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
Vase Mod. Amazonia Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Crystal Core Vase , Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Crystal core Vase , Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional favorite for VSL) h...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Set of Five Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "Multicolor" Vases by Scheurich, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of five fat lava art vases
Model:
414-16
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Minimalist Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Carafe Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional infor...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Green Female Nude Italian Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important vintage midcentury modern centrepiece in bright, vivid green uranium 'Massello' glass sculpture of a female nude bust and torso by master glass blower E...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,154 Sale Price
30% Off
Alvino Bagni for Raymor Italy Sea Garden Vase Vessel Ceramic 1960s
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vase or vessel was made by Alvino Bagni for Raymor as a part of his Sea Garden series. Sea Garden series includes vases, ashtrays, lamps, and other decor items done in complex turqu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Warren Hullow Glazed Stoneware Pottery Weed Pot Twig Vase Vessel 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist vessel by American ceramic artist Warren Hullow of Hickory Grove Studio circa 1970s
Shallow ovoid form in matte white glaze with vertical center resist detail
Incised sign...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Alfredo Barbini Murano Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Basket Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower basket / vase. Documented to designer Alfre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
$400 Sale Price
33% Off
Midcentury Wooden Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made from wood
good original condition
for flowers or candels
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Stainless Steel Vase by Olav Joa Joff. Polaris, Norway 1972. Steel Art
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist stainless steel vase with amazing relief decor.
Made by Olav Joa Joff for Polaris Fabrikker, Sandnes, Norway. The series 'Steel Art' was in production 1972-1974.
Great...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Contemporary Ceramics Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of two contemporary ceramic vases decorated in different shades of brown, black, dry green and ochre.
Vase 1
Height 10 in / 25.4 cm
Width 6 in / 15.24 cm
Depth 6 in / 15.24...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$590 / set
Large Decorative Italian Vintage Blown Murano Glass Urn Vase
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare and large pink blown Murano glass vase.
Italy, 1970-1980.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Venini, Mid-Century Latticino Handkerchief Vase, Unsigned, Italy, C.1950
By Venini
Located in Chatham, ON
VENINI - mid-century studio glass latticino 'handkerchief' vase - striking pink ribbons with copper aventurine edges - unsigned - Italy (Venice) - circa 1950.
Excellent vintage co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
blue art deco 20th century ceramic vase attributed to Pol Chambost 23 cm
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Pol Chambost
Blue 20th century design ceramic vase
Original perfect condition
signed MADE IN FRANCE
Height 23 cm
Large 18 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Ruscha, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Ruscha, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs, designer...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Exquisited Handcrafted Polychrome Vase in Ceramic by Bizzirri. Made in Ita
Located in Milano, IT
191980s Exquisited handcrafted polychrome vase in ceramic by Bizzirri. It's in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diam 5,51 x 11,81 H inches
diam cm 14 x cm 30 H
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Pierre Cardin Pink Flower Glass Vase, Signed, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous decorative chic glass vase in light pink - rose color, made of glass.
With original label "Pierre Cardin" and signature "Pierre Cardin" engraved in the glass (see all pictu...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Kenzo Takada for Rometti Large Ceramic Vase with Gold Art Work
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Kenzo Takada, a renowned fashion designer known for his eponymous brand Kenzo, collaborated with the Italian ceramics company Rometti in creating a limited edition series of ceramic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
JANE SACHS - Mid Century Painted Terracotta Studio Pottery Vase - Canada - 1978
Located in Chatham, ON
JANE SACHS - Mid Century wheel thrown and hand painted terracotta studio pottery vase - signed and dated on the base - circa 1978.
Excellent vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century German Minimalist Metal Carafe Vase by Harald Buchrucker, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Metal Carafe Vase by Harald Buchrucker, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informatio...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Interesting Italian Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian Mid-Century glazed ceramic vase with brown and white stripe design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Whitefriars Mid-Century Controlled Bubble Amber Glass Vase
By Whitefriars
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and finely made mid-century amber glass vase with controlled bubble patterning by renowned British glass makers Whitefriars. The heavily made hand blown art glass vase stan...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Kaj Franck Glass Vase Nuutajärvi Notsjö Finland 1964
Located in Basel, BS
Octagonal shaped glass vase designed by Kaj Franck, model KF298 for Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, 1964.
