Mid-Century Modern Glass
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: 1950s
Large Wilhelm Wagenfeld "Turmalin" Vase, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful large vase from the 'Turmalin' series by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for WMF, blown and cold cut-glass
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Small 1950's Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to mid-century Italian designer Flavio Poli, this 1950's vase is composed of green in amber sommerso Murano glass blown in a teardrop form with a bulbous bottom gracefully...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Nils Landberg Orrefors Tall Expo Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Orrefors Expo tall tulip vase designed by Nils Landberg.
Wonderful glass with exceptional red color that collaborates with the clear glass.
A beaut...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Coffee Table Accent, Murano Glass Bowl by Barovier, Blue
By Barovier
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful and attractive Murano bowl by Barovier & Toso, in blue/aquamarine glass, realised in the fascinating "Bullicante" technique - consisting in blowing tiny air bubbles in the ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Moser & Söhne Karlsbad Art Deco Vase Signed with Geometric Gold Painted Design
By Moser
Located in Verviers, BE
Ludwig Moser & Söhne Karlsbad.
Signed: GERMANY
Heavy crystal clear faceted vase with eight facets.
A beautiful example of Post-war deco design and an early example.
This midc...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Crystal
A.V.E.M. Large Hand Blown Glass with Red and Yellow Murrhines, 1950s
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
Large hand blown vase in Pulegoso glass with yellow and red murrhines by Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Sommerso Flavio Poli Glass Vide Poche with Label
By Flavio Poli
Located in Verviers, BE
Italian Murano Sommerso Flavio Poli glass vide poche
This small but wonderful Italian Murano Sommerso Flavio Poli glass bowl/dish/ vide poche
in vivid colours of brilliant red an...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Unusual Murano Glass Bowl Ashtray Italy 1950's
By Salviati
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming glass bowl/ashtray with clear/cased glass and white/yellow tones. Unusual shape-Murano Italy made ca' 1950's.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Murano Pink & White Glass Zanfirico Bowl by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Bolton, GB
Here is an exquisite 1950's Venetian pink and white glass bowl, made with alternating stripes of lattice criss cross zanfirico filigree stran...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Glass set 1950s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Glass Holder Italy 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Chinese figure bottle, Viarengo, Italy, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury hand painted glass bottle in the shape of an Asian man in traditional clothing.
Viarengo, Italy, 1950s
Labelled and marked on the base
28.5 cm H
Conditions: perfect, ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
1950s "Calcedonio" Murano Glass Mid Century Rare Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Calcedonio" Murano Glass Vase
Italy, 1950
Rare Vase
Excellent condiction
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Light Blue and Yellow Blown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent ori...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in p...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Multicolored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed encased hand-blown Murano glass with fins that are made in amber colored hand-modeled glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Italian Design Murano Pulegoso Decanter Opaque Blue Bubble Art Glass 1950s
By Venini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A highly decorative decanter carafe made of blue opaque art glass in "Pulegoso" technique, very similar to works by Carlo Scarpa.
This beautiful piece will be a lovely addition to a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
9 old French glasses in silver metal and brass
Located in LYON, FR
Series of 9 glasses from the 1950s in silver metal and brass
These glasses from the 50s have a very beautiful original patina and can be used as decoration or for drinking!
Highly ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Steel
Barovier e Toso Murano Chunky Gold Aventurine Glass Bowl Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning Italian vintage chunky and heavy Murano Barovier e Toso glass bowl is filled with abundant gold aventurine in the shape of a 4 leaf clover or of a flower. Mid-Century M...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Striped ‘A Canne’ Glass Carafe by Gio Ponti for Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Small, striped glass carafe by Gio Ponti for Venini.
This is an ‘A Canne’ or caned glass carafe or pitcher. It was produced in Italy at the Venini glass factory. In 1921 Venini and ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Black and White Murano Glass Duck, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Black and White Murano Glass Duck,
Attributed to Seguso.
Italy, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Green and Orange Sommerso Murano Glass Vase by Flavio Poli, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This vase is made in Sommerso Murano glass, which has been hand blown with three different colors: transparent, orange and green.
It is a vintage item, therefo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Iridescent Cornflower Blue and White Murano Glass Trinket Bowl - Ashtray
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1950s- 1960s.
It is made in quite heavy 4-layered iridescent cornflower blue and white hand-blown glass.
This trinket bowl / ashtray looks like a geode.
