Mid-Century Modern Glass
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Cylindrical Steuben Art Glass Pedastal Vase with Captured Bubble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern art glass vase.
By Steuben.
With tall, cylindrical side walls supported by a solid cylindrical base containing a captured bubble.
Simply great Mid-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Bi Color Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (4 pieces available, in 3 different color combinations).
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Bi-Color Italian art glass bowls, in orange - gold, purple - w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Decorative Vase in Green Bullicante Glass, Vetrerie di Empoli, Italian Design
Located in Milano, IT
Timeless Vintage Vase - Vetrerie di Empoli - Green Decorative Vase
Nice vintage vase in green blown "Bullicante" glass, made in Italy in the 1940s by Vetrerie di Empoli - renowned f...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Eclectic Set of 8 Cenedese Murano Stemmed Glass, each with gold leaf embedded
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I had the privilege of gaining access to the collection of individual Cenedese glass pieces, which I am curating into eclectic sets of unique pieces.
What ties together this group o...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Set Optical Glass on Foot
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted Optical details
The large, usable vase provides a solid form suitable for a few...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Crepuscolo Vase Ercole Barovier 1930 Murano Art Glass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Crepuscolo vase Ercole Barovier 1930 Murano art glass.
Among the most interesting techniques developed by Ercole Barovier in the 1930s there is "tw...
Category
1930s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Martti Rytkoenen for Orrefors, Sweden
By Orrefors
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Martti Rytkoenen for Orrefors, Sweden
A vintage art glass vase designed by Martti Rytkoenen, Finnland for Orrefors ca. 1990s. Colorless glass in houre glas...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
A.Ve.M. Murano Pink Millefiori Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 vases available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown soft pink, silver flecks and large millefiori murrines Italian art g...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Silver Leaf
Set of 10 Molded Glass Knife Rests French Basset Hound Shape
Located in Miami, FL
A charming set of 10 knife molded glass knife rests in the shape of a Basset Hound dog. Manufactured in France, circa 1960-70.
This whimsical Set of 10 Molded Glass Knife Rests Fren...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Blown Aqua Glass Bowl
Located in Malibu, CA
Delightful & colorful aqua bowl with a quirky shape, yet it's very useful!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Important Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Pink Italian Murano Glass Centrepiece Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important vintage midcentury centre vase / vessel by Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Murano glass - particularly striking is it's elegant form and pink color/colour.
A extremely rare opportunity to be the new custodian and owner of this rare vessel which is, in our opinion, a real museum piece.
Dimensions are:
Height = 26.4cm, Width (ear to ear) = 10..3cm & Depth (nose to back of head...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Multicolored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed encased hand-blown Murano glass with fins that are made in amber colored hand-modeled glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Toso Murano Millefiori Daisy Clover Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Footed Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina daisy flowers and clovers Italian art glass cabinet / bud vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. It has a crimped ruffl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
Set of Eight Pauly & Co. Light Amber Etched Venetian or Murano Glass Plates
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good group of eight vintage Venetian glass plates.
Each with etched decoration and very delicate hand feel.
Manufactured by Pauly and Co....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Big Vintage Blue and White Ombre Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Blue vase in amazing shape. Produced in 1960s in Poland.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No jags, defects etc. The outer re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Murano Opalescent Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Farmer Sculpture
By Murano 5
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with gold flecks Italian art glass farmer woman figure. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cumulo Aurora Barrel Vase, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These pieces use dollops of glass over a central core. The hot bits are blown out to diffuse the color and create a bulbous cloud-like shape. The bulbs are arranged so that each vase...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Tall Pair Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Italian Brown Speckled Murano Glass Vases
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large, tall and rare pair 'Aventurine' Cenedese vintage Italian midcentury modern Murano glass vases, made on the island of Murano, Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is t...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Elme Scandinavian Blue Cased Glass 'Dimpled" Vase by Gunnar Ander
By Gunnar Ander
Located in Bolton, GB
A stunning Scandinavian blue cased glass 'dimpled' vase with white interior casing. Made by Elme of Sweden, and designed by Gunnar Ander. This vase is featured in the book "Scandinavian Glass - Fire and Sea" by Leslie Pina, page 18. Still bears the original Hans Geismar...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Bianconi Teal and White Zanfirico Lattimo Dish or Low Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 1950's zanfirico lattimo plate.
