Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Blue and White-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and white, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage candlesticks by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk - Set of 4
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage candlesticks by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk - set of 4
Mid Century Danish - Decoration
Vintage candle holders by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk in silver metal. Designed by Jens H. ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Nils Thorsson for Aluminia. "Baca" vase with motif of birds. 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Nils Thorsson for Aluminia.
"Baca" vase with a motif of birds.
Shades of ochre and brown.
1960s.
First factory quality.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: Width 16.0 cm. x H...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Ceramic Bowl - Carl-Harry Stålhane - Rörstrand - Mid 20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely blue bowl designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, the bowl is 14 x 11 cm in diameter. It is in excellent condition and marked as 1st quality.
Carl-Harry Stålhane is ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Pierre Forsell Set of 2 Cups 24k Gold Plated, 1960's
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of 2 24k plated cups in their original packaging. Produced by Skultuna, Sweden. Marked by manufacturer.
Swedish silversmith and product designer Pierre Forssell was employed as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Hand Painted Modernist Glass Vase, Scandinavia, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Urn shaped glass vase decorated by hand with modernistic motifs and patterns in vibrant and contrasting colors. Anonymous Scandinavian maker/artist circa 1970. The stylistically perf...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$395 Sale Price
25% Off
Gunnar Nylund, Floor Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A floor vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
ROYAL COPENHAGEN - TORVET TØNDER - Vintage Collector Plate - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL COPENHAGEN - TORVET TØNDER (Tonder Market Square) - Vintage collector plate - factory back stamp - model number 3559 - Denmark - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$126 Sale Price
30% Off
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Pieces “Lagoon" Carl-Harry Stålhane Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These pieces of ceramics were made in Sweden 1980s for Design huset and designed by one of the great ceramic’s designers from Sweden, Carl-Harry Stålhane....
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Brown Ceramic Vase, Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A brown vase designed by Berndt Friberg at Gustavsberg in Stockholm, the vase is 25 cm tall and about 8 cm in diameter. It is in excellent condition and is marked as on picture and w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Glass Bowl Northern Lights by Tauno Wirkkala for Humppilla Finland, 1970
By Humppila 1
Located in Lisboa, PT
This glass bowl was designed by Tauno Wirkkala for Humpila Glass of Finland in 1972 and in production between 1972 and 1987.
Tauno Wirkkala is brother ...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,137 Sale Price
20% Off
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A white and green-glazed fluted earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-glazed candlesticks designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Fits 0.8” diameter candle
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Blue Ceramic Vase, Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A deep blue vase designed by Berndt Friberg at Gustavsberg in Stockholm, the vase is 10 cm (4") high and about 6 cm (2.4") in diameter. It has a beautiful blue glaze, it is marked as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Glazed Stoneware, Höganäs, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and green, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Metal Candleholder by Hagberg Swenden 20th Century Siver color 8 Arms
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Metal Eight-arms candleholders by Carl Hagberg.
Siver Color sweden 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Ceramic candlestick. Elf on skates. Late 20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg.
Ceramic candlestick.
Elf on skates.
Late 20th century.
In perfect condition.
Signed.
Dimensions: W 13.0 cm x H 10.5 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
A Classic Blue "Aro" ceramic bowl by Gunnar Nylund, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Classic elegant "Aro" ceramic bowl by Gunnar Nylund. Shades in blue and brown glaze. Made for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s. Inscribed with artist signature and Rorstand studio mark. E...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Ceramic Bowl - Gunnar Nylund - Rörstrand - Mid 20th Century Scandinavia
Located in Stockholm, SE
A blue, round bowl designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the bowl is 12.5 cm (5") in diameter and it is 9 cm (3.6") high. It is in excellent condition except from a small crack on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pewter Jar by Anna Petrus, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1931
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amazing pewter jar by Anna Petrus, with a line of brass encircling the base and lid. Expressive lion on the lid, body decorated with a graphic pattern.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Brown Bowl, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Acorn shaped, Mid-Century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A acorn-shaped brown bowl designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it´s 13,5 x 8,5 cm in diameter. It´s in very good condition except from some minor marks. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage John F. Kennedy Ceramic Money Bank Bust, 1980
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Limited edition money box. Number 159/4000 exsamples made by Søholm in Denmark for the Danish Bank Bikuben that seized to exist in 1989. This unusual J. F. K. bust that doubles as a ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$355 Sale Price
20% Off
Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Sommerso Glass Vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sommeroso vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors. smoked greenish gray color. signed on underside.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Polychrome Stoneware Vase by Gösta Millberg, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a absolutely fabulous stoneware vase with polychrome decoration designed by Gösta Millberg for Rörstrand in Sweden. It's part of a limited series from a studio production. Th...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Michael Andersen Pair of Art Deco Oxblood Red Candle Holders, Denmark 1930s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic handle holders feature stunning oxblood red glaze with light green grip glaze accent. Slight craquelure effect on the oxblood ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A white and orange-glazed earthenware vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Modern Georg Jensen Large Stainless Candleholder Copenhagen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A modern, simple, Minimalist polished stainless steel candleholder by Georg Jensen for two candles.
