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
Monumental Architectural Vase by Alessio Tasca
By Alessio Tasca, Raymor
Located in South Charleston, WV
5" x 7.75" x 27" Architectural scale vase by Alessio Tasca photographed with a Knoll dining chair to show scale. Produced in Italy using the constructivist method. Tasca produced pie...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Urn Form Vase w/ Sculptural Elephants Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite hand-blown Murano glass vase, crafted by the renowned Salviati artisans of Italy circa 1970, epitomizes mid-century modernist design. The urn-shaped silhouette is ador...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Large 1970's Frosted Glass Handkerchief Italian Vase
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970's modern frosted glass handkerchief Italian vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Alfredo Barbini Vibrant Large Murano Aquarium Vase with fish circa 1950’s
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Vibrant Large Murano Aquarium Vase with fish circa 1950’s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$4,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Murano Barovier Toso Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red and gold flecks Italian art glass pitcher shaped flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Tapio Wirkkala “Paper Bag" Vase For Rosenthal, Germany c.1970s
Located in London, GB
For sale is an iconic Mid-Century porcelain “Paper Bag" Vase designed by Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, circa 1977, for Rosenthal’s Studio Line "DO NOT LITTER" range.
This example...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid Century Murano Glass Vase Attr. to Anzolo Fuga for AVeM, Italy, 1960s
By Anzolo Fuga
Located in Valencia, VC
Murano glass vase attributed to Venice glass artist Anzolo Fuga for A.Ve.M. Handcrafted in the Murano island near Venice, Italy, circa the 1950s.
It is spectacular in the hand - the...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$511 Sale Price
60% Off
Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Vase, Stoneware, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Vase, Stoneware, Yellow, Signed. Large chunky vase, glazed in yellow haresfur, with a slightly elongated neck, rounded body, and footed base. Signed wi...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$2,925 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid-Century German Large Floor Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern ceramic floor vase hand painted with abstract motifs. Made in Germany in the 1960s
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
French glass vase signed Pierre Cardin, 1980s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
French glass vase signed Pierre Cardin, 1980s.
Very elegant French vase made of turquoise-colored glass with Pierre Cardin label and signature etched into the glass by Pierre Cardin...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Steel
Set of 10 Ceramic Pieces by Arne Bang
By Arne Bang
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful set of 10 ceramic pieces designed and produced by Arne Bang. Denmark, circa 1930 - 1950.
Dimensions vary - Please inquire about specific dimensions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Freeform Colored Crystal Cup, Signed, Scandinavia, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This freeform cup is made of colored crystal. This is a Scandinavian work, signed, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$651 Sale Price
30% Off
Kage Verk Stad Gustavsberg Blue Glazed Fish Vase, circa 1950
By Gustavsberg
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage blue glazed Swedish Gustavsberg stoneware vase moulded in relief with a large fish designed by Wilhelm Kage. The vase has impressed KAPA Kage Verk Stad to the base alo...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mathieu MATEGOT French Mid-century Plant Stand, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century plant stand in the style of Mathieu Mategot, France, 1950s. Iron. Height : 23.8"(60.5cm), Width : 25.6"(65cm), Depth : 11.4"(29cm). Original paint. Traces of rust (see ph...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Roger Sloan Inlaid Turned Walnut Weedpot Twig Vase American Studio Craft 1970s
By Roger Sloan
Located in Troy, MI
Sculptural weed vase by Michigan artist Roger Sloan circa 1970s
Executed in walnut with Sloan's signature inlaid oak root decoration and finely turned mouth
Signed to underside
3...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Vintage Claret Decanter, English, Cut Crystal Glass, Spirit Vessel, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage claret decanter. An English, cut crystal glass spirit vessel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
A fine decanter with an appealing appearance
Displaying ...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Cut Glass
Paolo Venini Signed Murano Sommerso Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Vase
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso navy blue Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Paolo Venini for the Venini Company, circa 1950s. It is fully signed with the "Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Expertly Restored - Robert Maxwell Studio Ceramic Vase w/ Brown Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Ceramic Vessel by Bernard Rooke, Mid-20th Century, England
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century ceramic vessel in neutral tones, by British artist Bernard Rooke.
The vessel has a trapezoidal shape decorated with hieroglyphics front and back, and glazed to the ...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gustav Spörri for Ziegler Schaffhausen Studio Pottery Vase, 1959
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A striking studio pottery vase by Swiss ceramicist Gustav Spörri for Ziegler Schaffhausen, dated 1959. This hand-thrown ceramic vase features a unique monochrome sgraffito decoration...
