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Mid-Century Modern Oak Stool by René Gabriel, France, Circa 1950s
Mid-Century Modern Oak Stool by René Gabriel, France, Circa 1950s

Mid-Century Modern Oak Stool by René Gabriel, France, Circa 1950s

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Berlin, BE

France’s reconstruction period. His influence contributed to a new standard of domestic modernity that

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Beech

René Gabriel - Inspired - Armoire - Carved Oak - 1950 - France
René Gabriel - Inspired - Armoire - Carved Oak - 1950 - France

René Gabriel - Inspired - Armoire - Carved Oak - 1950 - France

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

channels the functional, human-scaled ethos of René Gabriel, a leading figure of France’s reconstruction

Category

Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Iron

Modernist Reconstruction Design Writing Desk, France 1950's
Modernist Reconstruction Design Writing Desk, France 1950's

Modernist Reconstruction Design Writing Desk, France 1950's

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Midcentury Modern Modernist Reconstruction Period Design Writing Desk. Made in France

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Dry Bar, Elm, France, 1970
Dry Bar, Elm, France, 1970

Dry Bar, Elm, France, 1970

By Maison Regain

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

of the French Reconstruction ethos, albeit reinterpreted through the 1970s lens of modular living and

Category

Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Dry Bars

Materials

Elm

René Gabriel Patinated Oak Reconstruction table, France 1950.
René Gabriel Patinated Oak Reconstruction table, France 1950.

René Gabriel Patinated Oak Reconstruction table, France 1950.

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Almelo, NL

René Gabriel Patinated Oak Reconstruction table, France 1945. The atmosphere at the Atelier is

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair of Reconstruction Armchairs in Oak, France 1940s
Pair of Reconstruction Armchairs in Oak, France 1940s

Pair of Reconstruction Armchairs in Oak, France 1940s

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional pair of armchairs in oak from the reconstruction period, of note, is the bowtie design

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Charles Dudouyt - Buffet - Carved Oak - 1940 - France - Brutalist
Charles Dudouyt - Buffet - Carved Oak - 1940 - France - Brutalist

Charles Dudouyt - Buffet - Carved Oak - 1940 - France - Brutalist

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

cabinet belongs to the French Reconstruction aesthetic: a return to artisanal integrity in the wake of

Category

Vintage 1940s French Brutalist Buffets

Materials

Oak

Bed or daybed, Roger Landault, Reconstruction period, 50s, France
Bed or daybed, Roger Landault, Reconstruction period, 50s, France

Bed or daybed, Roger Landault, Reconstruction period, 50s, France

By Roger Landault

Located in Paris, FR

Single bed or daybed, Reconstruction period, free-form, with a solid wood assembly and attractive

Category

Vintage 1950s French Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Reconstruction Design Dining Chair by Rene Gabriel, France 1940's
Reconstruction Design Dining Chair by Rene Gabriel, France 1940's

Reconstruction Design Dining Chair by Rene Gabriel, France 1940's

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Reconstruction Design Dining Chair by Rene Gabriel. Made in France, 1940's, early 1950's

Category

Vintage 1940s French Restauration Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Jean-Charles Moreux - Spirit - Buffet - Oak - Marble - 1940 - France - Art Deco
Jean-Charles Moreux - Spirit - Buffet - Oak - Marble - 1940 - France - Art Deco

Jean-Charles Moreux - Spirit - Buffet - Oak - Marble - 1940 - France - Art Deco

By Jean-Charles Moreux

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

countryside salon. Emerging in the postwar decades of French Reconstruction, this buffet exemplifies the

Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Buffets

Materials

Marble

Rene Gabriel, Reconstruction Era Dining Chairs, Beech Wood, France, 1940s
Rene Gabriel, Reconstruction Era Dining Chairs, Beech Wood, France, 1940s

Rene Gabriel, Reconstruction Era Dining Chairs, Beech Wood, France, 1940s

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Stamford, CT

Rene Gabriel, French Mid-Century Modern, Six Stackable Dining Chairs, Beech Wood, France, 1940s

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

2/4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN STOOLS in RECONSTRUCTION Style, France 1950
2/4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN STOOLS in RECONSTRUCTION Style, France 1950

2/4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN STOOLS in RECONSTRUCTION Style, France 1950

