Mid-Century Modern Bottles
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
Set of 10 Orange Blenko Bottles
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic mid-century 10 piece set of Blenko Art Glass in vibrant orange tones. Tallest being 19.75 inches x 5 inch diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Blown Glass Amberina Tangerine Jug Designed by John Nickerson for Blenko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blown glass jug designed by John Nickerson and manufactured by Blenko. This design first appeared in the 1972 Blenko catalog as model number 7226S. Large size and attractive amberina...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Glazed 1950s Slender Bottle Vase, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Slim and rustic midcentury ceramic bottle vase with salt glaze in light caramel and brown colors. Beautiful vintage condition.
Denmark, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Giant Lalique Perfume Bottle, 1960-1970, Giant Bottle.
By Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Giant Lalique perfume bottle, 1960-1970, giant bottle.
Giant Lalique perfume bottle, no perfume inside, crystal.
H: 30.5cm, W: 22cm, D: 6cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Pair of heavy glass furnishing bottles, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pair Heavy glass furnishing bottles, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Beautiful Pair of heavy green glass decorative bottles. The very unique shape of this object can be used as furniture for ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Danish Modern Stoneware Bottle Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rustic stoneware bottle vase with earthcolored brown, ochre and olive green glaze and dark blue circle decor around the top edge. Small handle on top. Made by Kingo Keramik in the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Tall 24.5" Cased 'Optic' Decanter/Bottle, in Soft Pink Made in Empoli, Italy
By Empoli
Located in NEWTOWN, AU
Empoli, as a municipality itself, is approx 30kms (45 mins) slightly south-west of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It’s the somewhat forgotten region of the country when i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Set 2 Blenko Style Mid-Century Modern Hand Made Blown Art Glass Vessel, Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 translucent baby blue Mid-Century Modern handmade art glass vessel, vase, decanter in the Style of Blenko.
Round Vessels blown in clear and light blue Glass.
The Smaller Vas...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 2 Early 20th Centry Spanish Glass Bottle Vase, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 2 Early 20th Centry Spanish Glass Bottle Vase.
Manufactured Spain, circa 1960.
Dimensions:
L- Diam. 23.5 cm x H 36.5 cm.
M- Diam. 19 cm x H 31 cm.
In original condition, w...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Mid-20th Century Amber Apothecary Glass Bottle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-20th century amber apothecary glass bottle. By unknown manufacturer from France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Artisan Striped Cane Bottle Decanters like Gio Ponti for Venini
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unknown design/maker, unsigned, possibly Murano.
An amazing pair of hand-blown art glass bottles with matching stoppers. Thin walled, striping all through botles and the stoppers. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Barbini 1950s Pink Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Rocket Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 decanters available).
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, controlled bubbles and gold flecks rocket shaped Italian art glass decanter. Documented...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venini Signed Murano Glass Bottle by Gio Ponti with Original Stopper, Italy 1997
Located in London, GB
A beautiful ‘a canne’ Murano blue art glass bottle designed by Gio Ponti and made by Venini in Murano, Venice, Italy in 1997.
The original design for this piece is by Gio Ponti a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Aventurine Vintage Murano Glass Black Copper Large Bottle with Stopper
Located in New York, NY
This is a little jewel! This large decorative Art piece in blown Murano glass is realized with high-quality technique: the black round spherical body of the bottle and the stopper ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Copper
Murano Glass Jewel Tone Sommerso Style Round Perfume Bottle
Located in Troy, MI
New Murano glass round perfume bottle features heavy, clear class with sommerso-style jewel-toned layers of fuchsia, violet and berry. Top has a scent...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
New Murano Glass XL Dark Green Battuto Perfume Bottle
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by an unknown Murano glass maker, this perfume bottle is 18” tall with the stopper on and 5.5” diameter. Heavy, dark bottle ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Beautiful Vintage Crystal Bottle, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vintage crystal bottle made in Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Gio Ponti Paolo Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1982
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti and Paolo Venini bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s, “ A Canne” model from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1980s edition, signed Venini 82, with its orig...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Signed Gabriella Crespi Silver-Plated Decorative Fish Bottle, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning silver-plated flask designed by Gabriella Crespi in Italy during the 1970s and signed on the bottom.
