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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Tall Ovale Millemolature Contemporary Carlo Moretti Murano Clear Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Oval free hand shaped vase in transparent Murano glass with detailed diamond wheel work designed in 1976 by Carlo Moretti.
Carlo Moretti: An art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
ETRUSCO 1 - Terracotta Vase - 21st 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
21st Century LPWK Vase Frosted Murano Glass Various Colors
By LPWK, Purho Murano
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century LPWK CUBES vase Frosted Murano glass various colors.
Designed by LPWK, Cubes is a collection comprising bowls, minicontainers and a vase made of frosted Murano glass, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Gabbiani Venezia Murano Gold-Flecked Glass Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Gabbiani Venezia Murano Gold-Flecked Glass Vase, with two applied floriform handles atop an orb above a circular base. 16.25" H x 10.5" Diameter. Provenance: From a Fifth Avenue Coll...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of painted plaster vases with porphyry decoration in the antique style.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pair of painted plaster vases with porphyry decoration in the antique style with serpents,
Copy from the Louvre Museum,
Painted wooden column with faux marble decoration,
Circa 1989,...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Plaster, Wood
1977 Crystal Vase Smoke Small by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
With their clean, minimalist lines, faceted corner detail and sultry colours,
Greg Natale’s new 1977 vases will make a sophisticated addition to any room.
The vases are part of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$225 / item
Small Sfera Vase in Black and Red by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The sphere is an archetype that has always been an object of desire. Offered in a variety of colors from the Moretti family’s secret book or in different transparencies, it is an eve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$1,050 / item
A 6608 Vase by Helena Tynell
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 6608 blown glass vase by Helena Tynell.
Signed Helena Tynelll Riihimäen Lasi.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Wonderful Baccarat Harcourt Medium Baluster Signed Crystal Vase
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Baccarat Harcourt medium baluster signed crystal vase.
Category
20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Depeche Mode Vase Bisque by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
The Depeche Mode vase’s totemic sculptural form fabulously evokes the playful geometry and radical imagination of the Memphis Group and other icons of 1980s design. Inspired by the m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$385 / item
Large I Cinesi Vase in White by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
By putting three layers of glass on one another in three distinct moments colored opaque glass, clear crystal and colored crystal one achieves the amazing effect of a material that plays with the light and changes thickness, consistency and chromatic effect.
Two-colored objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Shapely Pair of West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vases
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely pair of West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' guitar vases with red glaze; each with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Vases
Italian glass artist, unique art glass vase in modernist design. Circa 1980s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Italian glass artist, unique art glass vase in modernist design.
Circa 1980s.
Illegibly signed
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 16.0 cm x D 10.5 cm.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Contemporary Ceramic Cartocci Texture White and Gold Bowl #1
Located in Porcia, IT
Striking and stately, this bowl features dynamic horizontal and vertical ridges and a distinctive panel insert in gold, whose vibrant color and smooth surface elegantly contrast with...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mouth-Blown Glass Vase, Purple Color, Refined Design.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mouth-blown glass vase, purple color, refined design.
The captivating purple color of this vase brings elegance and charm to any decor, making it an ideal centerpiece for your home....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Fine Murano Handblown Vases by Davide Salvadore
Located in Long Island City, NY
Davide Salvadore - Unique piece made of hand-blown glass canes and partial battuto surface.
Signed.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$5,000 / item
Kartell Misses Flower Power Glossy White by Philippe Starck and Eugenie Quillet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miss flower power is the planter with an elongated silhouette and generous dimensions capable of giving a touch of personality to outdoor settings.
Available in black, glossy whit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Plastic
$752 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Laguna Puparin Vase Murano Glas Moss Green
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Puparìn is a vase from the Laguna Collection designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for Purho in spring 2022.
Thin, slender and marked by a thick clear glass base that seems to make t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Enson Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Enson contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in white glass, purple glass and red stripe.
Part of the I Piccoli collection, the objects are small in size but give ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Happy Vase in Plastic by Diederik Schneemann
Located in Milan, IT
Happy vase is a decorative piece made with hundreds of iconic figures from the past. Happy vase is part of the ‘Cherished’ collection, Diederik Schneemann...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Vases
Materials
Plastic
$17,174 / item
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
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Hans Merz for Meissen, large porcelain vase in a modern design.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Merz for Meissen, large porcelain vase in a modern design with white glaze.
