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
Very Long Wrought Iron Fire Screen, Fire Guard This is a very attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Long Wrought Iron Fire Screen, Fire Guard
This is a very attractive piece and unusually 4feet long, the wrought iron work is swords and curls on a fine mesh infill backing
In g...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Marble Sculptural Chimney
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble sculptural chimney by the French artist Jean Frederic Bourdier.
Unique handmade crafted piece signed by the artist.
Estremoz marble.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$27,258
Modernist Copper Sculpture, Indoor or Outdoor
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist copper sculpture, indoor or outdoor. Can be hung or placed as stationary element, amazing design made with one continuous copper strip.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Italian Futurist Planter by La Casa dell'Arte
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A planter with bold polychromed decoration and three stepped levels, each separate and sealed from the one below.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern White Enameled Aluminum Bench Attributed to Superstudio
By Superstudio
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern white enameled aluminum bench attributed to Superstudio.
The bench is in reverse U-shaped form and composed of a series of grooved pieces of aluminum. It is light and designed to be easily transported as they will easily wraparound a person's body. Italian Radical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Steel Tree Stand
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautifully designed and sturdy, heavy tree stand made solid steel with a black patina. This stand can accommodate a tree of up to 20 feet in height.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$4,800
Pair of 1989's Ceramic Wall Hangers, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two ceramic wall hangers in excellent condition. Produced in former Czechoslovakia in the 1989.
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
1980s stainless steel and glass toothbrush holder with box
Located in Premariacco, IT
1980s French toothbrush holder with stainless steel frame and glass tumbler.
Complete with original box.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Burnished Iron Palm Tree Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian burnished iron palm tree sculpture.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Planters in Fiber Cement by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This pair of planters, model "oreille d'éléphant" was made of fiber cement by Willy Guhl (1915-2004) in the 1950's.
« Willy Guhl was an inventor, an experimenter, a resercher and a visionary. Despite that, he did not get lost in utopia. He reveals himself to be pragmatic almost a genius. » Robert Haussman
Willy Guhl was part of these historical designers historiques who have contributed to the international reputation of the Swiss design. He was one of the big representative of Neo-Functionalism.
From a carpenter father, he follows a furniture maker formation in the Kunstgewerbeschule of Zurich – School of applied arts of Zurich here he teaches from 1941 -, and becomes the director of the interior architecture department 10 years after. He leads in the late 1940's pionneer reaserches in the plastic furniture field. He develops then a knowledge about moulding technical that we allow him to reveal himself by transposing them on a new material : the Eternit, also called fibercement, which he is one of the first to use in Europe.
The Eternit is a kind of cement reinforce by asbestos and with a fiber texture which allows to create audacious pieces with new shapes. It takes the aspect of larges slabs to which it is possible to give a shape as long as they are not dried. Produced in the origin for the industry, it's a cheap material with an important resistance, so perfectly adapted for the fabrication of external furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
$3,199 / set
Mid Century Modern Spun Fiberglass Loveseat
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing vintage mid century modern Russell Woodard spun fiberglass love seat. Features an off white finish.
Loveseat B
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Fiberglass
Beige Indoor Decorative Planter Swirled Cane Vase, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Beige Finish decorative indoor planters in swirled cane into this cone shaped Vessel.
Coming from a famous Florist in Paris, France...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cane
Pair of Ming Wooden Planters with Brass Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Ming planters with brass hardware. Planters are in good vintage condition with visible wear from age and use.
