Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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
Mid Century Center Piece by Lino Sabattini
Located in Miami, FL
A fabulous minimalistic designed silver plated center piece by Lino Sabattini.
Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Marble Effect Acrylic and Frame Chrome Tray Centerpiece, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Acrylic marble effect and frame chrome centerpiece.
Made in Italy 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Large Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase Centerpiece
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century vintage Italian handmade Murano glass vase centerpiece in clear glass colour with gold dust inside.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Amorphic Mexican Mixed Metal Large Centerpiece Bowl
By Los Castillo
Located in New York, NY
Large amorphic Mexican mixed metal centerpiece bowl or tray, with 3 brass sphere feet. Beautiful form, hand wrought of brass, silver and copper c. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Copper, Brass
Traditional Catalan Blown Glass Vase, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Catalan blown glass vase, circa 1930
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Mater...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Centerpiece Bowl Ceramic by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Big centerpiece bowl in woven white ceramic manufactured by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s.
The original label is still attached on the bottom, as shown in the photos.
Vivai del Su...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini Murano Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Silver "Sayala" Sculptural Bowl by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This silver plated Sabattini sculptural bowl is signed "Lino Sabattini" and stamped above with " Sayala S/41 Callezione Sabattini Bregnano Italy". Perfect as a centerpiece on a dinin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Venini '89 Murano Glass Centerpiece, Italy, 1989
By Venini
Located in Naples, IT
Glass ashtray or centrepiece worked with the submerged glass technique.
Production: Venini, Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Green Italian Art Glass Forato Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern green and white Murano Art glass Forato vase with pulled details. Italy, 1950s.
Monumental Mid-Century Modern organic shaped green Mura...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Dino Martens Murano Multi-Color Oriente Italian Art Glass Fan Shape Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, striking, vintage Murano hand blown painted style, multi-color Italian art glass vase with aventurine flecks. Documented to Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1970's Italian Venetian Glass Centerpiece
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th Century vintage Italian decorative centerpiece or fruit dish made out of handblown blue/green Venetian Murano glass. Designed with a beautiful twisted spiral pedestal base.
I...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Salviati Murano White Amber Gold Italian Art Glass Birds Centerpiece Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous matched pair of vintage Murano hand blown white, dark amber and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on branch sculptures. Documented to th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Formia 1980 Italian Vintage Purple Blue White Murano Glass Sleek Design Vase
Located in New York, NY
Vase in blown Murano Art glass signed Formia, created exclusively for Roche Bobois Paris. The very modern Minimalist design and execution are striking in the luxurious quality of gla...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cenedese Large Bright Yellow Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese rare bright yellow vintage midcentury Murano glass vase or vessel, made in Venice, Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form and large size, this vessel has all the characteristics of hand thrown pottery with the unmistakable look and feel of glass.
A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold color / color to your interior, imagine glass like this on open, white...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vannes France Crystal Vase
By Art Vannes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning crystal vase - 'Made in France', and a compliment any room on a center table, dining table or mantle... The look of water splashing in motion is represented here in great ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
Green Murano Glass Vase, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Green murano glass vase, circa 1970
Manufactured in Italy.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
B C Firenze Midcentury Italian "Handkerchief" Brass Centerpiece Bowl, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury "handkerchief" brass centrepiece bowl. This fantastic item was produced in Italy by B C Firenze during the 1970s.
This piece is iconic as the wavy shape of this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Handblown Tall Glass Centerpiece Epergne from Biot France
By Biot
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative centerpiece or Epergne (pronounced E-purn) handcrafted in Biot, France. Beautiful and not often found in this striking rose and clear color, hand blown art glass with signature controlled bubble base created by master glass blowers using original equipment and centuries old techniques. This piece was made in Biot, France.
Epergne is defined as, an ornamental stand, usually made of glass or silver, holding, vase shaped dishes, trumpets or trays, used as a decorative centerpiece for serving sweetmeats, fruit, cakes, candy or flowers. This is a clear picture of what an Epergne is. People often ask what a this oddly shaped object is, the easy answer is," a flower vase." Whatever the definition, or whatever you prefer to call them, they are very beautiful.
