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.
to
1,430
6,428
330
128
3
9
6,416
458
67
3,591
2,033
3
2
12
35
102
700
1,031
1,122
243
125
6,886
4,641
2,823
907
829
704
591
508
465
446
382
243
205
180
90
89
84
78
2,523
1,716
1,288
1,070
762
3,428
2,890
4,104
1,856
1,794
1,393
542
Height
to
Width
to
6,886
6,616
6,621
224
151
124
113
76
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a lovely cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Giulia Mangani 24K Gold Embellished Porcelain Parrot
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large Giulia Mangani porcelain parrot on a goldtone steel stand and black plinth.The parrot hand painted in vivid colors and embellished with 24K gold details.
Marked as shown.
Dime...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Black String Iron Rigshaw by Bror Bonfils, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Graphic looking string Figurine designed and manufactured by Bror Bonfils in Denmark during the 1950s. It is made from blackened iron. The figure's clothes are made textile and his h...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$238 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Sculpture by Laila Pulling, Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Laila Pullinen, sculpture/medal, bronze, signed LP, numbered 3898.
"The three faces of misery", 9,5 x 9,5 x 9,5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tony Rosenthal Untitled 1965
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid Century Modern welded bronze sculpture was realized by the esteemed 20th Century artist Tony Rosenthal circa 1965. Signed and dated by the artist (and with an inclu...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$24,975
Important Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Female Italian Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important vintage midcentury modern centrepiece in bright, vivid yellow & green uranium 'Massello' glass sculpture of a female nude in a sitting position by maste...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
$3,170 Sale Price
30% Off
Salviati Murano Sommerso Merlot Red Peach Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage murano hand blown sommerso technique Italian art glass owl sculpture. Documented to the Salviati Company, and signed "Salviati" underneath. The own has white on cle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri Fernandez for Atelier Duval-Brasseur Coffee Table Illuminated Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Atelier Duval-Brasseur signed Henri Fernandez illuminated grasshopper with two agates for an unusual elegant and rare coffee table complimented by a oval clear glass top.
Wired for ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Polished Brass Ball Pear Shape Shades Light Bar Pool Table Fixture Chandel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid polished brass ball pear shape shades light bar pool table fixture chandelier.
Adjustable shades.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Tree Sculpture by Curtis Jere
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage object of art tree sculpture handcrafted in brass attached to an organic quartz rock and signed Curtis Jere on the bottom.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Bronze Sculpture in the Shape of a Letter Envelope Signed R.M. 50/200, Italy 1970
Located in Naples, IT
Rare "letter envelope" sculpture made entirely of bronze with engraved initials of Author R.M. 50/200
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Large Abstract Floor Sculpture in Grey by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large abstract floor sculpture made by Cutis Jere in 1984. A great post modern design in grey cut steel. Artist signed and dated.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
German Cubistic Plaster Sculpture by Jens Schleede, around 1970
Located in Berlin, DE
Jens Schleede's German Cubistic plaster sculpture, circa 1970, embodies a fascinating intersection of artistic movements. Evoking the spirit of early 20th-century Cubism, the piece l...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1970s Hammered Copper Wall Art Panel Sculpture of a Dancing Warrior
By Kalumba Tshung Manu Gabriel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare and beautiful life-size hammered copper panel of a dancing African warrior with spear and shield.
Wrought copper panel in the style of acclaimed Zaïre artist Gabriel Kalumba Tshung Manu (1940-2019), worked in Congo between 1960s-1985s.This low-relief depicting dancing African warrior and is signed “Kalumba Tshung-Manu” (lower right).Kalumba was passionate by copper and influenced by his popular African culture.Gabriel Kalumba Tshung Manu brass drummer and brass maker, he won the Grand Prix at the World Festival of Negro Arts in 1966 in Dakar, Senegal, in the Plastic Arts category.Gabriel Kalumba, born in 1940 is the grandson of a traditional sculptor, his father was an ivoirier.After his humanities, he studied Fine Arts in Lubumbashi then brass work in Maredsous (Belgium), before introducing the technique to Zaire (current Democratic Republic of Congo).In 1966, at the initiative of the president and poet Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first "World Festival of Negro Arts" organized in Dakar (Senegal), was created. Personalities from all walks of life took part: Aimé Césaire...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
$2,383 Sale Price
78% Off
Industrial Robot Scale Design Model Desk Sculpture, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Industrial robot made in the 1970s. This unique object was traditionally an exercise given to a novice machinist to test their knowledge and skill at operating their machine. It r...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Gambaro Poggi Green Red Blue Italian Art Glass Rabbit Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand green, red, and blue Italian art glass bunny rabbit figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, with an original "Vetr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Abstract Organic Form Terracotta Clay Sculpture - Small
Located in Chicago, IL
An Abstract, organic form terracotta clay sculpture featuring a smooth, red surface with natural aged patina. Delicately carved indents complement the elegant curves and rounded shap...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Italian Midcentury Porcelain Greyhound Dog Sitting on Blue Cushion
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian porcelain greyhound dog from the mid-20th century resting on a comfortable-looking blue cushion. Born in Italy during the midcent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
American Flying Eagle Solid Bronze & Stainless Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful American Eagle in solid bronze, resting on a branch sitting on a solid stainless steel base gorgeous piece, unsigned with great quality.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Rock Crystal Specimen , Unique Shape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stone is cut and polished in this unique shape . It has layers and layers on different stone in it . Have never seen one in this design . Purchased a long time ago in Rio Brazil...
