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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Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase
Producer:
BAY Ceramic, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany. Hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Igloo Vase Green with Stripes, Scandinavian, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
A rustic stoneware vase by Swedish designer Gunnar Nylund (1904-97) for Rörstrand, Sweden. It belongs to the Igloo series which Nylund designed in 1965. The vase is made ca 1960s to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Antique Red and White Fratelli Toso Millefiori Vase, Murano, circa 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique red and white Fratelli Toso Millefiori vase, Murano circa 1910
A large Millefiore murrine glass vase, manufactured by Vetreria F...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Large Minimalist Brass Fruit Bowl Shell by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
fruit bowl element
Design:
Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austria
Age:
1950s
Descriptio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Maija Grotell attributed Cranbrook Academy of Art
Located in Sharon, CT
A stoneware round vase, bisque surface, interior glazed and with a strong blue abstract intaglio glazed decoration, typical of Grotell's Cranbrook Academy...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Forssell, Vase, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful vase in solid brass, the typical tubular shape by Pierre Forssell for Skultuna Bruk. Designed in mid-1900s, this one is manufactured in 1980s.
Beautiful patina, darkened...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Eslau, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1950s
By Eslau
Located in High Point, NC
A teal-glazed fluted stoneware vase designed and produced by Eslau Keramik, Denmark, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
French Cut Crystal Vase by Saint-Louis, Late 20th Century
By Saint Louis
Located in Chicago, IL
Impressive cut crystal vase by renowned cristallerie Saint Louis Cristal manufacturers handicraft in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, France. Fine mouth blown and hand cut crystal vase with ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vase/ Vessel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vase/ Vessel.
1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Larsdrejare, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A red and beige-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Larsdrejare, Laholm, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche Vase Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Huge vase or umbrella stand by Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche (signed on the bottom).
Conditions are very good, expect for a scratch visible in the photos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large 25cm ochre Murano Glass Sommerso Vase, Flavio Poli Attributed, Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attributed.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vases was designed by Flavio Poli attributed a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase Amber Blue & Bronze Color Made in Poland 1980
By Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy beautiful art glass Vase in hues of Amber, Blue and Bronze Color Swirl Design.
Mid-Century Modern Period styled after Venini Glass Studio.
Marked with label, made in Poland.
In...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Ritorto Vase with Gold Leaf by Archimede Seguso Murano 1955
Located in London, GB
Large Ritorto vase blown glass with gold leaf circa 1955 by Archimede Seguso (1909-1999) for Vetreria Archimede Seguso. Ritorto means twined in Italian. This hand blown glass vase is...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Art Glass Flower Vase Signed Swispot, Blue and White Art Glass Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A very nice quality mid-20th Century art glass flower vase. This lovely blown art glass vase is marked Swispot and dated. Appears to be hand-blown using Murano...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
GRIGIO signed Murano glass blue vase circa 1950.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible GRIGIO acid stamped Murano glass blue vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Pitcher Aldo Tura with Square Section Decorations Parts Goat Skin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury termos Aldo Tura with square section decorations parts goat skin, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$477 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge Signed Seguso Vetri d'Arte White 'a Scavo' Murano Glass Amphora or Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Monumental, large and elegant vintage Italian 16 inch tall 'a Scavo' white colored / colored glass Amphora or vase signed/engraved by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy. Elegant in fo...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,163 Sale Price
50% Off
Nemadji Ceramic Indian Art Pottery Pink Vase Moose Lake, Minnesota
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Nemadji Native Indian Art Pottery Ceramic Pink Vase
5.25 h x 4.38 diameter
Original vintage, refer to images listed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Fan Shape Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass footed fan shaped flower vase. Attributed to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso workshop. Crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Andrew Berends Raku Art Pottery Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
1980s Modern Pair Art Glass Vases Controlled Bubble Poland
By Krosno
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Pair of Art Glass Vases Controlled Bubble Poland
6 h x 2.13
Original vintage condition
Review images.
