Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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
Stan Bitters Bird Houses in Spray Metal, USA, 2017
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent handmade bird houses of porous lowlfier clay in spray metal by Stan Bitters. The birdhouses are available in different colors.
The houses are a favorite with finches.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Clay
Very Rare Brass Watering Can with Movable Spider, 1950s, Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very rare brass watering can with a small spider as decoration.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside Chaise Lounge Briarwood by Meadowcraft
By Meadowcraft
Located in New York, NY
Chaise, lounge chair of wrought iron, and metal mesh, by Meadowcraft, from the Dogwood series, circa 1950/1960's. The chair is solid, stable and fully functional, the finish shows co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wrought Iron
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" Bronze Sculpture, circa 1976
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Francisco, CA
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" bronze sculpture, circa 1976
Fantastic 1970s hand signed bronze sculpture by noted artist / designer Curtis Jere.
Hand welded bronze birds on a py...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Copper, Bronze
Painted Metal Sculpture of Palm or Banana Tree and Flower
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A painted metal palm tree or banana with removable leaves. Detailed trunk and leaves and a fabulous white flower. What is it about palm trees, that conjures up the romantic? Perfect ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Two-Piece French Concrete Hour Glass Style Planter on Stand
Located in London, GB
A Mid-Century Modern two-piece Modern French concrete hour glass style planter on stand with nice light even patina.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Watering Can in Brass and Copper by Carl Auböck, 1950's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Watering Can in Brass and Copper by Carl Auböck, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Brass and copper
Style: Mid century, Scandinavia
Produced in Denmark by Illums Bolighus
Dim...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
Watering Can, Vienna, around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can, Vienna, around 1960s
Copper and brass
Polished and stove enamelled.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass, Copper
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Handkerchief Elephant Ear Planter with Loss to Edge
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in London, GB
Willy Guhl for Eternit large handkerchief elephant ear concrete planter with loss to edge
Loss to one wave of the rim, shown clearly in the images. Will sit snugly against a wall an...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Mid-Century Modern "Bells of Carefree" Brutalist Bronze Sculptural Wind Chime
By Paolo Soleri
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage new old stock cast bronze sculptural wind chime or bell with great patina by "Bells of Carefree" in the style of architect and artist, Paolo Soleri or Jeff Cross...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jere Raindrop Tree Vintage
By Curtis Jeré
Located in North Miami, FL
This patinated multi metal disk Curtis Jere life-size tree is weathered. The faux soil that is a resin/plastic and the pot that is metal makes the tree look...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Copper, Nickel
Willy Guhl for Eternit, Mid-Century Modern Concrete Garden Handkerchief Planter
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in London, GB
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a very rare 21 inch tall Mid-Century Modern sculptural concrete garden Handkerchief elephant ear planter. It looks like a large seed pod and will look very sp...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a Mid-Century Modern Concrete Rectangular Garden Planter
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in London, GB
Willy Guhl for Eternit, a Mid-Century Modern concrete rectangular garden planter with rectangular concave decoration with opposing triangul...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Large and Whimsical Cast Stone Windmill Garden Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A vintage cast stone windmill garden sculpture with window, doorway and faux patches of worn casing revealing the brick superstructure below. The conical roo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Cast Stone, Copper
Willy Guhl Petite Ridged Planter, 1970s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite ridged planter by Willy Guhl. Concrete planter in the shape of a rectangle with an upper rim and ridged sides. Great scale. Very good vintage condition. Only one available.
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Cement
Italian Mid-Century Garden Chairs in White Wrought Iron with Curls, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Garden chairs in white wrought iron with curls, 1960s
Set of 4 garden chairs in white painted wrought iron. The round seat is perforated and decorated on the pro...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Midcentury Set of Garden Decoration Audoux Minet, 1950s
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful set of bamboo-made garden decoration designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet from the 1950s, including a stool, a high barrel table, a magazine rack and a planter, which are all remain in great condition or quality. The bamboo-vintage solid furniture...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Stan Bitters Bird Bath, 1970s USA
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful hanging bird bath by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters. Plastic cords are attached at three points on the dish and meet in a clay disk at the middle of the cords. Each plastic cord is adorned with a clay ball and a cast clay bird at each base. Bath has an inviting blue glazed interior where the water is held. Good condition as shown. Matching bird feeder available in separate listing.
