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
Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Ger...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Handmade Sommerso Murano Glass Vase
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Sommerso vase handmade of multi-colour layers Murano glass is asymmetric form.
Signed/engraved on the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Tall Hand Thrown & Glazed Studio Pottery Vase circa 1970s
By Görge Hohlt
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
This stunning European, vintage, Mid-Century Modern hand thrown clay vase was made by an, as yet, unknown studio potter, circa 1970s in, probably, Germany. Beautiful rounded form wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
$1,494 Sale Price
30% Off
Purple and Olive Green Hand Blown Vases by Leerdam 1960's
Located in London, GB
Set of two hand blown vases in olive green and purple attributed to Leerdam glass works, The Netherlands, 1960's.
Glass maker Floris Meydam was chief designer at Leerdam Glass Facto...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Abstract Mid Century Hebron Glass Vintage Hand Blown Vase
Located in Toronto, CA
This beautiful vase, crafted in the style of Hebron glass, is a unique find. Hand-blown with exceptional skill, it features vibrant colors and intricate patterns typical of Hebron gl...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$126 Sale Price
55% Off
1970s Astonishing Green 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
$331 Sale Price
38% Off
Decorative Object Vase Yellow Glass Handkerchief IVV Mid-Century Italy 70/80s
By IVV Handmade
Located in Palermo, IT
Decorative Object Vase Yellow Murano Glass Handkerchief Mid-century Modern Italy 80s. The glass changes from a light yellow to a dark and full yellow at the rim of the vase. It was h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1960s
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Just a beautiful stylish little vase or jug from the sixties.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Midcentury Cobalt Blue Ceramic Vase, Manner of Edmond Lachenal
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury French ceramic vase in a stunning cobalt blue color.
This gorgeous decorative object will enhance any table, shelf or countertop.
Perfect vintage condition, no cracks o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$495 Sale Price
37% Off
Cenedese Murano Alexandrite Red Blue Murrines Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light purple with circular murrines Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to Antonio Da Ros, designer / architect and Artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
German Fat Lava Volcanic Glazed Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
German Fat Lava Vase with volcanic glaze finish in blue and black. 1960s.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
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
rare turquoise fat lava "DOTS" Ceramic Vase VEB HALDENSLEBEN, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany, GDR
Producer:
VEB Haldensleben, Germany GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Haresfur Flared Bottle Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Picasso "Chouette Femme" 1951 édition Madoura
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Pablo Picasso
"Chouette Femme"
Original Picasso ceramics in white terracotta, with coloured slip and glaze.
Annotated "Edition Picasso" and "Picasso / Madoura" on the underside.
Ed...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tiny Mid-Century Studio Ceramic Vase, Yellow, by Fritz van Daalen 1960s, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous little studio ceramic vase by German ceramic artist Fritz van Daalen.
Fritz is one of Germanys most cherished mid-century ceramic artists, famous for his very particular pas...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$97 Sale Price
30% Off
Giant vase or Ice Bucket Murano, Barovier & Toso. Unique Pulegoso and Bulicante.
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exceptionally large Pulegoso glass vase features four vertical Morise applications with 24K gold leaf inlay.
The Pulegoso finish is crafted using traditional techniques, skillf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
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
Art Deco Vase, Peach and Gold with Oriental Figures, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vase in monochrome peach-colored version with gold-colored ornaments and oriental figures.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$996 Sale Price
52% Off
Seguso for Bisazza Pair Mustard Murano Pulegoso Vase Gold Rim, 1993 Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Set of two splendid Pulegoso vase. One round and the other tall. The round is lighter and the tall darker tone of mustard.
Perfectly executed Pulegoso finish. This is Murano Crucible Pulegoso. The mouth has a rim with external gold leaf difficult to notice because it does not contrast with the background. Just magnificent and rare set.
At first I believed, because of the round shape, that Bisazza was dovetailing Carlo Scarpa original round shape from the 1930s. When I was able to see the pieces and see the year, then all came clear. In the second part of the 1980s there was a re-discover in Interior design of the Native American arts. In particular, the Navaho products. As Carlo Scarpa took his inspiration from Japanese shapes, here Bisazza translated in glass the Navaho pottery art. Here the reason for a hearty color, these orange toned Puligoso is part of the Seguso tradition. Colors that are not in high fashion.
