Vintage MCM Glass Cocktail / Martini Pitcher with Stirrer
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice glass cocktail / martini pitcher with stirrer, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"Wx 3.25"D x 10.75"H. Grea...
Glass
MCM Cocktail Shaker with Silver Plate Top and Recipes for 6 Cocktails
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage six recipe cocktail shaker with silver plate, center-pour lid and decorated in red and black enamel with the cocktail names printed above the ingredients with lines for amoun...
Silver Plate
MCM Cocktail Shaker Signed Dyball with Stylized Brown & Orange Roosters
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Clear class cocktail shaker with gold-tone cover, the glass decorated with large, stylized roosters in brown and orange enamel against a ground of horizontal bars repeated three time...
Metal
MCM Libbey Cavalcade Galloping Horse Cocktail Glasses Gold White Pilsner Collins
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible set of 13 Mid-Century Modern or MCM cocktail glasses by Libbey from their Cavalcade line.
Glass
Hard to Find MCM Chrome and Bakelite Cocktail Shaker Marked "Modavanti"
By Glo Hill
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid twentieth century chrome and Bakelite cocktail shaker from the "Modavanti" division / line by Glo-Hill. The shaker of cylindrical form with an internal lid recessed below the rim...
Chrome
MCM Silver Fade Highball Cocktail Glasses Style of Dorothy Thorpe Set of 6
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Mid-Century Modern silver fade highball sized cocktail glasses in the style of Dorothy Thorpe, set of 6. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not ne...
Glass
MCM Silver Fade Roly Poly Cocktail Glasses Set of 8 Chrome Carrier Style Thorpe
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Topeka, KS
Just WOW! What a gorgeous chrome caddy filled with EIGHT stunning roly poly silver rimmed cocktail glasses!! What a sophisticated set of glassware to impress your guests! The chrome ...
Chrome
MCM Barware Early American Families Names Set of 8 Hi-Ball Cocktail Glasses 22k
By Georges Briard
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s MCM barware set of 8, 22k gilt & white highball glasses, with Early American Families names and countries crest gold over white. List of names from Spain, France, Sweden, Italy...
Glass
Retro Mid Century MCM Style Hanging Cocktail Sign Signed 2013 Bar Wall Decor
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is this funky retro MCM style hanging wall decor cocktail sign signed and dated 2013. Dimensions: 22" W x 3" D x 25" H.
Metal
MCM Purple Blendo Glass Cocktail Shaker
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century glass cocktail shaker. Beautiful purple blendo coloring to the glass the fades from bright purple at the base to clear at the top. Topped off with a gold tone metal ca...
Metal
MCM Green Blendo Glass Cocktail Shaker
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century glass cocktail shaker. Beautiful green blendo coloring to the glass the fades from bright green at the base to clear at the top. A band of metallic gold decorates the ...
Metal
MCM Yellow Striped Roly Poly Cocktail Glasses - Set of 4
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 4 Mid Century roly poly cocktail glasses. Each is decorated with bands of yellow and black lines. The round shape slightly flattens as the bottom. Perfect for cocktails or a...
Glass
Vintage MCM Bowling Ball Cocktail Dispenser and Shot Glass Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
A truly unique Mid-Century Modern bowling ball/liquor dispensing bowling trophy. A very rare find! The top half of the ball lifts off to reveal a Merry-Go-Round style liquor dispens...
Chrome
Sold
H 9 in W 3.4 in D 4.6 in
Arne Jacobsen for Stelton Stainless Steel MCM Cocktail Shaker and Stir Spoon
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Chicago, IL
Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, circa 1970s, made in Denmark. This brushed stainless steel cocktail shaker is complete with drink stir spoon. Tall and narrow, the strainer pours effortles...
Stainless Steel
MCM Gold-Toned Golf Club Cocktail Stirrers in a Golf Bag Holder
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of six gold-toned golf club swizzle sticks in a wire golf bag form caddy with wheels and a handle.
