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
Vintage West German Bitossi Style Vase by Bodo Mans for Bay Pottery, circa 1970
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage vase by Bodo Mans and produced by Bay Keramik in the early to mid-1970s. The Aldo Londi for Bitossi style relief pattern, captured in 'Rhimini' blue and aquamarine / turquoise has a quintessentially vintage. 1970s vibe whilst maintaining a modern feel. This vintage midcentury vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$247 Sale Price
50% Off
1980s White Perforated Metal Office Wastebasket Trash Can Italy Memphis Sottsass
By Rexite
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Memphis style wastebasket, light use. A bit more uncommon of a color, Made in Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
HB Quimper Odetta, Vase with Diagonal Striped Pattern, France, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Balluster in shape, the body of this Art Deco vase is glazed in muted, earthy tones with stripes of angled wavy lines that contrast to its pale gray neck and foot. Signed: HB Quimper...
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1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Organic 'Sea Urchin' vase by Einar Johansen for Soholm, Denmark
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautifully organic vase that is reminiscent of a sea urchin. Made by Einar Johansen for Söholm, Denmark. It has a subtle pale earthenware glaze with three openings to be used as a...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$316 Sale Price
40% Off
Charming flower vase, enamel painting, Venice 1950s, Mid Century design, Germany
Located in Wien, AT
Charming flower vase, pure typical design of the 1950s, hand-painted in high quality with enamel paint, made in Germany.
The large vase is in a classic shape, with a round base, bul...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
California Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
California studio pottery signed ikebana vase with multiple openings, circa 1960s. This very unique piece measures: 4.5" D x 14.5" H and is signed on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
MCM Studio Pottery Lidded Stoneware Vessel by Joel Edwards
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous MCM Studio Pottery lidded stoneware vessel by Joel Edwards, circa 1960s. The incised piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6.25"D x 6"H; it is...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Glass Vase, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of glass
- good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Large Ceramic Floor Vase, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful German vintage large floor vase in warm colours. Good vintage condition (see photo).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Pair of Transparent Bullicante Murano Glass Vases by Ercole Barovier
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s - 1940s
Made in transparent bullicante hand-blown Murano glass by Ercole Barovier.
These vases are original and quite rare to find as a pair, especially in this...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Nils Allan Johannesson, Vase, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed vase designed and produced by Nils Allan Johannesson in his own studio in Barsebäck, Sweden. c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Orientes Vase by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Schweden 2002
By Orrefors
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Orientes Vase by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Schweden 2002
A vintage vase "Orientes" from the "The four points of the compass" series. Designed by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Schweden. Black and red glas...
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Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery 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 vintage...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Portuguese Ceramic Vase C. Vieira, S. Miguel, Açores
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Ceramic vase C. Vieira, S. Miguel, Açores. It has a rounded shape with a narrow base, wide body and small opening. The decoration is simple and typical of the region, with hand-paint...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Michaela Frey for AK Kaiser Op Art Lidded Bisque Porcelain Jar, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modern Op Art matte bone white lidded jar of high quality matte bisque porcelain. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful organic dotted circle relief pattern on both lid and body. The interior has been given a white smooth highly glossy glaze. Designed by Michaela Frey...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Timo Sarpaneva, Small Vase, Glass, Finland, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A semi-smoked glass vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva and produced by Ittala, Finland, 1950s.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Willy Guhl for Eternit Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Handle Planter, circa 1968
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 23.5" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted circa 1...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
$560 Sale Price / item
49% Off
Ingrid Atterberg, Vase, Brown and White Earthenware, Sweden, Upsala Ekeby, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and white, glazed earthenware vase designed by Ingrid Atterberg and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Monumental Lidded Amphora Style Ceramic Vessel, Custom for Steve Chase
By Steve Chase
Located in New York, NY
Truly monumental Amphora style ceramic vessel with a separate lid.
This piece is from an Indian Wells estate completely styled by Steve Chase and was custom ordered for Mr. Chase. I...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pink Iridescent Scavo Vase Seguso, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
An iridescent pink vase in pink / mauve colored Murano glass attributed to famous glass artist Archimede Seguso
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer known for his in...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$584 Sale Price
24% Off
Rare Ceramic Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Glazed ceramics
Beautiful decoration
Good original condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Guhl for Eternit Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Handle Planter, circa 1968
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted circa 1968 Switzer...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Concrete
$510 Sale Price / item
49% Off
Italian Mid-Century Murano Bowl by Flavio Poli, 1950's
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Italian mid-century Murano bowl by Flavio Poli, 1950s.
This mid-century Murano bowl, attributed to Flavio Poli in the 1950s, features a faceted shape reminiscent of a diamond, with a...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Horse
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Horse by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled t...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason, Signed '99
By Carlo Nason
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano glass vase by Carlo Nason, signed '99.
Triangle shaped, 3.25 in x 7.5 in high.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Paolo Venini Signed Murano Sommerso Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Vase
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso navy blue Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Paolo Venini for the Venini Company, circa 1950s. It is fully signed with the "Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Art Glass Bottle with Fasce Decoration in Yellow, Murano 1950s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini art glass bottle with Fasce decoration in yellow, Murano 1950s
A large art glass bottle in white opaque glass with yellow stopper and a yellow "a fascia" band on the body as ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Gräfenroda Keramik Extra Large Ceramic Pitcher, Germany, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Gräfenroda Keramik extra large ceramic pitcher. Originally hand finished in faux wood pattern with satin glaze.
Made in Germany in 1950s.
