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Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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
Period: Late 20th Century
Dark Brown French Vintage Indoor Decorative Planter Swirled Cane Vase - A Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Dark Brown Finish decorative indoor planters in swirled cane into this cone shaped Vessel. Coming from a famous Florist in Paris, France. Th...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Cane

Set of 2 Original Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Hartwig Heyne Ceramics, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: HARTWIG HEYNE, Germany The pottery was founded in 1850 in Tschöpeln in Silesia on the bo...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color "814" Vase Made by Ruscha, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase Model: 814 Producer: Ruscha, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It i...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Willy Guhl for Eternit Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Planter, 1970s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 23.75" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1970s Switzerland and signed and dated unde...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Concrete

Set of 2 Original 1970 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Roth Ceramics, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: Roth Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pot...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Vintage Indoor Decorative Planters 42 Inches Diameter Swirled Cane Vase, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of decorative indoor planters in dark finish swirled cane into this large Vessel. Coming from a famous florist in Paris, France. The ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Cane

Beige Indoor Decorative Planter Swirled Cane Vase, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Beige Finish decorative indoor planters in swirled cane into this cone shaped Vessel. Coming from a famous Florist in Paris, France...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Cane

Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Planter, 1970s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 25.75" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1970s Switzerland and signed and dated underneath. This special low-profile and rare long sized rectangle-shaped concrete planter has a patinated natural exterior finish and organic aging over decades of UK climate. Excellent planter size for a variety of various uses such as succulents, plants, weeping grass with the planter on a Stand, balcony privacy hedge, or any other outdoor decorative use. Consider using this Willy Guhl Concrete Planter Pot...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Concrete

Set of 2 Original 1970 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Planter, 1970s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1970s Switz...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Concrete

Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Window / Balcony Concrete Planter, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 23.5" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1960s and 1970s Switzerland and signed and dated underneath, circa 1968. This special low-profile and rare long sized rectangle-shaped concrete planter has a patinated natural exterior finish and organic aging over decades of UK climate. Excellent planter size for a variety of various uses such as succulents, plants, weeping grass with the planter on a stand, window or balcony privacy hedge, or any other outdoor decorative use. Consider using this Willy Guhl Concrete Planter Pot in a Architectural, Postmodern, Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Danish modern garden, yard or penthouse apartment balcony but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Zen / Minimalism setting. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco space with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as an outdoor hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office balcony. MEASUREMENTS: H 6.875" x W 23.5" x D 6.875" CONDITION: Sturdy and structurally sound. Has beautiful antiquing and patina throughout from decades of organic aging which can include minor chipping, stains or other blemishes however this lightly distressed look is common, expected and desirable for these early production originals. Some examples may display light...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Concrete

Vintage Albero Demountable Flowerpot Stand by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta
Located in Munich, DE
Early edition. Demountable planter or flowerpot stand 'Albero' in shape of a tree. Designed by Achille Castiglioni 1983 for Zanotta, Italy. Marked: Zan...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Steel

Seguso for Bisazza White Scavo Corroso Murano Glass Vase 1993 Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Unique large scavo vase. Here Bisazza used a theme that was popular at the end of the 1980s, the native American art. In particular the Navaho pottery. Scavo is made using a scavo technique of adding minerals over the hot shaped glass and a corroso finish that is to add acid with sawdust, to stay in place. The combination is of a great antique texture. Vase Jug with two handles. This collection belongs to the Livio Seguso production made under Bisazza ownership for a small period of the early 1990s. Livio continued his artist career with the freedom and the free state of mind that came from not owning a company. Similar path of Luciano Vistosi. Bisazza, the famous luxury mosaic company, continued Seguso models for the first part of the 90s. Then closed the furnace and continued to focus with his mosaic collection. His masters, Elio Raffaelli...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Original 1960 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach Netherlands
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vase Producer: Mobach, Netherlands Designer: Piet Knepper Decade: 1960-1965 Description: This original vintage studio potter...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Original 1970 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach Netherlands
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vases set of 2 Producer: Mobach, Netherlands Designer: Piet Knepper Decade: 1970s Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pottery vase...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Original 1970 Red Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage Studio Pottery vase was produced in the 1970s by Marei Ceramics,...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Original 1970 Red Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage Studio Pottery vase was produced in the 1970s by Marei Ceramics,...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Set of 3 Original 1970 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 3 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Set of 3 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Elmar & Elke Kubicek, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vases set of 3 Producer: Elmar & Elke Kubicek , Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage Studio Pottery Object was designed by Elmar and...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Set of 3 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach Netherlands 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vases set of 3 Producer: Mobach, Netherlands Designer: Piet Knepper Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage studio pottery vase...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 2 Original 1970 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Pair of Medicis Vase, Stamped Enzo Zago, circa 1980, Italy
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pair of Medicis vase, Twelve vases available in total, Earthenware, Stamped Enzo Zago, circa 1980, Italy. Measures: Diameter 62 cm, height 71 cm....
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Earthenware

