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
Brutalist bronze candle stick by Michael Harjes , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist bronze candle stick by Michael Harjes , 1970s
Dimensions: 30cm Width , 8,5cm Depth , 21cm Height
Period: 1970s
Material: Bronze
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Japanese Iron Candle Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful mid-century modernist Japanese iron candle holder, circa 1950s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 4.75"D x 1.5"H. Very cool piece! ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Archimede Seguso Murano Ruby Red Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Murano Blown Glass Red Vase
Large Size.
An spectacular handblown Murano art glass vase in a vibrant ruby red color and tall flower shape. Attributed to Archimede S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,843 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Patinated Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden, 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Patinated bronze low bowl. Great color and form being mostly mid century modern/ minimalist with a slight art deco detail. Very good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramists of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary.
Doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Gradient Vase in Teal, White and Green Blown Glass by Salviati Italy '70s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Murano glass egg-shaped vase in Murano mouth-blown glass with gradient colors. This spectacular and unique object was designed by Salviati and produced in Murano.
In fabulo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Circa 1970 German Ship's Wheel Clock & Barometer Set by A. Schatz & Sohne
By Schatz
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1970 ship's wheel clock & barometer set by August Schatz & Sohne, Germany. Royal Mariner clock is running; strikes hours & 1/2 hour; 8-day movement. ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck style Watering Can in Copper and Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare watering can in style of Carl Auböck.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Black Forest Rustic Drinking Set with Six Pewter Shot Glasses
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Black Forest Rustic Drinking Set with Six Pewter Shot Glasses
Item e6992
A rustic Black Forest drinking set with six pewter shot glasses on a fallow deer trophy as base. Each glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Aldo Londi Bitossi Lacrima Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Lacrima Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Signed. Large low bowl decorated with a relief pattern of impressed teardrops from Bitossi's Lacrima Decor. Minute...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Oversized Murano Multicolor Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge Italian Murano glass hand blown fish figure with colorful decorative spots and stripes, Italy, 1950s.
Blue, red, orange, yellow and green accents...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Laurids Lønborg, Candelabra, Metal, Rattan, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and rattan candelabra designed and produced by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark, 1950s.
Holds 0.75” candles
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Model #4330/1 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4330/1 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Aubö...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Vase by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti c 1970's
By Luigi Onesto, Oggetti
Located in New York, NY
Chic Post Modern - Mid Century Modern art glass vase designed by Luigi Onesto for Oggetti, made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970's. This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Original Lalique Perfume Bottle "Les Anemone" French, Circa 1946 (Signed)
By René Lalique
Located in Incline Village, NV
Original and authentic Rene Lalique designed perfume bottle; France circa 1946, marketed to the United States as "Two Flowers" perfume or scent bottle. The beautiful cut glass design...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Barovier Toso Murano Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown red and taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$3,750 Sale Price
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Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Jacques Adnet, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Handsome saddle leather letter holder by Jacques Adnet. Signature contrast stitching. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Paris...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique red color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone stand.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Glass "Yellow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Gorgeous Vase Handcrafted in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous vase handcrafted in Murano Glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 6,29 x 9.05 H inches
diameter cm 16 x cm 23 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Helena Tynell blown glass ”Aurinkopullo” Sun Vase for Riihimäen Lasi. 1960s-70s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Helena Tynell (1916-2016) classic blown glass ”Aurinkopullo” meaning Sun Bottle for Riihimäen Lasi Oy in Finland. The vases was produced from 1964 until 1974.
