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Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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 legendary 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.

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.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Tall Wrought Iron Andirons showing a Snail
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of tall andirons showing a snaill is made of wrought iron. This is an exceptional wrought iron work. This is a French work in the style of Edou...
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Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Wrought Iron

Lacquered Metal Design Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This design fireplace tools on stand are made of black lacquered metal. This is a French Work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Pair of Modernist Andirons in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron, brass and cast iron. This is a work in the style of famous French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron

Glass Fireplace Screen with Bronze Hinges
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice fireplace screen is made of 3 tempered glass panels with bronze hinges. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

French Modern Mixed Metal Fire Place Screen
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern mixed metal fire place screen. Unusual French modernist mixed metal fire place screen. This great French postmodern fire screen has an...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons is made of wrought iron and cast iron. This is a French work by Rfamous designer aymond Subes. Circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons is made of wrought iron.This is a French work. Circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Flame Brass Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of neoclassical style flame andirons are made of brass with wrought iron parts on the back. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Pair of Fleurs de Lys Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Fleurs de Lys andirons are made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Early 20th Century Brass Fireplace Trim
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century brass fireplace trim. By unknown manufacturer from Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
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Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Brass

Pair of Cast Iron and Brass Chenets, 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of cast iron and brass Chenets, 1960's design. Measures: H: 29 cm, W: 40 cm, D: 16 cm.
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Iron

Glass and Brass Design Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This design fireplace tools are made of brass on a glass stand with brass feet. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Pair of Modernist Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work by Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Danny Alessandro Chrome and Brass Fireplace Mantel
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage mid-century fireplace mantel of chrome and brass from Danny Alessandro with a sleek chrome design and a brass center plate.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Pair Of Steel And Iron Design Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair od andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a great design, very simple and a French work, Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron Belt Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons representing a belt is made of wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lacquered Metal Design Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This design fireplace tools are made of lacquered metal. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Metal

Brass Mirror Mid Century France
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Old polished brass fireplace frame from the Bordeaux region (south west of France), mounted as a mirror from the 1960s. Made in France. The mirror can be positioned vertically or...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Bolection Fireplace in Black Marble
Located in London, GB
An English moulded bolection fireplace in black marble. Based on a period original. An elegant shape. Modern. Please note that whilst the marble is largely pure black in color there ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Brass mirror Frame France Mid Century Fireplaces
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Old polished brass fireplace frame from the Bordeaux region (south west of France), mounted as a mirror from the 1940. Made in France. The mirror can be positioned vertically or ho...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Fontana Arte, Modernist Curved Blue Glass and Brass Fire Place Screen, Italy
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice curved fire place screen is made of a brass base and a blue curved glass screen. This is a work by famous Italian Designer Fontana Arte, circa 1970.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Austrian Corner Gas Fireplace
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cobalt blue tile brass trim Austrian corner gas fireplace or heater or hearth.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Faux Fireplace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Faux fireplace by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates features a foam-like material, and electric logs that light up. Please confirm item location ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Foam

Mid-Century Modern Steel Spherical Fire Place
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern spherical fireplace made out of heavy steel by Dries Kreijkamp , the Netherlands, 1960s. This Mid-Century Modern fireplace can r...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel

Irving Harper Fire Starter by George Nelson Associates for Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Irving Harper under George Nelson Associates for Howard Miller c. 1950s, USA. The footed cast iron pot features a coiled-handle and white firing stone that shows minimal ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Modernist Cast Iron Fireback Representing a Stylized Nude Woman Signed Quellier
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This modernist cast iron fireback displays a nude woman with a scythe and ears of wheat. This piece is stamped and signed M Quellier? This is a French work, circa 1950.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Fireplace Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary mid-century modern fireplace ornament hand-crafted out of brass and steel combination. This piece features a brass and chrome comb...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Chrome, Brass, Steel

Fire Screen in the Style of Rene Drouet Made to Order in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom handmade scrolling curlique fire screen. May be custom ordered any size or finish. Our metal artisan can make anything in metal you desire, just give us a call. The depth bel...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Brass Fireplace Tools
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Three piece set of Alessandro Abruzzi style chrome and brass fireplace tool set, Italy Circe 1970's. Shiny and bright, this set of 3 place tools with both warm and cool accents is a...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Custom Made to Order Fireplace Screen Mid-Century Modern Style Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy steel and brass Mid-Century Modern style fireplace screen, that our old plank workshop builds to order in your specific dimensions and finish. We also custom build other Mid-Century Modern fireplace screens...
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2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel

Modernist Cast Iron Fireback, Signed G Lecoff?, French, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This modernist cast iron fire back is signed G Lecoff. It is a sophisticated French work, circa 1950.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern 4 Piece Chrome & Frosted Lucite Fireplace Tool Set by Pace
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated fire tool set was realized by the esteemed American maker Pace Furniture Co. circa 1970. It features a central slender rectangular...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Chrome

