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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Ingeborg Lundin Orrefors Applet Expo Series 1964
By Orrefors
Located in Toledo, OH
Ingeborg Lundin (1921-1991) for Orrefors Applet from Expo Series 1964. Signed.
Category
20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Ellisse Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
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
Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$480 / item
Vintage Light Blue Spattered Glass Vases
Located in Queens, NY
2 Vintage bottle-shaped light blue spattered art glass vase with a flared flat rim (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$350 / item
Vintage Brass And Black Resin Modernist Vase, Vessel, Object Sculpture MCM
Located in North Miami, FL
This tall vintage brass modernist vase, sculpture or vessel with a black resin center on both sides is from the 60s. There is a raised modernis...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Unique Bronze Coupe by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique bronze coupe by Rick Owens
2007
Dimensions: L 20 x W 20 cm
Materials: Bronze
Rick Owens is a California-born fashion and furniture has developed a unique style that he d...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$3,590 / item
Tall Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wheel-thrown stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg features an extended, thin neck and a smooth glaze in hues of light earth tones. It exemplifies Friberg’s refined craftsmanship and...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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
Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass 20th Century Spanish
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase is sculpture and vase. It is a symbol of Ettore Sottsass and an icon.
Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Ceramic, Stoneware, Vase / Vessel for Gustavsberg, Grazia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful silver paint in this Lindberg vase by Gustavsberg, Grazia model.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Small Cuore Coccole 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
Vase Vessel Decorative Sculpture White Statuary Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Statuary marble. The precious white Statuary marble has always been the one preferred by sculptors and artists for thei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
BOTTLE - Terracotta- 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
Wonderful Correia Art Glass Cobalt Blue Black Tuxedo Etched Modern Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Correia Art Glass Cobalt Blue Black Tuxedo Etched Modern VASE 8034 LA
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Gary DiPasquale Tall Knobbed Vase in Grey Textured Exterior Interio
Located in Queens, NY
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary Tall Knobbed Vase in Grey and White Textured Exterior and White Interior
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Andy Nasisse Vase
By Andy Nasisse
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Andy Nasisse vase featuring two faces and textured glaze. Signed "AN 98" on the bottom.
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$480 Sale Price
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Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy. Large "Ikano" ceramic vase in retro style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy.
Large "Ikano" ceramic vase in retro style. Gray glaze with circle design decorated in silver and gold.
1970s.
In excellent condition with a few glaze c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Outdoor Planter in Stainless Steel with Durable Outdoor Resistant Finishes
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
The Serena planter brings elegance and sophistication to outdoor areas such as patios, balconies, and gardens. Made of stainless steel with premium finishes resistant to outdoor cond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Fiberglass
Textured Amber Glass Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming amber glass vase featuring a diamond-patterned textured surface that catches and reflects light beautifully. The warm golden-brown hue and rounded silhouette give it a vinta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
John Bergen Studio Canada Hand painted Glazed Round Ceramic Vase Contemporary 80
Located in Miami, FL
Marked and Numbered John Bergen Studio Canada round Ceramic Vase, Vessel made in the 1980.
Hand-painted and glazed in mellow pastel colors.
The opening me...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Black Undulating Vessel" by Felicity Aylieff, 1999
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful vase entitled "Black Undulating Vessel" by Felicity Aylieff. Originally purchased at the Crafts Council Gallery Shop in London, UK in 1999...
Category
1990s British Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Time Yoturi Colonne 22 Vase in Glazed Black Stoneware by Marie Martin Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Time Yoturi Colonne 22 Vase in Glazed Black Stoneware by Marie Martin Ceramics
One Of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Glazed stoneware.
I am Marie Martin. I am from th...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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
Set of 4 Yapacunchi Ceramica Black Striped with Gold Accent Ceramic Vessels
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 4 Yapacunchi Ceramica ceramic vessels. This fun set of vessels feature a variety of shapes, sizes, and uses, but all beautiful and decorative. Each piece has a black base wi...