Beautiful color and in...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
G. Giacobbe Murano Millefiori Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
G. Giacobbe Murano Millefiori Glass Pitcher / Vase, Italy, 1950s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Kundo GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Kieninger & Obergfell, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive and large Mid-Century Modernist brass desk or table clock with a 9“ diameter world map clocks face and world time zones. Executed in the 1960s by Kieninger & Obergfell ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Patinated Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden, 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Patinated bronze low bowl. Great color and form being mostly mid century modern/ minimalist with a slight art deco detail. Very good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bamboo and Brass Basket Bowl with Handle, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant basket bowl with handle framed by brass , made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, natural quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design. These vintage 1970s gems are polished and present the beautiful array of tan and brown col...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Quartz
Elsa Peretti for Tiffany "Dog Bones" Candlesticks, USA 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of "Dog Bones" Candlesticks by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany, this pair in a black glazed ceramic reminiscent of Jouve's work.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rattan Large Round Planter / Basket with Ring Handles and Brass Rim, Italy 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern rattan pencil reed large planter or basket. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round shaped rattan structure with brass rim and ring handles at both sides. Ins...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,962 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Abstract Geometric Wood Constructivist Wire Sculpture 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Outstanding Mid Century abstract geometric sculpture circa 1950s
Deconstructionist assemblage of hand painted wood elements in various shapes balanced on wire and mounted to black w...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel mid-century lucite candle stick, 1940’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel mid-century lucite candle stick, 1940’s
Dimensions: 23,5cm H, 22cm W, 16,5cm D
Condition: Mint
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Empoli Glass Vase, Italy, 1960 in Red Color with Relief Patterns
By Empoli
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a genuine Empoli art glass large vase, with the stick used by Emploli, whiten made in Italy. This is a Murano glass, the vase is heavy and large, and in a perfect condition. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Erickson Sommerso Vase, American Art Studio Glass 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Mid Century Modern teal and clear glass decorative vase was created by Carl Erickson for Erickson Glass Works. The vase has Erickson's typical heavy encased glass design, with the teal glass gather encased in clear glass in sommerso technique and the pronounced base done in clear glass with controlled bubbles. The pontil is ground.
The vase is in good vintage condition with some age-appropriate signs of wear on the bottom. It is unsigned, as vast majority of Ericson piece were, and is missing its sticker, but can be clearly identified by multiple printed and online catalogues and other resources.
Carl Erickson (1899-1966) worked at Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, joining his father as an apprentice and spending the next 20 years developing a high level of craftsmanship, including precision use of controlled bubbles, a technique often associated with Pairpoint, that was widely used by Erickson in his own glass designs. In the early 1930s he was employed by Libbey Glass and from 1937 - by the Blenko Glass Company. After leaving Blenko, Carl founded his own art glass studio in Bremen, Ohio in 1943. Erickson glass was hand blown, so no two pieces could be identical.
Erickson made reproductions for a number of museums, including the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C., Old Sturbridge Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Corning Museum of Glass, and the Ohio State Historical Society Museum. Many of his glass creations have been selected for display at several distinguished museums, and in 1953 a traveling...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum France Crystal Canada Goose Glass Sculpture on Stone
By Daum
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Daum France Signed Art Glass Crystal Sculpture of a Canada Goose In Flight—no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Crystal
1960s Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian Modernist Large Orange Ceramic Bird Sculpture
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modernist large scale bird ceramic sculpture created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Bird measures 7.75" by 11" by 6.5" and is signed as pictured. In very good vintage 1960s cond...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
Glazed Rose Bud Candleholders in Stoneware by Eva Staehr-Nielsen for Saxbo, 1950
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small rose-bud candlestick in glazed stoneware by the female ceramist icon Eva Stæhr Nielsen. Executed in red and green nuances. Manufactured by Saxbo in Denmark during the 1950s. Mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Rattan / String Basket, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Rattan / String Basket, Italy 1960s
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse Bear Figurine
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse bear figurine
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
French Modernist St. Clement Ceramic Sapho Candelabra's
Located in New York, NY
French Modernist St. Clement Ceramic Sapho Creation Candelabra's. A pair of French Modernist Ceramic Candelabras Sapho Creation St. Clement France. Organic form having three arms e...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware, Ceramic
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork on a Wooden Cabinet, Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures, pieces and collectibles in a wooden and glass vitrine.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a be...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$2,692 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Sommerso Birds on a Branch by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese 1960s
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and luminous pair of cased uranium glass birds perched on a stylized branch, designed by Antonio da Ros for Vetreria Gino Cenedese in the early 1960s. Crafted using the refine...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
1960's Italian Murano Glass Sommerso Teardrop Sculpture by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Flavio Poli Teardrop Art Glass Sculpture in shades of pink, blue and greens! Nice size perfect to use by itself or in a grouping.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Teak toy Vikings Kay Bojesen Denmark 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this set of Three Vikings . all original from the sixties . One slightly
bigger . All complete with there armory . Very scary . Handmade .
