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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Period: 20th Century
Small Murano glass vase Marcello Furlan made in italy 1990s
Located in Milano, IT
Small Murano glass vase signed on acid Marcello Furlan - 1990
In Great Condition
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver Vase
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1908. Cone with flared mouth on vertical ovoid knop mounted to domed foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Glass Vase by Murano Oggetti, signed R. Pell
By Oggetti
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautiful art glass vase, Murano Italy by Oggetti signed by R. Bell. The hand blown vase with abstract decoration in blue, green, red, whit and black, Ricardas Peleckas was an art...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
German Desk Lamp After Cristian Del 60ies
Located in Berlin, DE
This lamp is very solid, but its colour and the "spine" make it in a certain way very decent.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Early Tall Ceramic Vase with Unique Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early ceramic vase in a cylinder form by potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). Unusually tall at 21.75 inches, the vase strikes the viewer with its slender silouette with a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase possible Galvani production and decoration by Angelo Simonetto
Located in Lugo, IT
Ceramic vase possible Galvani production.
Good Condition
Thank you
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Hastings Ceramic Figurative Sculpture in Blue White & Brown, circa 1970
By Hastings
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Jean Hastings Clothed Figurative Art Studio Glazed Ceramic Sculpture. Vase. Featuring hand constructed figurative form elements from potters wheel with separate hand built and applie...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Large Abstract Pottery Alien Mock Dinosaur Egg-Shaped Display Vase Pot
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Egg-Shaped Display Vase Pot
This vase is an unusual piece of art that makes a great conversation starter. The vase is curved, with an abstract shape and raised detailing.
It's cra...
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Large Pink and Gray Murano Glass Vase
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A cylindrical modern large vase produced in Murano, Italy with a base and top in pale pink with the center being a light gray color. Would do great as a center piece on a table with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason Av Mazzega Italian Model S 510 Glass and Steel Mount Vase
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A model S 510 glass vase with steel mount designed by the Italian designer Aldo Nason (born 1920) for Mazzega. Made in Murano, Italy, the vase has a tall tubular glass vessel squeez...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Blue Ball Glass Vase by Birgitta Watz for Lindshammar, 1995
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rocking globe-shaped cobalt blue glass vase designed by Birgitta Watz in 1995 and manufactured by Lindshammar in Sweden. Standing on a plane surface th...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Signed Lalique French Crystal Three Petal Footed Flower Vase
By Lalique
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Signed Lalique French Crystal Three Petal Footed Flower Vase.
Category
1990s French Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Collection of Two Ceramic Glazed Vases by Warren Mackinzie
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assemble of two stemmed cylinder-shape stoneware vases by American studio potter Warren MacKenzie (1924-2018). The two vases have a complementary form and silouette and display ni...
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Steel Sculpture Vase by Davorin Horvat for Zepter - Austria - 1990s
Located in Milano, IT
Particular steel vase, made by Davorin Horvat on commission for Zepter.
Probably ordered by the company to give as a prize or gift.
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Gudmundur Einarsson (1895-1963), Icelandic ceramist. Ceramic floor vase.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gudmundur Einarsson (1895-1963), Icelandic ceramist.
Ceramic floor vase featuring geometric panels and text in the decoration: "Paul Smith 2-3 1956."
Decorated with turquoise-green ...
Category
1950s Icelandic Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Green Murano Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Vase
This rippled glass vase has streaks of blue and dark green on a pale green color field. It contains a make...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Octagonal Cachepot with Putti in Tuscan Terracotta, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Octagonal cachepot ornated with putti in Tuscan terracotta.
Measures: height: 30cm
diameter: 30cm
10kg
20th century
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Colossal cylinder-shaped floor vase in ceramic. 1970s/80s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Colossal cylinder-shaped floor vase in ceramic. Hand-glazed in blue hues.
1970s/1980s.
In perfect condition.
Indistinctly signed.
Dimensions: Height 72.5 cm x Diameter 15.5 cm.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Transparent Bullicante Murano Art Glass Vase by Barovier&Toso
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Delicate triangular transparent Bullicante Murano art glass vase with "lateral morise" by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso.
