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Mid-Century Modern Vases

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color:  Green
Midcentury Vintage Green Artistic Decorative Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase formed by hand using traditional metallurgical technique. It was made of colored glass in a shade of green. The surface of the object with vertical grooves, which in the middle ...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Vase Decorative Object Murano Glass Attributed to Flavio Poli Midcentury 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Imposing vase attributed to Flavio Poli and produced in Italy in the 70s. The vase was made of Murano glass in forest green with two cords at the extremity, one in electric blue and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

1960s Astonishing Rare Green Vase Designed By Flavio Poli for Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing Green Rare Vase Designed By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Glass. It's a sculpture. The item is in excellent condition. Dimension: 1,96 x 1,37 x 9,84 H inches 5 c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Italian Green Glass Vase by Empoli
Located in Houston, TX
Italian green glass vase by Empoli, circa 1960.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Murano Sommerso Green Golden Yellow Italian Art Glass Ribbed Swirl Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to golden yellow orange Italian art glass flower vase. The vase has a small and worn Murano label on the top front. It also has a s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Sommerso Glass Amber Green Large Bowl & Vase Sculptures Cristallo Venezia
Located in Torquay, GB
Monumental Murano amber and green sommerso glass bowl and matching vase. Attributed to Cristallo Venezia circa 1960s. Exquisite organic form sculptures...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Green Crystal Vase Cut-to-Clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert green crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s. by Val Saint-Lambert. Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply ...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Crystal

1970s Colorful Green Carlo Moretti Satinato Italian Murano Glass Pencil Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern vibrant jellybean green colored / coloured satin Murano glass pencil neck vases by Carlo Moretti (1934-2008), circa 1970. An absolutely bold yet elegant design ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Turquoise Bright Pink Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Flavio Poli, Italy, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Turquoise bright pink Murano Sommerso glass vase by Flavio Poli, Italy 1960s. This ashtonishing turquoise and bright pink Murano Glass vase by the Italian Designer Flavio Poli is ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

large Green 1, 1kg Murano Glass Sommerso Vase Flavio Poli Attr., Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass vase Origin: Murano, Italy Design: Flavio Poli attributed. Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vases was designed by Flavio Poli attributed a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

1960s Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Murano Glass Hexagonal Vase by Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A green and yellow hexagonal heavy Murano glass vase, manufactured in Venice by Mandruzzato in the sixties, is in very good condition. The vase is a stunning example of Italian craft...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Bitossi Italy Tall Slim Floor Vase Turquoise and Brown by Aldo Londi, 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall cylindrical floor vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy. The vase is made of chamotte clay and partly decorated with a geometric pattern with glossy turquoise glaze in two br...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

1970s Green Art Glass Vase Controlled Bubble Modern Style of Murano
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art glass controlled bubble green modern Murano vase 9.38 tall x 6.13 w x 3.63 d Unmarked Preowned vintage condition, refer to images.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Vintage Cylindrical Blown Green Glass Vessel, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Simple elegant form with a nice weight to it. Ideal as an object or vessel for flowers or branches.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Italian Murano Achimede Seguso Emerald Green Fluted Vase or Glass Vessel
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano Archimede Seguso Emerald green art glass fluted glass or vase vessel, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A beautiful, fluted, hand-crafted, Emeral green Italian Murano ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Helena Tynell Uranium Aurinkopullo, Set of 3
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A stunning collection of three Scandinavian uranium glass 'Aurinkopullo' (or Sun Bottle) decorative vases. Made by Riihimaki (also known as Riihimaen Lasi O...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Uranium Glass

Archimede Seguso Large Murano Glass Vase
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid glass vase in Murano designed by Archimede Seguso in the 40's, of fine Italian manufacture. The signature is present on the base. The vase is entirely made of Murano glass ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase, Italy White, Red and Green, Circa 1960/70
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Mid-Century Murano glass vase from the famous workshops in Italy around 1960/70. A white body with a red base and finished in a kind of green flower From different shades of white ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Empoli Vase with Handles Italian Craftsmen of Florence
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence The carefully crafted details add flowing organic motifs and act as a handle to ensure they can be safely carried. The large, usable vase provides a solid pitcher form suitable for a few tall flowers...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Vallauris France Glazed Woven Ceramic Basket Emerald Green Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Woven Ceramic, Pottery in Emerald Green from Vallauris (small village on the French Riviera). Marked at the Base and dated A-62. Beautiful as well as practical.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Set of Two Vintage Pottery 'FOREIGN' Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two abstract colorful vases Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1960s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1960s in Germany....
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Vintage Glass Vase, Poland, 1980s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Vintage glass vase with a green pattern Very good condition, no damage Measures: height: 38cm; outlet diameter: 13cm.
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase, Italy, circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautifully shaped, large mid-century Murano glass vase from the renown workshops in Italy around 1960. An exceptional item with twisted body combined with fantastic coloration. From shining green tones over yellow down to a beautiful amber colored base, this unique designed Murano masterpiece...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Vintage Submerged Glass Vase by Vladimir Mika for Moser Glasswork, 1967
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A submerged glass vase designed by Vladimir Mika for Moser Glasswork in 1967. Very good condition: few light scratches.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Murano Sommerso Green and Yellow Ice Glass Vase by Alessandro Mandruzzato, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautifully elegant designed by Allesandro Mandurzatto and made in Murano Italy a table vase designed of artistically shaped textured sides and faceted edges, the contrasting colors ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Joel Myers Emerald Green Blenko Genie Bottle Vase Retro Midcentury Art Glass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Joel Myers emerald green floor decanter vase/bottle Model #6954 Blenko, 1969. Very good vintage condition, no chips, no cracks.    
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Colorful Tall Pair of Green Vintage Italian Murano Glass Vases by Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderfully colourful / colorful and tall pair of lime green vases by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Particularly striking is the form - with it's f...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Blenko Vase in Green Glass with Overall Raised Molded Designs
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern vase of pillar form with two flat sides and two convex sides. The molded green glass divided into rectangular areas with various patterns, each flat side with two ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Empoli Vase with Handles Italian Craftsmen of Florence
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence The carefully crafted details add flowing organic motifs and act as a handle to ensure they can be safely carried. The large, usable vase provides a solid pitcher form suitable for a few tall flowers...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Green Glass Vase with Controlled Air Bubbles by Jacob Bang, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Green Sommerso vase designed by Jacob E. Bang. It is made from hand blown clear and green glass featuring tiny controlled air bubbles created using...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Murano Green & Uranium Art Glass Basket Styled Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art glass basket styled vase is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Murano Italy and dating to approximately 1965 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Barovier e Toso Cordonato D' Oro Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite art glass vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso Italian 1940s. This example is in excellent original condition, free of damage, flaws or cosmetic wear. Classic Cordon...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Large Vintage Green brown Hand Blown Crystal Glass Vase by Joska, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Glass vase Producer: Joska Waldglashütte Bodenmais, Germany Decade: 1970s Original super rare vintage vase produced by Joska Waldglashütte in Germ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Crystal

