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
Ikebana Crackle Glaze Ceramic Star Vessel, Japan, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ikebana Crackle Glaze Ceramic Star Vessel / Vase / Planter, Japan, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Floor Vase Intense Blue WGP Fat Lava Retro Mid Century Modern
By Silberdistel
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Large intense blue glazed ceramic vase or floor vase or umbrella stand, probably made in Germany by HOY or Silberdistel in the 1950s/60s.
A great decorative piece in very good con...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Japanese Sculptural Vase by Susan Mollet
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a large handmade Japanese sculptural vase with stunning spirals handpainted with a black glaze on top of a terracotta-colored red ceramic clay. The base of the vase is signed...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small Spherical Ceramic Vase, 1940s
Located in PARIS, FR
Small spherical ceramic vase with a narrow neck, made in France in the 1940s. Featuring a geometric design in underglaze blue and violet. Very good condition.
DV1926
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass “Pois” Topaz Vase
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Vase made of hand-blown Murano glass from the island of Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This piece is made of a beautiful smoky topaz transparent color glass and showcases the quali...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Boden, SE
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" by Stig Lindberg, made in Gustavsberg.
The "Pungo" vases are part of an exclusive series with limited produc...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1960's Lavorazione A Mano, Italy emerald green glass vase
By Lavoraz A. Mano
Located in Bern, CH
1960's Lavorazione a Mano emerald green glass handle vase from Italy. With Starburst relief motif. Original label reads: Mod. Depositato - Made in Italy. Fabricato in Toscana. 'Roman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Set 2 Blenko Style Mid-Century Modern Hand Made Blown Art Glass Vessel, Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 translucent baby blue Mid-Century Modern handmade art glass vessel, vase, decanter in the Style of Blenko.
Round Vessels blown in clear and light blue Glass.
The Smaller Vas...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Dino Martens Oriente vase Aureliano Toso Italy 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Sculptural 'Oriente' vase designed by Dino Martens and made by Aureliano Toso, Italy 1960. In excellent condition. This vas is part of his "Oriente" series, known for its unique pinw...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Andre Baud Vase, Vallauris 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Ceramic vase by Andre BAUD (Vallauris), France, 1950s. Vase emblematic of this period in Vallauris. Height : 5.1"(13cm), Diameter : 5.1"(13cm). Marked "Vallauris" under the base (see...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Vase Porcelain Kaiser, Large Tabletop Urn With Lid, Germany
By AK Kaiser
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Kaiser vase made of high quality, high temperature, durable porcelain that is hand painted and glazed.
It can be used as a storage jar, a vase for flowers or to display flow...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vase Apple Designed by Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors Sweden, 1955
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vase Apple Designed by Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors Sweden, 1955
Large Orrefors 'The Apple' EXPO vase, designed by Ingeborg Lundin, Sweden, 1955, free-blown colorless glass with yel...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
White Porcelain Vase by Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage porcelain vase with delicate pattern. Made in Germany in the 1960's.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Aventurine Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red and copper aventurine over white Italian art glass flared rim flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase still retains the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
California Studio Pottery Sculptural Vase by Michael Hickman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a colorful sculptural vase made in California by Michael "Mike" Hickman. The sculpture is composed of three stacked vases. Brilliant green, blue, purple, and red glazes are a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Midcentury Bisque Vase by Kaiser Porcelain, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing bisque porcelain midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, by Kaiser Porcelain, signed M. Frey, circa 1970s. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Murano Glass Vase, Italy 1980s
By Cenedese
Located in Dallas, TX
Very large blue translucent Mid Century Modern Murano glass vase.
Attributed to Simone Cenedese, Murano, Italy, 1980s.
The blue Murano glass is thick and heavy.
The Murano glass is f...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
American MCM Signed Rosewood Bud Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice American MCM signed rosewood bud vase, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"Dx 9.5"H. Beautiful grain and patina on this vase! #4279
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Rosewood
"Germoglio" Lino Sabattini Italian Design 1970s Silver Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Germoglio" Vases
design Lino Sabattini
1979
Silver metal
Excellent condiction.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Large 1950's Blue Crystal Free Form Shaped Vase by Val Saint Lambert
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large crystal vase from the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert. The vase is signed on the bottom. The vase has a thick wall and is of a heavy quality. This piece dates from circa 1950. ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Grey White Crackle Glaze Cylindrical Vase, France, c. 1950's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Grey White Crackle Glaze Cylindrical Vase, France, c. 1950's
Off White - Grey-white Cylinder Crackle Ceramic Vase
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Wonderful and Large Deep Blue Empoli Vase Italy 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Wonderful and Large Deep Blue Empoli Vase, Italy, 1960s.
