Mid-Century Modern Vases
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
20th Century Barovier
Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
FONTANAARTE - PIETRO CHIESA - vaso modello cartoccio in vetro - ITALIA 1950.
Located in Milano, IT
FONTANA ARTE - PIETRO CHIESA - Grande vaso in vetro originale degli anni 50, bellissima tonalità di verde ,tipico anni 50.
Il vaso e i perfetto stato di conservazione.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
A Set of Four Blown Glass Pieces by Claude Morin, 1970s – Dieulefit - France
By Claude Morin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This beautiful set consists of four unique pieces crafted by master glass artist Claude Morin in the 1970s in Dieulefit. It includes an elegant bottle, two harmoniously shaped vases, and a delicately crafted catchall. Each piece is signed by the artist, ensuring authenticity and uniqueness, and the set is in perfect condition, preserved without any flaws or wear, making it a true treasure for lovers of fine glasswork.
Handcrafted using traditional glass-blowing techniques, the pieces feature organic lines and subtle shades, signature elements of Morin’s style, which emphasized simple yet profoundly expressive forms. The bottle stands out with its graceful, elongated shape, while the two vases offer a beautiful symmetry and aesthetic balance. The catchall is gently curved, adding a natural decorative touch.
Dimensions
Large Green Bottle: Height 51 cm, Width 17 cm, Depth 9 cm
Blue Bottle: Height 24 cm, Width 16 cm, Depth 13 cm
Blue Vase: Height 12 cm, Diameter 16 cm
Green Catchall...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$4,557 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage pink vase by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful pink murano vase by Archimede Seguso made in Italy in the 1950s.
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass artist known for his exquisite glass vases, necklaces, and sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase
Bolle
by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano 1966
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Bolle' by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano 1966
A vintage art glass vase of the 'Bolle' series. Thin mouthblown green and yellow glass fused in incalmo techn...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Paolo Venini Signed Murano Sommerso Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Vase
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso navy blue Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Paolo Venini for the Venini Company, circa 1950s. It is fully signed with the "Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual lying Flower vase vienna around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Unusual lying Flower vase vienna around 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Set of Mid-Century Modern Guzzini Crystal Lucite Italian Vases, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of four crystal plexiglass flower vases. This fantastic set was designed by Guzzini in Italy during the 1970s.
This set is made of four different flower vases with t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Blue and brown stoneware ceramic vase by Jean Guillaume La borne 1975 20th
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Guillaume
Realised circa 1975
Realised in La Borne (Morogues)
Unique handmade stoneware blue and brown ceramic vase by Jean Guillaume
Original perfect condition
Signed
Heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Archimede Seguso Murano Signed Black Red Swirl Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and red swirl Italian art glass flower vase. The piece documented to designer Archimee Seguso, and fully signed "Archimede Seguso Murano" et...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Eskimo Fisherman Vase Edmund Ronaky California Modern
Located in Mobile, AL
A rare large scale Eskimo fisherman theme mid century modern vase by noted California Artist Edmund Ronaky. Signed to the base and a quintessential West Coast work of modernism. The ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
$360 Sale Price
51% Off
70s Cubic Sommerso VASE
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Ljubljana, SI
A beautiful pink cubic Sommerso vase designed and manufactured for Seguso in Murano in the 1970s. Handcrafted faceted glass using the "sommerso" technique Magnificent collectible and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pitcher
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown multi-color Millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to the Fratell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Eight 1960s Clear Glass Italian Empoli Duck Dog Fish Decanters Bottles and Vases
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative rare clear glass set of eight different size Italian pressed glass bottles.
This set is almost completely animal themed, a duck, a poodle, a dachshund and two fishes. But also a pressed Brutalist large cognac glass a petite blown glass carafe and a pressed so called 'corset' carafe.
Mention Italian glass and probably everyone’s mind immediately leaps to Venice and Murano.
But there is another almost equally famous centre of Italian glass making known as Empoli.
Empoli glass is generally much simpler and does not have the intricately applied trim or decorations associated with Venetian and Murano pieces.
The simple traditional styles of Empoli glass were quickly adapted to the abstract shapes of mid 20th century modernism. It became hugely popular as a decorative home accent, and was exported across the world.
Now they are highly sought after by international collectors and look beautiful arranged together.
All bottles have their stopper and are different in design, shape and size (height with stopper):
Duck shaped genie bottle, 40cm high, 13cm wide, 12cm deep (15.7" x 5.1"x 4.7")
Poodle bottle 38cm high, 14cm wide and 8cm deep
Dachshund Wiener dog bottle 36cm high, 10cm wide, 9,5cm deep
Fish decanter...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$2,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Large Glass Vase GullaSkruf Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful large vase made in Sweden at GullaSkruf was designed by Kjell Blomberg in the 1950s.
