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Period: 1950s
Inger Persson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange-glazed stoneware vase designed by Inger Persson and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.  
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

20th Century Plaster Italian Prelate Half Bust Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian plaster sculpture from the mid-20th century. Work of fine workmanship depicting a prelate in cassocks, note the realism of the face and the meticulous details of the ro...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso

Pol Chambost Ceramic Jug, Model 837, circa 1953, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Pol Chambost ceramic jug, 837 model, circa 1950, France. Black and yellow enameled earthenware. Dimensions: 40 cm H, 20 cm W, 17 cm D. Good original condition. Bibliography: Pol Cham...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely miniature stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in an ample apple form with a thin neck. Decorated with warm ochre hare’s fur glaze. Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, reno...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Gordon Martz Marshall Studios Ceramic Bookends ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of stylish, 1950s bookends by Gordon Martz. Circular pattern,beige ceramic tiles, inset into walnut frames, with brass extensions. Heavy and well made.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Gordon Martz Marshall Studios Ceramic Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of stylish, 1950s bookends by Gordon Martz. Circular pattern, white ceramic tiles, inset into walnut frames, with brass extensions. Heavy and well made.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

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.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Green Haresfur Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Vintage Pair of Large Art Deco Revival Bronze Seated Dogs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive pair of dogs in the timeless Art Deco style, sitting attentively and awaiting the command of their master and dating from the mid 20th Century. This high quali...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Empire Revival Leather and Brass Decorative Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish 1950s Italian decorative lidded box has an Empire-revival flair. The tall rectangular shape boasts a classic modernist design, with gilded brass metal framing over a woo...
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Italian Empire Revival Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Italian mid-century modern brown wooden brass plastic television by Vega, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown wooden white plastic television by Vega, 1950s Rectangular wooden television. The screen has rounded corners and a cream colored plastic frame, under...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Brass, Metal

Stunning Pair of Bronze Ebonized Venetian Blackamoor Candlesticks
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish pair of bronze ebonized Venetian candlesticks in the form of blackamoors having incredible detailing.
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Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Cobalt Crystal Ashtray Faceted, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Label Cobalt Crystal Ashtray Faceted, 1950s Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut Faceted, the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut, Val S...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