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1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Wood Plant Stand in the style of André Groult, 1960s
By Andre Groult
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Wood Plant Stand in the style of André Groult, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece is designed in the style of the selected designer and/or m...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Mid Century Modern Signed Large Heavy Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and quite engaging large , heavy, substantial Mid-Century Modern stoneware vase reminiscent of works by West Coast California potters/artists Otto and Vivika H...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of West German Mid-Century Yellow Lava Glaze Vases by Scheurich, circa 1965
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Gorgeous pair of vases by West German Pottery manufacturer Scheurich Keramik (Ceramic), circa 1965. Add a splash of color/colour to your home decor with these beautiful mustard yello...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Pottery
$147 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Vintage Green & Orange Glass Vase by František Koudel for Chribska Glass, 1964
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage Mid-Century Murano Glass style dark smoked brown green and vibrant orange glass vase, using the Sommerso (submerged) technique (as favoured by many Murano glass makers). Desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$268 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Vintage 1980s Bubblegum Pink Postmodern Celadon Sphere Vase by Haege
By Haeger
Located in Toronto, CA
This stunning large bubblegum pink vintage vase is an iconic example of 1980s Postmodern design. Crafted by Haege, this Celadon Sphere Vase features a bold, sculptural shape with a g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$156 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Barovier Murano Pink Opalescent Italian Art Glass Paneled Surface Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and white foot Italian art glass flower vase. It is attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The surface of the vase ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Ditmar Urbach Ceramic Vase From Julie Collection, Czechoslovakia 1964
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful ceramic vase and in excellent condition without any wear. Produced by Ditmar Urbach in Czechoslovakia in 1964. The vase was designed as part of Julie Collection. Original s...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$155 Sale Price
50% Off
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian Murano glass vase manufactured in the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$907 Sale Price
39% Off
Aldo Londi Circular Ceramic Vase, Blue Glazed, Bitossi, Mid 20th Century
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Bitossi vase is a stunning example of mid-20th-century Italian ceramics, specifically from the renowned Rimini Blu collection designed by Aldo Londi. Crafted from ceramic, it sh...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s Minimalist Orange Vase Sake Bottle Japan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1960s modern minimalist aesthetic orange vase. Small bud vase Japanese sake bottle. Maker stamp ATC
Dimensions: 5 H x 2 diameter.
Please visit take a look...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Mid-century design art sommerso glass vase by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic and rather large handblown vintage art sommerso glass vase, design and signed by the talented Gunnar Nylund and Asta Strömberg from the prestigious Strömbergshyttan Sweden. This vase has a fantastic color, a deep smokey grey or nearly black color, covered with clear crystal. The design is simple yet very much of 60s and inspiration from the space age, it is sleek, elegant and sophisticated, especially with the fantastic contrasting color.
-It is 27cm (10.62") high and 8.5cm wide (3.34") and 5cm deep (1.96") at the base, in a teardrop shape and in a good condition, yet some minor abrasion underneath, and micro soot flakes yet overall a fantastic vase. The price includes free shipping.
Strömberghyttan; a company which early on grasped the importance of good design when it comes to art and design glass, rendering them a leading position in mid-century modern Scandinavian design.
Interior design and decoration which stood out with a distinct quality, very much due to the famous designers Gerda and Asta Strömberg. Many items with iconic design which Strömbergshyttan became famed for was often creations made by Asta Strömberg, who designed most of the glass, focusing on modern art glass and other interior design objects such as crystal vases. The company also hired the multi-talented award winning and iconic artist and designer Gunnar Nylund as well as Rune Strand...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$659 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Carl-Harry Stålhane Blue, Burgundy Stoneware Vase, Rörstrand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Slender cylinder shaped stoneware vase with glossy glaze in cobalt blue, deep purple and burgundy red over linear relief patterns. Acclaimed artist Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) de...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century German Cylinder Planters - Set of 2
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 2 mid century vintage ceramic planters in 2 sizes. Modern cylinder shape. Dark blue glaze with a free form white design around the sides. Marked Germany on the bases.
Measur...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Vase by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rosenthal Porcelain vase by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Decorated with a geometric pattern in different shades of gold. Signature stamp ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
MCM Drip Glaze "Stamped" Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice MCM drip glaze studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures approximately 4"D x 9"H. It is sta...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
"Pezzato" Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in New York, NY
A "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Executed in polychrome patchwork tesseare in a baluster form.
Signed on the bottom.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 3 Midcentury Batman Ceramic Floor Vases, Germany Late 1960s Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This striking set of three ceramic floor vases by Scheurich, produced in Germany in the late 1960s, features a highly sought-after Batman pattern, a design that is especially beloved...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Desimone Hand Painted Tall Art Pottery Flute Player Flower Vase Vessel Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted tall art pottery flower vase, vessel.
The glazed vase painting depicts a man playing the flute.