Model number 50250.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Pair Mid Century Modern Murano Art Glass Clear Black Italian Bud Vases
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Mid Century Modern Murano Style Art Glass With Clear & Black Blown Italian Tall Bud Vases
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mouth-Blown, Clear, Handmade Glass Vase.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mouth-blown, clear, handmade glass vase
Prettily shaped to display beautiful bouquets of flowers, this vase is a functional and elegant addition to your home decor.
Handcrafted fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$920 / item
Small Sfera Vase in Orange, Red and Ivory by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The sphere is an archetype that has always been an object of desire. Offered in a variety of colors from the Moretti family’s secret book or in different transparencies, it is an eve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Vase Vessel Majolica Ornament Hand Painted Empire Red Limited Edition Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This lavish majolica vase is painted in polychrome, characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that enhance its forms beautifully. Its powerful aesthetic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
THEA4, Ceramic Vase Handcrafted in 24-Karat Gold and Black by Gabriella B.
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase THEA4 handcrafted in 24-karat gold
combined with black enamel
cod. TT004
measures:
H. 110.0
Dm. 13.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vasi Comunicanti 2 elements BLU-GREEN in ceramic XXI Century by Chiara Berta
By Chiara Berta
Located in Medesano, IT
Communicating vessels represent bonds, the unions between individuals. They are made entirely by hand from ceramic or terracotta and each one is a unique piece.
Vasi Comunicanti was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1992 Nigel Coates England Modern Encased Lavender Art Glass Vase Salvati Italy
By Salviati, Nigel Coates
Located in Miami, FL
Stunner done Vase designed by Nigel Coates (English, 1949) for Salviati (Italian, founded 1859), circa 1992. A rare organic shaped cased art glass vase in Lavender, light purple with...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Art Glass Vase / Sculpture by Kit Karbler & Michael David
Located in San Diego, CA
Contemporary art glass vase / sculpture by Kit Karbler & Michael David of Blake Street Glass Studio, circa 1990s. This original design is achieved by their technique of layering, thr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Kulva Vase by Ewald Dahlskog
Located in Atlanta, GA
Let your fingers hold a world in your hands. See some small, sophisticated Swedish vases in globe form by Ewald Dahlskog. These earthly vessels transport the viewer elsewhere with ea...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
MCR The Gourd Vase By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Larger quantities available upon request, with 8 weeks production time.
Description: Bronze Vase, The Gourd
Color: Bronze
Size: 14Ø x 42H cm
Material: Bronze
Collection: Mid Century...
Category
2010s Thai Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$1,461 / item
Trittico Carlo Moretti Vase by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Unique and extraordinary, it comprises the three most outstanding works in the history and creativity of Carlo Moretti. Exclusive objects that go beyond the borders of time, classics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$1,175 / item
Vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg
By Josef Ekberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handmade blue vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Each piece is unique and decorated with the Sgrafitto technique that was developed b...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Large Troncocono Vase in Red and Green by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Red horizontal streaks on green and milk colored vertical str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Unique Large Glazed Stoneware Floor Vase By Merethe Bloch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Merethe Bloch, Danish, born 1946
Large stoneware floor vase with shades of gray and 'oxblood' glaze
Standing at 38.5 cm in height and with a diameter of 50 cm, this vase is a one-of...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Artisan Blush and Amber Murano Sommerso Glass Vase with Gold Inclusions, Custom
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Murano blush and amber sommerso glass vase with gold inclusions that seamlessly transition into a pool of clear glass with bullicante. The vase's abstract color gradient...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano 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
Artisan Murano Sommerso Glass Vase with Avventurina, Made-to-Order
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown Murano glass vase meticulously crafted in rich shifting shades of turquoise with bands of gold avventurina that shimmer and vanish with the changes in light. The elegant a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Vase by Nanny Still
By Nanny Still
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tall, thin necked vase by Nanny Still for Riihimaen Lasi.
Marked on the base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
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
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Nero Millemolature Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Glass Hand Etched Vase
Located in New York, NY
Oval free hand shaped vase in black Murano glass with detailed diamond wheel work designed in 1976 by Carlo Moretti.
