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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: Late 20th Century
Murano, Italy. Art glass sculpture in purple and white glass on clear glass base
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy, art glass sculpture in purple and white glass on a clear glass base.
Approximately from the 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 27.0 cm x W 11.0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Sculpted Bronze Hand Figurine Atop Bronze Base
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Sculpted Bronze Hand Figurine Atop Bronze Base decor art decor antiquett mcm midcentury modern Antique style
Dimensions. 5 W ; 3 W ; 2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Metal Animal Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage metal animal sculpture.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Signed and Dated 1987 Curtis Jere Feathered Spiral Sculpture Brass & Marble
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning Curtis Jere sculpture was made in 1987, and features a superb and iconic design. Made of 40 long brass rods welded to each other across a center line, it forms an exagg...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Bertill Vallien for Kosta Boda Sweden Mini Sculpture Owl ”Night Eyes”
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 7.5cm H, 4.3cm W, 2.5cm D
Condition: Mint
Producer: Kosta Boda
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Bertil Vallien.
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Large Brass Base Elephant Sculptures - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Large Brass Base Elephant Sculptures - Pair
This sculpture measures: 24 wide x 26 deep x 53 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as mu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
red white Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Italian Etched Travertine and Steel Floor Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary piece that captures the essence of Italian artistry from the 1970s: a stunning travertine and steel floor sculpture, reminiscent of the avant-garde works of Nerone C...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Steel
Large set of Abstract wooden sculptures, France 1970s - II
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Interesting large group of abstract wooden sculptures, France 1970s. The sculptures are carved by hand with great conviction and expression, carved out of fine Solid Ash wood with a ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Fish Reef and Octopus Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a octopus holding a reef with fish aquarium. Colors are a different shades of blue, white, black and clea...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brass Swan Sculpture by Dara International
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional mid century modern brass swan sculptor by Dara International, dated 1983. Displays a swan parting its wings.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bruno Gambone Stoneware Abstract Sculpture Cat I
Located in Munich, DE
Cream white glazed ceramic cat made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone Italy on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
1970's Wood and Brass Sarreid Grasshopper Sculpture
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand Carved grasshopper sculpture by Sarreid Ltd of Spain, circa 1970s, Made in Italy.
Body of hand carved solid wood with accents in patinated b...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Abstract Sculpture, Signed 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Abstract Sculpture, Signed 1970's. Hivo Van Teal is an award winning artist and designer. Sculpture is signed Van Teal. Has a smal...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Modernist White Marble Sculpture by Michel Elia France circa 1970s 18.75" height
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist White Marble Sculpture, hand made by Michel Elia, French, circa 1970s. It measures an impressive 18.75" height. Elia's sculpture has been compared to Jean Arp. Elia's work ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Marble
Abstract 31cm Ceramic Studio Pottery Object, Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1981
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Claude Lalanne Hortensia Or Hydrangea Floral Necklace Edition Artcurial
Located in Chicago, IL
Claude Lalanne Hortensia or Hydrangia Vermeil necklace.
Composed of a series of sculpted flower petals.
Signed and numbered 53 of 100 edition. Edition Artcurial, Paris. 53/100
Origi...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Vermeil
H Louis Noel abstract kambala sculpture Belgium 1989
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large and impressive sized sculpture made and crafted by H Louis Noel (1938-2014), Belgium 1989. H Louis Noel studied at the Ecole Belge. This sculpture was made of solid kambala woo...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large set of Abstract wooden sculptures, France 1970s – III
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Interesting large group of abstract wooden sculptures, France 1970s. The sculptures are carved by hand with great conviction and expression, carved out of fine Solid Ash wood with a ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Organic Wood Sculpture 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Organic Wood Sculpture from the 1980s, displayed on a square marble base, is a captivating art piece that harmoniously combines natural wood forms with the elegan...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "La Famille" Sculpture Art Installation 1970s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind life size art installation, "La Famille", in solid cast bronze with father and mother and daughter holding a patinated bronze and pewter table top, incorporating an abstract design with colorful hand-painted enamels, by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970s (signed twice: “Philip+Kelvin LaVerne” on edge of table top, and “Philip Kelvin LaVerne” in colored part of table top). The solid bronze sculptures were attained via lost wax process which is extremely difficult with works of this size and complexity. As stated by Kelvin LaVerne discussing this unique work, “We only made one of these. “La Famille” is a sculpture of a typical family in which their love for each other is expressed in a quiet and subtle manner rather than a picture of them embracing.” It’s the celebration of the a family which enjoys every moment of being together. The LaVernes did several works celebrating love, humanity, and those who bring joy to others. This work was a unique art installation which resided in their gallery. A photo of of this work in the original gallery is shown in this listing.