20th Century, Pair of Candleholders, Carved Scandinavian Brown color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th Century, Pair of Candleholders, Carved Scandinavian Brown color
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Swedish Baroque Revival Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Rare Pink Glass Sculpture / Bowl, Flygsfors Paul Kedelv Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely glass sculpture or bowl with an abstract designed by Paul Kedelv at Flygsfors in Sweden in 1954. This sculpture do have a pink tone and it is 22 cm (8.4") high. It is in exc...
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German Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Porceline Vase Designed by Carl-Mary Stålhane For Rörstrand
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful blue / green vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920‑1990) for Röstrand Procelain Works Stålhand started working for Rorstrand at the age of 18. Initially, he decorat...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century G. Ronzan Porcelain Femal Nude Figure Italian Manifacture from 1950
Located in Palermo, IT
Delightful figure in very fine porcelain depicting a female nude, with intact colors and shine. Signed on the bottom by the master ceramist Giovanni Ronzan ("original Giov Ronzan Tor...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Scandinavian Modern Gunnar Nylund Stoneware vase pitcher Rörstrand ca 1955
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Gunnar Nylund, Stoneware vase /pitcher Rörstrand, Sweden, circa 1950 Description A stoneware vase/pitcher, finished with a beautiful white “eggshell” glaze. This object was designe...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Ceramic Mask
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage French ceramic mask with a dramatic face expression - for wall hanging. Lovely watercolorlike blue and green nuances.
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Bronze Circus Ring Le Grand Chapiteau Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A whimsical modernist bronze sculpture titled "Le Grand Chapiteau (The Big Top)" from France. Marked FG100. Circa 1950s. Complete with small figures depicting classic circus characte...
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Vase Ivory White Porcelain Vase KPM BAVARIA German Porcelain 50s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage porcelain vase for flowers. A true example of grace and elegant style from the best German craftsmen of the KPM manufactory, 1950s. Suitable for decorating various rooms, s...
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German Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Small stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in a slender onion form with a long neck and flattened rim. Velvety midnight blue hare’s fur glaze. Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Composite Marble The Gaddi Torso Hellenic 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautifully sculpted composite marble torso after the Gaddi torso. The original is displayed in the Classical sculpture room of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and is a He...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Gorgeous Bronze Equestrian Sculpture on Green Marble Base by Cyrus Dallin
By Cyrus Edwin Dallin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous bronze sculpture of a horse mounted on marble by Cyrus Dallin (1861-1944) , a celebrated Utah-born sculptor, educator, and Indigenous rights advocate who lived and worked i...
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American Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Modernist Amber Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish w/ Bullicante Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and sculptural Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish with Bullicante Detailing in Amber originates from Italy, Circa 1950. Features an hourglass silhouette ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Nils Thorsson Royal Copenhagen Mid-Century Celadon Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Nils Thorsson (Danish, 1898-1975) was a renowned Danish ceramicist and was the leading ceramicist at Royal Copenhagen/Aluminia for around 60 years. Born in Sweden he moved to study i...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Per Linneman-Schmidt Palshus Haresfur Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Per Ingvard Henrik Wulff Linneman-Schmidt (Danish, 1912-1999) was a Danish sculptor and ceramic artist born in Copenhagen. In 1948 he established a studio with his wife Annelise in T...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Jacques Adnet Leather Side Table or Catchall, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning leather side table / catchall by Jacques Adnet. Iron A frame completely wrapped in black leather with 2 tiers. Glass tray on top and a leather tray underneath as well. Signa...
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Brass, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Vase with Sgraffito and Butterflies. Sweden, 1950s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Sculpted Stoneware Vase with Sgraffito Technique and Butterflies, Sweden 1950s Crafted in the 1950s, this hand-sculpted and hand-decorated stoneware vase ha...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

French bamboo cache pot/planter 1950-1960
Located in Herentals, BE
This sturdy cache pot has 2 handles and is equipped with the original zinc inner container. A pot can be used with a maximum dimensions of 21 cm at the top and 15 cm at the bottom an...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Bamboo

Moser & Söhne Karlsbad Art Deco Vase Signed with Geometric Gold Painted Design
Located in Verviers, BE
Ludwig Moser & Söhne Karlsbad. Signed: GERMANY Heavy crystal clear faceted vase with eight facets. A beautiful example of Post-war deco design and an early example. This midc...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Sterling Silver Box with Navajo Decoration
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1880s, Austrian box, Navajo decoration circa 1950s. This is a one-of-a-kind table decoration. Perfect for your Southwestern decor or to spot ...
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Austrian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Mid Century Silver Candleholders by BMF Nagel Quist, Germany
Located in Detroit, MI
These iconic vintage mid century modern candleholders were designed by Fritz Nagel and Caesar Stoffi for BMF Nagel Quist and made in Germany circa 1950-1960. These modernist candlest...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda. Rare sculpture in art glass. A man's head.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda, Swedish glass artist. Rare sculpture in art glass. Matte glass. A man's head. 1950s/60s. Signed. Perfect condition. Dimensions: W 8.5 cm x D 7.5 cm x H 1...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Studio Turned Teak Footed Bowl by Bob Stocksdale
Located in San Diego, CA
Footed bowl by legendary craftsman Bob Stocksdale. Beautiful grain. Signed on the bottom. Stocksdale was one of the earliest members of ACCI - the Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Teak

Dice Crayon Pencil Pen Holder Stand Figure Germany Mid Century, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s German design wood dice sculpture as a pen holder stand. Nice addition to your table or just for your collection of design items. Made of wood. Found at an estate...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Thorkild Olsen, Royal Copenhagen Terracotta Crackle Matt Glaze Dish #3606
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Thorkild Olsenl terracotta matt glaze dish for Royal Copenhagen A large functional piece decorated with gilded band to rim Circa 1954 Stamped and numbered 3606 Height 2 inch, Diamete...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

