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 legendary 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.
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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French Glazed Terracotta Boy Head, France, 1958
Located in Firenze, IT
French glazed terracotta boy head.
France 1958.
Signed and dated on the base.
Blue, white, pink colors.
Measures : 30H x 22 cm
Conditions: Excellent.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Midcentury Large Golden Ceramic Conch Shells
Located in Miami, FL
Bring some seaside touches into your environment with this pair of mid-century golden ceramic conch shells. They have a beautiful pearly blue interior creating a soft contrast with t...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Sculpture Golden Oscar Cycladic Figurine
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Sculpture Golden Oscar Cycladic Figurine.
Maesures: 11.88 tall x 3.5 width x 2 depth.
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a ...
Category
1950s African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Carved Stone Figurative Sculpture, W.P.A.Style, Signed M E F '01
By Henri Laurens
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist carved stone figurative sculpture.W.P.A.style, signed M E F '01? Amazing form, proportion, Extremely well executed. Skilled artist for sure.
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Set of 2 Pink Purple Ceramic Pottery Vase Objects by Römhild, GDR Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects set of 2
Designer and producer:
Römhild, East Germany, GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of Ten Lizards Gecko Brass Metal Wall Decoration Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of ten beautiful vintage brass lizards wall decorations. Each would make a beautiful ornament on a wall. They are with some patina and are an excellent craftsmanship. Made in t...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Abstract Mid Century Marble Sculpture
By Jean Arp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract Mid Century Modern Marble Sculpture, in the manner of Jean Arp, unsigned, probably American, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
1950s Beninese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Large Stoneware Blue and Brown Figurativ Bust Sculpture circa 1960 Unique Piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne - french unique piece.
Large figurative ceramic bust by french artist
Realised circa 1970
Sonteware ceramic piece with blue and white ceramic glazes colors
Origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Amber and Mink Bullicante Glass Fish Sculpture by Alberto Dona
By Alberto Donà
Located in London, GB
Art glass sculpture fish. Slightly shaded of amber mink colour with hints
of dark chocolate brown, Murano's (Venice) Italian blown glass with
bubbles. Signed on the base by artis...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Quentin Bell Attributed Stoneware Nude in Arbor Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unsual midcentury handcrafted stoneware sculpture of a nude with fruit sat in an arbor attributed to renowned artist and writer Quentin Bell (Briti...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Greg Copeland Style of Frank Stella First Edition Acrylic Sculpture Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Greg Copeland wall-mounted acrylic sculpture is very rare. According to the etched signature by the frame, it is the first of only 250 units. This piece is also signed again on ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Roger Desserprit '1923-1985' Wooden and plaster Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Roger Desserprit (1923-1985) woodenand plaster sculpture,
provenance, " vente d' Atelier"
many accidents and losses
Roger Desserprit
France (1925-1985)
Aged 25, Roger Desserprit exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Colette Allendy before taking part, in 1949, in the Salon des Réalités nouvelles alongside Arden Quin, Bresciani, Eielson, and Vardanega. Encouraged by the poet André Frénaud, he met Bazaine, Ubac and Vieira da Silva, whose workshops he frequented. Close to the Madi movement initiated by South American artists...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Unique Red Black Ceramic Pottery "UFO" Vase Object by Otto Keramik Germany, 1970
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Pottery object was designed and produced by ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Solid Bronze Abstract Sculpture / Statue, Organic Form Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stamford, CT
Organic Form Mid-Century Modern Solid Bronze Abstract Sculpture / Statue on Base
A large and impressive bronze sculpture on a wooden base. Thi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Naomi Feinberg "the Ancient" Sculpture in Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary hand carved sculpture “The Ancient” in Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture)
Naomi Feinberg ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture by Arne Jones Aluminium Sweden 1970 Signed
By Arne Jones
Located in Paris, FR
Aluminum wall sculpture by Swedish artist Arne Jones dating from the 1970s. Composed of 9 aluminum plates stacked and attached to each other by four rivets....
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
MCM Abstract Pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" by Pat Keck
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 45in W: 12in D: 8 1/2in
!!!CHAIRS NOT INCLUDED!!!
This MCM abstract pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" By Pat Keck are abs...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Orange Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique orange color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone stand.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
'Cesto di Dalie' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and highly sought-after collectors item is the 'Cesto di Dalie' umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s, signed underneath with a Fornasetti medallion label. This h...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Blue Lady Ema with Handbag Eva Fritz-Lindner, 1970
Located in South Burlington, VT
Blue lady with her handbag- mastertwork from Eva Fritz-Lindner.
A serene tall handmade and hand painted sculpture of a lady carrying her handbag named EMA - a friend of the artist- e handcrafted and hand painted in beautiful blue colors. On bottom atelier mark i 3 D and with tree (black brush mark). Ema was the late Eva Fritz-Lindner's (1933-2017) good friend.
Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner with stamp i3D, circa 1960-1970.
Glaze: Light and dark blue matte colors are bright and vivid and the hand painting only adds to the charm; light original glaze crazing appropriate for age.
