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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
A Set of Eight Plates Signed Franklin Moody
Located in PARIS, FR
Series of 8 plates in perfect condition, on the theme of the circus representing former glories of the Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Bros troups.
They were ordered by subscription, ea...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Sculpture , 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in VALENCIA, ES
The Bitossi ceramic rooster designed by Aldo Londi is indeed an iconic piece of Italian pottery from the 1960s. Aldo Londi was a prominent designer for the Bitossi Ceramiche company,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in p...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage White Porcelaine Statue Of Reading Lady, Jihokera 1960s
By Jihokera
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage porcelaine statue produced by Jihokera company in 1960s. Original stamp partially visible on the bottom. The statue is in a white, glazed porcelaine. It shows a lad...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large German Floor Vase/Jug from Carstens Toennishof, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage German floor vase with a handle. Made in Germany in the 1970's.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
ceramic bottle and vase, 1970s
Located in Felino, IT
pair ceramics signature Menozzi, 1970s. 1 glazed ceramic bottle h 25 cm. diam 13 cm - 1 glazed ceramic flower vase h 22 cm. diam 10 cm both in perfect condition. signature below the ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Murano Glass Bowl Catchall or Cigar Ashtray Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centre piece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1980s. Colors ar...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Set of 2 Roosters Fiery Red, Mid-Century Studio Ceramic, ca. 1960s-1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky Fat Lava style pair of roosters in a fiery red: mid-century ceramic figurines.
Very colourful fun glaze in the typical mid-century colour palette.
Made from light ceramic, gorg...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hermès Paris - Small Silver Plated Vase c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A truly elegant small silver plated vase by the iconic Maison Hermès of Paris, signed around the exterior of the rim, Hermès Paris and Made In France. The maker's mark is also prese...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
1970 Abstract Wood Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
70s wood sculpture
Abstract wood sculpture
France circa 1970
Height: 300 cm
Length: 38 cm
Width: 38 cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Pink & Multi Color Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centre piece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1980s. Colors ar...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Accordion Squeaky Toy „Tomcat“ by Libuse Niklova for Fatra
Located in Vienna, AT
Libuse Niklova for Fatra Napajedla, Czechoslovakia, four-legged construction in the shape of an abstract cat made of different colored plastic (black, white, orange and green). Marke...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Orange Brutalist Art Glass Vase by Göte Augustsson for Ruda, Sweden
By Gote Augustsson, Ruda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning massive bright orange vintage glass vase from the Selena series, made by the talented Göte Augustsson for Ruda Glasbruk, Sweden. This is a very special piece with a bold d...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
German 1960s Junghans Pendulum + Weights + Gong Wall Clock
Located in Krefeld, DE
Wall clock design & produced by Junghans in 1960s. Gold colored and brass metal and white wood. Mechanical movement and gong is in good working condition. Very nice gong but if you don't like it is possible to stopp the gong function. No damages and nice vintage condition.
Measurements: with pendulum + weights 120cm=47inch.
If you would like to hear the beautiful gong, please send us a request via 1stdibs and we can send a video with sound because the 1stdibs standard item movie...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Gustave Reynaud Le Murier, Vallauris Mid-Century Stoneware Fragrance Diffuser
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century stoneware vase by Jacqueline and Gustave Reynaud Le Murier, Vallauris, France, ca.1960s. Large fragrance diffuser made in Vallauris. Foliage decor on a light grey ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator
By Frost
Located in Bern, CH
1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator. With three variable speeds and adjustable angle. Desk or wall mountable. Nile Blue colour. In near pristine condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
French Modernist Silver Plated Cigar Box by Crevillen, Paris c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely quality mid-century modern oval cigar box made from silver plate and signed on the underside "Crevillen, Paris". They were famed in the 1960's and 1970's for making quality...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-century modern art pottery bowl by Inger Persson, Rörstrand Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A signed studio production art ceramic bowl by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden. As most of her work this is a small studio product, a small bowl or flowerpot which is very rare a...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse figurines Elephant brass patinated new Vienna Austria
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
In 2000 a Viennese public house released the first monograph about Walter Bosse. Illustrated with various pictures it shows his highly creative potential and his influence and impact...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century ceramic African woman statue, Germany, 1950s. Measures: Height : 29cm - 11.4 in. ; Width : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. ; Depth : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. Some very slight surface traces of ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1970s Vintage Italian Mottled Red & Grey Molten Ceramic Highly Glazed Vase
Located in London, GB
A large 1970s mottled red and grey ceramic glazed vase. The bulbous body of an intense mottled red with a wonderful shimmering glaze narrows towards the neck where the colour turns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Murano Glass Bowl from Archemide Seguso for Seguso 1960´s
Located in Berlin, DE
This handmade bowl crafted from mouth-blown Murano glass, created using the traditional Sommerso technique ( a method that layers multiple colors of glass within a single object ), i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Oldrich Lipsky Cased & Cut Glass Vase For Novy Bor Exbor, Czechoslovakia c.1964
By Oldrich Lipsky, Exbor
Located in London, GB
For sale is a Mid-Century Bohemian three-colour cased, cut and polished vase designed by renowned Czech glass artist, Oldrich Lipsky in c.1964 for the Novy Bor (EXBOR) glass foundry....
