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Vases For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
1919 Rene Lalique Vase Perruches Cased Butterscotch Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Perruches" made in molded cased butterscotch (double cased yellow and opalescent) glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1919. Engraved "R.LALIQUE" signature on bottom. ...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Seguso 1940 Green Ball Vase with Round Upper Mouth Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso 1940 Green Ball Vase with Round Upper Mouth Italy
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Fluted Architectural Ceramic Vase in White Glaze by L. Hjorth, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large vase decorated with vertical ribbings and white glaze. Strict architectural derived Art Deco styling. Very similar to the iconic Lyngby Vases and Arne Bangs form-language. But ...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Impressive Cameo Glass Vase "Bignones" circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Impressive Gallé French Cameo Glass Vase Large vase cone shape on pedestal Cased glass, opalescent, colorless, yellow and blue, acid-etched design with "Big...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Grueby 1918 Arts and Crafts Pottery Matte Green Yellow Buds Two Color Vase
Located in East Peoria, IL
Grueby 1918 Arts and Crafts Pottery Matte Green Yellow Buds Two Color Vase Wonderful organic matte green glaze with hand tooled broad leaves and yellow buds. Shows well with a profes...
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1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

Newcomb College 1913 Arts and Crafts Pottery Cherokee Rose Blue Bowl Irvine
Located in East Peoria, IL
Newcomb College 1913 Arts and Crafts Pottery Cherokee Rose Blue Bowl Irvine Nicely decorated bowl with a wonderful Cherokee rose design by Sadie Irvine in 1913. Superior artwork wi...
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1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

Art Deco Melted Colors Glass Vase by Charles Schneider
Located in Miami, FL
An early Art Deco Lava glass vase with yellow and green shades. Signature: Schneider
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

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.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Roseville Tourist Creamware 1916 Arts And Crafts Pottery Flaring Rim Flower Vase
Located in East Peoria, IL
Roseville Tourist Creamware 1916 Arts And Crafts Pottery Flaring Rim Flower Vase Rare and superior scenic vase with clean design and great color. Excellent condition. No chips, crack...
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1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

Creamy Mid Century Vase by Andersson & Johansson for Höganäs Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century stoneware / ceramic vase in a creamy glaze by the Swedish ceramist duo Andersson & Johansson for Höganäs Sweden, 1940s. In good original condition. Signed. We have ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Modern Carl-Harry Stalhane, Handpainted Vase, Rorstrand Sweden 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl-Harry Stålhane, unique hand decorated Scandinavian modern vase, executed by Rörstrand, signed and dated 1943. A fantastic theme with boat, flowers, birds and gigant fish. Signe...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Rare Cameo Glass Vase 'Basilique Saint-Nicolas-de-Port'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Rare and Important Galle French Cameo Glass Vase Cased glass, opalescent, colorless, yellow and blue, acid-etched design with the Basilica of St Nicolas de P...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Rare Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Rose 'La France' double overlay Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This wonderful, elegantly shaped with a flared rim vase , by Daum Nancy, features wheel-carved cameo glass of the highest quality detailing an amazing pink roses, or rose of France ...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Opaline Glass

Mid Century Blue Flamingo Milk Glass Vase by Anchor Hocking Vitrock
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Mid-Century Blue Flamingo Milk Glass Vase by Anchor Hocking Vitrock is a charming vintage piece that epitomizes the retro aesthetics of the mid-20th century. Crafted from milk gl...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Arts & Crafts Crystalline Cerulean Vase by Adelaide Alsop Robineau
Located in Chicago, US
“A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929 Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children. Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Arts & Crafts Scarab Vase by Adelaide Alsop Robineau
Located in Chicago, US
“A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929 Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children. Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Arts & Crafts Blush Vase by Adelaide Alsop Robineau for University City
Located in Chicago, US
“A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929 Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children. Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Modern Unique Early Ceramic Vase Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This unique vase was included within a series of vases produced in 1948 called "Frozen Ground" It was made in Sweden at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane. There is only o...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Jugendstil Monumental Winter Vase by Theodor Schmutz-Baudiss for Konigliche
Located in Chicago, US
Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This monumental vase features a winter landscape at the edge of a forest. A stunning example of this artist's work.
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1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Arts & Crafts Ochre Vase by Adelaide Alsop Robineau
Located in Chicago, US
“A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929 Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children. Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Daum Frères art nouveau vase with Coreopsis, made in Nancy , ca. 1914
By Daum
Located in Aachen, DE
A fine Daum Frères Vase with Coreopsis flowers, made in Nancy, France circa 1914. This example of French cameo glass, was mottled with glass powder, c...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Vase signed Zecchin rare
Located in Montecchio Precalcino, VI
Incamiciato Murano glass vase made by master glassmaker Zecchin. It bears the signature engraved on the underside as shown in the photo. The vase has no defects. Beautiful colour eff...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

