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
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
Massive Ariel Vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden, 1987
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Massive ariel vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden 1987
A heavy art glass vase of the Ariel Cloud series designed by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden in 1978. Blue and lightblue glass with a very thick crystal clear glass overlay internaly decorated with a pattern depicting clouds, wind and rain. Signed with company lable and incised signature 'Orrefors 939590 Olle Alberius Ariel Gallery 7-87' on the bottom. Weight 5,25 kilos (11.2 lb). A rare piece of Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian glass design.
Olle Alberius (1926 - 1993) was a Swedish glass designer...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Cinesi' by Tobia Scarpa, Murano 1960
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Cinesi' by Tobia Scarpa, Murano 1960
A vintage art glass vase of the 'Cinesi' o 'Opaconi' series. Mouthblown opaque indigo glass with an iridized finish. Desi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier vase in bulging Murano glass from 1940
By Barovier
Located in Palermo, IT
Striking cobalt blue Murano glass bullicant showcases a sophisticated bell shape, embellished with elegant scrolling handles in contrasting clear Murano glass. This luxurious combina...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Stained Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Murano Glass Hexagonal Vase by Mandruzzato
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Tall Alvino Bagni Italian Mid Century Modern Ceramic Vase for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Miami, FL
A 1960s import from Italy, this tall Bitossi Vase was designed by Alvino Bagni and has a shouldered form with a fine craquelure creamy glaze on the bottom topped with a textural impressed conical head and mouth in matte glaze in green and mustard shades.
Probably imported by Raymor, this mid-century mod vase...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
20th Century Vittorio Zecchin Murano Glass Vase for Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
Vittorio Zecchin (1978- 1947) was an Italian artist that dedicated himself to painting, decorative arts and glass.
In 1921 he was called to take on the artistic direction of the ne...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
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. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Wei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bodo Mans Vase for Bay Keramik, West Germany 1967
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Bern, CH
1967 Bodo Mans ceramic vase for Bay Keramik, West Germany. Numbered on base: W. Germany 64-30.
Beautiful ochre colour which would complement any contemporary interior space.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large and Fine Vintage Seguso Murano Glass Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Classical Form frosted glass vase in pale Champagne tone with gilt glass rim and base. Decorated with a raised wave motif around the body. With the original label.
Measures: H. 1...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
ACCOLAY Stoneware Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century stoneware vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Concentric lines. Superb green, black and yellow cover. Height : 27cm (10.6"), Diameter : 17cm (6.7"). Marked "Accolay" u...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venetian or Murano Glass Filigrana Fazzoletto or Handkerchief Vase
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Venetian or Murano glass Filigrana Fazzaoletto or handkerchief vase.
Beautiful canes with striking color.
Height: circa 3 3/4 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
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
Modernist Studio Art Pottery Blue Vase Vessel signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Modernist Studio Art Pottery Blue Vase
Stamped BAR
5 diameter x 5 h
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Italian Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Sculptural Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
This Bertoncello sculptural ceramic vase from Italy, dating back to the 1960s, is a remarkable piece of Italian ceramic artistry. Roberto Rigon was a notable designer associated with...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Clay
American Midcentury Clear Glass Fish Vase by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun midcentury clear glass collectible fish vase by Blenko, circa the 1970s. Stylish and chic piece of midcentury decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Bay Keramik Large Fat Lava ‘Bubble’ Vase by Bodo Mans
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Vibrant Orange and Brown Seventies tall Bay vase, quite rare decor and to my opinion the most attractive vase from this period. Original label.
I have a similar one for sale in ano...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Brown Ceramic Vase by VEB Haldensleben, East Germany, 1960s
By VEB
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This mid-century cool brown ceramic case by VEB Haldensleben was made in DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), East Germany, in the 1960s. This vase, a VEB Haldensleben's creation, is a prime example of their ceramic vases, shape number 3092/C, featuring an intriguing brown glaze adorned with alternating rows of red and white circles, each contoured by a bold black "fat lava" glaze. This vintage piece, measuring H 20 cm and Ø8.5 cm, encapsulates the timeless charm of East German pottery...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Picasso Ceramic Vase pitcher "Wood Owl" Edition Madoura 1969
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Edition Atelier Madoura , Vallauris France
"Chouette des bois"(Wood owl) 1969
Turned vase: white earthenware clay, Engobes decoration engraved by boring-...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Frank Studio Stoneware Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Midcentury modern ceramic vase handmade by Frank Rasmussen in his studio Frank Keramik Denmark in the 1960s. Blueish gray glaze with golden caramel specks over and around the raised ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Bodo Mans Vase
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful Bay Keramik vase with moulded runic patterns, designed by Bodo Mans, this pattern was quite popular during the 1960s. This tall vase is in a very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Italian vase in red glass Murano 60s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very nice vase in blown glass of Murano from the 60s. Excellent craftsmanship with a beautiful shade of red light that enhances the simple and clean design of the vase drop. Very nic...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Steuben Glass Vase with Scroll Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American Art Glass vase.
