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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Luigi and Sophie De Lerma, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Organic Stoneware Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
Luigi and Sophie De Lerma, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Organic Stoneware Vase
An organic modern vase designed by Luigi and Sophie De Lerma and produced in Italy circa 1940s. Incised...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Opaline Florence Glass Vase in Red and Grey, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian Opaline Florence glass vase in red and grey attributed to Vetreria Barbieri, circa the 1970s.
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern period hand-blown vase features a red body wit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Object by.Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Horst Kerstan, Kandern in Germany
Information:
Horst Kerstan (born March 29, 1941 in Frankfurt, † March 21, 2005 in Kandern) was a German ceramist, craftsman and internationally recognized artist.
Founder of Group 83.
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio Stoneware Object was designed by Horst Kerstan and produced in his own Studio in the 1980s in Kandern in Germany. It is made of solid stoneware pottery and has a very unique brown beige coloration and structure. the bottom is marked with typical Kerstan Producer signature K and signed with Keratin. a very collectible and very rare item of the Kerstan Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 25cm in length, 14,5cm in height and 16cm in depth, it is very impressive.
straighforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 14,5cm
Length 25cm
Depth 16cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Horst Kerstan:
Horst Kerstan grew up in Frankfurt am Main, where he became acquainted with the manufacture of ceramic products through his father Walter Kerstan, who headed the "Ceramic Colors" department of Farbwerke Hoechst AG. After a porcelain painter apprenticeship, he worked from 1956 to 1957 as a porcelain painter in the porcelain manufactory of Hoechst AG, then from 1957 to 1959 in the ceramics department of the Werkkunstschule Offenbach (today: Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main) with Lore Kramer-Koehn, the wife of Frankfurt architect Ferdinand Kramer, the pottery to learn and incidentally at the College of Fine Arts, Frankfurt, the drawing.
After Kerstan met the ceramist and painter Richard Bampi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Large Ceramic Vase Rubus Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large vase in ceramic named Rubus and designed by one of the ceramic designer icons of Sweden Gunnar Nylund. This one with incredible colors in blue, grey and dark brown.
...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Red White Stripes Italian Art Glass Thin Soliflore Specimen Flower Vase
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown multi-color vertical stripes Italian art glass soliflore / specimen flower vase. The vase has a rainbow of colors, with cobalt blue, sky blue, bri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Jan Johannson Glass Vase for Orrefors
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic handmade and signed emerald green glass vase by the master of crystal Jan Johansson for Orrefors, Sweden. 1950s - 1960s. This vase has a fantastic shape, yet it is the amazing colour that really makes this a statement piece, the center has a deep green colour which fades to a emerald green to clear...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
mid century ceramic VASE floorvase model 681-45 amphora
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful 1960s ceramic vase. Model no. 681-45 with predominantly black and brown glaze. Decorative stripes and handles are glazed in warm rust orange.
Dimensions in cm:
Height...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Dieter Crumbiegel, Germany, 1980s
By Dieter Crumbiegel
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Dieter Crumbiegel
Information:
Dieter Crumbiegel (born June 6, 1938 in Essen) is a German artist (painting, ceramics) and university professor.
Since 1961, Crumbiegel has held solo and group exhibitions of ceramic objects in West and East Germany, Belgium, CSFR, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary and Taiwan.
Decade: 1980s
This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Dieter Crumbiegel and produced in his own Studio in the 1960s in Heinsberg in Germany. It is made of solid very heavy stoneware pottery and has a very unique light beige main coloration with abstract brown illustration. the bottom is marked with typical Producer signature. a very collectible and very rare item of the Crumbiegel Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 18cm in height and 21cm in diameter, it is very impressive.
straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 18cm
Diameter 21cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina. slight traces of use.
