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
Seguso Murano Acid Yellow Large Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Organic Design Bright Yellow Art Glass Vase. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching and colorful centerpiece vase has organic design and vibrant acid yellow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Ted Saito Ceramic Vase, California, c.1970
By Ted Saito
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ted Saito Ceramic Vase, California, c.1970.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern hand made Copper Watering Can, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern copper watering can with a long spout, made by Wall Metallkunst. Great lines, great original condition with wonderful patina. marked with manufa...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Rooster Glazed Ceramic Pitcher, Ukraine, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching black and amber Majolica ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Ukraine, 1950s-1960s.
A cool accent to any kitchen or to be user as serving pitcher. Lovely as a part of a cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ukrainian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
1980s Italian Bright Colorful Purple Ruby Red Murano Glass Tall Modern Bottle
Located in New York, NY
This post-modern blown Murano glass bottle showcases the masterful Memphis Design inspired colorful work and fluid form characteristic of mid-century Italian glassmaking. The piece i...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano 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
$361 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Peach Pink and White Scavo Glass Amphora Vase attr. to Seguso, Italy
By Seguso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This vase is made in peach pink and white scavo hand-blown Murano glass, and it is attributable to Seguso, an important glass-makers' company that was founded ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Extra Large Italian Handblown Amber Art Glass Vase or Decanter Empoli or Blenko
By Blenko Glass, Empoli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A massive and impressive glass decanter attributed to Empoli in Italy. Very much in the style of Blenko Glass. It consists of sculptural handblown amber glass with large stopper.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Boden, SE
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" by Stig Lindberg, made in Gustavsberg.
The "Pungo" vases are part of an exclusive series with limited produc...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Bottle Vase Enameled Ceramic Decorative Object Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Bottle/decorative object signed AD, made in Italy in the 1970s. The bottle was made of white glazed ceramic/terracotta with a narrow neck and a belly painted with leaves and a bird r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Vintage Sargadelos Apothecary Jar for Opium in White & Blue Ceramic, Spain 70s
By Sargadelos
Located in Roma, IT
we offer for sale a fun item, from the region of Spain called Galicia and produced by the historic brand "Sargadelos" built on the ruins of the historic ceramic factory founded in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Glass Designer Josef Hospodka, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Art glass vase designed by Josef Hospodka in the former Czechoslovakia and produced by Chribska Glassworks in th 1960's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Danish Nils Thorsson Baca Fajance Earthenware Vase for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a Royal Copenhagen Baca vase designed by Nils Thorsson. The vase is characterized by its square form and intricate geometric and abstract motifs, typical of Thorsson's style....
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Pottery
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
David Cressey Stoneware Pro/Artisan Table Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Cressey Pro/Artisan collection planter for Architectural Pottery. This stoneware planter has an unglazed natural warm brown clay interior and exterior. The petite table plante...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Unique Seguso Bullicante Bubble Murano Glass Shell Bowl Vase, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass shell element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
An elegant green brown Murano glass bowl utilizing the bullicante technique of controlled bu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Murano Vase or Ice Bucket from LIP Murano design Marcello Furlan
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Rare vase from the 90s from Lip.
Blue cobalt incamiciato with clear glass with two massiccio green rods on the side.
Similar to the Tina Aufiero Alboino small vase made in the same d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
ROYAL COPENHAGEN 1960 Niels Thorson Mid Century Glazed Porcelain Square Vase
By Niels J. Thorsø, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami, FL
A square green glazed vase designed by Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) for Royal Copenhagen.
This is a very decorative vase created in Copenhagen Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Planter, 1970s, Signed
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1970s Switz...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
$430 Sale Price / item
54% Off
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
Large Robert Maxwell & David Cressey Planter for Earthgender
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Robert Maxwell & David Cressey planter for Earthgender.
