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Vases For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1910s
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Cherry Blossom Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Cherry Blossom Vase.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Powder Blue Crackle Glazed Porcelain Vase Thorkild Olsen Royal Copenhagen #2491
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Powder blue Royal Copenhagen crackle glazed porcelain vase with gilded banding
Notable, well defined dark crackle exterior
Designed by Thorkild Olsen
Circa 1954
Stamped and numbered...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Berlin "Juventute" Porcelain Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
"Juventute" vase white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by KPM workshop in 1890.
Category
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Arthur Andersson, Vase, Brown and Black Glazed Stoneware Wallåkra, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and brown glazed stoneware vase designed by Arthur Andersson and produced by Wallåkra, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Vase with etched Decoration Josef Hoffmann Loetz ca. 1911 Jugendstil Black White
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
vase, Josef Hoffmann, Johann Loetz Witwe, Weiss Opal außen Schwarz decoration, glass, mould-blown, etched, ca. 1911
Hoffmann's vase designs from the 1910s are characterized above al...
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Vases
Materials
Brass
Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase Cut to Clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut to clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, hand-cut-to-clear,
the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut,
Origin: Belg...
Category
1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vases
Materials
Crystal
French Art Nouveau Pair of Large Terracotta Vases, circa 1910
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A stunning French Art Nouveau pair of large vases with female figures of the era, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Vallauris Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, France circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb Mid-Century modernist ceramic vase was crafted in Vallauris, France circa 1950. The chunky scalloped shape has a unique motif created from drips of colors contrasted by a...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience
Midcentury Faience Vase, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful faience vase by Stig Lindberg in an ample form. Vivacious, colorful decor of a variation of flowers and leaves.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Faience
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Early Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely designed and gorgeously glazed vase by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist/potter Harrison Mcintosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern style of ceramics. The colors are amazing with shifting highlights of purples, blues, and greys. This piece radiates in the light.
Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States and the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, Mcintosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including:
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Signed on the base with his early "McIntosh" signature (circa 1957).
A unique and somewhat rare and hard-to-find budding career vase. Would be an amazing addition to any collectors of McIntosh's or other Mid-century Modern ceramic artists...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase Cut to Clear
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut to clear
Beautiful Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, hand-cut-to-clear,
the glass is thick, deeply and evenly ...
Category
1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vases
Materials
Crystal
Rare Find Art Nouveau Daum Cameo Glass Vitrified Monnaies du Pape Round Coupe
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Cameo Glass Bowl, France, circa 1910.
A rare Art Nouveau Daum cameo glass vitrified Monnaies du Pape round coupe (Honesty). Very finely acid etched, wheel carved decor of Honest...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Arthur Percy, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A purple-colored glass vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.9"H x 3.175"W x 3.175"D
All items ship from High P...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
Umberto Zannoni Grey Ceramic Vase with Squiggles, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid ceramic vase signed Umberto Zannoni Faenza of fine Italian manufacture Zirardini in the 1950s. Signed, Original Label.
The marvellous vase has a round base from which the b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959.
Glazed earthenware
Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Signed Limited Madoura Pottery Chouetton Owl Vase A.R. 135, 1952
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, original Mid-Century Madoura pottery vase by renowned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso titled "Chouetton (Young Wood Owl)". The work, which features two distinct owl faces,...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Gustav Spörri Studio Pottery Vase with Sailing Boats, Ziegler Schaffhausen
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking studio pottery vase by Swiss ceramist Gustav Spörri (1920–2016) was crafted for Ziegler Schaffhausen. It features a bold mid-century...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Mid-Century Vase/Pitcher by Bodo Mans for Bay Keramik
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful large vase/pitcher from the Congo range designed by Bodo Mans and produced by Bay Keramik in the late 1950s. Dark, almost black, matte glaze decorated with thick, glossy pa...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Swedish Modern White Ceramic Vase by Gunnar Nylund 1950's
Located in Uccle, BE
This stoneware vase named "Pike Mouth" by Gunnar Nylund (1914-1997) who was one of Sweden’s most famous ceramic designers. He was the creative director of R...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Danish Blue Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, circa 1950
By Per Lütken
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard , circa 1950, Denmark.
