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Modernist Turned Mahogany Bowl with Hand Rubbed Satin Black Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A modernist, turned mahogany bowl with a hand-rubbed satin black finish. Unsigned, circa 1970.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Mahogany
Signed Gabriella Crespi Modernist Lucite
Stainless Steel (Moon Flask) Vase
By Gabriella Crespi, Christian Dior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Modernist lucite and stainless steel vase.
By Gabriella Crespi.
In a moon flask form with
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Shigemichi Aomine Modernist Japanese Wood Bowls for the National Craft Council
By Aomine Shigemichi 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century turned wood bowls by Japanese artist Shigemichi Aomine (b. 1916) for the National Craft Council of Japan. 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Edwin
Mary Scheier Modernist Art Pottery Stoneware Vase with Faces
Figures
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine modernist art pottery vase.
By Edwin and Mary Scheier.
In a teardrop form with a small
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Solid Stainless Steel Fruit Bowl Catch it All
Located in San Diego, CA
polished solid stainless steel fruit bowl, catch it all circa 1960's great quality and design.
Category
20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stainless Steel
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Sommerso Glass in Emerald
Amber Hues
Located in New York, NY
visual appeal, making this vase not only a functional decorative object but also a true piece of art. A
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Art Glass Vase signed Robert Held
By Robert Held
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modernist art glass vase is hand-blown and signed by the renowned Canadian
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1970s Modernist Blue and Brown Faceted Murano Glass Round Bowl by Mandruzzato
By Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
in Murano, Italy, created this bowl in the modernist style that was popular during the 1970s.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist, earthenware ceramic vase by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden
By rorstrand studio, Inger Persson
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
some timeless art ceramic interior design objects in forms of art objects, figures and vases.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
1970s Modernist Red and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Vase by WGP
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
of 1970s Modernist design, particularly the iconic Fat Lava style that emerged from West Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Pewter Candlesticks by Nils Fougstedt for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1932
By Nils Fougstedt, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant pewter candlesticks by Niels Fougstedt. Clean cut lines and decorative details.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Pewter
Large Modernist Signed Art Pottery Vase by Rafael Saifulin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed 20th Century studio art pottery vase.
By Rafael Saifulin.
With and elongated, asymmetrical tulip form top supported by a trapezoidal base.
Having a patchwork surfac...
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Uruguayan Amethyst Rock Crystal Specimen on Black Lacquer Base
Located in New York, NY
This powerfully scaled and stunning Modernist Uruguayan Amethyst Rock Crystal Specimen on Black
Category
20th Century Uruguayan Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Signed Cartier Sterling Silver Mid-Century Modernist Flower Blossom Candlesticks
By Cartier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the base.
Simply a wonderful pair of Modernist candle holders!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s, Modernist Blue and Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Square Vase by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
edges of the square are sharp and clean, emphasizing the geometric lines that were popular in Modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Marcello Fantoni Square Ceramic Modernist Vase, Italy, Signed, Numbered
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed underneath: Fantoni, Italy. Numbered 02230. Gorgeous vibrant piece with gorgeous glaze, In orange and green glaze. Dimensions: H 8" x W 5.75" x D 5.5".
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Curt Magnus Addin, Swedish artist. Ceramic vase in modernist style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Curt Magnus Addin, own workshop, Swedish ceramic artist.
Unique ceramic vase in a modernist style
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Curt Magnus Addin, Swedish artist. Ceramic vase in modernist style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Curt Magnus Addin, own workshop, Swedish ceramic artist.
Unique ceramic vase in a modernist style
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano, Italy, art glass bowl in purple glass. Modernist design.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy, art glass bowl in purple glass. Modernist design.
From the 1960s/1970s.
