Skip to main content

Decorative Bowls

to
1,454
9,490
2,108
257
3,638
3,156
2,789
1,496
1,420
6,065
5,055
8,036
2,882
Height
to
Width
to
11,855
10,717
11,190
Decorative Bowls For Sale
Stoneware Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and rare stoneware bowl with amazing glaze. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Incised signature 'G.N.' and makers mark 'R' ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Unique Stoneware Bowl by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware bowl with amazing relief decor and glaze. Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s. Great condition. Signed 'CHS', 'ATELJÉ' and makers mark '...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Orrefors Sweden Crystal Orion Bowl by Lars Hellsten 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Orion Bowl by Lars Hellsten circa 1970s. The Swedish crystal Orion bowl, designed by sculptor Lars Hellsten for Orrefors, showcases a flared form with a scalloped edge and is signed with a marked with needle-etched Orrefors at the base. Thick-walled clear crystal glass; the side edge with the opening rim with six indentations. This elegant six-sided petal bowl is a remarkable piece of art, reflecting exquisite attention to detail. Its unique design makes it a standout addition to any home, sure to capture the admiration of all who see it. Beautiful solid glass bowl...
Category

Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Murano, Italy. Art glass bowl in clear glass. Organic shape. Handmade.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. Art glass bowl in clear glass. Organic shape. Handmade. Ca. 1960 Unmarked. In excellent condition. Dimensions: L 16.0 cm. x W 11.0 cm. x H 6.0 cm.
Category

1960s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Monumental Teak Centerpiece Bowl by David Auld c1960s
Located in Oakland, CA
Stunning teak centerpiece bowl by artist, David Auld c1960s. Amazing grain and epic size. Signed on bottom.
Category

1960s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

Large Mid-Century Italian Rimini Blu Pottery Bowl by Aldo Londi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Rimini Blu Bowl. Very Rare in this size with a diameter of 35.5 cm. This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Ceramic Color: Blue Styles: Mid-Cent...
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Carl Auböck Model #3844 Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Ikora Art Glass Bowl, Produced, by WMF in Germany, 1930s by Karl Wiedmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Large WMF 'Ikora' crackled art glass bowl German glass bowl by Karl Wiedmann for WMF Ikora, 1930s Baushaus Art Deco. A decorative 'Ikora' glass bowl, produced, by WMF (Wurttember...
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

John Whitney Ceramic Bowl, California c.1970
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
John Whitney Ceramic Bowl, California c.1970.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Solid Mango Wood Bowl with Burnt Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A hand-crafted mango wood bowl. The bowl was cut from a much larger slab of mango wood and features a curved and ribbed texture on its sides. To achieve its rich black colour the bow...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Fruitwood

Midcentury Bowl Murano Glass Sommerso by Alessandro Mandruzzato, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
A beautiful midcentury Murano faceted art glass bowl or ashtray by Alessandro Mandruzzato. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The combination of blue and yellow 'Sommerso' cut-glass looks...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Carl Auböck Model #3979 Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3979 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Origina...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your leaving space with this early 19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this go...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Lalique Caviar Bowl "Igor"
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Lalique caviar covered bowl "Igor" Made of clear and frosted crystal. Signed in script "Lalique France" Measures: Height 9.85", diameter 7.85".
Category

Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Large Baccarat Vase, Deep Red Crystal, France
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glorifying the effects of refracted light for 170 years, the iconic Harcourt line embodies not just stemware but a whole family of artefacts with a radiant destiny. Beautiful crystal...
Category

1990s French Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Toso Midcentury Green "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Decorative Bowl, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent heart-shaped green "sommerso" glass Murano glass bowl or ashtray. This amazing item was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This wonderful piece is a perfect blend of ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Travertine Cylinder Bowl with Lid
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Stunning, aesthetic, timeless are words that can be used to describe this elegant and modern travertine bowl from Kiwano. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine vases ...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Travertine

Vintage Aynsley Fine English Bone China Small Serving Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Aynsley bone china bowl finely designed with the Pembroke pattern with gold trim with a bright cobalt blue bird perched on a branch on one side and ...
Category

