Mid-Century Modern 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
Pedro Friedeberg Untitled (Hand Truck) Table Top Sculpture. Mexico, 1978, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Surrealist sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. This piece was created in 1978 featuring carved and gold leaf hands, carved walnut birds, carved wood hands, and brass elements attached to the lacquered wood truck...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Wiener Dog Brass Figurine with Lantern Thermometer, Baller, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century desk thermometer, consisting of a nice wiener dog / sausage dog figurine made of brass and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sommerso Art Glass Bird Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish sommerso art glass bird sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece has a wonderful brown and gold fleck color and is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO Murano Glass GOLD SOMMERSO Green Verde BIRD on Pedestal Base
Located in Richmond, VA
Archimede Seguso mid-century Murano Glass bird sculpture in the shade of green with domed clear crystal glass base. The body of the bird is infused with delicate gold powder which cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Deer Sculpture in Solid Brass Design 1950 Gold Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian deer sculpture in solid brass design 1950 gold color.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$497 Sale Price
65% Off
Sculptural Ceramic Male Torso Lamps by Gwen Lux a Pair from 1948 Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Incredible lamps by world renown sculptor Gwen Lux whose commissions are in such historical sites as Radio City Music Hall, General Motors Technical Center, T...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,520 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Modernist Bronze Bird Sculpture on Wood Slab Plinth
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Modernist bronze bird sculpture on a wooden plinth.
Gorgeous blue enamel finish. Heavy and finely crafted. Un-signed.
This would make a lovely console centerpiece.
As pictured sculpt...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s Rubber Human body for Acupuncture Model China
Located in Den Haag, NL
Authentic 1950s Acupuncture Meridian Model .
''Chinese TXT reads'' Made in the people republic of China
Good Health Kangle Brand Company .
Very good condition .
On a Wooden base ...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Rubber
Mid-Century Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish
Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds, tomato, garlic.
From Provence, Mediterranean fishes.
Length / 20 inches on 9 inches, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Murano Gambaro Poggi Black Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Snoopy Dog Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and silver flecks Italian art glass Snoopy puppy dog sculpture / figure. Documented to the Gambaro & Poggi workshop, with original clear and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
MCM Open Wing Mother
Child Pink Flamingo Ceramic Tabletop Statue By Leftons
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and green ceramic open-wing mother flamingo tabletop pottery statue by Leftons. The statue features a beautifully detailed pink flamingo mother with her child. It co...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$281 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Bleached Wood Abstract Sculpture, circa 1970
By Bois
Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the early 1970s, an artist crafted this stunning Mid-Century Modern wood abstract sculpture. The finely carved, stylized free-form sculpture, made of bleached wood, features a ver...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Boxer Dog Life-Size Majolica Statue Sculpture, Glazed Ceramic, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
An eye-catching and ornamental vintage life-size figurine of a boxer dog, standing 34 inches tall. This handcrafted and hand-painted statue, made from glazed ceramic/pottery, was pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
black 20th century ceramic design visage figurative sculpture by Le Vaucour 1950
By Le Vaucour
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Le Vaucour - Vallauris
Figurative 20th century black ceramic sculpture
signed by Le Vaucour Vallauris
Orignal good condition
height 26 cm
Large 9 cm
Depth 13 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Brass Boot Umbrella Holder
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fun 1970s hand-hammered solid brass boot umbrella holder.
Marked made in Spain on the heel.
Dimensions: 21.75” high 12” wide 7.5” deep.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Light Red Ceramic Egg Decoration French Production in Style of Pol Chambost
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Pol Chambost
Light red ceramic egg decoration
Original perfect condition
Not signed, realised circa 1970
Measures: Height : 27 cm large : 16 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture on Marble Base, 1950s
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture on Marble Base, 1950s
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Hippo Toy Sculpture by Zooline
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hippo Toy Sculpture by Zooline. mouth opens up and has small space for coins or jewelry. missing the tail
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Biomorphic Carved Serenity Totem Still Stand No67 by NONO, Escalona Crafted
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Giraffe Sculpture Signed and Numbered
Located in Warrenton, OR
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Giraffe Sculpture Signed and Numbered
This mid-century modern giraff sculpture measures about 6 x 3.25 x 2.5 inches.
