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Scandinavian Modern Vases

SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE

Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.

ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN 

CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
  • Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
  • Open, airy spaces
  • Promotion of functionality
  • Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
  • Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
  • A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods

SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.

Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.

Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.

The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak

Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.

Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.

On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries. 

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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Nittsjö, Vase or Pitcher, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Michael Bang for Holmegaard, Large Rare Vase Shaped like a Snail Shell
Located in København, Copenhagen
Michael Bang for Holmegaard. Large rare vase in mouth-blown art glass shaped like a snail shell. Dated 1977. Measures: 38 x 24 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Danish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted, green-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Blue Vase, Gunnar Nylund, Nymölle, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely blue vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Nymölle in Denmark in the 1960s, it´s 17.5 cm (7) high. It´s in mint condition and marked as 1:st quality. Gunnar Nylund was born ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and green-glazed earthenware vase, designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Arne Bang, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Arne Bang, Denmark, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and brown-glazed incised earthenware vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and black-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and green-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and off-white-glazed vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Large Vase by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Long Island City, NY
A stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, mid 20th century. Oval shape, yellow glaze, stamped maker's mark, 27 x 16,5 cm, height 34,5 c...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Large Vase by Gunnar Nylund
Large Vase by Gunnar Nylund
$1,520 Sale Price
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Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and black-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Sylvia Leuchovius Pair of Vases Rorstrand, Scandinavian Modern, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A pair of tall Scandinavian Modern mid-century ceramic studio vases with raised elements and finished in a dark glaze by designer Sylvia Leuchovius for Rorstrand, Sweden. Measures...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Motala Keramik, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Motala Keramik, Sweden, 1930s
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand Atelier, Mid-Century Brown Vase
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful mid-century Swedish vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Atelier, Sweden, the vase is 11.5 cm high and in excellent condition. This vase was designed and produced in the mid-century. Carl-Harry Stålhane is one of the top names when it comes to Mid century Scandinavian...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed incised earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Drip-Shaped Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand, Midcentury Blue Stoneware
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful midcentury Swedish vase in stoneware by Rörstrand, designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane. It is marked as 2nd quality with the white line through the backstamp, because of some...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Ewald Dahlskog, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed earthenware vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Ewald Dahlskog, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted brown-glazed earthenware vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and beige-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Ewald Dahlskog, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed incised earthenware vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Syco Keramik, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Syco Keramik, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Nittsjö, Vase, Yellow Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Brown Hare's Fur Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tall stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg in an elegant, drawn out bulbous shape. Warm brown hare’s fur glaze blends into beige tones. Signed "Friberg,...
Category

1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Andersson & Johansson, Pitcher, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and orange-glazed pitcher designed and produced 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and orange-glazed incised earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Höganäs, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and black-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An cream white-glazed earthenware vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Midcentury Black Stoneware Vase
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful midcentury Swedish vase in stoneware by Rörstrand, designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane. The vase is marked as 2nd quality because of some blurriness in the glaze around the n...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Edgar Böckman, Organic Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A high gloss blue-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Edgar Böckman, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Töreboda Keramik, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and grey-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Töreboda Keramik, Sweden c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Cream and Red Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A cream and red glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Erik Mornils, Vase, Brown Glazed Earthenware, Nittsjö, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown glazed earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Ewald Dahlskog, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed fluted earthenware vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Bo Fajans, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange and beige-glazed vase designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Hugo Gehlin, Freeform Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
By Hugo Gehlin
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform blue-coloured glass vase designed by Hugo Gehlin and produced by Gulaskruf, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Contemporary Scandinavian Purple and White Wiggle Design Tiered Art Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Scandinavian wiggle design art glass vase with colorful scalloped pattern in purple and white and rounded stepped and tapered boxy design with a circular opening and bas...
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20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Three Ceramic Vessels by Hermann Bongard for Figgjo Flint, Norway, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Two vases and one oil lamp from the same series designed by Hermann Bongard for Figgjo Flint, Norway 1960s.
Category

Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 2 Stoneware Vases by Gertrud Lönegren, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
Beautiful and rare stoneware vases designed by Gertrud Lönegren. These studio pieces were created at Rorstrand in Sweden between 1936-41. Excellent condition. Impressed 'Rörstr...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Lovely Green and Black Art Deco Vase by Ilse Claesson, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely vase designed by Ilse Claesson in the 1930s at Rörstrand, Sweden. It is 16 cm high and in very good condition except from some craquelure in the glaze because of the age.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An unglazed brown stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Danish Modern Solid Teak Geometric Freeform Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible solid teak freeform Danish Teak vase, circa 1950's nice condition not signed.
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Teak

Erik Mornils Ceramic Vase - Nittsjö, Sweden - Art Deco 1930's
Located in Stockholm, SE
For those who appreciate timeless design and top-tier craftsmanship, we present this exquisite Erik Mornils vase. Known for his minimalist and sculptural approach, Mornils has creat...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Brown Stoneware Vase by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
Beautiful stoneware vase made by master ceramists Erich and Ingrid Triller. This piece was created at their workshop in Tobo, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Signed on the base with their customary "Triller Tobo" signature. The ceramists Erich and Ingrid Triller were educated in Germany 1929-32, married in 1934 and moved to Sweden the same year. Together they ran the Tobo stoneware...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Vase in Glazed Ceramics
Located in København, Copenhagen
Carl Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand. Vase in glazed ceramics with a checkered design. Beautiful glaze in brown shades. Mid-20th century. Measures: 17.5 x 8 cm. In exc...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Upsala-Ekeby, Yellow Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Retro Vase "Sarek", Stoneware, Olle Alberius, Rörstrand, 1960s-1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Retro vase "Sarek", stoneware, Olle Alberius, Rörstrand, 1960s-1970s. Stamped "R" Sweden and "oa" for Olle Alberius. Hand-painted. Measures: 22.5 x 9 cm. ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Erik Hoglund / Vase, 'Blue Grey Carbrundum' / Boda Glasbruk / 1950s
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
This series, which was released in 1956, uses carborundum (silicon carbide), unlike previous products that used potato skins and sawdust to generate air bubbles. It has a unique form...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Vase "Kreta" by Britt-Louise Sundell for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden
Located in Goteborg, SE
Britt-Louise Sundell was attached to Gustavsberg for a period of three decades. She designed tableware and unique ceramic pieces. This majestic vase was made at Gustavsbergs Studio a...
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Upsala-Ekeby, White-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Mid Century Turquoise Ceramic Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare blue / turquoise Scandinavian mid century vase by Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle Denmark, 1950s. In good original condition and signed by the artist. Dimensions: H: 17 cm / 6.70" W...
Category

1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Bo Fajans, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown yellow-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Knut Momqvist, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed and hand-painted earthenware vase designed by Knut Momqvist and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby Attribution, Vase, Green and Grey Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and grey glazed earthenware vase; design and production attributed to Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Scandinavian Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian 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, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Rörstrand, Upsala Ekeby, Gunnar Nylund, and Gustavsberg. 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 $49 and tops out at $20,792 while the average work can sell for $1,110.

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