Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic 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
Kinetic light sculpture ‘Struttura Tricroma’ by Giovanni Anceschi, Italy 1963
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Important kinetic light sculpture ‘Struttura Tricroma’ by Giovanni Anceschi (Milan, 1934), Italy, 1963. This work is one of the most significant pieces by Giovanni Anceschi: a 'magic...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Classic Alex Moulton 4-speed Bicycle, modernist design
By Huffy Corp.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Alex Moulton 4-speed Bicycle, modernist design.. Amazing design,, All original,, Nice condition,,great riding bike,, probably can use a good tune up..
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Six Blenko Glass Zodiac Box
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Set of Blenko art glass zodiac plaques.
Being sold individually.
There are: 2 Taurus
1 Aries
2 Cancer
1 Libra.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Art Glass
Paul A. Lobel Sterling Fisherman Kinetic Sculpture
By Paul Lobel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul A. Lobel (1899-1983) modernist silversmith, sculptor and artist. Lobel sold his jewelry and art at his Greenwich village shop in the 1940s and 1950s. This two-piece sterling Kin...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Sterling Silver
Modern Complex Tools Group Sculpture Welded Tools
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modern sculpture of real and old welded together tools. In style of Feliciano Bejar.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Small ‘Mouse’ Stabile Sculpture by Margery Kahn 1950
By Margery Kahn
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Table top and of a diminutive size, signature stamped on underside of top. Margery worked during the mid-20th century at the Met in NYC.
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Gilded Steel and Onyx Tabletop Sculpture by Curtis Jeré
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A original 1970s brass sculpture on a solid onyx base by Curtis Jeré.
Dimension: 33.25" high 31" wide 15" deep.
The onyx base is 6" high 5" ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Onyx, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Wire Spray Table Sculpture by Dave Grossman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super cool stainless steel kinetic wire sculpture by Dave Grossman in the 1970s. It's a nice size table sculpture. Features a stainless cylindrical base with 100's of wires.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Stainless Steel
Articulate Bronze Brooch "Pergatoire" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin. Each element with figure symbolizes Heaven, Earth and...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kinetic Reeds Sculpture Incised Concrete Base Vintage 1950s Studio Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting kinetic tall grass / reeds sculpture on impressed or molded base. Fair vintage condition, showing wear to base. Measures: Base is W 6½ x D 6 in. Total height is 34 in.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Concrete
Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass Studio of Murano Handcrafted Fish Aquarium
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern splendid aquarium with two colorful fish and controlled bubble by Murano.
Made in Italy in the late 1970s.
A very heavy glass sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Murano Glass
William Dickey King Modernist Aluminum Puzzle Sculpture of a Man with Bird
By William King
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern aluminum sculpture of a man and a bird (or perhaps a child?).
William D. King (1925-2015)
This interlocking aluminum sculpture was one of a series, which were ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Aluminum
Mid Century Cat Tail Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
20 copper cat-tail rods adhered and mounted on metal.
Measures: 27" width x 6" depth x 41" height.
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dan Murphy Kinetic Flame Sculpture in Brass and Chrome on Lucite Base
By Dan Murphy
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage, Kinetic sculpture by artist Dan Murphy, circa 1980s, with beautifully polished sheets in brass, and a single chrome, manipulated into the form of an abstract flame, above ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Brass, Chrome
Eugenio Carmi Light Box, Signed Artwork, 1970, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Eugenio Carmi (1920-2016) "Segnale Immaginario Elettrico 23" artwork, 1970, Italy.
Black, white, multicolor plexiglass light box.
Turns off and on again at regular intervals (more or...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Plexiglass
2 William King Midcentury Modernist Aluminum Puzzle Sculptures of Acrobats
By William King
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Event and The Test - a group of 2 Mid-Century Modern aluminum acrobat sculptures.
William D. King (1925-2015)
These interlocking aluminum sculptures were part of a series, which w...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Rare California Design Line Bill Curry Pick-Up Lite Table Lamps Chrome Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Each lamp 2.2 lbs. of cast and polished steel tapering cylinder, hiding within an electric light socket and toggle switch, activating when lamp is picked up and placed back down.
...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Rare Harry Bertoia sonambient sculpture. Pair of off-axis bronze rod arrays silver soldered onto a solid bronze base, circa 1967. Sold with a certificate of authenticity by the Hary ...
