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
Returnable Items Only
1940s Ercole Barovier Round Lenti Vase
Located in Roma, IT
Ercole Barovier 1889–1974 was the world renowned artistic director, designer and owner of Barovier & Toso the Venetian Furnace famed for its Murano glassware. Ercole became known for...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Mid-Century Oblong Hand-Blown Murano White w/ Millefiori Detailing Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This serene and brilliantly formed Mid-Century Modernist Oblong Hand-Blown Murano Glass Bowl in White with Millefiori Detailing and Translucent Edge originates from Italy, Circa 1950...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Boardman Silversmiths 1
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by JC Boardman & Co. in Connecticut. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and rectangul...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant small box by Gabriella Crespi
Decorated wooden box designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Midcentury tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tankard by Gabriella Crespi
Leather and steel tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Midcentury jewelry box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Marble and golden brass jewelry case designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed
Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury copper and Barovier glass bowls designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of copper bowls by Gabriella Crespi
Rare pair of copper and brushed steel bowls with Barovier glass and their tray designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Vallauris Set of Two Ceramic Pitchers Signed Alain Rufas, 1960s
By Vallauris, Alain Rufas
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Stunning pair of large Brutalist Fat Lava decor fire burned glazing ceramic pitchers created by artist Alain Rufas and hand-produced in Vallauris, South France, circa the 1960s.
Me...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large blue Blenko glass bottle with stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large blue body bottle with stopper . Bottle measures 19.5 tall add 5.5" for stopper diameter 8.75" .
William Blenko started a sheet glass company in 1921, in Milton, West Virgi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Royal Copenhagen ‘Fajance’ vase – Nils Thorsson
Located in Heerhugowaard, NL
Iconic Danish design vase by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen.
This Fajance series vase is from the 1960s. The convincing shape is decorated with a diverse brown and grey toned pa...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lucite Mushroom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Abstract Lucite Mushroom Sculpture. Entire piece breaks down for easy and careful shipping! Free Shipping! Beautiful eye catching object!
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Large Green Blenko Glass Bottle with Stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
William Blenko started a sheet glass company in 1921, in Milton, West Virginia because of low natural gas prices, a major concern for glass manufacturers of the time, which drew m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of French Sconces by Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of gold color hand sconces by Arlus with white glass shades coming from an apartment in Paris fully furnished with furniture and items designed by the most known ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Ice Block Glass "Solifleur" Vase Clear Glass with Blue Swirls German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing German ice block glass Mid-Century Modern "Solifleur" vase, circa 1970s. This heavy glass item in clear and blue glass, outside like ice glass. There is a small hole in th...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Marble and Brass Sculptural Paper Weight of a Dog or Animal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique marble and brass sculptural paper weight of a dog or animal.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Purple and Yellow Faceted Art Glass Vase
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely faceted Sommerso glass vase in purple, yellow and clear glass. Attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso. Italy, 1960s.
Burgundy / purple glass with a layer in yellow glass submer...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass
Pezzato Arlechino Bottle Shaped Vase by Fulvio Bianconi, Model 4319, Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
About the Pezzato arlecchino bottle shaped vase by Fulvio Bianconi
Mouth-blown vase, the model designed in 1950.
This color variant is often called “Arlecchino” by collectors. It i...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Studio-Made Modernist Mobile, Small
Located in Dallas, TX
A studio-made modernist mobile; mustard yellow, blue, opium red. This innovative art form, rooted in the principles of modernism, emphasizes minimalism, abstraction, and the intrinsi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1960’s German Starburst Wall Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
A round, decorative Hollywood Regency wall clock, circa 1960. A large metal sunburst frame in the original finish surrounds a clock face with a glass front that opens. Roman numerals...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Bronze Four Faced Buddha Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool four faced bronze Buddha head sculpture or paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 3"D x 3.25"H. The sculpture is signed on th...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Floor or Table Candle Holder Made of Wrought Iron in Brutalist Design
Located in München, DE
Extraordinary large floor or table candle holder made of wrought iron in abstract Brutalist design.
For three candles.
The great, very high-quality design piece is 60 cm high with...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Nude Sitting Woman Bronze Sculpture by James Patrick Maher
Located in Plainview, NY
A contemporary modern patinated bronze sculpture of a nude sitting woman by James Patrick Maher (American, 1935-2021 ). The figurative object of the sculpture represents the beauty o...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Walter Bosse Brass Poodle Figurine, Lucky Charm, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming poodle figurine, made of brass designed by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. In excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage German Vibrant Blue Glass Tree Bark Vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970. This beautiful bright blue and clear vase brings a touch of fun and fantasy to any room with it's whimsical textu...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
A fasce Orizzontali Vase 'Model Number 4315', Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano
Located in Brussels, BE
Large green blown glass bottle vase decorated with three hot applied red bands (on a white background).
Very imposing by its size of 61. cm, we have not found the similar model ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Macchie Vase 'Model 4321', Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano, 'Italy'
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase in thick transparent glass, one side of the vase decorated with a "stain" forming an abstract design (macchie means stain in Italian), this stain is dark in color, on the other ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of metal and wood. In go...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse Paragraph Lawyer Brass Sculpture, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury brass figurine, displaying a paragraph form the 1950s. Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria. In very g...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Mid-Century Cartwheel Brass Key Hanger, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A wall-mounted Mid-Century key holder / key board, designed in the shape of a cartwheel or wagon wheel. This piece was designed by Walter Bosse and crafted b...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Stoneware Bowl by Winslow Anderson, 1947
Located in South Charleston, WV
Created by Winslow Anderson in 1941 while a
student at Alfred University, it is one of a kind and unique.
