Vintage Erik Höglund Signed Art Glass Vase for Boda c. 1960s
By Kosta Boda, Erik Höglund
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish Bubble Glass Vase by Erik Hoglund for Boda Glassworks c. 1960s. Slate blue/gray glass. Some of the original label still attached. Engraved on bottom: "H 895/160." Fu...
Blown Glass
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll from Textiles and Objects
By Marilyn Neuhart, Alexander Girard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Wool, Linen, Silk
Murano Seguso Orange White Gold Italian Art Glass Bird with Flower Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird with flower sculpture / paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece has a...
Gold Leaf
Murano Barbini Salviati White Ribbons Gold Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons art glass bird sculpture with gold flecks base. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini for the Salviati company. The bird is labelle...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Unique Ceramic Vases Fat Lava Style with Art Nouveau/Art Deco Influence
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Unique Mid-Century Ceramic Vases – Fat Lava Style with Art Nouveau/Art Deco Influences A stunning and rare pair of mid-20th-century ceramic vases, reminiscent of the iconic ...
Ceramic, Majolica
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Crystal Clear Gold Italian Art Glass Candlestick Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare and large Murano hand blown crystal clear, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass duck sculpture, with candleholder on the head. The piece is attributed...
Crystal, Gold Leaf
Murano Art Glass Dolphin Sculpture
By Murano 5
Located in Munich, DE
Very huge Murano glass dolphin sculpture, Italy 1970.
Murano Glass
Folk Art Bird Metal Sculpture - Welded Robin Animal Sculpture - France 1950s
By Michel Anasse
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Folk Art Bird Metal Sculpture - Welded Robin Animal Sculpture - France 1950s Charming mid-century Folk Art welded-metal sculpture depicting a robin, made in France circa 1950. Art...
Metal
$288Sale Price|20% Off
Murano art glass decorative centrepiece bowl
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Toronto, ON
Amazing murano decorative Center piece bowl made with varying colored art glass. This decorative piece was made in the 1970s by murano artisans using the sommerso technique. This mur...
Art Glass
Vintage Italian Art Glass Bowl After Murano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of elegance to your décor with this vintage Italian art glass bowl, inspired by the masterful craftsmanship of Murano. Featuring a striking organic shape and a luminous c...
Art Glass
Murano Seguso Vetri d'Arte Sommerso Red Green Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and super cute, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and green Italian art glass little bird figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte com...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
1970s Studio Art Pottery Abstract Vase Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Studio Art Pottery Abstract Vase Sculpture 3.13 h x 7.5 w x 7 d Preowned original vintage condition See images provided.
Pottery
Art Deco Chrome Desk Top Magnifying Glass Art deco, swan neck, bendy
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Chrome Desk Top Magnifying Glass Art deco, swan neck, bendy desk desktop magnifier in a chrome finish with weighted base The glass is 19” tall fully extended TAW172
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Figurine, Franz Hagenauer African Woman Austria, 1950s
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Early 1950s Austrian Hagenauer Figurine A cute elegant early 1950s miniature figurine, crafted in Austria and exemplary of mid-century Austrian bronze design. The piece displays sig...
Bronze
1970s Abstract Face Art Small Eye Sculptural Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Faces Abstract Art small eye sculptural pottery 6 tall x 7.5 x 6.38 Preowned original vintage condition Refer to images.
Pottery
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Seguso Murano Sommerso Orange Red Italian Art Glass Flying Duck Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden yellow, orange over red, Italian art glass flying duck centerpiece sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
MCM Abstract Brutalist William Bowie Insp Kinetic Metal Nail Art Sculpture
By William Bowie
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic, William Bowie inspired, Mid Century Modern, Brutalist, Metal, Kinetic table sculpture (Unsigned. Aiidentified it as a William Bowie sculpture) The base features 2 rows...
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Vintage Barovier Attributed Murano / Venetian Art Glass Pedestal Candlestick
By Salviati, Gio Ponti, Venini, Barovier, Fratelli Toso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Italian art glass candlestick. Attributed to Barovier. In clear glass with gold foil with a flower-shaped candle cup supported by a pedestal with two tessuto black &...
Art Glass
$517Sale Price|40% Off
Midcentury Studio Art Pottery Clydesdale Horse
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This wonderful studio art pottery horse was made by a Los Angeles Pottery Studio during the 1950s. A very unique, finely crafted piece and likely one of a kind, the horse is presente...
