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
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 12
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, 1981
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
Romildo Cardozo Bronze Sculptures
By Romildo Cardozo
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Romildo Cardozo was born on 25 May 1964 in a town named Dourados in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, at the moment he is being considered to be one of the most important sculptors o...
Category
1990s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,278 / set
1950s Emil Milan Walnut Garlic Smasher Utensil Kitchen Tool Vintage Mid-Century
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Emil Milan Garlic crusher sculptural kitchen utensil, rare form, USA, circa 1950s. Vibrant walnut. Signed. Excellent condition. Measures: H 7½ in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 Sale Price
24% Off
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda teacup , 1980’s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda teacup , 1980’s
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sculptural Mid-century Organic Object Holder in brass, Denmark 1960s
By Henry Moore, Hans Arp
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare sculptural holder in solid brass, organic Danish style, it is a work of great refinement and style.
A work of applied arete, which can be used as an ashtray, pocket emptier, or ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Faceted Solid Glass Sphere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding vintage sophistication and timeless elegance, this Vintage Regency Faceted Solid Glass Sphere dazzles with its deep garnet hue and mesmerizing geometric facets. Each surface ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro No. 10
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$4,620 Sale Price
45% Off
Ceramic Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic vase with flowers.
Measures: Diameter 30 cm,
height 19 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$864
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 21
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, 1980s
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furni...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$7,392 Sale Price
34% Off
Brooch by Giorgio Vigna, One-of-a-Kind Silver and Murano Glass on a Gold Leaf
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brooch by Giorgio Vigna one of the kind silver and murano glass on a gold leaf. The system is a magnet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Ceramic Sculpture Manufactured in Faenza, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Large Italian, 1960s ceramic sculpture manufactured in Faenza.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Sculpture by Alwy Visschedyk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract wood sculpture by Alwy Visschedyk, hand-signed. American, 1994.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Pal Kepenyes Gates Brass Brutalist Sculpture
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Brutalist welded brass sculpture by Hungarian - born Mexican sculptor Pal Kepenyes. The sculpture features 5 gates over a rectangular base. Signed on base.
An Hungarian-born Mexic...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Jean Roger for Paul Jones Modernist Table Lamps
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing group of modernist ceramic lamp bases hand made by Jean Roger.. Sold exclusively at famed Paul Jones Studio in New York City.. Apparently bases were made and distributed but ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$5,800 / set
ABSTRACT Metal Sculpture on WALNUT BASE
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Mid-Century Abstract Metal Sculpture on Wood Base – Artist Unknown
A compelling expression of form and texture, this intricately crafted tab...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,800 / item
Pair of Metal Sea Fan Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of stylized sculptures crafted in iron and ambitiously portraying mother nature's sea fan construction. Presented on classical two tiered bases and signed by the noted artist Ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$3,850 / set
Bronze Bust 'Lady Justice' by Els Janssen, The Netherlands
Located in Hellouw, NL
This impressive bronze bust of 'Lady Justice' is made by the Dutch artist Els Janssen. Els had her education at the Royal Academy of Visual Art in The Hague (Koninklijke Academie voo...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Studio Stoneware Slab Signed Pollack 1973
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stoneware slab / decorative plate with of an attractive palette of brown, green and navy with a mottled pattern throughout. Attached fragments in ochre and mustard adorn the sides.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Sculptural White Lamps
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of sculptural white lamps, in the manner of Diego Giacometti, probably American, circa 1950s. They have been rewired and are ready to use. The pr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,100 / set
Aluminum sculpture Bertil Englert Sweden 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Impressive aluminum sculpture on a steel base by Bertil Englert Sweden 1970
Was in a garden
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Perfume Bottle Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hivo Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Lucite perfume bottle sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$650 Sale Price
40% Off
Group of 1960's Square Studio Ceramic Vases in Ocher and Earth Tones
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
Set of eight Mid-Century Modern square studio pottery vases glazed in ocher and natural earth tones hand formed and in various heights by Mobach's Dutch ceramist made in the 1960's. ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Glazed Stoneware Sculptural Box Signed "Polk 70"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970 Polk stoneware "box" with a high-gloss black glaze blended with white, resulting in a smudged black and almost pink base color with burnt orange banding. Crude by design with an...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Group of Mobach Studio Ceramic Vases Earth Tones by Piet Knepper
