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Period: 1950s
Mid Century West Germany Ankara Decor Vases by Carstens Tönnieshoff, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
These West Germany Art Pottery Ankara Decor vases by Carstens Tönnieshoff from the 1950s are indeed exquisite pieces of Mid Century Modern design. Carstens Tönnieshoff was a renowned...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres totally handmade.
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Mid Century Modern Frederic Weinberg Abstract Bronze Libra Zodiac Wall Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
A rare Frederic Weinberg zodiac series wall mounted sculpture circa 1950s Cast bronze modernist Libra figure with brutalist texture and subtle holes f...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

George Nelson Birch & Brass Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Birch & Brass wall clock for Howard Miller.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d´Arte Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Italy, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
Exquisite Murano sommerso glass bowl by Venetian artist Flavio Poli. Created for Seguso Vetri d´Arte, this is a spectacular piece indeed, featuring an organicists design line and a b...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Sommerso

Solid Teak Granary Mortar from Java, Indonesia c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A vintage mortar bowl soured from rural Java & crafted from a solid teak wood slab. A raw and organic object with beautiful wood textures and imperfections. A versatile decorative ob...
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Indonesian Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Teak

Large Siemens Factory, Station or Workshop Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Huge 43cm steel painted clock face made in Germany in the 1950s. Formerly a slave clock, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a batt...
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German Industrial Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

George Nelson Meridian Wall Clock Rimini Blue Face by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Meridian” clock designed by George Nelson for the Howard Miller Clock Company. Face is made of “Rimini Blue” Italian ceramic designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, battery operated.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Line Vautrin, Mirror "Soleil à pointes n°4", circa 1955
Located in Paris, FR
A Circular convex mirror in talosel and orange, black and red mirror.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Mirror, Talosel

Mexican Modernist Mixed Metal and Abalone Scorpion Dish
Located in Houston, TX
Mexican Modernist mixed metal and Abalone Scorpion dish. Large Mexican modernist or Mexican midcentury mixed metal and abalone scorpion dish, bowl or...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

Large Vase with Lid in Italian Midollino 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Vase with Lid in Italian Midollino 1950s
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Bamboo

Small vase Icaro Rodi Italy 1950s Faenza Pomegranate
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small vase Icaro Rodi Italy 1950s Faenza Pomegranate
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Bronze Geometric Wall Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze Geometric Brutalist Wall Sconces, features up-and-down light sources, solid metal, made well. DIMS: 38" high 10.50" wide 5.50" deep
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Italian Brutalist Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Lovely Murano aquarium fish tank block paperweight. A colorful tropical fish inside a glass block with green seaweed. A highly decorative sculpture for any desk or shelf.  
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

1960s Green Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin for Riihimäen Lasi Oy
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1960s Green Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin for Riihimäen Lasi Oy A fine hand blown piece from Finland beautiful in both shape and colour, no chips 0r cracks 10” tall and 4” in diamet...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Large Famille Rose Cachepot Planter Chinese Export Porcelain Cobalt Blue / Gilt
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A finely hand-painted large famille rose porcelain planter from the mid-20th century. The planter features intricate hand-painted designs in vibrant colors, typical of the famille ro...
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Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Decorative Vase from Tilgmans, Sweden with a very period design from the 1950s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Decorative Vase in cerramics from Tilgmans Keramik, Gothenburg, Sweden with a very period design from the 1950s. Made with Sgraffito technique. Wear consistent with age and use
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi rare early pottery / ceramic sculpture of bird , for Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing modern sculpture of a bird with metal stand by the well known artist / designer Aldo Londi.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Flygsfors Coquille purple bowl
Located in Djurhamn, SE
The queen of the room is purple - catches the eye immediately with its extreme design. Fits well on large surfaces and wants space to shine. One of Paul Kedelv's most beautiful and c...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Roger Capron 1 of 21 Blue Ceramic Vases, France - 1950s, Labeled
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 21 blue ceramic vases, France - 1950s, Labeled. Please get in touch regarding the exact measurements of each vase Roger Capron (1922-2006) was a French ceramic ar...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Gold Gilt Tole Planter Cachepots with Leaves, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Hollywood Regency style gold gilt metal planters, marked "Made in Italy". We have two planters available, sold and priced individually. These petit...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Vintage French National Bank Gold Bar Boxes, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage bank gold bar boxes, circa 1950 from French National Bank, very strong boiled cardboard and rivets, original cognac brown color, waxed finish. Go...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Metal

Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche. 1 light, 60 watts Max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.  
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Selection of Lucite Centerpiece Bowls
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Lucite Centerpiece Bowls, by Ritts of California, circa 1950's. The price of $550 noted below is for each larger bowl, measuring 15.5" l...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Italian Onyx Baluster Form Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large Italian onyx baluster form vase with beautiful central design; organic in design displaying the natural beauty of the stone and neutral coloration. Of very heavy weight; appr...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Onyx

Green Onyx Marble and Brass Jewelry Display Box, Italy 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a box in Onyx, with the structures in Brass, as well as the feet of the box. The interior is lined with red felt. It is a jewelry box, which was made in Italy in the 1950s. It ...
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Italian Classical Roman Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Onyx, Brass

Art Deco Val Saint-Lambert Green Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert green crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s. by Val Saint-Lambert. Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply ...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-century Modern Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Clear Glass Contour Vase, 1950s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This glass vase from the Contour series was designed by Vicke Lindstrand for the Swedish glassworks Kosta Glasbruk during the 1950s. It is made of high quality clear crystal glass wi...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Hans Hansen Danish Modern Cigar Box in Rosewood and Sterling Silver, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
One-compartment Rosewood box for playing cards, jewelry, cigars, cigarettes etc. Its manufactured by the Danish Silversmith Hans Hansen circa 1950-60. The corners, hinge and lid-mech...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Silver

Vase Cerart Monaco en céramique Francaise décor à l'or fin Côte-d'Azur 1950
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Très grand vase en céramique émaillée . Modèle sortie des ateliers des ateliers de céramique monégasque il est richement décoré de fleurs et fruit sur fond noir et or. Il est en bel...
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French French Provincial Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti House of Cards Surrealist Porcelain Tray or Dish Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This dream like hallmarked Mid-Century Modern original Piero Fornasetti small tray, dish or desk accessory is lithographically hand painted porcelain. It is called the House of Cards...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 1950s Scandinavian Heavy Solid Bronze Minimalist Candle Holders - Norway
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of 1950s extremely heavy Scandinavian solid bronze cylinder form candlesticks or candle holders with recessed area towards top , stamped on the bottom : Made in Norway with unkn...
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Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Ceramic Boxes with small ceramic tiles Decoration Pattern France 1970 Set of 3
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ceramic Boxes with small ceramic tiles Decoration Pattern France 1970 Set of 3
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Art Murano Glass Confetti Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage candy dish is made of teal 'sommerso' art glass with a clear casing, and decorated with various bits of different colored and textured glass. The glass 'confetti' is sus...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

French Mid-Century Decorative Ceramic Plate by Atelier du Grand Chêne
Located in London, GB
French Mid-Century curved ceramic plate hand-painted with a woman's face with short hair, by Atelier du Grand Chêne (circa 1950s). The piece is absolutely charming and has a whiff of...
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Rodex Mop Bucket Frist Patent by Manuel Jalon Corominas
Located in Barcelona, ES
First patent mop bucket designed by Manuel Jalon Corominas. Manufactured by Rodex. Spain 1957-1960.
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood , Gabon 1950 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood , Gabon 1950 Brown Color
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Gabonese Minimalist Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood Gabon 1950 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood, Gabon 1950 Brown Color
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Gabonese Minimalist Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Small 1950's Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to mid-century Italian designer Flavio Poli, this 1950's vase is composed of green in amber sommerso Murano glass blown in a teardrop form with a bulbous bottom gracefully...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Wilhelm Kåge, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed stoneware vase with silver paint designed by Wilhelm Kåge and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1950s.
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Large Bitossi Fritte Vase Italian Mod century modern ceramics Yellow Green
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1950s large Bitossi fritte vase. Melted green and fused glass sits crackeled inside a dimpled yellow glazed stone form. Large scale at 13.5” high, and 9” Wide. this is a statement...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