This collection belongs to the Livio Seguso production made under Bisazza ownership for a small period of the early 1990s. Livio continued his artist career with the freedom and the free state of mind that came from not owning a company. Similar path of Luciano Vistosi.
Bisazza, the famous luxury mosaic company, continued Seguso models for the first part of the 1990s. Then closed the furnace and continued to focus with his mosaic collection. His masters, Elio Raffaelli...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Jaroslav Svoboda, Czech Modernist glass Vase Design 1973
Located in Bilzen, BE
Cylindrical shaped vase with color combination of blue and transparent glass. It was designed by Czech glass artist Jaroslav Svoboda at the Skrdlovice Glassworks in Czechoslovakia. T...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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
Murano, Italy, Vase in Green Mouth-Blown Art Glass with Bubbles
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. Vase in green mouth-blown art glass with bubbles and gold decoration, 1960s.
In very good condition
Measures: 16 x 10 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Carl-Harry Stalhane Vase Stoneware Rörstrand Ceramic Sweden 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Rare Carl-Harry Stålhane stoneware vase, model ‚SOA‘ for Rörstrand in Sweden, late 1950s.
Hand-crafted stoneware with a dark, almost black glaze.
Very good condition, signed undern...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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
$1,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Pink Amber Sommerso Ribbed Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural Murano Jug Shaped Vase in Shades of Pink and Amber glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950s.
Large s...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
20th Century White/ Clear Murano Glass Long Neck Vase, Italy ca. 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Artfully designed, slim Murano glass vase from the famous glass art workshops. Made in Italy in the mid century period around 1960 this elegantly glass vase impresses with its beautiful flashed glass technique in a timeless white tone. The asymmetrical shaped clear glass base confers it a secure stand. A delicate long neck Murano glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Lalique Signed 1 of the 2 Love Birds Vases, France, 1956
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, this pair of high-end crystal love birds vases made and signed by Lalique. The piece, originally designed by Marc Lalique in 1956 takes the form of two doves n...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Rare Midcentury Art Pottery Studio Vase by Marcel Guillot, France 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Pottery Studio Very Rare XL Vase by Marcel Guillot (1910 - 1985). Made in France, 1950's period. Marcel Guillot is a fellow ceramist from the same time period as Roger Capron, Pol Chambost, Georges Jouve, Jacques Blin, Jean de Lespinasse, ... Hand made large heavy vase with grey white base glaze and yellow, gray striped over...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,565 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Fazzoletto Handkerchief Vase, 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A small Murano glass Fazzoletto handkerchief vase from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Double Layered Smokey Glass Empoli Style Vase Bud
Located in Toronto, ON
Glass small vase/bud, circa 1970s. This vase is cased glass, made with two layers of different colour glass. The inside of the glass vase is white glass which is layered with a contr...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
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
$1,245 Sale Price
30% Off
Bruno Gambone Italian Stoneware Vase 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Stoneware stoneware vase designed and produced by Italian artist Bruno Gambone, production Italy 1970s
Signed Gambone Italy under the vase.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Eva & Johannes Andersen Mid-Century Danish Sgraffito Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Danish mid-century sgraffito art pottery vase by Evan & Johannes Andersen and dating from around 1960. The ceramic vase has a modernist abstract stylized design and is of ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A beautiful faience vase by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden from 1950s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful faience vase designed by Stig Lindberg (1916-1982), Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden from 1950s. Very period design and signed with the ”Studio hand”.
Wear consistent with ag...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Faience
"Anatra" Sculpture, Figure of a Male Duck
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Uccle, BE
Blown glass sculpture, multi-color cane rods, carved by wheel. Murrine eyes. This series requires very high skills and were produced in very small quantities....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mari Simmulson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An incised grey-glazed earthenware vase designed by Mari Simmulson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Ceramic Vase Giovanni de Simone Sicily 1960s Colored Face of Soldier Uniform
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceramic vase Giovanni De simone Sicily 1960s colored Face of a soldier in uniform, ceramic art of pleasant shape and decoration, the sun shines like the land of Sicily.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,494 Sale Price
30% Off
xl 35cm colorful "FLOWER" Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vase, xxl version
Producer:
Rosenthal, Germany
Designer:
Tapio Wirkkala
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Op Art vase was produced in the ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Wilhelm Wagenfeld "Turmalin" Vase, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful large vase from the 'Turmalin' series by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF, blown and cold cut-glass
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Gio Ponti rare model Le Mie Terre vase manufactured by Richard-Ginori
Located in Skokie, IL
Gio Ponti rare large vase designed in 1929-30. Glazed maiolica. Painted designer's and manufacturer's marks.
