Mid-Century Modern Barware
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
Ice Bucket Raffia and Golden Metal, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Champagne and Ice Bucket from the 1970s.
Made with braided raffia and gold metal. The inside is made of white plastic.
Manufacturer is Kraftware Company NY City.
Beautiful patina...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Gold
Midcentury Pewter Pineapple Form Ice Bucket by Mauro Manetti Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful form pineapple ice bucket, a container with lid, in pewter by Mauro Manetti for Fonderia D'Arte Firenze.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Manufacturer's stamp on th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Pewter
Danish Modern Teak Ice Bucket by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round, teak ice bucket with black plastic interior insulation designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk (1960s, Denmark).
Elegant form with vivid teak grain a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Plastic, Teak
1960s Italian Burlwood Silver Chrome Ice Bucket Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Italian Vintage Burlwood Silver Chrome Ice Bucket
Made Italy
After Milo Baughman
Handsome Mid-Century Modern burl wood and metal ice bucket with handle.
Ice b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 8 Fred Press Highball Glasses, Party Set with 2 Each of 4 Colors
By Fred Press
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of eight Fred Press designed highball glasses consisting of 2 each in four colors having clear circles with white borders on a colored ground with a woven texture below a band of...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Gucci, Italy - Handsome Fox Head Bottle Opener c.1970
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and whimsical bottle opener made from silver plated metal, designed by the Iconic fashion house of Gucci, Italy.
One side of the base is struck "Gucci" and the other side...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
MCM Silver Fade Ombre French Carafe Decanter & 8 Stems Style Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage mid-century modern beverage serving set of eight silver fade ombre French stem glasses and one carafe or decanter in the style of Dorothy Thorpe but unsigned. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, one glass has a tiny chigger chip in the rim & a blemish in the silver fade, one has a small chip in the foot, & one other has a blemish in the silver. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. Disclaimer: photos make the chips look much larger than they are. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century.
Isn’t this vintage serving set MAGNIFIQUE!!! We certainly think so!!! This is a gorgeous vintage beverage serving set including a fabulous decanter or carafe and eight stem glasses in the style of Dorthy Thorpe we have to offer to you!! The glasses have “France” stamped on the bottom and “oooh la la” are they beautiful!! They are in the style of the famed Dorothy Thorpe silver fade design but are not signed by her. Impress your guests when you serve a tasty beverage of your choice in this lovely silver ombre decanter or carafe and pour into these fabulous stem glasses. Having the girls over for brunch? How fun will it be to serve fresh squeezed orange juice or delicious mimosas in these stunning silver stems. Or maybe you’re having a dinner party, and you want an extravagant way to serve your guests the wine, liqueur, aperitif, or whatever notable cocktail you prefer? Look no further. This silver rimmed glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Gucci, Italy - Nautical Anchor Bottle Opener c.1970/1980
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A rarely found Italian chromium bottle opener in the form of an anchor signed on the underside by " Gucci Italy".
Dating to c.1970/1980 it remains in excellent condition. 3 3/4" x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Vatican Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Soda Siphon Seltzer Glass Bottle with Metal Mesh
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vintage and Classic Soda Siphon Seltzer glass bottle with cool Chrome Wire Mesh around the glass.
Vintage mid century seltzer bottle made in Czech...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Gold Painted MCM Pump Glass Decanters
Located in Weymouth, MA
Pair of mid-century glass pump decanters with painted gold floral design.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Fish Shaped Bottle Opener, Vienna, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck fish shaped bottle opener, Vienna, 1950s
Wood handle
Bottle opener model no. 4687 Carl Auböck II.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Cobalt Opalescent Italian Opaline Vase on Foot from Florence, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Opaline di Florence (Empoli) opalescent Italian art glass vase the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Beautiful hand-blown opal and hand-applied one foot
Measures: 27 cm tall, diameter 20 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
MCM Sterling Silver "Stoplight" Jigger / Shot Glass by Gorham
By Gorham
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare MCM sterling silver "stoplight" jigger / shot glass by Gorham, circa 1950s. The piece is in good condition and measures 2.25"D x 2.5"H. The jigger has 1oz, 2.5oz and 3.5oz ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
MCM Yellow Glass-Snap Mugs by Corning - Set of 4
By Corning Inc.
Located in Vallejo, CA
A set of 4 mid century "Glas-Snap" mugs by Corning. Each is made of glass that snaps into a yellow plastic base. Great mid century design with the bases acting like coasters to prote...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Vintage Mid Century Silver Plate Ice Bucket
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage Mid Century Silver Plate Ice Bucket. In good vintage condition with some minor blemishes.
6" D body of ice bucket only
7....