The candle holder has some minor scratches to the surface consistent to use.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Danish teak planter
Located in Ranst, VAN
Danish vintage planter in teak. The planter is movable on wheels and is in very good condition. Two pieces available, price per piece.
Dimensions:
W: 40 cm
D: 40 cm
H: 36 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
$1,125 / item
Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle, Denmark. Three unique bowls in terracotta.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle, Denmark.
Three unique...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Jette Hellerøe Brutalist Vase in Glazed Stoneware for Axella, Danish 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful Danish Modern chamotte stoneware bottle/mallet shaped vase. Designed by Jette Hellerøe for Axella Design during the early 1970s. The abstract geometric decor carved into th...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Jerk Werkmäster, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed by Jerk Werkmäster and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1930s.
“434 / KK” signature on bottom
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Swedish Designer, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A light-grey and brown-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lidded Brown Ceramic Bowl - Hertha Bengtson - Rörstrand - Late 20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lidded bowl designed by Hertha Bengtson at Rörstrand. It is 6 cm (2.4") high and 10 cm (4") in diameter. It is marked as 2nd quality but I cannot see why because it is in excellent...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Maximalist Colorful Tall Painted Danish Candlesticks Farmhouse Cabinmodern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Bright and tall turned wooden candleholders, almost 12 inches tall, and showing light wear to reveal their age. Purple, black and yellow. Some retain original paper label, all stampe...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$515 Sale Price / set
29% Off
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen "Baca" Budded Vase Brown, Danish Modern 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
This budded vase is one of the more rare to find vases from the Royal Copenhagen "Baca" series. It was designed by Nils Thorsson in the late 1960s or early 1970s and features an abst...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Riihimäen Lasi, Vase, Glass, Finland, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A smoked glass vase designed and produced by Riihimäen Lasi, Finland, 1930s.
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Knut Bergqvist Attribution, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow blown glass vase attributed to Knut Bergqvist for Lindefors Glasbruk, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Tealight Candle Holder "Sfär White Sand" in Glass and Porcelain
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sfär is a tealight holder composed of three parts. A two-part spherical shape in porcelain made in the porcelain factory in Lidköping, Sweden. A sheet of glass in between that is wat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Cut Glass
Swedish 3-Arm Mid-century Brass Candelabra in the Style of Josef Frank, 1960s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Swedish 3-Arm Mid-century Brass Candelabra in the Style of Josef Frank, 1960s
Elegant Swedish three-arm Mid-century brass candelabra from the 1960s, designed in the style of Josef F...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian "Karneval" Faience Vase, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Faience “Karneval” vase by Stig Lindberg, in a strict block shape. Large size and a humoristic decor of a lute playing centaur one one side and a flower and sun on the other. The rim...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Arne Bang, Ribbed Stoneware Vase No. 116. Signed
By Arne Bang
Located in Kastrup, DK
Arne Bang 1901-1983.
Fluted "Model 116" ceramic stoneware vase with beautiful turquoise glaze. Denmark 1950's.
Signed with monogram, No. 116.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brown and Blue Floor Vase by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning stoneware floor vase with a beautiful hand carved geometric pattern.
Designed by Lisa Larson at Gustavsberg Studio in Sweden, 1960s.