Additional comments: Most of her larger sculptures were likely produced in less than 100 copies based upon research and all were hand painted individually by this artist ensuring each work of art was indeed unique.
Dimensions: 12.5 inches high.
Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed, few survive.
Provenance: Old German collection.
About the artist:
The bold folk art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn.
From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures and unique wall and garden works of art inspired by nature and possibly the local zoo at Karlsruhe. Owls and family concepts were a particular specialty. During this time she created designs for building and garden ceramics, vessels and small sculptures. Since 1964, the sculptress worked as a freelance artist in her own studio in Karlsruhe-Durlach. The artist designed important works in the field of building ceramics, including wall designs in mosaic, in Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Göppingen. Of particular note, she created enormous scale owl sculptures for the palace gardens in Karlsruhe in 1967 (see photo).
In 1962, Eva Fritz-Lindner was awarded the silver medal at the Prague International Ceramic Exhibition.
The artists' ceramics are owned and located in the Hetjens-Museum Düsseldorf, in the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of 2 Fat Lava Pottery Vases Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vases set of 2
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic, Pottery
Ceramic Peacock Bird Sculpture with Flowers in Blue, Yellow and Green
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty brightly painted ceramic sculpture of a peacock. This piece depicts a bird with bright blue yellow and green features, perched upon a tree stump ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Bonsai Pink 1980, Glass and Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, (Image Flower arrangement) West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, (Image Flower arrangement) West Germany Was produced in the 1960's
handmade, and made in Germany.
Very collectible.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Mid Century Multi Color Murano Glass Fish
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1980s Murano glass fish is over 14” tall. Glass is streaked with amber and blue tones and has applied lilac glass tail, mouth and eyes. Unknown Murano maker. No flaws or repair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Set of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, purple vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian set of three Japanese farmers with a large clear hat made of hand blown colored, smoked Murano Sommerso glass, designed and produced by Archimede Seguso in good condition. The detailed décor pieces represent three women. Manufacture label at the bottom. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1950 - 1960, Italy.
A. 6.5" H x 2.25" W x 3.5" D x 2
B. 7.5" H x 2.5" W x 2.75" D
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397 Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Thai Metal, Walnut Buddha Head, Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, vintage Mid-Century Modern Thai buddha head made of hand crafted metal, in good condition. The detailed décor piece is by supported by a pyramidal Walnut base. Wear cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Original Hand Made Art Mask Jean-Paul Belmondo
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Hand Made Art Mask, a lifelike image of French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. This mask is very dimensional with great artistic details and a natural...
Category
1990s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper
Gerald Digiusto, Contro Five, 1975
Located in Hudson, NY
Gerald's work can be found in many Museum, public and private collections.
Gerald's work can also currently be seen in the new book titled American Beauty by Thom Filicia and in the November 2012 issue of House Beautiful
Gerald Digiusto was born June 30, 1929 in New York City, the son of immigrant Italian and Jewish parents. He grew up in Boston, and as a young man served a stone carving apprenticeship in Quincy, Massachusetts. From 1950 to 1954, while stationed in Tokyo with the Air Force, he worked in the studio of the Japanese sculptor...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bosko Hrnjak Original Abstract Art "Moai Conversation" Wall Sculpture Carving
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Witco inspired modernist abstract hand carved /hand painted wall sculpture plaque by Bosko Hrnjak. The sculpture is titled "Moai Conver...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century White French Art Deco Plaster Horse, Vintage Parisian Décor Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, vintage Mid-Century Modern French tall decorative horse head made of hand crafted plaster of Paris in the manner of Antoine Bourdelle, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of C2C Designs, a Resin Based Sculptural Ear and Nose Bookend Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of iconic C2 Design bookends. The pair combine a combination pop Nose and Ear. The resin has a stone look and are very popular. The pai...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Resin
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles and 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
Artist Roger Capron Ceramic Tile in the Style of a Prehistoric Fossil Fish
By Roger Capron
Located in St. Louis, MO
Roger Capron French (1922–2006) large ceramic tile evocative of a prehistoric fossil fish, executed in intricate, dimensional detail and finished in...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Vetri d'Arte Horse Murano Glass Sculpture by Livio Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian horse sculpture made of hand blown Murano glass, designed by Livio Seguso and produced by Seguso Vetri D’Arte in good condition. The slightly smoked, arched décor piece is resting, sitting on a rectangular base. Marked at the bottom. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1970, Murano, Italy.
Base: 3.5” H x 3.5” W x 7.5” D
Livio Seguso is an Italian glass artist and designer, born in 1930, in Murano, Venice, Italy. At an early age, Seguso started learning the traditional glassmaking techniques, were he developed his skills. Seguso is mostly know for crating glass sculptures.
