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 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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Black
Vintage Metal Tree Wall Sculpture
Located in Monrovia, CA
1960s vintage twisted metal tree of life wall art sculpture
Twisted metal tree design with extended branches to brass patina metal leaves.
This decorative metal tree of life wall sculpture sits two and one forth inches away from the wall.
Gorgeous metal wall sculpture that will accent your living room, entry way, bedroom and or office wall.
This is a beautiful 1960s vintage metal wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Cubic Vases "Black-White" by Jopeko, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two fat lava art vases.
Producer:
Jopeko Ceramics, Germany
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in G...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #3979 Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3979 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Style Expanded Metal Shopping Bag
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative expanded metal "shopping bag" with handles in the style of Gio Ponti. This piece features age appropriate patina. It would be a great décor p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Tommaso Buzzi for Venini "Incamiciato" Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1989
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Naples, IT
"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Clear, white and green. With original label.
Signed: Venini Italia '89.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Large Jaru Metallic Silver Glaze Ceramic Abstract Nude Sculptures, Pair
By Jaru
Located in Monrovia, CA
JARU - Jaru Metallic silver glaze ceramic nude sculptures, 1970s signed.
Both pieces are solid, no cracks, no chips, no kidding. Excellent vintage con...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color "FLORAL" Floor Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version with floral illustration.
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original vintag...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Iron Cube Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique piece by American metal sculptor, Frank Cota. Three free-form iron cubes on a signed base. The two smaller cubes hang by a chain and can rotate....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Set of 2 Pottery Vases "313" Designed by Kurt Tschörner Ruscha, Germany, 1970s
By Kurt Tschörner, Ruscha
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
set of 2 vases
Design:
Kurt Tschörner
Producer:
Ruscha, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Glass Vases by Tamara Aladin for Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of 2 glass vases
Producer:
Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland
Designer:
Tamara Aladin
Decade:
1970s
Set of 2 original super rare vintage Va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Amethyst & Acqua Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and graphic Mid-Century Modern vase was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It fea...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Sculpture of a Couple by Pino Signoretto
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-purple, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian large sculptor of a hugging couple made of hand blown smoked Murano glass, designed by Pino Signoretto in good condition. The detai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Freeform Studio Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Freeform studio pottery vase 1960s.
This is a very distinct midcentury Studio Pottery vase with a slender freeform aesthetic. The dark brown vase ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Curtis Jere 1989 Modernist Table Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Curtis Jere Modernist metal table sculpture with granite base made in 1989, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Steel
Large Burgundy Vase with a Frill, Tarnowiec Glassworks, Poland, 1970s
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Vase made in Tarnowiec glassworks, designed by J. Sluczan-Orkusz. Sodium glass, dyed in the mass, hand-formed. Beautiful burgundy color.
Perfect condition.
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Danish Rosewood Matchbox Holder with Abstract Silver Inlays by Axel Salomonsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Copenhagen silversmith Axel Salomonsen made a variety of rosewood accessories with sterling silver (925s) intarsia during the late 1950s and 60s. This ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Midcentury Italian Horn Marquetry Brass Trunk Box, 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful midcentury decorative trunk box made in Italy in the 1960s. This large jewellery or make-up box is covered in Horn tessellated pieces, with brass f...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Architect Sculpture #4061
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock patinated brass "Architect" sculpture #4061. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality material...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Tour Eiffel in Brass from Early Sixties
Located in bari, IT
Original decorative object depicting the Eiffel Tower, brass fusion, 1960s production.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Schneider Style Soliflore Vase by La Verrerie de Maure-Vieil, French Glass Vase
By Charles Schneider, Mick et Bob Le Bleis
Located in Miami, FL
Unique and sophisticated, this vase is crafted of mouth-blown "pate de verre" glass and hand-decorated using a technique invented by the Romans then reintroduced during the Art Nouve...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Auböck Model #4610 Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4610 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rosenthal Textured Vase Porcelaine Noire by Martin Freyer
Located in Chicago, IL
Highly textured Porcelaine Noire vase by Martin Freyer.
Made in Germany by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, Studio Line.
Black unglazed porcelain exterior with glazed porcelain interior.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Japanese Owl Sculptures Brutalist Metalsmith Birds Iron like Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by an unknown Japanese craftsman. A pair of heavy welded metal abstract bird sculptures, minimalist in design and creation. Some remna...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of four fat lava art vases
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mategot Style Side Table in Iron and Glass, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful two tiered side table/ashtray in a jet black iron frame. Upper level is a thick glass catchall held by two metal prongs. The bottom table is a textured black metal. Elegant...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Tall Vase, Anonymous for Illum’s Bolighus, Denmark, 1950s, Organic, Green, Slate
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase, anonymous for Illum’s Bolighus,
Denmark, 1950s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Fenton Persian Medallion Amethyst Carnival Glass Pedestal Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
We offer this exceptional and stunning vintage Fenton carnival glass pedestal bowl decorated in the Persian Medallion design in a wonderful purpl...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Eugene Deutch Signed Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase, 1950
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful work my well-known Hungarian-born, Midwest potter Eugene Deutch.
This magnificently glazed vase/ vessel features a dark, rich glaze that drips freely down the inside of the work.
Signed and dated (1950) on the underside.
Would make for a great addition to any midcentury pottery collection or eye-catching Stand-alone work in about any setting.
Deutch's work is held in many private collections and museums and he was exhibited in solo shows at the Dallas Museum of Art...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful red mid-century Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Herman A. Kähler Art Object HUGE Ceramic Flowerpot Denmark Early 20th Century
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Huge ceramic flowerpot made by Herman A. Kähler ceramic works in Denmark
in the period 1925-1935
The flowerpot is decorated by hand with the special cow horn technique. The matte gla...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Purple Pink Fuchsia Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano Sommerso square shaped geode bowl in purple pink fuchsia and clear glass . Italy, 1960s.