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Moretti for Rosenthal Netter Satin Red & Frosted Glass Vase Wine Glass Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Carlo Moretti for Rosenthal Netter Satin glass vase or wine glass sculpture in orange red & frosted scavo glass.
The base retains the original label.
These were produced in the early times...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Five 'Gulvase' by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard in bottle green
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A perfect set of graduated 'Gulvase by Otto Brauer for famous Danish manufacturers Holmegaard, all in perfect condition, one still with original label.
Sizes from largest to smallest...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Cenedese Scavo Sea Grey-Blue Bowl and Bottle Set Romanesque Forms
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful set of ice blue art glass forms, Italy, circa 1950s. A pair of Gino Cenedese scavo vessels; a large shallow low bowl and tall squared bot...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$1,113 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Mid-Century Large Ceramic Floor Vase, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Tall vintage ceramic floor vase from former Czechoslovakia. Made in the 1970's
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano glass vase designed by Dino Martens, 1940
By Dino Martens
Located in Palermo, PA
This stunning Murano glass vase was designed by the renowned Dino Martens (1894-1970).
With a white base adorned with deep red dots, this vase showcases Martens' exceptional creativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Murano Vintage Dark Amber Italian Art Glass Ribbed Footed Cookie Jar Container
By Empoli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark amber honey Italian art glass cookie jar or container. In the manner of Empoli glass, with a "Paul's Products - E.P.P. & Co. New York - Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,050 Sale Price
25% Off
Antonio Da Ros Cenedese Signed and Dated Murano Glass Sommerso Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Antonio Da Ros Cenedese signed and dated Murano glass sommerso vase In vibrant purple primary layer. Unique color for this form. Great display vase for any interior or collection.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
70s Fat Lava Pottery Vase in Neutral Earth Tone By Scheurich, West Germany
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a large vase produced during the 70s by the Scheurich Keramik company (as attested by the adhesive label still present on the vase) which is part of the large produ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Rare Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal jar container storage pot, 1970’s
By Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal jar container storage pot, 1970’s
Dimensions: 15cm H, 10cm diameter
Condition: Mint
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Tall Pair Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Italian Brown Speckled Murano Glass Vases
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large, tall and rare pair 'Aventurine' Cenedese vintage Italian midcentury modern Murano glass vases, made on the island of Murano, Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is t...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Malcolm Leland Chalice Planter Bisque Finish
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Large unglazed planter designed by Malcolm Leland for the Southern California company Architectural Pottery circa 1950s. The bisque finish was designed to let the water evaporate whe...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Vase Incrociato oro 1949
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Vase Incrociato oro 1949
A rare glass vase 'incrociato oro' manufactured by Seguso vetri d'arte and designed by Flavio Poli in 1958. The thick tw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Arthur Andersson, Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Swedish ceramist Arthur Andersson in the middle of the 20th century, these voluminous vases are noteworthy for their formal symmetry and their banded designs, which of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Designer:
Heinz Siery.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Salt Glazed Three Handled Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish British studio pottery three handled bottle vase decorated in salt glazes signed to the base and dating from the 20th century. The hand thrown vase stands on a narrow ...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Eugene Deutch Signed Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase, 1950
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful work my well-known Hungarian-born, Midwest potter Eugene Deutch.
This magnificently glazed vase/ vessel features a dark, rich glaze that drips freely down the inside of the work.
Signed and dated (1950) on the underside.
Would make for a great addition to any midcentury pottery collection or eye-catching Stand-alone work in about any setting.
Deutch's work is held in many private collections and museums and he was exhibited in solo shows at the Dallas Museum of Art...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Brown and Yellow Murano Glass Amphora Vase by Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s.
This vase in made in brown and yellow Murano glass.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use such as its original patina, but ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
set of 2 Vintage Hand Blown Crystal Glass Vase by Joska, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Glass vase
Producer:
Joska Waldglashütte Bodenmais, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
Original super rare vintage vase set produced by Joska Wal...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Moretti Carlo Murano Vase In Colored Opaline Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Valu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$219 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum, Agora Green Modernist Glass Ashtray, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Originally intended as an ashtray, this heavy, blue crystal dish exemplifies the Brutalist aesthetic of sculptor César Baldaccini's collaboration with Daum with its combination of ro...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Antique Mexican Pitcher in Frog Shape
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Antique Mexican Pitcher in Frog Shape attributed at Gorky Gonzalez, made in ceramic and hand painted.
