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A black kimono jacket by Pierre Balmain Haute Couture n. 111036 Circa 1975-1980
A black kimono jacket by Pierre Balmain Haute Couture n. 111036 Circa 1975-1980

A black kimono jacket by Pierre Balmain Haute Couture n. 111036 Circa 1975-1980

By Pierre Balmain

Located in Toulon, FR

Pierre Balmain presented his first collection on 12 October 1945 with a team of workers from Balenciaga. He excelled in loose-fitting coats with simple, clean lines, like this kimono...

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1970s French Vintage Worker

Still life with apples 1961. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm. Signed
Still life with apples 1961. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm. Signed

Still life with apples 1961. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm. Signed

By Biruta Baumane

Located in Riga, LV

In 1986 she became the honored worker of arts of the Latvian SSR. She has been involved in television and radio programs, movies, and has published articles in periodicals.

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1960s Fauvist Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Small Paavo Tynell Starry Sky Ceiling Lamp 9068 in Black & Brass, Taito 1950s
Small Paavo Tynell Starry Sky Ceiling Lamp 9068 in Black & Brass, Taito 1950s

Small Paavo Tynell Starry Sky Ceiling Lamp 9068 in Black & Brass, Taito 1950s

By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell

Located in Helsinki, FI

Tynell started as a sheet metal worker´s apprentice at G.W.Sohlbergs workshop in 1906.

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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Metal, Brass

"Lovers" Tom Otterness, Pop Art, Stylized, Contemporary Erotic Sculpture
"Lovers" Tom Otterness, Pop Art, Stylized, Contemporary Erotic Sculpture

"Lovers" Tom Otterness, Pop Art, Stylized, Contemporary Erotic Sculpture

By Tom Otterness

Located in New York, NY

These sculptures depict, among other things, huge pennies, pudgy characters in business suits with moneybag heads, helmeted workers holding giant tools, and an alligator crawling out...

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1990s Pop Art Vintage Worker

Materials

Bronze

Impressionist Oil on Canvas. Green landscape with shepherd. Ricard Arenys Galdón
Impressionist Oil on Canvas. Green landscape with shepherd. Ricard Arenys Galdón

Impressionist Oil on Canvas. Green landscape with shepherd. Ricard Arenys Galdón

Located in Valladolid, ES

The inclusion of a human figure, who appears to be a shepherd or farm worker, adds a touch of humanity and rural context, although he remains in the background and does not seek to d...

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1960s Spanish Beaux Arts Vintage Worker

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Collection of Vintage Plumb Bobs Mid Century Modern
Collection of Vintage Plumb Bobs Mid Century Modern

Collection of Vintage Plumb Bobs Mid Century Modern

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a collection of vintage plumb bobs, which are pointed weights used by surveyors and construction workers to establish a vertical reference line, or "plumb lin...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Ink Drawing Man in Suit and Hat with Nude
Ink Drawing Man in Suit and Hat with Nude

Ink Drawing Man in Suit and Hat with Nude

By Jonathan Shahn

Located in Surfside, FL

Both are credited with establishing Roosevelt as the arts community it became after the federal government’s failed effort to create farmsteads for New York City’s garment workers du...

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20th Century American Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper, Ink

Pair of Art Deco Wall Sconces to the Verrerie des Hanots
Pair of Art Deco Wall Sconces to the Verrerie des Hanots

Pair of Art Deco Wall Sconces to the Verrerie des Hanots

By Verrerie des Hanots

Located in NANTES, FR

Verrerie des Hanots was the glassworks where the renowned glassmakers/bronze workers Hettier and Vincent worked. They signed their pieces with their own names or with the name of the...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Worker

Materials

Iron

20th Century Carl Auböck Chess Game Mod. No. 5391, Horn & Brass, AT ca. 1970
20th Century Carl Auböck Chess Game Mod. No. 5391, Horn & Brass, AT ca. 1970

20th Century Carl Auböck Chess Game Mod. No. 5391, Horn & Brass, AT ca. 1970

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Carl Auböck began his training as a bronze worker and chaser in his father's workshop. From 1917 to 1919, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

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Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass, Nickel

The Painter in the Rubble
The Painter in the Rubble

The Painter in the Rubble

Located in London, GB

British School The Painter in the Rubble 20th Century Pen and ink wash on paper, signed and dated 'HJN '60' lower right Image size: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (29.8 x 19.6 cm) Hand-made c...

