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
Blenko Glass Ruby Red Ruffled Edge Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Garnerville, NY
Vintage ruby red ruffled edge Blenko vase, shape 404. A beautiful deep, saturated red with a wavy edge. Circa 1950-50. Nipped pontil. This piece comes from an avid and incurable glas...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Baccarat Style Hand Cut Crystal Flower Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Baccarat Style Hand Cut Crystal Flower Vase
This exquisite crystal flower vase showcases exceptional craftsmanship, made from high-quality cry...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Hand Blown Smoky Gray Italian Murano Glass Freeform Ruffle Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hand Blown Murano Glass Vase by Lavorazione Arte Murano. The freeform or Ruffled Edge has a very organic and spiritual tone. Both in a Smokey Gray are a complement to any ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1960's Opalina Fiorentina Red Glass Vase, Made in Italy
Located in San Carlos, CA
Beautiful vintage Italian glass vase with ornate twisted, clear handles. This red Opalina Fiorentina, or Opaline Florence, glass vase is a stunner and in excellent condition. See pic...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Colorful Cenedese Pair of Yellow Vintage Italian Murano Glass Vases, circa 1990s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Colorful or colourful pair, group or ensemble of Mid-Century Modern style bright yellow vases by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy, circa 1990s. Particularly striking is the narrow nec...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Swedish Art Glass Sculptural Vase in the Shape of a Conch Shell, 1960s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Swedish art glass vase in the shape of a conch shell, 1960s
Swirly, tall piece of Swedish art glass in organic shapes of a conch shell in clear heavy glass on a clear and brown foot...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Murano Vintage Green Iridescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase with iridescent surface. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Este Ceramiche for Tiffany & Co. Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Vase and Lid, Urn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Este Ceramiche for Tiffany & Co. Hand painted floral sweetheart porcelain vase and lid, urn or perhaps even a cookie jar. Lovely, rare piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Ozark Roadside Pottery, No. 16
Located in Toronto, CA
Small Blue Swirl Vase
ABOUT OZARK ROADSIDE POTTERY
“Ozark pottery” refers to several mid-century American pottery makers that artificially colo...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Gorham Modernist East Wind Sterling Silver Sphere Shaped Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Modernist flower vase.
In sterling silver.
By the Gorham Manufacturing Company.
From the East Wind series.
With a globular or spherical body with a fluted opening and tape...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Organic 'Sea Urchin' vase by Einar Johansen for Soholm, Denmark
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautifully organic vase that is reminiscent of a sea urchin. Made by Einar Johansen for Söholm, Denmark. It has a subtle pale earthenware glaze with three openings to be used as a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Three Ring Ikebana Vase Made by Toyo, Japan, circa 1960s
By Toyo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Three ring ikebana vase made by Toyo, Japan, circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Cobalt Murano Glass Vase, Murrine and Avventurina. Lapis Lazuli. Fratelli Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Rare vase in blue cobalt glass from Fratelli Toso.
The finish of the vase is with Avventurina speckling fused over the glass (Tociato in Muranese) to resemble Lapis Lazuli gemstone....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Stoneware Vase with Blue Glaze by Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- A limited Atelje studio vase from Rörstrand in Sweden
- Designed by Marianne Westman during the 1960s
- This piece features a thick cylindrical body and blue crystalline glazes
...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Pair, Vintage Black Onyx & Marble Inset Vases
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of vintage vases features a sophisticated design crafted from black onyx and accented with contrasting marble insets. The vases are beautifully proportioned, showca...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Vase by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware vase of flower in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden.