About Gorky Gonzalez:
Founder and artistic director of Traditional Pottery began his studies with his father, the Mexican sculptor...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Bianco & Murrine Bottle Vase by Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Ermanno Toso white bottle form Venetian glass vase with murrine throughout.
Of similar form to the bottle vases in Toso's Nerox line.
Base bears a Fratelli Toso, made i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Large German Pottery Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Gorgeous German vintage large floor vase from Scheurich Keramik. Produced in Germany in the 1970's.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Belgian Art Pottery Studio Spout Vase by Hugria Ceramics Laarne 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Belgian Art Pottery Spout Vase by Hugria Ceramics, Laarne Studios, Belgium 1960's. In the style of the famous Perignem Amphora Studio pottery vases. Large &...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$573 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Scavo Orange Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This unique and stunningly made Mid-Century Modernist Scavo Orange Volcanic Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase originates from Italy.
Orange vase with a matte finish. The vase has a round...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
ViBi Torino Bottiglia in Ceramica Bianca e Nera, Italia 1970s
By Vibi
Located in Naples, IT
Elegante bottiglia in ceramica smaltata realizzata a mano, caratterizzata da una forma sinuosa e moderna. Decorata con un motivo a righe bianche e nere, questa bottiglia è perfetta p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Nouveau Hand Carved Orange Glass Beaker or Petite Vase circa 1900
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, French Art Nouveau / Art Deco hand carved or engraved orange and amber/brown layered glass beaker, glass, cup or petite vase in the style of Galle art glass. Beautifully en...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Japanese Bud Vase Dark Brown Glaze
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Japanese Weed Pot Vase Dark Brown Glaze
3.75 diameter x 4.5 h
Signed but unable to read.
Original vintage condition
Refer to images.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Da Ros for Cenedese Huge 12“ Cobalt & Light Blue Italian Murano Glass Bowl 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage midcentury huge, large, heavy and thick light ocean blue coloured Italian glass bowl attributed to Antonio da Ros for Cenedese, Murano, Italy circa 1960. The style, form and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Decorative Object Vase Majolica Decorated Deruta Midcentury Italian Design 1950s
By Deruta
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase made of hand-painted majolica in shades of blue, avion, white and gold, with decorations depicting women. Made in Italy in the 1950s with Deruta signature underneath. (as can be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Majolica
Cased Glass Tutti Fruiti Vase by Avem
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking Murano glass vase by AVEM, expertly crafted in the celebrated tutti frutti style. Typically showcased on a clear background, this exceptional example features vibrant mult...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Large German Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, W-Germany Pottery, 1960s-1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful large Mid-Century vase by Scheurich.
West Germany, 1960s-1970s
Shape number 546-40 (Model-height in centimeters).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala Huge Paper Back Vase for Rosentahl, 1977
Located in Munich, DE
Rare large paper bag vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Rosenthal, Germany 1977. This vase is made of porcelain (stoneware) and looks like a paper bag. The vase is m...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
L. Hjorth Vase in Glazed Stoneware
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual vase from L. Hjorth, produced in Denmark circa 1950s. Features a wonderful predominately green body with a dark overspray like glaze. Unique shape is rounded towards the b...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Signed Studio Pottery Vase With Nice Glaze Details as Is.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage signed pottery with mud century modern style. Please check pictures as there are cracks.
Dimensions. 4 1/4 W ; 4 1/4 D ; 4 1/2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful mid-century vase produced in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. The vase is made of caramics with glaze. The outside is handpainted into a typical mid-century design. The inside in g...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$84 Sale Price
75% Off
Vintage Asian Blue and White Ginger Jar Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Asian lidded urn. Beautiful classic ginger jar shape in the iconic blue and white design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$636 Sale Price
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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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