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Handcrafted Semi Transparent Turquoise Glass Vase, Italy, 2023
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-blown Italian turquoise semi-transparent glass vase with an organic nature-inspired shape.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid Century Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Clock
Located in London, GB
A nice example of A Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos clock, Embassy, signed Jaeger Le Coultre, with red and black faux marble panels, base with stop lever,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Cubist Vase signed Anatole Riecke, Paris France, 1943
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
Cubist Art Deco vase designed by Anatole Riecke, an abstract architectural motif made with natural pigments. Signed and dated. One-off vase.
Anatole Riecke was a Russian artist acti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert,Signed sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional f...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Heavy 1960's Green Bohemian Art Glass Vase, by Vladimir Mika for Moser
Located in London, GB
Heavy, thick and beautifully made mid century green glass vase.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Multicolored Ceramic Vase Attributed to the Cantagalli Manufacture in the 1950s
By Cantagalli
Located in Milano, MI
Multicolored ceramic vase with geometric shape, in relief, whose creation is attributed to the Cantagalli Manufacture in the 1950s
Ø 13 cm h 31 cm
Manifattura Cantagalli is a histo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Kerina, Monaco, Majolica Wall Platter Vallauris, 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Majolica wall platter by Kerina, Monaco, ca.1960. Measure: diameter: 13.2" (33.6cm), depth: 1.8"(4.5cm). Signed "Kérina Monaco" on the back. Few slight traces of age. Very good condi...
Category
1960s Monacan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Bitossi pottery vase, Rimini Blue, By Aldo Londi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Classic Aldo Londi Bitossi ceramic vase from the Rimini blue range. A gorgeous Mid-century modern retro classic, with really nice glazing, the colors are what makes these vases so sp...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Art Glass
Midcentury Modern Fat Lava Ceramic Vase by Fridegart Glatzle, Karlsruhe, 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a rare ceramic vase produced by the Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, also known as Karlsruher Majolika. The vase is designed by Fridegart Glatzle a prominent post-wa...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Walter Bosse figurine Pair of CATS brass patinated new Vienna Austria
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Cats. New production made in Austria. The figurine is special in its own way and requires 14 work steps. It is a "lost wax casting" piece.
In 2000 a Viennese public house re...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1970s ceramic bottles sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s ceramic bottles sculpture
Ceramic sculpture. Individual bottles crafted on a wheel and joined before firing to form a single piece.
Signed by the artist.
France 1970
1.40 cm
W....
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Floor Vase By Danico From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This large floor vase in Danico ceramics is a remarkable piece from around the 1960s. Vase, with its mix of yellow and greenish colors, exudes a unique and lively aesthetic character...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
J.L. Lobmeyr „Lights of Vienna“ Pair Candleholders, Faceted Swarovski Crystals
Located in Vienna, AT
Delightful pair of petite Mid-Century modernist candle holders / candlesticks, designed in 1963 by Hans Harald Rath and manufactured by J. L. Lobmeyr Vienna/Austria in the 1980s. Cra...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Midcentury Set of 12 "Goti De Fornasa" Colorful Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Urban Glass
Located in Murano, Venezia
Magnificent series of twelve Murano glasses in Venetian blown glass.
This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass maste...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Cube Candlestick 'Ice Cubes' in Glass by Peill & Putzler
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Peill & Putzler ice cube lamps
Pair of cube candlestick (ice cubes) in glass by Peill & Putzler.
