Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
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.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
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.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Richard Rohac Mouse 'Signed' Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Richard rohac Mouse ( signed ) vienna around 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Studio Pottery Wall Hanging Canteen Sculpture by Joan Pearson Watkins
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage studio pottery crafted by ceramic artist Joan Jockwig Pearson Watkins circa 1970's. This unique sculpture depicts an original canteen water jug made out of a clay medium with...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Rope
Giarrusso Taurus
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Taurus sculpture by Raphael Giarrusso
Around 1960s in ceramic
With his unique universe Giarrusso is one of the most famous French ceramist, who also worked with Georges Pelletier
...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Italian Ceramic Baby Leopard
Located in Redding, CT
1970's Italian Ceramic Baby Leopard Sculpture. Made in Italy . Collectible and decorative.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jack Boyd Bronze "Bowl" 1960's Sculpture
By Jack Boyd
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Jack Boyd bronze bronze figure mounted on solid walnut titled "Bowl." This example was executed in the 1960's and was recently restored by Jack's son Ron Boyd.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sandro Books Sculpture, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Books Sculpture, 2017
By Artist Sandro.
made in Berlin in 2017.
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture Vase or Fountain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
this beautifully designed Koi Fish is the perfect size to be a decorative piece. centerpiece, flower vase, or even (with a little ingenuity) be a fountain.
The bronze is very detail...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Guido Gambone Ceramic Animal Italian Sculptures Figurines Set of Four
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming set of ceramic animal sculpture figurines from the great master and innovator of Modern Italian Ceramics, Guido Gambone.
Signature and famous donkey mark on bottom of each ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ceramic Woven Sculpted Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful finished ceramic art piece. This vintage mid-century piece is unique as it is interesting. Crafted with artistry to resemble a woven finished piece, this beaut...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Archictural Abstract Sculpture by Dutch Margot Zanstra
Located in London, GB
Monumental abstract sculpture in stainless steel by Margot Zanstra (Dutch, 1919–2010) stands on a brushed stainless steel base. This sculpture most likely is a model for an outdoor s...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pitcairn Island Longboat Signed Jay Warren
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sandro Single Sculpture, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sandro single sculpture, 2017
Taxidermy, Ceramic Plate.
Made in Berlin in 2017.
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Organic Material
Raul Coronel Ceramic Sculpture, California, c.1965
By Raul Coronel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Raul Coronel Ceramic Sculpture, California, c.1965.
Reference Photos Courtesy of Steve Aldana / Esoteric Survey.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Era Dark Amber Art Glass Bull Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage art glass scupture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid Centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Small Fox Figurine by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Small fox figurine by Walter Bosse
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bronze Letter Opener Sculpture by Pietrina Checcacc
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze sculpted letter opener with a handle resembling a hand by Brazilian artist and sculptor Pietrina Checcacci, 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Structurist Wall Relief by Roan Barrion
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Structurist wall relief by Roan Barrion. Mixed Media.
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Abstract Marble Sculpture on Custom Base
Located in Norwalk, CT
Deeply veined in rich colored bands, a highly polished abstract form fixed to a custom Stand. Stand is clad in cream laminate and swivels.
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Studio-Made Modernist Mobile, Small
Located in Dallas, TX
A studio-made modernist mobile; mustard yellow, blue, opium red. This innovative art form, rooted in the principles of modernism, emphasizes minimalism, abstraction, and the intrinsi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1930s Murano blown glass figure of a young man attributed to Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
A rare 1930s Murano blown glass figure of a young man with a black hat, gold dust top and green trousers, clear and gold submerso shoe positioned on a off white round glass base.. Th...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Antoni Abad Hand Sculpture in Wood and Mixed Media
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wooden Sculpture in black featuring a central hand within a framework and containing metal coins by Spanish artist Antoni Abad.
Abad's works have been exhibited in major museums and...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Stalk Sculpture by Anthony Redmile 1970
Located in Buxton, GB
This exquisite Stork sculpture by Anthony Redmile is a stunning piece of contemporary art that captures the beauty of birds using a large sea shell for the body. Made in 1970, this l...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th Century Dino Gavina Marble Sculture mod. Altare Della Buona Fortuna
By Gavina, Dino Gavina
Located in Turin, Turin
Dino Gavina was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s working on stage sets. Visual arts were a great passion for Gavina. In 1960, Dino G...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Modern 78" Tall Narrow Drift Wood Sculpture Specimen on Wooden Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 78" Tall Narrow Drift Wood Sculpture Specimen on Wooden Base.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Abstract Carved Pine Sculpture, circa 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique, Mid-Century pine totem sculpture. A beautifully carved abstract home accessory adorned with intricate detail. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Laminate
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Ring Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of nickel and copper art deco machine age bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature two circles, one larger in a black satin enameled c...
