Scandinavian Modern Vases
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Large Arthur Andersson Floor Vase, Wallåkra, Sweden, c. 1950
s, signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Arthur Andersson Floor Vase, Wallåkra, Sweden, c. 1950's, signed: AWA" 'Wallakra'. Salt Glaze, Stripe Pattern
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Nittsjö Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Swedish Designer, Freeform Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed freeform vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Vase by Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Geometrically patterned and blue/dark-blue/beige-colored glazed ceramic vase fabricated by Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Nils Kähler for Kähler Scandinavian Midcentury Stoneware Vase, Denmark, 1950s
By Kähler, Nils Kähler
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design stoneware vase designed by Nils Kähler and manufactured by Kähler with manufacturer’s and designer’s mark engraved under the base, Denmark 1950...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Karl Svensson Attribution, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic vase attributed to Karl Svensson for Höganäs, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Cast Pewter Vase, Edvin Ollers -1944
By Edvin Ollers
Located in Örebro, SE
Scandinavian Modern cast pewter vase, Edvin Ollers -1944.
Signed with makers mark.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Scratches, marks.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Pewter
Danish Designer, Vase, Glazed Earthenware, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, yellow, and red glazed earthenware vase designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Nittsjö, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Arthur Percy, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Midcentury Floor Vase by Kähler, 1940s, Danish Design
Located in Lejre, DK
Large floor vase in ceramic, designed and made by Kähler. Original condition.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Art Deco Vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Excellent condition.
Stamped 'BRONS' and makers mark.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Arthur Percy, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
By Gefle, Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed ceramic vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Unique Sculptural Stoneware Vases by Bente Hansen, Denmark, 1970s
By Bente Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 3 wonderful stoneware vessels handmade by Danish ceramics artist Bente Hansen at her own studio in the 1970s. Each can be used as a stand alone vase, but they can also be arra...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Brown Stoneware Vase by Yngve Blixt, Höganäs, Sweden, 1974
By Yngve Blixt
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing 'leopard' glaze.
Made by Yngve Blixt, in his studio in Höganäs, Sweden, 1974.
Excellent condition. Incised Yngve Blixt, Höganäs.
Yngve Blix...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Nittsjö, Vase, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Bronze Art Deco Vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with a few light scratches.
Stamped 'BRONS' and makers mark.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Arthur Andersson, Set of 2 Mid-Century Stoneware Vases, Wallakra, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A set of two beautiful stoneware vases with amazing glaze.
Made by Arthur Andersson for Wallakra, Sweden, 1950s
Great condition.
Incised signature 'AWA' and impressed makers mark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Mid-Century Patinated Bowl, GAB, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant 1930s bronze decorative bowl, in a low, bulging form. Oil-patinated in varying nuances of green.
GAB was founded in Stockholm in 1867 and was an important influence on the S...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Erik Mornils, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Brown Stoneware Vase by Swedish Ceramist Claes Thell, 1970
By Claes Thell
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze.
Made by Claes Thell, in the artist's studio, Höganäs, Sweden, 1970.
Excellent condition. Signed Thell '70.
Claes Thell is a Swedish ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
1960s Light Blue Scandinavian Modern Art Glass Bud Vase
By Kosta Boda
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Light blue Scandinavian Modern Art Glass bud vase.
Unmarked
Measures: 6.75 tall x 3.5 diameter
Preowned vintage condition.
See images prov...
Category
1960s Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Stoneware Vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze.
Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden. 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Impressed "Stig L.", "Drejargods" and Gustavsberg stu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Nittsjö, Vase or Pitcher, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase or pitcher designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Berndt Friberg, Eggshaped Stoneware Vase, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1965
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful eggshaped stoneware vase with amazing hare’s fur glaze.
Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1965.
Great condition.
Inci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
White
Carrara
Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful 'Swedish Modern' stoneware vase with 'Carrara' glaze.
Made by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg in Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition.
Stamped 'Gustavsberg / CARRARA' and impres...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Jerk Werkmäster, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed ceramic vase designed by Jerk Werkmäster and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1977
Located in Stockholm, SE
Plump, round stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, with a compact neck. Brownish grey hare’s fur glaze with blue at the base and rim.
Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, renowned f...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool stoneware vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane in a strict form. Dense black hare’s fur glaze.
Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish ceramic artists during the 1950s,...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and rare stoneware vase with amazing glaze.
Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition. Incised signature 'G.N.' and makers mark 'R' ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen. Unique stoneware vase, double gourd-shaped.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen.
Unique stoneware vase, double gourd-shaped.
Aubergine glaze.
1930s/40s.
Signed.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 23.0 cm x 9....
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
White
Surrea
Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with 'Carrara' glaze. The fascinating design is a combination of two of Kåge’s best known lines of stoneware, “Surrea” from 1940 and “Våga” from 1949.
Exc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Danish Handmade Ceramic Round Vase, Organic Form, Lava Glaze, 1960s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Danish Handmade Ceramic Round Vase, Organic Form, Lava Glaze, 1960s
Unique Danish handcrafted ceramic vase with an organic sculptural form, also functioning as a decorative hollow v...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and brown-glazed earthenware vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Bo Fajans blue ceramic bulbous vase geometric pattern in relief, Sweden 1940
By Bo Fajans
Located in New York, NY
Bo Fajans blue ceramic bulbous vase with geometric pattern in relief. Produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden. circa late 1940’s
Height: 18.5”. Diameter: 6”
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Kaj Franck / VASE(Unique Piece) / Nuutajarvi
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with handle and amazing glaze.
Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Good condition. Marked as factory second due to a minor chip from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Hand Signed White 3030 Iittala Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase
By Alvar Aalto, Iittala
Located in Krefeld, DE
Hand signed Alvar Aalto vase 3030 Savoy for Iittala made in Finland. Nice vintage condition with some scratches at the base and small chips at th...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Thorkild Olsen
Skaldyr
Vase in Craquelé and Gold for Royal Copenhagen 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Thorkild Olsen 'Skaldyr' Vase in Craquelé and Gold for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, early to mid 20th century.
This is a beautiful and rare Danish ceramic studio vase, designed by Tho...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Unique Stoneware vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amazing, unique stoneware vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in an organic form with a wide brim. Striking glaze with some structure, alternating from warm yellow to green.
Carl-Harry Stå...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with handle.
Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Great condition. Incised signature "G.N." and Rörstrands three crowns.
Gunnar Ny...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Carl-Harry Stalhane / SDS VASE / Rorstrand / 1950s
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
A work by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand's golden age in the 1950s alongside Gunnar Nylund and worked as a designer and art director.
After his first exhibition in 1948, he s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Brown Stoneware Vase by Swedish Ceramist Claes Thell, 1978
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze.
Made by Claes Thell, in the Artist's studio, Höganäs, Sweden, 1978.
Excellent condition. Signed Thell '78.
Claes Thell is a Swedish ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid Century Modern Art Glass Bottle Form Vase Otto Bauer for Kastrup Holmegaard
By Otto Brauer, Holmgaard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous deep
rich blue Art Glass vase by Otto Brauer for Holmgaard C1960. Striking color and tall 15". In excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen. Onion-shaped vase in stoneware with sung glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Axel Salto (1889-1961) for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark.
The onion-shaped vase in stoneware with a relief pattern, decorated with sung glaze.
1940s.
First factory quality.
Signed Salto,...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vickie Lindstrand for Kosta Smoked Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Smoked glass vase by Vickie Lindstrand form Kosta. This example is in perfect condition, and signed
LINDSTRAND KOSTA LH 1023.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian Modern Anna-Lisa Thomson Stoneware Vase in Jade green, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Anna-Lisa Thomson stoneware vase in Jade green, Uppsala Ekeby,
Introducing the stunning jade green vase by Anna-Lisa Tho...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Arthur Andersson, Rare Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Wallakra, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful stoneware vase with an amazing zig zag pattern.
Made by Arthur Andersson for Wallakra, Sweden, 1950s
Great condition.
Incised signature 'AWA' and makers mark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Fåglavik, Sweden. Two art glass vases with geometric, bubble relief.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Fåglavik, Sweden.
Two art glass vases. Modernist design with a geometric, bubble relief.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 11.0 cm x D 7.0 cm x H 14.0 cm.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Ewald Dahlskog Pale Blue Scandinavian Modern Vase for Bo Fajans 1930/40
Located in New York, NY
An Ewald Dahlskog footed glazed pale blue vase with raised pattern. Signed on bottom “ED” with makers mark for Bo Fajans. Made in Sweden circa late 1930...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Mid Century Ceramic Vase by Arthur Andersson for Wallåkra Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Swedish mid century striped cylinder vase in brown, green and yellow glaze by Arthur Andersson for Wallåkra Sweden, 1940s. In good original condition and signed by the artist.
...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge, in a large, stately design. Striking dekor of a lion on its hind legs. Beautifully rendered with great attention to details.
“Argenta” was ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, Eggshaped Stoneware Vase, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1969
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful eggshaped stoneware vase with amazing hare’s fur glaze.
Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1969.
Eggcellent condition....
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Patinated Bronze Swedish Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Patinated Bronze vase by Nyköping's Ciselör workshop. Sweden, Circa 1940th.
Marked by manufacturer. Small engraving on one side.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Kaj Franck / VASE(Unique Piece) / Nuutajarvi
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kähler Vase, Stoneware Approx. 1960
By Nils Kähler
Located in Kastrup, DK
Kähler vase, stoneware.
Design by Nils Kähler approx. 1960.
Signed HAK. Herman A. Kähler.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Blue and White Stoneware Vase by Hertha Bengtson. Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing hand-painted decor.
Made by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Signed 'Bengtson' and 'R' för Rörstrand.
Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) is one of the well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. She was one of the leading designers for the Rörstrand factory in the 1950s. Bengtson is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design.
Hertha Bengtson was born in Ysane in Blekinge and grew up on a farm with her four brothers. Her parents were Henning and Asta Bengtson. Her father was a jack-of-all-trades and ran both a mink farm and a shop alongside his farm, which was the least of his interests. Her mother, to whom Hertha Bengtson was very close, was a skilled weaver. Hertha Bengtson's interest in textiles and handicrafts came from her mother. From her grandmother she inherited Scanian country textile knowledge and from her grandmother’s neighbour she learned to tat the Scanian way, without patterns.
Upon completing her education at a girls’ school, Hertha Bengtson wanted to become a drawing teacher. However, there was no money to continue her formal education. Hertha Bengtson achieved top marks in drawing and handicrafts and therefore gained a place as a handicrafts teacher at one of the region’s elementary schools. During her time at the girls’ school, she had also taken evening classes in porcelain painting. In 1937 she applied to Hackefors’ porcelain factory in Linköping where she became employed as a pattern designer. Hertha Bengtson was interested in all aspects of the factory and when the men were called up for military service at the outbreak of the Second World War, she became head of her department at age 22.
Hertha Bengtson wanted to create her own porcelain. She applied to and became employed at Rörstrand’s porcelain factory in 1941, where she started as a pattern designer but quickly became a master designer. Hertha Bengtson’s ability to combine beauty with function was fundamental to her success as a designer. Her breakthrough came with the innovative blue-and-white tableware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian Modern vases 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 created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Rörstrand, Upsala Ekeby, Gunnar Nylund, and Gustavsberg. 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 differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $20,792 while the average work can sell for $1,110.
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Drop Holmegaard