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
Mid Century Modern Vase by Bitossi Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Mid-Century Modern Bistossi ceramic vase with a stylized crossword design of squiggly lines with block squares in red, yellow, gray blue and black on a white glazed soft textured b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gorgeous Vintage Vase by German Company Krautheim, Selb Bavaria
Located in Bastogne, BE
Krautheim
Collection of Meadow Flowers.
Gorgeous antique vase!
1884.
Bone china, hand painted, gilded.
From the most famous porcelain manufactory in Germany Krautheim.
For sale is a wonderful collection porcelain vase.
Coral color has been around for ages, just like corals themselves, but in the last decade this color has become increasingly popular, as coral color is a very pleasing color to the eye and evokes bright and positive emotions, and often brings a smile to people's faces for no particular reason.
On the bottom there is an overglaze stamp Krautheim, Selb Bavaria...
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Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A set of Two Penguins Sculptures signed, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury modern set of two sculpted clay penguins Mother and Child designed in the 1960s and signed by the artist with RB, black and white glaze. In good original condition.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian 1940s table green brass picture frame
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian green brass picture frame decorated with a twirl metal frame.
Inner picture size 8 x 13 centimeters
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement
Round acrylic and brass table clock from Jaeger-LeCoultre, with a clean, minimalist design that fits into any environment. ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid Century Italian Onyx Marble Boxes
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of trinket or jewelry boxes with a hinged lids. Handmade all in onyx and brass gilded in gold. The onyx has a range of colors from red, brown, yellow and green.
Measurements ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Mid-Century Pointed Oval Shaped Black Enameled Wire and Bamboo Fruit Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century pointed oval black enameled wire, black scoubidou and bamboo fruit basket. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use. Other fruit baskets av...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Marius Giuge (1909-1980) Vallauris-Large Enamelled Ceramic Candle Holder-cir1960
By Marius Giuge
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
Marius Giuge (1909-1980) Vallauris - Large Enamelled Ceramic Candle Holder - Circa 1960"
Large three-light candelabra composed of three coils ending in bobeches, in ceramic with an alkaline white glaze on dark brown.
The object presents remarkable material work with a "sea foam" glaze.
The organic and almost baroque forms of its arms evoke as much brutalist art as the free spirit of post-war French Mediterranean ceramics...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set 2 Blenko Style Mid-Century Modern Hand Made Blown Art Glass Vessel, Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 translucent baby blue Mid-Century Modern handmade art glass vessel, vase, decanter in the Style of Blenko.
Round Vessels blown in clear and light blue Glass.
The Smaller Vas...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Hand Carved Wooden Mother and Child Statue
Located in Redding, CT
Hand carved wooden mother and child statue. Or Madonna and child. Mid Century modernist in style. Nice rich wood patina with intricate craftsme...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Mid-century Modern Fat Lava Red and Brown Stoneware Vase by Scheurich, W Germany
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This fat lava stoneware vase from Scheurich, is a striking example of mid-century modern 1960s West German pottery, captures the bold spirit of the era. This particular piece, model 203-18, stands 18 cm tall, with a mouth opening diameter of 6 cm and a bottom base diameter of 10 cm. Its glaze is nothing short of mesmerizing, featuring an extraordinary blend of colors. Predominantly brown, dark brown, and light brown, the vase also boasts a bright red stripe running through its center. This vibrant red band is the highlight, drawing attention and adding a dynamic contrast to the earthy tones.
The colors on this vase are truly stunning, with the dark brown glaze setting off the bright red central band beautifully. This combination of hues is characteristic of the fat lava style, known for its thick, lava-like glazes and vivid color palettes. The vase is in very good condition, maintaining its charm and authenticity over the years. Underneath, it is marked with "203-18 W. GERMANY," affirming its origin and craftsmanship.
ABOUT SCHEURICH
Scheurich was established by Alois Scheurich and Fridolin Greulich for glass and porcelain in 1928. In 1954 Scheurich KG Keramikfabrik commences production of ceramics with the first electrical tunnel kiln. Animal figures with built-in clocks were highly popular gift and decoration articles in the 1950s.
A fat lava vase is a "must-have" element of mid-century design, and this Scheurich piece is no exception. Its vibrant colors and intricate design make it a standout item for any collector or enthusiast of vintage West German pottery...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Barbini Murano 1950s Blue Gold Flecks Bubble Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The piece ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia Centrotavola "Big Surprise," Italy 2000s
Located in Naples, IT
Gaetano Pesce "Big Surprise " A bowl or centerpiece supported by delicately placed resin drops. An incredible work of functional art. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia.The Edizioni d...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos Marina Poissons from 1962
Located in Greven, DE
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos "Poissons
Switzerland
Brass, plexiglass
Year of manufacture 1962
Dimensions: H x W x D: 22.5 x 18 x 13.5 cm
Description:
The Atmos V Calibre 526 ...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Lars Pagfeldt Figurine Stoneware, "Frog", Limited Edition of 100, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Lars Pagfeldt, beautiful sculpture, stoneware paperweight "Frog" signed and numbered 70/100. Made in Sweden.