Metal
Sold
H 2.5 in Dm 2.75 in
12 Small Gold Speckled Roly Poly Cocktail Glasses Style of Dorothy Thorpe MCM
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Topeka, KS
A Mid-Century Modern set of 12 small roly poly cocktail glasses with a gold speckled finish in the style and manner of Dorothy Thorpe. All 12 are in wonderful vintage condition, circ...
Glass
Sold
H 8.5 in W 8.25 in D 9 in
Black George Briard Ice Bucket with Eight Culver Cocktail Glass and MCM Tray
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and fabulous set consisting of a black and gold midcentury Georges Briard ice bucket, eight Culver old fashion cocktail glasses, and a black lacquered and gold colored alumi...
Aluminum
MCM - Green Glass Cocktail Shaker with Gold Grid Decoration at Base and Gold Lid
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage green glass cocktail shaker of cobbler form decorated at the base with a grid pattern in 22k gold and topped with a gold-tone lid and cap.
Metal
Sold
H 8.25 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
MCM Silver Plate Cocktail / Bar Pitcher by The Sheffield Silver Company
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century silver plate cocktail / bar pitcher by The Sheffield Silver Company, of tapered form with an applied handle and built in strainer / ice dam inside the lip.
Silver Plate
Sold
H 5 in W 7.5 in D 3.75 in
MCM Culver Glass Cocktail Garnish Jars and Caddy - "CHERRIES" "LEMON PEEL"
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Hard to find, pair of mid-century modern garnish jars in a rectangular glass tray with central metal ring toped wood handle. the jars decorated with gold vertical bars and labeled in...
Metal
Small Footed Sapphire Emerald Topaz Ombre Cocktail Glasses Gold Rim MCM Set 12
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous set of 12 Mid-Century Modern footed cocktail glasses. Four sapphire blue ombre, four emerald green ombre, and four topaz yellow ombre with gold rim. All are in excellent con...
Glass
Sold
H 3.5 in W 2.5 in D 0.1 in
MCM Nude Pinup Mermaid Beige Celluloid "Cocktail Girls" Mixing Sticks, Set of 17
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare set of 17 Mid-century cocktail mixing sticks features charming nude pinup mermaids crafted from beige celluloid. Originally intended as cocktail or appetizer picks, they ad...
Plastic
$487Sale Price / set|47% Off
H 7.13 in W 2.19 in D 2.19 in
Gold Highball Cocktail Glasses, Midcentury Modern Design Style, Set of 5
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of five (5) highball cocktail glasses with etched design and gold dot detail, in the Midcentury Modern design style. Glasses are tall, tapered, etched, and with decor...
Gold
$275Sale Price|21% Off
H 5.25 in W 6.5 in D 9.5 in
Clear Glass Modernist Margarita Martini Cocktail Pitcher
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bulbous body drinks pitcher.
Glass
Vintage Regency Etched Glass Martini Pitcher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Serve in style with this Vintage Regency Etched Glass Martini Pitcher. Its elegant etching and timeless design make it perfect for entertaining, adding a touch of sophistication to y...
Glass
Mid-Century Cocktail Shaker
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass bottle with wire-netting and a cover made in the early 1970s.
Steel
$250
H 11.5 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Chase Gaiety Art Deco Martini Cocktail Shaker by Howard Reichenbach
By Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chase Gaiety Art Deco Stainless Steel Martini Cocktail Shaker by Howard Reichenbach. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 11.5" H x 3.75" Diameter.
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Silver Plate Cocktail Shaker by CGF Lyon, France
By Creations CGF
Located in Atlanta, GA
Silversmith CGF, Lyon, France, designed this lovely Art Deco silver plate cylindrical cocktail or Martini shaker. The three-sectioned cocktail shaker has a removable cap and filter s...
Metal, Silver Plate
Jug with Original Lid Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
jug with original lid vienna around 1950s Polished and stove enameled.
Brass
$650 / item
H 2.75 in Dm 5.5 in
Vintage Mid Century 22-Karat Gold Highball Cocktail Glasses Set of 8, circa 1965
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Dress your cocktails in high style with these beautiful tall highball cocktail glasses in mint condition. This Mid Century Modern set dates back to the 1960s - dressing up sexy bars ...
