Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Group of Mid Century Ceramic Studio Vases Off-White Tones
Located in London, GB
Three-cylinder Studio Pottery vases in white tones are very sculptural with a natural rough character created on the turning wheel by highly technical skilled Dutch ceramist in the 1...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Late 1970s Sculptures in Resin in the Way of Jean Arp, Picasso, France
By Jean Arp
Located in Paris, FR
Superb pair of resin sculptures on pedestals, with rather organic shapes.
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Abstract, illusionism, modernism and minimalism.
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Late 70s.
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Origine : France.
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In the style of Jean Arp.
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Dimensions :
1st scumpture :
145 cm tall
52 cm wide
2nd sculpture :
120 cm tall
70 cm wide
The bases, in stone, measure 30 cm x 19 cm
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In perfect condition, no lack or crack.
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No apparent signature.
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Perfect indoors and outdoors.
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They look like The Dada movement (also called Dadaism) is an intellectual, literary, artistic and specific movement of the beginning of the 20th century, which is characterized by a questioning of all ideological, aesthetic and political conventions and constraints.
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Indspired by Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$11,369 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Merle Steir circa 1976 Modernist Brass Hinged Multi-Position Table Sculpture
By Merle Steir
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing multi position, modern abstract, brass hinged sculpture signed and dated Merle Steir 1976, Constructed of eight 3.5" x 1 " polished brass pie...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Art Glass and Brass Egg
Holster Set, Memphis Inspired
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carefully curated trio of glass and brass eggs with corresponding brass platform bases (2) for display. Set is comprised of 3 eggs and 3 bases.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Tulip Chair
Ottoman by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Laverne International
Located in Buffalo, NY
This incredible design is a Model 120 LF 'Tulip' lounge armchair by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Laverne International. Ingeniously designed in 1957, this wide span armchair is cra...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Ch. and I. Wolkoff Sculptural Gemstone
By Wolkoff
Located in Brussels, BE
Ivan et Chantal Wolkoff. sculpture in lucite brass, metal and gemstone, quartz and pyrite. signed by the artist on the lucite and the metal.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Abstract oak sculpture signed LM France 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful shaped abstract modern scultpture made in France, 1960s. This sculpture is made from solid oak wood showing its beautiful grain and texture. Shaped like a figure, it has im...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Rudolf Wolf Tubular Sculpture Holland, 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning sized symmetrical sculpture in stainless steel, designed and made by Rudolf Wolf in his own atelier in Amstelveen in 1975. The sculpture is made of 2 stainless steel tubes, cut, and welded perfectly into this abstract modern shape; it has a black painted wooden base which connects the 2 parts with each other. These sculptures were only made in very small numbers and are very hard to find. This sculpture is one of several we acquired from the former bookkeeper from Rudolf Wolf who bought these artworks in the 1980s. The sculpture has a nice size which you can easily put somewhere on a table/sideboard and look highly decorative. This work is unsigned, but we have several old pictures...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rudolf Wolf Two Tubes Abstract Sculpture, Holland, 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice abstract geometric tubes sculpture designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier ca 1975. This sculpture is made of stainless st...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th Century Tennis Player Bronze Sculpture / Trophy, Italy, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Midcentury tennis player bronze sculpture / Trophy. Italy, 1930s.
Very nice Italian bronze figure. Mounted over black Portoro marble.
We have speci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Contemporary Abstract Brutalism, Sculpture in Iron, ca. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
American Contemporary Brutalism
Abstract Sculpture
Iron
ca. 1970s
DIMENSIONS
Height: 13.5 inches
Width: 8.25 inches
Depth: 4.2...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Coffee / Cocktail Table, Geometric Welded Steel
Glass Sculpture by Tresfort
By Tresfort
Located in Buffalo, NY
Coffee / Cocktail table, geometric welded steel & glass sculpture by Tresfort. Hand crafted and designed base can be used as wonderful sculpture,, Han...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pierre Sabatier "Charbon" Sculpture – Posthumous Bronze Edition, France 1974
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pierre Sabatier
Sculpture “Charbon” – Posthumous Bronze Edition, Edition of 25
France, 1974
Dimensions : 13 x 14 x 12 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Albano Poli, "Eclisse" Modernist Sculptural Table Lamp, Poliarte Italy, 1968
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Firenze, IT
Albano Poli, table lamp mod. Eclisse Prod. Poliarte, Italia, 1968
Sculptural lamp; 24 cubes pieced together and balanced on a chrome round platform.
Measures: cm 40x40x40 15 kg...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, set of 2
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase set was produ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Fat Lava Pottery Vases Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vases set of 2
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage pottery object...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Mid-Century Pop Art /
Arte Povera
Oil Barrel Lounge Chairs, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Artist conceived, Industrial design armchairs or club chairs re-purposed from Gulf Oil barrels and reflecting a modern 1960s counter-cultural aesthe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian Turned Wood Thermos Carafe Set Attributed to Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian turned wood thermos carafe set attributed to Aldo Tura.
