Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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
Mid-Century Modern Amber Resin Bust Sculpture by Dorothy Thorpe 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is an Amber resin bust of classical sculpture by Dorothy Thorpe made circa the 1970s. The sculpture is perfectly translucent which makes the bust glow!
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Patinated Etruscan Horse Sculpture Weinberg Style 1970s, Greece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a bronze sculpture, in the style of the antique statues and figures of the Etruscans. It is a gorgeous interior furnishing item, an incredibly stylized Etruscan horse and has...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
JOSEF HOSPODKA - BOROCRYSTAL - Mid Century Glass Vase - Czechia - Circa 1950
Located in Chatham, ON
JOSEF HOSPODKA (Designer) - BOROCRYSTAL (Manufacturer) - Fine quality Mid Century glass vase - heavy tri-color glass featuring a bulbous five prong design at the rim - polished finis...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$857 Sale Price
30% Off
Primavera large art deco white and green ceramic vase signed circa 1930 27 cm
By Primavera
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Primavera
Large art deco ceramic vase by Primavera
White and green ceramic glazes colors
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 27 cm
Large 16 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A complete set of six vintage stackable midcentury hedgehog ashtrays. A humorous and charming design by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Made of solid b...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1970s Gorgeous Green Vase by Ind. Vetraria Valdarnese. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous green vase by Industria Vetraria Valdarnese, mouth-blown glass and handmade. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Vase diameter 7,87 x 9,...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Amber Resin Bird Sculpture by Dorothy Thorpe 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is an Amber resin bird sculpture, specifically doves, by Dorothy Thorpe made circa the 1970s. The sculpture is perfectly translucent which makes the birds glow in the light!
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Pistole Pattern Metal Basket or Waste Bin
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century Italian metal refuse bin decorated with the ‘Pistole’ design by renowned Italian artist and designer Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988) and dating from ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Blue Swirl Murano Art Glass Sphere Vase, Alberto Donà, 1980
By Alberto Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Discover this captivating Murano art glass sphere vase, a truly exquisite piece from the renowned Italian master glassblower Alberto Donà, meticulously crafted in 1980. This stunning...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Gunnar Nylund Sage Green Stoneware Plate, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Muted sage olive green stoneware plate with ribbed diagonal edges under the matte glaze. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand’s Ritzi line. Stamped under base.
Great vintage cond...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Glazed Rose Bud Candleholders in Stoneware by Eva Staehr-Nielsen for Saxbo, 1950
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small rose-bud candlestick in glazed stoneware by the female ceramist icon Eva Stæhr Nielsen. Executed in red and green nuances. Manufactured by Saxbo in Denmark during the 1950s. Mi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
German 1960s Junghans Pendulum + Weights + Gong Wall Clock
Located in Krefeld, DE
Wall clock Design & produced by Junghans in 1960s. Brass metal and Teak wood. Mechanical movement and gong is in good working condition. Very nice gong but if you don't like it is po...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1970s Exquisited Handcrafted Green Vase in Murano Glass by Ca dei Vetrai.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Exquisited handcrafted green vase in Murano Glass (mouth blown) by Ca dei Vetrai. Made in Italy . This vase is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diam 6,29 x 10,23 H inches
d...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Mid Century sewing box made of walnut wood with fold-out compartments
Located in München, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern fold-out sewing box in very good vintage condition. Made in Italy.
Made of walnut.
A stunningly beautiful decorative Italian design from the 1950s with ma...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Ceramic Vase by Accolay (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
French ceramic vase by Accolay (Circa 1960s). An elegantly elongated flower vase with both matt and lustrous black sections provides surprise and delight. The shape takes inspiration...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,217 Sale Price
20% Off
art deco 20th century design ceramic horse pink and black decoration 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French decorative art
20th century design pink and black art deco ceramic horse
Realised circa 1950
Original perfect condition
In the style...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of 3 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have curated a group of stunning pieces of ceramics made in Sweden during the 1950s.
These pieces have been gathered and put together by us, carefully sorted and now ready to be g...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Louis Crystal France Clear Glass Organic Form Decorative Bowl Vide-Poche
By Saint Louis
Located in Torquay, GB
Mid-Century thick walled freeform vide-poche bowl by Saint Louis France.
Large sized decorative crystal glass bowl.
Can also be used as an ashtray.
Etched on the base "Cristal Saint ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Brutalist Hand-Forged Iron Candle Chandelier, France 1950s, Sculptural Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Brutalist all-handcrafted and angular design candle pendant light.
