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Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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
Midcentury "Face" Wall Art Sculpture Pair by Westwood Chadwick
By Westwood Chadwick
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Face" wall art sculpture pair by the Westwood Chadwick studio. Each sculpture features a hand-sculpted abstract face with brass inlay fixed to a curved sheet of s...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Brothel Wall Mounted Metal Sculpture in Style of Curtis Jere
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1960s torch cut brass, steel and copper wall sculpture in the form of a bordello with the ladies of the night peering out of three windows. Fun s...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Petucco & Tolio, Nove, Impressive Italian Ceramic Vino Wall Plate, Retro, 1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Impressive Petucco & Tolio, Nove, Italian ceramic vino wall art plate, superbly strong color palette and artwork A very large and striking piece of Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Ceramic

Large Roman or Greek Battle Scene Heavy Fiberglass Plaque Bronze Patina
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative fiberglass wall plaque wall sculpture Greek or Roman Warriors Horse scene. Heavy thick grade fiberglass plaque with realistically looking bron...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Fiberglass

Brutalist Copper Wall Art Bird by M J Francois
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Brutalist copper wall art bird by M. J. Francois. Measures: Height 65 cm. Width 53 cm. Depth 3 cm.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Brass, Copper

Sculptural Wall Panel by Curtis Jere
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular shaped wall sculpture divided into vertical sections with undulating strips in brass and chromed steel. A bold statement. Signed.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Midcentury Ceramic Charger Bowl Studio Work
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Irregular shaped charger like bowl depicting an exotic beauty. Marked on the back in the glaze TAKA-PUKA and on a sticker attached to the back: B.H.I.A, TL w/6, wall plaque, Rs 22/50.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Ceramic

Stylish Curtis Jere Style Hammered Metal Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish sunburst style wall art features hammered metal in a circular design after the Mid-Century style of Curtis Jere. Unique mixed metal construction adds to the vintage mode...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal

Modernist Anodized Aluminum Gazelle Wall Sculpture Pair by Pendergast
By Pendergrast Products
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Highly detailed anodized aluminum Gazelle wall sculptures pair designed by Jacques Richard for Pendergast Products featuring two Gazelle. Molde...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Aluminum

Pair of Very Beautiful Original Midcentury Hand Painted Ceramic Women Faces
Located in München, DE
Pair of beautiful hand painted ceramic women's faces as a wall decoration from the 1950s. Classic midcentury design. Very high quality and detailed. V...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Ceramic

Cast Iron Vintage Industrial CO Signage, circa 1920
Located in Markington, GB
Cast iron vintage Industrial CO signage, circa 1920 Measures: Height 31cm, depth 2cm, width 28/30cm approximate each.
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1920s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Iron

Unique Big Aluminium 1970 Wall Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind aluminium wall sculpture by Salvatore Messina 1970. This big piece measures H. 110 x W.200 x D.4.5 cm. The sculpture will be shipped ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Aluminum

Pair of Midcentury Cattail Wall Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Swank pair of wall sculptures crafted in copper and brass in the form of stylized cattails or Typha. Hand polished and lacquered for easy care.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass, Copper

Walnut Framed Enamel Tiles Ship Bay Motif Plaque
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern total of four-tile framed to form a nice ship bay motif plaque.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Lucite Dimensional Racetrack Sculptural Panels Custom Framed Pair of Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of absolutely stunning tall dimensional, sculptural and textural 1940s Lucite panels are newly custom framed. The lucite panels look and feel like textural running water. T...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Linen, Lucite, Wood

Key Holder Gulls Motiv circa 1950s by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Key Holder Gulls Motiv circa 1950s by Walter Bosse Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Polished Steel Sculptural Wall Panel
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural backlit wall panel composed of polished steel featuring slits arranged in quadrants.
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

2-Piece Wall Mount Sculpture by Jere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two piece brass and steel wall sculpture by Curtis Jere of Artisan House California from a Palm Beach estate. size of steel piece: 29" x 42" x 10.5" high size of brass piece: 29"...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass, Stainless Steel

1940s Pablo Picasso Abstract Face Black Plate B Visage Noir Devil Madoura Ramie
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Black face service plate, glazed white earthenware, painted in colors; white, orange, and deep greys. Made in 1948, from an edition of 100, inscribed 'EDITION PICASSO' and 'B', with ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Stoneware

