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
20th Century Finnish Set of Thirteen Vintage Candle Holders by Timo Sarpaneva
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern set of thirteen Finnish Ljusstakar, candle holders made of hand blown molded glass, designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Festivo - Iittala, in good condition. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1960s Blue Scalloped Planter Pot Hand Painted Portugal
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Portugal Planter Pot Scalloped Hand painted Blue and White
11 h x 12 diameter
Preowned vintage condition discoloration
Refer to all listed images
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paint
1940s Gabriel Keramik Swedish Checkered Stripes Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-painted 80 years old ceramic vase with checkered decoration manufactured by Gabriel Keramik in Sweden in the 1940s. Partially glazed in white an...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
French Decorative Ceramic Wall Plaque with Three Figures by Les Argonautes 1960s
Located in London, GB
French vintage decorative ceramic wall plaque with three figures, by Les Argonautes, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). A refreshingly naive and charming piece depicting three men in olden robes and hats. It is up to the viewer to decide who they represent. This stoneware piece is weighty and substantial and may be hung on the wall or simply allowed to lean against a vertical surface. There's no doubt it is a charming piece by a renowned pair of French ceramicists who created 'Les Argonautes' pottery studio. This piece is signed on the backside: 'Les Argonautes'. It is in good condition. Hanging string on rear. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the artists: Isabelle Ferlay (Born 1917) and Frédérique Bourguet (1925-1997) set up a pottery studio together in Vallauris in the South of France which they named 'Les Argonautes'. Using the local Vallauris red...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pink-Red, Blue, & Clear Oball Murano Glass Fish Sculpture with Original Label
Located in Warrenton, OR
Pink-Red, Blue, & Clear Oball Murano Glass Fish Sculpture with Original Label.
***NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY***
The sculpture still has its label, though very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Majestic Gilt Brass Rooster Sculpture Figure, Set 2, France, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Majestic Gilt Brass Rooster Cock Figurines, Set 2, France, 1960s. Highly detailed gilded brass rooster figurines. Vintage figurines have a classic design and are handmade from natu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply and evenly...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Modern Mary Bolte Abstract Bronze Modernist Figural Sculpture 1950s
By Mary Bolte
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist bronze sculpture by St. Louis artist Mary Bolte circa 1950s
Abstract depiction of two figures in lacquered solid bronze mounted to a wood base
Signed and numbered 18/100
8...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
JANE SACHS - Mid Century Painted Terracotta Studio Pottery Vase - Canada - 1978
Located in Chatham, ON
JANE SACHS - Mid Century wheel thrown and hand painted terracotta studio pottery vase - signed and dated on the base - circa 1978.
Excellent vintage condit...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Venini vase Colletti series 70’s
Located in bari, IT
Colletti series vase in greenish blown glass with two-tone incalmo band decoration designer Alessandro Diaz de Santillana. Venini engraved signature.
After graduating in architecture...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Green Italian Glass Jar by Empoli, 1960s
By Empoli
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hooped in shape this emerald-colored lidded jar or trinket was manufactured and designed at Empoli in Italy during the late 1950s or early 1960s. It is composed of a cased outer glas...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
15 Inch Loet Vanderveen Bronze Monkey Sculpture, Signed & Numbered 425/750
Located in Warrenton, OR
15 Inch Loet Vanderveen Bronze Monkey Sculpture, Signed & Numbered 425/750
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This sl...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Onyx and Marble Desk Accessory, Box, Pen Holder, Ruler, 3 pc
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare functional 1960s Mid-Century modernist desk accessories set crafted in Italy in the 1960s. The set comprises three pieces: a pen holder, a box, and a ruler. The refined shape ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Bay by Bodo Mans West Germany Art Pottery Pair of Ceramic Vases, 1950s
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Valencia, VC
A very elegant pair of twin vases, crafted by Bay Keramik and designed by Bodo Mans in the 1950s, that embody the charm and innovation of mid-century West German ceramics. These peti...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early Gary McCloy Ceramic Vessel with Wooden Stopper, Signed, 1967
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage American art studio pottery vessel or jar with wooden stopper features abstract hand-painted decor in black, brown, and muted orange palette on speckled off-white background...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Abstract Murano Glass Vase by Fratelli Toso in Yellow and Green, c. 1980
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage handblown art glass vase with unique organic form attributed to Fratelli Toso, Italy. The special glassblowing technique showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of this Murano ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Modern Large Ceramic Bowl Rörstrand AXK Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful largest model of the AXK bowl manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Gunnar Nylund.
