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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
PAUL CHALEFF 1986 Art Pottery Dragon Kiln Fired Oversized Decorative Vase
Located in Miami, FL
American Art Pottery Dragon Kiln Fired Vase designed by Paul Chaleff. This is a very large oversized American Art Pottery Vase created by Paul Chaleff, back in 1986. The art pottery...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Hand Blown Murano Vase Goccia in Clear with 24-Karat Gold Flecks Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This hand-blown Goccia vase, crafted in Murano, a small island in Venice, exudes timeless elegance and sophisticated design. It showcases a seamless transition from a clear glass bas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Gold Leaf

Arne Bang signed stoneware vase with a ribbed body
Located in Kastrup, DK
Stoneware vase from the 1930s with a ribbed body and beautiful, intriguing glaze in brownish/grayish tones. Signed on the Bottom AB 37. Mint Con...
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Early 20th Century Danish Modern Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Ceramic Blue Glazed Vase from Knapstrup Denmark
Located in Kastrup, DK
Knapstrup ceramic vase made of ceramic with a beautiful bluish glaze. H: 40 cm. Denmark, 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Venini Black Belt Otto Short Glass Vase in Crystal and LightPink by Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and light pink with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Modernist Urn Form Ceramic Vase w/ Rectilinear Detailing & Platinum Glaze
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist urn form vase was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a conical body that flares to an angled collar where i...
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20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Signed David Muniz Acrylic Lucite Modern Contemporary Bottle Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This stunning contemporary acrylic lucite bottle sculpture, signed by David Muniz, is a beautiful addition to any space. Made of clear lucite, it features violet and teal accents wit...
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1990s Unknown Modern Vases and Vessels

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Lucite

Medium Pot in White Michelangelo Marble by Ivan Colominas, Italy in Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot or jar or container for multiple uses. Size: 12.6 x 14.5 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis M, Pyxis Collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Marble

ETRUSCO 1 - Terracotta Vase - 21st Century - by Chiara Berta Artist
Located in Medesano, IT
The collection is called "Colors is Life." This project aims to see the realization of a two-dimensional vision of drawing taking shape in space. As usual, these are pieces made enti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Terracotta

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Tall Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wheel-thrown stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg features an extended, thin neck and a smooth glaze in hues of soft greens and aqu blues.. It exemplifies Friberg’s refined craftsma...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Jim Dyer Liskeard Cornish Amethyst Knobbly Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good vintage Cornish art glass amethyst knobbly vase designed by Jim Dyer for The Liskeard Glass Company in the 1970’s. The company was founded in 197...
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1970s English Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Nadine Saylor's Hand Blown Glass Vase, Dash & Three Dots
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully modern clear blown glass vase with boxed dash and three dots by Nadine Saylor (American, 20th Century), 2004. Signed and dated on bottom. Con...
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Early 2000s American Modern Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Modern Antelope Bottle Hand Blown Glass Liquor Animal Africa Horn Trophy Nature
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Antelope Bottle, a stunning hand-blown glass masterpiece by the talented Simone Crestani. This exquisite piece is part of the captivati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Lotty Mouth Blown Glass Decanter/Vase Designed by Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Lotty is a mouth blown borosilicate glass decanter characterized by sinuous and soft shape, a little masterpiece where the Paola C.’s craftsmen ability meets the design by Aldo Cibic...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Contemporary Jardiniere Stand, English, Beech, Side Table, Cotswold School Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a contemporary jardiniere stand. An English, beech side table in Cotswold School taste. Beautifully presented stand with fascinating curvature Displays a desirable contempo...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Vases and Vessels

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Beech

Zig Zag Planter by Pieces, White Fiberglass Planter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fiberglass planters suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Made by hand in Vietnam. Lead time 8 weeks unless in stock. Available in: White Mustard Ash Dimensions: H 22 in. x D ...
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2010s Vietnamese Modern Vases and Vessels

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Fiberglass

Danish Modern Stoneware Vases by Sten Børsting, 1990s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of unique studio art stoneware vases by Danish ceramist Sten Børsting. SB has exhibited all over Europe. For example at Gallerie Danoise in Paris in 1990 and at Trienalen des d...
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1990s Danish Modern Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Venini Small Black Belt Oval Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Venini Murana Face Glass Vase in Wistaria by Fabio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with oval body and neck and engraved facial expression designed by Fabio in 2016. Featured in wistaria colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Large I Cinesi Vase in White 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 plays with the light and changes thickness, consistency and chromatic effect. Two-colored objects...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Contemporary Ceramic Fide Liscia Texture White Decorative Bottle
Located in Porcia, IT
Part of the Fide series of sculptures, inspired by the majestic architecture of the cathedrals, this bottle-shaped piece is handcrafted in Paronetto's signature paper clay, a clay ba...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