Category
20th Century Ecuadorean Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Vase, Matte Finish Warm White, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Elegant warm white vase with a matte finishing, alternating with reflective surfaces embellished with 24Kt gold luster. This technique sees ceramics to undergo three cooking phases: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage Murano Vases or Vessels By Antonio da Ros for Cenedese 1970's White
Located in North Miami, FL
These very special and unusual vintage Murano vases, vessels and or glass sculptures are by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese and from the 70's. They are each handblown glass and vary in b...
Category
1970s European Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Blown 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
Marie-Claude Lalique Eroica Frosted Oblong Crystal Vase
Located in Toledo, OH
Lalique Eroica transparent and satin finished crystal slender body of a woman holding the flame of triumphant Liberty sculpted on the surface of an oblong vase. Very nice condition w...
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Giuliano Malimpensa Italian Contemporary Silver Plated Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Giuliano Malimpensa for Mesa Italy silver plated urn shaped vase with scalloped rim atop 2 supporting legs. (c.1980) (EDITION: 20/50)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
‘Battuto’ Smoked Murano Glass Vases
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant Murano glass, handblown vases. Differing in height for a dynamic aesthetic, these vases are made of smoked glass in the “battuto” technique with a ridged, frosted effect. The...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,500 / set
Contemporary Ceramic Ninfea Corteccia Texture White Tray
Located in Porcia, IT
This one-of-a-kind tray in white paper clay (clay enriched with cellulose and natural fibers) will infuse contemporary glamour and sculptural flair in any dècor. Sophisticated in its simplicity, this white tray...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chala Toprak, Contemporary, Modern Sculpture, Flower Vase, Porcelain, 2022
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chala Toprak, Contemporary, 'My Wild Garden Sculpture No. 2', Modern Sculpture, Flower Vase, Porcelain, 2022
Unique and one of a kind hand built ceramic designed and produced by Ist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Narrow Stoneware Vase by Eva Stæhr-Nielsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stoneware vase in brown and blue sung glaze with thin neck and wider foot. Inscribed on the bottom "EI Nielsen - Denmark".
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Murano, Italy. Large millefiori art glass vase. 1960s/70s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. Large slender-necked millefiori art glass vase.
1960s/70s.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 34.0 cm x D 8.5 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large I Cinesi Vase in White by Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
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
Sailor Vase Handmade Textured Glaze
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
The Sailor vase by project 213A has been designed in 2020 and was launched in 2021.
This glaze has a rough almost sandy texture and comes in a soft brick colour
Handmade in Portuga...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$251 / item
Enrico Cammozzo Murano Glass Foglia d'Oro Vase with Applied Glass Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This 16.5" tall hand blown Murano art glass vase was crafted by Italian glass master Enrico Cammozzo (b. 1965). The body of the vase has been finished with gold leaf and features thi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Gulvase Vases by Otto Brauer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of large cobalt "Gulvase" apothocary vases by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard glass.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$1,500 / set
Modern Serving Tray Calacatta Marble Leather Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Serving tray Alentejo, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A sublime serving tray, Alentejo was designed to uplift layback moments.
A r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
PAUL CHALEFF 1986 Art Pottery Dragon Kiln Fired Oversized Decorative Vase
By Paul Chaleff
Located in Miami, FL
American Art Pottery Dragon Kiln Fired Vase designed by Paul Chaleff.
This is a very large oversized American Art Pottery Vase created by Paul Chaleff, back in 1986. The art pottery...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
Also Nason Handblown Glass Vase with Silver and Gold Foil, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase, multicolor with silver and gold foils encased in clear layer of glass by Aldo Nason for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1960's;. At A.V.E.M. a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Foil
Goddess Circe. From the series Gynaeceum
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Two of the recurring themes in Paloma Castello's work converge again in Gineceo (Gynaeceum): an exquisite femininity and her fascination with the ancient world. However, far from the...
