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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Trio of Don Shepherd Hand Crafted Glass Bent Spiral Neck Vases for Blenko 1988
Located in Miami, FL
Blenko Set of 3 of Bent Spiral Neck Bottle Vases, in three heights, created by Don Shepherd in 1988. This designed makes its debut in the 1988 Blenko catalog and assigned number 8827...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Blown Murano Cactus Vase in Lagoon Blue
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This tall, elegant vase, designed in a captivating cactus shape, embodies the exquisite beauty and unmatched craftsmanship that has made Murano glass a symbol of luxury and refinemen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,440 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand Carved Porcelain Garden Scene Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain urn shape vase, hand carved with garden and mountain design. The vase is slip cast from a plaster mold, handcrafted by Christopher Brody.
Mad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Luxury Vase #23 "Goldfinch". Porcelain. Handmade design and craft in Italy. 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vertigo Vase by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Vertigo collection, this vase with lid was crafted of transparent glass and features a footed shape and a conical bowl. The smooth surface of the piece is adorned with an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$2,760 / item
Large 70´s Pop Art Fabius von Gugel Design Hutschenreuther Relief Vase
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely relief shaped vase from Hutschenreuther brings a touch of elegant sophistication to any household. Ideal placed by the window or on any end table.
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Kawa Vase 19 & 20, Pair of White Ceramic Organic Vases, Porcelain, Sculptural
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Kawa Vase 19 & 20
Made by casting liquid clay into sewn leather molds, all pieces in the Kawa Series are one-of-a-kind.
4" dia. x 11" h
6" dia. x 14"h
Kawa Series by Luft...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Large Decorative Modernist Mosaic Floor Vase
Located in New York, NY
Large decorative Italian Modernist floor vase with colorful mosaic tile work.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Heavy Modernist Marble Vase
Located in Ross, CA
Tall and heavy modernist style gray marble vase with black veining. Carved from a single piece of marble, and polished to glossy in the 1980's.
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Vase ‘Skogsbruk, Gryning I’ Designed Sissi Westerberg for Reijmyre, Sweden, Blue
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase ‘Skogsbruk, Gryning I’ designed Sissi Westerberg for Reijmyre,
Sweden, 2016.
Glass.
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Barrel Vase in Emerald Green Extra Tall
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bold yet impossibly refined, this tall hand-blown Murano barrel vase in emerald green is a masterwork of Venetian glass artistry. Its elongated faceted form evokes the precision of f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,182 Sale Price
25% Off
Bronze Hana Vase Lost Wax Casting in Large Size by Elan Atelier in Stock
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
AVAILABLE NOW AND READY TO SHIP!
Bronze Hana vase and sculpture lost wax casting in large size by Elan Atelier
Bronze vase produced using the superi...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Moor Head Special Edition 2024, Vase, Handmade in Italy, Bespoke. Tone on Tone
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The creator of the “Sicilian state of mind” collection searches for objects from the past
that convey emotions linked to memory.
She selects, re-sews, removes paint and repaints, dis...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Venini Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Horizon Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Floor Vase, by Grimstrup, Signed E.J, 1937 – Abstract Cubist Design
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Unique Floor Vase from Grimstrup Ceramics, Signed "E.J 1937"
Height: 58 cm (22.8 inches).Diameter top / bottom : 33 / 19 cm.
