Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Black
Brutalist Crucible Vessel Pot Planter
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A crucible transformed into a planter offers a unique and unconventional way to showcase plants and bring an industrial touch to your space. Traditionally used in metalworking and chemistry, a crucible is a container made of a heat-resistant material like ceramic or metal.
Repurposing a crucible as a planter adds a distinct and intriguing aesthetic to your garden or indoor plant display. Its original purpose as a vessel for extreme heat makes it durable and resistant, perfect for holding soil and plants.
The crucible...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Spun Fiberglass Plant Stand
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern spun fiberglass plant stand. It is in wonderful vintage condition and has a fresh coat of black paint. Please see ph...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Paint, Fiberglass
David Cressey & Robert Maxwell “Sunburst” Plum Glazed Planter for Earthgender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bowl planter from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s early 1970s project. This 23” diameter example is incised in the “Sunburst” design of lines radiating from a central...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Large Purple Egg Planter by Marilyn Kay Austin for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulously large, rounded glazed planter in 'Eggplant' by ceramics artist Marilyn Kay Austin for Architectural Pottery. This example, called the floor vase or egg planter...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Small Planter or Vase Architectural Pottery Marilyn Kay Austin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great California humble design.
Manufactured by Architectural Pottery USA, Los Angeles.
This design came in three sizes -small, medium and large.
A rare find.
A survivor.
Bisque c...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Clay
Gainey AC-8 Matte Black Planter Pot
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gainey AC-8 matte black diminutive cylinder planter pot. Incised USA AC-8 on the underside. Clean original condition with minor evidence of use wear, small flea bites at bottom rim. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery, Paint
1960s Calif Architectural Art Pottery Glazed Window Planter Box David Cressey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury flame glazed organic modern window PLANTER box in the style of David Cressey and Malcolm Leland Architectural Pottery 1960s
Unmarked.
10.5 T 33.75W x 13.75 D
Light earth c...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Architectural Pottery Gunmetal Ceramic Planters by Gainey 'Set of 2'
Located in McKinney, TX
Set of two vintage MCM large gunmetal ceramic planter pots by Gainey
Each measures 13" tall x 14" diameter
Good vintage condition with light craquelure commensurate with age.
...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Large Crucible Planter Pot
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A crucible transformed into a planter offers a unique and unconventional way to showcase plants and bring an industrial touch to your space. Traditionally used in metalworking and chemistry, a crucible is a container made of a heat-resistant material like ceramic or metal.
Repurposing a crucible as a planter adds a distinct and intriguing aesthetic to your garden or indoor plant display. Its original purpose as a vessel for extreme heat makes it durable and resistant, perfect for holding soil and plants.
The crucible...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Malcolm Leland Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Malcom Leland Planter for Architectural Pottery, c.1960s, USA. This stoneware planter has a brown and black glazed exterior with texture as well as a glazed interior. The round plant...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stoneware
David Cressey Pro/Artisan Mocha Glazed Bowl Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic planter from David Cressey's Pro/Artisan collection for Architectural Pottery. The 4066 pedestal bowl planter has a wide belly that tapers at the base with a mocha glazed ext...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Architectural Pottery Black Tulip Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful black glaze tulip planter by Architectural Pottery. This AP-3206 planter has a drum shape with a rounded lip that curves in at the top of the piece. Architectural Pottery...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stoneware
Architectural Pottery Medium Black Tulip Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful black glaze tulip planter by Architectural Pottery. This AP-3203 planter has a drum shape with a rounded lip that curves in at the top of the piece. Architectural Pottery...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stoneware
1950s French Bamboo Planter Jardiniere Style Louis Sognot France
By Louis Sognot
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s French Bamboo Sculptural Planter Pot Jardiniere
Style Louis Sognot. Unmarked.
