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
Vintage Zebra Art Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Zebra Art Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1960s
Art glass vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Glassworks in the 1960s. Signed on the base "LH 1054 Kosta". The elegant, flowing and simple form is decorated with glass layers in clear and red and white lines.
Vicke Lindstrand (1904 - 1983) is considered one of the pioneers of the Swedish glass art scene. He also showed his feel for contemporary trends as a ceramic artist and painter. He celebrated his first international successes at the World Exhibition in Stockholm 1930. Vicke Lindstrand´s design works were part of the art competitions at the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1936. He worked as a trend-setting designer for Orrefors and Kosta. In his final decade Vicke Lindstrand worked together with Hanne Dreutler...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Selection of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Murano glass lamps, in the style of Barovier and Toso, Italy, circa 1950s. The lamp pictured on the left measures 41.5" H to the top of the shade. The lamp pictured on t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Metal
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Gunnel Nyman for Nuutajarvi Notsio
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art glass vase by Gunnel Nyman for Nuutajarvi Notsio.
A Finnish art glass vase designed by Gunnel Nyman in the late 1940s and manufactured by Nuutajarvi Notsjo in the in 1959. Heavy clear glass decorated with regular air bubbles. Signed with incised signature 'G. Nymann Nuutarjarvi Notsio 59'. An authentic classical example of Scandinavian art glass.
Gunnel Nymann (1909 – 1948) was a Finnish glass and metal artist who is seen as one of the founders of modern Finnish glass design. Nyman started the design of bubbled glass objects...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Paperweight with Swirl Details in the Style of Murano Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful glass paper weight in the style of Murano. The swirl of white glass details gives the piece a place in any home, from traditional to modern.
A compliment to any desk, ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculptural Flower holder in Clear Glass , very decorative & unusual
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table accent - small decorative vase - collectible glass - Rare Decorative Object
Small but refined and attractive "Soliflower" vase in clear glass, rounded with a hammered-...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge Murano Vase by Antonio da Ros with original labels , perfect cond. 1970's
Located in Milano, IT
Huge Vase - Large Decorative Murano Vase - Collectible Italian Glass - Blown Glass by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese
Rare, big and timeless Murano vase by renowned maker Cenedese & Al...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,725 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Ilse Decho by Schott, Jena for Six
By Ilse Decho
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-century modern tea set by Ilse Decho by Schott, Jena for 6 complet
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Pink 'Opalino' Murano Glass Colored Vase circa 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury, vintage Italian vibrant pink 'Opalino' Murano glass vase designed by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990 Wonderful translucent color (colour) of vibrant pink. Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Vase Designed by German Artist Udo Edelmann, 1988
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Vase Designed by German Artist Udo Edelmann, 1988
A vintage studio glass vase designed by the german sculptor and glass artist udo edelmann in 1988. The thick clear glass is...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Murano Signed Teal Green Blue Italian Art Glass Teardrop Ring Dishes
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of 3 Murano hand blown teal green or blue Italian art glass small bowls or dishes. Documented to the Venini company, with 1 of them signed underneath. Would mak...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$600 Sale Price / set
33% Off
Murano Gold Flecks Sommerso Pink Garden Nymph Italian Art Glass Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink Sommerso nude garden nymph Italian art glass sculpture, tending to a yellow and gold flecks flower. The figure also has gold leaf on her hair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
$600 Sale Price
33% Off
Very Large Onion Vase in Marbled Glass by Joska with Label, Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Very large onion vase in marbled glass by Joska with label, Germany, 1960s
Measure: Very large 72 cm x 27 cm.
Photography fails to capture the simple el...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Gucci Highball Glassware w/ Silver Plate Bases, Set of Four '4'
By Gucci
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderfully preserved set of 4 Gucci ITALY tall glasses with Silver plate base caps. Each is marked with Gucci stamp in addition to the Gucci logo and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Jardiniere Glass Vase, by Rudolf Jurnikl, Rudolfova Hut, 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Jurnikl he was among the most important and successful designers of pressed glass
Original condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Swedish Glass Optical Swirled Bowl Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely Swedish optical swirled white glass and clear bowl is perfect for serving nuts, candies, and other delights. It is also great for barware.