The bowl has a wonderful glaze and it lifts the shape of the bowl to a won...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Maitland Smith tessellated stone box with bronze figural lizard handle
Located in Winnetka, IL
A vintage 1970s fffstessellated stone box having a verdigris figural bronze lizard handle by Maitland Smith. All in the Hollywood Regency taste.
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Bronze
1950's Dino Martens For Aureliano Toso "Oriente" Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1950's Italian blown Murano glass bowl from the Oriente collection by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. The multi-color bowl has a rounded triangular shape and has copper applicatio...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Walter Bosse Vintage Brass Hand Ashtray for Herta Baller
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
This elegant and heavy ashtray by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller (Model 844) is an original Austrian Mid-Century piece of sculptural character. The object...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Duck Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two ducks made of wood. Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern West German Vase by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern West German Vase by Raymor
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 8 MC Square Clear Lucite Napkin Holders and Salt Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 8 piece set of Mid-Century Modern lucite napkin holders. These novelty vintage pieces also perform as individual salt and pepper shakers...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Lagardo Tackett Ceramic Fish Glazed Platter, circa 1955
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
An iconic ceramic Fish platter designed by LaGardo Tackett, circa 1955.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brass Barometer by Barigo Germany, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish pocket watch shaped barometer in a solid brass outer case, silver dial, concave glass front and a showcase mechanical movement. Designed in Germany during the 1960'erne. Th...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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. ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rude Osolnik Signed Mid-Century Modern Spalted Wood Turned Vessel Bud Weed Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned weed vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, with the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The vase is made from spalted wood (hard to make out the exact wood on the base) and features highlighted wood grain and shades of dark and light areas. It is signed "Osolnik Originals" and "Spalted ...." by the Osolnik on the base.
A gorgeous and engaging gem of a piece that clearly makes an impact. Would be a great addition to any Midcentury Modern or wood-turned collection or make for an eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting, midcentury or otherwise.
Osolnik's work can be found in such permanent collections as:
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Atlanta's High Museum
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
The Yale Museum
The Speed Museum
The Kentucky History Museum
The Mayo Clinic...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Murano Barbini White Black Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Artglass Bowl Sjogras by Goran Stroemgren for Art Glassworks Urshult Sweden
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Artglass Bowl Sjogras by Goran Stroemgren for Art Glassworks Urshult Sweden
A rare 'Sjogras' (seegras) art glass bowl in Graal technique designed by Goran Stromgren for Konstglashyt...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Modern Frank Studio Stoneware Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Midcentury modern ceramic vase handmade by Frank Rasmussen in his studio Frank Keramik Denmark in the 1960s. Blueish gray glaze with golden caramel specks over and around the raised ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Vase by Otto Brauer, Holmegaard, Classic Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Otto Brauer white glass vase for Holmegaard design 1959.
Very elegant in it's expression and beautiful , elegant color in white glass.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Art Glass Lime Green and Clear Bowl Catchall Italy, Sommerso, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass object in an unusual design and a pretty beautiful lime green and clear color. A highly decorative piece useful as center piece, bowl, candy bowl or ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Box in Wood, Brass and Steel Tommaso Barbi Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in wood, brass and steel in the style of Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
White Finish Ceramic Horse Head Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Graceful Mid-Century Modern Handmade Ceramic Horse Head sculpture in white finish.
Note the detail like a real life-size Horse.
No Markings found.
A-609-335
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Spanish Umbrella Stand in Leather and Brass with Coat of Arms Detail
Located in Barcelona, ES
Umbrella stand or waste basket bin with handles and decorative coat of arms, leather, wood, brass. Spain, 1960s
This leather, metal and wood wastebasket...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Ceramic Midcentury Bulbous Red Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A striking piece of Italian art pottery with a vibrant decoration.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Headboard with Brutalist Bronze Sculpture by Frigerio, Italy, 1968
Located in London, GB
Headboard with large Brutalist bronze sculpture, model "Aurora" by Frigerio, Italy, 1968.
The headboard comprises a large Brutalist sand-cast sculpture, overlaid on an arc of textured lacquered metal, which has a deep gold finish.
