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Mid Century Modernist Japanese Bronze Vase Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist bronze vase with beautiful patina. Signed and dated, 1961. Japan.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1940
s Modernist Crystal Vase by Schneider
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite blown crystal vase
with modernist design. This
item is signed Schneider.
Category
20th Century Vases
Mid-Century Black Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with a textured surface. Retains the original Japanese label. Japan, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
German Early Modernist Peter Behrens Style Candleholders
By Peter Behrens
Located in Astoria, NY
German early Modernist pair of candleholders in the style of Peter Behrens, circa 1900, unmarked.
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Modern Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Bowl Silver Plated, WMF
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in København, Copenhagen
Modernist bowl silver plated, WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik).
Perfect condition
Category
20th Century German Modern Decorative Bowls
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana footed vase with a textured surface and abstract designs on all four sides. Japan
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with multiple openings and a textured surface. Retains the original label on
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
1980s Modernist Seguso Style Murano Glass Centerpiece
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish modernist red and green sommerso murano glass centerpiece made in Venice in the eighties
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Ainar Axelsson, GAB
Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Modernist Silver Candlesticks
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ainar Axelsson for GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget) a pair of modernist silver candlesticks,
Sweden
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Modern Candlesticks
Modernist Sage Green Craqueleur Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist vase features an organic spherical bottom that tapers to its base, and
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Yellow Cast Iron Enameled Bowl, Scandinavian
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Modernist Yellow Cast Iron Enameled bowl – Scandinavian
Modernist Yellow Cast Iron Enamelled bowl
Category
Antique 19th Century Scandinavian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron
Swedish Designer, Organic Modernist Candlesticks, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of organic modernist candlesticks / candleholders. Produced in Sweden, circa 1960s.
Other
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Organic Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
1980s Modernist Transparent Glass Italian Design Vase
By FIAM
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A modernist green glass vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties in the style of
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Modernist Textured Glass Vase by Gral Glasshutte
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century molded glass vase
with modernist textured design.
The vase has smoked and
Category
20th Century German Vases
Modernist Styled Contex Mexican Art Pottery Vase
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A simple and modernist styled incised art pottery vase with ebony tone body and clay under lines
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases
Modernist Tubular Swedish Glass Vase 1960
s
By Kosta Boda
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Modernist, thick-wall colored blown glass vase comprised of three unique interlocking tubular
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Marion Anderson Noyes Modernist Sterling Silver Candlesticks
By Marion Anderson Noyes, Towle Silversmiths
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Sterling Silver Modernist candlesticks, designed by Marion Anderson Noyes for Towle
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
Hanging 1950s Modernist Wall Candle Holders / Sconces
Located in Oakland, CA
1950s Modernist hanging candle holders / sconces, a very clean and architectural design that looks
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Candle Sconces
Materials
Steel
Matching Pair of Modernist Art Deco Candlesticks
Located in Devon, England
Highly styled Modernist Art Deco matching pair of candelabra in lacquered ebonized wood and chromed
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Candelabras
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist Elongated Malachite Bowl/Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
This organically formed and materially exquisite Mid-Century Modernist Malachite Bowl/Ashtray
Category
Vintage 1970s Russian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Malachite
Modernist Studio Bowl or Vase in Ceramic
Located in Astoria, NY
Vase or bowl in studio ceramic with organic modernist design. Featuring asymmetrical textured
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tommi Parzinger Modernist Polished Brass Pedestal Bowl
By Tommi Parzinger, Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in North Miami, FL
that mark Parzinger's serving pieces is evident of good design.
It is Classic, timeless and modernist.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Modernist Japanese Imoto Studio Vase 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Japanese modernist sculptural studio pottery Imoto pedestal vase with a rectangular
Category
20th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Pottery
Egidio Casagrande Italian Modernist Monumental Brass Vessel
Located in Astoria, NY
Monumental modernist style brass repoussé vessel made in the 1930s-1940s by Italian designer Egidio
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Egidio Casagrande Italian Modernist Monumental Brass Pitcher
Located in Astoria, NY
A monumental modernist style brass repousse pitcher made in the 1930s-1940s by Italian designer
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Gilbert Valentin Egyptian Blue Modernist Pitcher Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
French modernist art pottery by renowned Vallauris ceramicist Gilbert Valentin (1928 - 2001
Category
Vintage 1960s French Vases
West Germany Fat Lava Bauhaus Modernist Pitcher
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950s ceramic modernist West German Studio Pottery vase with handle.
Midcentury ceramic fat lava
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960S Scheurich Modernist Green Ceramic German Vase
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
1980s Modernist Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Chrome Sculpture w/ Black Granite Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Striking chrome-plated steel sculpture of the famous McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fixed to a black onyx-colored granite base. This sculpture embodies the power and agility of the ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel, Chrome
Cast Iron Modernist Fragmented Bust of a Young Man on a Marble Base
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This unusual bust stands 20 inches tall on its white marble base. Parts of the young man's skull is fractured creating an almost surrealist feel complimented by the partly reticulate...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Iron
Pair Of French Art Deco Modernist Steel Candle Holders By Piguet, Circa. 1930
Located in Houston, TX
Stylish pair of period French Art Deco geometric steel candle holders or candlesticks, stamped Charles Piguet, Circa. 1930
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Candle Holders
Materials
Steel
Original Mid Century Modernist Nude Female Torso Sculpture in Lead on Wood Base
Located in Troy, MI
Abstract nude female torso sculpture by Olivier De France
Circa 1960's
Brutalist style figure cast in lead with incised details
Heavily weighted piece mounted to a solid wood bloc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lead
1990s Modernist White Porcelain German Vase by Rosenthal
By Bertoncello, Rosenthal
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A modernist white porcelain vase designed and manufactured in Germany by Rosenthal. It's an amazing
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Gabriella Crespi Modernist Vases
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of large signed brass and glass vases by designer Gabriella Crespi. Featuring three buttress legs which support a glass test tube like base.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Rey Urban - Modernist silver candle holder 1971
By Rey Urban
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Very cool candle holder by Swedish silver master Rey Urban.
