Exceptional Mid-Century Murano Glass Push & Pull Door Handles by Seguso 1950s
By Venini, Barovier&Toso, Archimede Seguso, Seguso
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern double push & pull door handles in Murano glass with gold layer.
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Tambour Door Chest by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a statement with this exceptional mid-century Danish chest by Dyrlund, masterfully crafted in richly grained rosewood. Renowned for their uncompromising quality and attention to...
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Modern Unlacquered Brass Door Pulls, Minimalist Large Backplates
Located in Round Top, TX
Primitive unlacquered brass cast brass door pulls attached to long, slim backplates. These have a patinated finish that has developed beautifully and naturally over the past 60-70 ye...
Brass
$1,590 / set
Two Italian Brass Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Two 1960's Italian door pulls in solid brass in the form of stylised wings or feathers. New Old Stock. NOTE: Both are RIGHT hand orientation unless one is inverted; these are not a ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Highboy Dresser with Tambour Door
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish vintage dresser showcasing the timeless appeal of Mid-Century Modern design. Crafted in warm walnut, this highboy features a distinctive layout with a tambour sliding door ca...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Zebra Ceramic Door Handle 1960's
Located in London, GB
Single square push & pull door handle made with a hand painted ceramic tile depicting zebra's in black and white glaze is set in aluminium. The door handles was designed in the 1...
Ceramic
Pair of Eddie Egan Mosaic Tile Door Pulls
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular door pulls by Eddie Egan. These pulls feature a mosaic colored tile inlay in tones of white, bone and gold encased in a brass frame. Dimensions 4" width x 1.5" depth x 2...
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Possibly Teak Credenza / Dresser with Sculpted Pull
Located in Seattle, WA
Clean-lined teak case on tapered legs, dating most likely to the mid-1960s. Three full-width drawers on the right feature integrated sculpted pulls that echo the grain.The left door ...
Teak
$1,595 / set
Pair of Italian Brass Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Stylized pair of 1950's Italian brass door pulls in the form of abstract wings. New Old Stock.
Brass
$995 / set
Two Italian Hammered Aluminum Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of two vintage Italian hammered aluminum door pulls. New Old Stock. Both are left hand orientation. See our separate listing ref: LU886640979872 for two pair of left/right orien...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Hutch With Woven Cane Doors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century Danish modern storage hutch. The case is executed in teak and raised on tapered legs.
Cane, Teak
Mid-Century Modern American Walnut Credenza Sideboard Probber Style Brass Pulls
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Style American Credenza in Walnut with Brass Hardware made in the 1960. Features one door on the left with one shelf, the middle with 3 drawer...
Brass
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Sliding Door Credenza / Sideboard.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Credenza or Sideboard featuring a clean, minimalist case design and warm teak veneer exterior.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Early Knoll Walnut 2-Door Credenza
By Florence Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Diminutive credenza from the early 1950s. Walnut top is new veneer replacing worn Formica. Leather pulls a signature Florence Knoll design mark. Two sliding doors open to reveal two ...
Steel
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
Scrumptious Harvey Probber Enameled Door Credenza Mid-Century Modern
By Harvey Probber
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Cabinet or dresser featuring inset high-fired enamel-on-copper doors with a richly colored floral decorative motif. Dark mahogany case with brass pulls and sabots; white-lacquered in...
Brass, Enamel
Rare Mid-Century Modern Tambor Door Cabinet by Greta Grossman
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Mid-Century Modern Tambor door cabinet by Greta Grossman, nice original condition.
Iron
Pair of Walnut Solid Brass Pulls Mid-Century Modern Nightstands Cabinets MINT!
By Dunbar Furniture, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of walnut hammered solid brass pulls one drawer two door compartment Mid-Century Modern nightstands cabinets MINT!.
Brass
$1,200 / set
Pair of Hammered Aluminum Door Pulls x2
Located in Hanover, MA
Paif of vintage Italian hammered aluminum door pulls. New Old Stock. We have two pairs available. Priced per pair (left and right).
Aluminum
1960's Italian Faux Marble Door Pull
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage Italian faux marble lozenge-shaped door pull with cast aluminum mount. Lozenge appears to be made of melamine or something similar.
