Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
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 celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Abstract Landscape Mid-Century Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A charming mid-century stained glass window depicting an abstract winter landscape. With it vivid colours and abstract stained glass panels suggestive of hills, a forest, water and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
Afra & Tobia Scarpa fper Dimensione Fuoco Set da Camino, Italia 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Il set da caminetto è composto da cinque diversi articoli: un set di attrezzi da caminetto, un carrello portalegna, un parafuoco, una coppia di alari e un per la legna da ardere.
Tut...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Large 70s Solid Brass Mid Century Modern Sculptural Door Knocker
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Large, Focal, Mid Century Modern, Solid Brass, Sculptural Door Knocker
Elegant lines. Undulating Wavy Center Knocker. . Clean minimalist piece of door jewelry that would enhance th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Large Brass & Enamel Door Pulls by Pepe Mendoza, Mexico, 1950s
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bold and highly decorative pair of large circular brass door pulls by renowned Mexican designer Pepe Mendoza, produced in the 1950s. Each piece showcases a stylized Chinese charact...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Italian BAR / COUNTER STOOL BURGUNDY RED 50s 60s Style Iron / Brass / Velvet
Located in Landshut, BY
Italian
DEEP BLUE VELVET
BAR / COUNTER STOOL
DEEP BLUE
1950s / 1960s style
Lacquered iron / Solid brass / Velvet / Upholstered
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Willy Guhl Molar Planters
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarce pair of molar planters, designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit. Arched triangular form cheekily resembles a tooth. Strong and robust, these garden planters are sculpted from fibro...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Raul Coronel Ceramic Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Coronel Ceramic Planter for Architectural Pottery
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Restored Rare 14 Piece Méandre Outdoor Patio Set by Walter Lamb for Pacific Iron
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This expansive 14-piece patio set, crafted by designer Walter Lamb for Pacific Iron Products Co in Los Angeles, features his iconic wave motif adorning each table and chair base. The...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$27,499 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Split Reed Rattan Bamboo Gabriella Crespi Style Planter, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rattan split Reed planter. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern rattan bamboo planter.
Measurements: 28 cm x 32 cm W x 31,5 cm D
Interior Height: 24 cm
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
$1,628 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian BAR / COUNTER STOOL ~ CAPPUCCINO ~ 50s 60s Style Iron / Brass / Velvet
Located in Landshut, BY
Italian
~ LIGHT CAPPUCCINO ~
BAR / COUNTER STOOL
1950s / 1960s style
Lacquered iron / Solid brass / Velvet / Upholstered
hq foam upholstered and kedered
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Cast Metal Cranes, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 20th Century Cast Iron Crane Sculptures. Cranes are crafted with meticulous attention to detail, capturing the elongated elegance and poised gr...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$1,100 / set
Set of 3 Large Door Pulls in Brass & Abalone Shell by Peñoles, Mexico 1950's
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance the elegance of your doors with this exquisite Set of 3 Large Door Pulls in Brass & Abalone Shell designed and manufactured in the 1950's in Mexico Distrito Federal by Peñol...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Desert Garden Wind Chime Clay+Copper by Paolo Soleri Arcosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Clay chime with incised abstract designs, with clay clapper and copper fin. Designed by Paolo Soleri and hand-crafted at Arcosanti, c.1960. No discernible cracks, hairlines, or chips...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Large White 1960s Vitrolite Glass Table Top
Located in Garnerville, NY
A very large and thick rectangular piece of Vitrolite table top glass. Circa 1950-60. Good overall condition with some very minor chips (see photos). Structurally sound and sturdy. O...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Midcentury Sculpture of a Standing Egret, in the Style of Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large midcentury sculpture of a standing egret, in the style of Maison Jansen, raised on a circular enameled base.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Gilt Iron Planter / Three Plant Stand with Foliage Floral Motifs, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind Triple floor standing planter, gold leaf, gilt Iron. Spain, 1950s
A beautiful hand-hammered gilt iron pedestal plant stand for three p...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Painted Wrought Iron Vanity Stool or Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Midcentury wrought iron saddle seat bench can be used as vanity stool or for outdoor patio garden use. Scrolled arm support, metal mesh seat, attributed to Salterini, suitable for in...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of St Clair Glass and Brass Andirons
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of St Clair Glass and Brass Andirons. Heavy paperweight glass urn with controlled glass, a onyx disc and scrolling brass legs and a turned brass fi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$2,875 / set
Glass and Brass Design Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and elegant design fireplace tools is made of glass with brass elements and tools. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Traditional Spanish Stone Mortar, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique vintage stone mortar. Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pati...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Rare Cocobolo Don Shoemaker Fountain, Organic Mexican Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional one of a kind organic midcentury Mexican modernist fountain designed by Don Shoemaker.
