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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Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Miniature Blue Haresfur Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Turned Wooden Bud Vase
By Doug Ayers
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand turned wooden bud vase, circa 1979.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
$100 Sale Price
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Midcentury Set of 6 "Goti De Fornasa" Colorful Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Magnificent series of Six Murano Drinking glasses.
This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass master with his employe...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1965 Blenko Hand Blown Vase Bottle by Wayne Husted
By Blenko Glass
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an original Blenko hand blown glass with identifying pontil underneath, circa 1965 by Wayne Husted; ambarina with orange highlights. The other glass items shown are for displ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Aldo Londi Multi-Color Glazed Ceramic Vase for Bitossi Studio
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Studio in Italy during the 1950s. Featuring a textured cream-colored body with vibrant hand-pain...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
A blue and green a fasce a spirale vase from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Produ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Amber Apothecary Glass Bottle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-20th century amber apothecary glass bottle. By unknown manufacturer from France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$298 Sale Price
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MCM California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM California studio pottery stoneware vase with brown and green earth tones and pinched sides, circa 1966. The vessel is in very good vint...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Set of Four Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "213-20" Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of four fat lava art vases
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Red Yellow Sommerso Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A wonderful red and yellow hand blown Murano glass vase. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950s.
Red glass with a layer of yellow glass cased into clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Amazing organic design and eye-catching colors.
Lovely to be used as flower vase or decorative vase. To be exhibited alone or with other vases and bowls as a part of a larger Murano glass collection...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
20th Century Fontana Arte Soliflore Vase Model 2392 in Crystal & Nickeled Brass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing acce...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cylindrical Blown Green Glass Vessel, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Simple elegant form with a nice weight to it. Ideal as an object or vessel for flowers or branches.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Tinos, Vase, Bronze, Denmark, 1940s
By Tinos
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze cup designed and produced by Tinos, Denmark, 1940s.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #3974 Brass Vase
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3974 brass vase. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$561 / item
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen Baca Vase Brown Abstract Decor Danish Modern
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
This ceramic vase from Royal Copenhagen was designed by Nils Thorsson in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
It belongs to the "Baca" series and features an abstract floral decor in brow...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$382 Sale Price
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Art Nouveau Style Glass Vase with Silver Mounts, Portugal Antique
By Topazio
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful gorgeous tall Art Nouveau style Art Glass cylinder shaped vase embellished with ornate silver mounts that include a large medallion with maiden on center front. The workman...
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1920s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Rattan Amphora Vase by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
1960s Rattan vase with two handles in the shape of an ancient Amphora by Vivai del Sud, Rome, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1960s Astonishing Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing blue Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 3,93 x 12,99 H inches
diameter cm ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Planter Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality fat lava style midcentury ceramic planter vase.
Eye-catching details and wonderful earth tones makes this ceramic plan...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 11" Tiffany & Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Floriform Trumpet Flower Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed, antique trumpet form flower vase.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver with a lightly gilt interior
With a fluted trumpet shaped top, line engraved stem, beaded knop transition, and a disc foot.
Fully marked to the base.
Simply a wonderful antique Tiffany flower vase...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Sterling Silver
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Vase and Bowl Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful large vase and bowl was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
The glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the bottl...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Blue Glass Fish Vase in the Style of Blenko Glass
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun mid-century blue glass fish vase in the style of Blenko Glass, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase Mod. Amazonia Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Massive Mid-Century Ceramic Vase by Marcel Giraud - 1960 - Vallauris Era Capron
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Massive Mid-Century Ceramic Vase by Marcel Giraud - 1960s - Vallauris Era Capron
A rare and monumental ceramic vase by Marcel Giraud, crafted in France circa 1960. With its sculptur...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Large Wilhelm Wagenfeld "Turmalin" Vase, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful large vase from the 'Turmalin' series by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF, blown and cold cut-glass
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Bitossi for Raymor Cambogia Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Purple, White, Stripes, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor Cambogia (Cambodia) vase, ceramic, blue, purple, white, stripes, signed. Tall cylinder vase with banded stripes glazed in violet,...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #3792 Patinated Brass Vase or Bookend
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3792 patinated brass vase or bookend. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined, sculptural, and multi-purpose Viennese piece is executed in polished and dar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Seguso Murano Pink White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Vanity Atomizer Perfume
By DeVilbiss, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and white Italian art glass vanity tall footed atomizer perfume bottle. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It has been creat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Modernist MCM Solid Teak Bud Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool modernist MCM solid staved teak bud vase, circa the 1970s. The vase is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.75"D x 9.75"H. Great looking piece! #4388RM
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Teak
Murano Red Silver Flecks Iridescent Italian Art Glass Scallop Rim Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso and Arte Vetraria Muranese...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Venini Pair of Crystal Murano Glass Black White Murrine Art Deco Vases
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A rare Italian pair of late Italian Art Deco 1950s vases signed by Venini Murano, mouth-blown in crystal clear Murano glass of organic conical shape, decorated with a black spiraling...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass
Set of 2 x Murano Glass Vase, bullicante, turquoise, Italy, 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
Two beautiful, very well preserved Murano glass vases.
Original from the 1970s.
With the decorative bullicante technique (small trapped air bubbles).
Zipfel vase.
