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: Bitossi
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Navy Blue, Green, White, Plaid
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal netter box, ceramic, navy blue, green, and white, plaid. Small scale lidded ceramic box with navy, white and green glazed top and white glazed bottom. Tiny glaze miss on edge of one side of the lid. Minute wear to inner box (photo 12) and two old touch-ups to corners of the bottom box. Remnants of a paper Rosenthal...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Orange and Matte Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, orange and matte brown, signed. Small scale box having a raw clay lid hash mark incising and decorated with an orange glazed pill pat...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse, Ceramic, Brown and White
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi horse, ceramic, brown and white. Medium scale horse with white glaze over a coarse matte brown raw clay. Small indentation to right re...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
George Nelson Meridian Wall Clock Rimini Blue Face by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Meridian” clock designed by George Nelson for the Howard Miller
Clock Company. Face is made of “Rimini Blue” Italian ceramic designed
by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, battery operated.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, White and Brown, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor vase, ceramic, white and brown, signed. Tall cylinder vase with white glazed body and coarse matte brown clay collar. Signed...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, White, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic blue and white, signed. Small scale slab vase with three color glaze. Signed with paper label on the underside: CB 7/21 Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Bird Vase for Rosenthal Netter: Marocco
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Manufacturer: Aldo Londi
Importer: Rosenthal Netter
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Aldo Londi Bitossi Bird...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase for Rosenthal Netter: Marocco
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Manufacturer: Aldo Londi
Importer: Rosenthal Netter
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase for Rosenthal Netter Marroc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Blue Ceramic Large Bottle Vase with Circles & Rhombus Pattern
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu geometric motif blue ceramic large vase. Unusual design, Italy, 1960s
This stunning glazed ceramic vase has a pattern with circles in dark blue with rhombus inside in shades of green.
Excellent vintage condition.
This piece is perfect as a gift idea and it could placed alone or with other Bitossi pieces creating a set. Display it in a cabinet or on a console table, with flowers or just as are decorative cool vase...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, White and Gold, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter vase, ceramic, white and gold, signed. Tall bottle form vase glazed in textured white (with a dark burgundy underglaze) which is offset by its gilt glazed collar with impressed flower pedal decorations. Bitossi used a very similar technique in its "Cinese Series", paying homage to ancient Chinese bronze vessels...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Yellow, Black, White, Brown, Geometric, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter box, ceramic, yellow, black, white, brown, geometric, signed. Small scale lidded box decorated with angular geometric pattern i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Striped Ceramic Box, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi brown glazed ceramic keepsake box with a contrasting striped ceramic top. Top features orange, yellow, brown and gold metallic glazes. Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Number 5 Box, Ceramic, Red, White, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi number five box, ceramic, red and white, signed. A rare and hard to find number series box by Bitossi. Imported to the United States by Raymor of New York. Signed with a Raym...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Matte Brown, Yellow, Orange, Green
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, brown, dark yellow, orange and green stripes. Medium scale cylinder vase with glazed bands of color over a coarse chocolate brown raw clay body. Minute loss of...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Raymor Italian Pottery Bowl
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Manufacturer: Bitossi
Importer: Raymor (labeled)
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Bitossi for Raymor...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Blue, Green, White Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, blue, green, white stripes, signed. Small scale colorful lidded box decorated with a tight hard edge pattern of blue, green and white stripes...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Chartreuse, Green, Earth Tones, Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, chartreuse green, earth tones, stripes, signed. Medium scale chunky spherical form ball vase glazed in chartreuse green and decorated with 3 bands of dark eart...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Thailandia, Stripes, Orange, White, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Thailandia box, ceramic, orange, white, brown, stripes, signed. Hard to find small scale lidded box from Aldo Londi's Thailandia series with a top glazed in orange, mint gree...