Gold
$395 / set
H 8.5 in Dm 2.75 in
1950s Libbey Golden Foliage Pilsner Glass set of 6 Frosted with Gold Leaf
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Libbey Glass Company Golden Foliage Pilsner Glass set of 6 Frosted with Gold Leaf. Set of vintage pilsner glasses from Libbey in their Golden Foliage pattern. Libbey Golden Foliage c...
Glass
Gorgeous Macabo Cocktail Shaker, Stainless Steel with Sculptural Base
By Macabo
Located in Milano, IT
A rare and exceptional mid-century masterpiece, this cocktail shaker was designed by the renowned Macabo in Italy during the 1950s. While Macabo is celebrated for various artisanal ...
Stainless Steel
$850
H 9.07 in W 7.07 in D 4.32 in
Silver Plate and Crystal Barware Cocktail Martini Pitcher with Stirrer Spoon
By Christofle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Christofle designed and crafted this elegant barware Martini cocktail pitcher in France, circa 1940. The modernist bar mixer features a molded crystal jug topped with a silver plate,...
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
Libbey Cavalcade Horse Decorated Tom Collins Cocktail Glasses-Set of 12
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Downingtown, PA
This set of twelve tall Collins or highball glasses is decorated in the pattern known in the trade as ‘Cavalcade,’ produced by the Libbey Glass Company of Toledo in the 1950s. Each p...
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Period Highball Glasses with Gold Starbursts
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight Mid-Century Modern highball glasses in an atomic pattern with open rectangles, some vertical and some horizontal and of various sizes in black enamel, each with a 22k gold star...
Glass
Vintage Libbey Cocktail Glasses Set, Frosted Glass with Gold Leaf
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Set of two vintage cocktail glasses. Manufactured by Libbey. 1950s Hollywood Regency. Decorated with a classical gold lief pattern on frosted glass. In good condition, perfect for...
Glass
Art Deco Crystal Cocktail Shaker by WMF, Germany, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Art Deco Crystal Cocktail Shaker by WMF, Germany, 1930s An elegant and finely balanced Art Deco cocktail shaker, produced by the renowned German maker WMF during the 1930s. The bod...
Crystal, Silver Plate
French Art Deco Barware Silver Plate Cocktail Shaker by Ercuis, Paris
By Maison Ercuis, Ercuis
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant French Art Deco silver-plated cylindrical cocktail or Martini shaker was crafted by silversmith Ercuis, Paris, circa 1940. The three-sectioned cocktail shaker has a remo...
Metal, Silver Plate
Art Deco Polar Bear Chromed Metal Figural Cocktail Shaker 1980s
By Napier Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Art Deco Polar Bear Form Chromed Metal Figural Cocktail Shaker 1980s. Late 20th century Figural Art Deco Chromed Stainless Steel Polar Bear form Cocktail Shaker. An Art Deco-style st...
Aluminum, Chrome
$5,850
H 4.14 in W 0.99 in D 0.99 in
Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Mezuzah with a Scroll in Original Box ca 1890
Located in Doha, QA
This is an outstanding and extremely rare hand crafted, solid sterling silver Mezuzah in the original leather and dark purple velvet box. It was made in Vienna, Austria between 1890 ...
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Cobalt Blue Cocktail Shaker with Classic Recipes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco Cobalt Blue Cocktail Shaker with Classic Recipes for Bronx, Martini, Alexander, Sidecar, Dubonnet, Bacardi, and Manhattan in white enamel.
Chrome
Large Bronze Dancing Shiva, Nataraja, 19th/20th Century, South India
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and well cast South Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, or Shiva as Lord of the Dance, in the Chola style, late 19th or early 20th century, India. Shiva is portrayed ...