"Labrador" model, aqua blue glass designed in 1958.
Etched in the bottom Holmegaard, D, number 16912.
Dimensions: 13 cm ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Vase, signed by Loetz, 1910
By Loetz Glass
Located in Zurich, CH
The vase by Loetz from around 1910, features white glass with a red overlay and is intricately etched with a rose motif. The leafs of the rose stand out in light pinkish to deep purp...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
1911 Sgraffito Vase by Josef Ekberg
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful large Sgraffito Vase by Josef Ekberg made in 1911 at his studio at Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory, Sweden. Blue flower decoration against a light blue background. Josef Ekbe...
Category
1910s Swedish Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Japanese Satsuma Figural Ceramic Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Antique 20th century Japanese hand painted ceramic pottery vase. Embellished with gold gilt accents and raised enamel figural and tree decorations. Signed.
Category
1910s Japanese Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Ceramic Pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful pieces, two vases and one bowl from Rörstrand and maker, designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Exceptional glazed vases with wonderful curves. Thi...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pink Glass Sculpture / Vase, Flygsfors Coquille Paul Kedelv Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Kedelv
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely pink glass sculpture / vase of model Coquille designed by Paul Kedelv at Flygsfors glassworks in Sweden in 1960. It is 27 cm (10.8") high...
Category
1950s German Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
French Large Mid-Century Vintage Ceramic Vase Object in Fir green signed 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Fantastic, large vintage ceramic in a rich pine green with light and darker parts from the middle of the last century.
The vase has an elegant shape, the outer wall of the upper part...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Vases by Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of three drop vases by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark, circa 1950s.
Dimensions: H. 24 (9.5") and 16 cm. (6.5") Signed by hand PL 15470 and 15491.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Pair of Blue & White Twin Handled Chinese Vases
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Chinese blue and white twin handled vases depicting dragons. The background color is a pale duck egg.
Category
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Lady Head San Marino Boat Vase Smalto Roccia Glaze Italy 1950s
Located in Melbourne, AU
A lavish example of San Marino pottery, with typical 'Smalto Roccia' or 'Lava' glaze. A boat vase with a central red panel depicting typical lady head with flowers in sgrafitto decor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Clay
Large Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri D’arte Attributed Sommerso Art Glass Murano Vase
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri D’Arte Attributed Sommerso Art Glass Murano vase. Retains its original Paul’s distributor label. Very sleek and elegant design.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Egidio Casagrande Italia Patinated Brass Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Patinated Brass Vase by early modernist Egidio Casagrande Italia
Stamped maker stamp.
13.75 H x 8.5 in diameter.
Very good vintage unrestored condition.
Shades of b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Brass
Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby Vase, Sweden 1950s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting vase by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby circa 1950s. Really cool glaze and design. Has a couple of bumps and bruises as ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of Miniature Ceramic Pieces from Höganäs, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wonderful collection of miniature ceramics. These ones are the work of John Andersson, signed ”JA”, and produced at Höganäs in Sweden. There are two vases and one bowl. The sculpture...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Hansson, Vase, Grey-Glazed Stoneware, Lomma, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gunnar Hansson in his own studio, Lomma, Sweden, c. 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, White-Glazed Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A white, glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
KPM Berlin Sailer Porcelain Vase Siegmund Schütz
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain vase white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by Siegmund Schütz in 1951.
Category
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A cream-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Rare Porcelain Commemorative Vases by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of porcelain vases in classic form, decorated with underglaze blue and copper red painting by Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan. Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu was one of the most established and collected ceramist known to the west from Meiji Period.
The vases are in a classic Chinese form called "Bang Chu Ping" (grain-mallet vase...
Category
1910s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Modern Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.
