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: Gray
Wonderful Modernist Kenetic Motion Copper Fountain / Water Feature, Hand Made
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ingenious copper fountain / water feature, solid copper construction, Modernist design Artisan made, hand executed. Sculpture in motion, great for garden, or indoor space.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
TN Telenorma Electric Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass/steel body, painted clock face and steel clock hands made by TN Telenorma in the late 1960s. Used with some scratches on clock face
Formerly a station or factory slave clock,...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Rhinoceros Designed by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautifully blown, somerso Murano glass rhinoceros. This piece was designed by Antonio Da Ros and blown by Fabio Tosi for Cenedese Ve...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mexican Modernist Mixed Metal and Abalone Scorpion Dish
Located in Houston, TX
Mexican Modernist mixed metal and Abalone Scorpion dish.
Large Mexican modernist or Mexican midcentury mixed metal and abalone scorpion dish, bowl or...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Model #4056 Nickel-Plated Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in nickel-plated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Selection of Lucite Centerpiece Bowls
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Lucite Centerpiece Bowls, by Ritts of California, circa 1950's. The price of $550 noted below is for each larger bowl, measuring 15.5" l...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Arthur Court Rabbit Wine Cooler or Ice Bucket
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing Arthur Court rabbit working in service as a wine cooler or ice bucket. Having floppy ears, stone eyes, and brass hands and feet. Who would ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Mid Century Modern Kosta Boda Amber & Transparent Glass Bowl, Controlled Bubble
By Kosta Boda
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning mid century modern vintage Kosta Boda transparent and amber glass bowl with controlled bubbles in lower half amber color, c.1960s. The neutral amber and transparent aestheti...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Italian Modern Art Glass Charger Centerpiece
By Venini
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Italian 20th Century art glass dish, in violet and turquoise colors, with white fazzoletto decorations.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Cenedese Murano Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Large Enameled Painted Floral Pattern Art Glass Round Dresser Box
By Limoges
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice large enameled art glass jewelry dresser box center piece. Measures: 10" Diameter.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Milk Glass
Dorothy Thorpe Frosted Lucite Resin Fruit Bowl Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Lovely frosted resin cabbage bowl by Dorothy Thorpe.
Signed under the object.
Beautiful decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Perfume Bottle Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hivo Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Lucite perfume bottle sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Tommaso Barbi Porcelain and Brass Ceramic Picture or Photo Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Picture or photo frame rendered in ivory glazed porcelain ceramic and patina brass designed by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970s, Signed.
Fits a 4x6 photo.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Pink Gray Pulegoso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Mid Century Bowl Vide Poche
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown frothy bubbles over pink Italian art glass bowl. Created in the "Pulegoso" technique. The piece has a decorative indent on the rim, and is very th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Lucite Ashtray and Lighter Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s Lucite chrome ashtray and lighter desk set.
Lighter measurements: Width 3.75", depth 2.5, height 4.25".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Bowl / Vide Poche Made of Pate Verre Signed Daum, France
By Daum
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful glass sculpture / bowl made by the French maker Daum Nancy. Made of multicolored pasta glass, satin finish.
The figurine is in very good condition. Signed on the bottom.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
“Bubbles Honey” Original Serigraphy by Alfredo Orozco
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Alfredo Orozco is an artist, painter and woodworker from Mexico City. In the 1970s, he moved to Los Angeles and created a series of geometric serigraphs. The prints were shown in gal...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Moser & Söhne Karlsbad Art Deco Vase Signed with Geometric Gold Painted Design
By Moser
Located in Verviers, BE
Ludwig Moser & Söhne Karlsbad.
Signed: GERMANY
Heavy crystal clear faceted vase with eight facets.
A beautiful example of Post-war deco design and an early example.
This midc...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Val Saint Lambert Vintage Stretch Fruit Dish or Flower Bowl in Clear Crystal
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Val Saint Lambert stretch fruit dish or bowl in clear crystal. The item can be used as a table centerpiece or on a mantelpiece.
It has two large s...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Giraffe figurine made of travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Berlin, BE
Giraffe sculpture in genuine travertine from Rapolano (Tuscany) made by the renowned Italien designer Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970s.
Next to figures by Fratelli Mannelli we offer...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Floating Penny Geometric Lucite Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Floating penny geometric lucite paperweight. Consisting entirely of 1972 pennies. Scratches and scuffs found throughout, consistent with age and use. Please refer to photos.
Would w...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Murano Art Glass Crane Sculpture Hand Blown Venetian Italian Crystal Glass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible Murano art glass hand blown sculpture of a crane in clear and purple colored glass.
Handcrafted beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand blown art glass Italian figurine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed. Her arms ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Tall Murano Glass Sommerso Teardrop Sculpture by Flavio Poli, Italy, circa 1950s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good example of "Murano" art glass in the form of a tall Tear Drop with beautiful colours.
The piece has layers of deep pink and blue all encased in a clear glass f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Metal Parrot Form Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
As if it where a three dimensional drawing, this whimsical Mid-Century deconstructed iron bird sculpture will grab plenty of attention.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Signed Orrefors Twisted Crystal Candles Holders, a Pair
By Orrefors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Mid-Century Modern crystal candlestick holders made by Orrefors unusual twist crystal.
