Large Art Glass Vase by Josef Welzel for Charlottenhütte W. Goebel KG 1968
Located in Palermo, PA
This large art glass vase was designed by Josef Welzel and produced by Charlottenhütte W. Goebel KG in Germany between 1968 and 1973. Executed in clear molded glass, the vase is dec...
Art Glass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom is created in the mann...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$241Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage Céramiques d'Art Signées Ceramic Art Vase, Rigo Belgium 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern 'Céramiques d'Art Signées Belgium, Ceramic Art Vase, Rigo Belgium 1960's. Red lava and mat black glazed fluted ball vase. With original label. In very good ...
Ceramic
Michael Harvey Ceramic Brown Paper Bag Pop Art Sculpture, 1970s
By Michael Harvey
Located in Miami, FL
Authentic pop art crinkled brown paper bag sculpture by Michael Harvey of Canada circa 1970s.
Ceramic
Robert Helsmoortel Bronze Sculpture, Abstract Art from Belgium, 1970
Located in New York, NY
Robert Helsmoortel Bronze Sculpture, Abstract, Biomorphic, Signed. Small scale table sculpture with an appealing patina and organic form. Initialed "RH" and numbered 1/9 at the base....
Bronze
African Ebony Bird Hair Comb Wall Sculpture - Baoulé Art Bird Sculpture - 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
African Ebony Bird Hair Comb Wall Sculpture - Baoulé Art Bird Sculpture - 1960s African decorative hair comb carved in very dark, dense hardwood, most likely ebony, sculpted in the ...
Wood, Ebony
Vintage Murano Art Glass Vase by Flavio Poli, 1950s Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Seguso Murano 1950s A vintage Murano art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio Poli, Venice in the 1950s. The vase is made ...
Art Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano A vintage art glass vase attributed to Flavio Poli and Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Venice around 1950s. The vase is made of thick...
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Seguso Vetri D’Art
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-yellow, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of small Japanese farmers with a large hat made of hand blown colored Murano Sommerso glass, designed and produced by Archimede...
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Bullicante Sommerso Cobalt Blue Decorative Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Toronto, ON
A mermezing Murano art glass decorative bowl. Made in a rich cobalt blue art glass using the bullicante technique in which air bubbles are formed under controlled condition to create...
Art Glass
Murano Glass Pink Cactus Succulent Art Sculpture
By Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in North Miami, FL
Although unsigned, this Napoleone Martinuzzi attributed succulent flower Murano glass sculpture in a planter pot - ALL made from hand-blown glass. The pink flower and vivid green fo...
Murano Glass
Large Red Murano Succulent Cactus Art Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Although unsigned, this Napoleone Martinuzzi attributed succulent flower Murano glass sculpture in a planter pot - ALL made from hand-blown glass. The large red flower portion is re...
Murano Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase 'Twist' by Kari Alakoski for Iittala
By Iittala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase 'Twist' by Kari Alakoski for Iittala A vintage art glass vase of the 'Twist' series designed and blown by Kari Alakoski for Iittala in 1997. Made of thick han...
Art Glass
$1,486Sale Price|20% Off
Decorative Piece of Art, circa 1970, Lacquered Metal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decorative piece of art, circa 1970 lacquered metal. Missing some painting on the base.
Metal
Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
By Josef Hospodka, Chribska Glassworks
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful art style bowl, made by Josef Hospodka, for Chribska Glassworks. Cleaned to perfection. Place of origin is Czechoslovakia n the 1960's.
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pitcher
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown multi-color Millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass pitcher / vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The pitcher ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Modernist Abstract Colorful Art Glass Sunburst Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage colorful abstract flower art glass plate. Hand-crafted multi-color fused stained glass festive sunburst bowl. Splash starburst hand blown art glass bowl, in the pictures yo...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Stained Glass
Vintage Cast Sculptural Art Piece with Embedded Figural Motifs and Textured Base
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage sculptural piecr is formed from thick cast material with an organic, freeform outline and substantial weight. The top surface features a translucent green-toned field wi...
Glass
Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano 1940s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano 1940s An rare art glass bowl in the shape of a shell, designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano ...
