Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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
Large Mid-Century Italian Rimini Blu Pottery Bowl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Rimini Blu bowl. Very rare in this size with a diameter of 35.5 cm. Have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources....
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Bowl, Cased Glass with Bullicante, by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl, Cased Glass with Bullicante, by Seguso (suspected). This is a beautiful piece of cased Murano glass, clear over bright white over a saturated deep pinkish interior...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Large Basket Centerpiece Bowl in Rattan and Brass, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern rattan and brass large bowl, centerpiece or basket.
It has a brass trim covering the top.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Use it as fruit bowl or centerpiece to add ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$1,044 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowl, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowl, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Beige
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Item Type:...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Signed, Vintage Art Glass Bowl, White with Blue, Green,
Earthy Mauve
Located in Warrenton, OR
Signed, Vintage Art Glass Bowl, White with Blue, Green,
Earthy Mauve.
This is a very pretty asymmetrical bowl designed to tilt slightly.
It is signed on the bottom. We're not ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Josef Hospodka Czech Mid-Century Art Glass Chribska Glass Bowl
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Czech Chribska art glass bowl in yellow and mauve cased glass bowl by Josef Hospodka dating from around 1960. The heavily blown glass bowl ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Superb Petit Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Mosaic Posy Potpourri Vase
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Petit diamond motif Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic posy potpourri vase
Wonderful patterns and colouring from Gerbino
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bowl by Ceramiche Batignani from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic bowl made by Ceramiche Batignani in the 1950s
Ø cm 15 Ø cm 12 h cm 6
Batignani Ceramiche is a name synonymous with excellence in Italian ceramic art...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$294 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Mid-Century Danish Space Age Red Stacking Bowls from Nordsted, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Space Age Red Stacking Bowls from Nordsted Design, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, It is comple...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Plastic
David Auld Asymmetrical Carved Wood Bowl with Handle, 1960s
By David Auld
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Organic Modern carved wooden bowl features asymmetrical shape with soft, flowing outline and short handle; minimal design of the bowl accentuates the beautiful natural gr...
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Green Murano glass , 1960
s contemporary glass hand made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Acid green decorative bowl - Murano glass valet tray - collectible bright Murano glass
A heavy, fun and highly decorative Murano bowl / valet tray, in acid green with a subtle light...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$313 Sale Price
40% Off
Sommerso Amber
Green Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl 1970s Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Magnificent midcentury Murano Art Glass with astonishing color shades going from amber into green. This piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s or older.
This wonderful piece is...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Gold Dust Art Glass Bowl with Controlled Bubbles
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Round Murano Bullicante Art Glass Bowl with Gold Dust
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Beautiful hand blown bullicante Murano glass bowl / asht...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass Bowl w/Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Original Label Pustetto
Zanetti
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl w/Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Original Label Pustetto
Zanetti
Pustetto and Zanetti Murano Glass Bowl with Bullicante, Gold Polveri, Remains of the original Pus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Murano Sommerso Red White Italian Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flower Bowl / Vide-Poche / Ashtray, Murano Glass, Italy, 1960s
Amazing hand blown Murano glass artistic flower shaped bowl or ashtray in vibrant red ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$753 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Murano Glass Fruit Bowl Catchall, Blue Green Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centre piece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s. Found at ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Pablo Picasso Signed Limited Ed. Madoura Pottery Bowl Oiseau à la Huppe A.R. 173
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, original Mid-Century Modern Madoura pottery ashtray/bowl by renowned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso titled "Oiseau à la huppe (Bird with tuft...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint
Decorative Vintage Brass Bowl With Scallop Edge
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Decorative solid brass bowl with scalloped edge, late 20th century. In good vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Murano Barbini Green Spots White Gold Flecks Vintage Italian Art Glass Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown white surface with green spots and gold flecks Italian art glass bowl / ashtray. The piece is documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, ci...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Renato Vanzelli Hand Hammered and Enamelled Bowl, 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Hand hammered and enamelled bowl by Renato Vanzelli, 1960s, Italy. This is one of the most beautiful bowls we've ever seen. A true jewel for your interior. This beautiful bowl by Re...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Metal
CLEARANCE SALE Murano Glass Bowl, Orange with gold polveri, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLEARANCE SALE Murano Glass Bowl, Orange with gold polveri, Alfredo Barbini (suspected)
This piece is approximately 6 x 5.25 x 2.5 inches.
