Skip to main content

1950s Decorative Objects

98
5,955
to
807
3,368
2,269
5,955
5,955
5,955
3,216
731
137
124
40
27
26
19
13
10
6
4
3
2
2
1
1
6,165
25,521
76,763
31,615
15,309
33,539
17,610
2,614
1,117
3,017
3,984
2,182
5,955
8,260
7,036
3,340
1,586
Height
to
Width
to
2,103
1,782
1,405
678
678
4,719
1,516
1,330
982
753
273
195
147
114
105
Period: 1950s
Fine vintage Carl Auböck Leather and Brass paper basket, Austria 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine vintage Carl Auböck Leather and Brass waste paper basket in good original condition.
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Italian Bamboo Basket with Handle, Italy, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
A charming Italian 1950's bamboo and wood hand-crafted basket with handle. Italy, circa 1950 Size: 23" high x 14" wide x 12 3/4" deep
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Italian 1950's Bamboo Basket
Located in New York, NY
A charming and whimsical Italian 1950's bamboo basket, large and with wonderful design. Italy, circa 1950 Size: 19 3/4" high x 24" wide x 12 1/2" deep
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Yellow art glass vase by Flavio Poli for Murano
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Yellow art glass vase by Flavio Poli for Murano in very good original condition. Signed with sticker on the bottom.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Mid-century female sculpture with silk black, turquoise, gold shade by Izsépy
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-century silk black female figure. Fired, hand-painted, silk-glazed matte ceramic sculpture with silky black glazed and gold decoartion around neck. It was made in the 50s. A real...
Category

Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Ceramic Collection of "Pungo" Vases Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
The pungo vase made in Sweden 1950s by the master Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. The pungo vase have the most beautiful form and with its matt white glaze this is a piece for many en...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid 20th Century Rinaldo Della Lung Marble Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful carved marble bust. Purchased in Italy
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Large Free-Form Decorative Bowl, Andre Baud, Vallauris c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Large triangulated dish in vibrant satin blue glaze animated in its center by a stellar pattern. André Baud is already an artist with a solid reputation when he moves to Vallauris i...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Mid Century Alsterfors by Per Olof Ström Set of Candle Holders
Located in Valencia, VC
A set of three beautiful Scandinavian Modern amber cased glass candle holders by Per-Olof Ström for Alsterfors Glass. Handblown in Sweden, circa the 1950s. Per-Olof Ström was a Swed...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with a vessel structure and textured surface. Unknown signature in bottom. Japan, 1950s. Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic, Coastal, Modern,...
Category

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Mid-Century Modern Vessel and Bowls Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Collection of 2 vessels from the "Veckla" series designed by Stig Lindberg and one "Surrea" Wilhelm Kåge. Made from Carrara ware with matte white glaze. The pieces are in good vint...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist French Iron candelabra candlestick - after Marolles c1950s
Located in Gravesend, GB
French Brutalist Candelabra 1950s Excellent condition In the style of Artisans of Marolles.
Category

French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

A vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rostrand
Located in Long Island City, NY
A stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rostrand. Circa 1950th. Melanged glaze in blue/green/beige shades. Height 13.5″.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Bronze Children W/ Unmbrella Garden Fountain Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Bronze Children W/ Umbrella Garden Fountain Signed. Boy and girl holding umbrella shielding them from the water as is comes down. This is a fun fountain/statue. The umbrella...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Japanese Iron Fish Incense Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron sculptural fish bowl from Japan. Great for incense. Wonderful patina. Signed with a Japanese mark. 1950s
Category

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Modern Large Ceramic Vase Rubus Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large vase in ceramic named Rubus and designed by one of the ceramic designer icons of Sweden Gunnar Nylund. This one with incredible colors in blue, grey and dark brown. ...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 4 Decorative Ceramics, Livia Gorka, Hungary c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
4 highly decorative pieces with generous engobes enhanced by richly worked oxide decorations. Subtle mix between post-war modernism and archaism, typical of the expression of this gr...
Category

Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large Vase with Sgraffito Decor, Jacques Innocenti, Vallauris c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Very large vase with delicate scarified motives of 2 female figures. Pieces of this size are extremely rare by this artist who died prematurely in 1958. His extremely pictorial work...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain vase by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very beautiful porcelain vase by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Most famous porcelain factory in the world. Vase signed by Marcel Prunier Dated 1955 This is a rare piece located in...
Category