Murano Glass Green Textured Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Vase from the island of Murano in Italy. This hand-blown piece is from the studio of Alberto Dona and signed on the bottom.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Murano Green Italian Art Glass Forato Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern green and white Murano Art glass Forato vase with pulled details. Italy, 1950s. Monumental Mid-Century Modern organic shaped green Mura...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Pair of Murano Art Glass Trumpet Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of trumpet glass vases with blue base, yellow ball detail, and green and yellow striped body. A complement to living and dining rooms, or perha...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass, Art Glass

Anne Nilsson Green Vase, circa 1975
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Green vase designed by Anne Nilsson, circa 1975 In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
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1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Large Murano Green Glass Vase Designed by Karl Springer, Signed
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful, vintage, large green Murano glass vase designed by Karl Springer in the 1980's. "Karl Springer" is etched on the bottom of the vase. The vase stands approximately 21 1...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Murano Forato Vase from Italy
Located in Munster, NRW
Yellow - Blue murano forato vase from Italy.
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1650s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Archimede Seguso Green Murano Glass Pulegoso Ovoid Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Blown Glass Green Pulegoso Vase, Italy, 1950s. Exquisite and sculptural Archimede Seguso pulegoso handblown Murano glass vase with ovoid shape, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Extra Large Multi-Color Floral Glass Sommerso Vase Made in Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass vase Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original glass vases was designed and produced in the 1960s in Murano, Italy. It is made i...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Italian Green Glass Vase by Empoli
Located in Houston, TX
Italian green glass vase by Empoli, circa 1960.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Saxbo Stoneware Sample in Green Glaze, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small conical vase executed with spotted teal green hares fur type glaze. It is a a rare one made at Saxbo in Denmark during the 1950s as a glaze sample prior to a larger volume. The...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Midcentury Yellow Crystal Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A crystal cut glass vase in yellow Made in Poland in the 1960s Stab very good, no damage Measures: height 30cm, diameter 10cm.
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1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Crystal

Green Ombre Murano Vase, 1960s, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful ombre effect green Murano glass vase from 1960s, Italy.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Vintage Emerald Green Corroso Murano Glass Vase by Seguso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This is an emerald green corroso Murano glass vase. Literally “corroded” glass, i.e. an artificial stone-like finish achieved by exposing the glass to fluoridic...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Pair of Mid-Century "Jack In The Pulpit" Cameo Glass Vases, CZ, circa 1950
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Elegant pair of Mid-Century "Jack In The Pulpit" cameo glass vases from the Czech Republic around 1950. This luxury, ornated form of glass art is made through fused layers of differe...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Murano, Italy, Vase in Green Mouth-Blown Art Glass with Bubbles
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy. Vase in green mouth-blown art glass with bubbles and gold decoration, 1960s. In very good condition Measures: 16 x 10 cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Art Glass Basket by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of art glass Re-polished Original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Large Green Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design 1970s Italy
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s Pop Art hand blown vase made in italy by Opaline Florence. Made of hig...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Flavio Poli Murano Faceted Sommerso Green Yellow and Clear Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching faceted sommerso green and yellow art glass vase. Attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso. Italy, 1960s. Green glass with a layer in y...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

French Vase Soliflor Green and Golden Glass, Imitation of a Rose Stem, C. 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vase Soliflor imitating a rose stem, with a handle on the down side. Colored and gilded glass, French circa 1960 Good vintage condition. Shipping: P 7...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

Mid-20th Century Blenko Glass Decanter-form Floor Vase in Vivid Green
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large Mid-Century Modern floor vase by Blenko Glass in the form of an oversized decanter and stopper. The hand blown vivid green glass with optical ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Green & Yellow Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese Attributed
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large vint...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Green Crystal Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal green vase. Made in Poland in the 1960s Very good condition Measures: height 31cm, diameter 10cm.
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Crystal

Murano Glass Green Basket Centerpiece Vase with Applied Drops
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass Basket Centerpiece Vase. Italy, 1950s. An unique and exceptional Murano art glass centerpiece in shades of green with applied...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Alessio Tasca for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Green and White, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Alessio Tasca for Raymor vase, ceramic, green and white, signed.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Mid-century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Scheurich Keramik, Rörstrand, Bitossi, and Venini. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $44 and tops out at $113,467 while the average work can sell for $794.

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