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Incised, Brown, White, Beaded, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, incised, brown and white, beaded signed. Small scale cylinder vase in raw chocolate brown clay, decorated with a pattern of incised white glazed ovals, giving ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Chartreuse, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter box, ceramic, chartreuse, signed. Small scale lidded box decorated with impressed geometric patterns and glazed in chartreuse, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Ball Vase, Stripes, Purple, Blue, White, Red, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi ball vase, stripes, purple blue, white, red, signed. Chunky medium scale lavender glazed spherical vase with tight hard edge stripes in blue,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Bowl, Ceramic, Blue Red, White, Onion Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter bowl, ceramic, blue red, white, onion pattern. Large scale colorful ceramic bowl with a Rimini blue exterior and a w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Lot of Italian Ceramics/ Pottery
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Remarkable set of four pieces designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Four pieces in total to include; floor vase, large vase, large bowl, and oversized ashtray. Collection is named “Lob...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi, Midcentury Rimini Blue Ceramic Candleholder Incised Floral
By Bitossi
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Candleholder by Aldo Londi for Bitossi of Italy, Rimini blue ceramic jug shaped with hand incised floral decoration,
circa 1970s
Measures: Height 5...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Orange and Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor vase, ceramic, orange and brown, signed. Chunky orange glazed ball form vase with coarse matte brown clay collar. Signed on ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Bowl, Ceramic, White, Gold Spikes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi bowl, white ceramic, gold spikes, signed. Hard to find medium scale bowl, glazed in white with applied gold spikes. Signed on the underside: 95/269 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Geometric, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, blue, gold, geometric, signed. Tall bottle form vase decorated with repeating gold glazed triangular pattern over "Rimini" blue. A ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Floral, Mustard Yellow Ceramic Box, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Mustard yellow ceramic box with a contrasting stylized floral pattern lid in umber, orange, yellow, and white. Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, White, Green, Black, Textured, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, white, green, black, textured, signed. Medium scale vase decorated with bands of pebbled volcanic glaze in pale green and matte black over white. Signed: "64 I...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vases, Ceramic, Pink, Blue, Ribbed, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vases, ceramic, pink, blue, ribbed, signed. Pair of tall lipstick form vases with pastel colored necks and ribbed raw clay bodies. Both are signed on their undersides: Blue "...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Berkeley House Vase, Brushed Metallic Silver Chrome, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Berkeley House vase, brushed metallic silver chrome, signed. Small scale striated cylinder vase with brushed metallic platinum glaze. Signed with paper label which reads: handmade Berkeley House Italy...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, red, green, blue and yellow, signed. Medium scale tapered ceramic vase decorated with horizontal and vertical hash marks in red, green, blue and yellow over a white glaze. Signed V 339/3c Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Bowl, Ceramic, Black with Gold Spikes, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi bowl, ceramic, black with gold spikes, signed. Small to medium scale bowl in black glaze decorated with applied gold spikes. Signed on the underside...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Fused Glass, Red, White, Brown, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi vase, ceramic and fused glass, signed. From Londi's Fritte series - large chunky, organic, hand built vase, with coarse matte brown raw clay body, elongated ne...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Gold Metallic, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi vase, ceramic, gold metallic, signed. Small cylinder vase decorated with bands of impressed geometric patterns and glazed in metallic gold. The Bitossi factory mix...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Bowl, Ceramic and Fused Glass, White, Red, and Blue, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi bowl, ceramic and fused glass, white, red and blue, signed. Medium scale white glazed rectangular low bowl with fused glass mosaic interior pattern of light and dark blues, r...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Yellow and Orange, Geometric, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, yellow and orange, geometric, signed. Small scale box from Aldo Londi's "Torcello" series, with an orange bottom and yellow l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Gray and Yellow, Impressed, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, gray and yellow, signed. Medium scale rounded cylinder vase with footed base. The belly of the vase is glazed in a canary yellow and decorated with hand tooled...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Londi Bitossi Lidded Vase, Ceramic, Moorish Stripes, Chartreuse, Orange, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi lidded vase, ceramic, Moorish Stripes, chartreuse, orange and brown, signed. Tall lidded vase from Aldo Londi's Moorish Stripes series. The body...