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
Textured Orange Glass Vase by Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This Textured Orange Glass Vase by Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, dating back to the 1960s, is a truly exceptional piece that encapsulates the innovative spirit and artistic vision...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large and Rare Vintage Orange Fenicio Glass Vase attr. to Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This is a polychrome encased Fenicio glass vase attributed to Fratelli Toso.
It is quite rare for its dimensions.
This is a vinta...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Cast Bronze Woman Sculpture by Oskar Bottoli on a Black Marble Stand, 1969
Located in Berlin, DE
Created in 1969 by the renowned artist Oskar Bottoli, this small cast bronze sculpture captures the timeless allure of the female form.
Depicting a standing nude woman, the piece ex...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
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 Modernist Balustrade Form Hand-Blown Blue Glass Vase by Oiva Toikka
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modernist Balustrade Form Hand-Blown Blue Glass Vase is by Oiva Toikka and originates from Finland, Circa 1960. Featuring a balustrade form multi-tiered si...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Early vintage Veronese Glass Vase in green by Vittorio Zecchin / mid-century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Stunning early Veronese vase, 1960s or earlier. Signed with label and underneath. Two identical vases available.
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin.
A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese, “The Annunciation of the Virgin”, inspired the artist to create this glasswork which has achieved such great success that it became the company logo and, with time, an icon of the company.
Vittorio Zecchin attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice and subsequently presented a series of glass objects made at the Barovier glass factory with painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Corteccia Model by Venini
By Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano Glass Vase Corteccia Model by Venini.
Biography
Paolo Venini was an Italian glass designer, important for his propagation of Murano glass and 20th-century glassware design. B...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Square Studio Ceramic Vases in Natural Earth Tones
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
Five Mid-Century Modern square studio pottery vases glazed in natural earth tones that vary from dark red, grey-green to brown. They are hand formed and in different heights by Mobac...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Bitossi by Aldo Londi Mid Century Modern Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Aldo Londi was a prominent Italian ceramicist known for his work at Bitossi Ceramiche. Bitossi ceramics are highly regarded for their distinctive designs and craftsmanship, making th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Famous and Iconic Portable Typewriter Mod. Valentine designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King, for the company Olivetti Italia in 1960, the typewriter is in very good condition wit...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Signed Mid Century Modern Swedish Candelabra
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Mid Century Modern Swedish Candelabra. Classic design to this heavy 7 light candelabra. Perfect piece for that mantel or dining table. Stamped but artist unknown.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Art Glass Murano Swan Bird Animal Figurine
Located in Toronto, ON
Beautiful art murano glass swan figurine. This art glass figurine was made using the Sommerso technique. This technique involves submerging a glass blown piece into crystal clear gla...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Scandinavian Mid-Century Candle Holder
By Odel
Located in Oslo, NO
Charming candle holder in brass and colored glass.
Designed and manufactured in Norway by Odel, circa 1960 second half.
In excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Tulip Candleholders
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Pair of Midcentury Brass ‘Tulip’ Candelholders. Sweden, circa 1960. Stamped “Made in Sweden” on the bottom.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Signed Mid-Century Brutalist Welded Iron Rebar Abstract Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Signed Mid-Century modern Brutalist / abstract sculpture made of welded iron rebar and steel, painted black on colored concrete based. Indiscriminately signed to base. Great coffee t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Purple Murano Glass Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century bowl made out of thick purple Murano glass handblown in Venice.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor wear consistent with age and use.
Diameter: 10”
H...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Mid-Century Bronze Age Reproduction Bronze Bull Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s Mid-Century after the antique Bronze Age reproduction bronze bull sculpture on tapered balck wood base. In the style of the Anatolian Museum Ankara Bull around 2350 BC Early B...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Awesome Huge Mid-Century Modern Olive Mushroom
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade.
Incredibly beautiful grain.
Very good condition.
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1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Olive
1960s MCM Modernist Aluminum Bowl
By Nambe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM vintage sculptural aluminum bowl studio art signed
2.63 h x 12.13 long x 11.13
Unrestored preowned original vintage
See all images for condition.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Rotating Agate Geode With Amethyst Crystals
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rotating Agate Geode With Amethyst Crystals. The base of this natural specimen is made in a way hat allows the geode to turn in a 360 degree angle. It can be turned to face any direc...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Vase - Sommerso - Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is in good condition. Beautiful colors and quality.
