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 legendary 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.
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
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
Art Glass, Glass
small mid century slab vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy dated 1956
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
small mid century slab vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy Signed and dated 1956 to the base Fantoni, Italy. Provenance: sourc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Steven Correia Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful Steven Correia art glass perfume bottle,
American, circa 1980.
Luminescent yellow/orange/gold bulbous base with r...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Rosenthal-Netter Italian Ceramic Lion Planter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rosenthal-Netter Italian ceramic Lion planter, Nicely done with a great look! Doesn't seem like it was ever used! Clean inside! Retains Label to u...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-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
Shiny Emerald Green Ceramic Bottle Vase, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bright emerald green round and heavy stoneware bottle vase with large curved handle on one side. Stamped under base. Great vintage condition consistent with age and wear.
Denmark, 19...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Italian Ceramic Vase, White, Green, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Italian ceramic vase, stripes, signed. Small scale chunky footed cylinder vase decorated with “fasce colorate” or colored bands of teal green, blue, orange, yellow, over an off-white...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed stoneware vase designed by Berndt Friberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful olive green with yellow Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Bird Vase Mid Century Zoomorphic
Located in Mimizan, FR
Bird Vase Zoomorphic Mid Century
Probably an Owl or another type of bird
Signed by potter underneath
French
Stunning Modern Mid Century design of a bird.
...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand , Midcentury `Tema` vases in ceramics
Located in Søgne, NO
A fusion of artistic expression and functional design, these "Tema" striped vases are a testament to Stålhane's brilliance and Rörstrand's legacy. These are pieces of design history ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Yngve Blixt, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1966
By Yngve Blixt
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Yngve Blixt, Höganäs, Sweden, 1966.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Kjell Engman Fidji Collection Colorful Crystal Bud Vase Scandinavian Kosta Boda
Located in Miami, FL
Fidji Collection Mid-Century Modern long neck bottle, art glass weed vase designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda made in Sweden.
Lead-free crystal in the colors inspired by a rainb...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Winslow Anderson for Blenko "Pinched" Art Glass Vase, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Winslow Anderson for Blenko "Pinched" Art Glass Vase, 1960s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Jacques Blin French Ceramic Vessel White Glaze Bird Form
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin French ceramic artist white ceramic vase, pitcher or sculpture reminiscent of a bird.
Similar ceramic piece pictured on p 32 of Jacques Blin, Cerami...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Crafted Ceramic Planter, circa 1970s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Studio ceramic planter. Beautiful blue glazing with contrasting rough clay lower section.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gucci 1970 Milano Very Rare Vintage Horse Bit Trinket Tray in 24kt Gild Brass
By Gucci
Located in Miami, FL
Very rare pieces designed by Gucci.
An iconic trinket single dish-tray designed by the house of Gucci in Milan Italy, back in the 1970s. It is very heavy and was crafted in solid brass with a 24 kt gold gilding. Have the double G, for the Guccio Gucci logo, made in nickel.
It is signed Gucci and have the original leather undersides mat. Signed over the tawny leather, in gold letters, "MADE IN ITALY BY GUCCI ".
The measures fully extended are, 32 mm by 89 mm by 152 mm (1.25 x 3.5 x 6 Inches).
Very elegant, rare and a great item for any serious collector. They are in gorgeous impeccable condition with no trace of use, no dents or bad marks. It is accompanied by the original Gucci green dust bag.
Gucci, was founded in 1921 in the Tuscany region of Italy, in Florence , when Guccio Gucci bought his own shop on 7, Via della Vigna Nuova in Florence, Azienda Individuale Guccio Gucci, where he sold imported leather luggage. He also opened a small workshop to have his own leather goods made by local craftsmen. Eventually, a larger workshop had to be acquired to house Gucci's 60 artisans. In 1935 the invasion of Ethiopia by Mussolini led the League of Nations to impose a trade embargo on Italy. Leather became scarce, pushing Guccio Gucci to introduce other fabrics in the composition of the products, such as raffia, wicker, wood, linen and, jute. The rombi motif, a Gucci signature, was created. The Gucci's developed a new tanning technique to produce "cuoio grasso", which became a Gucci trademark. In 1937, Gucci launched its handbags. Under the direction of Aldo Gucci...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold, Brass
Scheurich Keramik German Mid-Century Lava Glazed Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and finely made German mid-century art pottery cylindrical shaped vase decorated with applied lava glazed patterning by Scheurich Keramik and dating from around 1960. The v...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Toyo Modernist Ceramic Ikebana Planter, Japan, 20th Century
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Toyo Modernist Ceramic Ikebana Planter, Japan, 20th Century. Very good original condition. This planter retains its original labels.