VITA:
Dieter Crumbiegel graduated from high school in 1957 at the traditional language Burggymnasium in Essen. He then studied painting from 1957 to 1961 at the State University of Fine Arts in Kassel with Fritz Winter and Marie-Louise von Rogister, ceramics with Walter Popp, art theory and art sociology with Stephan Hirzel and Georg Hoeltje, and art history and art education with Ernst Röttger. During the 1958/1959 academic year he received a holiday scholarship from the Max Beckmann Society and spent some time in the Liliamor house with its founder Lilly von Mallinckrodt-Schnitzler in Murnau. In 1959 he also received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Crumbiegel completed his studies in 1961 with the first state examination.
After the 2nd state examination in 1964, Crumbiegel worked with Robert Sturm at the educational institute in Fulda as a lecturer for the training of art and craft teachers at general schools with a training focus on the construction of vascular ceramics. In 1971 he took over the class for sculpture and architectural ceramics at the State Technical School for Ceramic Design in Höhr- Grenzhausen. From 1979 to 2001 he was a professor at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld in the design department, studying ceramics/porcelain/glass design. In 1979, Crumbiegel was appointed a member of the Académie Internationale de la Ceramique (AIC) / International Academy of liamorCeramic in Geneva. The German members of the AIC joined together in 1983/1984 to form Group 83 - German Ceramicists,[1] of which he himself became a member in 1986.
Crumbiegel founded the “Krefeld School for Ceramics/Design”[2] as a continuation of the Kassel School for Ceramics run by his teacher Walter Popp, from which artists and designers such as Frank Louis emerged. In 1983 he was appointed supervisor at Helwan University in Giza/Cairo. From 1971 he gave lectures on new trends in ceramic art at the Hetjens Museum in Düsseldorf.
Between 1969 and 1978 he was a member of various award juries, such as the jury for the Richard...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Alessandro Mandruzzato Vintage Murano Vase 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Alessandro Mandruzzato Vintage Murano Vase from the 1970s is a highly sought-after piece of art glass. Crafted in a stunning shade of purple, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Bitossi Fritte Fused Glass Mosaic Ceramic Vase Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Fritte rectangular vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi circa 1960s
Colorful modernist mosaic of fused glass inlaid into an aqua blue glazed ceramic slab formed vase
Signed to under...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
Vallauris Ceramic Vase by Jacques Fonck & Jean Mateo
Located in ROUEN, FR
Vallauris Ceramic Vase by Jacques Fonck & Jean Mateo, Circa 1970.
Authentic clay vase handmade by the famous french duo. Superb design and shapes with graphic handpainted patterns a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sandstone
Yellow art glass vase by Flavio Poli for Murano
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Yellow art glass vase by Flavio Poli for Murano in very good original condition. Signed with sticker on the bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century OP-ART Vase Bisque Porcelain White by Heinrich Fuchs, 1960s, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
An amazing bisque porcelain midcentury studio art pottery vase, op-art at it's peak, made in Germany, by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, circa 1960s. Vase is in very good conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
La Murrina Vase in Multicolored Murano Glass with Gold Leaf from the 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Milano, MI
Multicolored Murano glass vase with gold leaf, made by La Murrina in the 1980s
Ø 12 cm h 33 cm
La Murrina is a well-known Murano glass company specializing in the creation of exqui...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s MCM Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase 3030 in Smoke Gray Glass by Iittala Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Iittala
Located in St. Louis, MO
The famous Mid-Century Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase 3030 shown in rarely seen Smoke Gray glass made by Iittala Finland. Retains original label, also etched Alvar Aalto signature to bottom.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Art Vase, Swedish, Glass Stem Sleeve, Aseda Glasbruk, Mid Century, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage art vase. A Swedish, glass stem sleeve, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Exceptional colour to this delightful Swedish art vase
Displays a desirable age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vessel and Bowls Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Collection of 2 vessels from the "Veckla" series designed by Stig Lindberg and one "Surrea" Wilhelm Kåge. Made from Carrara ware with matte white glaze.
The pieces are in good vint...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Glazed/Thrown Studio Pottery Vase - Signed - Canada - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage studio pottery vase with glossy butterscotch glaze - wheel thrown body - initialed on the base - Canada - late 20th century.
Good vintage condition - irregular body & glaze ...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Ceramic Vase from G. Lang for Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
Located in Buffalo, NY
Studio Ceramics Floor Vase from Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s Germany.
