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Vases For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1750s
Seventies Vase ‘Pagoda’ made by Scheurich Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice Seventies vase. Model: Pagoda. In brown and red glaze.
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1970s German Space Age Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Fåglavik, Sweden. Two art glass vases. Modernist design with a geometric relief.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fåglavik, Sweden. Two art glass vases. Modernist design with a geometric, bubble relief. Approximately from the 1970s. Perfect condition. Dimensions: W 11.0 cm x D 7.0 cm x H 14.0 cm.
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Kosta Boda, "Soliflore", 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Kosta Boda 'Soliflore' Vase, c. 1970 Execution: Blown glass, cream and orange. Signed: Boda and numbered. (picture 4) H : 14 cm (5.5") Overall Very good condition Small blow...
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1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Modernist Brass Lorin Marsh Flower Vases
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning Pair of Modernist Fluted Form Brass Flower Vases with removable Inner Flower Holder Liner Designed By Lorin Marsh In The 1970's. Great iconic modern industrial design. Wonde...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Brass

Argos Vase by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The Argos vase by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s, is a magnificent work of art that seamlessly blends form and function. Designed by the renowned French sculptor, Cesar Bal...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Stunning German Brutalist White Glass Rock Vase 1970s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing midcentury brutalist glass vase made in Germany, circa 1970s. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, a small hairline crack and ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, Abstract, Earth Tones, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, Abstract, Earthtones, Signed. Tall hand thrown stoneware vase, with elongated neck and rectangular body, decorated on both sides with abstract expression...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Pietra Vase, Ceramic, Blue, White, Ribbed, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Pietra Vase, Ceramic, Blue, White, Ribbed, Signed. Large scale bottle form vase from Bitossi's Pietra (Stone) decor series. The blue and white glazed bod...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage sculptural & Rare Ceramic Vase in Chrome Finish , with holes 1970's
Located in Milano, IT
Ceramic Vase - Ceramic Sculpture - Italian Ceramic Vase - Rare Object This is an intriguing and rare ceramic vase, coated in a shiny chromed paint coat. Handcrafted in a playful an...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware zoomorphic vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware zoomorphic vase by Georges Martin. Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 11.4’ x 2.9’ x 9.8’ inches.
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1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Art Glass Vase, italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Art Glass yellow Vase realized by eurpean manufacture in 1970s. Good condition.
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Vintage Sergio Asti Architectural Black Marble Vase c1970s
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic and uncommon black marble architectural vase designed by Sergio Asti for Up and Up, c1970s, Italy. Excellent condition.
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Marble

Danish Tue Poulsen Rustic Stoneware Vase of Chamotteclay with Stripe Decor 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Ceramic vase by Danish ceramist Tue Poulsen (born 1939) from his own studio. Made ca 1970s. It is made with chamotte clay and has a rustic expression with incised stripes in earthen...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Tappio Wirkkala for Venini Incalmo 1/2 Filigree Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tapio Wirkkala Filigrana Vase Edited by Venini Engraved Signature and Date
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Tapio Wirkkala For Venini Incalmo 1/2 Filigree Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tapio Wirkkala Filigrana Vase Edited by Venini Engraved Signature and Date
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Midcentury Lucite and Wicker Vase Centerpiece Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing handkerchief vase / centerpiece / bowl in lucite and wicker in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Great accessory for any modern int...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Green Murano glass vase by Salviati, 1970s, Italy.
Located in Milano, IT
Green Murano glass vase by Salviati, 1970s, Italy. Transparent green Murano glass vase, signed at base. h22 - Diameter 30 cm
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini vase Colletti series 70’s
Located in bari, IT
Colletti series vase in greenish blown glass with two-tone incalmo band decoration designer Alessandro Diaz de Santillana. Venini engraved signature. After graduating in architecture...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Vase, italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage vase is an object realized in 1970s. Grey vase with red decorations. Excellent condition
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Italian Murano Glass 'Scavo' Vase by Alfredo Barbini IV 'circa 1970s'
Located in London, GB
Italian glass 'Scavo' vase by Alfredo Barbini, Murano (circa 1970s). This piece has a rounded square opening. Scavo glass indicates that the glass went through a specific glass finis...
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

decorative ceramic vase
Located in grand Lancy, CH
decorative ceramic vase
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1970s European Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

