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Vases For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1980s
Set of 5 scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 5 scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s Dimensions: 14,5cm Height , 9,5cm Diameter 35cm Height , 18cm Width , 15 cm Depth 25,5cm Height , 12cm Diameter 28cm Heigh...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Bertoncello Ceramic Vase By Roberto Rigon, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large ceramics vase designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello in Italy in the 70s Perfect conditions
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Two German Mid-Century Modern Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Kreutz, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1970s, by Kreutz Keramik. Vases in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed wi...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown. According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1970's Engraved Bronze Vase by Esa Fedrigolli
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful bronze vase from the 1970s, handcrafted in Italy signed by the renowned artist Esa Fedrigolli. This organically shaped decorative piece features intricate engravings in t...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Bronze

White & Clear Swirl Art Glass Murano Large Handkerchief Bowl, Modern, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass handkerchief bowl with some small air bubbles in the glass. A beautiful piece of art for any room. Found at an Estate Sale in Verona, It...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Creme Floor Vase - Höganäs Andersson & Johansson - Erik Ivarsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large creme-colored floor vase designed by Erik Ivarsson at Andersson & Johansson in Höganäs, Sweden. The vase is 47 cm high and in excellent condition except from a minor un-glaze...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Glass "Hull" Vase by Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Riverdale, NY
Mouth blown clear glass Hull (hole) vase, designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard Denmark, 1970s. Produced between 1973-1978. Vase has multiple holes to place and arrange flowers in...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Scheurich Keramik Vase Germany 1980s
Located in Debrecen, HU
This extraordinary Scheurich Keramik vase, made in West Germany, captures the iconic style of the 1980s. Decorated with playful paint splashes in purple, black, and gold, it boasts a...
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1980s German Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Astonishing Green Vase #1376 by Tamara Aladin Vase for Riihimaki/Riihimaen
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing green vase #1376 by Tamara Aladin for Riihimaki/Riihimaen Lasi Oy. The item is in excellent condition. Made in Finland. This vase is a sculpture and is part of the ...
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Giraffe Kinetic Serving Buttler with Swivel Dish
Located in Miami, FL
A serving dish shaped as a giraffe. Multiple swiveling dishes staked along the whole length of the neck.
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1980s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Pewter

French Pierre Cardin Pink Flower Glass Vase, Signed, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous decorative chic glass vase in light pink - rose color, made of glass. With original label "Pierre Cardin" and signature "Pierre Cardin" engraved in the glass (see all pictu...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Barovier & Toso Vase, 1980s, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful vase blown in a filigran white spiral and light blue on the top in clear glass designed by Ercole Barovier, 1980s Barovier & Toso, Murano. Dimension: Height 34 cm (13-1/2 i...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Vase Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre Italy, Black White Stripped Clear Glass, 1987
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A gorgeous Italian glass vase by Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre International, Murano, 1986. Clear glass with black and white strips. The vase still has an Effetre International label...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pair of Murano glass vases signed Costantini
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vases, signed Costantini. Italy 1970s. The vases are priced and sold by pair. The large Italian vases are handmade and entirely in Muran...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Karl Springer (German/American, 1931-1991), Large Scavo Glass Vessel. Signed.
Located in Chicago, IL
Large scavo, or acid washed, vase in Amethyst by Seguso, Murano Italy, for Karl Springer. Signed on the bottom.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Kazuko Matthews Post Modern California Studio Stoneware Teapot with Lid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist teapot with lid by California architectural artist Kazuko Matthews. Teapot measures 16" by 12" by 4" and is signed ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Multicolor Murano Glass Vase with Murrine
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant multicolored Murano Glass vase with embossed colored murrine. A touch of class for any space. Height 24 centimeters, diameter 19. Perfect vintage condition
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1980s Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Japanese Shigaraki Kanji Vase
Located in Oakland, CA
Gorgeous vintage Japanese ceramic vase with kanji symbols and a clear crackle glaze. Beautiful form, signed by artist.
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1970s Japanese Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

