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
Gustave Tiffoche Large White Stoneware Ceramic Vase, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
Large ligth grey stoneware ceramic vase by Gustave Tiffoche
Original perfect condition
Signed
Realised circa 1970
Measures: height 43 cm
large 25 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Mid-Century Large French Accolay Ceramic TOTEM Vase, 1950s
Located in Paris, IDF
This rare Accolay glazed ceramic vase à oreilles was part of the Maya collection made in the 1950s by Les potiers d’Accolay. It has a wonderful presence and will be beautiful in any ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso in Murano Italy
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso in Murano
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Style: Mid century, Italian
Produced by Barovier & Toso in Murano, Italy
Dimensions (W x D x H): 20...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
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...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Gustave Tiffoche 20th Century Black and Brown Abstract Ceramic Vase 1970 5/7
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
20th century design stoneware ceramic vase by Gustave Tiffoche
Black and brown abstract ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed at the ba...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Nice heavily glazed pottery vase for your collection
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$500 Sale Price
20% Off
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed pot vase by famed American/California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. The organic wood grain and shifting colors ar...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Danish Modern Stoneware Bottle Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rustic stoneware bottle vase with earthcolored brown, ochre and olive green glaze and dark blue circle decor around the top edge. Small handle on top. Made by Kingo Keramik in the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
2 Robert Picault Vallauris mid-century pharmacy jars from the 50s
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Set of two mid-century pharmacy jars from the 1950s, crafted by Robert Picault. Each jar comes with its own lid. The jars bear a Latin inscription: Myrra and Opiat.
They are in excel...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Faience
$352 Sale Price / set
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Porcelain vase by Hutschenreuther, Germany 1970s
Located in Herentals, BE
This Hutschenreuther white glossy porcelain vase combines craftsmanship with modern design. The glossy glazed surface and graceful relief details make this a versatile and timeless a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Paul Mayen Aluminum Planter for Habitat
Located in New York, NY
Great looking architectural planter by Paul Mayen for Habitat circa 1970s. This minimalist postmodern aluminum design is a great addition for your home . Paul Mayen was born in Spain...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Astonishing Blue Vase by Jean Close' for Michielotto. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing green vase by Jean Close' for Michielotto. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition and signed with the Jean Close' Atelier label.
Dimension:
diam 6,29 x 1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Unusually large scale Murano art glass vase, having blue ground with multi color millefiore highlights. Nice modernist cylindrical form, impressi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Large Mid-Century Vase/Pitcher by Bodo Mans for Bay Keramik
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful large vase/pitcher from the Congo range designed by Bodo Mans and produced by Bay Keramik in the late 1950s. Dark, almost black, matte glaze decorated with thick, glossy pa...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Green ceramic cache pot with leaves decor by Jean Roger circa 1960
Located in NICE, FR
This vibrant green ceramic cache-pot by French designer Jean Roger was crafted in the 1960s. Its unique design features a series of sharp, leaf-like protrusions circling the pot, cre...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Jar by Richard Uhlemeyer in Grey and Primrose, 1940
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare ceramic jar by Richard Uhlemeyer, German ceramist,
Large vase, beautiful glaze in grey and primrose
Germany, 1940s, stamped at the bottom edge, very good condition,
Si...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano sommerso glass faceted vase by Flavio Poli , 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Delft, NL
Murano sommerso glass faceted vase by Flavio Poli , 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Vintage Handwrought Santa Clara del Cobre Sculptural Copper Vessel or Vase
By Santa Clara
Located in St. Louis, MO
Substantial vintage large handwrought sculptural copper vase or vessel from Santa Clara del Cobre region in Mexico. Made by artisan hands and of ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
$960 Sale Price
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Stunning French Mid-Century Turquoise Lava Glazed Art Pottery Vase
By Pol Chambost
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and unusual French mid-century turquoise and black lava glazed twin stem vase formed in the style of a jug dating from around 1950/60. The red earthenware vase stands on a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Pottery Craft Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
A wonderful mid century vase designed by Robert Maxwell for Pottery Craft. Features an overlapping circle design to the glaze in brown and black.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
1970s Sculptural Lucite Vase after Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s sculptural triangular design Vase
in the style of Charles Hollis Jones
9.25 x 4.5
Preowned original unrestored vintage condition.
Refer to images provided.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Lucite
Paul Mayen Aluminum Planter for Habitat
Located in New York, NY
Very rare tall cylindrical industrial minimalist planter designed in the 1970s. Mayen was a Spanish architect and industrial designer known for his work on Wright’s Falling-water ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum
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.
