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: Gold
Mid-Century Modern Electroform Abstract Sculpture (of a Rooster)
By John Prip
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern bronze sculpture.
Consisting of fused, electroformed bronze elements.
In the form of what appears to be a stylized rooster seated on a four-legged plinth....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Bronze
Barovier Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please per item (4 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass twisting seashell dishes / sculptures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso com...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano Pink Gold Flecks Control Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass decorative bowl / ashtray / vide-poche. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-1960. The bowl has 2 decorative folds along the rim, with "Bullicante" controlled bubble decoration. It is profusely filled with gold leaf on the inside. The gold gathers around and inside the bubbles, making them stand out. Also added a last photo, next to blue and teal bowls...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Compote Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass footed compote bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso workshop. Created in the...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Gold Leaf
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Travertine, Bronze, Metallic Thread
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...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Gold Flecked Murano Glass Amphora Vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1946.
By Flavio Poli for Seguso, "Corrosi" series, model 12502.
It is made in blown glass and features gold fleck inclusion. The external part has corroded texture.
Th...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Green Marble & Bronze Fish Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unique vintage modern sculpture features a bronze fish swimming through a field of seaweed on a green marble base. This truly one of a ki...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Peach Pink Thick Murano Glass Ashtray, Catchall with Gold Leaf, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s, in the style of Barbini.
Made in thick peach pink Murano glass with gold leaf, slightly iridescent, with a clear iron manufacturing.
The technique is ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Gold Leaf
Bronze Horse and Rider
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a striking bronze sculpture featuring a prominently masked figure much like a harlequin on a horse. the majestic horse stands proud with the rider sitting upright and ready t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
nude woman bronze sculpture Mariano Pages
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
nude woman bronze sculpture
Erotic bronze of naked woman
black stone base
Sculpture attributed to Mariano Pages
Argentine sculptor
Circa 1960 Origin Argentina
excellent condition black patina
Mariano Pagés was an Argentine sculptor who was born in the city of San Juan (Argentina) on January 6, 1922 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 18, 2009 whose work was disseminated in many countries around the world and which he carried out, among other works, the monument to Carlos Gardel...
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1960s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Sculpture Moss Green Marble on Bronze Plinth by Alice Ward
Located in London, GB
Hand-carved sculpture in moss green marble / granite on a polished round bronze plinth by the late Alice Ward. Her sculpture echoes a voyage of discovery in not just the visible natu...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Gilded Earthenware "Turnabout Cat" by Hedi Schoop
By Hedi Schoop
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hedwig “Hedi” Schoop “Turnabout Cat” in glazed and gold-leafed earthenware (ca. 1950s, California, USA).
After fleeing Nazi Germany for the USA in 1930s alongside her husband compos...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Resin Square Planters by Forms and Surfaces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern bronze resin square planters manufactured in the United States, circa 1970s. These planters are manufactured by the well-known company Forms and Surfaces...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Traditional French Rustic Bronze and Leather Bell, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This traditional rustic animal bell is a charming piece originating from France, circa 1960. The bell features a bronze body with a leather strap, creating a rustic and authentic aes...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Vase
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Laguna Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Incamciato glass, gold leaf. Opaque pale green glass with internal gold exterior, and turquoise glass interior. Applied black glass foot. Vietri Murano...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
J & L Lobmeyr, Mid Century Enamel Patrician Glass Vase, Austria, Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
J. & L. LOBMEYR - mid century fine quality Patrician form vase - featuring a hand painted and enameled orange and yellow 'parrot tulip' - gilt rim - unsigned (likely Lobmeyr as this ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Handle Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and dark purple trim Italian art glass ornate pierced handles vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sculptures by Anna Stein
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Anna Stein, Bronze scuptures
Bronze and crystal rock – unique pieces.
France circa 1980
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Midcentury Geometric Machined Bronze Turner's Cube Desk Paperweight / Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine midcentury geometric bronze paperweight for the desk.
In the form of a turner's cube of graduated cubes within cubes.
Mounted on a machined plint...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Barovier Toso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Rim Gondola Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red and gold flecks Italian art glass gondola shaped flared rim decorative bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Modernist Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Man by L. Shore, 1953
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT
This wonderful Mid-Century Mordern sculpture of a standing man is clearly influenced by one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century, Alberto Giacometti - Swiss scul...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Bronze
Bronze Modernist Abstract Sculpture by Grégory Anatchkov, France, 1980
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
Abstract bronze sculpture on a black marble base by french artist Grégory Anatchkov (1941 - 1997). This sculpture shows a very appealing organic composition and is different in prese...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Murano Amethyst Purple Blue Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Footed Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown amethyst purple, blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative footed bowl / ashtray. The piece is made in the "Bullicante...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Cookie Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass cookie jar / container. Documented to designer A...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Purple Murano Glass Ashtray-Catchall by Ercole Barovier mod. "Porpora"
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
Made in purple Murano glass with gold leaf. This is a piece of the "porpora" serie by Ercole Barovier.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tr...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sculptures, Bronze Faces by Anna Stein
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Anna Stein, Bronze sculpture with green patina
Unique pieces hand made by the artist
France circa 1970
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Heavy Bronze Vase with Copper Details
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Handmade vase in bronze.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Baruch Saktsier Israeli Modernist Bronze Torso on Wood Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Bronze female torso by listed Russian Israeli sculptor, Baruch Saktsier. Sculpture measures 14" high by 7" by 4.5" and is signed Saktsier on verso. In ...
