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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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Period: 1960s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Midcentury Arched Picture Frame in Wood, Brass and Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful arched picture frame in wood, brass, glass and acrylic.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arthur Pettersson Candle Holder Brass Arthur Pe Kolbäck Sweden 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Lucky find of a rare Arthur Pettersson asymmetrical candle holder in solid brass, hand-crafted in Kolbäck, Sweden in the 1960s.
Brass nicely aged with a few marks here and there, v...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Tall Vase in Lime Green by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautiful vase in lime green with concentric stripes in various colors with archaic impressions banding the perimeter. Aldo Londi for Bitossi vase , 12.5 x 5.5 in diamet...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Basket Franco Albini Style, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful round basket in rattan and bamboo in the style of Franco Albini.
Made in Italy in the 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Large Clear Glass Vase by Daum, French 1960s
By Daum
Located in London, GB
This large clear glass vase has been crafted with a beautiful swirl design on either side.
Made by the maker Daum in the 1960s, it can also be a decorative piece, or a flower vase. ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern W. Germany Ceramic Pitcher
Located in High Point, NC
A ceramic vase from mid-20th century Germany. Neither large nor small, this studio made pot reflects the hand-held, and the handmade; the tactility of process and the artist's vision...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Guhl inspired concrete Planter in cone shape made in England 1960’s
By Willy Guhl
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern Concrete Planter – 1960s English Design
Discover this exquisite Mid-Century Modern concrete planter from England, dating ba...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Mexican Pitcher by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mexican metal and malachite pitcher sporting an amazing handle in a parrot motif by Los Castillo Taxco México. This is an exquisite and monumental pitcher s...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Miniature Blue Haresfur Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid Century Modern Teak Waste Paper Bin by Martin Aberg for Servex
Located in Redding, CT
Large Mid Century Modern Teak Waste Paper Bin by Martin Aberg for Servex Sweden 1960s. Classic Iconic design. Perfect for that mid century home office. Base diameter is 10.50 at the ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Rare Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Elephant, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rare Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Elephant, 1960s
The proportions are wonderfully genuine, the horse amazingly high and the eye-catcher par excellence.
One ear is partially missi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
1965 Blenko Hand Blown Vase Bottle by Wayne Husted
By Blenko Glass
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an original Blenko hand blown glass with identifying pontil underneath, circa 1965 by Wayne Husted; ambarina with orange highlights. The other glass items shown are for displ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1960s Los Castillo Fish Bowl Abalone Mixed Metal Taxco Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Los Castillo Handcrafted Handwrought Mexican Artistry Taxco Mexico
decorative Fishbowl Platter Catch All footed dish.
Abalone silver brass metals copper
2.5 h x 13.5 w x 12 d
S...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Sculptural Danish String Design Teak Candleholder Candlestick
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Wonderful and teak and string design candleholder for six candles.
Condition: very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Seguso Murano Art Glass Bowl 1960 Green Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso Murano art glass bowl 1960 green Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$525 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic candlestick from Vallauris by Marius Giuge
By Marius Giuge
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceramic candleholder by French artist Marius Giuge of Vallauris. Candleholder with a three-legged base for three candles. Textured ceramic, glazed in white and brown tones. Beautiful...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Fontana Arte Soliflore Vase Model 2392 in Crystal & Nickeled Brass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing acce...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Unique Abstract Carved & Burnt Cedar Wood Owl Animal Sculpture Tiki by Witco
By Witco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This awesome little sculpture displays sophistication and dynamic shapes from every angle. After being carved from a block of thick-grained cedar hardwood the finish was achieved by ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Danish Wrought Iron Adjustable Candleholder by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into the timeless elegance of mid-century design with this exquisite 1960s Wrought Iron Tabletop Candleholder, designed by the legendary Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs, Denma...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy. This box is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,31 x 3,74 x 1,57 H inches
13,5 x 9,5 x 4 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Rattan Amphora Vase by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
1960s Rattan vase with two handles in the shape of an ancient Amphora by Vivai del Sud, Rome, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1960s Astonishing Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing blue Jack in the Pulpit "Calla Lily" vase in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 3,93 x 12,99 H inches
diameter cm ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century German Enameled Dishes
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid Century German Enameled Dishes
CREATOR: unknown
PERIOD: 1960-1969
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
CONDITION: GOOD (see condition description).