Don Shoemaker fountain is made of Cocobolo woo...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cocobolo
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Out of Indoor Bamboo Dining Chairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage bamboo set of Four bamboo high back dining chairs in a very good original condition 1970s.
Set of Four chairs priced!
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
Set of Modernist Pilgrim Mfg. Brass and Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Set of four fireplace tools with stand in wrought iron with brass accented base and handles by Pilgrim Manufacturing Co., circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pr. Wrought Iron Metal Mesh Garden Patio Poolside Chairs by Woodard c. 1950/70's
Located in New York, NY
Pr. vintage high back metal garden, patio, poolside, wrought iron and metal mesh chairs by Woodard Furniture. The chairs feature a continuous back and seat of metal mesh, mounted a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Richard L. Sandfort Aluminum Lounge Chairs, 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Richard L. Sandfort Aluminum Lounge Chairs, 1950
Freshly Upholstered in Holly Hunt “Birds of Paradise,” Beta Blue
A striking pair of aluminum outdoor lounge chairs by Richard...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
$6,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$480 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Cast Brass Double Golf Club Door Knocker
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful cast brass door knocker in the form of two golf clubs and a golf balls.
USA, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 4.75"W x 1.25"D x 6.75"H.
Very good original vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Large Willy Guhl Handkerchief Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in New Orleans, LA
Introduce a touch of mid-century modern elegance to your garden or interior space with the iconic Willy Guhl Mouchoir Planter. Renowned for its innovative design and timeless appeal,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three-piece set of American Modernist fireplace tools featuring an iron caddy and brush, poker, and shovel, all with brass wrapped handles (ca. 1960s).
The brass is newly polished. O...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Willy Guhl Flower Pot
By Willy Guhl
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This is a mid-century modern cement planter from Switzerland, designed by the acclaimed designer Willy Guhl around the 1960s. Known for his innovative use of materials, Guhl created ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
$1,340 / item
Mid Century Garden Patio Poolside Cafe Dining Table after McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural wrought iron and metal mesh garden, patio, poolside cafe dining table. The table features a circular metal mesh top, supported by an iron center pole, on a four leg star base. Construction reminiscent of Woodard or Salterini, design reminiscent of McCobb, or Nelson. The table is in very good, original, clean condition, usable as is or we offer custom powder coating if you prefer a more polished look. Hard to find purely modern garden pieces, free of romantic floral decoration. Please view our extensive collection of vintage garden furniture...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Double-Sided Sunflower Shape Door Handle by Chrystiane Charles
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Fabulous quality cast bronze double sided sunflower shaped door handle designed by Chrystiane Charles - silvered and ormolu finish, beautiful crisp casting, circa 1970, France.
Pr...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair of Beacon Hill Collection Mahogany Pedestal PlantStands
By Beacon Hill
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Beacon Hill Collection Mahogany Pedestal Tripod Fern / Plant Stands in great vintage condition.
Measures 16.5" in width and 16.5" in dwpth at the base and stand 43.5" Tall...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Fireplace Andirons Wrought Iron Firedogs Ibex Inspiration, France, c 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Exceptional pair of andirons of the period Mid-Century Modern
Wrought iron firedogs.
The creator of this pair of andirons gave free rein to his imagination by creating these andirons...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Traditional Spanish Green Ceramic Mortar, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique vintage green ceramic mortar.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Sculptural Tapered Planter Speckled Brown
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Sculptural Tapered Planter Brown
Speckled Mottled finish
15.75 h x 11 diameter
Original preowned vintage condition
Refer to images shown please.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery
Maison Baguès Door Handles, 8 Pairs Available, Priced by Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional and rare set of 12 door handles by Maison Baguès. Executed in bronze.
Only one pair pictured
Priced by pair
Total for a 1 set: Four pieces for a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
1950s Style Gainey Glazed Art Pottery Architectural Green Planter Pot
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Style Gainey Glazed Drip Art Pottery
Architectural Green Planter Pot
Earthenware planter
7 h x 18.25 diameter
Unrestored original vintage c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$871 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A set of Four French Modernist cast stone planters, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking set of four cast stone planters from France. Exemplifying the Modernist aesthetic, each planter features a robust geometric form with minimalist design—ideal for architect...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone
Set of 4 1970s Concrete planters Octagonal shape
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Set of 4 quality planters, octagonal shaped. Date from the 1970s. Made from large aggregate concrete, giving a wonderful appearance to the concrete.