By Venini & Co.
Attributed to Paolo Venini or Fulvio Bianconi.
Of a low bowl or plate form with a slightly raised center.
With alternatin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Big and Heavy Murano Bowl in Deep Blue and Mint Green "Sommerso" Glass
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Red Flavio Poli Bowl in Murano Sommerso, Italy 1950s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Hellouw, NL
Flavio Poli, a master of Murano glassmaking, is celebrated for his groundbreaking designs and contributions to 20th-century art glass. Born in Chioggia, Italy, he worked with some of...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Mario Pinzoni for Seguso Sommerso Bowl Murano ca. 1969
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Mario Pinzoni for Seguso Sommerso Bowl Murano ca. 1969
A very heavy sommerso glass bowl manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Mario Pinzon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Venini Art Glass Vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Art Glass vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
A large vintage art glass vase in notte (night) blue pesante glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Light Violet Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Bowl by Holmegaard, Denmark, C 1960, Round Large Shape, Light Blue Glass Color
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
Large, beautiful glass bowl by Holmegaard, Denmark, C 1960. The item is signed. It was produced in the 1960's. It is in very good condition.
Glass is light color blue and the shape i...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Blue and Gold Set of Two Venetian Murano Glass Goblets, 1992s
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Elegant pair of blue Venetian glass goblets with 24-carat gold leaf.
The objects made of Murano glass are all handmade by our famous Murano art...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ten Banded Cranberry Barrel Vase, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These striking pieces draw inspiration from the rich hues and undulating topography of Southern California. Alternating layers of opaque and transparent colors are applied to clear g...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Bottle Paolo Venini 1950 Blu Color Murano Art Glass Serie Inciso made in Italy
By Paolo Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Murano glass bottle, museum piece in cobalt blue, Inciso series.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
A Large Soffiato Glass Vase by Galliano Ferro, Murano ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Large Soffiato Glass Vase by Galliano Ferro, Murano ca. 1950s
A large art glass vase manufactured by Galliano Ferro and most probably designed by Giorigio Ferro or Vinicio Vianell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Shell Sculpture in Bollicine Glass with Gold
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Murano glass shell sculpture in Bollicine glass with gold Highlights. Vibrant pink color.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
French Cut Crystal Champagne Bucket
Located in Vilnius, LT
French cut crystal champagne bucket with handles.
Very heavy and solid.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Crystal
Large Hand Blown Thin Walled Murano Smoke Vase
Located in Troy, MI
New Murano glass mouth blown pedestal vase in smoke gray. Very thin-walled blown glass with round body and thin neck and mouth. Unsigned.
New with...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Seguso Crystal and Purple Air-Bubbled Murano Glass Italian Bowl 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury crystal and purple air-bubbled glass bowl. This wonderful item was designed in Murano, Italy, by Seguso Vetri d'Arte during 1950s.
This blown glass bowls from S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Cumulo Emerald Barrel Vase, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These pieces use dollops of glass over a central core. The hot bits are blown out to diffuse the color and create a bulbous cloud-like shape. The bulbs are arranged so that each vase will sit in a way unique to itself. Hand blown and shaped in lead free crystal.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear, Hand Blown, Blue, Purple, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Murano art glass apple and pear Sommerso blue and purple designed by Alfredo Barbini. Both have two flat surfaces for display or can be used as bookend...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Mid-Century Modernist "Pallas" Art Glass Vase
Located in Downingtown, PA
Tapio Wirkkala Mid-Century Modernist "Pallas" art glass vase,
1984-95
From a collection of Wirkkala glass vessels-ask for details.
Impressive Mid-Century still-molded vase cast ...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Scuro Large Deep Bowl, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
The scuro series continue the language of contrast of the lattimo and banded lines but use a muted palette of grey and black.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
A Macchie Art Glass Vase by Artisti Barovier Attribution, Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Macchie Art Glass Vase by Artisti Barovier Attribution, Murano ca. 1920s
A rare Murano art glass vase manufactured most probably by Artisti Barovier around 1920s. Thin opaque whit...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Aquarium or Fish Bowl by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Aquarium or fish bowl by Barbini.
A gold fleck lamp work fish in clear glass with a pink or light purple border.
