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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Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please note, priced per item (7 available), beautiful vintage Murano hand blown iridescent art glass seashells. Documented to designer Flavio Poli f...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Monumental Nickel Crab Sculpture Figure Statue Metal, Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This nickel plated metal crab statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Can not tell the maker or the artist and it is not signed. This particular...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Aureliano Toso (suspected), partial label remains
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Aureliano Toso (suspected), partial label remains. CLOSING SALE
***NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY***
This is a lovely, graceful fis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cat Figurine in Ceramic by Thomas Hellström for Nittsjö, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A vintage ceramic/stoneware figurine/ sculpture depicting a cat made by the talented Thomas Hellström for Nittsjö Sweden. This is one of Hellströms' famous animals. This adorable cat...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Modernist Wood Squirrel Personal Valet Brush Style Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Scandinavian Modern Wood Squirrel Personal Valet Brush
Style of Kay Bojesen Denmark
5.25 D x 7 H x 1.88 W
Preowned original vintage condition
S...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French midcentury Small Bronze sculpture Abstract
black mount
12.75 h x 3.5 w x 1.75 d
Original vintage unrestored - some nicks.
Refer to images
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large German Shepherd Porcelain Figurine Dog Hutschenreuther
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Exquisite porcelain German Shepherd Dog, hand-Painted, very detailed.
has a glazed finished that gives the dog a very beautiful and sharp l...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Painted Ceramic Plate by Ernesto Treccani 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Hand-painted ceramic plate made by Ernesto Treccani in the 1970s.
Ø cm 20 h cm 15,5
Ernesto Treccani was an Italian painter, engraver, and writer, a prominent figure in the Italian...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Playing seal figurine by walter bosse around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Playing seal figurine by walter bosse around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Ceramic Ikebana Fish Pottery Piece by Dun Caoin
By Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
This beautiful piece by Dun Caoin adds whimsy and style to your décor. The sculptural base, full of detail presents a figure of a fish. Sculpted detail and eyes bring form on one sid...
Category
1960s Irish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Riccardo Licata Midcentury Murano Glass "Aquarium" Sculpture for Cenedese, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful sculpture in blown Murano artistic crystal glass. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the 1960s and it is attributed to the artist Riccardo Licata for Cenedese.
This item is amazing as it perfectly represents an aquarium tank...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury German Shepherd Ceramic Dog Sculpture, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. German Shepherd Dog Sculpture was produced in England. Only on...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Los Castillos Mexican Modernist Copper Owl Sculpture by Antonio Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Antonio Castillo Mexican Modernist hand hammered and oxidized copper owl sculpture. A similar work by Antonio is pictured on the cover of 1966 issue of Art...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
20th Century Bilious Green Italian Murano Glass Duck by Paolo Venini & Zuccheri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bilious green, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian duck made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed, produced by Paolo Venini and Toni Zuccheri in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
C. Jeré Artisan House metal wall sculpture of circles or raindrops
Located in Phoenix, AZ
C. Jeré Artisan House metal wall art. This is a newer, 2000 or later production. There is no signature, but the piece was on the Artisan House website. 52” wide x 28” tall x 4” deep....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tall Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture: Chinese Woman, 1970s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Tall Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture: Chinese Woman, 1970s
Exquisite and weighty Murano glass sculpture crafted by the masterful Pino Signoretto....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Solid Green Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid green marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3"H. #3931
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hand Painted Porcelain Polar Bear Sculpture by Bing & Grondahl
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice hand painted porcelain polar bear sculpture by Bing & Grondahl of Denmark, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or crcks and measures a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Traditional Spanish Rustic Bronze Hand Bell Bottle Opener, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional rustic metal hand bell bottle opener, by unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and cute, vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass bird or duck sculpture. The figurine has a nicely sculpted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
'Sculpture 0002' - High-Fired Clay Biomorphic Sculpture by David Nobaru
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover the contemporary elegance of 'Sculpture 0002,' a high-fired clay biomorphic sculpture by Spanish artist David Nobaru. Created in 2020, this unique piece exemplifies Nobaru's...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Metal Sculpture with Rust Finish – Chillida Style, Spain, 1990s
Located in Barcelona, ES
This striking metal sculpture with a rust finish is a one-of-a-kind piece, inspired by the iconic style of Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida. Created in the 1990s, it reflects the in...
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1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand Painted Porcelain Elephant Sculpture by Bing & Grondahl
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice hand painted porcelain elephant sculpture by Bing & Grondahl of Denmark, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Minimalist Roman Travertine Obelisk, Italy, 1970
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Minimalist Roman Travertine Obelisk, Italy, 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Royal Dux White Porcelain Crane Pair Sculpture
By Royal Dux
Located in South Charleston, WV
15" tall, 6" wide and 5" deep and in perfect condition. Sculpture depicts birds in harmony, elegant and fine work. Produced by Royal Dux of Czechoslovakia. Signed to the base undersi...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
11" Tall Multicolored Venetian Art Glass Angel Fish Sculpture by J.I.Co
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Murano-style Venetian art glass angel fish sculpture made by J.I.Co. The fish’s body features layers of multicolored glass, expertly crafted using the Sommerso technique,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture by John Livermore
Located in Peabody, MA
Vintage welded steel sculpture by Acton, MA artist, John Livermore, circa 1970s. Abstract architectural form on mahogany pedestal. Sculpture measures: 7...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Herta Baller Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid Century modern desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Bal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Signed Curtis Jere Starburst POM POM Abstract Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Curtis Jere Starburst wall sculpture / Signed & dated.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Søholm Ceramic Bird by Gerd Hiorth Petersen, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Søholm Ceramic Bird by Gerd Hiorth Petersen, 1960s.
