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
Üebelacker Keramik Black 'Boheme Fashionistas' Dish, Germany 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Boheme Fashionista black palet shaped dish or plate decorated with 3 young people dressed in vibrant color. Designed and made at Üebelacker Kermit in West Germany during the 1950s or...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bay Keramik Mid-Century West German Floral Design Art Pottery Vase
By Bay Keramik
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century West German art pottery vase with relief molded floral designs by Bay Keramik. The vase stands on a narrow rounded unglaz...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage German Pottery Vase
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful vintage West-Germany vase. Model 110/30. Very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
1960s Danish Teak Bowl by Dansk Design Denmark Design by Jens Harald Quistgaard
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Teak bowl
by Jens Harald Quistgaard.
Producer Dansk design, Denmark,
1960s.
Original 1960s teak bowl made in Denmark. Desigend by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Made in high qua...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Vintage Soft Fruit Dish, English, Carnival Glass, Display Plate, Lustre, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage soft fruit dish. An English, carnival glass plate, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Striking lustre with a delightful colour palette
Displays a desirab...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pezzato vase by Fulvio Bianconi – Venini Murano
Located in Brussels, BE
“Carrot” shaped pezzato vase, irregular section. The base and the neck are round.
Made up of an arrangement of ash gray, sky blue, wine red and clear tesserae.
This chromatic combina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mithé Espelt "Moineau" model ceramic box, 1968, France.
Poetic green bird.
Glazed and cracked gold earthenware, blackened wood.
Dimensions: 15 cm W, 10 cm D, 7 cm H.
Good origin...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Mache Paper Roster, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mache Paper Roster.
Manufactured in France, circa 1960.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Mache paper, wo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Moser crystal vase, Czech Republic, 1960s.
By Moser
Located in Chorzów, PL
An elegant crystal vase from the Czech manufacturer Moser from the 1960s. Very good condition, no damage. Color: red~`orange.
Dimensions: height 18cm; diameter 11cm.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Set of 3 Onix Cup, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 3 Onix Cup
Manufactured in Italy, circa 1940.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Onyx
Dimensions: ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Set of 2 Early 20th Centry Spanish Glass Bottle Vase, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 2 Early 20th Centry Spanish Glass Bottle Vase.
Manufactured Spain, circa 1960.
Dimensions:
L- Diam. 23.5 cm x H 36.5 cm.
M- Diam. 19 cm x H 31 cm.
In original condition, w...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pilarch Beige Cubist Early-20th-Century Avant-garde Style Tea Light Holder
Located in London, GB
The Pilarch tea light holder by Kwaku Boateng also Riich Boateng. Its sculptured form embodies the chiselling and hammering of stone sculpture, noticeable by the emerging pillar from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Five Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Five Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
A whimsy set of five tiny garden gnomes made in Germany ca. 1950s probably by Heissner. They are made of terracotta and hand-pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
20th century large white ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Hofmann vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gerard Hofmann (1917-1965)
Realised in Vallauris
Large white ceramic decorative or jewelry box
Circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Signed
Height 42 cm
Large 27 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vastill Dark Brown Plastic Planter by Michael McCann, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Oversized dark brown Vastill plastic planter with water tank by designer Michael McCann, 1970s, made in Italy - ON WHEELS.
This item presents modern form and practicality. It has wa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
The Proud Caretaker by Søholm Ceramic Danish Midcentury Ornament
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A simple unglazed figurine of a buildings caretaker that looks proudly into the horizon and a days hard labor. An old design dating back to the 1920s. This example from Søholm in Den...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Abstract Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Dish by Jørgen Mogensen, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Dish or bowl by the danish ceramist Jørgen Mogensen. Stoneware with earthy glazes and with geometric relief featuring camels or birds. JM commemorates such Royal Copenhagen designers...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Aluminia Danish Art Faience Dish Blue Fantasy Bird by Marianne Johnson, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Aluminia Denmark Art Faience bowl designed by Marianne Johnson. A series of artist faience initiated by Nils Thorsson. Its. Ddecorated with a blue fantasy bird. Model number 143/2884...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Fontana Arte Organic Glass Form Bowl 1960
Located in Munich, DE
Rare blue grey glass bowl, candy dish designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Similar examples pictured in Franco Deboni’s “Fontana Arte” published by Allemandi & C., 2...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Art Glass Sommerso Green Amber Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte pentagon green and amber Murano glass Sommerso bowl, Italy, 1950s.