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1960s Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

For Kish, Coney Island, and especially Luna Park, became a place richly symbolic of workers’ rights. For the dreamlike paintings he set there, Kish looked past the Social Realists to...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist Maurice Kish
Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist Maurice Kish

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist Maurice Kish

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

For Kish, Coney Island, and especially Luna Park, became a place richly symbolic of workers’ rights. For the dreamlike paintings he set there, Kish looked past the Social Realists to...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

Organ Grinder, Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist Maurice Kish
Organ Grinder, Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist Maurice Kish

Organ Grinder, Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist Maurice Kish

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

For Kish, Coney Island, and especially Luna Park, became a place richly symbolic of workers’ rights. For the dreamlike paintings he set there, Kish looked past the Social Realists to...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s
Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

By Sergio Barletta

Located in Roma, IT

In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings for Rinascita, weekly of the Italian communist party; Azione Social...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Worker

Materials

Etching

Original Vintage Poster Service To Industry Paper Making British Railways Silas
Original Vintage Poster Service To Industry Paper Making British Railways Silas

Original Vintage Poster Service To Industry Paper Making British Railways Silas

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British Railways transport poster - Service To Industry Paper Making - featuring artwork by Ellis Luciano Silas (1885-1972), showing men working in a busy paper mill...

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1950s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Self-Portrait with a Paint Palette
Self-Portrait with a Paint Palette

Self-Portrait with a Paint Palette

Located in London, GB

Gladys Marguerite Baker Baker was born in 1889 in London, one of nine children to a warehouse worker and a clothing manufacturer. She studied at Queen’s College and then the St John’...

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20th Century Vintage Worker

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paavo Tynell Pendant, Chromed Metal, Painted Shade, & Opaline Glass, 1950s
Paavo Tynell Pendant, Chromed Metal, Painted Shade, & Opaline Glass, 1950s

Paavo Tynell Pendant, Chromed Metal, Painted Shade, & Opaline Glass, 1950s

By Idman, Paavo Tynell

Located in Helsinki, FI

Tynell started as a sheet metal worker´s apprentice at G.W.Sohlbergs workshop in 1906.

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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Sports Poster Arsenal FC Football Club The Gunners
Original Vintage Sports Poster Arsenal FC Football Club The Gunners

Original Vintage Sports Poster Arsenal FC Football Club The Gunners

Located in London, GB

Founded as Dial Square in 1886 at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in London by munitions workers, the club was later renamed Arsenal and nicknamed The Gunners; the club was based at the A...

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1970s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Restored 5-Strand Rattan Coffee Table with Square Glass Top
Restored 5-Strand Rattan Coffee Table with Square Glass Top

Restored 5-Strand Rattan Coffee Table with Square Glass Top

By Paul Frankl

Located in Van Nuys, CA

All refinishing is done by rattan workers with over 30 years of experience. Every wrapping and joint has been inspected by “The Rattan Man,” Harvey Schwartz to guarantee you the fine...

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Rattan

Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Water Cruche Jug Hand-Painted Bird Decor
Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Water Cruche Jug Hand-Painted Bird Decor

Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Water Cruche Jug Hand-Painted Bird Decor

By Ken Edwards, Tonala Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vessels in the similar shape would have been used to transport water to workers in the farm fields or for other needs; the small version of the traditional jug accentuates the authen...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Harris G. Strong Twelve Ceramic Tile Modernist Woman's Portrait
Harris G. Strong Twelve Ceramic Tile Modernist Woman's Portrait

Harris G. Strong Twelve Ceramic Tile Modernist Woman's Portrait

By Harris Strong

Located in New Windsor, NY

Later he studied ceramic art at New York University. Always a hard worker, Harris owned his first business, a bicycle shop, when he was 14.

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Original Vintage British WWII Propaganda Poster Yield Not An Inch War Effort
Original Vintage British WWII Propaganda Poster Yield Not An Inch War Effort

Original Vintage British WWII Propaganda Poster Yield Not An Inch War Effort

Located in London, GB

- encouraging Anglo-Russian solidarity and increased factory production to support the war effort featuring a design by the British cartoonist Sidney Strube (1892-1956) depicting an ...

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1940s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin
"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin

"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Like so many WPA sculptures from the 1930s and 40s which valorized and celebrated the American worker, this classic wall-mounted work depicts a lumberjack at rest, his ax at his feet...

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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Worker

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Vintage Japanese Glass Buoys - Set of 5
Vintage Japanese Glass Buoys - Set of 5

Vintage Japanese Glass Buoys - Set of 5

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Originally used by maritime workers to keep fishing nets afloat, these spheres are now highly prized by collectors for their striking colors and artisanal craftsmanship.

