Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
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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Murano Smoky Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and smoky Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measures:...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 polished brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4101 'Melies' Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of large Carl Aubock Model #4101 'Melies' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4330/1 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4330/1 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$219 / item
1960's Italian Brass Shopping Bag Set Magazine and Letter Holders
By Gio Ponti
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare set of brass shopping bags from Italy, circa 1960.
Both are stamped "made in Italy" on bottom.
Fabulous as decoration together or use separate as magazine/letter bin.
Both ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Carl Auböck Model #5439 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5439 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$337 / item
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury U-Shaped Brass Key Ring Chain Holder Knopferl
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist U-shaped keyring / keyholder / keychain "Knopferl", designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Barovier Murano Pink Gold Italian Art Glass Leaf Bowl Vide-Poche Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (4 available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, pink and gold flecks Italian art glass leaf dishes with vase / holder. They have been documented to the Barovier ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Adnet Mid-Century Curved Leather Italian Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous photo frame fully made in a fantastic curved leather. This unique and charming object was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s clearly in the style of Jacques Adnet design.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
Sweet Little Dog Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Money Box c1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Adorable hand painted ceramic Italian money box from the 1960's
A joyful palette of colours brings this piece to life
Circa 1960's
Signed M33 Italy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Sterling Silver Circular Standing Frame
Located in New York, NY
Sterling Silver Circular Standing Frame. Vintage Mexican sterling portrait frame with easel back. Stamped “EMP•PLAT•MEX •S.A” STERLING 0.925 HECHO EN MEX. & ME 15. Mexico, 20th cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Spitfire Wooden & Aluminum Airplane Desk Model, Asprey, ca 1940's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Cubist Spitfire wooden & aluminum airplane desk model. Asprey London- ca 1940´s. RAF Supermarine spitfire aluminum airplane desk model, mounted over a display stand.
Airpl...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
$2,399 Sale Price
42% Off
Beveled Glass Ashtray by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian beveled glass ashtray by Fontana Arte / Made in Italy circa 1960s
Measures: Length 6.5 inches / width 6.5 inches / height 1 inch
Order Reference: FABIOLTD G77
This pi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$742 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Modernist Paper Tray in Chrome 1970s
By Smokador, Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful letter tray in polished aluminium / chrome finish with black enamel lining. In the style of Smokador. Clean and minimalist design that is timeless and classic. Unique and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Charming Italian Ceramic Toad On A Tile c1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Italian ceramic toad sitting on a tile
Four inch square tile with a superbly tactile blue toad atop
Understood to have been privately commission...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Walnut Wood and Brass Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Midcentury Modern walnut wood and brass desk or table lamp, circa mid-20th century. Lamp is turned wood with soft edges and indents of horizontal brass bands. This lamp would make ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Ceramic Sculpture Cat/Royal Dux, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of ceramic
- good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4099 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4099 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of geode bookends with vibrant puple and white coloring, circa 1990s. The set is in very good vintage condition and measures 8"W 3.5"D 4.5"H. #4122
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
$275 / set
Vintage Fratelli Toso Millefiori Desk Lamp, Murano, circa 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Fratelli Toso Millefiori Desk Lamp, Murano circa 1950
A rare millefiori murrine glass desk lamp manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1950. Made of blue glass with melted white and green glass threads and polycrome murrines. Surface with satinated finish. The lamp is an authentic example of early 20th century Murano art glass. It was part of a large Fratelli Toso glass collection with over 600 pieces - collected since the 1970s. Working condition. It features a E14 European socket.
Fratello Toso was one of the leading art glass manufacturers of Murano in the 20th century. In the early 1900's Fratelli Toso started to produce glasses in murrine technique. Murrine and Millefiori glasses remained a major product field of Fratelli Toso. In 1912 a very successful series of liberty inspired art glasses, designed by Hans Stoltenberg Lerche...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Stuart Kern " America " Leather Memo Pad Holder circa 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stuart Kern " America " Leather Memo Pad / Notepad Holder. circa 1980
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Wall Sculpture Napoleon #4271, Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wall sculpture „Napoleon", model #4059, designed by Carl Aubock II back in 1953. A charming object, handcrafted by Werkstätte Auböck in V...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Dark Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and dark blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
20th Century Fontana Arte Soliflore Vase Model 2392 in Crystal & Nickeled Brass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing acce...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Knob in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Knob in Nickel.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$482 / item
Vintage Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray
Located in Esperance, NY
This is a very unique premium paper or letter tray that is now available for sale. It comes with its original Knoll tag and is an early version of the product. With its stunning desi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bentwood
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Knob in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #8040-2 knob in nickel.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$543 / item
Magnificent Life-Size Zanolli, Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Barn Owl c1980s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Impeccably hand painted life-size barn owl figure by Zanolli, Italy from the 1980's
Has incredible presence - a terrific piece
Circa 1980's
Signed Zanolli, Italy
Height 11.5 inch, Wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Thermometer, 1950s for Tables, Vienna, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Thermometer, 1950s for tables, Vienna, around 1950s.
Original condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Aluminum and Lucite Ice Bucket and Tongs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage aluminum ice bucket and Lucite tongs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
$303 Sale Price
24% Off
Vintage Signed Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Ceramic Tray or Dish Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage chic Swedish Mid-Century Modern hallmarked Stig Lindberg glazed ceramic tray, dish or desk accessory is hallmarked in 2 places with numbers; Gustavsberg Sweden with a sy...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
$1,012 Sale Price
25% Off
60s Italian Modern Aldo Londi Ashtray & Cigarette Holder by Bitossi Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful combo of Ashtray and Cigarette Holder designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for the retailer/importer Raymor. The hand painted and decorated portion of the pieces...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$304 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1960s Libelle Streamline Table and Wall Fan by Schoeller & Co. Made in Germany
By Siemens
Located in München, DE
Fantastically beautiful original 1950s Streamline table and wall fan by Schoeller & Co.
