Mid-Century Modern Barware
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Midcentury Auböck Bottle Stopper Historical Coin Motive
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a beautiful bottle stopper with a historical coin motive. It was crafted from brass and cork and designed by the renowned workshops of Carl Auböck in Austria. It represen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Ice Bucket with Tongs Made by Christofle Gallia
By Gallia
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful silver plated bucket for ice cubes from the French brand Gallia (part of Christofle). On the bottom is a removable plate with holes, for...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Hoya Glacier Ice Bucket With Textured Ice Glass, Japan, Circa 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Hoya Glacier Ice Bucket With Textured Ice Glass, Japan, Circa 1960s.
Produced in the 1960s by the Japanese brand, Hoya, the vintage Mid-Century Modern Japanese ice bucket...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Midcentury Silver Plated Ice Bucket
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clean lined silver plated ice bucket. This piece is late 1950s and stands the test of time. The beautiful vessel design is held by 2...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Set 12 Blown Bubble Glass Mid-Century Modern Drinking Glasses Glassware, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 12 Mid-Century Modern heavy blown bubble glass drinking glasses, glassware, stemware made in Italy.
In excellent condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Midcentury Frosted Glass Ice Bucket Italy, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite vintage Mid-Century Modern glass ice bucket, Italy circa, 1960s.
A Mid-Century Modern glass ice bucket by DeValbor Italy featuring a wheat design pattern. over frosted glass.
The bottom is marked Italy on one side and DeValbor on the other.
Holds enough ice for a few cocktails. Looks great for any bar or counter.
A swirl glass bottom gives this ice bucket beautiful visual interest.
A gold band around the the top of the frosted area.
Must be hand washed with a mild detergent like Ivory soap...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
1960s Modernism Genesis Vintage Silverplate Ice Bucket with Tongs Mexico
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernism by Genesis vintage silverplate ice bucket & tongs from Mexico
Ice bucket 5 tall x 5.5 diameter x 8 w Tongs 1 tall x 2.5 w x 6.5 d
Vintage ice bucket, silver plated with original vintage patina throughout.
Selling as original vintage unrestored uncleaned condition.
Ice bucket stamped Genesis Mexico
Tongs stamped.
Silverplated.
Beautiful decorative and useful bar item...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" Cocktail or Glass Coasters, Set of Eight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" set of 8 bar or drink coasters, circa 1970's. This stylish set of cocktail coasters were produced exclusively for the New York City department store Bonw...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Modernist Silver Plate Ice Bucket Set with Sculptural Tongs
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Modernist silver plate ice bucket set with sculptural tongs
Vintage ice bucket, silver plated with original vintage patina.
Wood block (possibly mahogany) to add contrast to the modernist clean lines.
Includes vintage ice tongs...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Four Rare Georges Briard Icicle Pattern Rocks Glasses in Yellow
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 4, hard to find mid-century modern, Georges Briard "icicle" pattern rocks glasses in yellow. Clear glass with raised, textured pinstripes of yellow beading with undulating top...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Peter Stuyvesant Round French Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Peter Stuyvesant branded round ashtray. White opaline glass has four u-shaped cigarette rests. Sides read Peter Stuyvesant with “tellement plus agreable” in gold script. Marked Fra...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Opaline Glass
1960s Gorgeous Cut Crystal Cocktail Shaker with Ice Bucket Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous mid-century vintage cut crystal and chrome cocktail shaker with Ice Bucket in excellent condition. Made in Italy
_Shaker diameter 3,93" x 8,66" H inches
diam cm 10 x c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Lead Crystal Glass Carafe or Decanter with Etched Grape Vine, Mid-20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality English, lead crystal glass carafe or decanter of large Size holding over 1.2 Litres and dating to the Mid-20th Century.
The carafe is bottle or baluster sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Vintage Red Opalescent Italian Opaline Vase on Foot from Florence, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Opaline di Florence (Empoli) opalescent Italian art glass vase the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Beautiful hand-blown opal and hand-applied white foot
Measures: 38 cm tall, diamete...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
1950s Taxco Mexico Set of 7 Cocktail Bar Long Tea Spoons Sterling Silver Leaf
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s vintage set of 7 tall leaf spoons sterling silver cocktail bar stirrers
Taxco Mexico
Sterling silver
Measures: 8.13 long x 1.13 w x .13
Maker stamped.
