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
Gio Ponti and Paolo de Poli Large Scale Diavolo Enamel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Devil's face enamel sculpture designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Paolo De Poli in Italy, 1956.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Lucite Clock Sculpture in the Manner of Arman
By Arman
Located in NYC, NY
A Lucite clock sculpture displaying a clock face and pieces in the manner of French artist Arman.
Please note this is not a functioning clock.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features three overlapping, semi-circular bronze sections with a texturized and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Midcentury Brown Leather and Glass French Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Superb ashtray with a leather body and glass top. This fantastic item is attributed to Jacques Adnet and was produced in France during the 1950s.
The unique element of this magnif...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass
Enamel Sculpture / Painting by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and rare enamel sculpture / painting. Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition.
In 1949, Stig painted his first enamel painting o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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
Abstract Stone Sculpture by African Artist Joseph Chingangaidze
By Joseph Chingangaidze
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed stone sculpture by African artist Joseph Chingangaidze, polished green stone, signed at the bottom.
Category
20th Century Zimbabwean Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Japanese Ceramic Penguin Figurative Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Ceramic Penguin Figurative Sculpture
Japan, 1970's
stamped "Made in Japan" on the bottom
" great size, color and glaze"
" add to your Penguin collection or a nice piece to st...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Pita Hirs
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract bronze sculpture by Brazilian artist Pita Hirs.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Emil Milan Modernist Bird Sculpture Sumac Cabin Modern New Hope Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Herta Baller Capricorn Mid-Century Brass Bottle Opener, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A nice Mid-Century bottle opener featuring a Capricorn zodiac figurine from the 1950s, crafted from solid brass. Designed by Hertha Baller in Austria ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mixed Metals on Quartz Anchor Sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mixed metals on quartz base anchor and sea gulls sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1971. The piece is in great vintage condition with a wonderful patina and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze, Iron
Figurative Transavanguardist Sculpture, Naples, Italy, 1990s
Located in Naples, IT
Transavantgarde portrait in copper, wax and acrylic, wooden base, Naples 1990
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Handmade Wood Carving
Located in Seattle, WA
Handmade wood carving with nice patina and character. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H9
Dimensions: 3.5”L ;3"W;7"H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
CINETICO Illuminated Sculpture Murano Glass Brass Mobile Chandelier, Cobalt
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
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
Mickey Mouse Vintage Wood Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical Mickey Mouse wood sculpture hand carved and painted in his blue tuxedo.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Libra Zodiac sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Deer Figurine by Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Deer Figurine by Richard Rohac.
Original condition.
Marked.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Glass Star Table Sculpture after Murano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Blown glass star sculpture. Probably Italian. Free USA shipping.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
R van 't Zelfde Abstract TOTEM Sculpture Holland 1970s
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very visually pleasing and appealing totum sculpture from the hand of Dutch artist Rob van 't Zelfde, made in the 1970's. The sculpture is made out of Elm wood and is slightly tapere...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Leather Humpback Whale on Custom Steel Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th-century American hand-crafted leather humpback whale, found in one of Oregon's picturesque coastal towns, is a stunning example of traditional craftsmanship and creativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Emil Milan 1981 Cherry Wood Triple Bird Sculpture Thompson PA Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cherry
Dino Martens Murano Sommerso Orange White Fins Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso bright orange Italian art glass fish on base sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. Published in his book (see photo), model 6180, and a later model number 6913 is in the same shape. The fish has little murine eyes, with white Latticino ribbons on the fins and tail. It is balanced on a clear glass base. Would make a great display piece on any dresser, coffee table, or display cabinet. Mid-century era. Would make a great addition to any Nautical, Marine / Ocean theme room. Measures: 9 5/8" tall x 5 5/8" long x 3 3/8" wide. Last photo shows other colors currently available in the gallery.
Literature:
Dino Martens - Muranese Glass Designer, by Marc Heiremans. Photo provided.
Vetreria Aureliano Toso, Murano 1938 - 1968, Designs by Dino Martens, Enrico Potz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda glass boat sculpture Limited edition Voyage
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 17.5cm W, 5,5cmD, 4cm H With stand: 8cm H
Signed by artist
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Tom Dixon Life Size Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 1980's
By Tom Dixon
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Life size Harley Davidson rattan model of a motorcycle, attributed to Tom Dixon USA, Circa 1980s
Hand-made sculpture of a motorcycle of woven rattan, willow, reed and wood.
This...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Lull No3 Minimalist Wooden Totem – Artistic Installation by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No3 Minimalist Wooden Totem – Artistic Installation by Joel Escalona
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Wooden Teak Wall Deco Bird, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Wooden Teak Wall Deco Bird, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Teak
Color: Brown
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Item T...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Vintage gold walnut shaped nut cracker , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 7,5cm H, 12cm W, 9cm D
Period: 1970’s
Condition: Good
Color: Gold
material: Metal
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
AMERICAN BRASS BOWLS - COLEUS, CRYSANTHEMUM, CALLA LILY Hand-Crafted TRAYS
Located in Hawthorne, CA
This exquisite set of three decorative American brass bowls showcases the finest in handcrafted artistry and timeless design. Created in 1963 by the renowned Virginia Metal Crafters...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
20th Century Lorenzo Burchiellaro Sculpture mod. Cubo in Cast Alluminium, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Lorenzo Burchiellaro (1933 – 2017) is an Italian designer and sculptor. He studied at the P. Selvatico institute in Padua and the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. He participated in t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Meloniski da Villacidro Kinetic Sculpture in Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
A splendid 1980s sculpture designed and produced by the great painter Meloniski from Villacidro.
