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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Studio 4 (Italy) Vintage 1970s, 12.5" Ceramic Bull with Gold
By Studio 4A
Located in NEWTOWN, AU
Studio 4 were a manufacturer of Italian ceramics, based outside of Monteluppo, Italy. The company was established in 1972 by a group ex-employees the well-kno...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Murano Sapphire Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Love Birds Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The two birds are attached to each o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Cenedese Murano Vaseline Glass Bookends with Applied Elephant Decoration
By Cenedese
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Amazing pair of Murano bookends by Cenedese circa 1950’s. Bookends retain an original label dating them to the 1950’s. Thick Vaseline glass with applied elephants.
At the end of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Signed Somchai Verdigris Bronze Brutalist Parrot Sculpture on Marble Base 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist parrot sculpture by Hattakitkosol Somchai circa 1970s
Solid bronze parrot on perch with verdigris finish mounted to white marble base
Signed and numbered
5.5 inch width
5 ...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Wall Plaque of Owls on a Branch by EGO, Sweden, 1960s
By Ego Stengods
Located in Barcelona, ES
Charming glazed ceramic wall plaque depicting three owls sitting on a branch. Fabricated by EGO Stengods, Sweden, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Brass and Copper Heron Sculpture By Sergio Bustamante, Mexican
Located in London, GB
A tall free-standing life-size brass and copper sculpture of a heron by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, 1970’s.
Size: H65 cm x W70 cm x D30 cm
Artist biography:
Bustamante's firs...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Crystal Cat Sculpture Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming midcentury figurative crystal sculptural paperweight in the shape of a sleeping cat. A wonderful compliment to any desk or table.
OFFERING FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Lull No28 Contemporary Wooden Totem – Handcrafted by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No28 Contemporary Wooden Totem – Handcrafted by Joel Escalona
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms and s...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Midcentury Ceramic Wall Sculpture Lovers, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice colored.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Miguel Berrocal "Portrait de Michelle" Puzzle Sculpture, 1970´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This miniature bust of a woman is a three dimensional puzzle of incredibly precise craftsmanship. 17 individual pieces, are fitted in order to create the overall work, each piece nes...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Three Decorative Elephant Sculpture Statues Brass Midcentury Modern German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Three decorative elephant sculpture statues made of brass. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Biggest made of brass and marked with label. The size given in the dimen...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antonio da Ros Cenedese Murano Glass Sommerso Fish Sculpture in Vibrant Green
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Antonio Da Ros Cenedese Murano Glass Sommerso fish Sculpture in vibrant green With large yellow eyes.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Meow Century Modern Hand Painted Ceramic Cat Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace whimsical charm with the Hand Painted Ceramic Cat Sculpture, a unique piece that merges mid-century modern aesthetics with feline allure. Its graceful curves and hand-painted...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculptural Wall Plaque by F. Sanchez for Peregnem
By Perignem
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique 1950s sculptural Perignem ceramic wall plaque made by F. Sanchez (signed). This beauty comes in charcoal black with sophisticated red and green colors. Signed on the backside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli Travertine Ashtrays and Penholders, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Totally hand-carved travertine desk accessories consisting of a pen-holder and an ashtray designed by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli, made in Italy in the 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Lucite and Brass Ram Sculptures, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of brass and Lucite table sculptures dating from the early 1970s. Each brass bust depicts a highly stylized ram’s head, with two long acrylic horns attached by a post t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Brass Table Lamp, in the Style of Jacques Duval Brasseur, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This light, or sculpture, is like a César Baldaccini compression. They are many pieces of brass gathered, in a block that make an table la...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This elegantly bold Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Features an abstracted geometric form with a remarkable sense ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Brass Dolphin Sculpture Mid Century
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning sculpture made of brass in the form of a dancing dolphin. Quite unusual. Circe mid century. Why not own the best?
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 20
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 20 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stands...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
René Gourdon French Fourteen Bronze Stations of the Cross
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional French bronze set of the Fourteen Stations of the Cross sculpted by René Gourdon (1910-1992) around 1950. René Gourdon was a renowned French Sculptor and artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Figurine of a Sewing Woman, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a sewing woman in regional costume.
Made in Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen manufactory
Produced in 1974-1978.
Model number # 1314
Very good conditi...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
ceramic monkey sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
ceramic monkey sculpture
Wise monkey model
unusual figure of a monkey sitting on books and looking in the mirror
hand painted
excellent condition
circa 1950 origin Germany
glazed cer...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Asian Rose Quartz Cherry Bunches Jade Leaves Hard Stone Fruit Pair
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
These cherry bunches are so cute and harder to find than other fruit. The cherries are carved rose quartz, the leaves are carved jade and the stems are flexible green wrapped wire wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Midcentury terracotta sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy 1960
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare terracotta figurative sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy 1960.
Elegant composition of several panels that creates an important panel.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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
Danish Teak Figurines 1950s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Danish Teak Figurines 1950s
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Teak
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
Children Statues Figurines by Cortendorf Vintage German, 1960s
By Cortendorf
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A collection of 1960s Children figurines made by Cortendorf, Germany. A nice addition to any room. Made of Ceramic. Marked with manufactory label. Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s California Studio Painted Metal Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio hand made 50's / 60's painted metal kinetic mobile sculpture, creator unknown. Mobile measures 34" by 7" by 5.5" and is in good vintage condition showing signs of ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Clear Lucite Whale Functional Sculpture for Desktop or Vanity by Ritts
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Clear Lucite Whale Functional Sculpture for Desktop or Vanity by Ritts Astrolite. CLOSING SALE - FINAL REDUCTION
***NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY***
Perfect for the MCM affcionado who likes art and whales but whose space needs reqyure function as well, this lucite sculpture is made to hold pens or make-up brushes and look good doing it. (There is also a slit for the mouth for holding mail, cards, notes, etc.)
