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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Huge Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Triangular Art Glass Centerpiece Vase, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Seguso Sommerso Murano Glass Centerpiece in Emerald Green Color
An outstanding handblown Murano glass bowl in emerald green color cased into clear glass using the Sommerso...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Serving Tray with Handles
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Serving Tray with Handles, circa 1960s. Beautiful vintage teak tray with stunning wood grain. Minimalist design full of style. Teak grain envelops the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Teak
1960s Gorgeous Centerpiece in Murano Glass by Dogi, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous centerpiece by Dogi in Murano glass. Made in italy
The item is signed on the bottom and it's in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
14,96" x 11,41 x 3,54" H inches
cm 38 x cm ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mother of Pearl, Coral and Brass Decorative Tray
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and unique decorative centerpiece or vide-poche made in mother-of-pearl shells, gilded brass and coral. This spectacular piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s
Featu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Coral, Brass
Mid-century Modern Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning green, blue and orange colored Murano glass bowl in a beautiful shape.
Good condition with the original sticky label.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Pink Murano Glass Vase, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink murano glass vase, circa 1970
Manufactured in Italy.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
$712 Sale Price
59% Off
San Gimignano Italian Ceramic Plate from the 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
San Giminiano Italian ceramic plate, handprinted and realized in the 1970s.
The plate pattern and decoration is typical of the centre of Ital...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
A pair of 1970s Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Square Italian Serving Trays
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of high quality solid brass square trays designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, they are in original patina with normal signs of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Monumental Fratelli Cacchione Sterling Silver Centerpiece, Milan, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent reticulated Italian sterling silver centerpiece by the renown Fratelli Cacchione Silversmiths.
20th Century
This spectacular centerpiec...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning sphere-shaped terracotta ceramic Rimini blue vase for Bitossi. This magnificent set was designed by Aldo Londi in Italy during 1960s.
This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Lladró Porcelain Blue White Fish Centerpiece Vase Planter, Spain, 1970s
By Lladro
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful colorful porcelain fish figure centerpiece or vase designed by Vicente Martinez and manufactured by Lladró.
It also can be used as a planter.
The design and the blue to...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Luciano Gaspari Salviati Signed Murano Purple Pink Blue Sommerso Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding hand blown Murano Art glass bowl in shades of purple pink and blue. Italy, 1960s.
Manufactured By Luciano Gaspari for Salviati.
Signed underneath.
This beautiful bowl has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,830 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Midcentury Sèvres Style French Gilt Porcelain Bisque Parian Vases Urns
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair of French Sèvres style soft paste porcelain and Parian vases or urns of traditional cylindrical form and French origin, circa mid-20th centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid Century Vallauris XL Majolica Centerpiece Fruit Bowl, Signed, France, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
Majolica XL Vallauris Signed Centerpiece – Chard Leaf (1950s, France)
Handmade in France circa the 1950s, this large Vallauris majolica centerpiece is shaped like a chard leaf, feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Majolica
$462 Sale Price
54% Off
20th Century, François Xavier and Claude Lalanne attr. Centerpiece 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Claude Lalanne was a French sculptor and designer. Her career is closely linked to the duo Les Lalanne that she formed with her husband, Francois-Xavier; they shared a poetical and d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Ribbons Italian Art Glass Sculptural Fazzoletto Flower Vase
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and extra large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons over aqua blue Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief / fazzoletto vase. Documented to the Fratelli To...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Sardinian polychrome ceramics by Claudio Pulli for Isola. Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sardinian polychrome ceramics by Claudio Pulli for Isola.
CLAUDIO PULLI one of the greatest Sardinian artists, Ciotola realized for I.S.O.L.A. Isola is the most prestigious ceramice and lost wax...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Ceramic Fruit Topiary Sculptures by Ceramica Nove, 1950s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A rare and exquisitely detailed pair of ceramic fruit topiary vases, attributed to Ceramica Nove di Bassano, Italy, circa 1950s. Entirely hand-as...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Portuguese Majolica Ceramic Duck Tureen Centerpiece, 1960s
By Subtil
Located in Barcelona, ES
A cool majolica glazed ceramic duck figure tureen in brown and cream colors with accents of black, green and yellow. Portugal, 1960s.
