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Vintage Murano Glass Vide-Poche
Located in AIGNAN, FR
green tint will bring softness and warmth. Of good size, aesthetics and of good quality, the empty
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Vintage Murano Glass Vide-Poche
Vintage Murano Glass Vide-Poche
$246 Sale Price
28% Off
King Coat Hanger
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
is composed of a series of long stems with rectangular tops, and an empty-pocket shelf supporting a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

King Coat Hanger
$4,450 / item
Bruksbo Bench, New Edition
By Fjord Fiesta, Torbjørn Afdal
Located in Courbevoie, FR
): + € 450 Empty pocket tray 12 x 25 cm (oak, walnut or 4 colors): + € 155 Empty pocket tray 25 x 35 cm
Category

2010s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Benches

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Aluminum pocket empty flip flop
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Aluminum pocket empty flip flop Beach House Decor - Vintage Measures : 29x11cm H:6,5cm Material
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Aluminum

Queen Coat Hanger
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
shelf is designed as empty-pocket to collect miscellaneous items. Boasting a smooth black finish, this
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

Queen Coat Hanger
Queen Coat Hanger
$5,235 / item
Chinoiserie Shell Vide-Poche Black Lacquered Papier Maché, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chinese shell shape decorative little empty pocket papier mache with a handle late 19th century
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Pair of Bronze Representing Young Woman by Jean Baffier
Located in Marseille, FR
. This pair of empty pockets (differences in the headdresses and pedestals) is dedicated to his patron
Category

20th Century French French Provincial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Tin

Portofino Large Round Tray In Sand Leather
By Rabitti 1969 by Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
is French for "empty pocket"). Crafted of soft and durable saddle leather in a neutral and chic sand
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bronze

French Olive Wood Sculpture Flying Goose Vide-Poche Reversible Objet, c 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
This atypical item is both an empty pocket and a sculpture representing a flying goose. The
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Olive

Italian Mid Century Modern Ashtray by Gianfranco Fantoni
By Fantoni
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Ashtray or Empty pockets in ceramic and glass. Fantoni is an Italian company known for its high
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic, Art Glass

Talosel pocket emptier by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Talosel pocket emptier inlaid with mirror fragments by Line Vautrin (FR). Pocket emptier or cup in
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Mirror, Talosel

Pocket emptier Mid-century art deco carrara marble emptier, Italy
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Pocket emptier Mid-century art deco carrara marble emptier, Italy This elegant valet tray
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian Midcentury Silver Plated Pocket Emptier
By Ottaviani
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish Italian 1960s silver plated so-called "Svuota Taschi" pocket emptier made by Ottaviani
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Triangular Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Glass Bowl // Italian Triangle Sommerso Green Murano Glass Empty Pocket Bowl  
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

20th Century Silver Plate Pocket Emptier
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 20th century silver plate pocket emptier. Refined finely chiseled decorations. Perfect
Category

Vintage 1930s English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Austrian Art Deco Bronze and Green Agate Vide-Poche, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Art Deco Vide-Poche Bronze and Green Agate ca. 1920s ABOUT Vide Poche (meaning 'empty
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Mid-Century Bitossi Aldo Londi Ceramic Ashtray/ Vide-Poche, Signed, Italy, 960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
unique and beautiful palette of mauve, baby blue, and pistachio. Gorgeous as an empty-pocket dish
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Acanthus Leaf Green Glazed English Majolica Pedestal Vide-Poche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. French for ’empty pockets’, the vide-poche is a small bowl or container kept in a convenient location to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Dishes a...

Materials

Earthenware

Centrepiece in Overlaid Murano Glass by Missoni for Arte Vetri
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Large plate decorative object centrepiece or empty pockets model Mercucio 1104 designed by Missoni
Category

Vintage 1980s Centerpieces

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Seguso Sommerso Green Art Glass Triangular Bowl / Ashtray
By Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Green Murano Glass Bowl // Italian Triangle Sommerso Green Murano Glass Empty Pocket Bowl  
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Rare 1st edition Giova lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1964
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
, and can be used as a vase to place flowers, or as an empty pocket for example…. This is a first
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Opaline Glass

Large Seguso Murano Sommerso Burgundy Clear Geode Triangle Art Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
or empty-pocket. Beautiful placed with other Murano glass pieces to create a colorful set. Overall
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Murano pocket emptiers in submerged glass 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Triangular-shaped pocket emptier transparent base and blue shades, submerged glass from Murano
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Spanish Revival Wrought Iron Ashtray / Platter / Vide-Poche, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
. Showing a terrific aged patina. Use it as ashtray, empty-pocket or drinks tray. Great gift idea! Overall
Category

20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Ashtrays

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

DelCampo “Pocket Emptier” Rame Smaltato, 1956, Italy
By Del Campo
Located in Milano, IT
DelCampo “Pocket Emptier” Rame Smaltato, 1956, Italy.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Other Centerpieces

Materials

Enamel

Bronze Vase and Pocket Emptier, Italy, 1980
By Esa Fedrigolli
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish, classy and rare bronze pocket emptier designed by Esa Fedrigolli and made in Italy in the
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Bronze

1980 Empty Brutalist Pocket David Marshall, Spain
By David Marshall
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb empty Brutalist pocket designated and made by the artist David Marshall around the 80s
Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

