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 legendary 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.
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
Period: 1980s
Laura de Santillana for Venini Blown Glass Klee Vase, 1984
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Laura de Santillana for Venini blown glass designed in the 1980s, “Klee” model, signed Venini Italia Laura 84. This beautiful murano piece feat...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Italian White & Mint Green Scavo Glass Wheat Vases, Vessel, Italy 1980
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 white & mint green scavo glass Murano Art glass bud vases, vessel, decanter Mid-Century Modern made in Italy in 1980.
Smaller Vase measur...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Set 2 Blenko Style Mid-Century Modern Hand Made Blown Art Glass Vessel, Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 translucent baby blue Mid-Century Modern handmade art glass vessel, vase, decanter in the Style of Blenko.
Round Vessels blown in clear and light blue Glass.
The Smaller Vas...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Haeger Floral Mint Green Glazed Hand-Crafted Pottey Vase Mid-Century Modern USA
By Royal Haeger
Located in Miami, FL
Original Mid-Century Modern Haeger Floral handcrafted pottery flower vase in mint green glaze. Made in America.
Original foil label at the base.
Impressive and practical as well.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Tapio Wirkkala Large Pinja Crystal Vase for Iitala Finland, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful Pinja vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala and made in Finland by Iittala. This heavy and high quality crystal vase is hand blown with a flat and polished asymmetrical rim and ...
Category
1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
1980s Amazing Set of 3 Vases in Ceramic, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Amazing set of 3 vases in ceramic. Made in Italy. The shape and the colors of these vases are beautiful.
Dimension:
diameter 3,14" x 7,87" height inches
diameter 8 cm x 20 h...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Vessel White Murano Glass Round Decorative Object Italian Design 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Simpatic vase made in Italy in the 80s.
The spherical vase with a narrow neck was made of white Murano glass with small bubbles that cross the entire surface.
Note: We try to offe...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Frosted & Infused Gold Scavo Glass Urn Vase, Vessel Handles Italy 1980
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Frosted & infused Gold scavo glass Murano Art glass urn vase, vessel, decanter Mid-Century Modern made in Italy in 1980.
Diameter of the opening is 9 ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Green and Brown Glazed Ceramic Amphora, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Beautiful Italian vase mid-century, modern green and brown Glazed ceramic amphora, 1960s.
Brown and green glazed ceramic amphora.
This vase is from 1960 period and is conserved very ...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase with Large Air Bubbles in Citrine Yellow, c. 1980's
By Salviati, Flavio Poli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Italian Post-Modern Murano glass vase with Pulegoso technique characterized by irregular air bubbles within the vitreous wall which deliberately obscure its transparency. The hand bl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Spiral Decorated Scavo Art Glass Vase
By Seguso Viro
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Amazing spiral decorated scavo vase by Seguso Viro. Amazing decoration and workmanship. Have not seen another comparable on the market.
Seguso Viro creates on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy where Venetian glass has been made for centuries and where, consequently, Seguso has developed an artistic expression of their own through glass. The creation of Murano glass vases, Murano stemware...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Gutte Eriksen, Vase, Black and Beige Stoneware, Denmark, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gutte Eriksen, Denmark, c. 1980s.
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 1980s signed
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Murano glass bowl designed by Tapio Wirkkala for the fine Italian manufacturer Venini in the 1980s.
The vase is part of the "Coreani" series.
The workmanship is particular, in tran...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Handblown Murano Glass Vase With Scrolled Arms in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
This large hand blown vase /urn features a pale iridescent celadon green glass with a scavo finish.It features a scrolled arm design. This is a stunning piece that will make a great ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1980s Dan Kvitka Hand Turned Vera Wood Vase
By Dan Kvitka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vera wood vase created by Dan Kvitka of Portland, Oregon, circa 1980s. Vase measures 7" by 7.5" and is signed Kvitka, Vera on the bottom. In very good vintage condition.
The follo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
1980s Italian Plexiglass Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s Italian Plexiglass Vase
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Gold Decor Porcelain Floral Pattern Vase by Ouragan, Ulysse Paris, 1980
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Porcelain floral pattern vase.
Ouragan - Ulysse Paris.
Floral decor using 24 k gold, with a stamp and signature on the vase.