Preowned Unrestored ...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Bronze Key Corkscrew and Bottle Opener Metal Breweriana Barware, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Pair Asymmetrical MCM Baccarat Crystal Whiskey Decanters, 20th Century
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Unusual asymmetrical configuration Modernist style pair of Baccarat crystal decanters.
Signed on the bases
Excellent condition.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
1970s Sculpted Patinated Copper Ice Tongs Passport Scotch Whiskey
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpted copper ice tongs passport scotch whiskey modern vintage
1 tall x 2 w x 6 long
Vintage ice tongs in copper. Stamped Passport Scotch Whiskey...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Copper
Italian 1970s Martini Crystal Glass Ice Bucket
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming Mid-Century Modern crystal ice bucket has been designed in Italy for MARTINI and produced by Cristal dÁrques in France.
It features heavyweight and handcrafted crystal glass with two glass handles. and with ripples on the bottom base, Martini Logo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Italian Silver Ice Bucket/ Wine Cooler in Mid-Century Modern Style
By Eugenio Orefice
Located in New York, NY
Italian, continental silver ice bucket or wine cooler in Mid-Century Modern style, made in Milan in the Mid-20th Century, by Eugenio e Angelo Orefice, with a curvilinear, geometric d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
Opalescent Green and White Italian Opaline Pitcher from Florence
Located in Verviers, BE
Opaline di Florence (Empoli) opalescent green and Whit Italian Art glass Pitcher
Beautiful hand blown opal (green, brown) and hand-applied white handles.
Measures: 27 cm tall.
T...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A sculptural Midcentury corkscrew and bottle opener combination from the 1950s. In the shape of a large key, designed by Carl Aubock, executed by...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
1970s Giò Ponti Style Modernist Italian Silver Plated Italian Wine Cooler
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A silver plated wine cooler designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies in the style of Giò Ponti. It's in good conditions overall, it has just normal signs of use and age. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Pattern Rocks Glasses, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern rocks glasses in an Atomic pattern, circa mid 1950 - early 1960s.
A fabulous, fun set of four Mad Men Era Atomic rocks glasses, frosted on the interior in an opaque white. The pattern shows a variety of Atomic related shapes in black and gold. The pattern wraps around the glass without repeating. Heavy bottomed with tapered sides.
Spanning the late 1940s through about 1963, Atomic Age design is characterized by references to nuclear science and the atomic bomb...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Set of 12 Steuben Hand Blown Crystal Baluster Water Goblets #7877, circa 1940s
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of the most desirable patterns of Steuben's clear stemware services is this Classic baluster shaped goblet, pattern # 7877, designed by George Thompson. Hand blown crystal with a...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Cast Aluminum Streamlined Ashtray of Ocean Liner Form
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand finished cast aluminum ashtray for cigars or cigarettes in the form of a streamlined ocean liner.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum
Hilton Mcconnico for Daum, 'Cheyenne' Feather Quill Carafes, France, 1970s
By Hilton McConnico, Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb 'Cheyenne' carafe service designed by Hilton McConnico for Daum. Stopper of the carafe in the shape of a feather quill. Blue model named Cheyenne ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
Maison Jansen Style Mirrored Ice Cooler
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a soft blue mirror clad Ice Bucket with chrome trim frame. ALL original and lovely as-is.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome
Rare Set Coffee Tea Water Pitcher Plates, Cups & Saucers Signed by Martz Studio
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible and rare set by Gordon Martz for Marshall studios each piece is signed and comes with 4 espresso cups, 4 small plates a sugar, and a creamer, nice condition no chips or...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Extra Tall Barware Ice Bucket Avocado PVC Leather, 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Mid-Century Modern barware accessory double-decker ice bucket is made of luminous green PVC leather Vinyl. The extra tall cylindric-shaped body opens in two sections wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Plastic, PVC
Midcentury Lucite Burl Wood and Brass Italian Ice Bucket, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handsome Mid-Century Modern burl wood and metal ice bucket with handles. Italy, 1960s.
This ice bucket is comprised by a cylindrical container with lid, covered with burl wood and lucite and ring handles at both sides. It has accents in brass.
