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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Venini Inciso Gray / Green Glass Vase, Three Line Acid Etched
By Paolo Venini
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful vase by Paolo Venini for Venini from the mid 1950's. The surface of the vase is "inciso" which in English means engraved or incised, this process is done by hand on a grinding wheel...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid Century Fat Lava West German Art Pottery Jasba Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
This Jasba Ceramics piece, hand-produced in West Germany circa the 1950s, features a distinctive aquamarine color shade complemented by the timeless classical cracked Cortina décor glaze. The unique aquamarine hue and cracked glaze finish create a striking visual effect, highlighting the skilled craftsmanship of mid-century ceramic artistry.
Jasba Ceramics is renowned for its high-quality, hand-crafted pieces, and this item is no exception. The combination of the unusual color and the intricate cracked glaze technique makes it a standout addition to any collection of vintage ceramics...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Pitcher by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic large Italian glazed ceramic pitcher was designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello art ceramics ca around 1970.
It feature...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Hull Art Pottery Pink Double Handle Deco Vase
By Hull Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Hull Art Pottery Pink Blue Double Handle Art Deco Vase
Stamped by maker USA
7.5w x 8.75 t x 3 d
Preowned unrestored vintage condition, some wear is present
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Large Venini Gold and Blue Laguna Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Italian art glass vase.
By Venini.
After the orginal design by Tomaso Buzzi.
Model: 3316 from 1933. This is a reissued vase from 2001.
In light blue glass with pale gold/...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Set of Two Glass Bowls Designed by Josef Hospodka, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of glass
- Re-polished
- Has some signs use
- Good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Rare 1950s Striped Black/White Double Vase by Marianne Starck, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern vase with strong graphic decor from the Tribal / Harlekin series by Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Shiny bone white glaze with hand-carved grap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959.
Glazed earthenware
Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Italy Tall Slim Floor Vase Turquoise and Brown by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Björn Wiinblad for Rosenthal vase , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Björn Wiinblad for Rosenthal vase , 1970s
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Polia Pillin Bulbous Vase in a Vibrant Red
By Polia Pillin
Located in Oakland, CA
Bulbous vase by Polia Pillin of Southern California in a vibrant red glaze an unusual piece as its absent of her ornate imagery, she worked with her husband William out of their home...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Rainbow Aventurine Flecks Swirl Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown rainbow or colors and aventurine flecks ribbons Italian art glass handkerchief / fazzoletto vase. Created in the manner of Venini and th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon
Mid-Century Vintage Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rare vase from Scheurich Keramik, in a very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Bitossi by Aldo Londi Mid Century Modern Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Valencia, VC
Aldo Londi was a prominent Italian ceramicist known for his work at Bitossi Ceramiche. Bitossi ceramics are highly regarded for their distinctive designs and craftsmanship, making th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Oxblood Red Opalescent White Italian Art Glass Round Cylinder Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark oxblood red over opalescent white Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the designer Galliano Ferro for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Inse...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Sommerso Murano Art Glass Vase Mid Century
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite murano glass vase documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte circa 1950. Made using Flavio Poli's signature sommerso technique that employs layer of glass s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
Studio Pottery Vessel
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Nice pottery vessel for your collection
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
1970s Oversize Highly Decorative Urn/planter by Tommaso Barbi, Italian
Located in London, GB
Tommaso Barbi's signature style, characterized by a harmonious fusion of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary aesthetics, is palpable in every curve and contour of this excepti...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Brother Thomas Bezanson Signed Benedictine Monk Studio Pottery Glazed Art Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully glazed, beautifully crafted, and classically shaped vase/vessel by renowned Canadian master potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007).
Brother Thomas studied design at Nova Scotia College in the late 40s and early 50s, It was during this time that he discovered a love for the ceramic art form. In 1959 he became a monk and joined the Weston Priory, Vermont, a community of Benedictine men. Here he continued his art while also pursuing a degree in philosophy. In 1978 he traveled to Japan where he met and worked with five Japanese potters, designated “Living National Treasures” by the Japanese government. These particular artists and the time spent with them deeply influenced his work and his thought. In 1985, he became artist-in-residence at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery in Erie, Pennsylvania, where worked until his death in 2007. Brother Thomas was universally known and esteemed for his mastery of complex glazes and his adaptation and application of traditional Chinese and Japanese pottery methods and materials.
The vase features a sumptuous green glaze that absolutely radiates in the light.
The work is signed by Brother Thomas with his traditional signature and cipher.
His work can be found in numerous collections and international museums including:
Aidekman Art Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Allen Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, Canada
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Portland Museum of Art Portland, ME
Pucker Gallery...