From the 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Ardalt Mid-Century Modern Black & Gold Ceramic Carafe, Decanter, Vessel Italy
By Ardalt
Located in Miami, FL
ARDALT Italy Mid-Century Modern tall Ceramic vase, vessel, decanter in black Gold, white & turquoise hand painted Decor.
Italian Pottery Glazed inside and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Venini iridescent Murano vase series "A Macchie" by Fulvio Bianconi Italy 1950
Located in Milano, MI
Rare vase designed in the 50s by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
The "spotted" series
The artist-designed blown glass vase with abstract pictorial inserts.
The 3-level etched signature ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$26,838 Sale Price
74% Off
Pair of Decorative Murano Italian Art Glass Swans with Gold Flecks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of decorative Murano white swans with gold flecks attributed to Barovier and Toso.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vase of the Abstracta Series, Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta, Sweden 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vase of the Abstracta Series, Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta, Sweden 1950s
A vintage art glass vase of the Abstracta series. Designed by Vicke Lindstrand and manufactured by Kosta Glasbruk 1950s. The vase features blue, violet and a green glass inclusions in a thick clear glass body. The vase is signed with 'LU 2022 Lindstrand Kosta'. Good condition, some minor traces of use, inside with deposit.
Vicke Lindstrand (1904 - 1983) is considered one of the pioneers of the Swedish glass art scene. He also showed his feel for contemporary trends as a ceramic artist and painter. He celebrated his first international successes at the World Exhibition in Stockholm 1930. Vicke Lindstrand´s design works were part of the art competitions at the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1936. He worked as a trend-setting designer for Orrefors and Kosta. In his final decade Vicke Lindstrand worked together with Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirrnsack at Studio Glashyttan in Ahus.
Measures:
Height: 12.4" (31.5 cm)
Diameter: 5.12" (13 cm)
Literature Reference:
Mark Ian Jones...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Cenedese Pair of Lilac & Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowls, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Pair of Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass bowls, serving dishes or ashtrays circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Somm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
German Posy Vase with Concave Ribs, Toffee and Caramel Swirls, circa 1980
Located in Verviers, BE
This unusual palette of yellow and brown colors resembling toffee and caramel is thought to come from the south-west of Germany and stands nicely on a weighted foot.
Photography fai...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Venini Ruby Red Murano Glass, Decorated with Rose Window, Very Particular
By Venini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s Venini ruby red Murano glass, decorated with rose window, very particular centerpiece
Excellent conditions
Measures cm: cm Height 4, diameter 24
History and curiosity...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase with Redentore and Kiku Murrines Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vase with Redentore and Kiku Murrines Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso 1960s
A large murrine glass vase designed by Ermanno Toso and manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano aro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Peill & Putzler, Vintage Set of Vases clear and frosted Art glass Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
A vintage Set German art glass vase made by Peill & Putzler
Manufacturer: Peill & Putzler, Düren
Designer/design Year 1974.
Measures: Height 36 cm / 28 cm
Width, diameter 11 cm / ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Seguso Murano Red to Pink Sommerso Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red rim to pink and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece has a triangular shape, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
$935 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Petrol Colored Glass Vase by Ichendorfer Glassworks, ca. 1960s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A vintage glass vase manufactured in massive petrol colored glass with fine air bubbles inside. Manufactured by the Ichendorfer Glassworks, Germany around 1960. The Ichendorfer Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Smoked Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Model 18504, 1960's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautifully designed glass bowl designed by Pet Lutken and made by Holmegaard in the 1960s in Denmark. This bowl is handmade and stick-blown from gray-brown smoked glass with a beautiful heavy bulb bottom. The bowl is marked and can also be seen in the Neastved museum in Denmark. This collectable is again a good example of a functional art object...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
1970s Modern Drinkware Set of Eight Tumbler Glasses Yugoslavia
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Drinkware Set of 8 Glasses
4 h x 3.25
Stamped Yugoslavia
Original Vintage Condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Serbian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Antique Millefiori Jug with Handles by Fratelli Toso, Murano, circa 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Jug with Handles by Fratelli Toso, Murano circa 1920
A rare Millefiore murrine glass jug, manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vintage Opalescent Italian Opaline Vase from Florence 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Opaline di Florence (Empoli) opalescent green and brown Italian art glass vase the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Beautiful hand-blown opal and hand-applied white foot
Measures: 17....
