Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
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
Porcelain KPM Berlin Vase Designed by Trude Petri
Located in Vienna, AT
Buttle-shaped white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by Trude Petri in the 1953.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Fantoni Hammered Copper Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Intricate pierced and hammered copper vessel by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Classic Tiffany Midcentury Modern Abstract Calla Lily Vase
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Classic Midcentury Modern sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Conical. In form of abstract calla lily with asymmetrical mouth and irregular seam. Raised round fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Sterling Silver
Extraordinary Zig Zag Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase super rare zig zag
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Dona Rosa Barro Negro Black Pottery Fruit Mexico Mid Century Modern - 5 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Dona Rosa Barro Negro Black Pottery Fruit Mexico Mid Century Modern - 5 Pcs. Listing includes (2) apples, (1) watermelon (1) banana, (1) pear. Circa Late 20th Century. Measur...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Dona Rosa Barro Negro Black Pottery 4" Carved Owl Figurine Mid Century Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dona Rosa Black Pottery 4" Carved Owl Figurine Oaxaca Mexico Mid Century Modern. (Unmarked). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: (Owl) 4" H x 2.5" x W x 2.25" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
1970s Modern Walnut Wood Planter Box or Waste Basket
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s MCM Walnut Wood Planter Box or Waste Basket
11.75 h x 15.5 w x 10 d
Wood box with metal insert, can be used as a planter box or a storage bin.
Preowned vintage unrestored condi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Walnut
Moretti Carlo Murano Vase In Colored Opaline Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Valu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Extra Large Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Extra large fat lava art vase.
Measures: 48 cm
Model:
428 48 Vienna
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Pink Opaline Murano Glass Dish Bowl or Ashtray 1949
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese Venetian Mid-Century vintage modern pretty Murano opaline dusty pink colored / coloured glass round circular dish, bowl or ashtray. Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Italian gla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Seguso Vase Red, 1960s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Munich, DE
Murano vase made in red and clear Murano glass, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Ceramic Vase in a Minimalistic Style of the 60
s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Large ceramic vase, made in Czechoslovakia about 1965. Organic form with a contrast of glazes in aqua and mat white.
Unusual in this size.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,613 Sale Price
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Vintage Faceted French Pressed Glass Vase, Triangular Geometric 1970s, France
By Luminarc
Located in Chicago, IL
French geometric shaped three-sided clear pressed glass vase by Luminarc with wonderful heavy weight. Reflects the light brilliantly. Signed F...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Extraordinary LORA Zig Zag Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase super rare black white red LORA DECOR.
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced i...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Grey 1960s Murano Glass Sommerso Single-Stem Vase by Flavio Poli, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Design:
Flavio Poli
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
These original Murano glass vases was produced in the 1970s in Italy. T...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful mid-century vase produced in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. The vase is made of caramics with glaze. The outside is handpainted into a typical mid-century design. The inside in g...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$83 Sale Price
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MCM Flat Porcelain Vase by Jessie Higginson
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM style flat porcelain vase with inlaid glazed geometric design by Jessie Higginson, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good vintage cond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$600 Sale Price
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Marcello Fantoni Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Art Pottery Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery vase was done by the renowned Marcello Fantoni of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is done with a thick dark brown clay w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Large Murano Glass Vase by Dino Martens, 1950s
By Dino Martens
Located in Brussels, BE
Large Murano Glass Vase by Dino Martens, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase by Barbara Moorefield
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice California studio pottery stoneware vase with beautiful tan and brown earth tones by San Diego artist Barbara Moorehead, circa 1970s. The vessel is in good vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
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Cenedese Tall Blue Vintage Italian Murano Glass Urn, Vase or Jar
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful tall light blue urn by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold colour / color to your interior - i...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tall 1950s Dark Toned Sommerso Vase Signed Nils Landberg for Orrefors Glass
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A tall dark smoke toned and clear Sommerso crystal glass vase designed by Nils Landberg (1907-1991) for Orrefors Glass, Sweden, circa 1950-1959. Beautiful vase from the 'Dusk' series...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Sommerso
Cenedese Rare Vintage Set of 5 Green Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars Murano Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare set of five Venetian Murano green colored / coloured glass Apothecary jars or urns with lids. Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Italian glass and perfect for the storage sweets or snacks in the kitchen or for cotton wool buds or cosmetics in a bathroom or for make-up or jewellery or cotton wool buds and such accessoires. Similar in style to the original designs of apothecary jars from the 19th and early 20th century.
Measurements are circa:
Large jar - 15.7cm tall by 10cm wide
Medium jar - 12.5cm tall by 10cm wide
Small jar - 9.5cm tall by 10cm wide.
Rare set of jars...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Roger Capron Vase for Vallauris, circa 1960, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Large Roger Capron vase for Vallauris.
