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 legendary 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.
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
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th century.
Sculpture after Fernando Botero in patinated bronze, marble base, 20th century.
h: 20.5cm, w: 33.8cm, d: 17.8cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid Century Swedish Yellow Glass Ashtray Vide Poche By Orrefors
By Orrefors
Located in London, GB
Mid Century Swedish Yellow Glass Ashtray Vide Poche By Orrefors
In excellent condition commensurate of age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Brass Candle Sconce, in the manner of Tommi Parzinger, Hollywood Regency
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large beautiful and decorative wall candle holder / sconce, for six candles. In brass, in the manner of german/american designer Tommi Parzinger (1903-1981). Hollywood regency, 1960/...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Baby Duck Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, recently found on their illus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Ceramic Majolica Sculpture of Monkey Playing Tambourine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French ceramic majolica hand-painted pottery sculpture of a money playing the tambourine. The large sculpture is beautifully detailed with bright, vivid colors depicted in ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Studio Pottery Vide Poche 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative Studio Pottery Vide Poche 1960s.
Very decorative and quintessentially mid-century studio pottery bowl or vide-poche. Floral decoration and beautiful colors. Great as a de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Lucite Mushroom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Abstract Lucite Mushroom Sculpture. Entire piece breaks down for easy and careful shipping! Free Shipping! Beautiful eye catching object!
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Extraordinary Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Es Keramik, Germany, 1970s
By ES Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase
Producer:
ES Ceramics, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany by premium vase producer ES Keramik...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Joep Felder Mid Century Studio Pottery Bowl with 'Wavy' Decor, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joep Felder midcentury Studio pottery bowl with white 'wavy' decor, The Netherlands, 1950s.
Beautiful midcentury Studio Pottery item by pottery artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Freeform Studio Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Freeform studio pottery vase 1960s.
This is a very distinct midcentury Studio Pottery vase with a slender freeform aesthetic. The dark brown vase ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century ‘Birch Bark’ Pottery Bowl
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative ‘Birch Bark’ Pottery Bowl, mid 20th century.
This is a very decorative pottery bowl with a distinct style. The outside is reminiscent of birch bark and gives this bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Three Drawer Rosewood and Walnut Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular rosewood and walnut jewelry chest features three elongated walnut drawers that extend the length of the mixed wood box. The top, bottom and back of the box are finished i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Italian Large Ceramic Vase Hand Painted
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Torquoise Ceramic large vase hand painted in gold 1960.
Large vase with gold flowers painted around the whole vase.
Tiny crack at the bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Perfume Bottle Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hivo Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Lucite perfume bottle sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Arthur Court Rabbit Wine Cooler or Ice Bucket
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing Arthur Court rabbit working in service as a wine cooler or ice bucket. Having floppy ears, stone eyes, and brass hands and feet. Who would ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century KPM Berlin Walking White Tiger Statuette, Antoine Louis Barye
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
20th century KPM Berlin / Walking white tiger statuette - Antoine Louis Barye
This listing is for a stunning statuette of a walking white tiger. Designed by Antoine Louis Barye and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Baby Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass baby duck bird figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero" serie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Swedish Large Ceramic Low Bowl Attributed to Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large decorative bowl attributed to Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby. Very substantial size at 10.25" across. Features an off white glaze with underside have a raised rib like pat...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury green CER PAOLI Ceramic Vase by A. Londi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
This green and yellow italian ceramic vase by Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli was designed in Italy 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World War by Bruno Paoli.
The Cer Paoli variation of the Bitossi Sahara...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative French Studio Pottery Ceramic Vessel or Jar
Located in Miami, FL
This handcrafted, vintage French ceramic vessel is carefully decorated over a white base and contains lovely details.
Measures 5 1/8" diameter x 5 1/8" high
Very good condition, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Sconces by Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of gold color hand sconces by Arlus with white glass shades coming from an apartment in Paris fully furnished with furniture and items designed by the most known ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Glass Fish in the Ocean Aquarium Bubbles Paperweight 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Glass Fish in the Ocean Aquarium Bubbles Paperweight 1960s.
