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: Marcello Fantoni
Marcello Fantoni Volcanic Glazed Large Rare Ceramic Vase 1955 Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Immerse your space in the timeless allure of mid-century Italian craftsmanship with this exquisite Marcello Fantoni Bitone Vase. Crafted circa 1955, this ceramic masterpiece epitom...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Early Marcello Fantoni Cubist Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early Marcello Fantoni cubist vase. Extremely rare example. Signed.
Would work well in a variety of interiors such as modern, mid century modern, Hollywood regency, etc. Piece blen...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni early cubist vase, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Marcello Fantoni early cubist vase, Italy 1950s
Fully signed
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Marcello Fantoni Raymor Mid Century Italian Ceramic Bowls
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of Italian curvy small ceramic dishes featuring stylized women's portraits by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor. Dimensions for the larger dish: 3.25 H x 6.5 W x 4.5 D inches, and the...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tall yellow round vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Tall yellow round vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy Signed to the base Fantoni, dated 1972.
Provenance: sourced directly from the Fantoni family
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square aqua and brown square slab vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Square aqua and brown square slab vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy Signed to the base Fantoni.
Provenance: sourced directly from the Fantoni family
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid century turquoise slab vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
turquoise slab vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy Signed to the base Fantoni. and dated 1960
Provenance: sourced directly from the Fanto...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
square mid century aqua slab vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
square aqua slab vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy Signed to the base Fantoni, dated 1960.
Provenance
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tall yellow/green vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Tall yellow/green vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy
Signed to the base Fantoni Provenance: sourced directly from the Fantoni family
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase made in Italy.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Small and beautiful Marcello Fantoni Studio vase with a handle, In typical Mid-Century style made with bold colors. Signed with his typical signature "Fantoni".
Marcello Fantoni wa...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Large 1950s heavy sculptural brutalist iron candle holder by Marcello Fantoni
Located in München, DE
Large 1950s heavy sculptural brutalist iron candlestick by Marcello Fantoni. Made in Italy.
Great sculptural design made of black iron pipe...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase Encased in Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Signed Marcello Fantoni Italian glazed ceramic vase encased in Leather with Cubist warrior figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Vase, c.1950s
Located in Savannah, GA
Marcello Fantoni
(Italy, 1810-1893)
Highly textured volcanic glazed monumental vase, made circa 1950s.
Unsigned.
15 inches wide by 9 inches deep by 16 inches tall
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Copper Sculpture "Still Life"
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) Brutalist Copper Sculpture, "Still Life",
Signed on base “Fantoni Firenze” “Raymor”
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Marcello Fantoni Metal Wire Architectural Sculpture
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) architectural brazed wire tabletop or wall mount sculpture of a church. Signed Fantoni Firenze Italy on metal tag.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Marcello Fantoni Sgraffito Jug Vase Raymor Italy Pottery Ceramic
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The vintage ceramic jug vase by Marcello Fantoni from the 1960s is an exceptional and artistic piece that exemplifies the mastery of Italian cerami...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
small mid century slab vase by Marcello Fantoni Italy dated 1956
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
small mid century slab vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) – Florence, Italy Signed and dated 1956 to the base Fantoni, Italy. Provenance: sourc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Vase, Fused Metal, Blown Glass, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Marcello Fantoni Vase, Fused Metal, Blown Glass, Signed. From a collaboration between glass artist, Gian Paolo and Fantoni: a chunky footed vase with bronze toned fused metal outer b...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Massive Fantoni Ceramic Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marcello Fantoni Massive Ceramic Vase. Might be the largest piece I have ever seen! Just bought and shipped back from Italy. In very nice shape, signed to bottom inside lip.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Hand Blown Blue Vase
Located in Munich, DE
Marcello Fantoni and Gian Paolo blown glass and fused metal vase, having an organic form executed in blueglass with cold painted metal accents.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Marcel Fantoni Italian Ceramic Fruit Bowl Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Marcel Fantoni ceramic fruit bowl is a beautiful round piece glazed in a mat ochre base with an abstract gown design and orange ring.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Hand Blown Blue Bowl
Located in Munich, DE
Marcello Fantoni and Gian Paolo blown glass and fused metal bowl, having an organic round form executed in blue glass with cold painted metal accents, signed on underside.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