In another offer...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Pair of "Scavo" Vases in Murano Glass, Vetri d'Arte Seguso, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunnig pair of "Scavo" Murano pearlescent glass vases in turquoise and ivory color. These incredibly beautiful and rare objects were produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte and produced in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Small Vintage Lidded Urn, Chinese, Hand Painted Ceramic, Spice Jar, Ginger Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage lidded urn. A Chinese, ceramic spice jar, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Petite of form, with an appealing b...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Ikebana Vase Planter Centerpiece, Japan 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Ceramic modernist rectangular centerpiece Ikebana vase or planter. Great glaze with a textured design on the front. Retains the original paper label in Japanese. Japan, 1960
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Clear Glass Fish Vase in the Style of Blenko Glass
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun pair of mid-century clear glass fish vases in the style of Blenko Glass, circa 1970s. The vases are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 14"W x 7"D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.85"H x 5.0"W x 5.0"D
All items ship from ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Bitossi for Berkeley House Vase, Brushed Metallic Silver Chrome, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Berkeley House vase, brushed metallic silver chrome, signed. Small scale striated cylinder vase with brushed metallic platinum glaze. Signed with paper label which reads: handmade Berkeley House Italy...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Art Glass Vase of the 4 Quarti Series by Seguso Viro
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase of the 4 Quarti Series by Seguso Viro
A large art glass vase in shape of a paper bag (cartoccio). The vase is part of the "4 Quarti" series which was designed...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Bertoncello Ceramic Vase By Roberto Rigon, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large ceramics vase designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello in Italy in the 70s
Perfect conditions
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad White Relief Op Art Porcelain Vase, Rosenthal Studio-Linie, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful white matte relief op-art porcelain vase from the 1960s, designed by Bjorn Wiinblad and executed by Rosenthal Studio-Line, Germany. In very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Ceramic Bowl With Stripes By Alvino Bagni For Raymor Ca' 1960's
By Alvino Bagni
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and unusual bowl by Alvino Bagni, made for Raymor, ca' early 1960's. Blue, green, yellow stripes, hand painted, and blue inside.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Wilhelm Kage vase 'argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1950
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
WILHELM KÄGE. Vase, "Argenta", Gustavsberg's studio 1950s, green-glazed stoneware with silver
decoration of a female figure next to a tree.
Signed with Anchor and GUSTAVSBERG Argenta...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Roberto Rigon per Bertoncello Vaso in Ceramica Mod.917, Italia 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Fantastico Vaso scultura in ceramica astratta smaltata colore crema avorio con pigmento terracotta marrone chiaro e ruggine. degli anni 50/60. Designer Roberto Rigon per la Ditta Ber...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
"Germoglio" Lino Sabattini Italian Design 1970s Silver Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Germoglio" Vases
design Lino Sabattini
1979
Silver metal
Excellent condiction.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Venini Fazzoletto Vase Paolo Venini & Fulvio Bianconi Opalino Murano 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Small ‚Fazzoletto‘ vase by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini from the 'opalini' series in opal gray glass with a slight shimmer, hand-crafted at Venini glasswork in Murano in the 1950s....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Item e7093
A large murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of polychrome...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Cenedese Pair of Midcentury 1970s Italian Round Black & Clear Murano Glass Vases
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese pair of large and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano round, circular glass vases or oversized tealight / candle holders, circa 1965-1975. Lar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,313 Sale Price / set
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loan Nemtoi (Romanian, born 1964) Hand Blown Art Glass Vase and Display Case
By Ioan Nemtoi
Located in Chicago, IL
Ioan Nemtoi, (Romanian b. 1964) art glass vase with custom, square glass case. A beautiful and breathtaking, hand-blown, thick walled vase in red, blue, yellow, orange, peach, purple...
Category
1990s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Candleholder Tocchi Neri Vase For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Candleholder Tocchi Neri Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION OF DESIGN
The Formafantasma designs become decorations on the po...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Asymmetric Kitsch Mediterranean Motif Porcelain Wall Plates, WG 1962
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of asymmetric porcelain plates, for putting over table or hung on a wall. Fabricated in West Germany in 1962. Hand-painted kitsch mediterranean mid-century drawing motifs. Marke...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful red and orange Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, Germany, 1950s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
German Mid-century ceramic vase, Germany, 1950s. Vase with a handle. Fantastic red color on a cameo floral decoration typical of the 50s. Height : 30cm - 11.8 in. , Diameter : 22cm -...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Black and White Pottery Vase by Thomas (Rosenthal), Model Papageno
Located in Berlin, BE
Vase with filigree bird motifs and fish mouth opening.
Front and back show a bit different motifs.
Manufacturer: Thomas Germany (Rosenthal).
Design: Raymond Loewy.
Black matte finis...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Italian Giovanni Desimone Hand Painted Big Art Pottery 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 two fishermen in action catchin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Midcentury Glass Vase by Josef Schott, Smålandshyttan, Sweden
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Heavy molded sommerso vase by Josef Schott for Smålandshyttan, Sweden, 1960s. Smokey pink glass, cased in clear. Impressed in the glass as part of the pattern on one of the short sid...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Laveno Guido Andlovitz 1940 Large Vase/Umbrella Stand Yellow Ceramic, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Laveno Guido Andlovitz 1935 umbrella stand vase 1935 yellow ceramic, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$5,252 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Vase by Bitossi Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Mid-Century Modern Bistossi Rimini Blue ceramic vase.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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