By Piet Knepper, Mobach
Located in London, GB
Set of seven Studio Pottery turned bulbous vases with rolled tire-shape necks Mid-Century Modern, glazed in ocher and natural earth tones and in various heights by Mobach's Dutch cer...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Surge" Polished Aluminum Sculpture by Alexander Liberman
Located in Stamford, CT
"Surge" a polished aluminum sculpture by Russian or American artist Alexander Liberman (1912 - 1999). Signed and dated. From the estate of ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Norma B. Flanagan (20th C. CT) Hand Made Steel Geometric Outdoor Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed on the base. The steel sculpture originally painted, now worn to bare metal with a rust patina. A large circle with an abstract decorated center in relief, the whole set at an...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Winged Cube, stoneware sculpture by Carlo Zauli , 1970
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Exceptional and rare stoneware sculpture by Carlo Zauli, produced in Faenza around 1970, perfect condition. Very decorative and published work and masterpiece of the period and genre...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Selection of Bronze Modernist Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of bronze modernist lamps, American, circa 1950s-1990s. From left to right, they are:
1) Abstract solid bronze lamp, signed, numbered, and ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$1,600 / item
Square Studio Ceramic Vases in Natural Earth Tones
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
Five Mid-Century Modern square studio pottery vases glazed in natural earth tones that vary from dark red, grey-green to brown. They are hand formed and in different heights by Mobac...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Czeslaw Budny Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Base Signed
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2021. This unique sculpture i...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Tall Neon Yellow Mid-Century Modern Abstract Lucite Sculpture on White Base 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract 28 inches tall neon yellow Lucite sculpture mounted on a white faux marble look wooden base from the 1980s.
Fine Art from the Mid-Century Modern era.
O-597-335
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Modernist Italian Silverplated Weed Pot or Vase
By Gio Ponti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian silver plated weed pot or vase, Italy, circa 1950s. In the style of Gio Ponti, unsigned, except for a "Made In Italy" label underneath.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Studio Pottery Incised Stoneware Box Signed "Polk 70"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970 Polk stoneware "box" with a brown matte glaze that bears a wood-like appearance. Incised floral detail present on all sides.
"Polk '70" signature present to the underside.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture by Luiza Miller, 1970
By Luiza Miller 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture by Luiza Miller
Carrara marble from 1970.
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Bruce Beasley Cherry Picker Pecker Sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA
By Bruce Beasley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Beasley cherry picker sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA. Beasley is recognised as one of the most noteworthy and innovative sculptors on the American W...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
French Bronze Belt Buckle Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze two-piece bronze buckle with hook and loop verso by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The sculptural pieces are In a rare Inca motif, with triangular indenta...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Stone Mother & Child Biomorphic Mid-Century Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A 17“ high, modernist, biomorphic, stone sculpture, of a Mother Holding Two Children, mid-20th century. Artist unknown. Private Collection.
This sculpture is equally striking disp...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Pair Carved Oiled Walnut Star Bursting Sputnik Shape Bases Table Lamps Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair carved oiled walnut star bursting sputnik shape bases table lamps mint.!
Mid-Century Modern Kagan decor match.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Czeslaw Budny Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2021. This unique sculpture i...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Albert Chubac 1925-2008, Sculpture, circa 2008, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Modular TOTEM,
Iron and Plexiglass,
circa 2008, France.
Measures: Width 80 cm x Depth 30 cm x Height 200 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Abstract torso sculpture in hardwood Netherlands 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Behold the captivating allure of this abstract mid-century modern sculpture, crafted from solid ebony wood by an unknown artist in France in the 1960s. This exquisite piece takes the...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Abstract Resin Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
An interesting abstract sculpture of a man in the manner of
Gaetano Pesce. It sits on a marble base (separate).
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Venini Egg Designed by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage transparent glass egg with a gold leaf yoke. Tapio Wirkkala was well know by Venini since the 1950s due to Wirkkala's inclusion in the Venice Biennale's, Wirkkala joined Venini in 1964, the egg was designed in 1968 and manufactured until sometime after this date. The egg was illustrated in the 1969 Venini catalog, page 16...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Enameled Ceramic Sculpture by Antonino Spoto, Belgium
By Antonino Spoto
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture of conical shape in enameled ceramic, the conical surface enameled in matt white color, the "base" enameled in bright orange color.