Wilhelm Kuch, born 1925, 1947 apprenticeship - Gusso Reuss in Munich - 1948 opened the studio in Burgthann - 195...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Color: vsl Clair double Aurore?
And popularly called orange
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal v...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Glazed Ceramic Vase by Emilio Scanavino (Signed), Italy 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and monumental decorative Glazed ceramic vase with abstract motifs, created by the famous Italian artist Emilio Scanavino
Diameter: 28 cm
Hight; 26 cm
Edition: Signed and numbe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Opaline Florence Glass Vase in White, Brown, Orange by Vetreria Barbieri
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian Opaline Florence glass vase in white, brown, orange, and red by Vetreria Barbieri, circa the 1970s.
A beautiful polychrome brown, orange, red, white, and grey marbled vase, p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950
Located in Malmö, SE
A unique and beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze.
Made in 1950 by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, Sweden.
Excellent condition. Signed 'CH Stålhane -50' and makers mark 'R'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with a vessel structure and textured surface. Unknown signature in bottom. Japan, 1950s.
Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic, Coastal, Modern,...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Anthropomorphic Vase, Accolay, France c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
Double-sided vase on the pattern of 2 characters.
Polychrome glazes and scarified decoration.
The piece is in excellent condition.
About Accolay :
Accolay designates both the pla...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vases, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in VALENCIA, ES
A remarkable duo of vintage ceramic vases, featuring the 'Nuovo Renacimento' style in the Carta Fiorentina and Paisley decors, designed by the visionary Aldo Londi for Bitossi circa ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vase by Spara Germany
By Spara
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful a bit brutalist vase from Spara Germany.
Spara Schamotte was founded in 1947 and it was settled in Ransbach.
The firm closed its doors in 1985.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi 'Remini Blu' Vase for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Classic ‘Remini Blu’ incised vase by Also Londi for Bitossi, Italy. Measures 6” W x 8.5” H. Excellent condition with minimal traces of wear. No chips or cracks.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Alicja hand blown handkerchief glass vase.
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage yellow and green Alicja hand blown handkerchief glass vase.
8” H
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche d' Arte- Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
Stunning Mid-Century glazed ceramic blockvase. A beautiful masterpiece of designer Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche d' Arte Italy. These vases all are unique, this one is real...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handblown Fazzoleto shape Murano glass vase with murrina applied glass drops. Italy, 1950s.
This beautiful Murano glass vase features a recreation of the octopus skin. It has control...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Set of 4 Decorative Ceramics, Livia Gorka, Hungary c. 1950
By Livia Gorka
Located in St Ouen, FR
4 highly decorative pieces with generous engobes enhanced by richly worked oxide decorations.
Subtle mix between post-war modernism and archaism, typical of the expression of this gr...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Doug Ayers Carved Ironwood Live Edge Vase Weedpot Vessel Sculpture 1970s
By Doug Ayers
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist vessel or weedpot by California crafstman Doug Ayers 1979
Executed in Desert Ironwood with in-curved chip carving opposite a live edge
Signe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Large Vase with Sgraffito Decor, Jacques Innocenti, Vallauris c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Very large vase with delicate scarified motives of 2 female figures.
Pieces of this size are extremely rare by this artist who died prematurely in 1958.
His extremely pictorial work...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Pottery Doves, a pair (marked Rosenthal Netter)
Located in Skokie, IL
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Pottery Doves, a pair (imported by Rosenthal Netter)
A beautiful vintage pair of mustard yellow stoneware doves designed by Italian ceramist Aldo Londi (1911-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Large Free-Form Ceramic Vase, 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Large Free-Form Ceramic Vase, from the 1970s.
A one-of-a-kind piece with an organic feature. The general shapes gives it a seashell or mushroom look that makes it so special.
