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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Fulvio Bianconi Venini 1950’s LARGE Striped Murano Handkerchief vase Signed
By Venini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Venini 1950’s LARGE Striped Murano Handkerchief vase Signed Venini Murano Italia in acid.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue Murano Glass Vase by Tagliapietra & Angelin for Effetre International, 1985
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very good Murano glass vase by Lino Tagliapietra and Marina Angelin with Effetre International for Oggetti.
An opaque, near royal blue bottle form vase with an applied black ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther Vase, 1968
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sculptural porcelain vase by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970, large version model 5090/29, matte exterior, gloss interior, marked.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Round Vase Brass Midcentury Design, Germany
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of round vase brass midcentury design.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$718 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Murano Cased Opaline Glass Vase
Located in Sacramento, CA
Vintage pale blue Murano opaline glass vase. This mid-20th century piece showcases the exquisite craftsmanship typical of Murano glassmakers. It features a delicate layering of opaqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Gold Brass Planter, Cachepot Jardinière Rattan Vienna Straw Plexiglass , 1950s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
.This gardener, designed to stand freely on the floor, was made in Spain in the 1950s or 1960.
Ratan grid is between two transparent or glass methacrylate sheets
The base is E la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Handmade Sommerso Murano Glass Vase/Jug
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Sommerso vase/jug handmade of purple/plum/green layers Murano glass.
Labeled "Made in Italy Murano".
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Klosterkeramik. Vase. Ceramic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed incised ceramic vase designed and produced by Klosterkeramik, Ystad, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional favori...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Set of Three Small Colored Glass Vases by A.D. Copier, the Netherlands, 1930s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This set of three beautiful small colored glass vases where designed by A.D. Copier and made by Glasfabriek Leerdam, in the 1930s in The Netherlands.
Andries Dirk Copier is a uniq...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Set of Four Antique Spanish Candy Glass Container, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Antique Stackable Set of Four Glass Containers with Metal Caps, circa 1930"
Origin: Spain, circa 1930
Style: Antique
Materials: Glass, Metal
Enhance your storage solut...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$837 Sale Price / set
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Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Glazed Stoneware Rörstand, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Swedish firm Rörstrand, 1950s, Sweden. Marked and signed.
Other ceramicists of the period include Berndt Friberg, Axel Salto, Arne Bang and Wilhe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Unique Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Bertoncello Schiavon Ceramics, Italy 1970s
By Bertoncello
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic vase
Producer:
Bertoncello Ceramics, Schiavon, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Pottery vase was produced in the 1970s by Bertoncello Ceram...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Rattan Vase Cachepot Plant Holder Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rattan vase cachepot plant holder in the shape of a flower
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
An astonishing piece that will enrich a midcentury-style living room or studio.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Portuguese Porcelain Jug by Vidal Arte
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese porcelain jug by Vidal Arte. Carlos Vidal decoration (reproduction of the author's hand-painted plate) with exquisite blue and gold pattern on a white background. It repre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
MCM Powder Blue Ceramic Vase by Hyalyn
By Hyalyn
Located in San Diego, CA
A very fun MCM powder blue ceramic vase by Hyalyn, circa 1960s. The vase is made of ceramic and is in very good condition with no chips or cracks; it measures 4"D x 11.75"H and is si...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Ceramic Pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful pieces, two vases and one bowl from Rörstrand and maker, designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Exceptional glazed vases with wonderful curves. Thi...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Copper Lustre Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Vase, circa 1950
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish midcentury Swedish art pottery vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand. The simple oval shaped vase is richly decorated in a chocolate brown copper lustre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1970s MCM Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase 3030 in Smoke Gray Glass by Iittala Finland
By Iittala, Alvar Aalto
Located in St. Louis, MO
The famous Mid-Century Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase 3030 shown in rarely seen Smoke Gray glass made by Iittala Finland. Retains original label, also etched Alvar Aalto signature to bottom.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Great Plate Ceramic Glazed Woman Nude Italian Design 1960
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great plate ceramic glazed woman nude Italian design 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,148 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier Vase in Blue Murano Glass with Gold Inclusions and Clear Side Fins
By Barovier
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1950s blue Murano glass vase has a flared body with contrasting decorative side fins and is attributed to Barovier. Base and sides are made of clear glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase with Redentore and Kiku Murrines Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vase with Redentore and Kiku Murrines Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso 1960s
A large murrine glass vase designed by Ermanno Toso and manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1965. Made of clear glass with fused, multicolored Redentore and Kiku murrines. Surface with acid etched matte finish. The vase is an authentic example of mid 20th century Murano art glass. Original company lable on the base.
