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
Murano Sommerso Vintage Red Orange Italian Midcentury Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red yellow orange Italian art glass decorative sculptural flower vase. The vase has an abstract shape, with a flared out rim, extended cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Italian Bitossi Attrib. Blue Pottery Vase with Figurative Design
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare Italian modern hand-thrown, hand carved, and hand painted blue pottery vase with figurative design, attributed to designer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Sommerso Murano, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic designed mid century modern Murano glass vase from the workshops of Sommerso Murano. Another exceptional example of Murano glass art showing how timeless these eye-catching vases are, although they have been handcrafted already over 60 years ago. This large 1960s Murano vase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Vase by Roger Capron in Vallauris, circa 1960.
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic vase by Roger Capron in Vallauris, circa 1960.
Ceramic vase by Roger Capron, circa 1960 in Vallauris.
H: 21cm, D: 10cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri D'Art Incrociato Oro Glass Vase
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An absolutely stunning mid-century Italian Murano 'incrociato oro' art glass vase designed by Flavio Poli (1900-1984) for Seguso Vetri D'art around 1949. This exquisite and finely ma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase for Iittala
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Round Rock, TX
The iconic “Savoy” vase was designed by Alvar Aalto for Iittala of Finland. Considered one of the most revered designers of the 20th century, Aalto created this vase as part of a 10-...
Category
1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Barbini Amethyst Gold Italian Art Glass Vanity Perfume Powder Box Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass powder or jewelry box and perfume bottles set. The set is documented to designer Alfredo Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
"VeArt" Enameled Murano Vase, 1980s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
"VeArt" Enameled Murano vase, Made in Italy, 1980s.
Light blue "encased" art glass vase with white interior. It is in perfect condition.
The price of shipping is for the Italian te...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Pink / Peach Murano Glass Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small charming pink / peach Murano glass vase, Italy 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Superb Murano Vase, square cobalt murrine, with acquamarine and amethyst inside
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Murano glass cachepot vase with square murrine with aqua mare, amethyst and cobalt blue color play.
The cobalt blue outside the murrine connects to the adjacent ones creating an web...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1976 Modernist Art Pottery Glazed Stoneware Vase signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Art Pottery Glazed Stoneware Vase signed
1976 appears as Richard Carmels
9 h. X 8 diameter
Preowned vintage, refer to images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Amber Glass, Mid-Century, Bottle Vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard
Located in Glasgow, GB
Danish Mid-Century Amber Glass Bottle Vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard
A design icon and a superb example of mid-20th-century modern glass. Crafted during the 1960s, the vase f...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$208 Sale Price
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Murano Amethyst Glass Vase in the style of Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish free-form two-foil vase in amethyst glass. Stylistically this vase shares important features with some of Fulvio Bianconi's 1950s Venini pieces. Depth in color, free-form t...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$310 Sale Price
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Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Blue Peacock Cirrus Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Striking blue, mouthblown controlled bubble art glass vase with decorative black eyes with clear middle resembling the eyes on peacock feathers. Designed and handmade by acclaimed Sw...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Gianni Lorenzon Italian Porcelain Illuminated Water Fountain Light or Bird Bath
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality Italian porcelain illuminated water fountain or bird bath comes in a scale that is perfect for any interior or exterior space. The lovely handcrafted porcelain is...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,275 Sale Price
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Slatted Wood Midcentury Modern Planters / Pedestals, Set of 3
Located in Round Top, TX
11"Dia x 15"H
11"Dia x 23.5"H
11"Dia x 35.75"H
These are Rustic, Earthy and Wonderful. There is nothing that can replicate the effects of time and weathering on beautiful wood. To o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Paul Kedelv for Flygfors Sweden 'Coquille' Huge 6kg Centrepiece Pink Bowl Signed
By Paul Kedelv, Flygsfors
Located in Torquay, GB
Monumental mid-century Flygsfors Sweden 'Coquille' centrepiece glass bowl by Paul Kedelv, circa 1960s.
