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
Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Wood Bowl by Pacific Traders, Made in Philippines
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautifully sculpted vintage decorative wooden bowl crafted from what is likely solid monkey pod wood, made in the Philippines for Pacific Traders and distributed under the "Aloha Ha...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Gorgeous Murano Art Glass Sommerso Fruit Bowl Pink and Clear Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass bowl in a nice pink and clear color. A highly decorative piece useful as centre piece or bowl, candy bowl or fruit bowl, Italy, 1970s. Found at an es...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Small Swiss Concrete Ball Planters, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small concrete Swiss ball planters in the style of Willy Guhl. Great patina to each planter. Great for indoors or outside. Heavy and substantial. Priced i...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Concrete
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink Fuchsia Sommerso Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in pink color. Manufactured by Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
Eye-catching pink fuchsia color.
A highly decorative geode round bowl lovely to be used as rings bowl, jewelry bowl, vide-poche or ashtray.
An interesting piece placed with other Murano glass pieces or decorative objects on a mirror tray to use in a vanity table, powder room our courtesy bathroom. It can be used also it as hand soap bowl.
Great as gift idea!
Labelled underneath.
Overall dimensions: 14,5 cm W x 14 cm D x 4 cm height.
A curated selection of Murano art glass bowl...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Ceramic Bowl Chinese Celadon Ware Crackle Glaze Mid-Century Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a ceramic bowl, likely a piece of Chinese celadon ware, characterized by its distinctive crackle glaze and decorative woven bamboo or rattan wrapping. possibl...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery, Rattan
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl from Töpferei Bücking Börnsen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl from Töpferei Bücking Börnsen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informatio...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Archimedes Seguso or Cenedese Opaline Bowl/Ashtray
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Archimedes Seguso or Cenedese (suspected) Opaline Vintage Bowl/Ashtray.
This item presents as an opalino white exterior with pink interior. The rim looks a lighter shade...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Decorative plate Luciano Gaspari (1913-2007)
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Luciano Gaspari for Salviati
Deep black glass dish, decorated with a central polychrome murrine.
Circa 1966
Diameter: 32 cm
With base: 55 cm
Exhibitions:
1966, 33rd Venice Biennale; ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Minimalist Modern Italian Polished Glass Bowl in the Style of Salvatore Polizzi
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist modern Italian polished glass bowl / centerpiece in the style of Salvatore Polizzi, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and mea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Ercole Barovier for Ferro Toso Barovier Iridescent Seashell Glass Bowl, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Ercole Barovier for Ferro Toso Barovier in 1938, exquisite Murano glass ribbed seashell bowl in heavy clear transparent iridescent glass consisting of large undulating ed...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Fontana Arte Glass Bowl 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Munich, DE
Rare clear blue glass bowl designed for Fontana Arte, circa 1960.
This beautiful glass bowl with its oval shape and gently rounded corners reflects the minimalist, elegant design of ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl attributed to Erik Askholm, 1960s
By Erik Askholm
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 ...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray / Vide-Poche by Giulio Radi for Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in murano glass with murrines and silver leaf.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Leaf
Alfredo Barbini Murano Gold Dust Red Black Art Glass Tear Drop Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind black and red teardrop shaped Murano glass bowl or ashtray. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini, Italy, 1950s.
This outstanding decorative bowl features a sensual tear drop ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Sommerso Geode Bowl by Archimede Seguso in Mint and Blue, Italy, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Murano glass geode bowl by Archimede Seguso, made in Italy circa 1960s, utilising the sommerso technique. This square-form mid-century decorative bowl features a luminous core of mint green glass encased in a layer of transparent pale blue, creating a captivating depth and tonal variation when viewed from different angles.
Measuring approximately 7 cm x 7.5 cm, with a height of 3.5 cm, the bowl is compact yet sculptural—suitable as a Murano trinket...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$317 Sale Price
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Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Bowl from Silberdistel, 1960s
By Silberdistel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Bowl from Silberdistel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materia...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Faceted Murano Glass Block Bowl in Pink and Clear Sommerso, Italy, 1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A striking example of late 20th-century Venetian glass, this rectangular Murano glass bowl is attributed to the work of renowned glass maestro Alessandro Mandruzzato and dates to the...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$547 Sale Price
42% Off
Bob Stocksdale Signed Mid-Century Modern Turned Teak Wood Large Art Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely crafted, rich large wood art bowl by American master Woodturner Bob Stocksdale.
Signed and marked ("Teak from Thailand") by the artist ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Teak
Vintage Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Ashtray / Vide-Poche by Giulio Radi for Avem
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in Bizantine zanfirico murano glass with murrines.
It is a "Tutti frutti" model, n° 12065. It is published on a catalogue.
This ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Cera...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large Red 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
1970s Modernist Studio Art Burl Wood Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist studio design Burl and Maple Wood Bowl
9.63 diameter x 2.25 h
Original vintage condition
Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Maple, Burl
1950s Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
Mid-century Murano Sommerso decorative bowl in a beautiful mix of blues and greens. Perfect for use as a vide-poche, ashtray, or as a decorative piece. This piece is solid and well-m...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl or ashtray. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The bowl is decorated with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Generous Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Mosaic Ball Vase
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed blue, green and terracotta banded mosaic ball vase
Gerbino uses the Neriage technique to attain such intriguing patterns
A genero...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Modern Copper Enamel Bowl Donna Read Texas Technological College
Located in Miami, FL
Unique and elegant, Organic Modern Copper Enamel Bowl by Donna R. Read. Ms. Read was probably a Professor of Art at the Texas Technological College in Lubbock, TX. and this is one of her works in copper enameling. This bowl shows the proficiency and artistic sensitivity of Ms. Read’s technique. The bowl has a muddled effect on the outside and a lovely Modern abstract design in dark brown on a copper color background on the inside.
Label on bottom: Donna R. Read – Department of Art – Texas Technological College – Lubbock Texas...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Seguso Sommerso Murano Pink
White Alabastro Art Glass Geode Bowl, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Massive hand blown Murano Sommerso pink and opalescent white round art glass bowl. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
Pink glass over opaline white glass in the Alabastro ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Lavender Sommerso Faceted Giant Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Giant Murano Art glass Sommerso faceted bowl in clear and Lavender / Mauve Color, Italy, 1950s.
Attributed to the designer Flavio P...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Murano "Sommerso" Glass, Coffee table accent , Bookcase, home Stayling
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass - Table Decorative - Sculptural Accent
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
$389 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 15-Piece Rude Osolnik Turned Wood Collection
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Berlin, DE
This collection of eleven vases and four bowls were handmade by Rude Osolnik, the midcentury master of woodturning. Osolnik's work is held in many important collections, and a piece of his was even presented to the Queen of England by the United States government...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Decorative Object Bowl Vide-Poche Flavio Poli Murano Glass Midcentury Italy 1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, IT
Decorative multifaceted diamond-shaped bowl made of Murano glass in shades of transparent and grey. Flavio Poli, Italy in the 60s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Small 1970s Azure Blue and Green Mdina Glass Bowl by Michael Harris
By Michael Harris, Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small round glass bowl crafted in the early 1970s by Michael Harris. This particular piece is one of Harris's early works for Mdina, making it a rare piece of glass history.
It ...
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1970s Maltese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$219 Sale Price
20% Off
Studio Pottery Signed Lidded Jar, circa 1970
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Studio pottery signed lidded jar. circa 1970.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
14 Inches Mid-Century Modern Round White Carrara Marble Bowl Centerpiece Italy
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Mid-Century Modern handmade 14 inches veined white Carrara marble bowl, plate, centerpiece made in Italy.
This Bowl is amazingly crafted, very heavy and decorative on a ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Carrara Marble, Soapstone
A Large Vintage Murano Glass Pink Oval Bowl by Barovier
Toso
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large Murano Glass oval bowl with ruffled edge by Barovier & Toso. Beautiful Pink Color with Gold overlay.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Massive Scandinavian Midcentury Organic Teak Bowl, Signed 1967, Sweden
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful sculptural handmade organic teak wood bowl - signed "SV 67", Sweden.
Weight 18 lb.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Handmade Akacia Wood Bowls, Set of 4
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A very stylish mid-century modern four acacia wood bowls. Designed and handmade in Mozambique.
Whether displayed as standalone art pieces or used practically to hold candy, nuts,deco...
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Mid-20th Century Mozambican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Hardwood
$110 / set
Piero Fornasetti Malachite Green Plate Nummus 3 Milano Italy 1955 Mid Century
By Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a very rare Piero Fornasetti decorative plate sold in
"As Is" condition in a malachite green, model Nummus 3, part of the Roman Coin Series. Small nick to the edge of plate ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Butterprint Bowls by Pyrex - Set of 3
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Revive the charm of the past with this delightful set of Vintage Butterprint Bowls by Pyrex. Featuring the iconic "Butterprint" design, this set includes two blue bowls and one white...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Bowl Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass centerpiece tall bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. Many of the murrines are...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti Posateria 1956 Gold Gilt Porcelain Decorative Plate Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Rare Piero Fornasetti for Posateria porcelain plate circa 1956, beautiful rare piece no chips or cracks but its worn a bit faded due to age.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Bowl Centerpiece in Resin with Leaf and Flower
By Resinplast
Located in Atlanta, GA
Resinplast, Italy, designed this gorgeous decorative Resin bowl, centerpiece, or serving dish in the 1970s. This extra-thick, transparent resin or acrylic, deep-rounded, oversized bo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-Center Finnish Revontulet Glass Bowl by Tauno Wirkkala for Humppila
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Center Finnish Revontulet Glass Bowl by Tauno Wirkkala for Humppila, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
M...
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Rare Emil Milan Tri-Footed Long Bowl in Bissilon, Honduras, c. 1964
By Emil Milan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tri-footed Mask Bowl in hand-carved bissilon by Emil Milan. This design, whose underside appears as a tribal mask, was one of several conceived by Milan and Joyce Anderson...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Hardwood
Spectacular huge centerpiece, glass bowl, Seguso signed Murano, 1970s Italy
By Seguso
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful stunning centerpiece, decorative bowl from the famous art glass manufacturer Seguso from Murano Italy.
