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Period: 1940s
Carlo Scarpa”Venini” Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Carlo scarpa.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Daum Nancy flared vase in bubble glass with lorraine cross 1940
By Daum
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large French vase from the 1940s by Daum De Nancy. Entirely in thick bubbled and blown orange/amber glass. High-quality craftsmanship. Very fine vintage condition, with slight traces...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

1940s Danish Just Andersen Pewter Vase
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Just Andersen pewter vases produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940´s - 1950´s The vase is in good vintage condition and marked with Ju...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940, signed
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940 Hand-blown glass, battuto surface produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 24 cm (height) signed with two-line a...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Scandinavian Modern Carl-Harry Stalhane, Handpainted Vase, Rorstrand Sweden 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl-Harry Stålhane, unique hand decorated Scandinavian modern vase, executed by Rörstrand, signed and dated 1943. A fantastic theme with boat, flowers, birds and gigant fish. Signe...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Gastone Batignani Engraved Ceramic Vase, Italy 1940s
By Gastone Batignani
Located in Naples, IT
The Ceramiche Batignani company was born in Tuscany in 1907 from the artistic and creative skills of Gastone Batignani, the founder. He started the c...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Georg Jensen Extra Large Johan Rohde Pitcher 432C
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early extra large Georg Jensen sterling silver pitcher, design #432C by Johan Rohde from 1920. This design for Rohde was the topic of many conversations between him and Georg Jen...
Category

Danish Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Vases
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century ceremonial vases We are proud to offer a rare example of a matched pair of ceremonial decorative vases dated 1948. Hand painted leather forms covered in floral motifs, and with a central coat of arms (DTO FAVENE) stating “To General J.H Marden & Mrs Marden, Frum Officers & Men of BTC. ESP, Dated The 22 Sep 1948. History: The Remarkable O.B.E. Group of 20 awarded Lieutenant-General John Harold Marden, O.B.E., Commander-in-Chief of Bahawalpur State Forces, late 2nd / 76th Punjabis. Having served as a Second Lieutenant late on in the Great War, and on the North West Frontier in 1919-21 with the forces of the Maharajah of Nabha. Some years later in the 1930s he joined the Army of Bahawalpur, becoming its Commander-in-Chief, and serving (and being wounded) during the periods of unrest leading up to and after the partition of India and the creation of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947. He served as a Personal Aide to the Amir of Bahawalpur until his death in 1974, and features heavily in the book ‘Divide...
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Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Leather

Antique Pair French Hammered Brass Urns
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1839 Pair hand hammered embossed French Urns
Category

Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Bavaria Schumann, Cobalt Blue and Gold, Porcelain Jar with Lid Germany 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Porcelain urn with lid, cobalt blue with two medallions hand painted floral décor, richly enhanced with 24K gold painted details. Made by Bavaria Schumann Arzberg, Germany 1960s. Mar...
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German Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

1940s Italian Silver Vase by Mario Buccellati
Located in Roma, IT
Buccellati Vase, circa 1940 - Fascist period. Silver 800 with fully machined chisel body. Neck decorated with four grooved rings. Stamp: Milano, silversmith Mario Buccellati. Except...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Hand-Painted Moroccan Dish Circa 1940
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage ceramic Moroccan covered dish. Hand-painted with three colors of blue paint on an ivory glazed finish. Circa 1940
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Moroccan Moorish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

1940s English Glass Bottle with Stopper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English mid-century clear glass bottles in graduated sizes with round matching glass stoppers. The bottles are satisfyingly heavy, with a beautiful ...
Category

Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

A Modernist Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A patinated bronze bowl by Just Anderson, Denmark.
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Rare Set of 3 Blu Acquamarine Rostrato Murano Glass Vases by Barovier & Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible set of 3 Murano glass vases in a rare mid-century blu acquamarina rostrato. This beautiful object was produced in the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso...
Category

European Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

S.C.I Laveno Vase/Umbrella Stand Ceramic, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
S.C.I. Laveno vase /umbrella stand ceramic, 1940, Italy.
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Italian Other Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Blow Glass Milk Jar by Odilon Avalos
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Descendant of a family of glass workers, Odilón Ávalos Razo, was born in Puebla in 1881. He came to Guadalajara attracted by the economic and Industrial development that characterize...
Category

Mexican Brutalist Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Italian Designer, Vase, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable brass vase designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Vintage Transparent Murano Glass Vase with Bugne Ascribable to Barovier
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s and ascribable to Ercole Barovier. This vase is made in Murano glass. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considere...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Herend, Hungary. Large porcelain vase with handles. With flower motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Herend, Hungary. Large porcelain vase with handles. Hand-painted with flower motifs and butterflies. 1947. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 24.0 cm. x D 15.5 cm.
Category

