Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
POSTMODERN STYLE
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
2000 Cenedese Italian Modern Aqua Blue 24 Kt Gold Murano Glass Art Vase
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, stunning Venetian high-quality Murano glass sculpture vase. The crystal clear blown body is extensively worked with 24 Karat gold dust inclusion and is decorated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 144/999
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Blue Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 999 units.
This is...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,559 Sale Price
40% Off
Michael Bang 1980s White, Black, Blue Art Glass Atlantis Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern smooth round vase with smoky blue and black pattern in milky white glass. From the series Atlantis by art glass designer Michael Bang for Danish Holmegaard. Beautiful, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Paul Hoff for Gustavsberg — Limited Edition Stoneware Pumpkin, 1989
By Gustavberg, Paul Hoff
Located in Bochum, NRW
A rare and beautifully crafted stoneware pumpkin by renowned Swedish designer Paul Hoff, produced by Gustavsberg in 1989.
This striking piece comes from a limited edition of only 15...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Otto Heino Large pottery / ceramic vase , rare Chinese Yellow Celadon glaze
By Otto Heino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing studio pottery vase by the well known potter Otto Heino . This vase has the rare Yellow Celadon glaze , that the formula was lost for the Chinese artists and Otto created it ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Unique Piece
Dimensions: W 26 x D 26 x H 27.5 cm
Materials: Porcelain.
I use the technique of 'sang-gam' (=inlay work) with my special tool, which I made myself, and create delicate and exact lines, which are all handmade, although they are often mistakenly considered manufactured. In the notched hollow lines, I delicately place the subtle different colors one by one, just as hyperrealist painters do. It took me about a year to get a detailed "moon" pattern on the porcelain "moon jar".
I am a Berlin-based ceramic artist from Korea and these are very early works made in Berlin,
Moon jar is a type of traditional Korean white porcelain...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$3,897 / item
Postmodern Fused Art Glass Vase, Cobalt Blue, Green, Yellow, Hand Blown
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, tall art glass vase was created in goblet shape with cobalt blue body encased in clear glass in sommerso technique; graphic yellow glass stripe was fused to the outer surface, circling around the piece and descending down to the dark green round base. Yellow glass decorates the rim of the vase, balancing the composition.
Rim glows orange in UV which is usually an indication of cadmium glass.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Set of 2 Bohemian Hand-Painted Cased Glass Modernist Vases, 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Bohemian cased glass vases feature abstract Mid-century Modern style decor, hand painted in white, chocolate brown, and yellow palette on blue background. The bottom parts o...
Category
20th Century Czech Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mini Bronze Botryoidal Planter by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Bronze Botryoidal Planter by Forma Rosa Studio
Dimensions: D 15.2 x W 20.3 x H 15.2 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Available in Bronze, Green, Crystal Cream, and Charcoal colors.
Our...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Sterling Silver Sculptural Vessel by Marco Zanini for Pampaloni, Italy
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This exceptional sterling silver vessel was designed by Marco Zanini for Pampaloni, one of Italy’s most renowned silversmiths, celebrated for their innovation and craftsmanship since...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Sterling Silver
Multicolored Glazed Earthenware Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, 1970s.
It is made in multicolored glazed earthenware.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
A fantastic ceramic vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, which is truly an iconic piece of Finnish design.
It was designed in 1970s and probably produced in the 90s.
The internal p...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Modern Greek Antikristos Vessels Sculpture Vase
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
An original set of primary Antikristo pieces by the great greek artist Elena Vasilantonaki
The pieces are built entirely by hand with the coiling technique, in a variety of stoneware...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 127/999
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Blue Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 999 units.
This is...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,819 Sale Price
30% Off
Poured Vessel 02 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Poured Vessel 02 by Joana Kieppe
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 19 x W 20 x H 27 cm.
Materials: Tobacco high-temperature clay with white oxide.
Reproduction...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
$1,984 / item
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Principe Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
King, Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive met...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Margareta Hennix, Large Glass Vase, Reijmyre Sweden Post-Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large apple green glass vase designed by Margareta Hennix for Reijmyre Sweden 1990s.
