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
Set of Three Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three small (4" tall) bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The cast iron with gold gilt pieces are very heavy and solid an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bronze Chair Sculpture Modern Surrealism Mexico 1970s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your considerations 1970s Bronze Chair Sculpture Modern Surrealism Mexico
Unmarked, after Pedro Friedeberg.
Dimensions: 12.5 tall x 5 w x 5.5 d...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique German Erphila White Porcelain Horse Gold Trim
By Erphila
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1886 established Erphila Germany White Porcelain & Gold Trim Horse Figurine
handcrafted Germany stamped by maker
4.25t x 2 w x 5 d
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Mid Century Modern Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid Century Modern hand painted women sculpture.
Place of Origin: Italy
Date of Manufacture: 1950s
In style: Mid Century Modern
Materials & Techniques: Ceramic
Condition: ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Owl Mauro Manetti Gold Plate & Insulated Ice Bucket Mid-Century Modern, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
1940s original Mauro Manetti gold plate owl ice bucket with metal insulation, made in Italy.
Keeps the ice cubes frozen for a long time as the lid sits tight on the bucket.
Highly ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Corry van Ammerlaan for Artihove 'on the way to a bright future'
Located in Delft, NL
on the way to a bright future sculpture
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Large 8'+ Atomic Age Mid-Century Modern Style Unique Space Atom Wall Sculpture
By Kenny Scharf, Curtis Jeré
Located in St. Louis, MO
One of a kind Atomic Age large Mid-Century Modern style wall sculpture made of round black painted bent iron rod, in zig-zag form or atom rings with assorted metallic colored orbs (a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Richelieu (Opus 115) by Miguel Berrocal
Located in Uccle, BE
Richelieu (Opus 115) by Miguel Berrocal
Polished brass sculpture made up of 60 interlocking elements.
From a limited edition of 2000 copies.
Our copy bearing number 1066/2000.
Migue...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Surrealist Porcelain Sculpture of an Ear
Located in Round Top, TX
A conversation starter, a Dada homage, a quirky bit to hang on a wall or stack on a coffee table, who doesn't need a random body part or two, rendered in porcelain?
René Magritte, S...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Hand-Carved Seated Female Nude Sculpture in Walnut signed Aldo Calo
By Aldo Calo
Located in New York, NY
This deeply felt and beautifully made Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Carved Seated Female Nude Sculpture in Walnut signed Aldo Calo (B. 1910) originates from Italy, C. 1968. A brilliant ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Michael & Frances Higgins Fused Art Glass Mobile, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your mid-century modern space with our Exceptional 12 pieces fused multi-color glass mobile, signed Higgins Studio. Handcrafted by renowned arti...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage metal Brutalist sculpture Bird by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1957
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Rare mid-century modern metal Brutalist sculpture "Bird" by Salvino Marsura, made in Italy in the 1957. Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His career began...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Gunnar Nylund, ceramic sculpture/vase/bowl, shape of fish, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic vase/bowl in shape of a fish, designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstand. Sweden mid-1900s.
Signed. In good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Wall Sculpture Napoleon #4271, Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wall sculpture „Napoleon", model #4059, designed by Carl Aubock II back in 1953. A charming object, handcrafted by Werkstätte Auböck in V...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Penguin
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a penguin.
Marked with an impressed H.361 to the base.
The design is attributed to Theodor Karner.
Simply a wonde...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Sculpture of Volatile by Cacciapuoti from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic bird sculpture, made by Cacciapuoti in the 1950s
Measures: Ø cm 22 Ø cm 20 H cm 35.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,890 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
10 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Very Small Elephant Figurine by Walter Bosse, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Very small elephant figurine by walter bosse around 1950s.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Ceramic Zoomorphic Pitcher by Jacques Blin 'circa 1950s'
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic pitcher / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The pitcher in the form perhaps of a proud French coq is in a subtle hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' Copper & Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Rare Vintage Dwarf with Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1950s, Christmas Gnome
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Dwarf with Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1950s.
Christmas Gnome with candle holder, red top and pants, green coat.
Rare collector's item, hard to fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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
$10,941 Sale Price / item
25% Off
A. Barbini (attr.) Murano Glass Duck Sculpture with Murrine 60s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Murano glass sculpture attributed to Alfredo Barbini depicting a duck with milk glass body decorated with red and ocher murrine, head and neck in transparent glass with gold inclusio...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$356 Sale Price
66% Off
20th Century Mini White Dalmatian 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 mini sculpture. Mini White Dalmatian Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy....
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$57 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Love Birds Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The two canar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
1960, Atelier Palègre Sculpture
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare and unique sculpture ceramics (sandstone and porcelain) made in 1960 by Jean-Paul Brunet / Atelier Palègre
Good dimensions.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Bleached Walnut Foot Sculpture - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian foot sculpture made of hand crafted bleached Walnut, in good condition. The detailed décor pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
1970s Original Travertine Horse Sculpture by F.lli Mannelli
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original travertine horse sculpture by F.lli Mannelli.
