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
Cenedese Small Vintage Midcentury Light Blue Italian Murano Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage midcentury petite vase by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Elegant form and striking light opaline blue color/colour.
Dimensions are: 12.1cm tall, 10.8cm at widest point....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Anthony Gold Leaf Vase Freeman McFarlin Pottery El Monte, California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Anthony Gold Leaf Trumpet Bud Vase Pottery
Freeman McFarlin Pottery El Monte, California
11.25 h x 3.75 diameter
Stamped Anthony USA #...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
1970s White Space Age Vase in Ceramic attributed to Franco Pozzi. Made in Italy
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous white space age vase in craqueler ceramic attributed to Franco Pozzi. Made in Italy.
The shape of this vase is amazing, it's a sculpture. The vase in excellent condit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$376 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Huge Mid-Century Modern Italian Diamond Cut Faceted Murano Glass Bowl
By Mandruzzato
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Monumental large and heavy Italian Mid-Century Modern vintage Murano glass bowl, circa 1960-1980. Exceptional in every way, commanding you to admire its stunning design and masterful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Amber Clear Three Molato Murano Glass Vases 1992
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Three Murano blown glass vases Molato (engraved), color clear and amber inside.
To perform this work we need two different processes: the first, to model the hot vase giving form an...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 5 Scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 5 Scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Dimensions: 31cm Height, 14cm Diameter 18cm Height 13 cm Width , 12cm Depth 25cm Height , 25cm Width , 13 cm depth 18,5cm He...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Object by.Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Horst Kerstan, Kandern in Germany
Information:
Horst Kerstan (born March 29, 1941 in Frankfurt, † March 21, 2005 in Kandern) was a German ceramist, craftsman and internationally recognized artist.
Founder of Group 83.
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio Stoneware Object was designed by Horst Kerstan and produced in his own Studio in the 1980s in Kandern in Germany. It is made of solid stoneware pottery and has a very unique brown beige coloration and structure. the bottom is marked with typical Kerstan Producer signature K and signed with Keratin. a very collectible and very rare item of the Kerstan Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 25cm in length, 14,5cm in height and 16cm in depth, it is very impressive.
straighforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 14,5cm
Length 25cm
Depth 16cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Horst Kerstan:
Horst Kerstan grew up in Frankfurt am Main, where he became acquainted with the manufacture of ceramic products through his father Walter Kerstan, who headed the "Ceramic Colors" department of Farbwerke Hoechst AG. After a porcelain painter apprenticeship, he worked from 1956 to 1957 as a porcelain painter in the porcelain manufactory of Hoechst AG, then from 1957 to 1959 in the ceramics department of the Werkkunstschule Offenbach (today: Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main) with Lore Kramer-Koehn, the wife of Frankfurt architect Ferdinand Kramer, the pottery to learn and incidentally at the College of Fine Arts, Frankfurt, the drawing.
After Kerstan met the ceramist and painter Richard Bampi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
R&Y Augousti Midcentury Continental Modern Large Shagreen Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Midcentury Continental Modern large sculptural vase finished in beige shagreen. (R&Y AUGOUSTI).
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Shagreen
1950s French Vintage Ceramic Vase by Jacques Blin Mid-Century
By Jacques Blin
Located in Regensburg, DE
Jacques Blin was a well-known French ceramicist (1920-1995).
His work is characterized by semi-abstract, mystical illustrations of birds, animals and scenes of daily life, among othe...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1950's Sommerso 'Dusk' Vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors Art Glass, signed
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A tall dark smoke toned and clear Sommerso crystal glass vase #3595 designed by Nils Landberg (1907-1991) for Orrefors Glass, Sweden.
Circa 1950-1959.
Beautiful vase from the 'Dusk'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
ES Keramik Blue and White Lava Vase, 1960s
By ES Keramik
Located in New York, NY
Blue vase by ES Keramik, the variation of blue and white in the matte lava glaze makes for a stunning vase.
Measurements: H 8.5", W 5", D 3.5"
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Gunnar Nylund Floor Vase AKT Stoneware Rörstrand Sweden 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Monumental floor vase by Swedish master ceramist Gunnar Nylund.
One of Nylund‘s ‚alphabet vases‘, of which each has a three letter code describing it‘s shape, this one being the mo...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Cenedese Colorful Bright Red Vintage Round Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Colorful (colorful) vintage Mid-Century Modern bright red vase by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy, circa 1970s-1990s. Particularly striking is the narrow necked round form with rippl...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
David Cressey Pro/Artisan Blue Flame-Glaze Sand Urn for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery's Pro/Artisan collection with Cressey’s signature Blue “Flame Glaze." This planter has slightly bowed sides and a flattened lip.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century COFRAC Art Verrier Wave Centerpiece Crystal Bowl, France
By Cofrac
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century COFRAC Art Verrier Wave Centerpiece Crystal Bowl, France
Mid-century Modern COFRAC Art Verrier France Wave Form Centerpiece Crys...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Large Hand Blown Cobalt Blue Art Glass Vase by Blenko Glass
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Large hand blown cobalt blue art glass vase by Blenko Glass, circa 1990s. The vase is in very good vintage condition and measures 4.5"D x 15.5"H....
