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
Anna-Lisa Thomson 1940s Green Ceramic Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sea foam green art nouveau vase by ceramic artist Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby. Soft shaped shiny glazed ceramic vase, two wavey handles with d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Square Bottle Vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square bottle vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso style.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,429 Sale Price
20% Off
A „Coletti“ Vase by Venini, Murano, 1989, designed by Ludovico de Santillana
Located in Aachen, DE
A vase from the "Coletti" series, designed by Ludovico de Santillana for the Venini furnace in 1968. This is design 100.1 published in the green catalogue on plate 1. This particular...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tall Glass Sommerso Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Glass, Sweden Circa 1960
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a mid-century Swedish Scandinavian Mid Century Modern, tall Art glass Sommerso Vase, attributed to the designer Vicke Lindstrand, for the maker Kosta Glass of Sweden, dating to circa 1960.
Vicke Lindstrand is considered by many to be one of the most legendary and pioneering of all Swedish Glass designers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$368 Sale Price
61% Off
Rare Set of 3 Multicolor Faceted Murano Glass Sommerso Cube Vases, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase set of 3
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
These original set of 3 glass vases was produced in...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Carstens Tonnieshof MCM West Germany Flower Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful vase designed by Dieter Peter for Carstens Tonnieshof in the late 1960s-early 1970s. This hand-crafted vase is identified as the "Mooncra...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Glass bowl by Josef Hospodka for Sommerso, mid-20th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Glass bowl by Josef Hospodka for Sommerso, mid-20th century
This mid-20th-century glass bowl, attributed to Josef Hospodka for Sommerso, features a domed, elliptical shape with a sof...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Faience Vase 'Karneval' by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful 'Karneval' faience vase.
Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Signed with the Gustavsberg studio hand.
Stig Lindberg and...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Elegant and thick glass vase dating from the 2000s, Italy
Located in LE CANNET, FR
Rectangular vase made of solid glass, ochre in color. Beautifully finished.
We offer other models, shapes, and colors, all different. All come from a luxury hotel on the French Rivi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Lovely ceramic bottle by Robert Picault
Located in NICE, FR
This ceramic pitcher, attributed to Robert Picault, exemplifies his mastery of functional design and rustic charm. The form is elegant yet robust, with a rounded body, narrow neck, a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pol Chambost Ceramic Vase France c 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase by French ceramic artist Pol Chambost featuring a pale lemon yellow glaze with deep brown incised decoration. Perfect condition. Unsigned.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Gourd Shape Kutani Ceramic Vase with Cranes Decoration 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Exotic gourd shape Kutani ceramic vase with flying Cranes decoration from Mid Century Japan. The hand painting was done with great care and artistic knowledge. The vase is painted ...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Murano Sommerso Pink Glass Bowls by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy 1960
Located in London, GB
Glass bowls triangular shape by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960's in soft pink. The bowl is hand blown, known as Venetian Sommerso, made in Murano, Venice, Italy.
The bowls a combinati...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Zsolnay Vase in Glazed Ceramics Modelled with Dancing People
Located in København, Copenhagen
Zsolnay vase in glazed ceramics modelled with dancing people.
Beautiful eosin glaze. Mid-20th century.
Measures: 8 x 6 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Embossed Copper Amphora Vase / Umbrella Stand by Egidio Casagrande, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s- 1950s.
This pitcher vase is made in hand embossed copper.
Its minimal and classical, but still modern.+
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight t...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
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
Rare Large Art Glass Scalloped Vintage Cobalt Blue Seguso Vase Murano, Italy
Located in Roslyn, NY
A rare large Art Glass scalloped vase in cobalt blue signed Archimede Seguso Murano Italy
Elegant in form and showing extraordinary craftsmans...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Robert Mapplethorpe's Venini Bianconi Fazzoletto Opaque White & Oyster-Green
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
An early large Venini Fazzoletto Vase. By Venini to the Fulvio Bianconi design, circa 1950. Signed clearly with the three line signature. Retains stickers from Christies. This is lot 130 from 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe Collection Christies Auction.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
“Fruit Still Life” Vase by Elio Schiavon
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand painted ceramic vase with a fruit still life by Elio Schiavon. This piece is full of detail: Schiavon depicts a bowl in a green hue that holds an array of fruits in di...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
large art deco red ceramic flower pot or vase by Jean Maubrou 24 cm 1950 design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Maubrou (1900-1965)
Large art deco ceramic cache pot or vase by Jean Maubrou
Art deco 20th century design
red ceramic glaze color
Signed under the base
Original perfect co...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Modern Kimball Aged Fiberglass Bullet Cone Planter Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Modern Kimball fiberglass bullet cone planter set
Listing is for 2 vintage planters with base.
