Archimede Seguso Red Toffee Art Glass Vase with Handles, Italy, 1950s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass red vase with applied handles. Attributed to Archimede Seguso and Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Italy, 1950s. This eye-catching Murano glass jar shaped vase is made wi...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$436Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Decorative Vase, Continental, Art Glass, Posy Sleeve, Late 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative vase. A Continental, art glass posy sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Highly distinctive and graced with superb colour Displays a de...
Art Glass
Art Czech Glass Vase, by Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950's.
By Novy Bor Glassworks
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Art Glass Re-polished Good Original Condition
Art Glass
Murano Barovier Toso Iridescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Scissor Cut Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown slight iridescent surface with gold flecks accents Italian art glass decorative bowl. The piece is attributed to designer Ercole Baro...
Gold Leaf
Murano Orange Art Glass Bowl with Silver Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
An amazing colorful hand blown Murano glass bowl with controlled bubbles and aventurine technique with silver flecks. The stylish organic shape and its color make this piece highly d...
Silver Leaf
Murano Barovier Opal Orange Color Cane Ribbons Decoration Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown opal white, orange, and cut canes Italian art glass bowl. It is attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The bowl has a thick outer la...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Ribbons Italian Art Glass Sculptural Fazzoletto Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and extra large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons over aqua blue Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief / fazzoletto vase. Documented to the Fratelli To...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink Zanfirico ribbons and copper aventurine bands Italian art glass decorative centerpiece bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compa...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Ercole Barovier Toso Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Gondola Flared Rim Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...
Gold Leaf
AVEM Murano Pulegoso Murrine Blue Art Glass Vase, 1950s
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown blue Murano pulegoso art glass vase with Starry Night murrine decoration. Attributed to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Italy, 1950s. Exquisite and sculptural handblow...
Murrine, Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$251Sale Price|64% Off
White Encased Art Glass Cylinder Vase Earth Colored Decor, Holmegaard, 1970s
By Holmegaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall milky white cased in clear glass cylinder shaped Danish modernist art glass vase with three organic decorations in plum, blood red and umber colors. Manufactured in the town of ...
Glass, Art Glass
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Aventurine Candy Cane Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright ruby red over white and copper aventurine Italian art glass flower vase. The vase is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase is p...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,220Sale Price|28% Off
Large Murano Art Glass Vase, Beige & Amber Attrib. to Fratelli Toso
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Miami, FL
A fine modern art glass vase with stunning beige and amber earth tones. This Murano blown glass vase has a stunning form and eye-catching neutral colors. Perfect in any setting. ...
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$391Sale Price|20% Off
Art Glass Bowl By Frantisel Zemek For Mstisov Glass Factory, Czechoslovakia
By Mstisov, Frantisek Zemek
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful art glass bowl by Frantisek Zemek. Produced in 1960s for Mstisov Glass Factory. The heavy art glass items are considered top notch pieces of the Czech glass era and product...
Art Glass
Murano White Bubbles Pulegoso Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Pot Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown controlled bubbles with gold flecks Italian art glass flower pot vase. The white color on the vase is created by the thousands of tiny frothy bubb...
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Pink Aventurine Swirl Italian Art Glass Center Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Large and gorgeous, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent Italian art glass centerpiece bowl in pink and aventurine swirls. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, in the "Apparenza"...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Purple Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown royal blue and white mini spots, with purple and white millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso c...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Soliflore Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass soliflore flower vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase is made with intric...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Signed Vintage Art Glass Bowl, Asymmetrical Blown Glass, 1970s, White Green Blue
Located in Warrenton, OR
Signed Vintage Art Glass Bowl, Asymmetrical Blown Glass, 1970s, White Green Blue & Earthy Mauve. ***Note: Our shop is closing soon and items will not be available thereafter *** Th...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Pink Aventurine Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink, aventurine and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl. The bowl has an oval shape and is made with large "A Canne" pink ribbons with f...
Gold Leaf
Murano Fratelli Toso Opal Pink Bubbles Vintage Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, and published in the company books....
