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
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue/ Clear Murano Glass Vase, Late Mid Century - Italy ca. 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, decorative mid-century glass vase from the famous workshops of Sommerso Murano in Italy. Elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1960/70, this large Italian glass vase (height: 12.6") impresses with an unusal design and dark blue toned patterns which pull from the beautiful shaped base up to the top. This artfully mouthblown Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Two Flower Pot Plant Stands Vases by Mathieu Mategot Attr., France, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two modernist metal plant pots.
Design:
Attributed to Mathieu Mategot
Origin:
France
Description:
This ori...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$864 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Short Round Midcentury Matte Green Planter or Vase by Floraline for McCoy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Short round green planter by McCoy for their Floraline line. A wide circular body sits upon a smaller green base. All glazed in a matte green hue. Althou...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Carlo Scarpa Venini Lattimo Vase "a Mezza Filigrana", 50s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Turin, Turin
In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory called Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production centre in the lagoon of Venice, Italy. With Luigi Ceresa and Emilio Hochs as investors, they arranged to purchase the recently closed Murano glass factory of Andrea Rioda, hire the former firm's glassblowers, and retain Rioda himself to serve as technical director of the venture. Venini embarked on collaborations with architects and designers such as Cini Boeri, Tomaso Buzzi, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Ettore Sottsass, Tapio Wirkkala, Gae Aulenti, and Massimo Vignelli. The ethos was to "take the Murano tradition of glass blowing and combine it with the French fashion industry's tradition of using designers".
Here you can see a small lattimo vase "a mezza filigrana" realized by Venini on Carlo Scarpa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Multicolor Set of Six Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Elegant set of six handmade Murano drinking glasses with working to "Mace" multicolor.
Murano artisans perform this service with great care and ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Modernist Tripod Japanese Iron Ikebana Planter
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modernist iron Ikebana tripod planter from Japan. Wonderful patina. Includes a flower frog in the original box. It could also be used as an incense burner. Japan, 1950s
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Barovier Attributed Murano Cased Art Glass Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Murano art glass vase is unsigned, but was most likely done by Angelo Barovier of Italy in circa 1969 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is a cased white over turq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbon Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with original "Murano Glass - Made In...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
1980 V. Nason & C Italian Murano Glass Big White Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Vase
Nason & C
Italy, 1990
White and Clear Blown Murano Glass Vase
"Nason & C" sticker label.
Perfect Condiction
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Pottery Vase from Strehla Keramik
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Pottery Vase from Strehla Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs, desig...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century 1970s Italian Terracotta Hand Painted Whimsical Giraffe
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large mid-century terracotta hand painted glazed whimsical Giraffe posed in lying position, made in Italy. In fine original , very little loss to glazing, as seen in the black mane. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Murano Sommerso Glass Large Blue Pink Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Torquay, GB
Mid-century Murano Sommerso centrepiece glass bowl, circa 1960s.
Large sized centrepiece bowl in submerged gradient clear pink and blue colouring.
Offered in perfect condition withou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-century vintage female ballerina sculpture
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage sculpture of a female ballerina. The sculpture has a glossy black patinated bronze finish to the surface. The sculpture is of an elegant ballerina and i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Extra Large Desk Organizer or Letter Tray in Teak by Pedersen & Hansen
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional extra large Danish modern teak desk organizer or letter tray by Pedersen & Hansen, circa 1970s. There are seven horizontal letter trays, four vertical slots and two drawers. The piece has a very light colored finish and is in good vintage condition; it measures 47.75" W x 8.75" D x 6.5" H. This organizer is hard to find and a great addition to any MCM office...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
$800 Sale Price
23% Off
François Gueneau 20th century unique handmade ceramic vase or sculpture 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
François Gueneau
Large abstract stoneware ceramic vase circa 1970
Signed at the base
Original perfect condition
Height 12 cm
Large 29 cm
Depth 8 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bubble Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin for Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
glass vase
Producer:
Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland
Designer:
Tamara Aladin
Decade:
1970s
Original super rare ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Pan-Am DC3 Wooden Airplane Desk Model, Midcentury
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / midcentury large DC3 desk aviation model.
Pan-Am wooden airplane model.
It was in an office of the company in South America.
Very good restored conditions. Slight age wear.
History
Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service on this day in 1939. Pan American World Airways, as it was to be known, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal United States international air carrier from the late 1920s until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.
The history of Pan American Airways is inextricably linked to the expansive vision and singular effort of one man – Juan Trippe. An avid flying enthusiast and pilot, Trippe, only 28 years old when he founded the airline, lined up wealthy investors and powerful government officials from his personal acquaintances in the high-society of the 1920s. However, Pan Am’s first flight was an inauspicious start to its epic saga.
In 1927, facing a Post Office deadline for the commencement of mail carriage, Pan Am had no working equipment for its sole airmail contract between Key West and Havana. Fortunately for Pan Am, a pilot with his Fairchild seaplane arrived at Key West and was willing to carry the mail to Cuba for the start up operation. It is fitting that Pan Am’s first flight would be over water, since the airline would Pioneer overseas routes throughout its history.