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Dino Martens Copper Aventurine Mezza Filigrana Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass clear, black and copper aventurine mezza filigrana lipped vase by master Italian glass artist Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Amethyst Glass Pitcher W/ Spiral Detail
Located in New York, NY
This playful mid-century modernist glass pitcher, hand-blown in Italy, circa 1960 exudes a charming and unique character. Crafted from high-quality smoked amethyst glass, it captures...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Murano Dark Purple Pink White Swirling Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Venini, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown deep purple (almost black), white and pink ribbons Italian art glass fazzoletto / handkerchief flower vase. Attributed to designer Dino Martens f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon, Glass
Arthur Percy, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Arthur Percy, Gefle
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze-glazed earthenware vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Item e7093
A large murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of polychrome...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Alessandro Mandruzzato Blue and Yellow Sommerso Murano Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning vintage Sommerso Murano glass vase, designed by Flavio Poli and crafted by Alessandro Mandruzzato, showcases a captivating combination of blue, yellow, and clear hues.
Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Amber-Gold submerged vase Flavio Poli for Seguso 1950.
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, IT
A mix of emotions in looking at these colors that bring a 1950s sculpture vase to life.
Hand-knotted worked in the periods of the great glass masters of Murano.
Available with worldw...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Exceptional Blown Glass Vase - Early XXth Century - 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
Modernist Toyo Japanese Ikebana Vase
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This Mid-Century Japanese ceramic ikebana planter exudes timeless elegance and modern sophistication. Featuring a sleek, dark matte finish, this half moon shape planter is ideal for ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Japanese Bud Vase Dark Brown Glaze
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Japanese Weed Pot Vase Dark Brown Glaze
3.75 diameter x 4.5 h
Signed but unable to read.
Original vintage condition
Refer to images.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Large Murano Cobalt Blue Ribbed Vase with Silver Leaf Detailing
Located in CABA, AR
This stunning mid-20th century Murano vase, attributed to the prestigious house of Barovier and Toso, is a true masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship. It features a rich cobalt blue h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Huge Mandruzzato Murano Faceted Orange Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A gorgeous extra large Sommerso faceted orange and clear Murano glass vase. Attributed to Mandruzzato. Italy, 1950-1960.
Faceted Murano glass with sommerso technique in two tons of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Mid Century West German Ceramic Pitcher by Heinz Hommerich for Übelacker, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
This striking Fat Lava pitcher, designed by Heinz Hommerich for Übelacker or Ü Kermik, embodies the bold and organic aesthetic of mid-century West Ger...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A.Ve.M. Murano Cobalt Blue Clear Ribbon Italian Art Glass Ruffle Rim Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue and clear Italian art glass footed flower vase. Documented to the Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.) company. The vase is created in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Small Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Small Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Modern Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.
Set of three pressed glass vases designed by Rudolf Schröt(t)er and manufactured by Rosice Glassw...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Geometric, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Geometric, Signed. Medium scale rounded vase with footed base, decorated with a gold diamond pattern over a Rimini blue glaze. Signed with illegibl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sommerso blue murano glass vase style Flavio Poli, Italy 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original Murano glass vase Sommerso in style Flavio Poli made in Italy in the 1970s.
The vintage vase is in very good vintage condition.
Dimensions: Width: 5 cm / 1.97 inches
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Edmund Ronaky California Art Pottery Vase Signed
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a rare Edmund Ronaky vase made in California circa the 1960s. The bottom of the vase is signed. Edmund Ronaky was a Hungarian-born artist who produced ware for Jaru Art Produ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mette Doller Studio "Surrealist" Vase, Denmark 1947
By Mette Doller
Located in New York, NY
Danish artist and ceramics Mette Doller created this “surrealist” vase in her own studio in 1947. It features a variety of surface treatments as in unglazed “spikes” and channels whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-Century Modern Vase 'Haiti' by Bodo Mans for Bay Keramik
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A stunning and rare Bay Keramik floor vase designed by renowned designer Bodo Mans. The decor or pattern is 'Haiti' (1959).
BAY Keramik was founded in 1934 by Eduard Bay. At the ear...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #3974 Brass Vase
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3974 brass vase. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Vintage ceramic plate Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-Century Italian pottery plate by Bitossi with Rimini Blue pattern. The outside surface of the plate is decorated with a printed pattern. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Modern style brass nautilus Sea Nail Shell Vase planter Deco
Located in Seattle, WA
Made in Hong Kong. MCM style. Neiman Marcus. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only.online purchase only. Box H5
Dimensions. 9” W ; 5” D ; 7.75 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Oldrich Lipsky Cased & Cut Glass Vase For Novy Bor Exbor, Czechoslovakia c.1964
By Exbor, Oldrich Lipsky
Located in London, GB
For sale is a Mid-Century Bohemian three-colour cased, cut and polished vase designed by renowned Czech glass artist, Oldrich Lipsky in c.1964 for the Novy Bor (EXBOR) glass foundry....
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Vintage blue art glass vase, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful blue art glass vase made in Italy in the 1970s.
The vintage vase is in very good vintage condition, with no damage.