By Marcel Gascoin, Le Corbusier

Located in PARIS, FR

, giving these pieces a thin and unique presence, from the Reconstruction period, to be attributed, France

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

2/4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN STOOLS in RECONSTRUCTION Style, France 1950
2/4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN STOOLS in RECONSTRUCTION Style, France 1950

2/4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN STOOLS in RECONSTRUCTION Style, France 1950

By Marcel Gascoin, Jean Prouvé, Le Corbusier

Located in PARIS, FR

, giving these pieces a thin and unique presence, from the Reconstruction period, to be attributed, France

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Suite of 6 Oak Chairs, France circa 1950/1960 "Reconstruction" Style
Suite of 6 Oak Chairs, France circa 1950/1960 "Reconstruction" Style

Suite of 6 Oak Chairs, France circa 1950/1960 "Reconstruction" Style

Located in Mouscron, WHT

Suite of 6 oak chairs, France circa 1950/1960 "Reconstruction" style.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Oak

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN RECONSTRUCTION Bed DAYBED by ROGER LANDAULT, France, 1950
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN RECONSTRUCTION Bed DAYBED by ROGER LANDAULT, France, 1950

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN RECONSTRUCTION Bed DAYBED by ROGER LANDAULT, France, 1950

By Roger Landault

Located in PARIS, FR

A 1-seater daybed or daybed, Modernist, Reconstruction, from Forme-Libre, Dansk, Scandinavian, from

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN RECONSTRUCTION Bed DAYBED by ROGER LANDAULT, France, 1950
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN RECONSTRUCTION Bed DAYBED by ROGER LANDAULT, France, 1950

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN RECONSTRUCTION Bed DAYBED by ROGER LANDAULT, France, 1950

By Roger Landault

Located in PARIS, FR

A beautiful single bed or a daybed with its integrated night stand, Modernist, Reconstruction

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Mid-century Modern Oak Reconstruction Bed in Oak by René Gabriel, France 1940s
Mid-century Modern Oak Reconstruction Bed in Oak by René Gabriel, France 1940s

Mid-century Modern Oak Reconstruction Bed in Oak by René Gabriel, France 1940s

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Almelo, NL

Midcentury bed in patinated French oak by René Gabriel, France, 1940s. Published in 1944 and

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Pair of Reconstruction Small Solid Wood Scissor Leg Chairs, France 1950's
Pair of Reconstruction Small Solid Wood Scissor Leg Chairs, France 1950's

Pair of Reconstruction Small Solid Wood Scissor Leg Chairs, France 1950's

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in New York, NY

Solidly constructed walnut side chairs in the style of Jeanneret, of note, are the "keys" holding the sides together. Reupholstered in linen.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Linen, Walnut

Small Pine Coffee Table circa 1950, Reconstruction Style
Small Pine Coffee Table circa 1950, Reconstruction Style

Small Pine Coffee Table circa 1950, Reconstruction Style

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Small pine coffee table circa 1950. Reconstruction style.

Category

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

Materials

Pine

Ash and Laminate Table Reconstruction Period, circa 1950
Ash and Laminate Table Reconstruction Period, circa 1950

Ash and Laminate Table Reconstruction Period, circa 1950

By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Ash and laminate table reconstruction period circa 1950. Dimension with extensions: Measures: 73 x

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate, Ash

Oak and Ceramic Trolley, Reconstruction Period, circa 1950
Oak and Ceramic Trolley, Reconstruction Period, circa 1950

Oak and Ceramic Trolley, Reconstruction Period, circa 1950

By Rene Gabriel, Gerard Guermonprez

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Oak and ceramic trolley, Reconstruction period, circa 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -02
Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -02

Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -02

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

piece embodies the ideals of French Reconstruction furniture, combining practical design with clarity

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -01
Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -01

Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -01

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

piece embodies the ideals of French Reconstruction furniture, combining practical design with clarity

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

4 Vintage Chairs from the Reconstruction Period circa 1950
4 Vintage Chairs from the Reconstruction Period circa 1950

4 Vintage Chairs from the Reconstruction Period circa 1950

By Pierre Guariche

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

1950 lacquered metal armchair in the style of Pierre Guariche. Original fabric.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

suite of 9 chairs in ash and imitation leather, reconstruction period, circa 1950
suite of 9 chairs in ash and imitation leather, reconstruction period, circa 1950

suite of 9 chairs in ash and imitation leather, reconstruction period, circa 1950

By Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

suite of 9 chairs in ash and imitation leather, reconstruction period, circa 1950 a table and

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Ash

Lounge Chair "Reconstruction" in Oak and Velvet in the Style of Marcel Gascoin
Lounge Chair "Reconstruction" in Oak and Velvet in the Style of Marcel Gascoin

Lounge Chair "Reconstruction" in Oak and Velvet in the Style of Marcel Gascoin

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Lounge chair "Reconstruction" in oak and velvet in the style of Marcel Gascoin, circa 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

French Restoration 19th Century Diamonds Enamel 18 Karat Gold Bangle Bracelet
French Restoration 19th Century Diamonds Enamel 18 Karat Gold Bangle Bracelet

French Restoration 19th Century Diamonds Enamel 18 Karat Gold Bangle Bracelet

Located in Poitiers, FR

jewelry at the time of its writing. Each piece of jewelry is checked and repolished by our French workshop

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Reconstruction Era Bangles

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold

Adjustable Armchair, Morris-Type Chaise Longue, Art Deco, France, Circa 1940
Adjustable Armchair, Morris-Type Chaise Longue, Art Deco, France, Circa 1940

Adjustable Armchair, Morris-Type Chaise Longue, Art Deco, France, Circa 1940

By Rene Gabriel

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

Adjustable Armchair, Morris-Type Chaise Longue, Art Deco / Post-War Reconstruction Period, France

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chaise Longues

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood, Beech

Renée Gabriel Patinated Oak Table, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1940s
Renée Gabriel Patinated Oak Table, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1940s

Renée Gabriel Patinated Oak Table, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1940s

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Almelo, NL

Renée Gabriel Patinated Oak Table, France, 1940s This table, designed by renowned French decorator

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Marble and Glass Mosaic Panel, Meditation, Maximilien Herzele, France 1958
Marble and Glass Mosaic Panel, Meditation, Maximilien Herzele, France 1958

Marble and Glass Mosaic Panel, Meditation, Maximilien Herzele, France 1958

By Maximilien Herzele

Located in St Ouen, FR

dedicated to contemporary mosaic in the prestigious french decoration magazine Maison Française in August

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Marble

1950s oak extensible dining table
1950s oak extensible dining table

1950s oak extensible dining table

Located in MONTESSON, FR

This oak dining table dates from the 1950s. It was made in France during the Reconstruction period

Category

Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Adjustable Easy Chair
Adjustable Easy Chair

Adjustable Easy Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This French 1940s Reconstruction-style adjustable low easy chair pairs functionality with a

Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Round solid elm dining table from the 1950s-60s
Round solid elm dining table from the 1950s-60s

Round solid elm dining table from the 1950s-60s

By Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand

Located in LYON, FR

design piece that sits squarely within the aesthetic of French rustic modernism of the Reconstruction

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Elm

Secretary by Marcel Gascoin edited by Arhec
Secretary by Marcel Gascoin edited by Arhec

Secretary by Marcel Gascoin edited by Arhec

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in Saint Ouen, France

This oak desk from 1949 is an emblematic piece of Marcel Gascoin's work and of the Reconstruction

Category

Vintage 1950s French Modern Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century 1960s Vintage Jorge Zalszupin Romana Coffee Table
Mid-Century 1960s Vintage Jorge Zalszupin Romana Coffee Table

Mid-Century 1960s Vintage Jorge Zalszupin Romana Coffee Table

By Jorge Zalszupin

Located in London, GB

, seeking refuge in Romania, where he studied architecture. After the war, he worked on reconstruction

Category

Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Notre Dame de Paris II
Notre Dame de Paris II

Notre Dame de Paris II

By Lucien Génin

Located in London, GB

, the cathedral sustained serious damage. The government of France hopes the reconstruction can be

Category

1930s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Andre Lurcat: Projets Et Réalisations
Andre Lurcat: Projets Et Réalisations

Andre Lurcat: Projets Et Réalisations

By André Lurcat

Located in New York, NY

reconstruction of French cities after WWII, and contributed to the development of modernist landscape design