Model "Libelle". Made in Germany. Very good condition.
Stepl...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid-Century Modern Beni Mobler Denmark Teak Waste Basket or Trash Can
Located in St. Louis, MO
Danish modern teak bent plywood waste basket or trash can with and what looks like Rosewood interior designed Jan Nielsen for Beni Mobler Denmark. In very ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
20th Century Fontana Arte Soliflore Vase Mod 2393 in Crystal, Nickeled Brass 50s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing accessories. It is known for working with curved crystal and producing lighting fixtures, becoming a prominent name in Italian design over the years.
Here we have a vertical "Soliflore" vase model 2393 in thick crystal and nickel-plated brass by Fontana Arte designed in 50s. This decorative object is a perfect idea for a gift (wedding, graduation, new born...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Anthony Redmile Box with Nickle Plated Mounts and Inset Opal
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully made vintage steer horn box by Anthony Redmile. With polished horn body and hand hammered nickle plated brass mounts. The top with an i...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Opal, Nickel
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Pulegoso Green Gold Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume scent bottle. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930-40s. Unsure of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Piece Of Italian Kitsch, Ceramic Sports Car And Driver c1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Italian ceramic car and driver from the 1960's, a fun piece of Italian kitsch
Rossa pink lustre glaze - beautifully respected
Circa 1960's
Signed Italy
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and functional MCM staved walnut desk organizer, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 7.5"W x 4.5"D x 3"H. ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Italian Mid-Century Modern Lapis & 800 Silver Dresser Box or Table Casket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine small sized Italian Mid-Century Modern dresser or table box.
With sheets of lapis lazuli on black marble and mounted with a fine 800 silver mount and hinge.
Simply a won...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Tommi Parzinger for Hart Associates Nickel & Taupe Enamel Magazine Rack, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Hart Associates, Tommi Parzinger attributed Magazine Stand, Book Stand. Folder Stand. Repurpose. Featuring a sturdy rectangular two part form with curved Nickel plated Brass base and...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Box with Historical Photos of JFK Kennedy, Roosevelt, Adenauer German Press
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a collection of historical press photographs in an original box. They show several American presidents. Many are by John F kennedy, one by Roosevelt, one with Grover Clevelan...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Original Victorian Door Knob Cast Pewter Paperweight, Glasgow School of Art
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Original Glasgow School of Art, artist's proof of a pewter casting of a Victorian door knob
The mold for this one-off casting was created using a V...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Carl Auböck Model #4206C Polished Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4026A polished brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in polished brass. Originally con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$344 / item
Italian Mid Century Modern Blown Glass Rooster by, Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid-Century Modern blown glass "Rooster" designed by, Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese. The rooster with applied red comb with clear body "sommerso" technique (layering of glass) with the center a black against a heavily cased clear background. The rooster is cased in multiple layers of clear glass giving it a depth of dimension and weight. The rooster is unsigned. circa 1960s'
Measurements:
height: 13.25 in in. x width: 7.25 in. x depth: 4.25 in.
Biography:
Antonio Da Ros (Italian; 1936-2012) graduated in 1957 from the Istituto Superiore di Arti Decorative ‘CARMINI’ in Venice.
In 1958, he started working in the Gino Cenedese glass factory which later became Ars Cenedese Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Auböck for Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermes letter opener, 1960s by Carl Auböck
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Hand Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist Hand keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ma...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Enamel Sterling Silver and Silver Plate Vintage Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous artist vintage bowl from the 1960s is enamel black with rose toned center with swirls of sterling silver and the bottom is silver plate. It ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Model #4206A Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4206C patinated brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in patinated brass with a polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Great Sculpture of a Bear Designed by Livio Seguso, ca. 1970ties
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A powerful stylized sculpture of a bear in solid smoke grey glass. It is hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. The typical design of Livio Seguso in the 1970s. The base w...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Werkstätte Hagenauer Sculptural Foot Bowl or Tray, Midcentury, Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming and humorous Austrian brass bowl or tray in the shape of a foot, designed and executed by Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna in the 1950s. also...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Square Midcentury Ashtray, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed ashtray. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 1950s. Handcrafted with hand carved geometric ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
Mid-Century Curved Leather Italian Picture Frame, Adnet, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous and large photo frame fully made in a fantastic Italian pleated leather. This charming object was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s clearly in the style of Jacques Adnet d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
2010 Modern Italian Gold Amber Crystal Twisted Murano Glass Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design vertical photo frame in thick blown Murano glass worked in a amber orange gold color, overlayed in crystal. The elegant texture of the tightly ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Vase or Decanter with Wicker Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimal modernist vase or decanter „Tuberkulinkolben", designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in the 1950s. Made of handblown clear glass with nice wickerwork / rattan o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Original Midcentury Carl Auböck Comb Made from Horn
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a beautiful half-moon shaped comb. The item was hand-crafted from horn and designed by the renowned workshops of Carl Auböck in Austria. It's a remarkable example of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
1970s Brazilian Natural Rock Exotic Stone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Natural Rock from Brazil Exotic Stone
Brown Black
.63 thick x 12 w x 6
Bottom of brown felt.
Original organic vintage condition
Refer to listed images
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Signed Bronze Dish by Italian Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Galeria
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze sculpture / dish by Italian artist Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante Galleria, Milan, Italy, circa 1958.
In the late 1950s the gallery was producing small series of decorative o...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1928 'Hands' Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #1928 'Hands' brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern more desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.
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