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
Salvador Dali Double Rinocerontico Knob for BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Double Knob Rinocerontico designed by Salvador Dali produced by BD design.
Three polished lacquered cast bronze pieces joined together.
Double (for both sides of the door):
13 x 35...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,853 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rare Hertwig Katzhutte Germany Pair Parakeet Porcelain Figurine Ornament
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Ceramic Pair Budgerigars by Hertwig Katzhütte
Colorful ceramic pair of budgerigars or parakeets, made by german manufacturer Hertwig Katzhüt...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Half-Length Man from the 60s
Located in bari, IT
Papier maché sculpture of a bust depicting a man in a suit and tie, 1960s manufacture, Viareggio, Tuscany, signed Lopez.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paper
$807 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres totally handmade.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Vase Red Fish Mid-Century Modern Italian Design 1950s Gold Parts
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceramic vase red fish Mid-Century Modern Italian design 1950s gold parts.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
$748 Sale Price
30% Off
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,428 Sale Price
57% Off
1971 Monumental Brutalist Abstract Metal Sculpture
By Paul Evans
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, Fabulous Art Sculpture
Big Brutalist sculpture metal structure composite cover Faux Bronze.
Style of Paul Evans
Unknown artist.
Signed RN 1971.
Dimensions: 62...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Murano Blue Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue over white, with flowers Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro, for the Fornasa De Murano A L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Stylish Cockatoo or Bird Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1960s
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A very stylish 15" high Italian Art Glass cockatoo or bird sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1960s. Great color and clarity in this vintage piece wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$525 Sale Price
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Sculpture "Costruzioni Di Oasi", Design Mario Schifano, Italy 1979
Located in Napoli, IT
Sculpture "Costruzioni di Oasi", designed and produced by Mario Schifano in 1979.
These sculptures were made in 100 pieces; the one for sale is numero 55 as per the engraving on the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Murano Blue Octopus Swimming Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium Block Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass double fish and octopus aquarium block sculpture. Created in the manner of the Cenedese and A.Ve.M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Still Stand No40: Serene Standing Walnut Sculpture, Exquisite Escalona Art
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
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Wood Standing Totem Still Stand No9 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
Cenedese Murano 1961 Sommerso Red Gray Italian Art Glass Bird Sculptural Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and Neodymium gray Italian art glass sculptural bird flower vase. Documented to designer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Danish Dark Teak Bison Figurine, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This wooden figurine of a Bison was made in Denmark during the 1960s. Hand-made of high-quality teak wood with clearly visible grain. The minimalist form with simplified details refl...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Mario Badioli after Picasso Black and Orange Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury amazing black and orange sommerso Murano glass vase. Mario Badioli probably designed this fantastic piece in the style of Picasso in Italy dur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist "Equinox" Organic Wood Sculpture signed Carol Setterlund
Located in New York, NY
Enhance your space with the ""Equinox,"" a Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Carved Organic Abstract Open Form Wood Sculpture by Carol Setterlund, created in America circa 1980. This unique...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Nude Female Abstract Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, quite whimsical, engaging Mid-century Modern abstract female nude sculpture by New York artist Albert Leon Wilson. This is one of the best pieces we have come across of his work.
Wilson was born in 1920 in Jamaica, New York. In the mid-1950s he relocated to Rochester, New York, where he worked until 1967 as an art director, illustrator, and photographer, winning over 20 graphic art awards from the Rochester Society of Communicating Artists. Afterward, he found his calling working with welded and bent metals and designing abstract sculptures often featuring figures and animals. He passed away in 1999.
The sculpture is signed and dated (1968) with Wilson's traditional imprint/stamp.