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Pair of Pink Murano Glass Bonbonnières / Trinket Bowls, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
These bowls are made in Murano glass.
They are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they can be considered as in excellent origin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Opaline Glass 'hand painted decorated' Vases in Baby Blue, France
Located in Verviers, BE
Opaline glass vases in baby blue, France, circa 1950
French opaline vase in opaque baby blue glass.
The hand painted decorated vase comes from circa 1950.
This unusual color an...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass
Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, 1960s
Located in CABA, AR
Step into the vibrant world of mid-century design with this stunning Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, dating back to the 1960s. Crafted with Josef Hospodka'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Colorful Cenedese Pair of Yellow Vintage Italian Murano Glass Vases, circa 1990s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Colorful or colourful pair, group or ensemble of Mid-Century Modern style bright yellow vases by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy, circa 1990s. Particularly striking is the narrow nec...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Italian Balboa Glass
By Balboa
Located in Buchanan, NY
Midcentury Italian Balboa purple and white cased glass with clear base. Very good vintage condition.
Ref #: H0215-02
Dimensions: 7.5"H x 4.25"Diameter
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Very Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Very large Vetro Soffiato glass dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1925
A very large 'vetro soffiato' glass dish in amethyst transparent glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin in 1925 and manufactured by Venini, Murano Venice. Acid stamped signature 'venini murano' on the base. Venini model number 1306. The dish has been manufactured in different sizes, this is the larges version which is very rare. One of the early 20th century designs of Zecchin for Cappellin and Venini which motivated the muranese glass companies to set out for new shores. Good condition with some surface scratches. The last picture shows it together with a mid size version with 14.29" inches as comparison of the sizes.
Measures:
Height: 3.35" (8.5 cm)
Diameter: 20.08" (51 cm)
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and Venini, Milano 2017, pages 326, 336 and 357
Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) was a native Muranese and son of a glasswork technician. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Large Oval Murano Bowl in Mouth Blown Art Glass with Spiral Design, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large oval Murano bowl in mouth-blown art glass with spiral design, 1960s.
Measures: 28 x 8 cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Chartreuse and Gold Deco Ruffle Biomorphic Bowls of 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano glass Chartreuse and Gold Deco ruffle Biomorphic bowls of 1950s
Murano glass biomorphic ruffled edge bowls gold fleck made in Italy.
Rare Murano hand blown iridescent surface...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Original Vintage Mid-Century German Modern Black Glass Head, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large glass head was produced in Germany during the 1970s. It is made of black, thick glass. It has a neat form and deep color saturation. The head works well as a decoration or...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
$643 Sale Price
23% Off
Opaline Florence VB Large Italian Multicolor Vase Vetreria Barbieri Empoli
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Large and valuable...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass
Set of 2 Green New Old Stock Murano Opaline Glass Vases by Gino Cenedese, 1960s
By Cenedese
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano opaline glass vases set of 2
Design:
Gino Cenedese
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the vase)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Sculptural Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown yellow and gold flecks art glass sculptural bowl. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and publ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
$572 Sale Price
32% Off
Peter Schlumbohm for Chemex Glass Kettle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Peter Schlumbohm for Chemex glass kettle. Cork stemmed stopper. Designed in 1949 part of a complete series of kitchen items. Beautiful and functional design!