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
STROMBERGSHYTTAN 1950-60 Sweden Laila Von Wendel Decorative Art Glass Vase
By Strombergshyttan
Located in Miami, FL
An art-glass vase designed by Laila Von Wendel for Strömbergshyttan . This is a fabulous highly decorative glass vase created in Sweden by the art glass company of Strömbergshyttan,...
Art Glass
$560Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Soliflore Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass soliflore flower vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase is made with intric...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$261Sale Price|20% Off
Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Glasswork Chribska, 1960s
By Josef Hospodka, Chribska Glassworks
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Art Glass Re-polished Good Original condition.
Art Glass
$242Sale Price|20% Off
Art Glass Vase by Josef Hospodka for Glasswork Chribska, 1960s.
By Chribska Glassworks, Josef Hospodka
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Art Glass Re-polished Good Original condition
Art Glass
Murano Fratelli Toso Red Pink Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Satin Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark red - pink outer surface with an inside light blue satin surface Italian art glass bowl. The piece is attributed to the Fratelli Toso company...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Decorative Freeform Walnut "Art" Vessel by Emil Milan, 1960's
By Emil Milan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Decorative Freeform Walnut "Art" Vessel by Emil Milan, circa 1960's "beautiful color and wood grain" "in good vintage condition" "oiled with food grade mineral oil" See last images...
Walnut
Two British Pop-Art Porcelain Cats by Toni Davidson & Alan P. Smith
Located in Stockholm, SE
What a stylish pair! These iconic studio pottery cats are hand-painted by Alan P. Smith and Toni Davidson – and they’re all dressed up for a night out in swinging London during the 1...
Porcelain
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Aventurine Swirl Clouds Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, sky blue and copper aventurine fleck swirls over white Italian art glass flower vase. The vase is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, in the...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Soliflore Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green and white ribbons Italian art glass soliflore flower vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The vase is made with intri...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,703Sale Price|20% Off
Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Pulled Art Glass Vase, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Sommerso blue and clear Italian art glass vase on Sterling Silver base. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1950s. This eye-catching and colorful pulled centerpiece vase stands u...
Sterling Silver
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Oggetti Red Blue Yellow Black Gray Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Salviati, Venini, Oggetti
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown red, blue, yellow, grey and black Italian art glass flower vase. Created in the manner of the Venini and Salviati companies. The vase has an...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Dino Martens Murano 1950s Blue White Aventurine Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and sapphire blue ribbons Italian art glass small flower bud vase. Documented to designer Dino Martens for the Aureliano Toso workshop circa...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$931Sale Price|20% Off
Tall Vintage Stem Vase, Oriental, Art Glass, Flower Sleeve, Japanese, Decorative
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage stem vase. An Oriental, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Appealing etched decor accentuates this striking vase Displays ...
Art Glass
Seta Art Pottery Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Raymor
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, Seta Series, incised texture, black and brown, matt glaze, art pottery vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Raymor with a 2 inch opening.
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Empoli Murano Cased Art Glass Decanter
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Italian Empoli Murano cased art glass Decanter. Hand blown cased glass pitcher made in the Mid-1955s by the Italian firm Empoli. Excellent condition!
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Red Silver Flecks Iridescent Italian Art Glass Scallop Rim Flower Vase
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso and Arte Vetraria Muranese...
Silver Leaf
VENINI By Fulvio Bianconi Murano Women Torso Vase Soffiato Iridescent Art Glass
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Miami, FL
Women torso art glass vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. This is a very rare tall art glass vase created in Murano at the Venini glass company by Fulvio Bianconi. The art-glass vas...
Art Glass
Murano AVeM Red Millefiori Flowers Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Giulio Radi
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown red, silver, and very large millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Ve...
Silver Leaf
1940s OREOL L'Oreal Permanente DeLuxe Advertising Art Deco Hairstyle Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
OREOL _ Perm Hairstyle Rare advertising figure Plaster compound Original L'Oreal, 1940 Very good condition Slight restoration on the right back of the head.
