$2,500 / set
H 9 in Dm 4 in
Murano Barbini Amethyst Gold Italian Art Glass Vanity Perfume Powder Box Set
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
set for a bedside table, dresser or vanity. Or just showcase them in any room around the house. Use
Gold Leaf
$2,702 / set
H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
$1,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 6.63 in Dm 3.5 in
Murano Blue Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfume Vanity Set
By Fratelli Toso, Aureliano Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown blue ribbons and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity
Gold Leaf
$3,760 / set
H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
$1,504 / set
H 4.73 in Dm 4.73 in
Set of 3 Murano Vanity Decorative Blown Glass with Gold by Barovier, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning decorative vanity set of 3 Murano blown glass with 24k gold. This incredibly stylish and
Gold Leaf
$2,996 / set
H 13 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Vanity Angular Murano Glass Sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 angular Murano glass sconces with brass holders by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany
Murano Glass
$3,760 / set
H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
1 of 2 Sets of Large Murano Ice-Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
$2,643 / set
H 35.44 in W 51.19 in D 3.94 in
Tiffany Blue Italian Bathroom Vanity Set Mirror, Sconces, Shelf by VECA, 1970s
By Fontana Arte, VECA
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent Italian bathroom set in a lovely blue tiffany colored artglass and chromed steel that
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Murano Four-Piece Gold Glass Vanity Set, circa 1960
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This glamorous vintage Murano gold and glass vanity set is the perfect present this holiday season
Unavailable
H 8 in Dm 4 in
Modern Italian Murano Glass Vanity Set with Perfume Bottles by Seguso, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A modern Italian Murano Glass ladies vanity set by Seguso with two perfume bottles and a vessel in
Murano Glass
Three Piece Murano Glass Vanity Set
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful vintage three peice Murano glass vanity set with two taller bottles with stoppers and a
Glass
Set of Three Seguso Murano Glass Covered Vanity Jars with 'Bullicante'
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Astoria, NY
A set of three covered vanity jars, produced in Murano, Italy, circa 1950s by Seguso, in indigo
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
1 of 4 -Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vanity Bottles Set
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
1960s, Murano glass vanity bottles set. Shorter bottle height 4.5''.
Murano Glass
Brilliant Blue Murano Vanity/Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vanity set of Italian Murano glass in Brilliant blue - the box great also for cards, jewelry, round
Decorativ Massif Vanity Set Murano Glass 1940s Seguso Italy perfume jar
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vanity Set Murano Glass 1940s Seguso Italy perfume jar
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Blue Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfumes Vanity Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity set
Gold Leaf
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H 5.75 in Dm 3 in
Seguso 1950s Gold Flecks Murano Italian Art Glass Powder Box Perfumes Vanity Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful set of vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and blue spots Italian art glass vanity set
Gold Leaf
Sold
H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
Sold
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
Set of 2 Petite Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 petite Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy
Murano Glass
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality
Murano Glass
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality
Murano Glass
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Set of 3 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
Sold
H 6.38 in Dm 2.75 in
Seguso Murano White Ribbons Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Perfume Jar Vanity Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons Italian art glass vanity perfume bottle and
Gold Leaf
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H 35.44 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Metal
Sold
H 23.63 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of two Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. The frames are
Metal
Sold
H 19.69 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of two Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. The frames are
Metal
Seguso Murano Opal Yellow White Italian Art Glass Jar Bottles Vanity 3 Piece Set
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
vanity set. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. One of the bottles has a worn
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass, Glass
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H 19.69 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
1 of 4 -Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and
Murano Glass
Sold
H 4 in Dm 5.5 in
Murano 'Canne' Glass Vaporizer, Perfume Bottle and Powder Boxes Set by La Fenice
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 20th century Italian Murano 'canne' glass vanity set: vaporizer, perfume bottle and two powder
Metal
Vintage Murano Glass Jewelry Vanity Set
Located in Miami, FL
BEAUTIFULL SET OF MURANO OPALINE GLASS CONSISTING OF A JEWLRY BOX A CILINDRICAL ONE AND A SMALL
Heavy Murano Glass Perfume Bottle Vanity Set Gold, Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Heavy blown glass powder container and two tall perfume/barber bottles. Powder jar 5.5 x 4.5". Perfume bottles 7.25 x 2.5". In fine condition.