Exterior 6.88 tall x 17.5 w x 12.5 d
Interior metal bucke...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Midcentury Architectural Pottery Black Ceramic Planters by Gainey 'Set of 3'
Located in McKinney, TX
Set of three vintage MCM large black ceramic planter pots by Gainey
Each measures 13" tall x 15" diameter
Good vintage condition with ligh...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Planter by Architect Victor Bisharat
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Atomic Sculpture-Iron Planter, that holds 3 Potted plants. Designed by Victor H. Bisharat a Calirfornia architect, circa early 1950s. Measures 17...
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modern Planter Based on Midcentury Design
By Joe Chester
Located in RICHMOND, VIC
Midcentury design reimagined.
Taking inspiration from his grandmothers french plant stands, designer Joe Chester has lovingly re-mixed the design to bring it into a modern context...
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2010s Australian Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Gainey Architectural Pottery Clay Planter Pot Black Glaze
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern Gainey Architectural Pottery Planters Pots dark Satin Black Glaze Ceramic Pottery circa 1960. Most are Labeled on bottom. Made i...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
1960's French 3 Tier Plant Stand
Located in New York, NY
1960's 3 tier French metal plant stand, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Metal
Large California Modern Matte Black Planter Pot by Gainey
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large Gainey of Laverne California planter pot. Finished in a matte black glaze. No cracks or chips no drill through. Very clean exterior. Evidence of use...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Mid Century, Decorative Scrollwork Plant Stand
Located in Hastings, GB
Mid century scrollwork plant stand
Dating Circa 1930-1950'S
Reeded column design straps with detailed scroll work detailing
A true statement piece for an entrance hall or garden
...
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Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Metal
David Cressey Pro/Artisan Charcoal Glazed Bowl Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic planter from David Cressey's Pro/Artisan collection for Architectural Pottery. The 4066 pedestal bowl planter has a wide belly that tapers at the base with a charcoal glazed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Vintage planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s set of 3, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Set of 3 planters designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit SA.
Three different szies in this set.
One planters has some white paint on it.
1960s -...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Concrete
Black Enamel Buckets, 1950s, Holland
By Brabantia
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique set of buckets. These set bought in the 1950s was never used.
so new old stock. In a stunning Black Enamel color. Grey Enamel inside.
There is only some paint lose on the ha...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Enamel
1950s German Atomic Plant Stand / Fountain
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Germany
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1950s
Materials: Tile, Laminate
Measurements: 29.5" wide x 24" deep x 23.25" tall
Condition: In excellent origina...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Laminate
Rustic Vintage Set of Three Hanging Brass Planter Bowls Chain Pendant
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rustic hanging planters
Vintage set three brass hanging planters chain pendant
Varied sizes
Scallop detail on planter
Measures: Medium: 15.25 diam x...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Brass and Wicker Jardiniere, circa 1960, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Jacques Adnet jardinière, circa 1960, France.
Brass bamboo, blackened wicker basket, stitched black leather.
Dimensions: 65 cm H, 67 cm W, 27 cm D.
Original condition, brass ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass
Gainey AC-8 Planter, Matte Black
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage matte black glazed AC-12 cylindrical planter by Gainey Ceramics. For use indoor or outdoors.
Maker: Gainey Ceramics
Origin: La Verne, Califo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
1970s Planter Box Textured Pottery Style of David Cressey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Planter
Mid-century era pottery planter manner of David Cressey.
Clean modern lines angled textured pottery geometrical construction.
Drainage holes present.
Unmarked.
