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
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Geometric, Stripes, White, Yellow, Black, Red, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, geometric, stripes, signed. Medium scale gourd form vase decorated with alternating vertical stripes, glazed in black, white, gray, yellow, and red. Signed on ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Set of 10 Orange Blenko Bottles
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic mid-century 10 piece set of Blenko Art Glass in vibrant orange tones. Tallest being 19.75 inches x 5 inch diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$1,575 / set
French Provencal Hand-Painted Ceramic Pitcher Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A fine hand-crafted ceramic pitcher vase from the Provence region of France.
This French ceramic pitcher vase is very well made using clay from the region. Hand-painted then glazed...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$635 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful 1960s Rimini Blu ceramic vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in München, DE
A very beautiful decorative 1960s ceramic vase from the Rimini Blu collection.
The design is by the renowned Italian artist and painter Aldo Londi.
Manufactured by Bitossi. Made in I...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Luigi Mandruzzato Vase, Murano Sommerso, Blue, Yellow & Clear Faceted
Located in Andernach, DE
By Luigi Mandruzzato – who was Alessandro Mandruzzato's grandfather, who then later took over the family business. So Luigi was the original artist in the family indeed!
Rare and ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ceramic vase by Wishon-Harrell.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Turned Wooden Bud Vase
By Doug Ayers
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand turned wooden bud vase, circa 1979.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Tyra Lundgren Vase 'Calla' for Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Tyra Lundgren Vase 'Calla' for Venini
A calla vase in filigrana glass designed by Tyra Lundgren in 1948, manufactured by Venini, Venice 1981. Incised signa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Blenko Cast Vase, USA 1960's
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Solid cast glass vase by Blenko in green yellow hues.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Pulled Art Glass Vase, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Sommerso blue and clear Italian art glass vase on Sterling Silver base. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching and colorful pulled centerpiece vase stands u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Sterling Silver
Campbells Tomato Soup Trash Can Metal Pop Art Icon Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A nice relic of the late 70s, a metal bedroom wastebasket in clean condition. A Campbells Tomato Soup Trash Can. Makers marking on bottom. Showing wear, with 235265some dents and sc...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Black Classic Form Vase Smooth Iron-Like Black Glaze France circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in ceramic, small size, with a smooth iron -like Glaze. It has been done in France, circa 1970. Rond Classic Form. Black Color.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$334 Sale Price
20% Off
Stoneware Brown Ceramic Bottle by Jean Linard La Borne 1970 Design
By Jean Linard
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Linard
Realised in La Borne, elegant ceramic bottle.
Decorative brown ceramic object.
Signed under the base.
Measures: Height 22cm, large 11cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Murano glass drop vase with polychrome spot decoration and twisted aventurine canes, made by Fratelli Toso in the 1950s
Ø cm 19 h cm 27
Fratelli Toso is a name that immediately evo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$706 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Turned Walnut Candlesticks by Rude Osolnik 1970's
By Rude Osolnik
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of turned walnut candlesticks by Rude Osolnik, ca' 1970's.
"Osolnik was widely admired as one of the finest wood turners in America and his workshops and seminars were in dema...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Modern Vases Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Large midcentury vases manufactured at Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the 1950s. Beautiful glazed vases with nice lines. That typical hares fur g...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Vase für Bitossi • 'Rimini Blue' Serie 1960er Jahre • Italien
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Andernach, DE
Original Ateliershandwerk von Aldo Londi für Bitossi.
Italienische Keramikkunst aus der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts.
Leuchtendes dunkles Türkis bis Azur.
Aus der ''Rimini Blue'' Serie...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$200 Sale Price
35% Off
Chalet Art Glass Freeform Green Sommerso Vase 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Mid-Century art glass vase was made by Chalet in sommerso technique with green colored glass gather cased over with clear-colored glass. Its distinctive, free formed twisting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Soliflore Vase
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Mid-Century Modern Murano vase, thick-walled glass with embedded flower decorations. It is a single flower vase, beautiful from every point of view.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1960's Modernist Porcelain Vases Collection by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Stunning collection of 5 1970's Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain vases collection by various designers, in good vintage condition with minor wear and patina.