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
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Marianne Westman, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue, grey and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Marianne Westman and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Six Black Mangania Vases Lillemor Mannerheim Sweden Mid Century Modern
Located in Skanninge, SE
Set of six stoneware vases "Mangania" designed by Lillemor Mannerheim (1927-1994) 1955. Produced by Gefle for Upsala Ekeby in Sweden.
The vases are all in matt black glaze with dif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury ‘Wood Imprint’ Studio Pottery Vase 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Studio pottery vase with ‘wood imprint’, Mid 20th century.
Wonderful and interesting studio pottery vase with a distinct ‘wood’ imprint of growth rings in the glaze on every side. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-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
Early LaGardo Tackett Measuring Pitcher with Graphics
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual, Early LaGardo Tackett measuring pitcher with graphics. Unfamiliar with the early mark on underside. Assuming this is from the first production of this form by Tackett for Sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ceramic Vase Signed H.W., 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Ceramic Vase Signed H.W., 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Brown
Item T...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier&Toso Murano glass "rostrato" green vase circa 1938.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and special Ercole Barovier for Barovier&Toso circa 1938 green "rostrato" Murano glass vase.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1960's Collection of 13 Vintage Royal Blue glass Vases and Decanters
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Design Period Collection of 13 Royal Blue Glass Vases and Decanters. All are made in the 1960's time period. Made in France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Scandinavi...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Antonio da Ros Signed Cenedese Murano Glass Vase circa 1960s Layered Blue
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Antonio da Ros Signed Cenedese Murano glass vase circa 1960s factory signed in script on the bottom. The vase is circa 1960s. Multi layer blue e...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Rooster Sculpture 1952
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Rooster Sculpture 1952
A vintage Murano art glass vase sculpture of a rooster designed by Dino Martens and manufactured by Aureliano Toso in Italy Mu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
1970s Luxury Pink Handrafted Vase in Murano Glass by Maestro del Vetro.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Luxury pink handcrafted vase in Murano glass by Maestro del Vetro. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. This vase is handmade in blown glass.
Dimension:
diam 7,8...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Salvador Teran Mosaic & Patinated Brass Pitcher Mexican Mid Century
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and very collectible Salvador Teran mosaic and patinated brass pitcher. Born in Taxco, Salvador Teran (1920-1974) trained with Spratling at Las Delicias, then from 1939 worked w...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Blenko Style Amberina Red & Orange Glass Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in East Quogue, NY
Vibrant Blenko-style Amberina red and orange fluted square hand-blown glass vase. Intense orange color with subtle arching visible within the body of the vase, blending into red towards the neck.
A striking vintage piece. Unmarked.
Measures 9.5" tall x 4" diameter.
amberina, blenko, glass vase, amberina vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Small copper vase vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small copper vase vienna around 1950s
Only Polished
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Decorative Blue Ceramic Brick Flower Spike Vase 1950 Attributed to Pol Chambost
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Pol Chambost
Decorative 20th century midcentury ceramic flower vase.
Elegant brick form with blue ceramic glaze color
Original perfect condition, realized, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Huge 24cm Studio Pottery Vase Object by Heiner Balzar for Steuler, Germany, 1970
By Steuler
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic vase object
Design:
Heiner Balzar
Producer:
Steuler, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage ceramic object was produced by Steuler in the 1970s in...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Petite Rosewood Jar Lidded Vessel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Rosewood Jar Petite Lidded Vessel
catchall container
4.88 h x 3.25 diameter
Preowned unrestored condition.
See images provided please.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Rosewood
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
Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Seattle, WA
Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Dimensions. 6 W ; 5 D ; 8 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$84 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Vases Germany set of 5
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Just beautiful stylish tiny vases in matte glazing with black stripes. Typical decor and shapes from the fifties/sixties
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Luisa Parisi Blue & White Impronta - Mano Vase For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Blue & White Impronta - Mano Vase For Cassina
From the creative flair of Ico and Luisa Parisi comes the ceramic hand vase, part of the Impronta collection, conceived in...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Scandinavian Posy Vase, Swedish, Art Glass Flower Sleeve, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Scandinavian posy vase. A Swedish, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Captivating colour to this elegant Scandinavian example
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Deep blue art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Tall Mid-Century Swedish Handmade Bamboo and Teak Tri-Pod Plant Stand, 1940s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Tall Mid-Century Swedish Handmade Bamboo and Teak Plant Stand, 1940s
Elegant and unique mid-century plant stand, handcrafted in Sweden in the 1940s. Made from beautifully aged bambo...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bamboo, Teak
Mid Century Dual Neck White Ceramic Ikebana Vase Sculpture, Japan 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Sculptural dual branch ceramic modernist Ikebana White glaze with a fantastic form. Retains a partial original paper label. Japan, 1960s
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Nason Vase with Gold Foil and Murrhines, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase with undulating form from the Yokohama Series, blue glass with murrhines and gold foil, by Aldo Nason for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1960'...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Foil
Cassina Coral Vase
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...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$1,101
Dennis Kirchmann Art Pottery Lidded Vase in Midnight Blue
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully sleek and simple terra cotta pottery lidded vase or urn from Dennis Kirchmann. Glazed in a nearly black dark blue shiny glaze. Purchased directly from the potter at his ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage White Gilding Vase with Pink Flower Pattern by Herend, 1970s
By Herend
Located in Bastogne, BE
Herend flower vase.