Marked...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery WGP Floor Vase from Scheurich, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery WGP Floor Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informa...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Post Modern Rosewood Hand Carved Wooden Abstract Ikebana Vase Signed
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage Post Modern Rosewood Hand Carved Wooden Abstract Ikebana Vase Signed
Unique, Minimalist, Abstract Floating Wooden Wave, Hand Carved, Signed and Dated Rosewood Post Modern Ik...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Rosewood
Seguso Vintage Mid-Century Blue 'a Scavo' Curved Murano Glass Vase with Handles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Textured 'a Scavo' blue colored / coloured glass vase with handles by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa late 1980s. Elegant with its cur...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$175 Sale Price
50% Off
Huge Italian Vintage Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase Aldo Londi for Bitossi, C. 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful and rare tall 30cm/12" embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian pottery. Very rare size to find.
Shape number 727/30.
We have more rare Bitossi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,540 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury Vintage Orange Frill Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with a vessel structure and textured surface. Unknown signature in bottom. Japan, 1950s.
Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic, Coastal, Modern,...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Tall Vintage Blue Green Gold Splatter Art Glass Vase
Located in Troy, MI
Found in the US, this circa 1990 tall art glass vase has a wide, flared neck and blue green splatter pattern with accents of metallic gold. No fla...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
1980 V. Nason & C Italian Murano Glass Big White Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Vase
Nason & C
Italy, 1990
White and Clear Blown Murano Glass Vase
"Nason & C" sticker label.
Perfect Condiction
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Willy Guhl "Vasque" Cement Planter for Eternit
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950s "Vasque" cement planter designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit. Planter has a large wide bowl with pedestal base. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age an...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Cement
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Vegetables Basket Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica vegetables jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Rare find.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the shape of a basket of vegetables
A cool accent to any kitchen or to be used as serving pitcher or for decorative purposes. Lovely as a part of a ceramics collection displayed in a cabinet.
Great as gift idea!
Very good condition
The lemons ceramic pitcher and the oranges ceramic pitcher...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
Beautiful set of Danish mid-century modern hand blown aqua blue glass vases designed by...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Danish Modern Soholm Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large ceramic vase from Danish Søholm Stentøj, produced on the island of Bornholm in the 1960s. Rich glazing and decorative striped ornamentation. W...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Astonishing Green Vase in Murano Glass By Michielotto
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing Green Vase in Murano Glass By Michielotto. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
diameter 7,08 x 11,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$368 Sale Price
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Tenera Pillow Vase by Berte Jessen, Danish Midcentury Ceramic
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
This ceramic vase from Royal Copenhagen was designed by Berte Jessen in the 1960s and manufactured in the period 1969-1974.
It belongs to the "Tenera" series and features an abstrac...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Green Patinated Bronze Vase, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget , Stockholm
Located in Toronto, CA
A fabulous, Swedish, gourd form, green patinated bronze vase, by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget , from the early to mid twentieth century.
This vase has a lobed body and is impressed wi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Original 1977 Tapio Wirkkala ''Paper Bag'' Vases Black Brown, Rosenthal
Located in Andernach, DE
Design vintage classic by Tapio for Rosenthal, Germany.
Set of 2 so called ''Paper Bag'' vases, the brown one, 1977 approx..
It comes with a roughly textured brown paper bag finish and a grey inner.
The black vase is a real rarity indeed in this size and colour. It is all black porcelain: the outer matte deep black, the inner glossy, production 1977-1980s approx.. Black model #: 3581/22.
Lovely set in great condition.
Dimensions small brown vase...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$367 Sale Price
55% Off
Antique Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase, Murano 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase, Murano 1920s
Beautiful 'Vetro Soffiato' vase with bell-shaped bowl and conical foot made of very thin, light blue, t...
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert,Signed sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional f...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Crystal
"Sputnik" Art Glass Vase by Asta Stromberg for Strombergshyttan
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous "Sputnik" art glass vase by Asta Stromberg for Strombergshyttan, circa 1970s. The vase is a lovely clear glass and is in very good vintage condition; the piece measures 1.75"D x 11.75"H. Striking and quite beautiful! #2143
Strombergshyttan
Strombergshyttan was founded in 1876, and was called the Lindfors glassworks until its changed its name in 1933. The name changed from Lindfors to Strombergshyttan when Edward Stromberg, who was the former head from Orrefors, bought the company in 1933. Together with his son Eric, he devised a way to produce a glass that had a bluish-silver hue, which became characteristic for Strombergshyttan. Gerda and Asta Stromberg designed most of the glass. The company remained in the Stromberg family until 1976, when it was sold to Orrefors. There had been a severe fire in 1973 which had left the glassworks in financial difficulties. Orrefors closed the Strombergshyttan glassworks in 1979. Gunnar Nylund and Rune Strand...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Venetian or Murano Glass Filigrana Fazzoletto or Handkerchief Vase
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Venetian or Murano glass Filigrana Fazzaoletto or handkerchief vase.
Beautiful canes with striking color.
Height: circa 3 3/4 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Blown Glass
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