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Modernist Bronze Sculpture by Estelle Goodman (1930 - 2007)
By Estelle Goodman
Located in San Francisco, CA
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April 28-May 16, 1964
903 Madison Avenue, New York 21
Large modernist
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Triptych Sculpture
By Jean Arp
Located in Miami, FL
Three-part wood sculpture in white, red and black inspired by Jean Arp and Alexander Calder. Found in Litchfield, CT unmarked. Natural wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,400 / set
Modernist Bronze Figure In the Style of Emile Gilliol
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Modernist figure gazing upward.
In the style of Emile Gilliol.
cira 1950s
Cast bronze.
Approx
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Schmid Modernist Clock
By Schmid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fire Gilt German Clock. A 387 Rare Stunning 1960's Schmid Modernist 8 Days Shelf Mantel with key.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Modernist Terracotta Bust - Signed
Located in SouthPort, CT
Modernist Terracotta Bust in the style of Amedeo Modigliani
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Modernist Abstract Glass Sculpture
By John Bingham
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Blown modernist abstract glass sculpture with a solid machined alluminum base. Artist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Modernist Zebra Wood Sculpture
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Powerful Modernist void sculpture that is incredible from every vantage.
Exceptionally constructed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Zebra Wood
Machine Age Modernist Lucite Kinetic Sculpture with Moving Gears
By László Moholy-Nagy
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A 1940s sculptural "machine" with clear Lucite gears and case on a metal base. Once plugged in and turned on, the gears move, lights flash and bells ring. The piece is similar to the...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Glass Male Torso
By Linda Ethier
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large sculptural torso done in a silvered glass with a green cast on the exterior and a bronze cast on the interior. The piece is interesting from all angles.
Category
20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair of Italian Organic Modernist Bronze Sculptural Door Pulls / Handles
By Angelo Brotto
Located in London, GB
A pair of Italian design door handles / door pulls the in bronze sculptural circa 1980.
A pair is the front and back.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Marble Angular Sculpture
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Evocative angular carved Italian pink marble sculpture.
Great from every angle. Wonderful cubist faceted surface.
Set upon an ebonized angular plinth.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modernist Combed Wood Frame
Located in New York, NY
Wide combed moulding with metal leaf liner
Interior dimensions: 24 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches
Exterior dimensions: 32 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches
Moulding width: 4 1/2 inches
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Pair of Modernist Painted Wood Sculptures "Farago Series" by Seena Donneson
By Seena Donneson
Located in New York, NY
A pair of modernist painted wood sculptures.
Mounted on wood bases covered in black Formica from
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stylish American Modernist Enamel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Stylish American Modernist enamel sculpture. It is signed MW.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Mid-Century Modernist Steel Maquette
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Powerfully Mid-Century Modernist evocative steel maquette.
Great from every vantage.
Mounted on a
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Hungarian Modernist Black Ceramic Nude
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Hungarian Modernist abstract black ceramic nude
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Angular Sculpture
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Very powerful and large scale cast aluminum Mid-Century Modernist sculpture consisting of a series
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modernist Iron Sculpture
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Fantastic Modernist presence on this sculpture composed of cut-out iron forms dancing around one
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Modernist Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Dudley Pratt Entitled "The Family" 1954
By Dudley Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
Stunning bronze abstract sculpture depicting a family relaxing together by artist Dudley Pratt. Pratt was an American sculptor who studied under Alexander Archipenko (who studied alo...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilbert Rohde Herman Miller American Modernist Clock and Thermometer, circa 1933
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
GILBERT ROHDE (1894-1944) USA
HERMAN MILLER CLOCK CO. Zeeland, Mich.
Showroom sample clock and thermometer/barometer c. 1933
Block of seven stacked wood varieties with ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Large Modernist Wire Lion Sculpture
Located in L
Escala, ES
This sculpture of a lion definitely takes his inspiration from pieces created by the iconic designer C. Jere. The body of the piece is made totally of steel. In perfect vintage condi...
Category
1990s French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Modernist Bronze Candelabrum
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage, two-arm bronze candelabrum attributed to sculptor, Chaim Gross. Fluid, modernist form set
Category
20th Century Candelabras
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Modernist Murano Glass Orb Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Large handblown Murano glass sculpture with blue hued glass color encased
in clear glass. Great high end sculptural accent piece for a console table or coffee table.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Allan Adler Modernist Sterling Candlesticks
By Allan Adler
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an unusual architectural Allan Adler set. Measuring 14", 10.5" and 9" in height, they function as candlesticks, or simply as sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Horse Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful, spirited modernist horse sculpture on black marble base. Hammered iron with copper
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Pair of Large Modernist Bone Obelisks
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique pair of Modernist style bone obelisks on four brass balls, resting on a black wood plinth
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood
$4,500 / set
1970
s Large Octogonal Modernist Chandelier
Located in deauville, FR
1970's large octogonal four steps modernist chandelier. Glass and chrome steel. Wired for European
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Candle Holders
Materials
Chrome, Steel
1965 Cubist Angular Bronze Modernist Sculpture
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Exceptional modernist bronze abstract sculpture constructed of intersecting planes and angles with
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Modernist Italian Pottery Weasel Sculpture
By Aldo Londi
Located in Mount Penn, PA
burnished oatmeal hued glaze. Masterfully done, this modernist Weasel would be great on a modern credenza
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Modernist Brutalist Abstract Bronze Slab Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a large brutalist abstract bronze slab sculpture. Sculpture is unmarked, and the artist is unknown.