Seguso for Bisazza Pair Mustard Murano Pulegoso Vase Gold Rim, 1993 Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Set of two splendid Pulegoso vase. One round and the other tall. The round is lighter and the tall darker tone of mustard. Perfectly executed Pulegoso finish. This is Murano Crucible Pulegoso. The mouth has a rim with external gold leaf difficult to notice because it does not contrast with the background. Just magnificent and rare set. At first I believed, because of the round shape, that Bisazza was dovetailing Carlo Scarpa original round shape from the 1930s. When I was able to see the pieces and see the year, then all came clear. In the second part of the 1980s there was a re-discover in Interior design of the Native American arts. In particular, the Navaho products. As Carlo Scarpa took his inspiration from Japanese shapes, here Bisazza translated in glass the Navaho pottery art. Here the reason for a hearty color, these orange toned Puligoso is part of the Seguso tradition. Colors that are not in high fashion. This collection belongs to the Livio Seguso production made under Bisazza ownership for a small period of the early 1990s. Livio continued his artist career with the freedom and the free state of mind that came from not owning a company. Similar path of Luciano Vistosi. Bisazza, the famous luxury mosaic company, continued Seguso models for the first part of the 1990s. Then closed the furnace and continued to focus with his mosaic collection. His masters, Elio Raffaelli...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

John Follis & Rex Goode Architectural Planter Model CP-13 with Redwood Base
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and hard to find John Follis and Rex Goode planter by Architectural Pottery circa 1970s. This is a yellow-ochre colored gla...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

French Ceramic Decorative Vase by Jean Derval '1990', Large
Located in London, GB
Large French ceramic decorative vase by Jean Derval (1990). A significant work of ceramic sculpture, Derval's large vase is masterfully executed and beautifully painted demonstrating...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color "837" Floor Vase Made by Ruscha, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase extra large version Model: 837 Producer: Ruscha, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 19...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Original 1960 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach Netherlands
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vase Producer: Mobach, Netherlands Designer: Piet Knepper Decade: 1960-1965 Description: This original vintage studio potter...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Original 1960 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach Netherlands
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vase Producer: Mobach, Netherlands Designer: Piet Knepper Decade: 1960-1965 Description: This original vintage studio potter...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Original 1960 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach Netherlands
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vase Producer: Mobach, Netherlands Designer: Piet Knepper Decade: 1960-1965 Description: This original vintage studio potter...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Flowerrack or Cactus Holder by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, Brass, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Enchanting and charming small flowerrack or cactus holder by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria. Its basis consists of a solid and black patinated piece of brass, while the brackets are of...
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1980s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass

Elegant Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Flower Stand
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good condition, the decorative sheathing is missing on the right side. Hardly noticeable.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Bamboo, Rattan

Watering Can Made of Solid Brass by Austrian Designer Carl Auböck, Vienna, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
An extravagant watering can manufactured by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. This object, made entirely of brass and of high quality craftsmanship, can exist both in ...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Brass

Murano Glass Dish Barbini Attributed, Design 1980
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano glass dish Barbini attributed design 1980, inside colorful colored murrine as you see an abstract picture.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Murano Glass

Set of 3 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Elmar and Elke Kubicek, Germany, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vases set of 3 Producer: Studio Kubicek, Germany Designer: Elmar and Elke Kubicek Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage studio ...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic, Pottery

Handmade Multi-Colored Footed Pottery Planter
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Add a touch of artistry to your green haven with the Handmade Multi-Colored Footed Pottery Planter. Its exquisite mosaic pattern and realistic faux bois texture create a unique maste...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Pottery, Paint

1970s Modern Walnut Wood Planter Box or Waste Basket
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s MCM Walnut Wood Planter Box or Waste Basket 11.75 h x 15.5 w x 10 d Wood box with metal insert, can be used as a planter box or a storage bin. Preowned vintage unrestored condi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Walnut

Mid Century Naga Wooden Planter in Teak and Wabi Sabi Style Produced in India
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare wooden "Naga" planter in solid stained teak produced in India around 40-50 years ago. Nice wabi-sabi feeling and goes well with classic mid century furniture like Perriand, Jean...
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1970s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Teak

Pair of Large Cream Studio Pottery Planters by Piet Knepper for Mobach, 1980's
Located in London, GB
Studio Pottery planter created on the turning wheel by sophisticated and advanced skilled Dutch ceramist Piet Knepper for Mobach Studio, Utrecht in the Netherlands 1970's. The cylinder shape planter has an over sized rim to make the plant stand out even better, in a mat cream glaze. Inside dimensions; Diameter 22 cm, Height 24 cm See our other listings of planters and vases and planters...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Large Studio Pottery Plant Pot in Deep Red Piet Knepper for Mobach, 1980s
Located in London, GB
Studio Pottery planter created on the turning wheel by sophisticated and advanced skilled Dutch ceramist Piet Knepper for Mobach Studio Utrecht in the Netherlands, 1970s. The cylinder shape planter has an over sized rim to make the plant stand out even better, in a deep red glaze. Inside dimensions; diameter 23 cm, height 20 cm Diameter base 20 cm See our other listings of planters and vases and planters...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Rare 1970's Dutch Mobach Ceramic Standing Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1970's Mobach ceramic standing vessel for plants or decoration. The opening is about 5.125". It's in original condition with wear that's consistent with its age and use.
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Large Scavo Vase, Murano Glass with Antiqued Bronze, 1983
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
A flag large vase from Seguso Vetri d’arte original scavo collection. The white textured scavo makes the vase a perfect accessory for any home. This is a great Scavo piece from th...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern planters, cachepots and jardinières for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern planters, cachepots and jardinières 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 planters, cachepots and jardinières created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern planters, cachepots and jardinières made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original planters, cachepots and jardinières, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Architectural Pottery, David Cressey, and Eternit. 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 planters, cachepots and jardinières differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $19,590 while the average work can sell for $996.

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