Signed M. Hennix
In good condition.
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Selamawi Ceramic Candleabra by TheUrbanative
Located in Geneve, CH
Selamawi ceramic candleabra by TheUrbanative
Dimensions: W 25 x D 10 x H 24 cm
Material: Raw Terracotta & Raffia
Dry flowers only.
Also available: Selamawi Ceramic Vessel.
The...
Category
2010s South African Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,311 / item
Poured Vessel 05 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Poured Vessel 05 by Joana Kieppe
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 19 x W 25 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Ivory high temperature clay with white and black oxide.
Reproduction is entirely manual,...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
$2,208 / item
Poured Vessel 06 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Poured Vessel 06 by Joana Kieppe
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 15 x W 15 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Lotus high temperature clay with white oxide.
Reproduction is entirely manual, therefore...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
$980 / item
Y·M·D Vases by Takenobu Igarashi for Takenaka Works Co., Ltd., Pair
By Takenobu Igarashi
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Y·M·D vases in die cast iron by Takenobu Igarashi for Takenaka Works Co., Ltd. circa 1992.
“I wanted to create a flower vase that suggests a flow...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Postmodern 'Harlequin' Art Glass Vase 1980s
Located in Meer, VAN
Postmodern 'Harlequin' Art Glass Vase, Europe, 1980s.
This is a very beautiful art glass vase from the 1980s. A fun and joyful postmodern 'harlequin' style design, with hand painted...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Anzolo Fuga Attb Murano Glass Vase
By Anzolo Fuga
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large glass vase for a very well known glass blower artist.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Haeger Modern Ceramic Drip Glaze Vase Vessel Raku Collection
By Haeger
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large and impressive Japanese influenced vase by Haeger. This vessel is from the 1980s and has a bulbous form with a slightly irregular opening and is finished in a charcoal black matte and metallic bronze colored drip glaze.
Retains the original label on the bottom - Haeger, American Made, 4416.
About Haeger Potteries, from Collectors Weekly:
Founded in 1871 as the Dundee Brickyard, Haeger Potteries was one of the leading American manufacturers of art pottery, jardinieres, and figurines. Beyond bricks, its first products appeared around the turn of the century in the form of red flower pots for florists. By 1912, Haeger Potteries was offering customers multiple lines of what it called "artware," some influenced by an Arts and Crafts aesthetic (its buttress-handle vases come to mind), others hearkening back to forms developed by the ancient Greeks and given evocative names like Adam and Eve.
One of the biggest changes in the company's fortunes occurred in 1938, when a designer named Royal Hickman was hired by Haeger. Hickman focused on Haeger's artware, a line that was quickly named Royal Haeger, presumably to capitalize on Hickman's reputation but also to imitate the names of potteries in England such as Royal Albert and Royal Doulton. The figurines produced by Royal Haeger, the most famous of which was Hickman's black panther from 1941, were a smash with customers, as was the company's white gazelle, whose style appeared to straddle Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern. Subsequent designers such as Eric Olsen added to the Royal Haeger legacy—his muscular red bull was introduced in 1955.
Throughout its history, Haeger also made lamps, from models designed for tables and desks during the Art Deco era to its popular TV lamps of the 1950s. In fact, the Mid-Century Modern tendency runs strong in Haeger; collectors of vintage Haeger know that ceramists such Sascha Brastoff got their start working for the firm. Some of these same collectors look for vintage Haeger ashtrays...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Two Gold Blue Post-Modern Vases by Allan Hytholm, Denmark 1980s
Located in Hannover, DE
Exceptional, postmodern in an excellent color combination, gorgeous turquoise blue and gold characterize this wonderful pair of vases. The slightly larger vase has a height of 29cm a...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$585 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Postmodern Face / Bust Vase by Donna Polseno on Lucite Display Base
Located in Round Top, TX
We are pleased to offer a stunning, dreamy Postmodern / Neo Art Deco biomorphic form vase by American artist Donna Polseno, circa the 1990s. The female fa...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Lucite
Italian Postmodern Memphis Era Baldelli Ceramic Centerpiece Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic classic 1980's postmodern Italian large ceramic vase , in a 2 tone glossy finish with the bottom spreckles , signed Baldelli Italy .