Tthe name of the factory, a number and ‘Made in Sweden’ are stamped on the bottom.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Murano Glass Urn Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
This boldly scaled and unique Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown smoked Murano glass urn centerpiece originates from Italy, circa 1960. It features a beautiful silhouette crafted from ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Lalique Signed 1 of the 2 Love Birds Vases, France, 1956
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, this pair of high-end crystal love birds vases made and signed by Lalique. The piece, originally designed by Marc Lalique in 1956 takes the form of two doves n...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
1960s Weller Pottery Blue Art Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Weller Pottery Blue Art Vase flower motif
maker stamped
6h x 8.5 diameter
Preowned original vintage
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Jasba Fat Lava Op Art Vase Earthy Colors Western Germany Ceramic
By Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Jasba N3221120 vase is a part of N series of objects; this series covers a large segment of Jasba’s production. Items within the series come in a wide variety of forms and decors, a...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
1970s Style of Rude Osolnik Exotic Turned Wood Bud Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exotic Cocobolo Turned Wood Weed Pot Bud Vase Vessel
in the style of Rude Osolnik
4 x 4 diameter
No signature
Preowned original vintage.
Refer to images.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
1960s 70s vintage scheurich VASE model 411-25 matte brown glaze red pattern
Located in Mannheim, DE
West german ceramic vase manufactured by Scheurich-Keramik in the 1960s to 70s. Model number 411-25 with matte brown glaze combined with shiny red geometric pattern.
Dimensions in...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chimney Flower Vase, Scandinavian, Art Glass, Decorative, Posy Sleeve
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage chimney flower vase. A Scandinavian, art glass decorative posy sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Charming Scandinavian glass with distinctive c...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century West German Deep Blue Scheurich Ceramic Vase with White Swirl Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful West German Art Pottery. Marked 'W. Germany 553-38' on bottom. Regarded as the golden age of ceramics, highly collectable 1950s-1970s Art Pottery is known for experimental ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian style Antique Florist Etched Crystal Glass Footed Vase
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful Late Victorian Style tall crystal etched vase, with no chips, and no cracks, just some scratches to the underside of base from normal uses. Age and Manufacturer are unknown.
Category
1920s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Beautiful ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Sweden from the Mid-20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990), Rörstrands Porslinsfabrik, Sweden from the Mid-20th Century. Decorated with two different women carrying bowls of fruit on ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg Pair of Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vessels 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Bengt Berglund's Tobacco porcelain pitchers from the 1970s for Gustavsberg, Swedish Ceramics Company. It seems that the pitchers were made only in the two colors shown here...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Maija Grotell attributed Cranbrook Academy of Art
Located in Sharon, CT
A stoneware round vase, bisque surface, interior glazed and with a strong blue abstract intaglio glazed decoration, typical of Grotell's Cranbrook Academy...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Organic Mid-Century Modern Natural Wood Carved Sculptural Art Vase Vessel
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand-carved natural organic wood art sculpture/ vase/ vessel. It appears to have been made from a single piece of wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Vintage Glass Vase by Pavel Pánek for Sklo Union Libochovice, 1970's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Glass
Re-polished
Good Original Condition
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Set of American Ceramic Urn and Low Bowl, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of two American Ceramic urn and low bowl in different shades of Adam's blue.
Urn stamped Red Wing USA 87 i.
Both made in United States, circa 1950.
DIMENSIONS
URN
Height 7 IN / 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vinicio Vianello Rare pair of Murano Glass Candle Holders for HOME, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare pair of Blue and Green Vinicio Vianello Murano Glass Candle Holders for HOME, Italy 1950s
Original Vinicio Vianello & C label
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Rosenthal Netter Italian Mid Century Vase Bitossi Paisley Aldo Londi c 1950/1960
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century Italian pottery vase with incised decoration, signed Italy numbered, and retains its original Rosenthal Netter pape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Claude Gaget - La Borne, 1970, Mountains and Sunset decor
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Stoneware vase by Claude Gaget - La Borne - 1970 - Mountains and Sunset decor
Enamelled vase, it is made of stoneware and is glazed in earthy, shaded tones. It presents a very original work on the material. The inspiration is brutalist. It's typical of the La Borne's work.
It is in a very good condition.
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One of the greatest French ceramists of La Borne, Claude Gaget born in 1948 studied science in Paris, but his interest in pottery led him to meet Pierre...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
Cassina Coral Vase
By Casina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Coral Vase
Inspired by coral and its typical twisted branches, the organic shapes of the Coral design vase seem shaped by the currents of the sea.
