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 Modernist Round Speckled Earth Tone Ceramic Vase w/ Tapered Neck
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully formed and materially sensitive Mid-Century Modernist Round Speckled Earth Tone Ceramic Vase W/ Tapered Neck originates from the United States, Circa 1960. Features ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vintage Silver Flecks Purple Pulled Feather Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown silver flecks and purple swirl over white Italian art glass decanter. Created in the manner of designer Franco Moretti, circa 1970s. It is made wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Ceramic Weed Pot Vase, Japan, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Japanese Ceramic Weed Pot Vase, Japan, 1970's
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Modern Rare Pair of Vases Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These pieces were made in Sweden at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1940-1950s.
This is the small size vase and the large vase called "Charmotte". The name in...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
ROSENTHAL - Tapio Wirkkala - Porcelain 'Paper Bag' Vase - Germany - Circa 1977
Located in Chatham, ON
ROSENTHAL (Manufacturer, 1879-Present) - TAPIO WIRKKALA (Designer, 1915-1985) - Mid Century pop art porcelain 'paper bag' vase (part of Rosenthal's Studio Line) - featuring a matte f...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Richard Tuck Large Studio Pottery Weed Pot Twig Vase Wabi Sabi Modernist Vessel
By Richard Tuck
Located in Troy, MI
Large studio ceramic vessel by Virginia artist Richard Tuck circa 1970s
Rounded form in earthy speckled beige glaze with deep brown gestural brushstrokes and a small centered openin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Reticolo Nero Piccolo Vase For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Reticolo Nero Piccolo Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION OF DESIGN
The Formafantasma designs become decorations on t...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,925 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Tall Oblong Mid-Century Modern Murano Style Brown and Tan Tortoise Glass Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tall art glass tan tortoiseshell pattern sculptural glass vase. A wonderful tall oblong vessel screaming to be displayed. Round in form, the base is tape...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Rosenthal Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Sculptural White Ceramic Design 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Nice sculpture in white glazed ceramic. Decorative object from the famous Rosenthal company. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Weight: 0.735 KG
NOTE: We offe...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Wayne Husted for Blenko Sea Foam Green Genie Bottle Decanter
By Wayne Husted
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sea foam green 5815 Genie bottle decanter designed in 1958 by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Decanter measures 25" by 8.5" and is signed with the acid ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Gabriel Keramik Swedish Checkered Stripes Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-painted 80 years old ceramic vase with checkered decoration manufactured by Gabriel Keramik in Sweden in the 1940s. Partially glazed in white an...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Swedish Upsala-Ekeby Graphic Decor Vases, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare pair of Swedish Mid-Century Modern handmade and hand decorated ceramic vases with semi-crackle glaze. By acclaimed Estonian-Swedish designer Mari Simmulson (1911-2000) who desig...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic, Pottery
$2,371 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Signed Italian Murano Art Glass Vase, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Murano Italian art glass vase. This charming blue and purple vase has been hand blown with a colorful stripped pattern. This piece can be decorative as well as functional hol...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, Onion, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, Onion, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Signed. Small to medium scale cylinder vase decorated with Op-Art style onion pattern and glazed in colors: oran...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,425 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Murano Glass Scavo Vases in Ancient Roman Style, Italy, Mid-Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This elegant pair of Murano glass vases showcases the renowned Scavo technique, lending them an aged, ancient Roman look. Crafted by skilled Italian artisans, the surface of each vas...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbon Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with original "Murano Glass - Made In...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Two Flower Pot Plant Stands Vases by Mathieu Mategot Attr., France, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two modernist metal plant pots.
Design:
Attributed to Mathieu Mategot
Origin:
France
Description:
This ori...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$853 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Wavy Orange Art Glass Vase 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mid Century Wavy Orange Art Glass Vase 1970s.
This is a beautiful slender art glass vase with a wavy and sculptural design. Great colors in hues of orange - shifting to gold and whi...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Rimini Blue ceramic footed vase with geometric motifs, Italy, 1960s
This stunning glazed ceramic vase has a pattern with circles in dark blue with rhombus inside in shades of green / turquoise color accented by decorative flowers.
Excellent vintage condition.
This piece is perfect as a gift idea and it could placed alone or with other 'Rimini Blu'Bitossi pieces creating a set. Display it in a cabinet or on a console table, with flowers or just as a cool decorative vase.
