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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Sculpture Pheasants Porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large sculpture pheasants porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti 1940s made In Italy, famous Italian sculptor of the mid-20th century.
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,436 Sale Price
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Wicker Vintage Picnic Case, France Circa 1940s
Located in Valencia, VC
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century picnic basket/case. In very good condition as it was never used.
Lined with a gingham blue and white fabric.
Made by unknown manufacturer in France ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Harpswell House Walnut & Slate Pencil Holder, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Harpswell House Walnut & Slate Pencil Holder, c.1960.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Vase + Ashtray Mandruzzato, Goccia Italy, 1970s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Berlin, BE
This very special ensemble of a vase and ashtray with pusher is from Murano, Italy.
According to the corresponding facet cut and the color gradient, it is almost certainly from the h...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Rocking Horse by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Rocking horse by Walter Bosse
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Original 1996 Mies Van Der Rohe Furniture Blueprint Exhibition Poster
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Ultra Rare, 1996 Original Mies van der Rohe Architectural Furniture Design "Blueprint" Exhibition Poster from the Museum of Modern Art, New York
This lithograph, printed on heavy stock, in 1996, is copyrighted by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NYC and published in the USA
It was created for MoMA's 1996 Industrial Retrospective of the works of Mies van der Rohe in collaboration with Lilly Reich, 1931.
The text on the poster reads:
Mass-production furniture by Lilly Reich and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Manufactured by Bamberg Metallwerkstatten Berlin-Nuekolln, 1931
The design layout is a grid.
The background is black.
Each grid contains one of Van der Rohe's chair designs.
The chairs, numerical specs and printed details, (written in German) are all done in white, thereby creating a negative image.
Measurements
19.5” W x 15.75 “ H
The condition of this poster is Excellent, like new A+
Archivally stored, flat for almost 30 years
We are proud to have the sole ownership and be proprietary dealers of this original vintage exhibition print,
In addition, we have sole ownership of ANOTHER published oversized MoMA Architectural Exhibition Poster, copyrighted by Mies van der Rohe/Lilly Reich entitled:
Meis van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, Country Home in Berlin, 1931. (31" L x 18" H) See photo
We will be listing this dramatically long poster...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Barovier Toso Murano Red Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowls
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Price per item (3 different colors available).
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowls. Documented to designer Erco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alabaster Tazza with Carved Fruit, Set of 25 Pieces
Located in Round Top, TX
A large assortment of Italian hand-carved and hand-painted marble and alabaster fruit arranged on a round white marble tazza with a pedestal base. A total of 24 pieces of fruit in ov...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
1950s Silver Mercury Glass Bowl Style Luis Barragan Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Hand-blown small silver Mercury Glass Bowl Made in Mexico
In the Style of Luis Barragan.
4.5 h x 8 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
Plenty of wear faded areas. Original with...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Mercury Glass
Mid-Century Large Ceramic Pot Attributed to Piet Knepper for Mobach, 1970's
By Piet Knepper, Mobach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century large ceramic pot attributed to Piet Knepper for Mobach, 1970's. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Marianne Starck for Ma&S Large Wall Decor Women in a Row, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare mid-century Danish wall decor designed by Marianne Starck for the famous Danish ceramic workshop Michael Andersen & Søn (MA&S) on the island of ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase - Glashütte Theresienthal - Gunnel Nyman
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful mid century modern art glass vase, attributed to Gunnel Nyman (designer) for Glashütte Theresienthal.
The vase is in goo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Candle Holder - attr. to Bitossi Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful mid century modern ceramic candle holder, made in the typical style of Bitossi.
The piece is marked on the bottom 'Italy' wit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Willy Rizzo Chrome and Brass Vide-Poche, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Vide-Poche fully made in chrome and brass. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is attributed to a Willy Rizzo production.
This lovely decorati...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Brass
French Mid Century Black Banana Bowl by Georges Jouve for Steph Simon, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare French mid century stoneware bowl in black enameled ceramic by Georges Jouve produced for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition and signed by the artist.