Huge sommerso glass pink bowl with a frosted pink exterior and deep pink interi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Pink Crystal Vase, Val Saint Lambert
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely crystal thick walled vase, made by the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert. Great pink gradient colour. The vase is in very good condition. No chips. Signed on the bottom.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
A rare art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1940s. Free blown crystal clear gl...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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
Just Andersen, Small Vase, Pewter, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A small pewter vase designed and produced by Just Andersen, Denmark, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pewter
1973 Mobach Inspired Double Brown Ceramic Wall Planter, Signed by Artist
By Mobach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mobach inspired double wall planter, 1973. Double bulbous compartments for planting or bird housing! In original condition with lovely patina and ribbed texture. Wear is consistent w...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Pink Incamiciato Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, opaline white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief Fazzoletto flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Turi Gramstad Oliver Lidded Jar for Figgjo Flint, Norway, circa 1960s
By Figgjo Flint
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Turi Gramstad Oliver Lidded Jar for Figgjo Flint, Norway, 1960s. Signed with makers mark to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$52 Sale Price
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Rina Menardi Bouquet Vase with Ombre Poppy Glaze
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this bouquet vase stands 10” tall. This is finely crafted pottery has a dark orange-red ombre glaze inside and out, thin walls, and a sculptura...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass i...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Barovier Toso Murano Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown red and taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$3,750 Sale Price
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73" High Decorative Floor Vase in Oxidized Bronze Finish
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted of fiber reinforced resin and finished in oxidized bronze patina.
This product is meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Handpainted Italian Vase by Giovanni DeSimone Italy
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Vibrant and colorful Italian piece of ceramic. Two women picking grapes, on each side a different woman.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Alabaster Vase in the Style of Ettorre Sottsass with Corals Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Alabaster vase in the style Angelo Mangiarotti, With Corails decoration.
This vase is in the tradition of some vases done by Ettore Sottsass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Coral, Alabaster
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carl Auböck style Watering Can in Copper and Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare watering can in style of Carl Auböck.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Copper
French Mid Century Hand Carved Wooden Box with Lid by Alexandre Noll, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare French mid century box with a lid by Alexandre Noll produced in France 1950s. In good original condition and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: H: 6,5 cm / 12.55" W: 14 cm...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Elm
Advertising Bottle, Giant Perfume Bottle, Guerlain Perfume, Chamade, Crystal.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Advertising bottle, giant perfume bottle, Guerlain perfume, Chamade, crystal, circa 1960.
Advertising bottle, giant perfume bottle, Guerlain perfume,...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Seguso Viro Murano 4 Quarti Incalmo Colored Art Glass Vase
By Seguso Viro
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Italian Murano art glass '4 Quarti' incalmo colored glass vase designed by Seguso Viro as part of their 'Collezioni' range and probably dating from circa 1960-1970. The vase uses the incalmo technique in joining the four distinct colours namely red, blue, yellow and green in a typical 'cartoccio' form. A truly exquisite design and a wonderful display piece this large vase has etched Seguso Viro Murano...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase made in Sweden 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane.
