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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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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
Midcentury Staved Teak Ice Bucket by Georges Briard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice midcentury staved teak and black plastic ice bucket by Georges Briard, circa 1970s. The piece is very solid and sturdy.
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Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Plastic, Teak

Orange Mid-Century Metal Serving Tray with Handles, Powder Coated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large MCM Orange Metal Serving Bar Tray with Handles This large and very sturdy Hermes color orange tray is a perfect addition to a bar or as a serving pi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal

Tall Mid-Century Teak Chrome Ice Bucket with Thermos Liner and Lucite Handle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
America Mid-Century Ice Bucket in Teak and Chrome Lid with Thermos Liner and Lucite Handle A very tall ice bucket by The American Thermos Bottle Company from the 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Chrome

1956 Vintage Caravel Espresso Machine
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the Caravel Lever 220 Bolt Espresso Machine: A Mid-Century Masterpiece Step back in time with the Caravel Lever 220 Bolt Espresso Machine, a collector's dream designed b...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Baccarat Crystal Champagne Cooler
Located in Northampton, GB
With Silvered Handles From our Barware collection, we are delighted to offer this Baccarat Crystal Champagne Cooler. The Champagne Cooler of Octagonal shape with a tapered heavy cry...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Crystal, Silver Plate

Small Mid-Century Amber Glass Milk Jug by Whitefriars, England
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small amber-glass jug, crafted in the 1960's by the esteemed English glassmakers Whitefriars. A fine example of mid-century design and craftsmanship. Originally conceived as a mil...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Glass, Art Glass

Ettore Sottsass Rose Gold "Apple" Large Ice Bucket, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and fully complete "Apple" large ice bucket in rose gold metal and brass designed by Ettore Sotsass and produced by Rinnovel in Italy during the 1950s. In fabulous condi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Set of 9 Culver Pisa Gold Green Glasses
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 9 (8+1) Culver Pisa Gold Green Glasses Perfect addition to your MCM Bar Cart. These vintage 22K gold textured with oval design over green are perfe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Glass

Set of 6 Mid Century Cocktail Picks swords with Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully Iconic and creative and useful set of Mid-Century cocktail picks. The perfect pick for your Martini Olives and Onions. A conversation p...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Brass

Mid Century Dansk Teak Ice Bucket by Jens Quistgaard Denmark 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard designed this iconic Dansk teak ice bucket for Dansk in the 1960s. Made in Denmark. This ice bucket features a biomorphic shape with a vivid teak grain. It is fully f...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Acrylic, Teak

Vintage Georges Briard Style "Load Limit" Stop Lights Hi-Ball Bar Glasses Set 7
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1960s novelty "Load Limit" with Stoplights barware highball glasses in the style of Georges Briard. Set of seven highballs glasses with 22k gold and black, yellow, green and...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Glass

Solid Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid lucite ice bucket cube depicting the world captured in a sculpture that resembles an ice cube. The effect displays a frosted world map of continents and orbiting the ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Lucite

1960s Gorgeous Red Bohemian Cut Crystal Glass Cocktail Shaker With Ice Bucket.
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous red bohemian cut crystal glass cocktail shaker with Ice bucket in excellent condition, (only some signs of aging on it). Made in Italy Dimension : Cocktail shaker dia...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Crystal

Italian Modern Acrylic Ice Bucket or Wine Cooler
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Acrylic Ice Bucket or Wine Cooler. Offered is an Italian mid century modern/modernist blue acrylic or lucite ice bucket or wine cooler with a beautiful horizontal ribb...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Acrylic, Lucite

Ice Bucket with Tongs in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome by Alpac, France 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century ice bucket in an elegant tortoiseshell effect Lucite and chromed completed by its original ice tongs in chrome and lucite. This charming object was produced by...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Metal, Silver

Val Saint Lambert Crystal and Gold Plated Ice Bucket, Barware, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Midcentury Val St Lambert crystal and gold-plated cocktail ice bucket, barware, Belgium, 1950s. A beautifully cut crystal ice bucket, made in Belgium by the prestigious house Val ...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Cut Glass

Collection of 5 Pernod Glasses with Bakelite Bases, 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Collection of 5 French pre-world war Pernod drinking glasses with bakelite bases. The glass screws onto the Bakelite base, in order keep the foot and screw a new glass on when the gl...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Glass, Bakelite

Antique Vintage Metal French Crocodile Shaped Nutcracker
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique vintage traditional nutcracker. In a crocodile shape. Made by unknown manufacturer in France, circa 1960. In original condition, wear consistent with age and use, prese...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal

Italian Thick Lucite Candy Ice Bucket, Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candy Ice Bucket in Thick Lucite, Italy circa 1970's
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Lucite

1960s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Resin Ice Bucket
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Add a touch of sophisticated retro charm to your barware collection with this stunning 1960s Mid-Century Modern ice bucket. Crafted from a warm-toned gold resin body with a high-glos...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Brass