Pocket Emptyers by Giancarlo Gabbianelli 1960s, 70s
By Gabbianelli
Located in Padova, IT
Pocket emptier in ceramic by Giancarlo Gabbianelli. In very good condition, with minimal signs of
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Jean-paul Le Verrier - Art Deco Pocket Emptier
By Jean Paul Le Verrier
Located in Beaune, FR
Bronze pocket emptier with green patina representing a princess. It is signed "JPLeVerrier
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

DeCastelli Wave Bench in Copper by Lanzavecchia+Wai
By Lanzavecchia + Wai, DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
thickness. The presence of an empty-pockets bowl creates a decorative perforated pattern. The finishing of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches

Materials

Copper

Ping II Side Table Polished Aluminum by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, characterized by the function of empty pockets, and Ping II, discrete surface for a glass or a book. The Ping
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Free Shipping Ping I Side Table Polished Aluminum by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, characterized by the function of empty pockets, and Ping II, discrete surface for a glass or a book. The Ping
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Flavio Poli Pocket Emptier Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Flavio Poli pocket Emptier Murano glass, 1950, Italy.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Other Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

E. Walter Burger for FONTANA ARTE pocket emptier
By Fontana Arte, Erwin Walter Burger
Located in Milano, IT
A masterpiece of grace and craftsmanship, this elegant 1950s beveled crystal bowl emptier bears the
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Crystal

Luxury Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Scalloped Art Glass Bowl, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Swirl Gold Flecked Murano Glass Bowl, Ashtray or Empty Pocket Amazing scalloped Murano blown glass
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sabbia "Sand", 21st Century Botticino Marble Tray
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The Sabbia tray, made entirely of marble, can be used as an object holder and empty pockets at home
Category

2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Square Brass and Mirror Pocket Emptyer, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Square dish made entirely of solid brass with smoked mirrored glass inside, Very good condition of the smoked glass, strictly without scratches. Patina on the gilded metal rods. A so...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Brass

Bitossi by Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Glazed Ceramic Ashtray Vide-Poche, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
. Handcrafted in Flavia Montelupo, Italy, circa the 1960s. It would look beautiful as a trinket or empty
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Oro Bianco, Hand-Sculpted Containers
By Nikolai Kotlarczyk
Located in Geneve, CH
Bianco is based on a line of containers and multifuctional empty pocket made in polished light golden
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Brass "Turtle" Pocket Emptier, Handcrafted in Italy, Molto Edition
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted brass pocket emptier, made in Italy, with dimensions of 40x11x27 cm. It intricately
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Marble Desk Accessory Pocket Emptier Change Holder Key Holder
Located in Sacile, PN
Vide-poche (pocket emptier) in black and white marble, dated circa 1960.
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Huge Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Triangular Art Glass Centerpiece Vase, 1950
By Seguso Vetri d Arte, Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Glass Centerpiece // Italian Triangle Sommerso Green Murano Glass Empty Pocket Centerpiece Vase  
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Erwin Walter Burger for FONTANA ARTE crystal pocket emptier
By Fontana Arte, Erwin Walter Burger
Located in Milano, IT
A masterpiece of grace and craftsmanship, this elegant 1950s beveled crystal bowl emptier bears the
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Pocket Emptier in yellow murano glass , 1960 s
By Blenko Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Amber Clear Glass Tri-lobe Bowl Biomorphic-Shaped Amber BLENKO 1959. Fruit Bowl Art Glass Heavy and BeautifulFor how magical it might seem at first glance, Murano glass is mo...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Orlo Italian Marble Item Holder by Rytsola Collections
By Rytsola Collections
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
emptying pockets into a small, daily ceremony. On an entry console, bedside table, or desk, Orlo anchors
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Marble

Animalia, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

1980s Post Modern Gold and Black Ceramic Italian Vide Poche by Capodimonte
By Capodimonte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
(French for "empty pockets"), a true statement piece of Italian postmodern design from the 1980s. The
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Fontana Arte Centerpiece/ Pocket Emptier Blu Glass 1950 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte Centerpiece.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Other Centerpieces

Materials

Glass

Small Italian Carved Marble Shell Basin or Vide Poche, 20th C
Located in Dallas, TX
. A vide-poche (literally “empty pocket”) is a small storage bowl for everyday items, such as car keys
Category

20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Marble

Murano Barovier Toso Orange Art Glass Bowl with Silver Flecks, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
// Murano Glass Jewelry Bowl // Murano Glass Empty Pocket    
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Silver Leaf

Amami, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Apulia, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Natsumi, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Roma, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Usa Modern Centerpiece Bowl Mod. 8531 by Angelo Mangiarotti for Knoll, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
hallway; can be used empty or filled with flowers. Finally, it can be used as an object holder or empty
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Marble

Chrome, Wood and Glass Squared Pocket Emptier Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful mid-century squared chrome glass and walnut feather wood pocket emptier. This fantastic
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen Scandinavian Ceramic Pocket Emptier, 1960s
By Nils Thorsson, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian ceramic pocket emptier or ashtray designed by Danish artist Nils Thorsson and produced
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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Empty Pockets For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of empty pockets available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct empty pockets — often made from metal, glass and ceramic — can elevate any home. We have 46 antique and vintage empty pockets in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Empty pockets have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Empty pockets made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made empty pockets over the years, but those made by Vito Nesta, Line Vautrin and Fontana Arte are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Empty Pockets?

Prices for empty pockets start at $122 and top out at $16,105 with the average selling for $737.