Executed in earthenware with a stunning black to brown coloration with glaze. A very clean example of an increasingly ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Murano Sommerso Glass Vase, Italy, circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Large, beautifully shaped mid-century Murano glass vase from the renown workshops in Italy around 1960. An absolute fantastic looking piece of Italian glass art with twisted body com...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Raymor Travertine Stone Vase
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Raymor Travertine Stone Vase
Natural stone vase is the perfect addition to any decor modern or traditional
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Travertine
Giant Lalique Perfume Bottle, 1960-1970, Giant Bottle.
By Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Giant Lalique perfume bottle, 1960-1970, giant bottle.
Giant Lalique perfume bottle, no perfume inside, crystal.
H: 30.5cm, W: 22cm, D: 6cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Tall Vase by Marianne Starck for MA&S Persia Glaze Colorful Decor, Danish 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare mid-century Danish tall vase designed by Marianne Starck for the famous Danish ceramic workshop Michael Andersen & Søn (MA&S) on the island of Bornholm. Made ca 1960s.
It's de...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
VILT - Cut-Sided & Glazed Stoneware Studio Pottery Vase - Signed - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
VILT - Mid Century cut sided stoneware studio pottery bottle shaped vase with glazed and wheel thrown neck and rim - signed on the base - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$297 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Murano Twisted Spiral Sky Blue and Clear Art Glass with Silver Murine 19
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern vintage Murano sky blue glass vase with bubbles and silver murine inclusions.
Beautiful vintage handmade Murano ice blue glass soliflore vase with silver inclusions.
A fantastic unusual shaped, small decorative vase with twisted base body combined with a lovely coloration from light sky blue tone down to clear.
An exceptional designed Murano piece of mid-century Italian art glass vase mouth-blown in an organic form with a combination of ocean blue and the and clear with silver and gold inclusions.
This is a rare color, shape and size, a must have for any art glass collector.
Very good condition. Handmade in Venice, Murano, Italy, circa 1960s.
Could be use to hold a single flower or as a paper weight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Ensemble of 'A Scavo' Murano Art Glass Vases and Vessels
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful collection / ensemble of 'a Scavo' colored / coloured glass vases and vessels by Vittorio Rigatierri, who took over from Marco Pinzoni as Artistic Director in 1971 until 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,984 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler or Vase
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler
Large Heavy Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase.
Has been given a thick Sommerso clear layer and sculpted with subtle ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Einar Luterkort, Vase, Beige and Orange-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow / beige-glazed earthenware vase with an orange rim features a relief motif depicting a female nude, designed by Einar Luterkort for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Mangiarotti Marbles vase by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mangiarotti Marbles vase by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968
Designed in 1968 by Italian architect, sculptor, and designer Angelo Mangiarotti, the Marble collection reimagines bowls and vase...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
$817 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian Stoneware Vase Rimini Blue by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Aldo Londi designed this lacquered chamotte stoneware vase with Rimini Blue Trifoglio center patterns during the 1960s. It was manufactured in Italy by Bitossi.
Measurements: H: 20...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 2 "Saturn" Vases by Nanny Still for Riihimäen Lasi - Finland 1960s
By Nanny Still
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Measures : Ø 20,5cm H:16,5cm - Ø 15,5cm H:11,5cm
During her career, Nanny Still designed many decorative items and glassware, including vases, glasses, bowls and lamps. She is bes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Barovier Vase in Blue Murano Glass with Gold Inclusions and Clear Side Fins
By Barovier
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1950s blue Murano glass vase has a flared body with contrasting decorative side fins and is attributed to Barovier. Base and sides are made of clear glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Collection of Ceramics Rörstrand Carl-Harry Stålhane, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Collection of vases and bowls from Rörstrand and maker/Designer Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the mid-century. Beautiful, glazed vases in good condition. This set of green vases and bo...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ercole Barovier (attributed) Murano Glass Tortoise Figurine Italy, circa 1930s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Fascinating, almost antique, piece of Venetian Murano glass attributed to Ercole Barovier, circa 1930s/1940s. This rather unusual looking turtle or tortoise sculpture, similar to the...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,632 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Italian Hand Glazed Majolica Vase with Rooster & Flowers
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very vibrant and colorful Majolica pottery vase/urn entirely hand-made in Italy circa 1970. Unknown signature. Wellkept.
