Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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
Modernist Silver Plated Large Decorative Bowl, Signed Cleto Munari, Italy, 1970s
By Cleto Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent Mid-Century silver plated large decorative bowl or centerpiece. This incredibly rare and unique object was designed by Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1970s.
This styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Monumental Studio Pottery Centerpiece Bowl by Mark Hines
By Mark Hines
Located in San Diego, CA
Monumental studio pottery centerpiece bowl by Mark Hines, circa 1984. This gorgeous wheel thrown and hand finished bowl has a wonderful concentric design with green and blue colors. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Pottery
Stunning Bohemin Cut Crystal Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Vienna, AT
Extravagant cut and polished crystal bowl made circa the 1970s in one of the Bohemian glass works. The cutting is especially Fine and deep with the very intricate patterns. Designed ...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
Large 1950s Vallauris Red Leaf Majolica Platter, France
By Vallauris
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large leaf-shaped ceramic platter manufactured in Vallauris, France, circa 1950–1960. Made in majolica, the piece has a deep, organic profile with a scalloped rim and a small stem de...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica
Centerpiece Lucite, Wicker and Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing octagonal serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, wicker and chrome in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Murano Sommerso Red White Italian Art Glass Pulled Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern red and white Murano Art glass vase with pulled details. Italy, 1950s.
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern organic shaped Murano glass large flower vase in red and white...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Centerpiece Nella Maniera by Fontana Arte, Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Centerpiece in the manner of Fontana Arte in aquamarine-colored, transparent glass and brass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Monumental Murano Gold Flecked Centerpiece Compote - Signed 18.25"
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent Murano glass centerpiece compote is a striking example of Italian glassmaking artistry. Monumental in size, measuring 18.25 inches in width, this piece is a testamen...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
"Dragon Compotes, " Mid-Century Chinese-Inspired Centerpieces, Glass
Resin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of stunning and unique compotes, composed of glass with resin bases and lids, was designed by Dorothy Thorpe, one of the most prolific and important women designers in Mid-...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Resin
$4,875 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Midcentury Tommaso Barbi Travertine Lucite Italian Centerpiece Bowl, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury lucite and travertine centerpiece bowl. This wonderful piece is attributable to Tommaso Barbi and made in Italy in the 1970s
This item is fantastic as the lu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Chrome
Big Size Midcentury Murano Glass Centerpiece
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 We offer this rare elegant and vintage hand blown glass centerpiece was created in Italy. The centerpiece is in excellent condition and exhibits wonderful shapes and forms...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Green Basket Centerpiece Vase with Applied Drops
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass Basket Centerpiece Vase. Italy, 1950s.
An unique and exceptional Murano art glass centerpiece in shades of green with applied...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970
s Da Ros for Cenedese
Attr.
Clear
Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
XL Leaf Centerpiece /Fruit Bowl in White Glazed Ceramic
By Hispania CH
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful extra large leaf shaped white Manises glazed ceramic platter or centerpiece bowl manufactured by CH Hispania. Spain 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as centerpiece, fru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Round Centerpiece Plate in Acrylic with Ears of Wheat Inclusions, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful round centerpiece / plate / bowl in Acrylic with Ears of Wheat Inclusions.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Murano Garnet Pink White Organic Art Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Mid-Century Modern purple and white murano glass free form centerpiece. Italy, 1960s
A highly decorative and sculptural Murano glass centerpiece made in shades of garnet and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Cenedese Set of 12 Mid-Century 1970s Italian Black
Clear Murano Glass Vases
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese set of twelve large and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano round, circular glass vases or oversized tealight / candle holders, circa 1965-197...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano glass "Opalino" circa 1950 bowl.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass blue 'opalino" center piece.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Modernist Murano Purple White Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding hand blown Sommerso Murano glass centerpiece in purple and white. Italy, 1960s.
