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
Returnable Items Only
20th Century Italian Blue Glass Jug
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century Italian Blue Glass Jug is a captivating piece featuring a Roman warrior preparing for battle. The intricate depiction showcases a figu...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Late 20thC Blue & Red Art Glass Dish by Jaroslav Wasserbauer
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Art Glass Dish by Jaroslav Wasserbauer, UFO dish with a very dark red ball in the center. Fantastic color, signed. In excellent condition with no flaws or marks of any kind
Category
1990s Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vivarini Murano Art Glass Round Black Vase, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic vase from the Murano glassworks, both for its particular workmanship and for the colour, in fact the vase is black but has other colors internally to form a design of a tree with flowers. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but elegant at the same time.
Black cylindrical vase...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Modernist Carved Wood Giraffe Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool pair of modernist giraffe carved wood (walnut?) sculptures, circa 1960s. The sculptures are hand carved and measures: 2"W x 2.75"D x 13"H. They are in very good condition ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rectangular Decorative Box in Brass and Wood Luciano Frigerio Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood in the style of Luciano Frigerio.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Total weight o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Camille Tharaud for Limoges Little Girl Biscuit Bust
By Limoges
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gorgeous porcelain busts of Louise Brongniart in bisque porcelain on royal blue enameled base, by Tharaud, Limoges, after the originals by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Louise was...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Large Vintage Dried Flower Vase, Chinese, Waxed Paper, Decorative, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage dried flower vase. A Chinese, waxed paper over board decorative drum vase, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Modern Fruit Bowl "Utopia", in Brazilian Wood and Natural Copper, Brazil
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Copper and wood fruit bowl, Modern styled inspired with geometry than enhances raw excepcional and rare natural material and textures, imbuia and copper - By Brazilian Designer Maker Atelier BAM Design of São Paulo.
The modern design style is one of the most influential movements in contemporary Brazilian design. Among the main names of modernist designers are Lina Bo Bardi, Vilanova Artigas, Oscar Niemeyer, and a few others; giving a legacy maintained by contemporary architects like Isay Weinfeld...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Amethyst Murano Glass Vase w/ 24K Rose Gold Striations
Located in New York, NY
"This elegant and highly sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Featuring a teardrop silhouette with a narrow oblong mout...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
MCM Two Piece Lucite Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice two piece lucite desk set, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and includes a loose leaf calendar holder and a scratch paper box. The calendar measures 8.2...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Murano Vintage vase 1970s beige and white Swirl
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid century modern Murano glass vase. Its unique in its kind with its bubble shape design and striped glass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Modernist Murano entitled "Murrine Vase I" by Vittorio Ferro
Located in London, GB
A fabulous Vittorio Ferro clear glass vase with fused marbled murrines in hues of blue and yellow. Marked Ferro Vittorio and with original Murano label
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Bakelite Factory Industrial, Train Station Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
5 pcs of bakelite industrial wall clock from about 1940's, 1950's.
Diameter 49 cm and a depth of 10,5 cm.
The clock is in perfect condition, no major scratches, no glass scratched....
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage Mid Century American Studio Pottery Tall Floor Vase by Sheniar Abdullah
Located in Troy, MI
Tall ceramic floor vase by Sheniar Abdullah Salman circa 1970s
Organic form in gray glazed stoneware with incised upper detailing and applied m...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Vase in Massive Grey "Sommerso" Murano Glass, Flavio Poli Style
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Universally regarded as one of the most prolific and capable designers of Murano glass vases and objects at large, Flavio Poli teamed up with some of the most influential and skilled...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Colorful Murano Art Glass Clown on Bicycle 1960s
By Murano 5
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautiful murano glass figurine of a clown riding a bicycle, perfect for those collectors who have a special love for them.
high: 40 centimeters
width: 24 centimeters
Depth: 15 cen...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Ceramic Bitossi Raymor Glazed Vase
By Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant ceramic vase signed from Italy circa 1950 imported by Raymor in purple glaze with gold accents, the vase has an internal hair crack line as shown only inside not ou...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Rosewood Box Partitioned Interior Clean Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Small Rosewood Box vintage with clean modern lines.
Divided interior
Rosewood veneer
Preowned vintage unrestored condition. Some prior repairs are visible.
No key.