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Nickel, Enamel, Copper
Sculptural Ceramic Vessel, Organic Brutalist
Located in San Diego, CA
Great mid-century Organic Studio Pottery Weed pot vessel. This piece has a great design with an opening in the center, weed Pot is unmarked, unsigned but believed to be early 1970s p...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Modernist Carved Abstract Figural Scuptures by Stella Popowski, C. 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare pair of carved mahogany abstract figures circa mid-1950s by the modernist jeweler and painter Stella Popowski (1931-2008). Popowski was active in both Los Angeles and San Fra...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Signed Anthony Redmile Sawfish Decorative Objects Mounted on Brass Bases, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of signed Anthony Redmile English sawfish decorative objects from circa 1970 mounted on brass bases. This exquisite pair of decorative objects, created by Anthony Redmile in c...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Metal sculpture, heron, 20th century
Located in Monza, IT
Metal sculpture, heron, 20th century
Sculpture depicting a bird, heron, in green lacquered metal, on a wooden pedestal.
Good condition, as shown in the photo
Maximum overall dimensio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abraham Palatnik transparent lucite sculpture of a cat 4” H
Located in Houston, TX
Abraham Palatnik lucite sculpture of a cat
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
1960s Dimitri Omersa Leather Rhino Retailed by Abercrombie & Fitch - Restored
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early Vintage 1960s leather ottoman / sculpture in form of Rhino, made by Omersa and was retailed by Abercrombie & Fitch. This rhino has been refurbished, including new Omersa factor...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Vintage Omersa Leather Turtle Use as Paperweight or Decorative, Retains Label
By Dimitri Omersa, Omersa
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Dimitri Omersa embossed brown leather Turtle with label. Can be used as a paperweight or as decoration. Fun size. In fine condition, retains label.
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Japanese Heavy Brass Koi
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
70s wood sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
70s wood sculpture
Abstract wood sculpture
France circa 1970
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Object by.Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Horst Kerstan, Kandern in Germany
Information:
Horst Kerstan (born March 29, 1941 in Frankfurt, † March 21, 2005 in Kandern) was a German ceramist, craftsman and internationally recognized artist.
Founder of Group 83.
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio Stoneware Object was designed by Horst Kerstan and produced in his own Studio in the 1980s in Kandern in Germany. It is made of solid stoneware pottery and has a very unique brown beige coloration and structure. the bottom is marked with typical Kerstan Producer signature K and signed with Keratin. a very collectible and very rare item of the Kerstan Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 25cm in length, 14,5cm in height and 16cm in depth, it is very impressive.
straighforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 14,5cm
Length 25cm
Depth 16cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Horst Kerstan:
Horst Kerstan grew up in Frankfurt am Main, where he became acquainted with the manufacture of ceramic products through his father Walter Kerstan, who headed the "Ceramic Colors" department of Farbwerke Hoechst AG. After a porcelain painter apprenticeship, he worked from 1956 to 1957 as a porcelain painter in the porcelain manufactory of Hoechst AG, then from 1957 to 1959 in the ceramics department of the Werkkunstschule Offenbach (today: Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main) with Lore Kramer-Koehn, the wife of Frankfurt architect Ferdinand Kramer, the pottery to learn and incidentally at the College of Fine Arts, Frankfurt, the drawing.
After Kerstan met the ceramist and painter Richard Bampi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Brazilian Modern Bronze and Acrylic Yin-Yang Ashtray or Catchall Tray, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian modern ashtray or catch all with two interconnecting pieces representing yin and yang. One part is solid bronze while the other is acrylic and both have removable bronze t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970's Mid-Century Modern Carole Shulz Metallic Bronze Abstract Sculpture
By Diego Rivera, (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Midcentury Modern sculpture for sale. Very beautiful abstract cubist statue created by artist Carole Shultz, and dated 1975. This is a numbered s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Set of Three Tangerines by Martinuzzi for Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These tangerines are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
These items might show slight traces of use since they are vintage as a chip on t...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
78" Tall & Narrow Natural Art Light Driftwood Specimen Sculpture on Wooden Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
78" Tall & Narrow Natural Art Light Driftwood Specimen Sculpture on Wooden Base Mint!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Glazed Stoneware by Elena Rakochy "La Linda Nedra"
Located in Chicago, IL
La Linda Nedra by Elena Rakochy
Artist Bio and Statement
Elena Rakochy is a sculptor from Chicago, specializing in clay and drawing inspiration from nature and interpersonal connect...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
1970 Abstract Wood Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
70s wood sculpture
Abstract wood sculpture
France circa 1970
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Dieter Crumbiegel, Germany, 1980s
By Dieter Crumbiegel
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Dieter Crumbiegel
Information:
Dieter Crumbiegel (born June 6, 1938 in Essen) is a German artist (painting, ceramics) and university professor.
