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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Period: 1960s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Vintage Leather Boxer Dog, Germany, 1960s
By Deru
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful handmade leather boxer dog figurine, preserving its beautiful original patina from the 1960s. Upon further investigation, we discovered that this type of animal was manufac...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
$573 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos Watch
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos Watch
Atmos VI
Table clock It works correctly. perpetual motion
It has caliber 528 (1958-1968)
The dial is square
Materia...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rare Vallauris Tile Wall Hanging Tableau with Flowers France 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vallauris wall mounted decoration tiles handcrafted and signed. Beautiful decor of summer flowers glazed tiles in bright colors orange, yellow, blue, gray and red, all signed by Vall...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
$926 Sale Price
64% Off
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
Beautiful set of Danish mid-century modern hand blown aqua blue glass vases designed by...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Signed Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Chester, PA
Original Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
Signed with brass tag on edge of base as well as original label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
1960's Modernist Porcelain Vases Collection by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Stunning collection of 5 1970's Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain vases collection by various designers, in good vintage condition with minor wear and patina.
They are all diff...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1960's Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Large Teak Salad Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1960's Mid-Century Modern Jens Quistgaard designed for Dansk large teak salad bowl, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Vintage French Decorative Tall Vase by Albert Thiry 'circa 1960s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Mid-century decorative tall vase by Albert Thiry (circa 1960s). A gentle creamy-white glaze encompasses the exterior of the tall vase (it could also be used as an umbrella holder) to...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Thailandia, Stripes, Orange, White, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Thailandia box, ceramic, orange, white, brown, stripes, signed. Hard to find small scale lidded box from Aldo Londi's Thailandia series with a top glazed in orange, mint gree...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Forssell, Candle Sconces, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three candle sconces designed by Pierre Forssell and produced by Skultuna, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions: 19.25” H x 1.5” W x 3.25” D
Dimensions of back plate: 13.6...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Lot of Ceramic Masks with Luster Glaze 1960s Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lot of ceramic masks with luster glaze 1960s Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Nils Landberg Vase for Orrefors, 1965
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning handblown, art glass 'Sommerso' vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s in blue-grey hues.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1960s Pedro Friedeberg Miniature Hand Foot Chair Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Pedro Friedeberg hand foot miniature chair sculpture.
Preowned original vintage unrestored condition. Signs of wear present.
Measures: 4.38 tall x 3.5 deep x 2.5 wide.
See o...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mandruzzato Red and Clear Murano Glass Sommerso Block Vase
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass Mid-Century Modern Mandruzzato vase made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a glass block vase. Red within clear. The top of the vase is flat cut. Vase i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Abstract Motive
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Abstract Motive by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Swedish Black Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Murano Flavio Poli Fuchsia Red Corroso Surface Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano hand blown deep fuchsia red with acid etched surface Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Societa Veneziana di Conterie e ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Danish Hjerte Stage Candleholder by Jens Quistgaard for Paro 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Danish Hjerte Stage Candleholder by Jens Quistgaard for Paro 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pierre Forssell, Candle Sconces, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four candle sconces designed by Pierre Forssell and produced by Skultuna, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions: 19.25” H x 1.5” W x 3.25” D
Dimensions of back plate: 13.65...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Miguel Berrocal Mini "Portrait De Michelle" Puzzle Sculpture, 1960s
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage mini Miguel Berrocal puzzle element sculpture of the bust of a woman called Portrait de Michelle is comprised of 17 individual c...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Wooden Box, Suitcase, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In fair condition
new painted
only for decoration
have damages and scratches.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Dino Martens Italian Murano Glass "Tutti Frutti" Bowl with Golden Flakes, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sculptural and colorful "Tutti Frutti" midcentury bowl in Murano artistic glass attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese.
