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
Classic Atomic Design French Modernist Umbrella Stand, Iron /Colored Balls
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern Atomic French umbrella stand, charming item. Amazing sculpture, retains original painted balls, wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Vintage American Midcentury Iron Rabbit Candle Holders with Green Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of American iron candle holders from the mid 20th century, with rabbit sculptures and green patina. Made in the USA during the Midcentury period, each of this pair of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Terracotta Sculpture Signed Jean-Claude Vanhaecke
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual and interesting sculpture is made of terracotta. This is a Belgian work signed in hollow JVC and bearing a Jean-Claude Vanhaecke label. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Naomi Feinberg "Morceau" Sculpture in Red Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved sculpture “Morceau” in red Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture)
Naomi Feinberg was a New York...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
CERAMIC BASSANO - Black Panther - Made in ITALY 1960
By Bassano
Located in Milano, IT
LARGE BASSANO CERAMIC, depicting black panther, fire-glazed.
In perfect condition, original MADE IN ITALY 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Rooster by Noe Suro
By Noe Suro
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Exquisite glazed ceramic roosterd. Designed and hand painted by Mexican ceramist and artist Noe Suro at his Workshop in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, in the early seventies.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Modern Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural modern lamp, believed to be Italian, circa 1960s. It has been rewired and is ready to use. The lamp shade is not included.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
$1,600
"Draped Chair" Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Marina Karella, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze sculpture by the Greek artist Marina Karella. "Draped Chair" numbered 4/8. Signed on verso Marina Karella and Stamped. In great conditions w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Metal Sculpture with Rust Finish – Chillida Style, Spain, 1990s
Located in Barcelona, ES
This striking metal sculpture with a rust finish is a one-of-a-kind piece, inspired by the iconic style of Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida. Created in the 1990s, it reflects the in...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,490 Sale Price
50% Off
Lee Rohde Sculptural Lectern Form in Wengé, 1970
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and unique piece of American craft-Lee Rohde made vertical sculpture with storage compartment in solid wengé wood. Top opens to reveal a shallow s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wenge
Marble Masterpiece: For Connoisseurs of Refinement
Located in Ixelles, BE
Marble Masterpiece: For Connoisseurs of Refinement.
Dive into the exclusivity of chess with our black zebra marble and white set, a stunning fusion of luxury and contemporary design...
Category
Early 20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Emil Filla "Maternity" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
Bronze sculpture "Maternity Woman" by Emil Filla, cubist sculptor.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Oak Sailing Ship 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage sailing ship from hammered brass and oakwood designed and executed in Vienna 1950 in the style of Franz Hagenauer.
This amazing sailing ship with a stained...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Modern Cream Marble Figural Tabletop Sculptures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Modern Cream Marble Figural Tabletop Sculptures
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Abstract Wooden Hand Carved Sculpture by UK Robson 1971
Located in London, GB
Dynamic abstract oak wooden sculpture with organic finish on a black and gold marble plinth, hand-carved and signed by E. Robson 1971, England.
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Cast Concrete Season Statues - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Boho Cast Concrete Season Statues - A Pair infuse your space with quintessential American style. These captivating statues, with their weathere...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
$1,650 / set
Pepe Mendoza Brass Ornamental Wall Hanging, circa 1950s
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful Mexican modernist brass ornamental wall hanging featuring Chinese Kanji script by Pepe Mendoza inlaid with malachite and a brass ring...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Mid Century Modern Abstract Metal Giraffe Sculpture
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage abstract Brutalist freestanding giraffe sculpture on solid wood plank c. 1960's. This decorative accent piece adds depth and character to any space composed of mixed metals t...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Weightlifter Hagenauer Mid-Century / Art Deco Sculpture, Austria, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Vintage liftweight sculpture.
Weightlifter Hagenauer mid-century / Art Deco Sculpture - Austria 1930
Franz Hagenauer sculpture of a weightlifte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Unusual Metal Sculptural Hand Curio
Located in London, GB
A well made sculptural hand cast.