They are all diff...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Purple Red Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and tall, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso lavender purple and bright red Italian art glass vanity perfume bottle. Attributed to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte Company. Similar ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Organic Modern Crackle Glaze Raku Pottery Vase by Tony Evans 1970s California
By Tony Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Organic Modern large bulbous Raku Pottery Vase from Evans Ceramics from California, 1970s. Mixture of ivory crackle glaze and band of matte dark brown...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s by Pirjo Nylander Finland Scandinavian Pottery Vase
By Pirjo Nylander
Located in Brescia, IT
Finnish pottery vase from the studio of Pirjo Nylander of Helsinki Finland.
Perfect condition.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Ceramic Vase by Roger Capron in Vallauris, circa 1960.
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic vase by Roger Capron in Vallauris, circa 1960.
Ceramic vase by Roger Capron, circa 1960 in Vallauris.
H: 21cm, D: 10cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Fontana Arte Rare Cartoccio Vase in Ruby Red Glass
Located in Bochum, NRW
Originally designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1932 for Fontana Arte, this vase is made from one hot folded sheet of glass. This vintage Cartoccio in ruby red glass can be dated from the 19...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$945 Sale Price
47% Off
Large Mid-Century Modern Murano Style Brown and Tan Tortoise Shell Glass Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Exquisite Murano style tan tortoiseshell pattern sculptural glass vase. A wonderful large vessel screaming to be displayed. Round in form, the small round base widens up through the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Alessandro Mandruzzato Blue and Yellow Sommerso Murano Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning vintage Sommerso Murano glass vase, designed by Flavio Poli and crafted by Alessandro Mandruzzato, showcases a captivating combination of blue, yellow, and clear hues.
Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Empoli Cadmium Blue Glass Bottle & Stopper
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage Empoli glass decanter with stopper.
In cadmium blue colour and with textured ribbed surface.
Both the decanter and stopper are in excellen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Turi Gramstad Oliver Lidded Jar for Figgjo Flint, Norway, circa 1960s
By Figgjo Flint
Located in San Juan Capistrano, 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
$52 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall Mid-Century German Pottery Ceramic Floor Vase, vintage 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing ceramic Mid-Century Modern floor vase made in Germany, circa 1950s. This is a heavy floor vase. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Nice c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s.
A large vetro sommerso bollicine vase designed by Carlo Scarpa between 1934 a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Sculptural Mid Century Modern chimney style ceramic vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche. Featuring the Tobacco classic mottled tan color, this beautifully designed piece ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$318 Sale Price
35% Off
Pezzato vase by Fulvio Bianconi color variant Paris – Venini Murano
Located in Uccle, BE
Vase “Pezzato” (color variant “Paris”) by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano.
Vase featuring an arrangement of red, blue, green and straw glass pieces. Mouth blown glass.
The technique k...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Modern Set of 3Ceramic Vases Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker, designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful, glazed vases with wonderful curves. The craftsmanship on these va...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid Century Wooden Pitcher in the style of Alexandre Noll Produced, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and decorative French mid century wooden pitcher by unknown designer in the style of Alexandre Noll. Carved out of elm wood and in good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 15 cm...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Elm
Green Italian Vase, Sommerso Murano Glass Flavio Poli for ALESSANDRO MANDRUZZATO
By Flavio Poli
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Murano Vase is crafted in the Sommerso style, developed by designer Flavio Poli, known for his innovative approach to glass design. The vase features a faceted form in rich gree...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
Large stoneware vase with amazing brown-black glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Good condition. First sorting. Slightly oblique.
Signed 'CHS' and m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
MCM Stoneware Vase by Jasba
By Jasba
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM stoneware vase with a blue grenade like finish by Jasba of Germany, circa 1970s. The vessel is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Small French Vallauris Clay Mosaic Vase by Ceramicist Jean GERBINO
By Jean Gerbino
Located in New York, NY
A small French "clay mosaic" vase by ceramicist Jean Gerbino, mosaic patterning is in blue, cream, brown and greens. Signed on the bottom "Vallauris".
Measures:- Diameter: 3.5, He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Lalique, Ispahan Rose Crystal Vase, France 1950s
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Lalique "Ispahan" (Isfahan) vase, model created in 1952. Decorations of roses polished in relief. Signed Lalique France.
Good condition, scratches under base.
