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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Curt Addin, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and brown semi-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Curt Addin, Glumslöv, Sweden, 1970s.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Alessandro Mandruzzato Tulip Vase in Peach Murano Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tulipano block vase in faceted glass. Very rare peach or salmon in color. Hand-blown in to a mold with facets finished by hand. Designed and made at the Murano workshop of Alessandro...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Big Murano Glass Vase by Venini, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Big Murano Glass Vase by Venini, Italy 1970s. 49 cm x 20 cm. Excellent condition.
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1970s European Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian modern Glass vase with round shape and spiral by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with round shape and spiral by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The spherical structure has a spiral over its entire sur...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Vintage Murano Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Red, Charcoal, Orange Sommerso Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
This very rare and heavy Italian Murano hand blown glass vase or vessel is by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese and is vintage from the 70's. It is flat cut polished top and has the sommer...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Modernist Signed Art Pottery Vase by Rafael Saifulin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed 20th Century studio art pottery vase. By Rafael Saifulin. With and elongated, asymmetrical tulip form top supported by a trapezoidal base. Having a patchwork surface and one section with the profile of a woman's face. Rafael Saifulin is a noted Finnish-Russian sculptor...
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1990s American Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Large Vintage Multicolor Murano Glass Vase, Italy, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage multicolor Murano glass vase - featuring a white glass interior with red rim - clear cased glass to the outside and base - unsigned - Italy - late 20th century. Exce...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Daum by De Belroy Tall Crystal Tumbler Vase, Galaxie Collection, 1970s
By Daum, De Belroy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Compagnie Francaise du Cristal De Belroy for Daum produced this modernist crystal vase, circa 1970. The modern slim design has a thick base and tumbler shape. The vase still has its ...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Vases

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Crystal

Pair of French Majolica Vase from the Cévennes 'France' Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of French Majolica vase from the Cévennes (France) early 20th Century Anduze pots are an artisanal specialty of the Cevennes, a cultural region and mountain range in south-central France, located southeast of the Massif Central. It is a local pottery tradition that had enjoyed great success since the end of the 18th century. An Anduze vase needs three distinctive elements: shape, decorations and colours. These peculiarities are specific to it, and only pottery that contains all of its elements is qualified as Anduze. The other models produced in Anduze do not qualify as such if one of these features is missing. The origins of the Anduze vases are the subject of numerous local legends according to which they were inspired by the Italian-style vases of the Medici or that they adorned the parks of the Palace of Versailles at the time of the Sun King. In reality, the Anduze vase was born in the second half of the 17th century century. It is the result of the different craft traditions of the potters of Provence and Languedoc. Its development is linked to that of the production of citrus fruits which must be kept indoors in winter so as not to freeze and therefore could not be planted directly in the ground. The fashion for the orange grove contributed to the development of the fashion for the horticultural ornamental vase. The first Anduze vase model that can be perfectly identified and dated dates back to 1728 and is the work of the Gautier family of potters, present in the city of Anduze since the 16th century. However, the success of this model was mainly due to the Boisset family's manufacturing boom at the end of the 18th century. The Boisset family, born and trained in the art of Anduze pottery...
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20th Century French Modern Vases

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Majolica

Rare Bitossi Vase with Matching Teak Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Bitossi vase with matching teak bowl. Incredible glaze on the vase. Dimensions listed are for the vase. Sold as a decorative set (vase & bowl).
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1960s Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Teak

Sevres, French art glass vase with hand-painted marble decoration
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sevres, French art glass vase with hand-painted marble decoration and gold-decorated flower bouquet. Early 20th c. Signed. In perfect condition. Dimensions: H 19.5 cm x D 9.5 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed vase by famed American (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. The natural. organic wood grain is quite spectacular in this...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Karl Springer Artisan Hand-Blown Glass Vase with Antiqued Gold Leaf 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Unique large artisan hand-blown glass vase with applied antiqued Italian gold leaf by Seguso (Murano Italy) for Karl Springer, American 1980'...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano glass vase, large Pulegoso work , gold leaf .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a superb Murano vase in Pulegoso glass, one documented in Marc Heiremans book , art work 1932- 1973, this piece seems as early as 1940's .
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Lino Sabattini for Fiat Italia 1970 Geometric Cylinder Tall Vase Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Cylinder geometric vase designed by Lino Sabattini (1925-2016). A modernism sculptural piece created in 1970, by the Italian silversmith and designer Lino Sabattini. This piece wa...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Vintage Italian Nason Mazzega Decorative Two-Body Orange Murano Glass Vase
Located in Milano, IT
This is a rare and extremely fascinating two-body vase in Murano glass. Designed by Ermanno Nason for I.V.R. Mazzega in the 1980s, it is a perfect expression...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Cartoccio Q Vase, Designed 1932
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extraordinary vases designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1932 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made from hot folding of a sheet of glass. Cartoccio Q is available in transparent glass. Manu...
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1930s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian Modern Yellow Ceramic Vase ET1 by Ettore Sottsass for A. Sarri, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern yellow ceramic Vase ET1 by Ettore Sottsass for A. Sarri, 1990s Rare and elegant vase mod. ET1 with round base in ceramic painted in yellow and glazed in white. The st...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Jeff Zimmerman for Tiffany & Co. Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Jeff Zimmerman (American, b. 1968) for Tiffany & Company purple glass vase with gold leaf decoration encircling the body, incised signature to underside. 12.75" height x 4.5" diamete...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian modern Glass vase with round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The structure has a rounded part in the center. Diagonal top hole. ...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