Looking for that perfect design piece that marries warmth and sculptural purit...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large MCM Lucite Grape Cluster
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century lucite grape cluster. Spherical lucite grapes are held together by metal wires. Fastened on a natural wood stem. Colors of the grapes are a muted yellow with a few gree...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Atlanta Sunburst Starburst Brass Wall Clock
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning original 1960s Atlanta sunburst starburst wall clock. Featuring beautiful brass sunburst surrounding illustrating perfectly the mood of the decade. It is battery operated by...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock With Black Dial, Made In Switzerland 1965
Located in Greven, DE
Atmos clock by Jaeger LeCoultre with black dial
Switzerland
Brass
Year of manufacture 1965
Dimensions: H x W x D: 22 x 18 x 13.5 cm
Description:
Atmos V calibre 526 in a gold-plat...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
8.5 Inch White Porcelain or Ceramic Greyhound / Whippet
Located in Warrenton, OR
8.5 Inch White Porcelain or Ceramic Greyhound / Whippet
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This mid-century modern era porcelain or ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Blown Glass Vase - Early XXth Century - Spanish Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elevate your decor with the exceptional beauty of this vintage blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Created by an unknown Spanish manufacturer circa 1940, this vase remains ...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$473 Sale Price
50% Off
Superb Murano Vase, square cobalt murrine, with acquamarine and amethyst inside
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Murano glass cachepot vase with square murrine with aqua mare, amethyst and cobalt blue color play.
The cobalt blue outside the murrine connects to the adjacent ones creating an web...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Bowl
By Salviati
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Bowl
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This colors of joy, mid-century modern bowl would make a beautiful gift. One of the larger of its kind, it measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
$200 Sale Price
25% Off
Cenedese and Albarelli Murano Glass Blue Striped Vase
Located in Torquay, GB
Cobalt blue glass vase designed by Gino Cenedese and Maurizio Albarelli for Cenedese et Albarelli, circa late 1970s.
Exquisite and striking piece..
Deep cobalt blue swirls interspace...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Green Patinated Bronze Vase, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget , Stockholm
Located in Toronto, CA
A fabulous, Swedish, gourd form, green patinated bronze vase, by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget , from the early to mid twentieth century.
This vase has a lobed body and is impressed wi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rutilated Smoky Quartz Bowl, Hand-Carved Crystal with Rutile Inclusions, Brazil
Located in Glasgow, GB
An exceptional example of natural crystal carving, this substantial smoky quartz bowl is crafted from a rare variety of quartz rich in golden rutile inclusions. The yellow rutile nee...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz
Set of 3 Small Colorful Murano Glass Vases - Italy - Mid-20th Century
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A charming trio of petite hand-blown Murano glass vases, crafted in Italy in the mid-20th century. Each vase features bold, colorful stripes in traditional canne and filigrana techni...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Pottery Vase from Strehla Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Pottery Vase from Strehla Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
M...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Footed Bowl in Speckled Art Glass Mid 20th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
Elegant Footed Bowl in Speckled Art Glass Mid 20th Century
Footed bowl in art glass with a very nice and distinct tiger like speckled pattern, made in the middle of the 20th century...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Massive Japanese Kumiki Tetrahedron Wooden Puzzle / Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Massive Japanese Kumiki Tetrahedron wooden puzzle, constructed of many solid wooden parts to create this dipyramid form. The form not only has structural beauty by since accient time...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A vintage Italian coral-colored alabaster mushroom, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
A unique mid century modern vintage Italian alabaster mushroom objet, circa 1960. Tones of coral with licorice veining. Rare size - larger than your garden variety vintage Italian ma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Realistic Ceramic Cheetah by Favaro Cecchetto, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Realistic Ceramic Cheetah by Favaro Cecchetto, 1960s Italy
Look into his eyes as if they were real.
The proportions, the shaping of the body almost perfect.
The painting is equal...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Newark, England
GUILLOCHE ENAMEL AND SILVER GILT
From our collectables category, we are delighted to offer this incredible quality Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver and Enamel Box. The Silver and E...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Italian Bitossi Flavia Blue Ceramic Elephant
By Bitossi
Located in Stamford, CT
1995 Italian Bitossi Flavia blue ceramic elephant figurine. Blue crackle ceramic finish with green accents. Retains brand sticker and brand stamp on the underside.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A 1950s Murano turquoise opaline and gilt metal, hinged box by Gino Cenedese
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Murano turquoise opaline and gilt metal, hinged box by Cenedese
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Los Castillo Abstract Fish- Pull Handles Malachite Sterling Mexican Modernist
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair of pull handles by Los Castillo. Abstract Fish with malachite and silver. Mexico Circa the 1950s.
Dimensions: 3.75 w x 3 h x .75 D
Please visit take a...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Murano Hand-Blown Glass Table Fountain w Gold Leaf Inclusions, Att Gino Cenedese
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible handcrafted and mouth-blown glass table fountain and light fixture.
