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
Large Mid-Century Danish Ceramic Bowl or Wall Plate from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century Danish Ceramic Bowl or Wall Plate from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lot of Ceramic Masks with Luster Glaze 1960s Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lot of ceramic masks with luster glaze 1960s Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant, 27 cm high, vase with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern of stylised women. On the base is painted Italy 7862
I have also a smaller and a large o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Robert Berks Sculpture Bust John F Kennedy JFK Miami Beach Mid-Century Art
By Robert Berks
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a rare 1965 presentation award bust of JFK. A wonderful piece of mid-century historical decor from an important American sculptor, Robert Berks. Hi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin, Wood
$1,600 Sale Price
36% Off
Blue and Red Sommerso Murano Glass Heart-Shaped Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent heart-shaped, glass bowl or ashtray in a lovely Blu and Red crystal "sommerso" Murano artglass, that was produced in Italy during the 1960s.
This wonderful piece is a pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Wood Plant Stand in the style of André Groult, 1960s
By Andre Groult
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Wood Plant Stand in the style of André Groult, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece is designed in the style of the selected designer and/or m...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Barbini Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass kitty cat figurine. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. I have owned seve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Floating Pennies in Lucite Cube Paperweight in the Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
Floating pennies in lucite cube paperweight in the style of William Rolfe, circa 1980s. The pice is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.5"W...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional polychrome glazed ceramic totem pole by Marcel Giraud, Vallauris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Exceptional polychrome glazed ceramic totem pole by Marcel Giraud, Vallauris
Rare, large ceramic piece by Vallauris artist Marcel Giraud. The totem...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$3,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture by John Livermore
Located in Peabody, MA
Vintage welded steel sculpture by Acton, MA artist, John Livermore, circa 1970s. Abstract architectural form on mahogany pedestal. Sculpture measures: 7...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Italian Alabaster Marble Sphere
Located in New York, NY
An Italian moss green and black alabaster marble decorative object sphere, Italian Midcentury Modern to '70 Modern design periods, circa mid to late 20th century, 1960s, 1970s, Italy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Modernist Japanese White Pyramid Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Japanese White Pyramid Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Egidio Casagrande Mid Century Italian Hammered Scalloped Brass Bowl 6.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful mid century Italian Egidio Casagrande hammered copper bowl or compote featuring his classic modernist design with scalloped edge in the form of a flower. #47.
Egidio C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Roy Lichtenstein "Modern Head" Brooch/ Pendant, Sterling & Enamel, 1968
Located in New York, NY
"It's the kind of art you hang on you, not on a wall."
Roy Lichtenstein "Modern Head" Brooch/ Pendant. Sterling Silver and Enamel. C. 1968. Made by Multiples Inc., NYC. Overall gre...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Rare Orrefors Sweden bowl in Pink, 1960’s
By Orrefors
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Orrefors Sweden bowl in Pink, 1960’s
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Sergio Bustamante Ceramic Hand with Faces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by Mexican artist, Sergio Bustamante, 52" tall hand with faces - very rare and stunning example of Bustamantes work.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Gold Lacquer Decoupage Turtle Box With Faux Tortoise Shell interior
Located in Stamford, CT
Green and gilt lacquered box with decoupage turtle decoration, the interior lined with faux tortoise shell paper. This is a charming box, my new favorite item. The top, front, back a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Abstract Motive
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Abstract Motive by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Hollywood Regency Brass Asian Crane Bird Sculptures 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of crane or heron bird figurines is made of brass with sculptural, highly detailed bodies. The birds are sculpted in slightly different poses, offering an additional vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Collection of Five Italian Florentine Mirrors and Art Frames
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great grouping of gold gilt mirrors and frames from Italy. Can be used in a grouping as part of a gallery wall or certainly stand alone.
Individual measurements: Pair of mirrors ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
$308 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Italian Fratelli Fanciullacci Attributed Mid Century Art Pottery Sgraffito Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Italian art pottery twin handled vase with sgraffito floral designs in the style of Fratelli Fanciullacci . The vase has a rounded body with a tall funnel shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Set of 3 purple Royal Copenhagen glass bowls Provence by Per Lütken Denmark
Located in Krefeld, DE
Set of 3 hand-blown light purple glass bowls designed by Per Lütken and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen in Denmark.
