Modern Vases and Vessels
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Venini Small Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Tea by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal and tea with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Centerpiece Organic Shape
Located in Murano, VE
Discover Oculus, a mesmerizing blown glass plate boasting an organic, casual shape. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each piece is a testament to the artistry of glassmak...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1990s Modern Carlo Moretti Style Red White and Black Murano Glass Spheric Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This vase designed and manufactured in Venice in the Nineties exhibits the characteristics typical of Murano glass craftsmanship, infused with Carlo Moretti's distinctive style. Craf...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Roman Travertine Bowl by Le Lampade
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
White Roman travertine bowl designed by Le Lampade and made in Italy.
10 available.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Travertine
Venini Satin Large Vase in Horizon Crystal Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin large vase in glazed horizon/crystal Murano glass by Venini. Sheer glass is hand blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, whic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Crystal Square Architectural Bud Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple, yet purely elegant and Architectural bud vase of solid crystal with a hole bore offset to hold a bud.
The form is the look here and the simple lines make this a hit with o...
Category
20th Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Pot by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg
By Josef Ekberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handmade blue vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Each piece is unique and decorated with the Sgrafitto technique that was developed by Ekberg himself. This piece has 3 small holes in the upper rim and is designed to be used as a vessel for hanging plants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Damian Garrido 2003 Spain Modernist Geometric ARCO Vase .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric modern "Arco" vase designed by Damian Garrido.
A beautiful sculptural piece, created in Madrid Spain in the silversmith workshop of Damián Garrido, back in 2002. This ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Striking & Graphic Large Contemporary Art Glass Vase with Floral Motife
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful large vase having white opaque glass with clear grey tinted stylized floral pattern. Makes a lovely statement accessory.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Steel Grey and Emerald Green
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base Blue Top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Monofiore Sapphire Yellow Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiori glass bottle collection, designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini, features six different shaped bottles.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 9 cm, H 15 /...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Pair of Large Vases by Bruno Gambone
Located in Greensboro, NC
Large pair of vases by Bruno Gambone, gunmetal grey glaze with verdigris accent.
Standing tall at 27” this pair of signed Gambone vases shows well with minimal wear.
Vase 1 measure...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Incisi Glass Vase in Brass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Apparently, Paolo Venini had a knack for experimenting with Incisi. They are countless. The vase owes its name to the "Incisione a Freddo" glassmak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Gemme Vase in Grass Grey Balloton Blown Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – green, grass green, purple, red, aquamarine, sapphire, tea and gray. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Robert Kuo Facet Vase
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand blown glass vase by Robert Kuo, c.2000s, USA. The vase was produced using the peking glass method which originated in China. The soft glowing green colored glass is blown into i...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Style Cylindrical Glass Vase, Italy, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Cylindrical vase with geometrical shape made of transparent glass in Memphis style of Ettore Sottsass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Large I Cinesi Vase in Bright Red by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
By putting three layers of glass on one another in three distinct moments colored opaque glass, clear crystal and colored crystal one achieves the amazing effect of a material that p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Orion Carlo Moretti Murano Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Orion Murano contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear with blue and red swirls.
Part of the I Piccoli collection, small objects in size but give considerabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
OKO / Circus / Yellow Glazed Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The OKO / CYRK vase adapts to the space it's in. Depending on the interior, it creates a fun atmosphere or (in the Nude version) discreetly introduces a bit of color. In this edition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Transparent Bullicante Murano Art Glass Vase by Barovier&Toso
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Delicate triangular transparent Bullicante Murano art glass vase with "lateral morise" by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso.
The “bullicante” effect is amongst the most famous gla...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Gary DiPasquale Lobed 8-Sided Vessel with White Bark Textured Exterior Interi
Located in Queens, NY
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary Lobed 8-Sided Vessel with White Bark Textured Exterior and Black Interior
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Apollo Side Table - handmade, ceramic, Irregular Shape, white, red clay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic side table. The table is comprised of two different clay bodies and is glazed with a white matte glaze on the top. This piece was inspired by seashells and smoo...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Vase Vessel Ceramic Centerpiece Ornament Aquamarine Majolica Flower Holder Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large majolic vase in green aquamarine color, glazed in polychrome, characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that enhance its forms beautifully. Its po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Sculpture Geometric Ceramic Vase Vessel Special Iridescent Bronze Glazed Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
The sculptural vase 'Panoplia' is distinguished by its particular shape characterized by an alternance of voids and overlapping solids that make it a vase with 'a thousand faces': lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Pair of Modernist Silverplate Candle Holders / Vases by Plata Lappas
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very rare pair of modernist silverplate candle holders / vases by Plata Lappas of Argentina, circa 1970s. The candle holders are in good vintage condition with original...
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Plate
Black + White Checker Pottery Planter by Gary Di Pasquale
Located in Toronto, CA
This planter has the force of a checkerboard floor and the dynamism of a racing flag. While its unusual shape makes it seem attention-hungry, the black-and-white scheme allows it to ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary Black, Grey and White Drip Pattern Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary Black, Grey and White Drip Pattern Vase
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Colourful Paper Vase Daniele Papuli Handmade Unique Piece for Dilmos
Located in Milan, IT
Unique paper vase/ sculpture made with sheets of cardboard strips selected for color and weight. Every piece is hand-made and hand-cut by the author.
