Murano Salviati Sommerso Emerald Green Italian Art Glass Owl Figure Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso dark to lighter emerald green Italian art glass owl bird figure, sculpture. Then piece is documented to the Salviati Company. I have owne...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Barbini Murano 1950s Red Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow and clear Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. It is published...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Large Enameled Painted Floral Pattern Art Glass Round Dresser Box
By Limoges
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice large enameled art glass jewelry dresser box center piece. Measures: 10" Diameter.
Glass, Milk Glass
Collection of 12 Art Glass Wrapped Candies by Murano Glass with Foil Label / Box
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice collection of twelve art glass wrapped candies by Murano Glass in original boxes, circa 1970s. The pieces are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measur...
Art Glass
Stunning Vintage Sommerso Art Glass Elephant Sculpture by Murano
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning vintage blue and green sommerso art glass elephant sculpture by Murano glass, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks (light scratches o...
Murano Glass
Pair of 2 Italian Decorative Murano " Fruit" Object 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Behold the captivating duo of exquisite decorative objects crafted from the finest blue Murano glass. This enchanting set features two charming apple figurines and one elegant pear s...
Murano Glass
$525Sale Price|22% Off
Stylish Cockatoo or Bird Signed Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish 12" high Italian art glass cockatoo or bird sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1960s. Great blue and gold fleck color and clarity in this vintage piece which includes original ...
Art Glass
Italian Murano Rainbow Bubble Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oval shaped, artisan-made, hand-blown, Italian Murano art glass paperweight features a bed of colorful teal, blue, yellow, and red with clear bubbles rising resembling hot air balloo...
Art Glass
1950s Zelezny Brod Sklo Jaroslav Brychta Nobleman Art Glass Figurine
By Zelezny Brod
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A charming mid-century art glass figurine attributed to Jaroslav Brychta for Železný Brod Sklo, dating to the 1950s. This hand-crafted sculpture depicts a nobleman or rural gentleman...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Opalescence Tear Drop Art Glass Sculpture by Charles Wright
By Charles Wright
Located in San Diego, CA
An absolutely stunning bluish opalescence tear drop art glass sculpture by Charles Wright, circa 1980. It is a beautiful iconic example of Wright's work with great color and clarity;...
Art Glass
Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Standing Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden honey amber and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / figurine. The piece is created in the manner of designers Arch...
Gold Leaf
Italian Murano Art Glass Sphere Paperweight after Seguso
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso
Located in New York, NY
A small and beautiful Italian Murano art glass sphere decorative object or paperweight with neon yellow and eggplant hues twisted 'Zanfirico' ribbon design, circa mid-20th century, I...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Boho Monumental Art Glass Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage monumental art glass bowl exudes sophistication and timeless appeal. Crafted with an exquisite boho aesthetic, its rich amber tones and rippled surface radiate elegance,...
Art Glass
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine and Cork by Marble Art, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...
Travertine, Marble
MCM Art Glass Paperweight by Robert William Bartlett
By Robert William Bartlett
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful art glass paperweight by Robert William Bartlett, circa 1978. The piece is internally layered with white and blue swirl design. The paperweight is in very good vintage co...
Art Glass
Murano Vetreria al Faro Multicolored Toucan Art Glass Figurine
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative Italian art glass toucan figurine by Murano Vetreria al Faro, dating from around the 1960s. The piece is characterized by a playful, stylized bird shape, vivid multicolore...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Art Pottery Textured Abstract Horn Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage abstract Art modern pottery textured horn sculpture 9 tall x 9.25 d 3.88 Preowned Original vintage condition See images provided.
Pottery
Murano Archimede Seguso Italian Art Glass Conch Sculpture Sommerso Cranberry Red
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Summers cranberry red - pink Italian art glass conch seashell sculpture. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and signed "Archim...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Large Clear Art Glass Orb Vase by Peter Bramhall
By Peter Bramhall
Located in San Diego, CA
Very early large freestyle clear art glass orb vase by Peter Bramhall, circa 1972. This hand blown glass orb sculpture has a biomorphic free form design and is in very good condition...
