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
Fantastic Brass, Copper and Enamel Mobile by Cesar Vasquez
Located in Highland, IN
This fanciful mobile is pure delight. Festooned with birds, flowers and leaves, this by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez reminds us of why Alexander Girard w...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Ceramic bird sculpture by Borge Jorgensen for Söholm, Denmark.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautiful abstract ceramic bird by Børge Jørgensen 'no 3800'. Ceramic cock figurine with a glaze by Sven A. Jensen. Manufactured by Söholm Ceramics, ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Artisan Planter Pot Lava Drip Glaze Red Green
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Pottery Red and Green Lava Drip Glaze Planter Pot
10.25 h x 11.5 diameter
Preowned vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Glass Vase, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
The item made of glass. Made in Czechoslovakia. Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$132 Sale Price
26% Off
Toso Midcentury Green "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Decorative Bowl, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent heart-shaped green "sommerso" glass Murano glass bowl or ashtray. This amazing item was produced in Italy during the 1960s.
This wonderful piece is a perfect blend of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Round Brass Bowl Italian Design Classic Baroque Carved by Hand 1950 Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round brass bowl Italian design classic baroque carved by hand 1950s gold midcentury.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Signed Giuliano Tosi Large Colorful Murano Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Large and colorful hand blown Murano glass vase by Maestro Giuliano Tosi. Vibrant colors of blue, orange, green and red that blend with and overlap one another. Raised shapes and textures also add to the unique form of this vase by one of the art forms greatest designers.
From Murano net:
Master Giuliano Tosi, born in 1942, hails from a lineage steeped in glassmaking tradition dating back to 1483. His journey with glass began at the tender age of 12, under the tutelage of Master Albino Carrara. Recognizing Tosi's burgeoning mastery, Carrara gifted him his corteo, an essential glass-cutting tool...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Bengt Orup for Johansfors Sweden Modernist Blue Art Glass Vase
By Bengt Orup
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare mid-century modernist art glass vase was created by Bengt Orup for Johansfors Glasbruk, Sweden, in 1960s as a part of Spontana line. It is decorated with swirling, organic shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Art Glass
Ceramic & Brass Box Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval box in ceramic with marble effect borders and brass handle by Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is stil...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Picture Frame in Lucite, Cane Webbing & Brass, Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
We offer you a stunnig picture frame that fully expresses the glamorous and super chic European style of the 70s.
Made in Italy or France, this splendid piece is attributable to the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brutalist Floral Metal Candleholder, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Brutalist Floral Metal Candleholder, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Style: Brutalist, Mid-Century Modern
Period: 19...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Decorative Basket or Bowl in Rattan, Wicker and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful large decorative basket or bowl in curved rattan, wicker and brass.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Murano Glass Sculpture Fish Italian Design 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Style Italy Blown Emerald Green Art Glass Dolphin on Clear Glass.
Art glass sculpture depicting an abstract green dolphin in an artistic Murano glass on transparent wave base.
Heavy large sculpture and a beautiful and unique piece of blown art fish figurine with unique textures and finishes that create a sense of depth and dimensionality.
Mid-Century Modern vintage hand blown Murano glass fish figure on a clear glass stand and green body.
This beautiful hand blown glass fish will be a great decorative object for a shelf, cocktail table, desk or anywhere in any room.
Dimensions: 12" W x 7" H x 5.5" Depth.
Murano Italy circa 1960s.
Good condition.
No Hallmark, no signature in the style of Archimede Seguso Fish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large Sculpture of American Indian Face
Located in Praha, CZ
- The bust in in good condition
- Wonderful details on face.
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1970s Black Desk Tray Tiered Office Letter File
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Midcentury Black Tiered Letter Desk Tray Office File
Wood with faux leather
Scuffs present around edges.
No label.
15 D x 9.88 w x 7 H
Preowned original vintage condition. See...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Marble Dish Up & Up Intl. by Egidio Di Rosa & Pier Alessandro Giusti, Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
Marble Dish Up & Up International by Egidio Di Rosa & Pier Alessandro Giusti Italy
Designed by Egidio Di Rosa and Pier Alessandro Giusti for Up & Up International. Black Marquina mar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Henry Dreyfuss Wall Clock
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Highly graphic chrome wall clock with classic 50's details. Sweeping hand movement on this wonderful clock designed by one the greatest industrial designers of this century.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
$393 Sale Price
25% Off
French Large Green Majolica Round Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Large Green Majolica Round Bowl or Basket Vallauris circa 1950.
