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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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Decorative Italian Crystal Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Decorative crystal bottle.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal

Vintage Murano Glass Vessel with Stopper
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Vintage hand blown white glass vessel with stopper. A rare find of 4 midcentury Murano glass vessels, found in a Venetian warehouse and presented...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass

Beautiful Blue Decorative Decanter Bottle, Italy, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful blue handmade decanter decorative Bottle made in Italy, 1960.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal, Silver

Vintage Crystal Italian Bottle Made in Italy 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage crystal Italian bottle made in Italy 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal

Decorative Vintage Italian Bottle, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian crystal bottle 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal

Decorative Crystal and Silver Bottle, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian bottle decanter made with crystal and silver details ,1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal, Silver

Decorative Italian Decanterbottle Made with Crystal, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative handmade crystal bottle made in Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal, Silver

Alfredo Barbini Murano 1950s Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Rocket Decanters
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 decanters available). Amazing Murano hand blown pink, controlled bubbles and gold flecks rocket shaped Italian art glass decanters. Documented to designer Alfredo ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Tall Italian Glass Bottle 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian vintage tall bottle with silver details made in italy 1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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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).
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1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal

Huge Sommerso 'Perfume Presentation' Flavio Poli for Seguso
Located in Sharon, CT
Three layers of 'Sommerso' Vetri- a layer of burgundy red within a layer of smokey grey within a layer of clear glass. Constructed of two pieces- a bottle and a stopper, the stopper ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Sommerso

Decorative Crystal Red Bottle, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative tall bottle made in Italy, 1970s with silver details.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Crystal, Silver

Steven Correia Bulbous Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful Steven Correia bulbous art glass perfume bottle. American, circa 1980. Luminescent yellow/orange/gold bulbous bas...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

Franco Bucci Italian Black Ceramic Bottle Vase, 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian black ceramic vase bottle designed by Italian artist Franco Bucci, Pesaro; black glazed ceramic, marked with a graphic symbol under the b...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Rare Murano Glass Bottle by Fulvio Bianconi for Vistosi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Murano glass bottle by Fulvio Bianconi for Vistosi.    
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Signed Hand Blown Italian Vetri Murano Footed Pitcher with Glass Bead Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pitcher hand blown by Vetri Murano Italy. The Amber Glass pitcher is footed and has a bead glass detail. Perfect for the sophisticated ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass

Venini Murano Glass Bottles, Incalmo Two-Toned Neck Vases, Set of Three, 1960
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini murano glass bottles, Incalmo two-toned neck vases, set of three, c 1961. Free blown incalmo glass bottles with fused two tone necks, Polished pon...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Mid Century Vintage Bottle Italy 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage tall red bottle made in Italy 1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Silver

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.
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

Empoli Italian Glass Grape Purple Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Empoli Italian glass grape purple vase.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

Decorative 20th Midcentury Brown Ceramic Table Bottle or Vase by La Borne Potter
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne Original and decorative 20th century ceramic bottle or vase Signed under the base Elegant brown ceramic glaze color Original perfect condition Measures: Heig...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Seguso Corroded Cobalt Red Vase in the Shape of a Bottle, 1960s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso corroded cobalt red vase in the shape of a bottle, 1960s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

White Stoneware Ceramic Bottle Vase by Pol Chambost in Ratilly 1976 Design
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...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass

Bitossi Aldo Londi Blue Ceramic Large Bottle Vase with Circles & Rhombus Pattern
Located in Barcelona, ES
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu geometric motif blue ceramic large vase. Unusual design, Italy, 1960s This stunning glazed ceramic vase has a pattern with circles in dark blue with rhombus inside in shades of green. Excellent vintage condition. This piece is perfect as a gift idea and it could placed alone or with other Bitossi pieces creating a set. Display it in a cabinet or on a console table, with flowers or just as are decorative cool vase...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Murano Signed 1985 Light Blue Gold Leaf Stopper Italian Art Glass Vanity Bottles
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue Italian art glass vanity / bathroom jars or bottles. The 2 pieces are signed underneath "Murano 1985", with a ribbed pattern. ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Gold Leaf

Midcentury Pitcher Aldo Tura with Square Section Decorations Parts Goat Skin
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury termos Aldo Tura with square section decorations parts goat skin, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Brass

Pair of Two Vintage Bottle, Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of two vintage bottle with chrome holder made in Italy, 1950s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Chrome

Mid-Century Cenedese Scavo Sea Grey-Blue Bowl and Bottle Set Romanesque Forms
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful set of ice blue art glass forms, Italy, circa 1950s. A pair of Gino Cenedese scavo vessels; a large shallow low bowl and tall squared bot...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

Thermo from Japan, Midcentury, Brown Bamboo with Metal Details, C 1950, Japan
Located in New York, NY
A thermo from circa 1950, Japan. Made of bamboo and brass details. midcentury design.
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Brass