Supplier of the Royal Court of England - premium Hungarian porcelain.
1970’s.
In excellent condition, no chips, cracks or c...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Glass Vase Rio Designed by Kijell Engman for Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Glass Vase Rio Designed by Kijell Engman for Kosta Boda
A large vase of the Kosta Boda "Rio Face" series designed by Kjell Engman in 1975. Incised signature of the artist on...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Upsala Ekeby Graphic Blue Decor Vase, Sweden, 1960s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-thrown Swedish midcentury modern ceramic vase manufactured by Upsala Ekeby in the 1960s. Hand-painted graphic dark and cobalt blue decorations on gray background. Soft square sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large column mirror plant display stand by Deknudt, Belgium, 1980
By Deknudt
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1980 / plant display stand / planter / mirror / Deknudt / mid-century / design / vintage
A large mirror column planter or plant display made in Belgium, 1980. This exquisi...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Mirror
Danish Søholm Large Floor Vase by Einar Johansen with Blue Glossy Glaze, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Mid-century Danish ceramic pumpkin shaped vase from Søholm Stentøj designed by Einer Johansen in the 1960s. Model no. 3341.
The stoneware vase has a gro...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase attributed to Fratelli Toso
Located in Montreal, QC
Murano glass vase attributed to Fratelli Toso.
Bearing sticker"Murano Glass Made in Italy"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Vaso Scavo Mid-Century Murano Glass Decorative Objects di Seguso Italia 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase produced by the renowned Italian glassmaker Seguso in the 1960s. Vase made of electric blue Murano glass with a flared "snake" neck and with the "scavo" technique that makes the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Mid-century ceramic vase by Bay Keramik, West Germany, 1960s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful geometric ceramic vases by Bay Keramik made in West Germany in the 1960s.
The ceramic vase is in very good vintage condition, with no damage.
Dimensions:
Width: 10 cm / 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$363 Sale Price
20% Off
turquoise lava glazed RUSCHA FLOOR VASE 60s 70s hand-thrown marked G.- 863-40
By Ruscha
Located in Landshut, BY
beautiful FLOOR VASE
attributed to / most probably by RUSCHA KERAMIK
RUSCHA KERAMIK was launched in 1948 when Rudolf Schardt assumed the management of Klein & Schardt, his father Georg's ceramics factory in the town of Rheinbach, located near Bonn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. (RUSCHA is a syllabic abbreviation of his name.) The timing of the re-founding ensured that the company was in a good position to benefit from Germany's post-war growth boom. RUSCHA KERAMIK became a leading manufacturer during the "golden age" of Western German ceramics and is credited with some of the era's key developments. It produced some very successful and innovative forms and glazes, including the 'Vulcano' décor (Otto Gerharz, 1951)—which heralded the move towards thick, dripping fat-lava glazes—and the iconic no. 313 (Kurt Tschörner, 1954), probably the period's most famous shape. Hans Welling, Adele Bolz, Heinz Siery, and Cilli Wörsdörfer were among other notable designers to work for RUSCHA.
RUSCHA KERAMIK was celebrated for exquisite wall plates, plaques, and tiles—manufactured for both indoor and outdoor applications—as well as its high-quality vases. Specimens from the 1970s will frequently exhibit remarkable lava and volcanic glazes. When RUSCHA closed its factory in 1996, Scheurich acquired many of its designs and molds; distinctive silver RUSCHA labels were sometimes applied to the subsequent production.
Notes on identification: White clay was used practically exclusively. The rare examples made with red-brown clay are thought to date from periods when normal supply sources ran out. Embossed and incised base-numbering was used for vessels. If a vase was made in more than one size, a single digit indicating relative size followed the form number. Low form numbers (< 100) were sometimes preceded by a letter. Like a few other manufacturers, RUSCHA KERAMIK occasionally recycled form numbers, a cause of distress for some collectors. Pieces were never molded with "Germany" or "West Germany."
Manufacturer most probably RUSCHA
Design Period 1965 to 1975
Production Period 1965 to 1975
Country of Manufacture Germany
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