CONDITION DETAILS: In excellent c...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Wooden Mother and Child Statue
Located in Redding, CT
Hand carved wooden mother and child statue. Or Madonna and child. Mid Century modernist in style. Nice rich wood patina with intricate craftsme...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
$460 Sale Price
42% Off
Owaldo Guayasamin bronze sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Owaldo Guayasamin bronze sculpture
Bronze sculpture of a woman's head
The sculpture is in excellent condition, as seen in the photo.
A single piece of bronze brass work
It has its or...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Wood Tray
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Wood Tray
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Cat by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in 'Rimini blue' Italy Ca. 1960
By Aldo Londi
Located in South Salem, NY
Aldo Londi's Ceramic Cat for Bitossi, crafted in the iconic 'Rimini blue' glaze circa 1960, is a masterpiece of Italian ceramic artistry. Standing as a testament to Londi's creative genius, this feline...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Round Purple Amethyst "Sommerso" Murano Art Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Round glass bowl, crafted using the Sommerso technique from amethyst and dark green glass, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte. The bowl's versatility makes it perfect fo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
11" Tall Multicolored Venetian Art Glass Angel Fish Sculpture by J.I.Co
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Murano-style Venetian art glass angel fish sculpture made by J.I.Co. The fish’s body features layers of multicolored glass, expertly crafted using the Sommerso technique,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Restored Witco Tiki Carved Wood Frog Ottoman Toad Stool
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Jump at the opportunity to own this adorable Witco frog ottoman. This frog foot stool is one of the most rare Witco pieces. Call it what you will, a footstool, or a toad stool. He’s a seat for your bottom or your feet. The tiki inspired frog was carved from a single piece of swamp cedar wood. These Witco foot stools seldom come to market. When they do pop up, they’re battered and tattered. This charming guy is has been beautifully restored. The faux leopard upholstery is new. Mr. Froggy is looking chipper with freshly painted eyes and mouth, matching original spec. Fortunately, he has his original knobby eyeballs.
The seat turns so you and Mr. Froggy can keep watch. You’ll have a grin just as big when you make this guy a part of your home. We have several more pieces from Witco including a sofa, dining table with chairs, group of large and small cat figurines, wall mounting shield...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cedar, Paint, Faux Fur
Mid Century Ceramic Ikebana Vase Planter Centerpiece, Japan 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Ceramic modernist rectangular centerpiece Ikebana vase or planter. Great glaze with a textured design on the front. Retains the original paper label in Japanese. Japan, 1960
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Sculpture Nude Woman Designed by Bohumil Kokrda, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of ceramic
- Maker: Jitona
- Good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$563 Sale Price
20% Off
Bitossi for Berkeley House Vase, Brushed Metallic Silver Chrome, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Berkeley House vase, brushed metallic silver chrome, signed. Small scale striated cylinder vase with brushed metallic platinum glaze. Signed with paper label which reads: handmade Berkeley House Italy...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Rune Strand for Nybro Swedish Art Glass Votive Candle Holder
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Swedish Art Glass Votive Volcano Candle Holder
1960s Rune Strand for Nybro Swedish Art Glass Votive Candle Holder
Nybro Glasbruk Sweden.
Heavyweight Sculpt...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Blue Murano Art Glass Decorative Bowl Dish
Located in Toronto, ON
Amazing murano decorative Center piece bowl in blue and green art glass. This decorative piece was made in the 1960s by Murano. This decorativ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$210 Sale Price
40% Off
Unusual Ceramic Bowl With Stripes By Alvino Bagni For Raymor Ca' 1960's
By Alvino Bagni
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and unusual bowl by Alvino Bagni, made for Raymor, ca' early 1960's. Blue, green, yellow stripes, hand painted, and blue inside.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Roberto Rigon per Bertoncello Vaso in Ceramica Mod.917, Italia 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Fantastico Vaso scultura in ceramica astratta smaltata colore crema avorio con pigmento terracotta marrone chiaro e ruggine. degli anni 50/60. Designer Roberto Rigon per la Ditta Ber...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Hanging Pine Candelabra with Four Blown Glass Votive Holders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century pine hanging candelabra with blown glass candle or votive holders by Harlyk Denmark. Hand braided rope with pine canopy. Handsome and stylish combination of wood, glass a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rope, Glass, Pine
Arthur Umanoff Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
1 Arthur Umanoff Bowl, more Umanoff pieces available.
Category
1960s Haitian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Asymmetric Kitsch Mediterranean Motif Porcelain Wall Plates, WG 1962
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of asymmetric porcelain plates, for putting over table or hung on a wall. Fabricated in West Germany in 1962. Hand-painted kitsch mediterranean mid-century drawing motifs. Marke...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful red and orange Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Black and White Pottery Vase by Thomas (Rosenthal), Model Papageno
Located in Berlin, BE
Vase with filigree bird motifs and fish mouth opening.