This sexy ice bucket will be a nice addition to your dinning table, cocktail stand...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Four Stock Market / Wall Street / Dow Jones / Cocktail Glasses by Cera
By Cera
Located in San Diego, CA
Great set of four double old fashioned glasses tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from 1958 to 1968 by Cera, circa 1970s. Each glass is the same and captures 10 years of current events and their impact on the stock market. The glasses are in very good condition with no cracks or chips and graphics are crisp. There is a 24K gold band...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Cocktail Stirrers, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful set of six (6) vintage Italian Murano barware art glass cocktail stirrers, Mid-Century Modern period, mid-20th century, Italy. Set is hand-crafted in transparent/cle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Danish Modern Kalmar Teak Wine Racks
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of Kalmar solid teak wine bottle racks. They appear to have never been used and include the original label. Kalmar was Danish company which produced items in Thailand and Denm...
Category
1950s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Teak
Dansk Teak Ice Bucket by Jens H. Quistgaard
Located in Miami, FL
Dansk is one of the most celebrated makers of Mid-Century table and kitchenware. Their teaks and enamels are in designs that endure the decades make Dansk items highly sought after a...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Teak
Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Silver Plated Ice Bucket, circa 1970
Located in Bath, GB
A truly stylish vintage Mid-Century Modern ice bucket, sourced in Italy and just back from my silversmith's workshop where it has been overhauled and re-silvered, restoring it to it'...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
French 1970's Aluminum Ice Bucket with Walnut Handles
Located in New York, NY
French 1970's circular aluminum ice bucket with covered top, adorned with walnut sphere and two walnut sphere handles.
Measurements with lid : 11"...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum
Burnt Tortoise Wood Bamboo Breakfast Bed Tray with Magazine Rack and Cup Holder
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage burnt bamboo or tiger/tortoise bamboo breakfast bed tray. Created from a mixture of wicker, wood, and bamboo this serving tray will be a t...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Wicker
Vintage Cera Glassware "E Pluribus Unum" Regimental Drum Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight vintage old fashioned glasses by Cera Glassware in the "E Pluribus Unum" / Regimental Drum pattern. Decorated in teal and red enamel with 22k gol...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Martini & Rossi French Opalex Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Martini & Rossi triangular ashtray. White opalex is branded Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth on each side. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest. Marked “Made in France...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Sterling & .900 Silver Cocktail Spoon Set with Figural Animals
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This boxed set of six cocktail or ice tea spoons are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern s...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
i Drink on My Own, Bohemian Cut Crystal Decanter, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small diablo-shaped crystal decanter cut with diamond patterns and set a stopper that is also a 6 cl glass. In the Czech Republic these are commonly called 'I drink solo'. It has a capacity of roughly 0.25 liter. Measurements: H: 19,5 cm, Diameter: 7 cm (base). Label: Bohemian lead crystal.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
1960s Scandinavian Modern Ice Bucket Crystal Art Glass Brass & Aluminum Handle
By Iittala
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s modern ice bucket in Scandinavian crystal art glass
Custom handle in aluminum and brass
Measures: 8.5 tall with handle, 5 H x 4.75 D x 6.75 W
Preowned vintage condition. Cus...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Royal Canadian Engineers Field Squadron Etched Cut Crystal & Sterling Decanters
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These quite heavy and well executed bottle decanters are possibly hallmarked by an unknown maker, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1970 and done ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1970s Chrome Modernist Three Tier Bar Cart
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With an almost Art Deco inspired skyscraper silhouette, this sleek and sexy 1970s chrome bar cart rises up in layers of chrome, glass and softly...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome
Cassetti, Firenze, Pair Modernist Silver Plated Thermal Wine Coolers
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and rare pair of silver plated insulated wine coolers dating to the 1970s, handmade in Florence by the top-notch silversmith's, Renzo Cassetti of Florence.
The interior i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Six MCM "Ethyl Anti Knock Compound Gasohol" Glasses by Cera
By Cera
Located in San Diego, CA
Great set of six MCM "Ethyl anti knock compound gasohol" double old fashion glasses by Cera, circa 1980s. The glasses are in excellent condition with no cracks or chips and graphics ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Vintage Feltman Langer Ceramic Pitcher Art Deco Barware
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This great Art Deco style beautiful vintage pitcher is made of ceramic by FELTMAN LANGER.
Midcentury vintage grey color Retro barware pitcher with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Grotesque Bacchus Ceramic Tankard by Royal Doulton, United Kingdom 1958
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in the United Kingdom in 1958.
It is made in polychrome ceramic.
This tankard is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent ...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hazel Atlas Lotus Autumnal Drinking Rock Cocktail Single Glass
By Hazel-Atlas
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Hazel Atlas Lotus Autumnal drinking replacement rocks cocktail single glass.