'El Dans', a Composition of Ceramic Tiles Signed and Dated 1957 by the Artist
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A stunning, and almost certainly unique, piece of midcentury Scandinavian ceramic art, signed by the artist, 'Marian Z.' (short for Marian Zawadzki) for Tilgman Keramik, Sweden. The...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

"the Piano" Wall-Mounted Piece by Curtis Jeré
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Rare wall-mounted piece by Curtis Jeré. Made of brass. Signed.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Eno Antacid Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This advertising sign was made during the 1960s in the Mid-Century Modern style and likely originates from South Africa. The sign is a combination of a professionally made molded, and silk screened plastic advertisement, which has been crudely mounted to a framed piece of pegboard with Styrofoam board in between. There is also a very light cord, presumably from a battery operated light...
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Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plastic, Wood

Mid Century Hammered Copper Wall Relief of a Nude Male
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Hammered copper wall relief of a nude male. This has a nice 3D feel to it with texture and patina. Nice artisan craftsmanship. Unique on...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Copper

Brutalist Sculpture of a House
Located in Redding, CT
Brutalist sculpture of a House signed Jill Kotch. Jill Kotch was an art teacher in Redding CT and studied at the well known Silvermine School of the Arts . ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Iron

Mid-Century Brass Wall Art by C. Jere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-modern wall art, brass blacksmith scene, by C. Jere, features intricate sculpting with attractive patina. Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Marc Weinstein Starburst Sculpture
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Marc Weinstein Starburst wall sculpture.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

1963, Large French Painting on Plaster
By Jean Balladur
Located in Perpignan, FR
Anonymous painting on plaster, 1963. Signature visible. French Mid-Century Modern from building in La Grande Motte oak frame.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster, Oak

Midcentury Brutalist Bronze & Crystal Geode Wall Sculpture by Marc D'Haenens
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and unique Mid-Century Modern sculpture was realized by the esteemed sculptor Marc D'Haenens in Belgium, circa 1970. It features an exquisite jewel like geode in the ce...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Quartz, Bronze

Midcentury Abstract "Lovers" Figural Wall Relief Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Abstract "Lovers" figural wall sculpture featuring a scene of different lovers painted in a gold-tone and rendered in fiberglass and a black wood frame, circa 1960.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Wood

Laverne Etched Bronze Wall Plaque "Tower of Babel"
Located in North Hollywood, CA
LaVerne etched bronze wall plaque "Tower of Babel" There is a dent on the bottom of left side which is not very noticeable when on the wall.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

Matégot Bookshelf Jardinière Library
Located in London, GB
Matégot is perhaps the last and most important metalsmith of the French after war era. Had incredible originality in his design. Always very poetic in his realization. Time to collec...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Aleksandra Kasuba, "One Divided by One", Black Marble Mosaic, Signed
By Aleksandra Kasuba
Located in New York, NY
"One divided by One", by Aleksandra Kasuba, black marble mosaic, signed. A versatile environmental artist, Kasuba was born in Ginkunai, Lithuania, 1923 and died in New Mexico, March ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Marble

Philip & Kelvin Laverne "Peasants Plaque", 1960s
Located in New York, NY
"Peasants Plaque" in patinated bronze and pewter with hand painted enamels by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American, 1960s (signed front bottom centre "Kelvin + Philip LaVerne"). Back is...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

1960s Pop Art Abstract Expressionism Trompe l'Oeil Collage by Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous collage of layered paper resembling bundles of falling textile but in two dimensions. A great melding of the figural and the completely abstract as well as various media. Si...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Paper

Ceramic Aquatic Angelfish Wall Art Set
By Seese Pottery Studio 1
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A unique, 1950s aquatic angelfish wall art set featuring two adult angelfish, a young angelfish, and extra decorative piece. This set is signed by the See...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Carved Crystal Slab Sculpture of Polar Bears
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Swedish 1.5" thick carved crystal slab wall sculpture plaque. Artist signed.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Max and Moritz Heads Earthenware Wall Decoration Vintage, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage earthenware wall mask of Max and Moritz. They are marked at the backside. It would make a beautiful Decoration on each wall. Made in the 1950s it displays the joy...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Earthenware

5' 8" Silas Seandel Ribbon Wall Sculptures, Signed, 1980
Located in Austin, TX
A monumental pair of Silas Seandel "Ribbons" of brass and chrome, one signed and dated. Sold together, the sinuous sculptures mount to the wall. His work emerged with importance duri...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass, Chrome