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Postmodern Pink Scavo Glass Vase Ascribable to Gino Cenedese, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
Ascribable to Gino Cenedese, it might be designed after Giorgio Morandi's paintings.
Its texture and lines make it look like it's been taken out from a ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens AVEM Multicolor Murrine Millefiori Blue Rim Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural multi-color Tutti Frutti Murano art glass bowl /ashtray attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese. Italy, 1950s-1960s
Zanfirico and latticino techniques in pastel colors and vibrant colors, silver aventurine flecks inclussions and a sky blue rim...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Vintage Buccellati Sterling Silver Square Dishes or Vide Poches
By Buccellati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of vintage designer Italian square dishes or vide poches.
By Buccellati.
In sterling silver.
With a stepped edge and a ring handle to each side of the square.
Each ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Hand Crafted Onyx Cylindric Decorative Vase, Italy 1970's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tall hand-crafted cylindric decorative vase in Onyx.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Bird Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass bird sculpture.
Measures: Width 42 cm.
Height 20 cm.
Depth 18 cm.
Weight 2 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli Pair of Travertine Marble Swans, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Stunning pair of 1970s swan-shaped sculptures in travertine and made in Italy, designed by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Rectangular Box in Wood and Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in wood and chrome in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and beige-glazed unique vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Signed Venini Orange Murano Glass Bowl
By Paolo Venini
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An iconic Venini Murano glass bowl. Signed Venini Italia on the base. Hand-blown in Murano in the 1960s, this piece has an opaque orange core and a transparent surround. Found in a p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Stoneware Table Planter with White Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand thrown stoneware table planter. The planter features a stoneware exterior with a white drip glaze and the interior of the planter is finished in an all over dark blue glaze.
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The pattern is Stambecchi or Caprone (goat), designed by Aldo Londi. A sgraffito and glazed pattern of goats in grey, brown and orange on a brus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vetro Artistico Veneziano Vintage Art Glass Bird
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and stylish vintage midcentury Italian, Murano cased glass bird with a speckled colour and aventrine pattern. The bird stands on a shaped narrow rounded clear glass base perch and has a long slender neck with a yellow glass crop and beak with a wider shaped cranberry colored body cased in clear glass. This stylish piece has an old Vetro Artistico Veneziano paper label attached to the body.
Provenance: Acquired in the UK art...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoise Shell Lucite Round Jewelry Box
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This lucite jewelry box designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies embodies the mid-century modern style with its sleek, minimalist form and use of synthetic materials. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. H...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
20th Century Giacomo Benevelli Chromed Sculture with Wooden Base, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Giacomo Benevelli is an italian sculpture born in Reggio Emilia in 1925. He was the son of Anselmo Govi, important italian painter, meaning that art has always been a current trait i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Wood Spokes Large "Satellite" Bowl by Carlo Contin for MOMA NIB
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage wood spokes large "Satellite" bowl by Carlo Contin for MOMA, circa 1999. The bowl is like new in original box and measures 19"D x 9.5"H. Cool piece! #4202
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Unusual Ceramic Box By Bitossi Raymor, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceramic box by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Italy, ca' 1960's, signed. Geometric design, beautifully decorated in yellow, brown, black.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Great Art Glass Centerpiece by Seguso Vetri D'Arte, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Art Glass Centerpiece by Seguso Vetri D'Arte, Murano
A large art glass bowl designed by Gianluca and Pierpaolo Seguso in the late 1990ties and manufactured by Seguso Viro. Bla...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage French Woven Mesh Brass Waste Basket
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage metal mesh and brass waste basket is VERY utilitarian. 1960's and beautiful scale for an office, powder room, etc. in the style...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Italian Large "Onda" Diamond Glass Vase by Sergio Asti for di Cambio, 1970s.
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful "Onda" glass vase in the large version, signed by Sergio Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio.
