Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
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
Italian Florentine Gold and Cream Wastebasket Trash Can, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming tall and wide oversized rectangular gilded wastebasket or trash can in gilt gold and cream with red accents. Perfect to be used formally or informally in a bathroom, powder ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Murano Art Glass Bowl Catchall Blue and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s.
Found at an Estate sale i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
GIANT Cachepot Planter 1950s by Huber Roethe Landshut mid-century art pottery
By Huber-Roethe
Located in Landshut, BY
GIANT
Cachepot Planter 1950s
by Huber Roethe Landshut (that´s where we´re based)
mid-century art pottery
Design Period mid 1950s
Production Period 1952-1957
Country of Manufact...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Saks Fifth Avenue Crystal Gold Amber Perfume Bottle Textured Glass Murano
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage crystal - Murano gold amber perfume bottle with textured glass. No label present. Attributed to Saks Fifth Aven...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1990s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Deluxe" With The Original Box. Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Deluxe" in excellent condition with the original box. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its ama...
Category
1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Copper Enamel Large Mid Century Modern Vessel Abstract Design Harold Tshler 50s
Located in Miami, FL
Large copper enamel vase from the 1950s by Harold Tishler with a slight flaired top. Enameling in white and copper abstract design on the outside and with dark turquoise-blue enamel ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Designed by Le Corbusier for Lumax Glass Desk Tidy, Vide Poche, Catchall
By Lumax, Le Corbusier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Industrial thick molded glass desktop accessory (desk tidy, ashtray, or catchall) manufactured by Lumax, France. Original design by Le Corbusier.
The vide poche is in excellent cond...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vallauris Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl, Oxblood Faience, France, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
Large Vallauris Hand-Made Faience Ceramic Centerpiece, France, 1950s
An absolutely stunning large ceramic fruit bowl or centerpiece, featuring an intricate sculptural body in rich o...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Clock with Square Dial, Year of Manufacture: 1980
Located in Greven, DE
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Clock with Square Dial
Switzerland
Gold-plated brass
Year of manufacture 1980
Dimensions: H x W x D: 23 x 21 x 16 cm
Description:
Atmos VIII in matt brush...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Vintage Dark Amber Italian Art Glass Ribbed Footed Cookie Jar Container
By Empoli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown dark amber honey color Italian art glass cookie jar or container. The piece is created in the manner of Empoli glass, with a "Paul's Product...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Fratelli Toso Murano Opal Pink Bubbles Italian Art Glass Scroll Top Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains an original label....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Sunburst Wall Sculpture by William Friedle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
This striking Brutalist sunburst wall sculpture by William Friedle captures the essence of Mid-Century Modern design with a dynamic arrangement...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Decorative Nefertiti Egyptian Queen Bust Statue on Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a Marble base. Very decorative and nice to display in your library or any room.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Midcentury Italian Centerpiece or Bowl in Rattan and Brass, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Italian mid-century centerpiece, magazine rack or decorative bowl handcrafted in curved rattan, handwoven wicker and brass. This stunning piece was designed in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Signed Orrefors Crystal Bowl Dish Keep All with Wavy Cut Design, Sweden
By Orrefors
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant clear crystal bowl by Orrefors, Sweden, featuring a sophisticated wavy cut design that captures and reflects light beautifully. This heavy, multifaceted bowl serves as a styl...
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Brass Sputnik Sculpture Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A brass sputnik sculpture decorative object. A great piece for a cocktail table, credenza, shelf, display on top of books, etc., many options. Diameter: 9.13".
Italian Murano small ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
20th Century Multicolored Murano Glass Vase, Italy ca. 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely late mid-century multicolored glass vase from the famous workshops of the little island of Murano in Venice/ Italy. Elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1970, this hig...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Hand-Blown Glass Table Fountain w Gold Leaf Inclusions, Att Gino Cenedese
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible handcrafted and mouth-blown glass table fountain and light fixture.