I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Wall Brass Decor Sculptures of Seagulls, Austria, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Iconic wall sculptures.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 20
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 20 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stands...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Walter Bosse candle holder shows a elephant vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse candle holder shows a elephant vienna around 1950s
Original condition
The candle is only for the photoshoot. ( not for sale )
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Signed Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960
s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Chester, PA
Original Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
Signed with brass tag on edge of base as well as original label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Important Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Female Italian Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important vintage midcentury modern centrepiece in bright, vivid yellow & green uranium 'Massello' glass sculpture of a female nude in a sitting position by maste...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Mid-Century Era Ronzan Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Cheetah Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sizable ceramic and well executed Cheetah sculpture is signed by the maker Ronzan of Italy and dates to approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Restored Garden Gnome
Concrete Turtle Planter Pair
By Willy Guhl, Henri Studios
Located in Bensalem, PA
Two enchanting garden gnomes circa 1950s 60s repainted. Please look at pictures for overall detail. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 426-47 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 426-47
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Italian Ceramic Panther, Black, circa 1960s
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A striking midcentury Italian ceramic panther rendered in a deep onyx black glaze. Measuring an impressive 20 inches in length, this sculptural piece captures the feline in a moment ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Gourd Pepper Fruit Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass gourd, tomato and pepper figures / sculptures. The pieces are documented to the Barovie and Toso company. Cre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Tall Brass Giraffe Figurine Sculptures Over 2 Feet
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of large scale solid brass giraffe sculptures. This stunning pair varies in size. The largest of the two stands at 26.5 inches tall. The smaller mate is 22.5 inches high. Each o...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Seguso Tortoise Turtle Figurine Sculpture Pink Alabastro Murano Studio Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An Archimede Seguso tortoise figurine in "Pink Alabastro" Murano art glass. A lovely sculpture and a beautiful and unique piece of art.
Archimede Se...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$465 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Grey European Lead Bust of a Horse Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic profile of a raised horse head in lead with beautiful handcrafted details. The animal bust is mounted on a rectangular base with multiple bevel. The horse head has always r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Lead
$1,881 / item
Mid-Century Hand Carved Alabaster Owl Sculptures with Glass Eyes Bookends 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends.
Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Rare Vallauris Tile Wall Hanging Tableau with Flowers France 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vallauris wall mounted decoration tiles handcrafted and signed. Beautiful decor of summer flowers glazed tiles in bright colors orange, yellow, blue, gray and red, all signed by Vall...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
$920 Sale Price
64% Off
Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of metal and wood. In go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ceramic/Porcelain Whippet/Greyhound Puppy Dog Sculpture Figurine
Located in Warrenton, OR
Ceramic/Porcelain Whippet/Greyhound Puppy Dog Sculpture Figurine
This is a lovely little mid-century modern pup sculpture that the dog lover in your life might really love. In very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$130 Sale Price
21% Off
Gorgeous Decorative Mid Century Ice Cream Statue
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful vintage ice cream statue, designed in the 60's, of Italian manufacture.
