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
Set of 2 Porcelain Vase by Björn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vases, set of 2
Producer:
Rosenthal, Germany
Designer:
Björn Wiinblad
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Op Art vas...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful purple and blue Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Silverplated Turquoise Vase Los Castillo style
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Silverplated Turquoise Vase Los Castillo style. Fantastic Patina.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "Orange" Vase by Kreutz Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase
Producer:
Kreutz Ceramic, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany. High quality ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pichet Roger Capron céramique Francaise Vallauris French Riviera 1950
By Roger Capron
Located in London, England
Le pichet italien, œuvre emblématique de Roger Capron, est une pièce d'exception qui évoque le souffle créatif des années 1950. Fabriqué entre 1953 et 1965, ce pichet se distingue pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Blenko Red Blown Art Glass Vase Vessel Jug with Stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Blenko red blown Art Glass vase vessel jug with stopper. Circa 1960s.
Measurements: 23.5" height x 9" diameter.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Large 1960s Studio Midcentury White Blue Bottle Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage shiny glazed Midcentury Modern bottle vase with a big belly and a large white handle on one side. Thick snow white and clear blue running glaze with caramel beige accents. Sm...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$327 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern large Murano glass vase.
Beautiful and rare vase with oval shaped sides and clear glass bottom. The golden glass is striking, especially in the daylight. Large eno...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$325 Sale Price
67% Off
Abstract Italian Modernist Ceramic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive vase with abstract decoration in sky blue, brown, burnt orange, and white with linear decoration throughout (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Nice contrast between the smoothness of the...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano glass "Handkerchief" vase attributed to Paolo Venini Lattimo Filigrana
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Bochum, NRW
Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase, from the 1940s, Italy.
A beautiful fazzoletto glass vase in filigrana lattimo . This beautiful piece is handcrafted in filigrana ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase by Otto Brauer, Holmegaard, Classic Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Otto Brauer white glass vase for Holmegaard design 1959.
Very elegant in it's expression and beautiful , elegant color in white glass.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large Roger Capron Vallauris ceramic vase with hen design
By Roger Capron
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
large Roger Capron Vallauris ceramic ear vase with hen design - I571
Large vase by Roger Capron from Vallauris in the 60s. Ear” vase glazed in white hues and decorated with a large h...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Nittsjö, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An green-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Brown, Ribbed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter vase, ceramic, blue and brown, ribbed. Small scale vase from Bitossi's Pietra (Stone) Decor Series. The blue glazed body ha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$995 Sale Price
60% Off
Fulvio Bianconi (Italien, 1915-1996) "Fasce Orizzontale", Venini, Murano
Located in Boden, SE
Beautiful vintage vase Murano hand blown cobalt blue and red ribbon. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi for Venini circa 1960s. He worked for the company between 1953-1965. Would...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Barbini Murano Glass Vase Italy 80s
By Barbini
Located in Milano, IT
Blown glass vase. Pointed manufacturer's mark at the base and adhesive label on the edge.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Large brown abstract 20th century design ceramic vase Vallauris Siffredi 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Siffredi - Vallauris
Large abstract brown ceramic vase
Signed
Original perfect condition
20th century design
Height 32 cm
Large 24 cm
Depth 15 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad White Relief Op Art Porcelain Vase, Rosenthal Studio-Linie, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful white matte relief op-art porcelain vase from the 1960s, designed by Bjorn Wiinblad and executed by Rosenthal Studio-Line, Germany. In very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Rare & Important Alfredo Barbini After Martinuzzi 'Siren' Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important signed vintage mid-century centrepiece 'Sirena' sculpture by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) after Neopolone Martinuzzi (1928-2014) Murano, Venice, Italy. Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$20,782 Sale Price
50% Off
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Ceramic Vases Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker or Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed vases in good condition.
