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
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
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
1970s Midcentury Interchangeable Plexiglass Artwork Paperweight Sculpture Toy
By Ron Fritts
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unknown craftsman or artist, unsigned. In the style of Ron Fritts, similar period artist. Double-side tabletop self-standing framed artwork or toy. The ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Large Detailed Italian Cast Terracotta Bald Eagle Sculpture with Gilt Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial sculpture is unsigned with respect to the artist, but originated from Italy and dates to approximately 1960 and done in a realistic period style. The sculp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Brass Flamingo Sculptures by Joaquin Tinta - Set of 3
Located in Southampton, NJ
Spanish name: Flamenco, Translation: Flamingo
Collection of 3 handmade polished brass flamingos with hammered and engraved details. The sculpture has a unique copper metal beak with a stamped & scalloped tail design.
Encrusted gemstone turquoise eyes.
Stamped with makers mark, Taller Tinta...
Category
1970s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Porcelain Stylized Cat Italian Production Studiolinea COM 1970s White
By Studiolinea
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Porcelain stylized cat Italian production Studiolinea COM 1970 white.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Opalescent Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Farmer Sculpture
By Murano 5
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with gold flecks Italian art glass farmer woman figure. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Donà Furnace Mid-Century Modern Amber Molato Three Murano Glass Vases, 1998s
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Alberto Donà does simple things, but to great effect. And simple, by the way, is a big word.
The work they do in the furnance here in Murano is certainly not easy.
The Katia vase...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird
Very unique Brutalist abstract bird sculpture circa 1960s
Modernist piece in welded bronze cantilevered o...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Signed Federico Mexico Leather Parrot Perched on Brass Swing Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Signed 'FEDERICO in Mexico' leather parrot on a brass swing hand-crafted.
Beautiful animal sculpture.
Swing measurements: 19 inches height x 14 inches...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Karl Hagenauer Vintage Brass and Black Metal Bowls, Sculptures Set of Four
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage Austrian set by Karl Hagenauer of four low bowls, dishes or sculptures definitely have a fish motif. They have black metal over brass surrounded by polished brass...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Grey Two Molato Murano Glass Vases Signed, 1999
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Two vases engraved entirely by hand with Murano grey blown glass.
To perform this work we need two different processes: the first, to model the hot vase giving form and color. The s...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cenedese Murano 1961 Sommerso Champagne Italian Art Glass Bird Sculptural Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and champagne color Italian art glass sculptural bird flower vase. Documented to designer Antonio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
1960s Large Modernist Steel Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning oversize 1960s welded steel modernist sculpture. In vintage original condition with some wear and patina.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Two Thinkers Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid century bronze sculpture 2 Thinkers from Est Asia.
Category
1960s East Asian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lucite Stylized Tapir Sculpture by Chief Artist Tim S. Crea for Team Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Lucite stylized tapir sculpture by chief artist Tim S. Crea for Team Guzzini.
It has its original label.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Styled Wooden Oak Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture was done by Czeslaw Budny a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2023. This sculpture was made entirely of up-cycled, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Black Panther Table Lamps with Grey Lava Glaze
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Mid-Century Modern ceramic black panther lamps are unsigned, but were predominately made in the United States by various pottery compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Object by.Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Horst Kerstan, Kandern in Germany
Information:
Horst Kerstan (born March 29, 1941 in Frankfurt, † March 21, 2005 in Kandern) was a German ceramist, craftsman and internationally recognized artist.
Founder of Group 83.
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio Stoneware Object was designed by Horst Kerstan and produced in his own Studio in the 1980s in Kandern in Germany. It is made of solid stoneware pottery and has a very unique brown beige coloration and structure. the bottom is marked with typical Kerstan Producer signature K and signed with Keratin. a very collectible and very rare item of the Kerstan Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 25cm in length, 14,5cm in height and 16cm in depth, it is very impressive.
straighforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 14,5cm
Length 25cm
Depth 16cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Horst Kerstan:
Horst Kerstan grew up in Frankfurt am Main, where he became acquainted with the manufacture of ceramic products through his father Walter Kerstan, who headed the "Ceramic Colors" department of Farbwerke Hoechst AG. After a porcelain painter apprenticeship, he worked from 1956 to 1957 as a porcelain painter in the porcelain manufactory of Hoechst AG, then from 1957 to 1959 in the ceramics department of the Werkkunstschule Offenbach (today: Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main) with Lore Kramer-Koehn, the wife of Frankfurt architect Ferdinand Kramer, the pottery to learn and incidentally at the College of Fine Arts, Frankfurt, the drawing.