Dimensions:
Width: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Brutalist Italian Murano Blue Scavo Vase Roman Amphora Style Italian Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage Murano Scavo vase in cobalt blue captures the essence of Italian glass artistry. The Scavo technique gives it a weathered, ancient look, reminiscent of artifacts from an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase, Germany 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing the Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase from Germany in the 1960s, adorned with golden bubbles inside, offers an opportunity to own a captivating piece of mid-century artistry ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Seguso Style Modernist Purple and Clear Sommerso Murano Glass Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A purple murano glass vase designed and manufactured in the Eighties in Murano, it's in perfect conditions. This vase showcases the distinctive characteristics associated with Murano...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
A 20th century Opalescent art Glass vase signed Henry Dean
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The 20th-century opalescent art glass vase signed by Henry Dean is a captivating piece that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of a bygone era. Henry Dean, renowned for his exqu...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Charger and Vase - Eduardo Vega
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Complete collection of vases designed by Gianni Versace - VENINI
By Gianni Versace, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Complete collection of vases designed by Gianni Versace for Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
Beyond his fashion creations, Versace has also collaborated with furniture and acce...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Italian Modernist Blue White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A highly decorative hand blown sky blue and white Murano glass centerpiece / vase with organic design. Italy, 1960s
Blue glass cased into clear glass. The interior part is made in wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Alabaster Vase in the Style of Ettorre Sottsass with Corals Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Alabaster vase in the style Angelo Mangiarotti, With Corails decoration.
This vase is in the tradition of some vases done by Ettore Sottsass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Coral, Alabaster
Jonathan Adler Ceramic "Utopia Collection" Man Woman Flower Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jonathan Adler Ceramic Man/Woman Vase from the "Utopia Collection". No damage
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Antique Millefiori Vase With Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano Ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
A tiny millefiori murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of multico...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vinicio Vianello Rare pair of Murano Glass Candle Holders for HOME, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare pair of Blue and Green Vinicio Vianello Murano Glass Candle Holders for HOME, Italy 1950s
Original Vinicio Vianello & C label
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Brass Vase, Style of Gio Ponti for Christofle
By Christofle, Gio Ponti
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Stunning Mid Century Modern organ vase sculpted from brass tubes and brass rods, in the style of Gio Ponti for Christofle. Sourced in Italy and dating to the early 1960s.
The vase i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is in good condition. Beautiful colors and quality.
Dimensions: 8 x 8 cm and 20,5 cm ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Astonishing Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing yellow and blue Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 3,54 x 11,81 H inches
d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Pendant Lights, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning art glass pendant lights designed by Carl Fagerlund, produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s, textured cylinders on a custom brass canopy, total drop can be adjusted and pendant...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Opaline glass vase by Carlo Moretti, Italy, 1960
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Opaline glass vase by Carlo Moretti, Italy, 1960.
Elegant Murano glass vase by Carlo Moretti made in Italy in the 1970s in white, orange and black opaline.
The price of shipping is...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase For Cassina
A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional gl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Bitossi Aldo Londi Arabesque Decor Ceramic Pitcher, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
This gorgeous Italian vintage ceramic pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi features a glazing central band of the Arabesque decor in two different shades of green and the house signature dark brown rough surface, so characteristic of the Bitossi production during the Mid-Century period. Handcrafted in Flavia Montelupo, Italy, circa the 1960s.
Measurements:
Height 21cm/ 8.25"
Width 9.5cm/ 3.75"
Depth 9.5cm/ 3.75"
Weight 1.38kg
The brick-shaped Bitossi by Aldo Londi pitchers...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Occhi Vase by Tobia Scarpa, Model Referenced under Number 8524, Venini, Italy
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Occhi vase (model referenced under number 8524)
Occhi vase of oval shape on the top.
Composed of an arrangement of latimo glass murrines in the center of clear glass and green and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art 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
Hand-Painted Ceramic Flower Vase from Vallauris France
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely hand-painted ceramic flower vase from Vallauris, France.
Signed Vallauris, JH and numbered 503.
Gold trim finish and beautiful floral details makes this hand-painted ceramic...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Marvellous Mosaic Ceramic Vase By Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Created by the master ceramicist Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, a superbly designed flared shaped vase with mosaic patterning in tones of leaf green, sage, sand and cream
Circa 1960's
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Oblong Mid-Century Modern Murano Style Brown and Tan Tortoise Glass Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tall art glass tan tortoiseshell pattern sculptural glass vase. A wonderful tall oblong vessel screaming to be displayed. Round in form, the base is tape...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Huge Flavio Poli Sommerso Murano Violet Pink Vase
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful and heavy Murano glass bowl in violet, pink and clear glass made by Seguso vetri D’Arte and and designed by Flavio Poli, Italy 1960s.
Excellent original vintage condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bright orange Art Glass Vase by Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning crystal vase made by the talented Börne Augustsson during the 50s. The shape is very biomorphic. This is an early production of the type of vases that made Börne Augustsso...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mandruzzato Red and Clear Murano Glass Sommerso Block Vase
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass Mid-Century Modern Mandruzzato vase made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a glass block vase. Red within clear. The top of the vase is flat cut. Vase i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Kjell Engman Kosta Boda Fidji Collection Colorful Crystal Bud Vase Scandinavian
Located in Miami, FL
Fidji Collection Mid-Century Modern long neck bottle, art glass weed vase designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda made in Sweden.
Lead-free crystal in the colors inspired by a rainb...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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