Measures: 22 cm height x 18 cm diameter (8,66 in height X 7,08 in diameter )
More Bitossi Aldo Londi pieces are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace.
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
The company was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Green Italian Single Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown slightly smoked, colored Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Rookwood 1949 XLIX 2592 Cattail Flower Brown Glaze Bud Vase 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Rookwood circa 1949 bud or flower vase featuring the 2592 Cattail pattern in brown.
Dimensions:
3" x 5" (Diameter x Height)
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Black Glaze Circular Ceramic Planter with Tapering Lines, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
A black glazed ceramic planter from the mid 20th century with tapering lines. This mid-20th-century ceramic planter captivates with its sleek black glaze and elegantly tapering lines...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Nemadji Ceramic Indian Art Pottery Red Vase Moose Lake, Minnesota
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Nemadji Indian Art Pottery Ceramic Red Vase
3.5 h x 5 diameter
Original vintage, refer to images listed.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Wilhem Kage vase 'Argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1950 Signed
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
Wilhem Kage vase 'Argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1950 Signed underneath
Good condition
The Argenta sandstone collection, now emblematic with its green glaze and silver decorations,...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Italian Minimalist Blue and White Pottery Vase From Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare minimalist vase from Bitossi. This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Brand: Bitossi
Country of Origin: It...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Giuliano Tosi Large Colorful Murano Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Large and colorful hand blown Murano glass vase by Maestro Giuliano Tosi. Vibrant colors of blue, orange, green and red that blend with and overlap one another. Raised shapes and textures also add to the unique form of this vase by one of the art forms greatest designers.
From Murano net:
Master Giuliano Tosi, born in 1942, hails from a lineage steeped in glassmaking tradition dating back to 1483. His journey with glass began at the tender age of 12, under the tutelage of Master Albino Carrara. Recognizing Tosi's burgeoning mastery, Carrara gifted him his corteo, an essential glass-cutting tool...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Painted Ceramic Flower Vase from Vallauris France
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely hand-painted ceramic flower vase from Vallauris, France.
Signed Vallauris, JH and numbered 503.
Gold trim finish and beautiful floral details makes this hand-painted ceramic...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$795 Sale Price
55% Off
Italian Handmade Murano Glass Blue Vase, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique blue and white stripes Murano vase or centrepiece.
During this period, Italian glassmakers were at the forefront of the modernist movement in glass design, creating pieces th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Murrine Murano Vase Attributed to AVEM
By Anzolo Fuga
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large Murano murrine vase in the style of Anzolo Fuga. This has blue and turquoise murrines with gold leaf.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Set of Vase, Ashtray and Candleholder
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful handmade Rimini blue glazed ceramic set of three pieces. Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s.
The set is comprised by a round ashtray, a bott...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Modernist Aluminum Ring "Satellite / Saturn" Vase by Avedis Baghsarian
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Saturn vase by Avedis Baghsarian constructed of stacked graduated aluminum rings surrounding a cylindrical aluminum core. This series was designed to come apart and be re...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Pair of Fruit Décor - Vintage Ceramic Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage pair of glazed ecru colored terra cotta ceramic décor in the shape of urn with overspilling fruit ornaments, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa Mid ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Toshiko Takaezu Bottle Form Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful ceramic vessel by Toshiko Takaezu. this is an early bottle form, the glazing is consistent with this time period and the signature is also cor...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Arthur Percy, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A green-colored glass vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.0"H x 3.875"W x 3.875"D
All items ship from High P...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Large Mid-Century French Stoneware Vase Signed by Jean Austruy (1910-2012)
Located in COLMAR, FR
This is a large, signature piece by the renowned French ceramic designer/maker, Jean Austruy (1910-2012), see signature on the base. Jean Austruy was born in Castres in southern Fran...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Springer (German/American, 1931-1991), Large Scavo Glass Vessel. Signed.
