Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Mid-Century “Paper Bag" Vase Tapio Wirkkala For Rosenthal, Germany c.1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Iconic “Paper Bag Vase”, designed by Tapio Wirkkala, the great Finnish glassmaker, industrial designer, and artist, circa 1977, for Rosenthal’s Studio Line "DO NOT LITTER" range.
Th...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass i...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Murano, Submerged Glass Vase, Colour Smoky Gray, Mandruzzato Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Large multi-faceted glass vase by Mandruzzato.
This beautiful piece is very elegant thanks to the delicate line and the smoky-transparent color. It is rare, not only for its shape bu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Small 1950's Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to mid-century Italian designer Flavio Poli, this 1950's vase is composed of green in amber sommerso Murano glass blown in a teardrop form with a bulbous bottom gracefully...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian Murano glass vase manufactured in the 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass, Glass
Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handblown Fazzoleto shape Murano glass vase with murrina applied glass drops. Italy, 1950s.
This beautiful Murano glass vase features a recreation of the octopus skin. It has control...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Vases
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb pair of sculpted and red tainted Murano glass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Italy, 2021.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venini Black and Gold Murano Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Large scaled Murano glass Fazzoletto "handkerchief" vase. A stunning hand-blown piece with a band of gold under flowing threads of clear glass.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Footed Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown swirling white and aventurine flecks Italian art glass footed flower vase. Atrtibuted to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.) company, and in the styl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Handle Planter
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 27.5" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted circa 1...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
Toso Mid-Century Modern Amber Molato Murano Glass Jewelry Box, 1982
Located in Murano, Venezia
This boxes are a beautiful invention of the master glassmaker Toso Murano who designed them in 1982. They can be used as jewelry boxes, and they are beautiful thanks to the reflectio...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Blenko Hand Blown Glass Yellow-Red Fish Sculpture by Winslow Anderson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern large scale Blenko sculptural fish vase designed by Winslow Anderson, hand blown glass that fades yellow to red. Blenko model #971, in fine condition, one ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murrina Millefiori Set of 6 Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive series of six handmade Murano drinking glasses with murrina Millefiori.
This set is called "GOTI DE FORNASA".
Tradition wants that the Murano glass master with his employees did these Murano glasses to drink during work breaks.
Glass processing for this service is performed by Murano artisans with great care and precision, placing one by one the pieces of glass (Murrina) in a hot plate and then are fused together with crystal to form a charming mosaic.
Project by Livio Campanella...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Cenedese Murano Alexandrite Red Blue Murrines Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light purple with circular murrines Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to Antonio Da Ros, designer / architect and Artis...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Style Pair of Vintage Murano “Vetro Sommerso” Vases
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
A colorful and lively pair of glass vases; they were created in a small furnace in Murano (Italy) using the “vetro sommerso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Art Glass Vase By Josef Hospodka, Chribska Glass
Located in Zohor, SK
Introducing this exquisite large glass vase, a stunning piece of craftsmanship from the 1960s. This bowl was meticulously handcrafted at the renowned Chribska Glassworks in Czechoslo...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Archimede Seguso Scavo Vase Roman Amphora Style Italian Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage Single-Handled Art Glass Jug Vase in Ancient Roman Style - Timeless Beauty from Murano
This single-handled art glass jug vase is another impre...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Nils Landberg Orrefors Set of 2 Vases, circa 1950s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Art glass vases produced by orrefors , and designed by famous Nils Landberg.