Since 1961, Crumbiegel has held solo and group exhibitions of ceramic objects in West and East Germany, Belgium, CSFR, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary and Taiwan.
Decade: 1980s
This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Dieter Crumbiegel and produced in his own Studio in the 1960s in Heinsberg in Germany. It is made of solid very heavy stoneware pottery and has a very unique light beige main coloration with abstract brown illustration. the bottom is marked with typical Producer signature. a very collectible and very rare item of the Crumbiegel Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 18cm in height and 21cm in diameter, it is very impressive.
straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 18cm
Diameter 21cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina. slight traces of use.
VITA:
Dieter Crumbiegel graduated from high school in 1957 at the traditional language Burggymnasium in Essen. He then studied painting from 1957 to 1961 at the State University of Fine Arts in Kassel with Fritz Winter and Marie-Louise von Rogister, ceramics with Walter Popp, art theory and art sociology with Stephan Hirzel and Georg Hoeltje, and art history and art education with Ernst Röttger. During the 1958/1959 academic year he received a holiday scholarship from the Max Beckmann Society and spent some time in the Liliamor house with its founder Lilly von Mallinckrodt-Schnitzler in Murnau. In 1959 he also received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Crumbiegel completed his studies in 1961 with the first state examination.
After the 2nd state examination in 1964, Crumbiegel worked with Robert Sturm at the educational institute in Fulda as a lecturer for the training of art and craft teachers at general schools with a training focus on the construction of vascular ceramics. In 1971 he took over the class for sculpture and architectural ceramics at the State Technical School for Ceramic Design in Höhr- Grenzhausen. From 1979 to 2001 he was a professor at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld in the design department, studying ceramics/porcelain/glass design. In 1979, Crumbiegel was appointed a member of the Académie Internationale de la Ceramique (AIC) / International Academy of liamorCeramic in Geneva. The German members of the AIC joined together in 1983/1984 to form Group 83 - German Ceramicists,[1] of which he himself became a member in 1986.
Crumbiegel founded the “Krefeld School for Ceramics/Design”[2] as a continuation of the Kassel School for Ceramics run by his teacher Walter Popp, from which artists and designers such as Frank Louis emerged. In 1983 he was appointed supervisor at Helwan University in Giza/Cairo. From 1971 he gave lectures on new trends in ceramic art at the Hetjens Museum in Düsseldorf.
Between 1969 and 1978 he was a member of various award juries, such as the jury for the Richard...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mickey Mouse Vintage Wood Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical Mickey Mouse wood sculpture hand carved and painted in his blue tuxedo.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Signed Montelupo for Bitossi Sausage Dog in Blue "Rimini" Ceramic, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous wiener dog sculpture from the "Rimini Blu" collection by Flavia Montelupo for Bitossi. This lovely and rare sculpture was designed by Flavia Montelupo and produced by Bitoss...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Bloodhound Ornament, American, Bronze, Marble, Dog Sculpture, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy vintage bloodhound ornament. An American, bronze and marble figural dog sculpture by Grace Mott Johnson, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Delightfully sub...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
1950s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
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
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Wood Carved Sculpture
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful vintage wood carved sculpture. In great condition, no chips, does have a slight crack on the bottom. See pictures for details.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved and Painted Wood Jaguar or Big Cat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout whimsical vintage life size hand carved jaguar decorated with its distinctive rosettes in a faux fierce expression.
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bronze Baby Poseidon Table Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
Baby Poseidon, showing strength and poise with the control of sea animals . King of he sea. This baby Poseidon sculpture is a table base and needs a...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Light Wood 73" Tall Narrow Driftwood Sculpture on Steel Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Light Wood 73" Tall Narrow Driftwood Sculpture on Steel Base MINT
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Signed Mid-Century Brutalist Welded Iron Rebar Abstract Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Signed Mid-Century modern Brutalist / abstract sculpture made of welded iron rebar and steel, painted black on colored concrete based. Indiscriminately signed to base. Great coffee t...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Very Rare Pavonessa Artpiece by Gio Ponti for De Poli Enamel
By Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
De Poli Italy, 1956 fired enamel over copper engraved signature and inscription "De poli."
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
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
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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Ceramic Floral Sculpture
Iran Ceramic
Iranian Ceramic
Skull Vintage