In perfect
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Modernist Sculptural Hagenauer Style Brutalist Copper Candleholder, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brutalist candleholder
Origin:
Austria
Material:
Copper
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage candleholder, was designed and produced in the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Copper
Jens Quistgaard Modernist Tripod Iron Candle Incense Holder Dansk Original Box
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Jens Quistgaard tripod cast iron candle or incense holder by Dansk with original box. The modernist
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Modernist Travertine Marble VASE Element Fratelli Mannelli attrib., Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Manelli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Travertine vase object
Designer:
Fratelli Manelli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Travertine
MCM Wrought Iron Modernist Candleholder in the style of Harry Bertioa
By Harry Bertoia
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM wrought iron modernist candle holder in the style of Harry Bertioa, circa 1960s. The piece is
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modernist Vintage Sculptural Brutalist Bronze Metal Candleholder, France, 1970s
By Michael Harjes
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brutalist candleholder
Origin:
France
Material:
solid bronze
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage candleholder, was produced in the 1970s in F...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modernist Silver Plate Ovoid Form Botanical Vase signed St. James
Located in New York, NY
functionality with artistic expression. Ideal for botanical arrangements or as a standalone decorative object
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Modernist ceramic vase in blue glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Modernist ceramic vase in blue glaze.
Cylindrical shape.
1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Vintage Sculptural Brutalist Brass Metal Candleholder, France, 1970s
By Michael Harjes
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brutalist candleholder
Origin:
France
Material:
solid bronze
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage candleholder, was produced in the 1970s in F...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Dish/Ashtray in Blue, Yellow
Crimpson
Located in New York, NY
highlights the exceptional skill involved in its creation, making it a unique and decorative object that
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Olle Alberius for Rörstrand. "Sarek" ceramic vase in a modernist design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Olle Alberius for Rörstrand. "Sarek" ceramic vase in a modernist design with circles. Light blue
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Søholm Danish Modernist Ceramic Vase in Black Glaze, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Black ceramic jug vase decorated with a modernistic abstract motif executed in white and yellow glaze. It also features a vinyl/acrylic mesh-handle. Made by Søholm in Denmark, circa ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
XL Modernist Sculptural Brutalist Copper floor Candleholder, Germany, 1970s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Brutalist floor candleholder
Origin: Germany
Material: Solid metal candleholder
Decade: 1970s
Description: This original vintage candleholder, was produced in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Metal
HIGH-RISE Shoes Mid Century Modernist 1960 Bookends In Carved Precious Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of modernist bookends.
This is a very decorative pair of bookends created during the mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
$1,188 Sale Price
30% Off
Frank Mann Modernist Vase, Early American Studio Pottery 1950s-1960s
By Frank Mann
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern ceramic vase features abstract graphic design in alternating brown and black shapes on mottled off-white background. The bold, but organic decor complements the h...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Modernist Tall Charcoal Urn Form Ceramic Vase with Rectilinear Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sophisticated modernist urn form vase was realized in the United States during the
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
European Studio Ceramist, a Stylish Ceramic Vase in Modernist Form
Located in København, Copenhagen
European studio ceramist, a stylish ceramic vase in modernist form.
Glaze in light shades.
Late
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fåglavik, Sweden. Two art glass vases. Modernist design with bubble relief
Located in København, Copenhagen
Fåglavik, Sweden.
Two art glass vases. Modernist design with a bubble relief.
Approximately from
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Modernist ceramic vase glazed in blue shades.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg.
Modernist ceramic vase, glaze in blue shades.
1960s.
Marked and with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Bronze Candelabra, Tree and Leaves Modernist Design, France 1970s
By Michael Harjes
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Brutalist Bronze Candelabra, Tree and Leaves Design, France 1970s
Elegant candelabra fully made of bronze
Depicting a tree, branches and leaves with finely engraved details
Great ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Seven Mid-Century Modernist Danish Black String Iron Candleholders "Dance Party"
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
"Dancing Party"
Seven Mid-Century Modernist Danish Black String Iron Candleholders by Laurids
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Modernist Sculptural Auböck Style Brutalist Copper Candleholder, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brutalist candleholder
Origin:
Austria
Material:
Copper
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage candleholder, was designed and produced in the 1950s in Austria. It ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Copper
Modernist Patinated Bronze Mantle Flower Vase Unknown Craftsman Signed
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsure of the age of the vase, stamp looks Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Curt Magnus Addin, Swedish ceramist. Ceramic vase in a modernist style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Curt Magnus Addin (1931-2007), Swedish ceramist. Own studio.
