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Period: 1940s
Set of 5 Venini Murano Hand Blown Teal Teardrop Sculptures/Garniture on Bases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an interesting collection of hand blown ribbed crystal finial-like sculptures made by Venini. Extremely well-matched in clear crystal in a teal shaded green. Each piece is mo...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Midcentury Scandinavian Pewter jar from Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1944
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant pewter jar from Svenskt Tenn, with a lid decorated elaborately with leaves and vines. Hoop knob in the form of a snake biting its tail.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pewter

Pair of Dutch Delft Style Covered Jars
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Dutch blue and white Delft style porcelain covered jars. Circa 1940. A favorite of top designers!
Category

Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Barovier/Barbini Hand Blown Centerpiece Set With Grapes
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Hand blown three piece white centerpiece set icased to clear. Each piece is filled with gold leaf and embellished with hand blown figural bunches of grapes. One can only imagine the ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Crystal Vase with Cut Sides Cristallerie Saint Louis
Located in NANTES, FR
Large cut crystal vase with cut sides circa 1940. Stamped under the St Louis base. Small chip under the vase, a scratch at the top of the vase...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Jerk Werkmäster for Nittsjö Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Timeless vase designed by Jerk Werkmäster and produced by Nittsjö. Features an off white grayish body with hints of rust colored spots. Very much as relevant today as it was when made.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Moorcroft Vintage Stamped & Signed Vase Decorated In The Poppy Pattern c1940’s
Located in Sherborne, GB
This pretty vintage English vase is by William Mooorcroft, Burslem, England. The vase features the poppy pattern on Moorcroft’s signature, stunning cobalt blue ground and red poppies...
Category

English Other Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Midcentury Cold Box, Thermos , Europe 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of Aluminum,Glass,Cork The thermos has the original label The aluminum surface shows signs of use, fully functional Original condition
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Aluminum

Egermann Ruby Red Hand Cut Glass Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1940's
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two vintage hand mande and hand cut to clear etched glass vase. Beautiful ruby red coloured Czech vase from the 1940's.
Category

Czech Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, beige and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of BACCARAT crystal bottles, morivo Argentina. France, 1940s
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of bottles crystal BACCARAT, i was dying Argentina. ORIGIN France PERIOD 1940s MARK Baccarat France MODEL Bottles decorated with the reason Argentina MATERIALS Crystal DIM...
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French Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Arabia, Vase, Stoneware, Finland, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Arabia, Finland, c. 1940s.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Steuler Huge Art Deco Stoneware Floor Vase, 1930-1940, Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge stoneware floor vase by Steuler Industriewerke, Germany, 1930s-1940s. Museal piece that can be used as lamp base. Off-white crackle glazed stoneware vase with black and blue ver...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Italian Designer, Vase, Sterling Silver, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sterling silver vase designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sterling Silver

Argenta Art Deco Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Argenta Art Deco Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Argenta Art Deco ceramic vase with a lid decorated with silver inlaid. Signed Gustavsberg Ar...
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

att. Barovier Seguso & Ferro Murano Art Glass Vase Honey Amber Italy late 1940s
Located in Landshut, BY
A beautiful huge Murano art glass vase in the manner of Barovier Seguso & Ferro in honey yellow amber colour, Italy, circa mid / late 1940s It stays in very good original conditio...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Ture Berglund, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansens Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s. Dimensions: 5.5” H x 4.75” W x 5.5” D Diameter of opening: .75” 
Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Pair of Floral Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's French painted floral vases. Measurements: Height of body: 12" Diameter: 9.5"
Category

French Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Gabriel Keramik, Vase, Green Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Gabriel Keramik, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Orange-Glazed Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s A rare art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1940s. Free blown crystal clear gl...
Category

Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Danish Art Deco Royal Copenhagen Vase Naked Man & Woman by Hans Henrik Hansen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large Royal Copenhagen Art Deco vase by Hans Henrik Hansen, manufactured 1944. Made from Blanc de Chine. The vase features a young naked woman and man on either side surrounded by w...
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Erik Mornils, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Nittsjö Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware ceramic vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Boemia Vase Lead Crystal 1940 Repubblica Ceca
Located in Milano, IT
Boemia vase lead crystal 1940 Repubblica Ceca.
Category

German Other Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Antique French Industrial Foundry Crucible – Large Molten Metal Casting Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This large antique foundry crucible is a striking piece of industrial history, once used in high-temperature metalworking processes to melt and cast metals. Made from durable, heat-r...
Category

French Industrial Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Edgar Böckman for Höganäs. Lidded stoneware jar with wine red glaze
Located in København, Copenhagen
PRE-OWNED GOODS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT TARIFFS FOR U.S., UK, AUSTRALIAN & CANADIAN CUSTOMERS. THEREFORE, NO IMPORT TARIFFS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE. Edgar Böckman (18...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen, Glazed Ceramic Pitcher, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen, glazed ceramic pitcher, 1940s. Please note : the "free shipping option" and/or "subsidised shipping option" if stated in the shipping quotes o...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Modern Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Ceramic Mustard Yellow Chamotte Vase
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $350...Exquisite creation by Gunnar Nylund (1914–1997) during his tenure as artistic director of Rörstrand from 1932 through the 1950s. The vase has a glossy spicy mustard yellow glaze over a rough rustic body creating a smooth touch but a brutal look to the piece. The Chamotte line was first introduced in the late 1930s. Stamped on bottom with RÖRSTRAND, 3 crowns logo, SVERIGE, CHAMOTTE and NYLUND. Measurements: 4 inches diameter x 8 1/2 inches high. We have also listed a larger example of the same design in white. The last image is of the stamp on bottom of white vase for clear bottom...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Orange-Glazed Firesand, Rörstand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange glazed vase designed by Gunnar Nylund (Swedish, 1914-1997) and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s. Nylund served as artistic director at Rörstrand, where he worked 19...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

