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Period: 1960s
Green Glass Carafe Bird of Prey Eagle Bessi Italy 29cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful vintage green glass carafe in the shape of an eagle or bird of prey, by Bessi, Italian, collector's item from the 1960s-1970s, marked at the bottom.
These glass carafes we...
Category
Italian Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Old Chinese Jewelry Box Jewelry Box Jade Rosewood Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Old Chinese rosewood wooden jewelry box, jewelry box with brass fittings and a jade plaque in the center of the lid, inside a red lining with golden floral decoration, second half of...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
German 1960s Junghans Pendulum + Weights + Gong Wall Clock
Located in Krefeld, DE
Wall clock Design & produced by Junghans in 1960s. Brass metal and Teak wood. Mechanical movement and gong is in good working condition. Very nice gong but if you don't like it is po...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Ceramic Vase by Accolay (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
French ceramic vase by Accolay (Circa 1960s). An elegantly elongated flower vase with both matt and lustrous black sections provides surprise and delight. The shape takes inspiration...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,217 Sale Price
20% Off
Stig Lindberg Unique Ceramic Cylindrical Bowl Planter in Oxblood for Gustavsberg
Located in Troy, MI
Large unique ceramic vessel by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio
Sweden circa 1960's
Cylindrical form with molten spotted glaze in contrasting oxblood and mossy green
Signed to u...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Atlanta Sunburst Starburst Brass Wall Clock
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning original 1960s Atlanta sunburst starburst wall clock. Featuring beautiful brass sunburst surrounding illustrating perfectly the mood of the decade. It is battery operated by...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock With Black Dial, Made In Switzerland 1965
Located in Greven, DE
Atmos clock by Jaeger LeCoultre with black dial
Switzerland
Brass
Year of manufacture 1965
Dimensions: H x W x D: 22 x 18 x 13.5 cm
Description:
Atmos V calibre 526 in a gold-plat...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Tapio Wirkkala Stainless Steel Puukko Knife with Leather Sheath Hackman Finland
Located in London, GB
Tapio Wirkkala Puukko Knife by Hackman Finnish Design
This vintage Puukko knife, designed by renowned Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala and produc...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
Palshus Large Flowerpot Green with Blue Chamotte Ceramic, Danish Modern 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large ceramic flowerpot by Per Linnemann-Schmidt for Palshus Denmark. Made ca. 1960s.
It is made with chamotte clay which gives a rough and vivid surface. It has a grass green glaze...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Japanese Kumiki Tetrahedron Wooden Puzzle / Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Massive Japanese Kumiki Tetrahedron wooden puzzle, constructed of many solid wooden parts to create this dipyramid form. The form not only has structural beauty by since accient time...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Realistic Ceramic Cheetah by Favaro Cecchetto, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Realistic Ceramic Cheetah by Favaro Cecchetto, 1960s Italy
Look into his eyes as if they were real.
The proportions, the shaping of the body almost perfect.
The painting is equal...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Colorful Lucite Chess Set by Charles Hollis Jones, USA circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and visually striking Lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones, a celebrated American designer known for his innovative work with acrylic and Lucite. Created circa 19...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Mid-century modern Nils Landberg Glass Vase, "Dusk" for Orrefors, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautiful handmade vintage sommerso glass vase, made and signed by talented Nils Landberg for Orrefors glassworks, Sweden in the 1960s. This vase has a dark grey/green colour which...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Tommaso Barbi Chrome and Wood Modernist Box, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this extraordinary large scale box. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1960. The modernist form boasts a substantial square shape, featuring chromed metal an...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Bay Vase West Germany Ceramic Flowers 661-40
By Bay Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage Bay Keramik vase, colour ochre and brown, a floral pattern along the middle, vintage West Germany ceramics from the 60s-70s, marked and numbered 661-40.
West Germany was act...
Category
German Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Forssell, Candle Sconces, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three candle sconces designed by Pierre Forssell and produced by Skultuna, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions: 19.25” H x 1.5” W x 3.25” D
Dimensions of back plate: 13.6...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pink and Gold Infused Ribbed Murano Glass Sommerso Bud Vase
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning pink Murano ribbed gold-specked glass Sommerso bud vase.
24K gold leaf is infused into cristallo glass under high temperatures inside special glass-making furnaces, result...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Floral Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of vintage Chinese gilt copper cloisonne enameled vases, of baluster form with rust enameled and blue Chrysanthemum floral motif, 12.5" H x 7" diameter.
