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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Creator: Barovier&Toso
Barovier e Toso Murano Triple Cased Chunky Pulegoso Bubbled Glass Bowl Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This thick chunky vintage Murano hand blown glass bowl is by the noted Barovier e Toso Dual of master glass blowers and artists. It is triple cased with tons of gold aventurine and b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Barovier and Toso Gold Dusted Bowl Key Holder or Ashtray
Located in Miami, FL
Original vintage Murano Barovier & Toso gold dusted art glass bowl, decorative object, element or ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. It is made in the classical Mur...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Vintage Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil by Barovier, Murano Italy, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Bowl with Gold Foil by Barovier, Murano Italy 1950s
A large vintage Venetian art glass bowl most probably designed by Ercole ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Large Black Murano Vases by Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pair of large black Murano vases by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1970s.
Both are signed and have the original labels on them.
Hard to find as a pair.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Murano Art Glass Flacon by Barovier & Toso 'Attr' ca 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Art Glass Flacon by Barovier & Toso (attr.) circa 1950
A beautiful Murano glass flacon most probably manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot mou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966.
Spira Aurata series oval-section conical vase in blown glass with polychrome garnet, r...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966.
Spira Aurata series oval-section drop vase in blown green-blue glass with polychrome g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer:
Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier and Toso Murano Art Glass Dog Sculpture in Pink and Opalescent Glass
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Barovier and Toso Murano Art Glass dog sculpture in pink and opalescent glass Designed by Ercole Barovier. Amazing quality and execution.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Light Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and light blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measur...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Barovier Murano Glass Moorish Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of Moorish Figures in Venetian Dress. Hand blown Black Murano Glass with Gold accenting by Barovier, Italy, 1930s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Yellow Murano "LENTI" Glass Vase Element by Ercole Barovier and Toso Italy 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase element "LENTI" by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage glass vase element was designed by ERCOLE BAROVIER...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Dark Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 2 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and dark blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Bubble by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Murano Clear and Light Blue ¨Rostrato¨ Glass Vase, Italy, 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Barovier & Toso Murano Clear and light blue Rostrato glass vase, Italy, 1950s
Vintage / mid-century / Art Deco Blue Murano art glass vase made wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Powder Pink and Gold Leaf Murano Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso
Located in Meda, MB
This vase was produced in Italy, more precisely in Murano, Venice by Barovier & Toso, which is an Italian company that specializes in Venetian glass.
The vase is in powder pink sub...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Red and Gold Ball Vase, Italian Murano Glass circa 1960
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Barovier & Toso red and gold ball vase - Italian Murano glass circa 1960
Beautiful red ball vase with gold inclusions by Barovier & Toso, Mu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier e Toso Murano Thick Walled Amber Green and Gold Aventurine Glass Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning thick walled Italian vintage Murano hand blown glass bowl by Barovier & Toso is large. It is an early piece from the late 40's early 50's. The colors range from amber t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Pitcher Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed surface pitcher / vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso Company. The piece ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Snow White Murano Flower Vase by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1970s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Large snow white Murano flower vase By Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1970s.
Signed Barovier Toso Murano and with original label. Hard to find.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano 1956 Opal Chalcedony Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent and silver flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier and Toso company, c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, 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
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Blue Web Italian Art Glass Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl, vide-poche, or ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Blue Swirl Stripe Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and gold flecks Italian art glass scissor cut rim decorative bowl, vide-poche, or ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
A heavy Murano art glass ashtray designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot moulded glass internally decorated with opaline and light green glass plates...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Green Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and green Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measures:...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown red and taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Pink Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and pink Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measures: H...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Light Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and light blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy.
Meas...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Green Murano Glass Vase Element Cordonato d'oro by Barovier and Toso Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vase element was produced in the 197...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Jade Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Spike Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jade green and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed with spike corners bowl / cigar ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the the Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Gold Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused with gold / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Me...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Smoky Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and smoky Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measures:...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage round photo frame in handblown Murano "Torciglione" clear glass border infused with gold flecks / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / "Barov...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ercole Barovier Rare Handblown Glass "Alterni" Vase, 1958
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important handblown glass "Alterni" vase in clear and light blue tessere edged in darker blue by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy, 1958. Alterni pieces are...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Dark Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and dark blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso Iridescent Glass Bowl, Italy 1948
Located in Naples, IT
Bowl or "a large costolature" cup in heavy iridescent Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso in 1948.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Bubble by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Opal Turquoise Glass Bottle Flacone with Stopper, 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Barovier & toso opal glass bottle designed in the 1950s. This beautiful flaconne Murano piece has a really eye-catching colour and presence, with turquoise opal glass with milky white opal...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso Aborigeni Murano Art Glass Bowl
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso Aborigeni Murano Art Glass Bowl
A great Murano glass bowl in Aborigeni technique. Designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Ferro Toso Barovier Bowl ca. 1936
A nice glass bowl manufactured by Ferro Toso Barovier ca. 1936, Murano Italy. Honey yellow glass with gold foil inclusion and a o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Corniola Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso, Italy 1952
Located in Milan, IT
Ercole Barovier Corniola Murano Glass vase for Barovier & Toso,
Italy 1952
Original Label.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vase Element Cordonato d'oro by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vase element was produced in the 197...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Candle Holders by Barovier & Toso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of candleholders made of hand blown Pulegoso Murano glass, designed and produced by Barovier & Toso, in good condition. Wear consistent with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier e Toso Murano Embedded Red &Gold Glass Bowl Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and rare vintage Italian Murano hand blown glass bowl is by the maestros of glass blowing; Barovier e Toso. It is mid century modern and from the 50's. The glass bowl h...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid Murano glass vase designed by Barovier & Toso in 1977, of fine Italian manufacture.
The vase is made entirely of light yellow Murano glass with sinuous and captivating shap...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Bowl Glass by Barovier & Toso, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian bowl glass by Barovier & Toso, 1960s.
Dimensions: H= 8 cm; D= 20 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Barovier e Toso Murano Cordonato D' Oro Sea Mist Turquoise and Gold Glass Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and magnificent color of sea mist turquoise and gold in this vintage Murano Italian Mid-Century Modern bowl is by the maestros; Barovier e Toso. It is of the Cordonato d' Oro technique where twisted ropes of gold are applied in each section of glass. From the 50's. This can be used for serving or just as a beautiful Murano object. Very rich looking and a gorgeous color. This is a very desirable color palette and a very special Murano vintage bowl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Personal Ashtray Dishes
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown light green and gold flecks Italian art glass personal ashtrays or ring dishes. Documented to designer Ercole Baro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Ercole Barovier Brown Effeso Art Glass Vase, circa 1968
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A vintage Murano Effeso art glass vase with reddy brown inclusions in a clear ground with extensive bubbling to the glass designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. The vase ha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Toso Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pheasant Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 birds available as shown). Elegant and rare Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture. Documented to designer Ercole Barovi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barovier Murano Green Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced Per Item (4 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass twisting seashell dishes / sculptures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Murano Glass Barovier and Toso vase C1960
Located in London, GB
A pair of elegant milky pink/white candlesticks with an almost red contrasting centre
Produced in Murano in the 1960s by Barovier & Toso.
Original label present. (See images).
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
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