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
20th Century Swiss Pair of Tilted Raised Garden Cement Planters by Willy Guhl
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of vintage Mid-Century modern Swiss planters designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit, in good condition. Each of the sculptural planters features a shallow, tilted saucer bowl rest...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Porch Lounging Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish Mid-Century Modern deco style white washed rattan lounge chair made of bent bamboo wrapped at the joints with faux raffia. Loose back and seat cushion with ties to attach to ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
Circular Push-Pull Door Handle in Bronze, Mid-20th Century, France
Located in London, GB
Circular push-pull door handle in bronze (or brass), mid-20th century, France.
A very simple elegant handle, made up of two separate pieces - each side with a slightly concave dish ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Willy Guhl Off-Kilter Planter
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Molded concrete off-kilter planter, designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit. A play on the classic diabolo form. Strong and robust, this tilted garden planter is sculpted from fibrous cem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Curious Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet Fireplace 1940 ' by Luigi Brusotti
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and unusual chimney-shaped bar cabinet, tessellated in black opaline glass outlined by aceso profiles, the 45-degree closing door opens to a mirror mosaic interior, the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Glass Fireplace Screen with Bronze Hinges
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fireplace screen is made of 3 glass panels with bronze hinges. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$2,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Tadao Inouye for Brown Jordan Kantan Patio Table and four Chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage set of four of Tadao Inouye for Brown Jordan Kantan dining chairs with round dining table Fully restored with new black powder coat on the frame ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Stacking Tables Iron and Glass Tops By Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic set of three stacking tables with iron frames and glass tops. Strong and sturdy, will hold your drinks and snacks successfully. Curled decorative stretchers for added stabi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$956 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Clear Glass Door Handle Pairs for Push & Pull Double with Antique Gold Metal
Located in London, GB
A pair of double door handles, push and pull, square textured clear cast glass with mat antique gold anodised aluminum. They are designed for a glass or wooden doors but suitable for...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Willy Guhl Organic Handkerchief Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking pair of Willy Guhl “Handkerchief” planters, celebrated for their sculptural organic form and timeless modernist appeal. Designed by Swiss artist and designer Willy Guhl an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Chaise Lounge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
S-Lounge patio chair by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. Graceful even for a Lamb design, the chaise lounge is rendered in bronze tubing with a seat of woven yacht cord. Its namesake ar...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
David Cressey & Robert Maxwell for Earthgender “Sunburst” Planter, 1970s, Cerami
Located in South Jordan, UT
Exceptional hand thrown stoneware planter from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell during the 1970s. This pot is incised in the “Sunburst” design a pattern of lines radiati...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian mid-century Deck chair in blue fabric and wood by fratelli Reguitti 1960
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Deck chair in blue fabric and wood by fratelli Reguitti, 1960s
Deck chair with blue fabric seat. The backrest has two types of inclinations thanks to a met...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Stained Glass Window Panels by Rainbow Studios NY, circa 1965 #3
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular window panels by Rainbow Studios NY.
Windows were created for a house in Nyack NY which overlooks the Hudson River. Amazing craftsmanship ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Wrought Iron Side or Garden Table After Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Garden, patio, poolside or sunroom side table having arched legs and top support, and a metal mesh top. Probably by Woodard, unsigned. The table is structurally sound and sturdy, the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century Swiss Modern Cement Saucer Garden Planter by Willy Guhl & Eternit
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage Mid Century modern Swiss saucer planter designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit, resting on a zinc coated metal stand. A very large and shallow planter made of fiber cem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Elegant Cast Iron Chiminea
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This quaint cast iron chiminea features a wonderful old fashioned design, complete with grates, ring handles, faux cracking, and top lid. This piece would make a perfect center piece...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Bronze Door Handle with Abstract Design
Located in London, GB
A sculptural bronze push or pull door handle with abstract relief. Germany, second half 20th century (probably 1970s).
A heavy piece, made of cast metal, with very nice changing ton...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Chas A. Lieber Ironworks Fire Grate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fire grate by Chas A. Lieber, c.1940s, USA.
Dimensions
19" width x 13" depth x 7" height.
Condition
Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear for an item of this use.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Gainey Planter in Satin Black Glaze, California Architectural Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One architectural pottery planter finished in satin black glaze. Signed Gainey on the bottom. Made in California in 1960s.