The “bullicante” effect is amongst the most famous gla...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Green and White Art Glass Murano Handkerchief Vase
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass handkerchief vase with some small air bubbles in the glass. Dreamy green and white. Measures: 13" wide and 7.5" tall. A beautiful piece ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Style Cameo Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Daum Style Cameo Glass Vase, green forest landscape on clear ground, marked "A" to underside. 16" H x 4.75" Diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Gambaro e Poggi Scavo Murano Vase in Frosted Turquoise
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frosted Aquamarine Gambaro and Poggi Scavo Murano Glass Vase, Circa 1990s. Featuring a handcrafted frosted Agean blue and green ancient Roman style g...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Lovely Large Brown Ceramic Vase With Leaves, Italy 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Amazing and large ceramic vase, fabricated in Italy in the 80's.
Beautiful design with different kind of leaves and a slender lower part.
Finished with a deep brown glazed finish wi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Large Vintage Rosenthal Gray Glass Battuto Style Bullet-form Vase
By Rosenthal
Located in San Francisco, CA
the bullet-form vase in gray glass with oculus opening above a frosted upper section over a carved faceted lower portion tapering to the base; this chiseled glass method is similar t...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
Ebbe Sadolin, Danish 1900-1982 Vase by Ebbe Sadolin for Bing & Grøndal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ebbe Sadolin, Danish 1900-1982
Vase by Ebbe Sadolin for Bing & Grøndal. Height: 29 cm.
Stoneware with an incredibly beautiful glaze in earthy tones.
The vase has a minor repair on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Formia Green Murano Art Glass Vase in the manner of Hilton McConnico
Located in Miami, FL
A unique organic modern art glass vase in the manner of designs by Hilton McConnico, blown in the 1990s, that was presumably part of an exclusive collection of unique pieces designed...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Dark Blue Murano Glass Vase, Italy circa 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic dark blue modern Murano glass vase, handcrafted in the renowed workshops of Murano in Italy around 1970. This example of a late 20th century Murano vase shows best how crea...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1990s Modernist Silver Plated and Smoked Glass Thomas French Vase by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This French Vase by Christofle embodies the spirit of its era, combining modernist aesthetics with luxurious materials to create a timeless and captivating piece of art.
Crafted by ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Porcelain Abstract Gold Pattern Vase by Heinrich & Co Selb Bavaria, Germany
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Design Gold Glazed Art Porcelain Ceramic Flower Vase by Heinrich & Co SELB Bavaria, Germany 1970's. White Porcelain with gold abstract pattern motif. Rare V...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Modernist Amber Glass Belgian Vase by Val Saint Lambert
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Belgian Vase by Val Saint Lambert is a stunning example of mid-century design and craftsmanship. Its unique combination of form, color, and texture makes it a striking centerpie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
Art Pottery Studio Spout Vase by Gubbels Helden, Netherlands 1970's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Art Pottery Studio Spout Vase by Gubbels Helden. Made in The Netherlands, 1970's / 80's period. Ball shaped vase with fine spout in bordeaux red and blue glazes. Stamped on t...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pottery Vase With Drip Paint
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pottery Vase With Drip Paint. Wonderful texture that is accentuated by the precise paint. There are many different tones flow thought the exterior leading the seer downward or upward...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
TERRACOTTA LEMON BASIN H.63CM WITH DECORATIONS 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
TERRACOTTA LEMON BASIN H.63CM WITH DECORATIONS 20th century
Impruneta terracotta vase, patinated to perfection.
Copy of a sixteenth-century original.
Ancient Ricceri factory.
Large ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Large Multi Color Pink Vase Murano Style
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This is a beautiful art glass vase with a style that is reminiscent of Murano glassware. Murano glass is known for its exquisite craftsmanship and vibrant, multi-colored designs, oft...
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Jens Jakob Bregnoe – Stoneware Carnation Vase
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jens Jakob Bregnø, Danish 1877-1946
A stoneware carnation vase with maroon glaze. At the top three holes for carnations / single flower. Presumably on of a kind.
On one side side re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Marble Verigated Vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Marble Variegated Vase measures approx - 5.5 diameter x 13.5 high
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Fratelli Toso Glass Vase
Located in Lugo, IT
Perfect glass vase by Fratelli Toso
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Signed Earth Tone Raku Pottery Handled Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Signed Earth Tone Raku Pottery Handled Vase
Signed, Deal with Cypher Mark, #181
A striking large signed earth tone Raku pottery-handled vase, signed 'Deal, #181, with a distin...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Knud Andersen Lidded Stoneware Vase / Jar for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Knud Andersen (Danish, 1892-1966) for Royal Copenhagen.
