Modern Vases and Vessels
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Italian Mid-Century Murano Orange Art Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Murano style Mid-Century bottle-shaped art glass bud vase with a tapered neck and an orange swirl design (signed and dated 05)
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Gary DiPasquale Textural Amorphic Form Monochromatic Lobed Round Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Gary DiPasquale Contemporary bark textured round ceramic vase bearing amorphic form, raised lobed round body, monochromatic palette with pale celadon over a yellow under-layer, white...
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Celadon
Italian Murano Style Mid-Century White Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Murano style Mid-Century bottle-shaped art glass bud vase with a tapered neck and a white swirl design (signed and dated 2006)
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Leigh Forsstrom Blue Raised Dot Design Brown Glazed Earthenware Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary cylindrical earthenware vase with raised blue dot pattern on a brown glazed background and a slightly inset lip (signed, LEIGH FORSSTROM)
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Italian Murano Style Art Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Murano style Mid-Century bottle-shaped art glass bud vase with a tapered neck and a lavender-colored swirl design (signed and dated 2006)
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian Mid-Century White Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Scandinavian Mid-Century tapered white case glass vase with a cylindrical neck
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Mid-Century Yellow Art Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Murano style Mid-Century bottle-shaped art glass bud vase with a tapered neck and a yellow swirl design (signed and dated 05)
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian Mid-Century White Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Scandinavian Mid-Century tapered white case glass vase with a cylindrical neck
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Patinated Ceramic Brown Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Large ceramic urn with a tapered body, a small circular mouth, a ridged pattern on the upper half, and a patinated light and dark gray finish
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Mid-Century Light Blue Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Scandinavian Mid-Century style tall bottle-shaped light blue blown glass bud vase with a long narrow tapered neck
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Purple Blown Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Tall tapered plum color tinted blown glass bud vase with a flat rim
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Purple Tinted Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Tall footed teardrop-shaped plum color tinted glass vase with a long tapered neck
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Iridescent Yellow Handblown Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage bulbous-shaped iridescent honey color tinted glass bud vase with a small neck and a raised swirl design.
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Teal Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Three-sided, indented, teal-tinted blown glass bud vase with a ruffled rim
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue Ceramic Vase with Geometric Design
Located in Queens, NY
Square-based, tapered blue glazed ceramic vase with a raised geometric design
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Silver and Beige Speckle Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Tapered ceramic vase with a rounded top, circular mouth, and silver and beige speckled finish
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Beige Patterned Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Oval-based ceramic vase with a green and beige pattern
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Turquoise and Gray Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Tall-bodied ceramic vase with uneven glaze in turquoise and gray and decorative ridges
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Red Hourglass Shaped Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Hourglass-shaped maroon-colored glazed ceramic vase
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Purple Tinted Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Tapered plum color tinted glass bud vase with cylindrical neck
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Abstract Multi-Patterned Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Irregularly-shaped footed ceramic vase with multi-colored painted design and teal glazed interior and rim
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Beige Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Urn-shaped beige crackle glazed ceramic vase with a flared rim
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Green Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Tall, tapered green glazed ceramic vase with a short neck
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ribbed White Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Cylindrical ribbed white glazed ceramic vase with a scalloped rim
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ribbed White Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Cylindrical ribbed white glazed ceramic vase with a scalloped rim
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Mid-Century Blue and White Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century tall tapered blue and white case glass bud vase with a flared rim
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Scandinavian Mid-Century Ombre Gray Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Scandinavian Mid-Century style tall bottle-shaped ombre gray tinted glass bud vase with a tapered neck
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Wide Bodied Mint Green Ceramic Vase with Handles
Located in Queens, NY
Wide-bodied ceramic vase with handles and uneven mint-colored glaze.
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Miniature Celadon Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Sculptural White Ceramic Kawa Vases, by Luft Tanaka, organic, porcelain
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of white porcelain vases made by casting into leather molds.
As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Set includes one tall vase and one medium vase...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay
Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Explorer Vase No.3
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary glazed ceramic explorer vase No.1
Materials:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
D 30 cm x W 30 cm x H 40 cm
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,550 / item
Modern Large White Cased Blown Glass 30" Floor Vase Vessel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modern Large White Cased Blown Glass 30" Floor Vase Vessel. Believed to be late 20th Century. Measurements: 30.5" H x 15" Diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21th century design white black and red abstract ceramic vase by ATOI circa 2010
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ATOI (born in 1987)
Large 21th century design stoneware ceramic vase
White black and red abstract ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
signed
Height 18 cm
Large 20 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Sculptural White Ceramic Kawa Vase 12, Organic Modern porcelain
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of tall porcelain flower vases with a textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process, each vase is one-of-a-kind.
Dimensions
6" d...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Hand-Blown Modern Murano Vase with 24-karat Gold Flecks and Bubbles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Hand-Blown Modern Murano Vase with 24-karat Gold Flecks and Bubbles is a striking fusion of Italian craftsmanship and contemporary luxury. Expertly created using traditional Mura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large black and red handmade stoneware ceramic vase by ATOI circa 2010 24 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ATOI (Born in 1987)
Large abstract black and red handmade stoneware ceramic vase
UNique handmade piece
Signed under the base
Height 24 cm
Large 17 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lladro Porcelain Pheasant Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lladró porcelain pheasant centerpiece / planter by Vicente Martinez.
