UC"Cal" Berkeley ROTC Architectural Cast Bronze Plaque RARE Extant Example C1960
Located in Incline Village, NV
An exceptionally rare, heavy-duty architectural cast bronze University of California at Berkeley institutional medallion capturing a definitive era of Northern California academic an...
Bronze
Guido Gambone Italy Art Pottery Vide-Poche Hanging Wall Plaque Plate
By Guido Gambone
Located in Sarasota, FL
Guido Gambone signed wall plaque Can be used as either a wall plaque, a plate or a vide poche. Fantastic glazed piece with deep crystalline glass glaze. Overall crazing inherent i...
Pottery
$889Sale Price|20% Off
Modernist Decorative Geometric Enameled Wall Panel Plaque Object Signed
By Victor Vasarely, Verner Panton
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Striking modernist enameled wall panel with a geometric pattern in purple, blue, silver and black tones signed by C.P. Koch and dated 1966.
Metal, Enamel
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne 'Chinois' wall plaque, model 102, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne 'Chinois' Wall Plaque, Model 102, 1960s A rare and beautiful wall plaque from the celebrated oeuvre of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. Working from their New Yor...
Brass, Pewter
Ceramic Wall Plaque w Birds & Flowers by Gabriel Keramik, Sweden 1970s
By Gabriel Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic wall plaque fabricated by Gabriel Keramik, Sweden 1970s. Depicting a romantic / infantil motif of birds, butterflies & flowers.
Ceramic
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Office Plaque Naval Intelligence Processing System Support Activity Nipssa
By United States Navy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and Obscure Naval Department Office Wall Plaque / Sign. Plaque Only Dia 15 x Thk 5/8 in.
Resin, Walnut
Guido Gambone Italian Ceramic Platter Wall Plaque w/ Abstract Faces Italy 1950s
By Guido Gambone
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Exceptional mid-century Italian ceramic platter by Guido Gambone featuring two highly stylized human faces rendered in brilliant turquoise blue. The opposing abstract profiles have e...
Ceramic, Pottery
Chaim Gross (Austrian/Am., 1904-1991) Cast Dark Bronze Plaque, Mother And Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A diminutive relief plaque with the artist's classic image of a mother seated and playing with her child on her knees. Signed lower right. 3 5/8" x Depth 1/2" x 5" W Condition: Over...
Bronze
Large Roman or Greek Battle Scene Heavy Fiberglass Plaque Bronze Patina
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative fiberglass wall plaque wall sculpture Greek or Roman Warriors Horse scene. Heavy thick grade fiberglass plaque with realistically looking bronze finish.
Fiberglass
Girl With Braid By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
By Marianne Starck
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Girl with braided hair wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark Serene image complimented by delicate pale blue glaze Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark and #6056...
Ceramic
Trio Of Birds By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
By Marianne Starck
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Trio of birds wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark Amusing trio glazed with blue, green and brown over stoneware Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark and #6267 o...
Ceramic
Large Wall Plaque Model 5441-1 by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, 1960s
By Michael Andersen & Son, Marianne Starck
Located in Wien, AT
This large ceramic wall plaque, model 5441-1, was designed by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Son and produced in Denmark during the 1960s. The piece is a characteristic examp...
Ceramic
Flock Of Birds By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
By Marianne Starck
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming gathering of five small birds wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark Muted blue glaze with brown highlights on stoneware Stamped MS, Three Herrings ma...
Ceramic
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, (Image Flower arrangement) West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, (Image Flower arrangement) West Germany Was produced in the 1960's handmade, and made in Germany. Very collectible.
Ceramic
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, 'Image of Cranes' West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha wall plaque, glazed ceramic, (Image of Cranes) West Germany Was produced in the 1960's handmade, and made in Germany. Very collectible.
Ceramic
Vintage Lions Club International Metal Plaque / Painted Advertising Sign, 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to ...
Metal
Free Form Black Ceramic Dishes/Plaques by Peter Orlando, France, 1960s
By Peter Orlando
Located in London, GB
Free form Ceramic plates/dish or plaques by Peter and Denise Orlando, France 1960s. Glazed in black with abstract and geometric decoration engraved and over-glazed in shiny terraco...
Ceramic
Vintage Matte Brown Ceramic "Tiger" Plaque by David Gil for Bennington Potters
By Bennington Potters, David Gil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte brown-charcoal and green glazed ceramic tiger relief plate/plaque designed by David Gil for Cooperative Design Bennington Vermont (a name later changed to Bennington Pottery af...
Ceramic
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross Three little girls, three Graces. 1981. Bronze sculptural relief plaque mounted to verdigris marble. signed and dated on marble Marble approx 7.5" x 7" x 1.5". Bronze: ...
Marble, Bronze
Italian Embossed Silver Plaque of the Madonna and Child by Guerrini, 925 Silver
By Giovanni Guerrini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Italian devotional wall artwork depicting the classic subject of the Madonna and Child, crafted as a refined bas-relief on 925 sterling silver plate with selective gilt high...
