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
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Hand-Formed Vase with Male Nudes by Stewart, 1952
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique in the oeuvre of Pat and Covey Stewart, this footed vase features a total of six nude male figures, expressed in lovely tones of brown and ivory in a setting of misty gray and...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
ROYAL COPENHAGEN 1960 Niels Thorson Mid Century Glazed Porcelain Square Vase
By Niels J. Thorsø, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami, FL
A square green glazed vase designed by Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) for Royal Copenhagen.
This is a very decorative vase created in Copenhagen Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Decorative Bitossi Seta Ceramic Lidded Bottle Vessel, Made in Italy
Located in McKinney, TX
This beautiful vintage handcrafted ceramic bottle adds texture and a decorative touch to any room!
Details:
- Matte, textured glaze
- Red glaze on interior
- 18.5" tall
- 4.5" diameter at bottom
- 1.75" diameter at top
- Numbered on bottom
- By Bitossi Seta...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$980 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Pottery Ceramic Weed Pot Vase by Gumps, Japan 1960s
By Gumps
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This mid century pottery ceramic weed pot vase was made by Gumps in Japan in the 1960s. It has a crackle off white glaze. The makers sticker is on the bottom of the vase.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Salviati Murano Multicolored Glass Vase Madras model 1997
By Salviati
Located in Milano, MI
Murano glass vase with blue and green shades, Madras Collection, made by Vetreria Salviati in 1997
Ø 22 cm Ø 15 cm h 26 cm
Salviati is a renowned glass company based in Murano, Ita...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$597 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Fine Quality Decorative Vintage Porcelain Floral Ladies Boots Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of beautiful bisquit porcelain boots decorated with colorful flowers.
French hand painted and gilt bisque porcelain miniature shoe with flowers in relief made by Villenauxe duri...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$284 Sale Price / item
64% Off
Derek Davis Studio Pottery Glazed Bottle Shape Bud Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely potted bottle shaped bud vase decorated in blue glazes by renowned Sussex based potted Derek Davis (British, 1926-1908) and dating from around 1960. The heavily made hand-th...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern West German Fat Lava Vase by Jasba Keramik
By Jasba
Located in COLMAR, FR
A striking mid-century modern 1950s fat lava vase by the renowned West German pottery maker Jasba Keramik. The company was founded in 1926 by Jakob Schwaderlapp in Ransbach-Baumbach ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro calcedonio vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano ca. 1930s.
A very rare Murano art glass vase attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi around 1930. Manufactured by Cappelin in the 1920s or Venini in the 1930s. Thin hand blown malachid (calcedonio) glass with curved handles on each side. Similar to Venini model number 3255. This model was produced in different glass types. The vase is not signed. It was bought from a very famous collection in the 1990s. Reach out for more information on the provenance.
Measures:
Height: 9.06" (23 cm)
Diameter: 6.3" (16 cm)
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892 -1977) was an Italian sculptor and designer who left his mark on Italian glass art in particular. As graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, he worked with Ca' Pesaro artists and exhibited at Ca' Pesaro in 1908. In the 1920s he was appointed as Director of the Murano glass Museum. In 1925 he founded Venini & Co. with Paolo Venini and others, of which he took over the artistic direction. For Venini he created stunning creations in soffiato, opaque and pulegoso glass that received international recognition with many awards. His creations of animals, fruits and succulent plants gained international success too. The Cenedese Glassworks , Seguso Vetro d'Arte and Pauly & Co were his last creative stations.
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Venini 1925 - 1931, Milano 2013, pages 159, 314, 330 (shape) and 323, 328 (glass technique)
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, page 80 (glass technique)
Marina Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Vetraio del Novecento, Padua 2001, page 27...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi Collectors Vase in Rimini Blu Design, 1980s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi Collectors Vase in Rimini Blu Design, 1980s
Beautiful small vase designed from Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase "Fazzoletto Zanfirico" by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase "Fazzoletto Zanfirico" by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Italy, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
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
$1,209 Sale Price
44% Off
Modernist art pottery vase by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rather large signed vintage studio production art ceramic vase by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden. This is a studio production, thus very rare, with a fantastic shape colors an...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
1960s Mid-Century Italian Pink Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of seven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In sweet baby pink tone colours. A pretty mixture of different shades, shapes and styles and in clear and cased glass.
Measurements from highest to lowest:
Large blown apothecary jar with lid on clear base 39cm high, Ø 17cm (15.35"x6.69")
High narrow blown glass pitcher with clear handle and base 37cm high, Ø9cm (14.57"x3.54"
Pressed glass with motifs and milky white handle 30cm high, Ø16cm (11.81"x6.3")
Bulbous blown pitcher with milky white handle 29cm high, Ø 15cm (11.42"x 5.91")
High tazza bowl on turned clear base 28cm high, Ø 19cm (11"x7.49")
Diabolo shaped vase 25cm high, Ø14cm (9.84"x5.51")
Handblown lidded candy dish...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Midcentury Modern Bud Vase Sang de Boeuf Celadon Glaze Signed Art Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic bud vase is decorated with high gloss mottled sang de boeuf or oxblood red glaze on the outside and celadon glaze on the rim and the inner surfaces. Restrained color ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Decorative Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Vase Italy 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and highly decorative Mid Century Modern Murano Glass vase with stripes. Made in Italy, 1960s.
