Murano Gambaro Poggi Black Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Snoopy Dog Sculpture
By Gambaro & Poggi, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and silver flecks Italian art glass Snoopy puppy dog sculpture / figure. Documented to the Gambaro & Poggi workshop, with original clear and...
Silver Leaf
1970s Scandinavian Crystal Vase Ribbed Art Glass
By Orrefors
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Crystal Vase Scandinavian Ribbed Art Glass Scalloped edge Unmarked 10.25 x 4.5 diameter Original vintage condition. Refer to images.
Crystal
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Emerald Green Gold
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano bowl in an Emerald green and gold art glass, with soft edges in an organic modern form/style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Great as a sta...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Murano Art Glass Swan by Sergio Costantini, Gold Aventurine Sculpture
By Sergio Costantini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A large and elegant Murano art glass swan sculpture created by renowned Italian glass artist Sergio Costantini. This stunning piece showcases the artist's signature craftsmanship wit...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Small Iridescent Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small iridescent Art Glass flower vase. It depicts a different shades of green and few pink, yellow and purple color spots glass flower vase with several ruffles upper bord...
Art Glass
Vintage 1996 Rabbit Tanaka Lumaseries CyberSpace White Kinetic Wall Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1996 Rabbit Tanaka Lumaseries CyberSpace White Kinetic Wall Art Sculpture. Item features unique rotating form with changing optic geometric psychedelic patterns, original sta...
Plastic
Tall Art Glass Vase designed by Todd Oldham
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful tall Yellow speckled art glass vase by Todd Oldham.
Art Glass
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Green Scalloped Edge
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano art glass bowl in bright green with scalloped edge design, Midcentury Modern design, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Great as a decorative bowl, catchall, etc., many...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Gold Aventurine Art Glass Bowl Flower Form Italy 1950s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Alfredo Barbini Murano Gold Aventurine Art Glass Bowl, Flower Form, Italy, circa 1950s A stunning mid-century Murano art glass bowl attributed to Alfredo Barbini, masterfully hand-bl...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Swedish Modern Small Opalescent Bowl by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1950s
By Sven Palmquist
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small, thick organically shaped opalescent art glass bowl. It is called Selena 3090/1 and was designed by Sven Palmqvist and made at Orrefors in Sweden during the 1950s. Very tactile...
Art Glass
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Dandy Clown with Pocket Watch Top Hat Italian Art Glass Vintage Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, large vintage Murano hand blown white with red, blue and black spots Italian art glass "Dandy" clown figure sculpture. Created in the manner of designer Alfred...
Gold Leaf
Italian Midcentury Bronze Art Sculpture with Giraffes and Palm Tree, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Bronze Art Sculpture with Giraffes and Palm Tree, 1950s Italian art object typically from the 1950s. This distinctive bronze sculpture with a high copper content ...
Bronze
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Large Light and Dark Blue Spots Italian Art Glass Turtle Figure Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue with rich sapphire blue spots Italian art glass turtle figure sculpture. The piece is attributed to the Salviati c...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
Lucite Art Piece by Franco Scuderi, Italy, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
Lucite Art Piece by Franco Scuderi, Italy, 1970s
Lucite
Large Art Glass Hippo Paperweight / Sculpture in the Style of Kosta Boda Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice large art glass hippo paperweight / sculpture in the style of Kosta Boda Sweden, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and meas...
Art Glass
Curtis Jere vintage peacock wall art signed , 1970s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 116cm Height , 88cm Width , 16,5 cm Depth Condition: Good one weld came loose in time see photos
Metal
Large Purple Art Glass Vase, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Large purple art glass vase, 1970s.
Art Glass
Art Deco Green Marble and Brass Desk Letter Holder
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Elegant Art Deco brass and green onyx marble desk organizer featuring a sculptural triple-rail design mounted to a richly veined polished stone base. Executed in the Streamline Moder...
Marble, Brass
Italian Aventurine Black Art Glass Vase with Copper Inclusions
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Aventurine Black Art Glass Vase with Copper Inclusions An elegant Italian art glass vase made of black glass with rich aventurine decoration, dating from the 1960s. The piece...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Striped Green Murano Art Glass Fish Figure with Gold Flecks , 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gold Flecks Acid Green & Cream Ribbons Murano Art Glass Fish Figure, Italy 1940s A lovely Murano glass fish sculpture with colorful ribbons in acid green and cream color cased in...
