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
André Bloc Sculpture in Metal and Bronze, 1960s
By André Bloc
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Abstract sculpture by André Bloc (1896 - 1966), France ca. 1960. The sculpture in made from brazed bronze and metal rods on a raw cut metal base, facinating...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rare Vintage Sculpture in Steel with Oval Elements
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and wonderful steel sculpture realized in the 50's, of fine Italian manufacture.
The structure has very particular geometric shapes. The base is a silvered hemisphere that supp...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
A Large Marble Mid Century Modern Abstract Sculpture
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant hand carved deep rouge marble mid century modern abstract sculpture. The shapely sculpture suggesting an abstract human form with a beautifully polished surface. Recently removed from a Princeton NJ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Siderale, Sommerso and Battuto Glass Sculpture by Giorgio Vigna
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculpture in translucent glass whose interior has a "cavity" in blue sommerso glass.
The blue color causes a slight exterior reflection.
The entire exterior of the piece is wheel engraved.
Giorgio Vigna...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Enid Bell Palanchian, Tackle, Modernist Carved Mahogany Sculpture, ca. 1953
By Enid Bell Palanchian
Located in New York, NY
DIMENSIONS height: 23 inches width; 12 inches depth: 6 inches
MARKINGS Signed at the bottom in back.
DETAILS Original hand-crafted black-painted wood plinth.
REFERENCES Originally, sold to Papillon Gallery of Los Angeles.
CONDITION Excellent antique condition, wear consistent with age and use.
Enid Bell Palanchian (American, 1904 – 1994) a/k/a Mrs. E. B. Palanchian, Mrs. Enid Bell Palanchian and Mrs. Missak Palanchian was an important American sculptor, author, illustrator and professor who was primarily active in the New York/New Jersey area, but who established a respected body of work recognized throughout Europe and the United States as reflected by awards received in Paris, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico and Florida. Her achievements included numerous public works projects (e.g., the design of the Congressional Gold Medal) on display at public institutions and museums around the country, private commissions and sales throughout the world, group and solo exhibitions, generous donations of art and compilations, and the passing on of her knowledge and skills to 24 years of art students of the Newark School of Industrial and Fine Arts.
Enid Bell was born in London, England, and later studied at the Glasgow School of Art and then at the St. John’s Wood Art School; as well as studying with fellow Scot Sir William Reid Dick in London. Then, after moving to the United States, she taught at the Art Student League in New York City at Miss Chapen’s School. Essentially a figurative, direct carving in wood artist, she was based in New Jersey where she became the head of the sculpture program of the Fedral Art Project for that state and was herself the creator of several FAP commissions. In 1932, she married Armenian/American businessman and artist, Missalk Palanchian athough she retained her name “Bell” for professional purposes. Following the end of the Federal Art Project in 1944, she taught as instructor of sculpture and Head of the Sculpture Department of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art until 1968, and was active was a member of the National Sculpture Society. Enid Bell died in 1994 in Englewood, New Jersey.
WORK
• Birds, Leonia Public Library in Leonia New Jersey (installed 1981)
• Untitled, Boonton Post Office in Boonton, New Jersey (1938)
• Boonton Post Office, Boonton, New Jersey
• Colonizing America, Center for Youth Education, Newark, New Jersey, (1934)
• Little Indian Dancer, Englewood Public Library, Englewood, New Jersey
• Alexander Hamilton Troy Public Library in Troy, New York
• bird bath, Music, Science, Union City...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Bronze Saint-Michel Sculpture by Olivier Strebelle
By Olivier Strebelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Interlocking bronze sculpture of St. Michel by Belgian artist Olivier Strebelle. It was created as an award for the Brussels Film Festival and presented to classic Hollywood film actress, Ann Miller...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This freestanding model C-20 Sculpta-Grille room divider by Richard Harvey for Harvey Design Workshop, Inc was conceptualized and designed in the 1950s a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Abstract Floating Tree Sculpture by Curtis Jere for Artisan House
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage modernist abstract tree sculpture designed by Curtis Jere for Artisan House c. 1960's. Features a dramatic focal point to any space adding texture and dimension. This stateme...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
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
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century french design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Brutalist Spheric Globe Nail Spike Table Sculpture Nuclear Atomic Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful airy design, for such brutal components.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Isamu Noguchi Akari 33N, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "33N" by Isamu Noguchi
Light sculptural column
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series started in 1951
...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960s Brutalist Bronze Tabletop Sculpture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Brutalist tabletop sculpture being a linear assemblage of bronze twig like rods of varying lengths stacked on a square aluminum base. Letters 'HF' a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze sculpture by Aharon Bezalel, 1967, Israel.
