Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic 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
Studio-Made Modernist Mobile, Small
Located in Dallas, TX
A studio-made modernist mobile; mustard yellow, blue, opium red. This innovative art form, rooted in the principles of modernism, emphasizes minimalism, abstraction, and the intrinsi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Hanging Mid Century Fiber and Wood Kinetic Sculpture 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Hanging mid-century fiber and wood kinetic sculpture. Unsigned, 1960s
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Natural Fiber, Wood
Mid-Century Polished Chrome Kinetic "Tangle" Sculpture by Richard X Zawitz
Located in New York, NY
This highly dynamic and brilliantly designed Mid-Century Modernist Kinetic "Tangle" Sculpture in Polished Chrome is by Richard X Zawitz and originates from the United States, 1982. F...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Chrome
French Bronze À La Gloire des Phoques Brooch Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken bronze brooch by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1946 named "À La Gloire des Phoques" (The glory of the seals). This bronze brooch features a se...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bronze
Bespoken Large French Bronze "Chatelain" Link Brooch Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bespoken bronze brooch by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940. Called "chatelaine", this bronze brooch features articulated chain links with hangi...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of Ring Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of nickel and copper art deco machine age bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature two circles, one larger in a black satin enameled c...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Nickel, Enamel, Copper
Modernist Bronze & Wire Kinetic Sculpture. "GRASSES" Garden, after Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Bronze & Wire Kinetic Sculpture. "GRASSES" after Bertoia, Great little modernist sculpture,, garden,, or interior, Hand crafted. Perfect little accent piece,
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal, Bronze
Midcentury Zahava Odes-Stern Kinetic Iron Two Dancers Sculpture Israeli ca. 1972
By Alexander Stern
Located in Munroe Falls, OH
You are buying an original handmade, one-off signed sculpture by Israeli artist Zahava Odes-Stern(1916-2004, born Lithuania), ca. 1972. This sculpture was purchased in Israel in 1972...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Iron
Modernist Kinetic Table Sculpture by C. Jeré
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Skokie, IL
Modernist Kinetic Table Sculpture by C. Jeré
An early and rare form 1960s fun and colorful kinetic table sculpture by Curtis Jeré. Brass and resin pieces mounted are on metal rods, and set into an ebonized wooden base. The base is mounted with a brass plaque signed...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Copper and Enamel Mobile by Cesar Vasquez
By Cesar
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Hand crafted bronze, brass and enamel wall hanging or mobile by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez.
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1960s Chilean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Brass, Copper, Enamel
Modernist wood and metal Kinetic Table Sculpture..Garden... after Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wood and metal Kinetic Table Sculpture..Garden,, after Bertoia.. Signed and dated. something ? 62,,,.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Copper Mid century sailing ship - MCM
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Mid-Century Solid Copper Sailing Ship - Nautical Elegance from the 1970s
Description:
Embark on a journey through time with this stunning...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Copper
Rotating transparent acrylic sculpture by Rogelio Polesello, Argentina 1969
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Transparent acrylic sculpture by Rogelio Polesello, with a moving cubic center. This particular piece plays with optical illusion due to transparency and light bounces.
A little abou...
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20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Acrylic
Mid-century Acrylic Wall Hanging Lenscope by Karl Gerstner Swiss, 1960s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Mid-century Acrylic Wall Hanging, titled "Lenscope" by Karl Gerstner Swiss, 1960s designed by Karl Gerstner for Deposito Galleria. Solid acrylic square with circular detail to the ce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Acrylic
Early Vintage Paolo Soleri Brutalist Cast Bronze Bell Wind Chime Arcosanti 1970s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Troy, MI
Early cast bronze brutalist wind bell by Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti
Circa 1970s
Great form with uncommon modernist sun pattern exaggerated chain and original copper fin
Signed
Ov...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Piece by Yonel Lebovici, Documented
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare art piece ashtray by Yonel Lebovici.
Interesting Kinetic sculpture made of a ceramic hemisphere with a chrome-plated steel shell and glass cover. Inside the hemisphere 4 steel ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Chrome
1970’s Balancing Mobile
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Balancing acrobats on a chair. Clever nice designed piece that functions and moves gently with a breeze.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal, Brass
1970's Charles Taylor Large Modernist Kinetic Sculpture
By Charles Taylor
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous 1970's modernist large Kinetic aluminum sculpture designed by Charles Taylor Model #450 in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Aluminum
Joseph Meerbott Kinetic Sculpture
By Joseph Meerbott 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderful enameled metal kinetic sculpture by Joseph Meerbott.