Period: 1960s
Style: Midcentury
The piece is in excellent condition and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Timeless Elegance: Bronze Sculpture 'Solitario' by Jordi Abad, 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Artist: Jordi Abad (Barcelona, 20th Century)
Title: Solitario
Material: Gilded Bronze on Veined Black Marble Base
Dimensions: 32 x 7 x 7 cm (with base)
Signed and...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Flower pots or planters by Anita Nylund for Jie, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A pair of very nice hand painted vintage porcelain flowerpots made by Anita Nylund for JIE Keramik, Sweden. These pots have fantastic colors depicting a traditional Swedish midsummer...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Italian Solid Bronze Dish, Italy 1970’s
Located in Valby, 84
Elevate your decor with this stunning vintage Italian solid bronze dish, crafted in the artistic tradition of 1970s Italy. This exquisite piece exudes timeless elegance and sophistic...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Pleated Leather and Crystal Glass Ashtray by Jacques Adnet, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning ashtray with pleated leather frame and crystal glass. This charming ashtray was designed by Jacques Adnet and produced in Italy during the 1970s, it is signed on the bottom....
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
"Photophore" Candle Lamp by Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Huge rock and Murano glass Barovier e Toso candle lamp designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Brass candles support.
Expertise by Archivio Gabriella Crespi.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
Walter Bosse figurine Penguin brass patinated new Vienna Austria
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Penguin. New production made in Austria. The figurine is special in its own way and requires 14 work steps. It is a "lost wax casting" piece.
In 2000 a Viennese public house release...
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Danish 1940s Salt Glazed Liquor Bottle Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Decorative stoneware bottle vase originally used for alcoholic liquor in Denmark in the 1940s. Thick light grey salt glaze with baby blue specks along the handle and sides. Asymmetri...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Murano Seguso Sommerso Green Art Glass Triangular Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful handblown Murano glass bowl in emerald green color cased into clear glass. Attributed to Seguso factory. Italy, 1960s.
It has a central swirl decoration and triangular sh...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Ceramic rooster statue by Viggo Kyhn, Denmark 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Attractive ceramic statue in ceramic with a matte glaze in blue-gray and brown tones.
The rooster was made by Viggo Kyhn for Kähler's ceramic factory in Denmark.
The statue is signed...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Spanish 'Hachero' Traditional Ancient Wood Candel Holder circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish 'Hachero' Traditional Ancient Wood Candel Holder circa 1930
Origin: Spain, circa 1930
Style: Spanish 'Hachero' Traditional
Material: Wood
Experience the rich he...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mathieu Mategot Stich Leather Desk Set 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Desk Set .4 Pieces in Black stich Leather , signed Crystal Glass Ashtray on a Tray. Very nice notebook still with lots of original paper .
Letter holder . And a beathiful D...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
1960's Collection of Vintage Green Glass Vases & Decanters, Set of 12
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Collection of vintage Green Glass Vases & Decanters. All are made in the 1960's era. Italy and France made. Empoli and other design glass. Set of 12 different pieces. All are in gree...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Handcrafted Semi Transparent Magenta Color Glass Vase, Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-blown Italian magenta semi-transparent glass vase, with organic shapes and inside bubbles.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Salvador Dali Double Rinocerontico Knob for BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Double Knob Rinocerontico designed by Salvador Dali produced by BD design.
Three polished lacquered cast bronze pieces joined together.
Double (for both sides of the door):
13 x 35...
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Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hermes, Paris, Equestrian / Horse Head Letter Opener, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable letter opener or paper knife made in gilded bronze and dating to c.1960; a scarce-find in the gold colour.
The handle is in the form of a horse head, beautifu...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano, Submerged Glass Vase, Colour Smoky Gray, Mandruzzato Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Large multi-faceted glass vase by Mandruzzato.
This beautiful piece is very elegant thanks to the delicate line and the smoky-transparent color. It is rare, not only for its shape bu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Art Glass Giant Octopus & Jelly Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopuses on top of a Jelly Fish Aquarium, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yel...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Alberto High Candleholder by Oscar Tusquets for Bd Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alberto High Candleholder designed by Oscar Tusquets.
Manufactured by Bd Barcelona (Spain).
Candleholder in cast brass finish.
Alberto designed by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona i...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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