Category
1990s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Brazilian Mid-Century Large Acrylic Table Sculpture of Five Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian modern acrylic / lucite table sculpture of five fingers with the middle finger extended. Signed by unknown artist.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Abstract Metal Wall Sculpture after Curtis Jere
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage wall sculpture created by a Philadelphia artist in 1950s. It features copper panel construction with a silver lacquer finish. Very goo...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Vintage Cartier Cut Crystal Obelisk
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cartier Cut Crystal Obelisk. In overall great vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Some minor scuffs. No chips, cracks, or repairs.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Get drawn into the incredible shape of this Abstract Sculpture that will bring a mid-century vibe to your favorite room! Base is in pure black Polypropylene
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$7,500
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica lobster tureen or box with green glaze, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s by Walter Bosse Austria Design Brass Bronze Monkey Cork Screw
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare cork screw by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller
Excellent condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco 1930's American Folk Art Wooden Bulldog Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
1930's American Folk Art Wooden Bulldog Sculpture.
This is a wonderful Primitive Folk Art bull bog. A close look at the simplicity of design and constru...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of German Porcelain Parrots Signed Dresden
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of vintage life size porcelain parrots hand decorated with vivid tropical colors and perched on tree trunks. Signed Dresden on the bottoms.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$3,550 / set
Mid-Century Modern Bronze TOTEM Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century bronze sculpture.
In the form of a stylized totem.
With a round plinth supported by 3 legs (and thus a little prone to tipping).
Simply a wonderful sculp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Polished Steel Sculpture by Gary Slater
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Gary slater freeform sculpture, circa early 1980s. This example executed in stainless steel looks great from any angle. Signed and numbered 2/25.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Murano Glass Bull Sculpture Sommerso Technique
Located in Prato, Tuscany
A stunning hand-blown Murano glass sculpture representing a bull, masterfully crafted on the island of Murano using the renowned Sommerso (“submerged”) technique. In this method, con...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Carved Tranquility Totem Still Stand No74, 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
$12,031 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ceramic Tile Wall Art Decoration from a Cat
By Tackoen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic tile wall art decoration from a cat.
Height 94 cm.
Width 47 cm.
Depth 3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
$1,907 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Primitive Hand Carved Goat Bell, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Primitive Hand Carved goat bell, circa 1950 Manufactured in France. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abraham Palatnik, lucite large Heron, Brazil, c.1970.
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Palatnik lucite Heron in black, signed in the piece, ‘Pal’.
In excellent condition from the 1970’s.
It retains its paper label ‘ Made in Brazil.
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Boho Curtis Jere Bird in Nest Tree Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of whimsy and artistic flair to your decor with this vintage boho Curtis Jere 'Bird in Nest' tree sculpture. Crafted from metal with intricate detailing, this iconic piec...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Guido Gambone Green Snake Vase, 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vessel, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Guido Gambone green snake vase, 1950s, Mid-Century Modern ceramic vessel, Italy. Guido Gambone (Italian, 1909 - 1969) Green and white snake design ceramic vase. Signed (Signature and donkey) on bottom. Stunning piece with gorgeous, rare green glaze and elegant lines that are elegantly accentuated by the snake that curls around the waist and body of the vessel. Museum-worth masterpiece by one of the most influential ceramicists of the 20th century.
Dimensions: 12" H; Provenance: Collection of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr., Boston, MA.
Gambone's unique style is a combination of ancestral ceramic techniques and Etruscan or abstract decorations composed of primary and secondary colors. Ne fused traditional ceramic methods with amorphous forms that echoed equally the art of the past and of his modern day. His dynamic objects, in which he often experimented with glazes and patterns, garnered great popularity and today are treasured holdings in important private and museums collections around the globe.
