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 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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Stunning Modernist Floor Lamp by TYE of California / Angelo Testa
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning modernist floor lamp by Tye of California / Angelo Testa, Classic midcentury iron tripod base, wonderful large ceramic pottery ball with Angelo T...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Marianna von Allesch Free Form Abstract Vase
Located in Denton, TX
Large studio pottery vase by Marianna von Allesch.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Studio Pottery Sculptural Objects Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1970s
This origina...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Set of 2 Red Black Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects Otto Keramik, Germany, 1970
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic objects set of 2.
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed a...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1970s Studio Pottery Art Sculptural White Vertebrae
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Textured White Vertebrae Studio Pottery Art
Abstract Sculptural Spine Bone
3.13 h x 10.5 w x 4.63
Original vintage condition.
See images please.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Set of 2 Original OP Art Biscuit Porcelain Vases by AK Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By AK Kaiser
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vase set of 2
Producer:
AK Kaiser, Germany
Description:
This original vintage OP Art Vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. it is mad...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carmelo Cappello Metal Sculpture, Triangular Spiral
Located in Milano, IT
Futurist sculpture by master sculptor Cappello Carmelo entitled Triangular Spiral. Edition 5 of 6 of 1978, signature and year engraved underneath the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$9,061 Sale Price
20% Off
Artistic Installation Lull No37 – NONO’s Contemporary Wooden Sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Artistic Installation Lull No37 – NONO’s Contemporary Wooden Sculpture
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms an...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modern Table Sculpture Organic Rosewood Lattice
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Spectacularly Unique Organic Art Rosewood Lattice table sculpture.
17 x 13 x 3 tall
Rare decorative wood sculpture
No label or signature present.
Lo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Set of 3 OP Art Porcelain Vases by Melitta Minden, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vases set of 3
Producer:
Melitta Minden, Germany
Age:
1970s
This original vintage OP Art vase set was produced in the 1970s in Germany...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Organic or Tribal Influence Bronze Garden Sculpture by Noted Sculptor Tim Doyle
Located in St. Louis, MO
Organic form bronze garden or yard sculpture by California Sculptor Tim Doyle. Influenced by Alberto Giacometti, with use of African tribal motifs and brutal...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Charles Rennie Mackintosh Vase "HouseHill" by Colle, Matte
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous Vase is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at least th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
American Modern Lucite Tabletop Sculpture, Van Teal
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Lucite Tabletop Sculpture, Van Teal
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Curved Elegance Still Stand No19: Standing Walnut Totem by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“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
$11,680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Solid Marble Decorative Sphere on Chrome Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid brown marble decorative sphere on chrome base, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks; it has a nic...
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Electroform Abstract Sculpture (of a Rooster)
By John Prip
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern bronze sculpture.
Consisting of fused, electroformed bronze elements.
In the form of what appears to be a stylized rooster seated on a four-legged plinth....
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
No 2 Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase by Strehla Ceramic, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany, GDR
Producer:
Strehla, Germany GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object was designed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 3 Modernist 1960s Vase Sculptures Peter Müller for Sgrafo Modern, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
set of 3 op art vases
Origin:
Germany
Produder:
Sgrafo Modern
Design:
Peter Müler
Material:
porcelain
Age:
1960s
Descript...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Lucite or Plexiglass Wine Rack
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Mid-Century Modern sculpted Lucite or plexiglass wine rack. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mod 20th Century.
WOW! Talk about an hourglass figure!!! This is an absolutely STUNNING mid-century modern wine rack sculpted TOTALLY of Lucite!! It is comprised of a front and back piece held in place with six Lucite bars. Each bar or spacer has a groove that slides into a slat on the front and back piece and creates the top and legs. They hold it together… but just a bit apart. Isn’t it GORGEOUS?? We certainly think so. It will be dazzling at your indoor bar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Neil Hadlock
Located in Round Rock, TX
Signed, dated and numbered abstract bronze and marble sculpture by listed Utah artist Neil Hablock, Circa, 1984. Abstract bronze form on top of black marble stand can be left up to interpretation.
