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 legendary 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.
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
Period: 1960s
Stunning Studio Craft Maple Burl Organic Jewelry Box with 4 Containers with Lids
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning American Studio craft Maple Burl organic Jewelry box with 4 containers with lids. Beautiful woodwork and design. Lid opens that reveals 4 in...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple, Burl
Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Patinated swirling bronze sculpture.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
German Studio Ceramicist, Unique Vase in Glazed Stoneware, 1960 / 70s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
German studio ceramicist. Unique vase in glazed stoneware.
1960 / 70s.
Measures: 14.5 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and executed bowl by famed American California potter, Joel Edwards. This piece features his hand-painted brushwork. Edwards was inspired by Japanese Sumi and Abstract Expressionist painters and this bowl exemplifies this.
Edwards was a student of Peter Voulkos at Otis. He also studied under Marguerite Wildenhain and Shoji Hamada.
This hefty and solid bowl is signed by Edwards on the base.
Would make for a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting.
Edward's works can be found in many private collections and museums including:
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Ponoma, California
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Scripps College...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Wall Decoration Sgrafo Modern, Heron, Bird, Teak and Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare
- nice and style decoration
- animal motive
- marked
- representative.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Crystal Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Vase made of crystal.
The vase was produced in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s.
Vase in very good condition
Measures: Height 18cm / diameter 12cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
White Vase by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Vase by Roger Capron
White glazed ceramic with black decoration.
Signed : Capron Vallauris B.A
Vallauris 1960’s
France, 1960’s
Dimension ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Figurine of a Couple, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a couple - a boy stealing a kiss from a girl
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Manufactured in the 1960s / 1970s. XX century
Model number # 2162
Ve...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Pottery Charger or Wall Plaque, Signed, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Delicately glazed hand-painted charger dish or wall platter depicting a young female in headscarf. It is hand signed indistinguishable/unknown, France, 66. I can be displayed o...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
European Studio Ceramicist, Small Unique Vase with Wavy Edge in Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European studio ceramicist. Small unique vase with a wavy edge in glazed ceramics. Beautiful glaze in yellow shades with black inside. 1960s / 70s.
Measures: 11.5 x 8.5 cm.
In exce...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1968, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
- Uncleaned, suitable as a movie prop.
- After agreement, I will clean the assembly.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Crystal Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Vase made of crystal.
The vase was produced in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s.
Vase in very good condition
Measures: Height 15cm / diameter 8cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Trwo Crystal Vases, Julia Glassworks, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal vases produced by Julia Glassworks in Poland in the 1960s. Very good condition, height 24 cm, diameter 6 cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Sculptures Probably Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pair of sculptures by unknown artist. Probably produced in Sweden.
Signed “MR 66 15/20” and the other “MR 66 17/20”.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Potpourri Box in Rosewood Filigree, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautifully crafted rosewood box with filigree lid with pin-inlays. Suitable for pens, pencils, jewelry or potpourri. It was made in Scandinavia durin...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modernist Smoked Glass Curved Bowl by Holmegaard of Denmark
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
A mid-century smoked glass curved bowl by Holmegaard of Denmark. A flat base and circular form features curved wave-like rounded edges. Handblown in smoked grey glass with variances ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Smoked Glass
Brutalistic Sturdy Copper Danish Vase, 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Brutalistic sturdy copper Danish vase 1960
This is a beautiful vintage copper vase made with pressed circles.
We bought it in Denmark and t...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Faux Marbre Brass Vase
By Aldo Tura
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Stunning faux marbre brass pitcher with nice climbing in the style of Aldo Tura.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rosenthal Netter Vase, Ceramic, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Onion, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Rosenthal Netter vase, ceramic, yellow, orange and brown onion, signed. Tall chunky yellow and brown cylinder vase decorated with an organic onion pattern of yellow, orange, chartreu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Studio Stoneware Totem Bottle Geometric Pattern Scandinavian Craft Rustic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Appears to be a highly textured turned salt fired stoneware centerpiece vase/bottle, with nice stenciled or painted slip geometric triangle pattern complete...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Midcentury Trojan Horse Brass Candleholder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass candleholder. Incredible piece that will certainly add that midcentury code to your decor. This piece has graphic presence and its solidity in brass, grounds with sty...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Henning Koppel Teak Wood Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large bowl in teak by Henning Koppel. Made in Denmark, retailed by George Jensen, includes original box when purchased, circa 1960s
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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, large version model 5090/29, matte exterior, gloss interior, marked.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Unique Bowl, Glazed Stoneware, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed stoneware bowl designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s. The stamp and signature on the underside indicate the bowl is unique.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s
By Belva Ball
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Amazing bronze tree sculpture by Belva Ball attached to geode. Sculpture is signed by the artist.
Belva Ball was an artist, Belva Ball, born in 1931, died in 2009. Also born in 1931 and of this same generation are Edith Altman, Duane Zaloudek, Edwin Apps, Dick Cassée...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gianmaria Potenza Large Murano Glass Vase for La Murrina, 1968
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gianmaria Potenza vase for La Murrina made in 1968 from the Saturno series. This vase has eye-catching colors, with concentric orange circles on an amber background, submerged y...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Pair of Rattan and Bamboo Oval Basket Plant Holder Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of oval basket plant holder vase in bamboo and rattan made in Italy in the 1960s.