1970s Gorgeous Yellow Vase by Ind. Vetraria Valdarnese. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous yellow vase by Industria Vetraria Valdarnese, mouth-blown glass and handmade. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy. Vase diameter 7,87 x 9...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Murano Style Glass Vase, Orange White Swirl by Opaline Florence Italy, 70s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative large vase from Opaline Florence, Italy. In a great swirl pattern, orange / white. Rare in this design and from. Height: 41 cm / 16.14 inches. Diameter: 20 cm / 7...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Multicolored Swirl Glass Murano Venetian Glass Vase by Fazzoletto
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown red, black, gold glitter and yellow Italian art glass handkerchief / fazzoletto vase. Created by the Fratelli Toso company. Measures 7 1/8" wide x 7" wide...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Large 70´s Pop Art Fabius von Gugel Design Hutschenreuther Relief Vase
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely relief shaped vase from Hutschenreuther brings a touch of elegant sophistication to any household. Ideal placed by the window or on any end table.
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1980s German Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Beautiful Midcentury Bisque Vase by Kaiser Porcelain, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing bisque porcelain midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, by Kaiser Porcelain, signed M. Frey, circa 1970s. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

XL Murano Glass Vase, Memphis Design in Style of Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Stunning large Memphis Design Murano glass vase attributed to Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s. Striking, bold design. A beautiful large size postmodern sculptural statement piece. T...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Substantial and Unique 1970s Modernist Signed Studio Pottery Vase #2
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a highly unusual hand-built pottery vase from the 1970s. The sculptural shape is glazed half clear--letting the natural terracotta clay color come through--and half black. The...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery

1970s "Venus" Vase by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal Studio Line
Located in Milano, IT
1970s "Venus" Vase in ceramic by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal Studio Line. It's signed at the bottom and in excellent condition. Made in Germany Dimension: diameter 5 x 5,1 H inches diam...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Murano Glass Undulated Textured Sides Vase by Mandruzzato, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
This sommerso Murano glass vase is a striking piece of Mid-Century artistry. Hand-crafted using the classical Mandruzatto technique, the vase showcases and undulated form with textu...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso

Italian Decorative Post-Modern Ceramic Vase, circa 1980.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice decorative post-modern vase, circa 1980, Italy. Round black glazed ceramic, three nickeled metal tubes. Dimensions: 43 cm H, 18 cm diameter. Good original condition. All purchas...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Vintage Italian Ceramic Toukan Bird Vase, Pitcher, Jug, from the 1980s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Illuminate your living space with the striking Ceramic Toucan Water Jug! Measuring 26cm in height, this jug is more than just a functional item – it's a charming piece of art. Metic...
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1980s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Moroccan Palatial Lidded Pottery Vase or Urn with Brass Inlay, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of 1970's Moroccan hand made palatial lidded vases with an entrancing and elaborate design scheme, brass frame and the sculptural grace that only master artisans can provide, ...
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1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Vases

Materials

Brass

Bruno Gambone Italian White Brown Orange Stoneware Vase 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Gres Stoneware vase designed and produced by Italian artist Bruno Gambone in shades of white, brown and orange, production Italy 1970s Signed Gambone Italy under the vase.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Italian Murano Artistic Glass Large Vase
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined Italian large vase in Murano art glass, 1980s. This vase is characterized by a particular design shape. The vase is of high artistic quality made blown glass. The color of th...
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1980s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Bellon Alfareros Sculptural Modern Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural studio pottery vase with Wassily Kandinsky qualities by renowned Spanish artist Bellon Alfareros.
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1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

Dutch Delft Blue Handpainted Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice Delft blue pottery vase, handprinted by Gewina Delft.
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1970s Dutch International Style Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 3 Glass Vase by Emil Funke for Gral Glass, circa 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vases by Gral Glass, designed by Emil Funke, circa 1970. These beautiful petrol colored and clear vases bring a touch of...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Dutch Delft Blue Handpainted Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice handpainted Delft blue pottery vase.
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1970s Dutch International Style Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A sought after Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Brutalist Copper Vase in Copper, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A sculptural cylindrical vase in hand embossed patinated copper. It displays all the right elements of Scandinavian Brutalism. The floral relief pattern resembles some of Axel Salto'...
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1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Vases

Materials

Copper

Brutalist Metal Cylinder Vase
Located in New York, NY
Produced by BMF (Bayerische Metallwarenfabrik) in Germany in the 1970s. Great contrasting finishes and patina.
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1970s German Brutalist Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Small model. Acrylic block which pink is inside and glass tube.  
Category

1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

Substantial and Unique 1970s Modernist Signed Studio Pottery Vase #1
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a highly unusual hand-built pottery vase from the 1970s. The very sculptural shape is glazed half clear--letting the natural terracotta clay color come through--and half black...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery

