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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Murano Glass vase hand blown with Purple and Mustard Stripes Interlacing one other. Made in Italy, c. 1970s. Murano Mark Engraved on the Base.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Prune by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Grass Green by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity of the viewers, who just can’t refrain from taking the lid off to peek inside and find out the truth. Additional information: Material: Blown, engraved Color: Grass green...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Ocean by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Raspberry by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Cornelian Orange by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Bronze by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Violet by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Glass

Grey Ceramic Bottle or Vase by French Artist Eric Astoul La Borne circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul Realised circa 1980 in La Borne Elegant stoneware ceramic vase by french artist Signed under the base Original grey ceramic glaze color Perfect condition ...
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Handmade Austrian Art Glass Perfume Bottle Atomizer Signed Oskar Karla from 1986
Located in Tustin, CA
Very fine handmade Austrian favrile art glass perfume atomizer is double gourd shaped and colored in swirls of lush, iridescent shades of purples, blues, greens and golds, with a gold metal top and a screw on, black atomizer with a lavish tassel. Signed, "Made for Oskar Karla Oskar 86". Measures 3.5" in diameter. Bottle measures 3" high without the top. Measures 4" high with the top on. Weighs 11 ounces. World renowned Oscar Karla, Vienna Austria, has specialized in fine atomizer perfume bottle art...
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1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

1940s Vintage Industrial Aged Bottle Vase Jug in Patinated Copper USA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Industrial patinated copper aged bottle jug vase, USA, 1940s Original unrestored vintage presentation. Vintage patina condition. Nicks dents and sc...
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1940s North American Vintage Modern Bottles

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Copper

Extraordinary Tall Decorative Murano Glass Bottles with Stoppers
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Extraordinary tall decorative Murano glass bottles with stoppers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

1984 Hand Blown Signed Art Glass Perfume Bottle Milli Chips Satin Frosted
Located in Dayton, OH
1984 signed art glass perfume bottle and stopper, made of satin glass with white stripes and one flattened crystal clear side showing o...
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1980s Vintage Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Thermal Jug
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 solid silver thermo jug made entirely by hand from the silver sheet. The body is square and developing it in its height forms a parallelepiped. The spout is shaped to allow the l...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Bottles

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Silver

Black Murano glass vase with a red coral stopper, made in Italy 2000's
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Black Murano glass jar e with a bottle shape and a red coral stopper. Made in Italy, Murano city 2000's circa
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Large Hand Blown Glass Bottle with Stopper
Located in Miami, FL
Large Hand Blown Glass Bottle with Stopper Offered for sale is a large hand blown glass bottle with stopper. This large decorative bottle is ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass

Pair Italian Hand Blown Ring Neck Bottles
Located in New York, NY
Pair Italian hand blown ring neck bottles. Vintage pair Murano clear glass bottles with three bands at the neck, interior clouding from use....
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass

Stripes III, an opaque white & dark aubergine blown Sculpture by Ann Wåhlström
Located in London, GB
Stripes III is a unique handblown opaque white and dark aubergine glass sculpture by the Swedish artist Ann Wåhlström. Created to form an elegant teardro...
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2010s Swedish Modern Bottles

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Contemporary Ceramic Cartocci Liscia Light Brown Decorative Bottle
Located in Porcia, IT
The evocative and distinctive texture of this sculpture is a trademark of Italian ceramist Paola Paronetto, whose creativity gives life to original objects inspired by the real world...
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2010s Italian Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Contemporary Ceramic Decorative Bottle Liscia Texture Light Blue
Located in Porcia, IT
Captivating and modern, this decorative piece has a sculptural quality and intriguing texture that will make it a focal point in any interior. Ceramicist Paola Paronetto transforms t...
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2010s Italian Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell, Very Rare, Walnut and Pewter Bottle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very rare bottle. Only 5 were made because it was very difficult to make. This one was a gift to one of our clients.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Bottles

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Pewter

Formia 2001 Italian Black Murano Glass Bottle with Dog Head Stopper
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary object d'Art with big size, an exceptional rare canopic jar by Formia in blown Murano glass that bring enthusiasm for the subject and the exe...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Seven Stages of Degradation, an installation by Louis Thompson & Sophie Thomas
By Louis Thompson, Sophie Thomas
Located in London, GB
Seven Stages of Degradation is a unique art glass installation of seven components by the British artist Louise Thompson and the British designer Sophie Thomas. Each piece is solid glass with internal colored detail and trapped bubbles. Each topped with a found beach plastic cap. An ongoing body of work with the first set exhibited as part of the Summer Exhibition 2018, at the Royal Academy London. The artwork's aim is to highlight the current serious issue of ocean plastic. Although not essentially about it’s dramatic harmful effect on the sea’s inhabitants and environment, this artwork focuses on the prolonged duration for which it can exist within these vital waters. About the collaborating artists; Louis Thompson With a professional career spanning over 25 years, Thompson has taught in the UK and abroad. He has exhibited extensively in the UK, Europe, USA and Japan. In 2012 Thompson received two prestigious awards in the UK: British Glass Biennale Winner and the Jerwood Foundation Makers Commission. He has been invited to create installations for various museums and international exhibitions and his work is held in permanent museum collections in Belgium, Germany, Japan, Czech Republic and the V&A Museum in London. Thompson has completed International residencies at the prestigious Museum of Glass in Tacoma, The Glazenhuis Museum in Belgium and most recently at Soneva Art Glass in the Maldives. Sophie Thomas A highly respected and established leader in creative campaigning and communication design, Thomas’ long...
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2010s British Modern Bottles

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Glass, Plastic, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Glass Bottle with Cap Many Colors and Organic Form Signed and Dated 1989
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
20th century design, French glass bottle with cap. Many original colors and organic form. Signed and dated 1989. Original perfect conditions. Measures: Height 24cm, large...
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20th Century French Modern Bottles

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Art Glass

Elegant, Tall Bottle-Shaped Murano Glass Vase Clear Glass, Red, yellow 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Elegant and tall bottle-shaped Murano glass vase clear glass, dark-red and yellow murrhines on one side and on the other side metallic-cognac colored stri...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Bottles

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Murano Glass

Contemporary Handmade Glass Vessels in Infinity Box - 5th Avenue, NYC
Located in New York, NY
5th Avenue, NYC offers a unique avenue view of the building previouly seen in the Skyscraper Series by using a mirrored box to create an infinity effect. Meant to recreate the long v...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bottles

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Blown Glass, Mirror

Pewter and Glass Flask, England, 20th C.
Located in New York City, NY
This captivating object would be beautiful on a shelf.; smooth, reflective pewter wraps around a glass container. .
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1920s English Vintage Modern Bottles

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Pewter

Contemporary Ceramic Decorative Bottle Liscia Black
Located in Porcia, IT
Merging traditional handcrafting techniques with innovative materials, ceramist Paola Paronetto created the Cartocci Collection of unique pieces with a strong personality. Entirely h...
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2010s Italian Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Limited Edition "Sheherazade" Perfume Bottle by Marie-Claude Lalique
Located in London, GB
An attractive French Limited edition crystal glass flacon, the clear glass body complete with a black glass border, a clear glass stopper with black polka dots and a black tassel, si...
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1990s French Modern Bottles

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Glass

Modern bottles for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique 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, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern bottles made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bottles, popular names associated with this style include Paola Paronetto, Venini, Lukas Friedrich, and Simone Crestani. 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 $100 and tops out at $19,972 while the average work can sell for $1,198.

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