Category
Chinese Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$895 / set
German 1960s Junghans Pendulum + Weights + Gong Wall Clock
Located in Krefeld, DE
Wall clock Design & produced by Junghans in 1960s. Brass metal and Teak wood. Mechanical movement and gong is in good working condition. Very nice gong but if you don't like it is po...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Frits Nagel & Ceasar Stoffi Modular Candleholders in Brass for BMF
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of 4 iconic modular candleholders by Frits Nagel and Ceasar Stoffi. Designed in the early 1960s and manufactured by BMF in Germany. These are fashioned from solid brass. Molecula...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1960s Astonishing Large Murano Ashtray or Catch-All By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing large ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
6,29" diameter x 3,54" H inches
cm 16 ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Japanese Tall Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with light brown fiber, ...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Bamboo
Snuffbox white enamel sterling silve stylised birdr miniature on the lid Salimba
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round curved snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, above and below, and miniature on the lid of a stylised bird, hand painted by the paint...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large Chinese Jewelry Box Jewelry Box Jade Rosewood Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large Vintage rosewood wooden jewelry box, jewelry storage box with 5 drawers and 2 doors, decorated with jade and brass fittings, circa mid 20th century, marked Shanghai made in Chi...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
table box enamel sterling silver peacocks with “ramage” Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with very fine hand-engraving, also on the sides, of peacocks with “ramage” similar to tiger tails,...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Gorgeous Blue and Pink Ashtray or Catchall by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous blue and pink ashtray or catchall by Flavio Poli in Murano sommerso glass. Made in italy
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
Diameter 6,29" x 2,75" height inches...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Oversized Paperclip Lucite Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a mid-century oversized paperclip lucite sculpture. It's a fun, pop art sculpture perfect for a desk or home.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Paolo Soleri Set Of Five Wind Chime Bells C.1960
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Bernville, PA
Rare hard to find set of five large wind chime bells designed by Paolo Soleri. Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina throughout with natural age and weathering. Excellent vintag...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Copper
"Birdman" Bronze Sculpture by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí, Fonderie Rudier 1
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Salvador Dalí bronze sculpture, signed and stamped by the renowned Rudier Foundry in Paris. In this exquisite piece, Dalí presents the transformat...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,083 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Plexiglass or Lucite Faceted Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional geometric Lucite or acrylic decorative lidded box was designed in Italy. The piece was crafted circa 1960. It features a modernist shape with an incredible carved pr...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Antique German Elfinware Porcelain Roses Trinket Box w/ Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Elfinware
Manufacturer: Elfinware
Materials: Porcelain, Brass Accents
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gold Wood Italian Frame, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian frame from the mid-20th century. Object of beautiful size and pleasant impact, in wood and plaster, carved and gilded (bronze tint). Ideal frame to combine with a paint...
Category
Italian Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Crystal Bowl by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A modernist design of a bowl by Per Lutken for Royal Copenhagen. It was designed in 1955. The crystal has a bluish tone.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Set of Purple and Raspberry Colored Glass Vases by Gunnar Nylund, Sweden 1960s
Located in Hannover, DE
Look at this beautiful set of vases by Gunnar Nylund. The colors of these vases are exceptionally beautiful, the smaller vase has a beautiful raspberry colored glass, the more delica...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage ALVA Studios Cast Stone Aphrodite Sculpture in Black
By Alva Studios
Located in San Carlos, CA
FOR SALE: Stunning ALVA Studios Cast Stone Aphrodite Sculpture in Black
Enhance your space with this elegant cast stone sculpture by ALVA Studios, depicting Aphrodite in striking bl...
Category
American Neoclassical Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Cast Stone
"Three Wise Monkeys" Metal Sculpture Statue, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative sculpture statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany and was made probably in the 1960s. You...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Fantoni Italian Pottery Raymor Vintage Midcentury Blue Bottle Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Fabulous Fantoni bottle vase in mottled indigo blue glaze with abstracted tree designs on the front and back, circa 1960's. Saturated glaze and terrific MCM theme. 12 1/8" high, 6" w...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Aluminia Royal Copenhagen Tenera Vase by Grethe Helland Hansen, Danish 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish Mid-century ceramic vase from the Aluminia (later brandname Royal Copenhagen) "Tenera" series. This vase was manufactured in the 1960s.
The decor with dark blue berries was ...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hermès by Limoges Ceramic Picture Frame with Equestrian Decor, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
A masterpiece of sophistication, this Hermes-designed picture frame is an embodiment of timeless luxury. Crafted in France around 1960, this rare ceramic treasure was exclusively pro...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Leather, Glass, Ceramic, Suede
Pink Murano Glass Bowl, Square Sommerso Bubbled Bullicante c.1960s Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small square pink Murano glass dish, handcrafted in the 1960s and attributed to Galliano Ferro.