The interior part is made in white opaline glass. Beautiful organic design and eye catchi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,042 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Free-Form Studio Glass Centerpiece Bowl Circa 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio artisan hand blown organic inspired biomorphic shaped centerpiece two color glass bowl. Modeled with an internally cased pink raspberry form encased within clear crystal. Sign...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Centerpiece Carved Crystal Glass Transparent Mid-Century Italian Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Centerpiece produced in Italy in the 50s.
The "boat" shaped centerpiece was made of carved and transparent crystal glass with a wavy border and lateral handles. Please watch the vide...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
1970s Sculptural Oyster-Shaped Aluminum Centerpiece, Atelier des Orfèvres School
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A striking and contemporary Italian centerpiece from the 1970s, expertly crafted in aluminum, embodying the refined aesthetics reminiscent of renowned artisans like Burchiellaro and ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Ice Effect Lucite and Chrome Italian Tray, Willy Rizzo Style, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury decorative tray in ice-effect clear lucite and chrome. This elegant tray was made in Italy during the 1970s and it is attributed to Willy Rizzo.
This centrepiece...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Hand Blown Italian Murano Glass Style Purple Compote Candy Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hand Blown Italian Murano Style Polish Glass Purple Compote Candy Dish. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 8.25" Diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Large Leaf Platter / Centerpiece, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Impressive and colorful extra large leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as centerpi...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Italian Murano Sommerso Green Clear Art Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Hanblown Murano Centerpiece Bowl in Green and Clear Glass. Italy, 1960s.
A highly decorative hand blown centerpiece or vase in clear glass with green acc...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Exquisite Enamelled Ceramic Table Center from Vallauris, France, 1960s
By Vallauris AM
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Indulge in the timeless charm of mid-century French craftsmanship with this exquisite enamelled ceramic table center from Vallauris, France. Crafted with meticulous attention to deta...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass 1980s Centerpiece by Il Vetro Dei Dogi
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano glass centerpiece from “il vetro dei dogi”. Transparent glass with gold and silver decor. Diameter 37 cm. The glass still has its original etiquette.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
New Old Stock 1, 1kg Murano Glass Shell Bowl Antonio da Ros Cenedese 1970, No.1
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass element
Design:
Antonio da Ros
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the Vase)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s-1970...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Vintage Green Iridescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase with iridescent surface. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Vide-Poche Centerpiece Tray in Cork
Brass by Jet Set Milano, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid-century octagonal serving tray or centerpiece in brass chrome, cork and glass top by Jet Set Milano.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Sommerso Yellow Glass Scalloped Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand blown Sommerso and lattimo yellow Murano glass vase / centerpiece, Italy, 1950s.
Triple cased glass (yellow, over white lattimo glass over yellow glass). It has an scall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Italian Blue Striped Murano Sweet Meat Dish
By Murano 5
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A stunning vintage Italian Murano glass handblown pedestal dish/bowl, with white, blue and yellow ribbon inclusions. Dating from the early to mid-20th Century. This finely made rounded glass bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Tommaso Barbi Centrepiece Tray in Chrome, Glass and Bamboo, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Centrepiece tray by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi (original label still attached) in chrome, glass and bamboo. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Fratelli Toso Murano Red Blue Copper Aventurine Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown red, blue, and aventurine flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. I have owned othe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Dino Martens White Red Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Center Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, red and copper aventurine Italian art glass centerpiece footed bowl. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Ribbon, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Brass Centerpiece from the 1950s, Bowl, Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant Italian centerpiece from the 1950s. Finished very well. The handle has a brass string that accentuates the beauty of the work.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Centerpiece in Lucite, Rattan
Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, brass and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The brass st...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large C50 centerpiece by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large et grand plat dit : « C50 » par Roger Capron à décor abstrait vers 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Murano 1950s Orange Gold Flecks Diamond Quilted Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown orange and gold flecks, diamond quilted surface Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and aventurine ribbons Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The bowl is made with twistin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Sommerso
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Crystal Trinket Bowl with Gold Details
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This crystal trinket bowl features a gold decor in relief.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Centerpiece Serving Tray Ice Effect Lucite Nickel Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece serving tray in ice effect Lucite and nickel frame attributed to the Italian designer Willy Rizzo, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Vintage Steuben Glass Crystal Pedestal Centerpiece or Tazza
Located in Sheffield, MA
Signed vintage Steuben glass crystal pedestal centerpiece. Hand blown crystal centerpiece with scrolled pedestal base.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic
Italian Amber Murano Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Peach Murano Blown Glass Bottle Vase, Italy, 1950s
Eye-catching Murano glass vase in peach color. Its organic design with bottle shape and hundreds of applied gla...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Tree Trunk Crystal Bowl by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf
By Bengt Edenfalk, Skruf
Located in San Diego, CA
A large tree trunk crystal bowl by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf of Sweden, circa 1970s. This a lovely shallow crystal bowl in the form of a hollow tree tr...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Centerpiece Model Casta for Colle Fully in Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Very elegant Centerpiece designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1988 for Colle Cristalleria. The centerpiece is entirely in glass, and it is shaped as an half sphere.
