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
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Polia Pillin Bulbous Vase in a Vibrant Red
By Polia Pillin
Located in Oakland, CA
Bulbous vase by Polia Pillin of Southern California in a vibrant red glaze an unusual piece as its absent of her ornate imagery, she worked with her husband William out of their home...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Bronze Bud Vases Set/3
Located in Malibu, CA
An elegant set of Japanese bronze vases finished in the murashido technique.
The process involves splashing oils onto hot bronze to produce colored patina which often resemble a marb...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1960s Gorgeous Green Vase by Ind. Vetraria Valdarnese. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous green vase by Industria Vetraria Valdarnese, mouth-blown glass and handmade. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Vase diameter 9,05 x 9,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Set of 3 "Scavo" Vases in Murano Glass, Vetri d'Arte Seguso, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous collection of three "SCAVO" Murano pearlescent glass vases in pink, turquoise and grey color. These incredibly beautiful and rare objects were produced by Seguso Vetri d'Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960's Modernist Porcelain Vases Collection by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Stunning collection of 5 1970's Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain vases collection by various designers, in good vintage condition with minor wear and patina.
They are all diff...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Glass Vase by Emil Funke for Gral Glass, circa 1970s
By Gral Glass
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vases by Gral Glass, designed by Emil Funke, circa 1970. These beautiful petrol colored and clear vases bring a touch of...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Finnish Arabia Geometric Brown Decor Vase, Bäck, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury modern ceramic vase with chocolate and caramel brown colors on tiered geometric relief pattern. Designed by Göran Bäck for Finnish A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Archimede Seguso Murano ribbed Sommerso Vase, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Murano ribbed Sommerso Vase, 1950s
A rare Venetian art glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Archimede Seguso ca. 1950s. Thick...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Murano Style Glass Vase, Orange White Swirl by Opaline Florence Italy, 70s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative large vase from Opaline Florence, Italy.
In a great swirl pattern, orange / white.
Rare in this design and from.
Height: 41 cm / 16.14 inches.
Diameter: 20 cm / 7...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
A large vintage blue "Bamboo" glass vase by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden
By Bo Borgstrom, Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A large handblown sommerso vintage art glass vase known as "Bamboo" made by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden. This is a very special vase, the color is a deep denim blue color, surro...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Blue and Multi-Color Swirl Glass Murano Venetian Vase, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass vase. Created by a Murano glass company. A beautiful piece of art for any room. Found at an Estate Sale in Nuremberg, Germany.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Brutalist Stainless Steel Vase by Olav Joa Joff. Polaris, Norway 1972. Steel Art
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist stainless steel vase with amazing relief decor.
Made by Olav Joa Joff for Polaris Fabrikker, Sandnes, Norway. The series 'Steel Art' was in production 1972-1974.
Great...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid century Sevres vase France porcelain form Decoeur 3 cobalt blue gold
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Fantastic mid century vase in gilt decor over rich dark blue ground.
Form #3 designed by Emile Decoeur (1876-1953)
On the bottom
marked with green Sevres 1950 - stamp
Red Sevres...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Bitossi Sahara Aldo Londi Cer Paoli Glazed Ceramic Vases, Italy, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli Sahara range ceramic vases. Italy, 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Vintage Mid Century Fat Lava West German Art Pottery Jasba Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
This Jasba Ceramics piece, hand-produced in West Germany circa the 1950s, features a distinctive aquamarine color shade complemented by the timeless classical cracked Cortina décor glaze. The unique aquamarine hue and cracked glaze finish create a striking visual effect, highlighting the skilled craftsmanship of mid-century ceramic artistry.
Jasba Ceramics is renowned for its high-quality, hand-crafted pieces, and this item is no exception. The combination of the unusual color and the intricate cracked glaze technique makes it a standout addition to any collection of vintage ceramics...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Pitcher by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic large Italian glazed ceramic pitcher was designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello art ceramics ca around 1970.
It feature...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Vessel
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Nice pottery vessel for your collection
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
LE SMITH Mid-century Large Floor Vase, USA 1960's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This mid-century large floor vase is a stunning piece of American design, produced by LE SMITH in the 1960s. Showcasing a distinctive swirl bubbles de...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Porcelain Vase by Björn Wiinblad Rosenthal Studio Line Germany, 1970
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
Murano Italian Modernist Green White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A highly decorative hand blown green and white Murano glass centerpiece / vase with organic design. Italy, 1960s
Pale green glass cased into clear glass. The interior part is made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Swedish Yellow Glass Vase
By Aseda
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish light-yellow glass vase, Midcentury Modern Scandinavian Modern, Sweden, circa mid-20th century. Very good condition as shown in images and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Modern Groupe of 5 Vessels Rörstrand Sweden 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have gathered a Groupe of 5 pieces, made at Rörstrand during the midcentury. The pieces are designed by Carl Harry Stålhane. Their slick minimalistic and elegant form make a perfe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Superb Petit Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Mosaic Posy Potpourri Vase
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Petit diamond motif Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic posy potpourri vase
Wonderful patterns and colouring from Gerbino
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Rörstrand Ritzi Vases and Bowl Gunnar Nylund
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful blue glaze on these 2 vases and bowl from Rörstrand Sweden, designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s.