All pieces are solid wood lathe turned including the tray. Uncertain to the exa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Frans Hermes abstract pine sculpture Netherlands 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This monumental-sized sculpture by Frans Hermes, is a true modern work of art, from the1970s. It is made from solid pine wood with great patina, giving it a unique and weathered appe...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Fluid Murano sculpture, centerpiece, decorative object in grey glass, signed
Located in Milano, IT
This thick and heavy Murano sculpture, coming from the collection of Spinzi Milano, is a beautiful decorative piece obtained by casting and hand-melting a solid block of grey/greenish glass.
Perfect on a coffee table, sideboard or console table - and also useful as a double valet-tray thanks to the two "bowls", it's a wonderful and uncommon piece of Italian art, exuding all the skills and craftsmanship of Muranese creators.
It is hand-signed on the bottom, which reads "Murano 20...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$454 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made o...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture in the Style of Franco Bucci, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Bucci
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic sculpture in the style of Franco Bucci.
Two pure shapes can be combined in different positions.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutal Art Light Scupture
Located in Munich, DE
Handmade iron sculpture from the 1960s. / unsigned.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Apple Sculpture by Per Hammarström, Sweden, 1980’s / 1990’s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Apple sculpture by Per Hammarström,
Sweden, 1980’s / 1990’s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Per Hammarström is one of Sweden’s most highly regarded ceramicists. Per’s work doesn’t conform to the Swedish style of simplicity; instead he loves colour and texture, and exploring the multi-faceted function of ceramics. Per began his training at the Gustavsbergs Porcelain Studio in 1978, which is sadly no longer in existence. In 1984 he opened his own studio in Strängnäs, and has worked in this manner ever since.
Per’s work is characterised by organic forms and his own distinctive glazes, often in bright colours and strong contrasts. His work is unique, each piece starting out as a roughly thrown form, which is worked and transformed into bowls that are characterised by their delicacy and translucency. The organic form is embodied in the textured ceramics of Per. His works are either made from stoneware or porcelain.
The inspiration of much of his work is the sea, but he also draws from flora and fauna; and the changing of the seasons. The undulating colours of the sea, sky and land manifest themselves in his delicately crafted and vividly coloured ceramics. Through elaborate dining-ware and ceramic ornaments...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp Pair, Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp pair, Maison Barbier, 1970s.
Rare sculptural mod-century pair. Lamp bodies comprised of two...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Sculptural Wall Plaque by F. Sanchez for Peregnem
By Perignem
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique 1950s sculptural Perignem ceramic wall plaque made by F. Sanchez (signed). This beauty comes in charcoal black with sophisticated red and green colors. Signed on the backside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Portoro Marble Sculpture by JF Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Portoro marble sculpture with white estremoz base by the talented French artist J F Bourdier
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bruce Beasley Cherry Picker Pecker Sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA
By Bruce Beasley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Beasley cherry picker sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA. Beasley is recognised as one of the most noteworthy and innovative sculptors on the American W...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Frederik Smits Stabile Mobile
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frederik Smits stabile mobile Memphis style.
Unique piece, handmade by the artist
Wood and metal.
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Studio Pottery Sculptural Objects Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1970s
This origina...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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 executed, twisted copper wire with mesh leaves, black acrylic base, on off light source.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Bremen, Germany, 1970s
By Otto Meier
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Otto Meier, Bremen in Germany
Information:
Otto Meier (born March 18, 1903 in Dortmund, † June 1, 1996 in Worpswede) was a German ceramist.
Otto Meier, the silent master of the 20th century, is still considered a role model to many ceramists. His works are represented in important public and private collections.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Otto Meier and produced in his own Studio in the 1970s in Bremen, Worpswede in Germany. It is made of solid ceramic pottery and has a very unique green and beige, coloration and surface structure. the sculptural formed top element stands on a square formed base. the bottom is marked with typical Otto Meier Producer signature OM. a very collectible and very rare item of the Meier Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 12,5x12,5cm, it is very impressive.
straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1970s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 8,5cm
Length 12,5cm
Depth 12,5cm.
Weight:
727g
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Otto Meier:
Since 1924 Otto Meier studied architecture and sculpture at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dortmund. A visit to Bernhard Hoetger in Worpswede in 1925 brought him to ceramics. In Hoetger's workshop he began an apprenticeship under Willi Ohler...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Objects by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1980s
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Sensual Gold Jaru Nude Male Ceramic Sculptures, Mid-Century Modern
By Jaru
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A chic Mid-Century Modernist figurative sculpture in plated gold by Jaru of California. This example depicts a reclining man in repose. The artist's nod to Cubism is apparent here as...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Stoneware Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This large ceramic abstraction has a terrific form and a rich earthy texture and color. With glazes in modeled greens and browns it has a delightful organic biomorphic quality.
It is very much is the style of the California Craft movement...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase set of 3
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This origina...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Anne Rose Regenboog Cubes Cross Set, Den Haag, 2015
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a set of 3 steel oxidated cubes designed and made by Anne Rose Regenboog, Den Haag 2015. These cubes are made of steel and are finished with oxidation to provoke the rust...