On the centerpiece ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Ceramic 1960 , Israel
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$5,000
Murano Teal Green and Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Footed Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and very large, vintage Murano hand blown jade green and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. It is created in the style of the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Del Campo 1960s Italian Enamel Vase Rare
Located in New York, NY
A rare 1960s Italian turquoise blue and white enamel, bronze vase by Studio Del Campo. Signed.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,300 Sale Price
50% Off
Willy Rizzo Style Serving Tray in Ice Effect Lucite and Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece serving tray in ice effect Lucite and brass frame attributed to the Italian designer Willy Rizzo, circa 1970.
An elegant centrepiece that will complete a modern living...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bob Stocksdale Signed Mid-Century Modern Turned Walnut Wood Charger Platter
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely crafted, large wood charger/platter by American California master Woodturner Bob Stocksdale.
Signed, dated (1980) and marked ("Black Waln...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Seguso Arte Vetro Murano Blue Black Abstract Scavo Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, large vintage Murano hand blown black and blue spatter pigments Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to Seguso Arte Vetro glass workshop. The...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Claude Victor Boeltz Golden Crystal French 1970s Table Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A French 1970s Gold and bronze clam shell center peice sculpture with three large quartz and amethyst crystal clusters. Signed
Biography:
Claude Boeltz was born in Paris in 1937. The fourth generation in a line of artists, from his early childhood Boeltz was interested in disciplines as far ranging as sculpture, painting, ceramics, architecture, and blacksmithing. From the very start he was fascinated by what would become life long inspirations—anatomy and geology.
His first apprenticeship was with the sculptor Henri Molins, which was followed by apprenticeships at the prominent Susse and Houdot foundries. His last was with Soudoun, under whose tutelage he was honored with the national “Best Worker in France” award.
During these apprenticeships Boeltz took night classes at the Boule School, the Gambetta School, and at the Academy of Art in Paris. He would eventually take degrees from all three. On Sundays he went to museums, particularly the Louvre, where he sought out work in the Louis XIII - Louis XVI styles. He also spent long hours in study of the many artists he admired, such as Bersus, Meunier, Giacometti, Ponpon, Chipparus, Dali, Dajou, and Ruhlman.
After these apprenticeships he tried to establish himself in the Riviera, where he befriended, and briefly collaborated with Picasso. Boeltz’s time in this vibrant community was, however, cut short—in the early 1960s he was called into the French military. While on tour in the Sahara he carved miniatures, and would carry them in his baggage from base to base. One that survived—a replica of the Arc d’triumph—was later offered to President Eisenhower on behalf of the French Army.
Upon leaving the service Boeltz established a foundry in the Loire, and by the late 1960s his work, now enormously popular, was shown all over Europe. In the early 1970s he met the sculptor Cesar. The famous sculptor’s “compression” pieces inspired Boeltz to create the work for which he would soon become best known. Boeltz’s “exploded” bronze works were pieces plated with 24 karat gold made to look like liquid gold crystalized an instant after explosion.
Boeltz augmented this unique medium with vibrant details, often with African emeralds, but with other stones or unusual materials as well. In his famous Cleopatra, dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor and installed in Georve V hotel in Paris, the artist employed metacrylite as a base and for its veil.
