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Abstract Pair of Modernist Sculptures in Plaster by Gareth D. Smith
By Gareth Devonald Smith
Located in Bordeaux, FR
These pair of sculpture is part of the new portfolio of the talented Gareth Devonald Smith, artist and designer based in London, which involves large constructed blocks fitted togeth...
Category
2010s Great Britain (UK) Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Plaster
Modernist Abstract Rouge Marble Sculpture on Square Black Lucite Revolving Base
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great substantial polished rouge marble sculpture in a wonderful abstract form. Created in the 1970s this solid marble piece sits upon a black Lucite base that revolves so you can po...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Mid-Century Modernist Wormy Chestnut Gilt and Paint Decorated Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Charming small frame with a sophisticated surface and original patina.
Exterior dimensions: 10 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches
Rabbet dimensions: 6 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches
Moulding width: 2 1/2 i...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Bob Bennett Bronze Abstract Modernist Sculpture of the Golden Gate Bridge Signed
By Bob Bennett
Located in Draper, UT
A stunning abstract bronze sculpture inspired by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on a black marble cube base by California artist, Bob Bennett. Bob (Robert) M. Bennett (Calif...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
c. 1915 - 20 American Modernist frame, gesso and gold leaf on wood
Located in New York, NY
c. 1915 - 20 American Modernist frame, gesso and gold leaf on wood; scalloped outer profile
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Gesso
Mid 20th Century American Modernist Style White Finish Picture Frame 24 x 20
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and clean lined mid 20th century circa 1940's American Modernist style picture frame
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Sterling Silver Art Deco Menorah Modernist Judaica
Located in Oakland, CA
Sterling Silver Art Deco Menorah Modernist Judaica. This sterling silver menorah in Art Deco Style
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Mid 20th Century Modernist Style Grey Paint Finished Picture Frame 32 x 26
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and vintage / antique early to mid 20th century circa 1940's American Modernist style
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modernist Pair of Floor Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Remarkable pair of floor candlesticks holders or candelabras in steel with an off-white finish. Nicely done! Please contact for location.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Steel
$1,650 / set
George Sakier Fostoria Modernist Fishbowl Vase
By George Sakier, Fostoria Glass Company
Located in Dallas, TX
Single jet-black fishbowl vase by Sakier for Fostoria.
Form # 2404.
Very good condition.
Classic Mid Century Modern, art deco, machine age design
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Modernist Cubic Bluestone Candleholder Handmade, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Handmade modernist bluestone candleholder, polished. Originated from Belgium, circa 1970s, designer
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Modernist Slate Sculpture John McKenzie "Man with Goblet", circa 1940
By John Mckenzie
Located in London, GB
Exceptional low relief slate sculpture by John McKenzie 1897-1972 of asymmetric form set in a resin frame and titled to rear. McKenzie only produced a few works per year and is there...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Slate
Modernist Correia Art Glass Vase, 1988
Located in Washington, DC
Post Modern Correia Art Glass Vase, 1988
Category
Late 20th Century American Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
Animated Curtis Jere Modernist Pop Orange Resin Lion in Brass Cage Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Adorable pop orange resin lion in brass cage with brutalist form patinated tree on sandstone decorated base. The lion is framed in brass with black in brass frame nose and eyes. The ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Brass, Metal
Mid 20th Century Large Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Picture Frame 36 x 24
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and vintage mid 20th century circa 1960's American Mid Century Modern style picture frame. The rabbet size (size that holds the art) is 36.25" wide by 24.25" high with th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Burlap, Wood
Modernist Japanese Tetsubin Low Iron Bowl, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Japanese Tetsubin low iron bowl. Solid iron with a nice patina. Made in Japan label on
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron
Georg Jensen Denmark Sterling Silver Modernist Candleholders
By Georg Jensen
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver modernist candleholders #1138B. Georg Jensen sterling
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Perfume Bottle
Located in Richmond, VA
A compact sterling silver perfume bottle, stamped 925, with a fine textured front and softly rounded square shape. Topped with a smooth spherical stopper, this piece is both function...
Category
20th Century Bottles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large 1970s Modernist Japanese Art Pottery Vase
Located in Washington, DC
Large 1970s modernist Japanese art pottery vase.
