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 legendary 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.
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
1960s Art Glass Vase By Josef Hospodka, Chribska Glass
Located in Zohor, SK
Introducing this exquisite large glass vase, a stunning piece of craftsmanship from the 1960s. This bowl was meticulously handcrafted at the renowned Chribska Glassworks in Czechoslo...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Ceramic Vase by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glaze ceramic red vase by Bitossi 1960s.
Stamp on the bottom made in Italy, original ceramic in typical Bitossi red colour.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Pop Art Style Pair of Signed Vases, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Pair of vintage Pop Art style Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vases. Their thick exterior layers in vibrant orange and yellow hues, along with the distinctive white casing on the ora...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Large Ceramic Vase Hand Painted
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Torquoise Ceramic large vase hand painted in gold 1960.
Large vase with gold flowers painted around the whole vase.
Tiny crack at the bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative French Studio Pottery Ceramic Vessel or Jar
Located in Miami, FL
This handcrafted, vintage French ceramic vessel is carefully decorated over a white base and contains lovely details.
Measures 5 1/8" diameter x 5 1/8" high
Very good condition, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Flavio Poli Seguso Purple Vase
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Munich, DE
Huge and heavy Flavio Poli Murano Glass Vase in pink, purple and clear Murano Glass. Made for Seguso in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Purple and Yellow Faceted Art Glass Vase
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely faceted Sommerso glass vase in purple, yellow and clear glass. Attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso. Italy, 1960s.
Burgundy / purple glass with a layer in yellow glass submer...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass
Mid century modern Murano vase in amber colored glass
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-century modern Murano vase in beautiful amber-colored glass. It's just as stunning with or without flowers. Perfect for a bedside table, bathroom setting, or entrance.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Mid-Century Italian Pink Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of seven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In sweet baby pink tone colours. A pre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Barbini Style White Blown Glass Vase with Footed Base
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage handblown glass vase with footed base in white opaque glass. The vase has a rounded urn form with Neoclassical / Mid-Century Modern inspired design and features tripod legs i...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano White Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Hourglass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and tall, vintage Murano hand blown white Zanfirico ribbons and copper aventurine flecks Italian art glass decorative hourglass corseted vase. It is documented to the Frate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Hand-Crafted Red Murano Vase, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian vase designed by Flavio Poli in the 1970´s. The vase is hand-crafted in faceted Murano glass with a polygonal shape, in different colors with predominant red.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
rare blue crystal Daum vase
By Daum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
rare blue version of the Sorcy vase in thin crystal , circa 1950's
unsigned
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Vintage West German Fat Lava Decor Pair of Ceramic Jugs by Marei, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Step into a world of timeless elegance and bold artistic expression with this stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Fat Lava ceramic jugs by Marei Keramiks. Handmade in West Germany c...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Andersen Bornholm Danish Ceramic Bottle Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A small factory was established in 1740 by Rasmus Olsen was eventually acquired in 1890 by Jens Michael Andersen (Danish, 1859 – 1931). The factory was in the town of Rønne on the is...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small 1950's Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to mid-century Italian designer Flavio Poli, this 1950's vase is composed of green in amber sommerso Murano glass blown in a teardrop form with a bulbous bottom gracefully...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Blenko Hand Blown Glass Yellow-Red Fish Sculpture by Winslow Anderson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern large scale Blenko sculptural fish vase designed by Winslow Anderson, hand blown glass that fades yellow to red. Blenko model #971, in fine condition, one ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Willy Guhl Concrete Vase, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete vase by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Great tabletop vase or planter in a unique weathered hand painted patina. Very unusual shape. Great indoors or outs...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Concrete
Italian Midcentury green CER PAOLI Ceramic Vase by A. Londi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
This green and yellow italian ceramic vase by Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli was designed in Italy 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World War by Bruno Paoli.
The Cer Paoli variation of the Bitossi Sahara...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Footed Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown swirling white and aventurine flecks Italian art glass footed flower vase. Atrtibuted to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.) company, and in the styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Extraordinary Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Es Keramik, Germany, 1970s
By ES Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase
Producer:
ES Ceramics, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany by premium vase producer ES Keramik...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi Red Vase Made in Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in San Carlos, CA
Beautiful 1960s red vase with the design and creation attributed to Aldo Londi and Bitossi. The vase is marked on the bottom with "Made In Italy" and a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Murano Alexandrite Red Blue Murrines Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light purple with circular murrines Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to Antonio Da Ros, designer / architect and Artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Archimede Seguso Scavo Vase Roman Amphora Style Italian Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage Single-Handled Art Glass Jug Vase in Ancient Roman Style - Timeless Beauty from Murano
This single-handled art glass jug vase is another impre...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase for Iittala
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Round Rock, TX
The iconic “Savoy” vase was designed by Alvar Aalto for Iittala of Finland. Considered one of the most revered designers of the 20th century, Aalto created this vase as part of a 10-...
Category
1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Erwin Eisch Studio Glass Vase
By Erwin Eisch
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Milk glass vase with purple thread inclusions. Erwin Eisch (born 1927 in Frauenau, Germany) is one of the founders of studio glass in Europe. The vase is made in the 1970s-1980s, und...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Cyan Swirl Pattern Vase
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Large vase with exceptional glaze pattern. In excellent vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Nils Landberg Orrefors Tall Expo Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Orrefors Expo tall tulip vase designed by Nils Landberg.
Wonderful glass with exceptional red color that collaborates with the clear glass.
