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 Pink Murano Bubble Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
$847 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Coun...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, 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.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Unusual Danish Mutenye Bowl by Jens Quistgaard, Denmark
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and hard to find, large Mutenye (African hardwood) salad bowl by J.Quistgaard. Unusual form with raised handles and great patina. From the the "Rare Woods Collection". Note butterfly joints. Also Danish teak spoons...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Pottery Bowl from Strehla Keramik, 1960s
By Strehla
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Pottery Bowl from Strehla Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
M...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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
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.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
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
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
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
Mid-Century Space Age Large Pottery Bowl from Knabstrup, Denmark, 1960s
By Knabstrup
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Space Age Large Pottery Bowl from Knabstrup, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is compl...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Porcelain Baca Line Bowl by Nils Thorsson 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Porcelain Baca Line Bowl by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Addition...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Large Italian Alexandrite and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this larg...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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
Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic
Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents. Manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950s.
This cool ashtray was handcrafted in France at the Mid-20th century period. Its design in shades of blue and white fat lava ceramic on a cobalt blue background . It has four cigarrette or cigars holders.
Highly decorative piece!
This colorful piece will be the perfect gift for smokers. Also useful as jewelry bowl , decorative bowl or vide-poche.
Overall Measures: 19 cm diameter x 9 cm height (7,48 in diameter x 3,54 in height).
Vallauris Ceramic Round Bowl // Glazed Ceramic Fat Lava Bowl...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Stunning Green and clear Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece Vintage, Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centrepiece, Venice, Murano, Italy. Colors are green ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century California Pottery Rose Box
Located in Riverdale, NY
Amazing Mid Century California Pottery Rose Box from the 1950's. Massive hand formed gray pottery rose on a pink covered base. Largest on...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
New Rina Menardi 16” Wide Barchetta Bowl in Bronze Glaze
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New studio pottery bowl from Rina Menardi. The Barchetta bowl is a shallow, center bowl with an irregular shape and rim. Thin walled, sculptural shape glazed in bronze which is a mat...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
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
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Triangular Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray, Purple
Yellow
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flavio Poli Seguso Faceted Decorative Bowl or Ashtray in Murano Glass
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Sommerso faceted Murano glass triang...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano White Translucent Swirled Glass Catch-All Bowl, 1980s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Murano white swirled glass catch-all bowl, 1980s. Can be used as a decorative object or functional catch-all. Unsigned. Very good vintage condition with minor surface wear and patina...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Geode Bullicante Bowl with Gold Polveri - Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Geode Bullicante Bowl with Gold Polveri - Seguso
This is likely a Seguso piece but since Barbini also made them, we mention both as possibilities.
This handsome mid-cent...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Organic Shaped White Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Japanese white glazed orangic shaped studio pottery bowl dating from the 20th century. The heavily made stoneware bowl is of deep rounded shape with kinked rim...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
xl 43cm murano glass Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element in unique coloration
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
1970s Brass Zodiac Motif Hammered Bowl
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s hammered brass zodiac motif bowl. Solid brass with all over hammered detailing and circular zodiac motif. No makers mark.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Vallauris Unglazed Fat Lava Ceramic Flower Shaped Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in unglazed fat lava ceramic.
Beautiful fat lava ceramic flower shaped bowl in white and brown ceramic with turquoise green, orange and ye...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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
Barbini Murano Glass Olive Green / Yellow Ochre Heart Shaped Bowl Ash Tray Dish
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant heart shaped two toned Murano glass bowl, with a transparent olive green/yellow ochre outer layer and an inner layer of gold-flecked cream, attributed to Alfredo Barbini (Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Dino Martens Italian Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Bowl with Golden Flakes, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sculptural and colorful "Tutti Frutti" midcentury bowl in Murano artistic glass attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese.