Manufactured by E.Subtil Portugal and marked on the base.
Use it to serve duck foie gras...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$1,059 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Murano Cenedese Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Lacquered Wood and Brass Walnuts Holding Basket by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Rare handmade piece by the Italian wood master Aldo Tura, made of lacquered wood and brass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl, in the Manner of Tosso or Martens.
Made in Murano, Italy circa 1960 this is a be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla Italian Ceramic Centerpiece 1968
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design vitreous china ceramic centerpiece designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Fratelli Brambilla, composed of three interlocking pieces glazed in...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Murano White Multi Color Swirl Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass centerpiece, white and multicolor pastel tones
This large bowl or centerpiece has free form design in handblown opaline white glass and swirl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Lucite and Brass Octagonal Italian Tray, Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Mid-Century rectangular tray in clear lucite and brass with a chrome-plated rim. This stylish piece was made in Italy during the 1970s and its design is attributed to the mas...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Seguso Sommerso Murano Pink & White Alabastro Art Glass Geode Bowl, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Massive hand blown Murano Sommerso pink and opalescent white round art glass bowl. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
Pink glass over opaline white glass in the Alabastro ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink Sommerso Ribbed Glass Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful large Murano hand blown pink Sommerso art glass ribbed centerpiece bowl with wavy edge. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini.
Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This elegant centerpiece can be used for decorative purposes or for daily use as fruit bowl adding a luxury accent to any kitchen or table.
Great gift idea.
Mint condition.
Overall Measures:
32 cm W x 26 cm D x 17,5 cm H
Barbini Pink...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,204 Sale Price
20% Off
Carlo Mozzoni Milano Silverplate and Glass Centrepiece, Italy 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Carlo Mozzoni Milano UNusual Silverplate and Glass Centrepiece, Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Murano Italian Modernist Blue White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A highly decorative hand blown sky blue and white Murano glass centerpiece / vase with organic design. Italy, 1960s
Blue glass cased into clear glass. The interior part is made in wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Small Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Vilnius, LT
Small mid-century Italian handmade Murano glass vase in ambra colour created by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1950/60s.
Signed on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Astonishing Tray By Albatros in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing tray by Albatros in Murano Glass. Made in Italy.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
14,96 x 9,05 x 0,78 H inches
cm 38 x cm 23 x cm 2 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Ruby Red Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Murano Blown Glass Red Vase
Large Size.
An spectacular handblown Murano art glass vase in a vibrant ruby red color and tall flower shape. Attributed to Archimede S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,854 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Fruit Basket Weave Centerpiece
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Fruit Basket Compote Sculpture Centerpiece, 1950's Italy. Fabulous Italian glazed ceramic fruit basket figure. This polychrome compote is handmade with the gre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Murano blue & clear sommerso glass centerpiece/bowl by Seguso
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Large blue and transparent Murano glass pocket emptier bowl made with the "soomerso" technique. Depending on the refraction of the light, the glass takes on different colors, as can ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Large Murano Glass Fruit Bowl
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning colored Murano glass fruit bowl in a beautiful shape.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Lucite and Chrome Ashtray by Ciocca for Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century square ashtray made in a beautiful combination of clear lucite and chrome. This stylish ashtray was designed by Fabio Manlio Ciocca for Guzzini in Italy during...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Large Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian midcentury Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini blue ceramic centerpiece bowl, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Unusual large scale 14,17 in diameter Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Mid-Century Silver Plate Bowl with Toucans by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout Mid-Century Modern bowl hand crafted with silver plate on hammered copper in a ten bulb bowl form featuring stylized toucans as handles. Signed Los ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Seguso Murano Pink Purple Sommerso Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large hand blown pink Murano glass flower centerpiece bowl. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching bowl is ma...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,252 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Purple Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl with Applied Clear Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano glass centerpiece vase in purple and filigree clear glass rim, Italy, 1950s.
Stunning blown glass purple centerpiece with faceted body and h...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Mid-century Modern Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning green and amber colored Murano glass bowl in a beautiful shape.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Astonishing Tray By Albatros in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing tray by Albatros in Murano Glass. Made in Italy.