This exceptional and rare ceramic floor vase is cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
New Modern Small Pot in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot / jar / container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 11 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis S, Pyxis Collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available also...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Anna Vase Candy - Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Candy Ceramic Vase – Handcrafted, Bold, Sculptural Polish Design
The ANNA Candy vase by Malwina Konopacka offers a bold take on the classic OKO silhouette. Its organic wave-inspired...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase "SWAN" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B., Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase SWAN handcrafted in bronze
cod. B002 LN
measures: Height 90.0 cm. - Diameter 18.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Blown Fazzoletto Murano Style Folded Blue Vase
Located in Pasadena, TX
Hand blown Italian "fazzoletto" or "handkerchief" style folded blue vase. Murano style glass, unknown designer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II XL Vase Soft Resin Green Gold
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, green and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm
Other sizes available
Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
1980s Modernist Black Green and Yellow Striped Murano Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A black murano glass vase decorated with green, brown and yellow stripes. It's in very good conditions, signed on the bottom murano style. A true embodiment of 1980s Modernist design...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
2 MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST Glass VASES by ASTA STROMBERG Sweden 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A very beautiful asymmetrical pair of vases, Modernist, Free-Form, Dansk, Scandinavian, in thick transparent glass, model numbers B896 and B894 and Stromberg signatures incised with ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
White Glazed Ceramic Vase With Braided Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very interesting white glazed ceramic vase with braided handles. Add some artistic style to your design project with this handcrafted Italian vase.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
33 Neobule Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Neobule Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The Vase is glass blown and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity info below....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Urn Form White and Transparent Clear Art Glass Vase after Vittorio Zecchin
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful clear/transparent and white urn form art glass vase, circa mid to late-20th century. Attributed to Vittorio Zecchin. Piece is transparent with very thin white spiral line...
Category
20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Vase #2 Colored
Located in Porcia, IT
Handcrafted of paper clay, a ductile compound obtained by adding paper pulp and natural fibers to the clay-base, this decorative vase by Paola Paronetto displays an evocative mix of ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Blown Murano Facet Vase in Amber
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Indulge in the mesmerizing allure of this beautiful amber vase, a statement piece that epitomizes elegance and sophistication. Handcrafted with meticulous precision, this vase boasts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,650 Sale Price
25% Off
21 Clesitera Glass Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Clesitera glass vase with pendant, was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
European glass artist. Large art glass vase. Amber-colored. 1960s/70s
Located in København, Copenhagen
European glass artist. Large art glass vase. Amber-coloured.
1960s/70s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: H 30.0 cm x W 19.0 cm.
In excellent condition with a small production flaw...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Hand Blown Murano Battuto Vase in Olive Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This eye-catching vase is the epitome of refined luxury, designed for connoisseurs with a discerning eye for unparalleled craftsmanship. This stunning piece is more than just a vase;...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,040 Sale Price
25% Off
21st Century by Marco Marino "Scatole" Marble Boxes Jewel Case in Black Portoro
Located in massa, IT
Name: "Scatole"
Materials: Black portoro
Three sizes available, price is referred to one item:
Size Box 1 : Diameter cm 20 x Height 7
Size Box 2 : Diameter cm 11 x Height 14
Size Bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Aldo Londi, Ceramic/Pottery Vase by Bitossi, Geometric/Mondrian Pattern
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and elegant ceramic vase by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Donna Karan Lenox Signed Limited Edition Embrace Porcelain Vase / Vessel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine limited edition porcelain vase.
By Donna Karan for Lenox Porcelain.
Entitled: "Embrace".
This collaborative line partnering Donna Karan (of DKNY) design with America's lead...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Opalino Large Indigo Milk White Inside Glass Vase
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.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Surpime Vase in Emerald Green Tall
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A celebration of timeless craftsmanship and rich color, the Hand-Blown Murano Surpime Vase in Emerald Green exudes both vibrance and refinement. This exquisite creation from the Vene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,537 Sale Price
25% Off
Sculpture Vase Vessel Abstract Shape Black Marquina Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Marquina marble.
Vase dimension: L 28 W 19 H 61 cm.
Available in different marbles, onyx and quartzite.
Limited e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Gary DiPasquale Black, Grey & White Tall Drip Pattern Vase with Black Interior
Located in Queens, NY
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary Black, Grey and White Tall Drip Pattern Vase with Black Interior
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Originally designed in the 1930s by noted Milanese architect and designer Tomaso Buzzi, this stunning example is from a limited-edition 1990s reissue by Venini, one of Murano’s most ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$1,890
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Apple Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in apple green designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large Ceramic Pottery Vase Realized by Josette Miquel Handmade Folk Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Josette Miquel
French handmade pottery vase realized circa 1980 by French artist Josette Miquel.
