Modern Decorative Bowls
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Bowl Mocenigo, Muranese Glass, Gold 24-Karat and Gray, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Deep focus on craftsmanship and made in Italy are emphasized by Muranese glass that characterizes several new products. The oldest handmade ability worldwide known is nowadays one of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Bowl Mocenigo, Muranese Glass, Gold 24-Karat and Dark Green, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Deep focus on craftsmanship and made in Italy are emphasized by Muranese glass that characterizes several new products. The oldest handmade ability worldwide known is nowadays one of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Bowl Mocenigo, Muranese Glass, Gold 24-Karat and Black, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Deep focus on craftsmanship and made in Italy are emphasized by Muranese glass that characterizes several new products. The oldest handmade ability worldwide known is nowadays one of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Bowl Mocenigo, Muranese Glass, Gold 24-Karat and Blue, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Deep focus on craftsmanship and made in Italy are emphasized by Muranese glass that characterizes several new products. The oldest handmade ability worldwide known is nowadays one of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Bowl Correr Extra Large, Muranese Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Deep focus on craftsmanship and made in Italy are emphasized by Muranese glass that characterizes several new products. The oldest handmade ability worldwide...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Ribbed Smoked Emerald Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist decorative bowl was hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
24 Karat Gold Paper Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
The paper series embodies the idea of crumpling paper set in time. The materiality of the brass is utilized by the intricate folds and bends that not on...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Pair of Crystal Glass Votive Candleholders, Bowls by Holmegaard, 1980
By Holmegaard
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful sparkling candleholder by Holmegaard in Denmark, 1988. Step like indented pattern creates a mesmerizing optical effect and scatters light under the piece. Candle socket is ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Bente Hansen Covered Pottery Dish
By Bente Hansen
Located in Toledo, OH
Bente Hansen covered pottery dish signed on the bottom. Very nice condition. No chips or crazing. Dimensions: 7.5" depth x 4.75" W x 4" H.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Wooden Bowl from Papua New Guinea
Located in Roma, IT
Its elongated oval shape recalls that of a canoe, it has two carved handles shaped like stylized animals.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwo...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Vase Correr, Muranese Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Deep focus on craftsmanship and made in Italy are emphasized by Muranese glass that characterizes several new products. The oldest hand-made ability worldwid...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Edward Eberle Porcelain Bowl with Male Figure
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Black and white porcelain bowl with detailed etched design by
Edward Eberle (b. 1944 Contemporary Western PA.)
Title and Signature inscribed on a band around the perimeter:
"Aft...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Common Ray with Salmon Red, a unique glass centrepiece by Sabine Lintzen
Located in London, GB
Common Ray with Salmon Red is a unique handblown and crafted vase & artwork / bowl / centrepiece by the German artist, Sabine Lintzen. The initial inner form is free-blown and adorne...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
fferrone Sculptural Darkened Minimal Steel Centerpiece Tray with Two Vessels
Located in Chicago, IL
With strong minimal architectural forms emphasizing the tension between positive and negative space, the sculptural Maison Collection is comprised of a serving tray, medium bowl, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Blue Art Glass Centerpiece, Bowl by Mark J. Sudduth, Studiopiece
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning contemporary art glass centerpiece or fruit bowl by Mark J. Sudduth.
Rich blue coloring at the top fades to clear at the bottom.
Floating geometric lines are layered in th...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
DECORATIVE SCULPTURAL VESSEL in Clay by Jake Irving
By Jake Irving
Located in Somerton, GB
Sculptural vessel in clay with four parallel lines of lava work lines, against a finger worked background, by Jake Irving.
This piece is of dish form with corners turning upwards.
...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Clay
fferrone Contemporary Decorative Dark St. Steel Medium Bowl Vessel Centerpiece
Located in Chicago, IL
With strong contemporary architectural forms emphasizing the tension between positive and negative space, the minimal Maison collection is comprised of a serving tray, medium bowl, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Venetian, Bowl, blown Murano Glass, Green aquamarine, Cenedese, 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Elegant, Italian Venetian, Bowl, blown Murano Glass, Green aquamarine, signed by Cenedese, 1970s.
This bowl is a unique portrait, entirely handcrafted in blown Murano Glass, in the Venetian Murano island.
It is a massive bowl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Italian Bowls in Blown Murano Glass Signed by Seguso Bronzed Rings 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Astonished and unique pair Italian Murano glass bowls, signed Seguso Vetri d'Arte, bronzed rings, 1990s.