Dimensions: 5 x 5 cm and 18 cm ta...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Copper and Enamel Mobile by Cesar Vasquez
By Cesar
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Hand crafted bronze, brass and enamel wall hanging or mobile by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez.
Category
1960s Chilean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Circa 1960s Cut Glass Vase by Waterford in "Clare" Pattern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Small cut glass vase by Waterford, "Clare" pattern, circa 1960s. Diamond & lattice design.
8" h., 4" dia. opening.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major sour...
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1960s Irish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
Aldo Londi Chinese Modern Lidded Vessel for Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Italy 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
An Aldo Londi Chinese Series vessel retailed by Rosenthal Netter and produced by Italian manufacturer Bitossi. This Mid-Century Modern line of pottery vessels and figures, Chinese was produced with a textured Etruscan Salt Glaze which produced a rough Lava exterior. The blue-green colored glazed and gilt painted bands were used to simulate ancient Chinese bronze vessels...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Murano Glass Shark Sculpture, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This Murano Glass Shark Sculpture from the 1960s, crafted with vibrant orange and clear glass, offers a compelling blend of artistic mastery and ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Blue Sommerso vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Flavio Poli for Seguso - Sommerso Murano vase - Collectible Glass
"Sommerso" is a defining style of Murano glassmaking, easily identified by the layers of different colours making u...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful green Murano glass vase with clear base. Signed on the bottom 'Murano'.
The vase is in very good condition, no chips and no feta bites.
Beautiful color.
Dimensions: 3...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Picasso Style Stoneware Sculpture of Owls
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylized midcentury modern stoneware sculpture of 3 owls.
Note: There's a single owl that complements this trio also listed.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Jaeger LeCoultre Inline Skeleton Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
A stylish Jaeger-LeCoultre skeleton timepiece with a gilded 16 jewel inline or ‘baguette’ movement suspended behind glass. The case of gilded brass has a brushed finish, with the bat...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
Gio Ponti Christofle Style Brass Vase, Italy 1960s
By Christofle, Gio Ponti
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Stunning Mid Century Modern organ vase sculpted from brass tubes and brass rods, Gio Ponti for Christofle style. Sourced in Italy and dating to the early 1960s.
The vase is construc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Awesome Huge Mid-Century Modern Oak Bowl by K. Weichselbaum, 1999 Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade.
Incredibly beautiful grain.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Picasso Style Stoneware Pottery Sculpture of Owl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylized hand made mid century modern Picasso style stoneware pottery artwork sculpture of owl.
Note; A matching trio of owls is also available to...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Italian Glazed Ceramic Fish Sculpture by Ivo De Santis
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Italian glazed ceramic fish sculpture by the eccentric ceramics genius Ivo De Santis for his Gli Etruschi pottery (1950 to 1980) in Florence. Unsi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Art Glass Blue Glazed Vase Satinato by Carlo Moretti for Rosenthal Netter, Italy
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Design Art Glass Blue Glazed "Satinato" Satin vase by Carlo Moretti for Rosenthal Netter, Italy 1960's. Hooped model in beautiful blue satin glass. Marked o...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1960s Miguel Pineda Mexico Enamel on Copper Modern Plate
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Miguel Pineda Enamel on Copper Oval Plate
Los Castillo Maggie Howe Studio Art Cuernavaca Mexico
Signed Miguel Pineda
.75 h x 4.75 w x 3.13 d...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Candle Holder - attr. to Bitossi Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful mid century modern ceramic candle holder, made in the typical style of Bitossi.
The piece is marked on the bottom 'Italy' with model number 734.
The candle holder is in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dark Purple Murano Bubble Glass Bowl, Italy
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century dark purple Murano bubble glass bowl, Italy, circa the 1960s.
A gorgeous handblown Murano art glass sculptural bowl in purple and clear glass with a controlled bubble eff...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Iron with Cane Candelabra by Arthur Umanoff C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic three arm iron Candelabra with cane wrapped base along with the candle arms at the top. Paint is original and in fabulous condition.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Art Studio Ceramics Shell Bowl, F.P.P. Vallauris, France 1960's
By Vallauris
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Studio Ceramics "Shell" Bowl by F.P.P. Vallauris, France 1960's period. Signed at the bottom. Model L.23. Green glazed large shell shaped bowl...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Gucci, Italy - Solid Sterling 800 Silver Box c.1968
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Carstens Tonnieshof Germany Set of 4 Vases
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Four Carstens 'Ankara" vases, two with blue and gun-metal glazes. The other two have red and grey glazes. The red and grey glazes are very rare.
