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
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Pair of 3 Foot Tall Solid Brass Ballerina Dancers Sculptures Figurines Statue
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of 3 Foot Tall Solid Brass Ballerina Dancers Sculptures Figurines Statue
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Lucie Rie 'Austrian/British, 1902-1995' Squeezed Oatmeal Glazed Pottery Bowl
By Lucie Rie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware oatmeal glazed bowl with small crater and speckled inclusions with a wavy rim with a fine manganese glazed edge by Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995) dating from aroun...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Frantisek Vizner, Sklo Union Czech Art Glass, the Maze', a Good Art Glass Vase
Located in London, GB
Frantisek Vizner, Sklo Union Czech art glass.
The Maze'. A good Mid-Century Modern art glass vase.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vintage Hand Blown Italian Murano Style Purple Glass Swirl Compote Candy Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hand Blown Italian Murano Style Purple Polish Glass Swirl Compote Candy Dish. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 8.5" Diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Multicolor Murrine Italian Art Glass Bowl by Dino Martens Avem
By Dino Martens
Located in Barcelona, ES
Colorful handblown Murano glass flower bowl with silver and gold flecks by Dino Martens. Italy, 1960s
This eye-catching large bowl is full of details. The interior part in shades of ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Anthropomorphic Sculpture, Hand-Carved Wood Owl, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Anthropomorphic Sculpture, Hand-Carved Wood Owl, France 1970s.
The sculpture was made by French artist François Blanquet.
This owl sculpture, created in the 1950s, is carved from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Oak
Handcrafted Jewelry Box by Bay Area Artist Dean Santner c.1970
By Dean Santner
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Original studio, handcrafted wood jewelry box by California woodworker, Dean Santner. Expertly crafted in walnut. Pull out center drawer lined in purple felt.
CREATOR Dea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Felt, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Souvenir Building Architectural Model Berlin Bear, Metal Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. This item was bought as a souvenir in Berlin and was made in the mid-20th c...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1970s Gorgeous Photo Frame in Silver Plated. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Photo Frame in Silver Plated. Made in Italy
The item is in excellent condition .
Photo size is 5 x 7 inches - cm 13 x cm 18 H cm
Dimension
6,29 x 2,75 x 8,66
cm 16 x 7...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Carl Aubock II Vase Decanter with Brown Leather Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimalist Mid-Century Modern vase or decanter, "Tuberkulinkolben" designed and executed by Carl Auböck II in the 1950s. This piece is made of handblown clear glass and f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Glass
Giant Vase or Ice Bucket in Murano Glass, Barovier & Toso style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Very large vase in Puligoso glass with four vertical applications Morise with 24K gold leaf embedded.
The Puligoso finish is extremely well executed with small bubbles allover the gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Art Glass Centerpiece by Studio Glass Artist Horst Stauber 1994
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Art Glass Centerpiece by Studio Glass Artist Horst Stauber 1994
Large studio glass bowl designed and manufactured by Horst Stauber i...
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Arabia Enamelware Bowl, Tatti Mushroom Pattern by Esteri Tomula, Kaj Franck
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Arabia Enamelware Bowl, Tatti Mushroom Pattern by Esteri Tomula, Kaj Franck.
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Metal
H+F Denmark Big 8" Teak Mouse Sculpture With Leather Ears & Tail
By Lisa Larsen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fantastic oversized Solid Teak Wood & Leather Mouse by H+F Denmark. It has an untouched original patina; one ear has a fold, and the tip of the nose has a little nick.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Teak
Large Spanish Urn Jug Vessel in Green Terracotta, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large jug or vessel in green unglazed terracotta. Catalonia, Spain, 1950s
This outstanding jar vase has engraved dot details thorough the body and beautiful egyptian decor...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Maitland-Smith Bronze and Mother of Pearl Turtle Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming vintage turtle sculpture or object of art crafted in bronze with a mother of pearl shell. Signed Maitland-Smith on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Glass Horse Sculpture by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf, Sweden 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a mid century horse figurine, made of full lead crystal, designed by Bengt Edenfalk for the Swedish brand Skruf. Skruf is a Swedish...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Gustav Spörri for Ziegler Schaffhausen Studio Pottery Vase, 1959
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A striking studio pottery vase by Swiss ceramicist Gustav Spörri for Ziegler Schaffhausen, dated 1959. This hand-thrown ceramic vase features a unique monochrome sgraffito decoration...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Tim Keenan Ceramic Vase
By Tim Keenan
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Tim Keenan Ceramic vase, 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Signed Plaster Drargon Gargoyles
Located in Faversham, GB
An intriguing pair of painted plaster gargoyles in wonderfully worn shades of green.
The gargoyles used to hang from small hooks to the base of each so ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paint
French Mid-Century Molded & Polished Crystal Vase, 'Ingrid' by Lalique, c. 1964
By Lalique, Marc Lalique
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless French Midcentury Modern Molded, Satin / Frosted and Clear Crystal heavy glass vase, model "Ingrid" designed by Marc Lalique France, circa 1964. The work is b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Pineapple Sculptural Solid Brass Letter Opener
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Pineapple Solid Brass Letter Opener
7.75 long x 1 w x .13 thick
Original vintage preowned condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Black, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal netter box, ceramic, stripes, orange, black and yellow, signed. Small scale ceramic lidded box decorated with angled planks, glazed an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century gilded wooden painting frame, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960 / Painting Frame / wood / Mid-century / Vintage
Decorative wooden gilded painting frame in baroque style. Crafted in wood in the 1960s in Belgium. With beautiful clas...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Italian Green Glass Vase
By Empoli
Located in Houston, TX
Italian green glass vase by Empoli, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-19th Century Amber Apothecary Glass Bottle with Lid
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-19th century amber apothecary glass bottle with lid. By unknown manufacturer from France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a bea...