This pentagon shaped hand blown glass bowl is made of green...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Silver Flecks Orange Glass Duck Figure, Italy, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small hand blown Murano glass open wings duck / bird figurine with silver flecks. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s.
Cute open wings st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf
Germany W. Goebel Flower Girl Vase in Blue Glaze, 1960s
By A.W. Goebel
Located in Esbjerg, DK
German Figural glazed ceramic vase number VF 22 from 1968. Made by. W. Goebel in 1968. This is the tall version measuring 24 cm in Height and with a diameter of 7 cm (base).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, Germany, 1950s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
German Mid-century ceramic vase, Germany, 1950s. Vase with a handle. Fantastic red color on a cameo floral decoration typical of the 50s. Height : 30cm - 11.8 in. , Diameter : 22cm -...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Decorative Object Ceramic Enamelled Midcentury Modern Italian Design 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ampoule/vase pot-bellied with short neck, made of enamelled ceramic in shades of honey and sand. Made in Italy in the 60s.
Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent service...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Vintage Murano Explosion Vase, Italian, Art Glass, Flower Sleeve, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage Murano explosion vase. An Italian, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Riotous colour to this bold, fabulous vase
Displays a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Onyx Marble Jewelry or Decorative Box, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Amazing and rare vintage box made of green onyx and brass hinges, Made in Italy. This vintage box is striking in its amber, green and orange colors. Small cracks as pictured
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Tommaso Barbi Brown Ceramic and Brass Decorative Box or Centerpiece, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful large decorative box in brown twisted ceramic and brass. This rare box is signed on the bottom, it was designed by Tommaso Barbi and produced in Italy during the 1970s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
beautiful Nickel Crab Sculpture Figure Statue Metal, Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This nickel plated metal crab statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Can not tell the maker or the artist and it is not signed. This particular crab statue is a beautiful...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase, Germany 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing the Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase from Germany in the 1960s, adorned with golden bubbles inside, offers an opportunity to own a captivating piece of mid-century artistry ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Two Italian Rattan and Brass Baskets / Centerpieces / Bowls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern rattan bowls with brass rims. Italy, 1970s
Three rattan bowls in different sizes, one in conical shape.
Use them as decorative bowls or fruit bowls to...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Huge Bruno Gambone Greige Stoneware Goat Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Cream white glazed ceramic standing lion made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone Italy on the bottom.
Very rare to find in this huge goat version and in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Roberto Rigon chimney vase for Bertoncello Ceramiche D'Arte - Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful Italian Chimney vase by designer Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche d'Arte. The company is most famous for modern, sculptural, organic shapes that often feature rounde...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Vallauris Set of Two Ceramic Pitchers Signed Alain Rufas, 1960s
By Vallauris, Alain Rufas
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Stunning pair of large Brutalist Fat Lava decor fire burned glazing ceramic pitchers created by artist Alain Rufas and hand-produced in Vallauris, South France, circa the 1960s.
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hanns-Peter Krafft Wool Sheep Sculpture for Meier - circa 1970s
Located in Hasselt, VLI
The Hanns-Peter Krafft Wool Sheep Sculpture, an early edition with plenty of vintage charm, was crafted for the German Company Meier. Handmade, this sculpture showcases unique charac...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wool, Wood
Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy. Large ceramic vase with azure blue glaze.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Aldo Londi (1911-2003) for Bitossi, Italy.
Large ceramic vase with azure blue glaze.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 31.5 cm x D 12.0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Italy Large Platter Grey with Leaves and Dots, Midcentury Ceramic 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Stunning large oblong platter by Aldo Lodi for BItossi, Italy. Made ca 1950s to 60s.
The handpainted leaves are decorated with stripes and raised dots.
