1950s Decorative Objects

Vintage Murano Tutti Frutti Glass Bowl 1950s A large Murano art glass bowl, crafted in the style of AVEM's 'Tutti Frutti' or 'Rest of the Day' gla...

Transport yourself to the 1950s with this iconic 4' tall Coca-Cola Collectible Wall Clock. Crafted to perfection, it's a nostalgic masterpiece that oozes vintage charm. The classic C...

Ercole Barovier "Aborigeni vase", c. 1950 Execution: Cased glass, clear and black H : 34 cm (13.38") Overall Very good condition A piece both highly collectible and decorative...

Large glazed stoneware Falcon designed by the Danish ceramist Knud Kyhn (KK) all the way back in 1940-50. Hugely inspired by the sung glazes applied in Axel Salto's and Bode Willumse...

Capodimonte porcelain figurine depicting a peasant, made by Giuseppe Cappelli in 1958 Ø cm 18 Ø cm 14 h cm 22 Giuseppe Cappè (1921-2008) was a renowned Italian artist, widely recog...

Box of dominoes set designed by William Spratling. This is a decorative desk box with a dominoes set created in Taxco Mexico by the silversmith and jewelry designer William Spratlin...

Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader. The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...

1950s French Wooden Female Sculpture – Expressive Carved Figure with Draped Skirt Description: This beautiful sculpture of a woman is carved fro...

Florentine murano and opaline vase, vermilion and white. Empoli, Italy, 1950s.

A rather practical 1950s British novelty item. Intended for displaying/presenting business cards on your office desk or in your shop. Its made entirely f...

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...

In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory called Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production center in the lagoon ...

This stunning Mid-Century Modern translucent crystal centerpiece bowl was realized by the storied maker Daum in France circa 1950. It offers a stylized amorphic form with three point...

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Crater-Glazed Bowl, 1950c. Earthenware with iron crater glaze 5.5 in. diameter × 2 in. height Signed to underside ‘Natzler’ Description: An early and compell...

A simply wonderful objet d'art this beautifully crafted glass pen holder attributed to the iconic Italian brand Fontana Arte is the perfect desk accessory to add Mid Century style an...

Round brass bowl Italian design classic baroque carved by hand 1950s gold midcentury.

Glazed ceramic vase or cachepot. Ceramic glazed in several shades of turquoise, blue and white with linear black motives . This decor is generally seen in red, navy blue and yello...

A whimsical interpretation of Sigmund Freud's 'Whats on a Mans Mind'. A wall plaque with an optical illusion. The face of a man in which 3 naked w...

Incredible and tall Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Murano glass multicolor circa 1950 vase.

These glass decorative bottles, has been made in France, circa 1950. They are typical French procencial Style shape, in a Green color. Sizes Taller depth 20cm large 20cm high 32 S...

Organically shaped long and lean hand blown glass. Light blue cased opaline glass that becomes darker towards the base. It originates from Murano Italy and was manufactured during th...

Arne Tjomsland Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern carved teak Polar Bear sculpture , marked Norway. The polar bear was the first animal he carved in the 1...

Original post-war ceramic Hawaiian native boy with fruit offering & flowers made from lightweight plaster and painted in vibrant tropical colors. It depicts a young Native Hawaiian b...

Set of Pewter Candlestick Holders designed by Arne Erkers for Just Andersen in 1952. An elegant set for a beautiful place. * Set of round Candleholders in Pewter * Designer: Arne Er...

Small ‚Fazzoletto‘ vase by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini from the 'opalini' series in opal gray glass with a slight shimmer, hand-crafted at Venini glasswork in Murano in the 1950s....

Wonderful and rare example of this early McCobb design in original unaltered tobacco finish. Small remnants of original label remains. Measure: Seat H 17.5 in. / arm H 27 in.

Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) stands as a central figure in the history of 20th-century Swedish ceramic design. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Swedish modernism, Kåge played a crucial ro...

Eye catching glistening cut glass vessel with matching lid, very large and ornate.

This striking Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase from San Marino showcases the highly distinctive sgraffito and applied enamel decoration for which the region’s ateliers became renowned...

Vintage red murano glass vase with Sommerso gold attributed to Seguso 1950s. This is an outstanding Italian design vase, characterized by a harmoni...

1891 Sicilian incised and hand painted urn

Vintage Large Dark Walnut Finish, Engraved Brass Mounts and Pulls Chinese Jewelry Box Hinge Lift Three Drawers, Red Linen Lining Interior, Jade Inlay, the Box Equipped with Brass Ha...

