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Dame Lucie Rie Scarce Festival of Britain Studio Pottery Vase
Dame Lucie Rie Scarce Festival of Britain Studio Pottery Vase

Dame Lucie Rie Scarce Festival of Britain Studio Pottery Vase

By Lucie Rie

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A scarce mid-century Studio Pottery Festival of Britain vase by renowned modernist potter Dame

Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Four 1950s "Jason" Festival of Britain Chairs by Carl Jacobs for Kandya
Set of Four 1950s "Jason" Festival of Britain Chairs by Carl Jacobs for Kandya

Set of Four 1950s "Jason" Festival of Britain Chairs by Carl Jacobs for Kandya

By Kandya, Carl Jacobs

Located in Shepperton, Surrey

the South Bank restaurant at the 1951 Festival of Britain. The striking plywood shell combines with

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Atomic Era Cocktail Table
Atomic Era Cocktail Table

Atomic Era Cocktail Table

By Edward Ihnatowicz

Located in Hanover, MA

table designed by Edward Ihnatowicz for Mars Furniture and exhibited at the 1951 Festival of Britain

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Low Side Table End Table by Edward Ihnatowicz Mars Furniture
Pair of Low Side Table End Table by Edward Ihnatowicz Mars Furniture

Pair of Low Side Table End Table by Edward Ihnatowicz Mars Furniture

By Edward Ihnatowicz, Heal's

Located in London, GB

midcentury low table are typical of the 1951 festival of Britain style championed by British designers such

Category

Vintage 1950s British End Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair Burr Yew Bedside Chests Designed By Ray Leigh For Gordon Russell 1988
Pair Burr Yew Bedside Chests Designed By Ray Leigh For Gordon Russell 1988

Pair Burr Yew Bedside Chests Designed By Ray Leigh For Gordon Russell 1988

By Gordon Russell

Located in Norwich, GB

Goodden. Ray Leigh was one of the group of designers involved with the 1951 Festival of Britain

Category

Vintage 1980s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Unique 1950s Springbok Garden Table and Chairs Set by Ernest Race
Unique 1950s Springbok Garden Table and Chairs Set by Ernest Race

Unique 1950s Springbok Garden Table and Chairs Set by Ernest Race

By Race Furniture, Ernest Race

Located in Shepperton, Surrey

. Made for the 1951 Festival of Britain, the chairs are of original vintage. The chairs bear remnants of

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Steel

Set Of Four Mid Century Ernest Race Antelope Chairs
Set Of Four Mid Century Ernest Race Antelope Chairs

Set Of Four Mid Century Ernest Race Antelope Chairs

By Ernest Race

Located in Norwich, GB

England. Circa late 1950's. Originally designed for the Festival of Britain 1951 as an interior and al

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

English Mid Century Hand Crafted Ercol Elm Drop Leaf Coffee Lounge Table.
English Mid Century Hand Crafted Ercol Elm Drop Leaf Coffee Lounge Table.

English Mid Century Hand Crafted Ercol Elm Drop Leaf Coffee Lounge Table.

By Ercol

Located in Reading, Berkshire

was exhibited at the 1951 Festival of Britain, as it represented the latest style and fashion in

Category

Mid-20th Century English Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Beech, Elm

WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s
WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s

WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s

Located in Gloucester, GB

was a key part of the Festival of Britain in the early 1950s. He designed posters for the London

Category

Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens
Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens

Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens

By Edward Bawden

Located in Harkstead, GB

. Bawden did decorations for the SS Orcades and Oronsay and for the Unicorn Pavilion for the Festival of

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Michael O'Connell, Wall Hanging, unique Painting on fabric, 1950s UK
Michael O'Connell, Wall Hanging, unique Painting on fabric, 1950s UK

Michael O'Connell, Wall Hanging, unique Painting on fabric, 1950s UK

Located in London, Fitzrovia

long wall hanging for the Festival of Britain. O'Connell focused on the wall hanging or 'painted