The colors are a pale grey, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square Marble Empty Pockets, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare light gray marble pocket emptier or ashtray with black and white veins. Minor signs of time.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Silver Lion Fish Model Signed by Mario Bucellati
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Silver Lion Fish Model Signed by Mario Bucellati
A fine piece from one of the most prestigious jewellers of the world, this realistic freestanding model is made by and signed Mario...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Two Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vases Blue Rimini Collection
By Bitossi
Located in Antwerp, BE
These magnificent vases are designed by Bitossi's artistic director Aldo Londi in 1953. The sinuous shape of these white clay pieces, finished with a vivid turquoise color, are decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Teardrop Sun Catchers in Blue Rainbow Glass, Set of 4
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 4 teardrop shaped glass ornaments or suncatchers in irredesent cobalt blue glass. Unknown Scandinavian glass maker circa 1970-80. Measurements: H: 15 cm (without string), w/...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Decorative Vase, by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury bamboo and rattan decorative vase. This beautiful piece was produced by Vivai del Sud in Italy during 1970s.
This large amphora vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Rush
Stylish Ceramic Glazed Handpainted Dog Sculpture, Italy, Late 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
This stylish dog sculpture dates to the late 1950s-1960s and was fabricated in Italy.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!
Available other Art Nouveau, Art deco an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick,
deeply and evenly cut,
V...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Pair of 1950s German Silver Plate Candleholders in the style Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in London, GB
An unusual and playful pair of intertwining 1950s German silver-plate candleholders in the style of designer Wilhelm Wagenfeld. A wonderfully simple modernist and minimalist design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and unusual ceramic floor vase from the 1960s.
The color combination with the blue-green and silver-black glaze is particularly successful.
Wonderful design and a spec...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler or Vase
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Large Clear Crystal Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler
Large Heavy Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase.
Has been given a thick Sommerso clear layer and sculpted with subtle ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
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
Midcentury jewelry box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Marble and golden brass jewelry case designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ceramiche Chiminazzo Pair of "His and Her" Ceramic Bottles, Italy 1970s
By Chiminazzo
Located in Naples, IT
Rare pair of two-tone black and white ceramic bottles/sculptures with Lei & Lui metal caps, signed Chiminazzo.
Woman size cm. h.30x20x20
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Handcrafted Semi Transparent Green Color Glass Vase, Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-blown Italian green semi-transparent glass vase with organic shapes and inside bubbles.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Murano Sommerso Gold Flecks Italian Large Art Glass Fish Figurine
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano Sommerso gold flecks Italian Large art glass fish figurine
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture.
The piece is profusely cover...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Vintage Crimson Hand-Blown Glass Vase, Empoli, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Empoli, Italy, 1960s.
This vase is made in crimson and transparent hand-blown glass and has a drinking glass shape.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight trac...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Elegant XL Vintage West German Pottery Vase by Bodo Mans for Bay Ceramic, 1960s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Beautiful extra large West German pottery floor vase created by house designer Bodo Mans featuring the very rare ¨Pharaon Decor¨ in a green forest hue glaze. Hand-produced in West G...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Adnet Bent Leather and Cut Crystal French Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Superb ashtray with a bent leather frame and crystal cut glass. This fantastic piece is attributed to Jacques Adnet and was produced in France during the 1960s.
This charming ashtra...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
beautiful Cute Nickel Crab Sculpture Figure Statue Metal, Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This nickel plated metal crab statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Can not tell the maker or the artist and it is not signed. This particular crab statue is a beautiful...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Charming Hand-Painted Ceramic Duck Sculpture - Naif Primitive Art, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embrace the rustic charm of this traditional and primitive ceramic sculpture, meticulously hand-painted to capture the essence of a duck. This delightful piece embodies the spirit of...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green Flamingo Orchid Art Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1957
By Per Lütken
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique art glass vase designed and made by Per Lütken at Holmegaard in Denmark in 1957. Executed in green and clean hand-blown Sommerso Glass. Hand-signed to its base Holmegaard, 195...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue Bohemian Crystal Vase, Czech Repubilc, mid 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal heavy vase made in Czech Republic by Chribska Sklarna in around 1960s. Preserved in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 28 cm / width 17 cm / depth 16 cm
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
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