Gold, Sterling Silver
Attribué à Jean Brisy (1924-1991) Plaque murale en relief en céramique
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Attribué à Jean Brisy, Plaque murale décorative en relief en céramique polychrome à décor d'un coq Jean Brisy a été un des premiers céramistes à travailler avec Robert Guillerme et J...
Ceramic
Ceramic Wall Plaque by Ester Wallin for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1960s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glazed ceramic wall plaque, made by Ester Wallin for Upsala Ekeby in the end of 1960s. Depicting a middle eastern male character in sharply defined face profile, possibly Lawrence of...
Ceramic
$1,405Sale Price|20% Off
Handmade Ceramic Wall Plaque, 1960s Danish Art, Signed JFP, 26cm
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ceramic wall plaque handmade by Danish artist Jørgen Finn Petersen in the 1960s. Square bowl shape making the item usable as a decorative dish or centerpiece as well as an art piece ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
British Royal Coat of Arms Wall Plaque This is a Large scale piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
British Royal Coat of Arms Wall Plaque This is a Large scale piece, it dates from the 1950s and is made in plaster and it is painted in very bright colours, The plaque has metal fi...
Plaster
Splendid Roger Capron Rooster Framed Ceramic Tile Plaque - For Vallauris, France
By Roger Capron
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A boldly strutting rooster fills a framed ceramic tile from Roger Capron for Vallauris, France Dark wood framed tile with cream background and dark brown detailed etching Circa 1970...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Limited Edition Danseurs Glazed Earthenware Wall Plaque A.R. 387
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and stylish French Madoura limited edition earthenware Danseurs wall plaque (A.R. 387) by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1974) and dating from 1956. The round plaque with sl...
Ceramic
$1,124Sale Price|20% Off
Fish Wall Plaque Panel Relief Master Work Helmut Schaffenacker Ceramic Pottery
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The mid-century modern style, characterized by clean lines and organic forms, was influential during this period.
Ceramic, Pottery
Carlos Gardel Tango Bronze & Marble Plaque Desk Portrait / Sculpture 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to ...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Philip & Kelvin Laverne "Peasants Plaque" with Enamel Cloisonne 1960s - Signed
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Peasants Plaque" in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with hand enamel cloisonne by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed front bottom center "Kelvin + Philip LaVe...
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
1960's Vicky of Peru Peruvian Sterling Silver Overlay Copper Wall Art Plaque
By Vicky
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Peruvian hand hammered copper wall hanging plaque with .925 sterling silver overlay figures on the top surface. Can be used as a low bowl or plate too. Made by Vicky and is...
Sterling Silver, Copper
Jesus and his disciples wall bronze plaque from an Eastern European church
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A bronze wall hanging from a series of three. Fantastic craftsmanship. One screw is missing from the back of this piece. The screws are 13 cm long. The total depth is 19 cm. The...
Bronze
Aksel Hansen Surrealist Dancers - Wall Plaques in Glazed Stoneware, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An interesting set of oval wall platters in glazed stoneware. The subject matter is rather abstract and up for interpretation. But it seems they depicts to human beings dancing one w...
Stoneware
French Art Pottery Charger or Wall Plaque, Signed, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Delicately glazed hand-painted charger dish or wall platter depicting a young female in headscarf. It is hand signed indistinguishable/unknown, France, 66. I can be displayed o...
Ceramic
Small Italian Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Mosaic Plaque Artwork by G. Ugolini
By G. Ugolini
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small rectangular Pietra Dura inlaid marble painted artwork featuring a coastal town scene. We see this mosaic piece resting on an easel on a shelf or side table with other treasures...
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx
Three Dimensional 3D Wall Hanging Aluminum Frame Plaque Art Painting on Glass
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Three Dimensional 3D Wall Hanging Aluminum Frame Plaque Art Painting on Glass
Aluminum
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Atomic Energy Commission Building Office Logo Wall Plaque AEC Oppenheimer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The AEC seal is one of those great totems of the atomic age. A largely symmetrical and stylized representation of an atom (the highly toxic beryllium), it is strikingly more straight...
Aluminum
R M Evans Signed Limited Edition Bronze Wall Relief Plaque Sculpture Lone Buck
Located in Studio City, CA
Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern art or nature collection or eye-catching stand-alone piece in about any setting.
Bronze
Hand-Carved Wooden Frog Wall Plaque with Inlay and Tribal Motif Design
Located in Seattle, WA
A beautifully hand-carved wooden wall plaque in the form of a stylized frog, featuring geometric inlay and painted tribal-inspired motifs. The piece is crafted of natural wood, with ...
Wood
Bronze Plaque Sculpture Mother Mary & Child Pretty Color Detail Wall Art 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Plaque Wall Art Sculpture Mother Mary & Child in Bronze + Pretty Color Detail 1960s Signed art Measures: 5 T x 1.75 W x .5 D Preowned Unrestored Original Vint...