Brass Design Fireplace Tools. French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These design fireplace tools on stand are all made of brass. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Tempered Glass Fire Place Screen with Brushed Steel Feet, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice modernist fire place screen is made of tempered glass on a brushed steel base. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel

California Modern Barbecue or Brazier by Stan Hawk for Hawk House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A three-legged iron barbecue or fire pit by Stan Hawk for his company Hawk House. A Case Study Program-approved design, the fire barbecue gave modernist form...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Metal, Iron

Brass Fire Irons, France, 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming fire irons from brass, France Mid century Unique handcrafted set fire irons. It's in original good and working condition.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Gun Metal and Polished Brass Fire Place Mantel by Karl Springer
Located in Montreal, QC
Gun metal and polished brass fire place mantel by Karl Springer. Interior dimensions: H:39 L:46.5 in.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Metal

Modernist Art Deco Inspired Nickel and Brass Andirons, Manner of Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade by artisans in New York state, this pair of modernist andirons embody the old world craftsmanship and design aesthetic of a bygone era. Each andiron offers a solid rectiline...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Nickel, Brass

Copper Wall Cladding Designed by Edit Oborzil and Tibor Jeney, 1968
Located in Rome, IT
Striking copper wall cladding designed by Edit Oborzil and Tibor Jeney, cca. 1968 for the Hotel Helikon - Balaton Keszthely, Hungary. Artistic recta...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Copper

Stunning Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Style Faux Fireplace, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fireplace by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, USA, 1970s. The triangular base with triangular hood all with textured bronze finish, circa 1970s. Measures: 87" high, 65" wide, 24...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wood, Epoxy Resin

Stylish Pair of Mid-Century Modern Andirons or Firebogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely pair of Mid-Century Modern andirons. Inspired by an opening flower, these heavy wrought iron andirons open up to reveal a polished hand hammered "floating" shiny ball. Nice ...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Pyramid Steel and Wrought Iron Andirons, French, Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This elegant pair of pyramid andirons is made of steel and wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Pair of Modernist Steel and Wrought Iron Flame Andirons, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist flame andirons is made of steel and wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel, Iron

Pair of Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Flat Key Andirons, French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of flat key andirons is made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

Gilbert Poillerat Style, Important Pair of Wrought Iron and Gilt Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Amazing pair of important wrought iron and gilt iron andirons with twisted bar. These stunning andirons are French, in the style of so famous wrought iron master Gilbert Poillerat. T...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Wrought Iron, Iron

Pair of Modernist Steel and Wrought Iron Andirons, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of steel and wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome Andirons by Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated pair of modernist andirons were realized by the esteemed designer Alessandro Albrizzi, in Italy, circa 1970. They feature inverted T-forms consisting of a horizont...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Iron, Chrome

Jansen Fireplace Mantel Chrome and Brass, circa 1970
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Fireplace mantel made in France from Jansen in chrome and brass, circa 1970. Square chrome surround with brass inner border and brass center square det...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Pair of Modernist Bronze and Wrought Iron Andirons, Italian, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice pair of modernist andirons is made of bronze and wrought iron andirons. This is a very interesting Italian design, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Fireplace Surround in Brass and Steel Style of Danny Alessandro
Located in New York, NY
Fireplace surround in brass and steel style of Danny Alessandro. The opening measures: 57.25 W x 38.5 H.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel, Brass

Pair of Neoclassical Style Brass and Iron Andirons, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful pair of neoclassical style andirons are made of brass and iron. This is an interesting design, French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Iron

Wood, Iron and Brass Magazine Stand or Fireplace Log Rack Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This Mid-Century Modern vintage brass, wood and black iron magazine stand or rack and or log carrier for a fireplace is handsome and very utilitarian. it serves as a Dual purpose for...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Brass, Iron

Virginia Metalcrafters Brass Dolphin Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of solid brass and irons Dolphins andirons by Virginia Metalcrafters.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Iron

G. Poillerat Style Handmade Fire Screen Available in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking Mid-Century Modern Custom Handmade Fireplace Screen in the style of Poillerat and built to your specifications. The one shown here is in stock and available for immediate de...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gild Brass and Glass Fire Place Tools Set, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice fire place tools are made of brass and are displayed on a tempered glass and brass base. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Red O'Keefe & Merritt Stove, 1948
Located in North Hollywood, CA
All original O'Keefe & Merritt red stove 1948. This is very rare red version which has been refurbished and retains original red enamel and white ceramic salt and pepper...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Enamel

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Flame Four Piece Bronze & Black Enamel Firetool Set
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic Mid-Century Modern four piece fire tool set was realized in the United States, circa 1950. A cantilevered bronze support ascends from an amorphic shield fo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze, Enamel

1950s French Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1950s solid brass French andirons.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Iron

Mid-century Modern fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage fireplaces and mantels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, mirrors, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern fireplaces and mantels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original fireplaces and mantels, popular names associated with this style include Maison Jansen, Adrian Pearsall, Raymond Subes, and Stan Hawk. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for fireplaces and mantels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $475 and tops out at $55,000 while the average work can sell for $2,582.

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