1960s Space Age Mepra Cocktail Shaker in Stainless Steel, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing Space Age MEPRA Cocktail Shaker in stainless steel. Made in Italy. This shaker is in excellent condition. Dimensions: diameter 3,14 x 8,26 height inches Dimension...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Italian Brushed Stainless Steel "Apple" Ice Bucket by Morinox
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Modernist "apple-form" brushed stainless steel ice bucket (ca. 1970s, Italy). Features a sculptural stem decoration that serves as the handle for removing the top. The bu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Stainless Steel

Carl Auböck II Drinking Glass Carrying Rack, Leather & Brass, Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A minimalistic and beautiful midcentury modern long tray drinks carrier / drinking glass caddy with 6 clear glasses from the 1950s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in Vienna....
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Brass

Vintage Yellow Gold and Black Highball Glasses With Serving Waiters - Set of 8
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 vintage whimsical highball glasses with waiters serving drinks dressed in yellow, gold and black outfits. Glasses are 5 1/2" tall x 2 3/4"
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

3 Colorful Murano Glass Decanters
Located in Oakland, CA
3 colorful glass decanters in green and two shades of red, one a darker red and the other with orange in i. Rectangular bodies with tapered round topped stoppers, the colors have a t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Lucite Ice Bucket with Embedded U.S. Coins, circa 1975
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Lucite Ice Bucket with Embedded U.S. Coins, circa 1970 Attributed to California Design Group/Studios. A striking and sculptural mid-century modern Lucite ice bucket, cra...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal, Copper

Silver Dolphin Bottle Opener Midcentury Mad Barware
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Silver Plate Dolphin Bottle Opener Midcentury Mad Barware 2 h x 6.5 long x 2.38 w Original vintage condition unrestored Refer to images.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Silver Plate

Acrylic Mid-Century Modern Ice Bucket in Blue Turquoise and Chrome with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fun round Mid-Century Modern ice bucket with a lid and acrylic handle. This bright colorful vintage ice bucket will be great on a bar at your next cocktail party. It is created from plastic and has a bright white exterior. Around the body, is a large horizontal bold turquoise blue stripe, flanked by two strips of chrome. The bucket comes with a round acrylic transparent...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Chrome

Carl Auböck Bottle Stopper, Horn, Leather, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck bottle stopper, Horn, Leather, Austria, 1950s Original condition Price is for both together.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Horn, Leather

Italian Modernist Polished 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 th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Aluminum

Vintage Drinks by the Numbers Highball Glasses - Set of 8 Numbered Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 vintage numbered highball cocktail glasses with silvered band. Glasses are 5 1/2" high x 2 3/4" across. All in excellent vintage condition.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Modern Pink Bar Stool By Daystrom And Knoll
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern bar stools by Daystrom. Newly powder-coated in pink and simi-orange vintage MCM chrome bar stool in original black vinyl fabric, Marked DAYSTROM on the back.    
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal

1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Black Painted Metal by Mascagni
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a 1970s Mid-Century Modern tray designed and manufactured in Italy by Umberto Mascagni. The serving tray features a sleek and minimalist design characteristic of the era, wit...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal, Brass

Bottle holder for 2 bottles made of iron and wicker vienna around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Bottle holder for 2 bottles made of iron and wicker vienna around 1970s Original condition
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Iron

Arthur Umanoff 39 Bottle Wrought Iron Wine Rack
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Arthur Umanoff for Raymoor, black painted wrought iron free standing wine rack that holds 39 bottles. Minor wear to paint.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Wrought Iron

Mid-20th C. Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Teak Ice Bucket with Lid and Swing Handle
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid-20th Century Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Teak Ice Bucket with Lid and Swing Handle Description: A sculptural Danish Modern teak ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. T...
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1950s Malaysian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Plastic, Teak

Vintage Port Decanter, English, Cut Glass, Silver, Sherry, Hallmark, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Port decanter. An English, cut glass and silver collared sherry or spirit vessel, hallmarked for 1952. Elegant mid-century decanter with strong drawing room or buf...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Culver Ltd 22k Gold Mushroom Glasses - Set of 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of glasses from the 1960’s in a magic mushroom pattern by Culver, Ltd. The patterns on the glass are made from 22k gold and are in impeccable condition. This beautiful ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Gold

Vintage Metal Girl Bottle Opener Mid-Century Modern Metal Breweriana Barware
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 Nuremberg, Germany.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

Italian Original Silver Plated Very Rare Snail Ice Bucket by Teghini, Firenze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Iconic and rare beautiful large Italian Silver Plated Snail Ice Bucket by Teghini, Firenze, 1970s. Very good overall condition no loss of silver. The ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Mid-Century Modern Gold Plated Barware Set of Glasses & Mixer by Culver c. 1965
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large and complete 22k gold plated Mid-Century Modern barware set by Culver that's in great condition and free from any defects or gold wear. This set is really exquisite as if transported in time from 1965. Our shop collected this pattern over several years, purging damaged or worn pieces and keeping only the best. Voilà! We've done all the work for you - now it's yours to enjoy. Makes a most impressive gift for a friend or loved one. So chic, your cocktails have never looked better. The set has you covered for a fashionable and stylish cocktail party and includes 8 Whisky glasses, 8 Rocks glasses, 8 Highball cocktail glasses and a Cocktail Mixer with original glass stirrer...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Gold Plate