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
French Riviera Vide-Poche or Bowl in Rattan, Brass and Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid Mid-Century round vide-poche or decorative bowl made in curved rattan, hand-woven wicker and brass.This elegant French Riviera style object was made in Italy during the 1970...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige, brown and grey-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Decorative object Murano glass amber spotted Mid-Century Modern Design Italy 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Artistic Murano glass bottle, Italian design, circa 1970s, unsigned. This vase is characterized by a particular tiger's eye amber color.
Please watch the video and photos carefully,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Italian Jewelry Music Box Reuge Ste-Croix Love Story
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Vintage Reuge Wood Music Box Italian inlaid marquetry jewelry box.
Elegant footed music box crafted fruitwood.
Glossy Enamel Finish.
Red velvet...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Cast Resin Polar Bear Sculpture by Francois Pompon for the MOMA Collection
Located in San Diego, CA
Cast resin polar bear sculpture by Francois Pompon for the MOMA Collection, circa 1984. The piece is a miniature reproduction of the famous work by Po...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Ceasar Stoffi e Fritz Nagel Candleholders for BMF in Chromed Metal, 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two Brutalist chromed metal stackable candleholders design Ceasar Stoffi and Fritz Nagel for BMF Nagel, made in Germany, 1960s
Please note that the items are original of the ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$416 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vase Decorative Object Archimede Seguso Style Murano Glass Midcentury Italy 1960
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase/decorative object in the style of Archimede Seguso made of transparent and double Murano glass as a "rostrato". Made in Italy in the 60s. Please watch the video and photos caref...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Yellow Red Heart Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
By Salviati, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium yellow green with dark olive head Italian art glass hummingbird sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint Clement French Mid-20th Century Ceramic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning French mid-century ceramic vase by St. Clement. This gorgeous vase is very decorative has a wonderful black background with green overtones. It almost appears to be in motio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Heavy Crystal Bowl with Controlled Spikes 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Heavy Crystal Bowl with Controlled Spikes 1960s
Handcrafted with Green highlights fading through bringing warmth into your color scheme.
Still in lovely condition ...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1990s Wall Clock in Glass by Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous wall clock in glass by Fornasetti it's signed on the bottom. Made in Italy. It's in excellent condition and it works perfectly with an AA battery (quartz mechanism by ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
'Mexico' vase by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A lovely rather large vintage handmade vase known as "Mexico" made by the talented and well-known artist Mari Simmulson for equally famous Upsala Ekeby in the 60s. It has a dark brown base with fantastic details in the graphic patterns and will be an eye-catching centerpiece. It is signed and in a good condition, some signs of usage on the inside, otherwise in a fantastic condition. The rustic ambience of this vase will give a genuine cottagecore feeling it is a piece of art. The price includes free shipping.
It is 23,5cm (9.25") high and around 11cm (4.33") in diameter.
Mari Simmulson (1911-2000), was born in St. Petersburg and was an Estonian-Swedish ceramicist, painter and textile artist. After graduating from Tallinn in 1930, Simmulson studied for Professor Jaco at the State School...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$497 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Limited Edition "Gerenuk and Tree" Sculpture by Loet Vanderveen
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique bronze limited edition "Gerenuk and Tree" sculpture by Loet Vanderveen, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measures a substan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Danish Mid-Century Teak Planter, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Teak Planter, 1960s.
Scandinavian Mid-Century flower box or planter stand on tall round tapered legs with decorative small tile inlay along the edge.
Good vintag...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
14 Inches Mid-Century Modern Round Tan Carrara Marble Bowl Centerpiece Italy
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Mid-Century Modern handmade 14 inches veined tan, beige Carrara marble bowl, plate, centerpiece made in Italy.
This Bowl is amazingly crafted, very heavy and decorative ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Soapstone
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Purple Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown royal blue and white mini spots, with purple and white millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
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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