The ice cream is made of resin and is a real blow-up of an ice cre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,139 Sale Price
20% Off
15/20th Limited Edition Of Xai Surrealistic Side Table by Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Design inspired on an artwork by Salvador Dali´: Interpretation project for a stable-library, 1942
Stuffed lamb, elaborated with a technique by a taxidermist. Drawer and table top i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brutalist travertine fish desk organizer, Enzo Mari F.lli Mannelli Italy 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century travertine fish shaped desk organizer / sculpture
attributed to Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
H 10 cm 4 × 30 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Mid Century Modern Leather Bull Mount by, Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie
Fitch
Located in Englewood, NJ
A fine and extremely rare Mid Century Modern Leather "Bull Mount" by, Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch. The mount is hand crafted and hand stitched in the form of a bull finish...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rams Head Ceramic Sculpture Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice and large sculpture of a Rams Head - perfectly suited as a bookend for large books, or a Stand-alone decorative piece. No Chips or Cracks.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Midcentury Redwood Burl Sphere Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magnificent and monumental in scale (26" in diameter / 79" circumference) redwood burl sphere. Can be used as a stand-alone impressive sculpture / decorative object or, with slight m...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Burl
Mid Century Italian Murano Glass Bull
By Murano 5
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Incredible mid-century Italian Murano glass bull hand-crafted in a brilliant blue and clear glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Emil Milan Modernist Bird Sculpture Sumac Cabin Modern New Hope Era
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Mesmerizing Kinetics: Iron Sculpture - Painted Motion and Color
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mesmerizing Kinetics: Iron Sculpture - Painted Motion and Color
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and us...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$930 Sale Price
68% Off
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Giovanni dalla Fina, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Dive into the captivating world of Murano glass with this stunning fish sculpture, a true masterpiece crafted by the renowned artist Giovanni dalla Fina in the 1990s. This piece is a...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Mid-Century 1970s Italian Terracotta Hand Painted Whimsical Giraffe
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large mid-century terracotta hand painted glazed whimsical Giraffe posed in lying position, made in Italy. In fine original , very little loss to glazing, as seen in the black mane. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Decorative Garniture Shellfish 1960 Table Lamp in Ceramic Representing a Fishes
By Vallauris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Shellfish French 1960 Table Lamp in Ceramic Representing a Fishes Vallauris
Has to be re-electrified.
This can be use as a Decorative Garniture
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed and Numbered
Located in Warrenton, OR
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed and Numbered
This mid-century modern Bushbuck antelope sculpture measures about 5 x 3.5 x 3 inches.
It is in good vintage condition....
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Alvino Bagni Bull, Ceramic, Orange, Red, Yellow, Brown, Signed
By Alvino Bagni
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni bull, ceramic, orange, red, yellow and brown, signed. Medium scale chunky bull sculpture glazed in bold orange red with splashes of dark...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$995 Sale Price
66% Off
1976 Miguel Berrocal "Manolete" Puzzle Sculpture, 1355/10000 Édition Artcurial
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal "Manolete" Puzzle Sculpture, 1355/10000 Édition Artcurial
A rare Sculpture / Paperweight, brass and nickel puzzle sculpture titled "Manolete" by the renowned S...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
American Mid Century Blenko Glass Apple
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful purple tainted Blenko glass apple excellent condition no chips or cracks great color and very collectible.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Abstract Black Ceramic Sculpture, Signed 1979
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This abstract sculpture has a smooth black, glossy surface and an organic modernist form. The shape is fluid and curved, resembling a stylized human form or a natural element. The da...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Murano Opalescent White Dark Olive Italian Art Glass Baby Bear Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and dark olive green opalescent Italian art glass baby bear cub sculpture / figure. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The bear is nic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Carved Multi Stone Jade Bonsai Tree
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage multi stone (unsure if glass) carved jaade Bonsai Tree.
Unmarked. Beautiful colors. Faux wood composite in green pot.
Dimensions: 18" H x 11" D x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Murano Orange Ombre Fade Gold Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
MCM Ash Wood Moose / Reindeer Sculpture by Kaija Aarikka
Located in San Diego, CA
A MCM ash wood moose / reindeer sculpture by Kaija Aarikka of Finland, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition, measures 2.75"W...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ash
Mexican Sermel Papier Mâché Small Mushroom Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
Papier mâché small mushroom by Sermel. Hand painted design with overall areas of wear and minimal paint loss. Signed on the underside.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Pair of Italian Vintage Brass Donkeys, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Whimsical and elegant mid-century solid brass donkeys with engraved detailing and a warm patina. Made in Italy, circa 1950. Beautiful as a sculptural duo or quirky decorative accents...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Walter Bosse, Herta Baller, Curtis Jeré, and Joel Escalona. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $1,322.
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