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: Blue
Bottle Vase Designed by Floris Meydam for ‘Glasfabriek Leerdam’
Located in Beerse, VAN
Bottle vase no. 60219 designed by Dutch designer Floris Meydam for ‘Glasfabriek Leerdam’.
The vase was designed in 1953 as a serica, which means that it is not a unique piece, nor i...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Handmade Luxury Leather Bowl in Teal and White
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This handmade leather bowl in aqua and white is the perfect addition to complete your dining room table or any room in your home. Rustic charm meets contemporary handcrafted design sensibility in this exquisite bowl. Featuring a unique asymmetrical design, this bowl is perfect for stacking with our other bowls.
Size: 9" D x 1.75" H
About the artist:
Jose Luis Bazan has been creating unique high-end leather products for 50 years in his studio in the village of Ubrique, hidden in the mountains of Southern Spain.
He’s learned from the top leather masters...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Carstens 1950s Vintage Midcentury Turquoise Black & Gold West German Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage midcentury West German vessel or vase by Carstens Tonnieshof made post war circa 1950s with a turquoise blue and black glaze with gold details and white lines of dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Italian Murano Vase by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti c 1970's
By Luigi Onesto, Oggetti
Located in New York, NY
Chic Post Modern - Mid Century Modern art glass vase designed by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti, made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970's. This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed fish sculpture. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
Raymor Bitossi Italian Pottery Bowl Remini Blue
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Aldo Londi
Importer: Raymor.
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Bitossi Italian pottery bowl rem...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Large Floor Vase Designed by John Andersson Höganäs Sweden 1960s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful, sculptured floor vase was created / designed by John Andersson for Höganäs Keramik Sweden 1960s.
The shape and the turquoise glaze are stunning.
Good vintage con...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Iridescent Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso iridescent blue green Italian art glass folded over rim bowl / ashtray. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Vintage Brazilian Opaline Bottle Vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Beautiful and imposing vintage bottle vase in turquoise blue, produced by "Opalinas", which produced pieces in opaline glass in Brazil in the middle of the last century. It retains t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Modern Flygsfors Coquille Art Glass Bowl
By Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Round bowl , deep dish with cased glass, clear to sea blue. In excellent vintage condition with some wear to the underside of the base, as expected. Great Color, very serene.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage German Vibrant Blue Glass Tree Bark Vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970. This beautiful bright blue and clear vase brings a touch of fun and fantasy to any room with it's whimsical textu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Leaf Shaped Glazed Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual leaf design midcentury blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic bowl / vide-poche / ashtray. Italy, 1950-1960s.
Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
French 1970’s bubble blue vase. Biot
By Biot
Located in London, GB
A beautiful deep blue bubble vase attributed to Biot. Good pontil mark.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Murano Barbini Sommerso Baby Blue White Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching baby blue and white handblown Murano Italian art glass bowl or ashtray with folded rim. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini.
This asymmetric and biomorphic bowl has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Two Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vases Blue Rimini Collection
By Bitossi
Located in Antwerp, BE
These magnificent vases are designed by Bitossi's artistic director Aldo Londi in 1953. The sinuous shape of these white clay pieces, finished with a vivid turquoise color, are decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ice Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Humppila, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Handblown midcentury blue/clear vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1960s for Humppila.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Small Planter or Catch-All Architectural Pottery Marilyn Kay Austin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare California design.
Geometric form + function.
Ceramic with a nice azure blue glaze.
One small nick on the edge.
No cracks or drain hole.
Great for indoors with a nice plant or...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Blue Ceramic Vase Pique Fleur Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit France, 1960s
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Midcentury blue ceramic vase pique fleur by Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit.
About the Artist: Jacques Pouchain (1925 - 2015) left Paris and gave up his architectural traini...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Blue and Gold Murano Dish or Bowl, 1960s, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous blue and gold glass bowl by Murano, 1960s, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Minimal Venini Round Blu Bowl Glass Murano 1984 Signed Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Venini round blu bowl glass Murano 1984 signed Italian Design.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Round Bowl, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rimini Blue Bitossi Aldo Londi Bowl, Glazed Ceramic
Italian midcentury Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini blue glazed ceramic circular bowl. Italy, 1950-1960s.
Beautiful blue glazed (Rimini B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Guido Gambone Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase Donkey Mark
Located in Munich, DE
Very colorful Guido Gambone ceramic vase with geometric underglaze painting in yellow, orange red, black on blue textured background, signed with GAMBONE and the donkey mark.
