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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Vintage Italian Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Sculptural Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
This Bertoncello sculptural ceramic vase from Italy, dating back to the 1960s, is a remarkable piece of Italian ceramic artistry. Roberto Rigon was a notable designer associated with...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Clay
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese Tall Sommerso Vase – Green & Honeycomb Amber Atomic
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vase designed by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese, Italy, circa 1950s. This tall cylindrical vase is an exquisite example of the Sommerso (subme...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Paul Kedel for Flygsfors Big Coquille Bowl in Orange, White and Clear Glass
By Paul Kedelv, Flygsfors
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage 1950s Swedish vase, designed by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors as part of the "Coquille" collection. It is big and has an attractive, elongated shape, highlighted by the vibrant t...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
20th Century Green Italian Single Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown slightly smoked, colored Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Yellow Topaz Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso topaz and yellow Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. According to the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase - Glashütte Theresienthal - Gunnel Nyman
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful mid century modern art glass vase, attributed to Gunnel Nyman (designer) for Glashütte Theresienthal.
The vase is in goo...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
"VeArt" Enameled Murano Vase, 1980s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
"VeArt" Enameled Murano vase, Made in Italy, 1980s.
Light blue "encased" art glass vase with white interior. It is in perfect condition.
The price of shipping is for the Italian te...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Vase Murano Glass Vase Zanfirico Italy 1950s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Basel, BS
Rare Paolo Venini vase decorated with Zanfirico canes in a vibrant light yellow with black and white details.
Mouth-blown and hand-crafted at Venini glassworks in Murano in the 1950...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Japanese Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Japanese Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Modernist Murano Red White Glass Centerpiece Vase with Silver Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Forato Centerpiece Vase in Murano Art Glass, Italy, 1960s
Mid-Century Modernist Sommerso Murano centerpiece vase in red and white glass with silver flecks and organic des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Leaf
1977 Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Porcelain Paper Bag Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1977 Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Paper Bag Porcelain Vase
Glazed Porcelain
3.5 h x 3.25 w x 2.38
Preowned vintage condition
Ref...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Austruy Large White and Grey Free Form Ceramic Pitcher, circa 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Austruy
Large white and grey free form ceramic vase or pitcher
Signed under the base
circa 1960
Original perfect condition
M...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Multi-Color Glazed Ceramic Vase for Bitossi Studio
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Studio in Italy during the 1950s. Featuring a textured cream-colored body with vibrant hand-pain...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier & toso xx century decorative bullicant vase
Located in Palermo, IT
Barovier & Toso 1950s with bullicant workmanship:
This beautiful Barovier & Toso vase, dating from 1950, is an exquisite example of Venetian glassmaking mastery. Made using the "bul...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Stained Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Cenury Primitivist Marble Vase with Relief Carved Geometric Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid Century Modern primitivist vase was realized in France circa 1950. It features a cylindrical body that tapers towards the top with a flared mouth that cantilevers over the body of the piece- in a beautiful white exotic marble. The surface of the vase has been handcarved in relief with a wealth of geometric motifs including stylized celtic knots bookended on top and bottom by deconstructed Greek key motifs. Additionally, there is an arched form with a open circle approaching the top of this piece. With its clean modernist lines, monochromatic palate, and patently (and beautifully) hand crafted aesthetic, this piece would be a winning addition to any style of interior from classic Mid Century to contremporary. While it is a perfectly functional vase...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Guido Gambone Midcentury Italian Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Mid-Century Modern design ceramic glazed vase designed by Italian artist Guido Gambone decorated with an abstract drawing and logo of the artist under the base, 1950s.
Please note...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Italian White Brown Orange Stoneware Vases Set 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Gres Stoneware vases set designed and produced by Italian artist Bruno Gambone in shades of white, brown and orange, production Italy 1970s
Signed Gambone Italy under all vases
Meas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Handmade Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
beautiful vase with tall neck. Great glaze, with a impacted or squeezed experimentation method after being thrown on pottery wheel. signed Maza '52 on underside.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase made in Sweden 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane.
The vase has beautiful Rounded bottom with a small top, the lines and a glaze are something spe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Heavy Crystal Vase , Belgium 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional favorit...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large Da Vinci vase with wide cup stamp in Murano glass 1960s.
Located in Palermo, IT
Murano glass vase with stamp at base.
Da vinci, elegant design
The vase presented is distinguished by its refined and minimalist design. The shape is rounded and pot-bellied, with a...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Stained Glass
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass i...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Ceramic Vase by Roger Capron in Vallauris, circa 1960.
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic vase by Roger Capron in Vallauris, circa 1960.
Ceramic vase by Roger Capron, circa 1960 in Vallauris.
H: 21cm, D: 10cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Two German Mid-Century Modern Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Kreutz, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1970s, by Kreutz Keramik. Vases in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed wi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Faceted Crystal Vide Poche Ashtray Bowl, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Stunning crystal catchall/ ashtray by Val Saint Lambert, signed on bottom. The faceted shape catches the light at different angles, looks wonderful against colorful walls or white. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Teardrop Posy Vase, English, Art Glass, Flower Sleeve, Decor, Display
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage teardrop posy vase. An English, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Excellent colour and blown glass form
Displays a desirable ag...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano White Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Hourglass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and tall, vintage Murano hand blown white Zanfirico ribbons and copper aventurine flecks Italian art glass decorative hourglass corseted vase. It is documented to the Frate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful green Murano glass vase with clear base. Signed on the bottom 'Murano'.