Gold Leaf
Fasce Orizzontali Vase by Fulvio Bianconi, Handcrafted Art Glass
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in SYDNEY, AU
Fasce Orizzontali bottle vase by Venini. Designed by Fulvio Bianconi. Clear green glass with two wide bands around the middle.
Art Glass
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Hagenauer Werkstätte Reclining Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture - 1930´s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to ...
Bronze
Indigenous Hunter PNW Carved Stone Native Art Figurine
Located in Seattle, WA
This pacific north west style carved stone indigenous Hunter is depicted spear fishing. Has chips consistent with age. This piece has nice patina and character. Vintage condition as ...
Stone
Vintage Hand-Carved Wooden Moon Face Sculpture - Signed Folk Art Sphere
Located in Seattle, WA
This whimsical vintage wooden sculpture features a hand-carved, smiling moon face rendered in rich detail. Expertly shaped into a spherical form, the expressive face displays deep-se...
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Bud Vases Bubble Design, Set of 7
Located in New York, NY
A colorful set of seven (7) bud vases with a controlled bubble design base, Scandinavian Modern/Midcentury Modern, circa mid-20th century, Scandinavia. Arrange as you wish on a shelf...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1981 Rick Bernstein Art-glass Modernist Vase
Located in New York, NY
1981 modernist art glass vase by glass artist Rick Bernstein "Signed and dated" in vintage original condition, with minor wear and patina due to age and use, there is a tiny bubble c...
Art Glass
$400Sale Price|33% Off
Murano Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Salviati, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and very cute, vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and white Italian art glass bird or duck sculpture. The figurine has a nicely sculpted body, with a cute face with little...
Gold Leaf
Large Art Glass Vase by Wilke Adolfsson
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Art Glass Vase by Wilke Adolfsson A large art glass vase designed and manufactured by Swedish glass artist Wilke Adofsson in 1991. Blue glass with green overlay, ring-shaped c...
Art Glass
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Blue Red Italian Art Glass Seals Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Cenedese, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and blue / purple “Alexandrite” Italian art glass mom seal and pup sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, r...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$176Sale Price|20% Off
Transparent Amethyst Purple Art Glass Vase Bulb
By Blenko Glass
Located in Toronto, ON
A transparent Amethyst purple art glass in a bulb-shaped vase. This vessel is crafted from a transparent purple pigment art glass with a rounded shape and a narrow mouth, reminiscent...
Art Glass
Seguso Murano Orange Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculpture Bowl
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and unique vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks with orange and blue pigments Italian art glass conch seashell sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the Pulver...
Gold Leaf
Small Italian Florentine Wood Art Frame, circa 1960's Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming gold gilt Florentine frame from Italy. Vibrant reds and blues combined with the gilt makes this a fantastic frame to be used in a grouping or stand alone.
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
Gold Leaf
Large "Pinched" Art Glass Vase by Winslow Anderson for Blenko, 1960s
By Winslow Anderson, Blenko Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large "Pinched" Art Glass Vase by Winslow Anderson for Blenko, 1960s "Great Color, Form, and Size" " this Vase will bring some Joy to any room"
Art Glass
1960s Murano Sommerso Art Glass Apple Pear Bookends Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear Bookends or Paperweights set of two glass artist Alfredo Barbini Murano Sommerso Italy Pear 7 h x 4 diameter Apple 4.25 h x 4.25 diameter Origin...
Art Glass
Iridescent Modernist Art Glass Vase by Robert Eikholt
Located in Rochester, NY
Colorful iridescent Mid-Century Modern art glass vase by Robert Eikholt. Hand blown. Signed and dated 1977. A very early piece by the artist. Robert Eickholt is a well-known glass ar...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Multicolor Murrine Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano glass faceted paperweight with multicolor murrina and air bubbles, Italy, 1960s. Spectacular and luxury large Murano handblown colorful Millefiori paperweight with faceted edg...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$390Sale Price|20% Off
a quite unique art pottery vase Italy 1970s (appears to be composed of glass ! )
Located in Landshut, BY
This is an exceptional example of Italian design and craftsmanship. The jug-style vase with a handle initially appears to be composed of glass. Upon closer examination, it becomes ...