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, White and Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, white and brown, signed. Medium scale cylinder vase with white glaze and raw matte brown clay collar. Signed on the underside: "403C Italy". Minute scuff to th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Geometric, Red, Yellow, White & Orange, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, geometric, red, yellow, white and orange, signed. A small scale box from Aldo Londi's Líneas Rotas (Broken Lines) series. The lid is decorated with a puzzle pie...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Milano Moderna Vase, Ceramic, Green, Brown, Incised, Geometric, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Milano Moderna Vase, Ceramic, Earth Tones, Incised, Geometric, Signed. Tall vase with dumbbell form with an incised geometric pattern and glazed...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Applied Discs, Blue, Purple, White, Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, applied discs, blue, purple, white, brown, signed. The lid is a coarse dark chocolate clay decorated with rows of applied glazed discs in violet (purple) and bl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Blue, Black, Abstract, Geometric, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, blue black, sgraffito, abstract, geometric, signed. Small scale lidded box with geometric sgraffito decoration, glazed in blue and black. Signed on underside of...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic Moorish Stripes, Chartreuse, Orange, Brown Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic Moorish stripes, Signed. Small to medium scale rounded and tapered vase, from Aldo Londi's Moorish Stripes series, with chartreuse and orange glazed verticals s...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, White, Metallic Gunmetal, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, white and metallic gunmetal, signed. Medium scale white cylinder vase with metallic gunmetal glazed gear formed collar. Sig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Raymor Box, Ceramic, Metallic Chrome Silver, Black, Iridescent, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor box, ceramic, metallic chrome silver and black, signed. Small scale lidded box with a top glazed in metallic chrome silver and black. The...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Art Pottery Rimini Blue Vase by Aldo Londi Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cylindrical vase in Rimini Blue by Aldo Londi and Bitossi. Deep impressions surround the vase with a serene mix of blues and green. In excellent vintage condition with no vi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Guido Bitossi for Raymor of Italy Ceramic Lidded Box with Fused Glass 1950s
Located in Oakland, CA
Ceramic lidded box designed by Guido Bitossi and sold by Raymor, circa 1950s. The lidded box has a colorful fused glass top and a soft white glaze body and is labeled on the bottom....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Ceramic, Art Glass
Bitossi by Aldo Londi Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Lion Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in VALENCIA, ES
This lion sculpture is indeed a stunning example of Aldo Londi's work for Bitossi Ceramiche. The use of light cream clay with a stone resemblance suggests a sophisticated and classic...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Midcentury Ceramic Glazed Cylinder Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large vase or umbrella stand in glazed ceramic by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Vase cylinder decorated with several bands of organic and geometric impressed patterns. ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Bitossi Blue Lion Glazed Ceramic by Alvino Bagni
By Alvino Bagni, Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Large Bitossi lion by the famous Alvino Bagni.
Alvino Bagni (1919–2000) was an Italian ceramic artist known for his exquisite work in pottery and ceramic...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Rimini Blue Large Vase
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Bitossi is a renowned Italian ceramics company that has been producing high-quality pottery for over 150 years. Bitossi's ceramics are known for their craftsmanship, unique designs, and vibrant colors.
The Bitossi Rimini Blue vase...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Blue, Lacrima, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Blue, Lacrima, Signed. Small scale lidded box decorated with a relief pattern of impressed teardrops (lacrima). Minute losses to some...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Stylized Italian Pottery Bird Vases, a Pair
Located in Garnerville, NY
A fine pair of handmade Bitossi art pottery stylized bird vases. Great muted color palette of an olive green, black and white glazes. The finger print by the bird's eye is truly rema...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, White, Brown, Abstract, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter box, ceramic abstract ridges, signed. Small scale lidded box decorated with an abstract pattern of incised relief or carved rid...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic Rooster Dish with Sgraffito Glaze by Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Freeform wavy bowl with colorful depiction of a rooster fight. Executed in free hand on a sgraffito main glaze. Details highlighted with gold glaze. Sign...
Category
1960s Italian 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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Cherub Panel
French Altar
Large Sevres Porcelain