While some English Silver Epergnes...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Danish Ceramic Centerpiece by Søholm, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish ceramic centerpiece by Søholm, 1960s
Large stoneware bowl with signature blue glaze by Danish ceramic workshop Søholm located o...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Stoneware
Cork, Crome and Glass Vide Pocket Emptier Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century square vide pocket emptier sundries tray in chrome, glass and cork. This amazing piece was designed in the style Christian Dior in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antonio Pavia 1970s Italian Silver Plated Cream Bird Sculpture with White Crest
Located in New York, NY
This one-of-a-kind Italian Work of Art, a sculpture bird by Antonio Pavia, is a rare highly collectible object, entirely handcrafted, with an ostrich egg as the body, decorated with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Barovier Toso Murano Red Iridescent Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece has a crimped rim ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Leaf
Claude Victor Boeltz Golden Crystal French 1970s Table Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A French 1970s Gold and bronze clam shell center peice sculpture with three large quartz and amethyst crystal clusters. Signed
Biography:
Claude Boeltz was born in Paris in 1937. The fourth generation in a line of artists, from his early childhood Boeltz was interested in disciplines as far ranging as sculpture, painting, ceramics, architecture, and blacksmithing. From the very start he was fascinated by what would become life long inspirations—anatomy and geology.
His first apprenticeship was with the sculptor Henri Molins, which was followed by apprenticeships at the prominent Susse and Houdot foundries. His last was with Soudoun, under whose tutelage he was honored with the national “Best Worker in France” award.
During these apprenticeships Boeltz took night classes at the Boule School, the Gambetta School, and at the Academy of Art in Paris. He would eventually take degrees from all three. On Sundays he went to museums, particularly the Louvre, where he sought out work in the Louis XIII - Louis XVI styles. He also spent long hours in study of the many artists he admired, such as Bersus, Meunier, Giacometti, Ponpon, Chipparus, Dali, Dajou, and Ruhlman.
After these apprenticeships he tried to establish himself in the Riviera, where he befriended, and briefly collaborated with Picasso. Boeltz’s time in this vibrant community was, however, cut short—in the early 1960s he was called into the French military. While on tour in the Sahara he carved miniatures, and would carry them in his baggage from base to base. One that survived—a replica of the Arc d’triumph—was later offered to President Eisenhower on behalf of the French Army.
Upon leaving the service Boeltz established a foundry in the Loire, and by the late 1960s his work, now enormously popular, was shown all over Europe. In the early 1970s he met the sculptor Cesar. The famous sculptor’s “compression” pieces inspired Boeltz to create the work for which he would soon become best known. Boeltz’s “exploded” bronze works were pieces plated with 24 karat gold made to look like liquid gold crystalized an instant after explosion.
Boeltz augmented this unique medium with vibrant details, often with African emeralds, but with other stones or unusual materials as well. In his famous Cleopatra, dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor and installed in Georve V hotel in Paris, the artist employed metacrylite as a base and for its veil.
The immediate success of these “exploded” works allowed Boeltz to build two foundries devoted largely to their creation, one in the Faubourg St. Honore’ in Paris, and the other in Fontenay Sous Bois. “Exploded” works from the foundries were presented and sold at Fred’s Jewelers...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze
Large Light Teak Bowl with Brass and Leather Handle by Carl Auböck Austria, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
light Teak bowl, shell element
Design:
Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austria
Age:
1950s
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Trays Black Rattan and Brass Handles Oriental Origin 3 Pieces, Mid 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Black rattan trays and brass handles of oriental origin 3 pieces. Mid 20th Century
The lot of oriental trays of Ratan and Brass consists of two oval ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
1950s Capri White Pottery + Walnut Serving Tray Mid-Century Modernist Tableware
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sculptural masterpiece in tableware, with a classic mid-century mix of materials.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Round Centerpiece Serving Tray Lucite Tortoiseshell & Steel Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Iconic round serving tray / centerpiece in tortoiseshell effect lucite with a steel circle in the style of Christian Dior made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Steel
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Gray Opalino Italian Art Glass Sculptural Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown blue gray, opaline Italian art glass handkerchief sculptural vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. The piece is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Chrome, Wood and Glass Squared Pocket Emptier Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful mid-century squared chrome glass and walnut feather wood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in the style of Christian Dior Style during the 1970s. The combin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Guzzini Orange Plexiglass Lucite Italian Centerpiece, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Unique Guzzini Italian production in Lucite and plexiglass with original orange shade.
This midcentury centerpiece has an incredible napkin ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage Pair Blenko Amoeba Tangerine Glass Candleholders
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Blenko Amoeba Glass Candleholders in Tangerine. The beautiful freeform and color of these catapults them to sculptures. The joyo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Rare Thomas Webb Cut Glass Centrepiece Bowl on Gilt Bronze Stand, England, 1950s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Thomas Webb & Sons, cut glass centrepiece bowl on gilt bronze stand, England, 1950s
Exquisite Thomas Webb & Son cut glass centrepiece bowl on gilt bronze stand.
