Geometric Art Deco Candle Holder
Located in South Charleston, WV
Production date unknown. Assumed 1950's. comprises of welded brass tube with 2 removable candle spouts for insertion of candles. No markings. Work would compliment a machine age or F...
Brass
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
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Alfredo Barbini Art Glass Vase 1962
By Alfredo Barbini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large and heavy glass vase, made by Alfredo Barbini for the retailer Pauli & Cie. Designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1962. Made of clear glass with a pink inlay, the entire surfac...
Art Glass
$15,920Sale Price / item|20% Off
Handmade Abstract Art Lull No25 – Wooden Sculpture by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Handmade Abstract Art Lull No25 – Wooden Sculpture by NONO ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms and solid, an...
Hardwood
$562Sale Price|25% Off
A.Ve.M. Murano Rainbow Silver Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Stripes Fish Figure
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow stripes, silver and gold flecks Italian art glass fish figurine. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese) company. The fish has ...
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles. Clear Controlled Bubble Standing Penguin Bird Animal Art Glass Figurine Paperweight. Collectible Blown Clear G...
Art Glass
Italian Amber Murano Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Peach Murano Blown Glass Bottle Vase, Italy, 1950s Eye-catching Murano glass vase in peach color. Its organic design with bottle shape and hundreds of applied gla...
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Black Clear Duck Sculpture Art Glass Paperweight with Silver Flecks
By Formia Murano
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Murano glass duck figure / paperweight / sculpture. Manufactured by Formia Murano, Italy, 1960s. Black glass and clear glass richly decorated by silver flecks thorough. ...
Silver Leaf
Italian Murano Green Gold Art Glass Bowl Ashtray Seguso
By Archimede Seguso, Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Italian Murano emerald green and gold controlled bubble art glass bowl or ashtray, attributed to Barovier e Toso or Seguso company, circa mid to late-20th century, I...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$112Sale Price|25% Off
1940s Art Nouveau Borzoi / Russian Wolfhound Figurine, Don Manning, marked USA
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLEARANCE SALE ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be available thereafter.*** 1940s Art Nouveau Borzoi / Russian Wolfhound Figurine, Don Manning, mark...
Plastic, Bakelite
Vintage Unique Art Glass Vase by Goeran Waerff for Kosta
By Kosta Glasbruk 1, Goran and Ann Warff
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Unique Art Glass Vase by Goeran Waerff for Kosta A vintage art glass vase designed by Goeran Waerff and manufactured by Kosta Glasbruk ca. 1970s. Made of thick handblown cry...
Art Glass
1960s Murano Flavio Poli Seguso-Sommerso Green Art Glass
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1960s Flavio Poli for Seguso or Sommerso murano art glass green votive candle holder, it can be used as a short vase or paperweight. Unmarked. No label rema...
Art Glass
Large 70s Hutschenreuther Op Art Bisque Porcelain Sculpture Vase Heinrich Fuchs
By Hutschenreuther, Dr. Heinrich Fuchs
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This original bisque porcelain OP Art vase was designed by Heinrich Fuchs in the 1970s for Hutschenreuther, Germany. This beautifully hand sculptured piece stands at a foot high and ...
Porcelain
Vintage Art Glass Obelisk Attributed to Charles Lyn Tissot for Venini
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art glass Obelisk attributed to Charles Lyn Tissot for Venini. A heavy obelisk made of clear glass internally decorated with a twisted zanfirico cane in pink. Most probably ...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
German Op Art Bisque Porcelain Vase by Lorenz Hutschenreuther
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century bisque porcelain vase, made in Germany by Lorenz Hutschenreuther. Cylindrical shape with an intricate op art relief design to the surface. Matte white glaze to the exte...
Porcelain
Danish Modern Op Art Eye Shape Teak Wood Vide Poche / Dresser Tray
Located in New York, NY
Danish modern eye shape Op Art teak wood dresser tray with black convex lucite center, and felt covered bottom. Convex lucite center measures 4.75" diameter.
Lucite, Teak
Murano Orange and Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Roaring Tiger Figure Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
The stripes are red color and cover the entire piece. Fantastic mid century sculpture. Similar sculpture was Exhibited on the Camere D’Artista Italian design, 1930-1960 Villa Bertel...