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Vases
Modernist Folk Art Welded Iron Ring Bowl
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
form.
Great Modernist sensibilty.
Category
20th Century Decorative Bowls
Fratelli Fanciullacci Modernist Matching Vases 1965, Signed
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Halstead, GB
Italian modern Fratelli Fanciullacci matching ceramic vases 1965 - signed
Stencilled design against cream, matt textured background.
As a style it is hard to pin down as there were...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Modernist Vase in the Etruscan Style
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful large vase done in an etruscan motif. This eye catching piece is executed in a colorful, earthy, textured finish. Please contact for location.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Modernist Tray by Maison Desny, circa 1930
By La Maison Desny
Located in Paris, FR
In silvery and golden nickel-plated metal with mirror. Stamped "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and "Déposé".
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
Modernist Mid-Century Tall Japanese Cloisonné Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This very modern looking cloisonné vase is expertly crafted and has a beautiful and lyrical design over a white field.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Vases and Vessels
Modernist Carole Stupell Rock Crystal Pen Holder
By Carole Stupell
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Awesome natural quartz crystal desk accessory designed by Carole Stupell for your high end modernistic desk fitted with two polished brass pens. A rare and scarce design.
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Desk Sets
Modernist 1970s Studio Hammered Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in Washington, DC
1970's Hand Hammered Studio Made Sterling Silver Bowl
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Sterling Silver
Excellent Modernist Vessel by Claude Conover "MAMOM"
By Claude Conover
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large, bulbous vessel by Claude Conover combines two of his hand applied techniques, stripping and scrafitto, to form this wonfderful piece titled Mamom. All of Conover's vessel...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Artisanal Modernist French Ceramic Sculptural Vase Vallauris, 1965
By Vallauris
Located in Halstead, GB
Artisanal modernist French ceramic sculptural vase handmade in the village of Vallauris Cote d'Azur
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Cocobolo Vessel by Mexican Modernist Don Shoemaker, 1970s
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
A hand-turned cocobolo vessel by Mexican Modernist, Don Shoemaker. Mexico, 1970s.
Don Shoemaker
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Cocobolo
Carl Auböck Modernist Book Stand, Brass, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A very rare, one of a kind modernist brass book stand, designed and executed by Carl Auböck
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Incredible, Large Sterling Silver Modernist Three-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
). Incredible example in the modernist taste; of square form with 'v' shaped arms; all on raised square base
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Candelabras
Vintage Pair of Sterling Silver Mexican Modernist Candleholders
Located in LAS VEGAS, NV
A beautiful pair of vintage Mexican sterling silver modernist candleholders. The measurement of
Category
20th Century Mexican Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Pair of Brass and Copper Ball Candelabra
By Los Castillos
Located in Allentown, PA
Great decorative pair of midcentury scrolling brass and copper candle cup and copper ball feet
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Modernist Heavy Copper
Aspirin
Pill Shaped Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century modern copper 'Aspirin' paperweight, nice decorative and functional piece, 1 high x
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paperweights
Ilonka Karrasz Industrial Design Modernist Pair of Bowls
Located in Oakland, CA
Ilonka Karrasz, an important industrial designer, worked also as an illustrator creating many covers of The New Yorker. Offered here is a stunning pair of matching metal vases or con...
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
K.P.M. Porcelain Mid-Century Modernist Vase
By K.P.M. Berlin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A brilliantly executed hard-paste porcelain vase by KPM, with a Modernist design. It's hard to see
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modernist
Minuet
Vase, by Per Lütken
By Per Lütken
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A stunning Scandinavian smoky grey glass 'Minuet' vase. Made by Holmegaard of Denmark and designed by Per Lutken in the 1950's, pattern number 15734, signed to base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Brutalist Bronze Candelabra, c 1950s Modernist Sculptural Candleholder
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Brutalist sculptural bronze candelabra, artist unknown, Bronx, NY, c. 1950’s
Richly patinated, hand-forged
This item is part of the CABINE x WILDCRAFT MODERN Caumsett Preservation ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
West German Modernist Ceramic Pitcher Jasba Keramik 221/35
By Jasba
Located in Halstead, GB
West German modernist ceramic pitcher Jasba Keramik 221/35
Impactful lapis blue color way with
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Creamware
Unknown Midcentury Scandinavian Modernist Vase with Two Bird Engravings
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish Mid-Century Modernist vase with two nice bird engravings
It stands 24 cm tall and have
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Ingrid Glasshutte
Rock Crystal
Vase 1970s Modernist/Vintage
By Ingrid Glas Euskirchen
Located in Halstead, GB
Ingridglas is also known as Ingrid Glashütte, Ingridhütte, IG Glass and Ingridglaser. This company was set up in the 1960s and folded in 1979.
