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 legendary 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.
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
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Decorative Vase, by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury bamboo and rattan decorative vase. This beautiful piece was produced by Vivai del Sud in Italy during 1970s.
This large amphora vase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Rush
Angelo Brotto “Iside” Vase for Esperia, Italy, 1980
By Angelo Brotto, Esperia
Located in Amsterdam, NL
“Iside” is a beautiful, rare vase designed by Angelo Brotto, manufactured by Esperia in Italy around 1980.
This original vintage piece is made of beautiful purple / fuchsia colour...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Art Glass Vase by Pavel Hlava for Exbor, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
By Exbor
Located in Praha, CZ
Small glass vase made by Pavel Hlava in Exbor in late 1960s
Perfect original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Footed Serving Dish
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Footed Serving Dish by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tab...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Diminutive Vase By Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Neriage Terracotta
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Sweet and diminutive vase using the Neriage technique by Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France
Ceramic glazed shaped vase, with mosaic patterning and terracotta accents
Circa 1960's
Sig...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
A.V.E.M. Large Hand Blown Glass with Red and Yellow Murrhines, 1950s
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
Large hand blown vase in Pulegoso glass with yellow and red murrhines by Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Op Art Orrefors Vase Signed Numbered 1972 Orange Ribbon
Located in Melbourne, AU
An Orrefors Art Glass crystal vase, signed ‘Orrefors Expo 231-72 Olle Alberius’ (Olle Alberius, 1972).
Colour and shape combine to give this vase a punchy Op Art effect. Inside t...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Small Red Willy Guhl Rectangular Concrete Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crafted by willy guhl in switzerland during the 1960s, these rectangular concrete box planters exhibit a rich red hue adorned with a beautifully aged patina.
Measurements: 23.5" l x...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Cement
Seguso White Murano Glass Vase with Stand attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy 1960s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing Seguso Vetri d'Arte white Murano glass handled vase. This piece was designed with a stunning "scavo" effect on the glass and on the metal stand.
This piece is marvellous as it is a Murano glass vase with the shape and the appearance of an ancient Roman transport amphora. This is evident from the two handles on top, the opaque white, the wide opening and the pointed bottom.
This iconic piece is attributed to Flavio Poli, who has been the artistic director of Seguso Vetri d'Arte in Murano from 1937-1963.
The "scavo" effect is translated into excavation glass...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Napoleone Martinuzzi Attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase, ca. 1927
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Napoleone Martinuzzi attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase ca. 1927
A large 'soffiato a bolle' vase in amber glass with regular air bubbles. Attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi, manufactur...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vase by Michael Andersen for Bornholm.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning vase by Micheal Andersen for Bornholm ceramics in Denmark. Heavy, rough clay with a blue glaze around the bottom and on the rim of the piece. This vase is part of a series in the same style which featured many variations of the same form with different sizes and glazes.
Michael Andersen...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Roberto Rigon chimney vase for Bertoncello Ceramiche D'Arte - Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful Italian Chimney vase by designer Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche d'Arte. The company is most famous for modern, sculptural, organic shapes that often feature rounde...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Weed Vase
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage ceramic weed vase. Beautiful composition and contrasting glazing.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brass and Murano Glass Liqueur Decanter or Whiskey Noggin, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1920s.
This decanter is made in molded and grounded Murano glass and handcrafted brass.
This noggin was probably made in Italy for an English customer, considering the...
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Wilhelm Kåge, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A red-glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Wilhelm Kåge and produced by Gustavsberg, sweden, c. 1950s.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Signed Cenedese 'a Scavo' Red, Yellow & Black Italian Murano Glass Vase 1989
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning Italian signed Cenedese Murano art glass vase or vessel with a wonderful modernist form made by Gino Cenedese e Figlio. An absolutely mesmerising piece of midcentury Venetian glass featuring a stunning range of glass masterwork techniques including the 'A Scavo' technique to give the piece the look and feel of excavated ancient Roman glass and also applied 'pinstripe' ribbons of colourful...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Bernard Leach Mid-Century Studio Pottery Salt Glazed Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century salt glazed hand crafted studio pottery vase by renowned English potter Bernard Leach CBE (British, 1887-1979) and made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwal...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage large murano vase Red and White Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Embrace the essence of Italian artistry with this captivating Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase, a splendid creation from 1970s Italy. The original label has been preserved. The sleek an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Brown Clay Amoeba Matte Glazed Vase With Blue Dots
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed and manufactured by Oakland artist Justin Kiene, these organic planters and vases are inspired by the shapes of the natural and microscopic world.