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Barovier et Toso Sea Green Emerald and Gold Aventurine Glass Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage Murano Barovier et Toso hand blown glass vase or vessel is mid century modern. The colors are sea green emerald infused with abundant gold aventurine. There are s...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Marcello Fantoni Sgraffito Jug Vase Raymor Italy Pottery Ceramic
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The vintage ceramic jug vase by Marcello Fantoni from the 1960s is an exceptional and artistic piece that exemplifies the mastery of Italian cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
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...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Organic Ceramic Vase by Rudi Stahl, Germany 1970s
By Rudi Stahl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century, West Germany, studio vase but renowned ceramist Rudi Stahl.
Featuring a wonderful organic multi stemmed mushroom form above a long tubular base.
Textured clear finished ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Opal Blue Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Extra large vintage Murano glass vase in a perfect light blue tone. Mouth-blown in blue glass .
Handmade in Italy, 1970s.
H: 12.2" - 31 cm
D: 8.6" - 22 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Vivika and Otto Heino Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase
Located in San Mateo, CA
Otto and Vivika Heino vase in a classic Heino shape. The glaze is a high gloss brown with black undertones. The vase is signed Vivika + Heino.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Vallauris France Ceramic Pottery Glazed Blue & Black Mid-Century Modern
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Mid-Century Modern handcrafted drip glazed ceramic vase, vessel, object of Fine Art in hues of blue and black.
Signed underneath Vallauris France.
Vallauris is the famous vi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
American Mid century Modern California Pottery Ceramic Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful stoneware ceramic vase by creative decorative co inc, made in Japan. Signed noi chips or cracks. Beautiful piece that is timeless and unique.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Cut Crystal Glass Vase, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Crystal Glass,Cut Glass
Hand Made
Re-polished
Good Original Condition
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Fulvio Bianconi, "Pezzato" Glass Vase, 1951
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi
"Pezzato" Glass Vase, 1951
Venini Murano green blue red vase
Marked: Venini
H : 28 cm (11")
Overall Very good condition
The "Pezzato" (Patchwork) series took Bianco...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Vase ‘Fish Grail’ designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1940s.
By Edward Hald
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors,
Sweden. 1940s.
Glass.
Signed.
Edward Hald (1883 – 1980) is one of the well-known Swedish glass artists who have worked for Orrefors. Aft...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Organic Ceramic Vase by Rudi Stahl, Germany 1970s
By Rudi Stahl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century, West Germany, studio vase but renowned ceramist Rudi Stahl.
Featuring a wonderful organic multi stemmed mushroom form above a long tubular base.
Textured clear finished ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pierced Ceramic Seedpot- Turquoise
Located in Oakland, CA
This piece is wheel thrown and hand pierced. When the piece is still wet, small holes are mapped out and pierced. Once the orb is bone dry, each hole is painstakingly enlarged. A tur...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pottery Fat Lava "brown-red" 241-47 Floor Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 241-47
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Björn Wiinblad Rosenthal Studio Line Vase mint cond "Mädchen mit Blumen"
Located in Kumhausen, DE
A beautiful heavy porcelain Vase
Björn Wiinblad
Rosenthal Studio Linie
Model No.: 3512/28
in mint condition !
definetely collectionable!
Manufacturer Rosenthal
Design Period 1970s
Production Period 1972 to 1976
Country of Manufacture IWestern Germany
Maße / mearurements 25,7 cm x 11,5 cm ~ H / height: 28 cm ~ Gew. / weight: 2450g
Öffnung innen / inner rim : 7.2 cm x 21.8 cm
Rosenthal GmbH is a German manufacturer of porcelain products and other household goods. The original firm was founded in 1879 in Selb, Bavaria. Since 2009, Rosenthal has been owned by the Italian company Sambonet Paderno Industrie
(Arcturus Group).
History
Rosenthal was originally founded in 1879 as a family business. The founder, Philipp Rosenthal, moved his porcelain painting from Werl in North Rhine-Westphalia to Selb in Bavaria, where he industrialized in the castle Erkersreuth with his painting workshop. In 1897, Philipp Rosenthal founded the company Bauer, Rosenthal & Co. in Kronach, as well as Philipp Rosenthal & Co. AG. In 1908, Rosenthal bought the porcelain manufacturer Thomas in Marktredwitz, and the porcelain company Zeidler & Co. in 1917.
