Late 20th Century Vases and Vessels

Stoneware vase by Georges Martin with geometrical decoration. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 23.6 x 6.1 x 7.5 inches.

set of 3 Orrefors Vase's,designed by Olle Alberius 10"h x 3"dia.

This Rare Ceramic Vase Signed by Scheller is a stunning piece of artisan craftsmanship, known for its unique design and exceptional quality. Featuring an open bottom that adds an int...

Giant milk bottle in blue tone glass . Blown in a mold . Cow image on one side , star and 1890 on the other side . Large star on underside as well . Most likely from the latter part of the 20th century . Great store display or prop for coffee , ice cream shop...

Magnificent series of 6 Murano glasses in Venetian blown glass. This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass master wit...

Large and unusual Limoges porcelain vase made in France by high quality ceramic maker, Lecle. This beautiful modern vase is part of Lecle's Sous le Soleil collection, and has a round...

Psychedelic Pottery Art Blue & Orange Petite Crystalline Vase signed Louis Reding San Diego Calif 3.75 x 2.5 d x 3.75 h Crystalline Glaze Vase Preowned vint...

Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin. Artist signature on the back. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 13.2’ x 4.1’ x 7.7’ inches.

Venini Bulgarov 1970 engraved blown blue & green striped Murano art glass vase. Opening measures: 2 inches diameter. Italian Art Glass par excellence. A-843-335

Beautiful pair of Italian Murano glass "Spheres" vases in light-blue, in very excellent original condition and yet with the original label of the maker. Made around in 1970s by glass...

Pair of Krupp Milano Single-Flower Vases, Linea dell'Orso by Giuliana Gramigna and Sergio Mazza, 1974, Signed This exquisite pair of single-flower vases, designed by renowned Italia...

A very rare 'Aztec' relief-décor floor vase from JASBA KERAMIK. JASBA produced several series of ceramics on themes inspired by ancient civilizations; among the most sought-after t...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 8.75"h, 6.5"w, 5.5"d Additional I...

Large mouth-blown Murano vase in art glass. Multicolored in a modern design. circa 1970s. In perfect condition. Dimensions: H 36.5 x D 14.0 cm.

Glazed stoneware vase by Andrée & Michel Hirlet. Material: Stoneware, glazing. Dimensions: H 42 x 27 cm. Year: circa 1970. Unique piece, signed. Working outside of any wider artisti...

This Vintage Aztec Mayan Red Clay pottery is signed and confirmed as Leopolde de Mexico. It is a Folk art Vase or Jug. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item on...

Elegant, Italian Venetian, Bowl, Blown Murano Glass, Light-Green, Signed Cenedese, 1970s. This bowl is a unique portrait, entirely handcrafted in blown Murano Glass, in the Venetian Murano island. It is a massive bowl...

Vintage vase in blue or black drip glaze featuring the indented On close inspection the glaze includes flecks black and sea-blue which give greater depth to the surfaces. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.?? With best wishes Geert Niessen? Early Bird Gallery...

Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase S by Ettore Sottsass, edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 signed and numbered pieces, number 10 ...

Three Murano blown glass vases Molato (engraved), color clear and amber inside. To perform this work we need two different processes: the first, to model the hot vase giving form an...

Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...

Rattan vase cachepot plant holder in the shape of a flower Made in Italy in the 1970s. An astonishing piece that will enrich a midcentury-style living room or studio.    

Danish studio ceramicist. Ceramic vase with glaze in light tones. Unglazed at the bottom of the vase. Circa 1980s. Natural crazing from production. Signed with artist signature and D...

Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany, GDR Producer: Strehla, Germany GDR Decade: 1970s This original vintage pottery object was designed and ...

An impressive, colossal floor vase crafted in glazed stoneware, featuring organic, geometric patterns both in the glaze and in relief. The labyrinth-like pattern adds striking depth ...

Article: Fat lava art vase extra large version Model: 420-54 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was ...

Glass vase in orange shades with silver animals decoration. Beautiful piece made by Ettore Sottsass forEgizia. Italy, 1980 The vase has its original label.

A set of 4 striped iridescent ceramic vessels. This beautiful set of vases feature a gorgeous striped finish with glowing iridescent strips throughout. This set features a variety of...

Glass Vase with an outer cage of metal Irises. Hand-Built leaves and flowers surround a blue/green Glass Vase.