Measures: Height 26 cm, 17 cm...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Miniature Blue Haresfur 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
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Jasba West German Mid-Century Marble Glazed Art Pottery Vase
By Jasba
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish German mid-century art pottery vase decorated with flames and marble designs and made by Jakob Schwarderlapp and dating from the 1960's. This formal vase was made in Baumba...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Just Andersen, Small Vase, Pewter, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A small pewter vase designed and produced by Just Andersen, Denmark, 1930s.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pewter
Huge Flavio Poli Sommerso Murano Violet Pink Vase
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful and heavy Murano glass bowl in violet, pink and clear glass made by Seguso vetri D’Arte and and designed by Flavio Poli, Italy 1960s.
Excellent original vintage condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Henry Gernhardt Studio Pottery Vintage Vase Organic MCM Feelie Weed Pot Signed
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Henry Gernhardt studio pottery vase in spherical form with little trumpet mouth and terrific blue and purple velvety mottled matt glaze. Impressed cipher on base. 5 3/4" high...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Mid Century Modern Tall Vase in Lime Green by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautiful vase in lime green with concentric stripes in various colors with archaic impressions banding the perimeter. Aldo Londi for Bitossi vase , 12.5 x 5.5 in diamet...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Rectangular Vladislav Urban Glass Vase Sklo Rosice Glasswork Czechoslovakia 1968
Located in Miami, FL
Vladislav Urban, born 1937 Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, is a glass and jewelry designer. Urban, among others, was instrumental in the evolution of Czech pre...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Toni Zuccheri Orange Vase from "Tronchi" series, for Venini 70s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Turin, Turin
Toni Zuccheri attended the faculty of architecture in Venice under the guidance of Gardella, Albini, Scarpa and Samonà.
He began collaborating with VENINI in the 1960s: his first gl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large brown and white stoneware ceramic floor vase by Roz Herrin La Borne 89 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Roz Herrin - La Borne
Large 21th century design stoneware ceramic floor vase
White and brown woodfiring colors ceramic effect
Signed
Dated 2018
Unique handmade piece
Height 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Owl Vase Ceramic sandstone 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Owl Vase in Ceramic / Sandstone designed in the 1970s.
Enameled in a brown and beige color.
Nice pyrite enamel giving it a random dotty effect, typical of the period.
Minimal Zoo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sandstone
Tapio Wirkkala "Shark Tooth" Vase for Rosenthal – Iconic Scandinavian Design
Located in Stockholm, SE
Discover a rare collectible that blends sculpture with function – the “Shark Tooth” vase by legendary Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, created for Rosenthal Studio Linie in the 1960s...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Glazed ceramic vase by Jacques (1926-2008) et Dani (1933-2010) RUELLAND
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Offered is a striking glazed ceramic vase by celebrated French ceramicists Jacques (1926–2008) and Dani (1933–2010) Ruelland, created in France circa 1960. This elegant, slender piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Chartreuse, Green, Earth Tones, Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, chartreuse green, earth tones, stripes, signed. Medium scale chunky spherical form ball vase glazed in chartreuse green and decorated with 3 bands of dark eart...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Colorful Blue Carlo Moretti Satinato Murano Glass Pencil Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, large Mid-Century Modern vibrant jellybean blue colored / coloured satin Murano glass pencil neck vases by Carlo Moretti (1934-2008), circa 1970.
An absolutely bold yet elegant design with the use of bright, vivid blue combined with the bulbous shape and thin pencil neck finished in a satin matt frosted glass for which Carlo Moretti was famous for. Marked with the original Carlo Moretti sticker on the base.
Extremely rare to find in this 1.5 foot height - the second image shows this vase with the more common size of vase.
Measurements:
46 cm tall.
9.2 cm wide.
The green vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$665 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Dino Martens Pink White Gold Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink, white and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1954, model number 5669 (p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Sommerso White and Orange Murano Glass Vase from the 1980s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, MI
White and orange Murano glass vase, made with the submerged glass technique in the 1980s
Ø cm 16 Ø cm 11 h cm 20
The vase is elliptical in shape, made with the submerged glass tech...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$609 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Small Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Small Carafe Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Brown
Styles: Mid-Centur...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Minimalist Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Minimalist Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is com...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
60s MCM Italian Blue Cased Empoli Glass Pitcher and Tent Lidded Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of three 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases. A high pitcher, vase or decanter and two candy or apothecary jars.