This item pairs perfectly with our pair of Gainey smaller black planters...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Near Pair of Woodard Sculptura Lounge Armchairs Restored
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Restored near pair of Sculptura armchair lounge chairs. Totally cleaned down and powder coated silver with new plastic floor glides. Sold as a set (2)
One chair is slightly smaller ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pr. Vintage Brown Jordan Tamiami Lounge Chairs Designed by Hal Brady c. 1960's
By Brown Jordan
Located in New York, NY
Pr. high style vintage Brown Jordan lounge chairs, from the classic Tamiami series, designed by Hal Brady, c. 1960's. Both chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, one chair shows a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Garden Trough by Willy Guhl & Eternit
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, vintage Mid-Century modern Swiss garden trough made of hand crafted light weight cement designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit, in good condition. This single rectangular sink o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Mid Century Hanging Concrete Garden Planter by Willy Guhl for Eternite AG 1950s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century hanging concrete garden planter in chains by Willy Guhl produced for Eternite AG in Swizerland, 1950s.
In good original condition with beautiful natural patina from ...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Sterrit-Gittings Kelsey Bronze Tennis Player on Marble Base Royal Copenhagen
Located in Westport, CT
Sterrit-Gittings Kelsey Bronze Tennis woman, marble base Royal Copenhagen 152/2500 signed and dated 1976.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Wall Mounted Soap Dish Signed Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This highly elegant Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Wall Mounted Soap Dish Signed Venini originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Featur...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Murano Glass
Entrance or Passage Way Large Starburst Door Hardware Kit
Located in South Charleston, WV
Produced for clients not wishing to purchase out doors directly and to provide their own extant or newly purchased door for a modern look For use on exterior or interior doors. For ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Scandinavian Midcentury Watering Jug in Copper, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish brass and watering can with long spout. Bark effect embossed copper. Perfect for indoors watering - orchids etc. Manufactured in Scandinavia during the early 1960s in a style...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Vintage 'Sculptura' Patio Armchairs by Russell Woodard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic pair of mid-century modern 'Sculptura' patio armchairs by Russell Woodard, crafted from wrought iron with sculpted mesh seats and backs. Designed in the 1950s, these timeless ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
David Cressey & Robert Maxwell for Earthgender “Sunburst” Planter Taupe Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A cylindrical stoneware planter from Robert Maxwell and David Cressey's 1970s collaboration Earthgender. The planter has a rounded lip and an incised all-over sunburst pattern. The i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Paolo de Poli green/gold enameled copper and brass door handle, 1960s
Located in amstelveen, NL
This handcrafted copper and brass door handle embodies the spirit of Italian mid-century design. Created in the 1950s–1960s, a period when Paolo De Poli redefined the language of dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid Century French Bamboo Rattan Plant Pedestals/ Small Accent Tables, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
Charming Pair of Mid-Century French Bamboo and Wood Plant Pedestals / Accent Tables
A delightful pair of small bamboo and wood stands, handmade in Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
$346 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Round Copper Watering Can
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely vintage watering can, fully functional and ideal for the inside plants, a greenhouse area or your smaller garden plants... pretty enough ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Sax Shaw (1916-2000) ‘The Bull’ Framed Stained Glass Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A vibrant framed stained glass panel titled ‘The Bull’ by British stained glass artist, Sax Shaw (signed). Made circa 1980-1990, this colourful stained glass window was featured in a...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
1980's Terracotta Decorative Bird Fountain
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Terracotta Bird Fountain.
The fountain is in 3 pieces and the center column houses the pump and supports the bowl with
the decorative birds
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Russell Woodard Mid Century Modern Sculptura Mesh Patio Settee & Rocking Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century modern Russell Woodard Sculptura bench / settee / loveseat and rocker armchair. Made of wrought iron and mesh featuring a sculptured ergon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Iron
$3,990 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Audoux et Minet Rattan Table, Chairs, Chassin Horse Ceramic Tile
Located in Stamford, CT
Spectacular 1960s Cote D'Azur signed oval ceramic top rattan table and four rattan chairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Modern depiction of horses and grasses ceramic tiles signe...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan, Wood
Tobia Scarpa Flos "Tamburo" Green Outdoor Lighting Fixtures ( 11 available )
Located in Sacile, PN
11 Tamburo available
Flos Tamburo is a series of Classic outdoor lighting fixtures. A beautiful light which is is ideal for the patio or outdoor walki...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
$1,140 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Fireplace, free standing, wood or gas, Green Brown Lancer, circa 1970
By Malm Fireplaces
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century. Designed to burn wood or gas, inside your home or out. Original Green with brown shadings porcelain enameled paint. Includes spark screen and gr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Iron
20th Century Swiss Modern Vintage Eternit Cement Garden Planter by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl, A. Collas Brevete
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, vintage Mid Century modern Swiss saucer garden planter made of hand crafted light weight cement designed by Willy Guhl and produced by Eternit, in good condition. The garden...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement, Metal
Mid-Century Italian Concrete "Cucciolo" of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Concrete "Cucciolo" of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with nicely worn patina.