The painter Meloniski was born in Villacidro in 1943.
Completely self-taught, the Sar...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Black and White Large Metal Dice Sculpture Mid Century Modern Belgium
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Belgium Mid-Century Modern painted metal monumental heavy dice sculpture is tres chic! All the different sides with different holes make up...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Teaching Aid Median Incision of the Human Head, Ca. 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted and hand lettered anatomical model. A median incision of the head for class. It is made of wood, papier maché and plaster, manufactured by SOMSO or PHYWE...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Philippe Jean Bronze Bird Sculpture Signed and Numbered 85/300 France circa 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
A cast bronze bird sculpture by Philippe Jean, French artist, designer and sculptor.
Mounted on a black wood cube base.
Signed and numbered. PhJean 8...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder Chinese Figurine by Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper shaker holder Chinese figurine by Richard Rohac.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Curtis Jere Starburst Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Curtis Jere Starburst Sculpture
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse Rabbit Brass Cork Screw Bottle Opener, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Mid-Century bottle opener / cork screw, displaying a rabbit. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of polished brass, in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Brutalist Travertine Horses by Enzo Mari for Frateli Mannelli, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice set of three tavertine horses designed by Enzo Mari and prodused by Fratelli Mannelli in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Merle Edelman Op Art Face / Head with Eyes Inside Lucite / Acrylic 1970s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern c. 1970's Merle Edelman half round Op Art face lucite sculpture with 3D eyes over a black geometric grid. Similar style as Abraham Palatnik. In fine condition, no ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Huenergardt Galloping Horse Bronze Sculpture on Lucite Base
By David Huenergardt
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous bronze running horse sculpture with lucite base by California artist David Huenergardt,
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luca CL Marked Colorful Ceramic Elephant Sculpture Mid-Century Modern Italy 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Luca CL Marked colorful ceramic elephant sculpture Mid-Century Modern Italy 1970.
Marked at the Base. CL Luca.
Beautifully handcrafted animal sculp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hunting Crouching Brass Cat Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage brass figurine depicts a cat in a crouching position, hunting and ready to pounce on its prey. The cat is sculpted in Modernist style w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Ice Prince" by Terry Balle Illuminated Acrylic Sculpture c. 1980
By Terry Balle
Located in Hanover, MA
Illuminated helix-form floor sculpture entitled "Ice Prince" by artist Terry Balle, circa 1980.
Constructed of stratified PMMA optical acrylic resin.
A single lightbulb mounted to ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Vintage Paperweight owl made of alabaster. Italy 1960 - 1970
Located in CADALSO, ES
Good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Sculptural Jack Made in Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Jack made in oak wood.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Collection of Four Mid-Century Glass Stick Sculptures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
4 Mid-Century Kinetic Figurative Sculptures that would make a great collection for the person who has the artistic mind and willing to decorate. We see these either on a desk, window...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Figurative Woman in Bronze Entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg
By Harriet Hochberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury figurative nude woman in bronze on wood base entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg, circa 1979. The piece has a wonderful von...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century french design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
John Seeman, B. 1951, Untitled, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract Sculpture by John Seeman, B. 1951, Untitled. Steel, paint, 2002; signed and dated "JS 2002"
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bergasse Mid-Century Modern Brass Metal School of Fish Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bergasse Mid-Century Modern brass metal school of fish wall sculpture. Item features a signed "Bergasse," great brutalist design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Swedish Brutalist Rooster as Fire Screen Olle Hermansson, Husqvarna
Located in Stockholm, SE
Midcentury Swedish Brutalist fire screen of a "Firerooster" by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna. In cast iron. Olle Hermansson was interested in Nordic myt...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Elephant Table Lamp Hand Carved Wood and Copper Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique table lamp, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
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
Giovanni Cappelletti - Largish Imposing Bronze - Bull, Cow & Calf
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Imposing Largish Bronze featuring a Bull, Cow and Calf in a patinated Bronze standing on red marble. An exceptionally realistic, pleasing and sympathetic representation of the ana...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Souk Red Wall Mirror in Natural Walnut&Green Marble&Silk
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Created by the perfect combination of color, energy and shape, souk mirrors reflect the influences of overwhelming and visually fascinating souk markets in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Wooden Decoy Duck Bookends Americana
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully sculpted and incredibly nostalgic pair of wooden decoy duck bookends. These realistic looking, duck bookends have a timeless and classic look. Made in the 1950's, these r...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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