Ceramic
$264Sale Price|20% Off
Large Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large Art Glass flower vase. It depicts a transparent yellow and light apple green glass flower vase with high waves upper border. The whole vase is adorned with reeded ban...
Art Glass
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Cenedese Murano 1961 Sommerso Red Gray Italian Art Glass Bird Sculptural Vase
By Gino Cenedese, Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and Neodymium gray Italian art glass sculptural bird flower vase. Documented to designer Antonio da Ros, for Vetreria Gino ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vitrix Studio Blown Black Scavo Clear Art Glass Vase Thomas Buechner Op Art 80s
By Thomas Buechner III
Located in Miami, FL
Artist Thomas Buechner III created this beautiful studio piece of hot blown art glass vase in Black Scavo and transparent color. Mid-Century Modern Op Art made in 1982 at the Vitrix ...
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Red Burgundy, Circa Mid-20th C
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Murano red burgundy and white art glass bowl or ashtray, Midcentury Modern design period, artist unknown, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Bowl is oblong with a t...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Black Gold Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Snail Figurine Paperweight
By Gambaro & Poggi
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, Murano hand blown jet black with gold and silver flecks Italian art glass snail paperweight figurine. The piece has an original clear and gold label that reads...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Murano Style Art Glass Paperweight with Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful large glass paper weight with large bubbles throughout, many symmetrical and a lovely red ribbon spiraling inside. A compliment to any desk, work station or as a decorat...
Art Glass
Salviati Murano Sommerso Cobalt Blue Italian Art Glass Owl Figure Paperweight
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue over clear Italian art glass owl figurine, paperweight / sculpture. Documented to the Salviati company, with orig...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Duck Murano Glass Vetri di Murano Italy Vintage Art Glass, 1950s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Venetian sculptural duck figurine in hand blown glass, produced on the isle of Murano, circa 1950s. A nice piece of art for any room.
Art Glass
Murano Italian Art Glass Parisian Woman Polka Dot Dress Accordion Player Figure
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown orange polka dot, lavender purple, gold and silver flecks Italian art glass Parisian woman playing an accordion. Created in the ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Swedish Modern Glass Set by Bengt Orup for Johansfors, “Tona” Series, 1957
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautifully balanced Scandinavian Modern glass ensemble designed by Bengt Orup for Johansfors Glasbruk, Sweden, circa 1957. This rare “Tona” series set includes one tall vase toget...
Art Glass
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Art Glass Terns/Sea Gulls by Livio Seguso for Murano Glass Studios
By Livio Seguso, Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of art glass terns or sea gulls by Livio Seguso for Murano Glass Studios, circa 1970s. The gulls measure 7"W x 4"D x 18.5"H and present the image of two birds soaring high ...
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Seashell Art Glass Bowl, Italian Cased Glass Catchall Dish
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautiful vintage Murano art glass dish in an organic seashell form, featuring soft white glass fully encased in clear with flowing blue, green, and warm brown abstract decoration ...
Art Glass
This unique pair of authentic Murano art glass vases
Located in London, GB
This striking pair of hand-blown Murano art glass vases stands out due to its exceptional craftsmanship, featuring a dramatic contrast between a swirling amber-and-brown core and vib...
Art Glass
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Barbini Murano White Olive Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, olive green and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on branch sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The sculpture...
Gold Leaf
Vintage blue art glass vase, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful blue art glass vase made in Italy in the 1970s. The vintage vase is in very good vintage condition, with no damage. Dimensions: Width: 13 cm / 5 inches Height: 19 cm / 7....
Art Glass
Murano Pink White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Man Woman Figurines Sculptures
By Ercole Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown pink, white and gold flecks Italian art glass matching pair of woman and man figurines / sculptures. Created in the manner of the Bar...
Gold Leaf
Fontana Arte vide poche dish Max Ingrand 1960 mid century Italy three concave
By Max Ingrand
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Period Fontana Arte dish designed by Max Ingrand, mid century Italy. Published in "Fontana Arte" by Franco Deboni (Allemandi & C., 2012) Mirror and black felt backing.