In two pieces, some minor loss to enamel.
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Scultura cinetica italiana modern in plastica gialla di Franco Costalonga 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Scultura cinetica composta da un tubolare in plastica giallo senape e una sfera con all’interno una bacchetta di radio che genera fasci di colore giallo.
Realizzata da Franco Costalonga...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Art Glass, Plastic
Helen Gilbert Contemporary Modern Op Art Kinetic Light Box Sculpture 1984
Located in Troy, MI
Licomos kinetic polarized light box sculpture by Helen Gilbert 1984
Titled Square Dance 1/1
An original work produced by Meissner Editions of Germa...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Midcentury Hanging Sculpture Lenscope by Karl Gerstner in Acrylic, Swiss, 1960s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Lenscope designed by Karl Gerstner for Deposito Galleria. Solid acrylic with fabric hanging strap. Label reads Edde Edizioni del Deposito Boccadasse Genoa. One of a run of 100 produc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Acrylic
Glass 'Rondelay' Mobile Michael + Frances Higgins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fun set of glass forms in wonderful pastel hues.
No two are alike.
Though the outer form is the same, round or square, the centers are always different with happy accidents that ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Glass
Felipe Delfinger Art Glass Flower Sun Catcher
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Felipe Delfinger sun catcher made of amber art glass sculpted and protruding through iron circles creating daisy-like round flowers. Eleven flowers attached by iron rings hang down...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Iron
Michael and Frances Large Glass Rondelay Mobile / Hanging in Pinks and Yellows
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael & Frances Higgins Fused Art Glass Rondelays, set of five, in the very large size. Each piece is 12 inches in diameter. One of the metal connectors has a well done previous re...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Classic Alex Moulton 4-speed Bicycle, modernist design
By Huffy Corp.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Alex Moulton 4-speed Bicycle, modernist design.. Amazing design,, All original,, Nice condition,,great riding bike,, probably can use a good tune up..
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Steel
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell Assembly 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It has a beautiful pitch.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bronze
Kinetic Sculpture of a Goldfish in Resin by Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian modern sculpture was designed by Abraham Palatinik and made in the 1960s. It is a part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. The goldfish sculpture...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Resin
Mid-Century Wooden and Metal Ferris Wheel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun Mid-Century Ferris Wheel with red enameled metal frame and wooden cabins mounted on a wooden block. The wheels spins and the little cabins move as wel...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Beautiful Bronze Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated art...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bronze
Michael and Frances Higgins Multicolored Mobile, Fused Art Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Art glass mobile designed and made by Michael and Frances Higgins, 1950s. Great color combination in blue, orange, purple and pink. Very good condition with a few signs of handling. ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Nylon, Art Glass
Dolly Moreno Kinetic Abstract Sculpture in Stainless Steel
By Dolly Moreno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kinetic Abstract Sculpture, hand made by Dolly Moreno, American, circa 1960s. Signed on base. It is on a magnetic base, and some of the elements of the sc...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal, Stainless Steel
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Silver, Brass, Copper
Art Deco WWII Military Strategy Chalk Teaching Globe on Stand by Denoyer-Geppert
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare art deco WWII military strategy chalk teaching globe by Denoyer-Geppert with period chrome stand, circa 1940s. The globe is in good condition with original paint; there are seve...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Torch Cut Floral Arrangement from Brotman's Sausalito
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hanover, MA
Torch cut brass and mixed metal kinetic floral spray in the style of Curtis Jere retailed through Brotman's Village Fair in Sausalito, CA circa 1970
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Brass
1950's Wood Motorcycle Model
Located in New York, NY
Unique motorcycle model with moving parts, fully constructed in wood. New Hampshire, circa 1950's.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Wood
1960s Metal Hanging Mobile with Crown Fish and Birds
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s metal hanging kinetic mobile sculpture with crown, fish and birds elements. Could be used inside or outside, Nice movement with great patina.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Bronze Soleri Bell Sculpture
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Signed. A unique piece from a celebrated art...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Black and Chrome Schwinn Phantom Replica
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Built between 1949 and 1959, Schwinn Phantoms were the most bodacious, luxurious, and feature-filled bicycles on the road. There was the deluxe patented spring fork, built-in horn, s...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Metal
Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice piece of modern art.
Studio made.
One off.
It rotates around the stem and moves side to side.