D...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Max Ingrand Nile Green Crystal Bowl or Vanity Tray by Fontana Arte, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous bowl or vanity tray in a wonderful Nile green beveled crystal, designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1950s.
This fantastic piece is fabul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Decorative 20th century teak bucket with rope handle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Decorative 20th century teak bucket with rope handle circa 1950.
Ideal for use as a waste paper basket or a kindling bin beside the fire. Teak bucket with removable copper dish.
M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Murano Red Heart Veins Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Leaf Shaped Dish Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep ruby red and gold flecks Italian art glass leaf shape bowl. The piece has a unique design, looking like a bleeding heart, or veins on a leaf....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
"VeArt" Enameled Murano Vase, 1980s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
"VeArt" Enameled Murano vase, Made in Italy, 1980s.
Light blue "encased" art glass vase with white interior. It is in perfect condition.
The price of shipping is for the Italian te...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Fratelli Manelli Travertine Elephants Family Sculptures, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
Presenting a gorgeous family of three Fratelli Manelli travertine elephant sculptures, hand-produced in Italy during the 1970s. Each piece is a test...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Sage Mosaic Lidded Pot 1960's
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic lidded pot
Sage green, terracotta and cream shades, beautifully crafted
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
Height 2.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Amber Glass, Mid-Century, Bottle Vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard
Located in Glasgow, GB
Danish Mid-Century Amber Glass Bottle Vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard
A design icon and a superb example of mid-20th-century modern glass. Crafted during the 1960s, the vase f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$208 Sale Price
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Murano Bright Yellow Gold Flecks Vintage Italian Art Glass Heart Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass heart shaped bowl / vide poche. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The bowl I made with a golden sunflower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$400 Sale Price
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Rina Menardi Bouquet Vase with Ombre Poppy Glaze
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this bouquet vase stands 10” tall. This is finely crafted pottery has a dark orange-red ombre glaze inside and out, thin walls, and a sculptura...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gianni Lorenzon Italian Porcelain Illuminated Water Fountain Light or Bird Bath
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality Italian porcelain illuminated water fountain or bird bath comes in a scale that is perfect for any interior or exterior space. The lovely handcrafted porcelain is...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,275 Sale Price
25% Off
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Blue Peacock Cirrus Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Striking blue, mouthblown controlled bubble art glass vase with decorative black eyes with clear middle resembling the eyes on peacock feathers. Designed and handmade by acclaimed Sw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Arthur Percy, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-colored glass vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 7.875"H x 2.5"W x 2.5"D
All items ship from High Point...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
Italian 1940s table green brass picture frame
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian green brass picture frame decorated with a twirl metal frame.
Inner picture size 8 x 13 centimeters
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Ceramic "William the Hippo" Sculpture by Metropolitan Museum
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Klassik and very collectible ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, circa the 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage con...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Barbini Amethyst Gold Italian Art Glass Vanity Perfume Powder Box Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass powder or jewelry box and perfume bottles set. The set is documented to designer Alfredo Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Newark, England
GUILLOCHE ENAMEL AND SILVER GILT
From our collectables category, we are delighted to offer this incredible quality Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver and Enamel Box. The Silver and E...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert 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 i...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte green and yellow Murano glass Sommerso geode bowl, Italy, 1950s.
This geode square shaped hand blown glass bowl is made of gre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$933 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Cast Brass English Bulldog Sculpture Figurine With Dark Patina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage solid cast brass English Bull Sculpture. Super cute little guy with a dark patina and weighing just under 6 pounds.