The immediate success of these “exploded” works allowed Boeltz to build two foundries devoted largely to their creation, one in the Faubourg St. Honore’ in Paris, and the other in Fontenay Sous Bois. “Exploded” works from the foundries were presented and sold at Fred’s Jewelers...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze
$1,487 Sale Price
50% Off
Wicker Lucite Serving Tray Metal Frame by Janetti, Italy, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Rome, IT
Serving tray in Lucite wicker and metal frame by Janetti Roma Firenze (original label attached on the back), Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Cenedese Large Bright Yellow Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese rare bright yellow vintage midcentury Murano glass vase or vessel, made in Venice, Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form and large size, this vessel has all the characteristics of hand thrown pottery with the unmistakable look and feel of glass.
A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold color / color to your interior, imagine glass like this on open, white...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Glazed Ceramic Center Piece or Empty Pocket Vallauris Style, French c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French empty pocket or center piece made in the style of Vallauris in the
South of France.
The clay has been worked and woven to give the effect of a wicker basket. A wreath of oak ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$615 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Center Piece Empty Pocket Boxing Glove Shape Vallauris St, French c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French empty pocket or center piece made in the style of Vallauris in the
South of France.
This starling empty pocket will be a perfect accessory for a combat sports enthusiast.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$463 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Murano Sommerso Orange Red Italian Art Glass Flying Duck Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden yellow, orange over red, Italian art glass flying duck centerpiece sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
TAPIO WIRKKALA 1962 Finland Modernist Sculptural Dish-Tray in .916 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Modern sculptural tray designed by Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985).
Fabulous and very rare modernist tray dish, designed by the silversmith artist Tapio Wirkkala, back in the 1955. The sculptural tray has been crafted by Kultakeskus Oy in the city of Oulu, Finland in the shape of a boat in solid .916/.999 sterling silver with high polished finish. The incredible design is dated 1962 and is made up with a navette shaped piece, with several embossed levels in low and high elliptical with an elliptical hammered recess and an elliptical convex base, which create a fabulous optical effect. This tray is beautiful and elegant piece by one of the great 20th century designers is in lovely condition. It is a piece of sculptural art and will display with great eye appeal.
Note: This is the model TW-114.
Weight: 186.2 Grams, (119.40 Dwt).
Measurements: 95 mm by 301 mm by 26 mm (3.75 x 11.85 x 1.04 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped and engraved with the Finnish crown mark; the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the .916 silver, the code for the date of production of 1962, the mark for the town of Oulu and signed in full, "TAPIO WIRKKALA 916H 1-7".
Tapio Wirkkala
Wirkkala was born in Hanko in 1915. He attended the Töölö co-educational school in Helsinki. His father, Ilmari Wirkkala, was a cemetery architect, and mother Selma (née Vanhatalo) a wood-carver. His sister Helena Korvenkontio and brother Tauno Wirkkala were also artists. Wirkkala's work ranges from designs of plastic ketchup bottles and metalwork to glass, ceramics and plywood in a range of styles. His success as a glass designer began in 1946 when he designed the Kantarelli vase for Iittala, and the mass-produced Tapio collection was launched in 1954. His range was immense, including glassware, stoneware, jewellery, and furniture for mass production, as well as individual sculptures in several media. He designed commemorative postage stamps for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and also designed the Finnish markka banknotes introduced in 1955. In the early 1950s, Wirkkala worked as the artistic director at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design. The WIR lightbulb designed by Wirkkala for Airam Electric was awarded the Grand Prix at the XII Milan Triennial in 1960.
Among his most famous work have been the designs for the Finlandia vodka bottle (1970–1999) and for Iittala's Ultima Thule set of kitchen glasses. Both glassware items feature a dripping icicle look, and in the case of the Iittala's glassware it is said to have taken thousands of hours to develop a glassblowing technique that would produce the effect. Wirkkala did much of his initial design work using a traditional Finnish carving knife, the puukko. Wirkkala designed his own version of the knife, the Tapio Wirkkala Puukko...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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