This pair of bowls is a unique portrait, each one composed by a huge bowl...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron, Bronze
David Chatt Spiky Glass Sculptural Bowl Barware
By David Chatt
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous cast sand glass bowl by David Chatt done between 2006-2008 is spiky, sculptural and just a bit off center as per the purpose. It is a work of art and one of a kind. Man...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Studio-Made Carved Glass Dish by Ghiró Studio, Small
By Ghirò Studio
Located in New York, NY
Irregularly- shaped, hand carved dish with deep engravings to underside, and dark coloring infused with metallic elements. Artist-signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Studio-Made Carved Glass Dish by Ghiró Studio, Large
By Ghirò Studio
Located in New York, NY
Irregularly- shaped, hand carved dish with deep engravings to underside, and dark coloring infused with metallic elements. Artist-signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Bowl “Il Passagio- Liten, ” or “the Passage- Small, ” Designed by Inger Sannes
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sweden. 2014.
Marble and steel.
Measures: H 124 cm/ 4' 1 1/4"
L 33 cm/ 13"
W 24 cm/ 9 1/2".
Category
2010s European Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble, Steel
Nara Square Bowl 2.2 in Spotted Multicolor Concrete
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the shape of Nara table by Shiro Kuramata, Nara 2.0 stays true to the original design, though its material composition is different. The use of unbroken bottles brings to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Concrete, Marble
Modern Style Carved Rock Crystal Fish-Form Dish Platter
Located in Cypress, CA
One of a kind modern style hand carved and hand polished rock crystal fish form dish platter, late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rock Crystal
Jean Luce Etched Glass Bowl, circa 1930s
By Jean Luce
Located in New York, NY
Jean Luce acid etched crystal glass bowl. Signed on the bottom with the etched monogram of the double ‘L’.
Jean Luce (French, 1895-1964) Bio – “Trained as a ceramist and glassmake...
Category
20th Century French Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Pair of Modern Style Hand Carved Rock Crystal Bowls
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of modern style high quality hand carved and hand polished rock crystal bowls.
These matchless pieces of rock crystal are hand carved and hand polished from all natur...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rock Crystal
Fruit Bowl from Electron Tube and Drum Cymbals
Located in Praha, CZ
Fruit bowl made from drum cymbals and very rare electron tube. Martin Pribyla is a Czech artist, designer, musician, biologist and pilot. His work is info...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass, Copper
Cheryl Takacs Canadian Studio Art Glass Compote
By Cheryl Takacs
Located in New York, NY
Canadian studio art glass compote dish made by Cheryl Takacs. The piece is layered in multiple shades and has a wide decorative border.
Category
20th Century Canadian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Burchetta Art Glass Bowl
Located in Belmont, MA
Art glass bowl by Burchetta, Wilmington NC, signed and dated 1997.
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
3 Italian Modernist Franco Bucci Stacking Pottery Bowls for Laboratorio Pesaro
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three stacking pottery bowls. Designed by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro. Retailed by Nieman Marcus.
Turquoise, yellow, and pink on grey.
Bowl diameters: circa 9...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Set of Two Ceramic Centerpieces by Emilio Scanavino for Cedit, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two ceramic centerpieces by Emilio Scanavino for Cedit.
Different shapes and decorations, this set features a limited/numbered edition piece.
Size refers to the largest...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Archimede Seguso \"Valva\" murano glass bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare Valva line in a thick glass green, brown, yellow colors.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
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“Sommerso a bollicine” bowl mod. 4117 for Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Koper, SI
Bowl by the Italian Master Carlo Scarpa, signed and published. Designed in 1936 for Venini. A large piece, compared to many others designed for Venini.
Features gold foil inclusions....
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
“Sommerso a bollicine” Glass Bowl Mod. 3550 by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1936
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Koper, SI
Bowl by the Italian Master Carlo Scarpa, signed and published. Designed in 1934-36 for Venini. A rather large pieces, compared to many others designed for Venini.
Murano glass with g...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Gaetano Pesce "Half Ball Medium" Bowl, Del Pesce Edition for Meritalia, 2000's
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Discover the captivating allure of Gaetano Pesce's "Half Ball Medium" Bowl, a remarkable piece from the Del Pesce Edition for Meritalia, dating back to the 2000s. Crafted with metic...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Vivika and Otto Heino ceramic/pottery bowl , signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful blue center bowl by the well known couple Vivika and Otto Heino .
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
1980s English Silver Plated Decorative Hand-Hammered Serving or Display Bowl
Located in London, GB
1980s English modernist silver-plated decorative serving or display bowl with an interesting simple 'eye' design incised around the outside. The slight conical base has a vertical in...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Arno Declercq - Double Slated Tray in Burned and Waxed American Walnut
Located in Vancouver, CA
Arno Declercq is a Belgian designer who's varied influences include art, architecture, fashion and tribal arts. With a background in interior design, Arno launched his distinctive home collection in May 2017.