This piece is signed at the base and a documented from Seguso - wit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Czech Art glass bowl by ladislav Palecek
Located in Delft, NL
Czech Art glass bowl by ladislav Palecek
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
1960
s Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Large Teak Salad Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1960's Mid-Century Modern Jens Quistgaard designed for Dansk large teak salad bowl, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Great Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Nice Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
Item e6741
A heavy vase of the Graal series designed by Edvward Hald for Orrefors Sweden in 1938. Clear and green glas decorated with underwater flora and fishes, overlayed with a thick clear glass layer. This example dates to 1957. Signed with: 'Orrefors Graal No 471 M Edward Hald'. An authentic piece of Midcentury Modern Scandinavian glass design.
Edward Hald (1883 – 1980) is one of the well-known Swedish glass artists who have worked for Orrefors. After studying in Leipzig, he completed his artistic training with Henri Matisse in Paris. The famous Graal glass is one of the first masterpieces of Edward Hald, which he developed together with Simon Gate and Knut Bergqvist...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Beveled Glass Ashtray by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian beveled glass ashtray by Fontana Arte / Made in Italy circa 1960s
Measures: Length 6.75 inches, width 6.75 inches, height 1.25 inches
Order Reference: FABIOLTD G79
Th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$594 Sale Price
40% Off
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Coppa Pesante Glass Bowl, 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Coppa Pesante Glass Bowl, 1940s
A large Venetian Sommerso glass bowl designed by Dino Martens and manufactured by Aureliano Toso in the 1940s. Thick ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
American Mid Century Hand Turned Multiwood Catch It All Decorative Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand turned decorative catch it all bowl incredible craftsmanship circa 1970's , beautiful condition .
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Walnut
Murano Glass Lenti Bowl with Blue Swirl and Gold Polveri, by Fratelli Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Lenti Bowl with Blue Swirl and Gold Polveri, by Fratelli Toso
This vintage Murano glass work of art by Fratelli Toso (of Barovier
Toso) i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
$272 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Bowl in Pink and White Alabastro, Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A bold and colourful Murano glass bowl by Archimede Seguso, crafted in Italy during the 1960s using the traditional sommerso technique. The form blends layers of translucent white al...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
$350 Sale Price
41% Off
Jacques Blin French Ceramic Artist Scrafitto Decorated Large Elongated Coupe
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin French ceramic artist very large elongated dish with iconic drawings. Though he started working in the 1940s, making impressive use of slip casting, cutting edge modeling techniques, and wheel throwing, Blin did not make his passion a profession until abandoning an incipient engineering career in the early 1950s. In 1954, Blin opened his first ceramic atelier, exhibiting his work throughout the decade in group shows and the Maison de la Chimie. By 1960 he was exhibiting at both the Salon des Céramistes et des Métiers d’arts de France and the Salon des Métiers d’art à la Porte de Versailles.
During the early 1960s Blin developed a new technique with Jean Rustin, etching on his clay creations before firing, adding to these designs later with glaze and oxides. With these steps he improved upon the execution of the semi-abstract imagery by which his work is today recognized—monochromatic images of stylized people, crops, and beasts right out of the cave paintings of his native France, or the mythic tales portrayed in unearthed Greek pottery. He created these beautiful images on cloudy monochromatic backgrounds often in shades of blue as shown here.
Throughout the 1960s he presented works at the Salon des artists Décorateurs and Salon des Tuileries the Prague Exposition Internationale de la Céramique Contemporaine, where he won the gold medal in 1962. In 1966 he won the silver medal at the Société des Artistes Français.
Marking somewhat of a leap in the evolution of man, writing appeared in agricultural societies in response to the needs of commerce and urbanisation. Blin's work retains an abstract form of expression.
It includes geometric and figurative symbols in tables of lines and columns. It classifies, combines and archives objects such as animals, plants, human heads, and geometric forms. The effect is one of organisation of thoughts. These pictograms or "ideograms" are used as a universal language, bringing the real and imaginary worlds closer together. Among the recurring symbols, birds are the ones that feature most often and are found in conjunction with the plant symbols of leaves and trees. Card suits (spades...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Monumental Bowl with Original Paper Label, 1958
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This monumentally large round-shaped footed bowl was wheel thrown and formed by Ge...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Murano Glass Pink Opaline/Sommerso Geode Bowl by Oball, with Original Label
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Pink Opaline/Sommerso Geode Bowl by Oball, with Original Label.
Vetreria Artistica Oball. A beautiful mid-century modern Murano ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
1960s Italian Art Glass Murano Blue Green Bowl Attributed to Holmegaard MCM
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, Sculptural Italian art glass bowl. Blue and green tones. Murano sculptural bowl narrow base. Attributed to Holmegaard.
Dimensions: 10.5" W x 3.5" H x 7.75" D....
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Erik Askholm, 1960s
By Erik Askholm
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Erik Askholm, 1960s
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
Otto
Gertrud Natzler Signed Soft Pearl Green Blue Glazed Midcentury Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Another sublime work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful pearl green/blue 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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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
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