We love the color! (To our eye, the oran...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$126 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Glass "Multi-Color" 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 in Murano, Ital...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Barovier Toso Gold Flecks Gray White Spots Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gray and white spots, with gold flecks Italian art glass bowl or ashtray. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass Bowl with Original Label Still on the Base
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bowl with Original Label Still on the Base.
The Murano label on the bottom confirms it was made in Murano but does not imply which maestro made it. We chose "in the styl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$200 Sale Price
24% Off
Guido Gambone Stoneware Bowl Donkey Mark Signature, Italy, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Huge ceramic bowl by Guido Gambone with brown and orange glaze.
Signed on the bottom with the donkey mark.
Guido Gambone (1909 – 1969) is one of ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Brass Bowl with Engravings and Oriental Enamels
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Brass bowl with engravings and oriental enamels.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$297 Sale Price
64% Off
Murano Art Glass Round Amber
Green Blown Glass Catchall Bowl, Italy, 1960
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Murano art glass bowl in amber and green, blown glass catchall, made in Italy.
Heavy glass bowl with outstanding details.
A-647-335
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Karl Springer Square White Venetian Scavo Glass Catchall Bowl, 1980s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer square white Venetian glass bowl, catchall, candy dish, 1980s. Produced by Seguso and signed on the underside by Karl Springer. Features an acid-etched Scavo surface wi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Otto
Gertrud Natzler Signed Dark Blue Green Glazed Bowl with Original Label
Located in Studio City, CA
Another wonderfully glazed and delicately designed work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful dark blue or green glaze. The bowl radiates in the light.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Murano Sommerso Glass Bowls, Italy, 1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A refined pair of mid-century Murano glass bowls, attributed to Archimede Seguso, produced in Italy circa the 1950s. The bowls exemplify the sommerso technique, in which layers of co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century Modern Italian Art Glass Pedestal Bowl or Centerpiece
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Mid-Century Modern art glass footed compote is unsigned but presumed to have been made in Italy in circa 1969. The bowl is done in multicolored swirls of red, brown, blue,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Large Murano Glass Bullicante red Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant red Murano...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Woven Basket Tray Bowl, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Woven Basket Tray Bowl, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Style: Mid-Cen...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Rare Decorative Catch It All Pocket Change Bowl by Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very rare collectible catch it all low bowl by Piero Fornasetti circa 1950's , small chip on the back as shown top corner sold as/is
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Large Danish Teak Sculptural Wooden Bowl, circa 1960
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid Century Large Danish Teak Sculptural Wooden Bowl, circa 1960
Stunning sculptural Danish teak large bowl. Wider at top rim, graduating down to a smaller base.
Beautiful patina. W...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Unique Stoneware Bowl by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware bowl with amazing celadon crackle glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s.
Good condition. Factory second due to dark spots in the bot...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pink Iridescent Glass Bowl by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany
Co. Signed, Italy 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century decorative crystal glass bowl designed by Elsa Peretti for Tyffany & co. in Italy in the 1980s.
This lovely bowl is made in a stunning iridescent crystal with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Flavio Poli Sommerso Turquoise Blue Yellow Diamond Faceted Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Turquoise Murano glass faceted bowl or ashtray by Flavio Poli. Italy, 1950s.
Unusual color. Turquoise and clear glass using the Sommerso technique.
Amazing diamond sha...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$830 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Basket Weave Ceramic Bowl, Europe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage basket weave ceramic bowl - featuring a white ceramic body with an over-all clear glaze - raised on three feet with acanthus leaf decorati...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Ward Bennett Designs Silver Plated Bowl
By Ward Bennett
Located in San Mateo, CA
Small bowl designed by Ward Bennett. This bowl was originally silver plated. The silver has mostly worn off and the brass has developed a nice patina.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowl from Visby, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowl from Visby, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Cer...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Midcentury Large California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, exquisitely handmade bowl by pottery or ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. The two were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes. This relatively hefty bowl is signed on the underside and is in excellent vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Really quite riveting and sure to Stand out in any collection or setting.