The v...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sandstone
Ice Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Humppila, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Handblown midcentury blue/clear vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1960s for Humppila.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Jack-In-The-Pulpit Glass Vase, France circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming example of a white mid century "Jack In The Pulpit" glass vase from the period around 1960 in France. This extraordinary piece of French glass art convinces with its beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The pattern is Stambecchi or Caprone (goat), designed by Aldo Londi. A sgraffito and glazed pattern of goats in grey, brown and orange on a brus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant, 38cm high, vase with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern. On the base is painted Italy 8614.
Fratelli Fanciullacci Pottery: during the first half...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Studio Pottery Lava Glaze Vase Pitcher Italy 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Bitossi Studio Pottery vase or pitcher is a beautiful example of Italian mid-century modern art ceramics. It is decorated in bold abstract pattern using gloss, semi-matte, and lava g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Zoomorphic Garden Vase, Jean-Claude Malarmey, Vallauris c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
Garden vase in the shape of a fish in red earth from Vallauris, glazes in muted tones and patterns evoking oriental decorative ceramics.
Graduated of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Rei...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Object Vase Barovier&Toso Murano Glass Midcentury Italian Design 1940
Located in Palermo, IT
Murano glass vase with ribbed relief, narrow neck and wide mouth. Handmade, attributed to Barovier&Toso, Italy 1940s/50s.
Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent service e...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Zoomorphic Vase, Jean-Claude Malarmey, Vallauris c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
Vase in the shape of a bird in red earth from Vallauris, enamels in muted tones and patterns evoking oriental decorative ceramics.
Graduated of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Reims, Je...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Owl Vase Ceramic sandstone 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Owl Vase in Ceramic / Sandstone designed in the 1970s.
Enameled in a brown and beige color.
Nice pyrite enamel giving it a random dotty effect, typical of the period.
Minimal Zoo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sandstone
Zoomorphic Garden Vase, Jean-Claude Malarmey, Vallauris c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
Garden vase in the shape of a fish in red earth from Vallauris, glazes in muted tones and patterns evoking oriental decorative ceramics.
Graduated of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Rei...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Set of 3 Vases, Accolay, France c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
Set of 3 vases with clean lines and metallic glazes.
They are are handcrafted and so, have slight differences in proportions.
They are all in excellent condition and have not been t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci. Italy 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of "Dinosaurus" Vases by Accolay - c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
Two large free-form vases crafted in their upper parts.
A nice balance between a classic base and an exaggeration of the forms typical of the 50s.
Each piece bears the full signatur...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid Century Carstens Toennieshof Floor Vase, Design by Dieter Peter
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage ceramic floor vase designed in 1972 by Dieter Peter and is part of the Luxus series. Produced by Carstens Tonniesof in Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Modern Hand Blown Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Step into the timeless elegance of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass with this exquisite hand-blown vase, a gorgeous piece that blends artistry and craftsmanship.
This outstandingly ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Linear Grooved Teal/Smoked Umber Vase by Design Techniques
Located in New York, NY
This rare and beautifully rendered Mid-Century Modernist Teal/Smoked Umber Vase w/ Linear Grooved Detailing is by the esteemed company Design Techniques and originates from the Unite...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Crystal Vase Vianne Manufactures Mid-Century
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crystal vase circa 1960, France.
from Vianne manufactures in the South-West of France.
Signed.
Please note that the quality and shape of the crystal give the impression that some par...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Exceptional Blown Glass Vase - Circa 1940 - Spanish Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elevate your decor with the exceptional beauty of this vintage blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Created by an unknown Spanish manufacturer circa 1940, this vase remains ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Sculptural Mid Century Modern chimney style ceramic vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche. Featuring the Tobacco classic mottled tan color, this beautifully designed piece ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Amber Blown Glass Vase - Early 20th Century Spanish Artistry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Enhance your decor with the timeless elegance of this vintage amber blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Crafted by an unknown Spanish manufacturer, this vase retains its or...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage porcelain vase from Hutschenreuther Germany. 1950 - 1960
Located in CADALSO, ES
Perfect condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Glazed Stoneware Vase, 1960s
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pattern on medium sized stoneware vase. Asymmetrical shape with asymmetrical opening. Circa 1960s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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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