Front and back show a bit different motifs.
Manufacturer: Thomas Germany (Rosenthal).
Design: Raymond Loewy.
Black matte finis...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Italian Giovanni Desimone Hand Painted Big Art Pottery Flower Vase Vessel Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted tall art pottery flower vase, vessel.
The glazed vase painting depicts two fishermen in action catchin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Midcentury Glass Vase by Josef Schott, Smålandshyttan, Sweden
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Heavy molded sommerso vase by Josef Schott for Smålandshyttan, Sweden, 1960s. Smokey pink glass, cased in clear. Impressed in the glass as part of the pattern on one of the short sid...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Russian Sarapul Cast Iron Bronze Washed Horse Sculpture Candelabra Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stylized plated or washed cast metal horse candleholder, weighs 1 lb.
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$696 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Modern Vase by Bitossi Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Mid-Century Modern Bistossi Rimini Blue ceramic vase.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Interesting Italian Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian Mid-Century glazed ceramic vase with brown and white stripe design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Alessandro Pianon Bird (pulcino) for Vistosi
Located in Brussels, BE
Great Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano art glass bird. Iconic design.
Fine and good condition, free of any chips, cracks, or repairs
"Pulcini" Bird (c.1963)
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Aage Rasmus Selsbo, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white and brown semi-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Aage Rasmus Selsbo, Sweden, 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 5.5"H x 5.0"W x 5.0"D
All items ship from H...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Tall Brass Lotus Flower Candleholders by Feldman, 1960s
Located in Melbourne, AU
A pair of stemmed candleholders by Feldman. A compact size, at 3.5 inches diameter and 6.3 inches high. See images, comparing them to a standard sized champagne bottle.
As a table...
Category
1960s Hong Kong Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Glazed ceramic " Diabolo" vase Roger Capron, Vallauris.
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
"Diabolo" vase by Roger Capron
White glazed ceramic vase decorated with geometrical motives in red, yellow, blue and black.
Capron produced this "Diabolo" shaped vases in 4 sizes. Th...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of small teak bowls
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Pair (2) small teak bowls.
Styled after Jens Quistgaard for Dansk.
Good vintage condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
$75 / set
Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Jacques Pouchain, Atelier Dieulefit, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Midcentury ceramic vase by Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit. Classic cylindrical vase in Pouchain's signature cloudy glaze style. Pouchain uses a contemporary motif on the body o...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Hanova of Pasadena Red Enamel Ashtray California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Hanova of Pasadena Enamel Art on Steel
Abstract Red Gold Ashtray made California
7.63 diameter x 1.75
Unrestored vintage condition
See images please.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Restored Typewriter/ Daro Erika, Model 32, Germany, 1965
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rectangular Vladislav Urban Glass Vase Sklo Rosice Glasswork Czechoslovakia 1968
Located in Miami, FL
Vladislav Urban, born 1937 Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, is a glass and jewelry designer. Urban, among others, was instrumental in the evolution of Czech pre...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Czechoslovakia Porcelain B & W Swan Figurine by Jaroslav Jezek Royal Dux 1960s
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Czechoslovakia Porcelain B & W Swan Figurine by Jaroslav Jezek Royal Dux 1960s in excellent original condiiton.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Mid Century Murano Glass Aquarium, Italy 1960s
Located in München, BY
Beautiful Murano glass aquarium attributed to Alfredo Barbini for Cendese, Italy 1960s.
Colorful, three-dimensional water scene with a fish and sea plants.
Condition:
Very good vin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1960s Old Gourd Art Lidded Vessel Made in Malta
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Midcentury Modern Handmade Gourd Art
Decorative Lidded Container
Stamped Made in Malta
5 Tall x 4.5 Diameter
Original Unrestored Vintage Condition.
Refer to images
Category
1960s Maltese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Thread, Wood
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The board itself is a work of art, adorned with intricate inlaid floral patterns and bordered with...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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Louis Xv Style Clocks
Antique Wind Up
Black Forest Decor