Ceramic vase with white glaze and rooster motif
Signed.
Circa 1960, France.
Unique Size
Very good vintage condition.
Roger Capron was bor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Vintage Midcentury Italian Yellow Murano Glass Bowl, Vase or Dish
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury vintage Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Particularly striking is the vessel's elegant form and bright yellow color (colour). Yellow is one of the hardest colors of glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cased Glass White Floor Vase
Located in Ferndale, MI
Tall cased glass floor vase in matte finish with gloss design.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Large Incalmo Murano Art Glass Vase by V. Nason
C. ca. 1990s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large and decorative murano glass vase of the 'Fiapi' series designed by Carlo Nason and manufactured by V. Nason & C. Murano end of the 20th century. Amber and black glass fused i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s.
Great condition.
Signed 'CHS', 'ATELJÉ' and makers mark '...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Lenci ceramic basket, Italy, circa 1930s.
By Lenci
Located in Palermo, PA
Lenci Torino ceramic basket, Italian production circa 1930s.
Leaf decoration on ivory background.
Excellent condition, no breaks or defects, see photos.
D...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Ceramic Vessels, Bauhaus Influence, Set of 9
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This set of nine Mid-Century Modern sculptural ceramic vessels exemplifies the refined clarity and geometric restraint that shaped European design in the postwar decades. Created between the late 1940s and 1960s, the group includes works attributed to Laach Abbey, Ulmer Keramik, and other West German workshops, several bearing marks or numerical stamps common to the region’s studio pottery.
Influenced by Bauhaus principles, these vessels balance functional purity with expressive form. Many incorporate symbolic motifs such as the Alpha
Omega, Chi-Rho, cross, or dove, reflecting the unique intersection of modernist design and spiritual iconography explored by Theodor Bogler...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
$824 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Ingrid Glas ‘Germany’ Bark Vase From the rock Crystal range 1970s
Located in Verviers, BE
Impressions made from tree bark were first used to make moulds in the early 1970s, as factories investigated new ways to bring surface texture to glass objects. Some models are color...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century L.E. Smith Turquoise “Rocket” Swung Vase
Located in Raleigh, NC
Large mid-century impressive swung vase by L.E. Smith. This particular turquoise swung vase is called the “Rocket” vase. Both this style and coloration is h...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Style Hand-Blown Glass Vase, Multi-Colored Glass Vase Signed Molinari
By Molinari
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning multi-colored art glass vase.
This beautiful Italian hand-blown art glass vase embodies eye pleasing earth tones of amber, yellow, brown and green hues. Hand-crafted.
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Bohemian crystal vase 20th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
20th Century Bohemian Crystal Vase
This is a 20th-century Bohemian crystal vase, featuring a robust cylindrical body silhouette with a wide, flared neck, set on a lobed base. The vas...
Category
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro calcedonio vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano ca. 1930s.
A very rare Murano art glass vase attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi around 1930. Manufactured by Cappelin in the 1920s or Venini in the 1930s. Thin hand blown malachid (calcedonio) glass with curved handles on each side. Similar to Venini model number 3255. This model was produced in different glass types. The vase is not signed. It was bought from a very famous collection in the 1990s. Reach out for more information on the provenance.
Measures:
Height: 9.06" (23 cm)
Diameter: 6.3" (16 cm)
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892 -1977) was an Italian sculptor and designer who left his mark on Italian glass art in particular. As graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, he worked with Ca' Pesaro artists and exhibited at Ca' Pesaro in 1908. In the 1920s he was appointed as Director of the Murano glass Museum. In 1925 he founded Venini & Co. with Paolo Venini and others, of which he took over the artistic direction. For Venini he created stunning creations in soffiato, opaque and pulegoso glass that received international recognition with many awards. His creations of animals, fruits and succulent plants gained international success too. The Cenedese Glassworks , Seguso Vetro d'Arte and Pauly & Co were his last creative stations.
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Venini 1925 - 1931, Milano 2013, pages 159, 314, 330 (shape) and 323, 328 (glass technique)
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, page 80 (glass technique)
Marina Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Vetraio del Novecento, Padua 2001, page 27...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large 1, 8kg Sven Palmqvist Lucid Drop Glass Vase for Orrefors, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
glass vase
Design:
Sven Palmqvist
Producer:
Orrefors, Sweden 1970s
Age:
1970s
Description:
Wonderful heavy glass element designed by Sven P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass "rostrato" green vase circa 1938.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and special Ercole Barovier for Barovier&Toso circa 1938 green "rostrato" Murano glass vase.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s.
Great condition.
Signed 'C-H S' and makers mark 'R' with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Modernist Collectors Vase by Art Rumi Orobico, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous and rare, unique ceramic vase hand painted and signed with N.D.R. by artist from Italian ceramic studio Orobico Arte Artigianato (ART RUMI) in the 1950s.
