Modern Mounted Objects
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Aperture Double
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
The Aperture series was created to provide a beautiful quality of light by combining bounce and ambient glow. The light source is held in a hand-spun perforated brass dome on one sid...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Ruler Selenite with Natural-Forming Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then adorned with the baroque pearls which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer & Virginia Scotchie Crucible Assembly Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer and Virginia Scotchie's Crucible Assembly Sculpture was created in 2012. This piece is ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Slate
Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer and Ken Baskin Crucible Project Sculpture, 2013
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer and Ken Baskin's collaborative Crucible Project Sculpture was created in 2013 and is wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Black Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #7, 2009
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Black Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #7 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
X4 Sculpture Contemporary Sculpture in Oak
Located in London, GB
X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcraft wooden pieces sits somewhere between furniture, object and sculpture. The designs start as a 2D composition that we translate to a 3D object...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Oak
Rein Pendant 20"
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
Leather straps pass through slots that are hand carved into this spun-metal dome. The straps provide structural suspension while also allowing electrical cables to pass through – ill...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
21st Century by D.Palterer Marble Sculpture Garden Vase Carrara White Statuario
Located in massa, IT
Marble vase in white statuario "Vaso Varo" Cambio Vaso Edition
Size Pz1: Cm Diameter 38 x Height 13.5
Size Pz2: Cm Diameter 16x Height 30
Designed by Arch.David Palterer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Blown Glass Pestle, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic Crucible Sculpture was assembled in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with green glaze, bronze glaze, red glaze,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture Group #1, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Crucible Sculpture Group #1 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Blown Glass Pestle, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired with bronze glaze, raku rust patina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #32 with Blown Glass, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic crucible sculpture #32 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, anagama wood fired with raku rust pat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass
Patinated Metal Tendril Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sitting atop a cubic pedestal, the amorphous tendril combines a soft dimension with a pointed shape. The rust texture highlights the varied facets. The oversized base provides an int...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #17, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #17 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #14, 2010
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #14 was assembled in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, lowf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #50, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #50 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #51, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #51 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronze glaze, red glaze, enamel paint,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #12, 2010
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #12 was made in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built, wood fired with raku patinas and black glaze an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #25, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #25 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #24, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #24 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fired with bronze glaze, raku rust an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Cast Bronze Pestle, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic Crucible sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, fired with bronze...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
21st Century by Michele De Lucchi Black Marble and Green Onix Kandla Centerpiece
Located in massa, IT
Marble centerpiece "Kandla" designed by Michele de Lucchi.
Size: cm. Ø 26 x 21 H.
Materials: Nero Del belgio – Nero Marquina – Onice Verde
Designed by: Michele de Lucchi.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Richard Hirsch and Ken Baskin Ladle Presentation Sculpture, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch and Ken Baskin Ladle Presentation Sculpture was created in 2011. This piece is made of soda fired stoneware, saggar fired brick a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Richard Hirsch Black Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #4, 2009
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #4 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the book "W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Grand Aperture 4
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
A scaled version of our Aperture 4 chandelier, this fixture was build for grand spaces. Four large glass domes encircle a 4-globe geometric light source to ...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Monumental "Crystal Skull" Made of Acrylic Resin, Mounted to the Base / Pedestal
Located in Kansas City, MO
Huge, one of a kind acrylic resin skull. Mounted to a light box and base with handles for moving. There is a cavity inside the skull in which a light can ...
Category
1990s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Texas Star Table Sculpture by William Hoffman, 1977, Pottery, Signed, Mint
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pottery table sculpture by William Hoffman titled "Texas Star". Signed Hoffman, 1977. Mint condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Pottery
Surrealist Bronze Wall Sculpture 'Listening Ear'
Located in London, GB
Surrealist Bronze ear sculpture signed P. Perdiues '97 Belgium comes away from the wall.
It is easy to mount on the wall 51 cm.
Category
1990s Belgian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Monument Table Lamp - Triangle in Granite, Solid Steel and Glass
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Monument Lamp - Triangle, Luna Pearl Granite, solid steel billet and matte opal glass globe
Louis Jobst' Monument Lamp - Triangle is high quality, bespoke and handmade using solid raw materials. The bases are finished with a black patina and cut from 90mm thick steel billet. Markings from the process are visible and intentionally left, exposing the character of the material. A triangular block of Luna-pearl granite slots into the steel base. The opal glass diffuser is hand blown with a matte finish.
The concept was to design a lamp triptych (triangle, circle and square) made out of high quality materials for a formal interior space. A triptych of varying forms, colors and textures could create a 'common ground' throughout a space, whilst also working as individual lamps. Inspiration has come from architectural forms such as monoliths and monuments, implemented through the design with heavy, robust materials and simple geometric forms. The lamps consist of stacked shapes, designed like a small column...
Category
2010s English Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble, Steel
Contemporary Monument Table Lamp Circle in Carrara Marble, Solid Steel and Glass
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' Monument Lamp - Circle is high quality, bespoke and handmade using solid raw materials. The base is finished with a black patina and cut from 90mm thick steel billet. Markings from the process are visible and intentionally left, exposing the character of the material. A circular block of Carrara marble slots into the steel base. The opal glass diffuser is hand blown with a matte finish.
The concept was to design a lamp triptych (circle, triangle and square) made out of high quality materials for a formal interior space. A triptych of varying forms, colors and textures could create a 'common ground' throughout a space, whilst also working as individual lamps. Inspiration has come from architectural forms such as monoliths and monuments, implemented through the design with heavy, robust materials and simple geometric forms. The lamps consist of stacked shapes, designed like a small column...
