Modern Vases
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Style: Modern
Color: Brown
Contemporary Gilt Iron and Art Glass Vase
Located in Norwood, NJ
Freeform gilt iron tree branch, floral stem styling and gold fleck art glass vase. Tapered cylindrical gold fleck tinted glass vase surrounded by fre...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wrought Iron
Terracotta #5 Vase by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
Showing the marks of its maker, this work of art was designed by Mascia Meccani in 2019. It is made of red terracotta and entirely decorated by hand. It is a celebration of colors an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase "LOTH" Handcrafted in 24-Karat Gold by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase LOTH
cod. CP050
handcrafted in 24-karat gold
and white glazed inside
measures:
H. 140.0 cm.
Dm. 40.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bowl Laura Big, Apple Green Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality, to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality, spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Glass Vase in the Style of Zuccheri, Venini Murano 'Italy'
Located in Pasadena, TX
Glass vase in the style of Toni Zuccheri
Rich orange, gold and white tones are blended in this circular vase that is attributed to Toni Zuccheri, Venini Murano (Italy).
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vase Annalisa, Apple Green and Clear Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Vase Vessel Decorative Sculpture Tulip Shape Amber Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Amber onyx.
Vase dimensions: L 27 x W 22 x H 49 cm, available in different onyx and marbles.
Limited Edition of 35.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Onyx
Robert DuGrenier Modern Studio Art Glass Vase, Signed
By Robert Dugrenier
Located in New York, NY
Robert DuGrenier modern studio art glass vase, made in 1980. The piece is signed and dated on the bottom by the artist and is in great vintage condition.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Isak Isaksson, Swedish Ceramicist, Unique Vase in Glazed Ceramics, Late 20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Isak Isaksson, Swedish ceramicist. Unique vase in glazed ceramics.
Beautiful crystal glaze in blue and earth shades.
Late 20th century.
Measures: 18 x 12.5 cm.
In excellent con...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase "Eve" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase handcrafted in bronze
EVE - code VS004, measures: Height 140.0 cm., diameter 45.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase "CAMILLE" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase handcrafted in bronze
CAMILLE - code VS006, measures: H. 120.0 cm., Dm. 45.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta #3 Vase by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
This Minimalist vase designed in 2019 by Mascia Meccani was crafted using red terracotta and entirely painted by hand to highlight his sculptural Silhouette evoking the shape of a cl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Fat Pumpkin, Upholstered, Gold Faux Leather, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Plywood, Faux Leather
Ceramic Vase "Brix II" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase handcrafted in bronze
BRIX II - code CA060 - H. 76.0 cm. - Dm. 20.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Dripped White Brown Creme Tall Handmade California Ceramic, Interior 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Gold and Violet by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Vase, Arabescato Viola Marble Brown Glass Cylinder by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique piece, one of a kind large drill vase.
Part chaos and part control, drill vases are an exercise in
improvisation.
The origin of the project lies in Carrara, and the small fragments...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Italian Scavo Murano Glass Vase by Franco Moretti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful Italian hand blown Scavo Murano glass vase, designed by Franco Moretti in the 1980s.
Measurements: 15.5” high, 8” wide and 6.5” deep.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Eternity Bunch Mix Alfeo Set Arrangement, Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Polyester
Lene Regius Colossal Stoneware Vase, One of a Kind
Located in Kastrup, DK
Lene Regius, born 1940. Danish ceramicist and artist.
Colossal stoneware vase. Unique, one of a kind.
Decorated with motifs inspired by African cultural ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Vase "MARY II" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B., Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic cup MARY II
cod. CP114
handcrafted in bronze
with white enamel inside
measures:
Height 70.0 cm.
diameter 35.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
American Post-War Di Pasquale Brown Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
American Post-War design glazed ceramic gilt and embossed vase (by GARY DI PASQUALE).
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Stylish Tenmoku Glazed Pattern Studio Pottery Bowl Signed, 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and well made vintage studio pottery bowl with a tenmoku glazed swirl design around the body on a light mottled brown ground...