After completing his education at Konstfack in 1951, Rey Urban traveled the world for new inspiration, he also worked as ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Modernist Candlesticks by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These signature Karl Springer candlesticks are composed of gunmetal bodies with brass accents. The original Lucite liners are included.
Karl Springer (born in Berlin) was a design...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,400 / set
Modernist Japanese Toyo Black Ikebana Sculptural Vase
By Toyo
Located in Cordova, SC
Vintage black ceramic Japanese Ikebana vase. Unsigned. No chips or cracks. The sculptural piece is in fantastic shape.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Cut Crystal Fluted Vase by Riedel
Located in New York, NY
This stunning cut crystal vase features fine hand cut detailing and is also sihned on the bottom as well.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Gorgeous Modernist Lotus Style Vase by Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
This hand blown gorgeous vase is a stylized ribbed lotus design .It is also signed Orrefors.
Category
20th Century Swedish Vases
Mid-Century Modernist Centerpiece Bowl by Daum
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of glassware the esteemed Art glass Maker Daum, originates from nancy, france, Circa 1950 . A remarkable centerpiece bowl or this monumental example of fine glass...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Stunning Modernist Hand Blown Vase by Pairpont
By Pairpoint Silver Company
Located in New York, NY
This vase is hand blown with a smoked glass top with murines in the base.
Category
20th Century Vases
Large Swiss Modernist Luzern Art Pottery Vase.
Located in Bellport, NY
Large and impressive black and light chartreuse Luzern Ceramic vase. Hand crafted with vertical striae, and a pinched mouth. Base marked Luzern(hand crafted) in German. Numbered s-33...
Category
Vintage 1960s Vases
Modernist Black Melamine Bowl by Torben Orskov
By Torben Orskov
Located in New York, NY
Black melamine bowl by Torben Orskov. Denmark, circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Decorative Bowls
Mismatched Pair of Modernist Pointed Oval Vases
Located in Danville, CA
Matching pair, large and small brass ovoid vases each with a center cut open circle.
Dimension: Large vase: 12 x 3.5 x 7.
Small vase: 10 x 3 x 7.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Renato Bassoli Italian Modernist Ceramic Vessel Bowl
By Renato Bassoli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glazed earthenware vessel created by Renato Bassoli (1915 - 1982) of Italy.
Bassoli's ceramics have been favorably compared with Lucio Fontana in the ways that they explore negative...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Large Modernist Glass Vase by Neil
Putzler
By Peill
Putzler
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s handcrafted large and heavy glass vase by Peill & Putzler.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
American Modernist Designer, Candlesticks, Metal, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of organic candlesticks / candleholders. In organically shaped metal. Holds square candles.
Other designers of the period include Isamu Noguchi, Vladimir Kagan, Gio Ponti, ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Modernist Shagreen Vase by R
Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous shagreen vase has a twisted angular form in Blue grey .
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Austrian Modernist Magnifying Glass by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Polished brass and walnut magnifying glass, referring to sales catalog from the 1970s, Model no 5827
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Modernist Italian Silverplated Weed Pot or Vase
By Gio Ponti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian silver plated weed pot or vase, Italy, circa 1950s. In the style of Gio Ponti, unsigned, except for a "Made In Italy" label underneath.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
A Group of Modernist Japanese Ceramics #1
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful group of unusual Japanese ceramic forms. Visible Asian contributions to Modernism are few and far between, these forms embody the spirit of the 20th century completely, whi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Vases
A Group of Japanese Modernist Ceramics #3
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful group of unusual Japanese ceramic forms. Visible Asian contributions to Modernism are few and far between, these forms embody the spirit of the 20th century completely, whi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Earthenware
1980s Modernist Lino Sabattini Silver Plated Bowl
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A silver plated bowl depicting a fruit designed by Lino Sabbattini and manufactured by Sabattini Argenteria. It's marked on the bottom.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
1980s Rare Modernist Gilt Bronze Italian Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A particular solid bronze vase made in Italy in the Eighties, gilt bronze with mercury alternating with black bronze it's very heavy and in original patina.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1970s Lino Sabattini Modernist Silver Plated Candelabra
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic silver plated candle holder designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Sabatini Argenteria. It has been made in Italy in the Seventies, signed on a side, it's in very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
1970s, Seguso Modernist Pink Sommerso Murano Glass
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An elegant pink murano glass vase designed and manufactured in Italy by Seguso in the Seventies. It's in lovely condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist 24-Karat Gold-Plate Sculpture of a Woman in Repose by Jaru
By Jaru
Located in New York, NY
A chic Mid-Century Modernist figural sculpture in plated gold by Jaru of California. This example
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
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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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