Late 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

1987 Fitz and Floyd Ceramic Swan Planter or Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare design Fitz and Floyd planter with applied Calla Lillies. Marked on the bottom and dated 1986
Category

1980s Unknown Other Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Archimede Seguso Midcentury Murano Glass Bowl with Gold Dots, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic hand blown midcentury Murano glass bowl with gold dots. This fantastic object is attributed to the designer Archimede Seguso and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Pearlized Oval Decorative Pierced Edge Capiz Catchall or Trinket Dish
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An unusual pearlized capiz shell trinket dish or catchall. We've never come across anything similar to this beautiful plate. It is oval in shape and...
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Shell

French Lalique Crystal Virginia Design Footed Bowl/Coupe
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Lalique crystal footed bowl/coupe "Virginia" in clear and frosted surface with decor of peacock. Marked on the bottom.   
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Georges Jouve Soleil Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Georges Jouve Soleil Bowl, Black glazed earthenware. Incised artist's cipher to the underside. France, c. 1950 It can hang on the wall.
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

Maurice Ascalon Solid Bronze Bowl for Pal-Bell, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning solid bronze bowl with verdigris patina and hand hammered inside. Designed by Maurice Ascalon and produced by Pal-Bell, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1939-1956. Great condition. Stam...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Minimalist, Signed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl from Italy. Bowl's design is in the Minimalist style. Murano glass colors include clear, gold-yellow, black, 'smoked' taupe, and ribbons of ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

ELLIPSES Handmade Crystal Decorative Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Pieces Included: Made in Italy Spoon, Footed Bow, Lid Bowl The Ellipses footed crystal bowl is a handcrafted, multifunctional centerpiece th...
Category

2010s Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

ELLIPSES Handmade Crystal Decorative Bowl
ELLIPSES Handmade Crystal Decorative Bowl
$488 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Monumental Art Glass Hand Blown Drip Bowl by Will Dexter
By William Dexter
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking monumental sized drip bowl hand blown by acclaimed glass artist, Will Dexter. This bowl is composed of thick rivulets of glass that give it a dyna...
Category

1990s American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass

Large Mid-Century Burl Wood Free Form Bowl/Centerpiece
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Stunning large hand-carved free form burl wood centerpiece/bowl. This piece it’s not only big and gorgeous it’s art made in a form of q bowl. It would be a statement piece in any roo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Hard to Find Glidden Pottery #23 Aztec Large Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
A hard to find Glidden Pottery #23 Aztec Square Platter. Its organic modern shape and Mid Century Modern crytic design shows why it is a highly sought after collectible. Each piece...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s.
Category

1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Hammered Copper Footed Pedestal Bowl with Decorative Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Hammered Copper Footed Pedestal Bowl with Decorative Handles. The bowl would be a lovely placed on a large kitchen island, as a centerpiece with flowers or fruit, or sta...
Category

20th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper

Christian Dior Decorative Catchall Bowl in Tortoiseshell Lucite, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning shell-shaped decorative catchall or bowl made in a single piece of tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This incredibly stylish piece was designed by Dior Home and produced in Italy...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Lucite

Orrefors Precious Bowl Clear
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Precious Bowl from Orrefors has an asymmetrical design that beautifully refracts the light reflected in the thick crystal. The bowl is a decorative centerpiece delivering an elegant ...
Category

2010s Slovenian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Large Islamic Hand-Etched Brass Pot with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large middle eastern Persian Islamic finely and heavily hand-etched and hand-carved brass decorated with Arabic inscriptions. Could be used as a Jar...
Category

Early 19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Chalet Art Glass Hand Blown Free Form Center Bowl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large Chalet Art Glass hand blown center bowl with a sweeping free form. The bowl cased in pale olive green with a clear glass footed base. Signed on ...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Stella Bowl Irish Green By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
With its soft, rounded corners and a shallow profile, the Stella Bowl draws from celestial landscapes in both contour and materiality. A sculptural interpretation of the classic vale...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Marble

Rock Crystal Centerpiece by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Carved rock crystal centerpiece. Designed brass base with hammered detail. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. Custom size, quantity, and finish upon request.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Bowls