Murano Glass
Exquisite Smoked Grey Murano Glass, Vanity or Perfume Set by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Beautiful and fine handblown Murano glass perfume set or vanity set. The glass has elegant free
$4,650 / set
H 26 in W 5 in D 4 in
Modern Pair of White Murano Glass Sconces with Brass Finials, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of sconces made with hand-blown Murano glass in a pearlescent white tone. Each sconce has an undulating appearance and is held in place with brass finials. They have been newly ...
Brass
Frosted Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Frosted Murano glass wall sconces with brass hardware holding four sources of light.
Brass
$3,172 / set
H 23.63 in Dm 2.76 in
Pair of Large Blown Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lights by Hillebrand
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of large high-end Murano glass on a white base sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, circa 1960s. It consists of textured quality clear crystal tubular shade simulating ice on white f...
Metal
$8,311 / set
H 23.63 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Brass and Alabaster Curved and Long Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze-finish brass backplate. Due to the nature of the alabaste...
Alabaster, Brass
$16,686 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$1,645 / item
H 24.02 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Eight of Modern Italian Murano Glass Iridescent Milk Wall Sconces, 80s
By Maestri Vetrai
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Eight iridescent vintage wall lamps in milky Murano glass, produced by Maestri Murano. These are of high quality and give off a nice warm glow. Each wall light contains three medium ...
Murano Glass
Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
By Difane, Colección Estudio
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
Hardwood
$13,513 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 8.27 in Dm 22.05 in
Kalmar Chandelier or Flush Mount Light Brass Curved Textured Glass, 1960, 1 of 2
By Barovier, Venini, Vereinigte Werkstätten München, J.T. Kalmar, Barovier&Toso
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A brass and glass basket light fixture by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). Two fixtures are available. The price is p...
Metal, Brass
$3,600 / item
H 15 in W 12 in D 12 in
Cocktail Side Table Modern Hand-Shaped Geometrical Handmade Bronze Steel
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 8 - SQUARE J.M. Szymanski d. 2023 A perfectly simple side table. Solid 3/4” steel components are combined to make a dynamic form. Featured in bronze steel finish. Custom ...
Steel, Iron
Rene Lalique Glass L'elegance Perfume Bottle
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear and frosted glass L'elegance perfume bottle. This pattern features two dancing female figures amongst flowers. Sepia stained relief details. Moulded, 'R. LALIQUE' ...
Glass
$1,645 / set
H 7.68 in W 8.67 in D 4.14 in
1 of the 4 Kalmar Ice Glass Wall Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and elegant modern brass wall lights or sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. Each wall light has five...
Metal, Brass
Long Chandelier With Pink Curved Murano Glass Panels
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Long chandelier, ideal over a dining table, made of brass structure with twelve sources of light. The structure is covered with a layer of side by side pink tinted and curved Murano ...
Brass
$5,287 / set
H 30.32 in W 11.42 in D 4.73 in
Pair of Mid-century Modern Style Italian Murano Glass Sconces "Reticello"
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Stunning pair of Murano glass sconces, each with eight blades printed with a "Reticello" pattern and a stylized feather-like texture. The effect gives these fixtures the appearance o...
Murano Glass
Sculptural Custom Neve Plaster Fixture
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural bespoke Neve plaster fixture in the Jean Michel Frank manner. Please note that this fixture takes (1) Edison bulb at 40 or 60 watts in the center and (8) e-12 candelabra b...
Plaster
Mawu Chair in Snow by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
Oak, Fabric, Bouclé
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