New Modern Vase in Nero and White Marbles, Creator Matteo Cibic Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in black marquinia and white michelangelo marble, Size: 38.2 x 23.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Tacca, Homage Collection by the Italian Designer Matteo Cibic. M...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Marble

Extra Large "Garden" Design Hand Carved Porcelain Art Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
Extra large "Garden" design hand carved porcelain art pottery vase. Slip cast from a pottery mold, the smooth pearlescent surface is the background for it...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Leaf Short Vase Design by Dan Yeffet for Collection Particuliere
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed by Dan Yeffet for Collection Particulière, Leaf is an elegant vase made of black patinated bronze with insert in stainless steel. Dimensions: vase short dimensions : Ø 20 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special M Vase Resin Yellow, Lime, Turquoise
Located in barasso, IT
Clear special extra color vase - Clear yellow, matt lime, matt turquoise. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: M - ø 16cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Resin

Fan-12 Violet Vase by Formafantasma
Located in Milan, IT
This striking cylindrical vase fashioned of ceramic belongs to a sophisticated collection and was displayed at the 2019 Milan Design Week. The sober, cyli...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Artisan Blush and Amber Tall Murano Glass Vase with Gold Inclusions, Custom
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Murano blush and amber sommerso glass vase with gold inclusions that seamlessly transition into a pool of clear glass with bullicante. The vase's abstract color gradient...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Lupo Horiokami Italian Babel Wolf Vase Black Ash and Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
Babel vase by Italian artist Lupo Horiokami black ashwood, gold metallic foil. After 20 years in the world of tattooing he understood the importance o...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ash

Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Horizon Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Tondo Doni Acrobat Vase by Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning crystal vase is part of the Acrobat collection. Its conical body in striking black is supported by a base made up of three amber-colored balls. The contrast between the two colors is enriched by a striking texture that covers the spheres and occurs at the top of the vase. A piece of strong visual impact, this will be a unique addition to a modern entryway, living room, or study and can be paired with the Tondo Doni...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Root Medium Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I designed these vases thinking about the flowers in their original habitat in mind. What can be a better “container” than their own roots, the means by which nourishment and water gets to the petals and leaves?” The root vases...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Chuck Lopez Blown Murrine Patchwork Art Glass Vase Entitled "Palapas", 2008
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American art glass vase. By Chuck Lopez. Entitled: Palapas In the form of a very tall tapered vase constructed of cased alternating ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

1980s Blue Art Glass Bottle Handmade by Staffan Gellerstedt at Studio Glashyttan
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful and 'one of a kind' vase/bottle made by Staffan Gellerstedt in 1988 at Studio Glashyttan in Ahus Sweden. This masterpiece in d...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Reversible Marble Vase, Grey
Located in New York, NY
A reversible IRO vase, hand-crafted in Italy out of solid marble. Can be used upside down. It includes a glass inner recipient for water, plus a circular cork base protector, which p...
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2010s Modern Vases and Vessels

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Marble

Reversible Marble Vase, Grey
Reversible Marble Vase, Grey
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Small Cross Vase by Karim Rashid
Located in Milan, IT
This striking, multicolored vase in white clay features a mouth in the shape of a cross. The outside of the cross is finished in vivid yellow with an orange top edge, while the interior is in green with a dark bottom. This piece was design in 2006 by Rashid Karim...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Table Vase By Richard Uhlemeyer Color Terracotta Red and Green 1940s Style
Located in Hamburg, DE
Table vase by Richard Uhlemeyer, German pottery, handcrafted, 1940s style, glazed and colored in terracotta red and green, size 12 cm on the bottom x 33 cm height, Stamp at the bottom.
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1940s German Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Sculpted Porcelain Folded Moon Vessel. "On Becoming #3: Bridgette"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"In Stacy Solodkin's studio clay becomes a conversation. Each sculpture is a whispered dialogue between hand and earth, between silence and memory. Working primarily with porcelain a...
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2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Hand Blown Murano Batutto Vase in Deep Grey
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vase is an exquisite example of Murano glass artistry, merging both matte and glossy finishes to create a striking visual contrast. This vase features a dark, matte exterior tha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

