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Soft Pink Murano Glass Dish / Bowl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Soft pink murano glass dish / centerpiece, made in Italy 1950s.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Glass

Vintage Murano Star Flower Shape Art Glass Dish, Italy
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in North Hollywood, CA
star-shaped hand blown glass dish in clear and pink, blue, green. Vintage hand blown Murano starburst
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Murano Pink, Gold & White Opaline Art Glass Bowl by Fratelli Toso
By Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Modern Italian Murano white opaline, pink and gold art glass bowl attributed to
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl White Opaline, Pink and Shimmering Gold Drops
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano art glass bowl of white opaline, pink, light blue hues
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Large Vintage Italian Pink Murano Scavo Glass Bowl Maurizio Albarelli Attr.
By Maurizio Albarelli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage mid-century modern textured Italian glass bowl, ashtray, dish or vide-poche
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Antique Venetian Murano Gold Flecks Yellow Pink Flowers Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Salviati, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, large antique Venetian hand blown yellow quilted surface Italian art glass footed tazza
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Vintage Italian Murano Pink Scavo Glass Bowl Maurizio Albarelli Attributed
By Maurizio Albarelli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Vittorio Rigattieri
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage textured Italian glass bowl, ashtray or dish attributed to Maurizio Albarelli or
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Vintage Italian Murano Pink Scavo Glass Bowl Maurizio Albarelli Attributed
By Maurizio Albarelli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Vittorio Rigattieri
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage textured Italian glass bowl, ashtray or dish attributed to Maurizio Albarelli or
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Vintage Thick Round Pink 'Scavo' Murano Glass Bowl or Ashtray circa 1980s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Karl Springer
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning large soft pink 'a Scavo' white colored / coloured round circular glass bowl, dish or
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Vintage Thick Round Pink 'Scavo' Murano Glass Bowl or Ashtray circa 1980s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning soft pink 'a Scavo' white colored / coloured round circular glass bowl, dish or ashtray by
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Ercole Barovier Early Porpora Glass Dish, Italy, 1968
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
. This lovely glass dish or bowl comes from a series commenced in 1954, colored in pink or purple by
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Beautiful Murano-Style Glass Trinket Dish in Violet-Pink - 2Y86
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Condition: Very good Description: This stunning trinket dish is crafted from glass, likely
Category

20th Century French Empire Antiquities

Materials

Murano Glass

Barbini Murano Sommerso Pink Iridescent Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray Dish
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso iridescent pink Italian art glass folded over rim bowl
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

1960s Mid-Century Italian Pink Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
immediately leaps to Venice and Murano. But there is another almost equally famous centre of Italian glass
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass

Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Decorative Dish Bowl
By Fratelli Toso, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white ribbons Italian art glass decorative
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Cenedese Vintage. Venetian Pink Opaline Murano Glass Dish, Bowl or Ashtray 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese Venetian Mid-Century vintage modern pretty Murano opaline pink colored / coloured glass
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Cenedese Vintage Midcentury Italian Nude Pink Murano Glass Bowl, Vase or Dish
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
form and nude pink color (color). We have a full range of Murano glass from Cenedese, including
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Pink Opaline Murano Glass Dish Bowl or Ashtray 1949
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese Venetian Mid-Century vintage modern pretty Murano opaline dusty pink colored / coloured
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Barovier Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please per item (4 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Cranberry Pink Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Apple Ring Dish Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cranberry pink and gold flecks Italian art glass apple shaped
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Candy Dish Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed shell shaped
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seguso Murano White Deep Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Folded Rim Bowl Dish
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white over deep pink, and gold flecks Italian art glass squared
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Murano Pink Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Murano transparent/clear and pink art glass bowl or ashtray, circa mid-20th
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass, Art Glass

Dino Martens Murano White Red Blue Aventurine Italian Art Glass Ribbons Dish
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red, pink and blue ribbons Italian art glass dish. Attributed
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon, Glass

Murano Rainbow White Zanfirico Ribbons Italian Art Glass Leaf Shape Ring Dish
By Fratelli Toso, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow and white ribbons Italian art glass leaf shaped bowl
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Murano Glittery Copper Aventurine Red White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl Dish
By Fratelli Toso, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown alternating ribbons Italian art glass decorative footed bowl
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Murano Pink and Clear Art Glass Bowl or Catchall after Seguso
By Seguso, Angelo Seguso, Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial pink and clear/transparent Italian Murano art glass bowl in the manner
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass, Art Glass