Zanfirico techniques and dairy products in ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Japanese Owl Sculptures Brutalist Metalsmith Birds Black Iron like Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by an unknown Japanese craftsman. A pair of heavy welded bookends, minimalist in design and creation. Forged belt of thick metal bent to create a 3D abstract bird form. Some...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Green, Gold, Chrome, Signed
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Raymor vase, ceramic, sgraffito, green, gold, chrome, signed. Medium scale bottle form vase decorated with an incised green pattern over gold and dark chrome glazed body. Signed on u...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$877 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid century vintage large Blenko Handblown ruby red jar with stopper
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage Handblown deep ruby red Blenko jar with stopper. This is an early Blenko piece circa 1960.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Plate with Sea Star
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Plate with Sea Star by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Crystal Candelabras signed Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This bold and sumptuous pair of Mid-Century Modernist Crystal Candle Holders were fabricated by the esteemed art glass company Daum in Nancy, France Circa 1960. The exude a rare degr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Silberdistel Fat Lava Vase "Yves Klein Blue"
By Silberdistel
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This Silberdistel vase is also called the 'Yves Klein Blue' vase because of the resemblance of the blue colour used by the French painter Yves Klein. Yves Klein was famous for his use of blue pigment. This Yves Klein vase...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt Square Ceramic Box
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative square box by Mithé Espelt, stained wood box covered with a ceramic lid showing a single white and blue flower framed with gold glaze....
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Seguso White Swan Glass Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and graceful Italian Murano vintage Seguso glass swan is white triple cased; white with clear on the outside. The lines of the feathers are abundant throughout. The beak ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Ceramic Cat by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming iconic and Huge Italian modern ceramic cat sculpture from the Rimini Blue series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo Londi from Montel...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Mid-Century Italian Pottery Ocean Ship Motif Floor Vase, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing ceramic Mid-Century Modern floor vase made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a heavy floor vase. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Nice col...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-blown Murano Glass Grey Sculpture Signed by Loredano Rosin '1936-1992'
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Il Tuffatore is an important hand blown Murano glass sculpture by Loredano Rosin (1936-1992). Il Tuffatore, literally translated as, 'The Diver' is a Murano glass sculpture in deep g...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
"Guernica" : tall bas-relief patinated plaster sculpture - 1967
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Guernica" : Bas-relief sculpture made of reinforced
patinated plaster
On the back two hooks to hang the sculpture on the wall
Dated : 1967, Probably made for the 30th anniversar...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Rare Scheurich Vase XL West Germany Horse Chariot 546-50
Located in Poperinge, BE
Rare XL Scheurich vase depicting a gladiator and chariot with 2 horses, colored black and red on a turquoise glazed background, hand-painted vase. Collector's item West Germany vase ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wooden Midcentury Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden clock face and brass clock hands and index. Fitted with a battery movement. Made in Germany in the 1950s.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Carved Organic Wood and Stone Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
The sculpture rests on a natural stone base, which has been left with a raw finish that contrasts beautifully with the polished, intricate surfaces of the wood. This excellent contra...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther Vase, 1968
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sculptural porcelain vase by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970, model 5090/29, matte exterior, gloss interior, marked.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Blue and Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Vase attr. to Flavio Poli, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This vase is made in Sommerso Murano glass, which has been hand blown with three different colors: transparent, yellow and blue.
It is a vintage item, therefor...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Two Organic Blue Hand Blown Vases by Floris Meydam and Siem Van De Marel
Located in London, GB
Set of two blue vases by Floris Meydam and Siem van de Marel is the designer at Leerdam glass works, The Netherlands.
Tall art vase with over flowing c...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by Meister Anker in Brass, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, batt...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arnulf Hoffmann (German, b. 1935) "Mobile" painted metal kinetic sculpture
Located in Skokie, IL
Arnulf Hoffmann (German, b. 1935) "Mobile" painted metal kinetic sculpture
Provenance: Gimpel and Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, June 1971; Est...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Elegant Etruscan Horse Patinated Copper Bronze Brass Candle Holder, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Elegant Etruscan Horse Patinated Copper Bronze Brass Candle Holder, 1960s
Very good work.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Copper
Hermes Silver Plate Horse Vide Poche / Large Tastevin c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and scarcely found Vide Poche or catchall dish made in silvered bronze, the handle in the form of a horse's head.