Illegibly signed with the year 1969.
Great as a decorative art object on a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Steel
Vintage 1960s Modernist Inspired Handcrafted Hanging Wall Sculpture/Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1960s Modernist inspired handcrafted hanging wall sculpture / room divider by New Zealand Artist Andrew Reid. circa 1990s.
Features a combi...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Wire
1950s Pepe Mendoza Bronze Elephant Peacock Lamp Chain Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Pepe Mendoza decorative elephant et al. bronze lamp chain Mexico
Measures: 73 long x 5.25 diameter
Fabulous and rare piece in bronze. Decorative chain with beautiful ornament...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bronze
Nelson Rockefeller Mottahedeh India Brass Bell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nelson Rockefeller Collection reproduction brass bell by Mottahedeh
Very unusual bell with three bells in one.
Very heavy for the size....
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Brass
Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" Sculpture, France, circa 2000
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Laurent Martin Lo,
Bamboo "Kinetic" sculpture, bamboo in balance, lightness and flexibility,
Bamboo, rope and counterweight,
France, circa 2000.
M...
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Bamboo
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Grisaille Granite Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This dynamic and refined Mid-Century Modern sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features a totem hand-carved form consisting of various tiers of grisaille gra...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Granite
Bronze Sculpture by Laila Pulling, Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Laila Pullinen, sculpture/medal, bronze, signed LP, numbered 3898.
"The three faces of misery", 9,5 x 9,5 x 9,5 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
David Elijah Herschler Hanging Abstract Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
David Elijah Herscler abstract chrome plated steel hanging sculpture. Contemporary sculpture inspired by elements of nature and space this is from his space ribbons series, signed an...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Unique Tall Sculpture by Lasse Brander Signed Stone and Glass Sweden
Located in Paris, FR
Unique piece 1980's sculpture by Swedish artist Lasse Brander (1930-2 008)
Impressive glass and stone sculpture on a pedestal Total hight 17...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite
Large Cattails Sculpture Attributed to Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in South Charleston, WV
Very large at 37.5" tall, 9" deep and 12" wide. Consisting of multiple brutalist style welded sets of cattails inserted into a rock (assumed limestone). Much detail is present with d...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Limestone, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Meloniski da Villacidro Kinetic Sculpture in Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
A splendid 1980s sculpture designed and produced by the great painter Meloniski from Villacidro.
The painter Meloniski was born in Villacidro in 1943.
Completely self-taught, the Sar...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Frech Gilt and Silvered Necklace "Le Bélier" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze necklace titled " "Le Bélier" (the Ram) by French Parisin art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The ram necklace and its variations were con...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Danville, CA
Very unique windchime designed by experimental architect Poalo Soleri, for Arcosanti. This beautiful example is the best of Soleri’s work.
Multiple elements, hinged together with p...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Vintage Wood Survey Measuring Large Stick by Lenner
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find a rare vintage wood measuring stick by Lenner.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Nine Bells by Paolo Scoleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in NYC, NY
A unique collection of nine sculptural bronze bells in fine green patina, various sizes and height by Paolo Soleri (1919-2013) the Italian architect artist, philosopher, urban planne...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Clessidra Hourglass, Paolo Venini, Venini Murano 'Italy'
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
The hourglasses designed by Paolo Venini in 1957 were exhibited at the Triennale di Milano the same year.
This piece is a large and rare model. The two parts have a conical shape a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Vintage Green Wooden Door from Capri
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful Italian wooden door from Capri belonging to the 1960s, in a beautiful rustic chic style.
The door is a classic rectangular door, but lower than the current norm because houses were smaller before.
The door is made of fine wood and very durable, with clear scratches and wear, but this is what gives beauty to the object.
The lower part is decorated with two pairs of rectangles, finely carved.
The upper part, on the other hand, shows two glass rectangles, with a wooden bar dividing them in the middle.
The door has a lock and handle: both are made of brass in patina, attached to the wood with two screws.
The door is a wonderful piece of furniture to refer to the vintage and rustic...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Hanging Sculpture Mobile Wind Chime
Located in Miami, FL
Twenty-four discs hanging from a spiral, true midcentury sculpture.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
1960s Pinwheel Brazen Nail Table Sculpture Mid-Century Starburst as Curtis Jere
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and delicate Mid-Century era welded tabletop kinetic sculpture, no signature can be found, but it is very much like the works of Curtis Jere for Artisan House, with a littl...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-century Modern mobiles and kinetic sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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