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Fm Konstglas Ronneby Sweden Ashtray "Vetro Sommerso"
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Peculiar and refined heart-shaped blown glass ashtray; the signature under the object tells us that it was produced between 1960 and 1965 by FM Konstglas a Swedish glass company based in Ronneby; the technique used is “vetro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Vittorio Ferro Vase with Opaque Murrine Murano, ca. 2000s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vittorio Ferro Vase with Opaque Murrine Murano, ca. 2000s
A Mid-Century Modern murrine art glass vase designed and executed by Vittorio Ferro Murano, Italy circa 2000s. This authentic vintage Italian art glass vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ariel 'Gondoliere' Vase by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors, Sweden, 1962
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ariel 'Gondoliere' Vase by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors, Sweden 1962
A heavy vase of the Ariel Gondoliere series designed by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors Sweden in 1946. Clear gla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Giade Bowl by Tony Zuccheri for Venini, Murano, 1964
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A bowl of the Giade series designed by Tony Zuccheri in 1964 and manufactured by Venini, Venice, Italy ca. 1960s. Multilayered glass with copper inclusions against a dark blue opaque background. The artglass is with incised signature 'venini italia' on the base. Venini model number 8667. Inside there is an open air bubble caused during production - see pictures.
Measures:
Height: 1.97" (5cm)
Diameter: 4.72" (12cm)
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier with Carla Sonego, Toni Zuccheri at Venini, Milano 2021, page 98.
Toni Zuccheri (1936 – 2008) was the artist with the special spirit for birds and nature. His passion is reflected in many of his glass artworks. During his education he had the chance to work with Carlo Scarpa, Franco Albini and Ignazio Gardella. Animals and especially birds (such as hens...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase Centerpiece
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century vintage Italian handmade Murano glass vase centerpiece in clear glass colour with gold dust inside.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Venini White and Clear Pinwheel Spiral Glass Bowl Vintage
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous Italian Venini glass Murano bowl is from the 1960s. It is white and clear glass in spiral pinwheel design. This is a beauty of a bowl. Great for serving or just as is. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Italian Vintage Murano Art Glass Vase, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
An Italian 20th century vintage art glass red vase with white detailed swirls all over and blue and yellow millefiori inspired patterns.
Italy, circa 1960s.
Spirit Gallery presen...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase, by Ittala, Orchid Vase by Timo Sarpaneva, Finland, Midcentury Design
By Ittala
Located in New York, NY
Decorative crystal glass vase by Ittala, Finland. The vase is called the orchid and was designed by Timo Sarpaneva, circa 1950. This vase was produced circa 2000.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
A nice glass bowl manufactured by Ferro Toso Barovier ca. 1936, Murano Italy. Honey yellow glass with gold foil inclusion and a o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Massive Sculpural pink Vase, Murano "Sommerso"Artenuove by Pustetto e Zanetti
Located in Milano, IT
Massive Sculpural pink Vase, Murano "Sommerso"Artenuove by Pustetto e Zanetti
Large and heavy Murano vase in "Sommerso" glass. The peculiar technique, translating to "submerged", c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$788 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Murano Art Glass Vase by Franco Moretti, circa 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Art Glass Vase by Franco Moretti circa. 1970s
A vintage Murano art glass vase designed by Franco Moretti circa 1970s. Honey ye...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Minassia Series Vase by Toni Zuccheri Barovier and Toso Murano, 1982
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Rare Minassia Murano Vase designed for Barovier and Toso by Toni Zuccheri 1982. The vase is signed with an original label and signature. Reference Minassia series Murano Glass Museum.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Giulio Radi Hand Blown Vessel with Silver and Gold Foil with Murrhines, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Footed vessel with base in hand blown clear glass with gold foil and body in green glass with silver foil and murrhines by Giulio Radi for Arte...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
New in Box Large Murano Glass Vase hand signed Berit Johansson for Salviati 1991
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Large Murano glass 'Camille' vase by Berit Johansson for Salviati Italy 1991
This Camille vase comes in mint condition in its original packing
Engraved to the underside 'Salviati ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Drinking Set
Located in Austin, TX
Water drinking set of Murano glass; featuring 8 glasses and 2 pitchers.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,610 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Light Blue Murano Glass Bear
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful and rare Murano glass bear.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Pendant Ceiling Light in the Schape of a Big Bulb, Smoked Glass, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Smoked glass Art Deco pendant ceiling light with glass shade and fitting E27
This simple 'hanging' shape and reflects a soft light over a wide area.
Size globe: Height 14.57-inch x...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Chrome
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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.
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