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
Bitossi Aldo Londi Large Ceramic Cat Sculpture, Rimini Blu Glaze, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
This Bitossi large ceramic cat sculpture by Aldo Londi is a stunning example of Mid-Century Italian pottery. Handcrafted in Italy during the 1960s, i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
$801 Sale Price
50% Off
United Brass Spindles Sunburst Atomic Clock, 1960s
By United Clock Corp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage starburst wall clock features radii of brass rods, radiating outwards from the round central face and ending with alternating walnut tips and brass rings. It's equipped ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern White Minimalist Enamel Pot Seppo Mallat Finel Finland 1960s
By Finel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern White Minimalist Enamel Pot by Seppo Mallat for Finel, Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
1950s Studio Keramik floor Vase series GARDA Atelier Huber Roethe Landshut
Located in Landshut, BY
STUDIO KERAMIK FLOOR VASE
Atelier Herta Huber Roethe Landshut 1950s
marked "HR"
Manufacturer ATELIER HUBER ROETHE
Design Period 1950 to 1959
Production Period 1950 to 1959
Count...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator
By Frost
Located in Bern, CH
Beautiful 1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator. With three variable speeds and adjustable angle. Desk or wall mountable. Lovely Nile Blue colour. In prime cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$442 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brown Minimalist Enamel Pot Seppo Mallat Finel Finland 1960s
By Finel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Brown Minimalist Enamel Pot by Seppo Mallat for Finel, Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Ceramic Vide Poche from Keraluc Quinper 1960 Multicolor Color, Rond Shape
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ceramic Vide Poche from Keraluc Quinper 1960 Multicolor Color, Rond Shape
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rattan and Brass Basket Centerpiece Bowl, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo / rattan large bowl, centerpiece or basket.
It has a brass trim covering the top.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
This piece has a design inspire...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Aubock II Rare Brass Corkscrew Cup Model 3710 Austria 1940s
Located in Troy, MI
Carl Auböck II model 3710
Austria c. 1949
Turned wood cup with elongated oval brass handle that removes to a reveal a functioning corkscrew
Original patina
Signed both to the bottom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pierre Forssell Pair of Scandinavian Brass Candlesticks Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Up for sale two lovely sconces from Skultuna, Sweden in brass.
Designed by Pierre Forssell and manufactured in the 1990s.
Very good condition.
Delivered whit the original box.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Ceramic Owl Figurine, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Ceramic Owl Figurine, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Country of Origin: Germ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vase Modigliani Art Pottery Hand Painted Roma
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Italian Art Pottery Hand Painted Roma
floral pattern
11 h x 5.25 diameter
made in Italy Modigliani pottery from the 1960s Ro...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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
Man And Woman Bronze Sculpture By Nelide Bertolucci Ca
1980
s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting and well made bronze sculpture by Nelide Bertolucci, Brasil, ca' 1980's. Depicting a man and woman in a stylized abstracted way.
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Robert Maxwell Weed Pot Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Cute little weed pot by Robert Maxwell. This tiny vase has a stamp that says, Robert Maxwell California Stoneware Handcrafted Designs.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
1950s Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Glass Picture Frame by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A perfectly preserved mirrored glass rectangular picture frame designed and manufactured by Fontana Arte, one of the leading manufacturers of Mid-Century Modern design in Italy. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass, Mirror
Antique Green Textured Ceramic Vessel, Stoneware, Large Vase
By Skoby Joe
Located in La Jolla, CA
Joseph Skoby is a Southern Californian whose work is inspired by the nature of his native state. His ceramics, created in his own lush garden, recall his intimate dance with the ocea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Vintage Italian Handmade Sommerso Murano Glass Vase
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Sommerso vase created in multi-colour layers of Murano glass. The glass is clear, blue, green and pink.
Signed/engraved by the author on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Toso Millefiori Daisy Clover Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Footed Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina daisy flowers and clover imagery Italian art glass cabinet / flower bud vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vintage Crystal Fruit Trug, English, Cut Glass, Decorative Basket, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage crystal fruit trug. An English, cut crystal glass decorative basket, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Pleasingly traditional appearance with an ornate cut finish
Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order
Quality cut crystal glass presents in a clear, bright manner
Striking spectral highlights radiate from the profuse decorations
Charming loop handle unites the form, accentuated with a diamond starburst pattern...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy. This box is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,31 x 3,74 x 1,57 H inches
13,5 x 9,5 x 4 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$323 Sale Price
65% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase by Johanne Gerber for Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully detailed and well formed Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase by Johanne Gerber for Royal Copenhagen originates from Denmark, Circa 1960. Features a well proportioned ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
VENINI Fazzoletto Red Murano Glass Signed 2005, handmade in Italy
Located in Venezia, IT
Iconic Venini Fazzoletto vase, model 700.02, in Red glass, diamond-engraved Venini 2005 with box and paperwork.