Reference:
”Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Sculpture II”, paper catalog published in the 1970’s, this sculpture art installation is shown on page 40 in a black and white photo of the LaVerne Seymour Gallery in the 1970’s with the caption that reads “Dedicated to the highest achievement of mastery, the three-dimensional beauty of bronze and pewter created in limited editions of Collector’s Pieces and Museum Items.”
Provenance:
From the Collection of Kelvin LaVerne
Dimensions of Mother and Daughter with Table Top:
W: 96 inches
D: 27.5 inches
H: 41.5 inches
Table Top H: 18 inches
Dimensions of Father Sculpture...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Large Pottery Super Color Fat Lava Multi-Color 484-30 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase
Model: 484-30
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ceram...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Brass Bird Wall-Mounted Figures, Set of Five
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern bird wall decoration - seagull figures made of brass, set of five, from circa the 1970s.
The dimensions of the largest bird figure:
Dimensions: heig...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Robert Indiana Style Love Paperweight or Small Sculpture
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A paperweight in polished metal after Robert Indiana. Likely purchased at MoMA. This piece would add great modernist character to any desk or office environment.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970’s Curtis Jere Signed Anchor With Bird on Quarts Sculpture.
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Charleston, SC
Mixed metals make this coastal mid-Century sculpture of an anchor with 2 sea birds perched atop. The anchor comes off and can be repositioned to your liking. The base of the sculp...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Metal
Austin Productions Embracing Figures by Manuel Carbonell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Manuel Carbonell for Austin Productions Embracing Couple. Signed and dated 1986, but i have seen variations of this sculpture dated to the early 1960's In very nice original condi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1970s Original Big Travertine Hedgehog Sculpture by F.lli Mannelli
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original big travertine hedgehog sculpture by F.lli Mannelli.
The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
3,93 w x 0,78 D x 3,93 H inches
L 10 cm x P 2 cm x c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
rare Pottery Super Color Fat Lava Multi-Color "ZIGZAG" Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase ZIG ZAG
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ceramic pott...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Nude Sculpture by James Patrick Maher
Located in Hudson, NY
James Patrick Maher (20th Century), bronze Sculpture of a nude woman.
James P. Maher, was a renowned artist whose drawings, paintings and sculptures reflected an innate appreciation ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Lobster Sculpture Murano Glass, Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This Murano glass lobster statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Murano glass is a type of glass that is made on the Venetian island o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29. The sculpture is created in a black glass with iridescent finish with blue sculptural vase...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Modernist Rooster Sculpture 1970s by Kaija Aarikka for Aarikka / Finland
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Rooster Sculpture 1970s by Kaija Aarikka for Aarikka /Handmade in Finland.. Nice early example. signed.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Original Signed Brutalist Bronze Nude Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Mid Century modern figurative sculpture of a nude female circa 1970s
Brutalist style torso in bronze mounted to an organic wood...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Horses and Marble bases Console Table, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful console table depicting sculptures of a pair of rampant horses in solid brass, the bases are in black marble and the top in thick glass. Italian production of the 70s.
It ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Murano Glass Sculpture by Giuliano Tosi
Located in London, GB
A fantastic Italian Murano glass sculpture, by artist Giuliano Tosi.