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Calacatta Marble Pedestal Vase Made in Italy Around 1980s
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
Striking Italian pedestal vase sculpted from Calacatta marble, dating ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
A Sculptural Transparent BLOWN GLASS VASE, VENINI, MURANO, ITALY 1980-1990
By Venini
Located in PARIS, FR
An enormous and sculptural Post-Modernist vase, Free Form, in thick blown glass with ovoid bubbles and 2 turquoise lines, Venini, Murano, Italy 1980-1990.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Post Modern Blue Ceramic Vase by Rigon for Bertoncello
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Postmodern blue ceramic vase, designed by Rigon for Bertoncello, is an iconic example of Italian ceramic artistry during the era. The vase features a bold, sculptural form...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Terracotta Floor Vases South-Western
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique terracotta clay form decorative vases. Large in scale. Perfect post-modern, south-western decor. One has a flat bottom.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
$2,190 / set
Pure Crystal Maratea Vase by Studio Bojola
Located in Geneve, CH
Pure Crystal Maratea Vase by Studio Bojola
Dimensions: D 17 x H 27 cm
Materials: Pure crystal. Colour: light violet.
Weight: 2 kg.
The Maratea is a combination of two vases, that ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$577 / item
Tourmaline Pasteur Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Tourmaline Pasteur vase by Elyse Graham
Dimensions: W 28 x D 28 x H 30 cm
Materials: Plaster, Resin
MOLDED, DYED, AND FINISHED BY HAND IN LA. CUSTOMIZATION
AVAILABLE.
ALL PIECES...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin, Plaster
$1,145 / item
Green Patina Saturn Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Green patina saturn vase by Elyse Graham,
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 23 cm,
Materials: Plaster, Resin
Molded, dyed, and finished by hand in la. Customization
available.
All pie...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin, Plaster
$883 / item
Set of Large White Burnt Vase and Large Burnt Vase by Daniel Elkayam
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of large white burnt vase and large burnt vase by Daniel Elkayam
Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 30 cm
Materials: Beech Wood
Daniel Elkayam — Designer
Jerusalem-born Art-designer a...
Category
2010s Israeli Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Beech
Wide Burnt Vase A by Daniel Elkayam
Located in Geneve, CH
Wide burnt vase A by Daniel Elkayam
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 10 x W 10 x H 20 cm
Materials: Burnt beech wood
Jerusalem-born Art-designer and Photographer based in Tel-Avi...
Category
2010s Israeli Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
$805 / item
V1346 Vessel in Natural Beech Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V1346 Vessel in Natural Beech Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 75 x W 90 x H 76 cm.
Materials: Beech wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Beech
$18,190 / item
Danish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A semi-glazed brown and green stoneware vase designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Raymor Hand Vases
By Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Raymor Hand Vases, Two left hands.
Stamped on underside Raymor Mancer \
dimensions;
8' high
4' diameter
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,104 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Pure Crystal Saturno & Saturnino Vase by Studio Bojola
Located in Geneve, CH
Pure Crystal Saturno & Saturnino Vase by Studio Bojola
Dimensions: Saturno: D 25 x H 10 cm. Saturnino: D 20 x H 10 cm.
Materials: Pure crystal.
Weight: 2.5 kg (saturno), 2 kg (satu...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
V21384 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21384 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a la...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Oak
Modernist Ceramic Twin Vase with Sgraffito Decor in Style of Gambone
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual twin vase features abstract modernist decor on the front side in beige-brown color that was applied in sgraffito technique and then tinted. The reverse side of the vase is a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$416 Sale Price
20% Off
Kirsten Günther, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1972
By Knabstrup
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Kirsten Günther and produced by Knabstrup, Denmark, 1972.