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Culver Fairway 22k Gold Decorated Glasses - 4 Rocks and 4 High Ball/Collins
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Kennett Square, PA
Mid century barware classics in pristine condition! Set of 8 - 4 rocks and 4 highballs. Wonderful Culver graphics - black and 22k gold decoration on frosted panels in whimsical golf ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
American Art Deco Chrome "Penguin" Ice Bucket by West Bend Manufacturing
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Art Deco chrome "Penguin" ice bucket by West Bend Manufacturing, circa 1940s. The design features three bakelite handles and an embossed penguin design on the perimeter of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome
Ettore Sottsass Style Vintage Pear Shaped Brass Ice Cube Bucket or Holder, 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage Mid-Century polished brass and. Plastic ice bucket, box or ice cube holder made circa 1970s. This piece would look fantastic displayed on a brass and chrome Romeo Rega or Maison Jansen bar cart...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix Hand Made Burma Teak Tea Service Set 6 & Tray
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix hand-made Burma teak tea service set of 6 glass inserts, 6 Burma teak cup vessels, and a Burma teak serving tray....
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass, Teak
Georges Briard Gold Leaf Old Fashioned Frosted Cocktail Glasses Set of 4
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Georges Briard Gold Leaf Old Fashioned Frosted Cocktail Glasses.
Set of 4 Mid Century Modern old fashioned glasses designed by Georges Briard and feature a gold leaf Japanese style t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Russel Wright Spun Aluminum and Cork Tankards / Mugs Set '8'
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen set of 8 Spun Aluminum and Cork Tankards / Mugs designed by Russel Wright.. Beautiful original condition, All retain Impressed Russel Wright st...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Danish Modern Screw Nut Cracker 1970s
By Quistgaard Tjorn, Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly cool and functional Danish modern screw nut cracker by Dana Plast. This piece is cool and brings a cool, minimal retro feel with its aesthetic. Utilitarian and chic.
Mid...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Plastic
Hand Crafted Serving Tray, Decanter and Eight Cups in Dark Walnut
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous hand crafted serving tray, decanter and eight cups in walnut signed "JR", circa 1980s. The set is in very good vintage condition and the specific dimensions are as follows:
...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Walnut
French Cut Crystal Port Decanter With Handle, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This wine or Port decanter dates to the 1950s or 60s. Its many cut edges are beveled softly. It can contain around 0.7 liter. Very reminiscent in style to similar designs from Saint-...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
Set of Six MCM Lucite Coasters
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice set of six Lucite drink coasters and holder, circa 1970s. The coasters have a cork lining and are in very good vintage condition; the set measures 4.25"W x 4.75"D x 2"H. each....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Lucite, Cork
Vintage mid century modern Italian pink coasters and matching set
Located in Houston, TX
Italian marble coasters, in good condition.
The coasters measure approximately 3" in diameter.
The base is approximately 3.75" wide x almost 2" thick x slightly over 1.5" high
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Marble
Silver Plated Ice Bucket With Brass Buckle Detail c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb mid-20th Century silver plated ice bucket. The bucket is adorned with a brass belt buckle detail and offers ample space to accommodate a bo...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Four Cobalt Blue Crystal "Stocklhom" Glasses with Ice Bucket by Block
Located in San Diego, CA
Great set of four cobalt blue crystal "Stocklhom" highball glasses with ice bucket by Block Crystal of Krosno, Poland, circa 1980s. These are very heavy and finely crafted pieces wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Georges Briard Set of Six Rock Glasses Green and Gold
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Georges Briard Mid-Century Modern Glasses Barware - Set of 6
Elegant exquisite vintage set of six rock glasses designed by Georges Briard.
They will create a dramatic display...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Italian 1950's Ice Bucket
Located in London, GB
Elegant ice bucket for barware in Murano blown glass, brass and bamboo with matching spoon in brass with bamboo handle.
Dimensions Spoon; 21 x 5.5 x 3 cm.
Dimensions Glass container;...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Silver Plate Cocktail Shaker as a Fire Extinguisher
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming large mid-century silver plated cocktail shaker in the form of a fire extinguisher. The Extinguisher has been extensively engraved, which only enhances the unique ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Elegant Whiskey decanter in chrystal glass with silver mounting from 1944
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Whiskey decanter in chrystal glass signed by Strombergshyttan’s Glass factory, Smaland, Sweden with silver mounting from 1944=S8.
The decanter is heavy and has a simple and ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
Ice box holder with box by Paolo Tilche for Guzzini
By Guzzini, Paolo Tilche
Located in Lugo, IT
Icebox by Paolo Tilche for Guzzini.
Never used
Good conditions.
Thank you
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Plastic
1970s Modern Square Glass Ice Bucket Style of Cristal de Sèvres
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Crystal Glass Ice Bucket Silver Plate Handle
Square shape with curve around edges.
Clean modern lines
Unmarked.