Bio : Neil Hadlock...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Metaformose Wood Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood abstract sculpture
anon artist from the art studio in Verona, Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Wooden Elegance Still Stand No65: Carved Totem by NONO, Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“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
1970s Bronze Sculpture Architectural Monument with Figure
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Sculpture presents architectural form in bronze with figure
17 h x 5.5 w x 6.75
Original unrestored preowned vintage condition.
Refer to images.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Cubist Sculpture by Oronzio Maldarelli
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A cubist style cast stone sculpture by Oronzio Maldarelli. The female figure signed on base with grey cast store with a black chalky finished surface. 14 inches tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1970s Studio Art Pottery Abstract Vase Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Studio Art Pottery Abstract Vase Sculpture
3.13 h x 7.5 w x 7 d
Preowned original vintage condition
See images provided.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Large Sommerso Uranium Art Glass Pyramid Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Large sommerso uranium art glass pyramid sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece is clear glass on the outside with various shades of green...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Biomorphic Glass & Aluminium Sculpture by John Bingham signed & Dated 1976
By John Bingham
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare signed and dated glass sculpture by John Bingham 1976, rare piece signed and dated at the bottom on a solid aluminum base, no chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Rare Lime Wood Sculpture by Giuseppe Rivadossi 1/60 1974
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Giuseppe RIVADOSSI (1974) An architectural lime wood sculpture
super rare sculpture signed from Rivadossi and number 11 of 60
very collectible piece.
Extremely rare and high collect...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Studio Pottery Bowl Shell Element by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Van Teal Lucite Sculpture
By Van Teal
Located in Greer, SC
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Lucite Abstract Sculpture by Hivo Van Teal
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury Lucite abstract sculpture by Hivo Van Teal, circa 1960s. This beautiful three dimensional sculpture is in great condition with no chips, cracks or crazing. The sculpture m...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Mirror Polished Bronze Abstract Objects by Barbara Beretich
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a stunning and rare collection of mirror polished bronze figures by Barbara Beretich from her estate. This collection contains 7 total pieces; we have 3 different figures represented. One group has 4 pieces (5" x 4.5" x 2"), one group has 2 ( 4" x 4" x 2"), and the the last is a single piece (3.5" x 2" x 2") Please see pictures. We have decided to offer this group of pieces as a collection. This is a great opportunity to have such a prolific collection of Beretich pieces; these figures will be sure to draw attention. They work well together and display well within a bowl.
During her younger years in California, Beretich's family raised multiple animals including hogs, cows, sheep and horses. This was often a prominent influence in her sculpture. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in art. The following year Beretich spent time in Europe where she met and became lifelong friends with French artist, Francoise Gilot.Ater Europe, she moved to Claremont CA...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 Red Black Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects Otto Keramik Germany 1970
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects set of 3
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
XXL Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1960s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 2 Fat Lava Pottery Vases Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vases set of 2
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This origin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Bremen, Germany, 1970s
By Otto Meier
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Otto Meier, Bremen in Germany
Information:
Otto Meier (born March 18, 1903 in Dortmund, † June 1, 1996 in Worpswede) was a German ceramist.
Otto Meier, the silent master of the 20th century, is still considered a role model to many ceramists. His works are represented in important public and private collections.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Otto Meier and produced in his own Studio in the 1970s in Bremen, Worpswede in Germany. It is made of solid ceramic pottery and has a very unique green and beige, coloration and surface structure. the sculptural formed top element stands on a square formed base. the bottom is marked with typical Otto Meier Producer signature OM. a very collectible and very rare item of the Meier Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 12,5x12,5cm, it is very impressive.
straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1970s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 8,5cm
Length 12,5cm
Depth 12,5cm.
