Vintage Cera Patriotic Drum Highball Glasses in Teal & Red Enamel with 22k Gold
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern highball glasses by Cera Glass decorated as a patriotic drum in teal and red enamel with a 22 karat gold eagle with a stars and stripes shield below a banner with ...
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Set of 6 MCM Green Tint Striped Highball Cocktail Glasses, Mod Op Art
By Georges Briard
Located in Chicago, IL
Great set of 6 MCM green-tinted highball cocktail glasses. Perfect for your bar -- or even to just drink Kombucha from! Unusual matte black and white stripes add an op art panache. N...
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Culver Ltd Highball Barware Glasses 22K Gold Owls Hollywood Regency 1950s Signed
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Culver ltd Gilt Signed Vintage Mid-Century Barware, 22K Gilded Gold Owls, Highball Tumbler Drinking Glasses.
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Vintage Hearst Castle Collectible Highball Glass with the 3 Graces San Simeon CA
By Culver Ltd., George Briard
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful Mid-century black and gold detail design highball single glass.
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Eight Vintage Highball Glasses by Culver with Green Leaves and 22k Gold Vines
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern highball glasses by Culver LTD. decorated with 22 karat gold and translucent green enamel.
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Fred Press Atomic Highball Glasses with Two-Tone Gold and Frosted White Columns
By Fred Press
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 6 mis-century modern highball glasses designed by Fred Press in the Atomic style with two-tone pinwheel pattern dots at the top of white frosted vertical columns with two-tone...
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Vintage Cera Glass Highball Glasses With Old World Maps - Set of 8
By Cera
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Vintage Cera Glass Highball Glasses With Old World Maps. Glasses measure 5 1/2" tall x 2 3/4". All in excellent vintage condition.
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Set of 8 Libbey Vintage Marine Life Highballs With Gilt Seahorses and Fish
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Vintage Libbey Sea Life Highballs with raised green design and Gilt Seahorses and Fish in an Underwater Ocean Scene. Glasses are tapered, measuring 2 1/4" across at the top ...
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Vintage Cera Highball Glasses with Grapes and Arched Columns - Set of 6
By Cera
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Vintage Cera Highball Glasses with a Wide Gilt and Cranberry Band with Gilt grapes leaves. Below the band is a series of cranberry colored arches and columns.
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Vintage Drinks by the Numbers Highball Glasses - Set of 8 Numbered Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 vintage numbered highball cocktail glasses with silvered band. Glasses are 5 1/2" high x 2 3/4" across. All in excellent vintage condition.
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Vintage Yellow Gold and Black Highball Glasses With Serving Waiters - Set of 8
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 vintage whimsical highball glasses with waiters serving drinks dressed in yellow, gold and black outfits. Glasses are 5 1/2" tall x 2 3/4"
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Vintage Georges Briard "Wire" Pattern Highball Glasses in 22 Karat Gold on Glass
By Georges Briard
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Georges Briard 22k gold decorated highball glasses in the "Wire" pattern. The pattern designed to resemble woven wire mesh screening with a raised surface with gold finish.
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Set of 8 Vintage Libbey M. Petti Signed Highball Glasses With Gilt Decoration
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Vintage Libbey M. Petti Signed Highball Glasses with Gilt and Frosted Checkerboard Design. Glasses measure 5 1/2" tall x 2 3/4" wide
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Vintage 12 Piece Libbey, Gold Coin, Barware Suite, 6 Highball, 6 Rocks Glasses
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Libbey barware with gold coins against a pebbled black ground. Twelve piece set includes 6 highball glasses and 6 whiskey/rocks glasses. Measures: 6 - Highball: 5" height ...
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Set of 9 Vintage Highball Glasses By Imperial Glass 22K Gold Shoji Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
This elegant set of vintage iconic 1960's Imperial Glass set of highball glasses are 22K Gold overlay over clear glass and are the shoji screen trellis pattern also called Golden Sho...
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16 Vintage Culver LTD. 8 Highball and 8 Rocks with Emerald Green Chrysanthemums
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage set of 16 cocktail glasses signed in script Culver, LTD. Eight each highball and double rocks glasses decorated with an abstract design of diagonal frosted and clear stripes ...
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Vintage Highball Glasses Designed by Irene Pasinski w/"Woven" Non-Slip Surface
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Eight vintage glasses designed by Irene Pasinski for Washington Glass with a "woven" star pattern in a cane color with non-slip surface.
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Eight Georges Briard, Drink Now, Pay Later, Credit Card Themed Highball Glasses
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Georges Briard "Drink Now, Pay Later" highball glasses, decorated in black and white enamel and 22k gold. The top of each glass has a black band with gold lettering above a s...
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Vintage Georges Briard Highball Glasses "The Higher You Go, The Harder You Fall"
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of eight Georges Briard hot air balloon highball glasses. White interior frosted clear glass with a hot air balloon in black and aqua enamel with 22 karat gold. The banner below ...
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Midcentury 1950's Set Of 6 Marine Life Highball Glasses by Libbey Glass Company
Located in New York, NY
1950's set of 6 Marine Life highball glasses by Libbey Glass Company, USA. The glasses are designed with aquatic life under water, with fish, seashells, seaweed and seahorse decorate...
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Set of 8 Vintage Federal Glass Gilt and Red Diamond Pattern Highball Glasses
By Federal Glass
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Beautiful Vintage Gilt and Red Diamond Pattern Highball Glasses. Nice heavy-bottomed glasses measure 5 1/2" high x 2 3/4" across.
