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Schaffenacker Vase

Huge Blue Helmut Schäffenacker Vase
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental blue glazed ceramic floor vase from the Artist Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Germany
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Huge Blue Helmut Schäffenacker Vase
Huge Blue Helmut Schäffenacker Vase
$1,435
H 22.45 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
Schäffenacker Floor Vase Green White, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental green and white glazed ceramic stoneware floor vase from the Artist Helmut Friedrich
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. Germany, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist ceramic vase with amazing drip glaze. A fantastic piece of Mid-Century Modern ceramic
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. Germany, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist ceramic vase with amazing drip glaze. A fantastic piece of Mid-Century Modern ceramic
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Green Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. Germany, 1960s.
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist ceramic vase with amazing glaze. A fantastic piece of Mid-Century Modern ceramic. Made
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern German Brutalist Studio Pottery Vase Schäffenacker Keramik
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker for Schäffenacker
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Brutalist Blue Green Vase by. Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, 1970s, Germany
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Stockholm, SE
Brutalist Blue Green Square Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, 1970s, Germany. Helmut
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Vintage 1970s German Brutalist Vases

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Floor Vase Schäffenacker Keramik, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Floor Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker for
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Set of 2 West German Ceramic Studio Vase Object by Helmut Schäffenacker, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany Design: Helmut Schäffenacker This fantastic vase object element set was
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 02 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Beate Kuhn
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 02. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 10 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1984
By Beate Kuhn, Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 10. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 09 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1986
By Beate Kuhn, Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 09. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 06 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1980s
By Beate Kuhn, Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 06. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 07 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1988
By Beate Kuhn, Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 07. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 08 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1980s
By Beate Kuhn, Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 08. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 05 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1980s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Beate Kuhn
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 05. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 04 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1983
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Beate Kuhn
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 04. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 01 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1984
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Beate Kuhn
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 01. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 03 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany 1976
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Beate Kuhn
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 03. Designed and made by famous
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

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Five Tubes Ceramic Object Vase by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm Germany
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Frisco, TX
Five tubes ceramic object vase by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm Germany. A very unique conversation
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Vintage 1960s German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker Vase with Drip Glazes
Located in New York, NY
A monumental ceramic vase with a brown body on 3 points with a series of drip glazes by artist
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Helmut Schäffenacker Huge Round Maroon Glazed Stoneware Vase, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Incredible matte glazed art pottery vase circa 1960s from West Germany from the Artist Helmut
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Helmut Schäffenacker German Brutalist Ceramic Vase circa 1970’s, model 502N
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Lutz, FL
Large triple vase by Helmut Schäffenacker, harder to find larger size plaster cast model 502
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Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Schäffenacker Organic Ceramic Vase, 1963
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Incredible organic form matte red greige glazed ceramic vase from the Artist Helmut Friedrich
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Schäffenacker Organic Ceramic Vase, 1963
Schäffenacker Organic Ceramic Vase, 1963
H 14.57 in W 13.78 in D 4.34 in
Schäffenacker Ceramic Floor Vase Red, 1963
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental red glazed ceramic floor vase from the Artist Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Germany
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Schäffenacker Ceramic Floor Vase Red, 1963
Schäffenacker Ceramic Floor Vase Red, 1963
H 22.84 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Schäffenacker Green Picasso Style Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Schäffenacker green Picasso style ceramic vase, 1960s Picasso style green and brown glazed
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Art Pottery Schäffenacker Vase
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Incredible massive glazed ceramic vase circa 1960s from West Germany from the artist Helmut
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Art Pottery Schäffenacker Vase
Monumental Art Pottery Schäffenacker Vase
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
Monumental Helmut Schaeffenacker Blue Grey Black Vase, Germany, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Helmut Schaeffenacker German art pottery / studio ceramic brutalist vase, wonderful object in
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Helmut Friedrich Schaffenacker Large Organic Ceramic Vase, West Germany, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in New York, NY
Schäffenacker received a variety of national and international awards for his ceramic work. He was
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair Brutalist Vintage West German Art Pottery Sculpture Console Garniture Vases
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Wilton, CT
Large pair of West German Pottery Brutalist vases with tactile drip glazes and good contrasts by
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Vintage 1960s German Brutalist Garniture

Materials

Pottery

Modernist West German Ceramic Studio Vase Object by Helmut Schäffenacker, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
, Ulm Germany Design: Helmut Schäffenacker This fantastic vase object element was produced
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Helmut Schaeffenacker German Art Pottery Ceramic Object
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Helmut Schaeffenacker German art pottery / studio ceramic vase, beautiful object in the style a
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Vintage 1960s German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

German Ceramic Vase by Schaffenacker
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and dramatic large drip ceramic vase circa 1970s by Schaffenacker. Great scale and design
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Vintage 1970s German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

German Ceramic Vase by Schaffenacker
German Ceramic Vase by Schaffenacker
H 13 in W 11.5 in D 3 in
Helmut Schäffenacker Sculptural Ceramic Vase, Germany, 1960
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Sculptural Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker studio ceramic vase with a moon white and brown color
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Set of Two Huge Schäffenacker Ceramic Vases
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Incredible pair of massive glazed ceramic vases circa 1960's from West Germany from the Artist
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Large Abstract Art Schaeffenacker Studio Ceramic Vase, Germany, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Sculptural Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker studio ceramic vase with a rough surface made in the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Walther Becht Brown Swirl Vase, Germany, circa 1960
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Pymble, NSW
Hand built vase by Walther Becht, marked U9/45, circa 1960.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Pottery

Abstract Art Schaeffenacker Studio Ceramic Vase, Germany 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Sculptural Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker studio ceramic vase with a rough surface made in the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Helmut Schaeffenacker German Art Pottery Huge Ceramic Vase
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
ceramic vase, unique piece with artist label. Helmut Schäffenacker (1921-2010) was a renowned and
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

A Large Studio Pottery Vase By Helmut Schaffenacker
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large glazed studio pottery vase by West German master potter Helmut Schaffenacker(born 1921).
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Vintage 1960s German Vases

Tall Multiglaze Vase
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Large earth toned glazed vase by HF Schaffenacker, signed
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Vintage 1960s German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Tall Multiglaze Vase
Tall Multiglaze Vase
H 22.5 in W 9 in
Five Tube Ceramic Lava Object Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Germany
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Frisco, TX
A unique five tube lava object vase created by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker of Ulm, Germany. A
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Vintage 1960s German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Huge 1960s German Schaeffenacker Five Tubes Art Pottery Vase
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Frisco, TX
Huge sculptural studio ceramic vase with a lava surface made in the 1960s in Germany. Made by the
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Vintage 1960s German Vases

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Earthenware

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Schaffenacker Vase For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the schaffenacker vase you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, stoneware and earthenware, every schaffenacker vase was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect schaffenacker vase — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each schaffenacker vase bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Schaffenacker Vase?

A schaffenacker vase can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,253, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $2,948.

Finding the Right Vases for You

Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.