Wonderful glass with exceptional color that collaborates with the clear glass. These two are a great loo...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Big Murano Glass Vase By Hospodka, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Big and heavy vase made of an art murano glass. Produced in Czechoslovakia in 1960s by Josef Hospodka and Skrdlovice Glass Factory. The vase is in tra...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in Green Pulegoso Glass with Ribbed Design Scalloped
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in green Pulegoso glass with ribbed design scalloped Top. The vase is very tall for the era and stands alone.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, White, Turquoise, Sgraffito, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, White, Turquoise, Sgraffito, Signed. Cylindrical vase with tapered neck that widens below the shoulders. Decorated ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Small 1960s Hexagonal Italian Murano Turquoise & Clear Glass Vase
Located in London, GB
A small Italian Murano hexagonal turquoise encased in clear glass vase. A beautiful decorative piece perfect for a glass display case or shelf where the light can shine through it to...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Red and green 20th century design ceramic vase by Accolay Auxerre potiers 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Potiers d'Auxerre - Accolay
20th century design ceramic vase with heads decoration
Red and green ceramic glazes colors
Circa 1950
Perfect condition
Signed
Height 21 cm
Large 16 cm
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large German Floor Vase/Jug from Carstens Toennishof, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage German floor vase with a handle. Made in Germany in the 1970's.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed Applied Glass
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed a script on the bottom, plus 2 original labels. Notice the applied glass bands and g...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Sommerso Red, Yellow & Clear Glass Teardrop Tall Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A wonderful Sommerso red and yellow hand blown Murano glass teardrop large vase. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1950s.
Amazing teardrop shape...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Moser & Söhne Karlsbad Art Deco Vase Signed with Geometric Gold Painted Design
By Moser
Located in Verviers, BE
Ludwig Moser & Söhne Karlsbad.
Signed: GERMANY
Heavy crystal clear faceted vase with eight facets.
A beautiful example of Post-war deco design and an early example.
This midc...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Flavio Poli & Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Corroso Sommerso Vase, Italy 1957
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Flavio Poli & Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Corroso (Acid etched) and Sommerso (Different color layers) Vase
Made in Italy circa 1957
Literature: Seguso Vetri d'Arte Glass Objects From Murano (1932-1973) - Marc Heiremans...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Cenedese and Albarelli Murano Amethyst Glass Vase Huge
Located in Torquay, GB
Unique large Murano glass vases.
Designed by Gino Cenedese and Maurizio Albarelli for Cenedese et Albarelli, circa late 1970s.
Deep gradient amethyst colouring, fading to a pinkish clear glass at the base.
The midsection features a Cordonato d'Oro appliqué, with an Inner tubular midsection bridge that forms 2 interior compartments.
Very large vases...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Large Mid-Century Modern Handkerchief Art Glass Vase by Chalet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous, large and elegant. Freeform handkerchief vase by Chalet. From clear to cranberry. In excellent condition with no evidence of scratches or dings. Wear on base as expected.
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Large Ceramic Vase Hand Painted
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Torquoise Ceramic large vase hand painted in gold 1960.
Large vase with gold flowers painted around the whole vase.
Tiny crack at the bottom.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage vase by Ditmar Urbach, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage vase made by Ditmar Urbach in Czechoslovakia in 1960's. Very good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Metallic Gold
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Metallic Gold. Small scale spherical vase with flared lip, short neck, and rounded body -glazed in metallic gold over porous raw clay. Measures 5.75 inche...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Architectural Pottery "Double Cone" Planter by LaGardo Tackett
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Architectural Pottery sculptural "Double Cone" Planter by LaGardo Tackett , rarely seen double cone version with wider base than top in a white glaze. Provenance 1960s MCM building of the Odd Fellows Association Hall - St. Louis. It was used with sand for an ashtray , seen in photos 5 & 6. The 1960s MCM modification to an existing building was designed by architect William E. Duncan and demolished in the summer of 2020. Duncan not only selected these planters , the entire hall, had Saarinen , Eames, Nelson, Howard Miller and Nessen designs. The condition is good, only with minor scuffs, no chips and light staining to interior as seen in photos. Stamped Architectural Pottery made in the USA. When the planter is on its side, it reminds me of the famous brass drawer pull on Paul McCobb designed furniture.
Building & Rendering
Odd Fellows Association Hall at 3765 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis Mo.
