Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Large Vintage Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Rib Cage Wind Bell Arcosanti 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Massive architectural bronze wind chime bell sculpture by Paolo Soleri
Arcosanti Cosanti USA circa 1970s
Rib-like apex above a faceted bronze bell with raised modernist decoration
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Copper and Enamel Mobile by Cesar Vasquez
By Cesar
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Hand crafted bronze, brass and enamel wall hanging or mobile by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez.
Category
1960s Chilean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Mid-Century Wooden
Metal Kinetic Ferris Wheel with Red, Blue
Yellow Cabins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun Mid-Century ferris wheel with red enameled metal frame and wooden cabins mounted on a wooden block. The wheels spins and the little cabins move as wel...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Geometric Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture - France - 1970s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This exceptional oversized wooden puzzle sculpture features an intricate geometric structure of interlocking spheres and rods, forming a striking polyhedral design. Both a puzzle and...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1960s Modernist Inspired Handcrafted Hanging Wall Sculpture/Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1960s Modernist inspired handcrafted hanging wall sculpture / room divider by New Zealand Artist Andrew Reid. circa 1990s.
Features a combi...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Extra Large Bronze Wind Chime / Bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Extra large bronze wind chime / bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti, circa 1980s. The piece has a total length is 33" with a substantial 8"diameter; it weighs over 12 pounds! The piec...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Triple Spiral Steel Kinetic Stabile / Mobile Sculpture by Sam Ogden
By Robert Ogden
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Triple Spiral Steel Kinetic Stabile / Mobile Sculpture by Sam Ogden constructed of three pieces of hammered , sculpted steel, Amazing visual.. Reta...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Steel
Mid Century Fiber Art Crocheted Wool Hanging Sculpture by Jane Knight 1970s
By Jane Knight
Located in Troy, MI
Suspended macrame sculpture by Michigan fiber artist Jane Knight circa 1970s
Three dimensional open weave crocheted sculpture in a muted chartreuse wool, adorned with a hanging bras...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Modernist Gray Lucite Kinetic Celestial Orbit Sculpture Astrolabe, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning rotating astrolabe is a gorgeous kinetic sculpture. The rare celestial orbit piece was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The six circles are made of Acrylic Lucite in a smok...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
1970
s Charles Taylor Large Modernist Kinetic Sculpture
By Charles Taylor
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous 1970's modernist large Kinetic aluminum sculpture designed by Charles Taylor Model #450 in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Large Bertoia Studios 12-Rod
Time-Change through Sound B-2348
Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 12-rod 'Time-Change Through sound B-2348' brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
MCM Kinetic Painted Steel Mobile by C. Jere for Artisian House
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and very difficult to find MCM kinetic painted steel mobile by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1987. The piece is in good vintage condition and can fluctuate in size based on...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Michael Ince Sculpture Mobile
Located in New York, NY
Abstract wooden Mobil by Artist Michael Ince (1942- 9/2023 American). Mid Century Modern Mobil Art Sculpture by Michael Ince. An early work 1970's of asse...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Michael and Frances Higgins Multicolored Mobile, Fused Art Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Art glass mobile designed and made by Michael and Frances Higgins, 1950s. Great color combination in blue, orange, purple and pink. Very good condition with a few signs of handling. ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Art Glass
1930s Antique Hotel Page Automaton
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1930s Antique Hotel Page Automaton
An antique hotel page automaton manufactured by P. Stokvis, Den-Haag - Netherlands ca. 1930s. A young boy in hotel pa...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1960s California Studio Painted Metal Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio hand made 50's / 60's painted metal kinetic mobile sculpture, creator unknown. Mobile measures 34" by 7" by 5.5" and is in good vintage condition showing signs of ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$750 Sale Price
40% Off
Harry Bertoia Gold Plated Bronze Diagonal Double Tonal Sonambient Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Sculptor and Artist Harry Bertoia gold plated bronze Sonambient sculpture, diagonal double tonal, circa 1965. Two groupings of thin rods at different angles on poured slab of bronze. Purchased from estate of the original owner. Sold with a “Certificate of Authenticity” from the Harry Bertoia foundation, along with a copy of the Knoll letter...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s Kinetic Modernist Sculpture Machine by Engel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950's kinetic art sculpture, possibly created by Jules Engel of Los Angeles and very reminiscent of artworks by Jean Tinguely. Sculpture measures 35" in height by 21" wide by 15" d...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960s MCM MOD OP-Art Chrome Base
Lucite Spinning Photo Prism Cube Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1960s Mod OP Art Lucite
chrome base Photo Prism kinetic sculpture designed by Bob Cornell Creations. The photo frame brochure (not included), says its a fine precision ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Beautiful Bronze Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated art...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Studio-Made Modernist Mobile, Small
Located in Dallas, TX
A studio-made modernist mobile; mustard yellow, blue, opium red. This innovative art form, rooted in the principles of modernism, emphasizes minimalism, abstraction, and the intrinsi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Cosanti Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated artist. Unique attribute to thi...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Wire Kinetic Figure Sculpture Hand Painted
By Donald Max Engelman
Located in Troy, MI
Unique and whimsical abstract kinetic table top sculpture circa 1970s
Minimalist wire figure with a hand painted hat mounted to a brutalist foot base
The movement is reminiscent of...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
French Art Bronze Bracelet by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cuff bracelet in gilded and silvered bronze by Parisian art jewller Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The playful piece is called "Le gendarme et le voleur"...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass Studio of Murano Handcrafted Fish Aquarium
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern splendid aquarium with two colorful fish and controlled bubble by Murano.
