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
Original murano glass vase by La Murrina, Italy, 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage murano glass vase by La Murrina made in Italy in the 1980s.
La Murrina is a symbol of excellence in design with unique glass products “Made in Murano”. Thanks to its strong r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bodo Mans Vase for Bay Keramik, West Germany ca. 1970
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Bern, CH
Large decorative vase by Bodo Mans, produced by Bay Keramik (W.Germany) in the late 60's to mid-1970s. Features a typical Bodo Mans relief pattern with a pillbarbox red glaze. Number...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$374 Sale Price
24% Off
Lava Glaze Studio
Located in New York, NY
1970's Lava Glaze studio made "Signed" pottery vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Einar Johansen Blue, Caramel Textured Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern shiny bright blue and light caramel vase handmade by ceramic artist Einar Johansen for Søholm in the 1960s. Stamped and signed under base. Beautiful vintage condition. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 517-45 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 517-45
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano glass vase italian around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Murano glass vase italian around 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Six Floraline/McCoy Ceramic Vases in Orange and Yellow Tones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Curated group of six ceramic vases in orange and yellow tones. Stamped Floraline on the bottom and manufactured by McCoy.
These vases were made by the famous pottery manufacturer fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning German Brutalist White Glass Rock Vase 1970s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing midcentury brutalist glass vase made in Germany, circa 1970s. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, a small hairline crack and ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brown Ceramic Vase by VEB Haldensleben, East Germany, 1960s
By VEB
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This mid-century cool brown ceramic case by VEB Haldensleben was made in DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), East Germany, in the 1960s. This vase, a VEB Haldensleben's creation, is a prime example of their ceramic vases, shape number 3092/C, featuring an intriguing brown glaze adorned with alternating rows of red and white circles, each contoured by a bold black "fat lava" glaze. This vintage piece, measuring H 20 cm and Ø8.5 cm, encapsulates the timeless charm of East German pottery...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Miniature Glazed Studio Pottery Terracotta Bud Vase - Unsigned - 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage miniature glazed studio pottery terracotta bud vase - unsigned - late 20th century.
Good vintage condition - base rim chip - no crac...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
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
20th century brown and purple stoneware ceramic vase by Denis Goudenhooft 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Denis Goudenhooft
Large 20th century design stoneware ceramic vase
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Height 30 cm
Large 14 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Blenko Optic Chartreuse Glass Pitcher Vase by Winslow Anderson
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Blenko Optic Chartreuse Glass Pitcher Vase by Winslow Anderson. Model #963
Color looks Chartreuse to me. A beautiful almost neon yellow green. With tiny air bubbles as descri...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Blenko styled Handblown Footed Glass Decanter Vase by Bischoff
By Wayne Husted
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A handblown footed decanter vase in a smoked taupe color having the original flame stopper with a frost type finish to the inside executed in the Mid Century . Crafted in the United States for the Bischoff Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
ACCOLAY Planter Vase
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century planter vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Concentric lines. Green, brown and purple. Anthracite speckled. Height : 16cm (6.3"), Diameter : 20cm (7.9"). Marked "Accol...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,600
Inger Persson, Rörstrand White, Black Decor Vase, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Shiny white sculptural midcentury Swedish organic modern vase designed by Inger Persson for Rörstrand. Hand-painted dark blue and black graphic lined decor on each side. Stamped and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
$237 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid Century West Germany Pottery Black and Red Pair of Jugs by Marei, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Vintage Mid-Century Fat Lava ceramic jugs by Marei Keramiks, handmade in West Germany circa the 1960s.