Vintage 12 Piece Libbey, Gold Coin, Barware Suite, 6 Highball, 6 Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Libbey barware with gold coins against a pebbled black ground. Twelve piece set includes 6 highball glasses and 6 whiskey/rocks glasses....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

1950s Gorgeous Cocktail Shaker by OLRI. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Gorgeous Cocktail Shaker by OLRI silver plated, signed at the bottom in excellent condition. Made in Italy diameter 3,54 x 9,05 H inches diameter 9 cm x cm 23 h
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Carl Auböck Vienna Bottle Stopper, Horn, Leather, Cork, MidCentury Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning minimalist bottle stopper from the 1950s, designed and meticulously handcrafted by the renowned Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna, Austria. This vintage Auböck piece is exp...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Brass

Aldo Tura Goatskin and Chrome Metal Ice Bucket, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Aldo Tura created this stunning lacquered goatskin and chromed metal ice bucket circa 1960. The goatskin vellum-covered square ice bucket has a rich, brilliant brown...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal, Chrome

Faceted Green Glass Juice Cups, Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two faceted green juice cups, or small vases. Dimensions: 2.75" diameter 3.75" tall.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Faceted Green Glass Juice Cups, Set of 2
Faceted Green Glass Juice Cups, Set of 2
$52 Sale Price / set
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1980s Minimalist Silver Plated Ice Bucket attributed to Teghini Firenze
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1980s Minimalist silver-plated ice bucket attributed to Teghini Firenze is an elegant and functional piece of barware, designed with a sleek, modern aesthetic. The bucket is cra...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Oval Brass Bamboo Tray in the Style of Ralph Lauren
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass Bamboo Tray - these trays are very popular and make a lovely presentation or decorative piece. Made of solid Brass with a bamboo style motif the tray is large and round. Perfect for outdoor...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Brass

Set of 4 Pisa Rocks Glasses with Crackled Gold over Green Enamel by Culver LTD
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Culver Ltd rocks glasses in the "Pisa" pattern - translucent green enamel on clear glass with open ovals covered with 22k gold with a crackled finish allowing light to il...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Glass

Gucci, Italy - Rare Set Four Snaffle Highball Glasses c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A rare opportunity to acquire a fabulous set of four Gucci highball glasses which sit inside silver plated holders decorated with the iconic Gucci snaffle...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage KENTUCKY DERBY Libbey Americana Southern Belle Magnolia Glasses Barware
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950s Libbey Southern Belle Magnolia Glass Tumblers Set of 6. KENTUCKY DERBY Time LIBBEY Southern Belle Barware Collectible Glasses Mint. LIBBEY "Southern Belle" drinking glasses footed tumbler with Magnolia floral pattern features pink and white pattern with green accents, a southern belle in a pink and green hoop...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Vintage Brass Horse Bottle Opener Mid-Century Modern Metal Breweriana Barware
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1930s bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Germany.
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1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

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...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall. Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo. "Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base. Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D. Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations. In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later. That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix. The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship. Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks. Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Crystal

WMF Cocktail Shaker Cut Crystal & Silverplated Metal Mid Century Modern Barware
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning cocktail shaker from WMF dates back to the 1960s, showcasing a beautiful combination of cut crystal and silver-plated metal. The body of the shaker features a classic r...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Crystal, Silver Plate

Set of 4 Preisner Pewter Beverage Cups and Tray
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful midcentury set of pewter cups and serving tray, platter. Stamped. Tray measures 10 inches in diameter x .5 deep Cups measure 3.25 inchres in dia...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Pewter

MCM Two Sided Sterling Silver Jigger / Shot Glass by Inman
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare MCM two sided sterling silver jigger / shot glass by Inman, circa 1950s. The piece is in good condition and measures 1.875"D x 4"H. Great addition to any bar! #4292
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Sterling Silver

Set of 8 Georges Briard 22-carat Gold "Name Your Poison" Highball Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Eight "Name Your Poison" highball glasses designed by Georges Briard.. Each of the eight glasses decorated in black enamel and 22k gold with a skull and cross bones above an apothec...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Gold

an amazing Fulvio Bianconi MURANO very heavy (2.25KG) 1970s BOWL or ashtray
Located in Landshut, BY
This is an incredible piece of craftsmanship! I was just 10 years old when my father, who worked in Milan where I grew up, bought this bowl in Venice together with a huge Fazzoletto...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Glass

Vintage Mexican Alpaca Silver and Abalone Bottle Opener
Located in San Diego, CA
Mexican Alpaca Silver and Abalone Bottle Opener. A beautiful statement piece at the bar, especially one with Mid-century influences. The Abalone and silver are extraordinary and a g...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Silver

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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