SET Glaciar Short, Tall, Silver Alpaca & Black Onyx Stone Flower Vases
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
9.8" x 6.3" x 4.7" 11.3" x 7" x 5.8" Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver flower vases, b...
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2010s Argentine Modern Vases and Vessels

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Stone, Onyx, Metal

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Red Matt Blue
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti special vase, clear red and matt blue Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm Other sizes av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Resin

Monumental Pair of Marcello Fantoni Etruscan Sgraffiti Vases with Covers
Located in Skanninge, SE
An outstanding pair of vases with covers in the sgraffiti technique by the Italian master Marcello Fantoni. These ceramic masterpieces are in perfect condition and they are both sign...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Stylish Raku Metallic Glazed Conical Shape Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery raku vase applied with copper metallic glazes, signed and dating from the 20th century. The vase of rounded conical bottle shape stands on a wide rounde...
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20th Century British Modern Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Jaime Hayon Contemporary Terracotta Set of Gardenias Big Vases
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of gardenias vases by Jaime Hayon. Hand-turned terracotta within impermeable treatment. Measures: nº 1 22 x 45 cm. nº 2 22 x 45 cm. nº 4 22 x 37 cm.
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2010s Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels

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Terracotta

Window of My Eyes, White Ceramics
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This collection has been designed to celebrate De Stijl’s 100th anniversary and inspired by Dutch icon Piet Mondrian, one of the best known of all modern artists. In his work Mondria...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Scandinavian Blue Gold Infused Art Glass Vase by Tchai Munch
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Blue glass vase decorated and infused with 24-carat gold dust. Its a unique piece and it was created during the 1990s by Tchai Munch who owns a workshop in...
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1990s Danish Modern Vases and Vessels

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Gold

Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Kappa Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Kappa contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in light clear blue with shades of blue detail. Part of the I Piccoli collection, the objects are small in size but gi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Blue Art Glass Bottle Handmade by Staffan Gellerstedt at Studio Glashyttan 1980s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful and 'one of a kind' vase / bottle made by Staffan Gellerstedt in 1988 at Studio Glashyttan in Ahus Sweden. This masterpiece in...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Salta Rectangular Large Bar Tray, Alpaca Silver & Leather
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...
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2010s Argentine Modern Vases and Vessels

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Metal

Kukinto Short Glass Vase in Multicolor by Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With grace and harmony, glass appears as if floating in the air. It comes to life and starts to move. It moves from tones of Red to Apple Green and Sapphire blue, before ending on cl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Studio Ceramic Planter by Gary McCloy for Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful emerald green studio ceramic planter by Gary McCloy for Steve Chase. The planter has a matted glazed with black abstract design. Hand signe...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Modern Vase Gabo CS10 by Noom in Copper and Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Gabo vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection. Collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist moveme...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Copper, Steel

Alaska Silver Plated Brass Flower Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alaska Silver Plated Brass Flower Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. The vase is also available in solid 925 sterling silve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Brass, Silver Plate

Twenty-Seven Woods for a Chinese Artificial Flower Vase P by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
From the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese artificial flowers, vase P by Ettore Sottsass, Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 signed and numer...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Chrome

Gemme Short Glass Vase in Violet by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in violet designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Deca Planter in Mineral By Force/Collide, Size Small, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
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2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels

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Steel

Set Salta Rectangular Flower Vases, Alpaca Silver & Onyx Stone
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions : 15,3 x 5,5 x 20 cm // 6" x 2,1" x 7,8" 16,5 x 24,8 cm // 6,5" x 9,8" 17,3 x 8 X 30 Cm//3.1" X 6.8" X 11.8" Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjecti...
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2010s Argentine Modern Vases and Vessels

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Stone, Onyx, Metal

Simon Moore English Hand Blown Blue Art Glass Vase Dated 1989
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish modern English hand blown art glass vase by renowned glass maker Simon Moore (b.1959) dated 1989. Simon Moore has a had highly successful career since graduation in 19...
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1980s English Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

New Modern Marble Vase, creator Matteo Cibic, Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in black Marquinia, Red Levanto and white Michelangelo marble, Size: 38.2 x 23.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Tacca, Homage Collection by the Italian designer M...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels

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Marble

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