It has a lovely color and as many of the designers from Sweden the light has a ce...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Ceramic Vase Onion Pattern Earth Tones Mid Century
By Bitossi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unusual Rosenthal Netter vase by Bittosi in the rare onion pattern red, yellow, green, and brown.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
Set or 5 beautiful stoneware vases with amazing glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition. Signed 'CHS' and makers mark 'R'.
Carl-Harr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Danish Modern Elisabeth Loholt Ceramic Pumpkin Vase with Bamboo Handle, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish vase in pumpkin shape and featuring a loose bamboo handle. Designed by Elisabeth Loholt in Denmark during the late 1950s.
Measurements: H: 18.5 cm, Diameter: 9 cm (at the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Bamboo
Murano glass vase by Scarpa, Italy, 1970
Located in Palermo, PA
Unique and Elegant Striped Glass Vase in Clear and Ice Blue, Skillfully Crafted by Federico Scarpa!
From Murano, Italy, this exquisite vase showcases a stunning blend of ice-blue and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Alvino Bagni Matte Glazed Pottery Vase Raymor Bitossi Gambone
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Highly decorativ floral patterned pottery vase by Alvino Bagni dating to the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$756 Sale Price
60% Off
Venetian or Murano Glass Filigrana Fazzoletto or Handkerchief Vase
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Venetian or Murano glass Filigrana Fazzaoletto or handkerchief vase.
Beautiful canes with striking color.
Height: circa 3 3/4 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Vase in Red and Uranium Sommerso Glass by Galliano Ferro, Italy, 1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
An elegant example of mid-century Murano glass, this tall bud vase by Galliano Ferro demonstrates the refined application of the sommerso technique, where one layer of glass is delic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
$164 Sale Price
70% Off
Vintage L.E. Smith Ruby Red
Amberina Ribbed Swung Vase 25.25"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measuring 25.25" h x 7" w
This striking mid-century swung vase was produced by **L.E. Smith Glass Company**, a renowned American glass manufacturer known for its vibrant art glass and innovative designs. Crafted using the **swung glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Jasba Fat Lava Op Art Vase Earthy Colors Western Germany Ceramic
By Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Jasba N3221120 vase is a part of N series of objects; this series covers a large segment of Jasba’s production. Items within the series come in a wide variety of forms and decors, a...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Gmundner Keramik, Vase, Ceramic, Austria, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, off-white and green-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Gmundner Keramik, Austria, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of Turned Walnut Candlesticks by Rude Osolnik 1970
s
By Rude Osolnik
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of turned walnut candlesticks by Rude Osolnik, ca' 1970's.
"Osolnik was widely admired as one of the finest wood turners in America and his workshops and seminars were in dema...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Walnut
Jelly Vase Color Antracite Fumé
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Jelly Vases Color Ametista
Like a jellyfish with its vivid iridescent colors, Jelly is a modern vase that makes transparency and the interplay of light its trademark.
A va...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$807 / item
Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Large stoneware vase with amazing brown-black glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Great condition.
Signed 'CHS' and makers mark 'R'.
Carl-Harry Stå...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré
Manufactured by Cassina
ASIAN TRANSPARENCIES
A blown glass vase designed by Charlotte Perriand in the 1940s.
Made of mould-blown glass, t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Green Opaline Jadeite Glass Trumpet Vase, Empoli Italy, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
An elegant pale green opaline glass trumpet vase, attributed to Stelvia of Empoli, Italy, likely produced as part of the Opalina Fiorentina range, circa 1960s. This mid-century vase is a fine example of jadeite glass—a softly translucent type of opaline glassware popularised by Stelvia and echoed in the work of Murano glassmakers during the same period.
Handblown in mint green opaline glass, the vase features a classical trumpet silhouette: a flared conical body tapering into a rounded base, poised on a slender stem with a gently splayed foot. The opaline surface captures ambient light beautifully, producing a softly luminous, milky glow characteristic of the Stelvia opaline glass from this era.
Measuring 18 cm in height and 12 cm in diameter, the vase is in very good vintage condition. A single, pinpoint chip to the outer rim is visible only under close inspection and has been clearly documented in photographs. There are no cracks, repairs, or clouding to note.
It works beautifully as a standalone glass accent or grouped with other Italian opaline glass vessels in complementary pastel shades such as lilac, baby blue, or alabaster. A timeless piece for collectors of vintage Italian glassware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
$273 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Black Hand-Painted Gold Star and Moon Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Contemporary chinoiserie style black vases with painted gold stars and crescent shaped moons (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Vase by Kalle Akkola, Finland ca 1950
s
Located in Örebro, SE
Midcentury modern ceramic vase by Kalle Akkola, Kupittaana Savi, Finland ca 1950's.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Some unevenness and blemishe...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
VENINI Fazzoletto Red Murano Glass Signed 2005, handmade in Italy
Located in Venezia, IT
Iconic Venini Fazzoletto vase, model 700.02, in Red glass, diamond-engraved Venini 2005 with box and paperwork.
