Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Solid Walnut Geometric Unique Sculpture Hand Made
By Ai Weiwei
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful incredible craftsmanship geometric sculpture all hand made an put together, circa 1970's excellent condition in the style of artist Ai Weiwei.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Brutalist Iron Abstract Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique Brutalist iron / metal sculpture by American artist, Frank Cota, circa 1970s. Free-form piece with various hexagon, square and triangle pieces; signed by Coat on the bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Guernica" : tall bas-relief patinated plaster sculpture - 1967
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Guernica" : Bas-relief sculpture made of reinforced
patinated plaster
On the back two hooks to hang the sculpture on the wall
Dated : 1967, Probably made for the 30th anniversar...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam, Delft The Netherlands 1958
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam The Netherlands Delft 1958
About Cor Dam
Cor Dam (Delft, April 26, 1935 – July 29, 2019) trained ...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird
Very unique Brutalist abstract bird sculpture circa 1960s
Modernist piece in welded bronze cantilevered o...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Ceramic Vessel, Organic Brutalist
Located in San Diego, CA
Great mid-century Organic Studio Pottery Weed pot vessel. This piece has a great design with an opening in the center, weed Pot is unmarked, unsigned but believed to be early 1970s p...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Blue And Clear Wavy Swirl Art Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Toronto, ON
Abstract Art Glass wavy and swirl sculpture attributed to Murano glass. Made in Italy in the 1970s, this stunning sculpture is finished in clear and blue art glass. It’s made in the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Curtis Jere Starburst POM POM Abstract Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Curtis Jere Starburst wall sculpture / Signed & dated.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large 8'+ Atomic Age Mid-Century Modern Style Unique Space Atom Wall Sculpture
By Kenny Scharf, Curtis Jeré
Located in St. Louis, MO
One of a kind Atomic Age large Mid-Century Modern style wall sculpture made of round black painted bent iron rod, in zig-zag form or atom rings with assorted metallic colored orbs (a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Signed and Dated 1987 Curtis Jere Feathered Spiral Sculpture Brass & Marble
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning Curtis Jere sculpture was made in 1987, and features a superb and iconic design. Made of 40 long brass rods welded to each other across a center line, it forms an exagg...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
By Clyde Ball
Located in Countryside, IL
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
The pedestal measures: 12.25 wide x 12.25 deep x 42.25 inches high
The sculpture measures: 13.5 wide x 11 deep x ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Murano Glass Swirls (2 Available)
By Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
"Vintage" Murano Glass Swirls. Not contemporary. These were acquired with a signed Barovier vase from the 1960s. Id presume these swirls were bought at a high end Murano factory on a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Giacomo Benevelli Chromed Sculture with Wooden Base, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Giacomo Benevelli is an italian sculpture born in Reggio Emilia in 1925. He was the son of Anselmo Govi, important italian painter, meaning that art has always been a current trait i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Orange & Red Resin Wall Sculptures by Takeshi Kawashima
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of abstract wall sculptures by Japanese artist Takeshi Kawashima in solid red and orange resin. These were purchased from a forme...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Set Of Five Ceramics
Located in PAU, FR
Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics,
Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest)
Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm -----
Height: 13 cm Diameter...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Sculpture by Jean Claude Farhi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture with multiple totems colorfull island by Jean Claude Farhi
France 1985
Vintage condition
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely crafted pair of cuff links by and signed Rebaje . Hammered copper face with brass button on backside .
Francisco Torres arrived in NY from Dominican Republic in 1922. Sleeping on couches and in basements of friends trying to make his fortune . .
Gradually transformed himself into Frank Rebajes...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare Harry Bertoia Sterling Silver Brooch "Ginko Leaves" ca. 1940s
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
An extremely rare Harry Bertoia sterling silver brooch "Ginko Leaves." The brooch has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.77. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The Brooch measures: 2.94 " long x 1.5 " wide x .30 " deep.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The brooch and closure are all handcrafted and the clasp is his unique design.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Maria Puzzle Sculpture in its Original Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine boxed, modernist Mini Maria puzzle sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal.
In nickel-plated bronze.
Together with its original box, wrapping paper, styrofoam, paperwork and docu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Horizontal sculpture by Ignacio Jaramillo Villar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horizontal terracota sculpture on a gray marble base
Signed by the artist
Spain circa 1970
Category
1980s Albanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Horizontal grey sculpture by Ignacio Jaramillo Villar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horizontal sculpture in grey ceramic
Mounted on White marble base
Signed by the artist
Spain circa 1970
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Metal Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Salvatore Messina, sculpture, aluminum, Italy, 1960
Salvatore Messina (1916-1982) tackled the question of movement and the concept of space through his metal sculptures. The three-d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Very Large Hand Produced Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A very large and impressive one-off Studio Pottery sculpture.
Hand produced earthenware sections that interlock to form a tower. Each section has been hand thrown, glazed and fired....
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca, Fusina
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Sculpture Signed Object Vase Vessel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid Century organic free form sculpture made out of one piece of resin.