Made of purple colored cased glass, hand-signed on bottom.
Height: 19.5 cm
Dia...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Björn Wiinblad Vase White Porcelain Rosenthal Studio-line Germany Dove Pattern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Rosenthal studio-line vase is a stunning piece of design that combines matte unglazed and glossy glazed finishes to create a truly unique look.
The matte area of the vase is decorated with a relief pattern of doves, which adds a touch of elegance and sophistication.
The vase was designed by Bjorn Wiinblad in the 1960s and is still highly sought-after by collectors today.
The matte unglazed finish gives the vase a natural, organic feel, while the glossy glazed finish adds a touch of luxury. The relief pattern of doves is a beautiful and symbolic addition to the vase, and it makes it a perfect piece for any home.
This vintage Rosenthal vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$150 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase Mod. Amazonia Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
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
Large Red Murano Glass Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli Attributed, Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attributed.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vases was designed by Fla...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Holmegaard, Per Lütken, Grey Hellas Vase, Signed, Denmark, Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
Holmegaard (Manufacturer) - PER LÜTKEN (1916-1998 Designer) - Hellas (Model) - Mid Century Modern smokey grey studio glass vase - signed and numbered on the base - Denmark - circa 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Murano Latticino Twin Handled Glass Vase, Italy, Circa 1960's
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid-Century Modern Murano latticino glass vase - twin clear glass handles - small cabinet size - semi smooth polished base - unsigned - Italy - circa 1960's.
Excellent/near mint v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$416 Sale Price
30% Off
Multicolored Murano Glass Vase with Aventurine Inclusions by La Murrina 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Milano, MI
Multicolored Murano glass vase with striped decoration and aventurine inclusions, made by La Murrina in the 1980s
Ø cm 20 Ø cm 12 h cm 35
La Murrina is a well-known Murano glass co...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano White Opalescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Tos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Dino Martens Murano Blue Green White Italian Art Glass Decanter Bottle Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage murano hand blown blue-green and white "filigrana" ribbons Italian art glass stoppered bottle / flower vase. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase Georges Pelletier céramique Francaise rose doré à l'or French Riviera 1970
Located in London, England
Ce vase soliflore en céramique émaillée rose de Georges Pelletier, agrémenté de délicates finitions dorées à l’or fin, représente un exemple magnifique de l’art de cet artiste belge....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Italian Multi-Colored Murano Glass Vase with Shell Murrines, 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Decorative small Murano vase with colored murrines
The eclectic vase has a base that is covered with small colored particles of halfmelted ground glass on black,
the grains have a ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
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
$616 Sale Price
20% Off
Desimone Hand Painted Art Pottery Vase, Vessel with Handles Circus Horses Italy
Located in Miami, FL
A glazed and colorful Giovanni Desimone hand painted pottery vase or vessel, circa 1969 from Italy.
The painting depicts two men on horses riding in a circus arena and people applaud...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Venini Vase 'Lapponi', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1968
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Lapponi', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1968
A rare vase of the Lapponi (laplanders) series designed in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Thin red and smoke grey glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
"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
1940s Rare Erik Mornils for Nittsjö Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare vase designed by Erik Mornils for Nittsjö. Features a really interesting design and colors, a bit different than much of his other work. Nice size and shape.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Amazing Pair of Vases in Ceramic in Antique Pink Color. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Amazing pair of vases in ceramic in antique pink color. Made in Italy, they are in excellent condition.
diam 3,93" x 13,77" H inches
diam 2,75" x 9,84" H inches
diam cm 10 x cm...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Martin Freyer Rosenthal Bisque Porcelaine Paper Relief Vase Op Art 1970s
By Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Martin Freyer Rosenthal Bisque Porcelaine Paper Relief Vase Op Art 1970s
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
60s MCM Hand Painted Orange Poppy Flower Ceramic Umbrella Stand Holder Italy
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1960's Rare, Very Detailed, Hand Painted, Vintage Italian Ceramic 18" H Poppy Flower Umbrella Holder
Hand Painted Flowers have a textural finish as Poppies are doted or outlined in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Blenko Style Amberina Red & Orange Glass Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in East Quogue, NY
Vibrant Blenko-style Amberina red and orange fluted square hand-blown glass vase. Intense orange color with subtle arching visible within the body of the vase, blending into red towa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black, blue and off-white glazed earthenware vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s.