By Steuben.
Designed by George Thompson in 1949.
Of a bell shaped body with two applied scrolls and a thick circular foot.
Model no. 7964
This m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Vase Liguria Gilbert Portanier Studio-Linie Germany
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal porcelain hand painted flower vase Series LIGURIA designed by Gilbert Portanier and made in Germany for Studio-Linie.
The vase features multi-color abstra...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Set of Vase, Ashtray and Candleholder
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful handmade Rimini blue glazed ceramic set of three pieces. Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s.
The set is comprised by a round ashtray, a bott...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
A large vintage blue "Bamboo" glass vase by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden
By Bo Borgstrom, Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A large handblown sommerso vintage art glass vase known as "Bamboo" made by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden. This is a very special vase, the color is a deep denim blue color, surro...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Nigel Coates for Salviati Vintage Large Oversized Blue Italian Murano Glass Vase
By Salviati, Nigel Coates
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful stunning, large and oversized light blue vase designed by British Architect Nigel Coates (b.1949) for Salviati glass of Murano, Italy. A fun, funky and bright way to add a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Abstract Mid Century Hebron Glass Vintage Hand Blown Vase
Located in Toronto, CA
This beautiful vase, crafted in the style of Hebron glass, is a unique find. Hand-blown with exceptional skill, it features vibrant colors and intricate patterns typical of Hebron gl...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
1970 Seguso Vetri D'Arte Vittorio Rigattieri White Black Murano Glass Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Vittorio Rigattieri
Seguso Vetri D'Arte
Murano, Italy
1970
Stunning Large Murano Vase
"Rugiada" White Glass and Black Matt square detail.
Artist signed as shown on the bottom and Se...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Original Rosenthal White Porcelain Flower Vase Hand Painted Gold Leaf Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal porcelain hand painted flower vase attributed to Bjorn Wiinblad and made in Germany by Rosenthal.
The vase features multi floral blossoms in Gold Leaf.
M...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Swedish Floor Vase, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby 1940s Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
A large Swedish Floor Vase with Relief Decor, ”Under the surface”, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala-Ekeby 1940s Sweden. Swedish Modern
A striking floor vase, manufactured by Swedish porcel...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Faceted Red Murano Sommerso Diamond Cut Glass Bowl Mandruzzato Attributed
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful larger vintage midcentury Murano faceted art glass bowl attributed to Mandruzzato, circa 1970s. The combination of ruby red and yellow tinted uranium over clear 'Sommerso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Michael Harvey Pop Art Ceramic Sculpture Ribbed Tank Top Vase, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Iconic ribbed tank top T-shirt vase designed by Michael Harvey (British/Canadian, 1931-2013) in the 1970s. This unique pop art sculpture, with incredible attention to detail, is not ...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern Metal Black French Flower Pot, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Flower pot or metal paper bin designed by Mathieu Matégot, circa 1950.
Manufactured in France.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
20th century design white ceramic vase free form abstract circa 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Unique handmade
French 20th century design ceramic vase
Realised circa 1960
original perfect condition
height 28 cm
Large 34 cm
Depth 6 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rina Menardi Bouquet Vase with Ombre Poppy Glaze
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this bouquet vase stands 10” tall. This is finely crafted pottery has a dark orange-red ombre glaze inside and out, thin walls, and a sculptura...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Fat Lava Floor Vase by West German Art Potter Üebelacker WGP
By Ü Keramik
Located in COLMAR, FR
An amazing and very sought after mid-century modern 1960s fat lava floor vase by the renowned West German pottery maker Üebelacker, also called Ü-Keramik. The company was founded in ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Tiffany Glass Vase By Michael Davis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Brilliant Tiffany Blue vase by Michael Davis for Tiffany and Co.