Huge Björn Wiinblad Rosenthal Studio Line Vase mint cond "Mädchen mit Blumen"
Located in Landshut, BY
A beautiful heavy porcelain Vase Björn Wiinblad Rosenthal Studio Linie Model No.: 3512/28 in mint condition ! definetely collectionable! Manufacturer Rosenthal Design Period 1970s Production Period 1972 to 1976 Country of Manufacture IWestern Germany Maße / mearurements 25,7 cm x 11,5 cm ~ H / height: 28 cm ~ Gew. / weight: 2450g Öffnung innen / inner rim : 7.2 cm x 21.8 cm Rosenthal GmbH is a German manufacturer of porcelain products and other household goods. The original firm was founded in 1879 in Selb, Bavaria. Since 2009, Rosenthal has been owned by the Italian company Sambonet Paderno Industrie (Arcturus Group). History Rosenthal was originally founded in 1879 as a family business. The founder, Philipp Rosenthal, moved his porcelain painting from Werl in North Rhine-Westphalia to Selb in Bavaria, where he industrialized in the castle Erkersreuth with his painting workshop. In 1897, Philipp Rosenthal founded the company Bauer, Rosenthal & Co. in Kronach, as well as Philipp Rosenthal & Co. AG. In 1908, Rosenthal bought the porcelain manufacturer Thomas in Marktredwitz, and the porcelain company Zeidler & Co. in 1917. In 1921, the company took over the Krister Porzellanmanufaktur in Wałbrzych, Silesia. The factory was closed in 1945, but the brand was revived in 1951 and used until 1971. In the period of national socialism, Philipp Rosenthal, while Catholic, had to withdraw from the enterprise in 1934 because of his Jewish origin. The Board of Management and the supervisory board turned against Rosenthal and implemented various measures to prevent Philipp Rosenthal from using his voting shares in order to change the composition of the management board and the supervisory board. The government was asked for support and sold the voting shares to persons who were not well-disposed towards Rosenthal. However, the Nazi regime did not go directly against Philipp Rosenthal in order not to jeopardize the foreign business of the company. The reasonably covertly concealed Aryans took advantage of the family, and urged Rosenthal's successor to step out of the company. Philipp Rosenthal's death in 1937 finally paved the way for his grandchildren. In 1936, Rosenthal bought the porcelain manufacturers Waldershof and Thomas in Weidenberg-Sophienthal. Rosenthal Isolatoren GmbH (RIG) was established in 1939 with branches in Erkersreuth (Selb) and Hennigsdorf near Berlin. In 1939 the company changed to Rosenthal Porzellan AG. When the Decree on Companies of Deprived Commercial Enterprises (RGBI 1941, p. 177), adopted on 27 March 1941, forced the discontinuation of the Jewish company and brand name Rosenthal, the "Aryan" management intervened through Joseph Goebbels to continue the use of the Rosenthal brand name. With the return of Philipp Rosenthal's son Philip Rosenthal from exile and his entry into the enterprise in 1950, he won a pioneering role in the modern product design. In 1960, the Rosenthal Studiohaus was opened in Nuremberg, from which the world's first design chain was built. In 1965 the uniform name Rosenthal Glas & Porzellan AG was elected and shortened to Rosenthal AG in 1969. In 1972, Philip Rosenthal founded the furniture factory Rosenthal Einrichtung in Espelkamp. The furniture factory was renamed in 2009 Philip Möbelmanufaktur GmbH and in 2013 rebranded the Fröscher GmbH & CO. KG. Rosenthal, In collaboration with industrial designers such as Raymond Loewy, Tapio Wirkkala, Elsa Fischer-Treyden, Timo Sarpaneva, Verner Panton and Luigi Colani, created an impressive series of products. Walter Gropius design for Rosenthal the tea service TAC. In 1967, Rosenthal built the so-called "Glassmaker's Cathedral," a factory for the Thomas-Glassworks in Amberg. The Thomas-Glassworks was renamed the Amberg crystal glass factory. In 1997, Rosenthal AG was 90% owned by the British-Irish Waterford Wedgwood Group. Rosenthal was the market leader for high-quality porcelain and glassware in Germany and was the world market leader in conjunction with Waterford Wedgwood. In the year 2000, the company took over the Hutschenreuther brand and Hutschenreuther-Werk B in Selb. In June 2008, the Waterford Wedgwood Group wanted to divest the Rosenthal share package due to liquidity difficulties. At this time, around 1,100 employees were employed worldwide. The company, faced with insolvency by the subsequent collapse of Waterford Wedgwood, filed for insolvency on 9 January 2009. The subsequent insolvency proceedings of Rosenthal AG were opened on 1 April 2009 by the District Court.On 20 July 2009, a sale was announced to an Italian company, Sambonet Paderno Industrie (Arcturus Group). Founded on 1 August 2009, Rosenthal GmbH is an independent part of Sambonet Paderno Industrie (Arcturus Group). The Rosenthal company headquarters remain in Selb under the managing director Pierluigi Coppo. The Rosenthal Archive, a collection of around 15,000 exhibits from 130 years of company history, were purchased by the Oberfranken Foundation on 12 August 2009 and is provided as a permanent loan to the Porzellanikon, the State Museum of Porcelain in Hohenberg an der Eger, Selb. These include nearly all product designs, from the company's foundation to today, as well as originals designed by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Walter Gropius. Designers Otmar Alt Joannis Avramidis Bele Bachem...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Saint-Louis Crystal Manufacture, Layered Opaline Baluster Vase, France 1980s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and large opaline layered baluster crystal vase by the Saint-Louis crystal manufacture. Signed Saint-Louis and manufacture sticker. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