France, c1950s.
Perhaps artist made, unsure of provenance.
Heavy and good quality.
Location: Belgium Gallery.
Dimensions: 33 H x...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Zodiac Copper Wall Art
Located in Antwerp, BE
Zodiac copper wall art.
Diameter:50 cm.
Depth:3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Modern Wooden Bird in Flight Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to be MCM style Myrtlewood Oregon Wooden Seagull with Swivel Base but cannot confirm. This piece has nice patina and character. Vintage conditi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Stone Statue by Student of Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This weathered antique abstract carved Portland stone statue was reputedly carved by a student of 20th century British architect and artist, Sir Hugh Casson. It depicts a two figures...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ‘Somersault & Entry #1’ Bronze Diver Sculpture
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An interesting patinated green bronze tabletop sculpture titled ‘Somersault and Entry’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Part of the divers in motion series, this br...
Category
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Maqueta de avión vintage
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Maqueta de avión vintage en acero cromado, sobre peana de hierro
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
$333 Sale Price
56% Off
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda ‘Snapshot’ sculpture Women in the wind, 1990’s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 23,5cmH, 9cm W , 9cm D, 18cm H without stand.
Condition: Mint
Designer : Kjell Engman
Producer: Kosta Boda
Origin: Sweden
Material: Glass
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Stylized Aluminum Bull Head – Mid-20th Century Italian Butcher Shop Sign
Located in Hamburg, DE
This striking and highly decorative stylized aluminum bull head dates back to the mid-20th century and was originally used as a shop sign for an Italian butcher’s business. The desig...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Portuguese Earthenware Sculpture Depicting Two Gazelles
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Eartehnware sculpture depicting two gazelles. Polychrome decoration in shades of brown and green. The larger gazelle has horns and an upright posture, while the smaller one, without ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
American Modern "Brutalist" Iron Sculpture, 1970s/80s
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern "Brutalist" Iron Sculpture, 1970s/80s
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
John Spielman (British, born 1944) large abstract carved wood sculpture c. 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
John Spielman (British, born 1944) A large mid century modern freeform abstract carved wood sculpture circa 1970. Signed on underside J. Sp.
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Enchanting Dynamics: Iron and Foam Kinetic Sculpture - Elegant Black in Play
Located in Barcelona, ES
Originating from France and created around 1990 by an unknown artist, this captivating kinetic sculpture embodies the essence of motion and creativity. Constructed from a combination...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$655 Sale Price
69% Off
Huge Daniel Rhodes Sculpture, USA, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Huge Daniel Rhodes sculpture, USA, 1970s
Signed and in excellent condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Monumental Artist Made Ceramic Fountain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well made with spectacular presence and color. The fountain stands in a hand-fashioned tiled metal basin. May be used in the garden, on the deck, or in an...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Val Bertoia Relaxing Spray Sculpture, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Relaxing Spray Sculpture made in 2014. This kinetic sculpture is made of two groupings of stainless-steel wires that were made by Harry Bertoia (cir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
John Risley Metal Sculpture
By John Risley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual sculpture by John Risley, circa 1960s. Could be hung or stand on a pedestal.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Mid Century / Art Deco / Vintage Brass Stretching Hagenauer Cat Sculpture Figure
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid Century Lovely Stretching Hagenauer Sculpture, in the form of a cat.
Made by Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien.
Stamped Atelier Hagenauer Wien - Made in Austria and the Logo.