This dates from the late twentieth century, it depicts a surrealist bust in the manner of Picasso. It is signed ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Exotic Wood Toucan with Glass Eyes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This sculpture representing a toucan is made of exotic wood with glass eyes. This is probably a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Wooden Mouse Figurine by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Wooden Mouse Figurine By Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s wood and leather.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase by VEB HALDENSLEBEN, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase set of 2
Origin:
Germany, GDR
Producer:
VEB Haldensleben, Germany GDR
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage p...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
William De Lillo Small Bronze & Marble 1970's Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Bronze and marble abstract sculpture by jeweler and sculptor William De Lillo. These works (we have several by De Lillo) were done in Paris in the late 70’s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Mid Century Modern Monumental American Studios Craft Wood Pad Lock Sculpture
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Monumental American Mid Century Modern Studio Craft carved solid wood sculpture of a pad lock. The sculpture is large in scale. The pad lock is very detailed in its look and appear...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract wooden Totem sculpture by Frans Nielen, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Abstract wooden sculpture by Frans Nielen (1933-2010), The Netherlands 1974. Nielen started his career as a painter and later went into the direction op sculptor. This sculpture is a...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Decorative Nefertiti Egyptian Queen Bust Statue on Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a Marble base. Very decorative and nice to display in your library or any room.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Modernist Lucite Resin Sculpture with Exploded Clock by Pierre Giraudon, 1970's
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A rarely seen cube object in resin and Lucite by the French artist Pierre Giraudon. Shows an 'exploded clock' with all detailed components. A very decorative object.
In good condi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Designer:
Heinz Siery.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern 24-Karat Gold Plated Ceramic Cubist Sculpture by Jaru
By Jaru
Located in New York, NY
This dynamic and graphic 24-karatt gold plated ceramic sculpture was realized by Jaru of California, circa 1970. Entitled "Embrace", it depicts two stylized cubist forms entwined. Wi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Renate Müller Seal Toy Object 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Therapeutic toys Seal manufactured and designed by Renate Müller in the 1970s in the GDR. The toys are handmade from ecologically acceptable materials in typical use of jute and colo...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Jute
Carlo Nason ‘Ala’ Light Sculpture, Italy 1970
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason ‘Ala’ table lamp for Linea GB Milano, Italy 1970s. Interesting sculptural design consisting a high gloss black lacquered cylinder base and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Three Stylized Travertine Anteater Card Holders by Mannelli Brothers
Located in London, GB
Stylized travertine anteater card or letter holder set by Mannelli brothers (circa 1970s). Designed by Italians, Fratelli Mannelli, these charming pieces have loads of character and ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Large 40cm Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Designer:
Heinz Siery.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Bronze Large Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing large wind chime by Paolo Soleri. Great design and detail. Will look amazing in any home either indoor or outdoors. Good used condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Livio Seguso Bisazza Rainbow Murano Art Glass Large and Heavy Abstract Sculpture
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Livio Seguso Bisazza Rainbow Murano Art Glass Large and Heavy abstract sculpture Signed with acid stamp on base as pictured.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Bronze Sculpture by Nerone & Patuzzi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Bronze sculpture by Nerone Ceccarelli, Italy 1970s. Unique piece made from solid bronze, metal wire and its special original travertine base. The bronze is showing great organic shap...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Bronze, Metallic Thread
Charles O. Perry Cassini Bronze MIT Mathematical Geometric Desk Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and Early MOMA/MIT Mathematical Statuette, 80/1000. Solid Bronze Swiveling Sphere on Bronze Base. Signed, Numbered.
Dia: 3.5 x H: 5.25 in.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970s Bronze Chair Sculpture Modern Surrealism Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Bronze Chair Sculpture Modern Surrealism Mexico
Unmarked, after Pedro Friedeberg.
12.5 tall x 5 w x 5.5 d
Original vintage condition.
Refer t...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Purple Pink Ceramic Pottery Vase Objects Otto Keramik, Germany, 1970
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic objects set of 2.
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed a...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Curtis Jere Brass Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Tree Floor Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large and striking brass tree sculpture attributed to Curtis Jere. This floor piece has metal leaves attached to a painted natural wood tree trunk. It sits in a gold tone container, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass Ram’s Heads in the Ibex Style of Alain Chervet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of brass ram’s heads in the Ibex style of designer Alain Chervet, most likely used as a table base for a glass top table. This pair is unsigned, dating to the 1970s, in v...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Walter Bosse, Herta Baller, Curtis Jeré, and Joel Escalona. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $1,322.
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