As a pioneer of the organic modernist craft movement in the 1960s, Bitters has been producing rough-hewn ceramic birdhouses...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Plastic
Large Vintage-Style Wooden Cage: Replica of Gaudi's "El Capricho" in Comillas
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Elevate your decor with the grandeur of this large vintage-style wooden cage, a meticulous replica inspired by Gaudí's iconic "El Capricho" house in Comillas. Crafted with high-quali...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood
Flint Brass Co. Wind Chimes Often Misattributed to Walter Lamb. USA, 1960’s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Flint Brass Co. Verdigris Bronze Wind Chimes, USA, 1960's. The tallest bronze chime measures 14.63". Often Attributed to Walter Lamb.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
1960s Paolo Soleri Italian Bronze Wind Chime Garden Bell
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Hand crafted Soleri Bronze wind chime bell.
Zen meditation garden bell
Designed by Mid-Century Italian Architect Paolo Soleri
Hanging length approximately 9 inches Bell is appr...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
Stan Bitters Bird Feeder, USA 1970s
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful hanging bird feeder by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters. Plastic cords are attached at three points on the dish and meet in a k...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Plastic
1960s Abstract Iron Flower Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Abstract welded metal sculpture of a flower by an unknown artist, having a nice patina from being left out in the elements from over the years. There is an hint of paint on the petal...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Steel
Leaf Design Tripod Plant Stand or Jardinière in Gilt Patinated Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Leafed Tripod Planter in Patinated Metal.
Manufactured at the Mid-Century Modern period, Spain, 1950-1960.
Nice design with three leaves standing up on a tripod leafed base. Original...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Metal, Iron
Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany with beautiful patina.
We have a second handmade watering can on offer, s...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
Watering Can vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering Can vienna around 1960s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Concrete "Brontolo" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Concrete "Brontolo" of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from Fifties with nicely worn patina.
This statue could become a set together with "Snow White" and...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Leaf Design Tripod Plant Stands or Jardinières in Gilt Patinated Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of patinated iron leafed planters with tripod bases. Manufactured at the Mid-Century Modern period, Spain, 1950-1960.
Nice design with three leaves standing up on a tripod leafe...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage Garden Stack Decorations of Mushroom Bloomers
Located in Seattle, WA
Red and White Spotted Mushroom Garden Decoration . No Makers Mark. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 19 W ; 30 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood
Arcosanti Clay Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arcosanti Clay Bell by Paolo Soleri c. 1960
Clay Bell with incised abstract designs.
Clay clapper and copper fin.
Arcosanti cypher mark.
10" wide
8" deep
15" tall with out chain...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Copper
Hammered copper Watering Can, VEB Kunstschmiede Neuruppin, Germany around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered copper Watering Can, VEB Kunstschmiede Neuruppin, Germany around 1960s
Copper hammered
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Copper
Monumental Ceramic Kinetic hanging sculpture hand crafted by Brenda Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Gorgeous modernist architectural hanging ceramic sculpture by American artist , Brenda Williams.known for her craftsmanship with Cabat like feelies, totems, critters and sculptures, ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Ceramic Kinetic hanging sculpture hand crafted by Brenda Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Gorgeous modernist architectural hanging ceramic sculpture by American artist , Brenda Williams.known for her craftsmanship with Cabat like feelies, totems, critters and sculptures, ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany with beautiful patina.
We have a second handmade watering can on offer, s...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
1980s Handcrafted Vintage Artisan Wind Bell Ceramic and Wood Chime
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Handcrafted Vintage Artisan Wind Bell
Ceramic and wood chime
21.75 tall x 19 w x 5.25
Preowned Original vintage condition
See all images provided
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Stan Bitters Bird Houses in Glazed Ceramic, USA, 2017
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent handmade bird houses of glazed lowlfier clay by Stan Bitters. The birdhouses are available in different colors.
