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 legendary 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.
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
Period: 1960s
Set Of 3 Miniature Amber And Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 3 Miniature Amber and Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
925 stamped silver.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Harlyk Denmark Multi-Level Pine Candle Holder with Glass Dishes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Mid-Century multi-level pine candle holder with glass dishes by Harlyk Denmark, 1960's. This well designed piece will serve beautifully as a centerpiece and can be used to hol...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Pine
Hanging Pine Chandelier Candlestick Holder with 4 Glass Candle Holders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century pine hanging candelabra with blown glass candle or votive holders by Harlyk Denmark. Hand braided rope with pine canopy. Handsome and stylish combination of wood, glass a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rope, Glass, Pine
Mid Century Modern Kosta Boda Amber & Transparent Glass Bowl, Controlled Bubble
By Kosta Boda
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning mid century modern vintage Kosta Boda transparent and amber glass bowl with controlled bubbles in lower half amber color, c.1960s. The neutral amber and transparent aestheti...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Elephant Figure in the Style of Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Elephant Figure in the style of Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960. The elephant has a missing tusk (pic4).
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Etruscan Horse Bronze Sculpture in style of Frederick Weinberg, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful small scale Etruscan horse bronze sculpture in the style of Frederick Weinberg, circa 1960s. Minimalist and modern, with stunning detailed etchings along the horses body.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Impressive mid century ceramic and clay vessel, 1967
Located in View Park, CA
A large ceramic vessel, mid 20th century. Tones of chocolate and lichen. An exquisite and imposing example of fine art studio pottery. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ship...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Lee McCarty Marigold Mississippi Studio Ceramic Bowl
By Lee McCarty
Located in San Diego, CA
Glazed ceramic bowl by Lee McCarty, of Marigold Mississippi. It retains an original business card that was taped to the bottom decades ago. It appears to be signed under the card, a rare ephemera artifact in itself. Beautiful glaze decoration on a subtle squared off bowl form.
Lee McCarty (1923-2015) grew up in Merigold, Mississippi. After serving in WWII and graduating from university, he and his wife Pup returned to Merigold in 1954 where they co-founded McCartys Pottery...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Emerald Green & Millefiori Detailed Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This unique and colorful Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Emerald Green & Millefiori Detailed Oblong Glass Bowl originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Features an elongated ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s French Bamboo Flower Stand
Located in High Point, NC
Playful and stylish, this delightful vintage rattan flower stand is a find to treasure. Made in France in the 1960s, the design takes advantage of the natural flexibility of rattan t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
Moser crystal vase, Czech Republic, 1960s.
By Moser
Located in Chorzów, PL
An elegant crystal vase from the Czech manufacturer Moser from the 1960s. Very good condition, no damage. Color: red~`orange.
Dimensions: height 18cm; diameter 11cm.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Caramel Glazed Cube Vase By Christine Konschak For Knabstrup, Denmark, c1960
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Rich caramel glazed cube vase by Christine Konschak for Knabstrup, Denmark
Simplistic and effective Danish design
Circa 1960-65
Signed CK Knabstrup and original paper label to base
H...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Cute Baby Shoe Silver Plated Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal money bank. A beautiful decorative item, with nice patina. Made in Europe, circa 1960s. Nice addition to any collection, desktop, living room or children's roo...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Hexagonal Ceramic Vase By Knabstrup Of Denmark, c1960
By Knabstrup
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Hexagonal white and terracotta glazed vase by Knabstrup, Denmark
Rich dark brown glazed interior
Circa 1960-65
Signed Knabstrup to base
Height 4.75 inch, Width 3.75 inch, Depth 3.75...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
mid century VASE jasba model N 312 11 20 abstract decor
By Jasba
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful and rare mid century ceramic vase. Manufactured by Jasba Keramik in the 1960s to 70s. Relief decor in ochre, brown and black. Model N 312 11 20.