This statue could become a set together with "Snow White" and "Brontolo" a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Jean Prouvé INSA facade ribbed panel France 1960
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This architectural grille facade element is a remarkable piece designed by the acclaimed mid-century designer Jean Prouvé, and produced by C.I.M.T in France around 1960. Originally p...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Custom Mid-Century Style Geometric Wood Room Divider by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century geometric wood room divider. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports.
Custom sizing and pricing available upon request.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 Russell Woodard Black Sculptura Dining Room Indoor Outdoor Side Chairs
Located in Wayne, NJ
Set of 4 Russell Woodard black "sculptura" dining indoor outdoor side chairs.
If you are in the New Jersey, New York City Metro Area, please contact us with your delivery zipcode, as...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$2,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Fourteen Mario Papperzini Style Iron Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic and grand set of fourteen patio and garden dining chairs made in the Italian manner and style of Mario Papperzini. The large chairs feature iron frames with a gracefully arched backs having bronze finials on the corners. The backs are inset with a geometric lattice pattern in a neoclassical style. The set consists of twelve side chairs and two host armchairs. The seats measure 19 inches high without the cushions. The seats are topped with conforming, thick seat cushions having weathered vintage fabric. The front legs have a whimsical style with a splayed foot. The legs are conjoined by curved stretchers. Very heavy and solid with excellent joinery and craftsmanship. Sold as a set of 14. These large chairs are reminiscent of many iconic California designs made by producers like Rose Tarlow twig...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Midcentury Concrete Cast Stone Planters, a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of midcentury concrete cast stone planters. Half globe silhouettes. Drainage holes. Darkened weathered patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Kelly Green Ceramic Planter by Bassano of Italy
By Bassano
Located in San Diego, CA
Large kelly green ceramic planter by Bassano of Italy, circa 1990s. The planter is in good vintage condition with the exception of a small chip ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Brown Jordan Tamiami Rocking Chair
By Brown Jordan
Located in Highland, IN
Brown Jordan "Tamiami" furniture is exceptional for several reasons. Brown Jordan has been know for their high quality outdoor furniture for decades. Using the best materials that wi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Richard Schultz for KNOLL 5-Piece Patio Set
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in North Miami, FL
ALL ORIGINAL 1966 Vintage set of Richard Schultz for Knoll Patio Dining Table Outdoor Collection. Outdoor or indoor powder coated over aluminum frames with brown enamel top to table...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Gaston Le Bourgeois Attributed Pair of Dogs Wrought Iron Andirons, 1930, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Gaston Le Bourgeois attributed Important pair of dogs andirons, circa 1930, France.
Beautiful wrought iron work.
Gaston Le Bourgeois is an important French sculptor.
In the 1930s, h...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
20th Century Swiss Vintage Cement Handkerchief Garden Planter by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Swiss Handkerchief or Elephant Ear garden planter by Willy Guhl and Eternit, in good condition. The sculptural planter is made of a light weight cement, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
20th Century, Afra & Tobia Scarpa Set of fireplace Accessories
Located in Turin, Turin
Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa started their collaboration in the 1959 sharing numerous important projects, in particular in the supply sector, establishing themselves as exponents o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Brass
Door handle by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, glass and brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional mid-century double door handle for push and pull, attributed to the unmistakable design of Max Ingrand in his finest pieces for the prestigious Italian house Fontana Arte...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,710 Sale Price
20% Off
3 pc. Modernist Stained Glass Panels circa 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Unusual set of three leaded stained glass panels, executed in the modernist style, constructed of colored glass pieces, fused with lead trim, framed with a solid wood border.
The t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stained Glass
Vintage French Turned Column Screw Plinth, Reminiscent of Charles Dudouyt
Located in Hitchin, England
A French plinth with a turned column stem, reminiscent of Charles Dudouyt designs.
The plinth form most probably dates from the early 20th Century with the turned screw column fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair of Brutalist Bronze Mid Century Modern Entry Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Bronze Entry Doors... A Mid-Century Jewel and great statement piece for the front of any Mid-Century Style space.
The pair were acquired f...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$22,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Garden Patio Poolside Salterini Zig Zag Pattern Chair c. 1950/60's
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Zig Zag pattern wrought iron and metal mesh garden, patio, poolside chair by Salterini. This chair is in very good condition, structurally sound and sturdy, it is currently ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ugo Trevisan Mid-Century Modern Italian Fireplace in Embossed Copper
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ugo Trevisan, fireplace, copper, iron, stone, Italy, 1960s
This Italian fireplace, designed by Ugo Trevisan, emerges as a monumental creation, characterized by its peculiar presence...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Modernist Fireplace Tool Set in Brass & Iron 1960's
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Blackened iron and brass handle 3 pc. fireplace tool set from the 1960's.
Well crafted and in amazing original condition. True horsehair broom.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Conical Bronze Andirons, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Solid turned bronze andirons
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
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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