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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
1960s Gorgeous Big Blue, Pink and Green Centerpiece in Murano Glass by Linea Art
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous big blue, pink and green centerpiece by Linea Arte Murano in Murano glass. Made in Italy
The item is signed on the bottom and it's in excellent condition.
Dimensions...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Plexiglass with Tortoiseshell Effect Italian Oval Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century plexiglass with tortoiseshell effect oval centrepiece. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s in the style of Christian Dior.
This item is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Dan Harner Scallop Shell Carved Wood Catch All
Located in Garnerville, NY
Carved solid crotch walnut scallop shell catch all/decorative platter. Signed with burn in mark, Creaciones, Barcelona, Spain, Dan Harner. Beautifully figured solid walnut sinuous ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Walnut
Mid 20th Century Durham Sterling Silver Footed Bowl or Compote
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant mid 20th century sterling silver footed bowl or compote by the Durham Silver Company of New York. Durham was active in the mid 20th century, 1950's and 1960's. The design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Gorgeous Decorative Plated or Centerpiece by Frumento Spotorno. Made in It
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous decorative plated or centerpiece by Frumento Spotorno in pottery. Made in Italy
The item is signed on the bottom and it's in very goodcondition.
Dimensions:
diameter 13,77" ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Pottery
Shizuku Tall Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-blown glass design by Kazuki Takizawa. Individually, crafted at KT Glassworks in Los Angeles, California. Each Shizuku (which means water droplet in Japanese) tall vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Cofrac France Midcentury Free Form Art Glass Crystal Bowl
By Cofrac
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous art glass centerpiece with great details. This beautiful handcrafted item has a fluid, freeform shape. Heavy gold, ridge and swirl design, clear.
Cofrac Art Verrier France...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
Centerpieces Murano Glass Violet Transparent Midcentury Italy 1970s Set of 2
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 centerpieces, 1 of which is of considerable size, produced in Italy in the 1970s. Each single centerpiece has been made of Murano glass in shades of purple and transparent w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Bamboo and Rattan Fruit Bowl Centerpiece, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Heightened fruit bowl or centerpiece in bamboo and rattan.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
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
Italian Murano Art Glass Ashtray
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Pink Murano Art glass ashtray 1960s.
Rose flower shaped Murano ashtray in bright pink.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Centerpiece by Franco Lagini
By Franco Lagini
Located in Palermo, PA
This eye-catching centerpiece is made of brass with handles in ivory imitation.
Its signed underneath by Franco Laginis characteristic signature and Made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Catalan Yellow Blown Glass Vase, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalan yellow blown glass vase, circa 1920
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, prese...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Original 1970s "La MURRINA" Murano Centerpiece MINT!
By La Murrina
Located in Firenze, FI
Offering a Original LA MURRINA centerpiece with a great fused gold brown / white / translucent murano glass combination
1970s Murano Glass centerpiece in absolutely great shape. A r...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Vintage Black and White Blown Solid Murano Glass Penguin Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Early 1980, a very cute Venetian penguin Art sculpture in blown Murano glass, the central solid crystal clear core is deeply overlaid in black and white, t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Elio Raffaeli Signed Clear Murano Glass Nude Woman Sculpture Figurine Italy 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern transparent Murano glass Female Nude made by master glass blower Elio Raffaeli.
Engraved Signature at the Base.
It is a heavy Glass Woman Figurine which lo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Platter or Centerpiece Bowl, Flower Shape
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern multicolor glazed ceramic flower centerpiece bowl. Manufactured by Vallauris, France, 1950-1960.
Eye-catching and colorful flowe...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Ritts Lucite Centerpiece for Astrolite, 1970's
Located in Chicago, IL
Thick and sculptural Lucite boat-shaped centerpiece by Herbert & Shirley Ritts for Astrolite, 1970's. Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Im...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Lucite
Murano Glass 1980s Centerpiece by Il Vetro Dei Dogi
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano glass centerpiece from “il vetro dei dogi”. Transparent glass with gold and silver decor. Diameter 37 cm. The glass still has its original etiquette.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Round Centerpiece Plate in Acrylic with Ears of Wheat Inclusions, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful round centerpiece / plate / bowl in Acrylic with Ears of Wheat Inclusions.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Pink Incamiciato Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, opaline white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief Fazzoletto flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Centerpiece Tray Lucite, Wicker & Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular serving tray centerpiece in wicker and lucite with chrome borders in the style of Christian Dior.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Made in Italy in the 19...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of Midcentury Italian Handmade Brass Shell Shaped Bowls for Metal Art, 1970s
By Metal Art
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury set of three shell shaped bowls in solid brass. This delightful piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s for Metal Art PD.
The peculiarity of this article i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste Signed C.G.
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste
Beautifully Detailed
1935, France Signed: Depose C.G.390
The Buste is in good condition with a nice age pati...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Plaster
Franco Pozzi Italian Black Ceramic Centerpiece 1960s
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic centerpiece designed by Franco Pozzi for Ceramiche Franco Pozzi composed of two stackable elements with printed manufacturer’s mark under bo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Murano glass vase, circa 1970
Manufactured in Italy.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material:
Glass
Dimen...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Oval Serving Tray Bamboo, Rattan & Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern serving cocktail bar tray with polished brass handles. Made of rattan and bamboo, this charming piece is in the typical style where the org...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Handblown Tall Glass Centerpiece Epergne from Biot France
By Biot
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative centerpiece or Epergne (pronounced E-purn) handcrafted in Biot, France. Beautiful and not often found in this striking rose and clear color, hand blown art glass with signature controlled bubble base created by master glass blowers using original equipment and centuries old techniques. This piece was made in Biot, France.