Jacob Bang White Glass Bottle for Kastrup Denmark with Teak Stopper Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant decanter in white cased glass with teak stopper was designed by Jacob Bang. It retains its original paper labels for Kastrup, the maker, and Raymor, the distributor. Pl...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Glass, Teak

Pair of Two Vintage Italian Glass Bottle, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and chics pair of two vintage Italian bottle in silver and art glass made in Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Silver

Monumental Sommerso Murano Art Glass Perfume Signed by Mandruzzato
Located in London, GB
A monumental Murano art glass perfume bottle signed by Mandruzzato with triple Sommerso technique in greys.
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Guido Gambone Italian Art Pottery Bottle Mid-20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery bottle and stopper painted with horses by Guido Gambone (1909-1969). The tall stoneware bottle is decorated in a soft white slightly textured gl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Pottery, Stoneware

Pair of Murano Cranberry, Turquoise and Opaque Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Italian Murano vases with cranberry, turquoise and opaque colors. The smaller (cranberry/opaque) vase measures 17.75" high and 5" diameter. The larger (turquoise/opaque) vase...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Glass, Art Glass

Ivo Sassi Mid-Century Modern Design Italian Ceramic Vases Bottles Set, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vases or bottles set serie “Gli Etruschi” designed by Italian artist Ivo Sassi, 1950s Dimensions from left: Height 32 cm, width 6 cm, de...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Fabio De Poli Vase Bottle Murano Glass Blue Italian Design 1960s Sommerso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Fabio De Poli vase bottle Murano glass blue Italian design 1960s Sommerso.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Beautiful Italian Mid Century Glass Bottle, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful tall glass bottle vintage made in Italy, 1970s.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Silver

Pair of Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Aqua Stripe Ribbons Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Fratelli Toso Murano blue and aqua stripe ribbons decanters. Each vase measures 16.75" high and 3.5" diameter. Label on one of the 2 vases. Label says " Made in Italy * An l...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass, Glass

Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Red Orange Metallic Black Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very rare Murano hand blown pink and red orange spots on black surface Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Ermanno Toso for the Fratelli Toso company. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass

Ermanno Toso Murano Satin Surface Blue Canes Pentoni Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown blue satin surface and cut murrines Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Ermanno Toso, for Fratelli Toso. Created in the "...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Vintage Beautiful Italian Mid Century Glass Bottle, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful tall glass bottle vintage made in Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Silver

Ingeborg Lundin Glass Apple Vase, Orrefors Glassworks, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Mid century glass artist Ingeborg Lundin's glass apple vase was made for Orrefors Glassworks. It's a hand blown clear glass vase designed for Milan Triennial Exhibition in 1957. Orre...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass

A V Florentine Hand Made Opaline Glass Mid-Century Modern Vessels Set of 3 Italy
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 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

Materials

Blown Glass

Jean-Claude Novaro Style Hand Blown Art Glass Perfume Bottle by Michele Luzoro
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and unique handcrafted art glass perfume bottle by Michele Luzoro, known as the "Diva of Biot" having radiated on the international glass landsca...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

Franco Bucci Italian White Ceramic Vase, 1970s
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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

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...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Great Murano Bottle Corroded Italian Design Green 1960s Seguso Attributed
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great murano bottle corroded Italian design green 1960s Seguso attributed.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Venini Bottle with Stopper
Located in New York, NY
Venini glass bottle with stopper in composite glass with finely wheel-engraved finish of delicate creases, incised on bottom "Venini Italia". P...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Glass

Franco Bucci Italian White Ceramic Bottle Vase, 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian ceramic vase designed by Italian artist Franco Bucci, Pesaro; white glazed ceramic, marked under the base, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Abstract Porcelain Brown and Green Ceramic Bottle by Héraud La Borne circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Robert Héraud and Annie Maume Realised in La Borne circa 1970 Elegant porcelain ceramic bottle with abstract brown and green ceramic glazes colors. Original perfect conditio...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Porcelain

Korean Stoneware Ceramic Tea-Pot by Seung Ho Yang Korea and La Borne Artist
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Seung ho Yang Rare stoneware ceramic tea-pot by Seugn ho Yang, realised in La Borne, France. Beautiful fire kiln stoneware ceramic effects. Signed under the base circa 19...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Pottery

Mid-Century French Ceramic Bottle / Vase by Alexandre Kostanda, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
A Mid-Century ceramic bottle / vase by Alexandre Kostanda (circa 1960s). This stunning asymmetric earthenware vessel presents a misty appearance with earth tones in brown, beige and ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Group of Three Red Otto Bauer Holmegaard Bottles
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...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass

Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Geometric, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, blue, gold, geometric, signed. Tall bottle form vase decorated with repeating gold glazed triangular pattern over "Rimini" blue. A ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Murano Blue & Rust Art Glass Bottle with Stopper
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This heavy art glass bottle is unsigned and not labeled, but consistent with the style of the Italian Murano artist Angelo Seguso. This substantial art glass bottle is done in a thic...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

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. Label ‘Murano’ midcentu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Blown 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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