Zanfirico techniques and dairy products in ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Organic Modern Art Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial green and white Italian Murano art glass bowl, Organic Modern design, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Glass hues include both Kelly green and Emerald ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
rare Murano Glass "RED-YELLOW" 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
Barbara Willis Ceramic Bowl / Catchall, California, 2007
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Barbara Willis Ceramic Bowl / Catchall, California, 2007. Signed & dated to the bottom.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Murano Glass "Light Blue" 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
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
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...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Bowl, Green/ Clear Tones - Italy ca. 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, large modern Murano glass bowl out of the world renown workshops in Venetia/ Italy coming from the period around 1960/70. This amazing looking mid century Murano glass bow...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Barovier Toso Murano Red White Silver Flecks Heart Shaped Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge Midcentury Italian Murano Heart Centerpiece Bowl, Red and White Glass, Silver Flecks
Monumental hand blown Murano Sommerso heart shaped bowl in red and white glass with silver f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
“Revontulet” (Northern Lights) Glass Bowl – 1972 – Designed by Tauno Wirkkala
Located in Knivsta, SE
Humppila “Revontulet” (Northern Lights) Glass Bowl – 1972 – Designed by Tauno Wirkkala
Stunning vintage glass bowl from Humppila, Finland. The model Revontulet (Northern Lights) was...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Bowl
Candara
by Lino Sabattini, Italy, 1970
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A bowl with the name Candara with a simplistic and iconic design by renowned italian designer Lino Sabattini from circa 1970. The condition is good albeit with some wear (see picture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Modernist Footed Ceramic Bowl / Catch All by Richard Saar
By Richard Saar
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage modernist footed ceramic bowl / catch all by Richard Saar, circa 1950's. The bowl is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 10.75"W x 4.75"D x 3....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Barbini Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown persimmon orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Ba...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed
By Seguso, Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed. Large, low, and heavy, artisan hand-blown clear glass bowl by Seguso for Karl Springer in the 1980's. Provenance: purchased directly from th...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$3,360 Sale Price
40% Off
1960s Stunning Large Murano Pink Ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning large pink ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass. Made in Italy.
No chips or other, this item is perfect...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Bowl By Frantisel Zemek For Mstisov Glass Factory, Czechoslovakia
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful art glass bowl by Frantisek Zemek. Produced in 1960s for Mstisov Glass Factory. The heavy art glass items are considered top notch pieces of the Czech glass era and production. This bowl is a mixture of green and pink glass...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$198 Sale Price
60% Off
Sculptural Midcentury Italian Wood Fruit Bowl or Catch All by Anri, 1950s
By Anri Form
Located in San Diego, CA
Sculptural centerpiece piece bowl by Anri. Beautiful grain and craftsmanship. 1950s
Anri was founded in 1912 in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Patinated Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden, 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Patinated bronze low bowl. Great color and form being mostly mid century modern/ minimalist with a slight art deco detail. Very good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
1970 Crystal Arte Space Age Italian Design Blue Glass Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
Blue Crystal Bowl
Crystal Arte
Italy, 1970
Curved Crystal Bowl
Sticker Label Manufacture
Perfect Condiction
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Textured and Faceted Murano Sommerso Ice Glass Bowl Attributed to Mandruzzato
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful made in Italy vintage Mid-Century Modern Venetian, Italian Murano art glass bowl, dish or ashtray attributed to Mandruzzato, circa 1960s-1970s. The combination of ruby red ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Barbini Salviati Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Clown Sculptural Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown black and orange with gold flecks accents Italian art glass clown sculpture and bowl. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, for the Salviati company. The figure has a green hat with gold, pink hair, clear head with large eyes and exited facial expressions. The arms are in clear glass with Sommerso gold leaf and yellow gloves on the hands. The body is the actual bowl with black outside and orange inside. The clown stands on oversized white and gold leaf shoes with large black soles. Would make a great display piece on any desk, coffee table or credenza. It can be displayed 2 ways. Fill it with candy when laying down or display it as a sculpture standing up. Mid-century era. A must for the Barbini clown...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Gold Leaf
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, Circa 1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
Czech Glass Bowl/Basket by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, Circa 1970s
Model Number: 296/6/18
A unique Czech glass creation by renowned glass artist Josef Hospodka for Chri...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Art Glass
$109 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Translucent Hand-Blown Murano
24K Gold Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This warm and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish originates from Italy, Circa 1950. Featuring an expansive organic profile reminiscent of a flower in bloom, t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Gold
Handmade Scandinavian wooden bowl. A large mid-century turned rustic container
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Rustic and large handmade wooden bowl made from pine from Smålandsslöjd, Sweden. Designed by Stig Johnson who was famous for producing bowls, candlesticks and other decorative and p...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Wood, Pine
Beautiful Multicolored Art Glass Sommerso Bowl Vintage, Murano, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl or catchall, Italy, 1980s.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Stig Sandqvist, Small Bowl, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small decorative teak bowl designed and produced by Stig Sandqvist, Sweden, 1950s.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
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Teak
Seguso Vetri d
Arte Bowl, Glass, Scavo, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Bowl, Glass, Scavo, Signed. Chunky clear Murano hand blown glass bowl with rough textured exterior and matte interior and underside. The bowl's top edge measures ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$675 Sale Price
62% Off
Handmade Scandinavian wooden bowl. A large mid-century turned rustic plate.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Fruit bowl with a rustic feeling, a rather large handmade wooden bowl or tray made from pine from Smålandsslöjd, Sweden. Designed by Stig Johnson who was famous for producing bowls, ...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Pine
$339 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-century Modern decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative bowls created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative bowls made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative bowls, popular names associated with this style include Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Barovier&Toso, and Flavio Poli. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative bowls differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $46,574 while the average work can sell for $646.