...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Cenedese Murano Gold Leaf Glass Vase, Italy, 1980s
By Cenedese
Located in Basel, BS
Beautiful heavy Murano glass vase by Cenedese, hand-crafted in Italy in the 1980s. Cream colored interior with applied glass pieces over gold foil, similar to the 'rostrato' techniqu...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Sculptural Studio Ceramic Vases in Natural Tones
By Piet Knepper, Mobach
Located in London, GB
Large ball shape sculptural Studio Pottery vase created on the turning wheel by highly technical skilled Dutch ceramist Piet Knepper in the 1980's. The glaze in tones of grey is crea...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Mackintosh Pair of Vases "Black & White" by Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous pair of Vases is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
20th Century Charles Rennie Mackintosh Vase "HouseHill" by Colle, Matte
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous Vase is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at least th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Carlo Moretti Murano Art Glass Blue & White Encased Vases Raymor Italy
By Carlo Moretti, Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 Carlo Moretti blue & white encased blown Murano glass vases made by Raymor in the 1980 and made in Italy.
Each vase is marked underneath w...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1980s Italian Murano Green Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful handmade Italian Murano vase.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Charles Rennie Mackintosh Vase "HouseHill" by Colle, Glossy
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous Vase is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at least th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Italian Orange Scavo Glass Wheat Vases, Vessel Mid-Century Modern 1980
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Orange Scavo Glass Murano Art Glass Bud vases, vessel, decanter Mid-Century Modern made in Italy in 1980.
Smaller Vase measures: 16.25 inch...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
German Porcelain Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, 1980s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A tall, ovoid shaped white porcelain vase designed in 1970 by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio Line ‘Drops’ pattern as the tactile design on its exterior has raised dots, like rai...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern 2 Piece Sculptural Blown Glass Vase Form Fit Triangle Stone
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind 2 piece sculptural poured glass vase over a triangle stone Studio piece.
Can take a medium Flower Bouquet and sits form fit on the Base. ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stone
1980s Paul Bellardo Beehive Vase Mid-Century Studio Pottery Dark Blues Stripes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paul’s first one-man-show was in 1965 at the DeCordova Museum of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was at this showing that 18 pieces of Paul’s work were purchased by Walt...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Costantini Murano Glass Italian Vases
By Constantini
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of Murano hand blown vases made of opaline glass by the Italian artist glassblower Costantini. The body is decorated with round freeform re...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar/Jug/Vase/Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage mid-century French provincial stoneware pottery, jar/jug/vase/vessel.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Ceramic Studio Pottery vase by Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
Measures: height 6.3" in. (16 cm), diameter 6.3" in. (16 cm)
Condition: excellent.
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar/Jug/Vase/Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage Mid-Century French provincial stoneware pottery, jar/jug/vase/vessel.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Oversized Round Floor Vase by Ken Pick
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Great oversized vase by Ken Pick of the League Of New Hampshire Craftsman. Nice contrast between the unglazed and glazed areas. Can be used as a floor vase or...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Greige Green Stripe Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1980s
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone huge ceramic vase with a black and green stripe in greige glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar/Jug/Vase/Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial stoneware pottery, jar/ jug/ vase/ vessel.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Sonja Blomdahl Large Handblown Art Glass Sphere Vessel Vase Incalmo Pilchuck
Located in Portland, OR
A large hand-blown early glass vessel by the celebrated Pacific Northwest glass artist, Sonja Blomdahl (b. 1952), signed & numbered, 1980's.
In 1974 Blomdahl got her degree from Massachusetts College of Art & studied under sculptor Dan Dailey. She then trained at the Orrefors glassworks in Sweden, Venetian glass master Checco Ongaro taught Blomdahl the method of double-bubble blowing (or incalmo), of which this large vessel is a great example of.
In 1978, Blomdahl served as a teaching assistant at the Pilchuck Glass School (Stanwood, Washington) she has held teaching positions at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle; Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine; and the Appalachian Center in Smithville, Tennessee. Blomdahl's first solo exhibition was at the Traver Sutton Gallery in Seattle in 1981. She opened her own studio in Seattle in 1983 which remained open until 2009. Since the late 2000s, she has moved beyond the symmetrical glass vessels she is known for and works increasingly with architectural forms.
