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
Mid-Century Italian Red Ceramic Vase from Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Red Ceramic Vase from Bitossi, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceram...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther Vase, 1968
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sculptural porcelain vase by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970, model 5090/29, matte exterior, gloss interior, marked.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Set of Vase, Ashtray and Candleholder
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful handmade Rimini blue glazed ceramic set of three pieces. Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s.
The set is comprised by a round ashtray, a bott...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Expertly Restored - Robert Maxwell Studio Ceramic Vase w/ Brown Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Murano Style Glass Vase, Orange White Swirl by Opaline Florence Italy, 70s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative large vase from Opaline Florence, Italy.
In a great swirl pattern, orange / white.
Rare in this design and from.
Height: 41 cm / 16.14 inches.
Diameter: 20 cm / 7...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
20th Century White Italian Pair of Grande Cestini con Fiori, Ceramic Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian tall pair of glazed ecru colored ceramic décor in the shape of a vase with overspilling floral ornaments, in good condition. Wear consiste...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lalique Dampierre Crystal Vase
By Lalique
Located in Norwood, NJ
Lalique Dampierre crystal vase, signed on bottom.
Designed in 1948 by Marc Lalique, this vase is decorated with carved birds in satin crystal. Throu...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Super Glaze WGP Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Carstens Tönnieshof Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object was produced...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1960s Mid-Century Italian Pink Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of seven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In sweet baby pink tone colours. A pretty mixture of different shades, shapes and styles and in clear and cased glass.
Measurements from highest to lowest:
Large blown apothecary jar with lid on clear base 39cm high, Ø 17cm (15.35"x6.69")
High narrow blown glass pitcher with clear handle and base 37cm high, Ø9cm (14.57"x3.54"
Pressed glass with motifs and milky white handle 30cm high, Ø16cm (11.81"x6.3")
Bulbous blown pitcher with milky white handle 29cm high, Ø 15cm (11.42"x 5.91")
High tazza bowl on turned clear base 28cm high, Ø 19cm (11"x7.49")
Diabolo shaped vase 25cm high, Ø14cm (9.84"x5.51")
Handblown lidded candy dish...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Modern Steuben Glass Vase with Scroll Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American Art Glass vase.
By Steuben.
Designed by George Thompson in 1949.
Of a bell shaped body with two applied scrolls and a thick circular foot.
Model no. 7964
This m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Porcelain Vase by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rosenthal Porcelain vase by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Decorated with a geometric pattern in different shades of gold. Signature stamp ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$576 Sale Price
20% Off
Alvino Bagni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Orange, Green, Brown, Signed
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni for Raymor vase, ceramic, orange, green, brown, signed. Tall cylinder vase with a subtle textured sand glaze of bright orange, gree...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Naive Egg Trinket Jar in Glazed Stoneware, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large ovoid lidded jar - egg trinket glazed and decorated naively with geometric pattern. Practical brass knob placed at the lids top. Signed VJ - un-identified Scandinavian ceramist...
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1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Alfredo Barbini Murano Italian Art Glass Ribbed 'Corallo Oro' Vase w/ Gold Fleck
Located in St. Louis, MO
A large and heavy Mid-Century Modern hand-blown Murano art glass vase designed by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007), circa 1950s. Tall triangular form with thick twisted ribbed glass of co...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
Beautiful set of Danish mid-century modern hand blown aqua blue glass vases designed by...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Ferro Battolo Dark Green Decorative Perfume Bottle - Medium
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by an unknown Murano glass maker, this perfume bottle is 14” tall with the stopper on and 6.5” diameter. Heavy, dark bottle ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Painted Italian Terracotta Vase with Lemons and Blossoms
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand-Painted Italian Terracotta Vase with Lemons and Blossoms, Vintage, 20th Century
A beautifully crafted hand-painted terracotta vase, likely originating from Southern Italy, evok...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Abstract Motive
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Abstract Motive by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Arthur Percy, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A green-colored glass vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.0"H x 3.875"W x 3.875"D
All items ship from High P...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Large Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl, 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl, 1960s.
