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 Original 1970 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Roth Ceramics, Germany
By Roth Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2
Producer:
Roth Ceramics, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pot...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Glen Lukens Signed Early Midcentury Glazed California Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Glen Lukens
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare early work featuring a dark chocolate brown glaze by master Mid-Century Modern ceramist/potter Glen Lukens whose work has become quite collectible and relatively scarce and difficult to find.
The work is signed and dated (1924) by Lukens on the underside (we have only seen one other piece dated this early and that piece is in the Forrest Merrill Collection).
Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California (USC) Architectural School’s Ceramics Department where he helped establish and promote clay pottery as a universally acceptable art form. The current popularity of Studio Pottery and ceramics is widely accepted to have started with Lukens who is oft credited with being one of the first artists to raise the stature of Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery within the art world.
Lukens is famed for his experiments with various glazes and glazing techniques. His influence and glazes can be clearly seen in the works of Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Beatrice Wood, James Lovera, etc. He was also known for combining bright, colorful textile glazes (using natural, organic materials and elements he found in the Mojave Desert, Palm Springs, and Death Valley to make what he referred to as "California Colors") with the rough and raw clay surfaces of his often rudimentary forms and vessels.
Lukens currently has an award in his name (Glen Lukens Award) at the University of Southern California's School of fine Arts.
A very rare, unique, and truly special work This piece would be a tremendous stand-out addition to any collectors of Lukens' work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics collection or eye-catching accent piece in about any setting, modern or otherwise. A must-have.
Lukens work can be found in various museum collections including:
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Huntington Library...
Category
1920s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Iridescent Blue Murano Glass Rostrate Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass vase, Italian, from the island of Murano and crafted in the manner of Barovier. This hand-blown piece has a is made using the incamiciato technique where several layers ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in Green Pulegoso Glass with Ribbed Design Scalloped
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in green Pulegoso glass with ribbed design scalloped Top. The vase is very tall for the era and stands alone.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano 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
Extra Large Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Extra large fat lava art vase.
Measures: 48 cm
Model:
428 48 Vienna
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Riccardo Gatti Signed Ceramic Vase
Located in Roma, IT
Riccardo Gatti Italian important vase in glazed ceramic "a lustro".
Faenza dating from the mid 1930s.
Original label on the base
Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompan...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Tulip Vase with 25 White Glazed Ceramic Amphoras, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This wonderful piece is made with 25 white glazed ceramic amphoras.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be consider...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Red and White Fratelli Toso Millefiori Vase, Murano, circa 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique red and white Fratelli Toso Millefiori vase, Murano circa 1910
A large Millefiore murrine glass vase, manufactured by Vetreria F...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Pottery Vase by Jean Mégard '1925-2015'
By Jean Mégard
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid Century Modern ceramic vase was realized by the esteemed artist Jean Mégard in France in 1953. It features a teardrop form with a bulbous base that tapers to an elo...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Murano Toni Zuccheri Giada Italian Art Glass Coral Red Perfume Bottle
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and very rare, vintage Murano hand blown coral red with copper filaments Italian art glass perfume / cologne bottle. Documented to designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Japanese Ikebana Ceramic Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Japanese ikebana white ceramic vase, circa 1960s. The vase is in great shape with no chips or cracks and has a wonderful mid-century circular...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Edwin & Mary Scheier Large Ceramic Vase with Incised Figures, 1996
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Blue studio pottery vase in excellent condition with incised female figures, 1996.
Created by Edwin (1910-2008) and Mary (1908-2007) Scheier.
Sig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Boldly Shaped, Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Neriage Baluster Vase
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Boldly shaped, Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed neriage baluster vase of earth tones
A remarkable piece of craft from Gerbino. Fabulous shape.
Circa 1960's
Signed G...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Blenko styled Handblown Footed Glass Decanter Vase by Bischoff
By Wayne Husted
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A handblown footed decanter vase in a smoked taupe color having the original flame stopper with a frost type finish to the inside executed in the Mid Century . Crafted in the United States for the Bischoff Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Vibrantly Colored Murano Glass Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning midcentury, vintage 'Opalino' Murano glass vase or vessel designed by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990 Wonderful translucent color (colour) of vibrant light blue...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti Three piece vase for Brambilla, Italy 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Angelo Mangiarotti Rare Three piece vase for Fratelli Brambilla, Italy 1970s
Ref: Domus July 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage British Studio Pottery Vase
Located in London, London
Studio Pottery vase
Glazed
British.
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Ikeda Yoshiro Monumental Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Ikeda Yoshiro Monumental ceramic sculpture. The glaze on this large scale work has a patinated copper feel. Has a wonderful feel and scale from all perspectives.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Modernist Abstract Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, relatively large free form modernist abstract vase with indentations by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired vase features a s...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Dino Martens Murano Multi-Color Oriente Italian Art Glass Fan Shape Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, striking, vintage Murano hand blown painted style, multi-color Italian art glass vase with aventurine flecks. Documented to Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Two West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' vases with orange glaze; Guitar vase with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick lava glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris Wooden Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage Vallauris Wooden Vase.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete vase 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 outs...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Concrete
Textured Cast Aluminum Vase by Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Peculiar vase by Lorenzo Burchiellaro made of textured cast aluminum in gray silver tone. Signed.
