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
1960s Miguel Pineda Mexico Enamel on Copper Modern Plate
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Miguel Pineda Enamel on Copper Oval Plate
Los Castillo Maggie Howe Studio Art Cuernavaca Mexico
Signed Miguel Pineda
.75 h x 4.75 w x 3.13 d...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
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
Family of Three Porcelain Sculpture by Howard Pierce
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Family of three ceramic figure sculpture by Howard Pierce. Howard Pierce graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, later moving to California where he attended Pomona College. Glo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
Large Daum Nancy flared vase in bubble glass with lorraine cross 1940
By Daum
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large French vase from the 1940s by Daum De Nancy. Entirely in thick bubbled and blown orange/amber glass. High-quality craftsmanship. Very fine vintage condition, with slight traces...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Pocket Emptier Bowl in violat & blue, rare decorative 60's vase
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass - Coffee table Decoration - Glass Sculpture
For how magical it might seem at first glance, Murano glass is mostly a matter of chemistry. Color is obtained through the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Small Minimalist Walnut and Aluminum Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Small Minimalist walnut and aluminum crucifix / cross, circa 1960s. The piece measures 8.5" high x 1.75" wide and is in very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze Crane Life-Size Animal Sculpture Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern bronze crane, Animal Sculpture with stylized legs & feet.
Made in the USA in the late 1970s.
A beautiful animal sculpture for indoor and outdoor.
O-511-335
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano Sommerso Purple Blue Italian Art Glass Abstract Vintage Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso purple to light blue Italian art glass abstract shape flower vase. The piece has a unique shape with the open top of the vase looking lik...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Colorful Set of Mid Century Pottery Bowls
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mid Century Colorful Set of Pottery Bowls.
At DEZAAK DELUXE we try to find items that are out of the ordinary. With experience over 40 years, we are kn...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Monumental Transparent "A Mugnoni" Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1938.
This is a vase from the A Mugnoni series in transparent heavy blown glass, decorated with prunts containing air bubbles.
It is...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Egidio Casagrande Mid Century Italian Hammered Scalloped Brass Bowl 6.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful mid century Italian Egidio Casagrande hammered copper bowl or compote featuring his classic modernist design with scalloped edge in the form of a flower. #47.
Egidio C...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rectangular Vladislav Urban Glass Vase Sklo Rosice Glasswork Czechoslovakia 1968
Located in Miami, FL
Vladislav Urban, born 1937 Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, is a glass and jewelry designer. Urban, among others, was instrumental in the evolution of Czech pre...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed. Small scale Mondrian box decorated with rectangles and lines and glazed in red, yellow, and black. Signed f...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Murano Art Glass Bowl Catchall Blue and Clear Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or ashtray in blue and clear, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Picture Frames, Circa 1960s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in London, GB
An elegant set of three pictures frames in burl veneer in the style of Willy Rizzo. Completely hand made impregnated with the highest quality wax oil. I...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Burl
Omaggio ad Arcimboldo (Opus 167) by Miguel Berrocal
Located in Uccle, BE
Omaggio ad Arcimboldo (Homage to Arcimboldo) – Opus 167 by Miguel Berrocal.
Patinated bronze sculpture made up of 30 interlocking elements.
From a limited edition of 1000 copies in b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Zodiac Wall Clock by Diehl Electric, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modernist Sculptural Wood and Iron Candle Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing modernist candle holder from the mid century. Iron with solid wood balls. Holds four candles.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Decorative Object Vase Yellow Glass Handkerchief IVV Mid-Century Italy 70/80s
By IVV Handmade
Located in Palermo, IT
Decorative Object Vase Yellow Murano Glass Handkerchief Mid-century Modern Italy 80s. The glass changes from a light yellow to a dark and full yellow at the rim of the vase. It was h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Owl Mauro Manetti Gold Plate & Insulated Ice Bucket Mid-Century Modern, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
1940s original Mauro Manetti gold plate owl ice bucket with metal insulation, made in Italy.
Keeps the ice cubes frozen for a long time as the lid sits tight on the bucket.