Carlo Moretti: An artisan f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Large Cuore Vase in Murano Glass by Maria Christina Hamel
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand-formed and hot finished Sommerso glass vase.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Murano/Venini, Italy. Large hand-blown ochre yellow art glass vase.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano/Venini, Italy.
Large hand-blown ochre yellow art glass vase. Triple gourd-shaped.
Ca. 1970.
Perfect condition.
Label.
Dimensions: Height 47.0 cm x Diameter 12.0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Raoul Lachenal Blue Crackle Glaze Ceramic Vase with Band, circa 1930s - 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Raoul Lachenal large blue crackle glaze vase with silver pewter band made circa 1930's - 1940's. It's signed on base; 'Lachenal'.
Image 5: Photo of a Dynasty of French Ceramists - Edmond Lachenal (1855 - 1948) in the center, Raoul Pierre Lachenal (1885 - 1956) on the left and Jean-Jacques Lachenal (1881 - 1945).
About the Artist:
Raoul Lachenal was a French potter. The son of Edmond Lachenal, Raoul Lachenal worked in his father's studio until 1911, when he established a new workshop at Boulogne-sur-Seine. While some of Raoul Lachenal's Art Nouveau ceramics resemble pieces by his father, he also produced distinctive stoneware that can hold its own against works by master glaze artists like Ernest Chaplet and Albert Dammouse...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gary DiPasquale Cobalt Blue Conical Textured Black Lava Vase with Black Interior
Located in Queens, NY
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary Cobalt Blue Conical Textured Black Lava Vase with Black Interior
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Frosted Green Vaseline Glass Centerpiece
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of frosted green antique vaseline glass compotes with circular tops and feet (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Green Water Container Blown by Natalia Criado Circular Round
Located in Milan, IT
An exquisite piece from the wonder crystal collection, this handcrafted water container is a stunning fusion of clear and blue hues. Artfully blown from crystal, it features a spheri...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1980s Danish Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Vase / candle holder in white, black and blue art glass by Michael Bang produced by Holmegaard in the 1980s.
The small art glass vase in white, blue and black colors is in ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
New Modern Vase in White Onyx marble, Designed by Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Vase S in White Onyx marble, designed by Jacopo Simonetti.
Available also in Pink Egeo, Black Marquinia, White Arabescato marble and in the L version.
Armonia Collection: Inspired ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Lupo Horiokami Italian Babel Wolf Vase Black Ash and Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
Babel vase by Italian artist Lupo Horiokami black ashwood, gold metallic foil.
After 20 years in the world of tattooing he understood the importance o...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ash
Large Ellisse Vase in Blue and White by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Created as the evolution of the Ogiva vase, Ellisse is an object that, thanks to its complex working while hot, achieves the perfect balance between its chromatic components, arousin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Unique Handcrafted Clay Swirl Sculptural Vase with Four Openings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite handcrafted ceramic vase is a striking example of the clay swirl technique, an intricate process where coils of clay are layered and shaped by hand to create an organi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Organic Shape, Plain Bright Orange Ceramic Large Vase by Willem Van Hooff
Located in Geneve, CH
Oval Vase by Willem Van Hooff
Core Vessel Series
Dimensions: W 60 x D 10 x H 29 cm (Dimensions may vary as pieces are hand-made and might present slight variations in sizes)
Material...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Tall Amberina Crackle Glass Vase Attributed to Blenko Glass
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Tall Amberina Crackle Glass Vase Attributed to Blenko Glass
Offered for sale is a tall Amberina crackle glass vase attributed to Blenko. The vase has coloring that blends from an orange to a deep red. The finish is the iconic Blenko crackle...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Pair of French Vases in Colored Porcelain Stoneware 'Gres'
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Interesting and particular pair of French vases...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Seguso Murano Black Amethyst and Gold Foil Glass Trumpet Vase Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
The beautiful shape of this Italian Murano Seguso trumpet style glass vase or vessel is sculptural and sensual. Elegant! The glass is amethyst glass that reads black. Only to the lig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
Resin vase Prototipo Fioca by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Resin vase Prototipo Fioca by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 2000s
Vase in resin model Prototipo Fioca, unique piece as it is a prototype of the vase later put into production.
The v...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
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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