Italy 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Wilhelm Kage vase "Argenta" Gustavsberg Sweden 1950. Signed and Dated
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
Wilhelm Kage "Argenta" vase Gustavsberg Sweden 1944. Signed and Dated
Wilhelm Kage argenta for Gustavsberg vase "the Dragon" Sweden, 1930
The Argenta sandstone collection, now emble...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Silicone
Wonderful Marcello Furlan Murano Italian Rare Art Glass Yellow Red Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Marcello Furlan Murano Italian Rare Art Glass Yellow With Red Circular Handle Vase
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large German Pottery Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Gorgeous German vintage large floor vase from Scheurich Keramik. Produced in Germany in the 1970's.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Round Embossed Copper Cachepot / Vase attr. to Egidio Casagrande, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This cachepot, which can also be used as a centerpiece or a vase, is made in embossed copper and is probably by Egidio Casagrande.
It might show slight traces ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Renato Vanzelli Bronze Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Renato Vanzelli bronze vase, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1970s Art Pottery El Toro Bud Vase Pair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Art Pottery El Toro Weed Pot Bud Vase Pair
Set of two art pottery vases
4.25 h x 4 diameter
Marked bull stamp toro
Preowned vintage condition, see images please.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Seguso Large Blue Gray Iridescent "Scavo" Vase in Murano Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous large "scavo" vase made in a beautiful blue-gray iridescent Murano glass. These incredibly charming piece was produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte and produced in Murano, Italy,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Giulio Radi Vase with Gold Foil and Murrhines, ca 1950
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown amber glass vase, undulating form with gold foil and murrhines, by Giulio Radi for A.V.E.M., Murano Italy, ca 1950. This vase is a like a jewel.
Reference:
AVEM Artist...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gunnar Nylund Magenta Chamotte, Porcelain Vase for Rorstrand, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern handmade chamotte clay and porcelain vase by acclaimed Swedish designer Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. Chamotte body with shiny deep raspber...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
Bavaria Rosenthal White Bisque Flower Vase 2D Forrest Royal Porcelain Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal Bavaria white Bisque handmade German Royal Porcelain Op Art Relief Decor Flower Vase.
White bisque porcelain vase...
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Mid Century Carstens Toennieshof Floor Vase, Design by Dieter Peter
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage ceramic floor vase designed in 1972 by Dieter Peter and is part of the Luxus series. Produced by Carstens Tonniesof in Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase with Redentore and Kiku Murrines Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vase with Redentore and Kiku Murrines Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso 1960s
A large murrine glass vase designed by Ermanno Toso and manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano aro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Red Glass Vases Attributed to Erickson
Located in New York, NY
Unusual to find a matching pair of tall vases, these are attributed to Carl Erickson, both are in excellent original condition, clean and ready to use. Priced and offered as a pair. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Signed Lalique Glass Vase
By Lalique
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beautiful Lalique 8" vase.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Toso Murano Blue White Red Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Bud Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flowers and bullseye murrines Italian art glass mosaic cabinet / flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Fat Lava Ceramic "Ankara" Vase by Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage pottery object was desig...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A vintage stoneware vase with matte glaze. Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Signed underneath.
In good vintage condition consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Porcelain Op Art "STONE" Vase by Heinrich Selb, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vase set of 2
Producer:
Heinrich Selb Bavaria, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Alfoldi Porcelain Hungary Hand Painted Pitcher Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Alfoldi porcelain Hungary hand-painted tankard pitcher vase.
Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain large mug cup vase, with hand painted stylized traditional Hungarian motifs, tulip flowers, 1960s, Hungary.
Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain decorative tankard made in Hungary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Cyclope Vase by Charles Cart
By Charles Cart
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A beautiful blue glazed lava vase by the well-known artist Charles Cart. From the French Le Cyclope in Annecy, Charles Cart is designer of Emaux des Glacier.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Fulvio Bianconi Venini 1950’s LARGE Striped Murano Handkerchief vase Signed
By Venini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Venini 1950’s LARGE Striped Murano Handkerchief vase Signed Venini Murano Italia in acid.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Large Optical Glass on Foot
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted Optical details
The large, usable vase provides a solid form suitable for a few tall flowers...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Vase, Stoneware, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Vase, Stoneware, Yellow, Signed. Large chunky vase, glazed in yellow haresfur, with a slightly elongated neck, rounded body, and footed base. Signed wi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Vase by Carstens-Tonnieshof Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful vibrant blue with yellow/ochre ceramic vase from the quality items maker Carstens Keramik.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Haeger “Earth Wrap” Geometric Form Vase
By Royal Haeger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Royal Haeger geometric form vase from the "Earth Wrap" series. Brown base coat with abstract textured yellow and orange top glazes. Marked "Royal Haeger."
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, White, Burnt Umber, Stripe, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, White, Burnt Umber, Stripe, Signed. Medium scale bottle form vase with sloped shoulders and decorated with a dark orange angled stripe over an off-white ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Monmouth Pottery Large Floor Vase
By Monmouth Pottery
Located in Toledo, OH
A Mid-Century Monmouth Pottery floor vase, circa 1950. A large form monochromatic glazed pottery vase with ribbed detail in a grey/green shade. Very good condition. Dimensions: 8.5" ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Highly Rare Vase W/ Nude Male Figures, circa 1951-52
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique and striking example of the work of Pat and Covey Stewart in Laguna Beach, California, this vase depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing along the rocky coast, fr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Orientes Vase by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Schweden 2002
By Orrefors
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Orientes Vase by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Schweden 2002
A vintage vase "Orientes" from the "The four points of the compass" series. Designed by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Schweden. Black and red glas...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Murano Liberty Style Pitcher
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th century vintage Italian Murano pitcher or vase in charming Art Nouveau Italian Liberty style in hues of blue and yellow with beautiful hand painted flowers all-over.
Spirit Gallery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown 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.