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
Period: Mid-20th Century
Salviati Gaspari Murano Uranium UV Green Italian Art Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown vaseline yellow green with aqua green paint stroke Italian art glass sculpture on base. Documented to designer Luciano Gaspari for the Salviati co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture by Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture designed and produced by Fausto Melotti.
Work registered in the Fausto Melotti Archive
Authentication from the Fausto Melotti Archive on photograph.
Biography:
Ita...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Abstract Brutalist Design Vase Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large modern abstract design vase sculpture.
Second half of the 20th century.
Dimensions: Height 40 cm.
Diameter 14 cm.
In good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Draped Chair" Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Marina Karella, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze sculpture by the Greek artist Marina Karella. "Draped Chair" numbered 4/8. Signed on verso Marina Karella and Stamped. In great conditions w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
David Marshall table clock large model, spain 1960
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Clock sculpture in bronze and cast aluminum for the base by artist David Marshall.
Marshall moved to Spain in the mid-1960s, opening a workshop in Malaga in 1969 where he produced s...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
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
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
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
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
Ferruccio Bortoluzzi Italian 1962 Composizioni 24 Concretism Post War Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Post war sculptural art created by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (1920-2007).
A concretism post war piece of art, created by the Italian artist Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, back in the 1962. This t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
A Mid Twentieth Century abstract white marble sculpture on plinth.
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautifully carved abstract marble sculpture with grey veining mounted on a granite plinth,all in the style of Jean Arp. Etched "Bird" on underside of marble.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Fulvio Bianconi Venini sculpture in Murano glass 1949 woman acid stamped.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare original FULVIO BIANCONI sculpture in artistic Murano glassby VENINI acid stamped in the base woman.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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
1960s Vintage Overscale Organic Studio Pottery Sculpture with Great Textures
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Vintage Overscale Organic Studio Pottery Sculpture with Great Textures
Offered for sale is a vintage overscale studio pottery sculpture with a seductive organic design. The sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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
Rare Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Sun Sculpture 1967
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare sun face sculpture made by Raul Coronel of Los Angeles, California. Sculpture is one of 2 ever made while an being an artist in residenc...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
1969 Cast Aluminum Sculpture artist Myrna M. Nobile California
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Brutalism Cubist Sculpture Corrugated Aluminum Myrna M. Nobile.
California artist 1960s in San Diego CA
11 w x 18.5 x 8.75 d
Preowned Unrestored O...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Patinated Abstract Mid Century Bronze Sculpture Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract Patinated Bronze Sculpture on Wood Base with Hanging Keys
This exquisite and thought-provoking sculpture is a striking bl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 bicolor cornucopia.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor with air bubbles Cornucopia 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Bertil Vallin Swedish Modernist Ceramic Man on Horse Wall Tile Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Swedish modernist partially glazed ceramic tile wall hanging created by Bertil Vallien, circa 1960s. Tile measures 11.25" by 15.75" by 5/8" and is signed on the front Vallin. In very good vintage 1960s condition.
Swedish glass master Bertil Vallien was born in 1938 in a suburb north of Stockholm, where he felt the inclination to be an artist from a very early age. He studied ceramics at the Konstfack School of Arts, Crafts, and Design in Stockholm, then spent two years at the School for Advanced Industrial Design. His love of ceramics took him the Los Angeles for a position with HAL Fromholt Ceramics, and soon he was meeting artists, critics, and gallery owners, attending events at California universities, and exhibiting his ceramics. In 1963, he was invited back to Sweden by the C.H. Åfors glass...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gold Bronze Decorative Geometrical Forms, circa 1960, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice set of seven decorative polyhedrons.
Polished gold bronze, circa 1970, France.
Dimensions: from 5 to 12 cm.
A very decorative set in good original condition.
All purchases are c...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ferruccio Bortoluzzi Italian 1964 Composizioni #75 Concretism Post War Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Post war sculptural art created by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi.
A concretism post war piece of art, created by the Italian artist Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, back in the 1964. This three-dimensi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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
1950s Vintage Cleo Hartwig Female Nude Form Mid-Century Chalkware Sculpture
By Cleo Hartwig
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely uncommon Cleo Hartwig slip-cast chalkware sculpture of the female body. Very distressed finish. Signed in mold, C.HARTWIG
Measures: W ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Plaster
John Andersson, Small Sculpture, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware sculpture designed by John Andersson and produced by Höganäs Keramik c. 1950s.
