Modern Mounted Objects
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet.
The vase contains 14 dragonflies.
Modern...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Kenta Hirai Japanese Contemporary Bentwood Wall Sculpture
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kenta Hirai created it with the technique "Free form lamination." This sculpture mixes free formed wood sculpture and branch. Wood material is Yoshino Cedar.
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Tell Me That You Love Me, Objet d'Art Box with Opening Door and Small Portraits
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece, with it's titled "Tell Me That You Love Me" embossed ...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Walking Cat - Lion Sized Bronze Cat Sculpture with Mosaic Patterned Surface
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Block
Walking Cat, 2022
bronze
39h x 64w x 13d in
99.06h x 162.56w x 33.02d cm
MBK001
Category
2010s North American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
I Need a Boy-Toy, Vanity Mirror, Mixed Media Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece has two frames that are hinged together. A mirror adorns the outside. When opened, the right panel has a primitive figure painting while the left has a metal plaque with the phrase "I Need a Boy Toy" stamped into it. When closed, the back panel is stamped with "Like I Need a Refrigerator" and signed.
John Seubert
I Need a Boy-Toy (Like I Need a Refrigerator)
mixed media
12.50h x 8.50w x 1.50d in
31.75h x 21.59w x 3.81d cm
JSE074
In the early Nineties, John Seubert was living in a former hotel in a high-rise building on St. James Place in Chicago. The apartment was tiny, as hotel rooms tend to be, and clad with paper-thin walls allowing sound to pass from one apartment to the other. At the time, John’s artwork consisted of pounding copper sheets into tables which was a noisy endeavor to say the least. Following several noise complaints from the neighbors, John had a dream that he was living in a ramshackle house but with plenty of room to work and no attached neighbors. The following day after lunching at the McDonalds in Lincoln Park, John wandered the neighborhood a came upon a shabby, falling-down old Victorian house. He located the real estate agent, put in an offer, and weeks later was pushing a shopping cart full of his belongings to his new home.
This 144-year-old Painted Lady provided a blank canvas for this inimitable artist. For many years the house remained so empty that John was able to ride his Japanese fold up bike throughout the 1st floor. “Some people want to have sex...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint, Mirror
'Raindrops' by Stewart MacDougall, Mounted Sculpture on Birch Base, c. 2000
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Raindrops' by Stewart MacDougall was executed in early 2000's in Santa Barbara, CA, composed from birch and mirrored acrylic. Gorgeous dusty rose pink color with blue tinted mirror, complete on both sides mounted on a birch base. Acquired from the artist's estate.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Stewart MacDougall was an accomplished furniture designer and artist across multiple disciplines, born in 1927 in Pasadena California. MacDougall attended the Chouinard Art Institute, later to be mentored by architect Rudolf Baumfeld, a student of Le Courbusier...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Wishbone, a patinated bronze sculpture by the British artist Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
'Wishbone' is a limited-edition (3 + 2AP) bronze sculpture on a limestone base by the British artist Vivienne Foley.
The first piece has sold from the edition but there are two piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone, Bronze
Contemporary V Lamp Hardwood, Solid Glass and Brass
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' V lamp is composed from, a cone, a sphere and a triangle. Their proportions are carefully judged to create a harmonious formation, with each shape ...
Category
2010s British Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 transparent multicolored butterflies attached with magnet.
Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Louis Vuitton Bronze letters Store Display
Located in New York, NY
Hardly ever seen Original bronze letters from renovation of a Louis Vuitton store in Paris France. This came to the US from France over 25 years ago. Very Large and HEAVY, 5 lbs or 2...
Category
20th Century French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Murano Glass Infinity Sculpture with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass sculpture infinity with 21 in paste multicolored butterflies attached with magnet.
Modern sculpture ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This work was carried out in collaboration between the Made Murano Glass...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Dali as an Idol, Sculptural Construction W / Mirror, Painting and Found Objects
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece is constructed with a small framed mirror...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Boys and Toys (U R A Fat Queen) - Painting & Vanity Mirror, Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. Here, a framed mirror is attached to the back of a multi object c...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Mirror, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Don't You Dare - Multi-Panel Folding Door Painting, Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. Here, multiple paintings depicting doors are hinged together with...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Sculptural Chain Wall Art by Elizabeth Tripp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ceramic sculptural chain wall art in brown finish by acclaimed ceramicist Elizabeth Tripp
Provides texture to any space, formal or casual
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Chain Wall Art by Elizabeth Tripp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ceramic Wall Hanging made by acclaimed ceramicist Elizabeth Tripp
Sculptural handmade links can be configured to your preferred size and layout
The cream matte finish provides an ear...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 multicolored butterflies attached with magnet.
Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture, From Ruth Horwich collection.
Textures Canvas and Metal
About Diane Cooper:
Inspired by the visual culture in Japan,...
Category
1990s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Tributo allo Smile 1963 di Andrea Visconti - Grande Smile giallo in ceramica
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Tributo allo Smile 1963 disegnata di Andrea Visconti per Superego Edizioni.
Scultura in ceramica Firmata alla base Prova d'autore.
Misura Grande Diametro 33 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Urbmon 802 Wall Hanging Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Urbmon 802 Wall Hanging Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Dimensions: W 35 x H 119,4 cm.
Materials: Walnut.
Various sizes are available by commission. Price will depend on size. 119,4...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Walnut
Urbmon 102 Wall Hanging Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Urbmon 102 Wall Hanging Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Dimensions: W 40 x H 119,4 cm.
Materials: Ebonized oak.
Chandler McLellan
I was born in 1993 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am a t...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Black & White Rotating Marble Cube with Brass Basement
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Curious Black & White Sculptural Ready Made Marble Object. This very decorative cube with a solid brass squared basement can be faced in a variety of different positions and renew it...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Modernist Pyrite Rock Specimen on Rectilinear Lucite Base
Located in New York, NY
This glittering Modernist Pyrite Rock Specimen on Rectilinear Lucite Base originates from America, 20th Century. Features a beautiful natural cluster of Py...
Category
20th Century American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Pyrite
Abstract Sculpture by Lucile Driskell Resembling a Greek Key
Located in Stamford, CT
A silver plated abstract sculpture by Lucile Driskell (1924-2017) signed and numbered 1/100.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Dark Kukkii Sculpture 1 Flower by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark Kukkii sculpture 1 flower by Antrei Hartikainen.
Materials: Black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut.
Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm
Also available...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Urban Modern Blue Adventurine Six Murano Glass Vases, 2024
By Urban Glass
Located in Murano, Venezia
Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases
The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work.
Drite is said when the kanne are pos...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brass and Alabaster Mounted Disc
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Brass and Alabaster Mounted Disc
Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from Los Angeles, California
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
1970 Betulla Rame Artistico Design Italiano Alberi Scultura
Located in Brescia, IT
Alberi Scultura
Italy, 1970
Rame lavorato completamente a mano
Ottima fattura
Ottimo stato di conservazione
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Golden moon wall-mounted sculpture by Michel Pichard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Golden mcon wall-mounted sculpture
Edition 9/50
France
Diameter: 150 cm
Width: 20 cm
Category
2010s Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Portafoto xl attribuito a Giò Ponti per Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Splendido portafoto xl attribuito a Gio Ponti per Fontana Arte.
Ottime condizioni.
E' composta da due vetri con due viti in acciaio rotonde a vista
Grazie
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Glass
Photograph holder attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Photograph holder attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Micro miss in upper right corner
Thank you
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Glass
Contemporary 'Eye' Handcrafted Blue Crystal Sculpture Dia 17.6'' by Ghiró Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embellish with uniqueness, beauty and charming any living area or bedroo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Reality Was Just Too Much Baggage - Painting & Vanity Mirror, Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. Here, a framed mirror is hinged to the back of a small abstract p...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Mirror, Paint, Reclaimed Wood
Mineral Speciman Table World Globe on Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Mineral Speciman table world globe on rotating silvered metal stand, gemstones likely including lapis, red aventurine, rich jade, picture jaspar, red jaspar, mookaite, turquoise, mot...
Category
20th Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Smile
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ceramic sculpture Tribute to Smile 1963 designed by Andrea Visconti for Superego Edizioni. Burgundy color.
Signed to the base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art installation on a Murano fusing glass wall
Located in Sopot, Pomorskie
The artist has been creating art and utility items for years using her own method of melting and coloring glass, the Murano fusing method. It is a combination of the technique of col...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Glass
Art installation Autumn Birds on wall by fusing glass Murano
Located in Sopot, Pomorskie
The artist has been creating art and utility items for years using her own method of melting and coloring glass, the Murano fusing method. It is a combination of the technique of col...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Glass
Capperidicasa Italian Contemporary Ceramic Wood Sculpture Flower Vase "iTotem"
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
iTotem scultura portafiori e portacandela, con elementi in legno e ceramica ad incastro e componibili a piacere, provvisti di provette di vetro per fiori freschi.