After Kerstan met the ceramist and painter Richard Bampi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Philippe Starck Modernist Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rare Philippe Starck for Driade Astronomie populaire sculpture.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Still Stand No18: Artistic Tranquility in Tall Wood Sculpture by NONO
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
1950s Vintage Cleo Hartwig Female Nude Form Mid-Century Chalkware Sculpture
By Cleo Hartwig
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely uncommon Cleo Hartwig slip-cast chalkware sculpture of the female body. Very distressed finish. Signed in mold, C.HARTWIG
Measures: W ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Plaster
Mid Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Mixed Metal Wire Tree Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Fantastic large scale brutalist sculpture by anonymous artist circa 1960s
Drip case metal and copper wire tree with figure on a swing
Mounted to wood base / Unsigned
Additional Inf...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Barbini Salviati Murano White Ribbons Gold Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons art glass bird sculpture with gold flecks base. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini for the Salviati company. Labelled with an ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid Century Curtis Jere Bird in Flight Sculpture on Stone for Artisan House
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage abstract 'Bird in Flight' sculpture signed C. Jere for Artisan House, circa 1970s. This piece is made of mixed metals with beautifully aged patina and is mounted on a heavy s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Vintage Art Glass Duck Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish sommerso art glass duck sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece has a wonderful gold fleck accent on clear mouth blown glass and is in very good condition with no c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Hand Carved Knotty Pine Wood & Brass Bear Sculpture by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice hand carved knotty pine wood and brass bear sculpture by Sarreid, circa 1970s. The sculpture, which was made in Spain, is in very good cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Lull No15 Solid Wood Artistic Feature – NONO’s Decorative Object for Modern Home
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No15 Solid Wood Artistic Feature – NONO’s Decorative Object for Modern Homes
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, roun...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mid Century Albert Leon Wilson Abstract Steel Stylized Trivet Sculpture 1977
Located in Troy, MI
Whimsical abstract steel trivet by New York artist Albert Leon Wilson 1977
Nude figure cut from steel and titled "Weight Lifter"
Designed for use as a trivet with a stand alone scul...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Murano Glass Hand Sculpture Signed Vistosi, Italy
By Vistosi
Located in Rome, IT
Big elegant sculpture in Murano glass in the shape of a human hand by the Italian artist Vistosi. His signature is engraved on the bottom of the sculpture as shown in pictures.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Cast Aluminum Mounted Carousel Horse Sculpture Worlds Fair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A mid century streamline design carousel horse in cast aluminum. The original paint was removed 40+ years ago and its been used as a sculptural piece of art.. Last owners claim it ca...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Large porcelain Saint Bernard by Göbel. 1970 - 1975
Located in CADALSO, ES
Rarely found in this size and condition
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Plaster Bust of a Man by Stina Edman
Located in Madrid, ES
A plaster bust depicting a young man, signed at the bottom by Stina Edman
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of MCM Lucite Obelisks with Cut Outs
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool pair of MCM lucite obelisks with cut outs, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and measure 3.75"W x 3.75"D x 21"H each. They are truly spectacular a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Memphis style Flowers Bouquet Ettore Sottsass - Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
12 Memphis style flowers, a really beautiful bouquet. Lately there was a similar bouquet sold on an European Auction and the description was that Ettore Sottsass was the designer of ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Rubber, Wood
Bear in Italian Ceramic Albisola, 1940
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bear in Italian ceramic Albisola, 1940.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Abstract Owl Bird Buckle Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, quite whimsical, engaging Mid-century Modern abstract owl/bird sculpture/belt buckle by New York artist Albert Leon Wilson.
