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
Large Hexagonal Ceramic Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our stunning Large Hexagonal Ceramic Vase, a captivating addition to any space that will effortlessly elevate your home decor. This exquisite piece exudes a timeless char...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Glass Vase 'Yokohama' by Aldo Nason Murano
By Aldo Nason
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Art Glass Vase 'Yokohama' by Aldo Nason Murano
An asymetrical shaped Art Glass Vase 'Yokohama' by Aldo Nason, Murano end of the 1960s. Thick h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large German Ceramic Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
German ceramic vase with colored swirl design.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Toshiko Takaezu Bottle Form Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful ceramic vessel by Toshiko Takaezu. this is an early bottle form, the glazing is consistent with this time period and the signature is also cor...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Shiny Emerald Green Ceramic Bottle Vase, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bright emerald green round and heavy stoneware bottle vase with large curved handle on one side. Stamped under base. Great vintage condition consistent with age and wear.
Denmark, 19...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Danish Graphic Black/White Ceramic Vase by Marianne Starck, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful handmade Danish modernist ceramic pitcher vase from the Tribal series by ceramic artist Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Smooth rounded shapes with striped handle. White glaze ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Cast Aluminum Conical Sculpture Vase Urn Artist Signed
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant in it's direct form. Artist signed with a large S in a open circle. In very good vintage condition with minimal wear. 20.75 in height with a base that is 5 inch sq...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum
Vivai Del Sud Rattan Warm Honey Color Italy Amphora Vase, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Elegance and refinement are the objective of these amphora vases for the "vivai del sud", unique objects of their kind.
The amphora vases are in wicker. Cleverly curved and then pla...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Earthenware Pottery Vase with Drip Glaze
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century earthenware pottery vase with drip glaze, circa 1970s. The vase was made in Japan and is in very good vintage with no chips or cracks; it measures 4.5" D x 12.5" H. The p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Sweden Handled Vase Blue Brown, Scandinavian 1950s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Elegant pitcher vase by Swedish designer Gunnar Nylund (1904-97) for Rörstrand, Sweden. Made ca 1950s to 1960s.
The vase is decorated with glaze in blue and brown / aubergine upon...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Set of 6 "Goti De Fornasa" Yellow Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
Located in Murano, Venezia
Set of yellow glasses with Millefiori murrina decoration.
This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass master with his ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Scandinavia Tilgmans Vase Sweden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful Tilgmans mid century vase, bit 'Brutalist'. Rough decor with blue glaze in different shades. At the front there are the initials of the maker engraved and on the bottom the...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$472 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier & Toso Bullicante Clear and Gold Foil Murano Glass Fan Flower Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, large-scale Italian glass Bullicante fan shaped flower vase.
Attributed to Barovier and Toso.
In clear glass with captured bubbles, gold foil inclusions, and a polishe...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Modernist Fat Lava Purple Black White Ceramic Square Vase by Marei Keramik
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A rare fat lava ceramic ''chimney'' art vase designed and manufactured in Germany by Marei Keramik. This Vase by Marei Keramik is a distinctive and eye-...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Kraka Vase by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1955
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Kraka Vase by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1955
A vintage vase of the Kraka (fishnet) series designed by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors Sweden in 1954. Kraka refers to a...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Czech Art Glass Hand Painted Gold Enamel Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Borske Sklo Union Bohemian Gold Enameled Floral Vase
Hand painted Czech Art glass
12.5 x 5.75 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Ercole Barovier Corniola Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso, Italy 1952
Located in Milan, IT
Ercole Barovier Corniola Murano Glass vase for Barovier & Toso,
Italy 1952
Original Label.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Tenera Bowl by Berte Jessen for Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful large Tenera bowl by Berte Jessen for Royal Copenhagen, circa 1960s. The purple, grey and white glazed stoneware bowl with geometric abstract design around a bird in the ce...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Brass Lorin Marsh Flower Vases
By Lorin Marsh
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning Pair of Modernist Fluted Form Brass Flower Vases with removable Inner Flower Holder Liner Designed By Lorin Marsh In The 1970's. Great iconic modern industrial design. Wonde...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Japanese Mid Century Patinaed Bronze Bud Vase
Located in Malibu, CA
Vintage Japanese bronze Bud vase with dramatic form & color.
The finish created with chemical etching and metal leaf.
Excellent condition, no ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$332 Sale Price
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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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Art Glass Bowl Designed by Josef Hospodka for Chribska, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of glass
Re-polished
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 11 vintage amber glass pharmacy bottles collection
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Set of 11 vintage amber glass pharmacy bottles collection
Curiosities cabinet -Science display - Apothecary
Measures : Large bottle H:23cm - Small bot...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Hermes Paris 1950 Vintage Large Eau D' Hermes Bottle In Crystal With Round Lid
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage perfume bottle by Hermes.
