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 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
Murano Sommerso Art Glass Bottle by, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, circa 1970s
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Murano Mid-Century Modern Sommerso bottle by, Seguso Vetri d'Arte blown in the Sommerso technique with pink, red coloration cased in clear blown glass bottle with matching...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian 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
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
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano Italy Red and Green Glass Bottle, 1988
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian famous bottle with blown glass stopper decorated with red and green canes designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano in 1988, cone-shaped stopper...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage French Ceramic Flower Vase by Michel Barbier, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Midcentury ceramic flower vase (circa 1960s) by Michel Barbier. A tall single-flower vase with stylized bird and plant life motif over an off-white eleg...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Group of Three Red Otto Bauer Holmegaard Bottles
By Otto Bauer
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A group of three Otto Bauer for Holmegaard red cased glass bottles. The largest one is a 20" H, smallest is 12.25" H. Very good condition, no issues, tw...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini 1980's Italian Glass "A Canne" Bottle Vase Sculpture Limited Edition
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous red, blue and clear glass striped "A Canne" bottle vase limited edition sculpture. Engraved signature to bottom Venini '88 for Iveco.
Numbered 95/250.
Iveco is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturers, and is a member of the FIAT group. Iveco ordered these Venini decanters...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Orrefors Glass Vase
By Orrefors
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautifully shaped, very heavy glass bottle vase, by Orrefors, Sweden, 1970s.
Excellent condition.
Original manufacturer label
Dimensions: 24 x 10 x 26.5 cm
Mid-Century Modern Sc...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Decorative Vintage Decanter / Bottle, Made in Italy, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian green bottle made in 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bottles with Stopper
Located in New York, NY
1970s modern Italian art-glass bottles with stoppers.
Price is for each item.
Measures: Yellow bottle height 21'' diameter 4.25''
Pink bottle height...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Wine Rack by Dean Santner
By Dean Santner
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this beautifully sculpted wine holder by Master Craftsman Dean Santner. Santner designs are part of the American Studio Modern Craft mov...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Wood
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
Decorative Blue Italian Crystal Decanter / Bottle, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small blue decorative crystal bottle made in Italy in 1970s with silver details.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Carl Auböck #3632 Watering Can Patinated
Located in Berlin, DE
Patinated watering can #3632 by Carl Auböck in brass and cane.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Brass
DDD Design Brass Ice Holder Mid 60's
By DDD Design
Located in bari, IT
Ice container in brass and amber plexiglass, internal glass container. Production ddd design from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Blue Decorative Decanter Bottle, Italy, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful blue handmade decanter decorative Bottle made in Italy, 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Green and Blue Vintage Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful vintage blue and green ceramic pitcher, designed n he 1950's of fine Italian manufacture. Under the base is its place of origin, Italy.
The pitcher has a wider bottom that narrows as it goes towards the spout. There is a sleeve in the center of the body that allows for a firm grip on the pitcher. The spout opens very smoothly, preventing drinks from spilling out.
The pitcher is totally made of finely crafted ceramic in white, light blue, blue and green, very quirky and elegant.
The jug is suitable as a serving item but also as a beautiful flower vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Architectural Glass Blenko Tangerine Vessel / Stopper by Wayne Husted
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Architectural Blenko tangerine floor vessel/bottle with stopper by Wayne Husted. Bottle (without stopper) is 18" high and 10" diameter. Bottle (with s...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Italian 1950s Floral Sea Green Ceramic Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful organic midcentury modern Italian vase in light and sea green colors. Hand-carved, delicate floral decorations along the bell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
A V Florentine Hand Made Opaline Glass Mid-Century Modern Vessels Set of 3 Italy
By Empoli
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Set of 3 mouth blown and hand made opaline glass vessels made in Empoli, Tuscany outside Florence. A lovely striated design with a color palette of muted browns ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Scozzese 'or Tartan' Bottle with Stopper by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
In 1969, the year when anything seems possible, Christian Dior commissioned Ercole Barovier to develop, design and produce a series of bottles with stopper. This series is inspired b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Decorative Vintage Bottle Made in Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian bottle made in 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Venini Mezza Filigrana Bottle
By Venini
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely, period Venini Mezza filigrana bottle circa 1950's of spiraling threads in yellow and black on crystal with elongated neck, conical stopper, po...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s Set of Two Modernist Italian Ceramic Bottle Vases by Ce.As Albisola
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two hand-painted ceramic bottle vases manufactured in Italy in the 1970s for Millefiori Cucchi, famous Italian liquor, by Ce.As Albisola. These Bottle Vases by Ce.As Albisola are a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Blue White Ribbon Vintage Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, blue and white ribbons Italian art glass decanter. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The sky blue and light pink ribbons have a twist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon
Italian Decorative Crystal and Silver Bottle 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian crystal decorative bottle made in Italy 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Murano Blown Glass Decanter Attributed to Vetreria Fratelli Toso Signed
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Murano blown glass decanter attributed to Vetraria Fratelli Toso signed
