Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
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
Archimede Seguso Murano Red Black Italian Art Glass Baby Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown red and black Italian art glass mini baby bird figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and it still retains the original "Arc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage Decorative Wooden Board With Dutch Folk Delft Style Tiles.
Located in Seattle, WA
Could be Used as Decoration or as a Small Charcuterie Board. White Tile with Blue Motif. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 4 1/2 D ; 1/2 D ; 11 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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 Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950's Walter Bosse Solid Brass Rooster Figure
By Walter Bosse
Located in Bern, CH
1950's Solid Brass figure of a Rooster by Walter Bosse, Austria.
Beautiful mid century decorative decorative piece to finish off a sideboard, mantlepiece or shelving unit.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Japanese Cast Iron Bird Sculpture 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized cast iron bird sculpture from Japan. Fantastic incised design. Nice patina throughout. Stamped JAPAN. 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1970s Anthony Redmile Mounted Horns
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 1970s Anthony Redmile mounted horns with silver plated details and polished tiger eye
Signed and stamped on the base.
Good vintade overall condition
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Lamborghini Rowing Machine
By Lamborghini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage Lamborghini oak wood rowing machine.Rowing machine is in good vintage condition . Previously we have one in our office on the wall.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Rhinoceros Designed by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautifully blown, somerso Murano glass rhinoceros. This piece was designed by Antonio Da Ros and blown by Fabio Tosi for Cenedese Ve...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pamela Stump Walsh Abstract Figural Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Embrace the evocative power of mid-century modern art with this striking abstract figurative bronze sculpture by renowned Michigan artist Pamela Stump Walsh (American, 1928-2008). Cr...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hanns Peter Krafft decorative sheep pair Germany 1980s
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very decorative pair of sheep designed by Hanns Peter Krafft and manufactured by Meier, Germany 1982. These life-sized sheep show a clear inspiration drawn from Francois Xavier Lalan...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fur, Leather, Wood
Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture by Sabattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture by Sabattini Silver-Plated Metal made in Italy 1978
Dimensions:
13½ h × 3¾ w × 3¼ d in
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Art Deco Sculpture Women Bust by Fidel Aguilar, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Art Deco Sculpture Women Bust by Fidel Aguilar, circa 1930
Terracota bronce patinated
Manufactured in Spain
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preser...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tony Rosenthal Monumental "Mandala" Variation
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Monumental "Mandala" Variation 1994. Painted wood half circles bolted together with metal base.
Signed on metal base Tony Rosenthal
Born August 9, 1914, in Highland Pa...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage metal Brutalist sculpture Bird by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Rare mid-century modern metal Brutalist sculpture "Bird" by Salvino Marsura, made in Italy in the 1970s. Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His career bega...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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 Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pop Art Limoges French Porcelain Lipstick Miniature Trinket Box Rochard Signed
By Rochard Limoges, Limoges
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Limoges France Rochard Peint main trinket box crimson lipstick in blue marbled case with brass accent. Marked as shown. The hinged lidded trinket box measures 1.25 inches tall, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Nerone and Patuzzi 'Elemento Luminose', 1970, Signed, Published, Original Label
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful 'elemento luminose' , illuminated wall sculpture designed by the renowned italian sculptors Nerone Ceccarelli & Giovanni Patuzzi (Gruppo NP2) for the gallery 'Forme and Superfici'. Turin,Italy in 1970. The panel has the engraved signature of both Nerone and Patuzzi and still bears the original 'forme and superfici' paper label to the rear of the panel. This sculpture is published in an original 'Forme e Superfici catalog' and the January 1971 issue of the renowned italian design periodical 'Interni-La rivista dell Arredamento'. Please see Literature section below for full reference.
The central disc features a beautiful abstract hand crafted sculptural relief motif on metal , probably zinc, which is illuminated by a hidden fluorescent tube light. The frame surrounding the central sculptural disc is finished in stove enameled steel over a wood structure and features copper detailing.
One of Nerone and Patuzzi's best known works is the enormous , 150 square metre, bas relief in zinc that they created in 1972 for the 'hemicycle' of the then new 'Schulman' building (1973) in Luxembourg which housed the early meetings of the European Parliament . The hemicycle was beautifully decorated following a project by the architect Simonis, combining different materials (leather, wood, metal) in a geometrical harmony, the whole integrated by Nerone and Patuzzi's huge zinc bas-relief on the rear wall. PLEASE SEE IMAGE 9.
The zinc models were engraved using an etching technique, representing geometrical and abstract figures, and mounted on a surface of 150 square metres. The bas-relief was considered at the time to be the biggest sculpture in metal of the world.
LITERATURE:
Original 'Forme e superficie' catalog, confirms name as 'Elemto luminose' model ref C3 104 LZ',
'INTERNI , LA RIVISTA DELL ARREDAMENTO' January 1971, page 18, PLEASE SEE IMAGE 8.
BIOGRAPHY
In 1962 Nerone and Patuzzi founded the 'Gruppo NP2', an acronym that includes the initials of Nerone and Giancarlo Patuzzi: together with other artists "they experiment with new sources of poetic expression from the materials". = The aim of the group is to promote the integration of art in architecture together with other professionals, including Luigi Marchisotti, Dedalo Montali...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Metal, Copper
Arman ‘Violon’ Cutlery Service with 116 Pieces in Artistic Cabinet
By Arman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arman, service with 116 parts in an artistic storage cabinet, gold plated silver, wood, plexiglass, velvet, France, 1971
An incredible violin service ‘Violon Menagère’, a 12-guest ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Metal Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Salvatore Messina, sculpture, aluminum, Italy, 1960
Salvatore Messina (1916-1982) tackled the question of movement and the concept of space through his metal sculptures. The three-d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Black and Amber Murano Glass Fish
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this large Murano fish sculpture in black and amber glass dates from the 1990s. Excellent vintage condition with no flaws or repairs found. Two other fish in this col...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large ceramic sculpture of Leopard Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Indulge in the allure of this large ceramic sculpture portraying a magnificent leopard. Crafted in Italy during the 1960s, this vintage masterpiece is a testament to the skilled hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Artistic Hand-Crafted Room Divider in Bronze
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hand-crafted room divider, bronze, metal, Italy, 1960s.