They are all in good vintage condition.
Dimensions: Large vase H ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Signed Sculpted Crystal Core Vase Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal core Vase , Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional favorite for...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Gustav Spörri Studio Pottery Vase with Sailing Boats, Ziegler Schaffhausen
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking studio pottery vase by Swiss ceramist Gustav Spörri (1920–2016) was crafted for Ziegler Schaffhausen. It features a bold mid-century...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
French Pierre Cardin Pink Flower Glass Vase, Signed, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous decorative chic glass vase in light pink - rose color, made of glass.
With original label "Pierre Cardin" and signature "Pierre Cardin" engraved in the glass (see all pictu...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Huge Mandruzzato Murano Faceted Orange Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A gorgeous extra large Sommerso faceted orange and clear Murano glass vase. Attributed to Mandruzzato. Italy, 1950-1960.
Faceted Murano glass with sommerso technique in two tons of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase, Germany 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing the Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase from Germany in the 1960s, adorned with golden bubbles inside, offers an opportunity to own a captivating piece of mid-century artistry ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
A 20th century Opalescent art Glass vase signed Henry Dean
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The 20th-century opalescent art glass vase signed by Henry Dean is a captivating piece that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of a bygone era. Henry Dean, renowned for his exqu...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
large art deco 20th century design white and green ceramic vase by Gustave Asch
By Gustave Asch
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Asch
Large art deco 20th century design vase
white and green ceramic glazes
Original perfect condition
signed under the base
Height 20 cm
Large 18 cm
Depth 20 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Decorative Object Murano Glass Vincenzo Nason Midcentury Modern Italy 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase/decorative object attributed to Vincenzo Nason made of black aventurine blown Murano glass with oval body and flat mouth. Made in Murano in the 60s. Please watch the video and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Korean Light Celadon Goryeo Bud Vase, Flying Cranes and Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage vase features craquelure glaze in light celadon color with motifs of flying cranes and clouds, the "Thousand Cranes" design that common to Korean Goryeo ware. It has the dis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Celadon
Gianni Tosin Lava & Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
By Orrefors, Edward Hald
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Fish Graal vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
A large and heavy vase of the Graal series designed by Edvward Hald for Orrefors Sweden in 1938. Clear ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Two Flower Pot Plant Stands Vases by Mathieu Mategot Attr., France, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two modernist metal plant pots.
Design:
Attributed to Mathieu Mategot
Origin:
France
Description:
This ori...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina
A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional g...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown red and taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
glazed ceramic "Vase à Oreille" Roger Capron Vallauris 1960.
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Glazed ceramic " vase à oreille".
Stylized polychrom figure of a bull on one side.
Perfect thick glaze
'"Oreille" or ear shaped vases are typical of ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Made Cream Ceramic Vase, Ceramic Sculpture, Ceramic Vessel, Ceramic Art
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Exceptional Large Bauhaus Floor Vase by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF ca. 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Exceptional Large Bauhaus Floor Vase by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF ca. 1950
A very rare floor vase designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1950 and manufactured by Wuertembergische Metalwor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 3 Porcelain Vase by Björn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vases, set of 3
Producer:
Rosenthal, Germany
Designer:
Björn Wiinblad
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Op Art vase set was produced in th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Murano Vintage Glass Vases Cartoccio a Bollicine
By Seguso
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Murano vintage glass vases Cartoccio a Bollicine, in beautiful light blue and chartreuse pale green.
Murano glass vases with everted ruffled rim, ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Bitossi Aldo Londi Arabesque Decor Ceramic Pitcher, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
This gorgeous Italian vintage ceramic pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi features a glazing central band of the Arabesque decor in two different shades of green and the house signature dark brown rough surface, so characteristic of the Bitossi production during the Mid-Century period. Handcrafted in Flavia Montelupo, Italy, circa the 1960s.
Measurements:
Height 21cm/ 8.25"
Width 9.5cm/ 3.75"
Depth 9.5cm/ 3.75"
Weight 1.38kg
The brick-shaped Bitossi by Aldo Londi pitchers...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Large Modernist Ceramic Vase or Centerpiece, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Large Modernist Ceramic Vase or Centerpiece
A striking and rare Modernist ceramic piece by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello. This sculptural work is compos...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
1970s Carlo Moretti Mid-Century Modern Orange and Gray Opaline Glass Jug
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An hand-crafted orange, gray, black white jug vase made in Italy in the Seventies by Carlo Moretti in lovely conditions. A 1970s Carlo Moretti jug is a stunning example of Italian glassware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Ceramic Vase
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a 1960s Mid-Century Modern ceramic single flower vase, designed in the manner of Gio Ponti. The vase features an elongated, curvaceous silhouette with a narrow neck and a sub...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Springer (German/American, 1931-1991), Large Scavo Glass Vessel. Signed.