Murano Glass
Tom Neugebauer Raku Clay Art Body Sculpture, 1989
Located in Miami, FL
Raku abstract torso sculpture by master potter Tom Neugebauer, dated 1989. Sculpture sits atop black lacquered round wood base. Signed in clay and on underside.
Clay, Wood
$240Sale Price / item|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower designs Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company....
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1950s
By Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1950s A vintage art glass vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and manufactured by Kosta Glassworks in the 1950s. Thick clear glass...
Art Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Batutto' by Tobia Scarpa, Murano 1960
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Batutto' by Tobia Scarpa, Murano 1960 A vintage art glass vase from the 'Batutti' series. Made of light green glass with a solid cylindrical base, the entire ...
Art Glass
Vase Czech Bohemia Art Glass by Jiří Šuhájek
Located in Delft, NL
Vase Czech Bohemia Art Glass by Jiří Šuhájek
Art Glass
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dark
Lucite
$760Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Art Glass Fish Aquarium Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM art glass double side fish aquarium sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"Wx 2.5"D ...
Blown Glass
Adam Jablonski Sommerso Sculpture or Paperweight, Polish Art Glass
By Adam Jablonski
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Colorful abstract art glass sculpture or paperweight features flattened teardrop shape with central core of cranberry red glass with controlled bubbles, enclosed in a layer of clear...
Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Otto Brauer White Opaline Art Glass Vase for Holmegaard 1960s
By Holmegaard, Otto Brauer
Located in Tilburg, NL
Otto Brauer White Opaline Art Glass Vase for Holmegaard, 1960s. Beautiful timeless designed art glass vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard Denmark. Great subtle and timeless design. ...
Art Glass
Vintage Hand-Carved Wood Folk Art Musician Figurines, Set of 4 Seated Players
Located in Seattle, WA
A cohesive set of four hand-carved wooden figurines depicting seated folk musicians, each holding a different instrument. The group includes an accordion player, pan flute player, ha...
Wood
Bianconi Venini Zanfirico Blue and White Art Glass Vase 1950's.
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in SYDNEY, AU
Incredibly fine hand blown blue and white Zanfirico ribbons Italian art glass fazzoletto handkerchief vase. A beautiful addition to any collection. Documented to Venini and designed ...
Blown Glass, Art Glass
$240Sale Price / item|20% Off
Toso Murano Green Orange Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company. ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Wonderful Large Modern Lorin Marsh Hand Blown Glass Hurricane Shade Brass Base
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large Mid-Century Modern Lorin Marsh hand blown art glass Murano orange swirl hurricane shade sitting on a polished brass base Retains Orig. Lorin Marsh Sticker With Ret...
Brass
Vintage Art Glass Vase 'Claritas' by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase 'Claritas' by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala A vintage 'Claritas' vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala in the 1980s. Claritas are created from a highly int...
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso "Alabastro" Art Glass Bowl, Murano, Italy, ca. 1958
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso "Alabastro" Art glass bowl, Murano Italy ca. 1958. A Venetian art glass bowl in oval shape designed by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso ca. ...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s A rare art glass bowl, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1950s. Mold-blown, crystal-clear gla...
Art Glass
$301Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Glass Art Vase from 'Prachen' Glass Works
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Stunning, iridescent blue glass 'Flora' vase with red details. Made by Frantisek Koudelka for Prachen, Czech Republic, 1970s. This is a rare piece. From the Mid-Century but has a Bo...
Art Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage 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 fl...
Art Glass
Art Glass Vase in orange & Yellow, France 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Design Art Glass Vase in orange and yellow. Made in France, 1960's period. Handblown art glass with bubbles inside. No markings on the bottom, only a pontil mark. ...
Art Glass
Vintage Erik Höglund Signed Ruby Red Swedish Art Glass Vase for Boda c. 1960
By Kosta Boda, Erik Höglund
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish Ruby Red Art Glass Vase by Erik Hoglund for Boda circa 1960. Engraved on bottom: "H 998/110." Full of his signature air bubbles in the design. Erik Höglund (1932-1...