The year 1950 also marked the showcase of one of Gambone’s collaborative works at a group exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, and the following year Gambone enjoyed his first solo showing at the Galleria Il Milione in Milan. By the end of the decade, Gambone had achieved international acclaim for his pieces. He upheld his dedication to his work until 1967, when the La Tirrena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$6,720 Sale Price
50% Off
Toso Murano Millefiori Daisy Clover Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Duck Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina daisy flowers and clovers Italian art glass duck bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The 2 diff...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$574 Sale Price
24% Off
1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Glazed Great Dane Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian life size great dane sculpture crafted in terra cotta and hand decorated in black and white with a yellow collar, all under glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Disney Mickey Mouse Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Disney Mickey Mouse Statue
An adorable vintage Disney Mickey Mouse statue in a laid back lounge position.
A great collectible item from Disney.
Measures: 10 1/2" Long x 5...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Key Hanger Walter Bosse Showing a Cow, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Key hanger Walter Bosse showing a cow, circa 1950s.
Very beautiful original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1960s Gold Leaf Wood Sphere Sculpture after Mathias Goeritz
By Mathias Goeritz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Gold Leaf Wood Sphere Sculpture
8.75 h x 8 diameter
In the style of Mathias Goeritz
unmarked
Preowned original
Review provided images
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Stoneware Pottery Monkey Figurine by Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful stoneware pottery model of a Monkey designed by Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen.
Knud Khyn (1880-1969) was a Danish sculptor and painter. He was an important, long-term...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture.
We offer a great abstract expressionism dimensional kinetic sculpture mounted on a wood base.
Great coffee table or bookcase accessory!
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Iron Abstract Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique Brutalist iron / metal sculpture by American artist, Frank Cota, circa 1970s. Free-form piece with various hexagon, square and triangle pieces; signed by Coat on the bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Signed By Thomas Mtasa Malachite Stylized Hippopotamus with Infant
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed By Thomas Mtasa with stylized Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Vintage Inuit Malachite Carving Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Kg 14
The piece is in Very Good and original condit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Two West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' vases with orange glaze; Guitar vase with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick lava glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$667 Sale Price / item
34% Off
Vintage Human Body Educational Model / Anatomical Model, circa 1940s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Fantastic looking vintage anatomical model of a full human body on a black granite base. The height of the model with base (4 cm) is 82 cm.
Unfortunately, removable parts are missing.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$1,060 Sale Price
28% Off
Mid-Century Modern Hattakitkosol Somchai Bronze Bird Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning large bronze bird sculpture with wood base by Hattakitkosol Somchai.
Category
1980s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Mid Century Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in Redding, CT
Brutalist Mid Century Sculpture by American Artist Frank Cota. Large in scale and vibrant in design. Perfect for an entry way or to fea...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Whimsical Nail Brass Sculpture Cowboy & Cactus on a Fence circa 1970's
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool whimsical welded Brutalist cowboy and cactus sitting on a fence metal sculpture, made of railroad nails. circa 1970's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Owl Sculpture by Paul Ballardo, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century owl sculpture by Paul Ballardo for Austin Enterprises. Large scale table top or mantle piece. Resin casted with a wood base. United States, 1971.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Danish Kay Bojesen 1950s Wooden Oak Hippo Figurine Desk Pencil Holder
By Kay Bojesen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen " The Hippopotamus" oak figurine. Kay designed in 1955 because he needed a device to store his pencils. This hippo desk accessory ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Luciano Gaspari Salviati Signed Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Toucan Bird
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso purple to blue Italian art glass toucan / parrot bird sculpture. Documented and signed "Salviati, designer L. Gaspari", with or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29. The sculpture is created in a black glass with iridescent finish with blue sculptural vase...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of Midcentury Table Sculpture Ceramic Pandas, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
made from glazed ceramic
set of two price is for all
in good original condition
Bigger is 28cm x 17cm x 18
Smaller is 20cm x 12 x 14
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
GUIDO CACCIAPUOTI - Horses - art stoneware - Made in ITALY -1940s
Located in Milano, IT
GUIDO CACCIAPUOTI - from a family of Neapolitan majolica makers , Guido CACCIAPUOTI , moved to Milan at a very young age where he continued with his work with stoneware and created a...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Other
Murano Glass Hand Blown Penguin Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible Murano art glass hand blown sculpture of a penguin in blue and yellow colored glass figurine with gold murine.
Handcrafted bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Elephant Figurine with Thermometer Walter Bosse, Vienna Austria 1960s Midcentury
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Austrian figurine, designed by Walter Bosse. Nice addition to your room, on your desk top or just for your collection of Austrian midcentury items. Charming, big ...
Category
1960s 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.