D / 11.4 inches.
H / 3 inches.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds on Branch Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on tree branch sculpture. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The birds are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nino Strada for Deruta Attrib. Ceramic Vase, Italy 1960s
By Deruta, Nino Strada
Located in Naples, IT
Rare single-flower ceramic vase with abstract polychrome enamel decorations attributed to Nino Strada for the classic geometric motif decoration
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Amber Marble Obelisks from the 1960s
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di obelischi in marmo ambrato, realizzati negli anni '60
Ø cm 9,5 h cm 35
Gli obelischi erano originariamente costruiti dagli antichi egizi come monumenti religiosi per onor...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$1,142 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Hammered Metal Tree Sculpture with Uplight, Curtis Jere, 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern metal tree sculpture by Curtis Jere. This tall dimensional botanic floor tree features torched gold brass metal leaves on natural wood st...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad Ceramic Lidded Jar for Nymolle of Denmark, circa 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bjorn Wiinblad Ceramic Lidded Jar for Nymolle of Denmark, circa 1970s.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Berit Johansson for Pauly Murano Vase and Bowl Nasturtium design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Rare set of Singed Pauly vase and bowl by Berit Johansson, Swedish designer who worked and works for top glass maker companies. She brings a freshness of design with her use of color...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic jug by Fratelli Fanciullacci, Italy 1966
Located in Herentals, BE
A touch of Italy, captured in ceramics.
Imagine a sunny afternoon in a Tuscan village. The scent of blooming jasmine hangs in the air, and somewhere you can hear the soft tapping of ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Abstract Teak Sculpture of Woman in Yoga Pose, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tactile and organically hand-carved/tooled figurine of a kneeling woman/woman in yoga pose. It's made from stained/oiled teak. Possibly an African import piece but vintage circa 1960...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
1970s Sergio Bustamante Mixed Metal Cockatiel on Swing Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1970s Mexico Sergio Bustamante Hanging Metal Parrot Cockatoo Bird perched on a Swing.
Sculpted in gold, silver and copper toned metal elements.
Maker signed...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Copper
French Mid Century White Cylinder Vase by Georges Jouve for Steph Simon, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early French mid century white cylinder vase by Georges Jouve produced for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Pottery Fat Lava Vases 285 "Onion" by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of three fat lava art vases
Model:
285
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage vases was produced in the ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Aquarium by Cenedese with Marine Figures from the 1950s
By Cenedese
Located in Milano, MI
Murano glass aquarium by Vetreria Cenedese with double marine figures, made in the 1950s
Ø cm 17 Ø cm 4 h cm 11
Vetreria Cenedese is a name that resonates in the universe of artist...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$835 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife oysters platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of seaweeds, starfish , oysters , mussel
Nautical style.
8.3 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Mid-Century Cranberry Murano Bowl with Applied Dolphins & Gold Netting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early Murano art glass bowl is unsigned and unattributed, but presumed to have been made in Italy in approximately 1950 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. This crimped bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Green Glazed Terracotta Owl Shaped Decorative Bowl / Vide-Poche, Spain 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glazed Terracotta Owl Decorative Bowl or Vide-Poche, Spain, 1970s.
Eye-catching handcrafted terracotta empty pocket in green and brown glazed finish an...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Terracotta
Rare Antique French Majolica Planter Jardiniere with Winged Griffins and Flowers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare antique French majolica planter with winged griffins and flowers, Cache Pot.
Antique Barbotine cache pot, Barbotine planter, jardiniere.
Absolu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$2,593 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Hand Painted Ceramic Lion Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Italian ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s. We have also another big cats for sale, check our products. Only one unique piece available.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$729 Sale Price
20% Off
Max Ingrand bowl model 1639 Fontana Arte Italy 1960 brown
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Behold the exquisite Glass Bowl Model 1639, a testament to the visionary design of Max Ingrand and the meticulous craftsmanship of Fontana Arte, Italy, in 1960. Crafted from thick br...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Italian Ceramic Fruit Basket Topiary Compote Centerpiece
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian glazed ceramic fruit basket figure sculpture. This compote is handmade with the greatest attention to detail. We see this piece on a kitchen counter or table. The basket is m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rhino Money Box Piggy Bank Made of Leather Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage leather made Rhino money bank. A beautiful decorative item in dark brown leather with a small metal lock. I am so sorry that the original old Key is missing. Made in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Brass Spiral Candelabra Set, Danish, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Danish spiral candelabra set. Five separate candlesticks holders with spiral bases that fit neatly together to form a spiral candelabra. Solid brass, 19...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
$877 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid Century California Studio Drip Glaze Stoneware Planter or Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Drip Glaze stoneware California studio planter or vase from the 1960s. Nicely thrown with an incredible glaze. 1960s Unsigned
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Vase Rumba Flora Gouda Holland
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic vase made by Gouda, Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland. Made circa 1960.