The item is in excellent condition and signed
Dimension:
12,59 x 7,87 x 0,78 H inches
cm 32 x cm 20 x cm 2 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
$344 Sale Price
20% Off
Cofrac France Midcentury Free Form Art Glass Crystal Bowl
By Cofrac
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous art glass centerpiece with great details. This beautiful handcrafted item has a fluid, freeform shape. Heavy gold, ridge and swirl design, clear.
Cofrac Art Verrier France...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Spiral Glass Paperweights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweights with grey spiral inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight / orname...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Modernist Murano Glass Fazzoletto Centerpiece, Octopus Skin Animal Print
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind Octopus Print Animal Fazzoletto Murano Glass Extra Large Centerpiece Vase.
Attibuted to Compagnia di Venezia Murano. Italy, 1950s.
Rare fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Bitossi Italy Ceramic and Glass Mosaic Centerpiece Bowl Catchall, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This outstanding Bitossi ceramic centerpiece or vide poche is a rare treasure of Italian earthenware mastery, imported to the United States by Raymor of New York. Created in Italy ci...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience, Glass
Midcentury Murano Glass Vase
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 We offer this rare elegant and vintage hand blown glass vase was created in Italy. The vase exhibits wonderful shapes, forms and different shade colorations. This artful i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Alfredo Barbini Italian Glass Double Fish Centrepiece Platter
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large Sommerso Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Italian glass double fish centerpiece platter. Bullicante glass formed fish and centrepiece bowl. No signs of chips or breaks.
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Mid Century Modern Abstract Design Copper Enamel Platter Harold Tishler 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and rich Mid Century Modern Copper Enamel Platter by Harold Tishler from the 1950s. The vivid copper background shines through the very dark gray enameling fading into a very light gray outer edge. The edges are folded in to create a softer feel. Two small drilled holes are on the bottom edge, probably needed during firing. Signed on the bottom center H. Tishler.
Condition: Very Good. There are two small holes on either side of rim that were intentionally done, maybe for firing. Some rubbed spot on bottom by signature. Please look at all images and view our other H. Tishler listings.
Measurements: 13 3/4 inches diameter x 2 1/4 inches high
Harold Tishler (1893, Odessa – 1993, Florida) Studied engineering in 1910 at University of Grenoble but did not finished his studies and moved to New York 1913. During WWI, he joined the Merchant Marines and while visiting Japan was introduced to the art of Cloisonne enameling. In 1927, Tishler went to Vienna to study under Josef Hoffmann. Upon his return to NYC in 1932, he began producing copper and silver enamels that were sold at high-end stores.
In 1935, Tishler visited a fellow student from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, Edward Winter in Cleveland. Tishler was impressed by Winter’s enameling...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage Majolica Lamb, Cabbage, and Vegetables Tureen, Italy Hand-painted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful vintage large Italian majolica tureen comes in a set of three with the bowl, lid, and ladle. Delicate, porcelain-like bowl and lid are shaped as a lamb wrapped in cabbage and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Midcentury Round Vide-Poche Dish in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury large round vide-poche dish in travertine by Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the pictures.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Murano in green and yellow, 1950, Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italian
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury blue glazed terracotta ceramic vase. This fantastic item was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Rimini, Italy, during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
This mag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Creamy White Ceramic Centerpiece, illegible signature
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A beautiful Mid-century French centerpiece, fruit bowl etc...
1940's colour and look.
illegible signature and Marks, made in France
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Barbini Lavender Oval Shape Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage Murano Italian handblown lavender purple colored oval shape bowl or centerpiece by Alfredo Barbini. Inside the lavender glass are gold inclusions and controlled bubbles.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century LIP Murano Glass Duck with Gold Leaf '89 Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Large decorative Murano glass duck with apricot colored body, contrasting gold aventurine glass head and black glass beak, eyes and neck ring. LIP Murano manufacture, '89, signed scr...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Fish Trivet by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sculptural trivet shaped like a stylized fish, designed and made by Laurids Lønborg in Denmark during the 1960s. It is executed in blackened iron and features a decorative and practi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
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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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