This striking piece showcases the sommerso t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Piero Fornasetti Box with Butterflies, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Original and decorative box from the 1960s designed by Piero Fornasetti, a celebrated Italian artist and designer known for his dreamlike and surreal approach to design. The box is r...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Mid Century Modern Large Green Art Glass Handblown Glob Vase
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful and unique large hand blown green glass glob vase, possibly Italian. The protrusions and irregular shape add to the handmade quality. This vase is an impressive 17 inches h...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Chinese Jewelry Box with Drawers Jewelry Box Jade Rosewood Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Old Chinese rosewood jewelry box with 2 doors and 3 drawers, jewelry box with brass fittings and a jade plaque in the center of the doors and sides, inside a red lining with silver-c...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ship's Decanter, English, Cut Crystal Glass, Wine, Spirit, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ship's decanter. An English, cut crystal glass full bodied wine or spirit vessel, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Present your favourite spirits in thi...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
Wedgwood Jasperware Neo-Classical Vase with Flower Frog, 1968
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Jasperware Neo-Classical blue and white stoneware vase with a flower frog insert, date marked 1968.
The vase is sprig decorated with classical figures and banded with a r...
Category
English Neoclassical Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Large Murano Glass Vase - Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful large Murano glass vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio poli. The vase is in very good condition, no chips and no feta bites.
Beautiful colors. Heavy and thic...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage 1960s Souvenir Building Architectural Model Berlin Bear, Metal Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. This item was bought as a souvenir in Berlin and was made in the mid-20th c...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large MacCoy Ceramic Pot with Lid Brown Color 1960 United States
By Guy Maccoy
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful hand painted Pot with lid by Mccoy from United States, 1960's. Brown glaze with brown painted zig-zag motif.
Beautiful shelf accessory. Signed.
Category
American French Provincial Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$615 Sale Price
20% Off
Egg style Faberge Aquamarine Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod engraved in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché, Russian Empire style inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé late 19th century, early 20th...
Category
Italian Empire Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Ceramic optical Tile Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche, 1968
Located in taranto, IT
Rare ceramic tile designed in 1968 by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche
aluminum frame
Size with frame 35x35 cm, tile size 15x15 cm, protrusion from the wall 5 cm
Very good cond...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
ROYAL COPENHAGEN 1960 Niels Thorson Mid Century Glazed Porcelain Square Vase
By Niels J. Thorsø, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami, FL
A square green glazed vase designed by Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) for Royal Copenhagen.
This is a very decorative vase created in Copenhagen Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Cat Statue Door Stop, Brass, Art Deco Vintage Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful and substantial Art Deco style brass cat sculpture door stand measuring totally 22" tall. Cat itself is approximate 5 1/2" tall. This cutie has been designed with beautif...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lot of 13 Traditional Vintage Kokeshi Japan Second half 20th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage lot of 13 rare and high quality kokeshi dolls, authentic kokeshi made in Japan in the Showa period, circa 1950s to 1970s.
This lot concerns 13 extremely beautiful kokeshi do...
Category
Japanese Showa Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Otto Bauer for Holmegaard Large Gulvase Vessels
By Holmegaard, Otto Bauer
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Otto Bauer for Holmegaard Large Gulvase Vessels
Category
Swedish Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Signed Ceramic Ikebana Vase Sculpture, Japan 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Sculptural ceramic modernist Ikebana vase. Great glaze with a raised textured design and wabi sabi form. Signed in Japanese. Japan, 1960
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Spanish Incised Terracotta Vase
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1633 Hand made and glazed incised Spanish Vase
Category
Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-century Tear Drop Blue and Purple Murano Sommerso Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Luigi Onesto-style teardrop abstract art glass sculpture is a captivating testament to Venetian craftsmanship, featuring layers of vivid blue and purple glass encased in a cryst...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage German Ceramic Rare Junghans Wall Clock in Melon Peach Shade
Located in Bochum, NRW
Very rare JUNGHANS kitchen clock, from the 1960s, mechanical. In melon peach shade.
Pastel antique pink/white stoneware case, fully glazed, with white dial under glaze, with hour and...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Olivetti Typewriter Vintage Model "Valentine" 1969 Pop Art Icoon
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Olivetti Valetine is an icon for its expressive design and practical usability portable, manual typewriter known for its typical red ABS plastic housing and matching red case. Th...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$871 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 large vases by Per Lutken
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of 3 art glass vases by Per Lutken for Holmegaard. Denmark, circa 1960th. Signed and numbered. Dimensions H 10" x W9" x D7" and H6.25" x W6" x D5".
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$2,500 / set
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