Estate and very fresh vintage Eau d'Hermes perfume bottle, made in Paris France by the fashion house of Hermes, back ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$478 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bowling Ball" Pair of Orange & White Ceramic Vase by Il Picchio, Italy 1970s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in Rome, IT
"Bowling Ball" pair of orange and white ceramic Vase by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio,.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Egidio Broggi Brass Vase Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Post Modern form Brass vase by Egidio Broggi, Milano
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$333 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Venetian, Bowl, Blown Murano Glass, Light-Green, Signed Cenedese, 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Elegant, Italian Venetian, Bowl, Blown Murano Glass, Light-Green, Signed Cenedese, 1970s.
This bowl is a unique portrait, entirely handcrafted in blown Murano Glass, in the Venetian Murano island.
It is a massive bowl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Gustave Tiffoche 20th Century Brown and Black Abstract Ceramic Vase 1970 3/7
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
20th century design stoneware ceramic vase by Gustave Tiffoche
Brown and black abstract ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed at the ba...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Yellow White Aventurine Ribbon Italian Art Glass Mid-Century Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown yellow and white ribbons Italian art glass flower vase. It is made with alternating yellow Zanfirico net ribbons, and twisting white with silver a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon
Alvino Bagni Italian Pottery Imported by Raymor
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Alvino Bagni.
Importer: Raymor.
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Alvino Bagni Italian Pottery canister...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
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
Striped Blue Ceramic Vase by Gerhard Meisel for Stahnsdorf, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped ceramic vase in blue glaze with green stripes. Designed by the German ceramist Gerhard Meisel and made in his studio in Stahnsdorf du...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$178 Sale Price
25% Off
Tall Mid-Century Modern Amber Hand Made Blown Art Glass Vessel, Vase by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
1988 tall Mid-Century Modern handmade art glass vessel, vase, decanter by Blenko.
The amber color glass body has a round glass ball stopper.
A-867-...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Vase By Guerrino Tramonti, Faenza
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic vase designed and produced by Guerrino Tramonti in 1950, Faenza.
Glazed ceramic. Single piece. Original signature.
Biography
"Master of applied arts" who was involved in t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Amberina Glass Bud Vase
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking vintage cylindrical bud vase was hand blown in bright Amberina colorway, featuring shift from vibrant ruby colored glass on the bottom to amber color on the top. The vase ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
$116 Sale Price
20% Off
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Color: vsl Clair double Aurore?
And popularly called orange
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal v...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black, blue and off-white glazed earthenware vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s.
“Y354-510” on bottom
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Vegetables Basket Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica vegetables jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Rare find.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the shape of a basket of vegetables
A cool accent to any kitchen or to be used as serving pitcher or for decorative purposes. Lovely as a part of a ceramics collection displayed in a cabinet.
Great as gift idea!
Very good condition
The lemons ceramic pitcher and the oranges ceramic pitcher...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-Century Kraka Glass Vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-century Kraka glass vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1960s
Tear shaped hand blown clear glass vase with blue and green curved net pattern with tin...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Raymor Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Abstract, Brushed Metallic Gold, Platinum, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Raymor Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Abstract, Brushed Metallic Gold, Platinum, Signed. Medium to large scale cylinder vase glazed in metallic gold and platinum with a finely textured ribbe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Just Andersen, Small Vase, Pewter, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A small pewter vase designed and produced by Just Andersen, Denmark, 1930s.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pewter
Mid-Century Modern Handblown Translucent Murano Sea Foam Vase with Clear Murines
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern vase was realized in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production, circa 1960. It fea...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Dona Rosa Barro Negro Black Pottery 9" Bulbous Flower Vase Mid Century Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dona Rosa Barro Negro Black Pottery 9" Bulbous Flower Vase Mid Century Modern (Unmarked). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 9" H x 5.5" x W x 5.5" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
1970s Gorgeous Pair of Vases in Murano Glass by Enrico Coveri. Made in Italy
By Enrico Coveri
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous space age pair of vases in Murano glass by Enrico Coveri. These vases are two sculptures and they are in excellent conditions. Signed at the bottom. Made in Italy
diam...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$544 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Danish Nielsen Buch Earthcolored Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-thrown Danish midcentury modern vase by ceramic artist Hans Nielsen Buch (1937-2009) in the 1960s. Sand, orange and caramel brown colored glaze....
