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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Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, Abstract, Earth Tones, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, Abstract, Earthtones, Signed. Tall hand thrown stoneware vase, with elongated neck and rectangular body, decorated on both sides with abstract expression...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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
Hand Turned Wooden Bud Vase
By Doug Ayers
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand turned wooden bud vase, circa 1979.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Vintage Murano Twisted Spiral Sky Blue and Clear Art Glass with Silver Murine 19
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern vintage Murano sky blue glass vase with bubbles and silver murine inclusions.
Beautiful vintage handmade Murano ice blue glass soliflore vase with silver inclusions.
A fantastic unusual shaped, small decorative vase with twisted base body combined with a lovely coloration from light sky blue tone down to clear.
An exceptional designed Murano piece of mid-century Italian art glass vase mouth-blown in an organic form with a combination of ocean blue and the and clear with silver and gold inclusions.
This is a rare color, shape and size, a must have for any art glass collector.
Very good condition. Handmade in Venice, Murano, Italy, circa 1960s.
Could be use to hold a single flower or as a paper weight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
1960s Astonishing Blue Jackated Vase in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing blue jacketed vase in Murano Glass. Made in Italy . The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diam 5,90 x 12,20 H inches
diam 15 cm x 31 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano 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
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
Rare Midcentury Purple Glass Vase by Jacob E. Bang - Holmegaard, Denmark 1970s
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A cased purple glass vase 'Opaline Form' by Jacob E. Bang. Designed in 1960 and created at Holmegaard in Denmark. Organic shape - gourd shape. Manufactured during the 1970s is a styl...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Kastrup Vintage Tall White Cased Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A vintage and tall art glass vase made by Jacob Bang for Kastrup. Denmark, circa 1950.
Please note that top of vase has a tiny chip; otherwise in...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1970s Flavio Poli Mid-Century Modern Red and Orange Murano Glass Vase
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic red and orange murano glass vase designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso in very good conditions. The vase exhibits distinct characteristics that reflect the design trends of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano 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
Lisa Larson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A brown beige and grey vase designed by Lisa Larsson and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s.
“LISA L.” stamp on bottom
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 2 Rosenthal Paper bag vase by Tapio Wirkkala , 1970’s
By Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Rosenthal Paper bag vase by Tapio Wirkkala , 1970’s
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rookwood Pottery 1951 LI 6969 Footed Flower Vase Urn 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Rookwood footed flower vase or urn featuring a cabbage or leaf design with green and yellow glaze. Circa 1951 LI. Shape 6969.
Dimensions:
5.25" x 8.25" (Diameter x Hei...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Filigrana Vase Murano Art Glass Multi-Color Venini Style 1960s Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Filigrana Vase Murano Art Glass Multi-color Attributed to Venini 1960s Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Bolle' by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Bolle' by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano 1966
A vintage art glass vase of the 'Bolle' series. Thin mouthblown green and yellow glass fused in incalmo techn...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Object Vase Vide-Poche Ceramic Italy 60s Set Of 2
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare set of a circular vide-poche and a cylindrical vase in gold-glazed ceramic with a particular dotted and streaked workmanship. Made in the 1960s in Italy. (We recommend these two...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
ACCOLAY Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Beautiful French Mid-century vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Concentric lines. Green, brown and purple. Anthracite speckled.. Height : 20cm (7.9"), Diameter : 18cm (7.1").
After the...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Cobalt Blue Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert cobalt blue crystal vase cut-to-clear, the 1950s
By Val Saint-Lambert
Weight Crystal: 0.6 KG
Beautiful Val Saint-Lamb...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Green Gold Royal Copenhagen Crackle Glaze Vase, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage Royal Copenhagen porcelain vase with green and cream colored crackle glaze and simple decorative golden bands around top and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Red Gold Italian Art Glass Ribbed Flower Bud Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ruby red and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed flower bud vase. The piece is documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The vase is publish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-century 1970 Fat lava art pottery vase by Marei Keramik 1970 West Germany
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Experience the charm of vintage with this stunning vase by Marei Keramik, Germany, from 1970. The vase boasts of a breathtaking glaze and shape that will...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
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
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
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica bud vase features a complex sculptural shape with 5 stepped cylinders; minimal form of the piece is accentuated by the monochroma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful red and orange Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Textured Orange Art Glass Vase / Jug Empoli Opaline di Firenze Hobnail Pattern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A stunning Italian artwork and eye-catching colour accent in any living area. This is a high quality hand crafted masterpiece of Italian designed cased glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage Sgrafo Modern Ceramic Vase Vintage, German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1960s by Sgrafo Modern. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed at the...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Art Glass Vase by Schott Zwiesel, Germany, vintage 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand blown german art glass vase. Created by Schott Glass Zwiesel in the Bavarian Forest. Clear glass with green inside. A beautiful piece of ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Aventurine Swirl Clouds Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, sky blue and copper aventurine fleck swirls over white Italian art glass flower vase. The vase is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, in the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Square Bottle Vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square bottle vase Giovanni De Simone 1970s Italian Pottery Picasso style.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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