It m...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Swedish Fiskgraal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, 1950s
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in BARCELONA, ES
he Swedish Fiskgraal Aquamarine Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, dating back to the 1950s, stands as a truly unique piece of artistry and craftsmanship. Its distinctiveness lies in ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Swedish Fiskgraal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, 1950s
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in BARCELONA, ES
he Swedish Fiskgraal Green Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, crafted in the 1950s, epitomizes the epitome of Scandinavian glass artistry, beckoning with its captivating allure and ti...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
1950 "Filigrana" Carlo Scarpa Venini Italian Design Vetro Murano Ciotola
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brescia, IT
Ciotola
Carlo Scarpa
Venini, Murano
Italy, 1950
Vetro "Filigrana" Rosso
Perfette condizioni
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Anzolo Fuga 'Spots' Vase, Murano, 1950s
By Anzolo Fuga, A.VE.M
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional large Anzolo Fuga vase from the 'Spots" series produced for A.VE.M, circa 1955. White 'lattimo' glass, 'zanfirico' rods and multicolor spots with clear casing.
Literatur...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
1950 Flavio Poli Seguso "Sommerso" Vetro Murano Viola Blu Rosa Vaso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Brescia, IT
Flavio Poli
Vetreria Seguso
Venezia, 1950
Vetro di Murano "Sommerso" Viola Blu e Rosa
Perfette condizioni
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please note, priced per item (7 available), beautiful vintage Murano hand blown iridescent art glass seashells. Documented to designer Flavio Poli f...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Eclectic Set of 8 Cenedese Murano Stemmed Glass, each with gold leaf embedded
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I had the privilege of gaining access to the collection of individual Cenedese glass pieces, which I am curating into eclectic sets of unique pieces.
What ties together this group o...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Querandi decorative Large glass paperweight in 925 silver
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Querandi decorative glass paperweight in 925 silver
Decorative Querandi glass paperweights, with a 925 silver design on
the inside, are pieces that gi...
Category
1950s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Green, White and Light Blue Murano Glass Vase by Dino Martens
By Dino Martens
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This wonderful vas is made with three-colored Murano hand-blown glass canes.
A drawing of this model can be found in the book on Dino Martens.
It is a vintage ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Jeannette Glass Harp Pattern Gold Trim Clear
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful collection of six Jeannette Glass cups, saucers and six dessert plates in the Harp pattern. Harp looks like older glass but was made for on...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage Murano Seguso Gold Aventurine Low Bowl With White Rim Serving Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
This low vintage Italian Murano hand blown bowl is by Archimede Seguso and is mid century modern. It has abundant gold aventurine and reads cream and gold with a white rim. It has 3 ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Ercole Barovier Murano Etched Round Tray Aventurine Glass Twisted Metal Handles
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What an absolutely sweet and decorative mirrored tray with a reverse etched romantic Victorian scene of two lovers meeting in a garden, both in full gala appropriate clothing. The sc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Sommerso Bottle with Elongated Stopper c1955
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Poli designed Murano sommerso
Date : c1955
Origin : Murano, Italy
Bowl Features : Oval bottle vase with deep blue, ruby red, and clear glass - elongated stopper in the same...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Giulio Radi AVeM Murano Glass Vase c1950
By Giulio Radi
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Poli designed Murano sommerso
Date : c1955
Origin : Murano, Italy
Bowl Features : Oval bottle vase with deep blue, ruby red, and clear glass - elongated stopper in the same...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Barovier e Toso Red Tall Glass Candlestick with Gold Aventurine
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage mid century modern Murano blown glass candlestick is by the masters Barovier e Toso from the 50's. It is monumental and stands 17.5" H.
The color red is infused with abu...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Original Italian 1950s jug with 5 cups with souvenir motif, Murano glass
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Very rare Italien Murano Barset - the set is including 1 jug with with stirrer and 5 glasses with different motifs. Al made of Murano glass.
Souvenir motif from the Italian 50s.