20th Century Plaster Italian Bas-Relief Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great bas-relief from the mid-20th century. Plaster work depicting a wedding ceremony from Roman antiquity. In fact we find two young people shaking hands, a very intimate gesture us...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso

Small 1950's Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Vase Attributed to 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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Swedish Mid Century Stoneware Vase by Claes Ivarsson for Höganäs Keramik
By Claes Ivarsson, Höganäs Keramik
Located in Örebro, SE
The company Höganäsbolaget shut down its production of stoneware in 1926 to concentrate production on other products. Two employees, the brothers Gustaf and Oskar Nyman then left the...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Vase Ivory White Porcelain ESCHENBACH BAVARIA Germany, 1950s
By Eschenbach
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage vase made of hard ivory porcelain from ESCHENBACH BAVARIA Germany, 1950s. Completely handmade. Overglaze hand-painted floral painting. Ivory white handmade porcelain, trad...
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German Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Cuban Crocodile Picture Frame . Opening Is 6.25 x 4.5
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Cuban crocodile frame. Opening is 6.25 x 4.5.
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Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Crocodile

Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler or Vase
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler Large Heavy Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase. Has been given a thick Sommerso clear layer and sculpted with subtle ...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Saddle Leather and Ceramic Ashtray by Longchamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome leather and ceramic ashtray/catchall by Longchamp. Biomorphic shape with inset ceramic tray and extended cigarette or pipe holder. Great saddle color leather. Great vintage ...
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Leather

Ceramic Vase Jug by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Scandinavian Midcentury Ceramic jug vase in har fur glaze green enamel Signed on back with "R" for Rorstrand, Sweden, and GN for Gunnar Nylund. 1950's Gunnar Nylund was born in Pari...
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Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Ceramic Vase Jug by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Scandinavian Midcentury Ceramic jug vase in har fur glaze dark blue enamel Signed on back with "R" for Rorstrand, Sweden, and GN for Gunnar Nylund. 1950's Gunnar Nylund was born in ...
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Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Large Wilhelm Wagenfeld "Turmalin" Vase, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful large vase from the 'Turmalin' series by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF, blown and cold cut-glass
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Malcolm Leland Chalice Planter Bisque Finish
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Large unglazed planter designed by Malcolm Leland for the Southern California company Architectural Pottery circa 1950s. The bisque finish was designed to let the water evaporate whe...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Pottery

Gabriel Keramik, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Gabriel Keramik, Sweden, c. 1950s.
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Swedish Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

20th Century Plaster Flemish Religious Sculpture Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Mid-20th century plaster statue depicting Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Work that evidently reproduces a sixteenth-century original in Flemish style. Sculpture finished from the cen...
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Dutch Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso

Vintage Menora Candle Holder, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small Menora Candle Holders. Manufactured France, circa 1960. Dimensions: D 11 cm x W 24 cm x H 32 cm. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
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French Other Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Rose Glazed Ceramic Vase, France
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Rose Glazed Ceramic Vessel. Signed by an unknown artist. France, circa 1950.
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French Rustic Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Vintage Edith Heath Ceramic Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
Salt and pepper set designed by Edith Heath for her company, Heath Ceramics. A classic design by the vanguard ceramicist. Made in California in the 1950s.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Foam glass Bowl. Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1930s.
Located in Verviers, BE
Foam glass Bowl. Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1930s. Foam glass Bowl. Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1930s. Colorless glass with soda fusions in the intermed...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Porceline "Carolina" Vase Designed by Gunnar Nylund For Rörstrand
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautifully shaped "Carolina" vase with a blue / black matte feldspar glaze designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950's for Rörstrand Procelain Works in Denmark. Gunnar Nylund (1904-1...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Val Saint Lambert Vintage Stretch Fruit Dish or Flower Bowl in Clear Crystal
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Val Saint Lambert stretch fruit dish or bowl in clear crystal. The item can be used as a table centerpiece or on a mantelpiece. It has two large s...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Dunhill Cork and Leather Tobacco Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome cork and leather tobacco jar from London. Beautiful patina to the cork and leather. Jar can be used as a tobacco, weed, or stash jar. Cork is a clas...
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English Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Cork

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