Labeled.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
"Avena" Ice Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala of Finland
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous "Avena" ice glass vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala of Finland, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks, signed and numbered on th...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1960s edition, acid-etched venini murano italia signature under the base, origina...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Pink Glass Shell Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Pink Glass vases in the form of a shell. The vases are of good size and weight and would look stunning flanking a fireplace mantle or as centerpieces.
A great shade of pi...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$720 / set
Murano White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Footed Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown swirling white and aventurine flecks Italian art glass footed flower vase. Atrtibuted to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.) company, and in the styl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Organic Textural Semi Translucent Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This unusual and stunning Mid-Century Modern Murano vase was realized in Italy, circa 1960. It features a highly textural volumetric ellipsoid form with a channeled organic exterior ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Great Pair of Midcentury Planters by Gainey Pottery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic midcentury textured glaze planters by Gainey Pottery, California, circa 1960s. These have no hole on the bottom.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,250 / item
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Vaso In Vetro Di Murano Verde E Foglia Oro 24kt
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases
The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work.
Drite is said when the kanne are pos...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$536 Sale Price
20% Off
1960's Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Vase
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
1960's modern large Rosenthal porcelain flower vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Roger Capron Vase for Vallauris, circa 1960, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Large Roger Capron vase for Vallauris.
Ceramic vase with white glaze and rooster motif
Signed.
Circa 1960, France.
Unique Size
Very good vintage condition.
Roger Capron was bor...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Vessel
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Nice large vessel for your collection
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
NOVICA Brazil Blown Art Glass Vase 3 Encased Colors Red, Orange & Transparent
By Flavio Poli
Located in Miami, FL
Original Novica hand blown Art Glass vase encased with 3 different colors, red, orange and transparent.
Made in Brazil in the late 1970s.
Looks stunning in any angle.
Labeled at the ...
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Cenedese Da Ros Murano Sommerso Green Blue Italian Art Glass Spike Top Container
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and blue Italian art glass spike top jar container. Attributed to designer Antonio Da Ros, for the Cenedese company. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Beaker Form Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well crafted Studio Pottery Vase with primitive incised lines in a central band with a Diamond pattern. With a strong Beaker form, the piece has good weight and a natural color pal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Modernist Glazed Stoneware Vase by Bruno Gambone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Modern stoneware vase by Bruno Gambone with rectangular base supporting an elegant, tapered neck and flared aperture (ca. late 1950s, Italy). White glaze with specks of turqu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Hourglass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century hourglass-form ceramic vase with a light yellow / beige and orange mottled exterior glaze and a black interior glaze. (SCHEURICH, mark on bottom, W. GERMANY 2...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Roth Keramic Blue Vase, 1970s, West Germany
By Roth Keramik
Located in Hastings, GB
Roth Keramic vase, 1970s, West Germany
Founded in the 1970s by Edmund Roth.
The factory was in Ebernhahn at the heart of the West German ceramics indust...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Timo Sarpaneva Glass "Orkidea" (Orchid) Vase for Iittala, Finland, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Timo Sarpaneva Glass "Orkidea" (Orchid) Vase for Iittala, Finland, 20th Century. This piece is signed to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 517-45 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 517-45
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Ram
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Ram by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled table...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Style of Bitossi Vintage Vase in Blue and Green Glaze Germany, 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage vase in blue or black drip glaze featuring the indented
On close inspection the glaze includes flecks black and sea-blue which give greater depth to the surfaces.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.??
With best wishes
Geert Niessen?
Early Bird Gallery...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Lalique, Polished and Frosted Crystal Glass Model Ingrid from 60s
By Lalique
Located in Catania, CT
Excellent vintage condition for this crystal vase produced by Lalique. First edition from 60s. Signed on the base and with the original sticker.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$3,220 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Green Glass Vase by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Houston, TX
Italian green glass vase by Empoli, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
French Ceramic Vase with Handles from Quimper, France by Keraluc Pottery Studio
Located in Miami, FL
Dazzling glazed ceramic vase, the primary pale yellow and the floral designs are truly eye catching. Made in Quimper, France by Keraluc Pottery Studio.
It can enhance any shelf, ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$540 Sale Price
22% Off
Carl Auböck Model #3854 'Atom 1' Brass Vase
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3854 'Atom 1' brass vase. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in darkly patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Aubö...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$739 / item
White Lotus Vase
By George Lamiè
Located in Atlanta, GA
The White Lotus Vase by Maison Lamiè is striking in both proportion and restraint. Measuring 20 inches wide and 5.5 inches high, its broad, low form captures the eye with an elegant ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Plaster
$400
Mid-Century L.E. Smith Turquoise “Rocket” Swung Vase
Located in Raleigh, NC
Large mid-century impressive swung vase by L.E. Smith. This particular turquoise swung vase is called the “Rocket” vase. Both this style and coloration is h...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Ceramic Ashtray Pottery by Gainey Ceramics, Indoor or Outdoor, New Old Stock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This was an incredible find from no longer produced Gainey Ceramics. These made in the USA glazed ceramic ashtrays slash planter / pots are new old stock pieces that were stored away for many years and then recently discovered in a storage locker. These ashtrays consist of a 20 inch tall and 10.5 inch diameter cylindrical shaped glazed white ceramic...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$630 Sale Price / item
42% Off
Blown Glass Dichroic and Silver, Iridescent Color from Pink to Blue.
Located in Roma, IT
This very light piece of artistic glass changes color based on light. changes color, from pink to light blue. The center is in silver.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Murano Glass Fazzoletto Handkerchief Vase, 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A small Murano glass Fazzoletto handkerchief vase from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Mid-Century Cobolt Blue Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Venician made Sommerso faceted vase in cobolt blue color by the Murano based artist Flavio Poli. This piece of art is from around 1960 for "Seguso Vetri ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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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