Art Glass
Clear Crystal Art Glass Sitting Elephant Sculpture by Daum of France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clear crystal art glass sitting elephant sculpture by Daum of France, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 7"W x 5"...
Crystal
Modernist Clear Crystal Art Glass Abstract Cube by Daum of France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful modernist clear crystal art glass abstract "cube" sculpture / paperweight by Daum of France, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or crack...
Crystal
Art Deco Green Tinted Glass and Pewter Perfume Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco rectangular greet-tinted glass perfume bottle with embossed pewter overlay featuring NYC skyline and a pewter collar, under a disc-shaped clear glass stopper with molded flo...
Glass
Italian Art Glass Ball on Bronze Base with Lucite Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic art glass ball on a lucite stand that has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind showpiece. Mounted on a lucite stand for display, the piece features a classic statement wit...
Bronze
Murano Barbini Sky Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture. The piece is documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. The bird ...
Gold Leaf
Large Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Formia Vetri, Italian Studio Art Glass
By Formia Murano
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking large-scale Murano glass fish sculpture was crafted by Formia Vetri, one of the most respected glassworks on the island of Murano, Italy. Executed in classic Italian st...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Abstract Root Sculpture Studio Pottery Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract modern root sculpture vintage pottery art 1970s Abstract Modern Root Sculpture Studio Pottery Art 3.5 h x 5 w x 4.5 d Preowned original vintage condition. See images provided.
Pottery
Toso Murano Millefiori Daisy Clover Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Duck Figure
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina daisy flowers and clovers Italian art glass duck bird figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso compan...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture with Labels
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink, opal white, and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / figurine. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with ori...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Art Glass Birds Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
By Livio Seguso, Gral Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair of Art Glass Birds Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s A pair stylized art glass sculptures of little birds in smoke grey glass. They are hand made in the Graal glass manufactor...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Sculptural Art Pottery Abstract Green Sphere
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern sculptural art pottery round sphere green 6 h x 7.5 w x 6.5 d Preowned original vintage condition. See images provided.
Pottery
Seguso Murano Opalescent Dark Pink White Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent dark pink and white Italian art glass swan bird sculpture / figure. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It is created...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Murano AVeM Purple Red Green Swimming Double Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso double fish Italian art glass aquarium block sculpture. Documented to the Arte Vetraria Muranese company (A.Ve.M.). Similars a...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Arte Murano Large Art Glass Vase
By Arte Nuova Murano
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large art glass vase with scalloped rim, inclusions of pale yellow, white and clear in a swirled design. Bears the original sticker reading Lavorazione Arte Murano, made in Italy. ...
Art Glass
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
By Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s A great Collection of 10 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso and...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Black White Italy Art Glass Sculpture Elephant Figurine
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautiful and rare hand blown Murano elephant sculpture in black and white with spots. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero" series. The figurine retains t...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Clear Crystal Art Glass Dolphin Sculpture by Daum of France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clear crystal art glass dolphin sculpture by Daum of France, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 13"W x 4.625"D x ...
Crystal
Italian art glass perfume bottles, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Features Period: 1960s Origin: Italy Material: Blown art glass Colors: Multicolored with gold details Decoration: Colored inclusions and gold reliefs Use: Perfume bottle or decorativ...
Art Glass, Glass
Seguso Murano Sommerso Red Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red to green and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture. The piece is Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The bird ha...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Framed object by Rune Hagberg, Mixed Media, Sweden 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s. Mixed media. H: 95 cm / 3’ 1 1/2" W: 48 cm / 1’ 7” Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedish artist that took much of his inspiration fr...