This rare Murano glass table fountain is a spectacular fusion of sculpture, light, and water — a true ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Charming Dog Poodle Sculpture Figurine by Leopold Anzengruber, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely detailed Midcentury poodle figurine, named „Peggy" from the 1950s. Designed and handcrafted by Leopold Anzengruber in Vienna, Austria. A decorative and lovely piece, made of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Alfredo Barbini Vulcano Glass Sculpture, Murano, Late 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Vulcano glass sculpture by Alfredo Barbini, Murano, 1957. Sometimes called Volcano. Signed "A.Barbini" on the base (see photo). Measures: Height 17.13"(43.5 cm), width 11.42" (29cm),...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Vase mod. Cartoccio 30s
Located in Turin, Turin
After an apprenticeship with the glassmaker Giannotti Pietro Chiesa opened his own glass workshop in 1921. In the early 1920s he participated in the Monza Biennale, the Venice Bienna...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$932 Sale Price
68% Off
Midcentury Big Cheetah Hand Painted Terracotta Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful Cheetah - Italian ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s. We have also another big cats for sale, check our products. Only one unique piece available. Signed "made i...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
1970
s Scheurich Keramic West German Ceramic Vase 284-47
Located in Bern, CH
1970's Scheurich West German Vase 284-47. With strong ochre, brown and white glaze. Marked on base: 284-47 W. Germany. In very good vintage condition. A beautiful addition to any mod...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$215 Sale Price
25% Off
Pig Stool by Dimitri Omersa in Brown Leather, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handsome handmade leather pig footstool / ottoman designed and manufactured at the 1950s by Dimitri Omersa for Liberty of London.
Pig ottoman first made in the 1930's for Liberty '...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Richard Glass “Saturn” Art Glass Bowl for Teign Valley Glass, England, c.2000s
Located in Glasgow, GB
This Richard Glass art glass bowl, known as “Saturn”, was handcrafted in England for Teign Valley Glass in the early 2000s. A large, sculptural British studio glass centrepiece, it f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$351 Sale Price
39% Off
Murano Sommerso Glass Block Bowl / Vide Poche, Italy, 1970
s
By Flavio Poli
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Murano Sommerso Amber Glass Block Bowl / Vide Poche / Catchall / Ashtray, Italy, 1970's.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Bowls, Sweden, Set of 4
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A very stylish mid-century modern four teak wood bowls. Designed and manufactured in Sweden.
Whether displayed as a standalone art pieces or used practically to hold fruits, decorati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
1950s Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Bowl Gold Leaf/Polveri Green
Pink
Located in Warrenton, OR
Pink
Green 1950s Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Bowl with Gold Leaf/Polveri
This rare, mid-century modern biomorphic bowl by Seguso is in very nice vintage condition, having no...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Black
Copper-Infused-Clear Murano Glass Bowl, A Lenti Design w/ Aventurine
Located in Warrenton, OR
Black and Copper-Infused-Clear Murano Glass Bowl, A Lenti Design w/ Aventurine, suspected to be by Fratelli Toso.
We are not certain about which artist created this piece, though we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$216 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Venetian Carlo Moretti Green Murano Scavo Art Glass Vase
By Carlo Moretti, Moretti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlo Moretti Green Scavo Corroso Art Glass Vase with Handles
Hand blown Murano glass scavo bianco corroso vase in acid green color with applied dark green handles. Attributed to Car...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Dish, Famous "Starry Night" Design by Fratelli Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Dish, the Famous "Starry Night" Design by Fratelli Toso.
At about 12 inches across, this is a substantial piece of handblown Murano glass by Fratelli Toso, in the belove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Hawaiian Islands Hand-carved, Canoe-shaped Wooden Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
The purity of shape and the glory in the material make this sleek 18-inch wooden bowl a sculptural masterwork that would grace any contemporary-style interior.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hawaiian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Gucci Burgundy Leather and Brass Horsebit Waistpaper Basket, Italy 1950s
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Gucci Burgundy Leather and Brass Horsebit Waistpaper Basket.
Beautiful craftsmanship and stitching.
Italy 1950s
Fully marked Made in Italy by Gucci
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Jens Quistgaard Silver Plated Candle Holder for Dansk, France, 1970
s
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Silver Plated Candle Holder for Dansk, France, 1970's. Signed " DANSK DESIGNS FANCE IHQ. " Beautiful natural patina.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Abstract Rooster Studio Ceramic, Mid-Century, Signed
Located in Andernach, DE
Studio ceramic rooster attributed by glaze and style to a Scandinavian artist around the 1970s.
Fantastic rooster ‘’behaviour’’ caught so well in one simple gesture!