Located in Chicago, IL
Large scavo, or acid washed, vase in Amethyst by Seguso, Murano Italy, for Karl Springer. Signed on the bottom.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Black 20th century design ceramic vase Vallauris circa 1950 30cm unique piece
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Vallauris - signed
Large unique piece black ceramic vase
20th century design
Shiny black ceramic glaze color
Height 30 cm
Large 24 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Small 1960s Hexagonal Italian Murano Turquoise & Clear Glass Vase
Located in London, England
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
Bruno Gambone Stoneware or Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone tall stoneware or ceramic vase or bottle in dark brown and matte off-white glaze with incised line around upper area below the bottle neck, Italy, 1970s. Marked with gl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Studio Pottery vase Vessel Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Larger mid century studio pottery vessel hand thrown in hues of mustard, brown and green, the colors darkening as they graduate to the top of the vase. This pieces is signed on the u...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist
Cou...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Alvino Bagni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Orange, Green, Brown, Signed
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni for Raymor vase, ceramic, orange, green, brown, signed. Tall cylinder vase with a subtle textured sand glaze of bright orange, gree...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Barbini 1950s Pink Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Rocket Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 decanters available).
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, controlled bubbles and gold flecks rocket shaped Italian art glass decanter. Documented...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large 20th century ceramic vase or pitcher by Agnes Escala vallauris 60 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Agnes Escala
Large floor or table ceramic vase or decorative pitcher
20th century design
Bird ceramic form circa 1970
Signed under the base
Original ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Thailandia Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Black, White, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Thailandia vase, ceramic, stripes, orange, black, white, signed. Tall tapered stoneware vase with slender rounded form and glazed in a range textures and colors - ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Ulrica Hydman Vallien For Kosta Boda Hand Painted Elliptical Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Kosta Boda blue art glass elliptical moonflower vase, hand-painted and signed by Ulrica Hydman Vallien. The vase with flower on both sides bears the Ko...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Multi Faceted Acrylic Bud Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acrylic bud vase - the way the light catches this piece you would swear it is crystal - very structurally pleasing and simple, yet stunning.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Acrylic
Paris Vanity Four Miniature Glass Perfume Bottles
By Givenchy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paris Vintage Vanity Miniature Glass Perfume Bottles
Set of four Vintage Vanity Glass Perfume Bottles
Includes Oscar de la Renta Givenchy Lancome Paris
Tallest 2.75, Smallest 1.75
P...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Decorative object Murano glass amber spotted Mid-Century Modern Design Italy 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Artistic Murano glass bottle, Italian design, circa 1970s, unsigned. This vase is characterized by a particular tiger's eye amber color.
Please watch the video and photos carefully,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Los Castillo Silver Turquoise Vase Taxco Mexico Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Los Castillo Silver Metal Malachite Turquoise Vase Mexico
Stamped by maker.
Beautiful Mayan Revival, technique called" Mosaico Az...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Silver
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a minimalist Japanese pottery ikebana vase, circa the 20th century. The elongated asymmetrical shape is very biomorphic. The vase has a semi-gloss black glaze with a pop of p...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Bakker Tin Vessel 'Support' by Karakter
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vessel designed by Aldo Bakker in 2016.
Support is a container or vessel that exist out of two parts that support each other. Support is made from tin.
Production delay:
9-10 ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Tin
$398 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modernist, Lobi Terracotta Floor Pot, Africa, 20th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modernist, Lobi Terracotta Floor Pot, Africa, 20th C.
An example of a Lobi terracotta pot, an artifact from the Lobi people of Burkina Faso in West Africa. Large Lobi terracotta ves...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Aldo Londi For Rosenthal Netter Planter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful brown, yellow, orange and green striped planter. Designed by Aldo Londi for Rosenthal Netter, made in Itally.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
French Crystal Vase Daume Manufactures Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crystal vase circa 1960, France.
from Daume manufactures in the East of France.
Good condition.
Shipping:
L 21 P14 H21 2,1 KG
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Oversize West German "Fat Lava" Vase
Located in Highland, IN
Fantastic large West German vase with vivid textural "Fat Lava" glaze by Scheurich.
17.5"h X 8.5"d
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
New Rina Menardi Canna 1 Vase in Mint
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this tall Canna 1 vase stands over 12” tall. The vessel has a saturated teal green glaze and a matte black interior glaze. Signed on underside ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Planter from Föhr, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Planter from Föhr, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Giant Mandruzzato Murano Sommerso Smoked Grey Clear Faceted Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Excellent Sommerso huge vase with faceted glass in shades of grey.
Dark and clear grey glass cased into clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Attributed to Mandruzzato, Italy, 19...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Fratelli Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Bubbles Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The outside opal color of the vase ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
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