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Hazel Atlas Lotus clear replacemen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Italian Silver-Plated "Apple" Insulated Ice Bucket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern "apple-form" ice bucket with silver plate exterior and cream plastic interior.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural petio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Italian Modern Aluminum "Pear" Ice Bucket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern aluminum 'pear-form' ice bucket with white plastic insulated bucket (ca. late 1960s/early 1970s, Italy).
Features a textured, sculptural stem decoration ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Couroc Phenolic Resin Serving Tray with Circus Train Inlay
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage mid-century modern rectangular serving tray made of black phenolic resin, inlaid with brass and colored resins. This tray depicts a brightly col...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Figural Bull Cow Metal Wine Decanter Bottle Stopper & Cork, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful metal and cork bottle stopper. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and cork. A beautiful nice Barware item or just a display item in your collections of...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Style Vintage Italian Bamboo And Rattan Bar Cart
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
A particular handcrafted trolley made of bamboo and rattan; is characterized by a light and airy-looking shape; the very solid structure is made of sturdy bamboo elements to shape two comfortable round containers joined by a complex frame, part of which has been bent and protrudes from the structure to form the convenient handle to push the trolley, which is equipped with swivel wheels moves with great ease. We may suggest placing two sheets of glass on the bottom of the round containers to further increase the functionality of the cart. It was made, in the modernist style of Franco Albini, between 1967 and 1969 with extraordinary manual skill in a small workshop between the provinces of Parma and Cremona (Italy), along the banks of the river Po, an area of Italy's very prolific and famous for the cultivation and production of bamboo. The tradition of this furniture was born in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. The fashion soon spread to Europe and Italy, both in the Brianza (Italy) area and in the Po Valley and Tuscany. From an eminently poor material, it found itself covering the role of luxury detail in contemporary projects, bringing with it the added value of dozens of hours of manual workmanship carried out by a class of specialized artisans in danger of extinction. The term bamboo identifies a group of very vigorous evergreen herbaceous plants which grow in a tropical or very humid climate; all bamboo species have as a common characteristic the very high hollow stem which is easily workable and rather rigid. It is used for the production of furniture, chairs, deckchairs, sofas but also objects and even parquet and floors; bamboo is a symbol of resistance: it is appreciated for its ability to withstand storms without breaking, thanks to its flexible and hollow stem and its extraordinarily strong roots. It is a symbol of purity, steadfastness, and other virtues. Rattan is obtained from the Indian cane, nicknamed Rattan d'India or Rattan cane left to dry in the sun at the edge of the forests takes on extraordinary qualities of strength and durability, in the field of outdoor finishes is processed with or without bark. It is widely used for the realization of chairs, tables, sofas, and benches. There are many users who wonder about the difference between rattan and wicker; the wicker is the innermost part of the rattan cane that is divided into very thin strips, therefore, it is the most valuable and refined part of the Indian cane and for this reason, it is also more delicate. There is also wicker, a material obtained by weaving branches of willow or other plants. The elasticity and the resistance of willow wicker make it, since ever, ideal for the production of baskets and baskets; for these manufacturers, it also used rush, a small perennial plant present in marshy or maritime areas. Franco Albini (October 17, 1905 - November 1, 1977) was an Italian architect, designer, and university professor of neo-rationalist design. A young student of Gio Ponti, Albini becomes in the early '30s one of the key figures of Italian Rationalism, which, however, gives an eclectic interpretation in many ways. It is on the basis of these beliefs that after the war he approached the world of woven fibers, forging a close relationship with the workshop of Vittorio Bonacina. The result of this collaboration culminates in the furniture in bamboo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Set of 6 Crystal Whiskey Glasses, Saint Louis model Jersey
By Saint Louis
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Set of 6 classic crystal whiskey glasses from the French brand Saint Louis. The glasses have a beautiful leaf-shaped cut, the name of the model i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal
1950s Silver Plate Barware Sculptural Ice Tongs Mexico Style William Spratling
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Silver Plate Barware Ice Tongs Mexico Los Castillo Taxco
In the Style of William Spratling
Stamped Mexico
Measures: 6.75 x 2 W x 1.25 tall.
Original vintage condition unres...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Cocktail Stirrers, Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare set of four (4) vintage hand crafted Italian Murano barware art glass cocktail stirrers, circa Mid-20th Century, Italy. Set is both transparent / clear and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern barware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern barware 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 barware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern barware made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original barware, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Culver Ltd., Georges Briard, and Aldo Tura. 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 barware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $495.
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