Wilson's work has been exhibited at the York State Craft Fair, Ithaca College, NY; Northeast Craft Fair, Am. Craftmen's Council, Mount Snow...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mid Century White Spaniel Dog Sculpture Staffordshire England, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition. Beautiful and unique decorative sculptures. Yorkshire Dogs Sculpture was produced in Staffordshire, En...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Blue Buddha Bust
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Buddha Bust, Blue. Beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed in a vibrant dark reflex blue. According to one legend, Kwan Yin was an Indian Princess...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Petite Pitcher by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Modern Mexican Petite Pitcher sporting an amazing handle in a bird motif by Los Castillo Taxco México. The pitcher Marked Los Castillo Taxco Mex...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
Red Coral Branch Mounted on Lava Rock, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
This exquisite sculpture is a splendid celebration of the wonders of the sea.
Mediterranean red coral branch on lava rock base
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Coral
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
"Ocean Bottom, " Mid Century Bronze Sculpture with Fish, Seaweed and Seashells
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lively, this rare bronze sculpture depicts a school of fish, undulating in the ocean current, intermixed with seaweed rising from the sea floor ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Green Marble & Bronze Fish Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unique vintage modern sculpture features a bronze fish swimming through a field of seaweed on a green marble base. This truly one of a ki...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
Blue Glass Mannequin Display Hand 1960's
Located in Toronto, CA
Vintage Blue Glass hand from the 1960s. Perfect for showcasing rings, chains, watches, scarves, and other fashion accessories, this unique piece adds a splash of visual interest to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$158 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Glass Pigeon
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Seguso pigeon in beautiful amber heavy glass. Signed on the side.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$750 / item
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure Toy French
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage working condition.
Features porcelain head, hands and feet.
Made in France circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$550 Sale Price
44% Off
Light Pink Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique light pink color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headpho...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century vintage female ballerina sculpture
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage sculpture of a female ballerina. The sculpture has a glossy black patinated bronze finish to the surface. The sculpture is of an elegant ballerina and i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Flamingo Sculpture by Fondica, France
By Fondica
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A refined and whimsical flamingo sculpture by Fondica France, celebrated for their imaginative and finely crafted decorative objects. This sculptural bird is rendered in warm silver ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Red Cactus Succulent Sculpture, Signed, 1929
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini red Cactus Succulent sculpture, Signed, 1929.
Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini succulent by Matinuzzi. Museum-worthy masterwork by Martinuzzi during his groundbreaking tenure as artistic director of Venini. Large-scale. Original brass frame.
This stunning pulegoso glass and gold leaf “pianta grassa” is in very good antique condition with no apparent signs of repair. Acid etched Venini signature is at bottom. Lovely contrasting white glass rim on pot. Playful use of co lot with the green pot...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$58,940 Sale Price
65% Off
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Silver & Green Aluminum Christmas Tree, "Starlite" by Revlis
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Mid Century Modern silver & green over 7' Aluminum christmas tree."STARLITE" by Revlis. Lush and full!. You will see 100 vintage s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
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
Palatnik Op Art Lucite Large Blue Owl
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large scale Mid-Century Modern lucite Op Art blue owl designed by Abraham Palatnik. This is the rare large 10 inch size. Paper Made in Brazil label on bottom. Abraham Palatnik (192...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red 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 3.75"H. #3539
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Co. Birch Plywood 1943
Located in Monrovia, CA
1 Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper, Evans Products Co., And Is Sealed.
1 Leg Splint Designed For The Navy, For The United States Of America, Made Of Birch Plywood In 1943.
Stock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Paper
20th Century Mackintosh Pair of Vases "Black & White" by Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous pair of Vases is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Signed Philippe Jamin Bronze Mid Century Modern Figural Sculpture of Three Women
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, sensitively designed bronze in bright green verdigris by the famous painter and sculpture signed by Philippe Jamin. The sculpture is extremely well done and evokes ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Asian Bronze Elephant Sculptures Figures Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative hand made pair elephant sculptures or statues. Some wear but this is old-age. Made of brass or bronze. We think it is from Asia and was mad...