...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Faceted Red & Yellow Italian Murano 'Sommerso' Crackle Glass Vase, circa 1960s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Gorgeous vintage Italian, Venetian faceted Murano glass vase, circa 1960s. A rare and absolutely lovely color combination of ruby red to yellow to light lilac/clear 'Sommerso' or 'Su...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
set of two black and brown 20th century ceramic vases by Gustave Tiffoche
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
Set of two 20th century stoneware ceramic vases
Black and brown abstract geometrci ceramic glazes decoration
Signed at the base
Dated 1984
Original perfect cond...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Space Age Orange Vetrochina Ceramic Triple Vase by Il Picchio
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish space age triple vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Il Picchio famous italian manufacturer of the period, the orange colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage ceramic vase in blue and cream glaze, Circa 1970s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$68 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase Scavo Murano Glass Mid-Century Design Italy 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase produced with the scavo glass technique, in the 1930s. Very good conditions, the iridescent glass together with scavo glass technique make this vase a precious piece.
Scavo glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Handmade Pottery Vase with handle by Ceramno Rustica, Germany
By Ceramano
Located in Berlin, BE
Beautiful pottery vase from Germany.
Manufacturer: Ceramano Rustica
Rare and special Lava Glazing.
Handmade.
Very well preserved. In one place the...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale mauve glaze.
Signed.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne´es 50, P...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Marvellous Mosaic Ceramic Vase By Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Created by the master ceramicist Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, a superbly designed flared shaped vase with mosaic patterning in tones of leaf green, sage, sand and cream
Circa 1960's
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$593 Sale Price
64% Off
1960's Lavorazione A Mano, Italy emerald green glass vase
By Lavoraz A. Mano
Located in Bern, CH
1960's Lavorazione a Mano emerald green glass handle vase from Italy. With Starburst relief motif. Original label reads: Mod. Depositato - Made in Italy. Fabricato in Toscana. 'Roman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Set of 4 ceramic scheurich west Germany vases , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 26cm height , 10 cm diameter 20cm height , 10cm diameter 25cm Height 13cm Diameter 20cm height , 10cm diameter
Conditon: Good no damages
Periode: 1970s
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier Toso Murano White Opalescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Tos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1969, Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete vases by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Great tabletop vase or planter in a stunning natural patina. Very unusual shape. Great indoors or outside. Each pl...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
$2,500 / item
French Vallauris Picasso Style Pitcher Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French vintage ceramic pitcher vase by Vallauris. Abstract face like decor with umber, dark green and midnight blue brush strokes on crisp white base. Signed under base.
Beautiful vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Amethyst Glass Pitcher W/ Spiral Detail
Located in New York, NY
This playful mid-century modernist glass pitcher, hand-blown in Italy, circa 1960 exudes a charming and unique character. Crafted from high-quality smoked amethyst glass, it captures...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Studio Art Glass Vase C.1960
By Michael Harris, Mdina
Located in London, GB
Studio glass vase C. 1960.
In very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Maltese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Kreutz Keramik German Midcentury Orange and Red Fat Lava Handled Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A striking midcentury German art pottery handled vase decorated in vibrant red/orange glazes with black lava patterning by Kreutz Keramik. The pottery vase stands raised on a narrow ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
1970s Astonishing Blue Vase by Arte Vetro in Frosted Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous green vase by Industria Vetraria Valdarnese, mouth-blown glass and handmade. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Vase diameter 5,51 x 10...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$296 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown.
According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Kastrup Vintage Tall White Cased Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A vintage and tall art glass vase made by Jacob Bang for Kastrup. Denmark, circa 1950.
Please note that top of vase has a tiny chip; otherwise in...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle Tall Vase Turquoise Blue, Scandinavian Modern 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall and slender vase designed by Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle, Denmark. Manufactured circa 1960s.
The vase has a vivid blue green glaze over a radiating pattern.
Height: 30,5 cm (...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Aqua Blue Murano Vase Attributed to Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern art glass vase has no markings, but it believed to have been made in Murano Italy and is consistent with the work of Barovier. This thick aqua blue vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier & Toso Bullicante Clear and Gold Foil Murano Glass Flower Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Italian glass flower vase.
Attributed to Barovier and Toso.
In the Bullicante technique.
In clear glass with captured bubbles, gold foil inclusions, applied rope twist hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 2 Original Brutalist Op Art Vases by TROIKA POTTERY, England, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op art vase set of 2
Producer:
TROIKA Pottery, Cornwall, ENGLAND
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original vintage art vase set was produced in the 1970s in ENGLAND b...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Blue and White Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Pat an Jo Rowland 1970 Unique Piece
By Jo Rowland
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pat and Jo Rowland
Unique ceramic piece realised circa 1970
20th century design
White and blue stoneware ceramic glazes colors
Signed at the base
Original perfect cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Black 20th Century Ceramic Vase by His Raku Pottery, circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
His A.