The little red and grey vase is 1...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Glass Sommerso Murano Swan Bird Figurine
By Flavio Poli
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning Murano Art glass swan bird figurine. This bird figurine was made using the sommerso technique and features purple and blue tones. “somme...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set of two Leather Pigs by Dimitri Omersa, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Leather Pigs Ottoman by Dimitri Omersa, originating from the 1960s, stands as a truly unique and captivating piece of functional art. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail ...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Vintage Mid-Century Ceramic Textured Vase 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
A simple organic cylinder shape starts with a base in pinkish nude shades that runs vertically with bands of ceramic that build up to create a vessel that striking yet welcoming. Tex...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare, Large and Elegant Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Floor Vase Germany 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern ceramic floor vase. Designed and handmade in Germany, 1960s. Marked underside: 45/40. Handarbeit.
Dimensions:
Height 16.93 in. (43 ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bobble Head Rooster Crayon Pencil Holder Stand Figure Denmark Mid Century, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Danish design wood rooster sculpture as a pencil holder. Nice addition to your table or just for your collection of design items. Made of wood, metal and felting....
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Green Murano vase by IVM Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Milano, IT
Hand blown glass vase - Murano glass vase - Spiral Murano vase
Wonderful green vase in hand blown Murano glass, decorated with a stamped spiral pattern running all along the surface...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi (circa 1960s)
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
Vintage Italian ceramic vase with geometric motif by Aldo Londi for Bitossi (circa 1960s). Discovered in North Central Italy, this particular piece has been well kept over the years. It has a decorative band around its centre with a geometric motif of concentric squares in turquoise. On either side top and bottom, etched circles follow the form of the piece. It is weighty with a slightly concave base with 'Italy' etched in the underside in that Bitossi 'font'. The body shape is widely cylindrical with a reverse tapered neck and flared rim somewhat reminiscent of a Moroccan tagine...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Russian Design Lead Crystal Art Glass Vase by Aknuny Astvatsaturyan USSR 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Russian Design Genuine Lead Crystal Art Glass Vase, made in USSR, Former Soviet Union CCCP in the 1960's. By Aknuny Astvatsaturyan for Leningrad Art Glass F...
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1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Dino Martens Oriente vase Aureliano Toso Italy 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Sculptural 'Oriente' vase designed by Dino Martens and made by Aureliano Toso, Italy 1960. In excellent condition. This vas is part of his "Oriente" series, known for its unique pinw...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Oriental Characters from R. Anatra, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this set of Murano Oriental Characters from R. Anatra, originating from the 1960s, offers a captivating glimpse into the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic heritage of...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Barbini Black Murano Bowls, Italy 1960
By Barbini
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Barbini Black Murano Bowls, Italy 1960. Excellent condition and tagged on bottom.
Measure Large bowl 7" tall, 6" wide, 5.25" deep Small Bowl 5.5" ta...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Astonishing Blue Vase By Ca Dei Vetrai. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing blue vase by Ca dei Vetrai in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 6,69 x 10,62 H inches
diameter cm 17 x cm 27 H
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Leather Patchwork Turtle Poufs - Mid-Century Modern, Switzerland, 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Set of 3 Patchwork Leather Turtle.
1x extremely rare giant Turtle pouf plus 2x smaller poufs suitable for children.
The seat height of the smaller Turt...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Stunning Welded Style Ceramic "Three Graces" Sculpture by Austin Prod. c. 1968
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful one of a kind Picasso inspired ceramic sculpture of the Three Graces by Austin Productions. Stamped and dated 1968. This stunning and emotional sculpture features three nud...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Murano Glas Vase Glas Basket Red And Green
Located in Munich, DE
This fine chunky piece of Murano glass has been designed as vessel with handle in 1960 ca. The colours used, a strong red and a strong green, are complementary colours, they stand o...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Myrna Nobile Fiber Sculpture, c.1960s
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Savannah, GA
Myrna Nobile
(American, b.1947)
Sculpture; enamel, cloth and wood, c.1960s
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
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