An Italian Postwar room screen that finds itself at the intersection of art and design. This highly sculptural piece consists...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Walter Bosse Huge Pottery Ceramic Horse Sculpture, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely and huge handmade figurine / statue displaying a horse dated from 1947 to 1951. Designed by Walter Bosse, made of ceramic / terracotta in Kufst...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Salviati Murano Sommerso Blue Over Cobalt Italian Art Glass Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue over cobalt blue Italian art glass giraffe figure sculpture. The piece is documented to the Salviati company, circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Style Sculpture
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Bronze sculpture on wood base in the manner of Frederick Weinberg. In good condition overall with normal wear to the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux.
A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kay Bojesen, Original Vintage Small Monkey, teak and limba wood, 1950s, signed
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This is a vintage early example of the small monkey, designed by Kay Bojesen in 1951.
Constructed from teak and limba wood, the joints are articulated allowing the monkey to be plac...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak
Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bibendum Michelin Man Advertising Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum Michelin man advertising sculpture. Original white painted cast iron mid-century Bibendum figure. England, circa 1960’s.
Dimensions: 10"...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Modern Etruscan Brass Horse Figurine in Style of Frederick Weinberg
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage small Etruscan horse cast bronze figurine in the style of Frederick Weinberg is decorated with complex detailed etchings along the horse's body that are emphasized by strate...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture on Black Granite Base
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features an organic abstract sinuously curved form- full of verve and dynamism- with a fla...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Salviati Murano Orange White Fade Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark orange to white Ombre fade design Italian art glass fish figurine, sculpture. Documented to the Salviati company, with "Salviati & C. - Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
By Nils Olsson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Ceramic Shellfish Ashtray, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
French vintage 1960's-1970's ceramic ashtray by Vallauris in the shape of an orange brown shellfish with specks of gold on the edges.
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Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres totally handmade.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Tall Murano Glass Sommerso Teardrop Sculpture by Flavio Poli, Italy, circa 1950s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good example of "Murano" art glass in the form of a tall Tear Drop with beautiful colours.
The piece has layers of deep pink and blue all encased in a clear glass f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mid-20th Century Set of Lion Knife Rests
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century set of 10 lion knife rests, chrome plated, French. Some wear commensurate with age & use. One foot lacking. Measures: 2 7/8" W, 1/2" D, 1 1/8" H.
Whitehall Antiques...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Ronneby, Sweden, Blue Glass Fish, Art Glass, 1970s - FREE SHIPPING
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Swedish Fish Animal Sculpture in Art Glass from FM Konstglas Ronneby Sweden. Excellent condition.
Dimensions: 18x6x11cm
Enter code FREESHIP at che...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Wall Decoration Sgrafo Modern, Birds, Teak and Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare
- nice and style decoration
- animal motive
- storks or herons
- marked
- representative.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Isamu Noguchi Akari 45A, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model « 45A » by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series star...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble Semi-Abstract Nude on Stand, USA c 1970s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautifully rendered in marble, this semi-abstract female nude is elegantly positioned on a solid walnut base, cantilevered over the front. The sculpture is quite substantial and has...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Thirteen Silver Plate Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enticing group of thirteen vintage seashells representing exotic species enhanced with silver plate. Signed Ruzzetti and Gow Italy.
Sizes range from:
H: 3 W: 2 D: 3
H: 6 W: 6 D: 1
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Barovier Toso Murano Crystal Clear Gold Italian Art Glass Candlestick Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano crystal clear, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass duck sculpture / candlestick. Created by designer Ercole Barov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf
Woman's Face, Tufa Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful volcanic stone sculpture typical of the Vesuvius area, Italy, Naples 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Dachshund by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming iconic Italian modern ceramic Dachshund from the Rimini Blu series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo Londi from Montelupo became Art ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Rubik's Cube Shop Display Models
Located in Faversham, GB
A fun pair of Rubik’s cube shop display models from a children’s toy shop.
The pair of cubes were commissioned by a toy shop for the promotion of the famous invention by Erno Rubik....
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Pine
Murano Vase Masterpiece, Blooming Field with Poppies and Lavender, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The vase made with the same technique of the tumblers in another listing.
After the success of the tumbler group, I asked the maestro to make a vase that would keep the design and t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Scandinavian Art glass vase, "Seaside" by Göran Wärff for Kosta, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Vintage beautiful and rare sommerso art glass vase known as "Seaside", made and signed by the talented Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda, Sweden. This vase has a fantastic yet simple slight...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Bay Ceramic Statue of Woman by Bodo Mans, West Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rare vintage abstract statue made by Bodo Mans for Bay ceramic from former West Germany. A woman in an abstract cubist position with fantastic glazing, in various shades of blue, g...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Bitossi By Aldo Londi Rare Red Glaze Ceramic Rooster, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Valencia, VC
Introducing a stunning and exceptionally rare Mid-Century piece: a red glaze ceramic rooster designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche. Hand-produced in Italy during the 1960s, th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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