Litera...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Bianconi Murano White Teal Zanfirico Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown intricate white and light teal green ribbons Italian art glass fazzoletto / handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Ven...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Early Handcrafted Signed Glass Vase by Michael Harris for MDina
By Mdina
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Handcrafted glass vase by Michael Harris for Mdina Glass on the Mediterranean Island of Malta. Signed Mdina on the base. Michael was inspired by the scenery of the island and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Micronesian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Sommerso crystal miniature seized vase made and signed by Mona Morales
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mona Morales Schildt is regarded as one of Sweden's most talented glass designers. Her objects can be seen in museums and art galleries all over the world. Her work always holds an e...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Atomic Post-Modern Saturn Cookie Jar
Located in Lake Worth, FL
This vintage ceramic and porcelain cookie jar is a charming addition to any kitchen. With its unique shape, inspired by the atom and Saturn, this mint green & pink jar adds a touch of retro style to your home. Measuring 13 inches in length and width, and standing at 10.5 inches tall, this original piece is perfect for storing your favorite cookies or other treats. Signed by the artist underneath, looks like a small run limited edition piece.
The vintage cookie jar...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow and Blue summerso glass by Luciano Gaspari for Salviati Pinnacolo
Located in Montreal, QC
Blue and Yellow Sommerso "Pinnacolo" Vase by Luciano Gaspari for Salviati with spiral threads. Italy: circa 1960 Luciano Gaspari ,Born in Venice on March 22 1913 in a family of decorators. After attending the Institute of Art in 1931, he made his debut at the collective exhibition of the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa. 1932. He receives the prize for the younger painter at the XVII Venice Biennale. 1933. Student of Virgilio Guidi at the Academy of Fine Arts. 1935. He follows Guidi in Bologna. Here he attends the course of engraving techniques held by Giorgio Morandi, with whom he will remain in correspondence for a long time. 1936. Participates in the Rome Quadriennale and the Venice Biennale. 1937. After completing his studies in Bologna, he returns to Venice. 1938. Participates in the Venice Biennale. 1940. Participates in the Venice Biennale; becomes assistant to Giuseppe Cesetti...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti for Venini Murano Italian "Morandiane" Blue Green Glass Bottle, 1995
By Gio Ponti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
"Morandiane" glass bottle serie designed by italian artist Gio Ponti for Venini Murano,
Blown glass with two-tone incalmo decoration,
Manufacturer’s sticker and engraved signature ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Bottle, Salvador Dali for Rosso Antico Ltd, Italy 1970s, set of three
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Bottle, Salvador Dali for Rosso Antico Ltd, Italy 1970s, set of three
Rare trio of liquor glass coloured bottles in surrealistic style designe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vintage, MCM swedish glass sculpture, paperweight - Hovmantrop Sweden R. Strand
Located in Budapest, HU
Introducing a Vintage Swedish Glass Sculpture, a stunning relic from the 1960s/1970s crafted in the picturesque Hovmantorp, Sweden. This exquisi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Bullicante "Green" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
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. An ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Pottery Vase Imported by Raymor c 1950's
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and Raymor pottery vase having an unusual Mediterranian Blue color glaze with incised decorations on each surface. Mid Century, Made in Italy, fully and correctly marked...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Big Opalescent Vase in Hand Blown Murano Glass, Blue Purple Gold Iridescent
Located in Milano, IT
This (very) big Murano vase is a sight to behold. With its unusual shape and matte surface finish, it's already quite not common; but what makes it tru...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Hand-Blown Turquoise Dish
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Decorative Bubble Dish with Fishnet Hand-Blown inclusions
Turquoise and teal bubbling with gusseted rounded edges
Sourced from Italy by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Antonio da Ros (attr.) for Cenedese Large Cobalt Blue Colored Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large cobalt blue colored (colored) Murano glass serving bowl or dish attributed to Italian Murano glass designer by Antonio da Ros (1936-2012) for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990. Wonderful deep cobalt blue color. Simplistic yet elegant form, almost futuristic. Would look fantastic in a kitchen, on a white marble countertop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Fermacarte "TRITTICO" di Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Trittico di fermacarte in cristallo pensato e prodotto da Roberto Giulio Rida.
Gli elementi fermacarte decorativi, sono stati ricavati da rocce di vetro di fusione che sono stati mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Stained Glass
Italian Glass Sculpture Attributed to Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial glass sculpture attributed to Italian design Maison, Fontana Arte, Mid-Century Modern to '70s Modern design period, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of paperweights/jewelry holders by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of small furnishing accessories, paperweights/jewelry holders aimed at decorating a desk.