Dimensions: 5.5" high, 8.5" diameter.
They are winners of the following awards:
Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France. (1978)
Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium (1959)
Their work can be found in the following museums and collections:
American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York
County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Mingei Museum, San Diego
Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France
St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ventura County...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
CLEARANCE SALE Pink
White Mid-Century Modern SCAVO Glass Bowl / Vessel
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLEARANCE SALE Pink
White Mid-Century Modern SCAVO Glass Bowl / Vessel .
While scavo works are considered the style of Carlo Scarpa, we believe ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$140 Sale Price
30% Off
Polychrome Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Ashtray / Vide-Poche by Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in Murano glass.
It is a "Tutti frutti" model, n° 12065. It is published on a catalogue.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it m...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Blown Murano Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Italian sculptural hand-blown Murano art glass decorative bowl, Ashtray in dark pink, blue, and clear tone.
The bowl is very heavy.
Simply lovely on Top of the Hallway Entry ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Seguso Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl, Midcentury Modern Organic Modern design, attributed to Angelo Seguso, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A beautiful white opaline Murano art g...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Studio Del Campo Enamel Italian, 1960s Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s handmade enamel over copper with an abstract design in colors of black, and olive and teal green. Signed.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Organic Murano Sommerso Clear and Blue Triangular Art Glass Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern aqua blue organic Murano glass Sommerso bowl /ashtray / vide-poche, Italy, 1950s.
A highly decorative hand blown Murano art glass triangular bowl with aqua blue gl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$849 Sale Price
20% Off
One Large Grey Green Holmegaard Glass Bowl Provence by Per Lütken Denmark
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard
Located in Krefeld, DE
Large hand blown grey green colored glass bowl designed by Per Lütken and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark.
Price for one bowl, more available.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
1960s Yellow and Blue Cenedese Oval Murano glass bowl
By Cenedese
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A superb example of a 1960s oval sommerso (submerged glass) blue and yellow Murano glass bowl by the Venetian furnace Cenedese. In good condition with the original stickers intact.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Seguso Murano Fazzoletto Pulegoso Green Art Glass Bowl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano art glass bowl in green color with inner bubbles.
Attributed to Seguso Vetri D' Arte, Italy 1950s.
This small bowl has been made with the 'pulegoso' technique, the...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Flavio Poli Sommerso Caviar Murano Glass Diamond Bowl by Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning Murano Sommerso technique art glass bowl from the 1960s, designed by Flavio Poli and hand-blown by Seguso Vetri d'Arte in Italy. This beautifully faceted, hexagonal, diamo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Modernist Nordisk Malm Danish Bronze Zodiac Bowl Dish Keep All Vide Poche 1940s
By Nordisk Malm
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stylish and substantial vintage Danish bronze bowl showcases intricately relief-moulded Zodiac motifs encircling its rim, adding a touch of cel...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Murano Art Glass Finger Food Bowl Catchall Red and Clear Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or ashtray in red and clear, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Barovier Toso Gold Flecks Vintage Italian Art Glass Heart Shape Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass heart shaped bowl. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso Company. The piece w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Decorative Ceramic Vide-Poche by Pol Chambost, circa 1950s
By Pol Chambost
Located in London, GB
Decorative ceramic vide-poche by Pol Chambost (circa 1950s). Small yet elegant seashell-shaped form with white base and dark, grape-purple outline and lip. Outside of the centre, the...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Red, Yellow, Green,
Clear Bollicine Murano Glass Bowl /Vide-Poche
Located in Warrenton, OR
Red, Yellow, Green,
Clear Bollicine Murano Glass Bowl /Vide-Poche
This rainbow-reminiscent mid-century modern era Murano art glass dish / bowl measures approximately 6 x 5 x 1...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$180 Sale Price
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Green Murano Glass Bowl, Italy 1950s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This Murano glass bowl showcases the skill of Venetian glassmaking. Its deep green color draws attention, with the glass capturing and reflecting light naturally. The bowl's rounded ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 2 Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Bowls, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Bowls, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Coun...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath.
This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty.
We love the piece and the history.
Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside.
Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
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