Materials

Rock Crystal

Large Hand-Carved African Wooden Bowl, Mid-20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A monumental hand-carved wooden bowl, made in Africa in the mid 20th century. Sculpted from a single solid piece of hardwood, the piece exhibits a beautiful, flared silhouette that m...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

1960s Flavio Poli Colorful Faceted Diamond Ashtray by Seguso, Murano, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful multi-faceted and polished Murano glass ashtray in a wonderful diamond shape from the 1960s. Designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy. A colorful combination of light-blue, yellow and green layered art...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Seguso Style
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano art glass bowl, Midcentury Modern design period, in the style of Italian designer Angelo Seguso, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This Italian Murano art glass bowl i...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Octagonal Art Deco Bowl in Hand Hammered and Silver Plated Brass 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Octagonal Bowl in Hand Hammered and Silver Plated Brass, Europe, Early 20th Century. Beautiful art deco style decorative bowl in silver plated and hand hammered brass. Great shape a...
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray Red Green
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano green and red art glass ashtray or small bowl vide-poche catchall in an oval teardrop shape, Midcentury Moder design, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Dimensions: 1.5...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in blue color with a cased rim in dark blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s. A highly de...
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

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

Zaha Hadid Design - Node Vessel / Limited Edition.100 - Small / Smoke
Located in LONDON, GB
Inspired by cellular structures and the creative possibilities of acrylic as a contemporary material, the three vessels in the limited-edition range are designed to be versatile. Fro...
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Acrylic

Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl attributed to Erik Askholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl attributed to Erik Askholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It ...
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

OLIVIA 6" Round Handcrafted Bronze and Steel Valet Bowl Tray by Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
OLIVIA 6" Round Valet Tray Bowl — Blackened Bronzed Steel & Hand-Hammered Bonze The OLIVIA 6" round valet tray bowl combines refined craftsmanship with sculptural elegance. The exte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel, Bronze

Exquisite 13th Century Rock Crystal and Gold Bowl in Superb Condition
Located in London, GB
Rock crystal vessels were highly demanded and valuable in Medieval times. Inventories from European royal houses and the highest aristocratic families detail the important and sophisticated collections of ewers and bowls. Rock crystal has also been used extensively in religious art. Fine European reliquaries were also made of Rock Crystal including gems, enamel and other precious materials. The work of rock crystal is very ancient. The materials has been worked and valued for its solidity and its purity: it has been believed to be water ice permanently frozen. Our superb example is a gold-mounted rock crystal bowl with enamel. The items origin is not clear and various features and characteristics may lead us to think of different origins and periods of creation. A single piece of stone mounted with gold could be a Milanese work. Although the cut could be French as similar pieces belonged to the French royalty (especially the art lover Duc de Berry, (1340-1416)). French and Italian crystal cutters have been active at the same time and it is often difficult to differentiate their works. Islamic art also influenced European artists. The famous Fatimid treasury provided examples of their sophistication and quality. The seven ewers carved for the Fatimid Imans (known as "The Magnificent Seven") display impressive quality of both rock crystal and enamelled mounts. Even though not identical to works by French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel who was appointed goldsmith to Queen Victoria in 1852 or Reinhold Vasters (1927-1909) another renown German goldsmith who embellished older rock crystal items, there are similarities between these works. Both reduce their use of colour to black and white on pure gold mounts. Moreover the black enamel design is quite similar. Also, no gems are included and no human figure is represented. Sotherby's described our bowl as a "German Rock crystal bowl with later gold mounts, 15th century." Other items from the period from Germany or Austria are usually silver mounted and the decorations are more colourful and include gems or human figures but they have in common enamel motifs. In our case, the gold foot, handles and rim could date from the 1900s. An expert has established the foot, handles and rim are pure gold. The goldsmith responsible for the improvement of the bowl is possibly the most famous Reinhold Vasters whose work has been displayed in the greatest museums such as the V&A in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Rock Crystal bowl we have is gold mounted. The gold shows in enamelled details that are black and white. The gold handles are also enamelled with black acanthus-like leaves. The enamelling method could be "champleve" or "painting metal". The metal that is usually preferred is copper but these techniques are also applied to gold. The bowl itself could be from the 14th century. It's cut reminds of an estimated 14th century rock crystal ball bearing the Buoncompagni family arms...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Decorative Bowls