“Y354-510” on bottom
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Set of Three Mangiarotti Marbles vase by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Three Mangiarotti Marbles vases by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968
Designed in 1968 by Italian architect, sculptor, and designer Angelo Mangiarotti, the Marble collection reimagines ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
$3,282 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 3 Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vases by EIWA / AKRU Ceramics, Germany, 1950s
By AKRU Ceramic
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase set of 3
Producer:
3 different Germany Ceramic Producers
Decade:
1950s
Original vintage 1950s pottery ceramic vase set made in Germany. High ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1970s Astonishing Blue Vase #1376 by Tamara Aladin Vase for Riihimaki/Riihimaen
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing green vase #1376 by Tamara Aladin for Riihimaki/Riihimaen Lasi Oy. The item is in excellent condition. Made in Finland. This vase is a sculpture and is part of the ...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
Hat Vase or Bowl Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Murano 5
Located in Vienna, AT
Surrealistic flipping multicolored hat-shaped Murano glass vessel. Measuring: 10 x 7 x 5" approximate. It's in excellent condition, no chips. Very heavy quality.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Sommerso Glass Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Sommerso glass vase of clear, ruby and blue colors by Flavio Poli.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase and Dresser Box with Lid, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage majolica bud ewer vase and dresser box with lid features highly textured surfaces with complex teal glaze; the pieces are decorated with abstract flowers and leaves in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Midcentury Modern Fat Lava Ceramic Vase by Fridegart Glatzle, Karlsruhe, 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a rare ceramic vase produced by the Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, also known as Karlsruher Majolika. The vase is designed by Fridegart Glatzle a prominent post-war designer. The vase features a unique square design with four rounded corners, resting in a foot. It is adorned with a pale yellow thick glaze in an angular pattern over a matte brown glaze, resembling a giraffe pattern, and exhibits characteristic bubbles typical of fat lava glaze.
Friedegart Glatzle...
Category
1960s Vintage 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
Robert Mapplethorpe's Venini Bianconi Fazzoletto Opaque White & Oyster-Green
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
An early large Venini Fazzoletto Vase. By Venini to the Fulvio Bianconi design, circa 1950. Signed clearly with the three line signature. Retains stickers from Christies. This is lot 130 from 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe Collection Christies Auction.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Lino Sabattini Silverware "Cardinale" Vase for Christofle, France, 1956
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A France Mid-Century Modern design vase model “Cardinale” in silvered metal designed by Italian artist Lino Sabattini for Christofle France in 1956,...
Category
1650s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
$417 Sale Price
20% Off
Andersson & Johansson Vase for Höganäs Keramik, Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful Swedish stoneware vase with a double handle designed by John Andersson and Alfred Johansson for Höganäs Keramik. Wonderful neutral color palette featuring brown and tan. Wo...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Empoli Yellow Amber Tartaruga Italian Art Glass Vase
By Empoli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Midcentury ‘Tartaruga’ ovoid art glass vase. Manufactured by Empoli, Italy, 1960s.
This handblown Empoli glass vase has a beautiful design with ovoid shape, vibrant colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Original Sommerso Murano glass Vase by Pagnin & Bon, Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original Murano glass vase by Pagnin & Bon made in Italy in the 1960s.
Pagnin & Bon was an Italian glassmaking company known for producing stunning Murano glass pieces during the mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage German Vibrant Blue Glass Tree Bark Vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970. This beautiful bright blue and clear vase brings a touch of fun and fantasy to...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Einar Luterkort, Vase, Beige and Orange-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow / beige-glazed earthenware vase with an orange rim features a relief motif depicting a female nude, designed by Einar Luterkort for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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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