100-years Anniversary Porcelain Vase by Danish Bjørn Wiinbladh for Rosenthal
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the tall, oval German porcelain vase from Rosenthal, designed 1979 by Bjørn Wiinbladh, Denmark for the company’s 100-years anniversary. It comes in the yellow color scale, ha...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

1970s Style of Rude Osolnik Exotic Turned Wood Bud Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exotic Cocobolo Turned Wood Weed Pot Bud Vase Vessel in the style of Rude Osolnik 4 x 4 diameter No signature Preowned original vintage. Refer to images.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Wood

Vintage French Ceramic Cachepot by Roger Capron, 'circa 1970s'
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic cachepot by Roger Capron (circa 1970s). A charming Provençal style cover pot presents a surrounding band with repeating plant motif and geometric shapes. There...
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1970s French Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Tapio Wirkalla for Iitalla Finnish Modern Pinus Pine Crystal Glass Vase 1970s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage crystal glass vase entitled Pinus or Pine created by Tapio Wirkalla for Iitalla circa 1970. Inspired by natures organic forms of wood and ice. In very good vintage conditi...
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

"Bowling Ball" Pair of Orange & White Ceramic Vase by Il Picchio, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
"Bowling Ball" pair of orange and white ceramic Vase by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio,. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Cesar Baldaccini ( 1921-1998 ) Vase model Argos for Daum France 1970
Located in palm beach, FL
Vase A by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s, is a magnificent work of art that seamlessly combines form and function. Designed by renowned French sculptor Cesar Baldaccini, this multi-faceted vase is a stunning example of his mastery of sculptural forms. Made by renowned French glassmaker Daum, this vase features a highly polished, multi-faceted surface that reflects and refracts light in fascinating ways. The veneers are perfectly aligned and flawlessly executed, creating a breathtaking sense of depth and texture. The vase is signed "Daum France", which adds a touch of authenticity and provenance to the piece. This is a true collector's item, sought after by art lovers and collectors around the world. Functional, the Argos vase is ideal for presenting flowers or other decorative objects. Its sculptural form and multi-faceted surface create a dynamic backdrop that enhances the beauty of any arrangement. Overall, the Argos vase by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s, is a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. Its striking form, impeccable craftsmanship and exceptional provenance make it a highly coveted piece that is sure to impress and enchant anyone who sees it. Cesar Badaccini (1921-1998) His parents, Omer and Lelia Baldaccini, Italians of Tuscan origin, ran a bar in Marseille where César was born, with his twin sister Amandine, in 1921 in the popular district of Belle-de-Mai, at 71 rue Loubon, in the 3rd arrondissement1. "I am basically an absolute self-taught," he will say2. At the time, he designed and tinkered with carts for his little brother with cans. Nevertheless, after first working for his father (he also helped a butcher neighbor for a meager salary after leaving school at the age of twelve), he followed the courses of the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Marseille from 1935 to 1939; in 1937, he obtained three prizes, in engraving, drawing and architecture3. Not mobilized during the war (he also escaped the STO), he lived on scams before settling in Paris to be admitted, in 1943, to the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts with Michel Guino, Albert Féraud, Daniel David, Eugène Dodeigne and Philippe Hiquily, like him in the workshop of Marcel Gimond. In 1945, he returned to Marseille to marry Maria Astruc, with whom he set up a business (they divorced in 1959). He returned to Paris in 1946 where he occupied a studio in an old brothel at 21 rue de l'Échaudé, whose rooms, following the Marthe Richard law, had been assigned to students4. There he met Émilenne Deschamps, who would later become one of his muses. Faced with the impossibility for him to work the stone, because of its cost, he turned to other materials3. From 1947, he worked on plaster and iron. In 1949, he was introduced to arc welding in an industrial carpentry in Trans-en-Provence and used lead in pushed sheets and welded iron wires. In 1951, he visited Pompeii and remained marked by the casts of the bodies of the inhabitants caught in the lava3. In 1952, he used inexpensive recovered materials and made his first sculptures in welded scrap metal: his means were then still modest. Thus, for lack of money and to afford marble, César will recover in the scrap dumps the materials of his first sculptures: tubes, bolts, screws that become insects or end up in the powerful curves of the Venus de Villetaneuse (1962). In 1954, he exhibited at the Lucien Durand gallery in Paris and obtained the "collabo" prize for a sculpture entitled Le Poisson5, made in Villetaneuse, a city where he worked for a dozen years thanks to the help of a local industrialist, Léon Jacques6. He gained fame when his work was bought for 100,000 francs in 1955 by the State for the National Museum of Modern Art7. The same year, he exhibited at the Salon de Mai. The following year, the MNAM bought Chauve-souris from 1954 and the museum of modern art in the city of Paris Le scorpion from 1955. From 1954 (Torse, MOMA), he also made sculptures in welded metal, then in partially polished bronze, of busty women (Ginette, 1958, Victoire de Villetaneuse, 1965). In 1956, he participated in the Venice Biennale then in the São Paulo Biennale and in the Documenta II in 1959. In 1958, he signed a contract with the Parisian gallery Claude Bernard3. In 1961, he approached Marino di Teana and joined the group of Nouveaux réalistes, a movement founded by art critic Pierre Restany8, including Arman, Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle and Gérard Deschamps. When he could afford a workshop in 1957, rue Campagne-Première in Paris, he married Rosine Groult-Baldaccini (met at the Beaux-Arts in 1948) with whom he had a daughter, Anna, a year later. He also begins to frequent the world of the In 1968, he created at the National Manufacture of Sèvres a porcelain Ashtray published in fifty copies. Made of porcelain with a semi-matt pearly cover, it represents a plaster mold used for the production of the pieces, and was produced from an original aluminum model. In 1971, during a premiere at the Lido, he found more media than him: Salvador Dalí, the master of extravagance. He debates the same year in Italiques with François Truffaut, Lucien Bodard and Asher Ben...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