Beautiful & unique 'Arabesque' wall hanging vase by Michael & Frances Higgins. The wall vase is constructed with two pieces of hand crafted fused glass with the design between the gl...

Pair of Murano vintage glass vases Cartoccio a Bollicine, in beautiful light blue and chartreuse pale green. Murano glass vases with everted ruffled rim, broken mould, blown in bolli...

Ceramic vase signed ViBi Torino

A large and grand silver plated photograph frame with military / Royal Artillary interest dating to c.1910. The top of the frame is mounted with a gilded Royal Artillary cap badge...

This is a mid-century vintage handcrafted Heron sculpture by the atelier Maison Bagues. This beautiful handcrafted brass Heron sculpture was made in France Circa 1950. The Heron scul...

Unique wooden bowl by Johnny Mattsson in spalted wood, hand-crafted in his studio in the 1950s. Very good condition with minor signs of age. Length: 40 cm Width: 7.5 cm Height: 4 cm

Rare Carl-Harry Stålhane stoneware bowl with a footed base, hand crafted at Rörstrand in Sweden in the 1950s. Beautiful blue hare‘s fur glaze, perfect condition. Signed underneath....

Walter Bosse Candleholder 'Bear', circa 1950s Original condition The candle is not included it is only for the photoshooting

Chrome-plated steel hanging candle holder Original surface.

Large Swedish Mid-Century Ceramic Dish "Rubus" by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand – 1950s This large-scale ceramic dish from the 1950s, titled "Rubus", is a standout piece by celebrated...

This rare brass vase, designed by Pierre Forssell and produced by Skultuna in Sweden during the 1950s, exemplifies the convergence of modernist formalism and artisanal brass craftsma...

Italian Venetian heavily etched and engraved table picture frame with easel backing. Incredibly etched detailing throughout, the workmanship and design is second to none quite simply...

A beautiful pair of Swedish Art Deco–style candlesticks, produced by an unidentified manufacturer in the mid-20th century. Crafted from chrome metal, each features two candleholders ...

A brown-glazed stoneware vase, "ARA" Model, designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 6.56" Height x 3.87" Diameter All items...

Mid-Century Modern round solid brass safe handle, 1950s Germany 5.9kg massive brass. Very good condition, light wear of usage and patina.

A lovely blue bowl designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, the bowl is 18,5 cm in diameter. It is in excellent condition but marked as 2nd quality. Carl-Harry Stålhane is one...

Glass figurine made in Germany in the 1950s.

A beautifully matched pair of traditional Swedish handcrafted two-armed wooden candlesticks, known as “Taserudsstaken,” originating from the Arvika region of Dalarna, Sweden. Rooted ...

2 Bear penholder made of blackened brass by Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950s.  Original condition. The pen is not for sale it is only for the photoshooting (sold and priced per piece)

Elegant shaped Danish Modern vessel from 1959 designed by Per Lutken for the Holmegaard glass factory in Denmark. This asymmetrical handmade drop shaped form was part of the Flamingo Series created in the 1950s. It seems that this series was produced in limited colors, aqua blue, a clambroth color (very rare), and in a dark green and clear combination. Engraved in the bottom -Holmegaard 1959...

Bitossi Italy, 1950 Set of 2 Ceramic vases Excellent condiction Vase: h 23 / diam 11 cm Bowl: h 12 / diam 20 cm

Vase ‘Farsta’ designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1952. Stoneware. Signed. H: 29.5 cm Diameter: 12.5 cm.

A blown glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala and produced by Ittala, Finland, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 5.4” H x 5.6” Diameter

A brown and grey-glazed vase designed and produced by Einer Hellerøe, Denmark, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 4.15"H x 4.5"W x 3.6"D All ...

Very pretty signed Fontana Arte, vide-poche. We think is Max Ingrand design.Also Pietro Chiesa worked at Fontana's at same time. Signed with FX and acid Fontana Italy.

Pair of 1950's French blue mercury glass vases. Measurements: Height: 7.25". Diameter: 6.25".

Blue ceramic decorative vase (circa 1950s) by French ceramicist, Jacques Blin. The vase is in a subdued blue in Blin's trademark misty glaze. It is decorated with a frieze of stylise...

Vintage French vinegar jar in glazed pyrite stoneware, likely produced in La Borne during the 1950s. Featuring a warm brown glaze with natural variations and ash drips, this utilita...