Each piece is hand thrown...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
1950 Archimede Seguso Scavo Peach Color Frosted Vase Italy Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso Italy Scavo Blown Murano Glass frosted peach color Glass vase, vessel, Centerpiece Mid-Century Modern made by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Italy circa in late 1950s.
This stu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Dino Martens "Oriente" Vase for Aureliano Toso
By Dino Martens
Located in Stamford, CT
Dino Martens "Oriente" vase for Aureliano Toso.
Dino Martens renown painter, started designing for Aureliano Toso in 1938. Famous for patches of aventurine, filigree canes and multi-...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase Planter Rectangular Centerpiece Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with rigged black lines in a beautiful chartruse & Black color combo . Japan, 1950s. excellent condition no chips or cracks retains original label nice feet.
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Burnt Orange French Mid-Century Ceramic Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Petite burnt orange French mid-century ceramic vessel with splayed black paint overlay.
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Signed underneath J Blin.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Swedish Tobak, Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic And Teak Humidor Tobacco Jar
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Typically Scandinavian understated and functional, ceramic tobacco jar with teak wooden lid
Tobak boldly incised within a subtle dark muted green glaze
Stamped Made in Sweden #903 on...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage German Pottery Vase
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful vintage West-Germany vase. Model 110/30. Very good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Mexican Modernism Big Size Mercury Glass Flower Vase
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Giant mercury glass flower vase. Over the style of the Mercury Glass pieces that Luis Barragan includes in the decoration of his houses in Mé...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Blenko Hand Blown Glass Yellow-Red Fish Sculpture by Winslow Anderson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern large scale Blenko sculptural fish vase designed by Winslow Anderson, hand blown glass that fades yellow to red. Blenko model #971, in fine condition, one ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Aldo Londi For Rosenthal Netter Planter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful brown, yellow, orange and green striped planter. Designed by Aldo Londi for Rosenthal Netter, made in Itally. large version available in separate listing.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Cereste Figurative Earthen Toned Oblong Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Lively Handmade Cereste Oblong Glazed Ceramic Vase, 1950s. Featuring three female figures hand painted in Black line with Cocoa, Beige,Creamy tones throughout, enhanced with Mustard ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Art Glass Vase
Located in Ross, CA
Vivid green art glass vase, hand crafted and signed on the bottom "France". The bottom is a darker green and transitions upward to a lime green.
Can be picked up in Marin county for...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
French bamboo cache pot/planter 1950-1960
Located in Herentals, BE
This sturdy cache pot has 2 handles and is equipped with the original zinc inner container.
A pot can be used with a maximum dimensions of 21 cm at the top and 15 cm at the bottom an...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bamboo
Transparent Murano Glass Vase By Barovier & Toso, Italy 1930's
By Barovier
Located in Hellouw, NL
The illustrious company Barovier & Toso was one of the great leaders of a creative change in the second half of the nineteenth century in the Venetian glass industry. This industry h...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large column mirror plant display stand by Deknudt, Belgium, 1980
By Deknudt
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1980 / plant display stand / planter / mirror / Deknudt / mid-century / design / vintage
A large mirror column planter or plant display made in Belgium, 1980. This exquisi...
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Mirror
Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Vase with Sgraffito and Butterflies. Sweden, 1950s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Sculpted Stoneware Vase with Sgraffito Technique and Butterflies, Sweden 1950s
Crafted in the 1950s, this hand-sculpted and hand-decorated stoneware vase ha...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Italian Murano Turquoise Geometric Faceted Sommerso Art Glass Block Vase
By Mandruzzato
Located in London, GB
1960s Italian Murano turquoise, blue, yellow and clear faceted "sommerso" geometric art glass block vase. Attributed to Mandruzzato. A beautiful piece of faceted Murano glass espec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Neon Yellow Italian Murano Glass Obelisk
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury modern tall and rare 'new old stock' polished faceted Murano glass obelisk in a beautiful light neon yellow colored / coloured glass, made circa 1970. Won...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s California Studio Milk Stoneware Pitcher Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Figural pitcher or vase created by a California studio potter with the initials SP. There are several ceramists with these initials, but I don't think this piece is from one of them...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Carstens 1950s Vintage Midcentury Turquoise Black & Gold West German Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage midcentury West German vessel or vase by Carstens Tonnieshof made post war circa 1950s with a turquoise blue and black glaze with gold details and white lines of dr...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
French Provincial, Floral Hand Painted Glazed Ceramic Tobacco Jar By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful French provincial ceramic tobacco jar from Vallauris, France.