1950s Gorgeous Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase Encased in Leather, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Gorgeous Marcello Fantoni ceramic vase encased in leather with cubist warrior figure. Made in Italy. Some signs of aging on it but however it's in excellent condition and it's ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Italian Brutalist Patinated Copper Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale, brutalist patinated copper bowl created by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Italy. Bowl measures 5.5" by 11.5" by 9.5" and is stamped Fantoni, Firenze, Raymor, Italy on the b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Marcello Fantoni Large Abstract Ceramic Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 9" x 8" abstract ceramic bowl by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960s. Hand-sculpted irregular shaped ceramic form with a mottled milky-white and pale yellow glaze. Textured sculptu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Bird Candle Holder, Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare Marcello Fantoni bird candle holder from the 1950s. Glazed spotted design. Signed. Made in Italy.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Located in Stockholm, SE
Italian mid-century Marcello Fantoni Studio vase. Made and signed with his typical signature "Fantoni". The shape is tall and slender with applied enamel and various geometric shapes...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Marcello Fantoni Vase, Stoneware, Abstract, Red, Gold, Gray, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Marcello Fantoni vase, Stoneware, Abstract, Red, Gold, Gray, Signed. Small scale vase with sloped shoulders, decorated with a drip glaze in red, gray and gold. Signed on the undersid...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Brutalist Metal Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011). Signed on underside.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Oval ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oval ceramic vase with dent texture, in light blue, pink and yellow tones. By Marcelo Fantoni (1915-2011), Signature Stamp, Fantoni, Made Italy
Italy, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni '1915 - 2011' Brutalist Metal Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni. Signed on underside.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Marcello Fantoni Square Ceramic Modernist Vase, Italy, Signed, Numbered
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed underneath: Fantoni, Italy. Numbered 02230. Gorgeous vibrant piece with gorgeous glaze, In orange and green glaze. Dimensions: H 8" x W 5.75" x D 5.5".
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Brutalist Metal Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011). Signed on underside. See our other listings for a grouping of these vases.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Marcello Fantoni Monumental Tuscan Ewer, Ceramic Vase or Pitcher, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcello Fantoni Monumental Tuscan Ewer, Ceramic Vase or Pitcher, Italy In orange, green flambé glaze. Extremely rare form and scale with stunning large-scale handle. Signed underne...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Glazed Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fantoni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, White, Blue, Green, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Fantoni for Raymor vase, ceramic, blue, green, signed. Medium scale chunky vase decorated with bands of aqua blue and moss green glaze over a chalky white bulbous form body. Signed o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Art Pottery Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery vase was done by the renowned Marcello Fantoni of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is done with a thick dark brown clay w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Marcello Fantoni Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Art Pottery 'Pillow' Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery vase was done by the renowned Marcello Fantoni of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is done with a thick dark brown clay a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Marcello Fantoni Italian Modernist Drip Vase with Matte Glaze
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modern vase created by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960's. Vase measures 10.5" by 4" and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the bottom. In very good vintage 1960's condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fantoni Brutalist Sculpture, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century Marcello Fantoni brutalist metal and colored glass sculpture. Stamped "Fantoni Firenze, Italy," 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Giant Marcello Fantoni Blue Ceramic Vase Object 1955
Located in Munich, DE
Unbelievable stoneware masterpiece of the famous Italian Artist Marcello Fantoni in blue glazed ceramic with white ceramic laces decorated. Every design museum would be happy to have...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer
Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni began studying ceramic art at age 12 at the Art Institute of Florence with ceramicist Carlo Guerrini, artistic director of the famed Cantagalli Factory. He continued years of training in ceramics and the arts, including sculpture with Libero Andreotti and Bruno Innocenti, and figurative art with Gianni Vagnetti, graduating as a maestro of art in 1934. After a stint as art director for a ceramics factory in Perugia, in 1936 he opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in Florence. Here he produced ceramic series as well as unique pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were exhibited in the Florence National Arts and Crafts Exhibit where their unique combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with decidedly Modernist elements had won him artistic and commercial success both in Italy and abroad.
Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery. In the 1950s he refocused on his Florence studio, dedicating himself to larger sculptural pieces...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early Marcello Fantoni Italian Modern Foamy Glaze Bottle Vase Ewer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Small, foamy glazed ewer created by master ceramist Marcello Fantoni of Florence, Italy. Piece measures 6.5" by 3.75". Signed Fantoni, 1951. In good vintage condition showing some wear.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Wall Plaque Caveman and Woman
Located in Bradenton, FL
Marcello Fantoni signed italian caveman pottery art wall tile MCM. This is a very rare Marcelo Fantoni caveman pottery wall art plaque. These are very cool and very hard to find. The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Torch Cut and Hammered Metal Bowl by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Mid-century Marcello Fantoni brutalist hammered metal torch cut bowl. Stamped twice "Fantoni Firenze, Italy," 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Marcello Fantoni, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous large ceramic vase in beautiful colors and glaze made by Italian Marcello Fantoni, Florence, Italy, during the 1960s.
The vase is signed with his typical signature "Fantoni"...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpted Mid Century Italian Ceramic Vase by Marcello Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Unusual sculpted ceramic pottery vase by noted Italian artist Marcello Fantoni. Polychrome volcanic glaze finish on dimensional vase form body, excellent original condition free of d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959.
Glazed earthenware
Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fantoni Hammered Copper Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Intricate pierced and hammered copper vessel by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Double Gourd Form Vase
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This hand decorated midcentury ceramic vase was designed by highly regarded Italian sculptor Marcello Fantoni for American importer Raymor. The 13" tall vase has a flattened double gourd form and features colorful glaze executed in shades of blue, green, purple, blue and black. As seen in the accompanying photographs the glaze has a textural, layered quality with long drips and alligatored areas characteristic of the complexity of Fantoni's work. The underside of the piece is signed Fantoni for Raymor along with its country of origin, Italy.
A striking example of fine ceramics well suited as an addition to an existing collection of Fantoni pieces or to a wider assembly of fine midcentury ceramics...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Italian Wire Horse Sculpture by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bronze wire sculpture of a prancing horse on a wooden base.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fantoni Ceramic Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni ceramic bowl, graduated colors inside and out makes this technical glaze a trademark of Fantoni.
Signed underside Fantoni Italy for Ramor.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Fantoni Blub Shaped Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni blub shaped vase, with layered glazes. Signed underside Fantoni Italy with layered glazes. Signed underside Fantoni Italy.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early Marchello Fantoni Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Marchello Fantoni vase, Abstract geometric designs with blue glaze.
Signed underside "Fantoni" Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Vintage Italian Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Handled Art Vase, circa 1960
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently located in our Amsterdam office, please enquire for delivery times.
A very stylish and unusual glazed ceramic handled vase by renowned Italian artist Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011). The rounded bottle shaped vase has a tall funnel neck with a large rounded loop handle attached to one side. The cream coloured body is decorated with run glazes in blue and yellow over a lightly textured purple ground. The vase is signed Fantoni to the base.
Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence in 1915 and studied an Art of Ceramics course at the Institute of Art at Porta Romana from where he graduated as a 'maestro' of art in 1934. In 1936 he established the Fantoni Ceramic studio and produced many unique pieces which quickly found him fame and recognition. His success continued and today his work is represented around the world in all the leading art institutions including among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, Museum of Modern Art of Tokyo and Kyoto. His work is also widely celebrated and represented throughout Italy. While famed for his unique smaller art works...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Dish or Vide Poche, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcello Fantoni (born 1915) beautiful ceramic dish or vide-poche, signed, in excellent condition.
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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