1970s Gorgeous Polyedric Vase by Dogi in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous polyedric vase by Dogi in Murano glass (amber color). Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy. diameter 7,87 x 11,81 H inches diameter 20 cm ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Asta Strömberg Bubble Vases Light Blue Crystal Strömbergshyttan
Located in Basel, BS
The shape of these two models were designed by Gunnar Nylund for Strömbergshyttan in Sweden, however the blue bubble technique was developed by Asta Strömberg...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

Olle Alberius for Rörstrand. "Lavendel" ceramic vase with glaze in blue tones
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Olle Alberius for Rörstrand. "Lavendel" ceramic vase with glaze in blue and light blue tones. Decorated with dots. Model F-8. 1970s. Perfect condition. Marked. First factory quality...
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage French Ceramic Vase by Raymonde Leduc 'circa 1970s', Small
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic vase (or pencil holder if you prefer) by Raymonde Leduc (circa 1970s). Sandstone coloured small vessel with plant motifs inlaid on all four sides. In good overall con...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Silver Plated Floral Vases by Evolucao, Brasil
Located in East Hampton, NY
A set of 3 silver plate hand made vases by M. M. Evolucao, a Brazilian artist..... each measure approximately 10" wide and the heights are 13.5", 15.25", and 18.5".....
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1970s Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Swedish Modernist Vase by Stig Pettersson, Pine
By Stig Peterson
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Gorgeous pine vase by Stig Pettersson for his own studio in Arild, Sweden. Great organic modernist form and materials. Please note being wooden, and having some light cracks I would ...
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1970s Swedish Organic Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pine

Margareta Borelius, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Margareta Borelius, Sweden, 1970s. Dimensions: 3.75” H x 4” diameter 
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1970s Swedish Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Claudio Pulli Polychrome Enameled Ceramic Italian Vase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning polychrome enameled ceramic vase designed and signed on the bottom by Claudio Pulli, one of the greated Sardinian artists of the 20th century. This charming vase was realize...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Two Piece Collection of Ermanno Nason Scavo Glass
Located in New York, NY
Two vases by Nason for Cenedese, Ca 1970's. Both in perfect condition Dimensions in listing are for taller vase, smaller vase as follows. 7"- H x 9"- W x 3.5"-m open at top. Classic...
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1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Glass