French handmade ceramic vase by His
Realised circa 1980
Original perfect condition
Green and black ceramic colors.
Signed...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vase Modigliani Art Pottery Hand Painted Roma
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Italian Art Pottery Hand Painted Roma
floral pattern
11 h x 5.25 diameter
made in Italy Modigliani pottery from the 1960s Ro...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage French Ceramic Zoomorphic Pitcher by Jacques Blin 'circa 1950s'
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic pitcher / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The pitcher in the form perhaps of a proud French coq is in a subtle hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$4,405 Sale Price
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1970 Gian Casè Robots Italian Sersign Modernist Steel Centerpiece Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Centrepiece
Gian Casè
Robots, Milan
Italy
Steel Vase
Manufacture Mark under the base
Brilliant Design
Slight Surface Scratches
No dents. No cracks.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Steel
Vintage Müller Lucerne Studio Pottery Vase - Mid-Century Modern Swiss Ceramic
By Müller Luzern
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This elegant vintage studio pottery vase, attributed to Müller Lucerne, is a striking example of mid-century modern Swiss ceramic craftsmanship. The vase features a sleek cylindrical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Dark-Yellow Italian Single Murano Glass Vase, Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-yellow, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian single vase made of hand blown colored Murano glass, in good condition. The décor piece is enhanced by detailed bubbles. Wear consis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Cobalt and Azure BlueTextured Glass Vase
Located in Buffalo, NY
Striking Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso glass vase, in brilliant cobalt and azure blue, with a textured surface contrasting from a smooth polished front panel by Venetian glassworks Alessando Mandruzzato (Italian, 1934-). Measures: 6.25"H x 4.5" diameter.
The Mandruzzato family has led the way in contemporary Murano home decor fashions with unique handmade pieces and elegant, distinctive lines always custom made for personalization. From the geometric, flat sides and carved, Minimalist and sinuous details of the brand’s early years, Mandruzzato’s home decor pieces have gradually evolved to become icons of simplicity and exclusive luxury home decor.
When Pablo Picasso designed a chessboard with more than eight types of Murano Island glass, the grandfather and father of Alessandro Mandruzzato were asked to produce it. At that moment in time, they began to understand a way to innovate, not with more organic forms, but with geometric shapes and the “cubism concept” in symmetric and asymmetric pieces. These became explosions of contrasting colors and light to create each surface, continuing the old techniques but creating a fusion with the contemporary and modern life.
Working together on several projects, Luigi & Gianfranco Mandruzzato and Pablo Picasso created some of the most popular designs and concepts for Murano Modern home décor of all time, including the Cubism and “San MarCo” pieces, heralded as some of the most iconic Mandruzzato models.
Over the years, Benjamin Mandruzzato, Luigi Mandruzzato, Gianfranco Mandruzzato, and now Alessandro Mandruzzato have worked with several established commercial interior designers and architects such as Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf&Goodman, John Salibello, Christian Dior, Armani, Fendi, Ajmal Parfume Dubai, Flair Firenze...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Penguin Murano Glass Vase, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unusual 20th century Murano Glass penguin vase out of the famous workshops in Italy from the 1960s. A real beautiful designed vase in the shape of a penguin. The fantastic color sett...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Relief Decor, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual vintage majolica vase with complex glaze in dark Bordeau oxblood red and various shades of grey colors features bands of applied reliefs in shape of abstract, graphic flowers. Top and bottom parts of the vase and bands of relief decor are decorated with gold. Monochromatic white glaze was used on inner surfaces, accentuating the palest grey shades in the main glaze.
The vase is signed on the bottom with model number and "Italy"; while it does not have the usual the manufacturer's mark, "FF", the glaze that was used for this series is well documented to Fratelli Fanciullacci. It was common for Italian ceramics manufacturers to omit marking their pieces with their logos if the they were intended for American or European distributors; instead, they would only mark it "Italy" to allow the distributor to use their stickers, or rarely, they would mark the piece with "studio tame" for "distributor name" if the distributor did not object. Pieces from this particular series were made by Fratelli Fanciullacci with their own mark, for Ebeling Reuss...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
1950s Willy Guhl "Vasque" Cement Planter for Eternit
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Cement
Large Tessuto Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Tessuto Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano
Item e7111
A rare example of the 'Tessuto' series designed by Carlo Scarpa ca. 1940. Manufactured by Venini Murano Venice. Thin v...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Colorful Tall Large Pair of Green Vintage Italian Murano Glass Vases by Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderfully colourful / colorful vintage mid-century modern tall pair of lime green vases by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Particularly striking is the form - with it's flat base ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano, Italy, Vase in Green Mouth-Blown Art Glass with Bubbles
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. Vase in green mouth-blown art glass with bubbles and gold decoration, 1960s.
In very good condition
Measures: 16 x 10 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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