Executed in thick hell bro...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Giovanni Desimone Hand Painted Big Art Pottery Flower Vase Vessel Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted tall art pottery flower vase, vessel.
The glazed vase painting depicts two fishermen in action catchin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Antique Millefiori Vase With Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano Ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
A tiny millefiori murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of multico...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Roland Brice glazed ceramic vase 1950
By Roland Brice
Located in Paris, IDF
This tall and colourful glazed ceramic vase was designed and produced by Roland Brice in the 1950s in his workshop in Biot, a small city near Vallauris in the south of France. Roland...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Murano Vase or Ice Bucket from LIP Murano design Marcello Furlan
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Rare vase from the 90s from Lip.
Blue cobalt incamiciato with clear glass with two massiccio green rods on the side.
Similar to the Tina Aufiero Alboino small vase made in the same d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage pink vase by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful pink murano vase by Archimede Seguso made in Italy in the 1950s.
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass artist known for his exquisite glass vases, necklaces, and sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier (attributed) Murano Glass Tortoise Figurine Italy, circa 1930s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Fascinating, almost antique, piece of Venetian Murano glass attributed to Ercole Barovier, circa 1930s/1940s. This rather unusual looking turtle or tortoise sculpture, similar to the...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,632 Sale Price
50% Off
Bitossi Aldo Londi Midcentury Vintage Italian Large Ceramic Vase/Pitcher, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
Rare Bitossi for Ceramiche Paoli Large Vase – Mid-Century Neolithic-Inspired Design
A striking example of Aldo Londi’s masterful work, this large ceramic vase embodies the timeless influence of Neolithic utility pottery, reinterpreted through Bitossi’s signature craftsmanship. Featuring the iconic sgraffito hand decor, inspired by Etruscan ceramics, this piece is part of the Sahara line, distinguished by its earthy, textured aesthetic. Unlike the standard Bitossi Sahara...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Majolica, Stoneware
$741 Sale Price
50% Off
Midcentury Modern Groupe of 5 Vessels Rörstrand Sweden 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have gathered a Groupe of 5 pieces, made at Rörstrand during the midcentury. The pieces are designed by Carl Harry Stålhane. Their slick minimalistic and elegant form make a perfe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
'Amsterdam' Floor Vase 'Scheurich, Blue Model 285-40' W-Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
'Amsterdam' floor vase 'Scheurich, Blue Model 285-40' W-Germany, 1960s
Blue satin finish ('half gloss') W-Germany, 1960s.
with impressed design 'Amsterdam', inspired by the centr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso in Murano Italy
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso in Murano
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Style: Mid century, Italian
Produced by Barovier & Toso in Murano, Italy
Dimensions (W x D x H): 20...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
VILT - Cut-Sided & Glazed Stoneware Studio Pottery Vase - Signed - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
VILT - Mid Century cut sided stoneware studio pottery bottle shaped vase with glazed and wheel thrown neck and rim - signed on the base - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$297 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Murano Art Glass Vases
By Venini
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Murano art glass vases in the tradition of great Italian glass manufacturers like Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Daum France Blue Crystal Vase, circa 1950
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Designed by the celebrated Daum Nancy, France, this stunning elongated crystal vase exemplifies the refined aesthetics of mid-century design. The piece was crafted in France circa 19...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$1,300 / item
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler or Vase
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler
Large Heavy Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase.
Has been given a thick Sommerso clear layer and sculpted with subtle ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Brutalist Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Astoul in La Borne
By Eric Astoul
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul
20th century Brutalist stoneware ceramic vase by the French artist.
Realized in 1990, signed at the base.
Originals browns and blacks wood kiln colors effects.
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderfully sculptural bisque porcelain vase "Artichoke" by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970 with matte exterior and gloss interior, marked
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Accolay Midcentury Stoneware Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century stoneware vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Height : 27cm (10.6"), Diameter : 18cm (7.1"). Marked "accolay" under the base (see photo, difficult to read)
After the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Vase by Marianne Starck for MA&S Persia Glaze Colorful Decor, Danish 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare mid-century Danish tall vase designed by Marianne Starck for the famous Danish ceramic workshop Michael Andersen & Søn (MA&S) on the island of Bornholm. Made ca 1960s.