The vintage Art Glass orange fish with bubbles paperweight is a stunning piece that encapsulates the beauty of underwater life in intricate detail.
Very unique and rare shaped Art Glass Murano tyle paperweight depicting an ocean scene or an aquarium with fish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Karl Springer Striking Hinged Box in Mottled Lacquer with Silver Foil 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning hinged box in mottled red and yellow lacquer with applied silver foil by Karl Springer, American 1970s. This is an early Springer design. The interior is lined in red suede...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver
Large Swedish Art Glass Crystal Vase by Strombergshyttan, Signed & Numbered
By Stromberg Hytten
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish handcrafted art glass with engraved deer design. Signed Stromberg and B9106027
Strombergshyttan began productions in 1933, and continued operations until early 1970's when O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Rare Mid Century Modern George Nelson Orange Ball Clock Model 4755
Located in Plainview, NY
An original George Nelson ( 1908- 1986) Mid Century Modern Ball Clock model 4755. This iconic clock features a distinctive and modern design with a mid-century aesthetic. The centr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Handcrafted Solid Malachite Hexagonal Lidded Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Gemstone quality lidded Malachite box. Hand carved and hand crafted with removable lid in a hexagonal shape. Beautiful patterns to the lid and box sides. Five inches wide and over fi...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Fuchsia Glass Geode Triangle Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano Sommerso triangle geode bowl in purple pink fuchsia glass. Italy, 1960s.
Eyecatching colors in shades of pink and purple using the "sommerso" technique. Manufacture...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Le Coultre Atmos 15 Jewels Swiss Shelf Clock Brass Case 9.25 in, x 8.25 in.
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare square face, Le Coultre Atmos 15 Jewels Swiss Shelf Clock.
Gold plated brass case that measures 9.25”h x 8.25”w and 6.38”d. Running as it should but we feel it should be taken ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Flamingo Sculptures, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern Flamingo sculptures.
Striking Italian design from the 1970s.
Executed in brass and monumental in size and drama.
This wonderful pair o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano Opalescent Chalcedony Millefiori Flower Murrines Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent orange, and murrines Italian art glass flower vase. The vase is covered with layers of silver leaf, that triggers a chemical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Opaline Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Piero Fornasetti Milano Porcelain Jewelry Pin Dish Vide Poche Gold Pattern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage small dish by Piero Fornasetti decorated with a gilt rhombus pattern.
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) was a versatile and innovative Italian artist and designer. He is best k...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Faceted Acid Etched Mermaid Vase Sven Palmquist for Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern vase was realized by the esteemed designer Sven Palmquist for Orrefors in Sweden, 1948. It features a faceted oval form in translucent glass with a st...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Abstract Wood Sculpture by Gibb Taylor
Located in Troy, MI
Found in the US, this abstract wood sculpture is attributed to Vermont artist Gibb Taylor and dates from the late 1960s. This table top sculpture is just under two feet tall and cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Vase À Fleurs Échancré
Manufactured by Cassina
ASIAN TRANSPARENCIES
A blown glass vase designed by Charlotte Perriand in the 1940s.
Made of mould-blown glass, t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Split-Head with Numbers by David Gil for Bennington Potters
By David Gil
Located in Pasadena, CA
Introducing a semi-abstract stoneware sculpture created by artist David Gill for Bennington Potters. It features a head with imprinted numbers, made of two halves attached to a lucit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Lucite
Orient & Flume Iridescent Art Glass Pulled Feather Jack in the Pulpit Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding iridescent pulled feather art glass Jack in the Pulpit vase by the renown glass artists at Orient & Flume.
The front features a beautiful and vibrant iridescent gold. Th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Modern Bronze Sculpture Bernard Meadows
By Bernard Meadows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1915 - 2005
Mr. Meadows was a British modernist sculptor from the Henry Moore school.
He actually was Henry Moore's first assistant.