Elegant bird and board decoration.
Stoneware c...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
String of Pearls Vase by Gunnel Nyman for Nuutajarvi-Nottsjo, 1945
Located in New York, NY
String of Pearls Vase by Gunnel Nyman for Nuutajarvi-Nottsjo
This Finnish vase was designed in 1945 by Gunnel Nyman for the glass makers Nuutajarvi-Nottsjo. It is called String of P...
Category
20th Century Finnish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$3,500
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II XLVase Soft Resin Lilac Matt Pumpkin
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, clear lilac, matt pumpkin.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
New Modern Side Table in Travertine and Marble, Designer Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Side Table in Travertine Navona and Emperador dark.
Size: 50×50 cm. - 19,6x19,6 in. smooth finishing.
Commercial name: Tivoli Side Table in marble, Tivoli Collection by the Spanish ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble, Travertine
2000s Astonishing Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass. Made in Italy in 2005. The vase is signed at the bottom C. Nason and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 7,08 x 11,02 H in...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$312 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Nourot Glass Studio Signed David Lindsay 1989 Blue Green Art Glass Vase
By Nourot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine California art glass vase.
By David Lindsay for the Nourot Glass Studio.
In pink, green, blue, and white tones.
Dated 1988.
Simply a terrific...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Moritz Lino Sabattini Silver Plated Murano Glass Italian Design Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Moritz
Lino Sabattini
Italy, 1990
Silver Plated and Murano Base
Signed Sabattini
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Opalino Glass Vase in Grey Milk White Inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II M Vase Soft Resin Lilac Matt Pumpkin
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, clear lilac, matt pumpkin.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: M ø...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
21st Century by Arch. E. Mari "COLONNA" Design Marble Sculpture Vase Centerpiece
By Enzo Mari
Located in massa, IT
Marble sculpture vase "COLONNA" designed by E.Mari
Size: Diameter cm. 20 x 45 height.
Materials: White Carrara
Designed by: Enzo Mari.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Mediterranea 2 - Terracotta Vase - XXI Century - by Chiara Berta Artist
By Chiara Berta
Located in Medesano, IT
The collection is called "Colors is Life."
This project aims to see the realization of a two-dimensional vision of drawing taking shape in space.
As usual, these are pieces made enti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
New Modern Vase in Black Marquinia marble, Designed by Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Vase S in Black Marquinia marble, designed by Jacopo Simonetti.
Available also in Pink Egeo, white onyx, White Arabescato marble and in the L version.
Armonia Collection: Inspired ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Jjirasi Vase #05. From the series Jjirasi
By Yongwon Noh
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jjirasi Vase #05, 2021 by Yongwon Noh
From the series Jjirasi
Ceramic, PVC Sticker and Resin
Size: 3.9 in. H x 4.7 in. W x 4.7 in. D
Weight: 3kg Unpacked
Unique Piece
Signature writ...
Category
2010s North Korean Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Resin, PVC
Contemporary Decorative Flower Vase, English, Art Glass, Baluster Urn, Display
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a contemporary decorative flower vase. An English, art glass and straw silk baluster urn by Margaret Johnson.
Appealing colour with a fascinating natural decoration
Displays...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Silver Plated Flower Cone shape Vase Handcrafted, Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Infused with inspiration from geometric forms and ornamental symbolism, our vase seamlessly intertwines modern aesthetics with subtle acknowledgments of craftsmanship and tradition. ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
X Large Hasu Bowl by Elan Atelier in Stock
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Available now and ready to ship!
Description/
Bronze bowl with gold leaf interior produced using the superior lost wax bronze casting process, hand-rubbed and finished in selecte...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Fossilia Gold Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Fossils of madrepore inspire the minute texture decorating this striking vase of the Fossilia collection. A meticulously crafted mold and the use of unglazed porcelain, or "biscuit",...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,167
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
1980s Modernist Mel Pottery Vase Textured Abstract Design
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Modernist Mel Pottery Vase Textured Abstract Design
Signed Mel
7 h x 5 diameter
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to images.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Horizon Red Thread by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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