Category

Vintage 1920s French International Style Books

Materials

Paper

French Reconstruction Oak Desk by Roger Landault
French Reconstruction Oak Desk by Roger Landault

French Reconstruction Oak Desk by Roger Landault

By Roger Landault

Located in POITIERS, FR

French reconstruction oak desk by Roger Landault for Meubles ABC Editor in 1954. L 100cms ; L. 62

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Wall Desk French Reconstruction Marcel Gascoin 1950 by Arhec
Wall Desk French Reconstruction Marcel Gascoin 1950 by Arhec

Wall Desk French Reconstruction Marcel Gascoin 1950 by Arhec

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in Paris, FR

This oak wall desk was designed by Marcel Gascoin just after the war. When open, width is 68.5cm.  

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French Red Lacquered Guéridon Reconstruction Period Side Table
French Red Lacquered Guéridon Reconstruction Period Side Table

French Red Lacquered Guéridon Reconstruction Period Side Table

Located in Brussels, Ixelles

Early and rare 1950s French reconstruction period guéridon / side table with massive oakwood Y

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1960 French Architect Reconstruction Oak Bookshelf
1960 French Architect Reconstruction Oak Bookshelf

1960 French Architect Reconstruction Oak Bookshelf

By Pierre Guariche

Located in Couzon au Mont d'Or, FR

A nice French architect Mid-Century corner bookshelf made of oak, in very good original condition.  

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Pair of Reconstruction Oak Armchairs
Pair of Reconstruction Oak Armchairs

Pair of Reconstruction Oak Armchairs

Unavailable|$15,000 / set

Pair of Reconstruction Oak Armchairs

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Newburgh, NY

Pair of solid Oak armchairs attributed to Rene Gabriel, newly refinished and upholstered.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Reconstruction Style Oak Desk, C.1950
Reconstruction Style Oak Desk, C.1950

Reconstruction Style Oak Desk, C.1950

Located in TOURCOING, FR

Reconstruction style oak desk, C.1950 Desk with oak flap. New surface finish.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Oak

Marcel Gascoin Reconstruction Two Drawers Shelve
Marcel Gascoin Reconstruction Two Drawers Shelve

Marcel Gascoin Reconstruction Two Drawers Shelve

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in Paris, FR

Early two drawers shelve by Marcel Gascoin. Arhec edition.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

French Reconstruction Office, 1950
French Reconstruction Office, 1950

French Reconstruction Office, 1950

By Alain Richard

Located in Catonvielle, FR

Desk attributed to Alain Richard, French Reconstruction 1950. The top is veneered with green

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Oak

René Gabriel French Reconstruction Sideboard
René Gabriel French Reconstruction Sideboard

René Gabriel French Reconstruction Sideboard

By Rene Gabriel

Located in Hudson, NY

A French Reconstruction period sideboard attributed to René Gabriel, circa 1940. Made of solid oak

Category

Vintage 1940s French Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Oak desk, French Reconstruction 1950
Oak desk, French Reconstruction 1950

Oak desk, French Reconstruction 1950

Located in Catonvielle, FR

Oak desk with three drawers, French Reconstruction 1950. Perched on a portico base, the box has a

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of End Tables, French Reconstruction 1950
Pair of End Tables, French Reconstruction 1950

Pair of End Tables, French Reconstruction 1950

Located in Catonvielle, FR

Pair of oak side tables, French Reconstruction 1950. Can be used as an end table or as bedside

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair of End Tables, French Reconstruction 1950
Pair of End Tables, French Reconstruction 1950

Pair of End Tables, French Reconstruction 1950

Located in Catonvielle, FR

Pair of oak side tables, French Reconstruction 1950. Can be used at the end of the sofa or as

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Oak

Modernist Oak Table, French Reconstruction, 1950
Modernist Oak Table, French Reconstruction, 1950

Modernist Oak Table, French Reconstruction, 1950

Located in Catonvielle, FR

gathered and dynamic line give this work of French reconstruction a remarkable presence, to be compared to

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

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French Reconstruction For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French reconstruction you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and fabric, every French reconstruction was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the French reconstruction you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A French reconstruction, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one French reconstruction that is appealing in its simplicity, but Rene Gabriel produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Reconstruction?

A French reconstruction can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,439, while the lowest priced sells for $553 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.