Mermaid Wall-Mounted Brass Sculptures by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Mermaid wall-mounted brass sculptures by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950. Original condition.
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Walter Bosse Brass Owl Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful owl figurine, made of brass, designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. In very good condition.
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Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful cat figurine, made of brass designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s, marked. In very good condition.
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Cork Screw Monkey by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Austria
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Cork Screw Monkey by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Austria.
Four Asymmetric Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Four Asymmetric Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s Original Condition
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Six Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Austrian brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Four Coat Wall Hooks Brass by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of four beautiful Austrian brass hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, manufactured in midcentury (late 1950s or early 1960s).
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Walter Bosse Cow Candle Holder Figurine, Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse cow candle holder Figurine, Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s Original condition
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Walter Bosse Cow Candle Holder Figurine, Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse cow candle holder figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s Original condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition with nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Elephant Figurine with Thermometer, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Elephant Figurine with Thermometer, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition.
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Walter Bosse Elephant Figurine with Thermometer, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Ashtrays Hertha Baller Austria 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in München, BY
Design by Walter Bosse. Executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made from brass. Version with three light and three dark hedgehogs.
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Walter Bosse Big Brass Horse Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Baller Austria in the 1950s. In excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Fish Wall Thermometer by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian wall thermometer, displaying a fish. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s.
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Three Modernist Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Three beautiful modernist brass wall hooks, manufactured in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Gently polished by hand, in excellent condition with nice patina.
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Eight Asymmetric Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to eight beautiful asymmetric Austrian brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
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Walter Bosse Elephant Figurine with Thermometer, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
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Walter Bosse Cat Figurine Pen Holder, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass in excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Scotch Terrier Corkscrew Bottle Opener, Hertha Baller, Austria
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition, marked.
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Four Austrian Modernist Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of four beautiful Austrian brass wall hooks, made of black-finished brass, partly polished, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with marginal patina.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with marginal patina.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with nice patina.
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Seven Midcentury Brass Double Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 7 beautiful Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller Austria.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A humorous and charming design by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Made of brass, in good condition with nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Fox Midcentury Brass Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria. In good condition with charming patina.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous and charming design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in remarkable above-average good condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous and charming design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in remarkable above-average good condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous and charming design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in remarkable above-average good condition.
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Walter Bosse Hedgehog Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A humorous and charming design by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Made of solid brass, in good condition with nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition, nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Brass Poodle Figurine, Lucky Charm, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming poodle figurine, made of brass designed by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. In excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Scotch Terrier Brass Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria. In very good condition, nice patina.
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Walter Bosse Elephant Figurine with Thermometer, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Brass Mouse Figurine, Lucky Charm, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A little mouse figurine, made of brass designed by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria, marked. In excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Midcentury Zebra Donkey Brass Sculpture, Herta Baller, Austria
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass. In good condition with charming patina.
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Walter Bosse Flamingo Mural Brass Sculptures, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming design by Walter Bosse, manufactured in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. In excellent condition. We offer more Walter Bosse objects in our other listings.
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Three Triangular Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of three Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Walter Bosse Monkey Toothpick Holder Stand by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very charming Austrian toothpick holder, displaying a monkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Baller Austria in the 1950s.
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Four Mid-Century Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of four beautiful Austrian modernist wall hooks, made of black-finished brass, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Four Austrian Mid-Century Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of four beautiful Austrian modernist wall hooks, made of black-finished brass, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Walter Bosse Crocodile Brass Key Hanger by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition.
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Four Austrian Mid-Century Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of four beautiful Austrian modernist wall hooks, made of black-finished brass, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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Two Walter Bosse Bear Figurines, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Two charming brass bear sculptures from the 1950s, by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. As displayed.
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Walter Bosse Mid-Century Brass Cat Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. In excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Cat Figurine Cork Screw by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition.
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Walter Bosse Cow Brass Dinner Bell by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian table bell, displaying a cow. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s.
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Walter Bosse Modernist Horseshoe Brass Key Hanger, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful design by Walter Bosse, executed by Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in excellent condition.
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Five Asymmetric Mid-Century Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to five beautiful asymmetric Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria.
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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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.