The vase is a stand out piece due to its brilliant color - alone a sculptural piece or as a practical ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 2 Original Brutalist Op Art Vases by TROIKA POTTERY, England, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op art vase set of 2
Producer:
TROIKA Pottery, Cornwall, ENGLAND
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original vintage art vase set was produced in the 1970s in ENGLAND b...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Large Murano Style Glass Vase, Orange White Swirl by Opaline Florence Italy, 70s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative large vase from Opaline Florence, Italy.
In a great swirl pattern, orange / white.
Rare in this design and from.
Height: 41 cm / 16.14 inches.
Diameter: 20 cm / 7...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Faceted Rosewood Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish modern Faceted rosewood vase.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we tak...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Rosewood
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of vases by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Great tabletop vase or planter in a unique weathered hand painted patina. Very unusual shape. Great indoors or outsi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Concrete
Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Signed, Italy, Circa 1950's
By Bitossi
Located in Chatham, ON
Bitossi (Manufacturer) - Aldo Londi (Designer) - rare mid century studio pottery vase - hand made - featuring a color block palette of mustard and brown glazes with a white glazed in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Seguso by Flavio Poli gold incrustation Murano art glass , Italy 1960s
Located in La xara, VC
Murano art glass sculptural vase in gold inlaid. manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte by Flavio Poli . Italy, 1950s. Brilliant colors: Gold glass inlaid in clear glass using the Somme...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano art glass vase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Bay Keramik Large Sumerian Vase
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century stoneware vase with a handle by Bay Keramik, Germany. Magnificent revolving decor showing Sumerian characters and scenes of life. Measures: Height: 17.9"(45.5cm), W...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Murano Glass Big Vase by Ercole Barovier for Ferro Toso Barovier, Italy 1937
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing truncated conical big vase with applications in thick coulourless murano glass by the maestro of Murano Glass, Ercole Barovier.
1937 production: Ferro - Toso - Barovier.
C...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Studio Pottery Bowl Shell Element by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Vintage Pink Murano Glass Block Vase from Cesare Toso, Murano Venezia, Italy
By Cesare Toso
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Pink Murano Glass Block Vase from Cesare Toso, Murano Venezia, Italy, in Very Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Glazed Ceramic Abstract Brown, White Stripe Japanese Ikebana Vase, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Decorative Kyoto Ikebana vase designed in Sweden in ceramic with fine, brown stripes on a chalky white back ground and a contrasting glazed brown interior,
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Style Large Decorative Vase with Floral Motifs, Deruta, 1950s, Italy
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
An exquisite large decorative vase from Deruta, Italy, dating from around 1950, beautifully embodying the spirit and elegance reminiscent of Gio Ponti's iconic style. The vase, handc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 Scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 5 Scheurich west Germany ceramic vases , 1970s
Dimensions: 31cm Height, 14cm Diameter 18cm Height 13 cm Width , 12cm Depth 25cm Height , 25cm Width , 13 cm depth 18,5cm He...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Red Millefiori and Murine Vase, Murano Glass In Style of Dino Martens
By Dino Martens
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano glass vase was made in flask shape with graphic abstract patterns on both back and front sizes of the vase. The solid red glass gather was decorated with fused multic...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. Germany, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist ceramic vase with amazing drip glaze. A fantastic piece of Mid-Century Modern ceramic.
Made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker in his own studio in Ulm, Germany, 1960s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
70s Huge Mid Century Modern Sculpture Japanese Crescent Ikebana Planter Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
70s Huge Mid Century Modern Sculpture Japanese Crescent Ikebana Planter Vase
Spectacular Large Mid Century Modern Gloss Black Toyo Sculptural Planter, Vase or Table top Centerpiece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
François Gueneau 20th century unique handmade ceramic vase or sculpture 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
François Gueneau
Large abstract stoneware ceramic vase circa 1970
Signed at the base
Original perfect condition
Height 12 cm
Large 29 cm
Depth 8 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Vase for Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large vase designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Famous for their highly desirable ceramic table lamps, offered here is a ceramic vase. Wonderful white and tan (u...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso yellow green Italian art glass bud flower vase. Attributed to designers Mario Pinzoni, Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
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