Drainage hole to the bottom. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Set of Two Bamboo Floral Lounge Chairs Boho Chique
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two lounge chairs very stylish quality vintage bamboo designed in Italy 1960's. The lounge chairs has renewed upholstered cushions in a soft color floral outdoor...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Upholstery, Bamboo
$3,054 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Wrought Iron MCM French Swan Garden Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unusual pair of wrought iron swan garden chairs, graceful necks, wing arms, webbed feet, round swirl seats. Conversation pieces! Comfortable too.
Thought to be mid-century Fre...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Royal luxury wood holder
Located in Cantù, IT
Royal luxury wood holder
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
A whimsy set of four tiny garden gnomes made in Germany ca. 1950s probably by Heissner. They are made of terracotta and ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Willy Guhl 23" Concrete Bowl, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic concrete bowl by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Beautiful patina and modulating salmon-colored paint to the surface of the underside. Very unusual size in 23" diam...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Mid Century Garden Patio Poolside Dining Table Att. to Salterini, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural dining table constructed of wrought iron, attributed to Salterini, in the style of Woodard Furniture. This example is structurally sound and sturdy, the finish sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tropitone Leilani Brown Jordan Aluminum Frame Pool Patio Lounge Chairs - Set 4
By Tropitone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tropitone Leilani Aluminum Frame Pool Patio Lounge Chairs - Set 4. Item features a nice wide aluminum frames, vinyl strap seats, original label, great style...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of George Nelson Inspired Child-Size Slat Folding Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare pair of mid-century era children's folding slat wood chairs inspired by the designs of George Nelson. Each chair features a slat wood seat with a decorative slat seat back fixed...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
$467 Sale Price
44% Off
Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside Side Table Att. to Salterini, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Architectural side, end table having a wrought iron base, with a metal mesh top. The table is in very good original condition, clean and ready to use, it is in grey paint finish. Man...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of Four Hollywood Regency Fireplace Tools by Pilgrim Manufacturing
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice set of four Hollywood Regency fireplace tools with stand by Pilgrim Manufacturing, circa 1980s. There are four tools (shovel, brush, log holder and poker) and a single ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Brass
Mid-Century Teak and Iron Patio or Garden Table
Located in San Mateo, CA
Small teak and iron dining table. This table has legs that are easily removed by sliding the end out of a bracket underneath the top. The top is made of solid teak boards. The metal ...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Russell Woodard Mid Century Modern Sculptura Mesh Patio Settee Loveseat Sofa 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century modern Russell Woodard Sculptura bench / settee / loveseat. Made of wrought iron and mesh featuring a sculptured ergonomic design.
Dimens...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Iron
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Thick Lucite Mirrorred Tissue Box Holder
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MCM Kleenex rectangular tissue holder in thick lucite with mirrored glass side panels. Finely made, this box is durable and provides necessary function with beauty. Fits standard siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mirror, Lucite
Set of 6 Cabinet Pulls in Brass & Stone inlay by Los Castillo, Mexico 1950s
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of Mexican flair to your cabinets with this stunning Set of Six Cabinet Pulls in Brass & Stone Inlay designed and manufactured in Taxco Mexico in the 1950's by Los Castil...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Brass
Rattan Umbrella Stand with Brass Open Rim, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern decorative brass and bamboo or rattan umbrella holder, tall planter or basket paper bin. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round shape with brass open rim. I...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,528 Sale Price
20% Off
Glazed Terracotta Plant Holder 'Vasi Treviso', Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Large vase in painted glazed earthenware mark under the base, 1960s. Dark green colour
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Modernist Tri-Fold Chrome and Glass Fire Screen
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Tri-Fold Chrome and Glass Firecsreen originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Features a minimal design formed of three articulatin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Steel and Brass Fireplace Tools on Stand in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare modernist fireplace tools on stand is made of steel and brass. This is a French work in the Style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hexagonal Midcentury Door Handle of Hammered Brass and Copper, Italy
Located in London, GB
Italian mid-century door handle of hammered brass and blackened copper, in long asymmetrical hexagonal form.
Hand-crafted piece with a hammered pattern to the brass and smooth dee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper, Brass
Mid-century Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Russell Woodard, Eternit, and Woodard Furniture Co.. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $1,078,195 while the average work can sell for $1,887.
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