(In many of our images the interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
French Glass Apothecary Jars, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of French glass lidded apothecary or candy jars. Urn shaped forms. Chrome lids with finials. Two pairs available. Purchased from a confiserie, or sweet shop, along many glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Chrome
Ice Glass Bowl "Lunaria" by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1972
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A vintage "Lunaria" bowl designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in 1972. Marked with etched signature 'TAPIO WIRKKALA' on the rim. Iittala model number 3449. An authentic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Murano, Flute Vase in Glass, 1920s
By Murano 5
Located in Milan, IT
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Murano, flute vase in glass, 1920s.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Bowl Pezzato Americano, Venini, Murano 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Pezzato Americano bowl in yellow, green, straw and black colored glass designed by Fulvio Bianconi in 1950. Manufactured by Venini, Venice ca. 1950s. With acid etched signature "Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Heavy Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1930s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Heavy Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1930s
A vetro sommerso bollicine vase designed by Carlo Scarpa between 1934 and 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Kraka Vase by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1955
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Kraka Vase by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1955
A large vase of the Kraka (fishnet) series designed by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors Sweden in 1954. Kraka refers to a N...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Fred Press Signed Pink & Clear 22-Karat Gold Leaves Glasses-Set of 6
By Fred Press
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Fred Press Signed Mid-Century Pink and Clear 22-Karat Gold Leaves glasses Set of 6)
This beautiful Fred Press signed mid-century design featuring pink and 22-karat gold leaf on clear...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Murano Vase with Contrasting Gold and Brown Applied Glass
Located in Troy, MI
Creamy golden taupe colored Murano glass vase, circa 1990s with a subtly flared shape that stands just over 12” high. Base and body of vase are encased in applied black and amber gla...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Dino Martens Aureliano Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous Murano hand blown Zanfirico ribbons and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural flower vase. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1954, model number 5669 (published, see last photo). The piece has white net Zanfirico ribbons and pink “A canne” ribbons alternating on the vase. The piece is profusely covered in heavy gold leaf throughout, including the shell shaped foot. Mid-century era. Measures: 8 1/2” tall x 9 1/2” long x 6” wide.
Literature: Vetreria Aureliano Toso, Murano 1938-1968, Designs by Dino Martens, Enrico Potz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Iridescent Black Gold Italian Art Glass Wiseman Nativity Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown iridescent clear, black, purple and gold flecks Italian art glass Wiseman nativity figure, sculpture. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is very intricate with lots of decoration. Gold crown on his head, gold container...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Peill & Putzler Splash Lamp, Midcentury 3-D Sculptural Wall or Ceiling Light
Located in Verviers, BE
Peill & Putzler Splash Lamp, Midcentury 3-D Sculptural Wall or Ceiling Light
This dramatic and eye-catching 3-D sculptural wall (or ceiling) lamp was designed specifically for use w...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Sheet Metal
Large Italian Alexandrite and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this larg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Collector's Eclectic Set of 6 Cenedese Flutes, 3 Pairs, Different Design, Unique
By Cenedese
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
From the Cenedese personal collection. Here a set of 6 stem glass made in 3 different designs.
All in light fume.
This group is absolutely unique and would become the focus of a ta...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Vase of the 'Pesanti' Series, Paolo Venini for Venini, Murano 1952
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large vase in thick amethyst glass with circular decoration on the neck. Designed by Paolo Venini in 1952, manufactured by Venini, Murano Venezia. Model number 1522. Acid stamp "ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Four Vintage Cocktail Glasses by Libbey with Gold Leaf Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four vintage cocktail glasses. Manufactured by Libbey,
1950s Hollywood Regency.
Decorated with a classical gold leaf pattern on frosted...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Colorful Handblown Glass Vase by A.V.E.M. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Handblown glass vase with multicolor glass fragments and complex murrhines with a lattimo (white glass) interior by Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1960's. These hand...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Empoli Vase on Foot Italian Craftsmen schip of Florence Murano
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted details
Vase provides a solid pitcher form suitable for a few tall flowers and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern glass 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 glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, art glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern glass 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 glass, popular names associated with this style include Venini, Cenedese, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, and Fratelli Toso. 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 glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $68,000 while the average work can sell for $723.