Plaster
Pair of Wonderful Germany Vintage Textured Blown Art Glass Bowls Vases
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative pair of unique midcentury ART glass bowls. Germany, 1960s-1970s. 1. Height: 3.15" / 8 cm; Diameter 10.24" / 26 cm 2. Height: 1.58" / 4 cm; Diameter 7.08" / 18 cm. .
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Amethyst Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Footed Flower Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, early Murano hand blown amethyst purple and gold flecks Italian art glass footed flower vase. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The body of the vase has thin a ri...
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Footed Flower Vases
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful pair of early Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass footed flower vases. They are documented to the Barovier e Toso company. One has an almost complete "Barovier ...
Gold Leaf
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960s Artisan Brass Metal Art Turquoise Gemstone Partridge Dove Bird Sculptures
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful pair of South American metal art. The lighter one has impressed marks on bottom, Tinta Taller Ecuador. The duller more copper shaded one has no markings.
Brass
$157Sale Price|65% Off
Art Glass Bowl by Frantisek Zemek for Sklarna Mstisov, 1960s
By Frantisek Zemek, Mstisov
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage bowl in a shape of a basket. Produced in moulded art glass in shades of transparent clear, purple and blue glass. Designed by Frantisek Zemek for Mstisov Glass Fact...
Art Glass
Barbini Murano Signed White Scavo Surface Texture Italian Art Glass Candy Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white textured surface Italian art glass square shaped bowl. The piece is documented, and signed by designer Alfredo Barbini. The signature reads ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Andy Warhol Blown Glass Vase for Egizia, Pop Art Design, Italy, 1990s
By Andy Warhol
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Astonishing Andy Warhol Vase for Egizia in blown glass. Made in Italy The item is in excellent condition. The Andy Warhol signature it's printed. It has also the original box ...
Art Glass
Murano Salviati Label Cobalt Blue Stripes Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue stripes on clear glass Italian art center / fruit bowl. The piece is documented to the Salviati company, with original "Salviati &am...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$423Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Teardrop Posy Vase, English, Art Glass, Flower Sleeve, Decor, Display
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage teardrop posy vase. An English, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Excellent colour and blown glass form Displays a desirable ag...
Art Glass
1953 hand painted signed Art Glazed Ceramic Plate by Salvatore Meli Rome Italy
By Salvatore Meli
Located in London, GB
This is 1953 Art glazed Ceramic Charger Painted with two stylised blue figures suggesting dance movement on an off white background with earth brown and grass green soil with a touch...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white and copper aventurine twisted ribbons Italian art glass decorative bowl. It is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with similar d...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Art Glass Vase by Pierre Casenove for La Rochiere, France
By Pierre Casenove
Located in Verviers, BE
MEMPHIS RARE ART CRYSTAL VASE LA ROCHERE FRANCE ARTIST PIERRE CASENOVE VINTAGE French, Vintage, Mid-Century, Postmodern Blue, yellow
Art Glass
$361Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Flower Vase, Scottish, Art Glass, Display, Tear Drop Posy Sleeve, C.1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage flower vase, originating from Scotland and dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. This elegant art glass display sleeve captivates with its mottled finish, fl...
Art Glass
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Blue Copper Aventurine Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown red, blue, and aventurine flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. I have owned othe...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,633Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Venetian Carlo Moretti Green Murano Scavo Art Glass Vase
By Carlo Moretti, Moretti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlo Moretti Green Scavo Corroso Art Glass Vase with Handles Hand blown Murano glass scavo bianco corroso vase in acid green color with applied dark green handles. Attributed to Car...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$650Sale Price|23% Off
Danish Art Pottery Vase by Soholm Bornholmsk Stentoj
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Danish Art pottery vase by Soholm Bornholmsk Stentoj. Mid-Century Modern / Scandinavian Modern
Ceramic
Romano Donà Murano Glass Vase, Sommerso Cased Art, circa 1980s
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
This captivating Murano art glass vase, designed by the renowned Romano Donà in the 1980s, is a stunning example of the Sommerso cased glass technique. Its rich amber and clear glass...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano 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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