It's de...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Glass Vase, by Frantisek Peceny for Sklo Union, Czech Rep
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern Czech glass vase design by Frantisek Peceny, Rosice works for Sklo Union, 1972. A rather substantial and rare design glass vase fro...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$275 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Bronze Vases, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three bronze vases. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930. Previous use was bullets. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$438 Sale Price
77% Off
Italian Guerrieri Murano Midcentury Ceramic Hand Made Decorated Vase 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design hand decorated ceramic vase designed by Giulio Guerrieri and produced by “Ceramiche Guerrieri Murano” with Made in Italy Guerreri Murano signature pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Vase by Schlossberg Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful timeless piece of ceramics by Schlossberg Keramik Germany. Decor Roulette.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Large Vase
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Stunning large vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, features a seta design in rare "Lobster" colors.
Measures: 16” tall
5” wide.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Murano Orange Cased Glass Vase, Italy 1970s
By VeArt
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury Murano glass vase in a vibrant orange encased glass. This lovely piece was realized in Murano, Italy during the 1970s.
The quality of the encased glass amd the si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
20th century black and grey stoneware ceramic vase circa 1970 handmade
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Gustave Tiffoche
Original 20th century design stoneware ceramic vase
Black and grey design ceramic colors
Original perfect condition
height 24,5 cm
Large 11 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Peill and Putzler White Striped Glass Vase, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautifully shaped Zebra Kenya design glass vase by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s. The finely frosted outside finish is beautifully contrasted by the glossy glass of the inside sur...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Seguso Murano Acid Yellow Large Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Organic Design Bright Yellow Art Glass Vase. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching and colorful centerpiece vase has organic design and vibrant acid yellow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Barovier Vase in Blue Murano Glass with Gold Inclusions and Clear Side Fins
By Barovier
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1950s blue Murano glass vase has a flared body with contrasting decorative side fins and is attributed to Barovier. Base and sides are made of clear glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli, Cenedese Murano Glass Vase
By Cenedese, Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Murano glass vase with internal smokey colors of amber, violet, rose with an ombre effect encased in thick clear glass. Flavio Poli for Cendese, labeled.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Gustav Spörri Studio Pottery Vase with Sailing Boats, Ziegler Schaffhausen
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking studio pottery vase by Swiss ceramist Gustav Spörri (1920–2016) was crafted for Ziegler Schaffhausen. It features a bold mid-century...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Geometric, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, blue, gold, geometric, signed. Tall bottle form vase decorated with repeating gold glazed triangular pattern over "Rimini" blue. A ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Murano Sommerso Yellow Glass Scalloped Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand blown Sommerso and lattimo yellow Murano glass vase / centerpiece, Italy, 1950s.
Triple cased glass (yellow, over white lattimo glass over yellow glass). It has an scall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$1,090 Sale Price
20% Off
Ted Saito Ceramic Vase, California, c.1970
By Ted Saito
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ted Saito Ceramic Vase, California, c.1970.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color 284-47 Floor Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase XXXL version
Model: 284-47
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 197...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pezzato vase by Fulvio Bianconi – Venini Murano
Located in Uccle, BE
“Carrot” shaped pezzato vase, irregular section. The base and the neck are round.
Made up of an arrangement of ash gray, sky blue, wine red and clear tesserae.
This chromatic combina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Ditmar Urbach Drip Glaze Brussels Style Vase, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Graphic ceramic vase with glazed finish was produced by Ditmar Urbach in 1960s. It is decorated with a combination of light beige and clear glossy drip glazes on semi-matte deep bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by C.A.S. Vietri 'circa 1950s'
Located in London, GB
Vintage Blue ceramic vase by C.A.S. Vietri (circa 1950s). In the style of Guido Gambone, this stunning piece features decor of four people in...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase in Multicoloured Glass by Per Ivar Ledang, 90s, Scandinavian Design
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Multicoloured glass design vase by Per Ivar Ledang for Ikea - Scandinavian Design - 1990 - Era Gio Ponti Fulvio Bianconi Alvar Aalto
Sectional, multicoloured, with thick glass, it...
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$398 Sale Price
20% Off
Desimone Hand Painted Tall Art Pottery Flower Vase Vessel Olive Picking Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted tall art pottery flower vase, vessel.
The glazed vase painting depicts a man and a woman in action pic...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Mangiarotti Marbles vase by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mangiarotti Marbles vase by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968
Designed in 1968 by Italian architect, sculptor, and designer Angelo Mangiarotti, the Marble collection reimagines bowls and vase...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
$815 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian Hand Painted Iridescent Ceramic Vase by Gualdo Tadino from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Hand painted blue and iridescent yellow ceramic vase, made by Gualdo Tadino in the 1950s
Ø 23 cm h 33 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$611 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Scavo Finished Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Ermanno Nason
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
This unique and stunningly made Mid-Century Modernist Scavo Orange and Red Hued Volcanic Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Ermanno Nason for Cenedese originates from Italy, Circa 1985....
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
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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