'Argos' Model Vase by César Baldaccini, Daum, France
Located in London, GB
This fabulous glass vase was made by Daum in Nancy, France in the 1970s. It looks very much like a piece of sculpture - no surprise given it's designer was César Baldaccini! Titled...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Blue and White Porcelain Vase, Chinese Kangxi Prunus, Matching Pair c.1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A matching pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, hand-made in China circa 1980s. Perfectly hand-painted in a rich cobalt blue enamel set against a white underglaze porcel...
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1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Vases

Materials

Enamel

Freeform Art Glass Vase by Severin Brørby for Hadeland Norway, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Large free-form handkerchief vase in Norwegian art glass. Designed by Severin Brørby and made at Hadeland in Norway circa 1970s. Hadeland Glassverk is the oldest industrial company...
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1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Matched Pair Chinese Porcelain Jingdezhen Zhi Mark Famille Rose Export Vases
Located in Wilton, CT
Matched pair Chinese export porcelain famille rose vases, circa late 20th century. Hand turned with nice quality painting. Decorated with birds amongst blossoms on front, poems on re...
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1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Vase in Enameled Ceramic Green and White Italy 1970 signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in Enameled Ceramic Green and White Italy 1970 signed "ITALY"
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Luxury Blue Handrafted Vase in Murano Glass. by Ca dei Vetrai
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Luxury blue handcrafted vase in Murano glass by Ca dei Vetrai. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. This vase is handmade in blown glass. Dimension: diam 6,69 x ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Tommaso Buzzi for Venini "Incamiciato" Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1989
Located in Naples, IT
"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Clear, white and green. With original label. Signed: Venini Italia '89.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Vase in blown Murano Glass Blue and Silver finishes 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Vase in blown Murano Glass Blue and Silver finishes 1980s. Italian vase in Murano glass blue and silver, composed by a twisted striped base, in the middle from a striped sph...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Gucci Stag Stirrup Cup Vase, Brass, Gold Washed, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Gucci stag stirrup cup, brass, gold washed, Signed. The largest of the stag stirrup cups. Can be displayed resting on the stag's antlers and used as a vase ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Brass

Post-Modern Polish Art Glass Double Bubble Ball Bud Vase by Studio Nova
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautiful post-modern double orb bowl bud vase from Studio Nova Poland in heavy gleaming lead crystal. The mouth is cut on a blunt edge, which gives this curvy piece some seriou...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

Studio Venini Spherical Table Lamp Model "Pallotta", Murano, 1970s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful table lamp from the ''Pallotta'' series in talpa glass and polychrome hand blowed glass balls inside. Designed by Studio Venini during the 1970s this table la...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Midcentury Claudio Pulli Polychromed Enameled Ceramic Italian Vase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This polychrome ceramic vase is a marvelous production by Claudio Pulli, one of the greatest Sardinian artists of the 20th century. The vase was produced for I.S.O.L.A. and is mad...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Lorenzo Burchiellaro vase, Italy 1970
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare centerpiece designed by Lorenzo Burchiellaro for friend's family. Elegant squared metal sculpture with glamorous brass details. It's publis...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Scavo Orange and Red Hued Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
This unique and stunningly made Mid-Century Modernist Scavo Orange and Red Hued Volcanic Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Cenedese originates from Italy, Circa 1985. This piece featur...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Antique and Vintage Vases for Sale

Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.

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