“HOGANAS KERAMIK” stamp on bottom
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
‘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
Alfredo Barbini Vulcano Glass Sculpture, Murano, Late 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Vulcano glass sculpture by Alfredo Barbini, Murano, 1957. Sometimes called Volcano. Signed "A.Barbini" on the base (see photo). Measures: Height 17.13"(43.5 cm), width 11.42" (29cm),...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Iron Sculpture Roman Chariot with Female Warrior, Italy 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Iron Sculpture Roman Chariot with Female Warrior, Italy 1950. Handmade bronze and iron roman female warrior and horse, with incisions.
Original condition
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Minimalist Lucite Cube Op Art Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist lucite cube sculpture. Unsigned.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Sculpture by Dagmar Norell, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dagmar Norell
Sculpture by Dagmar Norell, Sweden, 1950s
Signed.
Stoneware and cork.
H: 9 cm
W: 7 cm
D: 6.5 cm
Base diameter: 5 cm
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Cork
Guitou Knoop Mid-Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Sculpture, France
By Guitou Knoop
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze metal tabletop sculpture accessory by Guitou Knoop (French, 1909-1985). Signed and dated 1965, 4/6 on base. This work is 1 of 5 available for purc...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
1960s Free Form Sculpture Walnut Wood George Nakashima Era
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Organic modern abstract sculpture in walnut wood white carrara marble base. USA 1960s
Unsigned.
Style representative of George Nakashima free form.
57.75 h x 13.5 d x 9.5 w
Preowned ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Anthropomorphic sculpture by Robert and Jean Cloutier, circa 1973
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Anthropomorphic sculpture adorned with a recessed face in milky white glazed red clay, resting on a rectangular base, created by Robert and Jean Cloutier.
This model was inspired by...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Wooden Sculptural Floor Lamp Ebonized Bamboo and Resin Shade
Located in Miami, FL
A rare wooden sculptural floor lamp, hand-crafted and signed.
Dedicated to the splendors of the sun and shade as is the title "Sol Y Sombra".
This French mid-century sculptural flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Resin, Wood
Studio Made Biomorphic Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Studio made artwork drawn from organic shapes into decorative form, this spectacular green oval ceramic slab sculpture with dark hued incised outlines around colorful abstract shapes...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
"Portrait of a Woman" by K. Server for Austin Productions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With it’s raw, organic form and masterful use of space, Klara Server’s “Portrait of a Woman” is a mesmerizing highlight in any room. Made by the renowned New York company Austin Prod...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
1971 Monumental Brutalist Abstract Art Sculpture Metal and Bronze
By Paul Evans
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous Art Sculpture
Big Brutalist sculpture metal structure covered with composite in faux bronze finish.
Style of Paul Evans
Unknown artist.
Signed RN 1971.
H 63 in. x W 20 in. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Charm: Set of 36 Antique Wooden Measuring Tapes with Boxes, Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover vintage allure with this remarkable set of 36 antique wooden measuring tapes, complete with their original boxes, dating back to circa 1940. Each piece in this collection transports you to a bygone era, evoking the nostalgia of craftsmanship and utility.
The measurements of each box are 25 cm in length, 10 cm in width, and 7 cm in height, providing a glimpse into the past with their compact yet functional dimensions.
Preserved within their original boxes, these measuring tapes have stood the test of time, capturing the essence of their era. The set's completeness and vintage appeal are a testament to their enduring value and rarity.
Indulge in the charm of these antique measuring tapes...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Wood
Midcentury Brutalist Abstract Sculpture, Patinated Bronze Decorative Art Object
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Brutalist Abstract Sculpture, Patinated Bronze Decorative Art Object
Unique brutalist relief sculpture labeled Miquel-Dumeny on the underside. Titled '143 bi'
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Italian Glass Sculpture Attributed to Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial glass sculpture attributed to Italian design Maison, Fontana Arte, Mid-Century Modern to '70s Modern design period, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Glass
Pierre Giraudon Resin Exploded Clock Globe Sculpture, France 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic exploded clock sculpture in resin. This incredibly rare piece was designed by Pierre Giraudon in France during the 1970s.
This item is amazing as it is an exploded clock ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Metal
Akari 45A by Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model “45A” by the famous artist Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Ja...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Metal
Brutalist Midcentury Blenko Amoeba Shaped Glass Candleholder
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage Blenko candleholder. Shaped in an artistic organic amoeba form, this glass sculpture is beautiful, artful and sculptural all at t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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