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot moulded glass internally decorated with opaline and light green glass plates...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Blue Web Italian Art Glass Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl, vide-poche, or ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Jade Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Spike Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jade green and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed with spike corners bowl / cigar ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the the Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
A nice glass bowl manufactured by Ferro Toso Barovier ca. 1936, Murano Italy. Honey yellow glass with gold foil inclusion and a o...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano glass vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Artistic Murano blown glass vase by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974).
Italy, CIRCA 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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