Cheerfully hand painted with country-style flowers and etched Tabac on lid
Stamped Aegitna Vallauris on base...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Malcolm Leland Chalice Planter Bisque Finish
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Large unglazed planter designed by Malcolm Leland for the Southern California company Architectural Pottery circa 1950s. The bisque finish was designed to let the water evaporate whe...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Bottle Vase, Jacques Innocenti, Vallauris c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Bottle vase in Vallauris red clay decorated with matt slip unrolling a naive village motif.
Pieces of that kind are extremely rare by this artist who died prematurely in 1958.
His ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Murano Vase in pink Mouth Blown Art Glass, Italian Design, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large vintage Murano glass vase in a beautiful rose pink shade. Mouth-blown in a round shape with ornaments in crystal glass with gold leaf. Handmade in Italy, 1990s. Signed Cose bel...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Turquoise Blue Glazed Sea Shell Vase Jardiniere Planter, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning large scale sea shell turquoise blue glazed ceramic vase. A wonderful piece of sculpture as is, it will also make a fantastic vase or planter. The blue just glows and the fo...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1960-1972 Salt Glazed Pottery Jug by Ben Owen I
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1960-1972 salt glazed pottery jug by Ben Owen I, Seagrove, NC. Large & elegantly formed with ring incised decoration; marked "Ben Owen Master Potter". 1 gallon size.
11.5" h., 9" di...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1960-1972 Pumpkin Glazed Double-Handled Lidded Pottery Jar by Ben Owen I
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1960-1972 pumpkin glazed double handled lidded pottery jar by Ben Owen I, Seagrove, NC. Marked "Ben Owen Master Potter". Large & rare example; note the masterful glaze tones & perfec...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Alessandro Mendini for Cleto Munari silver plated vase 2014
Located in Paris, IDF
This 'Castello' silver-plated vase centerpiece, designed by Alessandro Mendini for Cleto Munari, was initially created in 1979. In 2014, Cleto Munari decided to reissue it with a hig...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Plate
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Ice Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Humppila, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Handblown midcentury blue/clear vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1960s for Humppila.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury German Ceramic Lava Vase 484-27 by Scheurich Keramik, c. 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Glazed fat lava ceramic vase produced in East Germany number 484-27. Brown background textured details in black and orange. Piece with marking on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Sommerso Glass Bud Vase Cranberry
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Scandinavian Mid Century Modern art glass bud vase is made in sommerso technique with cranberry red top and clear glass bottom. The vase is a part of the series designed by Josef Sc...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brown Ceramic Vase by VEB Haldensleben, East Germany, 1960s
By VEB
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This mid-century cool brown ceramic case by VEB Haldensleben was made in DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), East Germany, in the 1960s. This vase, a VEB Haldensleben's creation, ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Galen Carpenter Black Palm Maple Hand Turned Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand turned black palm and maple vase created by Galen Carpenter, circa 1980s. Vase measures 3.75" by 6.5" and is signed Galen Carpenter on the bottom along with a date. In very good...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Maple, Palmwood
Guido Gambone Midcentury Italian Linear Pattern Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery vase of compressed rounded slab form and slightly flared in shape with the readily recognizable linear pattern by Guido Gambone (1909-1969). The...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
1960s Scheurich Fat Lava West German Pottery Vase
Located in Greenport, NY
This vintage Scheurich shelf vase features alternating gloss and matte fat lava banding in black, white, and red, across a textured tobacco color glazed background. The water-tight g...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Scandinavian Posy Vase, Swedish, Art Glass Flower Sleeve, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Scandinavian posy vase. A Swedish, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Captivating colour to this elegant Scandinavian example
Di...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Cenedese Style Pair of Vintage Murano “Vetro Sommerso” Vases
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
A colorful and lively pair of glass vases; they were created in a small furnace in Murano (Italy) using the “vetro sommerso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano 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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