The vase is in very good condition, no chips and no feta bites.
Beautiful color.
Dimensions: 3...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Vase - Sommerso - Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is in good condition. Beautiful colors and quality.
Dimensions: 5 x 5 cm and 18 cm ta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Nils Thorsson Scandinavian Marselis Ceramic Vase for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Ceramic scandinavian vase serie “Marselis” designed by Danish artist Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, Denmark 1950s
Please note that the item is original of the period and this...
Category
1650s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Renato Bassoli Pair of Glazed Ceramic Sassi Vases, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of glazed earthenware Sassi (stones) sculptures in shades of Mediterranean blue and sea foam green by Renato Bassoli (1915-1982). Bassoli was a multi-disciplined artist with e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Colored Stripes Vintage Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Hand made studio pottery vase with colorful blue, yellow, white black, brown and orange stripes. Reminiscent of Fantoni pottery, this piece is a real eye catcher. The rim shows a sli...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Green Murano Glass Italian Vase by IVV, Italy 1970s
By IVV Handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury green glass vase, this wonderful object was hand-made by Industria Vetraria Valdarnese (IVV) in Italy in during the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1960s
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Hand Made Ceramic Vase, Ceramic Sculpture, Earthy Modern Ceramic Sculpture
By Skoby Joe
Located in La Jolla, CA
Joseph Skoby is a Southern Californian whose work is inspired by the nature of his native state. His ceramics, created in his own lush garden, recall his intimate dance with the ocea...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Clay
Italian Bitossi Attrib. Blue Pottery Vase with Figurative Design
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare Italian modern hand-thrown, hand carved, and hand painted blue pottery vase with figurative design, attributed to designer ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
A Canne Murano glass vase by Gio Ponti, Venini Murano Italy
Located in Uccle, BE
“A Canne” Murano glass vase by Gio Ponti, Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
Murano glass vase made up of six alternating colored “canes”.
The colors are: Red, Green, Mole Gray, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Rimini Blue ceramic footed vase with geometric motifs, Italy, 1960s
This stunning glazed ceramic vase has a pattern with circles in dark blue with rhombus inside in shades of green / turquoise color accented by decorative flowers.
Excellent vintage condition.
This piece is perfect as a gift idea and it could placed alone or with other 'Rimini Blu'Bitossi pieces creating a set. Display it in a cabinet or on a console table, with flowers or just as a cool decorative vase.
Measures: 22 cm height x 18 cm diameter (8,66 in height X 7,08 in diameter )
More Bitossi Aldo Londi pieces are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace.
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, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
The company was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large 1975 Stoneware Ceramic Pottery Floor Vase by Steen Kepp La Borne
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown and white stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 38...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Modernist Translucent Sculptural Crystal Vase Signed Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist vase was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's premiere makers of crystal products since 1865. The piece features a slightly rounded, cylindrical body that...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Art Glass Vase "Yokohama" by Aldo Nason Murano 1960s
By Aldo Nason
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An asymetrical shaped Art Glass Vase "Yokohama" by Aldo Nason, Murano end of the 1960s. Thick handblown dark glass with multicoloured metallic and murrine inclusions. Nason produced the Yokohama series in his own workshop after he left A.V.E.M. in 1967. The Yokohama vases...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Rude Osolnik Signed Mid-Century Modern Locust Wood Turned Vessel Bud Weed Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned weed vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, with the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The vase is made from locust wood, quite rare for Osolnik, features highlighted striped areas of dark and light. It is signed "Osolnik Originals...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
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
1960's Pink Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern pink Murano glass vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Vase Masterpiece, Blooming Field with Poppies and Lavender, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The vase made with the same technique of the tumblers in another listing.
After the success of the tumbler group, I asked the maestro to make a vase that would keep the design and t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramists of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary.
Doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1970s Mid-Century Modern Carlo Moretti Orange and Blue Opaline Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Italiane vase manufactured by Opaline Florence. Totally hand-crafted, opaline it's in perfect conditions. The orange and blue colors are typical of the period. The Vase is a strik...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Karlsruhe Fat Lava Vase Germany 1960s
Located in Debrecen, HU
This stunning, original vintage vase was crafted by the renowned German manufacturer Karlsruhe Majolika Keramik in the 1960s. Made using the iconic fat lava technique, it stands as a...
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1660s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Carlo Scarpa Tessuto Vase Venini Murano Yellow Black Stripes Venetian Art Glass
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carlo Scarpa Tessuto vase or bottle designed circa 1940 and executed by Venini in 1985. Crafted out of the finest hand blown murano glass in the Tessuto technique with fused glass ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Pink Crystal Vase, Val Saint Lambert
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely crystal thick walled vase, made by the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert. Great pink gradient colour. The vase is in very good condition. No chips. Signed on the bottom.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Catalina California Pottery Vase
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice ribbed Mid Century vase with buttery smooth off white glaze and a turquoise interior . Crafted by the Catalina Pottery company located on Catalina Inland but moving manufacturing to the GMB...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
1960s Gorgeous Beige by Ca dei Vetrai Vase in Murano Glass, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous beige vase in Murano glass by Ca dei Vetrai, handmade in Murano glass. Made in Italy.