Aharon was born in Afghanistan and lived in Jerusalem where he created his works of art...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Abstract Steel, Brass & Wood "Man" Sculpture
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mid Century abstract steel, brass & wood "man" sculpture.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Abstract Face Bronze Sculpture by Jean Robert Ipousteguy
By Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze abstract face sculpture by Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy (January 6, 1920 – February 8, 2006, a figurative French sculptor.. Signed on back underside Ipoustegy '66 2/9.
I'm many mu...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Abstract Nude Sculpture
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Bronze Abstract nude sculpture, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Emil Milan Hand Carved Compartmental Freeform Vessel
By Emil Milan
Located in Buffalo, NY
An exquisitely carved compartmental freeform bowl by Emil Milan (1922-1985), executed in richly grained walnut. Rich patina throughout. Signed to the underside, "By Emilan, Walnut". ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Early Eames LCM Lounge Chair, Herman Miller, USA, 1950s, Ash/ Black Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Eames LCM lounge chair, Herman Miller, USA, 1950s, ash with black base, wonderful example, great original finish, patina, retains impressed LCM u...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Daum Clear Crystal Lamp with Original Chocolate and Blue Shade, France, 1950s
By Daum
Located in Melbourne, AU
A wonderful Daum crystal lamp on a contrasting crystal base with original sculptural shade. The base is a very dark blue to black crystal. The shade ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Selection of Danish Modern Waste Cans by Einar Barnes for P.S. Heggen
By Einar Barnes , P.S. Heggen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Danish modern waste cans, designed by Einar Barnes for P.S. Heggen, Norway, circa 1960s. Some examples are constructed of rosewood and the others are teak or beech. Most...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beech, Rosewood, Teak
Sculpture Designed by Getthen Holm, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Getthen Holm,
Sweden. 1970s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
H: 30 cm / 11 3/4"
W: 36 cm / 14 1/4"
D: 32 cm / 12 1/2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Cannonball Thrower, American Modernist Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Definitely created by a master sculptor, this small but very dynamic modernist sculpture depicts a cannonball thrower in the moment of forceful rotation before the actual throw of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Massive Venetian Abstract Solid Walnut Forcola Sculpture by Giuseppe Carli
Located in San Diego, CA
A massive Venetian abstract solid walnut "Forcola (Oarlock)" sculpture by Giuseppe Carli, circa 1972. Carli is recognized as one of Venice, Italy's foremost "Remeri", an elite group ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Sculpture by Johny Mattsson, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Johny Mattsson,
Denmark. 1950s.
Pine and teak.
Stamped.
Measures: H: 36.5 cm / 1' 2 1/2"
W: 11.5 cm / 4 1/2"
D: 11.5 cm / 4 1/2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Pine
Venetian Abstract Solid Walnut Forcola 'Oarlock' Sculpture by Giuseppe Carli
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Venetian abstract solid walnut "Forcola (Oarlock)" sculpture by Giuseppe Carli, circa 1972. Carli is recognized as one of Venice, Italy's foremost "Remeri", an elite grou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
French Bronze Brooch Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze brooch in sculptural form called Le Char de la lune (The Chariot of the Moon) circa 1945-1955 by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). A long pin on the back and...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Patrick Villas for Royal Boch, Huge Bronze Ceramic Panther Head
Located in Brussels , BE
Patrick Villas for Royal Boch - Huge bronze ceramic panther head.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Miloslav Janku for Železný Brod, 1960s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Vintage 1960s smoky topaz fish studio art glass sculpture by Miloslav Janku for Železný Brod sklo.
This is a stunning piece of studio art glass made by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Smoked Glass
Leonardo Nierman Mid-Century Modern Onyx Marble Abstract Sculpture MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Leonardo Nierman (born November 1, 1932), full name Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis, is a Mexican artist mostly known for his painting and sculpture. He at first wanted to be a violinist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Vintage Steuben Glass Crystal Pedestal Centerpiece
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage Steuben glass crystal pedestal centerpiece. Hand blown crystal centerpiece with scrolled pedestal base. Signed Steuben on underside of ba...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
William Bowie Gilded Mid-Century Modern Abstract Table Sculpture on Teak Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
Signed William Bowie welded spire abstract metal gilded with both gold and silver leaf on teak base, circa 1960. This piece is unusual as most of Bowie's pieces are wall-mounted form...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Zebra Sculpture Designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby,
Sweden, 1940s.
Stoneware and lacquered wooden base.
Signed.
