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
Alvino Bagni Italian Pottery Imported by Raymor
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Alvino Bagni.
Importer: Raymor.
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Alvino Bagni Italian Pottery canister...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Globular Form Flambe Vases by Palin Thorley
By Palin Thorley
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Hand-signed, sequentially numbered, and directly sourced from the studio of the artist.
This exceptional pair of flambé-glazed test pots by J. Palin Thorley represents a rare foray ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Vase w/ 24k Yellow Gold Gilt Detail by Alka Kunst
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid Century Modern porcelain vase was realized by the esteemed maker Alka Kunst in Germany circa 1960. It features a cylindrical body in white ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
huge 1960s ceramic VASE duemler & breiden model 24/50 polar orange grey black
Located in Mannheim, DE
West German mid century vase manufactured by Duemler & Breiden in the 1960's. Very rare in this size. Model number 24/50. Decor 'Polar' in different shades of gray, orange and black....
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund Stoneware "GN ARH" Vase for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gunnar Nylund stoneware "GN ARH" vase for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Blue hares fur glazed stoneware relief vase, 1950s. Signed with GN ARH. And R for Rörstrand.
Dimensions:
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1960s by Giotto Stoppino for Brambilla Italian Design Ceramic White Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Aster" series
White pottery vase
"Brambilla" mark impressed
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Textured Vase Signed Jolie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century Italian attributed art pottery vase of bucket form with a shaped top. The ceramic vase stands on a rounded unglazed foot the base decorated in grey glazes....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Classical Form 1980's Mercury Glass Urn Vase with Handles
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown mercury glass classical form urn vase with handles, Mexico, c. 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Mercury Glass
Collection of 2 Ice Block Glass "Solifleur" Vases, German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing collection of German ice block glass Mid-Century Modern "Solifleur" vases, circa 1960s. These are heavy glass items in clear glass, outside like ice glass. There is a smal...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$130 Sale Price / set
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Ozark Roadside Pottery, No. 16
Located in Toronto, CA
Small Blue Swirl Vase
ABOUT OZARK ROADSIDE POTTERY
“Ozark pottery” refers to several mid-century American pottery makers that artificially colo...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Vintage Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase / Centerpiece
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Murano glass vase / centerpiece.
The glass is blue/purple color.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
ZBS, Modern Bohemian Citrine Yellow Blown Glass Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful citrine yellow glass vase attributed to Miloslav Klinger for Zelesnobrodské Sklo back when the Czech Republic was still part of Czechoslovakia, circa 1960. Elegant draped t...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$132 Sale Price
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Vintage Iittala Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Round Rock, TX
The iconic “Savoy” vase was designed by Alvar Aalto for Iittala of Finland. Considered one of the most revered designers of the 20th century, Aalto created this vase as part of a 10-...
Category
1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass vase pink Color Seguso Deign 1970
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso Pink Murano Vase 1970 Italy
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$814 Sale Price
30% Off
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica bud vase features a complex sculptural shape with 5 stepped cylinders; minimal form of the piece is accentuated by the monochroma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Silver Plated Tube Vase by Jacques Sitoleux for Christofle
Located in Stockholm, SE
Silverplated tube vase by Jacques Sitoleux for Christofle, France, circa 1969..
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass, Silver Plate
Midcentury Modern Ceramic set of 3 Bowls Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful collection of 3 ARO bowls was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
The glaze is amazing and works with the articulat...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid Century Stoneware Bottle Vase in the style of Georges Jouve, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
French mid century decorative red stoneware / ceramic vase in a warm red color and in style of Georges Jouve / Ruelland produced in the 1950s.
In good original condition.
Dimensio...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Large Colora Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1953
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Colora Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1953
A rare art glass vase from the Colora series, designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Glassworks. This particular piece is an early work from the Colora series, which first appeared in the Kosta catalog in 1955. Signed “LC 2” and Lindstrand's etched signature on the base. The elegant, flowing and simple form is decorated with a fusion of several layers of glass in beige and red, finished with a layer of clear glass. The Colora series was first presented at the Artiums Expose exhibition in Gothenburg in November 1953.