Vase diameter 7,87 x 12,99 height inches.
Vase diameter 20 cm x 33 H cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Signed. Chunky ball vase with glazed graduated bands of colors: yellow, orange, red, brown and black. Signed in the g...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
German Midcentury U Keramik Modern Ceramic Vase, Germany, circa 1960s
By Ü Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
A number of colored rectangles on perpendicular incised white lines over a
black glossy glaze background defines this Mid-Century Modern vase from
Üebelacker-Keramik also known as ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Small Mid-Century Modern Red Murano Glass Bud Vase
Located in Soquel, CA
Small Mid-Century Modern Red Murano Glass Bud Vase
Bright translucent red hand blown Murano glass bud vase, with four large ridged details. One ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase, Italy White, Red and Green, Circa 1960/70
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Mid-Century Murano glass vase from the famous workshops in Italy around 1960/70.
A white body with a red base and finished in a kind of green flower
From different shades of white ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage West German Large Ceramic Handled Vase by Ruscha, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
This ceramic vase, designed by renowned artist Kurt Tschörner for Ruscha, exemplifies the bold and innovative approach characteristic of mid-century West German art pottery. Handmade...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Two Ceramic Vases by Tomas Anagrius Sweden 1960's
Located in San Mateo, CA
Two incised ceramic vases by Swedish artist Tomas Anagrius. These were made at his studio in Alingsas, Sweden in the 1960's.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Hand Blown Murano Clear Glass Organic Shaped Centerpiece
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand blown clear Murano glass centerpiece with organic design. Italy, 1950s.
Large size.
Clear hand-blown glass with elongated shape and elegant and clean design.
It will be ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Picasso Ceramic Vase pitcher "Wood Owl" Edition Madoura 1969
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Edition Atelier Madoura , Vallauris France
"Chouette des bois"(Wood owl) 1969
Turned vase: white earthenware clay, Engobes decoration engraved by boring-...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Haresfur Flared Bottle Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Bowl and Vase "Rialto" by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set of two ceramic pieces bowl and Vase was manufactured in Sweden for Rörstrand in the midcentury and designed by Gunnar Nylund.
Very good condition.
Measures: Bowl 16 x...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Italian Stoneware Vase 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Stoneware stoneware vase designed and produced by Italian artist Bruno Gambone, production Italy 1970s
Signed Gambone Italy under the vase.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Murano Glass Bowl in Matte Green with Orange Accents
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivid hues of colour represent the great skills of glassmakers.
The present bowl, most certainly made with a hint of uranium in the glass fuse to give it the peculiar greenish tone, is a perfect example of how attractive massive Murano glass can be. It can be dated approximately to the mid 1960s, based on the style and colors of the piece.
Unsigned, as most pieces of that era, it shows great craftsmanship, and is preserved in beautiful conditions. No cracks, dents or damages of sort are visible, and just a light patina proves it is actually a 50 years old object.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Midcentury Batman Ceramic Floor Vases, Germany Late 1960s Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This striking set of three ceramic floor vases by Scheurich, produced in Germany in the late 1960s, features a highly sought-after Batman pattern, a design that is especially beloved...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Sommerso Vase for Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in San Mateo, CA
Small Murano sommerso vase designed by Flavio Poli. The vase is clear, red and violet one of the nicer color combinations of this series.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Desimone Hand Painted Ceramic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
One-of-kind vase, hand-crafted and hand-painted by Giovanni Desimone. Great design with whimsical images on both sides.
Signed and numbered, this rare piece is colorful as the us...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Bianco & Murrine Bottle Vase by Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Ermanno Toso white bottle form Venetian glass vase with murrine throughout.
Of similar form to the bottle vases in Toso's Nerox line.
Base bears a Fratelli Toso, made i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Japanese Sculptural Vase by Susan Mollet
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a large handmade Japanese sculptural vase with stunning spirals handpainted with a black glaze on top of a terracotta-colored red ceramic clay. The base of the vase is signed...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Engraved Bronze Vase by Esa Fedrigolli
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful bronze vase from the 1970s, handcrafted in Italy signed by the renowned artist Esa Fedrigolli. This organically shaped decorative piece features intricate engravings in t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Murano Amber Blue Italian Art Glass Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural handblown Murano glass scalloped vase with ripples (amber, cream and white glass) cased into clear glass. Italy, 1960s.
The vase is in excell...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Bianconi Murano White Purple Zanfirico Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage murano hand blown white and purple ribbons Italian art glass fazzoletto / handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, and signed "Venini Murano Itali...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Jean Cocteau Decorated Vase
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a glazed earthenware vase produced by Roche Bobois in the 2010s. The vase utilizes a design Jean Cocteau produced in the early 1960s. It features 2 taupe profiles with geomet...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
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