The vase is made of...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Perfume Bottle Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hivo Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Lucite perfume bottle sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Lucite
$650 Sale Price
40% Off
Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori - San Cristoforo Ceramic Vase, Italy 1930s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful and rare orange-coloured glazed ceramic vase with ribbed carvings, designed by Giovanni Gariboldi for the Ditta Richard Ginori - San Cristoforo in the 1930s. Factory mark o...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Decorative Honeycomb Midcentury Glass Bowl Vases
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of large decorative honeycomb midcentury glass bowl vases.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vase/ Vessel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vase/ Vessel.
1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Marius Giuge Vase and Candlesticks, Vallauris, France, circa 1950s
By Marius Giuge
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large vase with a matching pair of candlesticks by Ateliers Marius Giuge, in Vallauris (South of France).
Dimensions provided below are for the vase. The candlesticks measure:
Heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Daum, Argos, Green Glass Vase, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed on side.
Consistent with the aesthetic of crushed or compacted metals cropping up in mid-century sculpture, these pieces nevertheless seek to convey motion itself, as if depi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Striped Vase in Blown Murano Glass Green Orange and Light Blue, 1990s, Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Striped vase in blown Murano glass green orange and light blue, 1990s, Italy.
This is a unique striped vase, with double colored sides, and stripes inside the blown technical. Half ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-century modern Murano glass vase adorned with an sculpture featuring horses
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite mid-century Murano vase, adorned in a striking sky blue hue, graces an elegant sculpture featuring horses. The vase is believed to be plated in Silver 925, although th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Exceptional Large Bauhaus Floor Vase by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF ca. 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Exceptional Large Bauhaus Floor Vase by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF ca. 1950
A very rare floor vase designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1950 and manufactured by Wuertembergische Metalwor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Vivika + Otto Heino Glazed Art Pottery Vessel American 20th Century MCM Potters
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A bowl on low ring foot, decorated with brown against white, signed by Vivika and Otto Heino, c.1990s with Incised signature under base.
Otto and Vivika moved to California in 1952,...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Two Murano Block Vases with Red Core and Diffused Amber
By Flavio Poli
Located in Verviers, BE
Two similar block vases after the design by Flavio Poli for Mandruzzato, each with a diffused amber color around the red core.
This iconic Murano design takes a Minimalist approach ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Large German Midcentury off White Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German Midcentury handled ceramic vase or jar with off white craquelling glaze. Marked on bottom : Handmade Germany, L.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$484 Sale Price
40% Off
Murano Salviati Gaspari Signed Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Abstract Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden amber / olive, and gold flecks Italian art glass abstract flower vase. The vase is d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Heavy Art Glass Vase by Kai Blomqvist Kumela Finland 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Heavy Art Glass Vase by Kai Blomqvist Kumela Finland 1970s
The vase is signed on the bottom.
Signs of Kumela sticker on top is still visible.
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Signed Seguso Vetri D’arte Murano Glass Red Sommerso Vase with Gold Leaf
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Signed with an original label Seguso Vetri D’Arte Murano Glass Red Sommerso Vase with gold leaf encased in clear. Notice the waffling effect and the glistening gold dust. Rare form f...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Ice Melting Vase 617 by Vladislaw Urban for Rosice Glass Tsjechoslowakia, 1968
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Glass vase by Vladislav Urban For Sklo Union Rosice, Czech Republic 1968.
Heavy pressed glass vase designed by Sklo Union in 1968.
Ice melting vase...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Italian Raymor Hand Painted Ceramic Canister
By Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand-painted Italian ceramic canister with lid, made in Italy circa 1960s. Beautiful craftmanship, Mid-Century sensibility.
Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Ecle...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Erik Höglund Mid-Century Signed Orange Footed Art Glass Vase for Boda c. 1960s
By Erik Höglund
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish Orange Footed Art Glass Vase by Erik Hoglund for Boda circa 1960s. Original foil label: "BODA, Sweden, Erik Hoglund." Engraved on bottom "H1671/220." Full of his sig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert carved crystal ball in cobalt blue
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert Cut Crystal Ball in Cobalt Blue
Val Saint Lambert cut crystal ball in cobalt blue. Its rounded shape features an intricately carved surface with a geometric pattern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Daum, Argos, Green Glass Vase, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed on side.
Consistent with the aesthetic of crushed or compacted metals cropping up in mid-century sculpture, these pieces nevertheless seek to convey motion itself, as if depi...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Set of 2 Faceted Murano Glass Sommerso Vases by Cenedese Vetri, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase set of 2
Producer:
Cendese Vetri ( one vase still features the original producer label)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
T...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Scheurich Keramik, Rörstrand, Bitossi, and Venini. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $44 and tops out at $114,459 while the average work can sell for $803.
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