Dimensions:
24"sq x 18"t.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
$2,400 Sale Price / set
33% Off
Standing Bronze Horse Fountain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bronze wall horse fountain. Beautiful piece perfect to create ambiance in any outdoor garden setting. Please confirm location with seller (NY or NJ)
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
French Modernist Iron / Leather Two-Seat Sling Seating, After Jacques Adnet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning French modernist iron / leather two-seat sling garden seating with center table. Stunning design, sculpture, reminiscent of amazing designs by Jacques Adnet. Light moss gree...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Set of Mid-Century Reclaimed Glazed Internal Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from the 1950s, this pair of reclaimed glazed internal doors make a stylish set of dividing doors. Channelling a mid-century look, they are...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Art Nouveau Aluminum Garden Chairs, 1950s, United Knigdom, Set of 5
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The table and four garden chairs in the Art Nouveau style with floral ornamentation, made in the 1950s in Great Britain. The set after a comprehensive renovation of aluminum elements...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Paul Chaleff Large-Scale Stoneware Planter
Located in New York, NY
Paul Chaleff large-scale stoneware planter. Handmade, sturdy, nice drip-glazed pattern to the body.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
$6,900 Sale Price
40% Off
Whimsical Set Brass Iron Stylized Dog Fire Tools Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical set of stylized brass dog handled fire tools from the Mid-Century.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Donald Deskey Nickel Blade Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist andirons in blackened iron with a polished nickel blades. Designed by Donald Deskey for Bennett. Mint restored. On display at 200 Lexington...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Nickel
$3,400 / set
David Cressey & Robert Maxwell Speckle “Sunburst” Bowl Planter for Earthgender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bowl planter from David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s 1970s collaboration Earthgender. The planter has a rounded lip and an incised all-over sunburst pattern. It is tapered at its bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Arthur Umanoff Scroll Arm Chairs with Leather Strapping
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Wrought Iron Arthur Umanoff Scroll Arm Chairs with Leather Strapping
4 Available. Sold in Pairs on this listing
Overall pretty good co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Bamboo and Rattan flowerpot , circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Bamboo and Rattan flowerpot , circa 1970
Good condition.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
American Modern Steel Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Steel Andirons
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$4,800 / item
Mid-Century Copper Brazier
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Copper brazier. With a rounded body and widened at the top, where there is a circular opening. It is made of copper, a material known for its heat resistance and durability. The twis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
David Cressey "Leaf" Bowl Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bowl-shaped planter by David Cressey for the Pro/Artisan collection by Architectural Pottery with Cressey’s signature Leaf pattern and ochre glaze. This bowl planter has a wide rou...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Outdoor Painted Iron Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
The outdoor stool is sturdy and made of tubular iron soldered together and painted.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
8 Armchairs 1950, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
8 armchairs
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that rea...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$32,000 / set
Pair of terra cotta vases with greek decor Italy 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A highly decorative pair of terra cotta vases on base with greek decor
Precise details
Italy 1950 or earlier
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Model T-103 Planter by Lagardo Tackett for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model T-103 Planter by Lagardo Tackett for Architectural Pottery, Midcentury, USA
White Matte Glaze
H 15.75" x D 21.25"
FDV-M014
*Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Large Carved Stone Clam Shell Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This large 20th century stone clam shell sculpture is a simply spectacular object. Circa 1920, it is by the Dudley, UK artist, John Vernon, and was possibly a commissioned piece for a city park. It depicts the distinct form of an ocean clam shell, possibly a gapers clam indicated by its wide proportions and curved horizontal scallops, deeply carved into grey blue sandstone...
Category
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Sandstone
Bronze Patio Beach Table with Wood Top by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The WT-3715 Beach Table designed by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan features a tubular bronze frame and a slatted wood tabletop in Philippine Mahogany. Recalling Lamb’s earlier work, the table has molded curves in the runners that act as the feet of the piece.
The horizontal profile makes this table a perfect pairing for the lower profiles of the Sleigh Chair or Waikiki Lounge...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
50s Eichler Home Cold War Atomic Scare Mid Century Modern Brass Door Knocker
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
50s Eichler Home Cold War Atomic Scare Mid Century Modern Brass Door Knocker Rare
Rare, Vintage, Fun, 1950s, Model Home, Original, Cold War, Atomic Era "Live Better Electrically" like Ronald Reagan, Solid Brass, Mid Century Modern Door Knocker.
This was a big campaign featuring actor Ronald Reagan.
This door knocker told your neighbors you lived in a modern, All-American, all electric dream house of the future!
This front door hardware...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Bamboo Plant Holder circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bamboo plant holder circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
1940s Mid Century Italian Capital for Column
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian stone capital for column 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Petite Blackened Steel Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Five piece set of fireplace tools with stand. The set features five tools with cylindrical blackened steel base. All elements have cane wrapped handles.
Dimensions
7.5" diameter x 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$1,500 / set
One-Door Handle by Erwin Burger, Laboratorio Erwin Burger, Italy, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Verre églomisé́ (reverse-painted glass) door handles, decorated with a gilt flower design on a sienna-gold ground, set with two screws.