Dimensions ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
François Gueneau 20th century unique handmade ceramic vase or sculpture 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
François Gueneau
Large abstract stoneware ceramic vase circa 1970
Signed at the base
Original perfect condition
Height 12 cm
Large 29 cm
Depth 8 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Sommerso Murano, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic designed mid century modern Murano glass vase from the workshops of Sommerso Murano. Another exceptional example of Murano glass art showing how timeless these eye-catching vases are, although they have been handcrafted already over 60 years ago. This large 1960s Murano vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
G. Giacobbe Murano Millefiori Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
G. Giacobbe Murano Millefiori Glass Pitcher / Vase, Italy, 1950s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Tigris Cat Vase By Anneleise Beckh For Schmider, West Germany 1950’s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Striking black and yellow Tigris cat vase designed by Anneleise Beckh for West German company Schmider Keramik
Inscrutable expression on this strong design pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$227 Sale Price
50% Off
Nils Landberg Vase for Orrefors, 1965
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning handblown, art glass 'Sommerso' vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s in blue-grey hues.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Scandinavian modern vintage blue vases by Michael Andersen, Bornholm, Denmark.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Two stunning vases by Micheal Andersen, Bornholm ceramics in Denmark. Heavy clay with a blue glaze that varies in color and intensity around the main body, on the rim and inside both...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,098 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Atelier Pelagres Stoneware Wood Fire Ceramic Vases France, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of 6 wood fired stoneware ceramic vases by Atelier Pelagres, Jean Paul and Suzy Brenet. France c 1960.
Each signed AP and with impressed...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Blown Glass Decorative Pitcher Decanter by Verrerie de Bendor, France circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning extra-tall Mid-Century narrow translucent blown glass pitcher or decanter from the Verrerie de Bendor, on the Island of Bendor, F...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Ed Moulthrop Large Bowl in Figured Sweetgum Wood
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and impressive turned centerpiece bowl by Edward Moulthrop. Made of figured sweetgum wood and signed on the bottom. It's big at 14" diameter and 9.5" in height.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Modern Groupe of 5 Vessels Rörstrand Sweden 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have gathered a Groupe of 5 pieces, made at Rörstrand during the midcentury. The pieces are designed by Carl Harry Stålhane. Their slick minimalistic and elegant form make a perfe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Copper Watering Can, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass and copper watering can with a long spout. Great lines, great original condition with wonderful patina. Small dent at the base but this is...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Copper
Hannie Mein Mid-Century Studio Pottery Vase or Jug
By Hannie Mein
Located in Meer, VAN
Hannie Mein mid-century pottery vase or jug. The Netherlands, mid 20th century. This jug or vase is made by the well known Dutch pottery artist Hannie Mein (1933-2003). It is an i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Murano Glass Faceted Sommerso Vase, Mandruzzato c 1960s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large hexagon shaped red and yellow Murano glass 'Sommerso' vase by the glassmaking maestro Luigi Mandruzzato.
Handcrafted in the 1960s in Italy, utilizing the revered 'Sommerso' ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$250 Sale Price
35% Off
Umberto Zannoni Grey Ceramic Vase with Squiggles, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid ceramic vase signed Umberto Zannoni Faenza of fine Italian manufacture Zirardini in the 1950s. Signed, Original Label.
The marvellous vase has a round base from which the b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$573 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Modern Art Glass by Saara Hopea Finland
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand blown art glass vase, by Saara Hopea and produced for Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, circa 1950s. Etched signature underneath. It measures 4.5" height x 3.5" diameter.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Steven Correia Bulbous Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful Steven Correia bulbous art glass perfume bottle.
American, circa 1980.
Luminescent yellow/orange/gold bulbous bas...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Early Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely designed and gorgeously glazed vase by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist/potter Harrison Mcintosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern style of ceramics. The colors are amazing with shifting highlights of purples, blues, and greys. This piece radiates in the light.
Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States and the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, Mcintosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including:
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Signed on the base with his early "McIntosh" signature (circa 1957).
A unique and somewhat rare and hard-to-find budding career vase. Would be an amazing addition to any collectors of McIntosh's or other Mid-century Modern ceramic artists...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
TOYO Ceramic Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
TOYO Ceramic Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Ceramic Pottery Planter Pot Vase by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1950s
Located in Boden, SE
Pottery Ceramic Vase Planter Manufacturer: Dümmler and Breiden, Germany Decade: 1950s Description: Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic planter vase made in Germany. High...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Matte Brown, Yellow, Orange, Green
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, brown, dark yellow, orange and green stripes. Medium scale cylinder vase with glazed bands of color over a coarse chocolate brown raw clay body. Minute loss of...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,000 Sale Price
60% Off
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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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