The sphere having an orange base...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar/Jug/Vase/Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage mid-century French provincial stoneware pottery, jar / jug / vase / vessel.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Wood and Glass Vases
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of interesting vases is made of wood elements and glass vases. This is a French work, circa 1980.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Beautiful Italian Brass and Glass Vase, 1980
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian brass and glass vase made in Italy 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Italian Vintage Flower Holder 1980
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian flower holder made in Italy 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Formia 1980 Italian Vintage Purple Blue White Murano Glass Sleek Design Vase
Located in New York, NY
Vase in blown Murano Art glass signed Formia, created exclusively for Roche Bobois Paris. The very modern Minimalist design and execution are striking in the luxurious quality of gla...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Unique Bottle Form Vase by Bruno Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Large scale stoneware bottle form sculpture/vase with incised line decoration to front and
back faces. Off-white matte glaze with brown lip. Artist signed at base.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Bellon Alfareros Sculptural Modern Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural studio pottery vase with Wassily Kandinsky qualities by renowned Spanish artist Bellon Alfareros.
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Vintage Smokey Gray Signed Cenedese Murano Cased Glass Large Vases
By Cenedese
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cased Murano glass vases. Each signed Cenedese on underside with blue and silver Murano label. In a graduating smokey gray color with a lighter gre...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Exquisite Large Murano Floral Luxury Art Glass Vase Estate Find
By Murano 5
Located in Montreal, QC
For the lovers of Murano, an alluring Floral design art glass vase. Simply beautiful, multi colors featuring an abstract flower design. Vase measures approx. 15 inches tall x 7 inche...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Black & Blue American Raku Vase, Vessel Studio Art Pottery 80
Located in Miami, FL
Round American Raku Mid-Century Modern inside glazed handcrafted blue and black vase, or vessel.
The Studio Art Pottery is two textured vase.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Abstract Murano Glass Vase by Fratelli Toso in Yellow and Green, c. 1980
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage handblown art glass vase with unique organic form attributed to Fratelli Toso, Italy. The special glassblowing technique showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of this Murano ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
West German Painted Ceramic Mid-Century Vase
Located in London, GB
A West-German stamped ceramic vase.
Originally yellow since re-painted white at some point.
German, c1980s.
Good condition.
Location: Belgium Gallery.
Dimensions:50...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Memphis Style Red Ceramic Vase, Italy by Florio keramia
Located in Brussels, BE
Memphis style red ceramic vase - Italy by Florio Keramia.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Round Venini Vase Murano Glass 1985 Multi-Color Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Venini vase Murano glass 1985 multi-color Italian design.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Multicolored Swirl Glass Murano Venetian Glass Vase by Fazzoletto
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown red, black, gold glitter and yellow Italian art glass handkerchief / fazzoletto vase. Created by the Fratelli Toso company. Measures 7 1/8" wide x 7" wide...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Elephant Hide Textural Folds Stoneware Cylindrical Vase
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Highly Textural and provocative 80s stoneware vase, artist information remains unknown. Diameter of 5 by Height of 11 inches and weighs approx. 5 lbs.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1980's Memphis Style Decorative Vase
Located in New York, NY
1980's Memphis style decorative signed pottery vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Formia 1980 Italian Vintage Purple Blue White Murano Glass Organic Design Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blown Murano Art glass signed Formia, created exclusively for Roche Bobois Paris. The very modern minimalist design and execution are striking in the luxurious quality of glass, that...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Red Vase, Poland, 1980s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Glass vase manufactured by Glassworks in Dabrowa Górnicza, a branch of the "Zabkowice" economic glassworks. A vase with an attached 2 transparent ears. Hand-formed, deep red color.
Category
1980s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Sculptural Stoneware Scandinavian Vase
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large stoneware vase on wooden base, rectangular shape, decorated with branches and buds, dark blue glaze.
Signed to the bottom, original label to the wall. Excellent condition.
Di...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Glass Mezza Filgrana, Green Amethyst Clear with Gold Leaf, Cenedese Attr
By Cenedese, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Great color combination.
The filigree/filigrana glass is a cane with a color inside. Usually clear on the outside with a core in colored or opaque glass. Most used are white or black filigrana.
This is a self-made filigrana as there is a green coating over an Amethyst core, making the Amethyst almost a dark bronze color. The other cane is clear with amethyst. The twisting (mena in muranese, or ritorto) makes a lay with the back of the vase almost as it is a reticello (once called filigrana, so that explains the term mezza filigrana).
The special color combination was then rolled over pure gold leaf, highlighted with the iridescence smoke and then covered with another layer of high temperature glass to make the gold vivid.
The vase is quite large and carries a squared mouth, in a way of Carlo Scarpa mezza filigrana vases...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Scheurich Keramik, Rörstrand, Bitossi, and Venini. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $44 and tops out at $113,467 while the average work can sell for $794.
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