An astonishing piece that will enrich a midcentury-style living room or studio.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Edward Moulthrop Wild Cherry Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual solid wild cherry bowl by Ed Moulthrop. A great example of American craft and wood working. A quick not note about EM.
"Ed Moulthrop (1916-2003...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cherry
F. Carlton Ball Midcentury Signed Ceramic Glazed California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully glazed and textured Mid-Century Modern pottery bowl by renowned California master potter F. Carlton Ball.
Ball, who studied with Glen Lukens, taught at the University of Southern California between 1956-1967 and later at the University of Puget Sound...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Italian Modernist Drip Vase with Matte Glaze
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modern vase created by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960's. Vase measures 10.5" by 4" and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the bottom. In very good vintage 1960's condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Translucent Glass Doric Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern candlesticks was realized in the United States, circa 1960. Modeled after the Doric columns of ancient Greece, the piece offers a circular bas...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Vase for Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large vase designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Famous for their highly desirable ceramic table lamps, offered here is a ceramic vase. Wonderful white and tan (u...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Resin Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of resin
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Mid-Century Modern Spider Web Wall Clock in Brass by Pallas, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
California Modern Red Acacia Weed Pot Vase by Doug Ayers
By Doug Ayers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California Modern Red Acacia Weed pot vase by Doug Ayers.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Hermes, Paris, Equestrian Horse Head Magnifying Glass c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and grand vintage desk-top magnifying glass / loupe made with it's beautifully cast Hermes Horse head handle, lovely quality to be expected from this most famous of lux...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Floor Candelabrum by Herbert Simonson for James Martin
By James Martin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This masterful floor candelabrum was designed and manufactured by the Bucks Country, Pennsylvania woodworker, Herbert (Herb) Simonson, and retailed at James Martin's studio. Martin s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Menorah Jewish Judaica Candelabra
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A seven-branch menorah Brutalist style menorah made of brass.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Carstens Tönnieshof Germany Kobalt Malmo Vase by Heinz Siery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This vase is typical for its period: a futuristic rocket shape. Designed by Heinz Siery.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Green Glazed Textural Hallmarked Ceramic Italian Vintage
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual and rare vintage Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic is of a woman. We have called it the lady in the car or house. The glazed green has incised textural raised desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Round Teak and Metal Candleholder by Digsmed, Danish Design, 1964
By Digsmed
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A nice candleholder by Danish manufacturer Digsmed, famous for their teak herb wheel. Digsmed was a manufacturer of many functional teak object in the Danish midcentury. This candleh...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1960s Vintage Dreamy Blue Tan Ceramic Bowl made in England
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Vintage Dreamy Blue Tan Cereal Ceramic Bowl made in England
6 diameter x 2.38 tall
Beautiful color combination
MADE IN ENGLAND, stamp underneath.
Preowned unrestored vintage c...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Brass and Copper Abstract Sculpture with Black Carrara Marble Base, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Brass and copper mid-century sculpture with black carrara marble base, 1960's.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass, Copper
Vintage German Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone from the early 1960s.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Czech Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of art glass
Good Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
American Craftsman Emil Milan Centerpiece Organic Wood Bowl 20th Century Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic elongated sculptural wooden bowl in Walnut by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Mid-20th Century Blenko Glass Decanter-form Floor Vase in Vivid Green
By Blenko Glass
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large Mid-Century Modern floor vase by Blenko Glass in the form of an oversized decanter and stopper. The hand blown vivid green glass with optical ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
1960s California Design Artist Jere Osgood Block Table Sculpture Bookend
By Jere Osgood
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Bookend or Table Sculpture in Rosewood and Vermillion by California Design artist Jere Osgood.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
1960s Tiger Tenaka Japanese Table Clock in Walnut Glass Brass Vintage
By Jeco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good vintage condition, scratches to brass face edging.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Carstens Tönnieshof Germany Ankara Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
One Carstens Tönnieshof 'Ankara" vase with black and white glaze, this colour combination is scarce.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Wooden Box, circa 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of wood
Fully functional
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Set Two Midcentury Bisque Calabash Vases by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two bisque porcelain midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, ci...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Biomorphic Turned Bowl by Rude Osolnik
By Rude Osolnik
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual biomorphic bowl by Rude Osolnik, ca' 1960's. Quite large at 14"diameter and made of sassafras wood. Rude Osolnik is one of the finest wood turners in America. His work is ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Walter Bosse Cow Candleholder, Hertha Baller, Blackened Brass, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A candleholder in the form of a cow by Walter Bosse and manufactured by Hertha Baller, Austria, Vienna, in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s).
The candleholder is made of blackened and polished brass. It can be used for small ball shaped candles.
This piece is an eyecatchers in every room.
About Walter Bosse and Hertha Baller:
Walter Bosse (November 13, 1904-December 13, 1979) was a Viennese artist, designer, ceramist, potter, metalworker, and craftsman noted for his modernist bronze animal...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
California Studio Mid Century Glazed Stoneware Bird Sculpture by Robert Maxwell
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage ceramic pottery stoneware zoo bird sculpture designed by Robert Maxwell circa 1960's in Venice, California. This slip-cast studio piece is reminiscent of a "toucan resting on...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Glass Vase, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian glass vase, 1960s.
Dimensions:
H= 30 cm; D= 5 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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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