Measures: 1.5" tall, 9" wide and 7" deep.
Signed with Winslow Anderson's ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Lucite & Rattan Squared Picture Frame Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of squared picture frames in lucite and rattan in the style of Christian Dior. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The circular lucite photo holder has a ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Lucite, Plexiglass
Moser & Söhne Karlsbad Art Deco Vase Signed with Geometric Gold Painted Design
By Moser
Located in Verviers, BE
Ludwig Moser & Söhne Karlsbad.
Signed: GERMANY
Heavy crystal clear faceted vase with eight facets.
A beautiful example of Post-war deco design and an early example.
This midc...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Italian Cenedese Murano Attributed Art Glass Stylized Bird Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This stylized art glass bird sculpture or figurine is unsigned, but being attributed to Cenedese Murano, and as such, originating from Italy and dating to approximately 1960 and done...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Large Ceramic Vase Hand Painted
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Torquoise Ceramic large vase hand painted in gold 1960.
Large vase with gold flowers painted around the whole vase.
Tiny crack at the bottom.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sculpture Bronze Rolls Royce, Spirit of Extasy
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
large silver bronze sculpture Rolls Royce, Spirit of extasy
we have a pair that was purchased from a car collector
Spirit of Ecstasy ("Spirit of Ecstasy") is the mascot statuette of ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Six Timo Sarpaneva Festivo Candlesticks for Iittala
Located in Vienna, AT
Festivo candlesticks by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala.
One of the glasses glued see last two pictures.
Glass with bubbles.
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Italian marble alabaster apple with bronze leaf, by Ducceschi, 20th c
Located in View Park, CA
A very fine vintage Italian volterra alabaster marble “pomme d’or” apple with bronze stem, by Ducceschi, hand-carved in Italy circa late 1960s. The apple itself is a fine golden cara...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
A Vintage Vide-Poche / Decorative Bowl in Cream and Burgundy Murano Glass 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
An elegant Vide-Poche dating back to the 70s and 80s that can also be used as a large ashtray.
This large Mid Century Modern decorative bowl is reminiscent of something playful and...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Italian Art Glass Bowl with Air Bubbles & Flowers, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hand blown organically shaped free-form bowl in bubble glass. Decorated with flowers in Italian tri-color: red, green and white. It was made in Murano Italy circa 1960-70. Measuremen...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Acrylic
Mid Century West Germany Ankara Decor Vases by Carstens Tönnieshoff, 1950s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
These West Germany Art Pottery Ankara Decor vases by Carstens Tönnieshoff from the 1950s are indeed exquisite pieces of Mid Century Modern design. Carstens Tönnieshoff was a renowned...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Chrome Box
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant cigar box in lacquered goatskin. This box was executed, circa 1960 in light green parchment with chrome parts. Very good vintage condition.
Along with artists like Piero Forn...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Goatskin
Midcentury Figural Store Display Model
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern gold toned figural store display model.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Italian Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Set of Three Ceramic Vases, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Set of three brick shaped ceramic vases of the iconic Rimini Blu line by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche. Hand-produced in Flavia Montelupo, Italy, circa the 1960s.
All three bear...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bob Stocksdale Signed Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Wood Turned Bowls
Located in Studio City, CA
A very handsome, darkly colored set of six bowl by American master wood turner Bob Stocksdale. All are signed and marked ("Mahogany of Guatemala") by Stocksdale. Stunning in any sett...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux.
A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian Murano glass vase manufactured in the 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Vintage Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Surface Pattern Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is profusely covered in gold leaf, with ribbed design. Made with very thick glass. Created in...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aime Tant Et Plus by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Aime tant et plus by Line Vautrin.
Aime tant et plus, gilt bronze box whose lid is carved with a rebus.
The rebus can be deciphered as follows:
M for “Aime” (love in english)
A g...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Cenedese Murano Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Nils Landberg Orrefors Tall Expo Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Orrefors Expo tall tulip vase designed by Nils Landberg.
Wonderful glass with exceptional red color that collaborates with the clear glass.
A beaut...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Spanish Scrollwork Iron Galleon / Sailing Ship Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wrought iron Spanish caravel boat / galleon sculpture. Spain, 1940s-1950s
This sailing ship sculpture was handcrafted in Spain at the mid-20th century period. The ship has a richly detailed scrollwork...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
Mid Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Style Sculpture
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Bronze sculpture on wood base in the manner of Frederick Weinberg. In good condition overall with normal wear to the base.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Michaela Frey for AK Kaiser Midcentury Op Art Lidded Bisque Porcelain Jar, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modern Op Art matte bone white lidded jar of high quality matte bisque porcelain. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful organic dotted circle relief pattern on both lid and body. The interior has been given a white smooth highly glossy glaze. Designed by Michaela Frey...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
French Ceramic Shellfish Ashtray, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
French vintage 1960's-1970's ceramic ashtray by Vallauris in the shape of an orange brown shellfish with specks of gold on the edges.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
1960s Murano Sommerso Candlestick Vetreria Cenedese Amber & Green, Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous small candlestick by Vetreria Cenedese.
Sommerso hand made glass sphere from heavy chunky Murano art glas.
A many famous artists worked for this maker, this particular piece...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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