3-Piece Italian Murano Bullicante Glass Vanity Set, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s Italian vanity set, hand-blown in Murano using the bullicante technique.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Bottles
Materials
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Murano Vanity Set
Murano Barbini Amethyst Gold Italian Art Glass Vanity Perfume Powder Box Set
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass powder or jewelry box and perfume bottles set.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned and well-wired. Each fixture requires three E14 s...
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Murano Glass
Murano Blue Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfume Vanity Set
$1,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
Murano Blue Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfume Vanity Set
By Fratelli Toso, Aureliano Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown blue ribbons and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity set.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
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Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned and well-wired. Each fixture requires three E14 s...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Large Vanity Angular Murano Glass Sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 angular Murano glass sconces with brass holders by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Each wall light takes two x E14 bulbs (max. 40 watt for each bulb, an...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Murano Vanity Decorative Blown Glass with Gold by Barovier, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning decorative vanity set of 3 Murano blown glass with 24k gold.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
1 of 2 Sets of Large Murano Ice-Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned and well-wired. Each fixture requires three E14 s...
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Tiffany Blue Italian Bathroom Vanity Set Mirror, Sconces, Shelf by VECA, 1970s
By VECA, Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent Italian bathroom set in a lovely blue tiffany colored artglass and chromed steel that includes a sqaure mirror, two sconces and a wall shelf. These fantastic items were m...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Vintage Murano Four-Piece Gold Glass Vanity Set, circa 1960
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This glamorous vintage Murano gold and glass vanity set is the perfect present this holiday season.
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Modern Italian Murano Glass Vanity Set with Perfume Bottles by Seguso, 1960s
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By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A modern Italian Murano Glass ladies vanity set by Seguso with two perfume bottles and a vessel in yellow and gold circa 1960.
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Three Piece Murano Glass Vanity Set
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful vintage three peice Murano glass vanity set with two taller bottles with stoppers and a lidded jar.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
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Set of Three Seguso Murano Glass Covered Vanity Jars with 'Bullicante'
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Astoria, NY
A set of three covered vanity jars, produced in Murano, Italy, circa 1950s by Seguso, in indigo, white and light blue blown ribbed glass, each with opalescent sheen and decorative 'b...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
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1 of 4 -Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
1 of 4 -Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. Each fixture requir...
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Murano Glass Vanity Bottles Set
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
1960s, Murano glass vanity bottles set. Shorter bottle height 4.5''.
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Materials
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Brilliant Blue Murano Vanity/Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vanity set of Italian Murano glass in Brilliant blue - the box great also for cards, jewelry, round piece perfect for Q-tips or Cigarettes, whatever your poison!
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Decorativ Massif Vanity Set Murano Glass 1940s Seguso Italy perfume jar
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vanity Set Murano Glass 1940s Seguso Italy perfume jar
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfumes Vanity Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity set.
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Seguso 1950s Gold Flecks Murano Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfumes Vanity Set
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Seguso 1950s Gold Flecks Murano Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfumes Vanity Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful set of vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and blue spots Italian art glass vanity set.
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Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned and well-wired. Each fixture requires three E14 s...
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Materials
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Set of 2 Petite Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
Set of 2 Petite Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 petite Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to use. Each fixtur...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
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Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. Each fixture re...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. Each fixture re...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
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Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. Each fixture requir...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
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Seguso Murano White Ribbons Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Perfume Jar Vanity Set
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H 6.38 in Dm 2.75 in
Seguso Murano White Ribbons Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Perfume Jar Vanity Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons Italian art glass vanity perfume bottle and jewelry box / jar. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. The perfume sti...
Category
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Materials
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Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. Each fixture requir...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of two Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. The frames are made of metal with a gold finish. These sconces are of heavy quality and in very goo...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Metal
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of two Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. The frames are made of metal with a gold finish. These sconces are of heavy quality and in very goo...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Seguso Murano Opal Yellow White Italian Art Glass Jar Bottles Vanity 3 Piece Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent yellow and white Italian art glass perfumes and jar vanity set.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
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1 of 4 -Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
1 of 4 -Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. Each fixture requir...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano 'Canne' Glass Vaporizer, Perfume Bottle and Powder Boxes Set by La Fenice
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Murano 'Canne' Glass Vaporizer, Perfume Bottle and Powder Boxes Set by La Fenice
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 20th century Italian Murano 'canne' glass vanity set: vaporizer, perfume bottle and two powder boxes by La Fenice By: Vetreria Artistica La Venice Material: glass, art glass, M...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Bottles
Materials
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Vintage Murano Glass Jewelry Vanity Set
Located in Miami, FL
BEAUTIFULL SET OF MURANO OPALINE GLASS CONSISTING OF A JEWLRY BOX A CILINDRICAL ONE AND A SMALL BOWL , CONDITION IS VERY GOOD WITH NO DAMAGE. BOX 4 1/2" W 3 1/2" D 3" H, CYLINDER 2 ...
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Heavy Murano Glass Perfume Bottle Vanity Set Gold, Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Heavy blown glass powder container and two tall perfume/barber bottles. Powder jar 5.5 x 4.5". Perfume bottles 7.25 x 2.5". In fine condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Murano Glass
Exquisite Smoked Grey Murano Glass, Vanity or Perfume Set by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Beautiful and fine handblown Murano glass perfume set or vanity set. The glass has elegant free-form designs and is has details of bubble murines with a smokey grey cast.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
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Murano Vanity Set For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal murano vanity set for your home. Each murano vanity set for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, murano glass and blown glass. There are many kinds of the murano vanity set you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A murano vanity set, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made murano vanity set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Archimede Seguso, Alfredo Barbini and Barovier&Toso are consistently popular.
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The average selling price for a murano vanity set at 1stDibs is $1,275, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $5,527 for the highest priced.
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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
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- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
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- Charles and Ray Eames
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- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
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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.
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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.
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