Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Italian Murano Sommerso Green Clear Art Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Hanblown Murano Centerpiece Bowl in Green and Clear Glass. Italy, 1960s.
A highly decorative hand blown centerpiece or vase in clear glass with green acc...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Yellow Bowl, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern murano glass yellow bowl, 1970s
Irregular shaped yellow bowl in Murano gold glass with internal metal decoration incorporated within the glass, produced b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Murano Sommerso Red White Italian Art Glass Pulled Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern red and white Murano Art glass vase with pulled details. Italy, 1950s.
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern organic shaped Murano glass large flower vase in red and white...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Ceramic Pottery "Amphore" Bowl Shell by Karlsruher Majolika, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic shell bowl element
Producer:
Karlsruher Majolika, Germany
Decade:
1950s
Original vintage 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Giant Life-Size Lamb Serving Platter by Franco Lapini, Italy, 1970
Located in Munich, DE
Franco Lapinis exquisite sculpture giant life size lamp platter made entirely of metal plated in silver and its surface is lightly textured to give it a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
1970's Italian Venetian Glass Centerpiece
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th Century vintage Italian decorative centerpiece or fruit dish made out of handblown blue/green Venetian Murano glass. Designed with a beautiful twisted spiral pedestal base.
I...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Centerpiece / Catchall / Decorative Piece by Petucco & Tolio, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s.
This high-quality handmade painted and lacquered ceramic decorative item can be used as a wall piece, as a catch all or as a centerpiece.
It's been made by Petucco...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Lino Sabattini Vase Model Persepoli in Silvered Metal 1964
Located in Turin, Turin
Vase model "Persepoli" by Lino Sabattini in Silvered Metal, produced in '70s.
Very good condition, as never used, fully original.
Presence of the signature as shown in photo.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Centerpiece Tortoiseshell Effect and Brass by Team Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Team Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Round centerpiece in tortoiseshell-effect lucite with brass details and decoration by Team Guzzini. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached on the back, a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Red Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy piece of glass features an as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Centerpiece Basket Rattan and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval centerpiece basket in rattan with handles featuring brass borders.
Made in Italy in che 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Light Teak Bowl with Brass and Leather Handle by Carl Auböck Austria, 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
light Teak bowl, shell element
Design:
Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austria
Age:
1950s
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Catalan Glass Cruet Set, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalan Glass Cruet set, circa 1940
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful p...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Rare Thomas Webb Cut Glass Centrepiece Bowl on Gilt Bronze Stand, England, 1950s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Thomas Webb & Sons, cut glass centrepiece bowl on gilt bronze stand, England, 1950s
Exquisite Thomas Webb & Son cut glass centrepiece bowl on gilt bronze stand.
Heavy cut glass bow...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Cut Glass
20th Century Lino Sabattini Vase Model Living in Silvered Metal '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Vase model "Living" by Lino Sabattini in Silvered Metal, produced in '70s.
Very good condition, as never used, fully original.
Presence of the signature as shown in photo.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
20th Century Lino Sabattini Centerpiece Model Baja in Silvered Metal 1973
Located in Turin, Turin
Centerpiece model "Baja" by Lino Sabattini in Silvered Metal, produced in '70s.
Very good condition, as never used, fully original.
Presence of the signature with name of the model.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Green Basket Centerpiece Vase with Applied Drops
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass Basket Centerpiece Vase. Italy, 1950s.
An unique and exceptional Murano art glass centerpiece in shades of green with applied...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rattan and Brass Serving Tray attributed to Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared serving tray in rattan featuring brass borders and handles attributed to Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blu Glazed Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu) round footed bowl or centerpiece, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in Italy wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Cenedese Large Bright Yellow Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese rare bright yellow vintage midcentury Murano glass vase or vessel, made in Venice, Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form and large size, this vessel has all the characteristics of hand thrown pottery with the unmistakable look and feel of glass.
A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold color / color to your interior, imagine glass like this on open, white...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Emerald Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, hea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Tommaso Barbi Travertine Lucite Italian Centerpiece Bowl, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury lucite and travertine centerpiece bowl. This wonderful piece is attributable to Tommaso Barbi and made in Italy in the 1970s
This item is fantastic as the lu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Chrome
Centerpiece Serving Tray Ice Effect Lucite Nickel Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece serving tray in ice effect Lucite and nickel frame attributed to the Italian designer Willy Rizzo, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Deer Heads Centerpiece Bowl in Silver Plate
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding hammered silver plate deer round centerpiece bowl. Italy, 1970s.
This piece features a molded deer with antlers rising over the sides of the bowl that has a hammered fin...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Murano Centerpiece, Fratelli Toso Attributed, 1970s
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano centerpiece, Fratelli Toso attributed, 1970s.
Dimensions: H= 8 cm; D=25 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Cenedese Nude Pink Vintage Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Vase or Urn
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury Murano glass vase, vessel, cookie jar or urn made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form and large size. It has the characteristics ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Chiseled and Embossed Cast Bronze Centerpiece / Bowl, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
This vide-poche is made in embossed and chiseled cast bronze.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage and has an imperceptible flaw, but it can be...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Brown Murano Glass Ashtray / Catchall by Fratelli Toso with Murrines
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
Made in Murano glass with murrines and silver flakes.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excel...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Leaf
Signed Olive Wood Fine Bowl, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Handmade bowl manufactured in olive wood.