Paper
Art Glass Gold Fish Bag Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight Figurine Murano Italy
By Zanetti Murano, Oscar Zanetti
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A particularly fine example of a murano Italian art glass gold fish in a bag aquarium sculpture, paperweight or figurine hand made on the venetian island of murano in Italy by master...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Sculptural Brutalist Anthropomorphic Candle Holder American Art Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage anthropomorphic ceramic candle holder has a hollow cylindrical body and a removable head; pierced eyes let the candle light through, creating an impression of an abstract hu...
Ceramic, Pottery
Istanbul Pezzato Murano Art Glass Vase No. 4402 by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Pezzato polychrome patchwork art glass vase. By Venini. Designed by Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996). In the Pezzato Istanbul series with light yellow, clear, mole-grey, and vi...
Porcelain
Murano Art Glass Vase with Swirl Designs, Workshops of Murano Art Glass Vase
By Schneider Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Murano Art Glass Vase with Swirl Designs, Workshops of Murano Art Glass Vase A beautiful Murano art glass flower vase with swirl motifs. The brown, white, black and orange colors o...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture attr Barbini Labeled
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Murano hand blown Italian art glass bird sculpture or figurine features a minimal, restrained palette of dark red and off-white with delicate gold lead, or aventurine, accents. The ...
Gold Leaf
Murano Seguso Vintage Sommerso Blue Italian Art Glass Baby Bird Figure Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso sapphire blue and aqua blue Italian art glass baby bird sculpture. The figurine is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece has...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Barbini Murano Ruby Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture Signed
By Weil Ceramics and Glass, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Murano hand blown Italian art glass bird sculpture or figurine features a minimal, restrained palette of dark red and off-white with delicate gold lead, or aventurine, accents. The c...
Gold Leaf
Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Birds Blue Tail Uranium Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Livio Seguso, Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green yellow, with blue tails Italian art glass birds sculpture. The piece is attributed to the Salviati company. Created in t...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
Murano Cenedese Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
By Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese
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...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Tall Art Glass Blue Swirl Jellyfish Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artisan-made, hand-blown, art glass paperweight by Rochester Folk Art Guild features a graceful, cobalt blue form resembling a jellyfish or a flower encased in a clear glass tall obl...
Art Glass
Murano Black and Clear Art Glass Figure with a Transparent Hat
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Black and Clear Art Glass Figure with a Transparent Hat Decorative Murano art glass figurines, dating from approximately the 1950s, with original Murano labels. The piece feat...
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Handmade art glass Ribbons paperweight - signed and dated 1975
By Venini
Located in Leicester, GB
Beautiful handmade art glass paperweight. This paperweight has an attractive egg shape with bands of red and pink ribbons wrapping around a clear centre. Maker is unknown but it is s...
Art Glass
Blenko Glass Purple Amethyst Paper Bag Art Glass Vase
Located in Milano, IT
Its understated elegance and distinctive folded shape make it ideal for modern, mid-century and eclectic interiors. A refined example of **Blenko Glass** production from the late 20...
Art Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl, Italian Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Bowl has a white underside base merged with an aqua or turquoise bl...
Murano Glass
$1,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
Salviati Murano White Amber Gold Italian Art Glass Birds Centerpiece Sculptures
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Murano vintage, and gorgeous, hand blown white, deep golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass playful birds on branch sculptures. They are a matched pair. The birds are documen...
Gold Leaf
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Sommerso Red Amethyst Fade Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture Figure
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red amethyst Italian art glass guinea or quail bird sculpture. The piece is attributed to the Salviati company, with Alfredo Barbini the ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
OY KUMELA - ARMANDO JACOBINO - Art Glass Duck Figure - Finland - Circa 1970's
By Oy Kumela
Located in Chatham, ON
OY KUMELA (Manufacturer) - ARMANDO JACOBINO (Designer) - Mid Century studio glass duck figure - featuring cased and applied clear glass beak, tale and feet - striking turquoise blue ...
Art Glass
Art Glass Small Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Internally decorated with large swashes of opaque polichrome glass, unusually large pinwheel and filigrana.
Art Glass
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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.
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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