Unique ceramic vase in a modernist
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Curt Magnus Addin, Swedish ceramist. Ceramic vase in a modernist style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Curt Magnus Addin (1931-2007), Swedish ceramist. Own studio.
Unique ceramic vase in a modernist
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Brutalist HAGENAUER STYLE tripod Bronze shell bowl, AUSTRIA, 1950s
By Karl Hagenauer, Michael Harjes, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brutalist tripod bronze shell element
Origin:
Austria
Material:
solid bronze
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage shell plate element, was produced in the 1950s i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Mexican Taxco Sterling Silver Rosewood Crucifix Cross Sculpture Mexico
By Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand crafted Modernist sterling silver on rosewood wood crucifix cross, circa 1950's. Made in Taxco
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Vases
Materials
Sterling Silver
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Modernist Silverplate Candle Holders / Vases by Plata Lappas
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very rare pair of modernist silverplate candle holders / vases by Plata Lappas of
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
44cm Modernist Auböck Style Brutalist copper metal Candleholder, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
candleholder element
Origin:
Austria
Material:
copper and metal
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage candleholder, was designed and produced in the 1950s in Aust...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Metal, Copper
Marcello Fantoni Italian Modernist Drip Vase with Matte Glaze
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modern vase created by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960's. Vase measures 10.5" by 4" and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the bottom. In very good vintage 1960's condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gilbert Portanier 1950 France Vallauris Abstract Modernist Vase Glazed Ceramic
By Vallauris, Gilbert Portanier
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative abstract vase designed by Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926-).
Beautiful piece of art
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Modernist Miniature
s, Kidney Shaped Bowls from Nymolle, Denmark, 1960s
By Nymølle Keramiske Fabrik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare set of 4 small kidney shaped bowls/ashtrays decorated with hand glazed stripes in red, green and slate-black. Manufactured at Nymølle in Denmark circa 1960 and probably design...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$349 Sale Price
20% Off
Colorful Mid-Century Modernist from West Germany Vase, circa 1970
By West German Pottery, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Colorful Mid-Century Modernist from West Germany vase, circa 1970
The enamel is very bright, the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
1970 Gian Casè Robots Italian Sersign Modernist Steel Centerpiece Vase
By Robots, Gian Casè
Located in Brescia, IT
Centrepiece
Gian Casè
Robots, Milan
Italy
Steel Vase
Manufacture Mark under the base
Brilliant Design
Slight Surface Scratches
No dents. No cracks.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Damian Garrido 2002 Spain Modernist Geometric Figure Vase .925 Sterling
By Damian Garrido, Damian Garrido
Located in Miami, FL
Eometric modernist vase designed by Damian Garrido.
A beautiful sculptural piece, created in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$12,565 Sale Price
30% Off
MODERNIST Artist Studio Vessel In .925 Sterling Silver With White Powder Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist studio vessel in sterling silver.
This is an absolute fabulous decorative vase, which
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Vases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$13,650 Sale Price
30% Off
XL 75cm Modernist Sculptural Brutalist Metal Floor Candleholder, Germany, 1970s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Brutalist floor candleholder
Origin: Germany
Material: metal, cast iron
Decade: 1970s
Description: This original vintage candleholder, was produced in the 1970s in IGerm...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Copper
Modernist Sculptural Hagenauer Style Brutalist Copper Candleholder, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brutalist candleholder
Origin:
Austria
Material:
Copper
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage candleholder, was designed and produced in the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Copper
Modernist White Porcelain "Shells" Vase by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther
By Hutschenreuther, Dr. Heinrich Fuchs
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice modernist white porcelain "shells" vase by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, circa 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
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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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