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1930 Jean Luce Art Deco Modernist Vase Smoked Topaz Glass Gold Enamel
By Jean Luce
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase Art Deco Modernist made in smoked topaz etched glass with gold enamel by Jean Luce in 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Early Los Castillo Silver Plate
Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Vase, Mexican Modernist
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, perfect for collectors of Taxco design, modernist decorative arts, and Latin American studio craft.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Six Ceramic Vases in Modernist Design. 1960s-1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Six ceramic vases in modernist design. 1960 / 70's.
In very good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Poul Partanen for Arabia, Finland, Modernist Vase in Black Glazed Ceramics 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Poul Partanen for Arabia, Finland. Modernist vase in black glazed ceramics, 1980s.
Measures: 25.5
Category
Vintage 1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Arthur Pe for Kolbäck, a Pair of Modernist Candlesticks in Brass, 1950s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arthur Pe for Kolbäck. A pair of modernist candlesticks in brass. 1950s.
In very good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Swedish Modernist Candlestick for Six Lights by J.L. Hultman, Stockholm, Sweden
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish modernist candlestick for six lights by J.L. Hultman, Stockholm. Sweden.
Plated silver
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Royal Copenhagen, Baca faience bowl with floral motif in modernist style. 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen, Baca faience bowl with floral motif in modernist style.
1970s.
Stamped.
First
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Faience
Anna-Greta Eker, a Three-Armed Modernist Silver Candle Stick, Auran Kultaseppä
Located in København, Copenhagen
Anna-Greta Eker: A three-armed modernist silver candle stick from Auran Kultaseppä, Turkku, Finland
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Nils Kähler for Kähler. Modernist ceramic bowl in black-gray double glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Nils Kähler for Kähler. Modernist ceramic bowl in black-gray double glaze.
Approximately 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Inger Persson for Rörstrand Atelje. Ceramic vase in a modernist style. 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Inger Persson for Rörstrand Atelje, ceramic vase in a modernist style.
1970s.
In perfect condition
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Yvan Borty for Vallauris, Modernist Vase in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Yvan Borty for Vallauris. Modernist vase in glazed stoneware.
Beautiful glaze in turquoise shades
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish in Spiraled Yellow Ocre
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish Originates from Italy, Circa 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Urn Form Centerpiece Bowl in Black
White Scavo Glass
Located in New York, NY
This well scaled and dynamic Mid-Century Modernist Urn Form Centerpiece Bowl in Black & White scavo
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Lucie Rie (b. 1902, 1995), Austrian-born British potter. Large modernist vase.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lucie Rie (b. 1902, 1995), Austrian-born British potter.
Large modernist vase in glazed ceramics
Category
Vintage 1970s English Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1930 Jean Luce - Vase Art Deco Modernist Frosted Glass With Silver Enamel
By Jean Luce
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Exceptional Art Deco Modernist vase by Jean Luce made in frosted glass with silver enamel.
Stamped
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1960s MCM Modernist Tiered Office Letter File Tray in Restored Walnut Wood
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Walnut Letter File Tiered Tray
1960s Modernist Tiered office letter in out file tray in walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase W/ Bullicante Detailing
24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This dynamic and beatifully formed Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase W/Bullicante Detailing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
Modernist Italian Black
White Murano Glass Single-Flower Vase, Ghisetti, 1970
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Black and white Murano glass vase made in Italy in the 1970s, signed Ghisetti on the base. It's in perfect conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Pottery Vase by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen for Søholm, 1950s
By Holm Sørensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Large ceramic relief vase.
- Designed by Svend Aage Holm-Sorensen
- Slate grey main glaze with geometric decor in relief
- Manufactured by Søholm in Denmark from 1956
- Nice in...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Danish Style Candlesticks / Candle Holders, 1960s
Located in London, GB
For sale, is an elegant pair of Mid-Century sculptural Danish-style walnut candle holders with aluminium inserts, dating from c.1960s.