This is a sleek and slender Empoli glass vase in a radiant deep blue color, made in the 1960s in the Empoli region in Italy....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Blue and White Ceramic Vase by Zaccagnini from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Blue ceramic vase with white ribbon, made by Zaccagnini in the 1950s
Ø cm 14 h cm 40
Ugo Zaccagnini is a name that resonates in the field of Italian ceramics, inextricably linked to the production of high quality majolica and ceramics. Born in 1868, Zaccagnini dedicated his life to the creation of unique works, characterized by technical mastery and refined aesthetic taste.
Zaccagnini began his career at the famous Richard-Ginori manufactory, where he acquired a solid technical and artistic education.
In 1905, together with other master ceramists, they decided to found their own factory, "Ugo Zaccagnini & Figli", in Sesto Fiorentino.
The style of production is characterized by a strong link with the Tuscan tradition, with references to the Della Robbia ceramics...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant, vase with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern. On the base is painted Italy 8614.
Fratelli Fanciullacci Pottery: during the first half of the 20t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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
Ceramic vase by Robert Chiazzo, era Jouve, Ruelland
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Ceramic vase by Robert Chiazzo, era Jouve, Ruelland
Beautiful free-form ceramic vase by French artist Robert Chiazzo.
In the last pictures, you can see other ceramics by the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
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
Bodo Mans Vase for Bay Keramik, West Germany 1967
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
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
Tall Vintage Crystal Flower Vase, English, Cut Glass, Decorative, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage crystal flower vase. An English, cut crystal glass decorative trumpet vase, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Cut 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
Tobia Scarpa Vase "Occhi" for Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Tobia Scarpa Vase "Occhi" for Venini, circa 1960
A white 'occhi' murrine vase designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1960, manufactured by Venini, Venice ca. 1960. Acid stamped signature 'veni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
White and green art deco 20th century design ceramic vase signed 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Art deco
Unique handmade art deco ceramic vase
Signed
Realised in France circa 1940
White and green art deco ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Height 28 cm
Larg...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Polychrome Murano Glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare polychrome Murano glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, signed on the underside of the base: "Bianconi Venini" Italy: circa 1950. Bianconi’s real contribution to the world of art and design, however, finds its inception in 1947 when the Milanese Paulo Venini...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
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
Archimede Seguso "Piume" Vase, Murano Italy, ca. 1956
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso "Piume" Vase, Murano Italy, ca. 1956
A Venetian art glass vase of the 'Piume' (feather) series. Designed by Archimede Seguso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Frances Palmer Signed Glazed Studio Pottery Footed 11 3/4" Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Frances Palmer footed cream glazed earthenware vase with ribbed vessel flanked by curved handles. The vase is signed and dated 2019 on verso.
Dimension...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Wilhelm Kage vase 'argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1950
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
WILHELM KÄGE. Vase, "Argenta", Gustavsberg's studio 1950s, green-glazed stoneware with silver
decoration of a female figure next to a tree.
Signed with Anchor and GUSTAVSBERG Argenta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
Murano Gray Glass "Rostrate" Vase
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown, mid-century style, smoke glass vase with spike design in the manner of Barovier, Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Green, Gold, Chrome, Signed
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Raymor vase, ceramic, sgraffito, green, gold, chrome, signed. Medium scale bottle form vase decorated with an incised green pattern over gold and dark chrome glazed body. Signed on u...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Vase by Bica
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning pop art vase by Bica 1970, hand painted piece representing a blond woman and a brunette woman.
Bica is a company that produces Italian ceramics. They are based in Deruta, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A matte beige-glazed stoneware vase designed by Berndt Friberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Japanese Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vase by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase
Producer:
Dümmler and Breiden, Germany
Decade:
1950s
Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic vase in Germany. Hig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1980 V. Nason & C Italian Murano Glass Big White Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Vase
Nason & C
Italy, 1990
White and Clear Blown Murano Glass Vase
"Nason & C" sticker label.