Dimensions: diam. cm 30 x 48 H
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Paper
Gemme Glass Vase in Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in tea designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on 1st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Boboda Power Amethyst Vase by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid addition to a Classic living room, eclectic entryway, or modern study, this stunning vase was crafted of crystal in a sublime amethyst color. The deep burgundy hue is encl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Japanese Modern LAAB Patto Vase Raku Ceramic Black White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Patto vase
Marked by sinuous curves outlining a flared profile, this one-of-a-kind vase was handcrafted of ceramic following the ancient Japanese Raku pottery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Jar Studio Pottery Karen Karnes
By Karen Karnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic (earth ware) lidded jar with glazed surface by American studio potter Karen Karnes (1925-2016). The mark on the jar indicates that the piece was m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vases by Anders Rydstedt, Hand Blown Glass Vases, Contemporary, Multicolors
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic, contemporary hand blown striped vases by Anders Rydstedt. A New York artist. Eight different color ways. Signed. We have two vases in stock. One is lots of red with a crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Modern Murano Glass Vase in Gold-Amber Color signed by Hand, Italy 2015
Located in Salzburg, AT
A straight-lined vase with a matt, amber-colored interior and an exterior covered with an abstract and porous-looking gold glaze.
Strands of glass are laid all around it, these stran...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Limited Edition Vase O by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese Artificial flower vase O by Ettore Sottsass,
edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 signed and numered pieces, number 3 / 12.
...
Category
1990s European Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
21st Century Karim Rashid King Vase Murano Glass Oriental Red and Ocean Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid king vase Murano glass various colors.
King designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Love Art Ceramic Cheetah Urn Pair, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Crafted by the skilled hands of Nozipho and Sabelo at Love Art Ceramic in South Africa, this exquisite pair of ceramic Cheetah urns stands as a testament to African artistry. Standin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
" Sommerso " Art Glass Vase attributed to Falvio Poli
Located in New York, NY
" Sommerso " Italian Art Glass vase attributed to Flavio Poli.
Decorative low vase crafted of thick art glass in hues of deep blue and pink.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Hella Jongerius Ps Jonsberg 'Africa' Vase, 2005, Sweden.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice limited edition Hella Jongerius Africa model vase of the 2005 PS Jonsberg Collection for Ikea in small edition.
Terracotta, white pastilles decor.
Dimensions: 35 cm H, 30 cm dia...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Salta Rectangular Medium Flower Vase, Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Blenko Purple Hand Blown Glass Paper Bag Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in East Quogue, NY
Vintage Blenko pale purple amethyst hand-blown paper bag art glass vase circa 1980s.
Size: 8" tall x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep
Great overall vintage condition, wear commensurate w...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Modern Large White Cased Blown Glass 30" Floor Vase Vessel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modern Large White Cased Blown Glass 30" Floor Vase Vessel. Believed to be late 20th Century. Measurements: 30.5" H x 15" Diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Moor Head Special Edition 2024, Vase, Handmade in Italy, Bespoke. Gold X
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The creator of the “Sicilian state of mind” collection searches for objects from the past
that convey emotions linked to memory.
She selects, re-sews, removes paint and repaints, dis...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Joe Cariati Angelic Glass Bottle Grouping, 2024
By Joe Cariati
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American glass artist Joe Cariati's Angelic Glass Bottle Grouping, consisting of seven pieces, is quintessentially modern in both function and style, showcasing a purity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Green - Ocean Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various colors
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
New Modern Small Pot in Black Marquinia Marble by Ivan Colominas Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot, jar or container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 11 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis S, Pyxis collection by the Spanish designer Ivan Colominas. Available also...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
"Incamiciato" Italian Art Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in New York, NY
"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Clear, white and purple. With original label.
Signed: Venini Italia '85.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A decorative glossy Japanese modernist bronze vase with a fluted neck, with some mild patination. Signed on the base.
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Vase by Mado Jolain, France, 1960s
By Mado Jolain
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Vase by Mado Jolain, France, 1960s
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bubble Vase Glass Sculpture Large with Brass Frame, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bubble vase glass sculpture large with brass frame
Designed by Simone Crestani
Made in Ital...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Pair KPM Porcelain Vases "Ribbon" Germany circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
A pair of KPM covered vases in the “Ribbon” pattern from Berlin,
Germany circa 1960. Each vase retains its original lid cover.
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Murano, Italy. Large art glass vase with a slender neck in orange glass.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy.
Large art glass vase with a slender neck in orange mouth-blown glass.
1960/70s.
Label.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 53.0 cm x D 12.0 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Honey and Oriental Red
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base blue top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Ukiyo Saucer, Concrete Planter by OPIARY (D26.25", H8.75")
By Robert Remer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature.
Ukiyo saucers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Cement
Murano Glass Vase, Made in Italy, Potiches Set, Urn Set, Jar Set in Gold Color
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Murano glass potiches vase, mouth blown, in gold color.
Made in Murano and purchased directly from the manufacturer.
Set of 3 in different sizes, the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Large Decorative Vases in Red and Green Onyx
Located in London, GB
A pair of large decorative vases in red and green onyx
Continental, 20th Century
Height 38cm, diameter 15cm
Elegantly designed and and pristinely finished, these fine vases are ...
Category
20th Century European Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Onyx
20th Century Italian Silver Globe Vase, ceased and embossed by hand.
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Vase in 800 solid silver.
The round body, made entirely by hand from a flat silver plate and subsequently rounded giving it the characteristic ball shape.
A twisted spiral chiseling ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Japanese Modern Minimalist LAAB Dome Vase Raku Ceramic White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Dome vase
Singular, unpredictable cracks and tiny speckles distinguish the captivating aesthetic of this vase, featuring a cylindrical base and mouth incorporated within the spher...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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