Smalto della cerami...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Glass
Functional Contemporary Cabinet Sculpture by the Italian Artist Paolo Lumini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning contemporary sculpture but also a functional cabinet by Paolo Lumini an Italian contemporary artist from Tuscany.
Made in carved wood and bamboo.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Glass sculpture by Marc L. At Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Glass sculpture by Marc Lepilleur.
France, 2015
Category
2010s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Philippe Berry Sculpture Sans Les Mains
Located in Hudson, NY
Philippe Berry (French, 1956-2019), number 2 of an edition of eight, entitled: ''Sans les Mains'' (Without Hands), 1996, cast aluminum, initialed ''P.B.'', dated, and inscribed ''Fon...
Category
1990s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Curtis Jere Pop Art Strainer
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1993, signed and dated, great vintage condition. Supersized C. Jere metal strainer wall sculpture from the company’s kitchen utensil series.
Category
1990s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Italian Designed Door Pulls / Handles Murano Glass, 1970
By Cenedese
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian designed door pulls / decorative handles in Murano blue glass mounted on brushed steel hardware attributed to Cenedese, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Mounted Polished Orthoceras Fossil Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural prehistoric polished Orthoceras fossil panel mounted on a bespoke steel stand. Characterised by its long, straight conical shaped shell, the 370...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Dutch Interior, Based on Miro - Vanity Mirror & Painting, Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece, based on a series of paintings by famed artist Joan M...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Mirror, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Cube Thunder Acoustic Furniture by SB26
Located in Geneve, CH
Cube Thunder Acoustic Furniture by SB26
Dimensions: W 38 x D 48 x H 52 cm
Materials: St Laurent & Arabescato marble legs, leaf gilding, leather.
Weight 25 kg.
Based on the Cube (aco...
Category
2010s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Vintage Scandinavian Scrap Art Sculpture with Brass Car Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual mounted object in the shape of a antique/1920s brass vehicle horn set on a brass rod and a patinated oak rectangular base. Unknown Danish sculptor/artist circa 1970-80. There...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
High Cube Thunder Acoustic Furniture by SB26
Located in Geneve, CH
High Cube Thunder Acoustic Furniture by SB26
Dimensions: W 38 x D 48 x H 62 cm
Materials: St Laurent & Arabescato marble legs, leaf gilding, leather.
Weight 30 kg.
Based on the Cube...
Category
2010s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Set Of 6 Long Flat Decorative Objects by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 6 Long Flat Decorative Objects by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Between 8 and 30 cm approximately.
Materials: Raw brass.
Long flat jewelry in solid brass, handmade and de...
Category
2010s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Abalone Shell with Baroque Pearls on Polished Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished Abalone (Haliotis Iris) shell with natural forming baroque pearls mounted on a metal rod on a polished agate base. The iridescent, multi-colored shell coordinates perfectly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Metal
'Apple' Unique Sculpture in Handmade Aquamarine Crystal by Ghiró Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
This apple was crafted from a whole natural raw block of aquamarine crystal.
This block was ground and polished for several hours by hand until it obtained the shape of an apple and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Glass
Sculpture of whale vertebra in stone , with wrought iron support, Roche Bobois
By Roche Bobois
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary contemporary sculpture, reproduces a large whale vertebra in stone simile.
On a refined base in wrought iron style. The treatment of the piece is worked with great natu...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
1295 Murano, hand made blown glass flower, Yellow Orchid
Located in Venice, VE
Introducing a set of three handcrafted Murano glass flower, meticulously crafted by master glassmakers from Murano. This enchanting set showcases the impeccable artistry and craftsma...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ruler Selenite with Natural Forming Pearls on a Custom Stand
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A single selenite log with natural-forming baroque pearls on a custom hammered metal stand. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic seleni...
Category
2010s Moroccan Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
21st Century Ettore Sottsas Demistella Console in Briar, Polychrome Marble, Wood
Located in massa, IT
Polychrome marble console designed by Ettore Sottsass.
Description: Console with top in polychrome marble, wood, Macchia Vecchia Marble, Marquinia Bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Shell on a Lucite Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Boho Chic shell standing on a lucite base. Great addition to your Boho Chic inspired interiors.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Lucite
1295 Murano, hand made blown glass flower, Calla
Located in Venice, VE
Introducing a set of three handcrafted Murano glass flower, meticulously crafted by master glassmakers from Murano. This enchanting set showcases the impeccable artistry and craftsma...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Aperture 4
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
The Aperture series was created to provide a beautiful quality of light by combining bounce and ambient glow. The light source is held in a hand-spun perforated brass dome on one sid...
Category
2010s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
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