Perfect Condiction
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Glass Metal Vase, Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The fruit vase was made in a single copy in Yugoslavia in the 70s of the last century by an unknown master. In excellent condition, the metal structure is intact. Glass is transparen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin attr. Murano 1924
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin attr. Murano 1924
A large art glass vase in mouth blown 'Vetro Soffiato' glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin. Manufactured most p...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art 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
AVEM Murano Pulegoso Murrine Blue Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown blue Murano pulegoso art glass vase with Starry Night murrine decoration. Attributed to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Italy, 1950s.
Exquisite and sculptural handblown Murano glass vase with an eye-catching 'Apparenza' design different from all sides, multicolor murrine decorations and "Pulegoso" technique. This glass work technique gives to the vase a spongy silvered appearance with hundreds of air bubbles.
This highly decorative piece shows a magnificent art glass work and it is in excellent condition.
To be exhibited alone or as a part of a Murano glass collection.
Lovely to be used as decorative vase or large flower vase and perfect as a gift idea.
Measures: 33 cm height x 17 cm diameter // 12.99 in H x 6.69 in diameter.
A curated selection of Murano glass vases and other decorative objects is avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. We invite you to enjoy the whole collection.
Pulegoso Murano Art Glass Vase // AVEM Murano Glass Vase...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair of Blue Italian Murano Glass Obelisks
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury modern tall and rare pair of Murano solid light blue colored / coloured faceted glass obelisks, made circa 1970. Wonderful Italian glass and perfect as an...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio line vase with a rich cobalt blue bird motif.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Shiny Ceramic Vase Gold Glaze Colors by Georges Pelletier Vallauris - 1960s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Georges Pelletier, born in 1938 in Schaerbeek (Brussels) and died on February 12, 2024, in Cannes, was a French ceramic artist.
In 1953, at the age of 15, he arrived in Paris. He ent...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ulrica Hydman Vallien For Kosta Boda Hand Painted Elliptical Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Kosta Boda blue art glass elliptical moonflower vase, hand-painted and signed by Ulrica Hydman Vallien. The vase with flower on both sides bears the Ko...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Glazed ceramic " Diabolo" vase Roger Capron, Vallauris.
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
"Diabolo" vase by Roger Capron
White glazed ceramic vase decorated with geometrical motives in red, yellow, blue and black.
Capron produced this "Diabolo" shaped vases in 4 sizes. Th...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century West Germany Studio Pottery Pitcher Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A very collectable mid-century West Germany Studio Pottery Vase. This vintage handled vase features stunning mid-century details and subtle earth tone ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Empoli Vases Hobnail Pattern Cased Glass Mid Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The set of three different Empoli vases with a hobnail pattern showcases the charm and craftsmanship of mid-century Italian glassmaking. Empoli is a region in Tuscany, Italy, renowned for its long tradition of producing high-quality glassware.
Each vase in the set boasts a distinctive hobnail pattern, which consists of small, rounded, and raised glass beads covering the surface in a regular and decorative arrangement. This textured pattern adds a delightful tactile element to the vases, enhancing their visual appeal.
The vases are made using the cased glass technique, where several layers of different colored glass are fused together. In this case each vase consists of three layers, translucent outer and inner layer in red, violet and ochre and an opaque white middle layer. This process creates a mesmerizing depth of color, as the light interacts with the multiple glass layers.
The set includes three vases of varying heights and shapes, offering a dynamic and versatile display. The mid-century design aesthetic prevalent in this era is likely reflected in the vases' sleek and elegant silhouettes.
The colors chosen for the vases, including red, violet, and ochre, are evocative of the warm and vibrant hues commonly associated with mid-century decor. These colors not only add a touch of nostalgia but also create a bold and captivating visual impact.
Empoli glassware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Beautiful Shell Vase by Seltmann Weiden, Germany, 1980s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative Vase in white porcelain and shell Design.
By Seltmann, Weiden, Germany.
Model: Helena
Fits to many styles and other objects.
Looks also good without flowers.
Width...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Giovanni Gariboldi Yellow Ceramic Vase for Richard Ginori, Italy, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful, sculptural three-necked 'Ariston' ceramic vase with yellow glaze.
Designed by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori, Milan, Italy, early 1950s.
Good condition. A tiny f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
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.