Toschka Deco Vase, Austria, 1950s

This crystal vase is a tall beautiful vase with a bulbous body and a long neck terminated with a lily-shaped mouth. The crystal is straw-yellow in color and has an irregular spider w...

Carl Auböck II vase or decanter, 1950s, Made in Austria. A glass decanter/ vase with a hand sewn leather drip stop/ leather-bound sleeve on the neck of the bottle. Pictured in the catalog "Arbeiten der Werkstätte Carl Auböck fotografiert von 1948-2005", p V...

Carl Aubock glass boot, brass spur Art Deco glass caraffe, vase, 1950s, Austria. Glass vase or pitcher. Listing is for single boot. Glass marked Austri...

Riedel Glas Vase with three openings for flowers. Austria 1950s Excellent Riedel Glas Vase for Flowers from the 1950s.

Beautiful French Mid-century vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Concentric lines. Green, brown and purple. Anthracite speckled.. Height : 20cm (7.9"), Diameter : 18cm (7.1"). After the war “ceramic buttons” become very much a fashion item.As success comes, they decide to found a community and they settle on the 26th of October 1945 in an old unused factory in the Village of ACCOLAY in the Yonne department of Burgundy.In the year 1946, more than 3000 ceramic buttons and jewellery were leaving thisfactory, multicoloured and extraordinary pieces, in all sorts of different shapes, animal, vegetal, gold tinted…etc.In 1948 fashion was changing and they started making useful ceramics, decorative ornamental pieces, photo frames, fruit baskets and small ceramic sculptures.In 1952, Rafael GIAROUSSU, a Canadian painter and designer, became a member of the group. That was the beginning of very humoristic pieces from the Accolay potters. A large part of the population of the village of Accolay, would work in the studios, and in the sales department. Service stations on the road to the South of France that were selling their ceramics were becoming more & more numerous especially on the N6 & the N7. They continued their success well into the 70’s, up until the petrol crisis & also the fact that these roads were less...

Beech wood and oak veneer vase holder with brass ferrules; a special piece of furniture with lines typical of the 1950s, a touch of elegance with a taste of yesteryear.