Aluminum
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Toned Credenza with Cane Door Front.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage mid century modern credenza featuring a clean, linear profile elevated on tapered legs.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Credenza with Star Pull and Tapered Metal Legs
Located in Montréal, CA
Stylish Mid-Century Modern credenza featuring a light grey wood-grain finish and a striking star-shaped central pull.
Metal
!950's Italian Glazed Earthenware Door Pull
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage Italian door pull made of an 11.5" x 4" x 0.75" slab tile of painted and glazed earthenware with a cast anodized aluminum mount.
Aluminum
$1,350 / set
Two Italian Nickel Plated Brass Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of two 1950's Italian door pulls in the form of highly stylized modernist wings made of nickel plated brass. New Old Stock. Both right hand orientation.
Brass, Nickel
John Stuart Walnut Mid-Century Modern Long Credenza Dresser Pull Out Shelf Mint!
By John Stuart Inc.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
John Stuart walnut Mid-Century Modern long credenza dresser server sideboard w/ 3 pull out shelf tabs mint!
Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Modern Mahogany and Cork 4-Door Credenza / Buffet
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern mahogany credenza / sideboard featuring four hinged cork-front doors with small patinated bronze door pulls that open to reveal two interior compartments, ...
Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Two Doors Nightstands by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern nightstands tables by Henredon in medium walnut finish. Featuring large decorative brass hardware section with pulls.
Brass
Mid-Sized Bronze Push-Pull Handle, European 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A neat push-pull door handle made of bronze with abstract design, smaller than typical designs. 20th century, European. Good vintage condition with changing tones to the patina from...
Bronze
Large Lateral Push Pull Door Handle of Cast Bronze
Located in London, GB
A large lateral push-pull door handle of abstract Brutalist design. European, second half 20th century. A striking piece - made to span the full width of a door - formed from cast ...
Bronze
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Danish Modern low short Rosewood cabinet credenza 2 door
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Arne Vodder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century low short Rosewood cabinet credenza 2-door with beautiful carved finger pull handles. In the style of Arne Wahl Iversen. Has 2 adjustable behind the front 2 doo...
Birch, Rosewood, Teak
$1,280 / set
Pair of Italian Brass Wing Form Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of Italian brass wing form door pulls. New old stock
Brass
1970s Vintage Sculptural Lucite Handles Door Pulls Pair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Sculptural Lucite Handle Pulls 3.25d x 10 h x 4 w plastic handle 1 diameter Pair of Lucite handles. Vintage. One small perforation. Preowned unrestored Refer to images
Lucite
Baker Modern Five Drawer High Chest Tambour Door Compartment Brass Hardware Pull
By Heritage-Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass hardware walnut high chest by Baker.
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Rosewood Cabinet with Ebonized Pulls, 1960
Located in Austin, TX
Cabinet from mid-century Denmark made of solid wood construction; primarily rosewood. This piece has four metal legs in a black lacquer. The two doors feature wooden pulls that have ...
Rosewood
$1,800 / set
Pair of Large Nickel Plated Brass Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
This pair is larger than the similar sets we have posted. 1950's Italian door pulls in the form of stylized modernist wings made of nickel plated brass. New Old Stock.
Brass, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Tambour-Door Night Stand w/ Stone Top by Tomlinson
By Tomlinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: Tomlinson Furniture Manufacturer: Tomlinson Furniture Materials: Pecan Wood, Stone Marble, Brass Pulls This Mid-Century Modern nigh...
Marble, Brass
Petrified Wood Push and Pull Door Handle, Circa 1970
Located in London, GB
A sculptural push-pull door handle crafted from a solid slice of petrified wood, displaying an organic pattern and rich natural coloration ranging from deep browns to warm ochre. For...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Walnut 2 Door 3 Drawers Sculptural Dresser Credenza Mint!
By United Furniture Corporation
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut 2 door 3 drawers sculptural pulls dresser credenza on tapered dowel legs mint!
Walnut
French Mid-Century Walnut Two-Door Cabinet
Located in Troy, MI
This compact mid-century cabinet is constructed in walnut, with a rectangular case set on four tapered legs. The front face is divided into two zones: a pair of upper doors, each fit...