A very large Murano sommerso art glass bowl. Designed by Flavio Poli or Mario ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ulrica Hydman Vallien For Kosta Boda Hand Painted Elliptical Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Kosta Boda blue art glass elliptical moonflower vase, hand-painted and signed by Ulrica Hydman Vallien. The vase with flower on both sides bears the Ko...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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
Big Orange Glass Vase by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf, Sweden, 1970s
By Skruf, Bengt Edenfalk
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning handblown vintage crystal vase known as "Spun" from "Spun" from Skruf, Sweden signed by the talented Bengt Edenfalk. This vase is really special, he has spun clear glass ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$235 Sale Price
20% Off
Crystalline vase Snowflake collection V&S gallery , 1980's
Located in Delft, NL
Crystalline vase Snowflake collection V&S gallery , 1980's
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Decorative Floor Vases After Richard Klemm Dresden Made By Limoges
By Richard Klamann
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of large Richard Klemm style floor decorative vases, with cylindrical form and wide opening, with beautiful detail and design, in very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Mid century vessel by Fohr Keramik, in deep purple, mid 20th century
By Fohr
Located in View Park, CA
A large mid century ceramic vessel in electric purple by Fohr Keramik, West Germany 1960s. A vase, a jug, a pitcher - have it your way. Note the unique copper dribble along the neck ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$248 Sale Price
20% Off
Korean Light Celadon Goryeo Bud Vase, Flying Cranes and Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage vase features craquelure glaze in light celadon color with motifs of flying cranes and clouds, the "Thousand Cranes" design that common to Korean Goryeo ware. It has the dis...
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Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon, Pottery
Pink Murano Floral Vase with Footed Base by Fratelli Toso, c. 1950's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern large footed bowl or vase in pink fuchsia Murano glass. hand blown using Sommerso technique whereby the pink glass is submerged wi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Vittorio Zecchin Murano Glass Vase for Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
Vittorio Zecchin (1978- 1947) was an Italian artist that dedicated himself to painting, decorative arts and glass.
In 1921 he was called to take on the artistic direction of the ne...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Yamasan Modernist Lava Glaze Ikebana Ceramic Planter, Japan, c.1960
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Yamasan Modernist Lava Glaze Ikebana Ceramic Planter, Japan, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Jonathan Adler Ceramic "Utopia Collection" Man Woman Flower Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jonathan Adler Ceramic Man/Woman Vase from the "Utopia Collection". No damage
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Mid century vintage large Blenko Handblown ruby red jar with stopper
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage Handblown deep ruby red Blenko jar with stopper. This is an early Blenko piece circa 1960.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase Scandinavian Modern for Iittala
By Alvar Aalto, Iittala
Located in New York, NY
The beautiful and iconic Scandinavian Modern Alvar Aalto glass vase, aka as the 'Savoy' vase, created by designer Alvar Aalto, 1937, Finland. This clear vase, with original design by...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed Applied Glass
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed a script on the bottom, plus 2 original labels. Notice the applied glass bands and g...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 3 Glass Vase by Emil Funke for Gral Glass, circa 1970s
By Gral Glass
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vases by Gral Glass, designed by Emil Funke, circa 1970. These beautiful petrol colored and clear vases bring a touch of...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Lucite and Wicker Vase Centerpiece Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing handkerchief vase / centerpiece / bowl in lucite and wicker in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern int...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Green, Gold, Chrome, Signed
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Raymor vase, ceramic, sgraffito, green, gold, chrome, signed. Medium scale bottle form vase decorated with an incised green pattern over gold and dark chrome glazed body. Signed on u...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$877 Sale Price
55% Off
Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Mosaic Shaped Vase Snowflake Motif Vase
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic, shaped vase with snowflake motif
In exceptional original condition
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
Height 4.5 inch, Di...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid-Century Minimalist Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Carafe Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional infor...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Picasso Ceramic Vase pitcher "Wood Owl" Edition Madoura 1969
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Edition Atelier Madoura , Vallauris France
"Chouette des bois"(Wood owl) 1969
Turned vase: white earthenware clay, Engobes decoration engraved by boring-...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Sea Star
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Sea Star by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Sfumato, Cirillo Maschio, Attributed Aquamarine with Morisa Murano, 1920s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This vase shows many features that are on the Marinuzzi Zecchin vessel production. It's costolato sfumato with typical hansw handles and the curl at the upper end.
Has the costolato...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Ceramic Majolica Parrot Vase - Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small mid-century modern ceramic bird motif vase. This petite vessel features a bird perched upon a tree. He has red, blue and green feathers. The tree he sits upon is in green wit...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
Giant vase or Ice Bucket Murano, Barovier & Toso. Unique Pulegoso and Bulicante.
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exceptionally large Pulegoso glass vase features four vertical Morise applications with 24K gold leaf inlay.
The Pulegoso finish is crafted using traditional techniques, skillf...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Neuenburg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Neuenburg, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Green
Styles: Mid-Centu...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage German Large Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful german vintage large floor vase from Schreurich Keramik, decorated with green and creamy colour lava glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Claudio Pulli Polychromed Enameled Ceramic Italian Vase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This polychrome ceramic vase is a marvelous production by Claudio Pulli, one of the greatest Sardinian artists of the 20th century.