Bronze
Set of Four Wood Plaques with Marquetry, "The Four Seasons", Italy, 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of four wood plaques with marquetry, "The four seasons". Italy, 1950.
Wood
1970s Los Castillo Silver Virgin Mary Plaque Wall Art Taxco Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Los Castillo Virgin Mary Silver Black Wall Art Taxco Mexico Silver on Black Lacquered Wood 10.25 H x 5 W x .75 Thick Made in Mexico. Maker stamped. Original vintage unrest...
Silver
Rustic Taxidermy White Tail Deer Buck Antlers Horns Dark Wall-Mounted Plaque 70s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern white tail deer buck antlers, horns on a dark brown wooden wall-mounted plaque.
Antler, Leather, Wood
Mari Simmulson Upsala Ekeby, Large Enamel Glaze Ceramic Early Bird Plaque, 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful and fun, vintage ceramic wall plaque of an 'early bird who has caught the worm', by illustrious designer Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden Decorated predominantly w...
Ceramic
Vintage Freudian Erotic Brass Wall Plaque 'Whats on a Mans Mind', 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A whimsical interpretation of Sigmund Freud's 'Whats on a Mans Mind'. A wall plaque with an optical illusion. The face of a man in which 3 naked woman are hidden. Anonymous Scandinav...
Brass
Jesus and the reclining man wall bronze plaque from an Eastern European church
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A bronze wall hanging from a series of three. Fantastic craftsmanship. The screws are 13 cm long. The total depth is 19 cm. The weight is 11.5 kg.
Bronze
Lamb on Bible with chalice – bronze wall plaque from an Eastern European church
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A bronze wall hanging from a series of three. Fantastic craftsmanship. The screws are 13 cm long. The total depth is 18 cm. The weight is 10.2 kg.
Bronze
Large Abstract Fish Enameled Wall Plaque in the Style of Gio Ponti & De Poli
By Paolo De Poli, Gio Ponti
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Ideal for collectors of mid-century modern design or those seeking a unique decorative accent, this wall plaque adds a touch of vintage sophistication to any space.
Metal, Copper
Piotr L. Baro Glazed Asymmetrical Flamingo Dish or Wall Plaque for Knabstrup
By Knabstrup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish asymmetrical organically shaped dish or wall plaque decorated with a pair of Flamingos in white glaze. Designed by Piotr Labuzek Baro and made at Knabstrup in Denmark circa...
Ceramic
$655Sale Price|40% Off
French Decorative Ceramic Wall Plaque with Three Figures by Les Argonautes 1960s
By Les Argonautes
Located in London, GB
French vintage decorative ceramic wall plaque with three figures, by Les Argonautes, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). A refreshingly naive and charming piece depicting three men in o...
Ceramic
$1,048Sale Price / set|25% Off
CARTIER 1970 Paris Linear-Oval Pocket Butane Gas Lighter In Plaqué d'Argent
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A pocket lighter designed by Cartier. This is a beautiful butane pocket lighter, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1970's. The lighter is a classi...
Silver
$404Sale Price|41% Off
Art Pottery Sgrafitto Charger or Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Sweden, 1950s
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Delicately glazed charger dish or wall platter in sgrafitto technique. Depicting a female in ballroom dress. It is hand signed Tilgmans, Sweden, indistinguishable initials/mark...
Pottery
Vintage German Hand-Painted Charger or Wall Plaque by Rosenthal Studio-Line
By Rosenthal
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large decorative charger dish, centerpiece or wall plaque in handpainted ceramics. Designed and made at Rosenthal in Germany circa 1970-80. It features a skillfully and 'quick' execu...
Ceramic
Cast Bronze Upright Rabbit Circa 1950's + Cast Iron Rabbit Motif Plaque On Stand
Located in Incline Village, NV
Decorative garden ornament in cast bronze consisting of finely detailed rabbit in typical characteristics: upright posture on hind legs with outstretched arms and propped up ears, fi...
Bronze, Iron
$2,975
Modernist Ceramic Tile Wall Plaque of Sunflowers Signed Gilbert Valentin
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful and sophisticated Mid Century Modern tile wall plaque was realized by the esteemed modern artist Gilbert Valentin in France circa 1970.
Ceramic
A ceramic wall plaque Helene Ugo - Michel Barbier Vallauris France 1950s
By Roger Capron, Vallauris, Helène Ugo
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautiful mid-century modern ceramic wall plaque from the Helene Ugo pottery studio in Vallauris, France, created around 1957.
Ceramic
Blue Ceramic Wall Plate or Dish with Fish by Karlsruher Majolika, circa 1960s
By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe, Karlsruher Majolika
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern ceramic wall hung art plaque or plate by Karlsruher Majolika (Majolica) circa 1970.
Ceramic
Los Castillo Sterling Silver Metales Casados Cufflinks & Tie Clip Mexico 1960s
By Chato Castillo, Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant green azurmalachite / malachite provides a striking counterpoint to the warm metallic tones and graphic black accents, creating an abstract composition characteristic of Mexi...
Sterling Silver
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.