OUR REFERENCE N9408
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Art Glass
Armchair 1960, American
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Armchair
It is repainted before delivery
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$3,600
Modernist Lucite and Chrome Fireplace Tool Set by Albrizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist set of fireplace tools attributed to Alessandro Albrizzi and Danny Alessandro feature a clear Lucite and polished chrome holder with polished chrome and black resin tools.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chrome
Asked Kjersgaard Danish Rosewood Mid-Century Modernist Planter
Located in Westport, CT
Asked Kjersgaard rosewood /exotic wood Mid-Century Modernist planter, original black painted metal liner.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Modern Garden End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sturdy pair of Mid-Century Modern stacking end tables. These wrought iron side tables work perfectly on a patio, pool deck, or balcony.
Please confirm it...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$385 Sale Price / set
30% Off
1940s Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons - Jacques Adnet Style - France
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
1940s Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons - Jacques Adnet Style - France
Very elegant pair of andirons made of wrought iron and brass.
Typical design of the French Modernist ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
Two-Tier Stone Planter from Switzerland Attributed to Swiss Designer Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large two-tier cast stone planter from Switzerland. This unique stacked planter from the mid-20th century is attributed to Swiss artist Willy Guhl. It h...
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone
Rare Arthur Umanoff Planter Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1950s Arthur Umanoff step-up planter stand. Wrought-iron and wood slats with a painted black aluminum insert.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Aluminum
Vintage lounges Eliel Saarinen & Pipsan Saarinen Swanson
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage lounges Eliel Saarinen & Pipsan Saarinen Swanson
Manner of Salterini, Milo Baughman, Woodard
These take a fabric sling seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Turquoise Finish Aluminum Dolphin and Sea Shell Glass Top Dining Table
Located in Westport, CT
Turquoise finished aluminum Glass top dolphin and sea shell designed dining Table 1/2” glass top with patinated turqouise color which is original and...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century, Set of Two Luminous Columns in Brass and Plexiglass
Located in Milan, IT
21th century, set of two luminous columns.
The floor lamps have a brass and plexiglass structure and the diffusers are in glass.
They can be used as light points and at the same ti...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,516 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Brass Andirons Attributed to Donald Deskey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of midcentury fireplace andirons. We're reasonable sure they were designed by Donald Deskey. Brass portions have been polished. The...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Steel
19th Century, Vintage Columns, Wood Structure with Baroque Decorations
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage columns, dating back to the end of the 19th century, Italian manufacture. The columns have a black stained wood structure with baroque decorati...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
$1,185 Sale Price
20% Off
David Cressey Pro/Artisan Flame-Glaze Urn for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery's Pro/Artisan collection with Cressey’s signature “Flame Glaze." This planter has slightly bowed sides and a flattened lip.
Dimen...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Model CP-17 "Tire" Planter in Bisque by John Follis for Architectural Pottery
By John Follis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model CP-17 "Tire" Planter in Bisque by John Follis for Architectural Pottery, Midcentury, USA
H 10.75" x D 16.75"
FDV11375
*Wear consistent with age and use. One small drainage h...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
$4,500 / item
Brutalist Travertine Coffee Table By Willy Ballez
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Brutalist Travertine Coffee Table By Willy Ballez
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Travertine
1930, Column Basin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A monumental column basin from the 30th.
Category
1920s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
$1,481
Patinated Copper Hood from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A large scaled and beautifully constructed custom copper flue or hood made of standing seam tapered panels having a warm patina.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Two Modernist Lacquered Metal Planters , circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two modernist lacquered metal planters , circa 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$2,133 / item
Robert Maxwell Lidded Stoneware Pot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand thrown stoneware pot by California ceramicist Robert Maxwell. The pot has a warm brown stoneware exterior finish with sections of brown glazing. The interior is fully glazed in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Ancient Planter in Lacquered Metal and Wood, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ancient planter in lacquered metal and wood, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
French 1950s Folding Picnic Tables
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Fun, and very sturdy and well-built picnic tables. The iron bases fold beneath the wooden tops, making them easy to store, and pull out when necessary. (T...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$1,066 / item
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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