Lidded stoneware vase decorated with green celadon glaze, fitted with patinated bronze lid and gilded knob. Resting on patina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1960s Modernist Murano Glass Incalmo Vase by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Murano Glass vase by Alfredo Barbini is a highly collectible and visually striking piece, embodying the beauty, innovation, and artistry of Murano glassmaking during that era. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
European studio ceramicist. Large ceramic vase with green glaze.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European studio ceramicist.
Large ceramic vase in a modernist style with green glaze.
Mid-20th century.
In excellent condition with natural cracks.
Dimensions: Diameter 20.0 cm x He...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
TUSCANY Flower Vase Ø73 CM FROM THE ANCIENT RICCERI MANUFACTURING 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
TUSCANY Flower Vase Ø73 CM FROM THE ANCIENT RICCERI MANUFACTURING 20th Century
Vase for citrus fruits, elegant, beautiful, characterized by an ornamentation of the type with floral ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Wonderful Lalique France Crystal Bacchantes Dancing Nude Maidens Vase Like New
By Lalique
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Lalique France Crystal 'Bacchantes' Vase In Very Good Like New Condition.
The Cylindrical Body Moulded With A Continuous Scene Of Dancing Maidens, Completed In A Frosted ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Powder Painted Vase With Rope Top Rung
Located in Pasadena, CA
Powder Painted Vase with rope Top Rung. Measures approx - 13 diameter x 21 high
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Vase of Strings - TUSCANY Ø75CM TERRACOTTA IMPRUNETA 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CONCA DELLE CORDE - TUSCANY Ø75CM TERRACOTTA IMPRUNETA
20th Century
Beautiful, unique basin decorated with a rich series of concentric ropes with satyrs, rosettes and Medici coat of...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Dissing Ceramics, Denmark. Unique ceramic vase with glossy green glaze.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Dissing Ceramics, Denmark.
Unique ceramic vase with glossy green glaze.
From around the 1970s.
Label present.
In perfect condition with natural cracks in the glaze.
Dimensions: Heig...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large French Malachite Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large French malachite vases
French, 20th Century
Height 77cm, diameter 50cm
Of campana form, this stylish pair of vases is crafted from malachite and gilt bronze. A malac...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Ormolu
Ceramic vase in modernist design with blue glaze. Ca 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ceramic vase in modernist design with blue glaze.
From around the 1970s.
Marked with model number at the base.
In excellent condition with a minor chip at the top of the vase. See ph...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1990s Modern Carlo Moretti Style Red White and Black Murano Glass Spheric Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This vase designed and manufactured in Venice in the Nineties exhibits the characteristics typical of Murano glass craftsmanship, infused with Carlo Moretti's distinctive style. Craf...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase I Molati Series by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for VeArt
Located in Milan, Italy
From the I Molati series in thick blown and ground glass with aventurine designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa.
Limited edition of 99 copies. Signature and numbering engraved under the b...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Kähler Stoneware Vase - Sun-Yellow Glaze
Located in Kastrup, DK
Kähler vase in stoneware decorated with a beautiful sun-yellow glaze.
Height: 31 cm.
The vase carries a unique touch with a darker spot that is not a flaw but an part of the glazing...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Peter Voulkos Studio Vase
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) - Black Studio pot, circa 1953-1955.
Signed “Voulkos” on the base.
Voulkos, an American artist of Greek descent, was known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Lino Sabattini large 'Sin" vase / vessel silver plated , signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great large vase, designed by Lino Sabattini , 'Sin" marked and signed lower near base .
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
"Ariel" vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors
By Orrefors
Located in Brussel, BE
"Ariel" vase attributed to Olle Alberius for Venini. Sweden 1987.
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic "apple" vase by Georges Jouve, France, 1950's
Located in Paris, FR
Black ceramic vase by Georges Jouve, signed, France, 1950's
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic vase by Cloutier, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vase by Frères Cloutier, red and black, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Petite White Clear Swirl Art Glass Murano Flower Design Bowl, Modern, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass bowl in calyx style. A beautiful piece of art for any room. Found at an Estate Sale in Verona, Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Black Ceramic Vase by Haeger, 1985
By Haeger
Located in Miami, FL
Sleek modern black enameled ceramic vase by Haeger, 1985.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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