Highly ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Brass Jewelery Box by Ben Seibel for Jenfred-Ware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brass Jewelery Box
by Ben Seibel for Jenfred-Ware
circa 1950
"two compartments"
"brass is in good vintage conditions"
"new green felt added to interior and bottom"
"can als...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Small Vintage Bohemian Flower Vase, Czech, Art Glass, Posy Sleeve, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage Bohemian flower vase. A Czech, studded glass posy sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Fascinating vase with a punk attitude to its distinct...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Crystalline vase Snowflake collection V&S gallery , 1980's
Located in Delft, NL
Crystalline vase Snowflake collection V&S gallery , 1980's
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
KPM West German Mid-Century Red and White Textured Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German Mid-Century porcelain vase with a white textured cylindrical mouth and body, connected by a narrow red glazed porcelain neck. (Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur, mark on bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White Ceramic Georges Jouve Style Period Vase, Black Interior, France, 1950, no.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte White Glaze, with Shiny Black Interior Glaze.
Numbered: 6 of 29
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian mid-century modern orange and beige rectangular wall clock, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern orange and beige rectangular wall clock, 1960s
Rectangular wall clock in cream yellow and orange lacquered wood. The structure is slightly domed and rounde...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Decorative Elongated Ceramic Flower Vase by Jacques Pouchain, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
Decorative elongated ceramic flower vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Pouchain. This midcentury ceramic flower vase is elegantly glazed in a dusty lavend...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Kosta Boda "Satellite" Art Glass Flask Bottle Vase by Bertil Vallien Sweden
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Swedish Art Glass Vase by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda. No chips, cracks, or repairs. The piece weighs just under 10 pounds.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Unusual and decorative Dog ceramic box , by Jean Roger
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A unusual and decorative box,
The lid representing a hound’s head, fitting on top of a spiked collar base.
White glazed ceramic.
Jean Roger, France circa 1965
Signed J.Roger. Pa...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
KISTER SCHIBE ALSBACH - Madonna con bambino - Porcellana del 1940
By Scheibe
Located in Milano, IT
Madonna con bambino, porcellana della manifattura KISTER SCHEIBE ALSBACH ,
Made in Germany 1940.
E una porcellana dipinta a mano , in perfetto stato, non ha rotture ne restauri.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
italian Sommerso glass bowl by Luigi Onesto 1960 signed Murano glass mid century
By Luigi Onesto
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Introducing a stunning work of art handcrafted by the legendary artist Luigi Onesto, using the intricate and highly coveted Sommerso technique! This breathtaking Murano glass bowl fe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Supermarine Spitfire Airplane Model, Desk Sculpture, U.K. 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Supermarine Spitfire Airplane Model, desk / counters / sculpture.
Made in United Kindom 1930´s. Perfect Gift for any pilot or aviation fan.
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of vintage Orion candlesticks by Nagel & Stoffi for Bmf , Germany 1960s
By Bmf Nagel
Located in Delft, NL
Pair of vintage Orion candlesticks by Nagel & Stoffi for Bmf , Germany 1960s
Dimensions: 24cm Height, 14cm Depth, 14cm Depth
Conditon: Good
Material: Metal
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Red Gold Italian Art Glass Ribbed Flower Bud Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ruby red and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed flower bud vase. The piece is documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The vase is publish...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage ceramic plate Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-Century Italian pottery plate by Bitossi with Rimini Blue pattern. The outside surface of the plate is decorated with a printed pattern. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic Wooden Dustpan – Traditional French from the Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Wooden Dustpan – Traditional French from the Early 20th Century
This rustic wooden dustpan, a traditional French piece dated around 1940, is a functional sculpture that beaut...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Murano Art Glass Green and Amber Cactus Plant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Italian design, this cactus is a fashion icon of the Italian style, green with a beautiful amber glass vase underneath.