A beaut...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Flygsfors Coquille Art Glass Bowl
By Paul Kedelv, Flygsfors
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Round bowl , deep dish with cased glass, clear to sea blue. In excellent vintage condition with some wear to the underside of the base, as expected. Great Color, very serene.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Set of 3 Ceramic pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund Sweden 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful pieces made in Sweden during the 1950s at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund
The vases matches the bowl and gives a nice antique look. The vase and bo...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed Applied Glass
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed a script on the bottom, plus 2 original labels. Notice the applied glass bands and g...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi Attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase, ca. 1927
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Napoleone Martinuzzi attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase ca. 1927
A large 'soffiato a bolle' vase in amber glass with regular air bubbles. Attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi, manufactur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Art Deco Val Saint-Lambert Green Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert green crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s.
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Fratelli Toso Murano Rainbow Color Swirl Italian Art Glass Flower Twist Rim Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano hand blown rainbow color swirls over white Italian art glass flower vase with scissor cut rim. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, in the "Apparenza" desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in Green Pulegoso Glass with Ribbed Design Scalloped
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in green Pulegoso glass with ribbed design scalloped Top. The vase is very tall for the era and stands alone.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Danish Modern Glazed Stoneware Vase by Jørgen Mogensen, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Small studio Unika/Unique vase
- Designed by the Danish ceramist Jørgen Mogensen
- Comes in earthy glazes with a geometric relief
- Hand signed and n...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Black Vase with White Interior, Incised Circle & Line Decoration, France, c. 195
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte black mid century vase with white interior, incised circle & line decoration, France, c. 1950
Measures: Measure: H: 7.75.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Dino Martens Murano Pink Black White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black, white and pink Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. Striking alternating color combina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Aventurine Candy Cane Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Only 1 Left! Beautiful vintage Murano handblown red over white, and aventurine Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. Published in their book (last p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Pink Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Murano style elongated funnel neck vase in translucent strawberry pink.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Op Art Orrefors Vase Signed Numbered 1972 Orange Ribbon
Located in Melbourne, AU
An Orrefors Art Glass crystal vase, signed ‘Orrefors Expo 231-72 Olle Alberius’ (Olle Alberius, 1972).
Colour and shape combine to give this vase a punchy Op Art effect. Inside t...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Murano Vase by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti c 1970's
By Luigi Onesto, Oggetti
Located in New York, NY
Chic Post Modern - Mid Century Modern art glass vase designed by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti, made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970's. This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Bowl, Emerald Green and Yellow
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Roger Capron 1 of 21 Blue Ceramic Vases, France - 1950s, Labeled
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 21 blue ceramic vases, France - 1950s, Labeled. Please get in touch regarding the exact measurements of each vase
Roger Capron (1922-2006) was a French ceramic ar...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Small Geometric Vase, Violet "Sommerso" Murano Glass, Flavio Poli Style
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Universally regarded as one of the most prolific and capable designers of Murano glass vases and objects at large, Flavio Poli teamed up with some of the most influential and skilled...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
ONE OF THREE STUNNING WHITEFRIARS VASES WiTH ORNATELY CRAFTED BODIES - SMALL
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale stunning small Whitefriars glass vase with abstract body
This vase is one of three, it’s the small, the other...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1970s Bruno Gambone Pink Sculptural Vase 30" Tall Italian ceramics
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A monumental Italian ceramic vase from Bruno Gambone. C. 1970s. A rare color in hot pink with a neutral toned relief sculpted form in the middle. This is an impressive size at almost...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Murano Flavio Poli Yellow Blue Glass Seguso Italy 1970's
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting a stunning single flower vase from the 1970s, designed by the acclaimed Flavio Poli. Crafted from exquisite Murano glass, this vase features a striking blend of yellow and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Japan, 1960's
By Toyo
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Japan, 1960's.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli Vase Murano Seguso Yellow Blue Glass Italy 1970's
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a captivating single flower vase from the 1970s, designed by the esteemed Flavio Poli. Crafted from exquisite Murano glass, this vase features a striking combination of y...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Terracotta Vase from Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Vase, French, of pigmented terra cotta. The vase is hand-made in the traditions of Vallauris on the French Riviera. The vase boasts a stylized Modernist face and a beautiful patina.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Iittala Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Round Rock, TX
The iconic “Savoy” vase was designed by Alvar Aalto for Iittala of Finland. Considered one of the most revered designers of the 20th century, Aalto created this vase as part of a 10-...
Category
1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Cenedese Style Pair of Vintage Murano “Vetro Sommerso” Vases
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.
A colorful and lively pair of glass vases; they were created in a small furnace in Murano (Italy) using the “vetro sommerso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Glass Vase by František Pečeny for Heřmanova Huť, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of Lead Glass
Design by František Pečený participated in the EXPO 58 exhibition
Good Original Condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1960's Opalina Fiorentina Red Glass Vase, Made in Italy
Located in San Carlos, CA
Beautiful vintage Italian glass vase with ornate twisted, clear handles. This red Opalina Fiorentina, or Opaline Florence, glass vase is a stunner and in excellent condition. See pic...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Karl Springer Large Hand Blown White Scavo Glass Vase, Italy c 1980s
By Karl Springer, Seguso
Located in Norwalk, CT
Large scale hand-blown vase designed by Karl Springer and custom crafted by Seguso in Italy in the 1980s. This example features applied decoration and a distinctive textured finish k...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Japan, 1960's
By Toyo
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Japan, 1960's.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century 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, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vases 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, 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 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 $113,467 while the average work can sell for $794.
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