Good condition. Some metal marks and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hans Bolling Scandinavian Midcentury Brass Candlesticks for Torben Ørskov, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of four Scandinavian midcentury modern design candlesticks candleholders designed by Hans Bolling and manufactured by Torben Orskov in Denmark, they are made from solid brass and...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Group of Scandinavian Modern Studio Vases in Glazed Ceramic, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mixed/curated group of 3 Scandinavian ceramic/stoneware pieces. Number one with a dusty blue/green turquoise glaze, a Hammershoi inspired vase with ash-based glaze and a small cylind...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$310 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Per Linnemann-Schmidt for Palshus. Slender ceramic vase with hare fur glaze
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Per Linnemann-Schmidt (1912-1999) for Palshus, Denmark.
Slender ceramic vase with hare fur glaze in brown shades.
Circa 1960s/70s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 13.0 cm....
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Erik Höglund for Boda Sweden Pair of Bottles with Embossed Bull, 1960s
By Erik Höglund, Boda
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Modern clear glass bottles with embossed motif of bull were designed by Erik Höglund and made by Boda (later Kosta Boda) of Sweden in 1960s. The bottles are inf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Swedish Modern Floor Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund, 1950's
Located in Uccle, BE
Mid-century ceramic artist Gunnar Nylund's Glazed Stoneware Vase made for Rörstrand, circa 1950s. Incised signature and studio mark to underside: [R Rubus GN Sweden 9]. Image 7: Gunn...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Glass Vases Orrefors Erika Lagerbielke, Sweden
By Orrefors
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful art glass vases designed by Erika Lagerbielke and Nils Landberg produced at Orrefors, Sweden. The large one is extremely heavy and together they give a great modern look. ...
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Rörstrand Sweden Large Low Bowl Brown Stripe Decor by Carl-Harry Stålhane 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large low bowl by Swedish ceramist Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Sweden. It's part of the "Atelje" series and was manufactured in a limited edition. Made circa 1960s.
The bowl i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Sgrafitto Ceramic Vase from Laholm Sweden, 1960s
By Laholm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sgrafitto decorated jug vase from Laholm Studio in Sweden. Polychrome glazes. Signed/marked. Studio made circa 1960-65. Measurements: H: 14 cm, D: 11 cm.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$244 Sale Price
25% Off
Timo Sarpaneva 'Cardinal's Hat' for Iittala in Greenish Gray Colour, 1957
Located in Helsinki, FI
Timo Sarpaneva received the Grand Prix award for this art piece in the Milan Triennial XI in 1957. It was made in a number of different colors. The material is glass, clear and viole...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,119 Sale Price
47% Off
Danish Modern Earthtone Speckled Glaze Vase, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern ceramic vase with stunning speckled glaze in muted cream white, beige, sage green and warm brown colors. Handmade by the artist Svend Aage Larsen (1931-2004) in the 198...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Squared Bowl- Hertha Bengtson - Rörstrand - 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A squared bowl designed by Hertha Bengtson at Rörstrand, the bowl is 29,5 x 29,5 cm (11.8" x 11,8") in diameter. It is in excellent condition except from some minor marks and scratch...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Scandinavian Purple and White Wiggle Design Tiered Art Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Scandinavian wiggle design art glass vase with colorful scalloped pattern in purple and white and rounded stepped and tapered boxy design with a circular opening and bas...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Axel Salto Budded Stoneware Vase Celadon Glazing "Ipsens", Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and iconic budded vase by Danish master of stoneware Axel Salto in terra-cotta and celadon green glaze. Made at the terracotta manufacturer "P.Ibsens Enke" in the 1930s. Signed ...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Celadon, Terracotta
Set of Five Colourful Timo Sarpaneva Bird Bottles for Iittala 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Timo Sarpaneva was internationally acclaimed and one of Finland`s leading artists and designers. He was especially known for his art glass objects, although he used a number of other materials in his designs, including metal, wood, porcelain and different textiles.
Sarpaneva started designing for Iittala in the 1950s. His i-series is known worldwide. Also the Iittala Logo is his design.
Timo Sarpaneva was awarded an enormous number of awards and medals for his works and designs, both nationally and internationally.
These so called bird bottles...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,243 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Six Scandinavian Modern Bowls in Red and Blue, Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg, Arabia
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare six Scandinavian Modern small unique bowls in beautiful ox-blood and blue glaze by Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg for Arabia.
Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg, 1905-1993, was a Finnish ce...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian 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, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg, and Upsala Ekeby. 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 $48 and tops out at $149,456 while the average work can sell for $883.