Mid-Century Modern 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
Vittorio Constantini Rare Venetian Murano Lampwork Glass Wasp Figure
By Vittorio Constantini
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and incredible life like and sized Italian Venetian lampwork glass model of a bee made by renowned and acclaimed glass maker Vittorio Costanti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Hendrik Horst Brutalist Organic Free Form Sheet Metal Wall Art Sculpture
By Henrik Horst
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Brutalist wall sculpture by Hendrik Horst. Organic and free form sheet metal shapes and objects welded and chemically painted ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$895 Sale Price
45% Off
Dino Martens Murano Orange Sommerso Italian Art Glass Double Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso orange Italian art glass double fish sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano To...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon, Glass
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Ivo de Santis Ceramic Bird Sculpture for Gli Etruschi, Italy, c.1960
By Gli Etruschi, Ivo De Santis
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ivo de Santis Ceramic Bird Sculpture for Gli Etruschi, Italy, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Pedro Friedeberg Silver Gilt Vintage Hand Clock
Located in Westport, CT
Pedro Friedeberg handcrafted silver leaf hand clock, vintage early 1960s, with original label from dated service inside, 1969.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Hand Crafted Articulated Fish Bone Skeleton Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Hand Crafted Articulated Fish Bone Skeleton Taxco Mexico
No stamp
Hammered metal
4.5 W x 1.13 H x .13 D
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Owl Figurine by Walter Bosse Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Owl figurine by walter bosse around 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century White Poodle Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. White Poodle Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy. Only one dog...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Large Ceramic Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring by Sergio Bustamente.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring, Nine Colorful Fish Figuring Sticking out of an Egg with Cracks by the Artist Sergio Bustamente, c...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Curtis Jere Heron Wall Sculpture with Lily Pads and Flowers, Signed
By Curtis Jeré
Located in London, GB
A Curtis Jere heron wall sculpture with metal heron standing amongst lily pads and flowers, signed on the base "C Jere 1988".
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Large Brass Good Luck Elephant Sculpture Figures Over 2ft Tall
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exceptional pair of vintage large scale brass elephant sculptures. One is larger, one is slightly smaller but they both stand over 2 feet tall! Each elephant’s trunk reaching upward, a symbol of good luck. These are beautifully crafted with detail in the modeling. The artist took care to represent the folds in the ears, creases in the skin, and spine on the backs. Elephants are revered by many, but are considered sacred in Hindu and Buddhist religious. The raised trunks are said to bring prosperity and protection to those in their presence.
Smaller brass elephant 20.6lbs
13.5” Wide x 21” Deep x 25.75” High
Larger Brass elephant...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Monumental Sculpture by A. d. S.P
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Monumental abstract sculpture in patinated metal with a travertine stone base.
Creation signed by the french artist A.d.S.P.
France, 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Murano smokey glass sculpture Squirrel V. Nasson Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A beautiful piece of animal murano glass art.
This Vincenzo Nason glass squirrel is done in a smoke grey glass and is in excellent condition. This adorable animal will be a definite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. H...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Monumental Henry Moore Style Abstract Deep Green Stone Sculpture 1960s
By Henry Moore
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning and rather large abstract sculpture in dark green stone in the manner of Henry Moore. Beautiful organic lines throughout that have been masterfully carved out of a deep ja...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel, Chrome
Seguso Murano Dark Amethyst Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Squirrel Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative squirrel figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. Cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Surrealist Bronze Sculpture Jack Zajac
By Jack Zajac
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1929 -
Mr. Zajac is a California based artist.
He is known for large bronze rams horns and skulls in abstract forms.
This piece is from a series called 'Resurrections'.
Cast Bronze o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Abstract Copper Brass & Enamel Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Finely crafted 1960's sofa size brutalist abstract wall art sculpture.
Torch cut design with some raindrops painted in primary colored enamel.