Pan Am’s fortunes took a turn for the better in the fall of 1927. Through the heavy lobbying efforts of Juan Trippe, Pan Am was selected by the United States government to be its “chosen instrument” for overseas operations. Pan Am would enjoy a near monopoly on international routes. Added to Pan Am’s Cuba route were lines serving Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. Most of these destinations were port cities, which could be reached only by landing on water. Therefore Pan Am made good use of its “flying boats,” the Sikorsky S-38 and S-40. Flights were eventually expanded to serve much of South America as well.
EnlargePan Am’s fleet of Clippers allowed the airline to conquer the Pacific in the mid-1930s. The flying boats would later be put to military use in WWII.
Just a few years later, Pan Am launched its effort to cross the world’s largest oceans. Survey flights across the Pacific were conducted with the Sikorsky S-42 in 1935, but passenger service required bigger and better aircraft. Accompanied by much fanfare, the Martin M-130 was introduced in 1936, followed by the Boeing 314...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
1970's Daum France Crystal Glass Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
1970's mid-century modern Daum France crystal glass candle holders, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, there is a small chip to one of the h...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Jacques Blin Light Gray to Light Lavender French Ceramic Vase, circa 1960
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin French ceramic vase with iconic sgrafitto decoration.
The size is impressive and the color of the glazes are rare in a Jacques Blin vase. This example is light gray ten...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Murano Glass Glass Box with Brass Detail Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage and rare murano glass box with brass detail. These beautiful glass boxes are treasured objects that stand the test of time with their incredible beauty and craftmanship. Cr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Carl Auböck Teak Bowl with Brass and Rattan Handle, Austria 1950s
Located in München, BY
Original 1950s bowl element made by of solid teak wood and brass loop with rattan at the top for carrying. This fantastic piece was designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s, and handcraf...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed
By Karl Springer, Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Glass Bowl, Seguso, Signed. Large, low, and heavy, artisan hand-blown clear glass bowl by Seguso for Karl Springer in the 1980's. Provenance: purchased directly from th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large Brass Unicorn Sculpture Figurine on Black Wood Base
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Did you now the unicorn is Scotland's national animal? They could have picked Nessie, but went with the most magical creature ever conceived. We're not certain if this brass beast ...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Basket Lucite, Wicker and Gold Plate 24KT Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular basket or magazine rack in lucite, wicker and gold plate 24KT in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Sculpture "Horned Mask" Silvered Metal by Gio Ponti for Sabattini, Italy 1978
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful a silver metal sculpture of horned mask (Maschera Cornuta) designed by Gio Ponti for Sabattini.
Made in Italy in the 1978.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Daum France Crystal Teddy Bear Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal teddy bear paperweight or ornamental sculpture in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely sitting bear with dimensional carving. T...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1950s Sculptural Austrian Organic Bull Horn Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural Bull Horn Bowl 1950s Austria
Unmarked in the style of Carl Aubock
4.5 h x 9 d x 9.5 w
Unrestored Vintage preowned condition Wear use & patina present.
Not perfect, it is ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien "Open Minds" Kosta Boda Art Glass Large Face Bowl Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien "Open Minds" Kosta Boda art glass large vase/pedestal bowl. Made in Sweden and is signed on the bottom. Excellent condition with no issues. No chips, no cracks,...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
1950 Felice Galbiati Italian Midcentury Design Metal Play Card Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen
Felice Galbiati _ Milan
Italy, 1950
Serigraph metal and wood
Very good condiction
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of Seguso Murano Pink Blue Art Glass Bird Figure Paperweights, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching pair of Murano Sommerso Dove Bird figures in pink and blue glass. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Hanblown glass, Sommerso technique: One is made in pink g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Blown Glass
Bitossi Rimini Blue Box
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Intense Rimini blue box by Bitossi, Italy, ca' 1960's.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican Modernist Hand Wrought 950 Silver Letter Opener with Onyx Handle
Located in New York, NY
Mexican mid century modern hand wrought 950 silver letter opener with hand carved Aztec motif green onyx handle. Hallmark stamped underside, 950
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Mid Century Bronze "Gemini" Zodiac Sculpture by Fred Press
By Fred Press
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Rare Mid Century "Gemini" Zodiac sculpture by Fred Press, bronze.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Woven Bamboo 24" Herb Drying Winnowing Basket Tray
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Large vintage Chinese 24" wide hand-woven bamboo winnowing herb drying basket tray with bentwood rim.