Beautiful porcelain pheasant figurine centerpiece or planter in blue, cobalt blu...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Black and White Glass Vase by Ingegerd Råman, limited edition, 162/200, Orrefors
Located in Stockholm, SE
Limited edition from Orrefors, designed by the renowned Swedish designer Ingegerd Råman. The beautiful modern "Caracalla" series was produced in 2005 in a limited edition — signed "...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Mini Bowl Murano Glass Coffee
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Kastle mini bowl, Murano glass, by Karim Rashid, 21st century.
Karim Rashid has conceived for Purho a mini collection of bowls and vases characterized by their faceted, structural fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
White Ceramic Kawa Vase #17, Organic Porcelain Flower Vase, Tactile
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tall porcelain flower vase with an organic and fabric-like surface. Clear glazed applied on interior surface. As a result of the production process each vase is one-of-a-kind.
Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Salta Rectangular Large Bar Tray, Alpaca Silver
Leather
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Gemme Vase in Green Balloton Blown Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – green, grass green, purple, red, aquamarine, sapphire, tea and gray. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Hyacinth Vase Italian Glass
Sterling Silver Sottsass Association Egizia Milano
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Extremely rare cylindric hyacinth vase with an additional glass liner designed by Manuela and Riccardo Forti when they have been with Sottsass Associati,...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$1,433 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Hand-Blown Art Glass Vase by Roland R. Correia, Dated 1975
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand-blown art glass vase is signed and dated 1975 by American glass artist Roland R. Correia. It features soft swirls of blue, green, and yellow over a clear glass base, creati...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Orange Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Op...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Lorin Marsh Marble
Cut Crystal 24K Gold Painted Trophy Urn Vase Cassolette 22"
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional marble, cut crystal 24 karet gold painted urn or vase by Lorin Marsh. Features a removable lid and white marble body with acanthus and fluted designs. A nice statement...
Category
20th Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of Vintage Display Vases, English, Ceramic Flower Urn, Potteries, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage display vases. An English, ceramic flower urn with figural decoration, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Delightfully presented with classic blue and white finish and charming detail.
Appealing urn form, ideal for floral displays or decorative shelving
Finished in quintessential blue and white palette, evoking traditional ceramics
Gilt painted accents to the rim and foot add a touch of refined elegance
Each vase hosts a figural scene, with a pair of young girls — one whispering softly into the other's ear
Reverse side decorated with a whimsical Oriental influenced forest landscape
Crafted in ceramic with a lightly time-worn finish, in good vintage order throughout
Maker's mark to base for Lord Nelson Ware of Staffordshire
A delightful decorative duo, sure to bring charm and conversation to any setting
This pair of vintage English ceramic vases...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Penny Glass vase by Martyn Thompson
Located in Paddington, NSW
This handblown Penny vase by Martyn Thompson embodies the designer’s poetic approach to color, texture and storytelling in glass. Its generously rounded silhouette is crafted in a wa...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
2000s Astonishing Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass. Made in Italy in 2005. The vase is signed at the bottom C. Nason and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 7,08 x 11,02 H in...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
David Leach Lowerdown Pottery Studio Pottery Waisted Patterned Vase
By David Leach
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Lowerdown Pottery stoneware studio pottery vase decorated with stylized flower heads by renowned potter David Leach (British, 1911-2005) dating from around 1970. The h...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Rectangular Translucent Glass Vase by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist vase was realized by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda in Sweden during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a volumetric rectangular body in transluc...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Miniature Square Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
ClassiCon Bowl in Grey
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown glass bowl.
available in:
Quarzgrau quartz grey
Amethystviolett amethyst violet
Bernsteinorange amber orange
Smaragdgrün emerald green
Montanablau Montana blue
Saphirbla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$473 / item
Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Hand Blown Murano Bottle in Onyx Black Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Indulge in the sheer elegance of this hand-blown Murano bottle, a true masterpiece crafted from the finest black onyx glass. Its glossy finish and deep, rich hue exude sophistication...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Orrefors Smoked Grey Art Glass Vase Designed by Edward Hald
By Orrefors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage glass vase.
Designed by Edward Wald for Orrefors.
In grey cut glass with vine & leaf decoration around the circumference.
Simply a wonderful Swedish art glass vase...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Terracotta Vase from Vasi diVisi Collection by Alessandro Guerriero
Located in Milan, Italy
From serie Vasi diVisi, hand painted terracotta. Project realized by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandra Zucchi for Sacra Famiglia Onlus Foundation in 2017. Limited edition of 9 pieces. Signed.
A collection made up of 20 Vases of Faces, handmade in the ceramic workshop by the guests of the Holy Family based on a project and signed by 20 artists and designers.The artists who decorated the Visi Vases are: Manuela Bertoli, Jean Blanchaert, Marianna Bussola, Enrico Cabassi, Massimo Caccia, Massimo Giacon, Stefano Giovannoni, Matteo Guarnaccia, Alessandro Guerriero, Manuela Furlan, Cristina Hamel, Alessandro Mendini, Sofia Paravicini, Chiara Passigli, Valeria Petrone, Elisabetta Reicher, Daniele Ricco...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Handmade Green, Pink and Blue Glass Lidded Jar by Erik Höglund, 1992
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This handmade glass jar with a lid, signed by renowned Swedish designer Erik Höglund, was hand crafted at the Nový Bor glassworks, Czech Republic, in 1992. These jars have become a c...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Sgraffito
Glaze Decorated Studio Pottery Vase - Unsigned - Late 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage - molded - small sgraffito and glaze decorated studio pottery vase - unsigned - marked on the base with the numeral 2 - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no l...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Venini, RAAQUU, VG-VGnewtrend, and Carlo Moretti. 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 $28 and tops out at $45,920 while the average work can sell for $998.
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