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
Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
By Nils Olsson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Studio Art Glass Vase C.1960
By Mdina, Michael Harris
Located in London, GB
Studio glass vase C. 1960.
In very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Maltese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Capodimonte Pharaoh Tutankhamon in Porcelain
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great sculpture representing Pharaoh TutanKhamon in Capodimonte Italia porcelain decorated and designed by Mario Pegorami is one of the most important artists representing the ancien...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Very Large Onion Vase in Marbled Glass by Joska with Label, Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Very large onion vase in marbled glass by Joska with label, Germany, 1960s
Measure: Very large 72 cm x 27 cm.
Photography fails to capture the simple el...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 6 Decorative Plates "Specialità Torinesi" by P. Fornasetti for Fiat
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare set of six decorated and gilded ceramic plates designed by Piero Fornasetti.
This collection was specially created by the Fornasetti Atelier...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Angelo Brotto “Iside” Vase for Esperia, Italy, 1980
By Angelo Brotto, Esperia
Located in Amsterdam, NL
“Iside” is a beautiful, rare vase designed by Angelo Brotto, manufactured by Esperia in Italy around 1980.
This original vintage piece is made of beautiful purple / fuchsia colour...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Lovely Murano aquarium fish tank block paperweight. A colorful tropical fish inside a glass block with green seaweed. A highly decorative sculpture for any desk or shelf.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Four Enameled and Gilded Brass Candle Sticks
Located in London, GB
The simply formed gilded brass candlesticks are colorful decorated in enamels in red, black and blue. This age old traditional of enameling is taught and preserved by extremely skill...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Erwin Eisch Studio Glass Vase
By Erwin Eisch
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Milk glass vase with purple thread inclusions. Erwin Eisch (born 1927 in Frauenau, Germany) is one of the founders of studio glass in Europe. The vase is made in the 1970s-1980s, und...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Capodimonte Porcelain Decorative Item by Ginori, Rococo Style, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
These two 18th century figures are made in Capodimonte porcelain.
This statue might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Mid Century West German Ceramic Vases by Prag Grün for Jopeko, 1960s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
These Mid-century modern ceramic jugs by Prag Grün for Jopeko Keramik are highly sought after pieces among collectors of vintage ceramics. Hand-produced in West Germany circa the 196...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Cenedese Style Pair of Vintage Murano “Vetro Sommerso” Vases
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
A colorful and lively pair of glass vases; they were created in a small furnace in Murano (Italy) using the “vetro sommerso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Ceramic Vase, Ashtray and Box by Ditmar Urbach, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of 3 items produced by Ditmar Urbach in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. All imperfections can be seen in the photos. The vase is 21 cm high and 6 cm wide, the ashtray is 5 cm high,...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Vase Sculpture Peter Müller for Sgrafo Modern, Germany, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op art element vase with abstract floral illustrations
Origin:
Germany
Produder:
Sgrafo Modern
Design:
Peter Müler
Material:
Pottery stoneware
Age:
1970s
Original 1970s sculptural op art object designed by Peter Müller...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Livio Campanella Mid-Century Modern Murrina Millefiori Murano Glass Vase, 1988s
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive working of Murano glass to produce this fantastic venetian blown glass vase with murrine Millefiori and covered with gold leaf 24 c...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Set Of 3 Miniature Amber And Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 3 Miniature Amber and Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
925 stamped silver.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Toso Mid-Century Modern Amber Molato Murano Glass Jewelry Box, 1982
Located in Murano, Venezia
This boxes are a beautiful invention of the master glassmaker Toso Murano who designed them in 1982. They can be used as jewelry boxes, and they are beautiful thanks to the reflectio...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Carl Aubock Candlestick Hornscreens
Located in Berlin, DE
Really special candlestick with horn screen and patinated brass structure as the base. A unique piece!