The distinctive Fat Lava style, characterized by its thick, textured glazes an...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$349 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Fine Art Pottery Vase, 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a unique beautifully iridescent glazed 20th century vase. The vase is hand potted in a traditional form; the finely glazed surface included 24-karat gold flakes to the top 1/...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$850 Sale Price
26% Off
20th Century, Enzo Mari Vase Model Camicia in Glass and Aluminum '60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Camicia was designed by Enzo Mari in 1961. Camicia is a vase that consists of a double element: a cylinder of opaque anodized aluminum, bottomless, which supports and envelops a tran...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Mari Simmulson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase designed by Mari Simmulson in 1951 and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
1950s Ercole Barovier Zebrati Glass Murano Midcentury Design Italy Bowl Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Zebrati" Murano glass
Perfect condiction
Measures: H 14 x 30 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Fantoni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, White, Blue, Green, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Fantoni for Raymor vase, ceramic, blue, green, signed. Medium scale chunky vase decorated with bands of aqua blue and moss green glaze over a chalky white bulbous form body. Signed o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$960 Sale Price
46% Off
"Bowling Ball" Pair of Orange & White Ceramic Vase by Il Picchio, Italy 1970s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in Rome, IT
"Bowling Ball" pair of orange and white ceramic Vase by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio,.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Mid Century Studio Pottery Vase 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Sculptural Mid Century Studio Pottery Vase, 1960s
This is a lovely and very beautiful mid century studio pottery vase with a colorful glaze and a very distinct shape. Most probably ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Brutalist Studio Pottery Vases or Pots by Bernard Rooke, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A small pair of vintage Space age Brutalist studio art ceramic vases or small pots made by the talented Bernard Rooke. These vases have the typical shape color and form the Rooke has...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Bamboo
Dino Martens Oriente Glass Vase for Aureliano Toso Murano Italy
By Dino Martens
Located in Troy, MI
Oriente vase designed by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso circa 1970s-80s
Cased glass with bold and colorful interior patchwork
Sprinkled copper aventurina...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Ettore Sottsass Volcanic Glaze Pottery Vase Raymor Bitossi Italy Memphis
By Bitossi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Ettore Sottsass designed double volcanic glazed dipped ceramic vase. Produced by Bitossi/Raymor of Italy. The ceramic vase has no handling damages, and no chips, no cracks. It is ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Small Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Small Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Unique Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A unique green stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Aventurine Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red and copper aventurine over white Italian art glass flared rim flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase still retains the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Roger Capron Vase for Vallauris, circa 1960, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Large Roger Capron vase for Vallauris.
Ceramic vase with white glaze and rooster motif
Signed.
Circa 1960, France.
Unique Size
Very good vintage condition.
Roger Capron was bor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tim Keenan Ceramic Vase
By Tim Keenan
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Tim Keenan Ceramic vase, 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century F. Poli Murano Submerged Geometric Vase 60s Itlay
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, IT
Geometric vase in transparent Murano glass with yellow-shaded submerged bronze. Attributable to Flavio Poli, Italy 1960s. Wear consistent with age and use, there are traces of dullin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Oblong Hand Blown Burgundy Textured Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist vase was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- during the latter half of t...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Earthenware Pottery Vase with Drip Glaze
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century earthenware pottery vase with drip glaze, circa 1970s. The vase was made in Japan and is in very good vintage with no chips or cracks; it measures 4.5" D x 12.5" H. The p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Cesar Baldaccini ( 1921-1998 ) Vase model Argos for Daum France 1970
By Daum, César Baldaccini
Located in palm beach, FL
Vase A by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s, is a magnificent work of art that seamlessly combines form and function. Designed by renowned French sculptor Cesar Baldaccini, this multi-faceted vase is a stunning example of his mastery of sculptural forms. Made by renowned French glassmaker Daum, this vase features a highly polished, multi-faceted surface that reflects and refracts light in fascinating ways. The veneers are perfectly aligned and flawlessly executed, creating a breathtaking sense of depth and texture. The vase is signed "Daum France", which adds a touch of authenticity and provenance to the piece. This is a true collector's item, sought after by art lovers and collectors around the world. Functional, the Argos vase is ideal for presenting flowers or other decorative objects. Its sculptural form and multi-faceted surface create a dynamic backdrop that enhances the beauty of any arrangement. Overall, the Argos vase by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s, is a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. Its striking form, impeccable craftsmanship and exceptional provenance make it a highly coveted piece that is sure to impress and enchant anyone who sees it.