"Paper Bag" by California Bronze
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Whimsical "paper bag" made from cast metal from California Bronze. Would make for a fun decorative piece in any interior. Photographed atop a Cappellini sid...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Vessel with Geometrical Glaze by John Ward
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware vessel with a distinct form and glaze by British studio potter John Ward (1938-2023) circa 1990s. This specific form in the artist's repertoire may be known as a "Spheric...
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Late 20th Century English Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Italian modern Glass vase with round shape and spiral by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with round shape and spiral by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The structure tends to narrow towards the base and it ha...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Kerstin Hörnlund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed stoneware vase, designed by Kersin Hörnlund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1970s.
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1970s Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Italian modern Glass vase with round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The structure tends to narrow towards the extremes and widen in the...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

1960s Flavio Poli Design for Seguso Design Glass Submerged Vase
Located in Biella, IT
Flavio Poli for Seguso design vase glass years 1955 submerged glass vase Perfect condition a, very rare.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

1980s Modernist Red Sommerso Murano Glass Tall Vase by Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A red sommerso murano glass vase designed and manufactured in Venice By Seguso in the Eighties, vase it's in perfect condition. This Tall Vase by Seguso it's a beautiful and collecti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian modern Glass vase with glass bubble by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with glass bubble by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely worked by hand trasparent glass. The structure tends to narrow towards the base and o...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian modern Glass vase with round seed shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with round seed shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The oval structure resembles the shape of a seed. The vase has...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian modern Glass vase with irregular round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with irregular and round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The structure has an irregular and rounded shape. Ins...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian modern Glass vase with oval shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass vase with oval shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Vase with oval base in finely handcrafted glass. The structure has thin decorative vertical lines. Designed and p...
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1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Aylesford Pottery the Friars Red Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish The Friars Aylesford Pottery studio pottery vase decorated in red glazes dating from the 20th century. The Aylesford pottery was founded in 1954 by David Leach who taught...
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20th Century English Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Extraordinary Pair of Blown Glass Vortex Vessels by Jeff Holmwood
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two sought after very large impressive and beautiful blown glass vessels by Canadian artist Jeff Holmwood, purchased at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington...
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1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Italian Murano Glass Vase by Seguso Vetri D'arte
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass vase produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. With original label.   Seguso is among the oldest glass-making dynasties on the island of Murano, whose family tradition dates back...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Sonja Blomdahl Incalmo Art Glass Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Superb large yellow and blue hand-blown incalmo glass vase by the internationally acclaimed American artist Sonja Blomdahl. The richness and beauty of the colors need to be seen in p...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Variations of Brown Art Glass Murano Large Handkerchief Bowl, Modern, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass handkerchief bowl with some small air bubbles in the glass. Measures: 9 5/8" wide x 12 1/4" wide on top and 8" tall. A beautiful piece o...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Glass Vase by Sottsass Associati
Located in London, GB
Vase by Nanae Umeda for Egizia by Sottsass Associati. Yellow glass with hand-painted white flowers, 1980s.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Art 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.
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1980s Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Murano Blown Glass Vase
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A grand scale Murano blown glass vase in a vibrant blue embellished throughout with a Classic, silver leaf “macette”- spotting pattern.
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20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Red and Black Marble Style Glass Murano Vase, Modern, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown red and black Italian art glass handkerchief vase. Measures: 9 3/4" wide x 10" wide on top and 14" tall. A beautiful piece of art for any room.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Tall Porcelain Sculpture and Vessel in Nature, White and Blue by Thomas Naethe
Located in London, GB
Tall elegant ornamental art vase or vessel by Thomas Naethe is turned on the wheel and assembled in porcelain. Although the work refers to vessel forms it is essentially sculptural i...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Wonderful Pair Modern Clear Crystal Glass Urn Form Signed Baccarat Pearl Vases
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Modern Clear Crystal / Glass Urn Form Signed Baccarat "Pearl" Vases.
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20th Century French Modern Vases