Hand-blown and shaped free-hand using the traditional mano volante te...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Blue Table Lamps Designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
The Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of artistry and functionality. Created in Italy in 1960, these lamps are crafted from...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
French Designer, Vase, Ceramic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted grey and brown-glazed ceramic vase produced in France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 3.8"H x 3.3"W x 3.3"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
set of 2 green Marble BOOKEND Elements Fratelli Mannelli Style, Italy, 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
set of 2 Bookends
Designer:
in style of Fratelli Manelli.
Decade:
1980s
These original vintage bookend objects were designed and produced in Italy in the 1980s. the...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
1960s Los Castillo Silver Turquoise Vase Taxco Mexico Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Los Castillo Silver Metal Malachite Turquoise Vase Mexico
Stamped by maker.
Beautiful Mayan Revival, technique called" Mosaico Az...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Silver
Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Pink Bubbles Italian Art Glass Scroll Top Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains an original label....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Vittorio Ferro Murano Black Red Orange Murrines Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Vittorio Ferro, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and large Murano hand blown black murrines with bright red orange design Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to designer Vittorio Ferro, circa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor, Silver Plated, Japan, Meiji–Taishō Era
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Japanese cloisonné vase featuring a plum blossom motif in shades of pink and red, arranged across a cream-toned enamel ground.
Each blossom outlined in fine gilt, while the silver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Blue 38cm Floor Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Ger...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Glazed Pottery Vase.
Beautiful Modernist West German glazed pottery vase in a red/orange color with a great stylized geometric decoration.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Turned Walnut Bowl by Rude Osolnik
By Rude Osolnik
Located in South Charleston, WV
Measures: 9" wide and 7.5" tall. An important American craftsman of the 20th century. A precision vessel hand-turned by master American craftsman and wood turner Rude Osolnik, 1985. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Walnut
Murano Glass Vase Mid Century Green/ Yellow, Italy, circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, large Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase out of the renown glass art workshops of Sommerso in Venetia. Artfully made in Italy around 1960/70 this lovely shaped glass va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby Vase, Sweden 1950s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting vase by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby circa 1950s. Really cool glaze and design. Has a couple of bumps and bruises as ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Turquoise Ceramic Vase by Alexandre de Wemmel, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
Handmade in Belgium in the mid-1950s, this mid-century studio pottery vase by Alexandre de Wemmel is a striking example of post-war European cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$492 Sale Price
20% Off
Gianni Tosin Lava
Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Anzolo Fuga Attrib. Murano Art Glass
By Anzolo Fuga
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Attributed to Anzolo Fuga (1914–1998) an influential Murano glass artist known for his innovative use of color and dramatic, often asymmetric designs incorporating floating murrines ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early Glazed Studio Pottery Vase - U.K. - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early wheel thrown terracotta studio pottery vase - glossy cat's eye glaze (brown streaked with white) - white glazed interior - dramatic form showing finger rid...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large 30cm Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Unique Murano Glass Vase, Murrine Romane style
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Splendid Murrine vase. Oval shape with a beautiful combination of square murrinas.
The Murrine are of two kinds. One covers the whole background and its made of a double sequence of green, lattimo and amber. The main large ones in random position are are framed in black with vibrant colors: emerald green, cadmium red and yellow.
Similar to Carlo Scarpa Murrine...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
$1,898 Sale Price
20% Off
Roger Capron French Ceramic Artist Vase Day and Night Vallauris, France c 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron ceramic vase titled Day and Night created in 1970 with Jean Derval.
This form was often also created as a lamp.
The vase is much more rare and a similar vase is pictured...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist "Chouetton" Vase by Pablo Picasso in White Earthenware Hand-Painted
Located in New York, NY
This "Chouetton" (Young Wood Owl) vase, created by Pablo Picasso in 1952, exemplifies the renowned artist’s whimsical engagement with ceramics and his ability to imbue everyday objec...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Sculptural Vase in Solid Copper, France, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural vase in solid copper, France, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
1960s Astonishing Beige Vase by Michielotto. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing beige vase by Michielotto. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition
Dimension:
diam 7,48 x 11,81 H inches
diam 19 cm x 30 H cm
Michielotto Murano Glass ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Millefiori Vase
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial Italian Murano art glass vase with millefiori design, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Vase is clear transparent Murano art glass with a colorful mille...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Large Blue Gray Iridescent "Scavo" Vase in Murano Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous large "scavo" vase made in a beautiful blue-gray iridescent Murano glass. These incredibly charming piece was produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte and produced in Murano, Italy,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Color: vsl Clair double Aurore?
And popularly called orange
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal v...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Midcentury Modern Set of 5 Bowls Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Set of 5 wonderful bowls from Rörstrand and maker or designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful, glazed bowls in good condition. The structure and form of th...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large 1975 Stoneware Ceramic Pottery Floor Vase by Steen Kepp La Borne
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown and white stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 38...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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