1970s White Space Age Vase in Ceramic attributed to Franco Pozzi. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous white space age vase in craqueler ceramic attributed to Franco Pozzi. Made in Italy. The shape of this vase is amazing, it's a sculpture. The vase in excellent condit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Jensen Studio Organic Modern Raku Saltglaze Jug Shaped Vessel
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $350.....From the studio of Elinor Jensen, a two handled raku greenish saltglaze vessel signed in the clay on the bottom Jensen. A beautiful pot. Measurements: 6 inches high x 5 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches deep. A member of the Ceramic League of Miami...
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1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

rare huge JASBA "AZTEC" FLOOR VASE marked 1 521 45
Located in Landshut, BY
A very rare 'Aztec' relief-décor floor vase from JASBA KERAMIK. JASBA produced several series of ceramics on themes inspired by ancient civilizations; among the most sought-after t...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery

Seventies Vase by Dieter Peter for Carstens Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful rare Carstens Keramik vase. Designed by Dieter Peter in 1970s. This model Is part of Carstens high end Luxus Series.
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1970s German Space Age Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Goran Warff Acid Etched Vase for Kosta Royal Art Collection
Located in San Mateo, CA
Vase from the Kosta Royal Art Collection designed by Goran Warff. This vase has very thick walls, a large internal bubble in the bottom and an acid treated exterior. All this creates...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Op Art Porcelain Gold Sun Eye Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Op Art Porcelain Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg. Made in Germany 1960's / 70's period. White porcelain with gold sun eye print front and back. This comes in very goo...
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1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Villeroy & Boch Paloma Picasso Designed Bijou Jeweled Bone China Vases
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Villeroy & Boch vases / urns 'Bijou' designed by Paloma Picasso in the late 1970s Bone china, bulbous form with red. green and blue colored jewel stones and gold stripe deco...
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1970s German Egyptian Revival Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Seguso Arte Vetro Murano Blue Black Abstract Scavo Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, large vintage Murano hand blown black and blue spatter pigments Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to Seguso Arte Vetro glass workshop. The...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Paul Evans Style Brutalist Hand Wrought Copper Large Vase, Circa 1970s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful mid-century modern Brutalist hand wrought copper large vase In the manner of Paul Evans USA, Circa 1970s Measures: 7.75"W x 7.75"D x 1...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Vases

Materials

Copper

Vintage Glass Vase by Pavel Pánek for Sklo Union Libochovice, 1970's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Glass Re-polished Good Original Condition
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Three Silverplate Vases by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A three-piece set of silver plate vases, circa 1970s designed by Lino Sabattini (Italian, born 1925). A minimalist design by celebrated Gio Ponti collaborator and Christofle director...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Derek Clarkson Brush Decorated Porcelain Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good and finely made studio pottery stoneware bottle vase of small size decorated with a repeat brush pattern of stylized insect like designs by Derek Clarkson...
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1970s English Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Brushed, Metallic Silver
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Brushed, Metallic Silver. Small scale slender cylinder vase glazed in brushed metallic platinum.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic

Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful fat lava vase by Ubelacker Keramik with a sort of geometric pattern.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Two Small Vases Sommerso Murano Glass, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful set of two Sommerso Murano glass vases made in the 1970s. These two small vases have nice soft colors, with blue glass submerged into light yellow glass, finished with clea...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Vase, italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage vase is a European manufacture from the 70s. 11.5 x 12 cm. Excellent conditions
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A vibrant blue and grey Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik. The lava on this vase is quite thick.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Daum, Agora Green Modernist Glass Ashtray, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Originally intended as an ashtray, this heavy, blue crystal dish exemplifies the Brutalist aesthetic of sculptor César Baldaccini's collaboration with Daum with its combination of ro...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

1970s Stunning Original Big Scheurich Lava Vase
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning Original Big Scheurich Lava Vase in excellent condition. This vase is beautiful, it seems a sculpture Dimensions: diameter 4,72" x 12,59"...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Lucite Vase by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1970s Lucite vase designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones. The piece is beautifully crafted in one piece of 3 1/2" thick Lucite x 9" tall and 9" wide. The piece...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Lucite

Mid-Century Orange Vase by Bay Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rare example of German 1970s pottery, vibrant colour. Stamped at the bottom.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Fat Lava Vase by Walter Becht Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from the Walter Becht company Germany.
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1970s German Space Age Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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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