Dimensions in cm:
He...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Onyx Marble Jewelry or Decorative Box, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Amazing and rare vintage box made of green onyx and brass hinges, Made in Italy. This vintage box is striking in its amber, green and orange colors. Small cracks as pictured
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Fontana Arte Organic Glass Form Bowl 1960
Located in Munich, DE
Rare blue grey glass bowl, candy dish designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Similar examples pictured in Franco Deboni’s “Fontana Arte” published by Allemandi & C., 2...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Aluminia Danish Art Faience Dish Blue Fantasy Bird by Marianne Johnson, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Aluminia Denmark Art Faience bowl designed by Marianne Johnson. A series of artist faience initiated by Nils Thorsson. Its. Ddecorated with a blue fantasy bird. Model number 143/2884...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Germany W. Goebel Flower Girl Vase in Blue Glaze, 1960s
By A.W. Goebel
Located in Esbjerg, DK
German Figural glazed ceramic vase number VF 22 from 1968. Made by. W. Goebel in 1968. This is the tall version measuring 24 cm in Height and with a diameter of 7 cm (base).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Abstract Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Dish by Jørgen Mogensen, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Dish or bowl by the danish ceramist Jørgen Mogensen. Stoneware with earthy glazes and with geometric relief featuring camels or birds. JM commemorates such Royal Copenhagen designers...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase, Germany 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing the Peill & Putzler Art Glass Vase from Germany in the 1960s, adorned with golden bubbles inside, offers an opportunity to own a captivating piece of mid-century artistry ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Square Marble Empty Pockets, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare light gray marble pocket emptier or ashtray with black and white veins. Minor signs of time.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Silver Plate and Lucite Round Box by Debladis, Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely decorative box by Debladis Paris was designed in the 1960s. The rounded shape boasts a silverplate base and an extra thick lid in crystal clear Lucite. The piece is marke...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Fiber Sculpture Wall Hanging or Room Divider
By Sheila Hicks
Located in San Diego, CA
Fiber sculpture wall hanging or room divider in jute. Open weaving with wood on the top and bottom. Purchased from the estate of an artist who attended Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Jute
Wallåkra, Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Sweden, 1960s
By Wallåkra
Located in New York, NY
A sizeable mid-century stoneware vase.
Impressed: WALLAKRA.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Silver Lion Fish Model Signed by Mario Bucellati
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Silver Lion Fish Model Signed by Mario Bucellati
A fine piece from one of the most prestigious jewellers of the world, this realistic freestanding model is made by and signed Mario...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Roberto Rigon chimney vase for Bertoncello Ceramiche D'Arte - Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful Italian Chimney vase by designer Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche d'Arte. The company is most famous for modern, sculptural, organic shapes that often feature rounde...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and unusual ceramic floor vase from the 1960s.
The color combination with the blue-green and silver-black glaze is particularly successful.
Wonderful design and a spec...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Arne Tjomsland Style Carved Cedar Bear Cub Sculpture - Cerd Canada
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century - in the style of Arne Tjomsland - Norway, hand carved bear cub figure sculpture made from cedar and artist signed CERD Canada. Light scuffs, water stain.
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cedar
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
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Millifiori & 24 Karat Gold Flecked Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Millifiori & 24 Karat Gold Flecked Glass Plate is Signed Schiavon and originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Featuring a st...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Sculpture , 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in VALENCIA, ES
The Bitossi ceramic rooster designed by Aldo Londi is indeed an iconic piece of Italian pottery from the 1960s. Aldo Londi was a prominent designer for the Bitossi Ceramiche company,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Form - Surrealist Entity in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1960s sculptural surrealist figurine/ornament in partially glazed and hand-painted ceramic. An abstract form based upon an ovoid main shape. The main color is mustard and the appli...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Bohemian Crystal Vase, Czech Repubilc, mid 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal heavy vase made in Czech Republic by Chribska Sklarna in around 1960s. Preserved in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 28 cm / width 17 cm / depth 16 cm
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Large Vintage Crimson Hand-Blown Glass Vase, Empoli, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Empoli, Italy, 1960s.
This vase is made in crimson and transparent hand-blown glass and has a drinking glass shape.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight trac...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Round Speckled Earth Tone Ceramic Vase w/ Tapered Neck
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully formed and materially sensitive Mid-Century Modernist Round Speckled Earth Tone Ceramic Vase W/ Tapered Neck originates from the United States, Circa 1960. Features ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green Crystal Vase, Poland, Mid 20th century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal, green vase. Origin: Poland in the 1970s.
Good condition, slight damage on the edge visible in the photo.
Dimensions: 25 x 13 cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Potterij Jaap Ravelli (attr) Large Tan Mid-Century Dutch Ceramic Jug or Vase
By Ravelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Mid-Century Dutch ceramic jug attributed to famed post war ceramicist Jaap Ravelli for Potterij Jaap Ravelli. Handsomely textured and beautifully realized design that is in goo...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Anthony Gold Leaf Vase Freeman McFarlin Pottery El Monte, California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Anthony Gold Leaf Trumpet Bud Vase Pottery
Freeman McFarlin Pottery El Monte, California
11.25 h x 3.75 diameter
Stamped Anthony USA #572
Vase interior is glazed green.
