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Jacques Adnet Modernist Sofa, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Modernist sofa by Jacques Adnet upholstered in leather (2003) on lacquered walnut legs.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Modernist Style Painting by American Artist Raymond O'Neill, 1930's-1940's
Located in San Francisco, CA
O'Neill (b.1893 - d.1962.)
Oil on board in painted wood frame.
American 1930's-1940's.
Raymond Edgar
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 23 in W 22.88 in D 1.25 in
Modernist Andirons Fire Dogs, 1940s
By Edouard Schenck
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful pair of modernist stylized dog andirons. Literal fire dogs. Iron. 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Iron
1940's Modernist French Iron Verre Eglomise Mirror Cocktail Table, Regency
By Gio Ponti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Delightful and chic round coffee table with a scrolled wrought iron base with highly decorative detail and twisted gilt iron wood top surround. Gilding to base. Verre Eglomise´ mirro...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Jacques Adnet Pair of Modernist Art Deco Armchairs in Leather, France 1940's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Classic pair of modernist club chairs by Jacques Adnet, upholstered in leather (2004) and on
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
1940's Modernist Wrought Iron Chairs, Set of Four
By John Salterini
Located in Rochester, NY
surface. Great looking. Circa 1940's. For interior or garden. Look at all pictures and read condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modernist Concrete Bench, Belgium circa 1940s
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage modernist concrete bench from Belgium, circa 1940s. Reminiscent of Le Corbusier’s ‘Borne
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Modernist Travertine Occasional Table, France 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
The elegance and simplicity of French modernist design feels timeless. This 1940s accent table is a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Oil Painting "Brooklyn" 1940's
Located in Rochester, NY
Mid-Century Modern oil painting, 1940s cityscape, "Bedford at Lafayette, Brooklyn". Oil on masonite
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modernist Armchair in Oak Wood, France, 1940s
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Modernist armchair in solid oak and upholstery.
Made in France in the 1940s.
Swivel/tilt back
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Dining Table
By Carl Malmsten, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Forest, BE
This is a large and unusual dining table made out of pine. Produced in Sweden around the 1940s. It
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
Modernist Cabinet 1940s, Vittorio Dassi Style
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful cabinet in the style of Vittorio Dassi.
Rare single piece, amazing quality work.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Macassar
French Modernist Cubic Floor Lamp c. 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Wembley, GB
A modernist cubic beech floor lamp with integrated half-height table in the manner of Charles
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech
Vintage French Modernist Oak Lounge Chairs, 1940's, Belgian Linen Upholstery, 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of modernist armchairs from France, circa 1940.
Crafted in Oak wood and freshly
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 30 in W 27 in D 23.5 in
Swedish 1940s Teak & Brass Organic Modernist Floor Lamp
Located in Nümbrecht, NRW
This unusual organic floor lamp was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1940s. It features a
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Lounge Chairs by Gösta Jonsson, Sweden, 1940s
By Gösta Jonsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant lounge chairs by Gösta Jonsson, upholstered in caramel colored sheepskin. Chunky design with generous lines.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Pär Lindblad, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pär Lindblad (1907-1981), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape.
Man on a bicycle along the
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Emanuele Rambaldi Modernist Brown Lacquered Armchairs, Italy 1940s
By Emanuele Rambaldi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Emanuele Rambaldi Modernist Brown Lacquered Armchairs, Italy 1940s
Emanuele Rambaldi (1903
Category
20th Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Modernist High Chair Gerrit Rietveld Style 1940s Dutch
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique handmade High chair, wooden frame, comes with Saddle Leather upholstery. In a Cognac color. Aadjustable feet rest Great looking piece. Gerrit Rietveld in style.
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
Triangular modernist coffee table, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish manufacturer in the 1940s, following the style of modernist designers like Bruno Mathsson, Yngve
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Elm
Sigge Berggren, Swedish Modernist Nude Bronze Sculpture, 1940s
By Sigge Berggren
Located in Skanninge, SE
A young nude woman on her knees.
Cast in bronze and patinated in dark brown. Signed "Berggren".