Large Impressive Crystal Val Saint Lamber Art Glass Vase, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Masterpiece clear crystal faceted impressive example of an art deco vase designed by Val Saint Lambert, Belgium, 1950s in excellent condition. This piece has a hexagonal shaped...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Floral Decor, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual vase with complex, slightly textured glaze features applied relief in shape of abstract flowers and leaves. Top and bottom parts of the vase are decorated with delicate gree...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Geometric, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
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
Aldo Londi Mid-Century Bitossi Rimini Blue Pottery Vase for Raymor
By Aldo Londi
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aldo Londi Mid-Century Bitossi Rimini Blue Pottery Vase for Raymor
Paper label on bottom. Painted on bottom "1578 Italy"
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert,Signed sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional f...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Sommerso Murano, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic designed mid century modern Murano glass vase from the workshops of Sommerso Murano. Another exceptional example of Murano glass art showing how timeless these eye-catching vases are, although they have been handcrafted already over 60 years ago. This large 1960s Murano vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
NOS Balboa Barovier Toso Handblown Murano Glass 6" Pink Gold Decanter Bud Vase
By Balboa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage (New old stock) Balboa Barovier Toso Handblown Murano Glass Small 6" Pink and Gold Perfume Decanter Bud Vase. Circa Mid 20th Century. *Multiple quantity available. Price is p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Large Optical Glass on Foot Cobalt Blue
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted Optical details
The large, usable vase provides a solid form suitable for a few tall flowers...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Organic Shaped Vase in Clear Glass, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural Organic Modern Murano Clear Art Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s.
Eye-catching clear blown glass Murano vase with organic design. It shows a beautiful desing with sumptuous shapes...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Rude Osolnik Signed Mid-Century Modern Spalted Wood Turned Vessel Bud Weed Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned weed vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, with the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The vase is made from spalted wood (hard to make out the exact wood on the base) and features highlighted wood grain and shades of dark and light areas. It is signed "Osolnik Originals" and "Spalted ...." by the Osolnik on the base.
A gorgeous and engaging gem of a piece that clearly makes an impact. Would be a great addition to any Midcentury Modern or wood-turned collection or make for an eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting, midcentury or otherwise.
Osolnik's work can be found in such permanent collections as:
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Atlanta's High Museum
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
The Yale Museum
The Speed Museum
The Kentucky History Museum
The Mayo Clinic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
"A Scavo" Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Artistic Glass Vases Murano, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Murano glass vase "A SCAVO" attributable to Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa 1960s. Elegant in shape and extraordinary craftsmanship, with the use of the Scavo technique to r...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Fat Lava Brutalist Vase by Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning vase from Scheurich Keramik. This is the first time that I have seen this pattern and rough fat lava glaze with soft blue/green, yellow and brown.
Bit of a brutalist vase. U...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Bonbonière on foot in opaline glass, 1960s
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Bonbonière on foot in opaline glass, 1960s
Typical decors from the glass factories of Florence, Italy, collectively known as Empoli.
With best wishes, Geert...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass, Murano Glass
Two Russel Wright Bauer Corsage Vases
Located in San Mateo, CA
Two corsage vases designed by Russel Wright for Bauer. This short lived line was only produced 1945 - 46. These are in jonquil yellow and gun metal. The gun metal vase has some small...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large La Borne 20th century design blue white ceramic vase by Bruno Hrdy 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Bruno Hrdy - La Borne
Large blue and white stoneware ceramic vase
Realised circa 1970
Signed by Brnuo Hrdy
original perfect condition
Height 38 cm
Large 26 cm
Depth 18 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Porcelain Vase / Vessel by Heinrich of Bavaria / Selb
Located in San Diego, CA
Large porcelain vase / vessel by Heinrich of Bavaria, circa 1970s. The piece has a high gloss porcelain finish with gold starburst leaves. The vase is in excellent pre-owned conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
VENINI By Fulvio Bianconi Murano Women Torso Vase Soffiato Iridescent Art Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Women torso art glass vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
This is a very rare tall art glass vase created in Murano at the Venini glass company by Fulvio Bianconi. The art-glass vas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso Efeso Vase ca. 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso Efeso vase ca. 1960s
A great blue vase from the 'efeso' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1964 for Barovier & Toso, M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Rose and Erni Cabat Glazed Porcelain Feelie Vase, Yellow, Cream Ceramic
By Rose Cabat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rose and Erni Cabat Glazed Porcelain Feelie Vase, Yellow, Cream Ceramic. Signed and dated.
Rose Cabat worked in earthenware, stoneware and, finally, porcela...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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
Small Mid-Century Modern Eared Ceramic Vase (Oreilles) by Roger Capron Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in COLMAR, FR
An icon among mid-century modern ceramics: a small "eared" vase ("oreilles" in French) by the famous French ceramist Roger Capron (1922-2006) active in the Vallauris area in the 1950...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Marine Blue Murano Glass Vase Sommerso Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Vase made in Italy, circa 1950s. This is a heavy glass item. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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
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
Mid-century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
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