Category
1960s English Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Geometrie Due Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani, 2020
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid display of color and geometric shapes characterizes the decorative wall panel, Geometrie Due by Mascia Meccani 2019. Made in wood and hand painted with a mixture of techni...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Vittorio Ferro Vase with Unique Multicolor Murrine ca 1994
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase with unique red, orange, yellow and taupe murrine by Vittorio Ferro, Murano Italy, ca 1994. Vittorio Ferro, born in 1932, was a first rate glass master who spen...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
White and Blue Ceramic Vase or Cup by Gilles Broaways Brutalist Pottery Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gilles Broaways
Original set of two vases or cup by French artist.
Realised circa 2000
White and blue ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase "BOB" Handcrafted in 24-Karat Gold by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase BOB
cod. CP044
handcrafted in 24-karat gold
and white glazed inside
measures:
H. 172.0 cm.
Dm. 40.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Madam, in Resin, Gold Leaf or Silver Leaf finish, Made in Italy
By VG New Trend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Vase Monsieur, in Resin, Gold Leaf or Silver Leaf finish, Made in Italy
By VG New Trend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Vase Copine, in Resin, Gold Leaf or Silver Leaf Finish, Made in Italy
By VG New Trend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Geko Vase Small, Small Vase in Glass with 2 Gekos, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Vase, circa 1960
By Murano 5
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass vase, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Table Vase By Richard Uhlemeyer Color Terracotta Red and Green 1940s Style
Located in Hamburg, DE
Table vase by Richard Uhlemeyer, German pottery, handcrafted, 1940s style, glazed and colored in terracotta red and green, size 12 cm on the bottom x 33 cm height, Stamp at the bottom.
Category
1940s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Geometrie Uno Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani, 2019
Located in Milan, IT
Offering class and creative flair to your contemporary living space, the dynamic artwork Geometrie Uno by Mascia Meccani 2019, measuring 67 x 2 x 87 cm, is a stunning display of colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Calafuria Quattro by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
This biscuit terracotta vase is hand-turned for a wonderfully rustic allure. Its hand painted design combines a mixture of artisanal techniques, featuring an orange base, red middle and gold neck. Set on a sculpted solid oak base for a final rustic touch, the Calafuria Quattro Vase by Mascia...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Vase 27 by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
This unusual vase by designer Mascia Meccani is beautifully crafted from red terracotta. Hand-painted in a pretty coral tone, its simple silhouette is detailed with white textured se...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Vase 26 by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
This beautiful vase by designer Mascia Meccani is crafted from red terracotta. Its slender silhouette with tapered neck is hand-embellished, painted in a pretty pink tone and adorned...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Calafuria Cinque by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
The Calafuria Cinque vase by Mascia Meccani is hand-turned and hand painted, bringing a rustic touch to any interior. Its biscuit terracotta silhouette ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Psiche Di Capua, Brass Metal Finish, in Ceramic, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG presents a collection of classic sculptures which revisits the techniques of pop art. The original work is taken apart; a few details are then removed and highlighted, becoming th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase 'David by Michelangelo' Mouth, Brass Metal Finish, in Ceramic, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The “Andy” ceramic collection VG presents a collection of Classic sculptures which revisits the techniques of pop art. The original work is taken apart; a few details are then remove...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Juno's Nose, Brass Metal Finish, Ceramic, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The “Andy” ceramic collection VG presents a collection of Classic sculptures which revisits the techniques of pop art. The original work is taken apart; a few details are then remove...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vittorio Ferro Vase with "Alterni" Pattern 2002 (Signed and Dated)
Located in New York, NY
Large hand-blown glass vase in “Alterni” pattern design with unique avventurine murrine by Vittorio Ferro, Murano Italy, 2002 (signed and dated on bottom). Born in 1932, Vittorio Fer...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murrine, Blown Glass
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Version in Monochrome Gold by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Calafuria Tre by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
The Calafuria Tre 2 vases by Mascia Meccani makes a rustic addition to the home. The two hand-turned biscuit terracotta vases are characterized by an un...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Calafuria Uno by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
The Calafuria Uno 2 vases by Mascia Meccani comprises one tall vase with a slender neck and one shorter vase with a slanted top. Each item is hand-turne...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Louis Dage, French Ceramist, Unique Vase in Glazed Ceramics, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Dage (1885-1961), French ceramist. Unique vase in glazed ceramics.