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Horizontal sculpture by Ignacio Villar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horizontal terracota sculpture on a gray marble base
Signed by the artist
Spain circa 1970
Category
1980s Albanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Horizontal grey sculpture by Ignacio Villar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horizontal sculpture in grey ceramic
Mounted on White marble base
Signed by the artist
Spain circa 1970
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Set of 3 Grey Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Otto Keramik, Germany 1980s
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects set of 3
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid Century / Modern - Acrylic / Lucite Sculpture Abstract, 1960s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid Century / Modern - Acrylic / Lucite Sculpture Abstract, 1960s
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1995. If you have any questio...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
$719 Sale Price
28% Off
Modernist Abstract Brass and Enamel Wall Sculpture by C. Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic modernist contemporary wall art sculpture. Brass and black enamel construction. Retains original C Jere hang tag. Stunning.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage handmade wood double face abstract decorative Mask
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.Box H15
Dimensions 6” W ; 1.75” D ; 14.50” H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rudolf Wolf Geometrical Sculpture, Holland, 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice geometric wire sculpture designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier ca 1975. This sculpture is made of metal wire and were also used as studies for bigger sculptures he made later for outdoor. This sculpture is one of several we acquired from the former bookkeeper from Rudolf Wold who bought these artworks in the 1980s. The sculpture has a nice size which you can easily put somewhere and is in very good original condition. It is unsigned but we have several old pictures...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Silas Seandel "Sunspots" Wall Sculpture, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Silas Seandel was born in New York City, August 11, 1937. He studied sculpture and economics at the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated in 1959. He opened his studio in 1963.
While Mr. Seandel was working on a collection for a one man show, he was commissioned by an architect to create a wall sculpture for a building under construction. Mr. Seandel has been working almost exclusively for architects, interior designers and engineers ever since.
His pieces are all handmade in the Silas Seandel studio and executed in solid metals such as brass, bronze, steel, copper, etc. These are no enamels, no veneers, nothing unnatural. All colors are the results of acids and heat treatments which Mr. Seandel has developed.
As far as craftsmanship is concerned, Sherman Emery, past Editor of Interior Design Magazine said it best. "I have been a long-time admirer of the work of Silas Seandel and consider him to be one of the finest artist-craftsman on the American scene today. The scope of his work is wide, ranging from small pieces of sculpture for the home to huge outdoor pieces...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
Worthington, Manufacture Matrix, France, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb French manufacture matrix for the Worthington company, from the 1960s. Very interesting work that doubles as a sculptural piece.
Good condition. Signed.
Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 43 x...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wall Hanging Sculpture by Britt-Ingrid Persson, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wall hanging sculpture by Britt-Ingrid Persson,
Sweden, 1960s.
Earthenware.
Signed.
Measures: H: 24 cm
W: 19.5 cm
D: 19.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern "Ice Cube" Glass Table Lamps, Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Italian works of glass art and sculpture.
Extraordinary pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano / Venetian glass table lamps attributed to Venini. Each is composed of 25 hand blo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$5,700 Sale Price / set
21% Off
Abstract Metal Sculpture by Oidentifierad Konstnär, Sweden, 1967
Located in Surbiton, GB
An abstract metal sculpture by Swedish artist Oidentifierad Konstnär. Dated 1967.
Dimensions (cm, approximately):
Height: 34
Width: 22
D...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Striated Marble Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Abstract striated marble sculpture on Lucite base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rudolf Wolf Abstract Tubes Sculpture Holland 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sized abstract tubes sculpture designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier ca 1975. This sculpture is made of stainless steel ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modernist Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture "Blue Angle" by Robert Brock
By Robert Brock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture "Blue Angle" by Robert Brock. Intricately designed,,precision welded and painted heavy steel rods,Truely amazing up close and in person.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
White Marble Abstract Sculpture by Jean Frederic Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large white marble floor sculpture with black marble base.
One of a kind sculpture signe by the artist.
Jean Frederic Bourdier.
Sculpture turns 360.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower", Painted Iron, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower",
Painted iron,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 98 cm, depth 23 cm, width 23 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying de...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Draped Stone Sculpture, France 1900s
Located in Chicago, IL
A hand carved antique draped stone sculpture with a beautiful patina. Unmarked. Sourced in France, early 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Heinz E. Hirscher Abstract Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
Hirscher Heinz (1927-2011). Untitled assembly of various materials on wood sculpture. Reverse cartouche: Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart.
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Set of Three Modernist Lucite Polysphere Sculptures
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice little grouping of Lucite / Acrylic sculpture,,Almost "bird-like in form..amazing color,
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
3 Fratelli Toso a CANNE Paperweights, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: Fratelli Toso label (3)
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): largest: 3.25"h, 2.5"dia
Additional Information...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$245 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Van Teal Lucite Sculpture
By Van Teal
Located in Greer, SC
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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