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Ceramic Vase Pique Fleur Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit France, 1960s
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Midcentury blue ceramic vase pique fleur by Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit.
About the Artist: Jacques Pouchain (1925 - 2015) left Paris and gave up his architectural traini...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Textured Orange Art Glass Vase / Jug Empoli Opaline di Firenze Hobnail Pattern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A stunning Italian artwork and eye-catching colour accent in any living area. This is a high quality hand crafted masterpiece of Italian designed cased glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
$861 Sale Price
20% Off
rare turquoise fat lava "DOTS" Ceramic Vase VEB HALDENSLEBEN, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany, GDR
Producer:
VEB Haldensleben, Germany GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1970s Freeform Ceramic Soliflore Vase – Pink and Beige Glaze, Mid-Century Modern
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
1970s Freeform Ceramic Soliflore Vase – Pink and Beige Glaze, Mid-Century Modern
Small glazed ceramic vase with an organic, freeform shape, appearing different from every angle.
S...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Biot Pottery Jean-Claude Novaro Style Art Glass Stem Vase Signed Michele Luzoro
Located in Miami, FL
Biot Pottery
A unique and rare handcrafted heart shaped vase by Michele Luzoro, known as the Diva of Biot having radiated on the international glass la...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vintage primitive Nemadji Swirl Pottery Vase
Located in Seattle, WA
This primitive Art piece is a large vintage Nemadji swirl Art vase using brown and orange colors. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 7 Black Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
Set of 7 beautiful stoneware vases with amazing black-brown glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition. Signed 'CHS' and makers mark 'R'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Gaetano Pesce, Amazonia L, Vase in Flexible Blue Resin, Italy, 2013
Located in New York, NY
From the eclectic architect and designer Gaetano Pesce's humorously eponymous Fish Design series, Amazonia L is a cheeky blue vase on feet. To create the works in this series intens...
Category
1910s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Paolo Venini Murano Signed Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso blue and peachy color Italian art glass flower vase. Designed by Paolo Venini, circa 1955 for Venini e. Co. The vase has an elegant taper...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$4,875 Sale Price
25% Off
AVeM Murano Blue Iridescent Pulegoso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown blue with slight iridescent surface Italian art glass flower vase with applied foot. Documented to the Arte Vetraria Muranese company (A.Ve.M.). I...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Brass Vase
Located in Turin, Turin
Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Striped Vase in Blown Murano Glass Green Orange and Light Blue, 1990s, Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Striped vase in blown Murano glass green orange and light blue, 1990s, Italy.
This is a unique striped vase, with double colored sides, and stripes inside the blown technical. Half ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Speckled Glaze Stoneware Planter, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-thrown cylinder planter vase by Danish company Ting Keramik in the 1960s. Speckled earth toned glaze in warm beige, black and brown colors inside and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
A Rare Paul Ysart Attributed Close-Pack Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight Bottle
By Paul Ysart
Located in New York, NY
This very rare Bottle is attributed to Paul Ysart, a Scottish glass artist known for his work in millefiori and paperweight techniques. The piece is executed in clear glass, encasing...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Bespoke Italian Vase "Borealis," in pink alabaster
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite vase combines the timeless beauty of pink alabaster with the refined touch of satin brass. Its cylindrical shape enhances its minimalist elegance, making it a sophisti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Vintage Italian Bowl in Massive Grey "Sommerso" Murano Glass, Flavio Poli Style
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
The great skills of Murano based artisans shows in many different ways. Some are able blowers, others can freehanded create sculptures and elaborate bowls, and finally some master th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$536 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Asian Floral Porcelain Vase - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Transform your interior with this exquisite pair of Vintage Asian Floral Porcelain Vases, showcasing masterful craftsmanship and historical elegance. Adorned with intricate floral pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of vases by Göran Andersson for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1960s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A lovely pair of Mid-century modern vintage vases in a fantastic pale grey and deep indigo blue colors made by the talented and well-known artist Göran Andersson for Upsala Ekeby in ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Höganäs Vase by Erik Ivarsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Impressive and huge Swedish Mid-Century Modern ceramic Höganäs vase by Erik Ivarsson. Signed by E.I for the Swedish company Andersson & Johansson at Högan...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Art Glass Bowl 'Diamante' by Paolo Venini, Murano 1930s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Bowl 'Diamante' by Paolo Venini, Murano 1930s
A rare Venini art glass bowl of the 'Diamante' series. Heavy transparent glass with a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ermanno Toso Murano Satin Surface Blue Canes Pentoni Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown blue satin surface and cut murrines Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Ermanno Toso, for Fratelli Toso. Created in the "...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Dino Martens Murano 1950s White Sky Blue Ribbons Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and blue ribbons Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. The vase is created in the “Mezza Filigrana” technique, with 5 rows of white and 1 row of sky blue ribbons in an alternating pattern. You can feel each ribbon on the outside when you touch it. Very nice hourglass shape with a cinched middle and flared top. Would make great display piece on any desk, vanity or coffee table. Mid-century era. Measures 8 3/4" tall x 5 1/4" across the body.