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1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Kinetic Balancing Man Sculpture by Strauss, 1970’s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Curtis Jere style Brutalist tabletop or book shelf counter balance sculpture constructed of welded metal and nails. This kinetic t...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Modern Hanging Geometric Mobile Wire Sculpture
Located in Southampton, NJ
Hanging Geometric Mobile style wire sculpture. Wire appears to be red/orange coated electrical wire sculpted into a dimensional triangle form.
Shipping from Orange, California.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Bronze Cosanti Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated artist. Unique attribute to thi...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture.
We offer a great abstract expressionism dimensional kinetic sculpture mounted on a wood base.
Great coffee table or bookcase accessory!
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
An Exceptional Calder Style Mobile Sculpture, Great Scale And Color.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Exceptional Calder Style Mobile Sculpture, Great Scale And Color. In the style of Alexander Calder. This piece also appears to be inspired by the works of contemporary American s...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Harry Bertoia Style Welded Steel with Brass Desk Top Spray Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Multiple steel rods set in free form brazed brass base. Each rod topped with melted brass droplet . Not quite but very reminiscent of Harry Bertoias work. Under vibration rods do hav...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Wire Kinetic Figure Sculpture Hand Painted
By Donald Max Engelman
Located in Troy, MI
Unique and whimsical abstract kinetic table top sculpture circa 1970s
Minimalist wire figure with a hand painted hat mounted to a brutalist foot base
The movement is reminiscent of...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Mid Century Wrought Iron Armillary Sphere
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hand Crafted Iron Armillary Sphere Mobile
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Greenberg & Kingsley Mondrian Mobile
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Greenberg & Kingsley Mondrian mobile.
Dimensions: 39” W x 21” D x 18” H
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass & Copper Cattails Curtis Jere Style Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Mid-Century Modern mixed metals sculpture.
In the style of Curtis Jere.
In soldered brass & copper.
In the form of cattails surrounded by lilypads(?).
Sim...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Higgins Glass Rondelay Suspended Multicolor Hanging Mobile Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Original Michael and Frances Higgins Rondelay fused art glass hanging sculpture circa early 1960s
Graduated size rondelays in early colorways joined ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Glass, Art Glass
Kinetic Lucite Plexiglass Obelisk Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 1970s Lucite or Plexiglass sculpture boasts an abstract geometrical swirl shape with a milky white color mounted on a tall, stepped black Lucite or acrylic base. The pi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Beautiful Bronze Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated art...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Wire Spray Table Sculpture style of Harry Bertoia 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage wire spray table sculpture in the manner of Harry Bertoia circa 1970s
Executed in fine steel wires with fluid kinetic movement on a rare black marble base
Unmarked
29 inch...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Steel
Modernist Gray Lucite Kinetic Sculpture Astrolabe, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning rotating kinetic sculpture was crafted in Italy in the 1970s. The six circles are made of Lucite in a smoke gray color and stand on a frosted clear Lucite base. The six...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Bronze Soleri Bell Sculpture
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated art...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michael Cutler Hanging Kinetic Aluminium Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Michael Cutler designed steel rod circle holding rotating three-piece mobile sculpture . Excellent condition.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Mobile-stabile in chrome-plated steel François Collette, France, 1970
By François Collette
Located in Paris, FR
Mobile-stabile sculpture in chromed steel. Monogrammed F.C. and dated 70.