Category
20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Set of 3 Ceramic Canisters with Wooden Lids Studio Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted set of 3 original ceramic canisters that present craftsmanship and style. This set includes canisters in 3 different sizes. Each is presented with its own walnu...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Forsell Wall Mounted Candle Holders, 10 Items available, Price by Item
Located in Paris, FR
Brass wall mounted candle holders by pierre Forsell, 10 items available.
good condition with wick holder
Price by item.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
A rare art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1940s. Free blown crystal clear gl...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Carstens Tönnieshof Germany Kobalt Malmo Vase by Heinz Siery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This vase is typical for its period: a futuristic rocket shape. Designed by Heinz Siery.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1973 Mobach Inspired Double Brown Ceramic Wall Planter, Signed by Artist
By Mobach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mobach inspired double wall planter, 1973. Double bulbous compartments for planting or bird housing! In original condition with lovely patina and ribbed texture. Wear is consistent w...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pedro Friedeberg Style Wood Hand Sculpture, Large Table Ornament. Vintage
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Based on his world re known piece the "Hand Chair", this large artistic hand sculpture also highlights the palm and fingers. Rich and detailed with great patina, this piece is in ver...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail with each dog holding a coin medallion in its mouth and a beautiful color combinati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Empire Art Products Atomic Era Mid Century Modern Wall Clock Set - 3 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Empire Art Products (USA, 1963) Atomic Era Mid Century Modern Wall Clock Set with Blue Accents - 3 Pc Set. Circa Mid 20th Century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Just Andersen, Small Vase, Pewter, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A small pewter vase designed and produced by Just Andersen, Denmark, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Alabaster Vase in the Style of Ettorre Sottsass with Corals Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Alabaster vase in the style Angelo Mangiarotti, With Corails decoration.
This vase is in the tradition of some vases done by Ettore Sottsass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Alabaster
$287 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by CONDOR, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fantoni Italian Pottery Raymor Vintage Midcentury Blue Bottle Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Fabulous Fantoni bottle vase in mottled indigo blue glaze with abstracted tree designs on the front and back, circa 1960's. Saturated glaze and terrific MCM theme. 12 1/8" high, 6" w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
20th Century American Pair of Silver-Plated Metal Candle Holders by Godinger
By Golding Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage late Mid-Century Modern American pair of candle holders made of hand crafted silver-plated metal, produced by Godinger in good condition. The candlesticks represent the Swe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver
Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte Prod. Italy 1950 alzata in cristallo colorato.
Located in Palermo, IT
Max Ingrand, alzata in cristallo colorato, curvato e molato con base in metallo. prod. Fontana Arte, Italia, 1950 ca.
cm 50x22 .
Centrotavola mid-centurymodern.
Maggiori informazioni...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Terracotta Sculpture of a Sitting Cat
Located in Antwerp, BE
The cat is molded in terracotta with a lifelike expression, a beautiful statue for both indoors and outdoors.
Height.52 cm. in very good original condition.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$718 Sale Price
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Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase made in Sweden 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane.
The vase has beautiful Rounded bottom with a small top, the lines and a glaze are something spe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed & Numbered, Limited Edition
Located in Warrenton, OR
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed & Numbered, Limited Edition
UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year.
This mid-century mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
ROYAL COPENHAGEN 1960 Niels Thorson Mid Century Glazed Porcelain Square Vase
By Niels J. Thorsø, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami, FL
A square green glazed vase designed by Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) for Royal Copenhagen.
This is a very decorative vase created in Copenhagen Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Pink Incamiciato Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, opaline white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief Fazzoletto flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic optical Tile Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche, 1968
Located in taranto, IT
Rare ceramic tile designed in 1968 by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche
aluminum frame
Size with frame 35x35 cm, tile size 15x15 cm, protrusion from the wall 5 cm
Very good cond...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
73" High Decorative Floor Vase in Oxidized Bronze Finish
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted of fiber reinforced resin and finished in oxidized bronze patina.
This product is meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Mid Century Large Ceramic Cat Sculpture 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
This Bitossi large ceramic cat sculpture by Aldo Londi is a stunning example of Mid-Century Italian pottery. Handcrafted in Italy during the 1960s, i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Murano Red Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Mouth Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass double spout flower vase. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and created in the "Pulve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Carl Auböck Midcentury Tuning Fork Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist tuning fork keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria.
Length inc...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Livio Seguso Murano Sommerso Uranium Apple Gray Bird Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Salviati, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium green apple with gray bird Italian art glass sculpture. Documented to designer Livio Seguso, with original label s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
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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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