Dating to c.1960, the side is fully marked "Hermes, Paris"...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Beautiful original 1960s solid brass table clock by Kienzle
Located in München, DE
Beautiful original 1960s solid brass table clock by Kienzle.
A fantastic, very elegant, minimalist 1960s design in good vintage condition.
Battery-operated with original mechanism. T...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Decorative Floor Vases After Richard Klemm Dresden Made By Limoges
By Richard Klamann
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of large Richard Klemm style floor decorative vases, with cylindrical form and wide opening, with beautiful detail and design, in very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
German Midcentury U Keramik Modern Ceramic Vase, Germany, circa 1960s
By Ü Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
A number of colored rectangles on perpendicular incised white lines over a
black glossy glaze background defines this Mid-Century Modern vase from
Üebelacker-Keramik also known as ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Carl Auböck Letter Opener in Leather and Brass, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck leather and brass letter opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1960s Hand Painted Blue Scalloped Planter 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
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1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Cenedese Murano Italian Art Glass Two Fishes Aquarium Block
By Cenedese
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful Murano glass art block depicting two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals. Amazing rare piece attributed to Gino Cenedese.
The label confirms the n...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$835 Sale Price
22% Off
HIGH-RISE Shoes Mid Century Modernist 1960 Bookends In Carved Precious Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of modernist bookends.
This is a very decorative pair of bookends created during the mid-century modernist period, back in 1960. The bookends have been crafted in the shape of ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century French Rope Horse Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
French Rope Horse Audoux Minet Circa 1960.
Height / 13 inches.
10.5" by 4.5".
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rope
Ceramic Hand-Painted Candlestick Candle Holder by DeSimone, Italy
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage figural candlestick by Giovanni Desimone Italy is a unique and eye-catching piece of decorative art. DeSimone was a renowned Italian ceramicist and designer who worked in the mid-20th century, known for his whimsical and colorful ceramic sculptures...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$132 Sale Price
20% Off
Desimone Hand Painted Tall Art Pottery Flute Player Flower Vase Vessel Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted tall art pottery flower vase, vessel.
The glazed vase painting depicts a man playing the flute.
Marked...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Set of 6 Decorative Plates "Specialità Torinesi" by P. Fornasetti for Fiat
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare set of six decorated and gilded ceramic plates designed by Piero Fornasetti.
This collection was specially created by the Fornasetti Atelier...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Mid-century blue vase by Gunnar Nyland for Rörstrand, Sweden.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
An extraordinary and rare hand-made vintage ceramic vase design by the very talented Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. What makes this vase so very special is that even though, it has a v...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$931 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Tiffany Faux Rock Crystal Candlesticks by Van Day Truex, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
These elegant candlesticks, designed by Van Day Truex (1904-79), Head of Design for Tiffany's in the 1950s and 60’s. Inspired by nature to resemble scabrous rock crystal, the prototypes were fabricated by atelier of Archimede Seguso on the Venetian Island of Murano.
This pair signed on bottom "TIFFANY & CO.", with JR for Josef Riedel, and "FL WRIGHT...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,560 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Murano Bowl in Mouth-Blown Art Glass in Amber and Green-Yellow Shades, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano bowl in mouth-blown art glass in amber and green-yellow shades. Italian design, 1960s.
Measures: 25 x 6.5 cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Arthur Umanoff Tray
Located in Miami, FL
Category
1960s Haitian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Göte Augustsson, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass vase designed by Göte Augustsson and produced by Ruda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 5.175"H x 5.75"W x 4.0"D
All items ship from High Point, Nort...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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