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
John Follis for Architectural Pottery Tire Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stoneware planter by John Follis for Architectural Pottery. This example has a drum shape with a rounded lip that curves in at the top of the piece. Planter stamped "USA.”
Dimension...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Sommerso Yellow Glass Scalloped Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand blown Sommerso and lattimo yellow Murano glass vase / centerpiece, Italy, 1950s.
Triple cased glass (yellow, over white lattimo glass over yellow glass). It has an scall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Salvador Teran Mosaic & Patinated Brass Pitcher Mexican Mid Century
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and very collectible Salvador Teran mosaic and patinated brass pitcher. Born in Taxco, Salvador Teran (1920-1974) trained with Spratling at Las Delicias, then from 1939 worked w...
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
blue art deco 20th century ceramic vase attributed to Pol Chambost 23 cm
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Pol Chambost
Blue 20th century design ceramic vase
Original perfect condition
signed MADE IN FRANCE
Height 23 cm
Large 18 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Frosted Green Glass Bottle Style After Alfredo Barbini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous triangular shaped Satin Green Glass Bottle.
Unmarked. Attributed to Blenko
In the style of Alfredo Barbini Murano.
7.75 h x 5 x 5
Original unrestored vintage.
Refer to imag...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Tall Soft Yellow Matte Glazed Ceramic Vase by BAY, West-Germany 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Soft yellow color with orange / ceramic hues shining through the matte glaze. Fabricated by BAY, West-Germany 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
By Orrefors
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall.
Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo.
"Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base.
Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D.
Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations.
In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later.
That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix.
The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship.
Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks.
Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Mid-century French Ceramic Pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French Ceramic Pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris
Original piece, the pitcher is enamelled on the upper part and left rough...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Huge Nils Thorsson Marselis Vase by Aluminia with Turquoise Glaze, Denmark 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge ceramic Marselis vase by Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) manufactured by Aluminia in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The drop shaped vase is incised with a leaf pattern and decorated with turqu...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Vintage ceramic plate Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-Century Italian pottery plate by Bitossi with Rimini Blue pattern. The outside surface of the plate is decorated with a printed pattern. The ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mandruzzato Red and Clear Murano Glass Sommerso Block Vase
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass Mid-Century Modern Mandruzzato vase made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a glass block vase. Red within clear. The top of the vase is flat cut. Vase i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso Efeso Blue Vase, 1964
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large blue art glass vase from the 'Efeso' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1964 for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy. Thick glass in bright blue w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Danish Graphic Black/White Ceramic Vase by Marianne Starck, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful handmade Danish modernist ceramic pitcher vase from the Tribal series by ceramic artist Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Smooth rounded shapes with striped handle. White glaze ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Scheurich Large Foligno Vase, West German Pottery 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large sculptural West Germany pottery vase features molded Foligno decor, incorporating bands of stylized flowers, and semi-matte ochre and brown glaze. The inner surfaces are glazed...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Square Bottle Vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square bottle vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso style.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda Swedish Modernist Pair of Etched Glass Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of clear glass vases with etching of bamboo sprigs created by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta. Vases measure 7" by 5.5" and 12" by 7.5" and a...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pale Baby Blue Art Glass Vase by Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning and rather large crystal vase made by the talented Börne Augustsson during the 50s. The shape is very biomorphic. This is an early production of the type of vases that mad...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Multi-Color Ceramic Pottery Vase, Sawa Ceramic Franz Schwaderlapp, Germany 1960
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase
Producer:
Sawa Ceramic, Germany
Design:
Franz Schwaderlapp
Decade:
1960s
Original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
mid century VASE floorvase carstens keramik model 1264-45 1960s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful stylish floorvase manufactured by Carstens Keramik in the 1960s. Model no. 1264-45 in matte stone gray combined with glossy red and orange and black fat lava glaze.
...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful purple and yellow Mid-Century Italian Murano facetted glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Pair of Murano Art Glass Vases
By Venini
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Murano art glass vases in the tradition of great Italian glass manufacturers like Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Willy Guhl Planter on Stand
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Willy Guhl for Eternit 47" planter on stand.
Floating saucer planter on base.
Sculptural garden vessel.
The base can be flipped upside down for u...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
Artglass Bowl Sjogras by Goran Stroemgren for Art Glassworks Urshult Sweden
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Artglass Bowl Sjogras by Goran Stroemgren for Art Glassworks Urshult Sweden
A rare 'Sjogras' (seegras) art glass bowl in Graal technique designed by Goran Stromgren for Konstglashyt...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin attr. Murano 1924
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin attr. Murano 1924
A large art glass vase in mouth blown 'Vetro Soffiato' glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin. Manufactured most p...
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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
Small Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta
Sweden, circa 1950s.
Engraved "Kosta LH 1382"
"clear glass internally decorated with black lines"
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Fine Mid Century Turned Ceramic Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine turned Mid Century ceramic vase with a particularly exceptional form and execution. With fine Earth tone colors, typical of the Mid Century period, the Vase has a soft and na...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Lidded Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern porcelain tall vase with lid, floral and naturalistic motifs, China, 1940s-1950s.
This urn lidded vase features a naturalistic landscape wit...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Scandinavian Mid-century modern art pottery vase, from Knabstrup, Denmark
By Knabstrup
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern Scandinavian pottery vase, ikebana style, an unusual and equally fantastic piece from Knabstrup, Denmark. This piece has a very 70's feeling to it and has an amazi...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Andre Aleth Masson French Ceramic Sculptural Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Andre Aleth Masson French ceramic sculptural vase in a brilliant brown black with flashes of copper. C1966.