3.75 tall x 7 w...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Italian "Membrane" Valet Tray in Clear Murano Glass by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano glass valet tray / vide poche / sculpture, created by celebrated Italian designer Toni Zuccheri for glassmaker Venini as part of the "Membrane" collection, which inclu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Livio Seguso Style Genuine Venetian Murano Italy Art Glass Pear Decorative Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
Genuine Venetian Murano Art Glass Pear Shaped Red and Gold Flecks Bowl, Ashtray or Vide Poche.
Heavy gold-filled glass with gold speckled leaves and stem with a polished bottom.
Ori...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Original Guernsey Island Studio, Hand Blown Glass Perfume Bottle c1980's
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Desirable perfume bottle, hand blown by Guernsey Island Glass Studios in the Channel Islands
Created using a glass palette of fragrant lilac, plum and wh...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Large Midcentury Sculptured Bust
Located in Tarleton, GB
Hand crafted this is an original and unique sculptured piece.
The bust is finished in solid fired clay, porcelain and varnished glaze. Incredibly heavy a real statement item for any room. Bust is in the style of the Victorian death mask and depicts a male face. Now distressed with worn varnish and small amounts of superficial damage.
A one of one piece dated circa 1960 from an unnamed cornish artist...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
MCM Stoneware Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM stoneware vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci, circa 1960s. The hand thrown vase is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 5"D x 10.25"H. Cool horse ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Roger Marshall Architectural Arts Abstract Expressionist Ceramic Bowl or Planter
Located in San Diego, CA
Roger Marshall Architectural Arts Abstract Expressionist Ceramic Bowl or Planter.
Roger Marshall studied Architectural Engineering and a Design at Cal ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Modern Handmade Stainless Steel Decorative Petite Tray
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Modern Handmade Stainless-Steel Tray
Decorative trim
1 h x 6 w x 4 d
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to all images provided.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Walter Bosse Midcentury Fish Sculpture Brass Ashtray, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian midcentury brass ashtray from the 1950s, displaying a fish. A humorous design by Walter Bosse for Werkstätte Hagenauer V...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Centrotavola o porta frutta in peltro satinato, italiano di Il Punto, 1970 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Centrotavola in peltro, con finitura satinata e opacizzata dal tempo, con struttura di forma tonda, con bordo curvato, e parte centrale a fare da contenitore, utilizzabile come piatto contenitore, centrotavola o porta frutta...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Christofle Vase Lino Sabattini design C.1957
By Christofle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Silvered Metal Vase Lino Sabattini C.1957. Signed to base with Christofle Coll Gallia mark.Height:8.125 inches. Lino Sabattini became director of design at the prestigious Christofl...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Mid-Century Murano Glass Ashtray in Frosted Glass with Blue Accents
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Highly Decorative Large Natural Sea Shell #2
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Highly Decorative Natural Beautiful Sea Shell. Large size.
Category
1940s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
Peter Pepper Products Black Marble Bowl, California, c.1975
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Peter Pepper Products Black Marble Bowl / Catchall, California, c.1975.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Murano Blue Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfume Vanity Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown blue ribbons and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity set. The perfume bottle and powder / jewelry box are made with very thin Filigrana ri...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large, heavy 50s floor candle holder made of wrought iron in Mid Century design
Located in München, DE
Extraordinary large, heavy 1950s floor candlestick made of wrought iron in a typical Mid Century Streamline design. Beautiful rare decoration for all living areas.
The heavy design p...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Ashtray or Vide-Poche in Rimini Blue Ceramic, Bitossi by Aldo Londi, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous ceramic ashtray or vide-poche in a stunning blue glazed (Rimini Blu) color. This vibrant ceramic item was designed by Aldo Londi and hand-crafted by Bitossi in Italy during ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Sculptural Vase Rörstrand by Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This vase from Rörstrand and maker or designer Carl Harry Stålhane, was made in Sweden in the midcentury. Its beautiful glazed combined with its incredible forms makes this an except...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Patinated Brass Conical Dish Signed Carl Aubock
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and minimal Mid-Century Modernist patinated Brass Conical Dish was made by the esteemed artist Carl Aubock and originates from Austria, Circa 1950. Features a subtle co...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Walnut Abstract Cubist Sculpture, France, 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 1960's French cubist abstract sculpture with interlocking solid walnut wooden beams. This Mid-Century sculpture can be place on any side and the beams can be slightly adjusted,...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Decorative tyre valet tray in glass, automotive memorabilia, car model
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage decorative valet tray in clear glass, surrounded by a black rubber offroad tyre with the relief name "Vredestein". The piece was indeed a collectible gift...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Rubber
Mid-Century Woven Willow Basket or Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, Mid-Century, hand-woven basket with handle made from young willow branches. When used fresh, they are flexible and subsequently harden - which makes for a sturdy frame. T...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Willow
Archimede Seguso "Merletto" Murano bowl, Aquamarine Green and White Filigree
Located in Milano, IT
The term "Murano glass" is used to address glass artifacts produced on the small island of Murano, just a mile away from Venice, Italy. This specific glass, whidely regarded as the f...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British ceramist. Large modernist vase in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lucie Rie (b. 1902, d. 1995), Austrian-born British ceramist.