Height: 54 cm (21.26 inches)
Width: 45 cm (17.72 inches)
Depth: 12 cm (4.72 inches)
Biography : François Collette...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Large 9 Rod Sonambient Sculpture in the Style of Harry Bertoia
Located in Culver City, CA
Picture this: a tall, elegant sculpture that pays homage to the legendary Harry Bertoia but with its own twist. While Bertoia's original sonambient sculptures are famous for their de...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Signed Vintage handmade mid century modern retro style abstract pottery
Located in Seattle, WA
Handmade wall Decor with a floral bird motif. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 13” Diameter ; 0.75” H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Harry Bertoia Style Spray Sculture Chrome
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A Harry Bertoia style spray sculpture consisting of a chrome weighted base and a spray of light chrome wire kinetic strands suspended above. The li...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Fiber Art Crocheted Wool Hanging Sculpture by Jane Knight 1970s
By Jane Knight
Located in Troy, MI
Suspended macrame sculpture by Michigan fiber artist Jane Knight circa 1970s
Three dimensional open weave crocheted sculpture in a muted chartreuse wool, adorned with a hanging bras...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Wool
Mid-Century Replogle Globe Atribbuted to Paul McCobb Patinated Brass Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Replogle globe on a solid brass patinated stand in the manner of Paul McCobb circa 1950s, with a solid patinated brass base, beautiful patina due to age can be polished if desired. t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Dolly Moreno Kinetic Abstract Sculpture in Stainless Steel
By Dolly Moreno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kinetic Abstract Sculpture, hand made by Dolly Moreno, American, circa 1960s. Signed on base. It is on a magnetic base, and some of the elements of the sc...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Optical Methacrylate light sculpture, France 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Unique optical methacrylate light sculpture, France 1970s. Wonderful dimensional light sculpture composed of multiple methacrylate pieces, the pieces are dynamically positioned in a ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Table Top Acrylic Spray Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Fun table top kinetic acrylic and wire spray with small brass tips. Cube measures 2.25" with the diameter of the spray reaching out to 32" diameter. Top on arches measure around 11"....
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Acrylic Wall Hanging Lenscope by Karl Gerstner Swiss, 1960s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Mid-century Acrylic Wall Hanging, titled "Lenscope" by Karl Gerstner Swiss, 1960s designed by Karl Gerstner for Deposito Galleria. Solid acrylic square with circular detail to the ce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Monumental Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Bell, Cast Aluminum Sculptural Spine
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Bell with Cast Aluminum Sculptural Spine
This striking monumental piece by Paolo Soleri features a breathtaking bronze bell supported by a ca...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Bronze
Midcentury Hanging Sculpture Lenscope by Karl Gerstner in Acrylic, Swiss, 1960s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Lenscope designed by Karl Gerstner for Deposito Galleria. Solid acrylic with fabric hanging strap. Label reads Edde Edizioni del Deposito Boccadasse Genoa. One of a run of 100 produc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Torch Cut Floral Arrangement from Brotman's Sausalito
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hanover, MA
Torch cut brass and mixed metal kinetic floral spray in the style of Curtis Jere retailed through Brotman's Village Fair in Sausalito, CA circa 1970
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Paolo Soleri Signed Hanging Bronze Bell Sculpture
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage bronze Cosanti bell sculpture by Paolo Soleri. Signed by Soleri on the cast sculptural element. The bell chamber has a uncommon geometric pattern and has the Cosanti mark. Fa...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Pinwheel Brazen Nail Table Sculpture Mid-Century Starburst as Curtis Jere
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and delicate Mid-Century era welded tabletop kinetic sculpture, no signature can be found, but it is very much like the works of Curtis Jere for Artisan House, with a littl...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bespoken Large French Bronze "Chatelain" Link Brooch Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bespoken bronze brooch by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940. Called "chatelaine", this bronze brooch features articulated chain links with hangi...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hanging Mid Century Fiber and Wood Kinetic Sculpture 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Hanging mid-century fiber and wood kinetic sculpture. Unsigned, 1960s
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Kinetic Sculpture of a Goldfish in Resin by Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian modern sculpture was designed by Abraham Palatinik and made in the 1960s. It is a part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. The goldfish sculpture...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Vintage 1960s California Studio Painted Metal Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio hand made 50's / 60's painted metal kinetic mobile sculpture, creator unknown. Mobile measures 34" by 7" by 5.5" and is in good vintage condition showing signs of ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Copper and Enamel Mobile by Cesar Vasquez
By Cesar
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Hand crafted bronze, brass and enamel wall hanging or mobile by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez.
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1960s Chilean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Vintage Wood Survey Measuring Large Stick by Lenner
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find a rare vintage wood measuring stick by Lenner.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Large Welded Wire Airplane Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This large steampunk-style airplane, crafted from welded wire, is designed to be an eye-catching ceiling-hung décor piece. Its intricate construction showcases the industrial eleganc...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Mid-century Modern mobiles and kinetic sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern mobiles and kinetic sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mobiles and kinetic sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern mobiles and kinetic sculptures made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mobiles and kinetic sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Paolo Soleri, Curtis Jeré, Val Bertoia, and par-avion co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for mobiles and kinetic sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $175 and tops out at $260,000 while the average work can sell for $2,220.