Vintage Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle. Mid-Century Ceramic Door Pull handle.
Ceramic
Architectural Push Pull Door Handles and Letterbox with Crater Relief
Located in London, GB
Two square cast bronze door handle and letter box with strong relief like craters in a landscape seen from above. There is a third The handle brackets are attached to the main pla...
Bronze
Bronze Pair of Push Pull Door Handles Relief of Waves
Located in London, GB
Two square cast bronze door handle, letter box and key holder with surface with strong relief like the waves. These identical handles can be applied inside or outside on a pair of d...
Bronze
Teak Mid Century Denmark Sliding Door Sideboard Credenza
Located in Baltimore, MD
Remarkable, teak, stunning sliding door credenza made in Denmark. This Danish Modern teak credenza is beautifully embellished with bands of teak running perpendicular to the main sur...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Walnut Credenza for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic Mid Century cabinet with great lines. The long case with carved raised edge and double doors with complimentary wood grain and recessed handles. With three interior compart...
Walnut
Large Push and Pull Bronze Door Handle with Crowned Medieval Torch
Located in London, GB
Regal bronze push & pull door handle in the shape of a medieval torch with crown creates a stunning detail to the door. It has a great original patina. It is set slightly off angle f...
Bronze
Pair of 1950's Italian NickelPlated Brass Door Pulls x2
Located in Hanover, MA
We have two pair of 1950's Italian door pulls in the form of highly stylized modernist wings made of nickel plated brass. New Old Stock. Priced per pair (one left and one right).
Brass, Nickel
A Classic Mid Century Credenza With Sliding Caned Doors
By Harvey Probber
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic mid century credenza with sliding caned front doors. Mahogany construction, one side with pull out drawer, the a filing cabinet or a bar.
Mahogany
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Mid century Black Lacquer Florence Knoll office Cabinet Credenza leather pulls
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Knoll all black small credenza - Beautiful practical credenza for living or office space. Has (2) front Sliding doors with leather pulls that reveal two adjustable shelves, one on ea...
Leather, Oak, Lacquer
$4,875Sale Price|35% Off
Mid-Century Modern Landstrom Mahogany Dresser Credenza
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern mahogany four-drawer dresser, credenza, or sideboard by Landstrom.
Brass
Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti 1960s
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
European Belgian Mid-Century Modern single door handle, circa 1960s.
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern Oak Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece is a Mid-Century Modern oak sideboard, dating from the 1970s.
Oak
Pair of Square Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles and Letterbox
Located in London, GB
Two architectural push and pull square cast bronze door handle with matching letterbox fine linear textural surface like straw. They have a golden glowing patina. The identical hand...
Bronze
Square Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze in Basket Relief
Located in London, GB
Single square door handle with basket weaving relief. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to the textured surface and its age, circa 1970's....
Bronze
Square Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze in Diamond Relief
Located in London, GB
Single square door handle with geometric diamond relief. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to the textured surface and its age, circa 1970...
Bronze
Round Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Spiral Relief
Located in London, GB
Single round door handle with spiralling relief that is textured. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to the textured surface and its age, ...
Bronze
Round Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with deep Relief
Located in London, GB
Single round door handle with deep relief that is textured. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to the textured surface and its age, circa ...
Bronze
Round Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Relief Ring
Located in London, GB
Single round door handle with relief ring that is deeply textured like the tentacles of an octopus. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to t...
Bronze
Rectangular Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Spiral Relief
Located in London, GB
Single rectangular door handle with soft corners has a spiralling relief of squares on the surface. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to t...
Bronze
Architectural Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Cubist Relief
Located in London, GB
Single door handle with geometric relief that is part textured. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a strong patina due to the textured surface and its age, circ...
Bronze
Round Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Curvaceous Relief
Located in London, GB
Single round door handle with curvaceous snake relief that is part textured. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to the textured surface an...
Bronze
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced 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.
Ceramic
Belgian Vintage Tile Faced 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
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wicker and Walnut TV Cabinet
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern White-Painted Woven Wicker and Walnut TV Lift Cabinet, the central pop-up compartment with two faux doors and flanked by four drawers with gilt metal pulls. 35" ...
