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Mid Century Modernist Abstract Expressionist Bronze Sculpture Richard Kozlow Att
Located in Troy, MI
An intriguing Mid Century Modern abstract figurative bronze sculpture attributed to Richard Kozlow circa 1960s
Beautifully executed piece with excellent patina
Unsigned
5.5 inches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Modernist Nude Rubenesque Women Terracotta Sculpture By F. Kahn MCM
By Henry Moore
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Modernist Nude Rubenesque Women, Terracotta Sculpture.
The sculpture is super heavy and
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Josep Maria Subirachs Industrial Modernist Abstract Cast Iron Wall Sculpture
By Josep Maria Subirachs Sitja
Located in Dayton, OH
An Impressive Cast Iron wall hanging sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachsb. 1927. Reminiscent in form to an arrowhead or primitive blade. Josep incorporated grattage leaving the surfac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Louise Powell Modernist Matte Black Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A hand-painted matte black vase by Louise Powell for Wedgwood, circa 1930s, elegantly decorated with silver berries on a matte black ground.
Louise Powell, née Lessore, came from an...
Category
Vintage 1930s English Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Abstract Italian Modernist Ceramic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive vase with abstract decoration in sky blue, brown, burnt orange, and white with linear decoration throughout (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Nice contrast between the smoothness of the...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Else and Paul Norway Studio Sterling Brutalist Modernist Chain and Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
A sterling silver chain with pendant. Chain is sterling as well and 24” long
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
1974 v. Kendrick Modernist Sculpture Bust African American Mother Child
By Vaughn Kendrick
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful depiction of Mother and Child. Signed V. Kendrick 1974 for Universal Statuary Corp. Chicago. Home photo is the true color.
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Busts
Materials
Ceramic
St Clement Art Deco Modernist Vase
By Saint-Clément
Located in CA, CA
Saint Clement, France ceramic vase with white crackle glaze finish. A stunning circular vase feauturing with small collar opening and detailed stylized shape around base circa 1930
Category
Antique 1820s European Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Kaza France, Modernist Ceramic Vase, 1920
By Kaza
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Modernist Art Deco ceramic vase by Kaza (Paris), France, ca.1920. Ceramic vase with ovoid
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Late 1800s Iron Concentric Form Geometric Table Sculpture Modernist Symmetry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting salvaged form, obsolete machine part. Heavy.
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Modernist Blue and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Elephant by Vincenzo Nason
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Vincenzo Nason
Cie
Located in Charleston, SC
, featuring a modernist design with clean lines and bold colors. The blue and green Sommerso glass creates a
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Brutalist Modernist Cast Iron Stylized Bull Sculpture with Patina Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful brutalist abstract Bull figural sculpture. No maker marks or signatures. The sculpture dates from the 1960's. Made of cast iron metal and has a wonderful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Hand Carved Walnut
Oak Dowel Pierced Amorphic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This unusual and sophisticated modernist sculpture was realized in France circa 1985. It features a
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Modernist Crystal Candleholders, Set of 2
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Pair of modernist style crystal candlesticks.
Beautiful iridescences with light !
Category
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal
Tony Morey for Italica, Spain. Large modernist female sculpture in bronze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tony Morey for Italica, Spain.
Large modernist female sculpture in bronze on a marble base. Late
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Signed Mid Century Modernist Abstract Figurative Ceramic Sculpture by Fran Gazda
Located in Troy, MI
Original Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Figurative Ceramic Sculpture by Frances Gazda 1960s
Abstract Mid Century sculpture by Detroit artist Frances Gazda 1964
Three conjoined ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Enid Bell Palanchian, Tackle, Modernist Carved Mahogany Sculpture, ca. 1953
By Enid Bell Palanchian
Located in New York, NY
DIMENSIONS height: 23 inches width; 12 inches depth: 6 inches
MARKINGS Signed at the bottom in back.
DETAILS Original hand-crafted black-painted wood plinth.
REFERENCES Original...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Modernist Metal Art Wire Sculpture Abstract Face on Exotic Wood Base
By Marcello Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpture
Modernist wire sculpture painted, abstract face.
Measures: 15.75 tall x 15.5 wide x
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Modernist Clear Plexiglass Rectangular Italian Vase
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The vase features a modernist design, emphasizing simplicity, functionality, and the beauty of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Plexiglass
Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Iron
$415 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Amorphic Ripple Bronze Sculpture signed V.R. 3/3
Located in New York, NY
This surrealistic Mid-Century Modernist Amorphic Ripple Sculpture in Bronze on signed V.R. 3/3
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960
s Modernist Abstract Italian Carved Alabaster Owl Bookends Sculpture Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful pair of matching Modernist abstract Italian hand carved alabaster Owl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Three Modernist Giraffe Wood Sculptures by Del Zotto Studios
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool set of three modernist giraffe sculptures by Del Zotto Studios of Denver, CO, circa
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Modernist Silver-Plate Candlesticks Pair of
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous pair of modernist vintage silver plate candlesticks have been professionally polished
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
Modernist Bronze Over Metal Welded Abstract Mother
Child Sculpture by Burry
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful modernist abstract hand made sculpture of a woman and child by the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare French Modernist Bronze Sculpture of “Eve” (1937) by Aime Octobre
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BARBEDIENNE PARIS", cold-stamped "BRONZE"
Item # 401ZGW30A
This sculpture, a modernist interpretation in
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, 20th Century
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, 20th Century
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Arne Tjomsland Modernist Carved Polar Bear Sculpture in Teak, Norway
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in St. Louis, MO
Arne Tjomsland Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern carved teak Polar Bear sculpture , marked Norway. The polar bear was the first animal he carved in the 1950s. In fine condition origina...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, c.1970
By Toyo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Vase, Japan, c.1970.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Modernist Clear Murano Glass Oval Italian Centerpiece
Located in Aci Castello, IT
table centerpiece or as a decorative object. Its organic, undulating edges evoke the natural flow of
Category
Mid-20th Century Decorative Baskets
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,148 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Lucite Resin Sculpture with Exploded Clock by Pierre Giraudon, 1970
s
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
'exploded clock' with all detailed components. A very decorative object.