Article: fat lava art vase, heavy brutalist glaze. Producer: Scheurich, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in ...

Women torso art glass vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. This is a very rare tall art glass vase created in Murano at the Venini glass company by Fulvio Bianconi. The art-glass vas...

Vintage Sjogras Vase by Goran Stroemgren for Art Glassworks Urshult Sweden A rare 'Sjogras' (seegras) art glass vase in Graal technique designed by Goran Stromgren for Konstglashytt...

This spectacular pair of vases has got a very unusual golden color that goes from deep beige to light gold according to surrounding colors and light. This special effect is due to go...

Faience vase with glazed abstract - modernistic motif in contrasting glazes. Designed by the Danish ceramist Ellen Malmer (EM) and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen during the 1970s. ...

Article: Fat lava art vase XL version Model: 204-41 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was produced ...

1970s Scheurich W.German Pottery. One of their most popular designs. No chip, no cracks.

Gorgeous pair of Georgian style terracotta garden urns Classic pair of the garden, would really make your exterior look great These urns are in the manner of Thomas Hope (1769-1831) ...

This exquisite cameo vase after Émile Gallé displays a rich amber hue displaying high relief design of leaves and flowers. The intricate details and subtle color variations exemplify...

1970s white and blue porcelain floor vase.

Article: Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made o...

Hervé Rousseau - Boisbelle Original large stoneware ceramic vase Signed under the base Circa 1990 Original perfect condition brown and ce...

Rare and large Murano hand blown black murrines with bright red orange design Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to designer Vittorio Ferro, circa...

A stunning Japanese porcelain vase, featuring vibrant blue hues and adorned with exquisite peony motifs. This globular vase boasts meticulous hand-painted detailing, adding to its...

A rare French paperweight vase. By the St. Louis Glass Company. With a paperweight base with spaced millefiori canes on a white muslin ground suppo...

A tall ceramic vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by Japanese potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011), the fourth heir of the famed Rakusai lineage of potters. The vase is heavily potted in the reddish sandy Shigaraki clay. It has a Classic vase form made for Ikebana display. The surface is thickly draped with natural ash glaze that deposited onto the body during the firing process in the kiln. It also features decoration of carved lines. Nuggets of feldspar were incorporated in the clay and exposed onto the surface as crystal like jewels. Substantial and archaic looking, the vase also has a strong modern appeal due to its Mingei styling. It was signed on the base with a pressed seal Shunsai as shown. The vase comes with its original wood storage box (tomobako) with bears the title and signature in Kanji and a seal. It also retains a paperwork noting the artist's biography and practice philosophy in Japanese. Born in Shigaraki, Shunsai was the second son of renowned potter Takahashi Rakusai...

Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Designer: Heinz Siery. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vi...