Large modernist vase in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in sand shades. Own workshop, approx. 1970.
Measures: 21 x 16...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Decorative Box in Polished Steel and Glass by Liwan's, Italy 1970s
By Liwan's Rome
Located in Rome, IT
Midcenury beautiful rectangular decorative box in polished steel and glass by Liwan's.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The signed on the bottom as shown in the pictures.
Perfect desk ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Horse Woman Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro
By Lladro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Porcelain Sculpture: Lady on Horse Large Sculpture by Lladró, Spain, 1960s
Very rare Lladró "Horsewoman" #1036
Spanish Name "Amazona"
Item Number A...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Lalique Crystal Birds Sculptures
By Lalique
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Lalique crystal birds scultures for book end holder or paperweight.
The glass is frostes and clear.
Signed on the base.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Pair Vintage Hand Carved Wood Barley Twist Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved solid wood candlesticks in the classic English barley twist or open twist style. The center open twist section is carved from a single piece of wood. Exact age and maker ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Stag Head on Marble Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Brass Stag Deer Head with Antler on Marble Base MCM
Stunning large stag bust sculpture on a marble base. This decorative object certainly makes a statement either in a formal or inf...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 3 Harris Strong Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Tiles with Faces
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 3 Mid-Century Harris Strong pottery tiles.
In terracotta pottery with polychrome glazes in teal, custard, turquoise, white, & chocolate brown tones.
Set on sturdy bl...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Triangular Murano Accent Bowl in Red, Green and Yellow "Sommerso" Glass
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Signed Italian Venini Murano Multi Color Ribbon Paperweight
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Paperweight by Venini Italy. This piece is a stunning compliment to any desk or work station. Hand Crafted with multi colored Ribbons and of a good weight. Could actually ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
White Kinetic Composition by Edison Parra, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Abstract Kinetic Composition by Edison Parra (1945-), Venezuela 1970s. Parra had his academical training between 1960 and 1966, first at the Neptalí Rincón Art School in Maracaibo and later at the Cristóbal Rojas Art...
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1970s Venezuelan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
Murano Art Glass Blue Aventurine Decorative Dish Bowl
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular decorative dish in blue and notes of aqua green Murano art glass, attributed to Archimede Murano. This bowl is made with blue art glass with aventurine speckles in blue t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Sommerso Art Glass Birds/Pheasants by Murano Glass Studios
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of art glass birds / pheasants by Murano glass studios, circa 1970s in a orange / clear Sommerso style glass with gold speckles. The larger bird measures 14.5" high x 11" d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Leather Rhinoceros Attributed to Dimitri Omersa (smaller version)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Incredible solid brown leather Rhinoceros in the style of Abercrombie & Fitch and Dimitri Omersa. Great color and patina with clear eyes. Rhinoceros measures 18.5" wide, 6.5" deep an...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Biomorphic Stone Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biomorphic Stone Sculpture on a walnut base.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Set of 70s Travertine Hedgehogs Sculptures attributable to Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Roma, IT
Trio of decorative and collectible sculptures as well as the many travertine animals produced during the 70s by the historic Fratelli Mannelli company.
A family made up of 3 Hedgeho...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Bitossi Italian Ceramic Ashtray or Catch All
Located in San Diego, CA
Bitossi Italian Ceramic Ashtray or Catch All. Blue and black glaze with an insides design. Signed Italy and a B, for Bitossi. Imported by Raymor. Italy...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum and Blue Enamel Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful 1970s decorative lidded box was crafted in Italy. This piece features a rectangular shape with a brushed aluminum base and enamel-on-copper lid with a geometric styliz...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Copper, Aluminum
Andre Baud Midcentury Vase, Vallauris, 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Ceramic vase by Andre BAUD (Vallauris), France, 1950s. Vase emblematic of this period in Vallauris. Height : 9"(23cm), Diameter : 6.3"(16cm). Marked "Vallauris" under the base (see p...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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