Size: diameter 28cm & height 15cm / d.18cm & h.10cm / d.14cm & h...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Snake Ornamental Sculpture in White and Gold Ceramic Tommaso Barbi, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Snake ornamental sculpture In white and gold ceramic Tommaso barbi 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ulrica Hydman Vallien For Kosta Boda Hand Painted Elliptical Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Kosta Boda blue art glass elliptical moonflower vase, hand-painted and signed by Ulrica Hydman Vallien. The vase with flower on both sides bears the Ko...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 3 Glass Vase by Emil Funke for Gral Glass, circa 1970s
By Gral Glass
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vases by Gral Glass, designed by Emil Funke, circa 1970. These beautiful petrol colored and clear vases bring a touch of...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Daum France Crystal Owl Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal owl figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely night owl with dimensional car...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Swedish Black Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Livio Seguso for Bisazza, Massiccio Fish with Rainbow Canes 1993 Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Massiccio fish with the rainbow cane sequence of Livio Seguso. This sequence was used in several pieces, bowls to be highlighted with lens effect of the piece.
The fish body acts like a magnifying lens and the colors are moving when looking at the piece. See the video.
Part of Livio Seguso production made under Bisazza ownership for a small period of the early 1990s. Livio continued his artist career with the freedom and the free state of mind that came from not owning a company. Similar path of Luciano Vistosi.
Bisazza, the famous luxury mosaic company, continued Seguso models for the first part of the 1990s. Then closed the furnace and continued to focus with his mosaic collection. His masters, Elio Raffaelli...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French Mid-Century Woven Rattan Vase with Handle, 1950s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This charming French mid-century vase is finely crafted from woven rattan, dating to the 1950s. The piece features an elegant baluster shape with a flared neck and an integrated hand...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage French Studio Pottery Vase By Gustave Reynaud For Atelier Le Murier
Located in Bristol, GB
MID CENTURY CERAMIC VASE
Made from glazed earthenware in the form of a stylised female figure with handpainted decoration.
By renowned French potter Gustave Reynaud (1915-1972) who...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Earthenware
Walter Bosse candle holder shows a elephant vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse candle holder shows a elephant vienna around 1950s
Original condition
The candle is only for the photoshoot. ( not for sale )
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Jewelry Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wooden Box, Suitcase, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In fair condition
new painted
only for decoration
have damages and scratches.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Russian Ceramic Polar Bear Figurine from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Russian ceramic sculpture depicting a polar bear, made in the 1950s
Ø cm 11 h cm 11
Russian ceramics boasts a rich and long history dating back to t...
Category
1950s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$333 Sale Price
20% Off
Giant massive Murano Glass Rose Vase or Ice Bucket. Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Unique
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This large vase features a Cordone a Fenicio finish. It has a big spiral bead that is pulled vertically to form decorative festoons. This technique, known as Fenicio, was first seen on Phoenician glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Bronze Crane Life-Size Animal Sculpture Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern bronze crane, Animal Sculpture with stylized legs & feet.
Made in the USA in the late 1970s.
A beautiful animal sculpture for indoor and outdoor.
O-511-335
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Classic Rosenthal Turnus 24 % Lead Crystal Glass Vase Vessel Studio Line Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal Turnus Geometric Lead crystal glass vase, Vessel by Rosenthal Studio Line made in Germany.
Marked with black foil label Rosenthal classic, 24% lead-cryst...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970's.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaeger-LeCoultre Mid Century Brass and Lucite Inline Skeleton Clock No. 420
Located in London, GB
A stunning lucite and brass Jaeger LeCoultre Inline Skeleton Clock, with a clean minimalistic design which would look stylish in any setting. The beauty of these skeleton clocks is that you can see the 16 jewel Swiss movement working and watch the balance staff turn.