This sculpture is a great example of that influen...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nerone Patuzzi NP2 centerpiece bowl Italy 1971
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and decorative centrepiece bowl designed by Nerone Ceccarelli and Giancarlo Patuzzi (NP2), Italy 1971. Beautiful and unique shaped centerpiece bowl. This bowl is made from ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Vide-Poche Bowl, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Decorative Scandinavian Modern stoneware vide-poche bowl handmade by Swedish artist Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand in the 1950s. Ripple textured surface with stunning earth and mint col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware, Clay
Sculptural Brass Decorative Jewelry Box Brutalist Mid Century Modern
By Line Vautrin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A heavy beautiful modernist round brass box
Category
1950s Korean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Studio Forged Metal Sculture
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio Forged Metal Sculture, Artist unknown, well executed.
Dimensions:
24" wide
4" deep
24" high
on a 4" X 4" wood block
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Glazed Ceramic Yellow Vase, Marianne Westman for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully glazed mid-century vase executed by Marianne Westman for the venerable Swedish based ceramics firm Rorstrand.
Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Giulio Radi Hand Blown Vase with Silver Foil and Blue and Green Murrhines 1950
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase with silver foil and blue and green murrhines, from the Reazione Policrome Series by Giulio Radi for Arte Vetraria Muranese, Murano Italy, ca 1950. All of thes...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Foil
Large West German Vintage Mid Century Dümler & Breiden Ceramic Vase 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
A beautiful and very rare Dümler & Breiden Domino Decor large ceramic vase. Hand produced in West Germany circa the 1960s.
The D&B Domino decor vases are a rarity - not easily avail...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Grey Vase, Marianne Westman for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully glazed mid-century vase executed by Marianne Westman for the venerable Swedish based ceramics firm Rorstrand.
Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gustavsberg Stig Lindberg SILUR Vide Poche Keep All Dish Bowl Stoneware Ceramic
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Stig Lindberg Silur Stoneware Bowl
Designed by the renowned Sig Lindberg in Sweden, this Silur pattern Gustavsberg bowl, made from high-quality gl...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Tall Round Mid Century Green Ceramic Outsider Studio Pottery Rope Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful rich verdigris green handmade rope vase. This piece stands at nearly 7" tall and is created from fired clay. The neck of the vase is made from clay coils that wrap all th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Murano Italian Glass Sculpture of Antelope
Located in New York, NY
Very large mid-century hand-blown Murano glass sculpture depicting the bust of an antelope in clear glass with amber colored horns. With its original paper label from the studio, Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Cartier Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Square Picture Frame
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
American Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Square window in wide, flat, and plain surround. With glass, silk lining, and wood laminate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gunnel Nyman - Nuutajärvi - "Serpentine" vase - 1957
By Gunnel Nyman
Located in Helsinki, FI
- Gunnel Nyman " Serpintine" vase
- Nuutajärvi
- Signed : Gunnel Nyman Nuutajärvi Notsjö 1957
- Great example of her mid 20th century art glass design
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Post Scriptum Cassina Vase Designed by Formafantasma and Ginori 1735
By Cassina
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic vase designed by Formafantasma and Ginori 1735 for Cassina. The vase is hand drawn on white biscuit porcelain and decorated with specific ceramic chalk pastels. Each piece is...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Recumbent Lion Figure, Continental, Bronze Animal Sculpture, After Barye
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage recumbent lion figure. A Continental, bronze animal sculpture after Antoine-Louis Barye, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Superb detail accentuates thi...
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Michael Andersen Bornholm Danish Ceramic Bottle Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A small factory was established in 1740 by Rasmus Olsen was eventually acquired in 1890 by Jens Michael Andersen (Danish, 1859 – 1931). The factory was in the town of Rønne on the is...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl with Generous Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl with Generous Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini
(likely. Seguso is another possibility but it's more likely Barbi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Chrome Glass and Briar Wood Pocket Emptier in Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s.
The...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Organic Wooden Sculpture, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Organic Wooden Sculpture, 1960's
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Multicolored Ceramic Vase Attributed to the Cantagalli Manufacture in the 1950s
By Cantagalli
Located in Milano, MI
Multicolored ceramic vase with geometric shape, in relief, whose creation is attributed to the Cantagalli Manufacture in the 1950s
Ø 13 cm h 31 cm
Manifattura Cantagalli is a histo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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