Measurements: H: 15 cm, W/D: 13/10 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Hand Painted Iridescent Ceramic Vase by Gualdo Tadino from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Hand painted blue and iridescent yellow ceramic vase, made by Gualdo Tadino in the 1950s
Ø 23 cm h 33 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$612 Sale Price
20% Off
Lino Sabattini Silverware "Cardinale" Vase for Christofle, France, 1956
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A France Mid-Century Modern design vase model “Cardinale” in silvered metal designed by Italian artist Lino Sabattini for Christofle France in 1956,...
Category
1650s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
$418 Sale Price
20% Off
Cenedese Rare Vintage Trio of Blue Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars Murano Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare set of three Venetian Murano blue colored / coloured glass Apothecary jars or urns with lids. Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Italian glass and perfect for the storage sweets or snacks in the kitchen or for cotton wool buds or cosmetics in a bathroom or for make-up or jewellery or cotton wool buds and such accessoires. Similar in style to the original designs of apothecary jars from the 19th and early 20th century.
Measurements are circa:
Large jar - 18.8cm tall by 10.7cm wide
Medium jar - 15.7cm tall by 10.7cm wide
Small jar - 12.5cm tall by 10.7cm wide.
Rare set of jars...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Brutalist Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Astoul in La Borne
By Eric Astoul
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul
20th century Brutalist stoneware ceramic vase by the French artist.
Realized in 1990, signed at the base.
Originals browns and blacks wood kiln colors effects.
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Murano Orange Cased Glass Vase, Italy 1970s
By VeArt
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury Murano glass vase in a vibrant orange encased glass. This lovely piece was realized in Murano, Italy during the 1970s.
The quality of the encased glass amd the si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Monumental Fat Lava Metallic Floor Vase Midcentury by Otto Keramik Ceramic 1960s
By Otto Keramik
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing lava glazed ceramic Mid-Century Modern floor vase in the shape of a mushroom, made in Germany, circa 1960s by Otto Keramik. This is a heavy floor vase. Black, copper and e...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro calcedonio vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano ca. 1930s.
A very rare Murano art glass vase attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi around 1930. Manufactured by Cappelin in the 1920s or Venini in the 1930s. Thin hand blown malachid (calcedonio) glass with curved handles on each side. Similar to Venini model number 3255. This model was produced in different glass types. The vase is not signed. It was bought from a very famous collection in the 1990s. Reach out for more information on the provenance.
Measures:
Height: 9.06" (23 cm)
Diameter: 6.3" (16 cm)
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892 -1977) was an Italian sculptor and designer who left his mark on Italian glass art in particular. As graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, he worked with Ca' Pesaro artists and exhibited at Ca' Pesaro in 1908. In the 1920s he was appointed as Director of the Murano glass Museum. In 1925 he founded Venini & Co. with Paolo Venini and others, of which he took over the artistic direction. For Venini he created stunning creations in soffiato, opaque and pulegoso glass that received international recognition with many awards. His creations of animals, fruits and succulent plants gained international success too. The Cenedese Glassworks , Seguso Vetro d'Arte and Pauly & Co were his last creative stations.
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Venini 1925 - 1931, Milano 2013, pages 159, 314, 330 (shape) and 323, 328 (glass technique)
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, page 80 (glass technique)
Marina Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Vetraio del Novecento, Padua 2001, page 27...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderfully sculptural bisque porcelain vase "Artichoke" by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970 with matte exterior and gloss interior, marked
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Ditmar Urbach Drip Glaze Brussels Style Vase, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Graphic ceramic vase with glazed finish was produced by Ditmar Urbach in 1960s. It is decorated with a combination of light beige and clear glossy drip glazes on semi-matte deep bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
FRATELLI TOSO - Murano Twin Handled Millefiori Glass Vase - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
FRATELLI TOSO (Attributed) - Murano 'millefiori' glass vase - hand blown with clear 'bubble' glass handles and crimped foot rim - unsigned - Italy - circa 1950's.