Literature:
Dino Martens - Muranese Glass Designer, by Marc Heiremans.
Vetreria Aureliano Toso...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano 1954 Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst purple and yellow stripes, with gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,050 Sale Price
25% Off
Stoneware Vase with Blue Green Decor, Denmark, 1990s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rustic handmade Scandinavian modern ceramic vase with blue, green, aqua organic asymmetrical decorations on raw base. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1990s. Beautiful vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Red Wing Pottery Carafe Pitcher
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful midcentury pottery piece decorated with Quail figure. The glaze on this piece is uniform and reminescent of nostalgia. From the Bob White line, this piece will be a great a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Ercole Barovier Barovier and Toso Murano Cordonato D’oro Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Ercole Barovier Barovier and Toso Murano Cordonato D’Oro Vase, circa 1950s In reddish pink with gold highlights.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
1970s Art Glass Vase in Murano Style
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage coloured layered glass vase made in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s-1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Large Vase Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A gorgeous large vase from Rörstrand and maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful brown glazed in shifting dark colors.
Good vintage condition, s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage White Bisque Op Art Vase by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and elegant white bisque op art vase by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal Studio linie. This graphic and romantic piece dates from the 1970s. The beautiful ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Vase Midcentury 1970 Pottery La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Elegant stoneware ceramic vase, circa 1970
Realized in La Borne
Signed at the base
Original brown stoneware ceramic glaze
Measures: Height 34cm, large 24cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stalhane Stoneware Vase for Rostrand, Sweden
Located in Dallas, TX
Carl-Harry Stalhane (1920-1990) was a Swedish ceramic artist who worked for the Rörstrand porcelain works in Lidköping. He trained as a painter in Stockholm and as a sculptor in Pari...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Vibrantly Lilac Pink Colored Murano Glass Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning midcentury, vintage 'Opalino' murano glass vase or vessel designed by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990 Wonderful translucent color (colour) of vibrant lilac / au...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Mexican Modernism Big Size Mercury Glass Flower Vase
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Giant mercury glass flower vase. Over the style of the Mercury Glass pieces that Luis Barragan includes in the decoration of his houses in Mé...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Cartoccio con Bolle Incamiciato, "Paperbag" Glass Vase, Seguso Murano 1950'
Located in Bochum, NRW
"Cartoccio con bolle incamiciato".
"Paperbag" vase (Cartoccio), around 1950
Design by Archimede Seguso
Execution Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Encased glass vase (incamiciato), irregularly sha...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Flower Vase, English, Art Glass, Decorative, Ovoid, Mid Century, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage flower vase. An English, art glass decorative ovoid pot, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Fascinating colour palette and application
Displays a desirab...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Lauritz Hjorth, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A budded blue-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Lauritz Hjorth, Denmark, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Vases Germany set of 3
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Just beautiful stylish tiny vases in matte glazing with geometric patterns in yellow, green, brown and black. Typical from the fifties/sixties
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Saint-Louis Manufacture, Limited Edition "Jaipur" Vase, Contemporary
By Saint Louis
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and very rare Saint-Louis Manufacture "Jaipur" vase. The green Jaipur vase is released in a limited edition of 250 pieces.
During the twenty-eight days of production, five ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Kjell Boman, Vase, Semi-Glazed Stoneware, Lerhålan, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A vase, in semi-glazed stoneware, designed and produced by Kjell Boman, Lerhålan, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Giovanni Gariboldi Very Tall Vase or Umbrella Stand for Richard Ginori
Located in New York, NY
Giovanni Gariboldi (1908-1971 )
An imposing and tall vase or umbrella stand in glazed ceramic by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori
Italy, 1940's
With maker's mark underneath
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Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pale Baby Blue Art Glass Vase by Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning and rather large crystal vase made by the talented Börne Augustsson during the 50s. The shape is very biomorphic. This is an early production of the type of vases that mad...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Black and Brown XXth Century Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Nicole Giroud 1970 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Nicole Giroud
Elegant black and brown stoneware ceramic vase
XXth mid century design
Original perfect conditions
Signed under the base, circa 1970
Measures: Height: 18...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Cut-Crystal Decanter 20th Century, Founded in 1826, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert cut-crystal decanter, 20th century
Looks simply stunning.
Val Saint Lambert is a Belgian crystal glassware manufacturer, founded in 1826 and based in Seraing. It is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
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