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Welded Steel Abstract Modernist Red Heifer Sculpture by Artist Mark Doyle
By Mark Doyle
Located in Dallas, TX
Large-Scale Brutalist Sculpture by Mark Doyle
This monumental Brutalist sculpture, created at the turn of the 21st century by Texas artist Mark Doyle, is a striking fusion of abstrac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1960s Modernist Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden
By Akta Brons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A vintage bronze low bowl with heavy patina. Classic minimalist bronze bowl with a nude motif in the middle and subtle pattern to border. Engraving to one side.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Merle Steir circa 1976 Modernist Brass Hinged Multi-Position Table Sculpture
By Merle Steir
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing multi position, modern abstract, brass hinged sculpture signed and dated Merle Steir 1976, Constructed of eight 3.5" x 1 " polished brass pieces which can be moved and positi...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Wooden Sculpture in Abstract Intricate TOTEM Shape on a Wooden Base
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
piece is interesting form all sides, making it a highly decorative piece. the strong and interesting
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$358 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Empoli yellow glass Modernist vase, Italy.
By Empoli
Located in Buffalo, NY
Empoli yellow glass vase, Italy. Gorgeous and vibrant transparent lemon yellow blown Modernist
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Iron Candlestick, Brazilian Mid Century, Modernist
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The candlesticks are an embodiment of Brazilian mid-century modern design, created with iron—a material often used during this era for its durability and malleability. These particu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Iron
$5,225 / item
High Style Modernist Art Deco Candlestick
Located in Devon, England
Modernist Art Deco candelabra in lacquered ebonised wood and chromed metal. Dating to the 1930s and
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Candelabras
Materials
Chrome
1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite
$15,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Gears Pierre Giraudon, France, 1970s
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Rome, IT
Lucite resin cube with gears inside attributed to Pierre Giraudon, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Set of Studio Modernist Rosewood Candlesticks
Located in San Diego, CA
modernist shapes. We have added several images and different angles with the intent of showcasing beautiful
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Rosewood
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970s Mandruzzato Modernist Red Sommerso Murano Glass Ashtray
By Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Mandruzzato in the 1970s, this modernist ashtray showcases the epitome of Murano glass craftsmanship and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Stunning Early 1900s Modernist Hand-Carved Solid Teakwood Bull with Signature
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing, sizeable and unique bull sculpture.
This unique sculpture of a charging bull is totally in a style of its own and it is in excellent condition. This truly is the work of an...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Teak
Large Modernist Abstract Sculpture, Wire Rod and Stolit Manner of Lynn Chadwick
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modernist abstract sculpture. Wire rod and stolit, unsigned, extremely well executed, circa
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
1970s Modernist Studio Art Burl Wood Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist studio design Burl and Maple Wood Bowl
9.63 diameter x 2.25 h
Original vintage
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Maple, Burl
Modernist Bowl in Olive Wood, France 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Modernist Bowl in Olive Wood, France 1960s
Crafted from a single piece of olive wood, showcasing
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Olive
Scandinavian modernist pine candlestick candelabra, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Forserum, SE
the country. In the 1940s and ’50s, modernist architects often favored more exclusive woods like
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Pine
1970s Studio Art Pottery Modernist Serving Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Studio Art Pottery Modernist Brown Bowl
Serving dish
Signed art
3.5 h x 10.25 diameter
Original
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vintage Italian Modernist Pair of Blue and Green Horses
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of horse sculptures created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi of Italy. each has great coloration of blue and green glazes within the stamped texture. Large horse measures 6" by 6.5" b...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Modernist Counterweight Paperweight in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very well-, heavy and steady made counterweighted paper holder in solid bronze. It resembles an oil pump. Presumably custommade and handed as a gift to an employe of the Danish Cor...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Modernist Vase by Stig Pettersson, Pine
By Stig Peterson
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Gorgeous pine vase by Stig Pettersson for his own studio in Arild, Sweden. Great organic modernist
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Pine
Large and Rare Model Modernist Art Deco Blue Mirror Clock, circa 1935
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous 1930s modernist clock originating from Belgium and is
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Japanese Ikebana Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modernist Car Sculpture in Brass on Marble Base by Aharon Bezalel
By Aharon Bezalel
Located in New York, NY
This unique and beautifully formed Modernist Car Sculpture in Brass on Marble Base is by the artist
Category
Vintage 1970s Israeli Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
American Modernist Roman Bronze Works Sculpture of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan
By Walter Rotan, Roman Bronze Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb Modernist model of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan (1912-2001) with a very dark verdigris patina
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970s Modernist Vase Burl and Birch Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1970s modernist vase burl and birch wood. Signed underneath. Unable to
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Birch, Burl
Daum Modernist Crystal Candlestick, France, 1970
s
By Daum
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Daum Modernist Crystal Candlestick, France, 1970's.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Modernist Wood + Brass Table and Wall Clock by Junghans, Germany, 1970s
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
clock, usable as table and wall clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Junghans, Germany
Age:
1970s
This original wooden table clock was pro...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Modernist Sea Garden Ceramic Horses by Alvino Bagni for Raymor
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarcely seen ceramic horses from the "Sea Garden" line designed by Alvino Bagni for Raymor (ca. 1960, Italy).