Wilson was born in 1920 in Jamaica, New York. In the mid-1950s he relocated to Rochester, New York, where he worked until 1967 as an art director, illustrator, and photographer, winning over 20 graphic art awards from the Rochester Society of Communicating Artists. Afterward, he found his calling working with welded and bent metals and designing abstract sculptures often featuring figures and animals. He passed away in 1999.
This unique and rather heavy piece is signed and dated (1968) with Wilson's traditional imprint/stamp.
Wilson's work has been exhibited at the York State Craft Fair, Ithaca College, NY; Northeast Craft Fair, Am. Craftmen's Council, Mount Snow...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Donkey Sculpture in Solid Gold Brass Mid-Century Italian Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Donkey sculpture in solid gold brass mid-century Italian design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modern Rittts Astrolite Abstract Fish Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good Ritts Astrolite sculpture of a stylized fish.
Height: circa 15 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques must delight you. Pu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Sculpture of Vienna, Palm Trees Giraffe and Elephants
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Large sculpture made of iron and metal from Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Decorative 'Deer' Napkin Holder 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative 'Deer' Napkin Holder. Netherlands, early 20th century.
Very stylish and decorative napkin holder with a deer at the front. A very elegant ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Pleasant Folk Art Friends Pair Eva Fritz-Linder, 1970
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pleasant Company- A pair of Folk Art Friends
A serene tall antique handmade and hand painted pair (2) of hand bag carrying women named EMA - a fri...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Murano Opalescent White Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figurines
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful pair of vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass dove bird figurines. Documented to the Frat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Unseen Force #55: Joel Escalona's Table, Sculpture-Inspired Solid Wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Unseen Force #55: Joel Escalona's Table, Sculpture-Inspired Solid Wood
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This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty i...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Aldo Londi Italian Pottery Bird / Duck Sculpture by Bitossi Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare and very collectible bird/duck sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Raymor, circa the 1960s. The piece is in very great vintage condition with great color and textu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Seguso Murano Iridescent Black Gold Italian Art Glass Wiseman Nativity Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown iridescent clear, black, purple and gold flecks Italian art glass Wiseman nativity figure, sculpture. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is very intricate with lots of decoration. Gold crown on his head, gold container...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Carved Wood Sculpture in manner of Takao Kimura, ca. 1960
By Takao Kimura
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern
In the manner of Takao Kimura
Carved Elmwood
Abstract Sculpture
Japan, ca. 1960s
DIMENSIONS
Height: 17.75 inches Width: 6.25 inches Depth: 6...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Murano Polka Dot Dress Italian Art Glass Parisian Woman Accordion Player Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown orange polka dot, purple and gold flecks Italian art glass Parisian woman playing an accordion. He...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
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
Midcentury Coffee Table after Silas Seandel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique metal sculpture cocktail table features Seandel's fantastic artistic design. Complete with glass tabletop, this studio made coffee table makes a wonderful centrepiece to ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Kay Bojesen Oak Elephant Denmark, 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Kay Bojesen oak elephant signed, Denmark, 1960s. Complete with moveable parts. Very good original condition. Signed on the feet: Bojesen Made in Denmark. Bojesen is primarily known f...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Vintage Italian Life Size Siamese Cat
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of whimsical elegance to your space with this Vintage Italian Life Size Siamese Cat, a masterful blend of vintage craftsmanship and artistic flair. Crafted with high-qual...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Bronze Head Sculpture on Marble Solid Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine detail, lovely factions and subtle smile on this rare bronze head sculpture
Fix to a black marble base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exquisite Pair of Decorative Angel Head Busts, Mixed Media, 1930s
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Embrace timeless elegance with this stunning pair of angel heads, originating from a majestic Liberty villa of the 1930s. Crafted with meticulous detail and employing a captivating b...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Aluminum Jetboard by Sargent Fletcher Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jetboard motorized aluminum surfboard by Jetboard by Sergent Fletcher Co.,
USA, 1965-68. Painted aluminum with steel wall mounting brackets.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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