The houses are a favourite with finches.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Italian Fountain with Gilt Brass Swans and Weeping Willow
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian fountain with gilt brass swans and weeping willow, 1970s
This beautiful object can be used either to embellish a garden, or to enrich a spacious living ro...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hagenauer watering can vienna around 1950s ( marked )
Located in Wien, AT
Hagenauer watering can vienna around 1950s ( marked )
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Conical Concrete Diable Planter by Willy Gulh, 1950s
By Willy Guhl
Located in MIlano, IT
Swiss Mid-Century Modern conical concrete Diable planter or vase by Willy Gulh, 1950s
Diable model planter or vase, entirely in concrete, with conical base structure and containing ...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Olive Jar Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete olive jar planter by Willy Guhl in a beautiful brick red color. Simple and elegant design perfect for any garden or patio. Excellent patina and vintage condition. Manufactur...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
A Near Pair of Large Horse Heads in Cast Iron
Located in Pewsey, GB
A Fabulous Near Large Pair of Cast Iron Horses Heads. Both heavy and well weathered and signs of ageing but a fabulous pair for multiple purposes and standing on bases 19 cm x 16 cm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Concrete Tree Planter by Willy Guhl, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive concrete tree planter by Willy Guhl. Tall planter with 4 post feet raising the planter slightly off the ground. Very good condition. Perf...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Cement
Swiss Mid Century Conical Green Concrete Diable Planter by Willy Gulh 1950
By Willy Guhl
Located in MIlano, IT
Swiss mid-century modern conical green concrete Diable planter or vase by Willy Gulh, 1950s
Diable model planter or vase, entirely in concrete, with ...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Rare Watering Can in Brass and Copper by Carl Auböck, 1950's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Watering Can in Brass and Copper by Carl Auböck, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Brass and copper
Style: Mid century, Scandinavia
Produced in Denmark by Illums Bolighu...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Copper
Monumental Ceramic Kinetic hanging sculpture hand crafted by Brenda Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Gorgeous modernist architectural hanging ceramic sculpture by American artist , Brenda Williams.known for her craftsmanship with Cabat like feelies, totems, critters and sculptures, ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Felipe Delfinger Art Glass Flower Sun Catcher
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Felipe Delfinger sun catcher made of amber art glass sculpted and protruding through iron circles creating daisy-like round flowers. Eleven flowers attached by iron rings hang down...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Vintage Garden Bird Bath, English, York Stone, Decorative Outdoor Ornament, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage garden bird bath. An English, York Stone decorative outdoor ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Accentuate your garden with this charming, cat-topped bird bath
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout, with historic flora
Substantial York stone presents natural grey tones
In four parts for ease of moving, the whole standing at 3 feet tall
Delightful cat ornament...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Willy Guhl Chalice Shaped Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique concrete planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Planter in the shape of a chalice. Especially unique in that the base matches the top with pointed facets. Great vintage condi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Giant Cylindrical Concrete Tree Planter, 1960s Switzerland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant concrete drum planter by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. This substantial cylindrical concrete planter is a wonderful and functional piece for your home or garden. Age ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Vintage Paolo Soleri Arconsanti Multi-Color Bronze Bell / Wind Chime
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wind chime/bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti (the city he designed and built in Arizona in 1970).
Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina and multi-color pig...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
Flag stand, anonymous, for Stjärn Metall, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Flag stand, anonymous, for Stjärn Metall, Sweden, 1930s
Stamped.
Metal.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Metal
Colossal Willy Guhl Olive Jar Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized concrete olive jar planter by Willy Guhl with great patina and prominent presence. Simple and elegant design perfect for any garden or patio. Gorgeous speckled patina and e...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Massive Willy Guhl Olive Jar Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete olive jar planter by Willy Guhl with great patina and prominent presence. Simple and elegant design perfect for any garden or patio. Incredible yellow patina and excellent v...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Gigantic Willy Guhl Tree Planter, 1960s Switzerland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic tree planter by the Swiss design house Eternit. Extremely difficult to find vintage planters large enough to plant and hold a large tree. This would make a wonderful and functional piece for your home or garden. Painted greyish/white on its exterior, and is stamped to indicate its creation date, serial number and origin. Two other large Willy Guhl tree planters...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Colossal Willy Guhl Olive Jar Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized concrete olive jar planter by Willy Guhl with great patina and prominent presence. Simple and elegant design perfect for any garden or patio. Excellent patina and vintage c...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Monumental Cylindrical Concrete Tree Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic tree planter by the Swiss design house Eternit. Very difficult to find vintage planters large enough to plant and hold a large tree. Thi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Colossal Willy Guhl Olive Jar Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized concrete olive jar planter by Willy Guhl with great patina and prominent presence. Simple and elegant design perfect for any garden or patio. Gorgeous patina and wonderful ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Set of Three American Midcentury Painted Concrete Mushroom Garden Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three American Midcentury painted concrete mushroom garden ornaments with red and black tops and nicely weathered appearance. Envelop your garden in a veil of enchantment with this set of three American Midcentury painted concrete mushroom garden ornaments. Conjuring up images of fairytale...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Mid-century Modern garden ornaments for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern garden ornaments 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 garden ornaments created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern garden ornaments made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original garden ornaments, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Eternit, Paolo Soleri, and Stan Bitters. 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 garden ornaments differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $129 and tops out at $19,500 while the average work can sell for $1,751.
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