Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Stunning Vase - Bari - Sven-Erik Skawonius - Upsala Ekeby Karlskrona 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely porcelain vase of the rare model Bari designed by Sven-Erik Skawonius in the 1950s at Upsala Ekeby Karlskrona. The color is white but with a touch of celadon and it has a be...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Nittsjö, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s-1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Arthur Andersson, Vase, Brown Glazed Stoneware, Wallåkra, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown glazed stoneware vase designed by Arthur Andersson and produced by Wallåkra, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A cream-white and green-glazed fluted vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Scandinavian Modern Vase "Diamond" by Asta Strömberg for Strömbergshyttan, 1960s
Located in Örebro, SE
Scandinavian Modern vase "Diamond" by Asta Strömberg for Strömbergshyttan, 1960s. Labeled and engraved on the bottom.
Good vintage condition, tiny dent most probably from the product...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Modern Crystal Strombergshytt Glass Vase with Lion
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Scandinavian Modern Swedish Modern Strombergshyttan crystal glass vase with regal Lion design, circa mid-20th century, Sweden. Beautiful detail in etched ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Höganäs Stoneware Egg Vase with Oily Mirror Glaze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mirror glazed Vase in an organic Egg shape. The high-gloss glaze is constantly changing colors depending on the light. It was manufactured and designed by Höganäs in Sweden during th...
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1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Scandinavian Glazed Ceramic Cat Decanter or Vase by Bjerre, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual piece unique from the danish ceramist Bjerre. A dark brown glazed ceramic cat that is intended as a vase/decorative object but also can be used as a decanter. It is signed Bj...
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1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$302 Sale Price
30% Off
Unique Blue Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Midcentury Vintage, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely blue probably unique vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand in the late 1940s the vase is 19.5 cm high. It has a minor white mark in the glaze except from that it is in excellent condition.
Carl-Harry Stålhane is one of the top names when it comes to Mid century Scandinavian Ceramics...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely miniature stoneware bowl by Berndt Friberg. Triangular form with rounded corners, undulating edge. Elegant blue hare’s fur glaze.
Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, ren...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Hand Painted Modernist Glass Vase, Scandinavia, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Urn shaped glass vase decorated by hand with modernistic motifs and patterns in vibrant and contrasting colors. Anonymous Scandinavian maker/artist circa 1970. The stylistically perf...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$400 Sale Price
25% Off
Søholm Joseph Simon ceramic vase, made in Denmark 1960's
Located in Forest, BE
Søholm ceramic vase made of clay with various shades of colors. This is a very elegant vase from the artist Joseph Simon.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Ewald Dahlskog, Deep Blue Vase, Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1948
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful blue vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog at Bo Fajans in Gefle in 1948. The vase is 20,5 cm high and it is in excellent condition except from a minor unglazed mark near to th...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Jerk Werkmäster, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed ceramic vase designed by Jerk Werkmäster and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Early Tapio Wirkkala "Winter Journey" Tall White Porcelain Vase
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Tapio Wirkkala, Rut Bryk "Winterreise" White Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal. Circa 1980. Featuring a flared polygonal column form on 3.75D base with winter landscape Black line d...
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1980s German Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
GAB, Vase, Bronze, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze vase designed and produced by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Christer Heijl, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white and green-glazed ceramic vase designed by Christer Heijl and produced by Töreboda Keramik, Sweden, 1930s.
Dimensions: 6.25” H x 5.25”W x 4.875” D
Diameter of opening: ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gabriel Keramik, Vase, Green Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Gabriel Keramik, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Andersson & Johansson, Urn, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An cream white-glazed stoneware urn designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
GAB, Small Vase, Bronze, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A small bronze vase, designed and produced by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Arthur Andersson Large Incised Floor Vase, Sweden, Wallåkra, c.1950's , signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Floor Lamp inn Excellent Condition with a beautiful Sand and Blue color and incised motif, signed.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Danish Blue, Sand Striped Glazed Ceramic Vase, Søholm
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-painted Scandinavian midcentury ceramic vase with chevron like triangular and lined dark blue decor over warm sand colored shiny glaze. Manufactured by Søholm on the Danish isla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Jais Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen, Ceramic Vase in Oxblood Glaze, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Jais Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen, ceramic vase in oxblood glaze portraying two Evangelical figures, 1930s.
This piece is a great example of Classical Scandinavian and Mid-Century D...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Brown & Gray Ceramic Vase Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand Mid 20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely brown & gray ceramic vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand in the mid 20th century. The vase is 11.5 cm (4.6") high and in excellent condition. The vase is marke...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ceramic Sculpture / Bowl - Carl-Harry Stålhane - Rörstrand - Midcentury
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large unique bowl or sculpture designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand in 1964, it´s 25,5 cm (10,2") high and 20,5 cm (8,2") in diameter at the top. It´s in excellent conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
A Unique, Large, Blue Ceramic Vase - Carl-Harry Stålhane Designhuset 1973
Located in Stockholm, SE
A unique blue vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Designhuset in Lidköping, Sweden in 1973. The vase is 16.5 cm (6.6") high and in excellent condition, it has a lovely shape and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Vases, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Scandinavian Midcentury Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A group of three vases with a lovely glaze designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the vase are 21.5 cm (5") and 15 cm (6") high. Two of the vases are 2nd quality and the brown one i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen, Glazed Ceramic Pitcher, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen, glazed ceramic pitcher, 1940s.