A metallic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Dan Murphy 'Ribbon' Sculpture, 1980
By Dan Murphy
Located in Westport, CT
Brass and Lucite sculpture by American artist Dan Murphy, titled "Ribbon", circa 1980.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely brooch in gilt cast bronze made by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The brooch belongs to a collection called "The moon and the starts in th...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cenedese Murano Sommerso Red Orange Italian Art Glass Bunny Rabbit Figurine
By Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very cute Murano hand blown Sommerso red, orange to clear Italian art glass bunny rabbit sculpture / figurine. Documented to the Cenedese...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$335 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Handmade Wooden Elephant Marionette
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage and hand carved wooden elephant puppet marionette with fabric tail. Can also be used to hang as wall decor.Vintage condition as pictured.Listin...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Aluminum Sculpture by Menashe Kadishman
Located in New York, NY
An aluminum modern sculpture by Menashe Kadishman (1932-2015) entitled Checkpoint (In Suspense). From a limited edition of six issued in 19...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Big Unic Elvio Becheroni Abstract wooden sculpture: Amazonia series
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Big Unic Elvio Becheroni Abstract wooden sculpture: Amazonia series published
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Salvatore Vitagliano "Venus Pudica", Glazed Terracotta Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
"Venus Pudica", glazed terracotta sculpture, Salvatore Vitagliano, Naples 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Czeslaw Budny Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Stone Base Signed
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2022. This unique sculpture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Vintage 1950s Architectural Wooly Mammoth Pottery Sculpture Figure Animal
By Gordon Newell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A hard to find vintage ceramic abstract animal figure, the Wooly Mammoth. Artist unknown. No chips, No cracks. However, over time there has appeared some...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Sculpture Nude Woman, Jihokera, 1940s
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of glazed ceramic
Re-polished
Fully functional
Very good original condition.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$457 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Licio Zanetti Midcentury Murano Glass Shark Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted sculpture by Licio Zanetti, circa 1960s. The condition of the glass is clean, sharp and clear with no scratches. This sculpture is ice like and fluid. The quality...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,360 Sale Price
65% Off
Salvatore Vitagliano "Venus in Maturity", Glazed Terracotta Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
"Venus of Maturity", glazed terracotta sculpture, Salvatore Vitagliano, Naples 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Plate Virgin Sculpture by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this silver plate Virgin sculpture Attributed to Los Castillo, circa 1970. Of Taxco, Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Magnificent C. Jere Raindrop Series Tree Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pemberton, NJ
C. Jere raindrop series tree sculpture, 1970s, brass disks on a trunk of natural wood tree branches with gold finish. This piece is the holy grail of Curtis Jere pieces standing alon...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass and Abalone Shell Crab Sculpture or Serving Dish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing, mid century serving dish or bowl crafted in Mexico, in the Los Castillo manner with copper and brass inlaid with abalone and depicting a crab. Perfect for entertaining or en...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Unique Big Aluminium 1970 Wall Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind aluminium wall sculpture by Salvatore Messina 1970. This big piece measures H. 110 x W.200 x D.4.5 cm.
The sculpture will be shipped ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Blue Terrier Dog Childs Rocking Chair Giocattoli Trudi Italy Rocker Toy MCM Isle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Looks like a character out of the movie, Isle of dogs. A very Interesting vintage infants rocker-riding toy. Stuffed (Kerry Blue) Terrier on birch runners...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Birch
$960 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage 1960s California Design Artist Jere Osgood Block Table Sculpture Bookend
By Jere Osgood
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Bookend or Table Sculpture in Rosewood and Vermillion by California Design artist Jere Osgood.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century Glass Sculpture by Jitka Forejtova for Rudolfova Hut, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century glass sculpture by ceramicist, sculptor and glass artist Jitka FOREJTOVÁ. Manufactured by Rudolfova Hut Glassworks (part of Sklo Union) before 1958.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Michele Zaza "La Forma dell'Aurora" Wood Sculpture, Italy, 1990s
Located in Naples, IT
Lacquered wood sculpture made by the artist Michele Zaza in the 1990s.
Michele Zaza was born in Molfetta (Puglia) on 7 November 1948.
After attending t...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Articulated Jointed Red Wooden Bear
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking red maple bear figurine with hand-painted and applied details (ca. 1950, Italy). Interior elastic and stuffing allow for articulation of limbs. Bear cannot stand on its own but can sit upright. Bold, vibrant decorative object pairing well with Modernist decor...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Paint
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.