Macabo Italy

Italian Cocktail Shaker

Decanter Wood

Materials

Brass

Macabo Parchment Thermos, Italian Mid-Century Design, 1950s

$1,024

Macabo Parchment Thermos, Italian Mid-Century Design, 1950s

Located in Milan, IT

Macabo Parchment Thermos, Italy, 1950s–1960s Elegant Italian vintage thermos produced by Macabo during the 1950s–1960s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Regency Barware

Materials

Brass

Macabo Vintage Parchment Thermos, Brass Details, Italian Design, 1950s

$1,024

Macabo Vintage Parchment Thermos, Brass Details, Italian Design, 1950s

Located in Milan, IT

Elegant Italian vintage thermos produced by Macabo during the 1950s–1960s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Regency Barware

Materials

Brass

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H 9.45 in Dm 3.15 in

Goatskin Pitcher by Aldo Tura for Macabo, 1950s

By Aldo Tura, Macabo

Located in Lugano, TI

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Pitchers

Materials

Brass

Sold

H 18.5 in W 10.5 in D 13.5 in

Mid Century Italian Carved Wood Monkey by Macabo

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive whimsical vintage walnut wood carving skillfully depicting a wide eyed monkey contemplating a piece of fruit. Signed Macabo Italy on the bottom.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Sheratonn Silver Plated Ice Bucket, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960

Located in Milano, IT

1960s Astonishing silver plated ice bucket by Sheratonn argentieri in Brescia . Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. A true example of italian luxury tableware. Dimens...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Sculptural Wood Bowl by Mary Wright, Klise

$475

H 3 in W 11.25 in D 11.25 in

Sculptural Wood Bowl by Mary Wright, Klise

By Klise Manufacturing Company, Mary Wright

Located in New York, NY

Hard to find example of the work of Mark Wright. This wood bowl is in good condition, however does show a small chip, and a slight split at the top edge, please see images. Fully and...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Oak

Ceramic thermos can with brass cover around 1950s

$227

H 5.52 in W 5.52 in D 10.63 in

Ceramic thermos can with brass cover around 1950s

Located in Wien, Au

Ceramic thermos can with brass cover around 1950s The ceramic lid has a small chip. ( see last photo ) Brass polished and stove enameled

Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Nut Cracker Bowl, Hammer & Anvil by Richard Rohac, Austria, 1950s

$890

H 2.5 in Dm 8 in

Midcentury Nut Cracker Bowl, Hammer & Anvil by Richard Rohac, Austria, 1950s

By Richard Rohac

Located in Vienna, AT

A charming and decorative nutcracker set, featuring a cherry wood bowl, a brass hammer and a brass anvil. Designed and crafted in the 1950s by Richard Rohac in Vienna, Austria, the s...

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Brass

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Category

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Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs

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Macabo Italy For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic macabo Italy available at 1stDibs. Each macabo Italy for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a macabo Italy — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A macabo Italy is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made macabo Italy over the years, but those crafted by Aldo Tura and Macabo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Macabo Italy?

The average selling price for a macabo Italy at 1stDibs is $613, while they’re typically $228 on the low end and $4,538 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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

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.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.