Category
1960s Asian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
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
Murano Blue White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent cobalt blue and white opalescent Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Created in the manner of designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Alabastro" technique. The main body is almost a ball, with large applied opal white fins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Henry Moore Austin Productions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Austin productions Henry Moore Style Statue. Signed and dated 1964 to back. In overall very good condition with a little paint loss as seen in photos.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Este Italy 1970 Ceramic Swan 24K Gold Plating
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Swan-shaped pottery cast in pure gold Este manufacture
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$399 Sale Price
30% Off
Pierre Forssell Pair of Vintage Scandinavian Brass Candlesticks Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Pierre Forssell (1925-2004)
Pierre Forssell was an acclaimed industrial designer who designed cutlery and cookware, for among others Gense, before joining the distinguished brass foundry of Skultuna as creative director in the early 1950s. Forssell was commissioned to renew Skultuna’s product range and created several successful series of modernist interior decorating objects...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Laurids Lonborg Wood Cat Figurine, Denmark, 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Laurids Lonborg Wood Cat Figurine, Denmark, 1960s.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$112 Sale Price
25% Off
Exquisite Pair of Decorative Angel Head Busts, Mixed Media, 1930s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Embrace timeless elegance with this stunning pair of angel heads, originating from a majestic Liberty villa of the 1930s. Crafted with meticulous detail and employing a captivating b...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Walter Bosse Large Baby Deer Pottery Ceramic Sculpture, Austria, 1920s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming and large handmade figurine / statue depicting a baby deer / fawn. Originally designed as a doorstop by Walter Bosse and manufactured between 1924 and 1936 in Kufstein, Ty...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Violet Purple Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique purple violet color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or head...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Figurine of Lady in Majolica Ceramic by Tarcisio Tosin, 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Sculpture of a lady in majolica ceramic modeled and painted in polychrome, created by Tarcisio Tosin in the 1950s
Ø 21 cm Ø 15 cm h 18 cm
Tarcisio Tosin is a name that evokes a gol...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$722 Sale Price
20% Off
Shoehorn Shows a horse by Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Shoehorn Shows a Capricorn by Walter Bosse
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
American Modern Wall Sculpture, Curtis Jere
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Modern Wall Sculpture,having long vertical and short horizontal metal wire with intersperced small attached shaped copper squares CURTIS JERE)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 2oth century hand carved wood sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will make a unique decoration for the Hampton's, Palm Beach, Malibu home or bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,850 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pink Glass Mannequin Display Hand 1960's
Located in Toronto, CA
Vintage Pink Glass hand from the 1960s. Perfect for showcasing rings, chains, watches, scarves, and other fashion accessories, this unique piece adds a splash of visual interest to a...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge Bird Paradise Sculpture Master Designer Eva Fritz-Lindner
Located in South Burlington, VT
A one-of-a-kind monumental Monumental Flamboyant Bird of Paradise -Knuppelhuhn- big sculpture created, handmade, and hand-painted by master designer Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) in about 1992.
Handcrafted and hand-painted in beautiful colors by this artist.
Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017)
Signed with her stamp i3D.
Glaze: The matte colors in lavender and pink and creams are still vivid and the hand painting is superb
This is the only example we have seen in private hands.
Substantial dimensions: 21.25 inches tall and 31.5 inches length
Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed
About the artist:
The bold Folk Art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn.
From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$7,600 Sale Price
80% Off
Modern Abstract Constructivist Wood Sculpture Signed Czeslaw Budny
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny in constructivist style circa 2024. This unique sculpture is made of recycled wood. Budny utilizes the simplicity of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Murano White Sky Blue Italian Art Glass Pear Apple Fruit Sculpture Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright white and sky blue Italian art glass pear / apple fruit set. They are created in the style of designers Archimede Seguso and Alfredo Barbin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Black Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a deep black beautiful color. Produced in a German glassworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or head...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Wall Decoration Sgrafo Modern, Heron, Bird, Teak and Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1960s
- nice wall decoration
- marked
rj.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
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.