Category

20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Fabric

Mid Century 50's English Bent Plywood End Table Coffee Table by Myer
Mid Century 50's English Bent Plywood End Table Coffee Table by Myer

Mid Century 50's English Bent Plywood End Table Coffee Table by Myer

Located in Leicester, GB

longer coffee table and a table with a hole created to hold a snack bowl! A lovely 50's Festival of

Category

Vintage 1950s English Scandinavian Modern End Tables

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Antique Carved Stone Statue by Student of Hugh Casson
Antique Carved Stone Statue by Student of Hugh Casson

Antique Carved Stone Statue by Student of Hugh Casson

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

) rose to fame in 1951 when he was appointed Director of Architecture for the Festival of Britain. It was

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Mid Century Bar Cart Drinks Trolley, Frank Guille England, C.1950
Mid Century Bar Cart Drinks Trolley, Frank Guille England, C.1950

Mid Century Bar Cart Drinks Trolley, Frank Guille England, C.1950

Located in London, GB

wave of designers. Exhibiting at the Festival of Britain in 1951. In excellent condition

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Steel

Stone Bust Sculpture by a Student of Sir Hugh Casson
Stone Bust Sculpture by a Student of Sir Hugh Casson

Stone Bust Sculpture by a Student of Sir Hugh Casson

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

appointed Director of Architecture for the Festival of Britain. It was for this that he received his

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

‘The Thinker’ Carved Kneeling Statue by a Student of Hugh Casson
‘The Thinker’ Carved Kneeling Statue by a Student of Hugh Casson

‘The Thinker’ Carved Kneeling Statue by a Student of Hugh Casson

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

century British architect and artist, Sir Hugh Casson. It depicts a small figure in a kneeling pose as if

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Carved Antique Stone Sculpture by a Student of Hugh Casson
Carved Antique Stone Sculpture by a Student of Hugh Casson

Carved Antique Stone Sculpture by a Student of Hugh Casson

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

the Festival of Britain. It was for this that he received his knighthood, remaining in the public eye

Category

Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Untitled 34, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1969
Untitled 34, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1969

Untitled 34, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1969

Located in Kingsclere, GB

of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Mosaic, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1960
Mosaic, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1960

Mosaic, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1960

Located in Kingsclere, GB

of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board

'Londoners' 1940s Etching
'Londoners' 1940s Etching

'Londoners' 1940s Etching

Located in London, GB

and Modern British Art section 1920-1940, and several of his works are in MoMA. His long-lost Festival

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Christ Church, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
Christ Church, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson

Christ Church, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson

By Hugh Casson

Located in London, GB

he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal

Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Walter Hoyle Gate of Honour Caius linocut print

Walter Hoyle Gate of Honour Caius linocut print

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

'Londoners' 1940s Etchings - Love
'Londoners' 1940s Etchings - Love

'Londoners' 1940s Etchings - Love

Located in London, GB

and Modern British Art section 1920-1940, and several of his works are in MoMA. His long-lost Festival

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Located in London, GB

and Modern British Art section 1920-1940, and several of his works are in MoMA. His long-lost Festival

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Wadham College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
Wadham College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson

Wadham College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson

By Hugh Casson

Located in London, GB

Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend

Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    In Britain, John Wilkinson made the first mass-produced iron chairs during the 1770s. However, handcrafted iron chairs appeared much earlier. In the mid-thirteenth century, King Edward I commissioned three iron chairs for St. Paul’s Cathedral. The artisan who made these pieces is unknown. On 1stDibs, find a range of iron chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    Moore is considered Britain's greatest sculptor due to the impact his art had on his contemporaries and successors and because of the fame and success he enjoyed during his life. Henry Moore’s forms are usually abstractions with pierced or hollow spaces responding to the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. Many interpreters liken the undulating forms of his reclining figures to the landscape and hills of his Yorkshire birthplace. Moore became well known through his carved marble and larger-scale abstract cast bronze sculptures and was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom. Most of the money he earned went toward endowing the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues supporting education and promoting the arts. Shop a diverse assortment of Henry Moore art on 1stDibs.