“KNABSTRUP 3617818 — Made in Denmark” on bottom
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Modern Steel and Brass Vessel
Located in Treadwell, NY
DUAL VESSEL NO. 1
Hot rolled steel plate, various brass alloys
Dimensions: 10” L x 6.25” W x 10.75” H
Weight: 15lbs
1 of 1
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Steel
Post-Modern Art Glass Vase by Leon Applebaum
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous post-modern art glass vase by Leon Applebaum, circa 1970s. This vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measu...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Silver Plated Brass Jug "Kanye"by Lino Sabattini, Italy, 1978 - 1981
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Lino Sabattini, 1978 - 1981
This jug is made in silver plated brass.
This is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use such as its original patina...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Brass
A Memphis Milano Post-Modern Ceramic Vase By Marco Zanini for Bitossi
By Marco Zanini, Bitossi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Marco Zanini vase for Bitossi is a quintessential example of the Memphis Milano style, characterized by its bold colors, geometric shapes, and playful, innovative design. The va...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mandruzzato Murano Sommerso Glass Vase Textured Sides, Italian Vintage, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
A stunning Murano glass vase by Mandruzzato. Hand-produced in Venice circa the 1970s.
Measurements:
Height: 22.50cm (8.85 in.)
Width: 13cm (5.10 in.)
Depth:: 6cm (2.35 in)
This va...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
$500 Sale Price
29% Off
Postmodern Murano Glass Decanter Bottle by Vincenzo Nason, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This decanter bottle is made in light blue Murano glass and features a hand-modeled glass cap.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of us...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Brass Vessel
Located in Treadwell, NY
VESSEL (COMET ENCKE)
Various brass alloys
Dimensions: 9” L x 4” W x 8.125” H
Weight: 6lbs
1 of 1
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$3,500
Large Ceramic and Glass Vial Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large sculptural vintage vase. Features a glass vial in the center of a glossy black ceramic holder. Perfect for displaying floral arrangements or using as a propagation vase.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Mario Badioli "Hommage to Picasso" Art Glass Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Mario Badioli (Italian, b. 1940) "Hommage to Picasso", Art Glass Footed Vase, with asymmetrical hands and Cubist face, signed "Badioli M." to base. 21.5" H x 16" W x 9.5" D. Provenan...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Norwegian 1980s Post-Modern Glass Vase by Odd Ingar Karlengen for Hallingglass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Charming 1980s post-modern patterned Hallingglass glass vase designed by Odd Ingar Karlengen.
Category
Late 20th Century Norwegian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Massive Post-Modern Italian Marble Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive post-modern Italian black marble vase, circa 1980s. The vase has a black background with tan, white and grey veining throughout. The vase is in very good vintage condition w...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso with White Canes, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This is an extremely fine vase, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso's company in Murano.
It is made in hand-blown glass with white canes.
This is...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Crystalline Glaze Ceramic Ikebana Vase, Blue, American Studio Pottery, 2003
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage studio pottery ceramic ikebana vase is decorated with crystalline glaze in striking, bright blue and yellow palette. The vase was hand thrown on a wheel; blue color crystals on muted yellow colored base were grown in a kiln during a very long, controlled firing. Each crystalline piece is unique due to the nature of the glaze. The vase was allowed to develop an abundance of distinct, graphic crystals, creating a free-flowing abstract pattern and adding rich texture to the minimally shaped piece. The opening is placed asymmetrically on the side of the vase and is outfitted with flower frog.
The vase was made by Wizards of Clay...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear Orange and Pastel Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
"Indian Summer" Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Handmade in Italy by Corsi Design.
*Due to the handmade nature of the piece, variati...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Signed & Limited Edition Art Glass Vase by Olle Brozén for Kosta Boda Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in Munich, DE
Tall, elegant and highly decorative art glass vase with stripes. Designed by Olle Brozén for Kosta Boda Sweden, 1980s. Signed at the bottom: Olle Brozén. 7341012. Kosta Boda. Lim. ...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
American Designer, Large Floor Vase, Ceramic, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A large brown and beige hand-painted floor vase, designed and produced in the US, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Color: Blue
Styles: Postmodern
Country of Or...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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