20 tall x 15.25 diameter
Fiberglass in origi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Graphic Modernist Black, White Vase by Marianne Starck, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Danish Mid-Century Modern vase with strong graphic decor from the Tribal / Harlekin series by Marianne Starck (1931-2007) in the 1950s. Shiny bone white glaze with hand-carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Large Multi-Color Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color Floor Vase Made by Scheurich
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase XXXL version
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Large Sommerso Murano Glass Vase by Seguso, 1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Here is a wonderful 1950/60's Murano glass vase, made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy. In a stunning combination of Green glass encased in clear glass, using the renowned...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Black and brown design 20th century stoneware ceramic vase La Borne 1970 signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
France - La Borne
realised circa 1970
20th century design black and brown stoneware ceramic vase
Signed under the base
Original good condition
Height 20 cm
Large 14 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage porcelain vase from Hutschenreuther Germany. 1950 - 1960
Located in CADALSO, ES
Perfect condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pierre Cardin Style Black Ceramic Three Leaf Vase, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Black ceramic clover vase. 1970s Italian production. It shows small signs of time but is in good condition.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
VILT - Cut-Sided & Glazed Stoneware Studio Pottery Vase - Signed - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
VILT - Mid Century cut sided stoneware studio pottery bottle shaped vase with glazed and wheel thrown neck and rim - signed on the base - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Sommerso Blown Murano Cut Glass Vase Smoked & Clear Glass Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Cut Crystal Sommerso Murano Art Glass and blown Glass Vase in smoked and clear glass made by Alessandro Mandruzzato.
Looks amazing from any angle.
No markings.
Measures:
Len...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Finzi Porcelain Vase Gold 24- Karat Italian Design Mid-Century Modern White 1950
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Finzi porcelain vase gold 24-karat Italian design Mid-Century Modern 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
$457 Sale Price
36% Off
Monumental Robert Maxwell & David Cressey Sunburst Planter for Earthgender
Located in Glendale, CA
Monumental Robert Maxwell & David Cressey sunburst planter for Earthgender.
Studio executed in hand etched textured earthenware. A very clean and in...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Set of 2 Original Porcelain Op Art Vase Made by Royal Bavaria KPM Germany, 1970s
By AK Kaiser
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
OP Art porcelain vase set
Producer:
Royal Bavaria KPM Germany
This original vintage OP Art vase set was produced in th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Plant Holder in Solid Brass Circular Italian Design 1970s Planter Cachepot
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Plant holder in solid brass circular Italian design 1970s planter cachepot.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$619 Sale Price
20% Off
"Cornovaso" Modern Ceramic Industrial Vase by Alessio Tasca, 1970s
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A stunning creation by renowned Italian artist Alessio Tasca from the expressive era of the 1970s. This exceptional piece seamlessly blends form and function, showcasing Tasca's mast...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lattimo Velato Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, ca. 1936
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lattimo Velato Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1936
A rare lattimo velato vase designed by Carlo Scarpa ca. 1936. Manufactured by Venini Murano Venice in the 1930s. Thin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vallauris Majolica Blue Ceramic Hand Shaped Rings Stand or Vase
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Blue Glazed Ceramic Hand Sculpture by Vallauris. France, 1950s
Eye-catching iridiscent blue ceramic hand vase with fat lava d...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Engraved Glass Vase, Finland, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Clear slightly yellow-toned glass vase with vertical engraved lines. Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in Finland and manufactured by Littala in the early 1960s. The shape and tone of the g...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$335 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury Floor Vase "AX" by Berit Ternell, 1950s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful floor vase. Produced at Gefle/Upsala Ekeby and designed by Berit Ternell in the 1950s. The form and pattern are nice put together.