The sculpture measures approximately 8.5 x 3.75 x 2.25 inches.
Fairly good vintage condition. No chips or cracks. As is typical with these, there are visible scratches. There are also blemishes (for example, the underside appears to show evidence of a previous label) that could probably be alleviated by proper lucite cleaning/polishing techniques. Price has been adjusted accordingly.
Of course, the pen and brush are just for demo and will not come with the sculpture.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Modern Figurative Sculpture Embracing Couple
Located in Miami, FL
An eye-catching figurative sculpture of a kissing couple in the style of Henry Moore.
This piece is made from hand-cast and hand-finished Durastone, which is a special formulation ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Solid Bronze Female Torso II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the female form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw.
Dimensions
2" width x 2.25" depth x 4.75" height.
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rattan Wicker Donkey Head, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rattan Wicker Donkey Head, 1960s Italy
The proportions are perfect, very decorative.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Rattan
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, starfish.
Nautical style.
Measure: 8.3" diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica fish Platter signed Vallauris, Circa 1950.
Measures: 18 inches by 10.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Magnificent Life-Size Zanolli, Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Barn Owl c1980s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Impeccably hand painted life-size barn owl figure by Zanolli, Italy from the 1980's
Has incredible presence - a terrific piece
Circa 1980's
Signed Zanolli, Italy
Height 11.5 inch, Wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Raul Varnerin Contemporary Argentine Abstract Wood Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Abstract Wood Sculpture (signed: PETER BELSLEY, LOS ALTAS)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Birds Blue Tail Uranium Italian Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green yellow, with blue tails Italian art glass birds sculpture. Attributed to the Salviati company. The birds are made with s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
6 Pieces Of Vintage Stone Fruit
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Six pieces of stone fruit, more than likely from Italy, including:
Green banana, 6" L, minor wear at ends
Two tone peach, wood stem, 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" W, minor dings, wear
Gourd, with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Charming Large Ceramic Cat by Alfaraz Workshop / Studio Madrid, Spain
By Alfaraz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a charming terracotta cat figure by Alfaraz Studio / Workshop of Madrid, Spain. From the 1960s, this striking fellow is handprinted in rich, golden yellow with contrasting bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
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
Sonambient Cattails Sound Sculpture in the Manner of Harry Bertoia
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Vintage Sonambient cattails sound sculpture in the manner of Harry Bertoia circa 1970. It is in great vintage condition with patina throughout, four rows of four copper colored sound...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Marble Sculpture on Black Enamel Swivel Base
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern abstract sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It offers an amorphic form with two circular perforations incised into its bod...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Walter Bosse Dwarf Brass Cork Screw Bottle Opener, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Mid-Century bottle opener/cork screw, displaying a dwarf. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of black-finished brass, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Two Fish Sculptures in Cobalt Blue Ceramic and White Porcelain
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern ceramic and porcelain fish Figures in cobalt blue and white. Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Unmatching glazed fish sculptures...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Bird Pelican Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Pelican sculpture.
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is in near excellent condition.
An amazing and seldom piece.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Curtis Jere Brutalist Metal Tree Sculpture, 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern metal tree sculpture by Curtis Jere. This Brutalist art sculpture features brass painted leaves with wire spray bursts and is mounted on a black wood base. Signed ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Huge Alfredo Barbini Cenedese Aquarium Object 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Very colorful and heavy Murano glass block Aquarium with inclusions of three fishes and sea plants within clear glass. Made for Cenedese in Italy circa 1960s. Excellent vintage condi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Handcrafted Wooden Sculpture Lull No77 by NONO – Perfect for Artistic Homes
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Handcrafted Wooden Sculpture Lull No77 by NONO – Perfect for Artistic Homes
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded for...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Sculptured Plaster Female Modelled Head, Italy 50s
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice woman head made in plaster.
This piece was made in Italy in the 50s.
Found near Florence
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Italian Ceramic Terrier Dog Vintage, 1950s
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian ceramic terrier. 1950s. Very Hollywood Regency.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Metal Wire Large Lion Sculpture in the Style of C. Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Metal wire large and rare size sculpture of a lion on a black metal base. The body is black metal wire and the mane is tinted in gold. In the style of C. Jere, circa 1990s.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large ceramic sculpture of Dog from Bassano Italy 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Unveil the allure of Italian craftsmanship with this stunning large hand-painted ceramic animal sculpture – a dog, a treasure from 1980s Bassano, Italy. Immerse yourself in the rarit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Midcentury Blenko Amoeba Shaped Glass Candleholder
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage Blenko candleholder. Shaped in an artistic organic amoeba form, this glass sculpture is beautiful, artful and sculptural all at t...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture by Sabattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture by Sabattini Silver-Plated Metal made in Italy 1978
Dimensions:
13½ h × 3¾ w × 3¼ d in
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
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.