Signed Curtis Jere Sculpture of a Church with Village
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Curtis Jere sculpture of a church with village. Signed and dated 1972. Nice 3D design.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Brass, Copper

Two Goebel Bieber Ceramic Wall Masks, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Two Goebel Bieber ceramic wall masks, circa 1950s. Good original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Babanki Elephant Mask Cameroon
Located in London, Lambeth
The use of elephant masks is considered a special privilege because the elephant is a majestic animal. These masks appear during festive ceremonies and ...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Sculptural Starburst Nail Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural sunburst nail mirror, American, circa 1960s. Handmade with welded patinated nails. Overall diameter is 32 inches, diameter of mirror is inches...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal

Italy Mid-Century Modern Orange Terracotta Abstract Sculpture Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very interesting piece hand made in terracotta by the Italian artist Franz Sartori. This orange disk is an abstract artwork that was handmade in terracotta in 1972 by the a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Terracotta

Brutalist Wall Scuplture
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist wall sculpture. Dynamic abstract of steel, bronze, brass, and copper. In the style of Paul Evans. Cut forged steel bronze brass and copper are shaped colored and placed to...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze, Copper, Steel

Large Copper, Brass and Steel Sunburst Wall Art Sculpture, 1970s, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Two-tiered sunburst made of steel rods, cut nails and copper accent. All assembled and accentuated with brass welding. Well made by knowledgeable hands. Measure 42 inches wide...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Steel, Brass, Copper

Wall Sculpture by Richard Filipowski
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard E. Filipowski, graduate of the Chicago Institute of Design, hand-sculpted Marquette. Stylized branch composition out of delicate components...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass, Copper

Large Handmade Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Steel Mirror /Sculpture by BELA
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and Unique handmade Midcentury Modern Craftsman double level wall mirror or wall mounted sculpture by the French Canadian artist, Bela ...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass, Steel

Midcentury C. Jere Style Metal Menorah Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern two-piece wall art is made of mixed metals and displays people gathered around a Hanukkah Menorah. A unique three dimensional design that allows you to separate the gathered people and the large Menorah...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal

Thermometer by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Thermometer by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Hammered Copper Wall Relief Sculpture Panel with African Pots
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hugh, lighted wall relief or object with African pots. This unique object is made by an Congolese artist and is in very good condition. Measures: Width 121...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Copper

Big Key Holder Gulls Motiv circa 1950s by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Big Key holder Gulls Motiv circa 1950s by Walter Bosse Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Large Brutalist Wall Sculpture ''Fish'' by Pia Manu 1970 Natural Stone and Glass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous and unique handmade wall sculpture ''Fish'' by Belgian artist: Jules De Waele for Pia Manu in 1973. This unique sculpture is carved from a large pi...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Stone, Concrete

Key Holder in a Style of a Wheel by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Key holder in a style of a wheel by Walter Bosse circa 1950s Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Abstract Aluminum Wall Sculpture, circa 1981
Located in New York, NY
Abstract hand cast aluminum wall sculpture mounted on wood board frame. Signed and dated, 1981.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Key Holder Gulls Motiv circa 1950s by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Key holder Gulls Motiv circa 1950s by Walter Bosse Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Textile Installation Titled 'Eye' by Detroit Fiber Artist Jane Knight 1970s
Located in Dallas, TX
A textile Installation titled 'Eye' comprised of 21 wool-wrapped jute elements by fiber artist Jane Knight 1928-2013. Signed with embossed copper studio p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Jute

Anne Rose Regenboog Cubes Cross Set, Den Haag, 2015
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a set of 3 steel oxidated cubes designed and made by Anne Rose Regenboog, Den Haag 2015. These cubes are made of steel and are finished with oxidation to provoke the rust...
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2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Chic Artist Made Leather Mirror, circa 1980s
By Jane Adams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chic artist made leather mirror, American, circa 1980s. Handmade and signed by the artist, Jane Adams. This piece is executed in a greenish gray color leather.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Mirror, Wood

Mid-century Modern wall-mounted sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall-mounted sculptures 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 wall-mounted sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall-mounted sculptures made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall-mounted sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Curtis Jeré, Walter Bosse, Herta Baller, and Artisan House. 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 wall-mounted sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $120,000 while the average work can sell for $1,800.

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