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1970s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Barbini Murano Blue Gold Flecks Control Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass decorative bowl / ashtray / vide-poche. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Feng Shui Gilt Bronze Bull Ox Money Figurine
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bronze Asian Bull Sculpture
Feng shui Gilt Bronze Stock Market Bull Wealth Money Ox
8 d x 3 w x 3.88 tall
Preowned vintage
Review images.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Barbini Murano Teal Blue Green Gold Fleck Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal blue/green and gold flecks Italian art glass bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The bowl has four indents on the rim,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Curtis Jere Figural Bronze on Marble Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Curtis Jere midcentury figural bronze of a joyful figure jumping upon a molded columnar marble breccia base, circa 1968. Unsigned.
Dimensions: 19.25" H x 7.5" W x 4" D (approx).
De...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Cubist Sculpture, Signed F. Prosperi
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern bronze cubist sculpture, signed F. Prosperi.
Beautifully executed Mid-Century Modern gilt bronze cubist sculpture, signed F. Prosperi. This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is mounted on a wooden base with an artist name...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Yellow White Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown yellow, white and gold flecks Italian art glass center piece bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The bowl has a scalloped rim, with 2 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Gilded Bronze Table Lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
A fantastic 1980's sculptural gilt table lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, signed.
Heavy, cast bronze object, fire-gilded.
The electrics have been completely reworked, 2 transver...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Foil
Small Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Snail Sculpture with Verde Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze snail sculpture from the mid 20th century with verde patina. We have several available. Created with the traditio...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Murano Red Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Mouth Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass double spout flower vase. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and created in the "Pulve...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Green Gold Flecked Sommerso Glass Bonbonnière / Bowl by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This tiny bonbonniere is made in sommerso Murano glass, with gold flakes and few bubbles due to the process of glass blowing.
It is a vintage piece, but it can ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Gold Leaf
Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Paolo Scoleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast patinated sculpture can be hung by the ring at the top or stand upright on a flat surface. It also bears the foundry mark of Scoleri.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Mid-20th Century Wire Tree Sculpture by Silva Bucci
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-20th Century intricate and realistic bronze tree sculpture by Silva Bucci. Bronze nameplate accompanies the sculpture.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
Val Bertoia ""Sounds Fine from 6 in Line" B-2702 Sculpture
By Val Bertoia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Bertoia Studios B-2702 6 Rod "Sounds Fine From 6 In Line" sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Bronze, Copper
Murano Large Vintage White Spots Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white spots and gold flecks Italian art glass figurine / sculpture. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird has a pattern m...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano White Opalescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Tos...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Set of Two Italian Venetian Goblets Aquamarine Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Elegant pair of aquamarine glass goblets with dolphin and swan in 24-carat gold leaf.
The objects made of Murano glass are all handmade by our famous Murano artisans, making our wo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Salmones Brutalist Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) Brutalist bronze sculpture depicting a seated figure, signed "M-31 V-SALMONES" to base and numbered "6/10", raised on an acrylic base. Measures: ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Kaya II Candlesticks, Set of 3 Cast Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of primitive arts, hand cast in bronze, the KAYA CANDLESTICKS are a talent in weight and texture.
KAYA II set includes 19", 15", 13" candlesticks.
Inspired by Japane...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Claude Lalanne Brooch Pomme Bouche Patinated Bronze Brooch Signed CL Lalanne
Located in Chicago, IL
Surrealistic Pomme Bouche brooch by Claude Lalanne, created in 1975. Bronze with a dark brown patina and a verdigris leaf and stem, signed with editions mark and monogrammed Arthus-B...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1950s Pepe Mendoza Bronze Elephant Peacock Lamp Chain Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Pepe Mendoza decorative elephant et al. bronze lamp chain Mexico
Measures: 73 long x 5.25 diameter
Fabulous and rare piece in bronze. Decorative chain with beautiful ornament...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1970s Modernist Bronze and Stone Abstract Table Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist bronze and stone abstract table sculpture
Organic Modern form.
Stone base- rock mount.
Vintage patina.
No signature prese...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Bronze
20th Century Green Italian Large Vintage Pair of Arched Bronze Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green, vintage Art Deco Italian pair of large floor lamps made of handcrafted bronze with a twisted shaft and broad dish, in good condition. The detailed lighting is resting on sty...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Dennis Westwood Mid-Century Modern Abstract Bronze Table Sculpture 14/20
By Dennis Westwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heavy solid patinated bronze standing form by Dennis Westwood. Numbered 14 of 20.
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1980s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Unique Midcentury Horse Bronze Relief by Mataré Student Gertrud Kortenbach
By Gertrud Kortenbach
Located in Essen, NW
Artist : GERTRUD KORTENBACH 1924 Solingen - 1960 Solingen
Title: 'Jumping Horse' signed with monogram on front
Material: Bronze, brown patina. Part. with traces of oxidation.
Measurements: H. 36 cm, W. 34 cm, D. 1 cm.
GERTRUD KORTENBACH was a German sculptor and painter.
1943 - 1948 she studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy together with Joseph Beuys - to the master class of the sculptor Ewald Mataré...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Bronze Sculpted Group Depicting a Mare with Her Foal on Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bronze sculpted group from the mid 20th century, depicting a mare and her foal. Cast in bronze during the Midcentury period, this sculpted group depicts a mare tenderly bending her head down to touch her foal. Lifting his hind legs up, the baby horse exudes an energy contrasting beautifully with his mother's calm. Showcasing a dark patina, this Midcentury bronze horse...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Italian Silvered Bronze Equestrian Figure
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Italian silvered bronze equestrian figure / statue.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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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