1914 René Lalique - Vase Lutteurs Opalescent Glass with Blue Patina Wrestlers
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Lutteurs" made in opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1914. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Very nice patina. Extremely rare in opalescent. height: 14...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

A R.LAlique Amythist Glass Monnaie Du Pape Vase
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Monnaie Du Pape is one of R.Lalique' s early creations and belongs to the Art Nouveau period of the glass maker. The strong 1900 's influence is present in the design of the lea...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Bo Fajans tall blue ceramic vase with geometric pattern in relief, Sweden, 1940
Located in New York, NY
A tall elegant ceramic vase in blue with a geometric pattern in relief. Produced by Bo Fajans (1874-1967) Sweden., circa late 1940’s Height: 19.25”. Diameter: 6”
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1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic table lamp model '208' by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s. Produced at Upsala Ekeby, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of scalloped art deco vases by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A set of scalloped metal vases designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s. A rare, exquisite duo. * A set (2) of round scalloped metal vases * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D1873 *...
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1940s Danish Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Butterfly Lustre Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood Lustre Butterfly vase designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915 as part of her revolutionary Ordinary Lustres line at the manufactory. This Wedgwood lustreware vase is a ...
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1910s English Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

California Pottery Green Vase, USA, 1940s
By The Bennetts
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Mid-Century Modern rectangular ceramic vase by The Bennetts of California, active as art ware ceramicists in North Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. The vessel features a rich e...
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1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Large Vase by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Very large ceramic vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand decorate vertical lines. Glaze beige and gray green. Stamped.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Blue stoneware vase by Axel Sorensen for P. Ipsens Enke, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A blue stoneware vase with vertical lines designed by Axel Sørensen for P. Ipsens Enke in 1941. Simple, yet exquisite. * A blue stoneware vase with vertical lines and small handle...
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1940s Danish Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

1940s Art Deco Red and Opal White Art Glass Vases
Located in IT
1940s Art Deco Red and Opal White Art Glass Vases. The glass decoration images are referred to flowers and leaf decoration. The vases are selling separately, one is realized in red g...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Swedish Designer, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted green and off-white vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vicke Lindstrand, rare vase made between 1947-48, Upsala-Ekeby, Swedish Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare beauty by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby, vase model 409 with decor of leafs. Marked: EKEBY, 409, V.L In good condition, smaller signs of age and wear. Bottom with one s...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Early 20th century Ceramic Vases by Alf Wallander
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning and rare set of early 20th Century Vases by the Swedish designer Alf Wallander for Rörstrand. As with many of Alf Wallanders ceramic pieces these vases have a art nouveau in...
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1910s Swedish Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

"Seated Nude, " Rare Art Deco Vase by Vicke Linstrand, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the masters of Scandinavian Art Deco and Mid-Century design in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Vicke Lindstrand is best known for his work in glass for Orrefors in the 1930s and f...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A organic blue-colored blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed and incised vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

1912 Rene Lalique Vase Six Figurines Et Masques Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Six Figurines et Masques" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1912. Molded signature on base. Perfect condition. Exceptional patina. height : 24,5 c...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Obo Malmö, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Obo Malmö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Designer, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted white ceramic vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Höganäs Keramik, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Bo Fajans, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed incised ceramic vase designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Gefle, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of vases attributed to Robert Hanke for Royal Wettina
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of vases attributed to Robert Hanke for Royal Wettina Austria. Good conditions. Thank you.
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1910s Austrian Organic Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A organic blue-colored blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Gord Form Vase Signed Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This highly rare and innovative Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Gord Form Vase is by Louis Comfort Tiffany and originates from the United States Circa 1916. This vase is a true gem, wit...
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1910s American American Craftsman Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Johansfors Glasbruk, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and clear blown glass vase produced by Johansfors Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

S.C.I Laveno Vase/Umbrella Stand Ceramic, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
S.C.I. Laveno vase /umbrella stand ceramic, 1940, Italy.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Sterling Silver Epergne / Centrepiece / Vase 1911
Located in London, GB
An Antique solid Silver Epergne Centrepiece with a large oval central basket supporting a tall trumpet shaped vase on top of an impressive concave shaped stand. The central stand has...
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1910s English Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

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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