Weight:
727g
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Otto Meier:
Since 1924 Otto Meier studied architecture and sculpture at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dortmund. A visit to Bernhard Hoetger in Worpswede in 1925 brought him to ceramics. In Hoetger's workshop he began an apprenticeship under Willi Ohler...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Italian Venetian Flame Table Lamp in blown Murano Glass yellow orange 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Very Unique, and Elegant, Italian Venetian, Flame Table Lamp, blown Murano Glass, yellow orange black in pasta, composed by a black basement with a white line finishes, followed by ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Alessio Tasca Anthracite Ceramic Sphere Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Exceptional Anthracite Metallic Glazed Ceramic Sphere Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, Interesting extruded sphere shape with a beautiful an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Figurative Walnut Sculpture
By Brancusi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Fantastic, elegant abstract/figurative sculpture signed HPB, 1977. Walnut with beautiful rich patina, on original artist made metal, steel plate.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Set of 2 Fat Lava Pottery Vases Heinz Siery Carstens Tonnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vases set of 2.
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Modernist Wire, Copper and Mache "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wire. Copper and papier mâché "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox, amazing hand executed sculpture, recently purchased from Buffalo NY estate, pos...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Wire
Set of 2 colorful Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects Otto Keramik Germany 1970
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects set of 2
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of 3 Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase set of 3
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This origina...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Ceramic Studio Pottery Bowl Shell Element by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Livio Seguso (Italian b. 1930) Large Clear Abstract Glass Sculpture
By Livio Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
Large clear glass abstract sculpture, on rectangular block base, by glass Maestro, Livio Seguso.
From MuranoNet:
Livid Seguso, glass sculptor and Maestro.
Born in Murano in 193...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Lull No60 Artistic Installation – Handcrafted Wooden Sculpture by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No60 Artistic Installation – Handcrafted Wooden Sculpture by Joel Escalona
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounde...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,031 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Abstract Modernist Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 12
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Modernist Free Form Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 12 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculptur...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 2 Studio Pottery Sculptural Objects Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1970s
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Svetozar Radakovich Abstract Sculpture, circa 1965
By Svetozar and Radakovich 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Painted wire abstract tree sculpture by Svetozar (Toza) Radakovich.
Ruth Clark & Toza Radakovich are known as one of the most influential artist couples in the Mid-Century Modern ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Objects by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1980s
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Floor Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Eames Flag from the 1964 Worlds Fair for IBM
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Very rare Eames flag from the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, NY. These flags were designed to sit atop the pavilions Eames Office designed for IBM. Only two pavilions are known to exis...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Abstract Mid-Century Modern White Glazed Phallus Sculpture, The Netherlands 1976
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Mid-Century Modern White Glazed Phallus Sculpture, Dated and signed by unknown Artist, The Netherlands 1976.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Modern Pyramid Sailboat Sculpture in Lucite with Solid Rosewood Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pyramid
Modern Pyramid Sailboat Sculpture in Lucite with Solid Rosewood Base
Unsigned
14.5 tall x 9 w x 7.25 d
Unrestored preowned vintage condition.
See images provided.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Rosewood
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1970s and 198...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
American Contemporary Abstract Brutalism, Sculpture in Iron, ca. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
American Contemporary Brutalism
Abstract Sculpture
Iron
ca. 1970s
DIMENSIONS
Height: 13.5 inches
Width: 8.25 inches
Depth: 4.2...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Gambone Ceramic Boars
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Gambone Ceramic Boars
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,800 / set
Abstract Sand Color Ceramic Rock Sculpture by Bryan Blow
Located in London, GB
Hand formed ceramic rock sculpture in sand color looks like the coastal cliffs on the British coast line. Bryan Blow's work echoes a voyage of discovery ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Erotic Art Sculpture Woman’s Waist Pottery Ashtray Vessel Female Body Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
White Hi-gloss glazed ashtray, heavily crazed. Artist/Maker unknown. Procured in Puerto Rico.
Category
1960s Puerto Rican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze Figurative Table Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg, Each is Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare complementing bronze figurative sculptures by Frederic / Frederick Weinberg. Beautiful patina. Both are signed with F. W. on the underside of a foot.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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