The vase has beautiful Rounded bottom with a small top, the lines and a glaze are something spe...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Amber Blown Glass Vase - Early 20th Century Spanish Artistry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Enhance your decor with the timeless elegance of this vintage amber blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Crafted by an unknown Spanish ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,113 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-Century French Ceramic Plate by Naumovitch Gourju, Grand Chêne, Vallauris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French ceramic pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris - 1950's
Enamelled dish with a white background, it is decorated with a f...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
$412 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Murano Red Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Mouth Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass double spout flower vase. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and created in the "Pulve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portuguese Oversized Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized Mid-Century Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jug / pitcher. Portugal, 1940s-1950s
Eye-catching hand painted XXL size fish glug jug ...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Set of 3 Midcentury Batman Ceramic Floor Vases, Germany Late 1960s Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This striking set of three ceramic floor vases by Scheurich, produced in Germany in the late 1960s, features a highly sought-after Batman pattern, a design that is especially beloved...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Vase by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti c 1970's
By Luigi Onesto, Oggetti
Located in New York, NY
Chic Post Modern - Mid Century Modern art glass vase designed by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti, made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970's. This ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
An orange, brown fat lava ceramic vase designed and manufactured in Germany by Carstens in perfect condition signed on the bottom with W. Germany...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$403 Sale Price
20% Off
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige, brown and grey-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-century modern Nils Landberg Glass Vase, "Dusk" for Orrefors, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautiful handmade vintage sommerso glass vase, made and signed by talented Nils Landberg for Orrefors glassworks, Sweden in the 1960s. This vase has a dark grey/green colour which...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic XL Vase, Italy 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
A giant sized handmade Rimini blue ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
Blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns adorning the top of the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Mid-Century Red Aluminum Kitchen Canisters or Jars, 4 Pieces, circa 1960
By Metal Arts Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
Those stunning Mid-Century-Modern 1960s kitchen canisters or cookie jars feature an apple-shaped container in red enamel aluminum in assorted graduated sizes. You have four pieces in...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase - Glashütte Theresienthal - Gunnel Nyman
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful mid century modern art glass vase, attributed to Gunnel Nyman (designer) for Glashütte Theresienthal.
The vase is in goo...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramists of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary.
Doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
'Mexico' vase by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A lovely rather large vintage handmade vase known as "Mexico" made by the talented and well-known artist Mari Simmulson for equally famous Upsala Ekeby in the 60s. It has a dark brown base with fantastic details in the graphic patterns and will be an eye-catching centerpiece. It is signed and in a good condition, some signs of usage on the inside, otherwise in a fantastic condition. The rustic ambience of this vase will give a genuine cottagecore feeling it is a piece of art. The price includes free shipping.
It is 23,5cm (9.25") high and around 11cm (4.33") in diameter.
Mari Simmulson (1911-2000), was born in St. Petersburg and was an Estonian-Swedish ceramicist, painter and textile artist. After graduating from Tallinn in 1930, Simmulson studied for Professor Jaco at the State School...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$499 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Murano Glass Hexagonal Vase by Mandruzzato
By Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A green and yellow hexagonal heavy Murano glass vase, manufactured in Venice by Mandruzzato in the sixties, is in very good condition. The vase is a stunning example of Italian craft...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
70s Pop Art Hand Painted Umbrellas Ceramic Umbrella Stand Holder
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Wonderful vintage ceramic Pop Art Umbrella Holder hand-painted with festively colored umbrellas
In wonderful condition. Made in Germany
Unsigned
18" H x 8" Diameter
Wonderful...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Barovier e Toso Cordonato D' Oro Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite art glass vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso Italian 1940s. This example is in excellent original condition, free of damage, flaws or cosmetic wear. Classic Cordon...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 5 scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 5 scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Dimensions: 14,5cm Height , 9,5cm Diameter 35cm Height , 18cm Width , 15 cm Depth 25,5cm Height , 12cm Diameter 28cm Heigh...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Decorative Object Archimede Seguso Style Murano Glass Midcentury Italy 1960
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase/decorative object in the style of Archimede Seguso made of transparent and double Murano glass as a "rostrato". Made in Italy in the 60s. Please watch the video and photos caref...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Green Italian Single Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown slightly smoked, colored Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage small ceramic vase, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Italy 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-Century Italian pottery vase with Bitossi. The outside surface of the vase is decorated with a printed pattern. The glaze has a deep brown and olive color. This vase was designed...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$441 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint Clement French Mid-20th Century Ceramic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning French mid-century ceramic vase by St. Clement. This gorgeous vase is very decorative has a wonderful black background with green overtones. It almost appears to be in motio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Cylindrical Green Hand-Blown Glass Vase, Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s.
Made in green hand-blown glass, in Empoli.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
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Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina
A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional g...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$3,457 / item
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