This incredibly rare bottle designed by G. Crespi, one of the most icon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Blue and Green Murano Glass Bottle by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Italy 1988
Located in Rome, IT
Astonishing blue and green Murano glass bottle by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Signed “Venini88” on the bottom, as shown in the pictures.
Made in Italy in 1988.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Joel Myers Emerald Green Blenko Genie Bottle Vase Retro Midcentury Art Glass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Joel Myers emerald green floor decanter vase/bottle Model #6954 Blenko, 1969. Very good vintage condition, no chips, no cracks.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
French Post-War Large Size Fine Quality Cut Glass Fragrance Diffuser Circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered here is a fine quality French post war fragrance diffuser. It was used to freshen up and make a room smell nicely. Sometimes called aroma oil lamps, the fragrance was placed ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Cut Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Ceramic Vessel, Anonymous, c. 1950s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful vintage ceramic vessel, produced in Sweden, c. 1950s
In good vintage condition consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1960s edition, acid-etched venini murano italia signature under the base, origina...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Decorative Bottle in Yellow Murano Blown Glass Italian, 1930s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Deco decorative bottle in yellow Murano mouth blown glass. This fantastic piece was produced in Italy during the 1930s.
In fabulous condition, with no chips or cracks. This...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Ceramic Vessel, Anonymous, c. 1970s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful vintage ceramic vessel, produced in Denmark, c. 1970s.
In good vintage condition consistent with age and use.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale lavendar mauve glaze.
Signed.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Organic Sculptural Glazed Tue Poulsen Vase, Denmark, 1960s
By Tue Poulsen, Knabstrup
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modernist golden speckled shiny caramel, umber and dark chocolate brown fully glazed stoneware vase. Circular base with long slender neck and three soft spheres around the cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Extra Large Italian Handblown Amber Art Glass Vase or Decanter Empoli or Blenko
By Blenko Glass, Empoli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A massive and impressive glass decanter attributed to Empoli in Italy. Very much in the style of Blenko Glass. It consists of sculptural handblown amber glass with large stopper.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Crystal Italian Bottle Made in Italy 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage crystal Italian bottle made in Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Green glass pitcher, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Green glass pitcher, Made in Italy, 1950s.
Peculiar thick green glass pitcher from the 1950s, with a handle that features special workmanship. This bottle in addition to decoration ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Glass Bottle, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful tall glass bottle vintage made in Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Silver
Alfredo Barbini Large Murano Glass Controlled Bubble Decanter Bottle White Gold
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini large Murano glass controlled bubble decanter bottle in white and gold. Matching original stopper is included.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Bruno Gambone Vase
Located in New York, NY
Unique bottle-form case by Bruno Gambone.
Large-scale, stoneware bottle-form sculpture/vase with incised line decoration to front and back. Off-white m...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
1960s Frosted Green Glass Bottle Style After Alfredo Barbini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous triangular shaped Satin Green Glass Bottle.
Unmarked. Attributed to Blenko
In the style of Alfredo Barbini Murano.
7.75 h x 5 x 5
Original unrestored vintage.
Refer to imag...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Dino Martens Murano Red White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bottle Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red and white ribbons, with gold flecks Italian art glass Genie bottle decanter. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. Similar piece is shown on the Dino Martens book, model number 6293 (see last photo). The decanter has its original stopper filled with gold leaf. It also has an original "Made In Italy" item number label underneath (folded). The alternating ribbon design creates a unique swirling pattern throughout the piece. You can feel each line on the shade, since it is not covered in clear glass. Very elegant shape. Would make a great display piece on any desk, vanity or coffee table. Use it as a decorative piece, or as a flower vase without the stopper. Mid-century era. Measures 12" tall x 4 3/4" wide.