Epergne is defined as, an ornamental stand, usually made of glass or silver, holding, vase shaped dishes, trumpets or trays, used as a decorative centerpiece for serving sweetmeats, fruit, cakes, candy or flowers. This is a clear picture of what an Epergne is. People often ask what a this oddly shaped object is, the easy answer is," a flower vase." Whatever the definition, or whatever you prefer to call them, they are very beautiful.
While some English Silver Epergnes...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Willy Rizzo Style Serving Tray in Ice Effect Lucite and Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece serving tray in ice effect Lucite and brass frame attributed to the Italian designer Willy Rizzo, circa 1970.
An elegant centrepiece that will complete a modern living...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fratelli Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Bubbles Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains two original label...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Alfredo Barbini Venetian Murano Console Set Center Piece Candle Holders Grapes
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Murano 3 piece Venetian glass console set. Console bowl is 7 3/4 inches tall by 11 1/2 inches wide. Candles are 11.5 inches tall...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
Flavio Poli Large Bowl Centerpiece Murano Glass for Seguso, 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Flavio Poli bowl centerpiece for Seguso Vetri D'Arte made in the 1960s from the Sommerso collection. This large bowl has eye-catching sunset colors, with pink glass submerg...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
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
Stunning Vintage Brown Sommerso Glass Bowl or Centerpiece by Seguso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This bowl / centerpiece / vide-poche is made in brown sommerso Murano glass with slight yellow shades and it is by Seguso.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sommerso
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
Murano Vintage Sommerso Sky Blue Green Italian Art Glass Abstract Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso sky blue and green Italian art glass fish sculpture. Attributed to the Cenedese company, and in the manner of designer Antonio da ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Uranium Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
20th Century Mackintosh Bowl Mod. Willow Reproduced by Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous Bowl is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at least th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Antiqure Catalan Metal Cruet Set, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Catalan metal cruet set.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1940
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material:...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Vittorio Gregotti Vintage Stone Disc Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous stone disk designed by Vittorio Gregotti in the 1960s, made in Italy.
The disk is made of black stone and has a beautiful round shape. The disk is a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Stone
Pair of Black Ceramic Italian Vases, Bucaros, Centerpieces
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing pair of Italian black vases or Bucaros with lid ,in black ceramic , large in size and of great decorative strength in their shapes. The pieces are made by hand, so each piec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Bronze Dove Incense Burner Vessel 'Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage, beautifully rendered, bronze incense burner modelled on a dove/bird figure. Incredibly sculptural piece with verdigris and Brutalist design elements. The piece trascends its...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, and aventurine ribbons Italian art glass handkerchief / fazzoletto vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Made with pink "A ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Ceramic Centerpiece By Angelo Spagnolo for Sicart
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Ceramic centerpiece By Angelo Spagnolo for Sicart.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier Toso Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pheasant Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 birds available as shown). Elegant and rare Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture. Documented to designer Ercole Barovi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cutting and Presenting Board Made of Wood and Metal, Pewter or Nickel Silver
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Cutting and presenting board made of wood and metal, pewter or nickel silver
It is a functional piece, perfect for serving roast pork or for serving appetizers such as sausages, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Alpaca
Italian Mid-Century White Porcelain Stoneware Ashtray Mangiarotti Danese, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century White Porcelain Stoneware Ashtray by Angelo Mangiarotti for Danese, 1970s
Fantastic round ashtray in white porcelain stoneware. The plate has a light rise in the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Murano Pink White Opal Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds on Branch Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink, white and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on branch centerpiece sculpture. The pair of bi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury blue glazed terracotta ceramic vase. This fantastic item was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Rimini, Italy, during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
This mag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Red Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano oval shaped glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Pair Blenko Amoeba Tangerine Glass Candleholders
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Blenko Amoeba Glass Candleholders in Tangerine. The beautiful freeform and color of these catapults them to sculptures. The joyo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Heimburger Silver Hammered Centerpiece Bowl in Mid-Century Modern Jensen Style
By Georg Jensen, Heimbürger
Located in New York, NY
Heimburger, Danish silver, finely hand hammered centerpiece in Mid-Century Modern and Georg Jensen style, made between 1932 and 1960, designed with a stepped base and leaf scrolls on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Brutalist Sheet Metal Centerpiece, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Centerpiece/pot holder in light metal sheet shaped brutalist, in the style of Lino Sabattini 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sheet Metal
Brazilian Architectural Bowl Slatted Centerpiece Mid-Century like Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Made in Brazil, a hand-crafted footed centerpiece sculpture, truly an mid-century masterpiece. A fragile, brass belted, curved Jacaranda (Brazilian Rosewood) slat design. A rare find...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Jacaranda
Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala Ekeby, 1957 'Chamotte' Series Modernist Centrepiece
Located in Frome, GB
This statement work of Mid-Century Modern design is by Ingrid Atterberg, (b. 1920 - d. 2008) a celebrated epitome for illustrious 20th century Swedish ceramic design. Atterberg was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Embossed Copper Centerpiece or Bowl by Egidio Casagrande, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This bowl is made in embossed copper.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and rea...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Copper
Dino Martens Murano Orange Iridescent Italian Art Glass Monumental Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and large vintage Murano hand blown orange "A Mace" Italian art glass flower vase with iridescent surface. Documented to designer Dino Martens for the Aureliano Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Livio Seguso Murano Purple Red Blue Alexandrite Art Glass Bowl
By Livio Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Signed Livio Seguso Murano Alexandrite Neodymium Sommerso Organic Large Art Glass Bowl. Italy, 1970s.
Hand blown purple "Alexandrite" glass over...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Italian Mid-Century Blue Murano Glass Centerpiece with Golden Decoration, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Elmetto table lamp by Martinelli for Martinelli luce, 1976
Blue centerpiece, 1960s.
Blue Murano glass centerpiece with golden de...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
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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