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Modern Totem marble sculpture from the 1970s
Located in bari, IT
The Modern Totem ” In Equilibrio Precario” sculpture made of different shapes of marble and colours
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Modern TOTEM Wooden Coat Rack, Italy, 1960s, Price Per Piece
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern TOTEM wooden coat rack, Italy, 1960s - Price per piece
Three TOTEM coat
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
H 76.78 in W 18.12 in D 14.97 in
Matte Black Modern TOTEM, Chalice Top on Tripod Legs, Hand Built Ceramic
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A Hand Formed Chalice on Tripod Legs, one in a series of Modern TOTEMS, in matte black, underglazed
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 6.25 in W 7.75 in D 7.13 in
Joel Escalona's Modern Totem, Dark Burned Oak Creation, Still Stand No84
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Joel Escalona's Modern Totem, Dark Burned Oak Creation, Still Stand No84
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Joel Escalona's
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 66.93 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Dark, Modern Totem in Burned Oak, Escalona's Vision, Still Stand No81
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Dark, Modern Totem in Burned Oak, Escalona's Vision, Still Stand No81
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Joel Escalona's wooden
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 66.93 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Carved Modern Totem in Dark Black Solid Wood Elegance, Still Stand No95
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Carved Modern Totem in Dark Black Solid Wood Elegance, Still Stand No95
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Joel Escalona's
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 64.97 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Dark Modern Totem, Black Solid Wood, Vision by Escalona, Still Stand No81
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Dark Modern Totem, Black Solid Wood, Vision by Escalona, Still Stand No81——
Joel Escalona's
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 64.97 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Modern Totem in Dark Elegance, Carved Burned Oak, Presented in Still Stand No95
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Modern Totem in Dark Elegance, Carved Burned Oak, Presented in Still Stand No95
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Joel Escalona's
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 66.93 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Italian Modern TOTEM Metal and Plastic Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Totem metal and plastic floor lamp, 1980s
Totem floor lamp with base and structure in black
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Open Crimped Curve Top, Elongated Center, Tripod Legs, Black Ceramic TOTEM
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Hand built ceramic sculpture in mottled black glaze. This piece, one in a series of Modern TOTEMS
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 9.5 in W 9.25 in D 8.5 in
Black Ceramic TOTEM, Center Sphere, White Crinkled Top, Tripod Legs, Hand Built
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
This glazed black hand built ceramic modern TOTEM consists of a freeform open top with a middle
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 8.25 in W 7 in D 6.88 in
Hand Built Yellow Ceramic TOTEM, 3 Parts, V-Top, by Helena Starcevic
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Brand new and hot out of the Kiln, this lovely straw-yellow Modern TOTEM is made of white stoneware
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Creamy White 3-Part Totem, Rectangular Cup on Top, Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
series of Modern TOTEMS, there are 3 parts, including a rectangular cup form on top. The stacked parts
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 9 in W 4.13 in D 3.13 in
White Winged Crown, 4 Part Ceramic TOTEM, Hand Built Sculpture by H. Starcevic
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A tall, hand built ceramic Modern TOTEM, created by artist Helena Starcevic, this is one in an
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 12 in W 7.38 in D 3.25 in
Black Ceramic TOTEM Trio, 3 Hand Built Sculptures, Rings on Arc'd Legs
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A trio of 3 hand built ceramic Modern TOTEMs from a series investigating the Totemic form. Each
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Short Standing TOTEM, Rectangular Ovals on Angled Legs in Metallic Glazed Clay
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
This shorter "Modern Totem" sculpture consists of softly rectangular rings stacked one on top of
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 11 in W 6.25 in D 2.75 in
Matte Black Ceramic TOTEM, Round and Rectangular Forms, Organic Crinkled Cup Top
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 9.75 in W 4.25 in D 3.25 in
Matte Brown Ceramic TOTEM with Tiny Crescent Top on Soft Rectangle & Oval Forms
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 11.38 in W 4 in D 3 in
Matte Brown Hand Built Ceramic TOTEM w/ Gold Crown on Soft Cube & Oval Forms
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Matte Brown Ceramic TOTEM w/ Gold Arc'd Crown on Soft Cube & Oval Forms
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Light Object by Studio Rossi Molinari, TOTEM, 1969
By Studio Rossi-Molinari, TOTEM
Located in Berlin, DE
TOTEM in 1969.
The pink transparent colors and shape make it a real eye-catcher!