In 1921, the company took over the Krister Porzellanmanufaktur in Wałbrzych, Silesia. The factory was closed in 1945, but the brand was revived in 1951 and used until 1971.
In the period of national socialism, Philipp Rosenthal, while Catholic, had to withdraw from the enterprise in 1934 because of his Jewish origin. The Board of Management and the supervisory board turned against Rosenthal and implemented various measures to prevent Philipp Rosenthal from using his voting shares in order to change the composition of the management board and the supervisory board. The government was asked for support and sold the voting shares to persons who were not well-disposed towards Rosenthal. However, the Nazi regime did not go directly against Philipp Rosenthal in order not to jeopardize the foreign business of the company. The reasonably covertly concealed Aryans took advantage of the family, and urged Rosenthal's successor to step out of the company. Philipp Rosenthal's death in 1937 finally paved the way for his grandchildren. In 1936, Rosenthal bought the porcelain manufacturers Waldershof and Thomas in Weidenberg-Sophienthal. Rosenthal Isolatoren GmbH (RIG) was established in 1939 with branches in Erkersreuth (Selb) and Hennigsdorf near Berlin. In 1939 the company changed to Rosenthal Porzellan AG. When the Decree on Companies of Deprived Commercial Enterprises (RGBI 1941, p. 177), adopted on 27 March 1941, forced the discontinuation of the Jewish company and brand name Rosenthal, the "Aryan" management intervened through Joseph Goebbels to continue the use of the Rosenthal brand name.
With the return of Philipp Rosenthal's son Philip Rosenthal from exile and his entry into the enterprise in 1950, he won a pioneering role in the modern product design. In 1960, the Rosenthal Studiohaus was opened in Nuremberg, from which the world's first design chain was built. In 1965 the uniform name Rosenthal Glas & Porzellan AG was elected and shortened to Rosenthal AG in 1969. In 1972, Philip Rosenthal founded the furniture factory Rosenthal Einrichtung in Espelkamp. The furniture factory was renamed in 2009 Philip Möbelmanufaktur GmbH and in 2013 rebranded the Fröscher GmbH & CO. KG. Rosenthal, In collaboration with industrial designers such as Raymond Loewy, Tapio Wirkkala, Elsa Fischer-Treyden, Timo Sarpaneva, Verner Panton and Luigi Colani, created an impressive series of products. Walter Gropius design for Rosenthal the tea service TAC. In 1967, Rosenthal built the so-called "Glassmaker's Cathedral," a factory for the Thomas-Glassworks in Amberg. The Thomas-Glassworks was renamed the Amberg crystal glass factory.
In 1997, Rosenthal AG was 90% owned by the British-Irish Waterford Wedgwood Group. Rosenthal was the market leader for high-quality porcelain and glassware in Germany and was the world market leader in conjunction with Waterford Wedgwood. In the year 2000, the company took over the Hutschenreuther brand and Hutschenreuther-Werk B in Selb.
In June 2008, the Waterford Wedgwood Group wanted to divest the Rosenthal share package due to liquidity difficulties. At this time, around 1,100 employees were employed worldwide. The company, faced with insolvency by the subsequent collapse of Waterford Wedgwood, filed for insolvency on 9 January 2009. The subsequent insolvency proceedings of Rosenthal AG were opened on 1 April 2009 by the District Court.On 20 July 2009, a sale was announced to an Italian company, Sambonet Paderno Industrie (Arcturus Group). Founded on 1 August 2009, Rosenthal GmbH is an independent part of Sambonet Paderno Industrie (Arcturus Group). The Rosenthal company headquarters remain in Selb under the managing director Pierluigi Coppo.
The Rosenthal Archive, a collection of around 15,000 exhibits from 130 years of company history, were purchased by the Oberfranken Foundation on 12 August 2009 and is provided as a permanent loan to the Porzellanikon, the State Museum of Porcelain in Hohenberg an der Eger, Selb. These include nearly all product designs, from the company's foundation to today, as well as originals designed by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Walter Gropius.
Designers
Otmar Alt
Joannis Avramidis
Bele Bachem...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Large vase of the Rimini series by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramics , 1970
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rimini Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Terracotta, pictorial decoration.
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bot...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Montelupo pottery, 70s.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Small Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Glazed ceramic, hand painted in shades of yellow . .