To...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Two Murano glass vases by Barovier & Toso. Italy 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Very rare to find two pieces in this condition
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Six Cenedese Nautilus Flutes Set, Cobalt accent and Pulegoso Murano Glass signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Introducing the Nautilus Shell Inspired Murano Glass Flutes
This unique and rare set of flutes is a must-have for any collector of vintage glass. Made in Murano in the 1950s by Cened...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano glass bowl rest of the day by Dino Martens. 1950 - 1960
By Dino Martens
Located in CADALSO, ES
This item are in perfect condition, with wonderful colors
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
1950 Flavio Poli Glass _ Seguso "Submerged" Murano Glass Green Yellow Bottle
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Brescia, IT
Flavio Poli
Seguso Glassworks
Venice, 1950
Bottle
"Submerged" Yellow and Green Murano Glass
Seguso adhesive label
Perfette condizioni
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Murano Inciso Carved Sommerso Decanter in Vibrant blue acid signed
By Paolo Venini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Paolo Venini Murano Inciso Carved Sommerso Decanter in Vibrant blue acid signed With faint 3 line signature “Venini Murano Italia”
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Alfredo Barbini for Salviati Sommerso Aventurine Murano Glass Fruit Bookends
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Alfredo Barbini glass fruit paperweights or bookends with layers of golden aventurine within. Made in Murano, Italy circa 1950's. Pear measures 6.5" by 5", apple 5" by 4.5". In ve...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Red Eclectic Set of 8 Cenedese Murano Stemmed Glass, Each in Different Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I had the privilege of gaining access to an extensive collection of individual Cenedese glass pieces, which I thoughtfully curated into unique and eclectic sets. What makes this asso...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Twelve Cenedese Wine Glass Set, Cyclamen Colour. Murano Glass. Masterpieces
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Introducing an Unique and Rare Set of 12 Cyclamen Glass Flutes.
Made in Murano on the 50ties by Cenedese. Almost impossible to find a full 12 pieces set.
This full set of 12 cyclamen...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 8 Classic Cenedese Murano Glass Goblets Tipetti, clear with red accents
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Great Signed Cenedese set of 8 historical goblets, highly detailed.
The stem is made by a twisted solid glass surmounted by a small blown sphere and a typical Cenedese neck. On the ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Scultura in Vetro di Murano a forma di Anatra, firmata da Mario Marini, 1950
Located in Florence, IT
Scultura in Vetro di Murano trasparente a forma di Anatra, firmata da Mario Marini, Murano.
Il vetro è pieno e realizzato con la tecnica a taglio sfaccett...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Eclectic Set of 10 Cenedese Champagne Glass, Each in Different Design. Unique
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
A truly exceptional discovery, these items hail from Amelio Cenedese's personal collection. This collection of one-of-a-kind would easily become the conversation point for an eclecti...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
A Rare and Early Kosta Boda "Ventana" Vase by Mona Morales-Schildt 1959
By Kosta Boda
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Rare and Early Kosta Boda "Ventana" Vase by Mona Morales-Schildt
Date : 1959
Origin : Sweden
Bowl Features : Pear shaped concave lenses cut on opposing flanks with pale bl...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Alfredo Barbini Bullicante Aventurine Murano Glass Fruit Teal Bookends
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Teal Alfredo Barbini glass fruit paperweights or bookends with layers of golden aventurine within. Made in Murano, Italy circa 1950's. Pear measures 5" by 3.5", apple 4.5" by 4". ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Green Alabastro Glass Swan Sculpture
Located in Bolton, GB
This is a magnificent 1950/60's Venetian sculptural glass swan, made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy. In a stunning combination of opaque green and white glass, known as ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Danish Holmegaard Smoke Grey Drinking Glasses Stub by Meyer & Mørch, Set of 59
By Grethe Meyer
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Extensive set of barely used and NOS drinking glasses in a distinct smoke grey tone. Designed in 1958 by the female designer duo Grethe Meyer and Ibi Trier Mørch. Most of the pieces ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Smoked Glass
MARKED Venini Murano Green & Yellow Glass Zanfirico Fazzoletto Vase
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Bolton, GB
Here is an exquisite 1950's small Venetian green & yellow glass "Fazzoletto" (handkerchief) vase. Made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, by famous manufacturers Venini, de...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink Alabastro Glass Duck Sculpture
Located in Bolton, GB
This is a magnificent 1950/60's Venetian sculptural glass duck or goose, made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy. In a stunning combination of opaque pink and white glass, k...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
LARGE Ercole Barovier Attr Murano Art Glass Vase Controlled Bubbles handles
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
LARGE Ercole Barovier Attr Murano Art Glass Vase Controlled Bubbles handles
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
MARKED Venini Murano White Glass Zanfirico Fazzoletto Vase
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Bolton, GB
Here is an exquisite 1950's small Venetian white glass "Fazzoletto" (handkerchief) vase. Made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, by famous manufacturers Venini, designed by...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Monumental Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. Murano 'Murrine Incatenate' Glass Vase
Located in Dronten, NL
Exceptional hand-blown glass vase with silver foil inclusions and large murrines, by Anzolo Fuga for A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Italy, 1950s. These Murrine Incatanate pieces a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Mid-century Modern glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern glass 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 glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, art glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern glass 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 glass, popular names associated with this style include Venini, Cenedese, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, and Fratelli Toso. 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 glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $68,000 while the average work can sell for $723.
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