Set of three pressed glass vases designed by Rudolf Schröt(t)er and manufactured by Rosice Glassw...
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Just Andersen pewter vase design by Arne Ekers, Copenhagen Denmark 1952
Located in København K, 84
This charming 1952 pewter vase, designed by Arne Ekers and manufactured by Just Andersen in Copenhagen, is a refined example of mid-20th century Danish metalwork...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Danish Modern Mint Green Ceramic Vase by Joska Keramik, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An hourglass shaped ceramic vase in delicately executed crackle glaze. Made and designed by Joska Keramik (1936-59) in Copenhagen Denmark circa 1950. Measurements: H: 21 cm, W/D: 8/6...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Silver Plate Epergne by Croft and Assinder Birmingham England
By Lombard C & A Ltd of Birmingham
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This exceptional early 20th century silverplate epergne has elegant detail work on the 4 tulip inserts which can hold flowers in the central area ...
Category
1910s English Belle Époque Vintage Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern Metal Black French Flower Pot, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Flower pot or metal paper bin designed by Mathieu Matégot, circa 1950.
Manufactured in France.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Murano Vintage Glass Vases Cartoccio a Bollicine
By Seguso
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Murano vintage glass vases Cartoccio a Bollicine, in beautiful light blue and chartreuse pale green.
Murano glass vases with everted ruffled rim, ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Deco French Vase
Located in PARIS, FR
Louis Lourioux (1874 - 1930) was at the forefront of ceramic art in the first half of the 20th century. Lourioux, a contemporary of both Emile Gallé and René Lalique, is known for hi...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Gerold Porzellan Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant vase by German maker Gerold Porzellan, circa 1950. White glaze with gold accent.
Category
1950s German Modern Vintage Vases
Mid-Century Italian Earthenware Flower Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Italian earthenware flower vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi (circa 1950s). An early and rare example of Bitossi by Londi, it presents a rough-textured, mottled, yellowish-g...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Paolo Venini Vase Murano Glass Vase Zanfirico Italy 1950s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Basel, BS
Rare Paolo Venini vase decorated with Zanfirico canes in a vibrant light yellow with black and white details.
Mouth-blown and hand-crafted at Venini glassworks in Murano in the 1950...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bretby Art Nouveau High Fired Flambe Glazed Vase by Henry Tooth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Bretby Art Nouveau high fired ‘flambe’ glazed art pottery vase by Henry Tooth & Co and dating from 1900-1910. This exquisite simple shaped bulbous vase stands on a narrow roun...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking small stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in an appealing round form with a cylinder shaped neck. Creamy pale blue hare’s fur glaze.
Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Venini Vase Fazzoletto by Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase Fazzoletto by Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
A large Fazzoletto vase in lattimo glass with yellow and clear glass overlay. It was manufactu...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vase etched Josef Hoffmann Loetz Orange ca. 1911 Vienna Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Cylindrical glass vase with etched decoration.
The vase was designed by Josef Hoffmann, co-founder of the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstatte.
The vase was produced by the Boh...
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Vases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Campana Vase, Cobalt Blue, Flowers by C Gresley 1916
Located in London, GB
This is a very fine high-footed campana made by Royal Crown Derby in 1916 in the Edwardian style. The vase has a deep cobalt or mazarine blue ground with sublime raised gilt decorati...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1910s American American Craftsman Vintage Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pewter Vase by designed by Ellen Schlanbush for Just Andersen, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A curvy two-pipe Pewter Vase designed Ellen Schlanbush for Just Andersen in the 1950s. An elegant piece for a beautiful place.
* A pewter vase with two pipes
* Designer: Ellen Sch...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Vases
Materials
Pewter
"Pezzato" Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Signed with three-line acid stamp to underside.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Vase Fazzoletto in Green, Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase Fazzoletto in Green, Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
A Fazzoletto vase in transparent green glass. Manufactured in the 1950s by Venini, Venic...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases
Materials
Art 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.