Art Glass
Huge Orange Murano Striped Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Stripes Murano Art Glass Footed Vase, Orange, White, Red, Yellow, Black ___________________________________________________________ Oversized orange hand blown murano art ...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vintage Seguso Murano Art Glass Bowl, Blue with Gold, Italy, 1950s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Seguso Murano 1950s A large vintage Murano art glass bowl manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte or Archimede Seguso Murano Venice in the 1950s. The bowl is m...
Art Glass
Collection of Four Italian Florentine Wood Art Frames, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great grouping of 4 Florentine frames from Italy. Can be used in a grouping or stand alone with the religious photos inside or replaced holding your own photos. For reference, the ...
Giltwood, Paint, Wood
Collection of Italian Florentine Gilt Wood Art Frames Circa, 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great grouping of four small gilt frames from Italy. We see these as in a grouping as part of a gallery wall or certainly stand alone. For comparison on size, the largest frame mea...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1940s Antiques Art Decó Murano Glass Rosé Tall Lily Vase
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant Italian Art Deco vase in hand-blown Murano glass, dating to the 1940s
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Art Glass Vase, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1960s
By Novy Bor Glassworks
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Art Glass The vase is slightly crooked The vase has scratches(see Foto) Re-polished Original condition
Art Glass
Italian Art Glass Vase Attributed to Angelo Rinaldi Liane Series, 1970s
By Angelo Rinaldi
Located in Glasgow, GB
This Italian sculptural art glass vase in clear and iridescent black glass, attributed to Angelo Rinaldi and dating to the 1970s, presents a distinctly organic approach to form withi...
Art Glass
Green Art Glass Vase with Bubbles, Scandinavian, circa 1950's
By Orrefors, Iittala, Kosta Boda, Holmegaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Green Art Glass Vase with Bubbles, Scandinavian, circa 1950's "Great Green Color"
Art Glass
"Intariso" Art Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
"Intariso" Italian art glass vase by Ercole Barovier. Made by Barovier & Toso. Clear,red and grey glass fused with triangular platelets. Literature: Venetian Art Glass, An Ameri...
Art Glass
Italian Murano Glass Studio Art Vase, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage studio art Murano glass vase, Italy 1960s.
Murano Glass
Murano Large Pink Bubbles Bunny Rabbit Gold Leaf Egg Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink bubbles and golden egg Italian art glass Easter Bunny rabbit sculpture. The rabbit is very nicely detailed with a cute face, ...
Gold Leaf
Josef Hospodka Sommerso Multi-Color Studio Art Glass Bowl, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
By Chribska Glassworks, Josef Hospodka
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and stylish elongated Mid-Century glass bowl from the 1960s — solid, heavy, and beautifully crafted. Designed by Josef Michal Hospodka (1923–1989) and produced by Chřibs...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$324Sale Price|46% Off
Teal Empoli Art Glass Vase, Hand-Blown, Attributed to Rossini, 1960s
By Rossini, Empoli
Located in Glasgow, GB
This large teal Empoli art glass vase, attributed to Rossini and hand-blown in Italy during the 1960s, presents a sculptural example of mid-century Italian glass design. Defined by i...
Glass, Art Glass
Murano Green Italian Art Glass Forato Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern green and white Murano Art glass Forato vase with pulled details. Italy, 1950s. Monumental Mid-Century Modern organic shaped green Murano glass Forato ( hole) lar...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Murano Italian Art Glass Bowl Emerald Green Large Centerpiece circa 1950
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Archimede Seguso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Emerald Green Large Murano Italian Art Glass Bowl centerpiece circa 1950.
Art Glass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has an original impo...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Sommerso Glass Centerpiece, Multicolored Italian Art Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Thanks to its strong volumetric presence and the depth of its colors, it works beautifully both as a centerpiece and as a collectible decorative object. It integrates effortlessly in...
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Murano Black White Gold Leaf Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white ribbons Italian art glass water bird sculpture on gold leaf base. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, and publ...
Gold Leaf
$680Sale Price / set|71% Off
Pleasant Folk Art Friends Pair Eva Fritz-Linder, 1970
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pleasant Company- A pair of Folk Art Friends A serene tall antique handmade and hand painted pair (2) of hand bag carrying women named EMA - a friend of the artist- sculptures ha...