Pottery
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Dog Figurine
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog figurine sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, recently found on their illus...
Gold Leaf
$1,209Sale Price|20% Off
Bird Murano Art Glass Barbini Attributed, 1970
By Barbini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bird Murano art glass Barbini attributed, 1970.
Murano Glass
$1,393Sale Price|20% Off
Murrina Bird Sculpture Art Glass Murano, 1960
By La Murrina
Located in Palermo, Sicily
The Murrina bird sculpture art glass Murano, 1960.
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil 1950s
By Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil 1950s A vintage Murano art glass bowl, crafted in the style of Seguso. Shaped in a free form characteristic of mid-century Venetian glas...
Art Glass
Art Glass Vase Serpente by Gunnel Nyman for Nuutajarvi Notsio
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase Serpente by Gunnel Nyman for Nuutajarvi Notsio A magnificent 'Serpente' art glass vase designed by Gunnel Nyman in the late 1940s and manufactured by Nuutajarvi Notsj...
Art Glass
$2,550Sale Price|25% Off
Murano Orange Ombre Fade Gold Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figure Sculpture
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...
Gold Leaf
Signed Mdina Art Glass Bowl, Malta, Turquoise Amber, Numbered
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This art glass bowl was produced by Mdina Glass in Malta during the 1970s and is a refined example of the studio’s distinctive organic style. The piece features a sculptural, free-f...
Art Glass
Vintage Art Glass Bowl, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of art glass Original condition.
Art Glass
1960s Pop Art Yellow Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted Pop Art yellow glaze ceramic bottle vase, circa 1960s. Stamped USA on bottom.
Pottery
Murano Art Glass Multi-colored Canework Footed Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a vintage Murano art glass centerpiece bowl crafted in Italy, showcasing highly intricate Venetian glassmaking techniques. Its styling, material and execution are charact...
Blown Glass
$370Sale Price|20% Off
Art Glass Vase by Murano, 1970's
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Praha, CZ
- Italy, Murano - Intact, no damages jr.
Art Glass
Smoke Art Glass Vase / Carafe, incised signature, by Venini, Italy, c. 1970
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Smoke Art Glass Vase / Carafe, Venini, Italy, c. 1970 incised signature = " 1966 – 1970 (Two-Line Format): The factory phased out acid stamps and introduced a hand-incised signatur...
Art Glass
Bohemian Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, 1960s
By Chribska Glassworks, Josef Hospodka
Located in Wien, AT
This expressive mid-century Bohemian art glass bowl was designed by the Czech designer Josef Hospodka and produced by the Chribska glassworks during the 1960s.
Glass, Art Glass
Studio Art Pottery Bowl, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful studio art pottery bowl, signed. Great detail and texture. Beautiful colors, browns, rust, blue. Subtle indentations around bowl give it a unique shape.
Ceramic
Studio Art Pottery Bowl, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful studio art pottery bowl, signed. Great detail and texture. Beautiful colors, browns, rust, blue. Subtle indentations around bowl give it a unique shape.
Ceramic
1960s Pink Art Glass Bowl, Frantisek Zemek Czechoslovakia
By Frantisek Zemek
Located in Zohor, SK
A stunning glass piece in exceptional, like-new condition, originally designed as an ashtray but never used as such. Instead, it has lived its life as a decorative art glass bowl, ad...
Art Glass
Cobalt Blue Art Glass Set By Jaroslav Taraba For Lednické Rovne, Czechoslovakia
Located in Zohor, SK
Elegant Mid-Century Modern art glass vase and matching bowl attributed to Jaroslav Taraba for Lednické Rovne, Czechoslovakia, dating from the 1960s. This listing is a set of the two ...
Art Glass
Ken Beldin, Wood, Copper, Ceramic, Primitive Art, Jewelry Box
By Ken Beldin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful jewelry box by the known American artist Ken Belgian. He worked in Taxco, Mexico in a modern/primitive style craft . This wooden box has copper and a figure that appears to...
Copper
$502Sale Price|33% Off
Archimede Seguso Murano Cobalt Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on clear pedestal sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It stills retains a worn ...
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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