The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
1,77 w x 0,39 D x 1,57 H...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid stone sculpture, polished stone sculpture.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,575
Carl Auböck Model #4629 'Stufenuhr' Brass Wall Clock
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4629 'Stufenuhr' Brass Wall Clock
Originally designed in the late 1960s by Carl Auböck III, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese wall clock is executed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Small rabbit figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small rabbit figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Bronze "Virgo" Zodiac Sculpture by Fred Press
By Fred Press
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Rare mid century Virgo zodiac sculpture by Fred Press, bronze.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco WWII Military Strategy Chalk Teaching Globe on Stand by Denoyer-Geppert
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare art deco WWII military strategy chalk teaching globe by Denoyer-Geppert with period chrome stand, circa 1940s. The globe is in good condition with original paint; there are seve...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$1,625 Sale Price
35% Off
Rhino Money Box Piggy Bank Made of Leather Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage leather made Rhino money bank. A beautiful decorative item in dark brown leather with a small metal lock. I am so sorry that the original old Key is missing. Made in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Elm Sculpture In the Manner of Alexandre Noll, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large abstract sculpture, hand carved out of elm in the style of Alexander Noll.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Elm
20th Century Italian Pair of Mid-Century Vintage Chromed Metal Golf Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern pair of Italian bookends made of hand crafted chromed metal and brass, depicting a golf ball, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Green Armando Rosato’s 1977 Carrara Marble Masterpiece
Located in Oirlo, LI
This stunning Carrara marble sculpture, crafted by the renowned artist Armando Rosato in 1977, is a testament to his mastery in hand-carved marble artistry. The piece seamlessly blen...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Luigi Colani Drumbo Green Elephant Money Bank for Dresdner Bank, 1970s
By Luigi Colani
Located in Vienna, AT
A large green elephant piggy bank, named "drumbo" with key and key ring from the 1970s. Designed by Luigi Colani for Dresdner Bank. Made of plastic,...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Set of 3 Black Panther Mid Century Ceramic Figures Sculpture
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Such a great set of black panthers slinking along!! These came with a black panther TV light that I listed separately and would be great in combinatio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Greco Roman Classical Wrestlers Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989.
Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Murano Style Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a beautiful yellow Murano glass fish sculpture. Shown are yellow fins with a colorful body with orange, light blue, dark blue, and yellow.
The process of crea...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of 3 Foot Tall Solid Brass Ballerina Dancers Sculptures Figurines Statue
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of 3 Foot Tall Solid Brass Ballerina Dancers Sculptures Figurines Statue
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Item e7222
A whimsy set of four tiny garden gnomes made in Germany ca. 1950s probably by Heissner. They are made of terra...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Black and Amber Murano Glass Fish
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this large Murano fish sculpture in black and amber glass dates from the 1990s. Excellent vintage condition with no flaws or repairs found. Two other fish in this col...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Arne Basse Teak Puffer Fish Toothpick Holder, Denmark, 1960's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Arne Basse Teak Puffer Fish Toothpick Holder, Denmark, 1960's. Signed Denmark to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Fratelli Mannelli Italian White Carrara Marble Animals Sculptures, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing and rare set of three Carrara white marble sculptures. Fratelli Mannelli designed this fantastic set in Italy during the 1970s.
There are three elements in this set: an elephant, a giraffe and a camel. This set is extremely rare because of the material. For this set high-quality white Carrara marble was used, while normally, the Mannelli sculptures were made in travertine marble.
A wonderful set of sculptures...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Mid Century Glass Crystal Shovel Bookends by Blenko
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury glass sculptural pair of bookends designed by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Made of dense textured glass with shovel like design. Sculptural, unique and full ice like style. Ea...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Wall Mounted Decorative Blue Flower Ceramic Tile Hanging
Located in Antwerp, BE
Incredibly beautiful flower arrangement on a ceramic tile with a gloss of glaze in the brightly colors blue, pink and brown. Three separately baked tiles mounted on a wooden frame. This tall ceramic tile plaque...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,045 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Murano Bird Mouth Blown Glass Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful Murano bird glass sculpture with copper inserts circa 1970's.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Still Stand No10: Sculptural Wood Elegance, Tall Totem by NONO by Escalona
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
Transparent Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique transparent color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headph...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Sommerso Glass Toucan Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A substantial mid-20th century Murano glass toucan sculpture, crafted in the sommerso technique, where coloured layers are submerged within clear crystal. The body combines rich gree...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Bronze Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist sculpture in bronze, signed Ross 60'. Presumably a San Francisco based area artist, well executed and decorative table top art.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
XL Bronze Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Unsigned but vintage. There is some paint loss on the rim of the wood base and general wear associated with age and use on the rest of the piece
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,050
Brass Lobster Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage brass lobster sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with appropriate wear and patina. This is a hook on the back that ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Black Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier, Germany 1980s
Located in München, BY
A very decorative black vintage sheep, designed by Hanns Peter Krafft and manufactured by Krafftmeier, Germany. Probably made in the 1970s/80s.
This handmade sheep was designed in t...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wool, Plastic, Pine
Mid-Century Chartreuse & Transparent Hand-Blown Murano Glass Bird Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
This playful and beautifully formed Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Bird Sculptures in Chartreuse & Transparent Glass W/ 24K Gold Flecks originates from Italy, ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Steel
Cat Figurine Holding a Thermometer by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
A very charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse,...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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.