Seguso Murano Millefiori Flower Canes Italian Art Glass Pink Incalmo Rim Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori canes and pink "Incalmo" rim Italian art
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Fratelli Toso Murano Red Pink Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Satin Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark red - pink and inside light blue satin surface Italian art
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Italian Murano Blue Margenta Pink Gold Art Glass Bowl Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano hand-blown blue, magenta pink and gold fleck art glass
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass, Art Glass

Barbini Murano Opal Pink White Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculpture Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink to white opalescent Italian art glass seashell sculpture
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass

Murano Pink Black White Alternating Ribbons Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Dino Martens, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and pink ribbons over white Italian art glass folded rim
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Pink Opalescent Italian Art Glass Heart Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and opalescent Italian art glass heart shaped bowl with
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass

Barbini Murano Label Sommerso Pink Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass sculptural decorative bowl
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Murano Pink Aventurine Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Aureliano Toso, Fratelli Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink, aventurine and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fratelli Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and twisted pink ribbons Italian art glass
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Opaline Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Shell Bowl, Lilac & Pink with Gold Polveri
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Shell Bowl, Lilac & Pink with Gold Polveri May function as an ashtray
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Opalescent Pink Spots White Italian Art Glass Scroll Design Seashell Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and pink spots Italian art glass decorative
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso

Archimede Seguso Murano 1952 Pink White Merletto Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass decorative
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon

Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Opalescent Pink White Sea Shell Bowl, Italy, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely Murano hand blown pink over opaline white glass sea shell bowl / ashtray. Attributed to
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Black Pink Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Crimped Rim Bowl
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Only 1 Left! Beautiful vintage Murano pink, black and dark wine color with copper aventurine
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass

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 Zanfirico ribbons
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Barbini Murano Sommerso Purple Pink Blue Opal Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso amethyst purple, pink, blue Italian art glass
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass

Murano Midcentury Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Clam Shaped Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Only 1 left! Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass clam shaped
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alfredo Barbini Murano White Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Pink Opal Gold Flecks Iridescent Quilted Italian Art Glass Serving Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Barovier Seguso & Ferro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous large Murano handblown pink, opalescent, gold flecks, iridescent and diamond quilted
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Pink Yellow Blue White Aventurine Flecks Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Fratelli Toso, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown twisted blue, pink, yellow, and aventurine ribbons Italian art
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Midcentury Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue over bright pink, and gold flecks, Italian art
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano Pink Blue Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue over pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano Pink Gold Flecks Control Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage SCAVO Glass Bowl / Ashtray / Dish / Vide Poche
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage SCAVO Glass Bowl / Ashtray / Dish / Vide Poche (style of Carlo Scarpa, probably by
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Cenedese Ensemble of Nude Pink Vintage Mid-Century Italian Murano Art Glass
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese set, group, ensemble or collection of vintage midcentury Murano glass vases, bowls or
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Antique Venetian Murano Quilted Opal Dark Pink Rim Italian Art Glass Footed Bowl
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Venetian, early Murano hand blown white opalescent with dark pink edge Italian
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

Murano Pink Gray Pulegoso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Mid Century Bowl Vide Poche
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown frothy bubbles over pink Italian art glass bowl. Created in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Pink Fenicio Pulled Feather Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Leaf Shape Bowl
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink pulled feather and gold leaf Italian art glass leaf shaped
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seguso Murano Vintage Pink Gold Flecks Incalmo Bubble Rim Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear bubbles rim, with pink and gold flecks, Italian art glass
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barovier Toso Murano Red Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowls
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Price per item (3 colors available). Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown controlled bubbles and gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Archimede Seguso Murano Opal Pink Alabastro Fish Bowl or Ashtray, Italy, 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely pink alabastro hand blown Murano glass ashtray or bowl with decorative fish figure
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Murano Sommerso Amber Clear Green Organic Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
amber glass rim with purple and pink accents. To be used as decorative bowl, vide-poche or rings bowl
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Ribbons Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano handblown millefiori flower mosaic and white net ribbons Italian art glass
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Ribbon, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

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Pink Murano Glass Dish For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pink murano glass dish you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each pink murano glass dish for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, blown glass and murano glass. There are many kinds of the pink murano glass dish you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A pink murano glass dish, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Alfredo Barbini, Archimede Seguso and Cenedese each produced at least one beautiful pink murano glass dish that is worth considering.

How Much is a Pink Murano Glass Dish?

Prices for a pink murano glass dish start at $250 and top out at $895 with the average selling for $500.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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.

Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You

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.