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern More Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Metallic Silver-Gray Ceramic Sculpture, Angled Head with 2 Middle Bars on 4 Legs
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
observes. A Modern TOTEM, abstract with an angled head on two middle bars, balanced on 4 legs. High fired
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 9.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Trio of Hand Carved Wood Sculpture, Tall Carved Poplar Totems
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
present in the wood. These modern totems evokes the work of Constantin Brancusi and Henry Moore in its
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Blue Neon Steel Floor Lamp by Rudi Stern and Dan Chelsea for Kovacs, 1983
By Rudi Stern and Don Chelsea
Located in Paris, IDF
Post-Modern totem blue neon light designed by Rudi Stern and Dan Chelsea for the New-York gallery
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
H 72.05 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Plexiglass Armchairs "Toy Chair" Design Rossi Molinari for TOTEM, 1968
By TOTEM, Studio Rossi-Molinari
Located in taranto, IT
totems, made from a single sheet of thick molded plexiglass, with eco-leather cushions
They measure cm
Category
Vintage 1970s Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Plexiglass
H 27.56 in W 33.86 in D 32.68 in
Set of 2 Medium Colorful Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo means
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Low Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo means
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
High Colorful Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo means
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 High Colorful Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo means
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Medium Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
cork. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Medium Colorful Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo means
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Medium Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 High Colorful Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam (Tembo means
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Low Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
cork. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam-tam
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
TOTEM Lamp in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The TOTEM lamp in cream shagreen is a playful piece with it's rotating parts. These modern TOTEM
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
TOTEM Side Table in Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
modern TOTEM-inspired parts that concave, have subtle bronze-patina brass details that frame each part
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
stool made of stacked pieces of wood, metal, and cork. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
.
Tembo is a stool made of stacked pieces of wood, metal, and cork. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Other
Colorful Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
stool made of stacked pieces of wood, metal, and cork. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 Medium Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
By Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
, and cork. This ‘modern TOTEM’ has a playful and bulky aspect recalling children’s toys and African tam
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
TOTEM Side Table in Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
modern TOTEM-inspired parts that concave, have subtle bronze-patina brass details that frame each part
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Brass
TOTEM Side Table in Black Shell & Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The TOTEM side table in black pen shell is a playful piece with its rotating parts. These modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Brass
H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Bright Red Ceramic Sculpture, Hand Built, Six Soft Rectangles on Angled Legs
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Part of an ongoing exploration into the sculptural family of Modern Totemic Forms and Objects, all
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 2.63 in
3 Rectangular Ovals on Short Angled Legs, Metallic Black-Glaze Clay Sculpture #2
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
This tall "Modern Totem" sculpture consists of softly rectangular rings stacked one on top of the
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 15.13 in W 5.5 in D 2.13 in
Mid-Century Modern Bronze TOTEM Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century bronze sculpture.
In the form of a stylized totem.
With a round plinth
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Bronze TOTEM Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine midcentury bronze sculpture.
In the form of a stylized totem.
With a round plinth
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Modern Abstract Brutalist TOTEM Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
American Modern abstract-Brutalist TOTEM sculpture with geometric structure, in carbon steel and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Black with Dark Green Undertones Hollow Ceramic Sculpture Ball Feet, Hand Built
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 7.88 in W 4 in D 2.88 in
Hollow Black Rectangular Ceramic Sculpture on Eight Slender Feet
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hollow Black Wide Oval Ceramic Sculpture on Small Feet
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Superego
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic totem designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy. Stamped A.MENDINI Superego edition made in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Superego
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Ceramic totem designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy. Stamped A.MENDINI Superego edition made in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 73.23 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy.
Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Superego, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
TOTEM "Criso" made in enameled ceramic, designed by Alessandro Mendini. Signed and numbered at base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Scul...
Materials
Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Totem Coat Rack, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden totem coat rack, Italy, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
Totem 1998
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rodney Alan Blumenfeld B.1953.
Totem
63 cm high
Earthenware clay, press moulded, with metalic
Category
20th Century South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Nomad Totem
Located in São Paulo, SP
work either alone or fitted together vertically (totem) or horizontally to generate the most varied
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Post Modern Chrome and Black TOTEM Floor Lamp
By Sonneman Lighting, Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and impressive cylindrical floor lamp, having a tubular insert shade, vertical chrome supports, on a black metal base. The light features two interior sockets, which operate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Black Oval Ceramic Sculpture with 2 Rows of Small Pointed Feet
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hollow Black Oval Ceramic Sculpture on Eight Pointed Feet
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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Modern Totem For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal modern totem for your home. Each modern totem for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and wood. If you’re shopping for a modern totem, we have 321 options in-stock, while there are 739 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer modern totem, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right modern totem, those designed in modern, mid-century modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made modern totem over the years, but those crafted by Helena Starcevic Ceramics, Georges Pelletier and Karen Chekerdjian are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Modern Totem?
A modern totem can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,497, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $690,000.
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