Materials

Rock Crystal

Large Murano Glass "Pink" Floral Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, ashtray element Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Aldo Londi Bitossi Mid-Century Modern Signed Oxblood Glazed Italian Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, quite substantial and heavy, Italian pottery bowl featuring a sumptuous oxblood lava glaze that absolutely radiates in the light. We believe this work is likely an Aldo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Bullicante Art Glass Ribbed Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing hand blown Cordonato D' Oro Bullicante soft green Murano glass ribbed bowl / ashtray. Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1930s This striking decorative bowl is heavi...
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Barbotine Covered Bowl with Floral Décor and Bird s Nest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 19th century petite faience covered bowl with floral and bird's nest barbotine décor. This exquisite French pottery features a round dark brown body, adorned with an exubera...
Category

19th Century French Antique Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Awaji Pottery Minpei Ware Sancai (Three Color) Bowl Signed
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Japanese Awaji pottery bowl in sancai (three color) glaze, circa 1900. Hand turned. Impressed plover mark from the Danto Kiln, succesor to the Minpei Kiln. Sancai glazes orig...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

18th Century French Marble Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th-century French carved marble mortar, rich with history and softened by centuries of use, its surface worn smooth with a patina that only 250 years of culinary tradition could...
Category

18th Century French Rustic Antique Decorative Bowls

Materials

Marble

Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pewter Bowl designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A beautiful piece for an exquisite table. * Pewter bowl * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: 154 * Year: 1918-1929 * Condition: G...
Category

1920s Danish Vintage Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pewter

Bowl Vase Vessel Centerpiece Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy Collectible
Located in Ancona, Marche
Bowl sculpted by hand from a solid block of Imperial Green marble. Polished finishing. Dimensions: Small L 35 x W 17 x H 8 cm. Also available:...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Marble

Small Decorative Polished Brass Bowl, Vide-poche
Located in London, London
Handmade polished brass decorative bowl. Each of those original and elegant bowls are handmade individually. Cast using very traditional techniques. Slight variations in polished f...
Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

French Ceramist, Large Bowl in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
French ceramist. Large bowl in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in azure shades. Unique, high-quality ceramics. Mid-20th century. Measures: 31 x 12 cm. In excellent condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

1.9kg Glass Bowl Flame Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, element Origin: Murano, Italy Design: Flavio Poli attrib. Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

1950s Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rose Glass Centrepiece
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A spectacular large rose glass centrepiece designed in the 1950s by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, the iconic Milanese glass house. This beautifully curved glass bowl sits atop a larg...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Blue Murano Glass Bowl or Pocket Emptier, Fontana Arte style, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous blue glass bowl in Murano glass. This gorgeous piece was designed in Murano, Italy in the 1960s clearly in the style of Fontana Arte. This bowl is in amazing conditions w...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage, New and Antique Decorative Bowls

Vintage, new and antique decorative bowls have been an important part of the home for centuries, although their uses have changed over the years. While functional examples of bowls date back thousands of years, ornamental design on bowls as well as baskets likewise has a rich heritage, from the carved bowls of the Maya to the plaited river-cane baskets of Indigenous people in the Southeast United States.

Decorative objects continue to bring character and art into a space. An outdoor gathering can become a sophisticated garden party with the addition of a few natural-fiber baskets to hold blankets or fruit on a table, as demonstrated in the interior design work by firms such as Alexander Design.

Elsewhere, Richard Haining’s reclaimed wood vases and bowls can express eco-consciousness. Sculptural handmade cast concrete bowls like those made by the Oakland, California–based UMÉ Studio introduce compelling textures to your dining room table.

Minimalist ceramic decorative bowls of varying colors can evoke a feeling of human connectedness through their association with handmade craftsmanship, such as in the rooms envisioned by South African interior designer Kelly Hoppen. And you can elevate any space with ceramic bowls that match the color scheme.

Browse the 1stDibs collection of decorative bowls and explore the endless options available.