Wicker, Walnut
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Poul Hundevad Teak Danish Tambour Door Dresser
By Carlo Jensen, Poul Hundevad
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a fabulous midcentury modern, Danish tambour door credenza by Carlo Jensen Hundevad & Co., Denmark 1960. This rare storage credenza/ dresser features two sliding tambour door...
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Cane Dry Bar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century modern bar credenza crafted in rich walnut with stunning cane-front cabinet doors and clean vintage lines.
Wood
Mid Century Modern Pair of Round Bronze Relief Door Handles with Oval Grip
Located in London, GB
We have a large collection of Mid Century Modern door handles available in all sorts of materials such as glass, wood and petrified wood.
Bronze
Mid century Danish rosewood cabinet with sliding doors
By Carlo Jensen
Located in Liberty, NY
Beautiful mid century Danish rosewood cabinet or compact credenza, with sliding doors and inlaid pulls. Has adjustable shelves in each side - two on left side and one on right side. ...
Rosewood
Mid-Century Italian Ebonized and Beech Sliding-Door Cabinet
Located in Troy, MI
This Italian cabinet dates from the 1940s and is of rectangular form, the ebonized case raised on a stepped plinth finished with a reeded beech molding. The front is fitted with two ...
Metal
Mid-century Modern bar cabinet.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing Mid-Century Modern bar cabinet. The bar rests on four tall legs, which gives it an image of lightness and elegance.
Hardwood
Murano Sommerso Glass Push and Pull Door Handles with Chrome, Circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Push and pull door handles in solid glass hand blown Sommerso Murano attributed to Seguso Vetri d`Arte, glass with centre in chocolate brown and outer ring in clear glass fitted to a...
Brass
Pair Faux Gold Tortoise Heavy Brass Pulls Two Door Credenzas Dresser Mint!
By John Stuart Inc.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of John Stuart Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Faux gold tortoise heavy brass pulls two door credenzas dresser mint!
Brass
1950s Mid Century Tambour Door Credenza by Glenn of California
By Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exceptional 1960s mid-century modern credenza sideboard by Glenn of California embodies the sophisticated craft of California modernism.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern credenza features six hidden drawers behind two cabinet doors and three large drawers in the centre. Unusual sculpted metal drawer pulls, tapered legs, a...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Item features raised panel sculpted wood sides, sculpted wood pulls, angled and tapered legs, two cabinet doors, beautiful wood grain, 5 drawers, sleek sculptural form. circa mid-20t...
Walnut
$3,103Sale Price|22% Off
Cabinet With Pull-Up Door Made In Rosewood, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This cabinet embodies these principles, making it a valuable addition to any home that appreciates mid-century modern aesthetics and functionality.
Rosewood
Light Walnut Banana Shape Pulls Two Doors End Table Nightstand Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light walnut banana shape pulls two doors end table nightstand mint!
Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Mahogany Credenza with Cork Doors, Circa 1955
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
Los Castillo Lapis Lazuli , Malachite, bronze Inlay Silver Plate Fish Door Pulls
By Los Castillo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning matched pair Los Castillo Stylized "Fish" Door Pulls .....Lapis Lazuli , Malachite, bronze Inlay Silver Plate.. Salvaged from the William Kesling estate in Los Angeles Ca. ...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Silver, Bronze
Mid Century Modern Danish Teak “Magic Box” Secretary
Located in Oakwood, GA
Mid Century Modern Danish Teak "Magic Box" Secretary, 45"H Authentic Mid-Century Modern Danish design "Magic Box" transforming secretary cabinet Expansive pull-out writing/work surfa...
Wood
Tall Highboy Light Walnut Multi-Drawer Cabinet Sliding Leather Doors Brass Pulls
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tall highboy gentleman's chest or bachelor chest. Medium to light walnut finish. Pull out desk or sorting table flip top compartment. Exposed tapered dowel shape l...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Teak Credenza By Skovby of Denmark
By Skovby Møbelfabrik A/S 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautifully crafted mid-century modern teak credenza by Skovby, exemplifying the clean lines and functional elegance of classic Danish design.