Made in Italy in the late 1970s.
A very heavy glass sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Bespoken Large French Bronze "Chatelain" Link Brooch Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bespoken bronze brooch by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940. Called "chatelaine", this bronze brooch features articulated chain links with hangi...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large 9 Rod Sonambient Sculpture in the Style of Harry Bertoia
Located in Culver City, CA
Picture this: a tall, elegant sculpture that pays homage to the legendary Harry Bertoia but with its own twist. While Bertoia's original sonambient sculptures are famous for their de...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$2,584 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Rare Geometric Wood Puzzle Sculptures - France - 1970s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This pair of oversized wooden puzzle sculptures showcases interlocking spheres and rods, forming striking geometric and molecular-like designs. Playful yet architectural, these mid-...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod
Sounding Chess / B-2466
Copper
Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Art Deco WWII Military Strategy Chalk Teaching Globe on Stand by Denoyer-Geppert
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare art deco WWII military strategy chalk teaching globe by Denoyer-Geppert with period chrome stand, circa 1940s. The globe is in good condition with original paint; there are seve...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$1,625 Sale Price
35% Off
Michael Cutler Hanging Kinetic Aluminium Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Michael Cutler designed steel rod circle holding rotating three-piece aluminum mobile sculpture . Very good condition .
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture.
We offer a great abstract expressionism dimensional kinetic sculpture mounted on a wood base.
Great coffee table or bookcase accessory!
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Large Curtis C Jere Brass Spray Sculpture on Marble Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Wayne, NJ
Large Curtis C Jere brass spray sculpture on marble base ribbon forms with rods. Unsigned. many times from cleaning, the signature gets worn off through ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass
Copper Cattails Curtis Jere Style Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Mid-Century Modern mixed metals sculpture.
In the style of Curtis Jere.
In soldered brass & copper.
In the form of cattails surrounded by lilypads(?).
Sim...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Arnulf Hoffmann (German, b. 1935) "Mobile" painted metal kinetic sculpture
Located in Skokie, IL
Arnulf Hoffmann (German, b. 1935) "Mobile" painted metal kinetic sculpture
Provenance: Gimpel and Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, June 1971; Est...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Classic Alex Moulton 4-speed Bicycle, modernist design
By Huffy Corp.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Alex Moulton 4-speed Bicycle, modernist design.. Amazing design,, All original,, Nice condition,,great riding bike,, probably can use a good tune up..
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Michael
Frances Higgins Fused Art Glass Mobile, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your mid-century modern space with our Exceptional 12 pieces fused multi-color glass mobile, signed Higgins Studio. Handcrafted by renowned arti...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Royal Dutch Navy Grumman Avanger TBM3 1960 Airplane Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Big and beautiful 1960 Grumman Avenger TBM3 Royal Dutch Navy airplane model. This beautiful replica once flew with remote control and it comes without remot...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
François COLETTE (1936-2024) : Chrome plated stabile sculpture , 1973
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
François COLETTE (1936-2024) : Stabile
Chrome plated and articulated stabile sculpture
Signed 'F.C.' and dated '73'
Dimensions
Height 47 cm
Width 40 cm
Depth 30 cm
Good conditions
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Vintage Green Wooden Door from Capri
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful Italian wooden door from Capri belonging to the 1960s, in a beautiful rustic chic style.
The door is a classic rectangular door, but lower than the current norm because houses were smaller before.
The door is made of fine wood and very durable, with clear scratches and wear, but this is what gives beauty to the object.
The lower part is decorated with two pairs of rectangles, finely carved.
The upper part, on the other hand, shows two glass rectangles, with a wooden bar dividing them in the middle.
The door has a lock and handle: both are made of brass in patina, attached to the wood with two screws.
