Glass Vase & Candleholder Trio – WMF & Mid-Century Art Glass, 1960s–1970s
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Vibrant mid-century glass trio featuring a ruby red WMF candleholder by Cari Zalloni, a tall cobalt blue vase and a softly tinted lilac vase, each celebrating colour, clarity and the way light moves through thick glass. Together they read like a small light installation – bold hues by day, rich reflections and coloured shadows as the sun shifts.
- Dimensions:
- WMF red candleholder: H 20,5 cm, Dia 8 cm
- Cobalt blue vase: H 30 cm, Dia 10 cm
- Lilac vase: H 34 cm
- Material: Pressed / Blown glass
- Brand: WMF (red candleholder); two mid-century art glass vases (attributed European production)
- Designer: Cari Zalloni (red candleholder)
- Color: Ruby red, deep cobalt blue, lilac with soft gradient
- Condition: Excellent vintage condition; glossy surfaces, no chips or cracks, minor age-related wear to bases
- Era: 1960s–1970s, Mid-Century Modern
- Origin: Germany (WMF) and likely continental Europe for the vases
Best on a sunny windowsill, glass shelf or sideboard near a window, where the trio can catch direct and reflected light and throw coloured pools of red, blue and lilac onto the surface around them.
Cari Zalloni (1937-2012) was an Austrian designer, born in Athens and trained at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna, who began his career in the early 1960s and then worked as a freelance designer in Germany for Steuler-Keramik and the Maximiliansau glassworks / WMF group. He later co-founded CAZAL eyewear (1975), while design collectors also prize his 1960s–70s West German ceramics—notably Steuler vases and candleholders credited to him for their bold, geometric surface effects.
WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik), founded in 1853 in Geislingen an der Steige, grew from a regional metalware factory into one of Germany’s major producers of household and hospitality goods. Known for innovations such as Cromargan stainless steel and collaborations with designers like Wilhelm Wagenfeld, the company built a reputation for durable, design-led everyday objects. Today WMF, part of the French Groupe SEB, continues to offer cookware, cutlery, glass and professional coffee machines that combine industrial quality with a strong design identity.