Nice vintage piece for your living space.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Bunny Rabbit Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass bunny rabbit figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Dino Martens Murano White Red Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Center Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, red and copper aventurine Italian art glass centerpiece footed bowl. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Ribbon, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass Hand Blown Penguin Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible Murano art glass hand blown sculpture of a penguin in blue and yellow colored glass figurine with gold murine.
Handcrafted bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Dorothy Thorpe Midcentury Crystal Lucite American Knot Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury crystal Lucite American knot paperweight sculpture. This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s.
An amazing item with a unique knot ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Heavy clear French moulded glass vide poche c.1970’s
Located in London, GB
French 1970’s clear moulded glass vide poche.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mobach Utrecht Fat Lava Bowl Mid-century Modern Netherland Ceramics
By Piet Knepper
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large ceramic bowl with cream-colored fat lava glaze on brown background was handmade by Mobach Utrecht. The outer surfaces are finished with semi-matte solid brown glaze. A stunnin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Faceted Lucite Bowl, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful faceted Lucite bowl, large and imposing, carved of one 12" Lucite piece, the piece shows beautifully specially when looked under a light or when the natural sunlight goes t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Translucent Glass Doric Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern candlesticks was realized in the United States, circa 1960. Modeled after the Doric columns of ancient Greece, the piece offers a circular bas...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
French Midcentury Iridescent Glazed Cat Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French midcentury stylized cat figures featuring an iridescent glaze.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950
Original condition
Pencil not included
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian White Glazed Terracotta Boar Statue or Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Italian white glazed terracotta wild boar statue in the style Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor. Statue is free of repairs, signed with arti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Archimede Seguso Murano Alabastro Purple White Cased Oval Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Archimede Seguso oval geode Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray. Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Beautiful elongate shape with purple eggplant and white alabastro...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Italian Ceramic Vase Double Cone Shape with White Over Black Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
This tall ceramic vase has a double cone shape with a low "waist". The white glaze over the black base coat is loosely applied with varied thickness and tiny air bubbles overall. The...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Shallow Bowl in Cream Lacquer and Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shallow Bowl cream Exterior Copper exterior
Cream Lacquer
Antique copper
Hand repoussé
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorat...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Aluminum Giraffe Sculpture by Chris Petersen, 1976
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool aluminum sculpture by the artist Chris Petersen, 1976, signed.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Archimede Seguso Murano Opal Pink Alabastro Glass Folded Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny hand blown Murano pink and opalescent white glass triangle bowl with folded rim. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
Pink glass over opaline white glass in the Alaba...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Danish Modern Decorative Glass Owl Sculpture by Viking
Located in San Diego, CA
Well done sculpture in glass by Viking Glass, circa 1970s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Tissue Box in the Style of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern Lucite tissue box in the style of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s. The piece is very heavy and substantial with a horizontal gro...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Large Light Up Howard Miller Lucite Wall Clock
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large Lucite light up wall clock from a Michigan bank lobby with beveled edges and routed roman numerals to the back of the face. The center has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large aluminium ice bucket in the shape of a pear, 1960
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Nice ice bucket in the shape of a pear. Use it to adorn your bar or as a vide poche!
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Ice bucket in the shape of an apple, 1960
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Typical 1960's bar attribute. Chromed ice bucket in the shape of an apple. Great to adorn your home bar or used it as a vide poche!
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Mid Century Modern Guzzini Acrylic Lucite Monkey Figurine Sculpture Silvio Russo
By Guzzini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Iconic Mid Century Modern lucite monkey sculture designed by Silvio Russo for Guzzini in the 1970s.
Manufacturer: Fratelli Guzzini, Italy
Marks: unmarked
Material: lucite
Height: c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Porcelain Fluted Rosenthal Vase with Gold Band
By Rosenthal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Rosenthal vase with gold band and vertical ribbing. Perfect for a center piece. The ribbed style with gold banding make this a perfect decorative piece without without flowers.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1979 C. Jeré metal urchin or pom pom large sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1979 C. Jeré Artisan House urchin or pom pom brass wall art. This is the much less common massive round version and measures about 40” wide and 10” deep. It features 12 urchins on cu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Modern in Vetro Murano Glass Aquarium Fish & Cat, by C. Tagliapietra, Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautiful original Murano glass aquarium with cat preying on two fish by a master of glass art Cristian Tagliapietra.
Intricately crafted by this artist, this one-of-a-kind authentic...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Stoneware Floor Vase In Blue, Grey and White Designed By Per Weiss From 1980s
Located in Lejre, DK
Spruce up your home with a unique statement piece - a large stoneware floor vase, designed and glazed by the talented Per Weiss in a beautiful combination of blue, gray and white col...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Marilyn Kay Austin Gray Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glazed planter in a gray speckle glaze by ceramics artist Marilyn Kay Austin for Architectural Pottery. This example, features a rounded square shape. The gray glaze can be found bot...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist vase in hues of green and blue by Swedish ceramicist Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. A lovely piece on its own or folding a single stem of flora. This ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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