The door is a wonderful piece of furniture to refer to the vintage and rustic...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,859 Sale Price
20% Off
Torch Cut Floral Arrangement from Brotman
s Sausalito
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hanover, MA
Torch cut brass and mixed metal kinetic floral spray in the style of Curtis Jere retailed through Brotman's Village Fair in Sausalito, CA circa 1970
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Curtis Jeré Large MCM Style Abstract Kinetic Double Loop Brass Table Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rarely seen C. Jeré Artisan House mid-century modern style brass double loop kinetic table sculpture on round marble base. Sculpture rotates on axes for many playful combinations. Si...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This elegant suspension piece by Arnaud Bazille, known as BAZ, blends minimalist design with sculptural expression. Mobile lunaire features a delicate arrangement of rods and tension...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$8,216
Mid-Century Replogle Globe on Wrought Iron Base in the Manner of Paul McCobb
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century Replogle globe on wrought iron base (N,S,E,W represented on stand) in the manner of Paul McCobb, circa 1960s. The globe is in good condition and measures 17"D; the base, ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Complex Tools Group Sculpture Welded Tools
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modern sculpture of real and old welded together tools. In style of Feliciano Bejar.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Large Spray sculpture in the style of Harry Bertoia c.1970’s
Located in London, GB
A great example of a late 1970’s Harry Bertoia style Spray sculpture. Provenance from Newman hire company London who aquired it in the early 1980’s. Steel rods a few with minor bends...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Monumental Modernist Mixed Metal Kinetic Floor Sculpture by Irving Lehman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Titled Galaxy 79, which I believe to be the year? Amazing mixed metal sculpture, consisting of copper, brass, aluminum steel and wood. Aluminum frame consisting of five moving abstra...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Cut Steel, Aluminum
Wooden Artist
s Articulated Lay Figure
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Articulated wooden mannequin designed for artists, dating from the mid-20th century. This piece retains its original function and structural integrity, based on the notable quality o...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mobile-stabile in chrome-plated steel François Collette, France, 1970
By François Collette
Located in Paris, FR
Mobile-stabile sculpture in chromed steel. Monogrammed F.C. and dated 70.
Height: 54 cm (21.26 inches)
Width: 45 cm (17.72 inches)
Depth: 12 cm (4.72 inches)
Biography : François Collette...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 3-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture
This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large metal Mobile sculpture by Arnulf Hoffmann, 1972
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large metal mobile sculpture by Arnulf Hoffmann (1935), Germany 1972. Exceptional large and early pendulum / mobile in black lacquered ste...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Acrylic Sculpture by Rogelio Polesello, Argentina, 1969
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of acrylic sculpture by Rogelio Polesello, Argentina, 1969.
Untitled, both with magnifying acrylic effect. Iron base.
Dimensions of each one: 220 cm height, 88 cm width, 5 cm ...
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1960s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Rose Cabat Pottery Bird Wind Bell
By Rose Cabat
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century pottery wind bell by mid century ceramicist, Rose Cabat (1940-2015). An uncommon piece by Rose Cabat who is best known for her small vases called "feelies". Natural ter...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960s Tin Mexican Folk Art Mask Vintage Mid-Century Face w/ Nose Ring
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful and more uncommon Mexican folk art mask design. It is stamped, MEXICO on hang tab.
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Tin
Elegant Curtis Jere Table Art Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant Jere table art sculpture
Comprised of three metal finishes. Black, brass and mat silver.
Marble base.
Signed and dated (1993) on the base.
Dimension...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1950s French Metal Wire Salad Basket - Decorative
industrial chic
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare and striking 1950s French salad basket crafted from metal wire with a spherical articulated structure and charming foot-shaped handles. Graphic and sculptural, it transcends i...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Six Blenko Glass Zodiac Box
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Set of Blenko art glass zodiac plaques.
Being sold individually.
There are: 2 Taurus
1 Aries
2 Cancer
1 Libra.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$175 / item
Invertible Cube Signed, Colored and Handmade by Paul Schatz, 1898-1979
By Paul Schatz
Located in Munster, NRW
The invertible cube, signed, colored and handmade by Paul Schatz,
1898-1979. Anthroposoph, Artist & Mathematician,
(authenticity confirmed by Paul Schatz Foundation).
Measures...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Kinetic Balancing Man Sculpture by Strauss, 1970’s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Curtis Jere style Brutalist tabletop or book shelf counter balance sculpture constructed of welded metal and nails. This kinetic t...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
24% Off
Mid-Century Miguel Berrocal Mini "Portrait De Michelle" Puzzle Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist mini puzzle sculpture, titled "Portrait De Michelle" by renowned Spanish artist Miguel Berrocal, is a testament to innovative design and intricat...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Mid-century Modern mobiles and kinetic sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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