This delightful Mid Century...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Green, Gold, Chrome, Signed
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Raymor vase, ceramic, sgraffito, green, gold, chrome, signed. Medium scale bottle form vase decorated with an incised green pattern over gold and dark chrome glazed body. Signed on u...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$877 Sale Price
55% Off
Royal Haeger Ceramic Black Panther Sculpture
By Royal Haeger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Awesome Mid-Century Modern Royal Haeger style ceramic black panther sculpture. Beautiful vintage condition with no cracks, chips, or crazing found. circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Articulated Abalone Shell Fish Sculpture/ Bottle Opener by Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage articulated abalone shell fish sculpture / bottle opener by Los Castillo Taco, Mexico, circa 1960s. The piece is well detailed and patinated.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone
$340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Murano Style Glass Vase, Orange White Swirl by Opaline Florence Italy, 70s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative large vase from Opaline Florence, Italy.
In a great swirl pattern, orange / white.
Rare in this design and from.
Height: 41 cm / 16.14 inches.
Diameter: 20 cm / 7...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Vintage German Large Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful german vintage large floor vase from Schreurich Keramik, decorated with green and creamy colour lava glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Sommerso Block "RED"Cube Ashtray Element Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage g...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Blackened Brass Bear Candleholder/Figurine by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller
By Walter Bosse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Viennese bear figurine designed by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller as part of “Black Golden Line" (Austria, ca. 1950).
Composed of solid brass patinated in a black finish,...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Laura Seaman Stoneware Green Glaze Vase, Contemporary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Organic pottery vase with gloss warm blue / green colored speckled glaze. Made by studio potter Laura Seaman. Unsigned. 2020s
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Large Brass Good Luck Elephant Sculpture Figures Over 2ft Tall
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exceptional pair of vintage large scale brass elephant sculptures. One is larger, one is slightly smaller but they both stand over 2 feet tall! Each elephant’s trunk reaching upward, a symbol of good luck. These are beautifully crafted with detail in the modeling. The artist took care to represent the folds in the ears, creases in the skin, and spine on the backs. Elephants are revered by many, but are considered sacred in Hindu and Buddhist religious. The raised trunks are said to bring prosperity and protection to those in their presence.
Smaller brass elephant 20.6lbs
13.5” Wide x 21” Deep x 25.75” High
Larger Brass elephant...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Miguel Berrocal Mini "Portrait De Michelle" Puzzle Sculpture, 1960s
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage mini Miguel Berrocal puzzle element sculpture of the bust of a woman called Portrait de Michelle is comprised of 17 individual c...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel
HIGH-RISE Shoes Mid Century Modernist 1960 Bookends In Carved Precious Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of modernist bookends.
This is a very decorative pair of bookends created during the mid-century modernist period, back in 1960. The bookends have been crafted in the shape of ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,358 Sale Price
20% Off
Bay Keramik Large Sumerian Vase
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century stoneware vase with a handle by Bay Keramik, Germany. Magnificent revolving decor showing Sumerian characters and scenes of life. Measures: Height: 17.9"(45.5cm), W...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vide Poche by Terre de Feu Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vide Poche by Terre de Feu, Porcelaine de Paris – Boxing Glove Design
Unique mid-century ceramic catchall by Terre de Feu, Paris, designed in the shape of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
FORNASETTI Cigar Humidor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wooden cigar humidor box with cammei design on faux marble / made in Milan Italy by Fornasetti, in the 1980s
Original metal label inside
Measures: width 10 inches, de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Arne Tjomsland Modernist Carved Polar Bear Sculpture in Teak, Norway
Located in St. Louis, MO
Arne Tjomsland Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern carved teak Polar Bear sculpture , marked Norway. The polar bear was the first animal he carved in the 1...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Barovier e Toso Murano Glass Mid-Century Modern Vase, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Large transparent turquoise blue green handmade Murano glass vase.
Made with the Bullicante technique featuring air bubbles inside the glass thickness and the Aventurina technique fe...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Design by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Pair of Teardrop Candleholders
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Dansk tilting silver-plated teardrop candleholders in great vintage condition. This piece was designed by Jens Quistgaard and is true to ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid century vessel by Fohr Keramik, in deep purple, mid 20th century
By Fohr
Located in View Park, CA
A large mid century ceramic vessel in electric purple by Fohr Keramik, West Germany 1960s. A vase, a jug, a pitcher - have it your way. Note the unique copper dribble along the neck ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$248 Sale Price
20% Off
“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
A “toutou” in familiar french language is a dog. It’s inscribed “RIEN” on the necklace, introducing the expres...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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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