Danish Mid-Century Modern bird figurine in blue and brown glazed ceramic. Created by Gerd Hiorth Petersen for Søholm Denmark.
Be...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Light Yellow Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture After Seguso, 60s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, substantial and relatively large Midcentury Modern Italian Murano art glass pheasant bird sculpture attributed to Italian designer Archimede Seguso, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Italy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Grosbeak Glass Sculpture by Livio Seguso for Gral Germany ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Grosbeak Glass Sculpture by Livio Seguso for Gral Germany ca. 1970s
Item e7112
An art glass sculpture of a stylized grosbeak in smoke grey and white opaque glass. It was hand made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Leather Patchwork Turtle Pouf, Switzerland 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
10.5 Inch MCM Brass Antelope Sculpture Loet Vanderveen Style - CLOSING SALE
Located in Warrenton, OR
10.5 Inch MCM Brass Antelope Sculpture Loet Vanderveen Style - CLOSING SALE
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
(We do not believe it is actually by Vanderve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
A.Ve.M. Murano Purple Red Green Swimming Double Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso double fish Italian art glass aquarium block sculpture. Documented to the Arte Vetraria Muranese company (A.Ve.M.). Similars a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Figurine Ceramics Troll "Kulla" Åke Holm Made in Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
Sculpture "Kullatroll " by Åke Holm (1900-1980)
Åke Holm is one of Sweden's most significant ceramicists.He started working as a 15-year-old for Höganäs bolaget. In 1928 he started ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Still Stand No28: Artistic Tranquility in Oak Standing Totem by NONO
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
Decorative Large Pair of Carved Wood Elephants Sculptures, 20th century
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative large pair of hand-carved wood elephant sculptures with beautiful details and life-like curves and postures. The elephants are carved in hardwood includin...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pierre Forssell Pair of Scandinavian Brass Candlesticks Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Up for sale two lovely sconces from Skultuna, Sweden in brass.
Designed by Pierre Forssell and manufactured in the 1990s.
Very good condition.
Delivered whit the original box.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Navy Diving Helmet Sculptural Figure
Located in San Diego, CA
Interesting and charming diver helmet sculpture that captures style and heritage it is embodiment. The piece is created of various metals and detailed while manifesting a look that...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Ceramic Plate Visage Gris 'Grey Face' A.R. 206 by Pablo Picasso & Madoura, 1953
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence.
Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works.
Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects.
Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important.
A Short Biography follows:
Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right.
As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture.
Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904.
Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life.
The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue.
The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space.
In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein.
With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Kay Bojesen Oak Elephant Denmark, 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Kay Bojesen oak elephant signed, Denmark, 1960s. Complete with moveable parts. Very good original condition. Signed on the feet: Bojesen Made in Denmark. Bojesen is primarily known f...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
David Lee Brown (1939-2016) Abstract Stainless Steel Sculpture, American, 1970s
By David Lee Brown
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
David Lee Brown abstract stainless steel sculpture on veneered white wood base. Brown has many large scale public installations and was a professor for more than 50 years at Pratt. I...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970's Mid-Century Modern Signed Carved Stone Abstract Owl Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
1970's "signed" carved stone abstract owl sculpture, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mesmerizing Kinetics: Iron Sculpture - Painted Motion and Color
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mesmerizing Kinetics: Iron Sculpture - Painted Motion and Color
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and us...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Early Gilt Bronze Necklace by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze necklace with chain and a square plaque on the subject of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" with apple tree in the center, designed and made by Line Vautrin in her e...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Sculpture Murano Glass Alabaster Elephant Murano Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
1960 sculpture Murano glass Seguso imitation alabaster.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi (Italy) Vintage 1960s, 'Cinese' 15.5" XXL Ceramic Horse
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in NEWTOWN, AU
In 1921 Guido Bitossi founded the "Maioliche artistiche Guido Bitossi" factory, proposing a type of production linked to the tradition and classical styles of the past, combined with...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Seguso Murano Pink Blue Art Glass Bird Figure Paperweights, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching pair of Murano Sommerso Dove Bird figures in pink and blue glass. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Hanblown glass, Sommerso technique: One is made in pink g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Blown Glass
Sergio Bustamante Large Sculpture of a Penguin in Brass and Copper
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large scaled piguin sculpture by the Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, dating from the 1970s. This charming pieces is composed of copper and brass.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
High Hall Stand in the Shape of Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very decorative object made of painted wood depicting Humphrey Bogart in the great movie Classic casablanca. It could serve as a hall stand or in a dressing room, but would equally l...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Pino Signoretto
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern pair of Italian Japanese farmers with a large black hat made of hand blown clear Murano glass, designed and produced by Pino Signoretto in good conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Porcelain Sculpture 'Lady with Hat' by Royal Dux
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage porcelain statue called 'Women with hat', produced by famous Royal Dux in former Czechoslovakia in the 1970's.1970s Porcelain Sculpture 'Lady with Hat' by Royal Dux
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Abstract Carved Pine Sculpture, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique, Mid-Century pine totem sculpture. A beautifully carved abstract home accessory adorned with intricate detail. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Rare Pair of Wood and Bronze Swan Figurines by Wildwood, Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of crane figurines from Wildwood Imports has detailed carved wooden bodies and sculptural bronze heads and necks.
The swans are signed on the bottoms with 2 original st...
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20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
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Brass
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