Located in Chicago, IL
Large scavo, or acid washed, vase in Amethyst by Seguso, Murano Italy, for Karl Springer. Signed on the bottom.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Item e7097
An antique murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of polychr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
An orange, brown fat lava ceramic vase designed and manufactured in Germany by Carstens in perfect condition signed on the bottom with W. Germany...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Undulated Textured Sides Vase by Mandruzzato, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
This sommerso Murano glass vase is a striking piece of Mid-Century artistry.
Hand-crafted using the classical Mandruzatto technique, the vase showcases and undulated form with textu...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Murano Glass Vase Mid Century Red / Orange, Italy, circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Colorful large mid-century Murano glass vase out of the famous glass art workshop Sommerso in Venetia/ Italy. Artfully made around 1960/70 this decorative, beautifully shaped glass v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Neon Yellow Italian Murano Glass Obelisk
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury modern tall and rare 'new old stock' polished faceted Murano glass obelisk in a beautiful light neon yellow colored / coloured glass, made circa 1970. Won...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase Scandinavian Modern for Iittala
By Alvar Aalto, Iittala
Located in New York, NY
The beautiful and iconic Scandinavian Modern Alvar Aalto glass vase, aka as the 'Savoy' vase, created by designer Alvar Aalto, 1937, Finland. This clear vase, with original design by...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
French Artists Michelle and Jacques Serre 2 Potiers Deux Potiers Ceramic Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-thrown ceramic dish glazed in shades of blue green with incised and engraved lines, and stamping decoration.
Ceramic signed by the French ceramicists 2 potiers (Deux Potiers)
...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Alabaster Tazza with Carved Fruit, Set of 25 Pieces
Located in Round Top, TX
A large assortment of Italian hand-carved and hand-painted marble and alabaster fruit arranged on a round white marble tazza with a pedestal base. A total of 24 pieces of fruit in ov...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Aldo Londi Bitossi Striped Mid-Century Ceramic Ball Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful spherical striped terracotta vase, designed by Aldo Londi, handcrafted from ceramic by the Italian manufacturer Bitossi Ceramiche in the 1960s. The vase features seven ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Mid-Century Scavo Orange and Red Hued Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
This unique and stunningly made Mid-Century Modernist Scavo Orange and Red Hued Volcanic Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Cenedese originates from Italy, Circa 1985. This piece featur...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Filigrana Murano Vase Aureliano Toso, Italy, 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Rare Dino Martens filigrana vase in a rare color combination of pink & white with bronze glitter, mouth-blown for Vetreria Aureliano Toso in 195...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Timo Sarpaneva Vase Iittala Jääpuikko Decanter Glass Finland 1958
Located in Basel, BS
Timo Sarpaneva decanter vase ‚Jääpuikko‘ (icicle) in deep blue crytsal for Iittala, made in Finland in 1958.
Good condition with some scratches and minor water (lime) staining on th...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Murano Bowl, Emerald Green Vetrerie Empoli made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Vide Poche Murano Glass Emerald Green Pocket Emptier
The present bowl, designed and made in Italy attributed to the glass makers Vetreie di Empo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Pink Incamiciato Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, opaline white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief Fazzoletto flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Modern Set of Seven Vases by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set of seven small / medium vases in generous blue clear color, was produced by Danish company Holmegaard and designed by Per Lutken.
The set works wonderful together and can...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Vintage Italian Pewter Ewer with Cherub and Rams, Italy Art Nouveau
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair of large amazing pewter vases, Ewer, or Amphoras made in Italy. Vases are in very good condition with a nice patina. Marked on the bottom 90% peltrato.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pewter
Jean-Pierre Viot 20th century design stoneware ceramic vase handmade 1969
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean-Pierre Viot
Grey stoneware ceramic vase
Realised in 1969
20th century design ceramic
Signed
height 18 cm
Large 8 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Nils Landberg Vase for Orrefors, 1965
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning handblown, art glass 'Sommerso' vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s in blue-grey hues.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Bisque Porcelain Can & Paper Bag Vases by Rosenthal Studio-Line "Do Not Litter"
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool pair of bisque porcelain "pop art" can & paper bag vases by Tapio Wirkkala for the Rosenthal Studio-Line "Do Not Litter" series, circa 1980s. The vases are in very good vi...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Bertoncello Ceramic Vase By Roberto Rigon, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large ceramics vase designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello in Italy in the 70s
Perfect conditions
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s.
A large vetro sommerso bollicine vase designed by Carlo Scarpa between 1934 a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Large Vase
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful tall Bay vase, quite rare decor.
Designer: Bodo Mans was employed by the Bay Keramik company from 1959. Mans officially retired from BAY in 1975. Since then he worked as a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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