Sigge Berggren (1911-1968) was a Swedish sculptor who lived and worked in the so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1940s French Modernist Armchair in Limed Oak and Mohair
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in London, GB
A chic modernist Art Deco armchair with cubic frame in limed oak, reupholstered in Alexander
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Vintage Modernist Lounge Chairs by Erik Karlén, Sweden, 1940s
By Firma Rumsinteriör
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of rare lounge chairs by Eric Karlén with bold lines. Upholstered with linen and elegant leather dressed buttons. Beech legs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Linen, Wood
Asian Modernist Torchere / Floor Lamp, Attributed to James Mont, 1940s
By James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Asian Modernist Torchere / floor lamp. Attributed to James Mont 1940s, Classic form, Black
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1940’s Brass and Aluminum French Pendant Light
Located in Beerse, VAN
1940’s modernist lamp. Designer and manufacturer unknown but most likely from French origin. In
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Modernist stoneware bowl by Arne Bang, Denmark, 1940s
By Arne Bang
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking modernist stoneware bowl by Arne Bang, in thick quality with a pattern of stripes. Earthy
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Cubist Mirrored Tray, France 1940s
Located in Firenze, IT
Modernist cubist mirrored tray
France 1940s / 50s
metal, glass
H 3.5 cm
47.5 x 26.5 cm
Category
Vintage 1940s French Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
1940's Palle Suenson Armchair
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Oakland, CA
Finely sculpted armchair in rosewood, designed by Danish modernist architect Palle Suenson for
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist Mid-Century Round Bakelite Side Table by Mahbro, 1940s
Located in London, GB
British bakelite topped side table with chrome steel base.
Produced in the 1940s, this modernist
Category
Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Original Art Deco Bauhaus Chrome Coat Rack Modernist, 1940s
By Bauhaus
Located in Saarburg, RP
This beautiful vintage wall coat rack from the 1940s is in the streamline modern art deco style
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Chrome
Imposing 1940's French Modernist Desk in Mahogany in Style of Dupré Lafon, E498
Located in Lyon, FR
Imposing 1950's French modernist desk. Structure in solid mahogany and veneer, top in black glass
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.32 in W 34.26 in D 71.26 in
1940s Modernist Hammered Italian Brass Pitcher Egidio Casagrande Italy Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Modernist hammered brass pitcher by Italian designer master craftsman, Egidio Casagrande
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Brass
H 12 in W 9.5 in D 4.63 in
Pair Modernist , Art Deco Leather Club Chairs by Jacques Adnet 1940s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair French Modernist Art Deco club chairs by Jacques Adnet, circa 1930.,, nice original
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modernist Stoneware "Flambé" Vase by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Stockholm, SE
(a progressive idea in the early 1940s when it was launched). He is best known for his exquisite
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Stephen Etnier Modernist Painting of a Harpswell, Maine Seascape, Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
Harpswell, Maine were he built his home and studio in the 1940s and lived until his death. Etnier was a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 21 in W 38.5 in D 1.75 in
Silver Plate Modernist Bud Vase, France 1940s
By Creations CGF
Located in Atlanta, GA
double opening to receive two flowers. This piece was crafted in France in the 1940s. There is no visible
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage Modernist Floor Vase by Andersson & Johansson Höganäs, Sweden, 1940s
By Andersson & Johansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large earthenware floor vase with a handle from Andersson & Johansson Höganäs. Generous, smooth form with eggshell white glaze.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Earthenware Table lamp, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
By Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely earthenware table lamp by Anna-Lisa Thomson, glazed white over an elegant decor of shells.
The artist Anna-Lisa Thomson is best known for her stoneware and earthenware for Up...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
H 21.66 in Dm 6.3 in
1940s Modernist Stripped Steel Low Cupboard Industrial Cabinet Midcentury Modern
Located in London, GB
A modernist two door stripped steel cupboard with inset black linoleum top and plinth base. The
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Materials
Steel
H 36.23 in W 33.08 in D 20.87 in
Modernist Brass Box with Gilt Decor, France 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning decorative box was crafted in France in the 1940s. The geometric square shape has a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Jumo 600 Chrome Table Lamp - 1940's - 1950's Mid Century Modern
By Maison Jumo
Located in New York City, NY
The JUMO model 600 desk lamp was designed in 1940 by André Mounique and Yves Jujeau for their
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Multi-colored Wooden Art Deco Modernist De Stijl Wall Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist De Stijl wall cabinet.
