Modern Mounted Objects
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Early 2000s French Modern Mounted Objects
Stone
2010s North American Modern Mounted Objects
Bronze
1990s French Modern Mounted Objects
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Acrylic, Lucite
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Brass
2010s North American Modern Mounted Objects
Bronze
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Brass
2010s Moroccan Modern Mounted Objects
Rock Crystal, Metal
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Brass
Late 20th Century French Modern Mounted Objects
Amethyst, Gold
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Metal
20th Century Unknown Modern Mounted Objects
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Terracotta, Felt, Cotton
2010s Japanese Modern Mounted Objects
Wood
Early 2000s French Modern Mounted Objects
Stone
2010s Spanish Modern Mounted Objects
Bronze
2010s North American Modern Mounted Objects
Cement, Bronze
2010s North American Modern Mounted Objects
Cement, Bronze
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Brass
1970s American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Onyx, Brass
1990s German Modern Mounted Objects
Chrome
20th Century English Modern Mounted Objects
Stone, Bronze
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Mounted Objects
Brass
2010s French Modern Mounted Objects
Marble, Bronze
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Carrara Marble, Metal
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Carrara Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Chrome
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Mounted Objects
Stone
Early 2000s American Modern Mounted Objects
Mirror, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
2010s Spanish Modern Mounted Objects
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Mounted Objects
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Mounted Objects
Stone, Iron, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Gold, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Brass
Early 20th Century German Modern Mounted Objects
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Gold, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Glass
Early 2000s American Modern Mounted Objects
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Pyrite
1990s American Modern Mounted Objects
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Agate, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Agate, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Unknown Modern Mounted Objects
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Mounted Objects
Rock Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1990s Belgian Modern Mounted Objects
Bronze
2010s German Modern Mounted Objects
Stoneware
1980s North American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Mounted Objects
Rock Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Wood, Fir
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Marble, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Mounted Objects
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Marble
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Metal