Preow...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Stoneware Ikebana Footed Planter Vintage Mid-Century 1960s Bonsai
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small stoneware planter. Two glaze chips or loss, one on each rectangular foot, quite small, pictured. Retains partial label.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Lidded Jar for Rosenthal Netter, circa 1965
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Lidded Jar for Rosenthal Netter, circa 1965
retains the original Rosenthal Netter label on the bottom
"great color and size"
some small chips. lid fits a little loose
"Rose...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Sculptural Ikebana Ceramic Vase, circa 1965
By Toyo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculptural Ikebana Ceramic Vase
circa 1965
double "spout"
great color, glaze and size
"have not been able to find another example"
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aksel Hansen Surrealist Entity in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1960s sculptural surrealist figurine/ornament in partially glazed and hand-painted ceramic. An abstract form based upon an ovoid main shape. The main color is mustard and the appli...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Burgundy crystal vase, Poland, 1960s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Burgundy crystal vase, Poland, 1960s. Very good condition, no damage.
Dimensions:
height: 35cm
diameter: 14cm
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Organic Handblown Transparent Murano Glass Sculpture signed Salviati
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
This minimal yet effortlessly stunning Mid-Century Modernist Organic Hand-Blown Transparent Murano Art Glass Sculpture is signed Salviati and originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Featu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Emil Milan Tri-Footed Long Bowl in Bissilon, Honduras, c. 1964
By Emil Milan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tri-footed Mask Bowl in hand-carved bissilon by Emil Milan. This design, whose underside appears as a tribal mask, was one of several conceived by Milan and Joyce Anderson for the ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Signed By Thomas Mtasa Malachite Stylized Hippopotamus with Infant
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed By Thomas Mtasa with stylized Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Vintage Inuit Malachite Carving Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Kg 14
The piece is in Very Good and original condit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Aksel Hansen Surrealist Ornament in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1960s sculptural surrealist ornament in partially glazed and hand-painted ceramic. An abstract form or being ovoid in its main shape. The main color is mustard and the applied glaz...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hanging Mid Century Fiber and Wood Kinetic Sculpture 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Hanging mid-century fiber and wood kinetic sculpture. Unsigned, 1960s
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Chribska Glasswork, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful vintage art glass bowl made by the famous Chribska Glasswork in former Chechoslovakia in the 1960s. There is an engraved mark '1414' a...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Ice Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Humppila, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Handblown midcentury blue/clear vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1960s for Humppila.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Aksel Hansen Surrealist Entity in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1960s sculptural surrealist entity in partially glazed and hand-painted ceramic. An abstract form based upon an ovoid main shape. The main color is mustard and the applied glaze ol...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Adnet (attr) Black Leather Waste Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, Mid-Century, black leather wrapped waste basket attributed to Jacques Adnet. Handsomely designed with white stitching and a brown inner liner this basket is perfect for a ch...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Hunting Scene Brass, Silver & Stone Inlay Box by Salvador Teran
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely reserved Mid-Century Modernist Brass, Silver, and Stone Inlay Box with Hunting Scene originates from Mexico by the artist Salvador Teran, Circa 1960. Features a dyna...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Silver, Brass
Matthieu Mategot for Artimeta (attr) Black Enameled Waste Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, Mathieu Mategot attributed round perforated black enameled metal wastebasket. Modern styled minimalist basket with diamond shaped perforation in original condition with ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Midcentury light blue ceramic vase, France 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century Light Blue ceramic vase
France 1960s
H 23 cm - Diam 20 cm
Conditions: as good as new. No defects
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Desimone Hand Painted Art Pottery Vase, Vessel with Handles Circus Horses Italy
Located in Miami, FL
A glazed and colorful Giovanni Desimone hand painted pottery vase or vessel, circa 1969 from Italy.
The painting depicts two men on horses riding in a circus arena and people applaud...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Hanns-Peter Krafft Wool Sheep Sculpture for Meier - circa 1970s
Located in Hasselt, VLI
The Hanns-Peter Krafft Wool Sheep Sculpture, an early edition with plenty of vintage charm, was crafted for the German Company Meier. Handmade, this sculpture showcases unique charac...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wool, Wood
Mid-century Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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