Measures:
Height: 11.61" (29.5 cm)
Diameter: 2.76" (7 cm)
Vicke Lindstrand (1904 - 1983) is considered one of the pioneers of the Swedish glass art scene. He also showed his feel for contemporary trends as a ceramic artist and painter. He celebrated his first international successes at the World Exhibition in Stockholm 1930. Vicke Lindstrand´s design works were part of the art competitions at the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1936. He worked as a trend-setting designer for Orrefors and Kosta. In his final decade Vicke Lindstrand worked together with Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirrnsack at Studio Glashyttan in Åhus.
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Literature Reference:
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Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Hourglass Vase Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This vase from Rörstrand and maker or designer Carl Harry Stålhane, was made in Sweden in the midcentury. Its beautiful glazed combined with its incredible hourglass shaped form make...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Carlo Moretti Marbled Decor Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
A Carlo Moretti beautiful marbled decor Murano glass vase in white and orange. Handmade in the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, circa the 1960s.
A gorgeous, cheerful piece.
Di...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
$267 Sale Price
50% Off
Tom Phardel Incised Landscape Stoneware Ceramic Vase Detroit Studio Pottery
By Tom Phardel
Located in Troy, MI
Stylized decorative landscape vase by Detroit ceramic artist Tom Phardel circa 1980s
Glazed stoneware vessel with carved color block landscape design in a warm natural color palette...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Art Glass Vase by Gianni Versage for Vetreria Archimede Seguso ca. 1990s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase by Gianni Versage for Vetreria Archimede Seguso ca. 1990s
A large and heavy vintage art glass vase designed by Gianni Versage and manufactured by Vetreria Archimede S...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Alabaster Vase in the Style of Ettorre Sottsass with Corals Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Alabaster vase in the style Angelo Mangiarotti, With Corails decoration.
This vase is in the tradition of some vases done by Ettore Sottsass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Coral, Alabaster
$285 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gustave Tiffoche 20th Century Brown and Black Abstract Ceramic Vase 1970 3/7
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
20th century design stoneware ceramic vase by Gustave Tiffoche
Brown and black abstract ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed at the ba...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern 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 color and quality.
Dimensions: 7,5 x 7,5 cm and 16 cm...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large Fratelli Toso FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 8.5"h, 12.25"w, 10.5"d
Additional Information: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
33cm Op Art Vase by Björn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vase
Producer:
Rosenthal, Germany
Designer:
Björn Wiinblad
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Op Art vase was produ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Colorful 1970s Art Vase Porcelain Vase Rosemonde Nairac for Rosenthal Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vase with colorful flower illustration
Producer:
Rosenthal, Germany
Designer:
Rosemunde Nairac
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Vase Midcentury 1970 Pottery La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Elegant stoneware ceramic vase, circa 1970
Realized in La Borne
Signed at the base
Original brown stoneware ceramic glaze
Measures: Height 34cm, large 24cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of vases by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Great tabletop vase or planter in a unique weathered hand painted patina. Very unusual shape. Great indoors or outsi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Concrete
$2,500 / item
Exceptional 15 Inch F. Carlton Ball Sky Blue Sgraffito Castle-Motif Pottery Vase
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a large (15.25") vase by ceramist F. Carlton Ball (1911-1992). This beauty is in a serene sky blue glaze with darker blue sgraffito decoration featuring stylized castle motif...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Cenedese Small Vintage Midcentury Light Blue Italian Murano Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage midcentury petite vase by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Elegant form and striking light opaline blue color/colour.
Dimensions are: 12.1cm tall, 10.8cm at widest point....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$311 Sale Price
30% Off
Two Mid-Century Modern Purple or Red West Germany Pottery Vases
Located in Barcelona, ES
Two eclectic mismatching ceramic vases produced in West Germany, 1960s. The purple vase rather tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Eugene Deutch Signed Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase, 1950
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful work my well-known Hungarian-born, Midwest potter Eugene Deutch.
This magnificently glazed vase/ vessel features a dark, rich glaze that drips freely down the inside of the work.
Signed and dated (1950) on the underside.
Would make for a great addition to any midcentury pottery collection or eye-catching Stand-alone work in about any setting.
Deutch's work is held in many private collections and museums and he was exhibited in solo shows at the Dallas Museum of Art...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Faceted French Pressed Glass Vase, Triangular Geometric 1970s, France
By Luminarc
Located in Chicago, IL
French geometric shaped three-sided clear pressed glass vase by Luminarc with wonderful heavy weight. Reflects the light brilliantly. Signed F...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Imperial Glass 22-Carat Gold-Plated Shoji Screen Greek Key Vase, Cocktail Mixer
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage signed Imperial glass vase or cocktail mixer from the 1960s has 22-carat gold-plated Greek key like shohji screen or trellis...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Plate
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
Tall mid-century West Germany ceramic deep red vase with handle
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Ilkra Edel Keramik large floor vase with handle, with scarified patterns and a deep red & black enamel.