In excellent vintage condition, with only mino...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Modernist Auböck Style Brutalist brass and oak wood Candleholder, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
TRIPOD candleholder
Origin:
Austria
Material:
brass and oak wood
Decade:
1950s
This original vintage candleholder, was designed and produced in the 1950s in Aus...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candelabras
Materials
Brass
Jackson and Ellamarie Woolley Early 1950s California Modernist Enamel Dish Bowl
By Ellamarie Woolley
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Early 1950s enamel dish/shallow bowl created by Jackson and Ellamarie Woolley of San Diego, California. Bowl measures 5" in diameter by 1" high. Signed Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley, 3...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Modernist Sculptural Black Lacquer Resin Wood Grain Floor Mantel Vase 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage resin and lacquer floor vase with a unique modern sculptural form that features a swirling grid of coconut shell / tree bark / wood grain textured squares. Made in the Phili...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Resin, Lacquer
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hand Glazed Ceramic Vases by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated pair of vases were realized by the esteemed maker Rosenthal in Germany circa 1960. Ovoid in shape, they feature an incised four-tier outer edge. The vases are hues...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist German Desk Set in Brass and Leather
Located in New York, NY
A very elegant desk set which includes a nine-inch/23-centimeter ruler, letter opener with magnifying glass and paid of scissors. The three tools fit snugly into a chic cardinal red ...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stunning Set of Modernist Faceted Irish Crystal Bud Vases by Shannon
By Shannon Crystal
Located in New York, NY
This stunning set of crystal bud vases by Shannon feature a diamond-like design, multi-faceted to catch the light and sparkle - each vase has a small vessel for holding water for a f...
Category
20th Century Irish Modern Vases
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist Crystal "Lotus Form" Bowl by Art Verrier
By Art Verrier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning crystal bowl features a stylized lotus form design. It is signed Art Verrier on the bottom and still bears its original made in France sticker. This bowl is a very styl...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Mid-Century Modernist Set of Three Sterling Silver Candleholders by Duchin
By Maurice Duchin
Located in New York, NY
These candleholders feature a tapered columnar form with a stepped conical base with a tiered candle holder at the top. Great minimalist design and they are marked Sterling Duchin on...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Exquisite Mid-Century Modernist Crystal "Tulip Form" Bowl by Arte Vannes
By Art Vannes
Located in New York, NY
This stunning bowl features a stylized tulip form deign in blown crystal. It bears the Art Vanne signature and made in France on the bottom. A great accent piece that will mix beauti...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Mid-Century Modernist Smoked Glass Curved Bowl by Holmegaard of Denmark
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century smoked glass curved bowl by Holmegaard of Denmark. A flat base and circular form features curved wave-like rounded edges. Handblown in smoked grey glass with variances ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Smoked Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Bronze Candlesticks with Polished Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural pair of Mid-Century bronze candlesticks on polished black marble bases. Criss-crossing tubes of bronze each support cylindrical candles up to 2" in diameter. Stepped det...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Marble, Brass
1970s Modernist Purple and Blue Faceted Murano Glass Vase by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic murano glass vase made in the Seventies. the light blue and purple heavy glass it's in perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Cenedese Attributed Modernist Pink and Black Scavo Murano Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An high quality pink scavo murano glass vase with two applied black glass masks attributed to Cenedese. It's in perfect conditions. Crafted from Murano glass, known for its exception...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Seguso Modernist Green and Blue Faceted Murano Glass Big Bowl
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An huge green and blue faceted murano glass bowl designed and manufactured in Italy by Seguso in the Seventies. It's in perfect conditions
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Modernist Ceramic Italian Waves Vase by Roberto Rigon, circa 1970
By Roberto Rigon
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Blue ceramic vase made by Roberto Rigon in the 1970s, it's marked on the bottom with double R.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modernist Polished Brass Geometric Vase by James Johnston for Balos
By James Johnston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodern geometric brass vases by James Johnston for Balos, which operated in both Hong Kong and Taiwan, ca. 1980.