designed by William E. Duncan and Associate Architect Lawrence H. Smith , Delineation by Harry A, Osborn
Demolished in 2020
If your into Architecture, Search for this MCM church...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Giovanni de Simone Hand-Painted Jug Vase
Located in Skokie, IL
Giovanni de Simone Hand-Painted Jug Vase
This three-sided handled jug vase by famed Italian artist Giovanni de Simone (1930-1991) is an original gem. The...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Signed Seguso Vetri d'Arte White 'a Scavo' Murano Glass Amphora or Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Monumental, large and elegant vintage Italian 17 inch tall 'a Scavo' white colored / coloured glass Amphora or vase by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy. Elegant in form and showing ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Footed Serving Dish
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Footed Serving Dish by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tab...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Orrefors Ariel Glass Vase with Busts of Women Designed by Edvin Öhrström 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
This Orrefors Ariel glass vase was designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced in 1960, as indicated by the markings on the bottom of the vase. The vase f...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Bay Keramik Mid-Century West German Floral Design Art Pottery Vase
By Bay Keramik
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century West German art pottery vase with relief molded floral designs by Bay Keramik. The vase stands on a narrow rounded unglaz...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
XL, Dino Martens Multicolor Murano Glass Bowl
By Dino Martens
Located in New York, NY
Extra large, multi color twisted ribbon murano glass bowl with gold dust inclusions throughout. A great, large example of Dino Marten's work.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Sapphire Blue Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Vanity Jar Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso sapphire blue and bubbles Italian art glass lidded vanity dresser jar. The piece has a ribbed body, with large clear lid and spike topper...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Art Glass Vase by Emanuel Beranek, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
This is a unique statement piece. The glass vase made of hand moulded art glass. Produced in Czechoslovakia in 1960s by Emanuel Beranek for Skrdlovice Glass...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Amphora Glass Vase in Jade & White
Located in New York, NY
This vibrantly colored Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Amphora Glass Vase in Jade & White originates from Italy, Circa 1980. This piece features elegant proportions and a bod...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent ...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vase Masterpiece, Blooming Field with Poppies and Lavender, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The vase made with the same technique of the tumblers in another listing.
After the success of the tumbler group, I asked the maestro to make a vase that would keep the design and t...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete vase by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Great tabletop vase or planter in a unique weathered hand painted patina. Very unusual shape. Great indoors or outs...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Pitcher by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic large Italian glazed ceramic pitcher was designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello art ceramics ca around 1970.
It feature...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Brass and Chrome Italian Cachepot, Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid round Cachepot in brass and chrome. This stunning piece was designed in the Italy in the 1970s, clearly in the style of a Willy Rizzo design.
This round Cachepot consists o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Set of 5 Glass Vases by Kaj Franck, 1950's
By Kaj Franck
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of 5 Glass Vases by Kaj Franck, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Style: Mid century, Scandinavia
Produced by Nuutajärvi in Finland...
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Atsuya Hamada Studio Pottery Miniature Tenmoku Glazed Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage handcrafted Studio Pottery miniature tenmoku glazed vase by renowned potter Atsuya Hamada (Japanese, 1932-1986) and made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Carl Auböck #3632 Watering Can in Patinated Brass and Cane
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #3632 watering can in patinated brass and cane. Designed in the 1940s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese watering can is executed in handwoven cane, polished and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Danish Nielsen Buch Earthcolored Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-thrown Danish midcentury modern vase by ceramic artist Hans Nielsen Buch (1937-2009) in the 1960s. Sand, orange and caramel brown colored glaze. Artist’s signature under base.
B...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Aldo Tura, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Carafe, Brass, Red Lacquered Goatskin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Stamford, CT
Aldo Tura, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Carafe or Decanter, Brass, Red Lacquered Goatskin
This Aldo Tura carafe is a stunning example of Italian Mid-Century Modern design from the 19...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Tall Alabaster Vase with Dark Bands on Neck and Rim
Located in Troy, MI
This is a new, tall white alabaster vase found in Italy. Created and designed by a member of a multi-generational family of alabaster and marble craftsman. Creamy white alabaster tur...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Alabaster
Signed Aretini Majolica Style Hand Painted Gold Ceramic Crab Vase Mediterranean
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Majolica Style handcrafted, and hand painted Gold hammered Ceramic Vase with a Crab Figurine on 2 Sides.
Nautical Pottery from Italy for large Flowers or Object D' Arte as Fl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Italian Murano Vase by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti c 1970's
By Luigi Onesto, Oggetti
Located in New York, NY
Chic Post Modern - Mid Century Modern art glass vase designed by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti, made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970's. This ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Scheurich Keramik, Rörstrand, Bitossi, and Venini. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $44 and tops out at $114,459 while the average work can sell for $803.
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