As demonstrated in the photos, they can be small containers for resting jewelry, rings,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Giovanni de Simone Ceramic Tile Italian Design Multi-Color Swordfish Marlin 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giovanni de Simone ceramic tile Italian design multi-color swordfish marlin.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Handcrafted Semi Transparent Turquoise Glass Vase, Italy, 2023
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-blown Italian turquoise semi-transparent glass vase with an organic nature-inspired shape.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Post Modern Murano Glass Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style blue Murano glass vase.
Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Petite Midcentury Bisque Fossil Vase by Kaiser Porcelain, Germany, 1970s
By AK Kaiser
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing bisque porcelain midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, by Kaiser Porcelain, circa 1970s. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites....
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Italian Blue 'Sommerso' Murano Glass Bowl Maurizio Albarelli Attributed
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Maurizio Albarelli
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage textured Italian glass bowl or dish attributed to Maurizio Arabella for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa late 1970s / 1980s. Elegant in form and showing extraor...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Monumental Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso Efeso Blue Vase, 1964
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large blue art glass vase from the 'Efeso' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1964 for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy. Thick glass in bright blue w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Blue Murano Art Glass Bowl after Barbini
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Murano art glass bowl or ashtray in the style of artist Alfredo Barbini, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Piece is a rich cobalt or sapp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Stig Lindberg Vase Reptile Gustavsberg Sweden Blue Stoneware 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Stig Lindberg light blue ‚Reptile‘ vase designed in 1953 and manufactured at Gustavsberg in Sweden, produced until 1963.
Stoneware with relief pattern in light blue glaze. Stamped u...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
An Italian 1950s cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box by Giovanni Cenedese
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1950s cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box with faceted lid and decorated metal edge detail by Giovanni Cenedese, Murano Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Ceramic FISH VASE Rimini Blue Design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic vases fish abstract fish ilustration in rimini blue
Design:
Aldo Londi
Producer:
Bitossi, Italy
Decade:
1960s
Material:
Ceramic
This original vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Gunnar Nylund Vases Rörstrand Stoneware Pike Mouth Vase ARZ ARK 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Gunnar Nylund vases in a rare turquoise glaze with brown flecks, hand-thrown stoneware, made at Rörstrand factory in the 1950s. 1st quality sorting.
Left
‚Pike Mouth‘ vase, model ‚A...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Barovier & Toso Wedding Cup Reproduction Grand Tour Cobal Blue w. Enamel
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique or Vintage Wedding Cup - Rare Murano Glass in Royal Blue
This wedding cup Grand Tour reproduction, made from cobalt blue glass with polychrome enamel and gilded accents, is ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Royal Copenhagen 1960s Hand-Painted Vide Poche, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Purple, mint green, blue, burgundy, brown, white and black glazed faience vide poche bowl designed and handpainted by Marianne Johnson and Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen in the l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Midcentury Modern Vase Seashell Vicke Lindstrand Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Incredible vase created by Vicke Lindstrand Ekeby, Sweden in late 1940s. The seashell vase is made in ceramic and has a wonderful blue glaze to cover its artistic sculptured ceramic....
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Darling, Multicoloured Hand Blown Glass Duckling Figure Archimede Seguso, Murano
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely darling little Archimede Seguso duckling figurine
Delightful hand blown glass artistry from Seguso
Circa 1980's
Signed Archimede Seguso, Murano to base, with original lab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vase Tamara Aladin "Kleopatra" Riihimäen Lasi Made in Finland 70s
Located in Boden, SE
TAMARA ALADIN, VASE, glass, "Kleopatra", Riihimäen Lasi, 1970-73. Series
designed in 1969.
The vase is a true masterpiece.
Its elegant and timeless design will add a touch of sophistication to any space.
Made with finest craftmanship, this vase showcases the perfect blend of form and function.
Free-form blown glass...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Arthur Percy Sky Blue Opalescent Glass Bowl, Gullaskruf, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large and delicate sky blue tinted Swedish midcentury modern textured glass bowl from the Reffla series (reffla is Swedish for grooves) designed by Arthur Percy in 1952. White and li...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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Pair French Marble Pedestals
French Clock And Candelabra
Clock Parts
Vanity Murano
Cherub Panel
French Altar
Large Sevres Porcelain