Heavy cut glass bow...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Cut Glass
Fruit Ball in Porcelain by Alicia Penalba, circa 1980
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Limited edition from Artcurial numbered 77/900 by Alicia Penalba Argentina (1913 /1982).
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Large Gino Cenedese Murano Blue Art Glass Stripped Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful large and complex signed GINO CENEDESE, Limited 66/200 12.5" H x 7.5 W
The sides of the large vase with thick vertical stripes, through which run
numerous thin horizontal stripes, circa 1970s
The underside etched: Gino Cenedese Murano...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Black Murano Glass Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and beautiful centerpiece ashtray in Murano glass Archimede Seguso 1970, round black color. With label.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Set of Metal Centerpieces with Different Shapes 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern set of metal centerpieces with different shapes,1970s
Set of three decorated metal centerpieces of different shapes and sizes and engraved decorations.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Alexandrite Purple Blue Neodymium Glass Fish Figure by Licio Zanetti
Spectacular XXL Murano glass color changing lilac blue fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. Italy, 1960-1970.
...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tessellated Stone Bowl with Fish in the Style of Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful tessellated plate / bowl with fish details. At 18.25" the piece is a very large shallow bowl with tessellated fossil stone and or onyx detai...
Category
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Stone
United States US Senate Eagle Crystal Glass Candy Dish Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare US senate crystal bowl, clear crystal glass bowl with the insignia of the United States Senate Eagle. Good weight at 6.15 lbs. Possibly made ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
Round Rattan & Brass Plate Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Round centerpiece in rattan framed by brass border made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Emerald Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, hea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Monumental Transparent "A Mugnoni" Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1938.
This is a vase from the A Mugnoni series in transparent heavy blown glass, decorated with prunts containing air bubbles.
It is...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Bronze Dove Incense Burner Vessel 'Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage, beautifully rendered, bronze incense burner modelled on a dove/bird figure. Incredibly sculptural piece with verdigris and Brutalist design elements. The piece trascends its...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, hea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Blue Copper Aventurine Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red, blue, and aventurine flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The piece has a pinched rim, with scroll ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid Century Candlestick Center Piece in the Style of Sottsass
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A well crafted candlestick center piece in a mixed blue toned copper enameled metal with step down design and three copper candle holders. The holders have great age and patina which...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Italian Glazed Ceramic Sculpture from the 70s
Located in bari, IT
Two-burner glazed ceramic centerpiece ornamental plate, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpiece Sphera by Sambonet, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern centerpiece Sphera by Sambonet, 1970s
Fantastic Chromed Sphera centerpiece in stainless steel by Sambonet.
Beautiful piece for you living table or to use i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Original Animal Black Horn Table Sculpture, Centerpiece Base
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern original cow Horn table sculpture or centerpiece mounted on a round base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Horn
French Clear Crystal Sculptural Art Glass Centerpiece Attributed to Schneider
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning midcentury clear crystal sculptural centerpiece from the 1950s-1960s attributed to Schneider Glassworks.
This piece is absolutely beautiful in its organic form.
Solid, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Marble Effect Acrylic and Frame Chrome Tray Centerpiece Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Large rectangular Acrylic marble effect and frame chrome tray centerpiece, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Large Studio Del Campo Enamel Center Piece, 1980
Located in New York, NY
A extra large unique and rare design by the famed Italian artist of Studio Del Campo. The 1980s geometric abstract design is done is shades of blue, purple,gray, and yellow. Signed.
Biography:
Studio Del Campo in Turin, Italy (1957-1998), was a collaborative name shared by craftsmen-artists Virgilio Bari...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
1970s Italian Rattan and Brass Large Basket
Located in Rome, IT
Large basket with handler in rattan and brass details made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Murano Centerpiece, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern centerpiece bowl or art glass vase in the hand blown Sommerso technique of hues of pink and purple,
Italy, circa 1960s.
Spirit Gallery presents a h...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Trivet in Metal and Glass, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This trivet is a centerpiece in metal and glass. It has been made in France, around 1970.
The pattern is a silver fish shape.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage centerpieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern centerpieces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original centerpieces, popular names associated with this style include Cenedese, Fratelli Toso, Archimede Seguso, and Antonio da Ros. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for centerpieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $71 and tops out at $28,368 while the average work can sell for $1,055.
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