This rare Murano glass table fountain is a spectacular fusion of sculpture, light, and water — a true ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Colorful Lucite Chess Set by Charles Hollis Jones, USA circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and visually striking Lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones, a celebrated American designer known for his innovative work with acrylic and Lucite. Created circa 19...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
1990s Gorgeous Cartier Alarm Clock Pendulette. Made in Swiss
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous Cartier alarm clock pendulette with white dial in perfect condition, steel hands, roman hour markers on gold-plated frame. Made in Swiss.
Quartz movement. Clock case ...
Category
1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Wonderful Set of 3 Brass Kitchen Canisters Early 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Vintage Set of Brass Kitchen Canisters Coffee Sugar and Hickory, Europe, Early to Mid 20th Century.
This is a beautiful classical set of 3 brass kitchen canisters. Great design with...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Set of Stoff Nagel Sculptural Stackable Candleholders with Candles, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A comprehensive set consisting of 20 Mid-Century Modern stackable tripod candle holders / candle sticks from the 1960s. Designed by Ceasar Stoffi and Fritz Nagel, manufactured by BMF...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-century modern Nils Landberg Glass Vase, "Dusk" for Orrefors, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautiful handmade vintage sommerso glass vase, made and signed by talented Nils Landberg for Orrefors glassworks, Sweden in the 1960s. This vase has a dark grey/green colour which...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Tommaso Barbi Chrome and Wood Modernist Box, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this extraordinary large scale box. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1960. The modernist form boasts a substantial square shape, featuring chromed metal an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1990s Gorgeous Cartier alarm clock pendulette "Colisee". Made in France
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous Cartier alarm clock pendulette "Colisee". Made in France
It's in gold plated 24K. White enamel dial. Quartz movement. Clock case numbered 0555437. With original case, ...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Italian travertine Rhino by G. Ulivieri 1970s
By Ulivieri
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Handcarved rhino from solid travertine stone by G. Ulivieri 1970s. This minimalist playful animal is designed with geometric lines, capturing the animal’s architectural silhouette. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
1980s Christian Dior Style Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Picture Frame
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1980s picture frame, designed in the style of Christian Dior, exudes vintage luxury with its bold and sophisticated aesthetic. The frame is crafted from faux tortoiseshell Lucit...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Large Vase with baloton bubbles in gold leaf and Cobalt Blue beads
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Large Murano Vase with vertical beads in Cobalt blue and baloton regularily spread bubbles in the clear part.
The clear part carries 24K gold leaf that is printed with baloton (a pin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Raymor Green & Gold Ceramic Ginger Jar, Italy, c.1955
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Raymor Green & Gold Ceramic Lidded Ginger Jar, Italy, c.1955.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Forssell, Candle Sconces, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three candle sconces designed by Pierre Forssell and produced by Skultuna, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions: 19.25” H x 1.5” W x 3.25” D
Dimensions of back plate: 13.6...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Jewelry Box, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cherry
1980s Gorgeous Cartier Santos Alarm Clock Pendulette. Made in Swiss
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Cartier Santos alarm clock pendulette. Made in Swiss. It's in gold plated 18K. White enamel dial. Clock case numbered 7508 09...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage Rattan Harley Motorbike, Real Size, Spain, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rev up your collection with this one-of-a-kind vintage rattan Harley motorbike. Created by an unknown artisan in Spain circa 1970, this real Size piece is a true standout.
Crafted f...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
Arthur Percy, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-colored glass vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.8"H x 3.125"W x 3.125"D
All items ship from High Poi...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini "Fazzoletto" Vase, ca. 1950
Located in Bochum, NRW
A vintage Murano hand blown 'fazzoletto'/handkerchief art glass vase. Deigned by Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini Company, circa 1950, the vase has a red and white decoration of alte...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1970s Exquisited Handcrafted Green and Pink Vase by Neri in Crystal.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Exquisited handcrafted green and pink vase by Neri in crystal. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Signed with his original label.
Dimension:
diam 6,29 x 10,23 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1990s Gorgeous Cartier Alarm Clock Pendulette. Made in Swiss
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous Cartier alarm clock pendulette with white dial in perfect condition, steel hands, roman hour markers on gold-plated frame. Made in Swiss.
Quartz movement. Clock case ...
Category
1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Pair of Barbini, Murano Gilt and Polychrome Enameled Large Glass Vases
By Barbini
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Barbini, Murano Gilt and Polychrome Gilt Enameled Large Glass Vases
Measures 11" in width x 27.5" in height x 11" in depth
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Mid-century Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative objects 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 decorative objects 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 ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Scheurich Keramik, Bitossi, and Rörstrand. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $847.
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Tapio Wirkkala Bucked the Trends of Mid-Century Nordic Design
The Finnish talent created nature-inspired pieces, from furniture to jewelry, with phenomenal staying power.