Cesar Badaccini (1921-1998)
His parents, Omer and Lelia Baldaccini, Italians of Tuscan origin, ran a bar in Marseille where César was born, with his twin sister Amandine, in 1921 in the popular district of Belle-de-Mai, at 71 rue Loubon, in the 3rd arrondissement1. "I am basically an absolute self-taught," he will say2. At the time, he designed and tinkered with carts for his little brother with cans. Nevertheless, after first working for his father (he also helped a butcher neighbor for a meager salary after leaving school at the age of twelve), he followed the courses of the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Marseille from 1935 to 1939; in 1937, he obtained three prizes, in engraving, drawing and architecture3.
Not mobilized during the war (he also escaped the STO), he lived on scams before settling in Paris to be admitted, in 1943, to the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts with Michel Guino, Albert Féraud, Daniel David, Eugène Dodeigne and Philippe Hiquily, like him in the workshop of Marcel Gimond. In 1945, he returned to Marseille to marry Maria Astruc, with whom he set up a business (they divorced in 1959). He returned to Paris in 1946 where he occupied a studio in an old brothel at 21 rue de l'Échaudé, whose rooms, following the Marthe Richard law, had been assigned to students4. There he met Émilenne Deschamps, who would later become one of his muses.
Faced with the impossibility for him to work the stone, because of its cost, he turned to other materials3. From 1947, he worked on plaster and iron. In 1949, he was introduced to arc welding in an industrial carpentry in Trans-en-Provence and used lead in pushed sheets and welded iron wires. In 1951, he visited Pompeii and remained marked by the casts of the bodies of the inhabitants caught in the lava3. In 1952, he used inexpensive recovered materials and made his first sculptures in welded scrap metal: his means were then still modest. Thus, for lack of money and to afford marble, César will recover in the scrap dumps the materials of his first sculptures: tubes, bolts, screws that become insects or end up in the powerful curves of the Venus de Villetaneuse (1962).
In 1954, he exhibited at the Lucien Durand gallery in Paris and obtained the "collabo" prize for a sculpture entitled Le Poisson5, made in Villetaneuse, a city where he worked for a dozen years thanks to the help of a local industrialist, Léon Jacques6. He gained fame when his work was bought for 100,000 francs in 1955 by the State for the National Museum of Modern Art7. The same year, he exhibited at the Salon de Mai. The following year, the MNAM bought Chauve-souris from 1954 and the museum of modern art in the city of Paris Le scorpion from 1955. From 1954 (Torse, MOMA), he also made sculptures in welded metal, then in partially polished bronze, of busty women (Ginette, 1958, Victoire de Villetaneuse, 1965).
In 1956, he participated in the Venice Biennale then in the São Paulo Biennale and in the Documenta II in 1959. In 1958, he signed a contract with the Parisian gallery Claude Bernard3. In 1961, he approached Marino di Teana and joined the group of Nouveaux réalistes, a movement founded by art critic Pierre Restany8, including Arman, Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle and Gérard Deschamps.
When he could afford a workshop in 1957, rue Campagne-Première in Paris, he married Rosine Groult-Baldaccini (met at the Beaux-Arts in 1948) with whom he had a daughter, Anna, a year later. He also begins to frequent the world of the In 1968, he created at the National Manufacture of Sèvres a porcelain Ashtray published in fifty copies. Made of porcelain with a semi-matt pearly cover, it represents a plaster mold used for the production of the pieces, and was produced from an original aluminum model. In 1971, during a premiere at the Lido, he found more media than him: Salvador Dalí, the master of extravagance. He debates the same year in Italiques with François Truffaut, Lucien Bodard and Asher Ben...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Face and Abstract Designs Picasso Style Art Glass Vase Estate Find
By Murano 5
Located in Montreal, QC
For the lovers of Murano, an alluring Picasso style Abstract Face with background designs Art Glass Vase. Hand blown glass with multi-colors and outer murrain facial features; Size: ...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$777 Sale Price
40% Off
Ceramic Vase by Edgardo Abbozzo
By Edgardo Abbozzo
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic Vase by Edgardo Abbozzo, Italy, 1965.