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1960s Culver Ltd Highball Glasses and Ice Bucket 22 k Gold Valencia Design
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant vintage mid-century Culver Ltd barware with Valencia pattern in a gold leaf finish.
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Set of Six Fred Press Atomic Eclipse Highball Glasses in Green and 22K Gold
By Fred Press
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage set of six Fred Press "Atomic Eclipse highball glasses in green and 22 karat gold.
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Midcentury 22-Karat Hand Painted Bamboo Highball Tumbler Glasses Set of 8 c.1950
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
This set works in Hollywood Regency, Chinoiserie, Mid-Century Modern.
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Culver MCM "Bolero" 22-Karat Gold & Ruby Red Highball Barware Set of 8 in Box
By Culver Ltd.
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of eight vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern highball glasses by Culver Ltd. in the desirable Bolero pattern, preserved complete in their original factory box with protective plasti...
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Vintage Imperial Glass Co. Sekai Ichi Highball Glasses 22-Karat Gold, Set of 6
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Beautiful Imperial Glass Company Sekai Ichi highball glasses in good condition. These vintage Hollywood Regency style glasses were manufactured by the Imperial Glass Company in Ohio ...
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Set of 3 1970s Icicle Art Aslak Highball Glasses by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 3 Icicle Art Aslak Highball or Beer Glasses designed by Tapio Wirkkala for renowned Finnish glass company Iittala. Gorgeous design conjuring icy beauty. The glasses are in pe...
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Set of 7 Barware HighBall Tumbler Glass w/ Silver Rim by Dorothy Thorpe
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite set of seven Tom Collins silver barware cups by Dorothy Thorpe epitomizes elegance in Mid-century modern. Each cup features a sleek, streamlined design crafted from hi...
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Set of 8 Vintage Libbey Marine Life Highball Glasses With Gilt Seahorses & Fish
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Vintage Libbey Sea Life Tumblers with raised green design and Gilt Seahorses and Fish in an Underwater Ocean Scene. Glasses are tapered, measuring 2 1/4" across at the top a...
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Vintage Gucci Highball Glassware w/ Silver Plate Bases, Set of Four '4'
By Gucci
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderfully preserved set of 4 Gucci ITALY tall glasses with Silver plate base caps. Each is marked with Gucci stamp in addition to the Gucci logo and chain design on the glass ...
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Set of 8 Fred Press Highball Glasses, Party Set with 2 Each of 4 Colors
By Fred Press
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of eight Fred Press designed highball glasses consisting of 2 each in four colors having clear circles with white borders on a colored ground with a woven texture below a band of...
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Set of 6 Vintage Culver Ltd Highball Glasses with 22-Karat Gold Antigua 1950s
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Set of 6 Vintage Culver Ltd Highball Glasses with 22-Karat Gold Antigua Circa 1950.Very Mad Men style and perfect for today's cocktail bar.The Culver Ltd pattern is Antigua 22-karat ...
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1950 Set of 8 Vintage Culver Ltd Highball Glasses with 22-Karat Gold Antigua
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950 Set of 8 Vintage Cver Ltd Highball Glasses with 22-Karat Gd Antigua Pattern.Very Mad Men style and perfect for today's cocktail bar.The Cver Ltd pattern is Antigua 22-karat gd, ...
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Vintage Imperial Glass Co. Toril de Oro Highball Glasses 22-Karat Gold, Set of 6
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Beautiful Imperial Glass Company Toril de Oro highball glasses in good condition. These vintage Hollywood Regency style glasses were manufactured by the Imperial Glass Company in Ohi...
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Vintage Imperial Glass Co. Toril de Oro Highball Glasses 22-Karat Gold, Set of 6
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Beautiful Imperial Glass Company Toril de Oro highball glasses in good condition. These vintage Hollywood Regency style glasses were manufactured by the Imperial Glass Company in Ohi...
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1960s Op-Art Barware Set, 6 Highball Glasses and Circular Vinyl Caddy by Bartrix
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six vintage highball glasses with a black and white geometric Op-Art design on clear glass. The enamels, combined with the clear glass use circles and squares in various sizes and ar...
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Golden Foliage Leaf Highball Glasses Set of 8 and Ice Bucket by Libby Glass
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 8 Libby Golden Foliage leaf glasses and ice bucket. Frosted and clear glass with gold overall leaf motif and gold banding. Each glass measures: 5” tall x 3”’wide and Ice buc...
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Vintage American Libbey Gold Drinking Glasses Set of 2 Hollywood Regency Retro
By Libbey Glass Co., George Briard, Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful set of Mid-century, Gold detail design highball cocktail glasses.
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Georges Briard the Forbidden Fruit Pattern Turquoise and Gold Glasses Set of 6
By Georges Briard
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Tumblers. This set of 6 Mid-Century Modern highball glasses barware will create a dramatic display for a back bar or table setting.
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Georges Briard the Forbidden Fruit Pattern Turquoise and Gold Glasses Set of 2
By Culver Ltd., Georges Briard
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Tumblers. This set of 2 Mid-Century Modern highball glasses barware will create a dramatic display for a back bar or table setting.
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1960s Imperial Shoji Gold Cocktail Glasses, Set of 4 Collectible Barware
By Imperial Glass Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
These are classic and timeless and in very great vintage condition. Mid-century modern highball glasses made by Imperial Glass Co. in the Shoji Pattern.
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1960s Imperial Glass Shoji Barware Gold Collectible Single High Ball Glassware
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
These are classic and timeless and in very great vintage condition. Mid-century modern highball glasses made by Imperial Glass Co. in the Shoji Pattern.
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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.
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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