In limited edition, manufactured in one of the furnaces in Ve...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Harry Bertoia Gold Plated Bronze Diagonal Double Tonal Sonambient Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Sculptor and Artist Harry Bertoia gold plated bronze Sonambient sculpture, diagonal double tonal, circa 1965. Two groupings of thin rods at different angles on poured slab of bronze. Purchased from estate of the original owner. Sold with a “Certificate of Authenticity” from the Harry Bertoia foundation, along with a copy of the Knoll letter...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tall Fat Lava Art Pottery Floor Vase by Scheurich, Western Germany, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
This is a beautiful 16-inch tall handled art pottery ceramic (floor) vase in the distinctive "fat lava" style, made in the 1970s by Scheurich Keramik in Western Germany. The vase fea...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase and Dresser Box with Lid, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage majolica bud ewer vase and dresser box with lid features highly textured surfaces with complex teal glaze; the pieces are decorated with abstract flowers and leaves in...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #3
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Large Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large beautiful Sea Shells from an antique store in Newport.
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1940s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
1970s Carlo Moretti for Opaline Florence Space Age Opaline Glass Italian Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare blue and green and white opaline glass vase made in Italy in the Seventies by Opaline Florence. Every single vase it's different from the other ones. The vase it's in perfect condition. Carlo Moretti is an esteemed Italian glass designer and manufacturer known for its exquisite handcrafted pieces. Opaline Florence is a renowned Italian glassware...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Italian Midcentury Rattan Bamboo Magazine Rack, Franco Albini Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Rattan Magazine Rack
Eye-catching handcrafted bamboo and rattan basket magazine rack in the manner of Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s.
This magazine stand features a c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Bamboo, Cane
Large Murano Vessel, 1950’s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano vase in mouth blown art glass. Italian design, 1950s.
Measures: 22 height cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Sommerso blue murano glass vase style Flavio Poli, Italy 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original Murano glass vase Sommerso in style Flavio Poli made in Italy in the 1970s.
The vintage vase is in very good vintage condition.
Dimensions: Width: 5 cm / 1.97 inches
He...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
A Fazzoletto vase in opaline and rose glass with clear glass overlay. It was manufactured in the 1950s by Venini, Venice a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage French Ceramic Zoomorphic Pitcher by Jacques Blin 'circa 1950s'
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic pitcher / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The pitcher in the form perhaps of a proud French coq is in a subtle hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze....
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Brutalist Italian Murano Blue Scavo Vase Roman Amphora Style Italian Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage Murano Scavo vase in cobalt blue captures the essence of Italian glass artistry. The Scavo technique gives it a weathered, ancient look, reminiscent of artifacts from an...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venetian Art Glass Vide Poche, Cranberry Pink and Opal Mauve, Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Stunning, unique Venetian hand blown art glass vide poche. Beautiful cranberry pink interior with light pink opal exterior, creating a luminous mauve shade. The glass glitters when t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vase from the Romana Collection by Hana Machovská for Mstišov, Czech Rep, 1960s
By Mstisov
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique vase No. 53681/14 from the "Romana" collection, designed by Hana Machovska for Teplice sklo - Mstišov in the Czech Republic. Produced in the 1960s. Unique shape and form. Very...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Original Black Sommerso Murano glass Vase by Pagnin & Bon, Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original Murano glass vase by Pagnin & Bon made in Italy in the 1960s.
Pagnin & Bon was an Italian glassmaking company known for producing stunning Murano glass pieces during the mid...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Royal Winton, Grimwades, Gold Glazed Candy Dish with Lid, U.K., Circa 1950's
By Royal Winton
Located in Chatham, ON
Royal Winton - Grimwades - 'Gordon' - Vintage gold glazed candy dish with lid - transfer and impressed marks on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Archimede Seguso Murano Opal Pink Alabastro Fish Bowl / Ashtray, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lovely pink alabastro hand blown Murano glass ashtray or bowl with decorative fish figure. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This ashtray is finely executed in opalescen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Lavender Glass Ashtray / Bowl - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century Murano lavender glass ashtray or bowl - fine quality - consistent color - polished flat base - unsigned - Italy - circa 1950's.
Excellent ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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