Literature:
Vetreria Aureliano Toso, Murano 1938-1968, Designs by Dino Martens, Enrico Potz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paris Vanity Four Miniature Glass Perfume Bottles
By Givenchy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paris Vintage Vanity Miniature Glass Perfume Bottles
Set of four Vintage Vanity Glass Perfume Bottles
Includes Oscar de la Renta Givenchy Lancome Paris
Tallest 2.75, Smallest 1.75
P...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Pitcher Jug , 1980s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Pitcher Jug , 1980s
Dimension: 35 cm Height , 20 cm Width , 10,5cm Depth
Condition: Good
Material: Glass
Color: Blue , ...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Spiral Striped Mid-Century Glass Bottle Decanter Murano Italy, Gio Ponti attr
Located in Den Haag, NL
Murano Glass Bottle Decanter, Vintage Spiral Striped Glass Bottle, Bottle With Stopper, Gio Ponti attr
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Graphic Black/White Ceramic Vase by Marianne Starck, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful handmade Danish modernist ceramic pitcher vase from the Tribal series by ceramic artist Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Smooth rounded shapes with striped handle. White glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Square Bottle Vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square bottle vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso style.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern Style Large Red, Blue and Green Murano Glass Bottles
Located in London, GB
Set of 3 red, blue and green Murano glass bottles, Italy, 2000s
Red one is 75x12cm
Blue one is 56x15cm
green one is 43x23cm.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
By Orrefors
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall.
Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo.
"Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base.
Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D.
Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations.
In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later.
That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix.
The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship.
Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks.
Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Murano Glass Bottle by Cenedese & Albarelli
Located in Austin, TX
Whimsical Italian Murano glass bottle by Cenedese & Albarelli SNC, in blue glass with a "polvera d'oro" (23-karat gold flecks) stopper. Additional images show the bottle with a pink bottle...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jacob Bang White Glass Vase / Decanter for Kastrup, Denmark, 1960s
By Kastrup
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jacob Bang White Glass Vase / Decanter for Kastrup, Denmark, 1960s comes with original cork top.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Decorative object Murano glass amber spotted Mid-Century Modern Design Italy 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Artistic Murano glass bottle, Italian design, circa 1970s, unsigned. This vase is characterized by a particular tiger's eye amber color.
Please watch the video and photos carefully,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Tall Italian Glass Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian vintage tall bottle with silver details made in italy 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Silver
Pewter Bottled Vase by Gunnar Havstad
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gunnar Havstad.
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Pewter
Venini Sommerso Inciso Green Glass Bottle and Stopper
By Paolo Venini
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful bottle with stopper by Paolo Venini for Venini from the 1950's. The bottle is "sommerso" which in English literally means "submerged". This technique is used to create several layers of glass (usually with different contrasting colors) inside a single object. This bottle appears to be clear glass incased in green glass. The stopper is layered with clear, rose and green glass. The surface of the bottle and stopper is "inciso" which in English means engraved or incised, this process is done by hand on a grinding wheel...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Ship's Decanter, English, Cut Crystal Glass, Wine, Spirit, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ship's decanter. An English, cut crystal glass full bodied wine or spirit vessel, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Present your favourite spirits in thi...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Cut Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Pulegoso Green Gold Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume scent bottle. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930-40s. Unsure of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aldo Tura Green Thermos Decanter in Goatskin and Brass for Macabo, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning thermos decanter in vitrified dyed green goatskin and brass. This charming object was designed by Aldo Tura for Macabo in Italy during the 1950s and is signed on the bottom....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Midcentury Decanter Lidded Candy Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, and very tall, vintage Murano hand blown apple green with gold flecks Italian art glass tall decanter / candy jar. It has a soft ribbed surface on the body, and more pronou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Floris Meydam for Leerdam Orange to Blue Vase
Located in Riverdale, NY
Leerdam orange to blue glass vase by Floris Meydam for Leerdam Unica, 1955.
Excellent condition.
Measures: 18.5" x 4 " base.