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Ceramic Cat with Green Glass Eyes - Italy - Circa 1980's
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage ceramic cat with green glass eyes - life size model - featuring an over-all white glaze - glazed interior - unsigned - Italy - circa 1980's...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$560 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique National Wooden Cash Register
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Oak
- Minor signs of use due to age and use
- all seems in functional order
- Missing one key from upper door but the door is not locked
- made in USA
Category
Early 1900s Central American Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by DUGENA in Brass, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass and metal.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rosenthal Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Sculptural White Ceramic Design 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Nice sculpture in white glazed ceramic. Decorative object from the famous Rosenthal company. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Weight: 0.735 KG
NOTE: We offe...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Grey Smoke Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculptural Freeform Large Grey Smoke Glass Bowl
Per Lütken for Holmegaard,
Denmark, 1960s
signed on the bottom
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Murano Glass Dove Signed by Barovier and Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant dove in handblown Murano glass with gold inclusion.
Signed by Barovier and Toso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Fornasetti Enamel Metal Mahogany Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative matches box with enamel metal portraying a hot air balloon and mahogany wood insert / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1960s
Length: 4.5 inches /...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
Scheurich Large Foligno Vase, West German Pottery 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large sculptural West Germany pottery vase features molded Foligno decor, incorporating bands of stylized flowers, and semi-matte ochre and brown glaze. The inner surfaces are glazed...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Fired Glazed Pottery Ceramic Sculpture of a Wild Boar
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice wild bore ceramic sculpture. Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Vase in Style of Flavio Poli for Seguso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano glass vase was made with layers of cobalt blue, purple and pink glass encased inside of clear glass layer in sommerso technique. Faceted sides give it an elevated, sc...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Abstract Glass Vase by Frantisek Peceny for Sklo Union, Czech Rep. 70s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mid-century modern sculptural Czech glass vase designed by Frantisek Peceny for Rosice works - Sklo Union in 1972. A rather unusual and abstract glass vase from former Czechoslovakia...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$211 Sale Price
25% Off
Original murano glass vase by La Murrina, Italy, 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage murano glass vase by La Murrina made in Italy in the 1980s.
La Murrina is a symbol of excellence in design with unique glass products “Made in Murano”. Thanks to its strong r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$422 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl / Vide-Poche with Copper Aventurine
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl / Vide-Poche with Copper Aventurine.
UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year.
Good vintage condition. We found n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Vase by Strombergshyttan
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and striking Mid-Century Modern vase was handblown by esteemed Swedish glass studio Strombergshyttan, previously known as Lindfors. Created by Edward Stromberg- th...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
"Anatra" Sculpture, Figure of a Male Duck
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Uccle, BE
Blown glass sculpture, multi-color cane rods, carved by wheel. Murrine eyes. This series requires very high skills and were produced in very small quantities....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Pink Murano Glass Block Vase from Cesare Toso, Murano Venezia, Italy
By Cesare Toso
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Pink Murano Glass Block Vase from Cesare Toso, Murano Venezia, Italy, in Very Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Daum Clear Crystal Lamp with Original Chocolate and Blue Shade, France, 1950s
By Daum
Located in Melbourne, AU
A wonderful Daum crystal lamp on a contrasting crystal base with original sculptural shade. The base is a very dark blue to black crystal. The shade ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Fratelli Toso Italian Venetian Murano Millefiori Owl Figurine, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian murano glass Item, made in Italy, circa 1950s. Amber colored, with white, blue, green, yellow and orange glass. No chips, c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Andersson & Johansson Vase for Höganäs Keramik, Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful Swedish stoneware vase with a double handle designed by John Andersson and Alfred Johansson for Höganäs Keramik. Wonderful neutral color palette featuring brown and tan. Wo...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
VTG Gustavsberg Sweden Art Pottery Kennel Spaniel Figurine Design Lisa Larson
By Gustavsberg
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage pottery Cocker Spaniel figurine of the "Kennel" series, designed by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg in the 1970s.
Manufacturer: Gustavsberg, Sweden
Design: Lisa Larson
Marks: ...
Category
1980s Scottish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
beautiful Cute Nickel Crab Sculpture Figure Statue Metal, Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This nickel plated metal crab statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Can not tell the maker or the artist and it is not signed. This particular...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Huge L. Hjorth Horse Figurine by Gertrud Kudielka Danish Midcentury Ceramic
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge stoneware figurine/sculpture of a young lively horse no. 535 designed by Gertrud Kudielka (1896-1984) and manufactured by L. Hjorth ceramic workshop on the island Bornholm, Denm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Mid Century Italian Centerpiece in Hand Hammered Silver Plated Metal
Located in Meer, VAN
Sculptural Mid Century Italian Centerpiece in Hand Hammered and Silver Plated Metal 1960s
This is a superb and large hand hammered centerpiece made in Padova (Padua), Italy, mid-20th century.
This bowl is special in both shape and execution. The basic shape of the bowl with the distinct raised corners gives this centerpiece a dynamic and surprising appearance. The hand-hammered surface and the hand-applied decoration on the inside give it a very decorative quality.
The style of this centerpiece resembles works by the artist Mario Pinton...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-Century Italian Studio Pottery Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Studio Pottery Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, 1960s
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Bee Trinket for Jewelry, Salt Pepper Cellar on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, this charming bee has been later mounted on a lucite base. The wings of the bee open with a compartment that can be used to store jewelry or functional for salt an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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