Beautiful glaze in brown and light earth tones. 1930s.
Measures: 15 x 11.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
S...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Multi-Color Stack Vase with Hand-Painted Burnished Gold Piece, Dipping Bowl
By Paul Smith
Located in London, GB
Stack begins a partnership between Paul Smith + 1882 Ltd. and forms part of an on-going relationship. Each piece in the Stack collection is unique making each Stack a work of art. Stack is a special series of vessels – appearing as a stack of plates, yet functioning as a vase, with each ‘plate’ hand glazed in colours inspired by Paul Smith’s iconic stripes.
To produce Stack requires a complex process from making each individual stacking element of fine bone china, through to the highly skilled color matching and application. On making each plate, after the first kiln (1250 C), they are then glazed and fired again (1060 C). They are water jet cut to provide the vase cavity, hand glazed in each one of the 40 colours of multi stripe and then fired again. The elements are then put back in the stack and placed in the kiln for the third time and fired again, which allows the glaze to fuse together the elements to create the finished Stack. Finally a hand painted burnished gold piece completes Stack.
“The decision to collaborate with 1882 Ltd. was a very instinctive one. They are a highly experienced, fifth generation family business who know their field very well.” Paul Smith
Stack – Dipping bowl...
Category
2010s English Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
Venini Satin Medium Glass Vase in Tea
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 17 cm, H 36 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Libeccio Due by Pietro Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
This decorative object showcases the exceptional work of Italian designer Pietro Meccani. The Libeccio Due Sculpture is hand-sculpted from solid wood, d...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Pitcher with Colorful Decoration in Red, Blue and Yellow, Albisola, 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Joyful ceramic pitcher by Ceramiche Albisola. It has a smooth, glazed surface with flame like stripes in red, blue and yellow. Signed at the bottom 'Albisola', circa 1950. Albisola/L...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Eternity French Tulip Set Arrangement, Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Polyester
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Amber Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in Amber Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Amber and Grape. Its translucent appearance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Chamelea II Small Pink Ceramic Vase Designed Chiara Andreatti
Located in Milan, IT
Chamalea is a vase in ceramic designed by Chiara Andreatti for Paola C., and it is part of the collection Coquille, a family composed of cake stands, centrepieces, fruit bowls and va...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Geometrie Tre Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani, 2019
Located in Milan, IT
A fantastic display of color and geometric shapes characterizes the decorative wall panel, Geometrie Tre by Mascia Meccani, 2019. Made in wood and hand painted with a mixture of tech...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Geometrie Quattro Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani, 2019
Located in Milan, IT
With a stunning display of color and geometric shapes, the decorative wall panel, Geometrie Quattro by Mascia Meccani 2019, in wood hand painted with a mixture of techniques, will ad...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Medium Gear Vase in Glossy Gold by Phillippe Bestenheider for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillippe Bestenheider puts his name to a collection of fine, elegant vases for Driade. A tall vase, a medium vase, and a centerpiece with sophi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bubble Vase in Hand Blown Murano Glass by Luca Nichetto & Gianpietro Gai
Located in Venezia, IT
Cased blown and hand-formed glass elements.
Limited edition: 101 pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
European Studio Ceramist, Unique Vase in Glazed Ceramics, 1960s-1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European studio ceramist. Unique vase in glazed ceramics. Beautiful glaze in light brown shades, 1960s-1970s.
Measures: 21 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Venini, RAAQUU, VG-VGnewtrend, and Carlo Moretti. 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 $28 and tops out at $45,920 while the average work can sell for $993.
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