Among other glass pieces, Ingrid G...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Modernist Ceramic Vase in Blue and Green
Located in Lisbon, IT
Danish oval vase with mark at the bottom and serial number.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 1970s Modernist Tapio Wirkkala Bronze Candleholders, Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Washington, DC
Rare pair of signed Scandinavian Modern bronze candleholders designed by Tapio Wirkkala from Finland, circa 1970. Wonderful Minimalist form, and exceptional quality and craftsmanship.
Category
Vintage 1970s Finnish More Candle Holders
Incised Studio Art Pottery Modernist Weed Pot Vase
Located in Sacramento, CA
1970s studio art pottery weed pot vase, with a textured, incised design around the body and spout. Made of a red clay, the vase is fawn and brown that transitions to an earthy green ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Vases
Materials
Pottery
Modernist Vase by Jean-Boris Lacroix, circa 1930
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Paris, FR
In opal black glass based on a nickel-plated metal structure with a circular shape and blades.
Signed with the stamp "Boris Lacroix".
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Nickel
1960 Pair of Modernist Soliflori Vases by Walther Glass
By Walther Glass
Located in Halstead, GB
Pair of modernist Soliflori vases in crystal by Heiner Dusterhaus for Walter Glass, early 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modernist Brass Candelabrum by Illums Bolighus
By Illums Bolighus
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a handsome eight-arm candelabrum.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Candelabras
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modernist Vase Emile Funke-Gralglas
Germany
, Mid-1960s
Located in Halstead, GB
Amber Scandinavian modernist vase Emile Funke-Gralglas (Germany), mid-1960s
Measures: Height 21
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Vase in Cobalt Blue
Gold Modernist Design
Located in Southampton, NY
Very stylish Murano vase in cobalt blue & gold on clear glass with dimpled outer edge & clear base. Thick & heavy beautiful piece.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Incredible Hungarian Modernist Vase/Lamp by Istvan Gador
By Istvan Gádor
Located in Princeton, NJ
Brilliant, expressive art pottery vase by Istvan Gador, a member of the Wiener Werkstatte who is often credited as the father of modern Hungarian ceramics. Drilled and fitted for lam...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Incredible, Large Mexican Sterling Silver Modernist Five-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
in the modernist taste; of square form with 'v' shaped arms extending to four bobeches; all on a
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Candelabras
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist 1960s Bark Finish Variagated Amber, Ingrid Glasshutte, Germany
By Ingrid Glas Euskirchen
Located in Halstead, GB
Modernist 1960s Bark Finish Variagated Amber, Ingrid Glasshutte, Germany. Bark finish was one of
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Swedish Modernist Style Tin Candelabras from 1933
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Malmo, SE
A beautiful pair of Swedish modernist style tin candelabra from 1930s. Marked "Svenskt Tenn G8
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Tin
Large Italian Bitossi Ceramic Vase with Moroccan Modernist Style
By Bitossi
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This delightful large Italian Bitossi vase has a wonderful Moroccan Modernist style with camel
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Vase by Finnish Riihimàen Lasi Oy, Late 1960s
By Riihimäen Lasi Oy
Located in Halstead, GB
Modernist vase by Finnish Riihimàen lasi Oy, late 1960s The Riihimaki glassworks was founded in
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Pair of Modernist Candlesticks Chrome Brass and Vitrolite
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Pair of Modernist candlesticks chrome brass and vitrolite. Rare and extremely high quality
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Modernist Steel Candelabra Holder Pair on an Ebonized Wood Bases
Located in Westfield, NJ
block of ebonized wood. Modernist and industrial design merge perfectly in this set. Each candelabra
Category
Late 20th Century Candelabras
Materials
Metal
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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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