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex w...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Otto Brauer Set of Two Amber Glass Vases for Holmegaard Denmark
Located in Tystberga, SE
A pair of Mid-Century Modern iconic Gulv vases by Otto Brauer in amber color. Manufactured by Holmegaard Denmark in the 1960s. Original sticker at the base on the taller vase, bubble...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Turi Gramstad Oliver Lidded Jar for Figgjo Flint, Norway, circa 1960s
By Figgjo Flint
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Turi Gramstad Oliver Lidded Jar for Figgjo Flint, Norway, 1960s. Signed with makers mark to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Small 'Ikebana' Vase in Mouth-Blown Glass and Stainless Steel for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Small 'Ikebana' vase in mouth-blown glass and stainless steel for Fritz Hansen.
Established in 1872, Fritz Hansen has become synonymous with legendary Danish design. Combining timel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Peill & Putzler Thick Glacier Glass Vase, Germany, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful and unusual thick and heavy 'glacier' clear glass vase, with an irregular shape, made by Peill & Putzler of Germany, in 1970s. Manufacturer's label near the edge.
Wear co...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
JIE Gantofta 1960s Turquoise Blue Bottle Vase, 1960s
By JIE Gantofta
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade bottle shaped Swedish midcentury modern chamotte vase with bright blue turquoise glaze. Slender neck and cylinder shaped body. Bottom part left raw and unglazed and right ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Italian Modernist Murano Green White Glass Fazzoletto Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Sommerso Murano Glass Large Centerpiece Vase. Italy, 1960s.
This hand blown Murano glass vase is made with green glass submerged in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Costantini style murano vase
By Costantini
Located in DARLINGTON, WA
Beautiful amber coloured Costantini style murano vases measuring 29cm x 16cm
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Vintage Glass Amberina Vase with Stopper by John Nickerson for Blenko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large blown glass amberina/tangerine lidded jar designed by John Nickerson for Blenko (model number 7328).
This model first appeared in the 1973 Blenko catalog and remained in produc...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Cérart Monaco Ceramic Pair of Vases with Sea Decoration Mid-Century French
Located in Labrit, Landes
This mid-century vase represents fishes and seaweeds on the seabed.
Each vase conceals a multitude of colorful details painted in a naive and cheerful style.
Painted by Cerart Monaco...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Faience Vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful faience vase with amazing geometric pattern.
Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s.
The condition is not perfect. Please note that there is a ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience
large red 21cm Murano Glass Sommerso Cube Vase Flavio Poli Attr., Italy, 1970
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 Fla...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Collection of Seven "Ice" Gullaskruf Vases, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This collection of Seven vases were made at Gullaskruf in Sweden 1960s and designed by famous Lennart Andersson. Because of their shape they were named Isi, which translates to Ice. ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Green Crystal Vase Cut-to-Clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert green crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s.
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply ...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Crystal
Mid-Century French Ceramic zoomorphic vase by Louis Giraud, Vallauris, 1950s
By Louis Giraud
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century French Ceramic zoomorphic vase by Louis Giraud, Vallauris, 1950s
This is a very original piece, elegant and delicate. The zoomorphic shape is covered in a pure white gla...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Enamel
Vintage French Ceramic Flower Vase by Jacques Pouchain, Atelier Dieulefit
Located in London, GB
Decorative cylindrical ceramic flower vase (circa 1960s), by Jacques Pouchain. There is a tribal quality to the decoration of this mid-century vase. The geometric shapes in white, ea...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
FRATELLI TOSO - Murano Twin Handled Millefiori Glass Vase - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
FRATELLI TOSO (Attributed) - Murano 'millefiori' glass vase - hand blown with clear 'bubble' glass handles and crimped foot rim - unsigned - Italy - circa 1950's.
Excellent vintage ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Art Glass
Czech Multicolor Cased Satin Glass Footed Vase or Jar - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Czech cased satin glass footed vase or jar - featuring a multicolor random pattern - clear satin amber glass base - unsigned - Czech Republic - mid 20th century.
Good vintage cond...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Art Glass
Piero Fornasetti Wheat Spikes Large Ceramic Jar, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful Piero Fornasetti Gold Wheat Spikes Large Ceramic Jar, Italy 1960s
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Ceramic
Mid Century Rattan Plant Stand / Plant Holder, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage plant stand or plant holder made of rattan and bamboo in the 1970's in former Czechoslovakia.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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Rattan
Fontana Arte Cartoccio textured glass vase Italy Pietro Chiesa mid century
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Free form textured glass vase designed from 1940s and in production since.
Fontana Arte iconic form for easy floral arrangement.
approx 13 x 13 x 9 inches high
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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