Striking Dutch design from the 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch De Stijl Shelves
Materials
Plywood
Italian Late 1940's Etched Glass Saucer Pendant
Located in Hanover, MA
Post-War modernist flying saucer chandelier with dish shaped etched glass reflector suspended from
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Michael van Beuren Mexican Modernist Pine and Woven Palm Lounge Chair, 1940s
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Coronado, CA
Mexico in the 1940s. Warm pine frame with original handwoven palm fiber seat and back. Hand forged iron
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cane, Pine
H 29.25 in W 25.25 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Australian Modern Teak Sofa & Armchairs by Parker Furniture, 1950s
By Parker Furniture
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Parker Furniture in 1956. Parker has a legacy of creating some of the finest Mid-Century furniture. These
Category
Vintage 1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Teak
H 29.53 in W 71.26 in D 28.75 in
Pair of 1940s Modernist Club Chairs in Original Bone Glazed Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of 1940s modernist club chairs in original bone glazed leather upholstery. Ebonized mahogany
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Modernist Mahogany Side Table, 1940s
Located in Paris, IDF
This side table or end table is crafted entirely from warm mahogany. Pure French Art Deco creation, employing the use of geometrical shapes, and refraining from excessive decoration....
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1940s Modernist Jacques Adnet Style Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons - a Pair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a pair of Modernist andirons, circa the 1940s. Crafted with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
H 16 in W 7 in D 18.25 in
Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Mirror, in the Vibe of Axel Einar Hjorth
By Carl Malmsten, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Forest, BE
This is an unusual wall pine mirror. Produced in Sweden around the 1940s. It is a so unique in the
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
H 29.53 in W 2.76 in D 21.66 in
Modernist Carl Malmsten Mahogany 1940s Mirror, in the Vibe of Axel Einar Hjorth
By Carl Malmsten, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Forest, BE
it to the wall.
Carl Malmsten (December 7, 1888 – August 13, 1972) was a Swedish furniture
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
H 22.21 in W 1.07 in D 19.06 in
Swedish, Modernist Chandelier, Chrome Metal, Rattan, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A chandelier light. Designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Chome metal, paired with assorted
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
1940s Style Modernist Sweeping Curved Sofa in Platinum Velvet
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous and large scale modernist sofa was handcrafted by artisans in New York state, by High
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
1940s Modernist Metal Coat Hangers with Stunning Patina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Elevate your wardrobe and decor with this exquisite pair of modernist metal coat hangers, hailing
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal
Modernist Sterling Silver & Rosewood Tea & Coffee Service, Mexico, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT
This elegant Modernist large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea is of a
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Modernist Glazed Sideboard by Josef Pehr, 1940s, Czechia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Modernist glazed sideboard or cabinet designed by Czechoslovak architect Josef Pehr. Made to order
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Boris Koblikoff Abstract Gouache Painting 1940's, La Galerie 18 Paris
Located in Rochester, NY
the 1940's art of Boris Koblikoff during the 1960's. Today the location 18 rue de Miromesnil is still
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 24.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.07 in
American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American circa 1940’s WPA / surrealist style landscape painting by French American female artist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 33.75 in W 38.75 in D 2 in
Sigge Berggren, Swedish Modernist Nude Bronze Sculpture, 1940s
By Sigge Berggren
Located in Skanninge, SE
A young woman with an attitude! That pose says it all!
Cast in bronze and patinated in dark green/brown. Signed "Berggren".
Sigge Berggren (1911-1968) was a Swedish sculptor wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Brass Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French frame in polished brass dates from the 1940s. It will be perfect to include a painting
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal, Brass
Danish Designer, Adjustable Modernist Table Lamp, Brass, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An early modernist table lamp. Designed by an unknown Danish designer. In a highly artistic style
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 11.82 in W 4.53 in D 7.88 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1940s furniture modernist for your home. A 1940s furniture modernist — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a 1940s furniture modernist, we have 516 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the 1940s furniture modernist you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A 1940s furniture modernist is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1940s furniture modernist over the years, but those crafted by Steuben Glass, Zoute (Leon Salter) and A.B. Read are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a 1940s furniture modernist can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $122 and can go as high as $113,245, while the average can fetch as much as $3,411.
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- What is 1970s furniture called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024What 1970s furniture is called varies. Generally, you may see pieces produced during the decade classified as "vintage" or "retro" furniture. During the 1970s, some makers continued to produce furniture that boasted the characteristics of mid-century modern works. The disco era yielded furnishings with organic, often rounded shapes, unadorned silhouettes, clean lines and a mix of materials. The showy leather furniture of the 1970s, which was both sexy and comfortable, is seeing a resurgence in today’s homes. Shop a wide variety of vintage 1970s furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024Generally, 1960s-style furniture is called mid-century modern. 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. Some of the most notable furniture designers of the time include Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen and Hans J. Wegner. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of mid-century modern furniture.
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