Art Glass
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Block Alfredo Barbini Cenedese Art Glass Fish
By Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare genuine large murano glass aquarium sculpture by renowned murano glass artist Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese circa 1950. featuring four colorful fish swimming through multicolored...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
1950s Blenko Art Glass Vase by Wayne Husted #5616C
By Blenko Glass, Wayne Husted
Located in Miami, FL
1950s Blenko Art Glass Vase by Wayne Husted #5616C Offered for sale is a 1950s Blenko art glass vase by Wayne Husted, model #5616C. This lovely Blenko vase is a vibrant blue with a...
Art Glass
Murano Mosaic Color Spots Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass High Heel Shoe Sculpture
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and very cute, vintage Murano hand blown multi-color mosaic murrines design Italian art glass kitten heel shoe sculpture / paperweight. The piece is attributed to the A.Ve...
Gold Leaf
Italian Murano Art Glass Large Pumpkin Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amberina Murano Art Glass Pumpkin Sculpture with Gold Flecks, Italy, 1960s A finely executed Murano Italian hand blown art glass figural pumpkin fruit sculpture having a amberina gl...
Gold Leaf
Murano Sommerso Opalescent Pink Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Figure Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent pink and white Italian art glass puppy dog figure / sculpture. The piece was created in the style of designer Archimede Seguso...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$418Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Textured macramé tapestry from the 70s – Unique design object
Located in Oirlo, LI
This beautiful macramé tapestry from the 1970s is a true work of art that gives your interior a unique and stylish look. Handcrafted in Spain, this large tapestry is composed of diff...
Wool
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Salviati Murano Orange White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Duck Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown rich orange over white, and gold flecks Italian art glass bird sculpture. The figure is documented to the Salviati company. The bird st...
Gold Leaf
Italian Empoli Amber Tortoiseshell Art Glass Vase, 1960
Located in Coral Gables, FL
An exceptional example of Italian art glass, ideal for collectors of Empoli glass, Mid-Century Modern design, hand-blown decorative objects, and sculptural vases.
Glass
$638Sale Price|24% Off
Dino Martens Murano Sommerso Sapphire Blue Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso sapphire blue to clear Italian art glass fish on base sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. Pub...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon
$638Sale Price|24% Off
Dino Martens Murano Sommerso Champagne Purple Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Dino Martens, Aureliano Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso soft transparent champagne with a hint of purple Italian art glass fish on base sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureli...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Barbini Murano 1950s Blue Gold Flecks Bubble Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The piece ha...
Gold Leaf
Italian Murano Orange Art Glass Bowl
By Angelo Seguso, Venini
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian Murano orange art glass bowl in the Venini Seguso style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Piece is a juicy orange hue with a controlled bubble 'bullicante' design. Gr...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Art Deco Style Seahorse Sculpture or Figure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired cast brass seahorse sculpture in a charming stylized form having a custom acid washed finish.
Brass
Large 1950s Novita Plaster Bust – Art Deco / Hollywood Regency Mannequin Display
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dimensions: 66 cm (26 in) high x 38 cm (15 in) wide x 28 cm (11 in) deep Material: plaster, hand-painted Mark: Novita (impressed at the base) Place of Origin: France Period: Mid-20th...
Plaster
Murano Blue Red Art Glass Fish Figure with Silver Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish sculpture with silver aventurine flecks. Italy, 1950s. This cool fish figure will be the perfect choice as a gift idea. Also int...
Silver Leaf
$144Sale Price|20% Off
Minimalist Lucite Cube Op Art Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist lucite cube sculpture. Unsigned.
Lucite
$353Sale Price|20% Off
Art Glass Paperweight, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950s
By Novy Bor Glassworks
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Art Glass Re-polished Good Original Condition.
Art Glass
Murano Butterfly Wild Flower Garden Italian Art Glass Block Sculpture with Label
By Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown butterfly Italian art glass wild flower garden sculpture. Original "Murano - Made In Italy" label still attached. The sculpture is made like Muran...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Aviation Metal Art Wire Blimp Airship Zeppelin Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Metal Art Wire Blimp Airship Balloon Zeppelin Sculpture aviation airplane art sculpture 10 h x 8 w x 27 Original vintage Refer to images provided
Metal
Flavio Poli Murano Art Glass Vessel
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful emerald-green and yellow Italian Murano art glass vessel, by Flavio Poli, for glassmaking company Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Italian midcentury modern design period, circa mid-...
Murano Glass
Murano Barbini Gold Flecks White Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture Figurine
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass kitty cat sculpture figurine. The piece is attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The cat is profusely co...
Gold Leaf
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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