Materials

Crystal

Pair of rare Verval Vallauris yellow amber French glass vases
By Verval Vallauris
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Stamped 'Verval Vallauris' thick yellow/amber French glass vases. Handblown in Vallauris, a seaside commune in France dating back to 1501 and noted for its ceramics, glass, the bitte...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Porcelain Vase by Hans Achtziger for Hutschenreuther, 1970
Located in Milan, Italy
This is an elegant large porcelain vase designed by Hans Achtziger for the German porcelain manufacturer Hutschenreuther. Elegant silhouette and dusty matte surface. Beautiful geome...
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1970s German Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Murano Italian Ribbon Trailed Hand-Blown Art Glass Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made Murano Venetian hand-blown glass ribbon pattern jug dating from the latter 20th century. The jug with a rounded onion shaped body has recessed rough pontil mark wi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Large Decorative Vases in Red and Green Onyx
Located in London, GB
A pair of large decorative vases in red and green onyx Continental, 20th Century Height 38cm, diameter 15cm Elegantly designed and and pristinely finished, these fine vases are ...
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20th Century European Modern Vases

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Onyx

1980s Modernist Hand-Painted Ceramic Jug Vase by M Carbone per Ceramica Castelli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare polychrome jug vase hand-crafted and painted by M.Carbone for Ceramica Castelli, the name of decor is Dripping, it's signed on the bottom. This Jug by Maurizio Carbone it's a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vase 'Fabula' Designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden, 1998
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase “Fabula” designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden. 1998. Paper and glass.
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1990s Swedish Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Paper

Ceramic Vase Royal Doulton Chang Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed ceramic vase in slender spindle form from the Chang Ware series by Royal Doulton (England, founded 1815) circa 1920-30s. The vase was decorated with thick and dripping glaze in rich mottled polychrome colors. The glaze shows overall irregular crackles, a signature characteristic of Chang Ware. The base is hand-marked "NOKE", Royal Doulton in rectangle and initial HN (for Harry Nixon). Developed by Charles J. Noke (1858-1941), Doulton's Art Director, as part of his experimentation into Chinese flambé glazes during the 1920s. Fired at very high temperatures, they were introduced commercially by Doulton in 1925 in response to popular demand for eastern style ceramics. They were applied primarily by Harry Nixon (1886-1955). The name Chang Ware was used by Doulton in reference to the possibly mythical Song potter, Chang the Elder, although it bears little relationship to Song ceramics.
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1920s English Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Early Large Ceramic Vase with Sang-de-boeuf Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early ceramic long-neck vase with a brilliant copper red glaze by Benedictine monk potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). The minimalistic an...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Murano Glass Vase, Blue Green and White, Vintage Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful glass vase with a frill inlet designed by a Murano Glassworker in Venice Italy in the 1980s. A vase made by hand with green glass with details made of blue glass. The col...
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1980s Polish Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Large Ceramic Vase with Banded Glaze by John Ward
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large stoneware vessel with distinct form by British studio potter John Ward (1938-2023) circa last quarter of 20th century. The form of the vase as in the artist's repertoire may be known as a "Disc Pot" due to its unique shape. It features a round flattened body that organically morphs into a tapering neck with a slightly dipped neckline. It calls to mind the Chinese "moon flask", whose origin was likely attributed to the nomads of the Islamic Central Asia. The pot is covered with a mottled cream glaze specked with brown marks, mimicking the earth deposits on an archeological object...
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Late 20th Century English Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Studio Ceramic Ribbed Goblet Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall, stoneware ribbed cylindrical vase with imperfect forest green glaze on the body's ribbed portion. This would easily fit in sitting empty on a shelf as a decorative object, or...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

1997 Modern Blue and Green Fish Pottery Ceramic Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1997 Modern Blue and Green Fish Pottery Vase 8.75 H x 4.5 diameter Hand painted colorful fish design. Signed at bottom. M M 97 Preowned vintage ...
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1990s American Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Stonevare Vase by Jacob Bang
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jacob Bang, Danish 1932-2011 Vintage midcentury Scandinavian vase by Jacob Bang. Cylinder form in maroon glazed stoneware with strokes in a darker glaze. Designed by Jacob Bang in...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

1989 Studio Handblown Art Glass Green Vase Brian Maytum
By Brian Maytum 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
By Brian Maytum Art Glass Modern Studio Blown Art Glass Vase Green 1989 dated and signed at bottom. 4.38 tall x 2.13 diameter Preowned original vintage condition. See all images...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Enrico Commozzo Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Massive Murano Art Glass Vase with a dense clear body and applied circular decorative dimensional elements. Signed.
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20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Glasform John Ditchfield, Iridescent Glass Paperweight Vase, U.K., 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Glasform John Ditchfield (Designer) - modern paperweight glass vase - heavy pink iridescent glass with trailing vines and 'oil spot' leaves - hand blow...
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Late 20th Century British Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

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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