Could not find a signature on this one.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Modernist Japanese Iron Fish Incense Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron sculptural fish bowl from Japan. Great for incense. Wonderful patina. Signed with a Japanese mark. 1950s
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Formia Murano Glass Rabbit, Clear Cased Silver Leaf, Five Plus Inches
Located in Warrenton, OR
Formia Murano Glass Rabbit, Clear Cased Silver Leaf, Five Plus Inches, with label
BeFirstBoldy com
Good vintage condition: There is a rough area o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
Russian Sarapul Cast Iron Bronze Washed Horse Sculpture Candelabra Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stylized plated or washed cast metal horse candleholder, weighs 1 lb.
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$696 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Vetro Artistico Veneziano Vintage Art Glass Bird
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and stylish vintage midcentury Italian, Murano cased glass bird with a speckled colour and aventrine pattern. The bird stands on a shaped narrow rounded clear glass base perch and has a long slender neck with a yellow glass crop and beak with a wider shaped cranberry colored body cased in clear glass. This stylish piece has an old Vetro Artistico Veneziano paper label attached to the body.
Provenance: Acquired in the UK art...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Italian Silvered Nautilus Shell By Ruzzetti & Gow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Italian nautilus shell enhanced with silver plate overlay and presented on a silvered faux rock base. Signed Ruzzetti & Gow on the bottom.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Collection of Italian Alabaster Marble Fruit Compote
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bring timeless artistry to your home with this charming set of 7 antique Italian Alabaster Fruits. The set features 2 figs, a plum, 2 peaches a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$396 Sale Price
28% Off
Contemporary Solid Polished Brass Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Large contemporary polished solid brass sculpture unknown designer, can be used for jewelry display circa 2000 nice clean condition no scratches.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Wooden Mother and Child Statue
Located in Redding, CT
Hand carved wooden mother and child statue. Or Madonna and child. Mid Century modernist in style. Nice rich wood patina with intricate craftsme...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$460 Sale Price
42% Off
Vintage Balinese Ebony Carved Wood Naked Woman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Vintage female sculpture handmade in Bali, Indonesia in the 1950s. Made of tropical hardwood, original antique Bali wood carving.
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Bulldog Sculpture Figurine in Ceramic by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg 1960s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Troy, MI
Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Bulldog Sculpture Figurine
Ceramic bulldog sculpture from the Large Zoo series
Designed by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Sweden c. 1960s
Labeled to underside
...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Standing Serenity Wood Totem Still Stand No11 by NONO, A Joel Escalona Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Modernist Mexican Mystery Puzzle Iron Abstract Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
This unique iron sculpture from Mexico, circa 1970´s.
Solid walnut base holding iron puzzle with the purpose of getting free the large ring out of the puzzle.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Still Stand No71: Modern Organic Sculpture by NONO, Escalona Designed
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament t...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Biomorphic Abstract Pottery Sculpture by Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool biomorphic abstact pottery sculpture by California listed artist Robert Ortlieb, circa 1970s. The piece is hand thrown terracotta pottery pa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge Stan Bitters Cactus Sculpture, USA, 2005
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berlin, DE
One of a kind Stan Bitters ceramic cactus leaf sculpture. Signed "Bitters 05".
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$34,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mixed Metals on Quartz Anchor Sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mixed metals on quartz base anchor and sea gulls sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1971. The piece is in great vintage condition with a wonderful patina and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze, Iron
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Italian Glazed Ceramic Fish Shaped Bowl Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny glazed ceramic fish shaped bowl or vide-poche fish sculpture, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching fish figure sculpture / bowl has a beautiful design with yellow and navy blue acc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Inlaid Wood Freeform Abstract Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern inlaid wood freeform abstract sculpture, circa 1980s. The piece is quite spectacular with inlaid circles on a ribbon shaped ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre, Magia, Opaline Cased Amber, Filigrana Incalmo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This suspension is a bit of history of glass making. It's the enfancy of Lino Tagliapietra, made when he was at Effetre International. The shape is known as Magia and was produced in...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,241 Sale Price
25% Off
Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Naples, IT
A beautiful natural specimen, Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod moll...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Art Glass Rhino / Rhinoceros Sculpture by Murano
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful art glass rhino / rhinoceros sculpture by Murano, circa 1980s. The sculpture has a light gold finish and is in very good condition; it measures 6.5"W x 2.75"D x 4.5"H. #2068.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck III in the early 1960s, this handmade piece was inspired by charming sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$577 / item
Erotic Bronze Sculpture by Danish Artist Ove Rasmussen, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small bronze sculpture depicting nude female. Made by the Danish artist and sculptor Ove Fritz Rasmussen, (1911-1973). It dates to the late 1940s or early 1950s. It is signed by hand...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Harmonious Oak Standing Sculpture Still Stand No26, NONO's Escalona Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Alessandro Pianon Bird (pulcino) for Vistosi
Located in Brussels, BE
Great Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano art glass bird. Iconic design.