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "multicolor" Vases by Scheurich, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of four fat lava art vases
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
model:
210-18
200-22
200-28
These original vintage vases was produced in th...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Diminutive Vase By Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Neriage Terracotta
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Sweet and diminutive vase using the Neriage technique by Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France
Ceramic glazed shaped vase, with mosaic patterning and terracotta accents
Circa 1960's
Sig...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Alessio Tasca "Sfere" abstract ceramic sculpture, Italy 1974
Located in Renens, CH
"Sfere" abstract ceramic sculpture by Italian ceramic artist Alessio Tasca (1929-2020).
Alessio Tasca participated in several editions of the Triennale in Milan as well as the Bienn...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass "Red-Yellow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ital...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pol Chambost Ceramic Jug, Model 837, circa 1953, France
By Pol Chambost
Located in Brussels, BE
Pol Chambost ceramic jug, 837 model, circa 1950, France.
Black and yellow enameled earthenware.
Dimensions: 40 cm H, 20 cm W, 17 cm D.
Good original condition.
Bibliography: Pol Cham...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Michel Mangematin Bronze Paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Michel Mangematin stone shaped paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Polished bronze.
Signed with the two inverted M and numbered 16.
Dimensions: 7 cm W, 5 cm D, 3 cm H.
All purchases ar...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano Venetian Vintage Glass Mouse Figure, 1950s-1960s
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful vintage Italian Murano novelty glass mouse figure standing wearing a long 'robe' in red cased in amber glass with a large white button with la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Glass Bowl/Bohemia Glass, 1960´s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Art Glass
Re-Polished
Original Condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Rimini Blue Cat Made of Ceramics by Aldo Londi, 1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Rimini Blue cat made of ceramics by Aldo Londi,1960
This is a rare model, the cat is handmade.
Has no chips or damage. It is a nice piece made ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product:
Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand.
Manufactured in France, circa 1970.
The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Paolo Crepax vaso ad incalmo in vetro di Murano
Located in Santa Margherita Ligure, IT
Grande vaso in vetro verde e arancione, con appendice trasparente realizzata con tecnica ad incalmo
Creato e firmato alla punta da Paolo Crepax, a Murano (Venezia) nei primi anni 2000
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
ACCOLAY Planter Vase, 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century planter vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Concentric lines. Green, brown and purple. Anthracite speckled. Height : 16cm (6.3"), Diameter : 20cm (7.9"). Marked "Accol...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Crystal Vase Vianne Manufactures Mid-Century
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crystal vase circa 1960, France.
from Vianne manufactures in the South-West of France.
Signed.
Please note that the quality and shape of the crystal give the impression that some par...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Black Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl with Black Stripe
Hand blown Murano Sommerso square shaped geode bowl in pink, black and clear glass . Italy, 1960s.
Eye-catching color in vibra...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
L’étoile a pleuré rose by Line Vautrin - Rare gilded bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
L’étoile a pleuré rose by Line Vautrin.
Rare gilded bronze box, with a convex lid adorned with a poem by Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891).
This poem is taken from “Poésies” (1870-1871).
De...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano glass vase by Flavio Poli
Located in Brussels, BE
Murano glass vase by Flavio Poli.
Saucer-shaped vase in blown glass.
Referenced under number 13306 in the Seguso archives
The model designed in 1962.
In sommerso glass, the gray body...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Handmade leather dog/Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s.
By Deru
Located in Köln, NW
Handmade leather dog / Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s.
These small leather animals are folded from a thicker piece of brown leather and riveted . Stamped: Deru. Germany
Origami techni...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
1960s Italian Empoli MCM Green Glass Decanters Genie Bottles and Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Spectacular set of ten 1960s green Italian Empoli pressed and blown glass. Three genie bottles, a mini dog shaped bottle and a cute cat shaped one. A large handblown two color pitche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
A Pair of Ypsilon Red Glass Carafes by Bormioli Rocco
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Ypsilon Red Glass Carafes by Bormioli Rocco
Beautiful red glass carafes by Bormioli Rocco made in Italy.
These are the Ypsilon carafes they are tall and elegant with a ...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
1970 Italian Onyx And Brass Ashtray Gray and gold Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970 Italian Onyx And Brass Ashtray Gray and gold Color
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Brass
1960s Gorgeous Green and Yellow Rectangular Ashtray or Catchall By Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous green and yellow rectangular ashtray or catchall By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano sommerso glass. Made in Italy.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
5,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product:
Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand.