Good vin...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Astonishing Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing yellow and blue Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 3,54 x 11,81 H inches
d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
EdE Studio Pottery - West Los Angeles California - Late 1940s - 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scarce collection of three early modernist studio pottery pieces made by Ede of California. From my understanding, the studio was located in West Los Angeles
from the late 1940s thro...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$950 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Nigel Coates for Salviati Vintage Large Oversized Blue Italian Murano Glass Vase
By Nigel Coates, Salviati
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful stunning, large and oversized light blue vase designed by British Architect Nigel Coates (b.1949) for Salviati glass of Murano, Italy. A fun, funky and bright way to add a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Daum Nancy france 50's small green bubble glass vase
By Daum
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Small French glass vase from the 1940s by Daum De Nancy. Entirely in thick bubbled and blown green glass. High-quality craftsmanship. Very fine vintage condition, with slight traces ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Martin Freyer Rosenthal Bisque Porcelaine Paper Relief Vase Op Art 1970s
By Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Martin Freyer Rosenthal Bisque Porcelaine Paper Relief Vase Op Art 1970s
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Gunnar Nylund, "ARA" Model Vase, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase, "ARA" Model, designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Striking Lapis Lazuli Blue, Gambaro & Poggi Murano Glass Handkerchief Vase
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous lapis lazuli blue glass handkerchief vase from Gambaro & Poggi, Murano
Hand blown creating amazing texture and shape, this is a stand out classic piece of vintage Italian a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pitcher
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown multi-color Millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to the Fratell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Cassina Coral Vases
By Casina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Coral Vases
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 i...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Rustic Mid Century Bitossi Aldo Londi ¨Arabesque Decor¨ Ceramic Pitcher, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Valencia, VC
This gorgeous Italian vintage ceramic pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi features a glazing central band of the Arabesque decor in two different shades of green and the house signature dark brown rough surface, so characteristic of the Bitossi production during the Mid-Century period. Handcrafted in Flavia Montelupo, Italy, circa the 1960s.
Measurements:
Height 21cm/ 8.25"
Width 9.5cm/ 3.75"
Depth 9.5cm/ 3.75"
Weight 1.38kg
The brick-shaped Bitossi by Aldo Londi pitchers...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Vintage Flower Vase, German, Matte Ceramic, Display Urn, Mid Century, Circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage flower vase. A German, matte ceramic display urn, dating to the mid century period, circa 1960.
Fascinating appearance, with a tactile finish
Displays a desirable ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala, Vase, Glass, Finland, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala, and produced by Iittala, Finland, 1960s
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Claudio Pulli Polychrome Enameled Ceramic Italian Vase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning polychrome enameled ceramic vase designed and signed on the bottom by Claudio Pulli, one of the greated Sardinian artists of the 20th century. This charming vase was realize...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Empoli Rossini Mid Century Green Patterned Glass Vase
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Empoli Florence Italy Textured Vase Pattern
Typical decors from the glass factories of Florence, Italy, collectively known as Empoli.
Decorative glass. The city of Empoli is locat...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Filigrana Vase Murano Art Glass Multi-Color Venini Style 1960s Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Filigrana Vase Murano Art Glass Multi-color Attributed to Venini 1960s Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,716 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 1960s Studio Midcentury White Blue Bottle Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage shiny glazed Midcentury Modern bottle vase with a big belly and a large white handle on one side. Thick snow white and clear blue running glaze with caramel beige accents. Sm...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Conical Vase Midcentury Design by Bernon
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marius Bernon
French brown ceramic stoneware vase by French artist, circa 1950.
Conical elegant form and stoneware ceramic glaze color.
Signed u...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg Argenta Gourd Shaped Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An iconic piece of mid century design by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Shape is that of a double gourd and has spectacular form. This particular example is unmarked.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
African Decorated Terra Cotta Vase with Three Dimensional Sculptural Animals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Remarkable handcrafted earthenware vase with a three dimensional zebra and giraffe and hand decorated flowers and trees. Signed on the bottom made in Zimbabwe by Collen M for Penzo 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Zimbabwean Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Stig Lindberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted brown-glazed stoneware vase, designed by Stig Lindberg, produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
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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