Hungarian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Barovier, Toso & Ferro Vase
Located in New York, NY
Large Hand Blown Vase by Barovier, Toso & Ferro. Pale blue glass vase with textured spiral pattern. Iridescent finish to the glass. Grea...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Pair of Hawkes Crystal and Sterling Vases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Presenting a pair of Hawkes vases; crystal with sterling silver bases. The crystal is in the "diamond cut" pattern with slight curves alon...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

"Mermaid Riding Hippocampus, " Large, Unique Argenta Covered Jar by Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning in size, composition and execution, this large covered jar by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a highly-detailed mermaid ...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Scandinavian Modern Vase "Surrea" Gustavsberg Studio by Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful “Surrea” vase by Wilhelm Kåge, made in Carrara stoneware. The design are Kåge’s best from the 1930s Produced in Sweden by Gustavsberg during the ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Very Large Mid-Century Modern Murano Cenedese Scavo Cartoccio Vase
Located in Bochum, NRW
Impressive Mid-Century Modern large Murano Cenedese Scavo Cartoccio vase One of the most impressive vases offered by Cenedese, Italy, this big and beautiful vase is realized in multi...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Argenta Art Deco Ceramic Vase, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Argenta Art Deco ceramic vase with a lid decorated with silver inlaid. Sweden 1940s. Measures 25 x 25 cm. Marked Gustavsberg, Kåge. In perfect conditio...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Box by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative stoneware “Argenta” box by Wilhelm Kåge in a comfact form. Decorated with a silver leaves and flowers, lovely attention to detail. “Argenta” was introduced at the Stockho...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Vase 'Surrea' by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Stoneware, Sweden, circa 1940
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase ‘Surrea’ by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940. Carrara-glazed stoneware. Stamped "GUSTAVSBERG KÅGE". Measurements: H: 32.5 cm/ 12 3/4...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Ozark Roadside Pottery, No. 6
Located in Toronto, CA
Tall Blue + Multi Swirl Vase ABOUT OZARK ROADSIDE POTTERY “Ozark pottery” refers to several mid-century American pottery makers that artificial...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

"Seated Nude, " Rare Art Deco Vase by Vicke Linstrand, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the masters of Scandinavian Art Deco and Mid-Century design in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Vicke Lindstrand is best known for his work in glass for Orrefors in the 1930s and f...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Ceramic Floor Vase Bo Fajans Ewald Dahlskog, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large off-white ceramic vase manufactured in Sweden at Bo Fajans and designed by Ewald Dahlskog in the 1940s. The shape and lines of the vase goes perfect with the wonderf...
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Swedish Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. Colossal unique floor vase with geometric pattern
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. Colossal unique floor vase with geometric pattern in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in light earth tones. Early unique piece from the 1940's in muse...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Blow Glass Milk Jar by Odilon Avalos
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Descendant of a family of glass workers, Odilón Ávalos Razo, was born in Puebla in 1881. He came to Guadalajara attracted by the economic and Industrial development that characterize...
Category

Mexican Brutalist Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Green Glass Hungarian Demijohn, Amphora or Vase with Original Iron Basket
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Tall, large and huge vintage green glass wine demijohn, bottle or amphora with the original wrought iron and green painted metal basket - quite a rare find. This was mouth blown / ha...
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Hungarian Industrial Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wilhelm Kåge 'Argenta' Vase for Gustavsberg, 1940s – Silver Inlaid Fish Design
Located in Göteborg, SE
This round ceramic vase from the Argenta series was designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg in the 1940s. It features a deep green glaze with a speckled finish and is decorated wit...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Brown Lacquered and Hand Painted Terracotta Deruta Amphora Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This vase is made in lacquered and hand painted terracotta. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Ceramic Vase by Richard Uhlemeyer in Off-White with Grey Shades
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare ceramic vase by Richard Uhlemeyer, German Ceramist, Vase, beautiful glaze in off-white with grey Germany, 1940s, size 30 cm high x 38 cm diameter.  
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Stunning Decorative Vintage Italian Vase. *FREE WORLD WIDE SHIPPING
Located in Portlaoise, IE
This beautifully handcrafted ceramic vase dates from the late 1940s and showcases a refined interplay of form, texture, and tone. The body is finished in a soft matte grey glaze that...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Ozark Roadside Pottery, No. 16
Located in Toronto, CA
Small Blue Swirl Vase ABOUT OZARK ROADSIDE POTTERY “Ozark pottery” refers to several mid-century American pottery makers that artificially colo...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay

Arne Bang, Lidded Jar / Bowl in Fluted Design in Sand-Colored Glaze
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arne Bang, lidded jar in fluted design in sand-coloured glaze. Model No. 118. 1940s/1950s. In perfect condition. Hand signed. Measuring: D 13.5 x H 8.0 cm. Original bronze lid.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Hand-blown murano glass vase attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy, 1940s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Murano glass vase attributed to Flavio Poli and produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte in the 40s. Milky glass body with bubbles and subtly irregular and asymmetrical shape like an amphora ...
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Italian Bohemian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Discometal Vase by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Large Discometal Vase designed by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen in the 1940s. An impressive piece for a beautiful table. * Large discometal vase with vertical lines * Designe...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Lovely Pair of Cut Glass Marble and Bronze Cornucopia
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful pair of cut glass cornucopia or garniture having white marble bases and stunning bronze decorative rams heads.
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French Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble

Rare Set of 3 Amber Rostrato Murano Glass Vases by Barovier & Toso, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible set of 3 Murano glass vases in a rare mid-century amber rostrato. This beautiful object was produced in the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. This ma...
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European Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Kähler, HAK, Narrow Neck Vase in Glazed Ceramics, Geometric Pattern, 1940's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kähler, HAK. Narrow neck vase in glazed ceramics. Geometric pattern on brown background, 1940s. Measures: 12 x 9 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition.
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Danish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Carlo Scarpa, 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, Venini 1940
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, 1940 Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, 1940 stylised serpent design in black, white and red with opaque murrine, cut s...
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Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

"Royal Copenhagen" fish vase.Craquelé glaze. Design Thorkild Olsen. 1940s.
Located in Köln, NW
Rare "Royal Copenhagen" fish vase, designed by Thorkild Olsen. Porcelain with pale gray craquelé glaze. Gilded rims. The vase was probably made in the late 1940s, early 1950s and c...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, The Våga Series, Medium White Vase, Sweden c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
In 1917, Gustavsberg hired Kåge to make its dinnerware and other everyday products more beautiful—he would serve as the company's Artistic Director until 1948. During this fruitful p...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Orange and Beige Lacquered Earthenware Vase / Umbrella Stand by Pasquinucci
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. This lacquered earthenware vase is marked by Pasquinucci, Le ceramiche di Pisa. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Rookwood Pottery, "Aventurine Glaze" Vases, Porcelain, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three green-glazed porcelain vases designed and produced by Rookwood Pottery and Kenton Hills Porcelains respectively. One vase signed Roger H. Ferger and dated 1941. Overa...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Lacquered Ceramic Vase by Laveno Chinoiserie Style, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. This blue lacquered ceramic vase by Laveno, Italy. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in...
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Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Russel Wright Pillow Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Russel Wright Pillow Vase Manufactured By Bauer Pottery in 1945 Frothy Grey variegated Glaze A very nice example
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American Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Luigi and Sophie De Lerma, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Organic Stoneware Vase
Located in Manhasset, NY
Luigi and Sophie De Lerma, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Organic Stoneware Vase An organic modern vase designed by Luigi and Sophie De Lerma and produced in Italy circa 1940s. Incised...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Sterling Bud Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This bud vase has a very feminine silhouette with a tapered bottom. Around the top there is a ring of lattice work around the edge and beneath that heart-shap...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vase series Lenti di Ercole by Barovier
Located in Torino, IT
Ercole Barovier lens vase. Elegant vase from the Lenti series made of submerged glass. Aquamarine color with gold leaf inclusions. The surface is transparent and is covered with h...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Large Japanese Porcelain Vase, Decor of Flowers and Birds, Circa 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large Oriental Porcelain Vase, Decor of Flowers and Birds, Circa 1940s. This is a vintage decorative vase, dating from the late art deco period, circa 1940. Classic oriental art deco...
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Japanese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Murano Glass Vase with Pulegoso Glass Fruit Ascribable to Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This transparent murano glass vase features a Pulegoso glass fruit. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considere...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Vase Barovier & Toso - Murano Glass, 1940 - VENICE - Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Barovier & Toso - Murano glass 1940, worked with gold leaf. Iridescent.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Upsala-Ekeby, Cream and Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A cream and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Vase en verre par Ercole Barovier – Série « Lenti » avec or, Murano
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vase en verre par Ercole Barovier – Série « Lenti » avec or, Murano Ce magnifique vase en verre de Murano est une création emblématique d’Ercole Barovier pour la maison Barovier & T...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

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