Hand-blown and shaped free-hand using the traditional mano volante te...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Barovier Style Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird Italian Sculpture
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A murano glass sculpture of a bird hand-crafted in Italy in the Seventies, colors, the gold inside the glass and style are in the manner of Barovier. This Murano Glass Bird is an ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Bilious Green Italian Murano Glass Duck by Paolo Venini
Zuccheri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bilious green, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian duck made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed, produced by Paolo Venini and Toni Zuccheri in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box, 1970s
A striking sculptural Murano glass box signed “Mandruzzato for Design Guild,” showcasing the celebrated faceted-block technique perfected by the Mandruzzato family in the 1960s–80s. The heavy, optic-clear crystal form contains a dramatic sommerso core, rendered in deep black glass infused with shimmering micro-granulated 24k gold. The internal composition appears to float within the thick, architectural walls, magnified by the sharply cut and hand-polished geometric facets.
The hinged lid opens to reveal a molded black-glass interior well, its glossy surface contrasting with the jewel-like radiance of the glass block. The original brass piano hinge and frame remain intact. This design was produced as a special commission for Design Guild, a luxury American importer, and is far scarcer than the unsigned Mandruzzato vases and blocks commonly encountered.
A powerful example of Murano Brutalist...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Stoneware Bowl by Sylvia Leuchovius for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1969
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and unique stoneware bowl with amazing glaze.
Made by Sylvia Leuchovius at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1969.
Great original condition. No chips, cracks or crazing.
Signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful green yellow midcentury Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
MCM Brass Owl Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool MCM brass owl sculpture / paperweight, circa 1960s. The owl is in very good vintage condition with and measures 2"W x 2"D x 2.5. #4469
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Japanese Bronze Vases, Murashido Technique, Mid-Century
Located in Malibu, CA
An elegant set of Japanese bronze vases finished in the murashido technique.
The process involves splashing oils onto hot bronze to produce colored patina which often resemble a marb...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$437 Sale Price
45% Off
Monumental Curtis Jere Brass Sailboat Sculpture, Signed and Dated 1976
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Curtis Jere Brass Sailboat Sculpture, Signed and Dated 1976
Dimensions: 52″ W × 39″ H × 7″ D
Signed: © C. Jere, 1976
A striking and monumental brass wire sculpture of a ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Black and White Flip Clock Large Station, Factory Clock, 1970s, France
By Bodet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Timeless Bodet black and white flip-flap station clock designed by the company that has been equipping French and Belgium stations for their big clocks for several decades. They inform travelers of the time that is running! This pretty specimen from the 1970s and 80s will ensure your punctuality while offering a beautiful Industrial and modern look to your interior decor.
The flip-flap clock...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
$703 Sale Price / item
46% Off
Vintage Coca Cola Trash Can Mid-Century
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, vintage Coca Cola trash can mid-century. White paint with chrome plated steel. Interior galvanized can. Original unrestored.
Dimensions: 29" H x 14" Diameter...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Basket Rattan, Wicker and Brass Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful round basket with lid in rattan, wicker and brass in the style of Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Knoll Desk Organizer Oak
By Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Knoll Desk Organizer, Oak. Not signed but came from a Knoll Desk.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Ambrosià Crystal Candlestick Set – Hand-Cut Candle Holders for Home Décor
Located in Glendale, CA
Ambrosià Hand-Cut Crystal Candlestick is an Art Deco-Inspired Candle Holder in Black, Amber
Clear Crystal. It is a sculptural hand-cut crystal candle holder that seamlessly fu...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Japanese Mashiko Ware Single Flower Mingei Pottery Vase Hamada Shoji
By Hamada Shoji
Located in San Diego, CA
Stoneware Mashiko Ware single flower bottle form vase created in the style of the renowned Japanese potter and National Living Treasure, Shoji Hamada (1894–1978). This piece is chara...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Carl Auböck Model #4329 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4329 Patinated Brass Hook.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist midcentury wall hook is executed in choice of patinated brass, polished brass, or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$349 / item
Sculptural Goatskin Pepper Mill Blue Cat by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy 1960s
Located in München, BY
Exceptional, sculptural pepper mill by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1960s.