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer and a designer born in 1909, in Murano, Italy and passed away in 1999. At the age of 11, Seguso started training and working as a glassmaker at his father's glass company. Later on, circa in 1930, he took over the family business, named Seguso Vetri d'Arte. During this time he studied the 16th century styles, such as filigrana glass, colorless blown glass, genetic manipulation of glass canes to give the form of linear patterns and plume glass, delicate, fine feather-plume glass shapes. in 1946, he founded his own glass manufacturer company in Murano, Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso. Seguso was one of the 20th centurys master Venetian glassmakers.
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397 Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
David Elijah Herschler Abstract Hanging Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
David Elijah Herschler abstract chrome plated steel hanging sculpture. Inspired by elements of nature and space this sculpture is called Rainbow Ribbon, signed and dated by the artist.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Set of 5 Vintage Traditional Snow Measuring Poles, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five vintage snow measuring poles, by unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age an...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Wall Sculpture Napoleon #4271, Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wall sculpture „Napoleon", model #4059, designed by Carl Aubock II back in 1953. A charming object, handcrafted by Werkstätte Auböck in V...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Souk Ecru Shell Mirror
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 northern Africa with its v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Collectors the Leonardo Collection ‘The Shepherd’ Figurine
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely collectors figurine by The Leonardo Collection.
Dimensions: 20 W x 17.5 D x 21 H cm
Please vie...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tulip Chair & Ottoman by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Laverne International
Located in Buffalo, NY
This incredible design is a Model 120 LF 'Tulip' lounge armchair by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Laverne International. Ingeniously designed in 1957, this wide span armchair is cra...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pair of Marble Obelisks
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of midcentury, Italian, polished marble obelisks atop four, bronze spheres, and mounted on a stepped plinth.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1960’s Molded Plastic Weight Lifter with moving arms
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Injection Mold Plastic Weight-Lifter that lifts and lowers his arms when plugged in and running. Very Clever period piece, perfect for that weight-lifter in your life! Has a bracket in back that lets you hang it on peg board...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Unique Tall Sculpture by Lasse Brander Signed Stone and Glass Sweden
Located in Paris, FR
Unique piece 1980's sculpture by Swedish artist Lasse Brander (1930-2 008)
Impressive glass and stone sculpture on a pedestal Total hight 17...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite
Set of Two Vintage Compass, 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two vintage Compass, 1940
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cenedese Scavo Glass and Bronze Bird Sculptures
By Cenedese
Located in Miami, FL
A rare pair of guinea hens in glass with the scavo technique. This technique was created by Alfredo Barbini and Cenedese in Italy, 1950s. The technique is a mixture of several powders dispersed on the glass service and then heated to 800 degrees Celsius. This creates color and texture to the glass. These beautiful birds sit on top of cast bronze legs. We have never seen another set of birds...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bitossi for Raymor Lion, Ceramic, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor Lion, Ceramic, Yellow, Signed. Chunky medium scale animal sculpture with whimsical detail and glazed in fun Pop Art yellow. Retai...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Big Midcentury Design Wall Wood Decoration/Lovers, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Around 1960s.
- perfect original condition with patina
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Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture Statue, Italy Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Venetian sculptural fish figurine in hand blown glass, produced on the isle of Murano, circa 1960s. A nice piece of art for any room.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Gerald DiGiusto Caryatids Sculpture American 1976
Located in Hudson, NY
This sculpture grouping is a maquette to the "Caryatids" grouping and was created in 1976 by listed American artist Gerald Digiusto. The inspiration for Gerald Digiusto to create these was found in a grouping of female form columns located at the Erechtheion in ancient Greece on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens.
These were produced from zinc plates
Gerald's work can be found in many Museum, public and private collections.
Gerald's work can also currently be seen in the new book titled American Beauty by Thom Filicia and in the November 2012 issue of House Beautiful
Gerald Digiusto was born June 30, 1929 in New York City, the son of immigrant Italian and Jewish parents. He grew up in Boston, and as a young man served a stone carving apprenticeship in Quincy, Massachusetts. From 1950 to 1954, while stationed in Tokyo with the Air Force, he worked in the studio of the Japanese sculptor...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Solid Driftwood Root Sculpture Organic Jewerly Display Nice Patina & Shape Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid driftwood root sculpture organic jewerly display nice patina & shape mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Art Glass Dove by Aldo Nason Murano ca. 1968
By Aldo Nason
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Dove by Aldo Nason Murano ca. 1968
A rare Murano art glass dove designed and manufactured by Aldo Nason in the late 1960s. Dark handblown glass with colorful zanfirico and gold leave inclusions covered with a clear glass overlay. The dove is similar to the famous Yokohama glasses which Nason produced in his own workshop after he left A.V.E.M. in 1967. The Yokohama vases...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Three Danish Modern Hand Carved Cat Sculptures in Teak, Denmark
Located in Deland, FL
Gorgeous and quirky set of sculpted figurines. These stylized cats have the era appropriate influence, and created with intent to last ages. Made of solid teak in wonderful condition...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Pair of Vintage Hand Carved Male Lion Stools with Ornate Decoration All over
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of hand carved African Lion stools with ornate detailing all over.
A very good-looking pair of decorative stools...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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