Attributed design style Cristal de Sèvres
10.25 to top, 7 h to glass ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
1950s Mid-Century Modern Goatskin and Brass Thermos Carafe by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A thermos carafe designed by Aldo Tura, it has been manufactured in Milano in the Fifties by Macabo, it's in vintage conditions with signs of use and age visible on there photos. Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
4 Vintage Gold Georges Briard "Seascape" Double Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four double old fashioned glasses designed by Georges Briard with 22 karat gold and blue and white enamel seashells on clear glass....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Vintage Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi 1970s Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful lucite ice bucket cube depicting the world captured in a sculpture that resembles an ice cube. The effect displays a frosted world map of continents and orbiting moon. This...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Lucite
Italian Bamboo Barrel Bar by Bonacina
By Bonacina
Located in Hastings, GB
A fabulous 1960's Barrel Bar Cart by Italian designer Bonacina. Sitting on four brass wheels with an internal shelf and 7 bottle holders, the bambbo wi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Bamboo
Signed Carl Auböck Nutcracker in Brass, Austria 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Signed Carl Auböck Nutcracker in Brass, Austria 1950s
Original patina
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Green French Luminarc Cordial Glassware, Set of 5, 1970s, France
By Luminarc
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of eight French cordial glasses with transparent bodies and green glass stems. Created in France in the 1970s by Luminarc.
Dimensions:
6.5" Tall
2.75" Diameter
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Soli E Lune Sun and Moon Pattern Ceramic Coasters by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Coasters,
"Soli e Lune" Pattern
1970s-80s
This set of eight ceramic coasters features the "Soli e Lune" (Suns and Moons) pattern by the renowned Italian d...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Mid-Century Modern Goatskin and Brass Shaker by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A cocktail shaker designed by Aldo Tura, it has been manufactured in Milano in the Fifties by Macabo, it's in vintage conditions with signs of use and age visible on there photos. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Cocktail Shaker and Pitcher Set in Black and White
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
Aldo Tura cocktail shaker and pitcher in a square shape have a rare chequer black white parchment pattern. They are marked with the Aldo Tura...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Nickel
Modernist ice bucket of Marc Chagall style 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Ice bucket shaped like a pineapple and made of semi-rigid material. Its greenish patina and worn finishes make it an ideal piece for jungle-themed decor, perfectly complementing its ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Resin
Gucci, Italy - Whimsical Hare Bottle Opener c.1970
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and highly collectable bottle opener by the iconic Italian designer, Gucci.
Made from silver plate, this example is in the form of a Ha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
1950s Aldo Tura Mid-Century Modern Brown Goatskin and Silver Plate Square Carafe
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A 1950s Mid-Century Modern silver plated and brown Goatskin Thermos Carafe designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured by Tura Creazioni Milano, it's in lovely conditions, brown goatskin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Valenti Silvered Nautical Rope Ice Bucket Wine Cooler 1970s
By Valenti
Located in Munich, DE
A stylish silver plated ice bucket of cylindrical design in the form of coiled rope with matching lid, by Spanish maker Valenti; circa 1975. The inside liner is insulated to help kee...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
MCM Fred Press Old Fashioned Glasses in an Atomic Period Starburst Pattern
By Fred Press
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four mid-century modern old fashioned glasses designed by Fred Press with panels of yellow enamel on clear glass with 22k gold starbursts randomly placed across the enameled a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Four MCM Culver LTD Double Old Fashioned Glasses with Blue and Gold Flower Motif
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four Culver LTD, double old fashioned glasses with a translucent blue enamel and 22 karat gold floral motif.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Set of 12 Mid-Century Modern Crystal Wine Glasses - Val Saint Lambert
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A great set of 12 mid century modern crystal glasses.
The glasses are not signed, most likely made by the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert, based on the quality, colour and carvings....
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
CULVER Mid 20th Century "Pisa" Crackled 22k Gold Highball Glasses - Set of 8
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Charlotte, NC
A set of eight mid 20th century highball glasses by Culver Glass, their "Pisa". Clear glass in the cocktail highball form with 22-karat gold decoration. The "Pisa" design is crackled...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Gold
Vintage Italian Brass Tray With Mirrored Glass
Located in London, London
Tray
Brass frame
Rope twist
Mirrored
Late 20th Century Italy
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Four MCM Culver LTD Double Old Fashioned Glasses with Blue and Gold Flower Motif
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four Culver LTD, double old fashioned glasses with a translucent blue enamel and 22 karat gold floral motif.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Vintage Imperial Glass Ice Bowl and 6 Rocks Glasses in the "Shoji" Pattern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of six rocks glass and ice bowl by Imperial Glass Company in the "Shoji" pattern with a molded raised trellis pattern covered in 22k gold between a band at the top and bottom of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Meriden for International Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker in Mid-Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Meriden for International Sterling, silver plated cocktail shaker in Mid-Century Modern style in an elegant, geometric design. It measures 13 1/4'' in height with the lid (11 3/4'' w...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Carl Auböck Nut Teak Bowls
Located in Munich, DE
Original 1950s bowl element made of solid teak wood and and two solid brass handles on the sides. This fantastic piece was designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s, and handcrafted in hi...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Vintage Italian Alpaca Pineapple Ice Bucket, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-century vintage pineapple ice bucket by unknown artist, circa 1960.
Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960.
Made of Alpaca.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Alpaca
4 Vintage Gold Georges Briard "Seascape" Double Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four double old fashioned glasses designed by Georges Briard with 22 karat gold and blue and white enamel seashells on clear glass....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Modern barware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern barware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage barware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern barware made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original barware, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Culver Ltd., Georges Briard, and Aldo Tura. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for barware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $495.
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