Bronze
$7,950 / set
H 30.32 in W 26.78 in D 29.53 in
1940s Kozelka & Kropacek Armchairs in Texel Sheepskin & Brown Patinated Frame
By Jindřich Halabala, Karel Kozelka & Antonin Kropacek
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Czech design by Kozelka & Kropacek, reupholstered in luxurious Texel sheepskin with warm brown patinated bentwood frames. Comfort, craftsmanship, and timeless style. De...
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$3,083Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 20.67 in D 20.67 in
Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Victorian Staunton chess set with fine Italian marble giltwood chessboard A truly stunning and highly collectable ...
Marble
Pair of French Art Deco Side Tables with Etched Glass Tops
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of period French Art Deco low stands (or side tables) of patinated walnut - each table featuring a sleek, early Modern design with three tiers, topped with an inset rectangula...
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Fontana Arte coffee table made in Italy 1952
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare and exquisite coffee table, designed and crafted by Fontana Arte in Italy in 1952, is a true masterpiece of mid-century modern design. Fontana Arte, a prestigious Italian d...
Glass, Walnut
A Silver Hanukkah Lamp , Germany Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Silver Arts and Crafts Hanukkah Lamp, made in Germany Circa 1930. This Hanukkah Lamp is truly unique and has a few different styles of craftmanship and designs that make up...
Silver
$3,977Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.68 in W 76.38 in D 32.29 in
1930s Restored Art Deco Sofa, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carrefully refurbished - Newly upholstered- walnut finish - can be used with or without pillows - Seat height with pillows is 48cm
Fabric, Wood
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
$641Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.33 in W 14.18 in D 15.75 in
Brass Table Lamp, Desk Lamp, Joseph Brumberg, Germany, 1950s
By Egon Hillebrand
Located in Schwerin, MV
A wonderful Bauhaus-style lamp from the 1950s: a large table lamp by Joseph Brumberg Sundern (JBS) - no. 17409 - from West Germany (Sauerland region). This lamp is often attributed t...
Metal, Brass
$1,680Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Pair of Italian Travertine Cube Pedestals/ Side Tables
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian cube pedestals made of travertine, from the 1970’s. They can be used as end tables, or pedestals. This cube travertines are in good condi...
Travertine
$3,850
H 16.5 in W 19 in D 2 in
48 Star Antique American Flag, with Hand-Crocheted Stars, ca 1917-1918
Located in York County, PA
48 STARFISH-LIKE, NEEDLEWORK EXECUTED STARS ON A HAND-CROCHETED ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG FROM THE EARLIEST PART OF THE 48 STAR ERA, 1912-WWI (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18) OR EVEN PRIOR TO ...
Cotton
$995
H 6.89 in Dm 4.14 in L 6.89 in
Celadon Green Ceramic Art Deco Vase by Arthur Percy for Gefle, Sweden, 1930s
By Gefle, Ewald Dahlskog, Arthur Percy, Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful, fluted ceramic Art deco / Swedish Grace vase with amazing celadon glaze. Made by Arthur Percy for Gefle Sweden, 1930s. Great original condition - no chips, cracks or cr...
Ceramic
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.
Whether it’s streamlined or sophisticated, a bar area is always a welcoming feature in any home interior. A cheery well-made drink with friends and family has the potential to yield some unforgettable moments alongside those that aren’t easily remembered. And the only way to conjure that exemplary cordial is by putting the proper antique or vintage barware to work.
Essential barware equipment ranges from sterling-silver barspoons for mixing your cocktails in tall collins glasses to jiggers, shakers and strainers that allow you to whip up martinis and old-fashioneds.
From a design standpoint, some barware, such as our array of Art Deco glass whiskey sets or mid-century modern silver-banded tumblers crafted by Dorothy Thorpe, can help position your bar as a bold and attractive centerpiece to a room. At the very least, a carefully curated collection of barware can elevate with subtlety the bar’s nearby fixtures, as a handcrafted crystal decanter might do for your vintage 1960s bar cart.
As cocktail hour draws near, find inspiration in our gorgeous gallery of home bars in locales ranging from London to New York to San Francisco, and browse the exquisite selection of antique, new and vintage barware and glassware on 1stDibs.
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