1940's Small McCoy Butterfly Ceramic Vase In White
Located in Red Lion, PA
This small McCoy cylindrical Butterfly vase is a stunning example of the company’s artistry, featuring a beautifully raised pattern of butterflies gracefully flocking to leaves. Fini...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Vase in Oxblood Glaze
By Carl Haller
Located in Milan, IT
Carl Hallier for Royal Copenhagen Danish mid-century vase in oxblood glaze 1940s. Please note : the "free shipping option" and/or "subsidised shipping ...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Signed Seguso Vetri D’arte Murano Glass Red Sommerso Vase with Gold Leaf
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Signed with an original label Seguso Vetri D’Arte Murano Glass Red Sommerso Vase with gold leaf encased in clear. Notice the waffling effect and the glistening gold dust. Rare form f...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Beige and Orange-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and orange, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Swedish Designer, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Ture Berglund, Bottle, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass bottle designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansens Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Deco Glass Vase, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Art Deco pink glass vase. With moulded flowers decorations. Excellent condition.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Large Green ceramic vase - Anna-Lisa Thomson - Upsala Ekeby - 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely green floor vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson at Upsala Ekeby. The vase is 40.5 cm (16.2") high and in excellent condition. 
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Umbrella Stand Sculpture in High Relief in Wood and Plaster, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
splendid and rare original umbrella holder vase from the 1940s, a high-relief sculpture with subjects attributable to angels, made of wood and plaster with upper application in brass It measures just under 50...
Category

Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Blue Stoneware vase by Axel Sorensen for P. Ipsens Enke, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A Blue Drop-shaped Stoneware vase designed by Axel Sørensen in 1941 for P. Ipsense Enke. An exquisite piece for a beautiful place. * A blue drop-shaped stoneware vase * Designer: A...
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Nittsjö, Vase, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Orange and Beige-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange and beige-glazed vase produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Gourd Shape Kutani Ceramic Vase with Cranes Decoration 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Exotic gourd shape Kutani ceramic vase with flying Cranes decoration from Mid Century Japan. The hand painting was done with great care and artistic knowledge. The vase is painted ...
Category

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

Andersson & Johansson, Urn, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An cream white-glazed stoneware urn designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

20th Century Handcrafted Rustic Ceramic Turkish Earthenware Storage Jar
Located in London, GB
Bring warmth and history into your home with this Honey-Toned Turkish Clay Storage Jar, a 20th-century masterpiece from Anatolia, renowned for its rich pottery traditions. Once a fun...
Category

Rustic Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay

Italian Copper Amphora Vase, 1940s–50s
Located in Staffanstorp, SE
Striking hand-hammered copper floor vase with an elegant twisted design, made in Italy and stamped Made in Italy. Likely designed by Egidio Casagrande (1911–1962), renowned for his r...
Category

Italian Romantic Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Copper

Unique Vicke Lindstrand Orrefors Crystal Vase with Cut Leaf Pattern, Signed LU 1
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This ultra-rare and striking crystal vase, designed by renowned Swedish artist Vicke Lindstrand for Orrefors, exemplifies exceptional craftsmanship and artistic flair. Likely dating ...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Blown Art Glass Peacock Pattern Large Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
Large and substantial blown glass art vase. All over peacock swirl pattern with gold flecking throughout. No makers mark or signature.
Category

Italian Aesthetic Movement Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Bo Fajans tall blue ceramic vase with geometric pattern in relief, Sweden, 1940
Located in New York, NY
A tall elegant ceramic vase in blue with a geometric pattern in relief. Produced by Bo Fajans (1874-1967) Sweden., circa late 1940’s Height: 19.25”. Diameter: 6”
Category

Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Baby Blue Ceramic Cherub Vase by Michael Andersen, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A celodan glazed handled vase with a Cherub in relief. It is stamped and numbered by the maker to the base.
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Saxbo, Denmark. Large and impressive ceramic vase in blue glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Saxbo, Denmark. Large and impressive ceramic vase. Blue glaze. Rarely offered vase. Model: 258 Dating: 1940s/50s Ying Yang mark. In excellent condition. Dimensions: H 32.0 cm. x D 20...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Arne Bang, Vase, Grey Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Arne Bang, Denmark, 1940s.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable green-glazed and fluted vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Erik Mornils, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and green-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Exceptional Karl Drerup for Vontury 1940s Europa and the Bull Large Vase
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A rare and impressively-sized vase by Karl Drerup (1904-2000) for Vontury. The vessel depicts a hand-painted interpretation of Europa and the Bull. The hand-thrown body is a bit orga...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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