Attractive oceanic color combinations with incised geometric shapes and...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Modernist Orrefors Intermezzo Blue Crystal Vase
By Rosenthal, Orrefors
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Orrefors crystal vase made in Sweden during the 1980s in a Modernist style. The vase is
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Riihimäen Lasi Oy Tall Modernist Glass Vase
By Riihimäen Lasi Oy
Located in Tilburg, NL
Riihimäen Lasi Oy tall Modernist glass vase. Finland, mid 20th century.
Beautiful mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1970
s Studio Made Modernist Pottery Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1970's modernist studio made pottery vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with a vessel structure and textured surface. Unknown signature in bottom
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
French Modernist Sculpture Saint John Baptist Bronze by Jean Lambert-Rucki Paris
By Jean Lambert-Rucki
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Jean Lambert-Rucki (French 1888-1967.) Patinated Bronze Statuette on hardwood plinth of St. John the Baptist.
Retains original paper label on bottom inside from Foundry; Adalc Pa...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modernist Black Iridescent Murano Glass Sculpture in the Shape of a Head
By Alfredo Rossi, Ernesto Purisiol
Located in New York, NY
Amazing modern head in an ethnic design inspired by the Easter Island statues, very expressive mouth-blown sculpture in black Murano glass worked with an iridescent finish that adds ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Japanese Iron Candle Holder
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful mid-century modernist Japanese iron candle holder, circa 1950s. The piece is in good
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modernist Japanese Iron Candle Holder
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful mid-century modernist Japanese iron candle holder, circa 1950s. The piece is in good
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Pair of Modernist Cut Steel Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Modernist cut steel candle holders, circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Cut Steel
Pair of Modernist Cut Steel Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Modernist cut steel candle holders, circa 1970s. The Each holder has a triangular
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Danish Modernist Ceramic Vase by Johannes Andersen, 1940s
By Johannes Andersen
Located in Balen, BE
Rare Danish Modernist Ceramic Vase by Johannes Andersen – Denmark, 1940s
This rare ceramic vase
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Carole Harrison Cast Bronze Modernist Sculpture of 2 Horses, 10 1/4" tall
Located in Toledo, OH
This abstract of two horses by Carole Harrison has blue glazing in the texturing. This piece is 6 1/2" wide, 2 5/8" deep and 10 1/4" tall. Carole Harrison (10/30/33 - 4/4/22) - Born ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Japanese Nambu Iron Incense Holder Bowl
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
to hold incense with sand or as a decorative bowl. Made in Japan.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Pair of Modernist French Flower Pot Baskets
Located in Hudson, NY
This modernist Mategot-style flower pot basket was produced in France in the 1960s. Sold as a set
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
$2,350 / set
Silver Plate Modernist Bud Vase, circa 1940
By Creations CGF
Located in Atlanta, GA
Featuring a sleek and minimalistic geometric design, a silver-plated bud vase with a double opening for two flowers stood elegantly on the mantle, adding a sophisticated touch. This ...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Abstract Modernist Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 13
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Modernist Free Form Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 13 by Joel
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Abstract Modernist Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 12
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Modernist Free Form Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 12 by Joel
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Abstract Modernist Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 15
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Modernist Free Form Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 15 by Joel
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Abstract Modernist Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 14
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Modernist Free Form Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 14 by Joel
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Abstract Modernist Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 11
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Modernist Free Form Wooden Sculpture in the style of Jean Arp, Unseen Force 11 by Joel
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,671 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modernist Black Opaline Glass Vase, circa 1950
By French Opaline
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning black opaline glass vase was hand-crafted in Belgium circa 1950. The massive, rounded design boasts a gadroon shape. They marked the piece on the underside with "Ver Ex...
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
1960s Emil Milan Modernist Bird Sculpture Sumac Cabin Modern New Hope Era
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Flock of Seagulls in Flight Bronze Sculpture on Marble Curtis Jere Era
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist bronze flock of seagulls in flight sculpture mounted onto a marble base. I can not find
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Ceramic Modernist Black and White Vases
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of vases in the Italian Modernist style made of black and white ceramic. This hand-crafted
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$3,900 / set
Mid Century Modernist Japanese Iron Tripod Ikebana Vase Planter
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modernist iron Ikebana tripod planter from Japan. It could also be used as a incense
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron
Modernist Ikebana Iridescent Glaze Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Ikebana Iridescent Glaze Vase, Japan, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Reijo Sirkeoja Pair of Modernist Sterling Silver Candleholders
Located in Long Island City, NY
Master silversmith Reijo Sirkeoja made some of the most original silver designs in post-war Finland, combining unusual modern aesthetics with the sophisticated techniques of traditio...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Modernist Austrian Brass Sculpture of a Stylized Bear on Wood Base
Located in New York City, NY
Very large Art Deco angular, cubist statue of an animal in brass with copper accents resting on the original thick rosewood plinth,
stamped on the underside Austria.
Highly Minim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1960S Modernist Green Ceramic German Vase by Scheurich
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
mid-century modern design.
In summary, the 1960s Scheurich Modernist Green Ceramic German Vase
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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Modernist Decorative Objects For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of modernist decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct modernist decorative objects — often made from metal, glass and wood — can elevate any home. There are 2617 antique and vintage modernist decorative objects for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 39 modern editions to choose from as well. Modernist decorative objects have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Modernist decorative objects bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made modernist decorative objects over the years, but those made by Carl Auböck, Curtis Jere and Baccarat are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Modernist Decorative Objects?
Prices for modernist decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, modernist decorative objects begin at $35 and can go as high as $58,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,112.
Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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