A very heavy and substantial work, two large slabs rise up to mee...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Mable Sculpture on Walnut Plinth Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A striking modernist marble sculpture on custom walnut plinth base stand. The esoteric and calm
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Dohrs, Marjorie Bronze Seated Nude Female, Modernist
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Dohrs, Marjorie Bronze Seated Nude Female, Modernist
Dohrs, Marjorie (American, 20th century
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Modernist Abstract "Sea Urchin" Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Brutalist abstract sculpture that resembles a roaring sea urchin, circa 1990s.
Category
1990s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Rare Seguso Clear Modernist Murano Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Mount Penn, PA
1970s curving form fluid clear Murano glass form by Seguso, interesting piece with two formed spike points. The rectangular base is 7" long and 3 1/2" wide and 1" in thickness.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Modernist Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Titia Estes
By Titia Estes
Located in Norwalk, CT
ceramists Titia Estes, signed by the artist. This is a stunning statement piece to add to a modernist art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Pair of Gorham Bateau Candleholders
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of streamlined candelabras consists of a boat shaped bowl and a removable smokestack candleholder.
The candleholders measure 5 1/4" wide by 2 1/4" deep with a height of ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Candle Holders
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,100 / set
Modernist Pottery Bowl
Located in Vancouver, BC
Modernist pottery bowl with colorful geometric pattern. Marked on back with wire hanger for wall
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
1960s Modernist Ceramic Pyramid with Auburn Glaze
Located in New York, NY
Modernist ceramic pyramid with auburn glaze. Initialled and dated on bottom, USA, 1965.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Hal Fromhold Modernist Ceramic Horse Sculpture
By Hal Fromhold
Located in Sacramento, CA
1960s modernist ceramic horse sculpture by California artist Hal Fromhold. In excellent condition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Dan Murphy Modernist Brass Sculpture, "Neon, " 1976
By Dan Murphy
Located in Alhambra, CA
an acrylic base, abstracting the letters in the word Neon to create a dynamic, modernist form. Signed
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,600 / item
Meyers Rohowsky Modernist Brutalist Bent Pipe Sculpture
By Meyers Rohowsky
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Fantastic Brutalist modernist metal sculpture consisting of arranged bent Industrial pipes
in a
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Modernist Nude Sculpture by Edward Armen Stasack
By Edward Armen Stasack
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Artist Edward Armen Stasack (b. 1929) created this elegant Modernist
nude sculpture from black
Category
20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pair of German Art Deco Modernist Candelabra
Located in Oakland, CA
Newly restored in perfect order. Stunning pair of German Art Deco candelabra.
Each candelabrum has five arms and will look stunning on your dining table or buffet. Each piece is sta...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
$2,800 / set
Modernist Wall Clock Made in Germany, 1957
By George Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist wall clock in brass and metal, made in Germany, 1957
In the style of an asterisk wall
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Metal
C. 1920 British Modernist Silver-leaf Frame.
Located in New York, NY
c. 1920 British Modernist Frame. Silver leaf, combed gesso, rippled wood surround, wood back
Category
Early 20th Century British Picture Frames
Materials
Silver Leaf
Modernist Wastebasket, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Bauhaus and/or Eames influenced trash can from the 1950s. Constructed with rope and masonite.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rope, Masonite
Modernist Welded Steel Sculpture by Charles Luedtke
By Charles Luedtke
Located in San Diego, CA
Untitled modernist welded Steel Sculpture by 20th Century American Sculptor/Painter, Charles
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Modernist Ceramic Bowl
By Gouda Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holland Gouda bowl signed by the artist "jm" ... pattern 1384 from the splendid series.
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Mexican Modernist Vase
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mexican sterling silver vase with phenomenal design.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Vases
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,500
Modernist Picasso Style Sculpted Marble Nude Torso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great 1970s substantial black and white veined marble abstract female nude torso sculpted front and back. Solid marble that is polished upon a black polished black marble base. The b...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Large Modernist Marble Sculpture Signed Mendoza, 1976
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Abstract white marble sculpture of entwined lovers on a black marble base. Signed and dated by the Mexican Artist Pepe Mendoza. A large well formed marble statue.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Modernist Cloisonné Bud Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a modernist piece of cloisonné, having abstracted cherry blossoms as the main decorative
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Vases
Modernist Wood and Brass Tusk Walrus Sculpture
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Adorable and well executed sculpture of a walrus head with beautiful brass Tusks mounted on a brass plinth signed Sarreid Limited dated 1970s.Great accent piece for a high end console.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Animal Sculptures
Towering Modernist Candle Holders After Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Oakland, CA
Impressive floor candle holders made of pencil thin iron rod, beautifully crafted.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders
NICOLAS VLAVIANOS Modernist Steel and Wood Sculpture 1977
By Nicolas Vlavianos
Located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Incredible modernist Steel and wood sculpture, signed Nicolas Vlavianos, 1977. Multiple 3/10.
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Modernist Polished Aluminum Hippopotamus on Black Wood Stand
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Cast modernist aluminum hippopotamus that you can display on black wood rectangular stand or by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Mixed Metals Modernist Brooch by Stephen Daly, 1960s
By Stephen Daly
Located in San Diego, CA
Mixed metals brooch by sculptor, Stephen Daly. This bronze and silver work is an excellent object
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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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.
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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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