Subtle blue, tur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two fish inside, in orange colors. Colors are orange, blue, ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Louise Nevelson "Untitled" Ebonized Wall Relief Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This "Untitled" ebonized wall relief sculpture by Louise Nevelson stands as a quintessential example of the artist's groundbreaking approach to assemblage. Created circa 1960, Nevels...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid Century Small Brass Mask Face Table Top Surrealist Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Small-scale brass surrealist mask sculpture by Sculptura Inc 1961
Solid brass face mounted atop a three leg base
Original metal tag to interior
3 inch width
3.5 inch depth
3 inch ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ciotola per Cani in Ceramica "Braque Allemand" di Piero Fornasetti Anni 60
Located in Milano, MI
Ciotola per cani in ceramica dorata, raffigurante un Pointer Tedesco, realizzata da Piero Fornasetti negli anni '60
Ø cm 13 h cm 3
La ciotola è stata progettata da Piero Fornasetti,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960 Lino Sabattini Christofle Design Silver Metal Paperweight
Located in Brescia, IT
Paperweight
Lino Sabattini for Christofle
France
1960
Silver Metal
Mark manufacture impressed
Very good condiction
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Blue
Purple Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall or centrepiece, Venice, Murano, Italy, 1970s. Colors are...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Winslow Anderson Handmade Amoeba Freeform Glass Bowl / Tray for Blenko, c.1965
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Winslow Anderson Handmade Amoeba Freeform Glass Bowl / Tray for Blenko, United States, c.1965.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Tiger Eye Semi-Precious Stone Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Rectangular Tiger Eye Box featuring a black stone interior. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone
20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Rostri Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single Rostri vase made of hand blown slightly smoked Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, in good condition. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Bull Sculpture attributed to Bruno Gambone, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A graphic stylistic impression of a beautiful sculptural bull animal figure, a collector's item for your interior attributed to Bruno Gambon made in Italy 1980s, molded in white clay...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Candle Holders Designed By Lenox
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Candle Holders Designed By Lenox
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$52 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Marvellous Mosaic Ceramic Vase By Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Created by the master ceramicist Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, a superbly designed flared shaped vase with mosaic patterning in tones of leaf green, sage, sand and cream
Circa 1960's
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,183 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
$1,047 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Bowl, Lenti with Aventurine
Swirl
Located in Warrenton, OR
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Bowl, Lenti with Aventurine
Swirl
This sculptural bowl by Fratelli Toso is a joy to hold and behold. It would ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Monumental Pair of Hurricane Lamps by John Vesey from Brooke Astor
s Cove End
By John Vesey
Located in Southampton, NJ
Monumental pair of late 1950s V-27 wought iron and blown glass Hurricane Lamps by John Vesey. In my 15+ years of interest in Vesey's work this is the first pair of his Hurricane Lamp...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Iron
7-armed candlestick 1960s 70s mid century brutalist bronze CANDELABRA
Located in Mannheim, DE
Fantastic heavy 1960s 70s candleholder for 7 candles. Made of cast bronze. A perfect addition to any mid century interior.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 20 cm, width 30 cm, depth 8.7 cm...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano Opal Pink Alabastro Air Bubbles Art Glass Bowl by Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Massive hand blown Murano Sommerso pink and opalescent white glass flower bowl with folded rim.
Manufactured By Archimede Seguso and Seguso Factory, Italy, 1950s.
Iridiscent pink gl...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$1,189 Sale Price
20% Off
Erik Höglund Art Glass Medallions - Sculptural Ashtrays or Paperweights, Sweden
By Erik Höglund
Located in Bochum, NRW
Erik Höglund Art Glass Medallions - Sculptural Ashtrays or Paperweights, Sweden, 1960s
A striking pair of hand-cast glass medallions by renowned Swedish artist Erik Höglund, circa 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Elegant Amber Blown Glass Vase - Early 20th Century Spanish Artistry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Enhance your decor with the timeless elegance of this vintage amber blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Crafted by an unknown Spanish ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$433 Sale Price
81% Off
Onyx Lidded Bowl, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Highly Figured Onyx Lidded Bowl, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 11" Tiffany
Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Floriform Trumpet Flower Vase
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed, antique trumpet form flower vase.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With a fluted trumpet shaped top, line engraved stem, beaded knop transition, and a disc foot.
Fully marked to the base.
Simply a wonderful antique Tiffany flower vase...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Wedgwood Jewelry Box, Round Light Blue Jasperware Lidded Box
By Wedgwood
Located in Bochum, NRW
Light Blue Wedgwood Jasperware Trinket Box - Round Shape with Grape Leaves
Dimensions: Measure 10 cm in height and 12 cm in diameter.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative objects 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 decorative objects 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 ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Scheurich Keramik, Bitossi, and Rörstrand. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $847.
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