Dimensions:
H: 21 cm / 8 1/4"
W: 17 cm / 6 3/4"
D: 14.5 cm / ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Wood, Lacquer
Mid Century Modern Iron Sculpture David Tolerton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1907 - 2000
Tolerton was a bay area artist known for iron sculptures
His art was shown at LACMA, De Young Museum, Oakland Museum, Denver Museum and many other art venues.
This pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Stanley Stangren, Abduction of Europa, Modernist Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1950
By Stanley R. Stangren
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions
Total height: 12.5 inches
Width: 19 inches
Depth: 7.5 inches
Base height: 1.5 inches
DETAILS Unsigned, original wood base.
CONDITION Excellent vintage condition, wear consistent with age and use.
Stanley R. Stangren (American, 1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham.
Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits. In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe.
Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950’s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey.
Very few pieces of his work remain from this period. When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions.
In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School. "I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said.
"What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century french design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Hungarian Wall Art Signed by Jajesnica Robert
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Hungarian wall art signed by Jajesnica Robert
Iparmuveszeti Vallalat was an arts and crafts company that sold ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Johny Mattsson,
Denmark, 1950s.
Pine and teak.
Signed.
Measures:
H: 91 cm / 3'
W: 7.5 cm / 3"
D: 6.8 cm / 2 3/4".
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Pine
Sculpture in Bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960 Wood Base
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in bronze art Nuragica Sardinia 1960 wood base, represents hero 4 eyes and 4 arm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Johnny Mattsson,
Denmark. 1950s.
Pine and teak.
Stamped.
Measures: H: 31.5 cm / 12 1/4"
W: 6.7 cm / 2 1/2"
D: 5.5 cm / 2 1/4".
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Pine
Classic Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wire Iron Stool
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing Mid-Century Modern bar or counter stool, right out of the Jetsons, Classic sculptural brass Bertoia like design seats. As well as geometric iron base design with elements of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Cup
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Cup in the style of Los Castilllo in great vintage condition and fantastic patina.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Abalone
Mid 20th Century Abstract Teak Wood Sculpture "Love Embraced"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A teakwood sculpture of 'Love Embraced" by A. Cypen Lubitsh on ebonized wood base. The 2 abstract figures embracing are attached to the black wood base by screws which allows slight ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Brass Sphere the Netherlands 1960
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and stylish brass sphere sculpture in great vintage condition.
This beauty will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate.
Cost of transport is crate incl...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1960s White Organic Modern Abstract Centerpiece Bowl Cigar Ashtray Jouve Dish
By Lapid
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A deep off-white coffee table pottery bowl with abstract volcanic bottom interior. Heavily influenced by the work of Georges Jouve, with the thick freeform walls.
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Amedeo Fiorese Yellow Sprayed Ceramic Flower Vase Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Artist Amedeo Fiorese yellow sprayed ceramic flower vase sculpture, Italy 1970s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Architectural Ceramic Water Fountains Sculptures Bronze Glazed 1960 Mobach
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
The sculptural head shaped water features hand-turned in ceramic, produced by Mobach in Utrecht during the 1960's. Mobach produced this unique mat bronze lustre glaze has a result of...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass vase.
Measures: Diameter 16 cm,
height 32 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Glass
Philip H Darling Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philip H. Darling
Long Island, New York
1960s-1970s
Remarkable bronze sculpture by New York based artist Philip H. Darling. This piece rests in a brass block that is attache...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
John Spielman a Large Abstract Mid Century Modern Carved Wo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
John Spielman (British, born 1944) A large mid century modern freeform abstract carved wood sculpture circa 1970. Signed on underside J. Sp.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Modernist Sculpture After Alexander Liberman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1960s, American, high quality cast and welded bronze, mounted on round black wood base, unsigned.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vase Ice Glass Sculptured by Pukeberg
Located in Vienna, AT
An ice glass sculptured vase by Swedish manufacturer Pukeberg, designed by Uno Westerberg. This cheerful and bright object provides an authentic and humorous look back into the livel...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
20th Century Silver Italian Metal Object D'art, Vintage Aluminum Table Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian object d'Art made of hand crafted aluminum on a rectangular base bollard, in good condition. Wear consiste...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Aluminum Jetboard by Sargent Fletcher Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jetboard motorized aluminum surfboard by Jetboard by Sergent Fletcher Co.,
USA, 1965-68. Painted aluminum with steel wall mounting brackets.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Large French Modernist Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Really nice French ceramic from 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Figurative Mahogany Sculpture Mid-Century Modern 1950s Brazilian Abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
Figurative modernist hand-carved mahogany sculpture purchased in Brazil in the 1950s. Signed to the bottom rear edge. Brazilian rosewood plinth base in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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