1940s Vases

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.   

Rare set of four mid-century ceramics vases produced in the 1940s by Wallåkra, Sweden. In good vintage and original condition with minimal signs from age and use. All signed. Dim...

A brown, glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.

Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. This lacquered earthenware vase is marked by Pasquinucci, Le ceramiche di Pisa. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, ...

An aquamarine blue, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.

A blue, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  

A gray and red, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

Danish Just Andersen pewter vases produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940´s - 1950´s The vase is in good vintage condition and marked with Ju...

A blue vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.

A green, glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

Originally designed by architect, designer and artistic director Guido Andlovitz in 1936 for Società Ceramica Italiana Laveno, this pair of vases are indeed the rarest of finds. The vases were manufactured in 1942, as attested to by the marking "N - 42" on the base of each vase. The gold rims and aquatic scenes that surround each vase, are unique to each piece and were painted by hand in 1943. They are both signed by the artist "Miruccia". One of the vases has the words “Anni di Guerra” (Year of War) written on the base in reference to the Second World War . Founded in Laveno in 1856 by Severino Revelli and some former employees of the "Richard" manufacturer in Milan. The "SCI" (Italian Ceramic Society) began its activity as a manufacturer of wall tiles and fine tableware. In 1883 it became a limited company and obtained its first successes at numerous national exhibitions. In 1895, Cavalier Luciano Scotti took over the company and, thanks to his intuition and his entrepreneurial skills, the factory grew substantially in a few years. In those years, some Liberty-style pieces designed by Giorgio Spertini, the author of noteworthy elegant "whiplash" creations, were created in the Laveno factory. In 1906 "SCI" presented numerous works at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Milan. Other collaborators from the beginning of the century were Silvio and Piero De Ambrosis, Felice Palucco, Giancarlo Jacopini and the brothers Marco and Luigi Raggiori. However, it was in 1923 that, under the direction of Guido Andlovitz, the company reached the peak of its fame and in 1925 was a resounding success at the 2nd Monza Biennale. Andlovitz, who collaborated with the manufacturer for almost forty years, applied to the production process the principle of seriality, a concept also put into effect by Giò Ponti at "Richard-Ginori", adopting various types of decoration which, although moulded and decal stamped, still retained an undeniable elegance. In 1924 the "Società Ceramica Revelli" became a consortium with the "SCI", the partnership would continue until 1932 and saw Franco Revelli's company marketing pottery and table porcelain on behalf of "SCI". From 1925 porcelain and crockery began to appear in the factory's catalogs. In 1927 the company was present at the 3rd Biennial of Decorative Arts in Monza. Between the end of the 1920's and the beginning of the 1930's, the decorators Giuseppe Bellorini and Daniela Ferretto began to collaborate with the "SCI". As of 1932 the company managed two factories: that of Laveno, which, with over 1300 employees, produced strong pottery, tableware and artistic ceramics and the smaller factory of Verbano, which employed about 400 people and produced, in addition to ceramics for the electrotechnical industry, excellent table porcelain. The products were marketed in the company owned stores in Rome, Genoa and Naples. This was an initiative realised by Andlovitz himself. In the mid-thirties, the decorators Ada Corsi and Ida Fonini among others, collaborated with the "SCI". From 1936 to 1940 the artistic direction of the company was entrusted to the sculptor and modeler Angelo Biancini. In 1939 about 1300 people worked in the Laveno plant and in 1951 about 2300. In the years between the two wars among the collaborators of the factory were Sirio Tofanari...

Lovely stoneware bowl by Wilhelm Kåge, in a small, sensitive form. Unglazed outside and inside in vibrant, glossy blue. “Farsta” stoneware is recognized as being the best and most exclusive that has come out of Swedish arts and crafts...

This small Royal Worcester spill vase has been painted by Kitty Blake, who worked at Royal Worcester for 48 years from 1905 to 1953. The decoration is furt...

A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed by Jerk Werkmäster and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.

A green glass vase designed by Edvin Ollers and produced by Limmareds Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.

An earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  

Arabia, Finland. Vase in glazed porcelain. Beautiful glaze in brown shades. 1940s / 50s. Measures: 12.5 x 9.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.

VENINI centerpiece.

A caramel brown, glazed stoneware vase designed by Eva Jancke Björk and produced by Bo Fajans Gefle, Sweden, 1940s.

A black, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

Mid 20th century sterling silver overlay featuring flowers, vines and leaves on a yellow porcelain vase. The vase was produced by Thomas Bavaria in the Ge...

A yellow, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.

A white, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.   

A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

2-347 Handmade garden copper vase with cast brass handles. Can be used as umbrella/stick stand

Vase in ceramic, model ‘6424’ by Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo. Mold-formed ceramic with polished glaze. Marked 'Richard-Ginori Fabbricato in Italia', with the graphic symbol of ...

A black and green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A beige, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.   

A white, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Töreboda Keramik, Sweden, c. 1940s.  

A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.   

A brown and green, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.

Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) is one of the most well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. This piece is marked "Gustavsberg Argenta 47 Made in Sweden". Swedish ceramic artist and designer, Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) was primarily active in the late-1920s through the 1950s and is best known for his contribution to functionalist style, as well his work as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. Algot Wilhelm Kåge (originally Nilsson) was born in 1889 in Stockholm. Kåge studied decorative painting at the Technical School, later known as the School of Art Konstfack, in Stockholm (never graduating), and subsequently at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg, where he studied under Scandinavian painters...

A green-glazed earthenware ceramic vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.

Carlo Scarpa's "Battuto" vase designed in 1940 in a transparent red glass finished with deeply ground horizontal marks. Acid signed VENINi MURANO. Model n° 3790 in the Blue Catalogue.

A green / black, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

Impressive set of three decorative objects design by Paavo Tynell and produced in the 40's by TAITO OY. The three cups are made in fine layers of brass with decorative details on eac...

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Round hand-crafted Art Deco vase in ceramic decorated with fish in silver inlaid. Sweden 1940's. Measures: 18.5 x 17 cm. Stamped Gustavsberg, Kåge. In ...

A red, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase or pitcher designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  

A green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A green and brown, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A black and green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  

A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.   

A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.

A blue vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed by Greta Runeborg and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.