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Vase mod. Cartoccio in Glass, 30s
Located in Turin, Turin
After an apprenticeship with the glassmaker Giannotti Pietro Chiesa opened his own glass workshop in 1921. In the early 1920s he participated in the Monza Biennale, the Venice Bienna...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Brushed, Metallic Silver
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Brushed, Metallic Silver. Small scale slender cylinder vase glazed in brushed metallic platinum.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid Century Ceramic Vase California Studio Pottery Signed
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Incredible mid-century vase representing California studio pottery handmade circa the 1960s. The bottom is signed “EJ.”
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1930s Art Deco Ceramic Italian Fisherman Vase by Bitossi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Art Deco vase designed and manufacured in Italy in the Thirties by Bitossi, signs of use and age visible on the photo. This Vase by Bitossi is a splendid example of Italian ceramic craftsmanship during the Art Deco period. Bitossi is renowned for producing high-quality ceramics, and this vase embodies the bold and sophisticated design elements characteristic of Art Deco, with a touch of Futurist influence. Ceramic provides a smooth and versatile surface for decoration and glazing. The quality of the ceramic work by Bitossi is typically top-notch, reflecting their expertise in the craft.
The decoration on the vase include a stylized representation of a fisherman. The glazing features bold, contrasting the black color of the fisherman
The vase reflects the broader design trends of the Art Deco period, which celebrated modernity, luxury, and craftsmanship.
Bitossi ceramics, especially those from the 1930s and featuring Art Deco design elements, are highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of vintage and mid-century ceramics...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Guhl Inspired Concrete Planter in Cone Shape Made in England, 1960’s
By Willy Guhl
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern Concrete Planter – 1960s English Design
Discover this exquisite Mid-Century Modern concrete planter from England, dating ba...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
Murano Glass Mezza Filgrana, Green Amethyst Clear with Gold Leaf, Cenedese Attr
By Cenedese, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Great color combination.
The filigree/filigrana glass is a cane with a color inside. Usually clear on the outside with a core in colored or opaque glass. Most used are white or black filigrana.
This is a self-made filigrana as there is a green coating over an Amethyst core, making the Amethyst almost a dark bronze color. The other cane is clear with amethyst. The twisting (mena in muranese, or ritorto) makes a lay with the back of the vase almost as it is a reticello (once called filigrana, so that explains the term mezza filigrana).
The special color combination was then rolled over pure gold leaf, highlighted with the iridescence smoke and then covered with another layer of high temperature glass to make the gold vivid.
The vase is quite large and carries a squared mouth, in a way of Carlo Scarpa mezza filigrana vases...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Pair of Mid-Century Cast Stone Planters with Rosette Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage cast stone planters from the mid 20th century, with rosette motifs. We have two pairs available, priced and sold $3,750 per pair. Created during the Midcentury peri...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Cast Stone
Mid-Century Modern Danish Art Pottery Vase by Michael Andersen, Bornholm.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautiful stoneware vintage Bornholm pottery vase from Denmark. Made by the talented Michael Andersen, this vase is iconic and so typical for this company, especially when it comes...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Small Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta
Sweden, circa 1950s.
Engraved "Kosta LH 1382"
"clear glass internally decorated with black lines"
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Vintage textured murano glass vase Tronchi, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful vintage geometric murano vase made in Italy in the 1970s.
It is very well-preserved, It represents the patina expected from a glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$343 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano
A set of five millefiore murrine glass vases, manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso around 1910-20. All vases feature handles and are executed with polychrome multicoloured murrines. Four vases have an acid etched matte finish, one vase with glossy finish. The vases are authentic examples of early 20th century Murano art glass. They were part of a large Fratelli Toso glass collection with over 600 pieces - collected since the 1970s.
Fratello Toso was one of the leading art glass manufacturers of Murano in the 20th century. In the early 1900's Fratelli Toso started to produce glasses in murrine technique. Murrine and Millefiori glasses remained a major product field of Fratelli Toso. In 1912 a very successful series of liberty inspired art glasses, designed by Hans Stoltenberg Lerche...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
xl 32cm Op Art Vase Porcelain German Vase by Heinrich Ceramics, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
OP art porcelain vase
Producer:
Heinrich Ceramics, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
this original vintage OP art vase was produced and designed by Heinrich cera...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Mari Simmulson 1957 Senegal Series Slender Stoneware Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish midcentury modern stoneware vase handmade by artist Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby in 1957. Earthcolored base with hand-carved incised ladder-like graphic decor with cream c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery, Clay, Ceramic
Vintage Bauscher Weiden Germany Bud Vases Designed for Pan Am - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of 2 Vintage Bauscher Weiden Bavaria Germany White Bud Vase Designed For Pan Am
White porcelain. Each vase measures 4 3/4" tall x 3 3/4" in diamete...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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