Signed Rumba, Flora, Gouda, Holland.
Measures: Diameter 21 cm.
Height 28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Small Brass on Quartz Sailboat Sculpture by DeMott
By Demott
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice looking small brass on quartz base sailboat sculpture by DeMoot, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 4"W x 2.5"D x 9...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Spanish Rooster Shaped Pitcher in Brown Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching brown and beige ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in brown color with fat lava decorat...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Earthenware
Mid 20th Century Silver Plated Quail-Shaped Boxin the style of Mauro Manetti
By Mauro Manetti, Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a highly decorative item, it is a sculptural box that has the shape of a bird, a quail to be exact.
Very realistic in workmanship and size, this box dating back to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Gerald Newcomb Monumental Red Glazed Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Large bulbous ceramic vase in Sange de Beuf glaze with green bullseye abstract detail. This vase makes for a beautiful statement piece standing alone or can serve as a supporting rol...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
New Rina Menardi Canna 1 Vase in Mint
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this tall Canna 1 vase stands over 12” tall. The vessel has a saturated teal green glaze and a matte black interior glaze. Signed on underside ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Persian Style Brass Cobra Snake Candlestick - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Persian Style Brass Cobra Snake Candlestick - 20th
polychrome sculpture - candlestick - India
Middle Eastern Persian-style brass candlestick in the form of a cobra snake with incised...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery "UFO" Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1968
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object, UFO Vase
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
19...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
20th Century Scottish Bronze Sculpture by Ann Henderson
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Exceptionally rare Scottish 20th Century Bronze Statue by the Acclaimed Scottish Sculptor, Ann Henderson RA (1926-1976).
Title: Flowers.
This sculpture was exhibited at The Royal Aca...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fornasetti Enamel Metal Matchbox
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative matchbox with an interior comprised of a metal sliding tray, the exterior enameled with classical gates of Rome / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Decorative Bowl – Copper Aventurine, Blue Sommerso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and vibrant decorative Murano glass bowl by Fratelli Toso, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. This piece features an intricate Sommerso style, with a blue-to-transparent gradi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1940s Italian Wood and Glass Box by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in London, London
This elegant trinket box by Fontana Arte, showcases a refined design that combines luxurious materials and minimalist aesthetics. The base of the box is crafted from rich wood, which...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Super Glaze Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Otto Keramik, Germany 1970s
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Otto Ceramic, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Floor Clock by Howard Miller / stunning Burl Olive Case
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Floor Clock by Howard Miller / stunning Burl Olive Case,, 8-day,,Chimes.. (see video) Tested and keeping perfect time,, Truly amazing original condition.. Hand delivery ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Rare Hi-Lo Collapsible Modernist Bicycle by Cleveland Company MDT
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Hi-Lo Collapsible modernist streamline bicycle by Cleveland Company,, M D T,, Amazing design and condition, bike comes apart for easy compact transport and storage, Retains all ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Stig Lindberg Stoneware Bowl Gustavsberg Sweden 1961
Located in Basel, BS
Unique Stig Lindberg stoneware bowl in a beautiful deep blue and brown hares fur glaze, hand-crafted in his studio at Gustavsberg factory in 1961.
Diameter: 12.5 cm
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Italian vase in red glass Murano 60s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very nice vase in blown glass of Murano from the 60s. Excellent craftsmanship with a beautiful shade of red light that enhances the simple and clean design of the vase drop. Very nic...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Danish Mid-Century Carved Teakwood Bison, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning Danish mid-century carved teakwood bison.
Reportedly purchased from Den Permanente, Copenhagen, in the early 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Den Permanente was a Co-operativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Italian Glazed Ceramic Giraffe Family Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This whimsical yet elegant Mid-Century Italian ceramic sculpture captures the beauty of a giraffe family in a stunning glazed finish with warm, earthy tones and delicate speckled det...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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