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Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Glass

Roger Capron “Garrigue” Rectangular Coffee Table, Ceramic Tile Top, France 1970
Roger Capron “Garrigue” Rectangular Coffee Table, Ceramic Tile Top, France 1970

Roger Capron “Garrigue” Rectangular Coffee Table, Ceramic Tile Top, France 1970

By Roger Capron

Located in Miami, FL

A modernist with organic surface French coffee table with a geometrical wooden base newly refinished by a professional wood worker who managed to keep the natural patina. Ready to sh...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Fruitwood

"The Barracks" 1970 Mixed Media Canvas Robertino Fatica LARGE B&W Abstract
"The Barracks" 1970 Mixed Media Canvas Robertino Fatica LARGE B&W Abstract

"The Barracks" 1970 Mixed Media Canvas Robertino Fatica LARGE B&W Abstract

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

At 17.5 by 122 inches, it stretches across the wall in a continuous band, bringing to mind a row of military barracks or workers’ quarters laid out side by side. The proportions alon...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Worker

Materials

Tape, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Original Vintage Soviet Work Motivation Poster Labour Is Honour And Glory USSR
Original Vintage Soviet Work Motivation Poster Labour Is Honour And Glory USSR

Original Vintage Soviet Work Motivation Poster Labour Is Honour And Glory USSR

Located in London, GB

- featuring industrial artwork showing two workers in a metal factory pouring out molten metal, the man with a moustache wearing a welding mask with more workers in the background, t...

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1940s Estonian Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism China
Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism China

Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism China

Located in London, GB

Original vintage propaganda poster - Women Hold Up Half the Sky / 妇女能顶半边天 - featuring a blue-toned photograph of an industrial scene showing Chinese workers on high-tension electrica...

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1970s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Bohemian Manufactory, Important Table Service, Czechoslovakia, 20th Century
Bohemian Manufactory, Important Table Service, Czechoslovakia, 20th Century

Bohemian Manufactory, Important Table Service, Czechoslovakia, 20th Century

By Bohemia

Located in PARIS, FR

Bohemia excelled in crystal manufacturing particularly in the 18th century through the creativity and the high-level qualification of the workers, leaving in the shade Venetian glass...

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20th Century Czech Bohemian Vintage Worker

Materials

Porcelain

Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979
Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979

Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979

By Antoni Cumella

Located in Barcelona, ES

During the civil war he served as a health worker, being imprisoned until 1940, and was unable to recover his passport until 1952.

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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'
Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'

Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Reflecting on his wartime illustrations, Rockwell remarked, “Most of the pictures I did during the war took their subjects from the civilian wartime scene—the armchair general, women...

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1940s Vintage Worker

Materials

Charcoal

Italian Hammered Brass Planter Stamped Egidio Casagrande
Italian Hammered Brass Planter Stamped Egidio Casagrande

Italian Hammered Brass Planter Stamped Egidio Casagrande

Located in Houston, TX

From 1955 to 1960, Casagrande employed 120 workers and shipped products globally, making it one of the major employers in the Valsugana region.

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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s
Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

By Sergio Barletta

Located in Roma, IT

In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings for Rinascita, weekly of the Italian communist party; Azione Social...

Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Worker

Materials

Etching

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Thirsty Work
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Thirsty Work

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Thirsty Work

Located in Corsham, GB

A worker drinks from a vessel, rendered in an expressive, painterly style with areas of impasto.

Category

20th Century Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

Jørgen Høj Steel and Ebonized Wood Coffee Table
Jørgen Høj Steel and Ebonized Wood Coffee Table

Jørgen Høj Steel and Ebonized Wood Coffee Table

By Jorgen Hoj

Located in Long Island City, NY

Born in 1925, Jørgen Høj trained first as a metal-worker and upholsterer. From the 1950s, he ran his own design office, producing minimalist, planar furniture like this striking coff...

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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Steel

Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest
Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest

Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Harvest Workers French Post-Impressionist, signed and dated 1977 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, South of France Condition: very ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

F. Mayer - Framed 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Steelworkers
F. Mayer - Framed 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Steelworkers

F. Mayer - Framed 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Steelworkers

Located in Corsham, GB

The glowing orange steel illuminates workers against an otherwise dark backdrop. The artist captures the scene's dynamic energy through flickering flames and the powerful movements o...

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20th Century Vintage Worker

Materials

Graphite

Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914...

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20th Century French Other Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Hand Cut Lead Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase by Caesar Crystal Bohemiae Co. Czech.
Hand Cut Lead Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase by Caesar Crystal Bohemiae Co. Czech.

Hand Cut Lead Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase by Caesar Crystal Bohemiae Co. Czech.

Located in Stamford, CT

Stunning hand cut lead crystal vase created as a work of art by the hands of the finest Czech glass workers. The Caesar Crystal Company in the Czech Republic has been selling hand cu...

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Late 20th Century Czech Vintage Worker

Materials

Crystal

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage worker you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each vintage worker for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using natural fiber, rattan and wood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage worker, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage worker made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Paul Frankl, Drexel and Berber Tribes of Morocco each produced at least one beautiful vintage worker that is worth considering.

How Much is a Vintage Worker?

A vintage worker can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,156, while the lowest priced sells for $26 and the highest can go for as much as $189,750.