In good condition, occasional
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Bottled Perfume Modernist Display, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
This antique display counter is a rare and beautiful piece of the Modernist movement in Barcelona
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Candle Sconces
Materials
Metal
Ladislav Oliva Art Glass Modernist Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist art glass vase by Ladislav Oliva. 10.25” tall, 4.5” wide, 2” thick.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Modernist Isometric Grid Sculpture in Patented Gold Finish by Dan Schneiger
By Dan Schneiger
Located in New York, NY
, clean modernist lines, and excellence in craftsmanship (patently apparent in every radiant geometry and
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
A rare and valuable modernist sculpture of a centaur, 20th century. Hand carved out of solid bronze
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Bronze Life-Size Sculpture “Raven VII B” by Jim Eppler ca. 2005
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tom Neugebauer Modernist Raku Art Pottery Sculpture on Aluminum Pedestal
By Tom Neugebauer
Located in Peabody, MA
Raku abstract torso sculpture by master potter Tom Neugebauer, dated 1988. Sculpture (which is affixed to lacquered black base) measures: 28.75" high x 12.75" x 13", with the base ha...
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modernist Abstract Bronze Female Torso Sculpture Adriana Banfi Attr
Located in Troy, MI
A bronze abstract torso sculpture attributed to Brazilian Adriana Banfi circa 1970s
Stylized organic form nude female torso in solid bronze on a Lucite base
Unsigned example
4 inch...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Faceted Murano Glass Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
Wonderful geometric faceted small Italian bowl in clear and frosted finish to glass. Heavy and chunky thick glass.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
2 William King Midcentury Modernist Aluminum Puzzle Sculptures of Acrobats
By William King
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Event and The Test - a group of 2 Mid-Century Modern aluminum acrobat sculptures.
William D. King (1925-2015)
These interlocking aluminum sculptures were part of a series, which w...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Handcrafted Copper Wire and Lucite "Lite-Up" Base Tree Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist handcrafted copper wire and Lucite "lite-up" base tree sculpture, unsigned, very well
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Modernist 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 Vase Pitcher Verceram France, 1950s
By Verceram Ceramique 1
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
VERCERAM Ceramic of Montreuil (near Paris) is famous for its pearly and iridescent ceramics and existed between 1930 and 1971.
A hallmark identifies the brand: a V in an oval with t...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Modernist Aqua Pottery Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
Large pottery vase with turquoise glaze and brown matte finish.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Vases
Materials
Pottery
Alfredo Barbini Italian Modernist White Yellow Murano Art Glass Cat Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, one-of-a-kind sculpture in the shape of a jumping cat on a handmade nickel base. This Work of Art is signed by Alfredo Barbini in white blown Murano glass, decora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Modernist Carved Abstract Figural Scuptures by Stella Popowski, C. 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare pair of carved mahogany abstract figures circa mid-1950s by the modernist jeweler and
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Modernist Exotic Marble Abstract Sculpture, "Les Deux Visages" by Dan Bedik
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modernist exotic marble sculpture was realized by the esteemed 20th century
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modernist Candle Holders Designed By Lenox
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Candle Holders Designed By Lenox
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Metal
$52 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 2 modernist organic candlesticks
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Elegant pair of tulip shaped candlestickholders. Made in a midcentury modernist organic style from
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Miniature Modernist Pewter Replica of the 1952 Lever House Building in New York
Located in San Diego, CA
Miniature modernist pewter sculpture / paperweight of the Lever House skyscraper in New York City
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Modernist Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase - Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM California studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s. The vessel is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3"W x 3"D x 6.75"H. Signed o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co
By Paris Mfg. Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
aluminum animal sculptures were originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks.Stamped PARIS.. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part of Americana histo...
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Japanese Bird Stork Metal Table Sculpture Vintage Mid-Century Modernist
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Japanese Cast metal bird.
W 2.5 x D 4.5 x H 2.5 in
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Modernist Turned Wood Vase Palisander
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist Rosewood Palisander Turned Wood Vase
One nick on upper lip.
Preowned original
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
1950
s French Modernist Black Iron with Crystal Scorpion Wall Sculpture/ Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Incredible Piece of Modern Art. 1950's French Modernist Black Iron Hand Crafted Scorpion Sculpture
Category
Vintage 1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
French Modernist St. Clement Ceramic Sapho Candelabra
s
Located in New York, NY
earthenware, luxurious objects and decorative objects of fine earthenware (so-called "terre de pipe
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware, Ceramic
Fukagawa Japanese Modernist Porcelain Vase
By Fukagawa
Located in Sharon, CT
A rare and beautiful vase, an unusual Fukagawa without any oriental naturalistic overtones.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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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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