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
Mid-Century Hand Carved Alabaster Owl Sculptures with Glass Eyes Bookends 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends.
Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Surrealist Porcelain Sculpture of an Ear
Located in Round Top, TX
A conversation starter, a Dada homage, a quirky bit to hang on a wall or stack on a coffee table, who doesn't need a random body part or two, rendered in porcelain?
René Magritte, S...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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
Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Details in guilded metal such as the lion feet. This versatile box will work for your treasures, whil...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Swatch Wall Clock Maxi 1980s
By Swatch
Located in Čelinac, BA
Swatch wall clock maxi 1980s
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Travel alarm clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss, 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
2-day travel alarm clock by famous Swiss watch factory Jaeger-LeCoultre made in Swiss in the 1950s.
Swiss manual winding movement. The lid folds down, allowing the alarm clock to be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Erik Mornils Handled Pitcher Vase for Nittsjö Keramik, Sweden, Malachite Glaze
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous and well sized pitcher vase designed by Erik Mornils for Nittsjö Keramik, Sweden circa 1960s. Great Malachite glaze and nice form. Could work in a variety of interiors inc...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Style of Hermès Distressed Leather Note Pad Holder
By Hermès
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French style of Hermes leather wrapped wood memo note pad holder desk accessory vintage circa 1950s.
Unmarked.
1.5 h x 6.75 w x 4.75
Original unres...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
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
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
20th Century Barovier & Toso Picture Frame Torchon in Murano Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful timeless Picture Frame designed around '50s by the manufacturer Barovier & Toso. The item has the very peculiar frame worked in Murano Glass in the style of "Torchon". The ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Flavio Poli Sommerso Vase for Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in San Mateo, CA
Small Murano sommerso vase designed by Flavio Poli. The vase is clear, red and violet one of the nicer color combinations of this series.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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
Mixed Metal Footed Tray in Style of Los Castillo, Mexico 1960s
By Los Castillo
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mixed metal tray by Mexican silversmiths of Taxco, Mexico features an asymmetrical biomorphic shape and Modernist abstract pattern in brass, copper, silver, and bronze. The metals a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Seahorse Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist seahorse keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped a...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Murano "Bullicante" Blown Glass Fan Flower Vase by Barovier, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and huge rostrato and "bullicante" mouth-blown crystal Murano glass vase made by Ercole Barovier in Italy during the 1950s. In spectacular condition, not missing a single...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Spaghetti Sculpture of Don Quixote by Roberto Nischli
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage spaghetti sculpture of Don Quixote by Roberto Nischli, circa 1990s. This handmade ceramic sculpture has white gloss finish and a wonderful Brutalist look. The piece has a lot...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Stainless Steel Vase by Olav Joa Joff. Polaris, Norway 1972. Steel Art
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist stainless steel vase with amazing relief decor.
Made by Olav Joa Joff for Polaris Fabrikker, Sandnes, Norway. The series 'Steel Art' was in production 1972-1974.
Great...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Italian Gold Gilt Rectangular Storage Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Exquisite Italian Florentine Box. This 1960's box features a scene on the lid depicting a hunting gathering with hunters, spectators, a cheetah ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Vintage George Nelson & Associates Metal Spoke Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-Century Modern wall clock designed by George Nelson & Associates for Howard Miller Clock Company. Produced in 1955, this piece was named the 'Spoke' clock model no. 2227. Operate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Roberto Vivas Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Bronze Base, Brazil 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Brazilian modern abstract bronze sculpture on bronze base signed by Roberto Vivas circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Shell Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist shell keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Vintage Polish Pink Art Hand Made Glass Vase Jerzy Sluczan-Orkusz
Located in Toronto, CA
This charming vintage vase originates from Poland and dates to the 1970s, a notable era for distinctive glass design. Measuring 4.25 inches in height, the vase features a soft pink c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Gabriella Crespi Circular Brass and Burl Wood Photo Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Gabriella Crespi circular brass and burl wood picture frame, Italy 1970s
Signed Gabriella Crespi.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage Bertoncello Ceramic Vase By Roberto Rigon, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large ceramics vase designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello in Italy in the 70s
Perfect conditions
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala Purple Lilac Colored Glass Vase for Iittala Finland
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Purple lilac colored glass vase with bubble in base designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Finland in 1959 and made throughout the 1970s.
Tapio Wirkkala signature and model number en...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1960s Italian Silver Plate Breadbasket Fruit Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Silver Plate Italian Bread or Fruit Bowl Wire Basket
handmade Italy
10.25 x 2.88 h
Original unrestored vintage
Refer to images
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Century Montagnani Italy Wood and Metal Picture Frame
By Montagnani
Located in Atlanta, GA
Montagnani Firenze, Italy, crafted this stunning picture photo frame in the 1970s. The Mid-Century modernist design boasts a rectangular shape, with light burl walnut wood geometric ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Italian Bitossi Attrib. Blue Pottery Vase with Figurative Design
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare Italian modern hand-thrown, hand carved, and hand painted blue pottery vase with figurative design, attributed to designer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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
Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Heavy Crystal Vase , Belgium 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium.
Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s.
The central amethyst color (a traditional favorit...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Italian Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood sculpture by the student in scuola di belle arti in Venice
a public academy of art in Venice.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Fontana Arte Catch All Glass Bowl Brass, Italy Mid Century
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare catch-all, standing bowl from the 1960, Fontana Arte, MIlano
Rare catch-all standing bowl by Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Beautiful piece with hand-polished smooth heavy 8.26" g...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Copper Watering Can, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass and copper watering can with a long spout. Great lines, great original condition with wonderful patina. Small dent at the base but this is...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
1980's Curtis Jere Brass And Onyx Table Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
1980's Curtis Jerè brass with onyx base table sculpture, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, there is some wear and a few chips to the base.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Table Clock Junghans Meister, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Junghans Electronic, Germany
Age:
1960s
Description:
This original vintage table clock...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Romer italy hand carved desk top scuba diver
Located in Ferndale, MI
Whimsical carved figure of skin diver , spear fisherman . Decked in wet suit with spear gun and fresh catch . Hand carved in Italy late 1960s into the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Mid-Century Solid Walnut Waste Baskets
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Mid-Century solid walnut waste baskets in a medium brown walnut finish. The baskets have two handle cut-out on opposite sides, the baskets are on a 1"-inch high base & measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Oggetti Murano Signed Alexandrite Purple Italian Art Glass Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso "Alexandrite" purple Italian art glass paperweight / sculpture. The piece is fully signed underneath, “Ogge...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Two German Mid-Century Modern Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Kreutz, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1970s, by Kreutz Keramik. Vases in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed wi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
'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
1950 Barovier e Toso "Zanfirico" Glass and Silver Italian Murano Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
White "Zanfiro" glass
Silver stand
"Barovier & Toso" signed
Perfect condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
David Shaner Hanging Landscape Studio Pottery Suspended Totem Sculpture 1990s
Located in Troy, MI
Hanging landscape by Montana ceramic artist David Shaner circa 1990s
Thirteen stoneware spheroid elements with various glazes and incised details
Strung and suspended by steel wire
...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Daum France Pate de Verre Cactus Flower Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This delicate pate de verre frosted crystal flower paperweight or decorative sculpture is by Daum, France, and was hand-made in the 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely cactus flow...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Archimede Seguso Murano Small Sommerso Blue Glass Geode Bowl, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso triangle geode bowl in dark blue and turquoise blue glass . Italy, 1960s.
A darker blue in the central part contrasting with the edge in turquoise blue using the "sommerso" technique Manufactured by Archimede Seguso and Seguso Vetri d'Arte
A highly decorative geode bowl lovely to be used as rings bowl, decorative bowl or small ashtray.
Beautiful placed with other Murano glass pieces to create a colorful set as shown at the images.
Overall dimensions: 9,5 cm W x 8,5 cm D x 3,5 cm H
Geode Glass Bowl // Murano Glass Bowl...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Candelabre 1960s Made În Austria
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage modernist candelabra, 1960s. Geometric iron and metal work. Holds 4 candles. Dimensions: 26W x 23H x 6D cm.Labeled Made in Austria.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Kinetic Balancing Man Sculpture by Strauss, 1970’s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Curtis Jere style Brutalist tabletop or book shelf counter balance sculpture constructed of welded metal and nails. This kinetic t...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Faceted Rosewood Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish modern Faceted rosewood vase.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we tak...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Monkey Ape Rattan Wicker Hanging Figure 1970s, France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a 1970s Vintage Boho Figurative Animalia Wicker Rattan Monkey ape hanging figure in the style of Mario Lopez Torres. This French Animalia vintage 1960s-1970s woven wicker...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
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
Biomorphic Carved Serenity Totem Still Stand No67 by NONO, Escalona Crafted
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Barovier & Toso Brass and Murano Glass Picture Frame, Italy, 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant Murano glass frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1950.
The hand-blown Murano glass has been twisted and moulded in the Torchon to create a thick ribbed pattern.
Beautiful gilded ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Vase Mid Century Green/ Yellow, Italy, circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, large Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase out of the renown glass art workshops of Sommerso in Venetia. Artfully made in Italy around 1960/70 this lovely shaped glass va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Daum France Crystal Vase
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum Nancy France designed and crafted this lovely tall crystal vase circa 1970. This typical Daum classic design boasts elegance and timelessness. The etched Daum signature is on th...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, starfish, seaweeds, garlic.
Nautical style.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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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