Blown Glass
Huge Multi Color Striped Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized white hand blown murano art glass vase with multi-color stripes, Italy, 1960s. Large hand blown Murano glass white vase with a colorful murrine banding decoration in red, ...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Teardrop Blue Art Glass Vase, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Striking Blue Italian blown glass vase in excellent condition.
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Blue Stripes Aventurine Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and blue candy stripe and copper aventurine flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 1950-60s. Th...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$487Sale Price / set|25% Off
Murano Opalescent White Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figurines
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful pair of vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass dove bird figurines. The pair is documented to the Fratelli Toso Comp...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Abstract animal bronze sculpture circa 1970 france decorative art unique piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
France - circa 1970 Abstract animal bronze sculpture Not signed original perfect condition height 12 cm Large 23 cm depth 18 cm
Bronze
1980s Jozefina Krosno Art Glass Vase, Poland
By Krosno
Located in Praha, CZ
- High Vase - Multicolored - tall design vase - white glass with multicoloured lid overlaid with clear glass, - original preservation - without blemishes, only in glass manufacturing...
Glass, Art Glass
Monumental Hand Blown Signed Cliff Goodman Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Deep monumental hand blown art glass centerpiece bowl with two applied spheres and a convex center bottom. The bowl features pastel colors or purple, pink, blue and violet in a white...
Art Glass
$340Sale Price|20% Off
"Sputnik" Art Glass Vase by Asta Stromberg for Strombergshyttan
By Asta Stromberg, Strombergshyttan
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous "Sputnik" art glass vase by Asta Stromberg for Strombergshyttan, circa 1970s. The vase is a lovely clear glass and is in very good vintage condition; the piece measures 1.75...
Art Glass
$536Sale Price|33% Off
Seguso Murano Clear with Black Accents Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Figurine
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear crystal with black accents Italian art glass horned baby owl bird figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. Similar on...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Paperweight Blue Red Ribbons Italian Art Glass Egg Shape Circa 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Paperweight Blue Red Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Shape. Orange and Blue Art Glass Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object. A very beautiful orange and blue r...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Daum France Sculptural Curvilinear Crystal Art Glass Fruit Bowl Centerpiece
By Daum
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Daum France Sculptural Curvilinear Crystal Art Glass Fruit Bowl Centerpiece. Sculptural curvilinear crystal art glass fruit bowl, model Aquarius 1960 signed. The midcentury bowl offe...
Art Glass
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...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Abstract Wood Sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art
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 examp...
Hardwood
$14,320Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Wood Sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art
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
1960s Op Art Translucent Acrylic Cube Sculpture by Argentine Author Martha Boto
By Martha Boto
Located in North Miami, FL
1960s Op Art translucent acrylic cube sculpture by Argentine author Martha Boto By: Martha Boto Material: acrylic, plastic, synthetic, metal Technique: cast, molded, polished, metal...
Metal
Vintage Murano Display Vase, Italian, Art Glass, Flower Sleeve, Decorative Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Murano display vase. An Italian, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Appealing colour enhanced with fascinating spiral detail Dis...
Art Glass
Vintage Signed Stained Glass Round Panel with Abalone Shell, Hanging Wall Art.
Located in Seattle, WA
Decorative round stained glass panel featuring a dimensional abalone shell centerpiece. The circular composition is divided into vertical sections of dark blue, deep burgundy, and te...
Abalone, Stained Glass
Vintage Barovier & Toso Cordonato D'oro Murano Art Glass Vase c. 1950's
By Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Mid Century art glass vase made in Murano, Italy, by Ercole Barovier, for Barovier & Toso, c 1950's, as part of the iconic Cordonato D'Oro series. This stunning vase feat...
Art Glass
$632Sale Price|33% Off
Strathearn Scotland Millefiori Flowers Red White Ribbons Art Glass Paperweight
By Strathearn
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Strathearn hand blown millefiori flowers, white ribbons, hand made in Scotland art glass paperweight. It has 2 added murrines, one with the letter "S" and the other...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
$300Sale Price|25% Off
Murano Gambaro Poggi Red Blue Purple Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight
By Gambaro & Poggi
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright red, dark cobalt blue and lavender Italian art glass bird paperweight / figurine. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, w...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline 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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