Produced in 2013.
Considered one of the beautiful surprises of Belgian ceramics...
Category
2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gabriel Gouttard Abstract amorphous sculpture, France 1960s
By Gabriel Gouttard
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract amorphous sculpture by Gabriel Gouttard (Lyon 1927-2015), France 1970s. Outstanding organic free form - amorphous shaped sculpture. The sculpture has a strong polyester stru...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Modernist Painted metal/ steel Sculpture by John Metzen.. Over 7 feet high..
By John Metzen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Painted metal / steel Sculpture by John Metzen.. Over 7 feet high..Wonderful form,,,color .. Would make a statement in any environment..
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Unseen Force #50: Oak Coffee Table by Joel Escalona, Art-Decor Fusion
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Unseen Force #50: Oak Coffee Table by Joel Escalona, Art-Decor Fusion
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This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Hans van Eerd monumental sculpture Netherlands 1972
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Truly impressive sculpture designed and made by Hans van Eerd, the Netherlands 1972. This sculpture represents the artist's early work and was directly acquired from the artist. It h...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Biomorphic Plaster Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking from every angle, this vintage boho biomorphic plaster sculpture is a sculptural statement in organic form. Featuring a fluid, abstract silhouette with a central void, this ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Large Ceramic Sculpture 1968 Antonio Lucietti
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Very large and originale ceramic sculpture of impressive finesse in its execution.
This artist only created one piece per year.
Interior and exterior enamel.
Unique piece made in 1...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Sturm Huge Ceramic Sculpture, 1970s
By Robert Sturm
Located in Munich, DE
Big plastic. Ceramics. Coarsely chamotted light material, surface structured and translucent gray-green, partially brownish. H. 122 cm. At the bottom inscribed: ST (carved)., Literat...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Curtis Jere Midcentury Pom Urchin Lighted Floor Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Countryside, IL
Curtis Jere midcentury pom urchin lighted floor sculpture.
Floor light measures: 10 wide x 10 deep x 58.75 high
We take our photos in a controlled l...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Joseph Burlini Bronze Sculpture or Artist Proof
Located in Chicago, IL
Sensual form.
Signed and dated vintage work by Joseph Burlini. Signed "Joseph A. Burlini, 1980, AP."
Dimensions include the base. It may be desirable to remount the bronze onto a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Chrome Jacks Book Ends
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of large chrome Jacks Book ends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
$1,200 / set
French Pate De Verre Sculpture "L'Oeil de Pâques" by, DAUM and Salvador Dali
By Daum, Salvador Dalí
Located in Englewood, NJ
A French Pate De Verre Sculpture "L'Oeil de Pâques" (The Easter Eye). by, Daum and designed by, Salvador Dali of cobalt blue eggs some melting and one with a glass eye. The sculpture...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Ricardo Santamaria, Sculpture in Metal, 1970
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Sculpture bird by Ricardo Santamaria (1920-2013) dating back to the 1970s.
Welded metal, lacquered red, black, yellow.
Measures: 132 cm W.
Member of the Zaragoya group (Spain 1950...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century 9 Foot Tall Abstract Modern Sculpture
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century 9 Foot Tall Abstract Modern Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 22 wide x 20 deep x 108 (approx. 9 feet) high
We take our photos in a controlled...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Neoclassical Polished Aluminum Obelisks
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of Neoclassical Polished Aluminum Obelisks. Each is 12 1/2" tall. Aluminum has some minor pitting from age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Large Jaru Metallic Silver Glaze Ceramic Abstract Nude Sculptures, Pair
By Jaru
Located in Monrovia, CA
JARU - Jaru Metallic silver glaze ceramic nude sculptures, 1970s signed.
Both pieces are solid, no cracks, no chips, no kidding. Excellent vintage con...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Steel Cattail Table Top Sculpture Signed
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Brutalist steel cattail table top sculpture signed on the base. Made of cut steel. Cut marks in the leaves add texture along with the hand hammered Cattails. 33 1/2" tall
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Cut Steel
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Antique Secretary Desk 1800S
Antique Semainier Chest
Antique Shoe Trees
Antique Tea Carts