This exquisite piece showcases the artistry of glazed maiolica, combinin...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Majolica
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
Cobalt Murano Glass Vase, Murrine and Avventurina. Lapis Lazuli. Fratelli Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Rare vase in blue cobalt glass from Fratelli Toso.
The finish of the vase is with Avventurina speckling fused over the glass (Tociato in Muranese) to resemble Lapis Lazuli gemstone....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Tall White + Cranberry Vintage Carlo Moretti Murano Glass Vase
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this Murano glass vase by Carlo Moretti vase dates from the 1990s. Vase is tall at 14.5” and is semi-opaque white glass with cranberry-colored streaks. Original label...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Fenton White Coin Dot Opalescent Art Glass Ruffle Edge Flower Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Fenton White Coin Dot Opalescent Art Glass Ruffle Edge Flower Vase. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 8" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Italian Single Modern Murano Glass Vase by Studio Salvadore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Modern Italian single vase made of hand-blown Murano glass, designed by produced by Studio Salvadore in good condition. The décor piece is enhanced ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Blue/ Clear Murano Glass Vase, Late Mid Century - Italy ca. 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, decorative mid-century glass vase from the famous workshops of Sommerso Murano in Italy. Elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1960/70, this large Italian glass vase (height: 12.6") impresses with an unusal design and dark blue toned patterns which pull from the beautiful shaped base up to the top. This artfully mouthblown Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Smoky grey Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Flavio Poli for A. Mandruzzato, 1960s
Located in Hannover, DE
This beautiful Murano block vase is a small work of art. The shape and the refraction of light are beautiful and captivate every viewer. The vase is well-kept but has a small defect ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$218 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Bowl and Vase "Rialto" by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set of two ceramic pieces bowl and Vase was manufactured in Sweden for Rörstrand in the midcentury and designed by Gunnar Nylund.
Very good condition.
Measures: Bowl 16 x...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Murano 1961 Sommerso Champagne Italian Art Glass Bird Sculptural Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and champagne color Italian art glass sculptural bird flower vase. Documented to designer Antonio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Large Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is in good condition. Beautiful colors and quality.
Dimensions: 11 x 11 cm and 29 cm ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair, Italian 3D Majolica Floral Vases Roses Green Pink Yellow Hand Painted
Located in Miami, FL
Charming Set of Vintage Floral 3D Italian Majolica Vases in the Style of Delphin Massier, Vallauris, hand-painted in Green, Pink and Yellow Colors.
Depicting Roses and the Leaves han...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
sculptural bertoncello italy ceramic VASE roberto rigon 1970s model 911
Located in Mannheim, DE
Fantastic Italian mid century ceramic vase. Designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello. Beautiful sculptural shape, glaze in different shades of light brown and russet. Model 911.
Di...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Tapio Wirkkala White Porcelain "Pollo" Vases for Rosenthal Studio Linie
By Rosenthal
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art porcelain vases made in Germany, by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, circa 1980s. Vases are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Archimede Seguso blue Murano glass "Costolato oro" circa 1950 vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and large Archimede Seguso Murano glass blue "Cordonato oro" vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
A Canne Murano glass vase by Gio Ponti, Venini Murano Italy
Located in Uccle, BE
“A Canne” Murano glass vase by Gio Ponti, Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
Murano glass vase made up of six alternating colored “canes”.
The colors are: Red, Green, Mole Gray, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large Geometric shaped ceramic vase by Victor Cerrato, Italy 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Geometric shaped ceramic vase by Victor Cerrato (1917 - 2008), Italy 1960s. Intriguing large sculptural vase made from geometric shaped panels with artistic calligraphic line drawing...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Astonishing Rare Murano Blue Vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Made in Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing blue vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano glass. Made in Italy. It's so rare in this color. This vase is a true piece of modern art. The item is in excellent co...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Karl Jüttner studio production pottery vase with fantastic colors
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning Mid-century modern studio pottery hand-turned vase from the talented Karl Jüttner workshop from the 60s. The shape is simple yet unusual with a small, raised opening, but ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$369 Sale Price
38% Off
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