Please note : the "free shipping option" and/or "subsidised shipping option" if stated in the shipping quotes o...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed stoneware vase produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Glazed Purple Pottery Vase from Laholm Sweden, 1960s
By Laholm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sgrafitto decorated vase from Laholm Studio in Sweden. Polychrome glazes: purple, white and black in an abstract/geometric decor. Delicate feminin styling. Signed/marked. Made circa ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Peter Ipsen Enke, Vase, Blue Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Peter Ipsen Enke, Denmark, 1940s.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Green Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Brown Drip-Shaped Ceramic Vase Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand, Midcentury Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A brown vintage vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand in the 20th midcentury, it´s 10 cm high and in excellent condition except from som...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Edvin Öhrström, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue blown-glass vase designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Erik Mornils, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Stoneware Vases by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of beautiful stoneware vases with amazing glaze and different incised patterns on each side.
Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition. In...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Swedish Modern Dotted Ceramic Vase with Yellow Glaze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptional unidentified Swedish ceramic vase with pertruding dots and delicate ocra yellow haresfur glaze. Very similar to pieces by Gunnar Nylund, Carl H. Stahlhane, Nils Thorsson ...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed ceramic vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Fluted Art Glass Vase from Studiolasi Pertunmaa, Finland, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand sculpted clear glass vase with red stripes and vertical ribbings. Designed and made at Studiolasi in Finland, circa 1970. Measurements: H 25.3, D 8/3 cm.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$247 Sale Price
25% Off
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted celadon-green-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Bertil Vallien Vase for Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bertil Vallien vase in art glass.
Made by Kosta Boda.
Signed.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Glass Contrast Vase from Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This glass vase from the Contrast Vase series was designed by Anna Ehrner for the Swedish glassworks Kosta Boda during the 1980s. The vase is made of high quality thick and heavy gla...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$656 Sale Price
21% Off
Midcentury Stoneware Vases by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of five stoneware vases by Stig Lindberg, from the series “Drejargods”. Bulbous forms with striking colors. One blue and one yellow, the others green with hues of blue and streak...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Gertrud Lönegren, Vase, White-Glazed Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed stoneware vase designed by Getrud Lönegren and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Berndt Friberg Studio Ceramic Vase, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique, handmade, 1963.
Stamped. Produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Fantastic glaze in yellow/green tones.
Measures: Height 20 cm
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Designed by Arno Malinowski for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Arno Malinowski for Royal Copenhagen,
Denmark, 1950s
Stoneware.
Dimensions:
H: 15 cm/ 6''
D: 19 cm/ 7 1/2''
Si...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Ture Berglund, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansens Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Twisted Art Glass Vase by Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda, 1980s
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A twisted art glass vase called Royal. It was designed by Anna Ehrner in the early 1980s and manufactured by Kosta Boda in Sweden. Its signed/et...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$265 Sale Price
25% Off
Michael Andersen Danish Grey Brown Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rustic, minimalist and beautifully glazed Danish Mid-Century Modern handmade and hand-decorated chamotte ceramic vase. Manufactured on the Danish island of Bornholm by Michael Anders...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
$540 Sale Price
50% Off
Danish Eslau Mint Green Rippled Vase, 1950s
By Eslau
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful, large mint green glazed vase with vertical hand-carved ripples. Manufactured in the 1950s by Danish ceramic studio, Eslau. Signed under base. Great vintage condition with ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Hertha Bengtsson for Rörstrand. Ceramic vase with glaze in shades of brown.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hertha Bengtsson (1917-1993) for Rörstrand.
Ceramic vase with glaze in shades of brown. Geometric pattern.
1960s.
Marked.
In very good condition. Second quality. Small glaze bubbles...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Turquois Art Deco Ceramic Vase by Ewald Dahlskog, Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful fluted Art Deco vase with amazing 'Lava' glaze.
Designed by Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans (Bobergs Fajansfabrik), Sweden.
Excellent condition.
Impressed signature 'ED'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Set of 3 Vases Harmonikka,
Tamara Aladin for
Riihimäki Lasi Oy, Finland
Located in Vorst, BE
Set of 3 clear glass vases designed by Tamara Aladin.
They are part of the Hamonikka series, one of the most simple but striking series created by the finnish designer in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed fluted vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Danish 1960s Sculptural Stoneware Vase Designed by Artist Bodil Marie Nielsen
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the heavily textured sung-glazed stoneware vase by Danish experimental artist Bodil Marie Nielsen.
It comes in a brutalist, brick colored, sung-glazed design.
It has the form...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Ture Berglund, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansens Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Upsala-Ekeby, Beige and Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Scandinavian Modern Squared & Fluted Brass Vase By Gunnar Ander for Ystad-Metall
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This mid-century vase, designed by Gunnar Ander for Ystad-Metall, exemplifies Scandinavian Modern design from the 1960s. Made of brass, the vase features a distinctive squared and conical shape, resting on a circular base. The design is enhanced by three vertical flutes on each side, adding subtle detail to its clean lines.
Handcrafted in Ystad, Sweden, it bears the engraved markings "Ystad-Metall" and "MADE IN SWEDEN" on the underside, confirming its authenticity. This vase is a fine representation of the craftsmanship and aesthetic principles of its time.
ABOUT GUNNAR ANDER
Gunnar Ander (1908–1976) was a Swedish designer known for his artistic talent and significant contributions to Scandinavian design. Born in Lidköping, Ander showed early promise, illustrating for a local newspaper as a teenager before studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm.
In the late 1940s or early 1950s, he joined Ystad-Metall, where he created some of the company’s most iconic designs, particularly his brass candle holders, which remain highly sought after today. Ander also worked for Lindshammar Glassworks and was a key designer at Scandia Present...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Rörstrand, Upsala Ekeby, Gunnar Nylund, and Gustavsberg. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $20,792 while the average work can sell for $1,103.
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