Category
1890s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of green, brown, cream and blue; the pair measure 12" W x 8....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe", 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Brass with a red faux leather cover
Still working
On the face of the it states that it has two jewels.
Measures: Open: Height 8cm x wide 7 cm x deep 8 cm
Closed: Height 3cm x wid...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Large Optical Glass on Foot
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted Optical details
The large, usable vase provides a solid form suitable for a few tall flowers...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Green Lava Glaze Bowl with Original Paper Label
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped footed bowl was wheel thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Large Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barbara Hepworth Style Carved Marble Organic Abstract Garden or Yard Sculpture
By Hans Arp, Isamu Noguchi
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Barbara Hepworth large organic biomorphic form hand-carved white marble garden - landscape sculpture with beautiful natural moss patina This sculpture also resembles ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré
Manufactured by Cassina
ASIAN TRANSPARENCIES
A blown glass vase designed by Charlotte Perriand in the 1940s.
Made of mould-blown glass, t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
8.5 Inch Abraham Palatnik Lucite Giraffe Sculpture - Op Art CLOSING SALE
Located in Warrenton, OR
8.5 Inch Abraham Palatnik Lucite Giraffe Sculpture - Op Art. CLOSING SALE
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This Palatnik giraffe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Val Saint Lambert Cobalt Blue Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert cobalt blue crystal vase cut-to-clear, the 1950s
By Val Saint-Lambert
Weight Crystal: 0.6 KG
Beautiful Val Saint-Lamb...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1970s Black and White Craquele Ceramic Vase by Jasba Keramik
By Jasba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An awesome 1970s black and white crackle/fat lava glazed vase by Jasba Keramik of Germany. A straightforward and minimalist form turned all the way up with a stunning glaze!
In g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Style Glass Vase with Silver Mounts, Portugal Antique
By Topazio
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful gorgeous tall Art Nouveau style Art Glass cylinder shaped vase embellished with ornate silver mounts that include a large medallion with maiden on center front. The workman...
Category
1920s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Brass and Marble Birds in Flight Seagulls Sculpture in Style of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern sculpture features three birds, possibly seagulls, in flight; The birds are done in brass and mounded on a round black marble base.
The sculpture is not signed, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
ceramano VASE decor etrusca hanns welling west german mid century ceramic
By Hans Welling, Ceramano
Located in Mannheim, DE
Beautiful west german ceramic vase manufactured by Ceramano with the decor "Etrusca", early 1960s, designed by Hanns Welling.
Signed to bottom "168 Etrusca Ceramano W.Germany Handar...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bruno Gambone Italian White Brown Orange Stoneware Vases Set 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Gres Stoneware vases set designed and produced by Italian artist Bruno Gambone in shades of white, brown and orange, production Italy 1970s
Signed Gambone Italy under all vases
Meas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Nude Bronze Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Nude Bronze Sculpture.
This small bronze depicts a surrealistic version of two nude figures in dance movement. It was probably created as a study for a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Large Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vase by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase
Producer:
Dümmler and Breiden, Germany
Decade:
1950s
Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic vase in Germany. Hig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Space Age Modernist Glass Round Picture Frame, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Space Age black glass picture photo frame was manufactured in France. The piece boasts a round domed design with a kinetic effect. The easel and back are covered with bla...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Lucite, Tortoise Plexiglass and Brass Christian Dior Jewelry Box 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and tiny Christian Dior style jewellery case, it is made of Lucite, Tortoise plexiglass and brass.
It was produced in France during 1970s and in its simplicity and eleg...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal "Mini-David" Puzzle Sculpture 4158/10K
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal "Mini-David" Puzzle Sculpture 4158/10K
Offered for sale is a "Mini-David" puzzle sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (Spain, 1933-2006). Miguel Berrocal blende...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano art glass vase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vallauris Unglazed Fat Lava Ceramic Flower Shaped Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in unglazed fat lava ceramic.
Beautiful fat lava ceramic flower shaped bowl in white and brown ceramic with turquoise green, orange and ye...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Grosbeak Glass Sculpture by Livio Seguso for Gral Germany ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Grosbeak Glass Sculpture by Livio Seguso for Gral Germany ca. 1970s
Item e7112
An art glass sculpture of a stylized grosbeak in smoke grey and white opaque glass. It was hand made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Pink Glass Picture Frame Cristal Arte, Italy 1960s
By Cristal Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury Amazing picture frame in pink glass attributed to Cristal Arte.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Omersa for Abercrombie Fitch Leather Kangaroo #1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch leather figural kangaroo magazine stand. Made of top quality full grain leather and is in vintage condition. Pouch can be used to hold mis...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
1960s Swedish Pukeberg Heavy Glass Ice Vase by Uno Westerberg, MCM
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 1960s stunning heavy "Ice Glass" vase designed by Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg Sweden. It offers a superb organic design and beautiful dimensions, ideal for accommodating medi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Solid Brass Ram Figure
Located in Charleston, SC
A handsome plump and squatting solid brass ram figure. Great for display and as a paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Nino Strada for Deruta Attrib. Ceramic Vase, Italy 1960s
By Nino Strada, Deruta
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
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen Baca Vase Egg Shape Denmark, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a rare egg-shaped base designed by Nils Thorsson for the Royal Copenhagen "Baca" series, circa 1970s. The vase has 3 holes on the top so you can decorate it with single flowe...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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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