Hand-painted, expressive blue cat on goatskin. A rare, fine collector's item. Stamped Macabo on the base.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s.
This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$850 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian jewelry box is a beautiful example of the era's design sensibilities, combining elegance, functionality, and high-quality craftsmanship. Here's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Toso Murano Green Orange Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$240 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid-Century Japanese Bronze Vase with Banded Neck
Located in Malibu, CA
Japanese banded bronze modernist vase with round body.
The flared top is separated with banding from the round body sitting on a circular round base. Smooth mottled patinated finish.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$197 Sale Price
50% Off
Opaline Ribbed Murano Glass Bowl, Archimede Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Opaline Ribbed Murano Glass Bowl, Archimede Seguso (assumed)
Archimede Seguso is suspected as the creator/designer though we aren't certain. This large bowl is in nice vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage G. Ugolini Pietra Dura Flower Art in Gilt Frame, Italy
By G. Ugolini
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A vintage, mid 20th century G. Ugolini Italian Pietra Dura hard stone picturesque flower in a gilt frame. This incredibly beautiful Pietra Dura features a single stemmed rose, framed...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Large Murano Vase or Ice Bucket from LIP Murano design Marcello Furlan
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Rare vase from the 90s from Lip.
Blue cobalt incamiciato with clear glass with two massiccio green rods on the side.
Similar to the Tina Aufiero Alboino small vase made in the same d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
$1,710 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Vase with Bulbous Blue Body att. to Seguso
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Glass vase, having an elongated neck, with bulbous ball form base. The light blue ground is decorated vertical green and purple glass threads.
Made in Murano, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Sommerso Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in blue color with a cased rim in dark blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A highly de...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Round Venini Vase Murano Glass 1985 Multi-Color Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Venini vase Murano glass 1985 multi-color Italian design.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,078 Sale Price
30% Off
Walter Bosse Austrian Lacquered Brass Cigarette Box
By Herta Baller
Located in New York, NY
Walter Bosse for Herta Baller polished cast brass square box with patinated stripe lid, Austria, circa 1950's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large ceramic sculpture of Zebra from Bassano, Italy 2000s
By Bassano
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The stunning large hand painted ceramic animal sculpture of Zebra made in Bassano Italy in the 2000s. A very beautiful sculpture. In great condition. The perfect addition to any surf...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid Century Fern Ceramic Box
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Italian bone white glazed ceramic cigarette box with a hand decorated lid featuring a stylized fern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Floral Decor, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual vase with complex, slightly textured glaze features applied relief in shape of abstract flowers and leaves. Top and bottom parts of the vase are decorated with delicate gree...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Danish Aksini Black and White Vide-Poches
By Aksel Sigvald Nielsen, Aksini
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of two Danish midcentury modern decorative shiny black vide-poches with white incised lined decor designed and handmade by ceramic artist Aksel Sigvald Nielsen for Aksini Keramik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$570 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Flavio Poli Seguso VA Sommerso Faceted Bowl Clear Cobalt Uranium Yellow, 1960s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
These heavy bowls are commonly attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Flavio Poli as a designer. I suspect also Cenedese made some.
The glass is partially blown after casing layers ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
$665 Sale Price
46% Off
Round Silver Jaz Quartz Clock Wall Hanging, 1969
By Jaz
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Jaz Quartz is a round wall clock. The clock has a silver case made of brushed aluminium, a metal blue index. The aluminum dials give this clock a lovely chic and stylish design t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Blue Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique blue color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone stand.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Livio Seguso, Heavy Murano Glass Bowl, Rainbow Design and Glass Orb, 80s Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Exceptional historical piece. It has the rainbow patter. A sequence of canes that Livio loved to place in sculptures where the play with the lens effect of the other clear massiccio ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$3,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Tom Bennett Bronze Abstract Sculpture, 1980s
By Tom Bennett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tom Bennett bronze abstract sculpture from the 1980s. American. Bronze free-form on a black marble base. Signed edition 21/100. Patina to the bronze...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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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