In great overall condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$266 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Søholm Large Floor Vase by Einar Johansen with Blue Glossy Glaze, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Mid-century Danish ceramic pumpkin shaped vase from Søholm Stentøj designed by Einer Johansen in the 1960s. Model no. 3341.
The stoneware vase has a gro...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Art Glass Vase by Josef Hospodka for Glasswork Chribska, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Art Glass
Re-polished
Good Original condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Japanese Modernist Ceramic Ikebana Tall Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Tall Ikebana vase with two sided design by an unknown Japanese maker, circa 1980s. Vase measures 13" tall by 4.25" wide by 2.5" deep and is signed with an impressed stamp and origin...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Peter Knudstrup, Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bud Vase, Danish/Canadian, C 1970
Located in Chatham, ON
PETER KNUDSTRUP (Danish/Canadian 1929-2006) - mid-century wheel thrown and glazed studio pottery bud vase with manipulated rim - expertly glazed with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Very tall handblown glass vase c.1950’s Swedish
Located in London, GB
Fabulous tall and heavy handblown glass vase with a grey hue. Swedish c.1950’s
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase
Producer:
BAY Ceramic, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany. Hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain KPM Berlin Vase Designed by Trude Petri
Located in Vienna, AT
Buttle-shaped white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by Trude Petri in the 1953.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Astonishing Green Vase "Fazzoletto" By Ca' Dei Vetrai in Murano Glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing green vase Fazzoletto by Ca' Dei Vetrai in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diam 6,29 x 9,05 H inches
diam 16 cm x 23 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vase by Ruscha Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
In a very good condition beautiful handpainted vase from Ruscha Keramik. Decor Milano.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Red Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Bowl or Vase attr. Nason
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern glass bowl or vase in bright red attributed to Ermanno Nason for Cenedese of Murano, Italy.
This can be used as a bowl, dish, vide-poche, ashtr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$706 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of 7 German Bisque vases Kaiser Bavaria , 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 7 German Bisque vases Kaiser Bavaria , 1960s
Dimensions: 16cm Height 12cm diameter, 18cm Height 10cm diameter , 11cm Height 14cm Diameter, ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Etruscan Style Vase
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Etruscan style vase. Richly coloured glazed ceramic vase in the Etruscan style decorated with a Picasso-esque allegorical motif of the Fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
20th century blue sommerso glass vase
By Flavio Poli
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This 20th-century Blue Sommerso Glass Vase is a stunning example of Italian glass artistry, featuring the iconic sommerso (submerged) technique that creates a mesmerizing layered eff...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Vase Green Corroded Enamel Vietri Procida 1960 Di Lieto Manufacturing
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian vase green corroded enamel Vietri Procida 1960 Di Lieto manufacturing.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$623 Sale Price
30% Off
Ikebana Ceramic Vessel with Crackle Glass Interior, Japan, c.1970
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ikebana Ceramic Footed Vessel with Crackle Glass Interior, Japan, c.1970
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Small Iridescent Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small iridescent Art Glass flower vase. It depicts a different shades of green and few pink, yellow and purple color spots glass flower vase with several ruffles upper bord...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Maija Grotell attributed Cranbrook Academy of Art
Located in Sharon, CT
A stoneware round vase, bisque surface, interior glazed and with a strong blue abstract intaglio glazed decoration, typical of Grotell's Cranbrook Academy...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Sommerso Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Large Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase. SIGNED
The central Green color (a traditional favorite for VSL) has been given a thick Sommerso (clear layer on the outside) and sculpt...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
1960s Marcello Fantoni Large Scale Abstract Italian Modernist Ceramic Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale Italian abstract Italian modernist vase created by Marcello Fantoni of Florence, Italy. Vase measures 13 1/4“ in height by 5” square and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Scavo Glass Bowls Signed Barbini Murano, Italy, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of scavo glass bowls signed Barbini Murano, Italy, circa 1960.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré
Manufactured by Cassina
ASIAN TRANSPARENCIES
A blown glass vase designed by Charlotte Perriand in the 1940s.
Made of mould-blown glass, t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$2,517 Sale Price
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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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