Fine and good condition, free of any chips, cracks, or repairs
"Pulcini" Bird (c.1963)
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Metal Clam Shell Centerpiece Powder-coated in Yellow, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive vintage large clam shell that has been powder-coated in bright sunshine yellow. This shell features intricate detailing on the exterior. This piece is very versatile, suit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large 1970s Mid-Century Artisan Nude Female Form Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Late 60s or early 1970s Mid-Century Modern organic hand-carved standing abstract nude female form sculpture. Tall sculpture at 27.63" of a nude female with long following hair, arms ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Modern Wooden Botanic Model
Located in Roma, IT
A botanic didactical specimen in the manner of the famous German botanist Robert Brendel.
"In the late 19th century Robert Brendel and his son Reinhold produced beautiful and accur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Salvatore Messina, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Steel, Abstract Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Salvatore Messina, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Steel, Abstract Sculpture, 1970s
Titled "“Horizontal decomposed refraction,” this work is an abstract folded steel sculpture on a plex...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Dolbi Cashier Large Brass Swan Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Dolbi Cashier Large Brass Swan Sculpture. Heavy for size. Superior Quality. Looks great on a bookshelf or table. Good hand polished condition, light...
Category
1980s Korean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ceramiche / Pottery Lion Sculpture by Aldo Londo for Bitossi Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage ceramiche / pottery lion sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Raymor, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a great color, texture and intricate detail...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid-Century Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Rooster by J. Feldtmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a rooster.
Designed by J. Feldtmann in the 1950s for Rosenthal.
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Glazed Ceramic Sculpture nude Woman, Jihokera, 1950's.
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage sculpture mode of glazed ceramic.
Produced by Jihokera in former Czechoslovakia in the 1950s
Good Original condition
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Stylized Etruscan Horse, after Frederick Weinberg
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bronze stylized Etruscan Horse, after Frederick Weinberg
Measures: 4" T x 4.75" W x 1.07" D (base).
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid century cast iron sculpture of mythical horse and figure.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage cast iron sculpture of a mythical horse with wings and a figure. The sculpture has a dark bronze patina finish to the surface. The stylized horse has wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Intariso" Art Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
"Intariso"
Italian art glass vase by Ercole Barovier.
Made by Barovier & Toso.
Clear,red and grey glass fused with triangular platelets.
Literature:
Venetian Art Glass, An Ameri...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Giovanni de Simone Ceramic Tile Italian Design Multi-Color Swordfish Marlin 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giovanni de Simone ceramic tile Italian design multi-color swordfish marlin.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano glass shell Archimede Seguso mid-century design.
Located in Palermo, IT
Add a touch of exquisite Italian elegance to your home with this stunning Murano glass shell, attributed to celebrated master glassmaker Archimede Seguso. Recently purchased in an on...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Stained Glass
Salvino Marsura Bronze Handcrafted Trinidad Brutalist Coffee Table, 1960
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous sculptural organic coffee table handcrafted by Italian Artist and Sculptor Salvino Marsura (1938 - 2020).
The table base is showing two people hand-crafted of heavy bronze, ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal green, pink, gold flecks and bubbles Italian art glass little bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. I have owned many of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$338 Sale Price
24% Off
Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s
A rare bird sculpture made of straw colored glass decorated with an iridized surface. Designed by Tyra Lundgren in 1938, manufacture...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Mid Century Brutalist Lion Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Brutalist Lion Sculpture. Classic design made out of thick metal wire in colors of black and gold. Supported by a black metal base,
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Walter Bosse, Herta Baller, Curtis Jeré, and Joel Escalona. 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 sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $1,322.
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