Unique, elegant objet d'art with a triangular opening for use as ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Taiwanese Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
1970s Rose Cabat Porcelain Arizona Modernist Lime Green Feelie Weed Vase
By Rose Cabat
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rose Cabat porcelain 'feelie' vase in lime green, measures 3 1/8" by 2.25". In very good vintage 1970s condition. Signed Cabat on the bottom.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Gorgeous Handblown Modernist Murano Vase by Ann Primrose Cristalleria D
Arte
Located in New York, NY
This lovely vase was handblown by artisans on the fabled Venetian Island of Murano, renowned for centuries for some of the world's finest glass production. This piece features a mott...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
French Modernist Blue Grey Vase by Emile Decour, c. 1945, Stamped
By Émile Decoeur
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Emile Decaeur vase, blue grey, Stamped on the bottom
France. c. 1940-50.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Modernist Solid Hand-Hammered Iron Candle Sticks Stamped "H"
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and unique pair of solid hammered forged iron candlesticks, stamped "H", circa 1980s the tall its 12" tall and the short one its 9" tall. Incredible craftsmanship and unique de...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Lino Sabattini Three Rare Sizable Modernist Vases, Silvered Metal, Italy 1950s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three rare and sizable studio vases / vessels by Italian Silversmith Lino Sabattini (1925–2016). With superb original patina.
Other designers of the period include Tapio ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Contemporary Modernist Anthony Stern Signed Studio Vase Blown Glass Metal Neck
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning glass art vase, with an artistic metal neck, signed on the base by Anthony Stern. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 8" diameter x 11.5" ...
Category
Early 2000s Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Modernist Pewter Candlesticks by Nils Fougstedt for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1944
By Svenskt Tenn, Nils Fougstedt
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant pewter candlesticks by Niels Fougstedt. Clean cut lines.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Pewter
Modernist Set of Two Tortoise Plexiglass Double Candle Holders, Italy, 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with some trace of age and use on the metal parts for this set of two double candle holders. Made from metal and tortoise plexiglass, they have been produced i...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Metal
Rare Modernist Danish Icon Lyngby Vase - First Series 1930
s Production
By Lyngby Porcelain
Located in Utrecht, NL
This white cylindrical vase from the 1936, with its distinctive grooves, is a symbol of modern functionalism in the history of Danish porcelain. Ornamentation and decoration were the...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Desprès - Ashtray Bowl Art Deco Modernist Hammered Silver Plated Metal
By Jean Despres
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Bowl Ashtray "Art Deco" made in hammered silver plated metal and chains by Jean Desprès. in 1940s.
Engraved signature.
Great condition.
dimensions : 15,5 cm x 15,5 cm
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Translucent Vase with Organic Black Swirl Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This stunning vase was hand blown in Murano, Italy. The island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a volumetric oblong bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Venini Style Modernist White and Blue Murano Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A white and blue murano glass Fazzoletto Vase hand-crafted in Venice on the manner of Venini. The vase is inspired by the "fazzoletto" or "handkerchief" style, characterized by its f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Graphic String Iron and Rattan Candleholder by Laurids Lønborg, 1960s
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This figurative candleholder for two block or ball candles is made from bend wire-steel with applied rattan detailing. It was designed by Laurids Lønborg and manufactured during the ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Lapis Lazuli and Silvered Candlesticks, circa 1970
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Lapis Lazuli and silvered candlesticks, circa 1970. Each on a
Category
20th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 4 Hand Forged Modernist Sculptural Copper Canopy Candle Holder Lanterns
Located in Troy, MI
of Art circa early 21st Century
Modernist design with hammered copper canopy over a minimalist round
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Modernist Crystal Softened Spiral Fluted Vase w/ Murines signed Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
-This Mid-Century Modernist Crystal Vase by Daum originates from Nancy, France, Circa 1960. A
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
1936 René Lalique - Art Deco Modernist Vase Villard Glass With Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist Vase "Villard" made in clear and frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Glass Vase W/Grooved Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Glass Vase is a stunning exemplar of
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Blue Dish w/ Crimped Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Murano Glass Dish was made in Italy, Circa 1960. Rendered in a lovely
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Mexican Modernist Silver and Rosewood Letter Opener
By William Spratling
Located in San Diego, CA
Mexican Modernist silver and rosewood letter opener. .925 silver blade and solid rosewood handle
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Silver
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden. Slim ceramic vase in modernist style
Located in København, Copenhagen
Carl Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand, Sweden.
Slim ceramic vase in a modernist style
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian 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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