Excellent vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
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
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
$1,090 Sale Price
20% Off
Picasso "Chouette Femme" 1951 édition Madoura
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in PARIS, FR
Pablo Picasso
"Chouette Femme"
Original Picasso ceramics in white terracotta, with coloured slip and glaze.
Annotated "Edition Picasso" and "Picasso / Madoura" on the underside.
Ed...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Modernist Murano Green White Glass Centerpiece Vase with Chromed Base
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Modernist Sommerso Murano centerpiece vase in green and white hand blown Glass. Italy, 1960s.
This elegant Murano centerpiece is made combining green glass
It has an eye-...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$1,230 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Scavo Finished Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Ermanno Nason
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
This unique and stunningly made Mid-Century Modernist Scavo Orange and Red Hued Volcanic Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Ermanno Nason for Cenedese originates from Italy, Circa 1985....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Red & Clear Single Flower Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand blown Murano Red Bubble Italian art glass single-flower vase. Created by the Seguso Company. A beautiful piece of art glass for any room.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern Fat Lava Red and Brown Stoneware Vase by Scheurich, W Germany
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This fat lava stoneware vase from Scheurich, is a striking example of mid-century modern 1960s West German pottery, captures the bold spirit of the era. This particular piece, model 203-18, stands 18 cm tall, with a mouth opening diameter of 6 cm and a bottom base diameter of 10 cm. Its glaze is nothing short of mesmerizing, featuring an extraordinary blend of colors. Predominantly brown, dark brown, and light brown, the vase also boasts a bright red stripe running through its center. This vibrant red band is the highlight, drawing attention and adding a dynamic contrast to the earthy tones.
The colors on this vase are truly stunning, with the dark brown glaze setting off the bright red central band beautifully. This combination of hues is characteristic of the fat lava style, known for its thick, lava-like glazes and vivid color palettes. The vase is in very good condition, maintaining its charm and authenticity over the years. Underneath, it is marked with "203-18 W. GERMANY," affirming its origin and craftsmanship.
ABOUT SCHEURICH
Scheurich was established by Alois Scheurich and Fridolin Greulich for glass and porcelain in 1928. In 1954 Scheurich KG Keramikfabrik commences production of ceramics with the first electrical tunnel kiln. Animal figures with built-in clocks were highly popular gift and decoration articles in the 1950s.
A fat lava vase is a "must-have" element of mid-century design, and this Scheurich piece is no exception. Its vibrant colors and intricate design make it a standout item for any collector or enthusiast of vintage West German pottery...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Studio Pottery Glazed & Decorated Vase - Signed - Canada - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Studio pottery glaze decorated vase - wheel thrown clay body - signed on the base MP (unidentified artist/potter) - Canada (likely) - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition ...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Ceramic
$203 Sale Price
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Decorative Object Vase Yellow Glass Handkerchief IVV Mid-Century Italy 70/80s
By IVV Handmade
Located in Palermo, IT
Decorative Object Vase Yellow Murano Glass Handkerchief Mid-century Modern Italy 80s. The glass changes from a light yellow to a dark and full yellow at the rim of the vase. It was h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Super Glaze WGP Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Carstens Tönnieshof Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object was produced...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Dutch Red Wine Bottle Shaped Ceramic Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful wine bottle shaped red ceramic vase. This vase is very tall with a glossy speckled glaze and has a small opening at the top, perfect for a few long stem flowers...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Rometti Umbertide Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Italian Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An elegant vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s by Rometti Ceramiche Umbertide, gold, orange and ivory hand-painted ceramic it's in very good conditions. The vase is...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Steuben Glass Vase with Scroll Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American Art Glass vase.
By Steuben.
Designed by George Thompson in 1949.
Of a bell shaped body with two applied scrolls and a thick circular foot.
Model no. 7964
This m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-century Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Scheurich Keramik, Rörstrand, Bitossi, and Venini. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $44 and tops out at $114,459 while the average work can sell for $803.
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