Vintage glass vase from the 70s. European manufacture Good condition

Karim Rashid for Leonardo Germany Limited Edition New Move Silver Glass Vase, ca 1999. Measures 8” high, base 3-1/2” wide, and mouth 2-1/4” wide. There is a small scratch of silver finish/coating on glass (we've posted an image of the interior and exterior at the area of the scratch). There is also a faint area of small blemishes at the base See images for more detail. If there’s one thing karim rashid hates, it’s trophies. The 40-year-old designer has more than 40 of them, from big international ones like the 1999 George Nelson Award (given for breakthrough furniture design), to quaint little Canadian ones like Designer of the Year 2001. “It came with a little pin,” says Rashid, “and a … a … very nice …” He tries to describe the shape of the award with his hands but gives up. “It’s time that whole trophy thing changes. It’s kitsch. They’re functionless things.” Rashid was asked to design one for the DaimlerChrysler Design Awards (he’s a past recipient). “I was going to make it electro-luminescent. When the lights go out, it has a sensor so it turns on,” he says. But the trophy-as-night-light, a reminder of one’s worth in the darkest hours, didn’t impress Chrysler’s people. He never heard back. They may well be gnawing their knuckles over that decision right now because Rashid’s conquest of the realm of product design is all but complete. A lush and suitably worshipful retrospective of his work, Karim Rashid: I Want to Change the World (Thames & Hudson; 249 pages), hits Australasian bookstores this month. There was a crowd around anything with his stamp on it-including stools, chess sets and storage units-at the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. More than 2 million North Americans are throwing their rubbish into a receptacle he designed, while 750,000 or so park their rears on one of his cheapo plastic chairs. It’s not just in North America. He has been dubbed Der Poet des Plastiks by a retailer in Germany and the prolifico progettista Americano by Interni magazine in Italy. Trophies he may despise, but accolades Rashid can handle. The problem with being the Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas is that you’re still less famous than someone who got kicked off Survivor the first week. Most people cannot name the designer of one nonclothing item in their homes. Rashid, who was born in Egypt, raised in Canada and is living in New York City, is more than happy to bring an end to this anonymity. Not just because he wants to be famous, although there seems to be that, but because he believes design should be a bigger part of the social discourse. “I have been almost alone in this country, trying to make design become a public subject,” he says. His chief method of persuasion is to make the banal better so that people notice design more. He likes creating expensive furniture and perfume bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn, disposable cigarette lighters, garbage bins, salt and pepper shakers, plastic pens. “I want American Standard to come to me to do the toilets for Home Depot,” he says. In many ways Rashid is more like an itinerant industrial evangelist than a designer. He traveled 200 days last year. He claims to have been to every major mall in America, where he signs his products in high-end design stores and trolls about observing humans interacting with the objects around them. He has taught at design schools for more than a decade, and his work has been in 11 art shows in the past eight months. But mostly he has proselytized the corporate barbarians. And like any good missionary, he has learned to speak the language of his converts. One of the first things he does when he gets new clients is tour their factories to understand their manufacturing capacity. He also visits the retail outlets to see how the product might be displayed. And he really knows how to sell, especially himself. “I work with a guy in L.A.,” says Rashid, declining to name him. “He made a lot of really bad furniture. His business was hand-to-mouth. I proposed seven or eight projects. The pieces I’ve done for him have already become iconic.” The subtitle of his monograph, I Want to Change the World, is not ironic, just characteristically immodest. “Most industrial-design studios try to interpret a client’s needs and come up with a style,” says Paul Rowan, co-founder of housewares manufacturer Umbra. “Karim has his own personal vision.” It helps that Rashid’s vision incorporates things that Rowan needs, like a design that will stack and ship easily and that creates little waste in the making. Rashid’s father was a set designer for Canadian TV who rearranged the family furniture every Sunday. So perhaps it was ordained that Karim would grow up to become one of the pioneers in non-cheesy plastic, making objects that have energy and personality but aren’t wacky. He, like many of his generation, has championed the could-only-be-designed-with-computers blob. But his is not just a blob for its own sake. His Oh Chair...

Just in, this Pair of Large Solid Brass Nautilus Shell Bottle Coolers or Planters These large solid brass nautilus shells are from the 1970s. This pair has been recently polished ....

The Space Age had its own accessories: elements that looked like spaceships or radars. In the early Seventies, Gjlla Giani designed for Sormani Nucleo of Arosio, Italy, a vast series...

Anne Westgeest Large Studio Pottery Object 1970s This is a large and distinct studio pottery sculpture made by Dutch ceramic artist Anne Westgeest (1944). Its shape is both monolit...

Tall Murano glass clear bubbled glass vessel with gold inclusions and dome-shaped lid, circa 1990s. Unknown maker. Excellent vintage condition with no...

Ercole Barovier handled White Murano Glass Vase with Black and Gold. Featuring a hand blown translucent White Murano Glass, applied Black coil details with Gold inclusions, two leaf ...

Article: OP art porcelain vase Producer: KPM Berlin ceramics, Germany Decade: 1960s This original vintage OP art vase was produced and designed by KPM Berli...

1980s Italian Scavo Murano glass vase with decorative patinated bronze handles. Part of the Trozzelli designed by Silvia Buscaroli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte. Measurements: 17.5” high...

Large Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie gold leafed porcelain vase. 11 inches tall and nearly five inches wide by nearly four inches deep. There is a smaller one available at 7” tall. From: Mother Sweden...

Wonderful set of all white "Fischmaul" vases by Raymond Loewy for Thomas, Germany, 1970, two different sizes (H=11 W=5.75" D=4.0" and H=9.25", W=5.0", D=3.5").

Unusual naively executed studio stoneware vase displaying sausage/coil roll technique. Hand applied glazes in different shades of brown, black and grey. It was made in Denmark circa ...