French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Very Rare Pavonessa Artpiece by Gio Ponti for De Poli Enamel
Located in Munich, DE
De Poli Italy, 1956 fired enamel over copper engraved signature and inscription "De poli."
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Oblong Dish, Accolay, France c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Free-form dish executed in high textured clay with stylized patterns of fish. This piece is one of the oldest productions of Accolay. The condition is excellent. Handwritten mentio...
Category

French Archaistic Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Wilhelm Kåge, ceramic vase "Våga" Gustavsberg, Swedish / Scandinavian Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic vase, top with beautiful wavey shape model "Våga" by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1950s. Mark: Gustavsberg, Sweden. In good condition, smaller signs of wear and a...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Gudmundur Einarsson (1895-1963), Icelandic ceramist. Ceramic floor vase.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gudmundur Einarsson (1895-1963), Icelandic ceramist. Ceramic floor vase featuring geometric panels and text in the decoration: "Paul Smith 2-3 1956." Decorated with turquoise-green ...
Category

Icelandic Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Lars Holstörm Brass Candleholder
Located in Venice, CA
Brass candleholder designed by Lars Holmström. Produced by Lars Holmström in Arvika, Sweden circa 1950’s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

A stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rostrand
Located in Long Island City, NY
A stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rostrand, Circa 1950th. Signed R GN. H 9″.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock #4766
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice vintage mid century modern George Nelson for Howard Miller 4766 Clock in working condition. The clock has an alarm function that is working as well. The clock bears a Treadway...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Arthur Andersson For Wallåkra, Sweden, Dark Intense Glazed Stoneware Bottle Vase
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb stoneware bottle vase by Arthur Andersson for Wallåkra of Sweden Tactile and appealing, with an Intense dark coffee brown and black glaze over incised decoration Circa 1950's ...
Category

Swedish Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Art Ceramics Basketweave Flower Bowl, Vallauris France 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Ceramics Basketweave Flower Bowl. Made in France, Vallauris, 1950's period. Stamped on the bottom. Bordeaux red color glazed braided woven ceramic bowl. Comes ...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Round Decorative Dish, Accolay, France c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Round dish executed in high textured clay with stylized patterns of fish. This piece is one of the oldest productions of Accolay. The condition is excellent. Handwritten mention of...
Category

French Archaistic Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large Mid-Century Murano Glass Fish Attributed to Flavio Poli 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large Mid-Century Murano glass fish attributed to Flavio Poli 1950s Purchased by a family member of mine in Venice, in one of the most prestigious shops in Piazza San Marco. Intact a...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Modernist Italian Inlay Stone Eye Bronze Bowl Catch All Ring Dish
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Italian brass with stone inlay bronze bowl, catch all or ring dish. Finely crafted with a modernist eye motif. Stamped Made Italy, 1950s
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Flower Floater Candleholder by Pipsan Swanson Saarinen, 1948
Located in San Diego, CA
Flower Floater candleholder designed by Eva Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson and manufactured by U.S. Glass Company in 1948. Eva Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson is part of an influent...
Category

North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

A beaten iron snake - France 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A wrought iron snake with brass inlays (eyes, etc.), a piece of mid-20th-century folk art. Superb patina for a rare item.
Category

European Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

2 Pungo Vases, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg c. 1960
Located in St Ouen, FR
2 vases from the Pungo range created by Stig Lindberg for the Swedish manufacturer Gustavsberg in 1953. Fine stoneware with matt white glaze for one and satin black called “Carrara”...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Vintage Silk Covered Jewlery /Music Box 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1574 Vintage Japanese Fabric covered wood jewlery /music box Make Made in Japan Music mechanism in working condition
Category

Asian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Textile, Boxwood

Pair of Large Chinese Cinnabar Lacquered Vases White & Red
Located in Chonburi, TH
This pair of large Chinese cinnabar lacquered vases is a magnificent example of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Standing at an impressive height, these vases feature a striking contrast between white and red lacquer, creating a visually stunning effect. The intricate cinnabar carving...
Category