Ceramic, Pottery
1950s, Creamy Tasseled Trumpet Horn of Plenty Decorative Ceramic Art Deco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Creamy tasseled trumpet horn of plenty vintage ceramic art. Very elegant Mid-Century Modern Art Deco decorative piece. Measures: 7.5 tall x 8 wide x 5.5 deep. Preowned unres...
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl Sculptural Centerpiece 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Sculptural Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl Centerpiece 1960s. Vintage mouth-blown Murano blue green, red and yellow art glass fruit bowl handmade in Italy in the 1960s. S...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Cobalt Blue Basket with Handle 1970s Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano cobalt blue art glass basket, Murano Glass bowl Italy, 1970’s. An amazing Murano style thick art glass object in an unusual design in a beautiful blue and burgundy combination...
Art Glass
Rare Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s A vintage art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1950s. Mold blown crystal clear glass with ...
Art Glass
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Exceptional Multi Sommerso Picasso Style Abstract Face Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Montreal, QC
Magnificent large multi Sommerso colored Picasso style abstract face art glass sculpture. High quality gallery object of unusual design. Colorless glass with multi colors, design is ...
Glass
$220Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Sommerso Art Glass Pumpkins by Murano Glass Studios
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of sommerso art glass pumpkins by Murano Glass Studios, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and have an orange sommerso style g...
Art Glass, Sommerso
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Taurus Bull Sulfide on Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. By Baccarat. From the Zodiac series. With a white sulphide depicting Taurus the Bull on a blue ground. Marked with an acid-etched ...
Art Glass
$144Sale Price|36% Off
1957 Finnish Art Glass Vase by Kaj Franck
By Kaj Franck
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1957 Finnish blue grey "Usva" art glass vase by Kaj Franck. Made for Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Urjala. Franck was art director from 1950-1976. 6.5" h., 2.5" x 2.5" top, 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" base.
Art Glass
$1,114Sale Price|20% Off
Vicke Lindstrand Art Glass Decorative Bubble Vase, 1950s
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mouthblown solid clear glass organic modern vase by Vicke Lindstrand. Soft asymmetrical shape with one large round decorative bubble on one side. Stunning Swedish modern piece in bea...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Italian Art Glass Vase After Murano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your décor with this captivating vintage art glass vase, masterfully crafted in the esteemed tradition of Murano. This sculptural piece features a dramatic, freeform ruffled ...
Murano Glass
Abstract Wood Sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art, Unseen Force 02
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract wood sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art, Unseen Force by Joel Escalona. This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering exam...
Hardwood
Abstract Wood Sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art, Unseen Force 01
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract wood sculpture in the flair of Scandinavian Art, Unseen Force by Joel Escalona. This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering exam...
Hardwood
Vintage Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil, Murano, Italy, 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil, Murano, Italy, 1950s A vintage Venetian art glass bowl most probably designed by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso in t...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano. Faceted art glass bowl in blue and golden tones, 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano Faceted art glass bowl, 1970s. Heavy geometric bowl in solid Murano crystal glass with layered optical colour in blue and golden tones — a classic example of 1970s Italian Som...
Art Glass
Orange Gold Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium Block Sculpture, Cenedese Murano
By Cenedese
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful handmade Murano glass sculpture.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Joel Escalona Designs Unseen Force No45 Figurative Wooden Art
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Joel Escalona Designs Unseen Force No45 Figurative Wooden Art ——— This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craft...
Hardwood
Beautiful Navy Blue Color Art Glass Sommerso Bowl Vintage Murano, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand-blown Murano art glass bowl executed in the celebrated Sommerso and Bullicante techniques, Italy, 1980s. This sculptural piece features an elegant organic form with smo...
Art Glass
Baccarat Art Glass Flower Bottle, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass flower bottle for Baccarat, France. The bottle - made out of art glass - is made from a clear glass, with a orange colored glass flower on top. ...
Art Glass
Still Stand No68: Serene Standing Sculpture, Exquisite Escalona Art
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
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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