In the early 1970s Edgardo Abbozzo assumed the role of director of the Art Institute of Florence and in 1973, after having obtained the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Geometric Tray, Europe, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made from More Wood
good original condition
Not use with water
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Italian mid-century modern flowerpot by Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown flowerpot by Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla 1970s
Round base planter in dark brown glazed ceramic. The upper part is composed of a cylindrical co...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Scacchi Neri Vase For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Scacchi Neri Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION OF DESIGN
The Formafantasma designs become decorations on the porce...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$1,928 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1970s Style of Rude Osolnik Exotic Turned Wood Bud Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exotic Cocobolo Turned Wood Weed Pot Bud Vase Vessel
in the style of Rude Osolnik
4 x 4 diameter
No signature
Preowned original vintage.
Refer to images.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Stunning Mid Century Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich, Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1960s by Scheurich Keramik. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed with part...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Fratelli Toso Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Elegantly designed Fratelli Toso Murano art glass vase perfect for displaying your favorite flowers.
Stunning colors and design.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Jacques Pouchain, Atelier Dieulefit, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Midcentury ceramic vase, circa 1960s by Jacques Pouchain (1925-2005). This milk-pitcher-shaped vase in Pouchain's signature cloudy glaze style is stylish, characterful and substantia...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Zenith gouda Holland purple ceramic vase , 1970s
By Zenith
Located in Delft, NL
Zenith gouda Holland purple ceramic vase , 1970s
Dimensions: 16cm Diameter, 12,5cm Height
Condition: Good
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Midcentury West German Vase
Located in Troy, MI
West German tall ceramic vase has a gray blue glaze with a bold incised and glazed decorative border at the top, circa 1960s. Unknown maker - we cannot make out manufacturer’s number...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Mid Century Patinaed Bronze Bud Vase
Located in Malibu, CA
Vintage Japanese bronze Bud vase with dramatic form & color.
The finish created with chemical etching and metal leaf.
Excellent condition, no ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$356 Sale Price
25% Off
Sven Palmqvist, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown-glass vase designed by Sven Palmqvist and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Ewald Dahlskog, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed fluted earthenware vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1930s.
“SMARAGD” stamp on bottom
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
French Art Moderne Lalique Style Pink Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Moderne Lalique style vase in frosted & pink blown crystal in organic form & scalloped top (chip on base)
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Glasbruk 1950s Tall Double hole Glass Vase '1483'
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A tall rare double holed clear crystal glass vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Glasbruk (which eventually became Kosta Boda), Sweden, circa 1959. Vicke Lindstrand is consid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$997 Sale Price
30% Off
Pale Baby Blue Art Glass Vase by Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning and rather large crystal vase made by the talented Börne Augustsson during the 50s. The shape is very biomorphic. This is an early production of the type of vases that mad...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase by Barbara Moorefield
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice California studio pottery stoneware vase with beautiful tan and brown earth tones by San Diego artist Barbara Moorehead, circa 1970s. The vessel is in good vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
BRANDL - Miniature Glazed Studio Pottery Vase - Signed - Austria - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
BRANDL - Mid Century miniature glazed studio pottery vase - wheel thrown terracotta - tapered form with flat flared rim - hand painted trailing blue glaze - signed/original foil labe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$154 Sale Price
30% Off
Barbini Italian Mid-Century Four Leaf Clover Murano Glass Flower Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Four Leaf Clover Murano Glass Flower Vase resting on a round base (BARBINI)
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Italian Powder Pink and Gold Leaf Murano Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso
Located in Meda, MB
This vase was produced in Italy, more precisely in Murano, Venice by Barovier & Toso, which is an Italian company that specializes in Venetian glass.
The vase is in powder pink sub...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
$2,078 Sale Price
30% Off
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano art glass vase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$1,395 Sale Price
20% Off
Signe Persson-Melin, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1953
Located in High Point, NC
An incised beige ceramic vase designed and produced by Signe Persson-Melin, Sweden, 1953.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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