Category
2010s Colombian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Vase Potiche Jar Lid Decorated Ornament Decorative Majolica Total White Vessel
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This splendid potiche vase is handmade and hand-painted in Italy, following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we obs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Murano Clear Glass "Rostrate" Vase
By Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Artisan Murano clear glass vase with rostrate or beaklike protrusion design. In the manner of Barovier. Italy.
Currently out of stock but avai...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,400 / item
Large Profili Sword Lily Murano Glass Vase by Anna Gili
Located in Venezia, IT
Clean lines and contours characterize Anna Gili’s Profili. These vases come in different sizes and their proportions challenge the human eye in a play of concavity and convexity. Cur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Large Eclissi Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
The alternating interplay between transparent and opaque colors and Murano crystal give this fattened sphere the identity of Carlo Moretti. The version in the colors milk white/grey/...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, Art Glass Vase, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line. Art glass vase decorated with flowers and swans, 1980s.
Measures: 27.5 x 20 cm.
In...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Matte Black and Gold Sicilian Terracotta Vase Designed by Stefania Boemi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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A captivating ode to traditional craftsmanship and modern sensibility, this anthropomorphic vase of a Sicilian woman is crafted with care by master ceramicist Stefania Boemi, this piece is hand glazed in a deep black matte hue and boasts an expressive visage with an ornate headdress and crown flanked by locks of hair intertwined with Sicilian lemons...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alexandre Kostanda ceramic , pottery abstract vessel /pitcher , Vallauris .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract design by the Polish ? French artist Alexandre Kostanda , made in Vallauris , France .
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Angel Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Angel contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear with blood red and bright red detail.
Part of the I Piccoli collection, the objects are small in size but giv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Torre Vase in Beige by Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Irregular forms in Murano crystal take advantage of the contrast between the shiny and opaque, with a result that is totally contemporary.
Vases in Murano crystal that have been mou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$450 / item
“Drops” Small Black Matte Murano Glass Vase by Renzo Stellon for Salviati, 2010
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
“Drops” vase designed by Renzo Stellon for Salviati, Venezia, Italy, 2010.
Small size, Hand-blown using the traditional rigadin technique, this sculptural piece reveals elegant verti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Large Torre Vase in Maroon by Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Irregular forms in Murano crystal take advantage of the contrast between the shiny and opaque, with a result that is totally contemporary.
Vases in Murano crystal that have been m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$590 / item
“Drops” Small Black Matte Murano Glass Vase by Renzo Stellon for Salviati, 2010
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
“Drops” vase designed by Renzo Stellon for Salviati, Venezia, Italy, 2010.
Small size, Hand-blown using the traditional rigadin technique, this sculptural piece reveals elegant verti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Dorothy Steele Modern Pottery Ceramic Blue Glazed Fish Flower Pin Frog Vase
By Dorothy Steele
Located in Miami, FL
Whimsical handcrafted fish in shades of blue glazed ceramic made to be a flower pin frog vase, vessel.
Maker's mark is underneath. Dorothy Steele Studio of Portland, Oregon Porcelain...
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Paint
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
Vase in White, Red and Black Marbles by Matteo Cibic, Made in Italy in Stock
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in White Michelangelo, Red Levanto and Black Marquinia marbles.
Size: 27.3 x 38.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pietro, Homage collection by the Italian designer ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Milleriquadri Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Mouthblown Clear Glass Vase
Located in IT
Oval free hand shaped vase in transparent Murano glass with detailed hand cut irregular chequered opaque squares designed in 1976 by Carlo Moretti.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Hand Blown Red Murano Art Glass Italian Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand blown art glass murano vase featuring a vibrant fiery red and orange swirl pattern. The piece has a rounded, bulbous body that narrows slightly at the neck before flaring gently...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair KPM Porcelain Vases "Ribbon" Germany circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
A pair of KPM covered vases in the “Ribbon” pattern from Berlin,
Germany circa 1960. Each vase retains its original lid cover.
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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