Chinese Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s by Val Saint-Lambert. Color: vsl Clair double Aurore? And popularly called orange Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal v...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Machine Age / Art Deco Electric Fan / Heater by ORLI.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Machine Age / Art Deco Electric Fan / Heater by ORLI... wORKING Perfectly.. Amazing design,, Wonderful original condition,
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Mid Century Modern Hand Blown Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
Step into the timeless elegance of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass with this exquisite hand-blown vase, a gorgeous piece that blends artistry and craftsmanship. This outstandingly ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Stig Lindberg, "Vitrin" Bowl, Stoneware, Sweden, 1956
Located in High Point, NC
A off-white-glazed stoneware "Vitrin" bowl designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Natural Longhorn Steer on Lucite Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your decor with this chic pair of mounted steer horn sculptures, each gracefully displayed on a round wood plinth base. These exquisite bases are hand-painted in a sophistica...
Category

American Baroque Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Horn, Lucite

Wilhelm Kåge, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed stoneware vase designed by Wilhelm Kåge and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

"Noodle" the Dachshund Dog Letter and Bottle Opener Bosse Vienna Austria, 1950s
By Ludwig Bemelmans
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian letter and Bottle opener, attributed to be designed by Ludwig Bemelmans showing "Noodle" the dachshund dog. Nice addition to your room, on your desk top ...
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vase Royal Porzellan Bavaria KPM Porcelain Vase Vintage 1950s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage white textured matt and high gloss cobalt blue porcelain vase. 
Manufactured by Royal Porzellan Bavaria KPM, Germany, in 1950s KPM Royal Bavaria, founded 1763, was the olde...
Category

German Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Modern Large Vase Rörstrand by Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This large, unusual stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand 1950s is gifted with light brown/green/red harefur glaze. And it has that stunning look of Nylunds great craftsmansh...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Stig Lindberg, "Vitrin" Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1956
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware "Vitrin" vase designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Tommi Parzinger, Mid-Century Modern, Candleholder Sconces, Brass, USA c. 1955
Located in Stamford, CT
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths, Mid-Century Modern, Candleholder Sconces, Brass, USA c. 1955 Pair of candleholder sconces designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Dorlyn...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Terracotta Skull
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional French sculpture of a human skull, warm Brown colored Terracotta with a good,old patina, mounted on a black base, nice and refined sculpting with an eye for detail, very ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Biomorphic Art Pottery Vase by Aksel Sigvald Nielsen, Denmark, 1950s
By Aksini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful black and white ceramic vase by Aksini (Aksel Sigvald Nielsen) for Knabstrup, Denmark, circa 1950. Measurements: H 12.5 inches (approx. 32 cm).
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Hand-Blown Smoked Glass White & Amethyst Detailed Vase by Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Glass Vase W/Amethyst and White Detailing is by the esteemed art glass company Holmegaard and originates from Sweden, Circa 1950. ...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

A Beethoven Sculpture Mask, 1950s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this Beethoven Sculpture Mask, reminiscent of the style of Franz von Stuck and dating back to the 1950s, offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of timeless artistic ...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Danish Nils Kähler for HAK Kähler Tall Square Vase with Ash-grey Glaze 1950s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall square form vase with retracted round neck and incised rhombus-shaped pattern covered with ash-grey glaze. It's designed and made by Nils Kähler for the ceramic workshop HAK (...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

A mid-century abstract expressionist vase, France
Located in London, GB
Of stunning spreadeagled form and ultra slimline silhouette. Featuring vibrant expressionist brush strokes to the glaze in arresting layers of colour. makers stamp to base.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium. Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s. The central amethyst color (a traditional favori...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Exceptional Giovan Battista Mitri Ceramic Cat, Incredible Patina, 1950s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Capture the essence of mid-century Italian craftsmanship with this extraordinary ceramic cat created by Giovan Battista Mitri in the 1950s. Renowned for his mastery of form and colo...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Boulle ta Table Clock in Wood and Brass from the Second Half of the 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Boulle Table Clock, with red background and brass inlays, brass dial with white enamel cartouches and black Roman numerals, crowned with rocailles and pendulum movement. Ø 31.5 cm ...
Category

French Louis XIV Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950 Original condition Pencil not included
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Read More

African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You

It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.

With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production

Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.

Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself

The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.

8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants

The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.

Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers

Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.

These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

This Vivacious Teapot Has Agnes Martin on One Side and Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Other

Ceramist Roberto Lugo brings a street-art sensibility to a dainty serving vessel while paying homage to his artistic heroes.

This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists

Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.

Recently Viewed

View All