Inspired by coral and its...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
20th Century Design Imiation Wood Ceramic Pitcher Brown and White circa 1970
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Pol Chambost
Original vintage ceramic pitcher wiht brown and white ceramic glazes colors
Imitation wood ceramic pitcher realised circa 1950
Perfect condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Free form Vase in Red and Clear Macette Art Glass, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Macette Murano glass large centerpiece vase in red, white and clear glass, Italy, 1950s.
This gorgeous vase is made with red glass s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage ceramic vase, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage ceramic vase made in Italy in the 1970s.
The ceramic vase is in very good vintage condition, with no damage.
Dimensions:
Width: 16 cm / 6.3 inches
Height: 30 cm / 11.8 inch...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Paolo Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1982
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti and Paolo Venini bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s, “ A Canne” model from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1980s edition, signed Venini 82, with its orig...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Nemadji Ceramic Indian Art Pottery Green Orange Vase Moose Lake
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Nemadji Native Indian Art Pottery Ceramic green-orange vase
5 h x 4.5 diameter
Original vintage, refer to images listed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Steen Kepp Large Stoneware Brown Ceramic Floor Vase 1975 La Borne Design
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 49 cm
Large...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Large Pitcher by Agnes Escala 1970 France
By Agnes Escala
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century Modern Earthenware High Pitcher Signed Agnes Escala 1970 france
Beautiful large ceramic pitcher decorated with geometrics decor.
The use o...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors Crystal Vase, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, Mid-Century crystal vase with subtle design. Manufactured by Swedish glass manufacturer Orrefors with a design by Ingeborg Lundin (1921 - 1992). Lundin, the first woman to ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Double Layered Smokey Glass Empoli Style Vase Bud
Located in Toronto, ON
Glass small vase/bud, circa 1970s. This vase is cased glass, made with two layers of different colour glass. The inside of the glass vase is white glass which is layered with a contr...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano Glass Vase With Gold Leaf, Italy 1930s
Located in Naples, IT
Important large Murano vase from the late 1930s. Submerged"-a clear glass on a gold leaf, on very fine bubbles on a deep, rich red. As usual, unsigned. The design director of Seguso...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
OP Art Vase Porcelain Vase Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
OP art porcelain vase
Producer:
Hutschenreuther, Germany
Designer:
Heinrich Fuchs
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original vintage OP Art vase was produced an...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Scandinavian modern Green vintage Glass Vase by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden
By Bo Borgstrom, Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
An amazing handblown sommerso vintage art glass vase made by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden. This vase has a fantastic shape and design, which is simple yet at the base there are spi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Decorative Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by C.A.S. Vietri 'circa 1950s'
Located in London, GB
Vintage Blue ceramic vase by C.A.S. Vietri (circa 1950s). In the style of Guido Gambone, this stunning piece features decor of four people in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Large Copper Amphora Vases by Egidio Casagrande, Italy 1950's
Located in London, GB
Monumental vases by the early modernist Italian designer Egidio Casagrande (1911-1962). Hand hammered copper vases or amphoras have a round twisted body and tapered neck. Each have ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Vintage Altar Vase with Yellow Crackle Finish and Flaring Neck
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage altar vase from the mid 20th century, with yellow crackle finish and flaring neck. Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of Chinese ar...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkalla for Iitalla Finnish Modern Pinus Pine Crystal Glass Vase 1970s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage crystal glass vase entitled Pinus or Pine created by Tapio Wirkalla for Iitalla circa 1970. Inspired by natures organic forms of wood and ice. In very good vintage conditi...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
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
1950s Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Squat Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1950s Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Squat Vase
Gilt patinated and mixed metal with copper inlay
Lovely floral mum design
5.75 h x 6 diameter
no signature
Preowned unr...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Copper
Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Vase Bronze, Black & Orange Mid-Century Modern, France
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase, pottery in bronze, black and orange from Vallauris (small village on the French Riviera).
Marked at the Front and at the Base.
Radiant colors for a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Mid Century Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich, Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1960s by Scheurich Keramik. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed with part...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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.