In deep bl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Set of Vase + Ashtray Mandruzzato, Goccia Italy, 1970s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Berlin, BE
This very special ensemble of a vase and ashtray with pusher is from Murano, Italy.
According to the corresponding facet cut and the color gradient, it is almost certainly from the h...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Løvemose, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Løvemose, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informatio...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Ceramic Vase from Krösselbach Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Ceramic Vase from Krösselbach Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Opal Teal Blue Italian Art Glass Round Cylinder Flower Vase with Label
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced Per Vase (3 vases available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal blue over opalescent white Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the designer Galliano Ferro for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
$400 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Barovier & Toso Red and Gold Ball Vase, Italian Murano Glass circa 1960
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Barovier & Toso red and gold ball vase - Italian Murano glass circa 1960
Beautiful red ball vase with gold inclusions by Barovier & Toso, Mu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$494 Sale Price
27% Off
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase on Sterling Silver Base, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase on sterling silver pedestal. Designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Rare find due to the sterling silver base.
Measures: 20,5 cm height x 16 cm diameter // 8,07 in height x 6,29 in diameter
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Orange Ceramic Vase by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, Italy 1960s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in Rome, IT
Orange ceramic vase by the Italian designer Enzo Bioli for IL PICCHIO. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom, as shown in the pictures.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rattan Vase Cachepot Plant Holder Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rattan vase cachepot plant holder in the shape of a flower
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
An astonishing piece that will enrich a midcentury-style living room or studio.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Bay 'Brasil" Vase by Bodo Mans
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A stunning and rare Bay Keramik floor vase finished with renowned designer Bodo Mans's 'Brasil' décor (1958).
BODO MANS was born in 1935. From 1949 to 1951 he apprenticed as a window dresser and a decorative painter. He next trained as a graphic designer in Cologne before taking up the study of ceramics at the technical school in Höhr-Grenzhausen (1954-1956). After brief employment as a ceramic painter with Keto Keramik, he took a temporary job at the Madoura company in Vallauris, a small community in southeastern France bordering the resort town of Antibes. The Madoura workshop is famously where Picasso realized his ceramic designs while living in Vallauris (1948-1955).
Following his 1957 return to Germany and a short stint with Ruscha Keramik...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage ceramic plate Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-Century Italian pottery plate by Bitossi with Rimini Blue pattern. The outside surface of the plate is decorated with a printed pattern. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rose and Erni Cabat Glazed Porcelain Feelie Vase, Yellow, Cream Ceramic
By Rose Cabat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rose and Erni Cabat Glazed Porcelain Feelie Vase, Yellow, Cream Ceramic. Signed and dated.
Rose Cabat worked in earthenware, stoneware and, finally, porcela...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,900 Sale Price
50% Off
Bruno Karlsson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Bruno Karlsson and produced by Ego Stengods, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Shell Vase
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Murano shell vase, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Asymmetrical Black Pottery Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A charmingly mid-century or post modern asymmetrical pottery vase with shades of a flying V guitar. Glossy black glaze with no maker’s mark.
In very good vintage condition.
7.5" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century, German Designer Wormser Ceramic Pair of Vases, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Add character to your interior with this stunning pair of handmade Mid-Century pottery vases by Wormser, a German Designer from the mid-century. With their soft shapes and natural fi...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vase by Vicke Lindstrand, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase produced at Ekeby and designed by Vicke Lindstand in the 1940s.
Its streamline shape makes it perfectly adapted to the modern home. Drilled hole on the top. We also ha...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Art Deco French Glass Vases
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Large Art Deco French glass vases
A lovey pair of heavy quality vases
The vases are in good condition, no chips cracks or repa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1960s Swedish Pukeberg Heavy Glass Ice Vase by Uno Westerberg, MCM
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 1960s stunning heavy "Ice Glass" vase designed by Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg Sweden. It offers a superb organic design and beautiful dimensions, ideal for accommodating medi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Extra Large 3, 6kg Sommerso Bowl Murano Vetri Glass by Cenedese, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass shell element
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell was produced in the 1970s i...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian 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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