A Variety of Art Glass Objects by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala designed a huge variety of these art glass objects in a number of different sizes. The motifs were mostly from nature as mushrooms or sea shells or a foals leg, and so...
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Masonic Statesmen Goebel Figurines George Washington, Ben Franklin 1957
Located in Den Haag, NL
Masonic Brothers/Statesmen Goebel Figurines George Washington, Ben Franklin 1957 , very good condition. signed .
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Herend Apponyi Pink Porcelain Vase from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Herend porcelain vase, Apponyi Pink collections, hand painted and made in the 1950s Ø cm 13 h cm 24 Herend porcelain is among the most prestigious and sought after in the world. Ma...
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Hungarian Arts and Crafts Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Brass Pepe Mendoza Tray / Centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
The largest and nicest example of a Pepe Mendoza tray we have seen. Beautifully made and very impressive in person.
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Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Mid-Century French Ceramic Decorative Bowl by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
Mid-century blue ceramic decorative bowl by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s). Created in Blin's trademark misty glaze, this elegant bowl is incised on the interior with a stylised giraffe ...
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Fulvio Bianconi Venini 1950’s LARGE Striped Murano Handkerchief vase Signed
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Venini 1950’s LARGE Striped Murano Handkerchief vase Signed Venini Murano Italia in acid.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Nesting bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesting bowls Set of three c. 1955 rock Crystal, gold, coral 1⅞ h × 6⅛ dia in (5 × 16 cm) 1½ h × 5¾ dia in (4 × 15 cm) 1⅛ h × 5⅛ dia in (3 × 13 cm)
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold

Large Vase 1950s Zsolnay Pirogranito - Antal Gazder
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Large pyrogranite floor vase with floral decoration by the Zsolnay porcelain manufactory (Pécs, Hungary) in very good condition. Pyrogranite refers to a type of ornamental pottery de...
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Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Vase Faience H.Bequet Ceramic Design Vase "Quaregnon" Handmade Floral Decor
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage vase for flowers. The vase was made at the H. Bequet porcelain factory from hard faience. For decoration, an overglaze decal, hand-painted in gold, is used. Manufactured i...
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Belgian Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Faience

Alfredo Barbini Vibrant Large Murano Aquarium Vase with fish circa 1950’s
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Vibrant Large Murano Aquarium Vase with fish circa 1950’s
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Tapio Wirkkala Large Iittala Glass Vase
Located in Sharon, CT
The largest version of this famous form. Opaque white and clear glass. Measures: 35 cm. (13 3/4")
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Accolay Tripod Flower Pot with Purple Concentric Circles, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French midcentury tripod flower pot / planter / cachepot by Accolay, France, 1950s. Purple concentric circles vase. Measures: Height: 20.4cm (8"), diameter: 26cm (10.2").
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

20th Century Terracotta French Nobleman Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Beautiful French sculpture from the mid-20th century. Finely chiseled terracotta object depicting the bust of a nobleman with a wig, in eighteenth-century clothes, of excellent quali...
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French Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

A 1950s Swedish clear glass with air bubbles bowl by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Swedish clear glass with air bubbles bowl by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta. Made from hand-blown glass with air bubbles. The bowl has an undulating rim, which is not perfectly ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Glass

"Look Award to William Goetz", Gold Art Deco Medal for Film Achievement, 1952
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Important both artistically and historically, this unique gold medallion for Film Achievement was commissioned by Look magazine, sculpted by William Zorach, struck by the the renowne...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

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Gold

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