Signed on underside.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Oversized Modern Curtis Jere Style Pop Art 50" Metal Wisk Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Modern Curtis Jere Style Oversized Pop Art 50" Metal Wisk Wall Art Sculpture. I was unable to find the signature so the maker and age is unconfirmed. Believed to be Late 20th C...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Rare Vasa Mihich Iridescent Op Art Acrylic Lucite Tower Table Sculpture in Pink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare form and color sculpture by Vasa Mihich. This features beautiful colors of pink, yellow and orange. Signed, numbered and dated by the artist.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Super Glaze ABSTRACT Ceramic Pottery Vase Carstens Tönnieshof Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage pottery object was produced by Cartens Tönniesho...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Marcello Fantoni Metal Wire Architectural Sculpture
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) architectural brazed wire tabletop or wall mount sculpture of a church. Signed Fantoni Firenze Italy on metal tag.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Laws of Motion Room Divider in Oak Wood, Space Divider Screen by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Laws of Motion Room Divider in Oak Wood, Space Divider Screen by Joel Escalona
Laws of Motion is a furniture collection that through a series of different typologies explores concep...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
Murano glass blue circa 1950 tree sculptural vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass blue sculptural tree vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Abstract Ceramic Scultpure
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed and dated 1993, excellent condition with the exception of one very small chip
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brazilian Modern Red Lacquered Steel Table Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Red lacquered abstract steel table sculpture, unsigned. Brazil 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Curtis Jere Sailboat Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curtis Jere
1976
Signed & Dated
Brass Sailboat Sculpture
In overall very good condition consistent with age
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Murano Art Glass Sculpture in vibrant colors by Sergio Costatini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Murano Art Glass Sculpture in vibrant colors by Sergio Costatini. Signed by the artist as pictured. Large complicated centerpiece or accent sculpture worthy of any collection.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Raku Orb
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Victor Vasarely for TANE. Sterling Silver with Vermeil "Cuadratura" Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare TANE Orfebres Sterling Silver with vermeil sculpture by Victor Vasarely named Cuadratura. Series 6 / 20 and signed on one of its sides. Manufactured in 1978.
Weight: 2390 g.
...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Copper & Chrome Raindrops Wall Art Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptional wall art sculpture attributed to C. Jere.
3 dimensional torch cut brass, copper and chromed steel "drops"
arranged perfectly and welded to a copper frame.
Four rear h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Vintage Mid Century Curtis Jere "Shooting Star" Brass and Chrome Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere "Shooting Star" Brass and Chrome Sculpture
The Vintage Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere “Shooting Star” Brass and Chrome Sculpture is a celestia...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Biomorphic Carved Serenity Totem Still Stand No67 by NONO, Escalona Crafted
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mid century vintage abstract modern stone sculpture.
By Achiel Van Sassenbrouck
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage abstract stone sculpture. This hand carved smoothly polished amber stone stands on a Lucite plinth. This stone sculpture has beautiful tones of amber, d...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mid Century Modern Abstract Biomorphic Wood & Bronze Sculpture circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Orignal Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Biomorphic Wood & Bronze Sculpture by Fred Scott
Very unique sculpture by Ohio artist Fred Scott circa 1960s
Carved wood with intersecti...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass vase with dark red exterior and yellow interior, hand blown with black stripes throughout, infused with gold flecks and decorated with shell like figures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
rare turquoise fat lava "DOTS" Ceramic Vase VEB HALDENSLEBEN, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany, GDR
Producer:
VEB Haldensleben, Germany GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1980s Op-Art Multi Colored Lucite Sculpture of a Circle, Triange & Rectangle
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Vasa Mihich or Shlomi Haziza, 1980s sculpture colored beveled shapes made of acrylic or lucite with pink circle, yellow triangle, teal rectangle on a purple base. Thi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Large Abstract Modernist Oak Sculpture, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
A large mid 20th Century abstract sculpture carved from oak.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Height: 82
Width: 17
Depth: 17
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Stone Bust Sculpture by a Student of Sir Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This carved stone head bust sculpture was reputedly carved by a student of 20th century British architect and artist, Sir Hugh Casson. It depicts the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
rare Pottery Super Color Fat Lava Multi-Color 484 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase with rare colorful glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Abstract Oak Sculpture, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
A mid 20th Century abstract sculpture in oak.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Height: 29
Diameter: 9
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
‘The Thinker’ Carved Kneeling Statue by a Student of Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This weathered kneeling statue titled ‘The Thinker’ was reputedly carved by a student of 20th century British architect and artist, Sir Hugh Casson. It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Unique Organic Form Black Glazed Pottery Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Dive deep into a realm of artistic enigma with this remarkable abstract black glazed pottery sculpture, signed "Verna 1974." While the artist remains shrouded in mystery, the sheer g...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware
20th Century Black-Blue Italian Single Murano Glass Face, Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-blue, single vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian single face sculpture made of hand blown colored Murano glass, in good condition. The detailed slightly smoked décor piece rep...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid century vintage hand carved abstract onyx Sculpture.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage hand carved onyx sculpture. This abstract sculpture has been hand carved and presented on a multi layer Lucite base. This onyx stone has dark and light ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Set of 2 Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase by VEB HALDENSLEBEN, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase set of 2
Origin:
Germany, GDR
Producer:
VEB Haldensleben, Germany GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage p...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century 9 Foot Tall Abstract Modern Sculpture
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century 9 Foot Tall Abstract Modern Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 22 wide x 20 deep x 108 (approx. 9 feet) high
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Metal
Mid Century Modern Dice Form Table Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Mid 20th century modern table lamp with original factory enamel painted metal dice form base. Measures 24" high to top of finial / dice base is just about 5...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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