In amazing conditions, with no chips, cracks or scratches, the vase is signed on the b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Dark Purple Pink White Swirling Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Venini, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown deep purple (almost black), white and pink ribbons Italian art glass fazzoletto / handkerchief flower vase. Attributed to designer Dino Martens f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Ribbon, Glass
Fritz Hansen & George Nelson Stool Seat Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1950s George Nelson ball clock for George Nelson and Associates and Howard Miller. This clock was designed with Irving Harper in 1949, and was the first among several iconic clock...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Ceramic Ikebana Vase Planter Centerpiece, Japan 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Ceramic modernist rectangular centerpiece Ikebana vase or planter. Great glaze with a textured design on the front. Retains the original paper label in Japanese. Japan, 1960
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gusums Bruk, Candelabra, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
By Gusums Bruk
Located in High Point, NC
A candelabra made of a heavy brass alloy designed and produced by Metallslöjden Gusums Bruk, Sweden 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Seguso Corroded Cobalt Red Vase in the Shape of a Bottle, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Seguso corroded cobalt red vase in the shape of a bottle, 1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Majolica Leaf Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Leaf Platter Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Toyo Modernist Ikebana Two Tiered Ceramic Planter / Vase, Japan c.1965
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Toyo Modernist Two Tiered Ceramic Planter / Vase, Japan c.1965.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Ceramic Vessel, Anonymous, c. 1950s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful vintage ceramic vessel, produced in Sweden, c. 1950s
In good vintage condition consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Clock " Atlanta ", Germany, around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Wall clock " Atlanta " germany, around 1960s
Original condition of the case
Battery operated, not mechanical.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Danish Marianne Starck for Ma&S Vase Black White Sgraffito Negro Tribal, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare Danish midcentury ceramic vase from the "Negro" / "Tribal" series designed by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Søn (MA&S). Made circa 1950s.
The graphic decor is made i...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Los Castillo Silver Turquoise Vase Taxco Mexico Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Los Castillo Silver Metal Malachite Turquoise Vase Mexico
Stamped by maker.
Beautiful Mayan Revival, technique called" Mosaico Az...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Silver
Lagardo Tackett Happy White Ceramic Egg Head Stash Jar Condom Holder 1959
By Lagardo Tackett, Schmid International
Located in Troy, MI
Rare 8.5 inch 1959 Lagardo Tackett Happy Ceramic Egghead Stash Jar Sculpture
Ceramic egghead vessel designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid International circa 1959
Rare smaller size...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wonderful Large Mid Century Modern Murano Seguso Blown Ruffle Glass Centerpiece
By Seguso, Barovier&Toso
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Mid Century Modern Murano Barovier & Toso Inspired Blown Oval Ruffle Form Gold Art Glass Centerpiece
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Hermès Stirrup Table Alarm Clock
By Hermès
Located in Munich, DE
Hermes travel clock in silver plate metal, white and beige dial manufactured with a quartz movement. Very good vintage condition in the original box.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Midcentury Pleated Leather Italian Decorative Waste Basket, Nova Tecno 1950s
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly elegant Italian decorative waste basket or trash can fully made in sturdy pleated leather. This charming piece was produced in Italy during the 1950s by Nova Tecno, clear...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds like a unique and valuable antique.
The fact that this particular box is an antique from the early 1900s adds to its value and collectability. Depending on the condition and other factors such as the brand or maker, it could be worth a significant amount of money to collectors of antique smoking...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, Onion, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, Onion, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Signed. Small to medium scale cylinder vase decorated with Op-Art style onion pattern and glazed in colors: oran...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bay 'Brasil" Vase by Bodo Mans
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A stunning and rare Bay Keramik floor vase finished with renowned designer Bodo Mans's 'Brasil' décor (1958).
BODO MANS was born in 1935. From 1949 to 1951 he apprenticed as a window dresser and a decorative painter. He next trained as a graphic designer in Cologne before taking up the study of ceramics at the technical school in Höhr-Grenzhausen (1954-1956). After brief employment as a ceramic painter with Keto Keramik, he took a temporary job at the Madoura company in Vallauris, a small community in southeastern France bordering the resort town of Antibes. The Madoura workshop is famously where Picasso realized his ceramic designs while living in Vallauris (1948-1955).
Following his 1957 return to Germany and a short stint with Ruscha Keramik...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Concave Rose Gold Mirror
Located in London, GB
Impressive pink gold concave mirror with brass wall bracket
other colors are available.
Bronze, blue, green, copper
Some colours available im...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
New Medium Rina Menardi Mint Cup Shape Bowl
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and hand made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this cup-form bowl or vase stands just under 11” tall and has a dark teal green glaze. Streamlined shape with thin, glazed porcelain walls...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture by California Artist Paul Kasper
By Paul Kasper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Welded steel Brutalist sculpture by Paul Kasper, circa 1960s.
Was purchased from the estate of Paul Kasper.
Biography Paul Kasper.
Paul Charles Kasper was born in Whiting, I...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
A Wonderful French Crystal Art Glass Colored Star Etched Brass Ormolu Box Casket
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Art Glass / Crystal Jewelry Box / Casket With Beautiful Star Pattern Etching Throughout And Brass Ormolu Hardware, In The Manner & Style Of Baccarat.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
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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