Steel
1950s Sculptural Italian Brass Door Pulls Set of Four
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Set of flared wings Italian Sculptural hardware Brass Door Pulls Drawer handles. 4 pieces in set. Lovely design Italy Mid Century Modern. 6.75 W x 2.75D x.5 H Original vintage ...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Oak Credenza / Sideboard with Paneled Doors and Sculpted Base
Located in Elkton, MD
Architectural case with deeply framed panel doors. Integrated round pulls in solid wood. Three graduated center drawers. Sculpted apron with tapered legs. Balanced, low-profile form...
Oak
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Tambour Door Credenza by Worts Mobler, C1960s
By Worts Mobler
Located in Chino Hills, CA
For sale is a rare Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Credenza by Worts Moller, circa 1960s.
Teak
Unique Door Length 2.5 meter Push & Pull Bronze 1960's Pair of Door Handles
Located in London, GB
Unique full door length 2.5 meter long push & pull tubular bronze door handles. They are bespoke 1960's and came from double glass doors of a formal bank in Germany. The patina is or...
Bronze
Square Bronze Push-Pull Door Handle with Raised Abstract Design
Located in London, GB
A square push-pull door handle with raised abstract design made of cast bronze. Mid to late 20th century, found in Germany. A nice heavy piece with a dark applied patina. There are ...
Bronze
$2,200Sale Price|21% Off
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinet / Bar Credenza with Drop-Down Door
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage cabinet, likely Italian and dating to the 1960s–1970s, features a clean Mid-Century Modern design with a functional, multi-purpose layout ideal for use as a bar cabinet,...
Glass, Formica, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboard with Tambour Doors and Blue Lacquer
Located in Greenwich, CT
This Vintage Mid-Century Modern sideboard was refinished in our Connecticut workroom with a vivid turquoise blue lacquer case.
Wood, Lacquer
Set of Two Double Red Cast Glass Door Handles, Mid-Century Modern
Located in London, GB
A set of two double push and pull square textured vibrant red cast glass with mat antique bronze anodized aluminium fixtures. They are designed for a glass or wooden doors but suitab...
Glass
Eight 1930's Italian Brass Door Pulls After Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of 8 Italian art deco solid brass door or drawer pulls in the manner of Osvaldo Borsani, circa 1930's. Very similar to maniglie used by Michele Marelli and cabinet maker Cusartel...
Brass
$1,599 / set
Pair of 1940's Italian Solid Brass Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of hefty solid brass Italian door pulls. New old stock
Brass
Pair of Red Round Enameled Copper Door Pull Surrounds
By Paolo di Poli
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of vitreous enameled copper (smalti) round door pull surrounds. Appears never to have been used. New Old Stock.
Copper
Pair of 1950's Italian Enameled Copper Door Pulls
By Paolo di Poli
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of large and visually striking 1950's Italian door pulls in hefty fired enameled copper aka smalti.
Copper, Enamel
Large Clear Glass Door Handles Pair, Round Push & Pull
Located in London, GB
Pairs of round double door 1960's push and pull handles in clear glass with subtile wave relief, cast glass (2cm thick) with aluminum fittings. They are designed for a glass doors bu...
Aluminum
Pair of Architectural Push and Pull Bronze Door Handles Square
Located in London, GB
Pair of square bronze push and pull door handles with central horizontal border of Brutalist relief creating a stunning detail to the door. They can be mounted on any kind of door. T...
Bronze
Mid century Florence Knoll Black & White Cabinet Credenza leather pulls
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Florence knoll Black & White Credenza. Beautiful practical credenza for living or office space. Has (4) White laminate front Sliding doors with leather pulls that rev...
Chrome
Architectural Pairs of Pink Glass Push Pull Double Door Handles
Located in London, GB
Two sets of oval double door push and pull handles in clear glass with swirls of old pink and burgundy. They are cast glass (2.2 cm thick) with bronze anodized fittings, They are des...
Glass
Vintage Belgian Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
European Belgian Mid-Century Modern single door handle, circa 1960s. $ 1450 each.
Ceramic
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern sliding door Teak Credenza by Ib-Kofod Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Danish Modern sliding door Teak Credenza by Ib-Kofod Larsen.
Teak
Mid century Florence Knoll No 116 office Cabinet Credenza leather pulls
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Florence knoll No 116 Birch Credenza. Beautiful practical credenza for living or office space. Has (2) grasscloth front Sliding doors with leather pulls that reveal two a...
Leather, Birch
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.