By Creaciones Fimfa in Spain.
Signed
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Olive
Cenedese Nude Pink Vintage Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Vase or Urn
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury Murano glass vase, vessel, cookie jar or urn made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form and large size. It has the characteristics ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century Modern White and Gold Porcelain Bowl
Located in Aci Castello, IT
It's a stylish white and gold porcelain centerpiece designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Tommaso Barbi, marked on the bottom. The item is in good conditions. The bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Ceramic Vase Mod. Vesuvio for Gabbianelli '70
Located in Turin, Turin
Minimal and beautiful centerpiece designed by the Italian master Angelo Mangiarotti. The vase was designed at the end in '70s for Gabbianelli and it is entirely in enameled ceramic. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Centerpiece Model Casta for Colle Fully in Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Very elegant Centerpiece designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1988 for Colle Cristalleria. The centerpiece is entirely in glass, and it is shaped as an half sphere.
On the centerpiece ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Cenedese Moss Green Vintage Midcentury Italian Murano Glass Vase or Vessel
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Apple or moss green Cenedese vintage Italian midcentury Murano glass vase or vessel, made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form as it has the characteristics o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sardinian polychrome ceramics by Claudio Pulli for Isola. Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sardinian polychrome ceramics by Claudio Pulli for Isola.
CLAUDIO PULLI one of the greatest Sardinian artists, Ciotola realized for I.S.O.L.A. Isola is the most prestigious ceramice and lost wax...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Black Murano Glass Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and beautiful centerpiece ashtray in Murano glass Archimede Seguso 1970, round black color. With label.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, hea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Glass Jug, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass jug, circa 1930
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materia...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, hea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Wicker Lucite Serving Tray Metal Frame by Janetti, Italy, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Rome, IT
Serving tray in Lucite wicker and metal frame by Janetti Roma Firenze (original label attached on the back), Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Ceramic Bowl for Bitossi
Located in Weesp, NL
Ceramic Mid-Century Modern bowl by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, Montelupo, Tuscany. In the late 1960's Ettore Sottsass spend time with Aldo Longhi, Bitossi's artistic director, who t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Catalan Glass Cruet Set, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalan metal and glass cruet set.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1940
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Cork, Crome and Glass Vide Pocket Emptier Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century square vide pocket emptier sundries tray in chrome, glass and cork. This amazing piece was designed in the style Christian Dior in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Modernist Murano Green & White Glass Centerpiece Vase with Chromed Base
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Modernist Sommerso Murano centerpiece vase in green and white hand blown Glass. Italy, 1960s.
This elegant Murano centerpiece is made combining green glass
It has an ey...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Marble Effect Acrylic and Frame Chrome Tray Centerpiece, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Acrylic marble effect and frame chrome centerpiece.
Made in Italy 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Round Rattan & Brass Plate Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Round centerpiece in rattan framed by brass border made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Red Lips Design Murano Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handblown red and opal white Alabastro glass large centerpiece bowl. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s.
Eye-catching red lips design from a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
Marble Effect Acrylic and Frame Chrome Tray Centerpiece Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Large rectangular Acrylic marble effect and frame chrome tray centerpiece, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase Centerpiece
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century vintage Italian handmade Murano glass vase centerpiece in clear glass colour with gold dust inside.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese Italian Murano Glass Vibrant Pink Colored Bowl
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Murano 'Opalino' glass serving or dipping bowl designed by Antonio Da Ros (1936-2012) for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990. Wonderful translucent color of vibrant pink. Simplistic yet elega...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Modernist Murano Purple White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding hand blown Sommerso Murano glass centerpiece in purple and white. Italy, 1960s.
The interior part is made in white opaline glass. Beautiful organic design and eye catchi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
B C Firenze Midcentury Italian "Handkerchief" Brass Centerpiece Bowl, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury "handkerchief" brass centrepiece bowl. This fantastic item was produced in Italy by B C Firenze during the 1970s.
This piece is iconic as the wavy shape of this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Stunning Bohemin Cut Crystal Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Vienna, AT
Extravagant cut and polished crystal bowl made circa the 1970s in one of the Bohemian glass works. The cutting is especially Fine and deep with the very intricate patterns. Designed ...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
Centerpiece in Frosted Blown Murano Glass by Seguso, 1980s, Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Centerpiece in Frosted blown Murano glass by Seguso 1980s Italy
This extraordinary Murano glass centerpiece was handcrafted in the 1980s by the famous Italian glass-maker Seguso.
T...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Cenedese Pair of Nude Pink Vintage Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Vases
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese pair of vintage midcentury Murano glass vases or vessels, made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking are the forms and large size, they have all the characteristi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Italian Rattan and Brass Large Basket
Located in Rome, IT
Large basket with handler in rattan and brass details made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fruit Ball in Porcelain by Alicia Penalba, circa 1980
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Limited edition from Artcurial numbered 77/900 by Alicia Penalba Argentina (1913 /1982).
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern centerpieces 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 centerpieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern centerpieces 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 centerpieces, popular names associated with this style include Cenedese, Fratelli Toso, Archimede Seguso, and Antonio da Ros. 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 centerpieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $71 and tops out at $28,368 while the average work can sell for $1,055.
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