Teak
Architectural Pair Push Pull Door Handles in Bronze, Letterbox and Key Fixtures
Located in London, GB
Two square cast bronze door handle, letter box and key holder with surface with strong relief like the ripples in the sand. The handle brackets are attached to the main plate by two...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Style Server/Credenza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Mid-Century style server with bi fold doors revealing adjustable shelf storage and felt lined cutlery drawer on right and three storage drawers on left. Chrome square tubula...
Chrome
Set of Four Architectural Push and Pull Bronze Door Handle Square and Bell
Located in London, GB
Four square bronze push and pull door handles and matching bell with central horizontal relief border between the smooth area's, creating a stunning dimension to the doors. They can...
Bronze
$3,000Sale Price|32% Off
Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Cabinet
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Tall cabinet or small armoire with two doors above two drawers by Widdicomb in an ebonized mahogany finish. Fantastic Asian insprired brass handles and inset pulls on the drawers, wi...
Brass
American Walnut Dresser Credenza 4 Drawers Two Door Compartment Brass Pulls MINT
By Paul McCobb, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Restored American walnut dresser credenza 4 drawers two door compartment brass pulls mint!.
Brass
Four Doors Black Lacquer Faux Finish Brass Hardware Pull Credenza Dresser Server
By Karl Springer, James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oriental style black lacquer faux finish brass hardware server credenza cabinet. James Mont decor inspiration.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Dresser American of Martinsville Accord Walnut & Cane w/ X’s
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern American of Martinsville Accord Walnut & Cane Dresser w/ X’s & Asymmetric Handles, three drawers & cane doors designed by Merton Gershon.
Metal
Peter Løvig Mid-Century Danish Server Cabinet, Tambour Doors, 1955
By Breaad
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Danish wooden rectangular server cabinet / credenza in a fine veneer with two tambour doors (plus lozenge-shaped metal sandwiched pulls) revealing five central pull out d...
Metal
Unique Mid-Century Modern High-Boy Chest w/ Sculpted Handles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century modern gentleman’s chest featuring a striking finish, sculpted drawer pulls, and eye-catching geometric cabinet doors with oversized diamond-shaped hardware.
Wood
Albert Parvin for James Cameron Mid Century Modern Walnut Dresser Credenza
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Albert Parvin for James Cameron Mid Century Danish Modern Sculpted Walnut Dresser Credenza.
Walnut
Mid-Century Wood Nightstand with Fluted Doors, Tiger Oak Interior, 1960s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant Mid-Century Modern storage cabinet crafted in a rich, warm-toned solid wood and veneer, featuring charming fluted door panels, original rounded brass hardware, and distinc...
Brass
Large Asian Black Lacquer Large Carved Wood Door Pulls 8 Drawer Dresser Credenza
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Asian Black Lacquer Large Carved Wood Door Pulls 8 Drawer Dresser Credenza
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Credenza by Arredamento, 1960s
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
This credenza, produced by Arredamento in Brazil during the 1960s, features a low horizontal case construction veneered in rosewood over a hardwood substrate. The piece rests on two ...
Wood
Widdicomb Modern Blond Maple Tall Single-Door Cabinet / Nightstand
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century blond maple nightstand / tall cabinet with a single compartment concealed by a hinged door with a bronze ring door pull.
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Door Pulls in Brass & Abalone Shell by Peñoles, Mexico 1950's
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance the elegance of your doors with this exquisite Set of 2 Door Pulls in Brass & Abalone Shell designed and manufactured in the 1950's in Mexico Distrito Federal by Peñoles. ...
Brass
Round Top Hexagon Two Door Cabinet Base Brass Ring Pulls Walnut Side End Table
By Heritage-Henredon, Tomlinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Round Top Hexagon Two Door Cabinet Base Brass Ring Drop Pulls Walnut Side End Table Stand MINT.
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Angled Walnut Highboy Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Angled Walnut Highboy Tall Chest Dresser.
Walnut
9 Drawers Two Decorative Doors Solid Brass Buckle Drop Pull Rolled Edges Dresser
By Mastercraft, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
9 Drawers Two Decorative Doors Solid Brass Buckle Drop Pull Rolled Edges Dresser MINT!
Brass
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.