Similar to the one in the photo in the ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Green, Gold, Chrome, Signed
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Raymor vase, ceramic, sgraffito, green, gold, chrome, signed. Medium scale bottle form vase decorated with an incised green pattern over gold and dark chrome glazed body. Signed on u...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Claude Conover Maach Floor Pot
Located in Marietta, GA
Striking piece of Midcentury modern pottery, by Claude Conover. Harder to find floor pot, signed / named Maach. #521. Large size, W 12.5” D opening. This pie...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
1970s Amazing Pair of Vases in Ceramic in Antique Pink Color. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Amazing pair of vases in ceramic in antique pink color. Made in Italy, they are in excellent condition.
diam 3,93" x 13,77" H inches
diam 2,75" x 9,84" H inches
diam cm 10 x cm...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Fat Lava Ceramic Vase by Fridegart Glatzle, Karlsruhe, 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a rare ceramic vase produced by the Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, also known as Karlsruher Majolika. The vase is designed by Fridegart Glatzle a prominent post-war designer. The vase features a unique square design with four rounded corners, resting in a foot. It is adorned with a pale yellow thick glaze in an angular pattern over a matte brown glaze, resembling a giraffe pattern, and exhibits characteristic bubbles typical of fat lava glaze.
Friedegart Glatzle...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is in good condition. Beautiful colors and quality.
Dimensions: 4,5 x 4,5 cm and 14,5...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Marianne Starck for Ma&S Vase Black White Sgraffito Negro Tribal, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare Danish midcentury ceramic vase from the "Negro" / "Tribal" series designed by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Søn (MA&S). Made circa 1950s.
The graphic decor is made i...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Murano Cobalt Blue Ribbed Vase with Silver Leaf Detailing
Located in CABA, AR
This stunning mid-20th century Murano vase, attributed to the prestigious house of Barovier and Toso, is a true masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship. It features a rich cobalt blue h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina
A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional g...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Colorful Tall Pair of Green Vintage Italian Murano Glass Vases by Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderfully colourful / colorful and tall pair of lime green vases by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Particularly striking is the form - with it's f...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Vintage Red Orange Italian Midcentury Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red yellow orange Italian art glass decorative sculptural flower vase. The vase has an abstract shape, with a flared out rim, extended cl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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
huge 1960s ceramic VASE duemler & breiden model 24/50 polar orange grey black
Located in Mannheim, DE
West German mid century vase manufactured by Duemler & Breiden in the 1960's. Very rare in this size. Model number 24/50. Decor 'Polar' in different shades of gray, orange and black....
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Astonishing Pink Vase by Ca' Dei Vetrai in Murano Glass, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing pink vase by Ca' Dei Vetrai in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
diameter 4,72 x 11,81 height inches
diameter 12 cm x 30 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
TOYO Ceramic Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
TOYO Ceramic Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Empoli Geniebottle Green Art Glass from the Mid-20th Century
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Empoli art glass.
Italian Empoli art glass from the mid-20th century. Excellent condition.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Barovier & Toso Murano Vase Italian Studio Art Glass Aborigeni
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage sculptural art glass vase probably made by Barovier & Toso of the "Aborigeni" series, made in the 1960s.
The vase's sculptural form and vibrant colors would make it an i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Jasba West German Mid-Century Marble Glazed Art Pottery Vase
By Jasba
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish German mid-century art pottery vase decorated with flames and marble designs and made by Jakob Schwarderlapp and dating from the 1960's. This formal vase was made in Baumba...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Wilhelm Kage vase "Argenta" Gustavsberg Sweden 1950. Signed and Dated
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
Wilhelm Kage "Argenta" vase Gustavsberg Sweden 1944. Signed and Dated
Wilhelm Kage argenta for Gustavsberg vase "the Dragon" Sweden, 1930
The Argenta sandstone collection, now emble...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Silicone
20th Century White Italian Pair of Grande Cestini con Fiori, Ceramic Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian tall pair of glazed ecru colored ceramic décor in the shape of a vase with overspilling floral ornaments, in good condition. Wear consiste...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century White/ Clear Murano Glass Long Neck Vase, Italy ca. 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Artfully designed, slim Murano glass vase from the famous glass art workshops. Made in Italy in the mid century period around 1960 this elegantly glass vase impresses with its beautiful flashed glass technique in a timeless white tone. The asymmetrical shaped clear glass base confers it a secure stand. A delicate long neck Murano glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
California Studio Pottery Signed Ikebana Planter with Frog
Located in San Diego, CA
California studio pottery signed ikebana planter with frog, circa 1990s. The piece measures: 7.5" W x 6.75" D x 2" H and is signed on the underside. #1708.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Crystal Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Vase made of crystal.
The vase was produced in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s.
Vase in very good condition
Measures: Height 18cm / diameter 12cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
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
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,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Murano Glass
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
By Orrefors, Edward Hald
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
A vintage vase of the Graal series designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors Sweden in 1938. Clear and green glass decora...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Art Glass
David Cressey & Robert Maxwell Extra Large “Sunburst” Planter for Earthgender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unglazed stoneware planter from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s early 1970s project. This 23” diameter example is incised in the “Sunburst” design, a pattern of lines...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Stoneware
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