Manufactured in France, circa 1970.
The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Huge Flavio Poli Seguso Purple Vase
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Munich, DE
Huge and heavy Flavio Poli Murano Glass Vase in pink, purple and clear Murano Glass. Made for Seguso in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Finnish art glass design, a bowl “Avanti” made by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Rare and very beautiful Scandinavian glass design, a rather large footed bowl or plate, suitable for fruit or confectionery made by Iittala Finland. The bowl is known as "Avanto" (wh...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Beautiful Flygsfors Coquille purple bowl
By Flygsfors
Located in Djurhamn, SE
The queen of the room is purple - catches the eye immediately with its extreme design. Fits well on large surfaces and wants space to shine. One of Paul Kedelv's most beautiful and c...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Bohemian Blue Glass Lens Bullet Vase by Rudolph Schrotter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage Bohemian Blue Glass Lens Bullet Vase by Rudolph Schrotter
A very stylish retro art glass blue vase by Sklo Union Rudolfova no chips or cracks, a lovely colour
The vase is ...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product:
Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand.
Manufactured in France, circa 1970.
The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Brass Table World Time Zone Clock by Kundo / Kieninger & Obergfell, 1970s
Located in München, BY
Large modernist brass table world time clock by Kundo / Kieninger & Obergfell, West Germany circa 1970s.
Beautiful clock with a large 9-inch round dial in white with a gold world ma...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Metal
Italian Natural Alabaster Stone Trinket Box by Romano Bianchi, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative natural orange alabaster stone trinket, cigar, jewelry, vanity or cigarette box. Hand-made in Italy during the 1970s by Romano Bianchi. Measurements: 11x8x5 cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Hungarian Ceramic Wall Plaque: Woman's Visage by G. Staindl Katalin
Located in Brescia , Brescia
This captivating wall plaque features the delicate visage of a woman, intricately sculpted with remarkable detail.
Adorned with graceful lines and subtle nuances, this piece exudes ...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Amber Yellow "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Artistic Vase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury amber yellow "Sommerso" Murano glass vase. This fantastic piece was created by Artistic Crystal in the 1970s.
This amazing item has its original label and it's ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Jens H Quistgaard set of 4 candlesticks in silver metal
Located in Grenoble, FR
Silver metal candle holder by j. H. Quistgaard for dansk designs (American firm which published Scandinavian design .
Denmark around 1960.
Marked on the reverse dansk designs denmar...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass
Italian Mid Century Modern Box by Tommaso Barbi in glazed ceramic in faux onyx
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid vintage box made in Italy during the 70s signed, as readable on the sticker, by the Italian designer of luxury and opulence Tommaso Barbi.
This vintage box is large, 28cm l...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Model 1977 Crystal Bookends by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand
Located in Watford, GB
A pair of luminous turquoise crystal 1977 bookends by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, c.1960s. The maker’s mark is visible at the base of one of the bookends.
FontanaArte was founded ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product:
Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand.
Manufactured in France, circa 1970.
The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s
Renowned for her elegant and sculptural designs, Gabriella Crespi has excelled yet again with this sophisticated piece....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel
Vase by Michael Andersen for Bornholm.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning vase by Micheal Andersen for Bornholm ceramics in Denmark. Heavy, rough clay with a blue glaze around the bottom and on the rim of the piece. This vase is part of a series in the same style which featured many variations of the same form with different sizes and glazes.
Michael Andersen...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Roberto Rigon Bird Ceramic Flower Pot Catchall Bertoncello, Italy, 1960s Vintage
By Bertoncello
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing ceramic Mid-Century Modern vase flower pot or catchall, made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a beautiful mid-century item. It is in very good condition with no chips, crac...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian art glass Vase by Kjell Engman, Sea Glassbruk, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Vintage beautiful cased glass vase, made and signed by the talented Kjell Engman for SEA, Sweden. Inspired by a stormy sea this vase have a fantastic shape and they have been produce...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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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