The piece is in very nice vintage condition. We have left the sculpture unpolished and it has a developed an aged patina, ranging from brown to gold. There are minor losses to the finish of the headboard frame, both the arc and the cross-bars. The sculpture is bolted to the bed frame; it appears it could be unbolted and used separately, though we have not tried to do so.
Approximate dimensions:
Sculpture W 173 cm x H 49 cm
Headboard W 185 cm x H 108 cm
Please be aware this listing is for the headboard only. The remaining three sections of the bed surround...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Flavio Poli Seguso purple Murano glass vase with blue yellow insets 20th century
Located in Palermo, IT
Sculptural Murano Jug Shaped Vase in Shades of Pink and Amber glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950's.
Large size.
Vibrant colors in a g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Italian Hand Painted Iridescent Ceramic Vase by Gualdo Tadino from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Hand painted blue and iridescent yellow ceramic vase, made by Gualdo Tadino in the 1950s
Ø 23 cm h 33 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vide Poche by Terre de Feu Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vide Poche by Terre de Feu, Porcelaine de Paris – Boxing Glove Design
Unique mid-century ceramic catchall by Terre de Feu, Paris, designed in the shape of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Faceted Sommerso Vase, Mandruzzato c 1960s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large hexagon shaped red and yellow Murano glass 'Sommerso' vase by the glassmaking maestro Luigi Mandruzzato.
Handcrafted in the 1960s in Italy, utilizing the revered 'Sommerso' ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Mid Century Brutalist Lion Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Brutalist Lion Sculpture. Classic design made out of thick metal wire in colors of black and gold. Supported by a black metal base,
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
CLOSING SALE Murano Glass 4 Leaf Clover Bowl, Reddish-Pink Light Golden, Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLOSING SALE Murano Glass 4 Leaf Clover Bowl, Reddish-Pink & Light Golden, Seguso is believed to be the maker because the design has been previously attributed thusly.
***NOTICE: OU...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Orange Metal Canister Set
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Featuring four rounded canisters, each finished in an orange enamel with a brass-tone trim, this set is topped with a matching lid and a decorative finial. The canisters stack neatly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Bay Keramik Large Sumerian Vase
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century stoneware vase with a handle by Bay Keramik, Germany. Magnificent revolving decor showing Sumerian characters and scenes of life. Measures: Height: 17.9"(45.5cm), W...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Art Glass Vase by Luca Vidal, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Art glass vase by Luca Vidal, Murano.
A large art glass vase handmade by glass master Gianluca Vidal early 2000s. Free formed clear glass body in...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1960's Art Glass Bowl, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Lovely vintage glass bowl. Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbon Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with original "Murano Glass - Made In...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano 1950s Red Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow and clear Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. It is published...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1960s Astonishing Green Murano Ashtray or Bowl By Flavio Poli for Seguso.
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing green and yellow ashtray or bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano sommerso glass. Made in Italy
No chips or other, this item is perfect in excellent condition.
...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Purple Blue Pink Glass Shell Centerpiece Bowl with Gold Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind hand blown Murano shell bowl centerpiece in shades from pink to blue. Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1960s.
This beautiful shell bowl has pink, purple and blue glass case...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Four Vintage Art Work Match Books from Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare complete set of four vintage art-work matchbooks from Boston Museum of Fine Arts, circa 1980s. The matchbooks are in very good vintage condition complete with matches and meas...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Decorative Mid Century Modern Sculpture Sea Urchin or Sunburst by Curtis Jere
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern sculpture or decorative object »Asteroid«, »Sea Urchin« or »Sunburst«. Designed by Jerry Fels & Curtis Freiler for Curtis Jere, U...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Rustic Primitive Hand Carved Goat Bell, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Primitive Hand Carved Goat Bell, circa 1950 Manufactured in France. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Bowl by Alvino Bagni for Raymor Italy
By Alvino Bagni
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This Bagni bowl dates from the sixties. It was made for a luxury Dutch department store “De Bijenkorf”. That is why the signature reflects the logo of this store.
Not only Bagni mad...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
HB Quimper Odetta, Vase with Diagonal Striped Pattern, France, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Balluster in shape, the body of this Art Deco vase is glazed in muted, earthy tones with stripes of angled wavy lines that contrast to its pale gray neck and foot. Signed: HB Quimper...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Spike Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed with spike corners bowl / cigar ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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