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Empoli Sky Blue White Italian Art Glass Large Dimpled Decanter Original Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage sky blue over white Italian art glass decanter with original stopper. Documented to Empoli, circa 1960-1970s. Very rare design with dimpl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass
Carl Auböck #3632 Watering Can in Patinated Brass and Cane
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #3632 watering can in patinated brass and cane. Designed in the 1940s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese watering can is executed in handwoven cane, polished and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Brass
Orange Incised Ceramic Bitossi Pitcher, Italy 1960's
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pitcher by Bitossi with deep relief motifs carved all around its surface, it has thick walls and is a sturdy piece of Italian ceramic.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Enamel
Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg Pair of Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vessels 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Bengt Berglund's Tobacco porcelain pitchers from the 1970s for Gustavsberg, Swedish Ceramics Company. It seems that the pitchers were made only in the two colors shown here...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Barbini Murano Lavender Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Perfume Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (only 2 bottles available as shown).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown controlled bubbles, gold flecks and lavender opal purple Italian art glass perfume bottle de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Great Murano Bottle Corroded Italian Design Green 1960s Seguso Attributed
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great murano bottle corroded Italian design green 1960s Seguso attributed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale mauve glaze.
Signed.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne´es 50, P...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Franco Bucci Italian White Ceramic Vase, 1970s
By Franco Bucci
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian white glazed ceramic vase bottle designed by Italian artist Franco Bucci, Pesaro; marked with a graphic symbol under the base, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed ceramic bottle or flask, Roger Capron, Vallauris. 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Long neck ceramic bottle or flask.
White glazed ceramic with geometrical red, yellow and black linear decoration.
For this shape, this is a rare example of an " mute " bottle, i.e wi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Early 20th Centry Spanish Glass Bottle Vase, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 2 Early 20th Centry Spanish Glass Bottle Vase.
Manufactured Spain, circa 1960.
Dimensions:
L- Diam. 23.5 cm x H 36.5 cm.
M- Diam. 19 cm x H 31 cm.
In original condition, w...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Hand-Painted 1950s Dotted Ceramic Bottle Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-painted Danish organic modern ceramic pitcher bottle vase with large handle on one side. Rippled body with slender neck and bright sea green glaze with large anthracite dots. La...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Midcentury Bottle Vase Enameled Ceramic Decorative Object Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Bottle/decorative object signed AD, made in Italy in the 1970s. The bottle was made of white glazed ceramic/terracotta with a narrow neck and a belly painted with leaves and a bird r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Sommerso crystal 'Ventana' perfume flacon made and signed by Mona Morales, Kosta
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mona Morales Schildt is regarded as one of Sweden's most talented glass designers. Her objects can be seen in museums and art galleries all over the world. Her work always holds an e...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Gio Ponti Paolo Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1982
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti and Paolo Venini bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s, “ A Canne” model from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1980s edition, signed Venini 82, with its orig...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Steven Correia Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful Steven Correia art glass perfume bottle,
American, circa 1980.
Luminescent yellow/orange/gold bulbous base with r...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Pitcher Aldo Tura with Square Section Decorations Parts Goat Skin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury termos Aldo Tura with square section decorations parts goat skin, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Brass
A Rare Paul Ysart Attributed Close-Pack Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight Bottle
By Paul Ysart
Located in New York, NY
This very rare Bottle is attributed to Paul Ysart, a Scottish glass artist known for his work in millefiori and paperweight techniques. The piece is executed in clear glass, encasing...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Val St. Lambert Styled Freeform Art Glass Dresser Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern three piece art glass dresser set is unsigned, but done in the style of Val Saint Lambert of France in approximately 1960. The ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Modern Midnight Blue Pitcher Vase, 1960s
By Chris Haslev, Børge Christian Christoffersen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury modern ceramic pitcher bottle vase handmade by designer Børge Christoffersen for Chris Keramik in the small town of Haslev in the 1960s. Shiny midnight blue s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-century Modern bottles for sale on 1stDibs.
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