Eyecatching colors in shades of pink and purple using the "sommerso" techn...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Bullicante Black & Clear Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Striped Bullicante Murano clear glass ashtray with black inclusions. Attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching Murano glass bowl or ashtray is made in clear gl...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Dark Green Accolay Vase
Located in New York, NY
French mid century dark greenmottled glazed bouquet vase with a turquoise glazed interior and decoratve loop handles. Signed, Accolay.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Jens Harald Quistgaard Dansk Denmark Iron Tabletop Candleholder, 1960
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in South Charleston, WV
18.5" tall, 7" wide. Midcentury 1960s seven arm candleholder designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard JHQ for Dansk, Denmark. Solid Iron dark brown color. Modernist sculptural design. Each of the 7 candle...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Large Mid-Century Junghans Sunburst Brutalist Brass Wall Clock, Germany, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive round Modernist Starburst Brutalism wall clock from the 1950s, executed by Junghans Germany. This clock has a diameter of 17.5 inches, its fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Sheet Metal, Enamel
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, starfish, seaweeds, garlic.
Nautical style.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Elmar & Elke Kubicek, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic vases set of 2
Producer:
Elmar & Elke Kubicek , Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Pot...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Small Fox Figurine by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Small fox figurine by Walter Bosse
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4609 Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4609 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Black Buddha Head by Alexander Backer, 1950's
By Alexander Backer
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool mid-century black Buddha head by Alexander Backer, 1950's, made of plaster composite, hallmarked.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture Sandstone Carved Figurative The Thinker
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The Thinker
Mid-Century Modern, sandstone sculpture depicting a seated man, artist unknown
This Mid-Century Modern interpretation of The Thinker interprets the pain, release and liberation associated with free-thinking. The man conveys vulnerability, tenderness and acceptance, his body yielding into the support of the chair creating a sense of rest and peace.
Provenance: Private Collection acquired from The Hidden Gallery, Scotland
Measures: Height 50cm.,20" Length 33cm., 15" Depth 22cm., 81/2"
The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917). Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1904. Transfered to the musée Rodin in 1922.
When conceived in 1880 in its original size (approx. 70 cm) as the crowning element of The Gates of Hell, seated on the tympanum, The Thinker was entitled The Poet. He represented Dante, author of the Divine Comedy which had inspired The Gates, leaning forward to observe the circles of Hell, while meditating on his work. The Thinker was therefore initially both a being with a tortured body, almost a damned soul, and a free-thinking man, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry. The pose of this figure owes much to Carpeaux’s Ugolino (1861) and to the seated portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici carved by Michelangelo (1526-31). While remaining in place on the monumental Gates...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Fratelli Fanciullacci, Stylised Town Series, Sgraffito, Gloss & Lava Glaze Vase
Located in Frome, GB
This rare and stunning work of Italian Mid-Century Modern art pottery is by Fratelli Fanciullacci (1862-1988) from the stylised Town series that was designed and in production betwee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern Black Perforated Metal Planter, France, 1950s
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Midcentury modern planter by French designer Mathieu Matégot.
Black lacquered perforated folded metal (Rigitulle).
Literature: "Mathieu Mategot" by Philippe Jousse...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
One of Three Stunning Whitefriars Vases with Ornately Crafted Bodies, Large
Located in GB
We are delighted to stunning large Whitefriars glass vase with abstract body
This vase is one of three, it’s the large, the other two are listed under my other items
This piece loo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Pottery Vases Fat Lava Abstract Designed by Ruscha, Germany, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
set of 2 vases
Producer:
Ruscha, Germany
Decade:
1960s
Description:
This original vintage vase set was designed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stephanie Kalan Studio Pottery Two Small Penguin Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual vintage studio pottery small penguin figures Stephanie Kalan (1909-1978) probably dating from around 1950. The hand crafted figures ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Set of 2 Pottery Vases Fat Lava Abstract Designed by Ruscha, Germany, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
set of 2 vases
Producer:
Ruscha, Germany
Decade:
1960s
Description:
This original vintage vase set was designed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large 1, 3kg Murano Sculptural Glass Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. The...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Carl Auböck Model #4208 Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4208 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1960s Set of Two Vintage Black Pottery Cups Small Bowls Japan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s set of two vintage black pottery cups small bowls from Japan.
Measures: 5 diameter x 3 tall.
Unrestored vintage condition preowned.
Refer to image...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda # 41890
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous piece of Art Glass by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda. Clear thick base which changes to yellow, green then blue. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear to the bas...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pair Interior Concepts Hand-Painted Metal Vases
Located in Germantown, MD
A charming pair of hand-painted metal vases by Interior Concepts. Felt lined bottom.
Measure 9" in diameter and stand 19.5" tall. Top opening is 2 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Decorated Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sculptural decorated ceramic vase, Italy 1950s. Interesting sculptural pitcher shape with nice drawings of decorated ornamental vases done in black and white on a yellow background. ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Forssell Pair of Scandinavian Brass Candlesticks Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Up for sale two lovely sconces from Skultuna, Sweden in brass.
Designed by Pierre Forssell and manufactured in the 1990s.
Very good condition.
Delivered whit the original box.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
OP Art Vase black Porcelain by K. Dombrowski for Hutschenreuther, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
OP Art porcelain vase
Producer:
Hutschenreuther, Germany
Designer:
K. Dombrowski
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage OP Art vase was ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Black Lacquer and Copper Jar by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jar
Black Lacquer
Antique Copper
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. This techni...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
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