Purple blue striped latticino filigrana ribbons on handblown glass stopper and bottle. Two small flea bites t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Empoli Italian Glass Green Ewer Pitcher Vase
By Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Empoli Italian glass green Ewer pitcher vase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Murano Toni Zuccheri Giada Italian Art Glass Coral Red Perfume Bottle
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and very rare, vintage Murano hand blown coral red with copper filaments Italian art glass perfume / cologne bottle. Documented to designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Copper
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
Decorative Italian Crystal Bottle 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative crystal bottle made in Italy 1970s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Decorative Italian Decanter Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative decanter bottle 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Fratelli Toso Murano White Opalescent Flower Murrine Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white with rainbow color flower murrines Italian art glass decanter. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Retains the original stop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass
Mind Century Small Red Bottle, Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage small red bottle form Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Metal
Glass Vase by Empoli, Manufactured in Murano, Italy 1960, in an Orange Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This bottle has been made in the 1960s in Italy, and more precisely the venitian island of Murano.
The decor pattern is donne with flowers carved in the glass, and bubled glass for ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Decorative Italian Bottle Made in Italy 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative silver and crystal bottle 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Decorative Italian Decanter / Bottle, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian bottle made with crystal and silver, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
“Ferro Battuto” Murano Glass Bottles
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass “ferro battuto” bottles. This beautiful trio is hand-blown using this hammered technique in the manner of Carlo Scarpa. We love the striking...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Decorative Italian Crystal Decanter / Bottle, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian crystal bottle made in 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Decorative Italian Crystal Decanter/Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian hand made decanter/bottle made in Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
La Rochère French Night Bottle Blown and “Incamiciato”Glass
By La Rochere
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Valu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Fasce Orizzontali Vase 'Model Number 4315', Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano
Located in Brussels, BE
Large green blown glass bottle vase decorated with two hot applied red bands.
The collar consists of a layer of translucent red glass which is itself different from the glass used ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Carl Auböck #3632 Watering Can in Polished 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
Pair of 2 Italian Crystal Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 2 vintage bottle made in Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Decorative Italian Vintage Crystal Bottle, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian crystal bottle made in Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Italian Decorative Vintage Decanter / Bottle, 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian decorative bottle made in Italy 1930s with silver top.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Decorative Crystal Decanter / Bottle Made in Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative handmade Italian decanter bottle 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Decorative Crystal Bottle Made in Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative crystal bottle made in Italy, 1950s with silver detail.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Beautiful Italian Crystal Bottle Made in Italy 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian crystal bottle made in Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Abstract 20th Century Colored Ceramic Bottle Vase Signed DOIX 1970 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
JM DOIX
Original stoneware ceramic bottle or vase by French artist
Signed under the base
Original perfect condidion
Abstract black green and white stoneware ceramic glazes ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Baccarat Bottle Made in France, 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative Baccarat made in France, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Decorative Italian Crystal Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Decorative crystal bottle.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Beautiful Crystal Bottle Italy 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative red bottle made in Italy 1960s with silver detail.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Italian Decorative Decanter / Bottle Form, Italy, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Decorative Decanter / bottle form, Italy, 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
White Stoneware Ceramic Bottle Vase by Pol Chambost in Ratilly 1976 Design
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Pol Chambost
Signed PC Ratilly and dated 1976
Original white setoneware ceramic bottle vase
Pol Chambost produced pieces in Ratilly in the 70's
Original per...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Italian Decanterbottle Made with Crystal, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative handmade crystal bottle made in Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Italian Decorative Set of Decanter and B/ S Glasses, 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sent of decanter and glasses made with crystal in Italy 1950s.
The set include one big rotating decanter and 10 small glasses ( 2x20 ) and 8 big glasses (3x3).
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Seguso Corroded Cobalt Red Vase in the Shape of a Bottle, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso corroded cobalt red vase in the shape of a bottle, 1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern bottles for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern bottles for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage bottles created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern bottles made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bottles, popular names associated with this style include Roger Capron, Empoli, Blenko, and Fratelli Toso. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for bottles differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $89 and tops out at $114,459 while the average work can sell for $950.
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