Category
2010s English Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble, Steel
Authentic Tiger Skull Mounted on Brushed Steel Base, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Authentic tiger skull mounted on Lucite stem with brushed steel base, American, 1970s (this piece was decommissioned from a museum). It is beautifully moun...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Italian Modern Design Gigantic Tiger Wall Light
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Monumental, gigantic and colossal wall-mounted light representing a carved and sculpted white tiger's head emerging from a hoop of light (E14 Light bulbs). Outstanding, brilliant and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Fiberglass
Large Chalkstone Architectural Element on Steel Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
Large chalkstone architectural element on steel mount. home decor. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone, Steel
Ruler Selenite Mineral with Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite pillar with natural forming Baroque pearls on a Lucite base. Ruler Selenite is a single, prismatic crystal from Morocco that was formed in extensive beds by the evapor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Crystal
Vintage African Shield
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage African ceremonial shield.
Category
20th Century Sahrawi Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Leather
Modernist Chrome and Lucite Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Modernist chrome and Lucite free standing sculpture. Eye-catching yellow, red, and light green shades.
Category
20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Monument Table Lamp - Triangle in Granite, Solid Steel and Glass
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Monument Lamp - Triangle, Luna Pearl Granite, solid steel billet and matte opal glass globe
Louis Jobst' Monument Lamp - Triangle is high quality, bespoke and handmade using solid r...
Category
2010s English Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble, Steel
Modern Style Rock Crystal Bronze Globe
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely modern style semi-precious rock crystal globes on rotating bronze base.
Late 20th century.
Up to a set of 4 available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Contemporary V Lamp Extra Large, Geometric Oak Base, Glass Sphere and Brass
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' V lamp is composed from, a cone, a sphere and a triangle. Their proportions are carefully judged to create a harmonious formation, with each shape ...
Category
2010s British Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Decorative Cactus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Polished metal, excellent condition
Can be sold separately upon request.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Modern Style Rock Crystal Flame Sculpture
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite and large modern style hand carved and polished rock crystal abstract flame sculpture on silver leafed stand.
Very decorative for the modern taste.
Late 20th century.
...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron, Silver Leaf
Modern Style Rock Crystal Table Ornament
Located in Cypress, CA
One of kind modern style hand carved and polished rock crystal table ornament on stepped rock crystal base.
The craftsmanship of the carving is shown by how thin the rock crystal wa...
Category
20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Modernist Wooden Cello Case
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Interesting modernist, cubist handmade wood cello case from the 1900-1920s. Great folk art object with dovetail joinery and replete with old traveling stick...
Category
Early 20th Century German Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Modern Style Carved Rock Crystal and Marble Sculpture
Located in Cypress, CA
One-of-a-kind large modern style hand-carved and hand polished rock crystal sculpture on dark green rectangular base.
The measurement for the base is width 15 inches x depth 12 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble, Rock Crystal, Metal
Modern Style Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in Cypress, CA
One-of-a-kind Modern style hand-carved and hand polished rock crystal sculpture on artistic base. Sculpture tilts on its side.
Rock crystal (crystal quartz) is a natural material born of the earth and touched by the hand of man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Stainless Steel Jim Martin Signed Suspended Wall Sculpture Limited Edition
By Jim Martin
Located in North Miami, FL
Combining old world with the Industrial, modern with ancient objects is where this west coast artist gets his inspiration. Jim Martin does allegorical ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Richard Hirsch and Michael Rogers Time Sculpture, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch and glass artist Michael Rogers' Time Sculpture was created in 2007. This piece is comprised of a tiny antique oil can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
One of a Kind Signed Bronze on Wood Sculpture Titled "Ask a Question"
Located in North Miami, FL
This more contemporary sculpture is dated 06 and the signature is hard to read but the initials are RW. It is one of a kind. The wood looks like walnut and the man holding the question sign is bronze. The horse legs in a gallop pose raise the question of an uncertain answer. This represents our times clearly; we are all galloping fast holding a question mark. Where are we going or heading? The man holding the sign ask a question...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Conical Terminals, limited edition patinated bronze sculpture by Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
'Conical Terminals' is a limited-edition (3 + 2AP) bronze sculpture on a limestone base by the British artist Vivienne Foley.
Vivienne Foley’s bronze sculptures are a recent develo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Opening, US
By Mindy Horn
Located in New York, NY
Several themes appear often in Horn’s work, the most central being multiplicity.
Horn’s meticulously constructed wall reliefs are composed of minuscule, seemingly identical pieces...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold
Reflection, US
By Mindy Horn
Located in New York, NY
Several themes appear often in Horn’s work, the most central being multiplicity.
Horn’s meticulously constructed wall reliefs are composed of minuscule, seemingly identical pieces...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold
Parterre 'Triptych', US
By Mindy Horn
Located in New York, NY
Several themes appear often in Horn’s work, the most central being multiplicity.
Horn’s meticulously constructed wall reliefs are composed of minuscule, seemingly identical pieces...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold
Still Life, US
By Mindy Horn
Located in New York, NY
Todd Merrill Studio has represented Mindy Horn since 2019. Horn believes that a life, an idea, or a work of art all begin with perfection, or as she puts it “an untested plan of what...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold
Garden Tondo, US
By Mindy Horn
Located in New York, NY
Mindy Horn’s ceramic “Garden Tondo” revisits elements most often seen in her vessels, which are notable for their imperfections, appearing to have grown and then weathered organically. With her most recent ceramic wall medallion, a multitude of individual floral specimens converge into an unexpected baroque composition. Each tiny, hand-formed component’s individuality is lost within the larger picture. Incorporating subtle variations in the treatment of the delicate porcelain pieces, such as glazing, bisque firing, the application of powdery mason stain, or firing with a gold luster overglaze, creates a complex, glimmering landscape across the surface. Similarly, the lifting of each tiny composition off of the solid...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold
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