Measur...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Large Fesco Architectural Pottery Style Modernist Plastic Planter Pot
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fesco synthetic planter pot. Styled after David Cressey Architectural pottery pieces.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Synthetic
1960s Lagardo Tackett Architectural Pottery Black Hourglass Cone Planter Calif
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern Classic Pottery by designer Lagardo Tackett Sculptural Double Cone Hourglass Planter for Architectural Pottery
Stamped by Maker
Representing the epitome of California Mi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Paul McCobb M-3 Brown Ceramic Glaze Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul McCobb M-3 brown ceramic glaze planter for Architectural Pottery.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
1960’s Vintage Large Ceramic Earthenware Vase
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very large vintage earthenware vase, this dates from circa 1960s. It’s hard to get a sense of the scale in the photos, but this...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Paul McCobb M-3 Brown Ceramic Glaze for Architectural Pottery
By Paul McCobb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul McCobb M-3 brown ceramic glaze for architectural pottery.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Planter Black White Cast Marble Jardinière Pot, Austria, circa 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and large black + white cast marble planters (2 of each available)- sold per piece
Stunning 27" planters (on casters). The technique of cast marble, stucco marble or painted ...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Marble
Planter Pot Black Cast Marble Jardinière, Austria, circa 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and large black cast marble planters (2)- sold per piece
We have the same pieces in white cast marble (2), a total of 4 planter, two of each, black +...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Brown Diabolo Planter by Willy Guhl and Anton Bee for Eternit
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Malibu, US
Pair of French brown diabolo , good condition, trace of use , I have many more to come. Those piece are really hard to find.
After they stopped manufacturing, many people threw thei...
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Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Cement
Architectural Pottery "Jet" Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful black glaze tulip planter by Architectural Pottery. This AP-3100 planter has a drum shape with a rounded lip that curves in at the top of the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of Three Thumbpots by Stan Bitters, USA, 2017
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of a large brown, a medium white and a small black thumbpot by Fresno, California Artist Stan Bitters. The planters are hand-built with thumbprint design. The hand-built, organic...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Flowerrack or Cactus Holder by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, Brass, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Enchanting and charming small flowerrack or cactus holder by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria. Its basis consists of a solid and black patinated piece of brass, while the brackets are of...
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1980s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass
Palladio Italian Mid-Century Modern Wrought and Gilt Iron Plantstand
By Palladio
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern tripod plantstand made of wrought and partially gilt iron, with a gilt brass planter. The piece was made by Palladio in Italy during the 1950s and has a ma...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Italian Mid Century Hand Painted Chimpanzee Planter
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Who doesn't love a chimpanzee? Hand painted Italian Mid Century ceramic planter. Festive. Fun. Lots of hand painted detail - a work of cera...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Mathieu Matégot Black and Grey Lacquered Metal Wall Planter Holder, circa 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Wall hanging planter holder "Chambord" designed by Mathieu Matégot, circa 1950. Manufactured in France by Ateliers Matégot. The Holder is made of ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Italian Wrought iron Sculptural Tree Planter, circa 1950
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Midcentury Italian wrought iron sculptural tree planter, circa 1950
Midcentury Italian wrought iron sculptural tree plant pot holder. Beautifully scul...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Wrought Iron
Phoenix-1 Planter in Purple Glaze by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by David Cressey in 1963 as part of the Pro/Artisan stoneware collection for Architectural Pottery, the slipcast Phoenix planter has a bowl shape with an allover geometric r...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Mid-Century Metal Plant Stand or Room Divider for Nine Plants, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful foldable and very decorative plant stand in the shape of a screen, suitable for 9 plant pots.
This plant stand consists of 3 parts, which are firmly connected, but can be folded together.
Each part has three plant pots in different heights; because of this, the 3 parts can be pushed into each other.
This allows the 3 parts to slide into each other when you want to store the screen empty.
Each container for a plant pot has a diameter of 22cm (8,7in)
One of the three parts is 43cm (17in) wide, in total the plant screen...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Metal
David Cressey Ribbed Plum Glazed Pro/Artisan Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bullet planter by David Cressey from the Pro/Artisan collection for Architectural Pottery. This planter has a soft speckled glaze in plum on both the interior and exterior. The exter...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Mid-Century Green Fat Lava Cyclope Planter by Charles Cart, 1960s
By Charles Cart
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning Fat Lava Studio planter by Charles Cart, circa 1960.
The distinctive glaze on this planter that was developed by Charles Cart the founder of the Le Cyclope Pottery...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Mid-century Modern planters and jardinieres for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern planters and jardinieres 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 planters and jardinieres created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern planters and jardinieres 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 planters and jardinieres, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Eternit, Architectural Pottery, and David Cressey. 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 planters and jardinieres differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $36,500 while the average work can sell for $1,796.
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