The Arno Declercq collection features bold designs in wood and metal – with each piece handcrafted and entirely unique. A tropical wood called Iroko that Arno discovered on one of his many trips to West Africa is used along with Belgian Oak in the creation of the objects and furniture. The designs are treated with the ancient Japanese technique of "Sho Sugi Ban...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Walnut
Eric James Mellon Nude on Horseback Studio Pottery Bowl 1971
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and unique stoneware studio pottery pedestal bowl decorated with a nude woman on horseback by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 197...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Blue glazed vintage glass bowl
Located in Budapest, HU
Deep blue decorative glass bowl, offering from the 70s. There is no mark. The glass plays in special opal-pearl colors, its material is unique.
In our studio, we collect exciting pi...
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Patinated Bronze Bowl by Krone Bronce
Located in San Francisco, CA
A patinated bronze bowl with highly polished interior. The rim of the foot has a relief pattern of concentric stripes. Designed and manufactured ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Footed Handmade Ceramic Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern footed stoneware bowl. Finished with a soft, white glaze.
Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels.
Her work references various styles...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
John Procario, Terraqueous, USA
Located in New York, NY
Todd Merrill Studio has represented artist John Procario since 2016. Having grown up around his carpenter father’s workshop, Procario entered the world of art and design with a well defined love of woodworking and a distinct vision inspired by his reverence for the material’s possibilities and limitations. Starting with his Freeform Series, and later translating and taking inspiration from this series to develop new works, Procario has continued to produce elegant, contemporary, and minimalistic designs that capture its audiences emotionally through sensation and observation.
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While studying sculpture in graduate school, Procario developed a unique aesthetic that began with the notion of wood as metaphor for the human body. “I would describe my work as having a heartbeat,” says Procario. “Each one has so much personality. As you move around them, the forms appear to shift and change. Just as we push the limits of our bones and muscles, I enjoy pushing the limits of wood to create a sense of strain in the material’s gesture,” Procario further elaborates. By pushing the limit of breakage, Procario creates a sense of strain in the otherwise fluid gestures of his works. Conceptually, this reveals beauty to be the product of stress.
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This evocation of the human form found throughout his Freeform Series can also be found in his recent furniture...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ash
Sterling Low Lobed Bowl by Randahl, Chicago
By Randahl Shop
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver low bowl by Randahl, Chicago. Modernism lobed form. Inscribed on bottom: "From The Gundersens April 15th 1964". Marked: Randahl Sterling 243 8 IN. 9.05 troy oz.
Meas...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mdina Maltese Glass Bowl in Crystal Blue Stripe Pattern, circa 1970s
By Mdina
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Art Glass bowl made by Mdina glass, Malta during the 1970's
This bowl has a lovely shape, hand crafted in all aspects and decorated in what we think is the Cry...
Category
20th Century British Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Lapis Lazuli Bowl
By Didoni
Located in Milan, IT
Often referred to as the stone of the gods, this breathtaking lapis lazuli hails from Afghanistan, where the finest quality has been mined for centuries. Crafted out of a single bloc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
1295 Murano Hand Made Art Glass Limited Edition Sommerso Centerpiece
Located in Venice, VE
Our aim is the emotion, through glass, lighten by the spirit of art.
1295 Murano is a furnace, a design lab and an interior point of view
regarding to the most exclusive producti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Bowl Painted with Nude
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A unique hand painted British studio pottery bowl decorated with a nude by Eric James Mellon and dated 2002. The porcelain bowl stands on a narrow rounded foot and is decorated in as...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Wonderful Lorin Marsh Murano Seguso Gold Swirl Flecked Glass Centerpiece Bowl
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Lorin Marsh retailed murano clear & gold swirl flecked large art glass centerpiece bowl in the manner of Seguso.
Signed 2000, s...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1990s Italian Design Red Rim Wooden Bowl by Ettore Sottsass for Twergi
Located in London, GB
A Vintage turned footed wood dish with red painted accent designed by Ettore Sottsass for Twergi.
Maker's stamp at bottom.
Sottsass was an eclectic architect and industrial desig...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Fruitwood
Medium Bowl in Nickel with Stainless Steel Base by Johnny Swing, 2017
By Johnny Swing
Located in New York, NY
Unique medium bowl in bent and welded nickels on a stainless steel base. Designed and made by Johnny Swing, USA, 2017.
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Small Bowl in Nickel with Stainless Steel Base by Johnny Swing, 2018
By Johnny Swing
Located in New York, NY
Unique small bowl in bent and welded half dollars, quarters and nickels on a stainless steel base. Designed and made by Johnny Swing, USA, 2018.
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
Modern decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern decorative bowls 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 decorative bowls created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern decorative bowls made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative bowls, popular names associated with this style include Gunnar Nylund, Alfredo Barbini, Antonio da Ros, and Danese Milano. 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 decorative bowls differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $48 and tops out at $4,863 while the average work can sell for $498.
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