The vase was produced for I.S.O.L.A. and is mad...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Dieter Crumbiegel, Germany, 1980s
By Dieter Crumbiegel
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Dieter Crumbiegel
Information:
Dieter Crumbiegel (born June 6, 1938 in Essen) is a German artist (painting, ceramics) and university professor.
Since 1961, Crumbiegel has held solo and group exhibitions of ceramic objects in West and East Germany, Belgium, CSFR, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary and Taiwan.
Decade: 1980s
This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Dieter Crumbiegel and produced in his own Studio in the 1960s in Heinsberg in Germany. It is made of solid very heavy stoneware pottery and has a very unique light beige main coloration with abstract brown illustration. the bottom is marked with typical Producer signature. a very collectible and very rare item of the Crumbiegel Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 18cm in height and 21cm in diameter, it is very impressive.
straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 18cm
Diameter 21cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina. slight traces of use.
VITA:
Dieter Crumbiegel graduated from high school in 1957 at the traditional language Burggymnasium in Essen. He then studied painting from 1957 to 1961 at the State University of Fine Arts in Kassel with Fritz Winter and Marie-Louise von Rogister, ceramics with Walter Popp, art theory and art sociology with Stephan Hirzel and Georg Hoeltje, and art history and art education with Ernst Röttger. During the 1958/1959 academic year he received a holiday scholarship from the Max Beckmann Society and spent some time in the Liliamor house with its founder Lilly von Mallinckrodt-Schnitzler in Murnau. In 1959 he also received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Crumbiegel completed his studies in 1961 with the first state examination.
After the 2nd state examination in 1964, Crumbiegel worked with Robert Sturm at the educational institute in Fulda as a lecturer for the training of art and craft teachers at general schools with a training focus on the construction of vascular ceramics. In 1971 he took over the class for sculpture and architectural ceramics at the State Technical School for Ceramic Design in Höhr- Grenzhausen. From 1979 to 2001 he was a professor at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld in the design department, studying ceramics/porcelain/glass design. In 1979, Crumbiegel was appointed a member of the Académie Internationale de la Ceramique (AIC) / International Academy of liamorCeramic in Geneva. The German members of the AIC joined together in 1983/1984 to form Group 83 - German Ceramicists,[1] of which he himself became a member in 1986.
Crumbiegel founded the “Krefeld School for Ceramics/Design”[2] as a continuation of the Kassel School for Ceramics run by his teacher Walter Popp, from which artists and designers such as Frank Louis emerged. In 1983 he was appointed supervisor at Helwan University in Giza/Cairo. From 1971 he gave lectures on new trends in ceramic art at the Hetjens Museum in Düsseldorf.
Between 1969 and 1978 he was a member of various award juries, such as the jury for the Richard...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Lladro Porcelain Blue White Fish Figure Centerpiece or Planter, Spain, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful colorful porcelain fish figure centerpiece or vase designed by Vicente Martinez and manufactured by Lladró.
It also can be used as a planter.
The design and the blue to...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Classic Rosenthal Turnus 24 % Lead Crystal Glass Vase Vessel Studio Line Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal Turnus Geometric Lead crystal glass vase, Vessel by Rosenthal Studio Line made in Germany.
Marked with black foil label Rosenthal classic, 24% lead-cryst...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$108 Sale Price
30% 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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Malcolm Leland Chalice Planter, Architectural Pottery, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Malcolm Leland chalice planter, Model L-20, USA, 1960s matte green glaze ceramic.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Bodo Mans Vase
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Bay with moulded runic patterns, designed by Bodo Mans, this pattern was quite popular during the 1960s. This tall vase is in a very good condition and has...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Chenille
Midcentury Glass Vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, 1950s
By Orrefors
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This red and clear glass vase was designed by Nils Landberg in the mid-1950s and manufactured by Orrefors in Sweden. Due to wear, the signatur...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Murano "Bullicante" Blown Glass Fan Flower Vase by Barovier, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and huge rostrato and "bullicante" mouth-blown crystal Murano glass vase made by Ercole Barovier in Italy during the 1950s. In spectacular condition, not missing a single...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pucci Italian ceramics vase in orange and yellow, label
Located in Milano, IT
This eccentric ceramic centerpiece/pot, from Pucci ceramics of the 1940s-50s, is striking for its vibrant orange color and the presence of elegant relief decorations. Floral motifs, ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Sommerso Glass Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern glass vase with clear, ruby and violet blue shades,
Oval shape
Measures: Height 28.5 cm x width 16.5cm
The vase is not signed - as most of Flavio Polis creation...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Tall Mid-Century Italian Pottery Ocean Ship Motif Floor Vase, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing ceramic Mid-Century Modern floor vase made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a heavy floor vase. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Nice col...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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