Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Vintage Fossil Money Clip Wood Metal
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Fossil Money Clip Wood Silver Metal
Modernist design
1 x 1.88 x .38
Preowned original vintage condition
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Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Kay Bojesen Painted Wooden Puzzle, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bought from the collection of Danish Design Museum in Randers Denmark (now closed) this large puzzle designed by Kay Bojesen reigns among his rarest designs. ...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Rocking Sheep with Real Sheepskin Coat and Carved Face and Feet
By Povl Kjær
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little wooden rocking sheep with real sheep coat, carved face and feet, with wood handles. In original condition, with visible wear and patina. In orig...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, Wood
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Bean Seedling
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Bean Seedling
A rare antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Horn Speakers by Altec Lansing Corp
By Altec Lansing Corporation
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A multicellular galvanized outdoor horn speaker.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1970s Chunky Wide Link Sterling Silver Bracelet
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Modernist Chunky Wide Link Sterling Silver Bracelet
stamped
7.38 w x 1.38
Preowned vintage
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Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1978
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Exhibition: Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals – Sala Gaspa...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Golf is My Game, Signed by Bobby Jones, Second Edition, 1960
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Jones, Robert (Bobby) Tyre, Jr., Golf Is My Game. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. Second edition, inscribed and signed by Bobby Jones on first free endpaper. Presented in ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Brass Telegraph Mounted on Circular Mahogany Base Bendix NY, Circa 1930
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass ship's double engine order telegraph mounted on circular mahogany base. E. O. T. has been electrified and has a faint bell ring when changing positions. Bendix Corpor...
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Wire
Complete Decorative Set of 6 Graham Greene Books Designer Edition, England
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased a entire collection of books from a local (Rancho Mirage, CA) art collector/philanthropist chic and perfectly designed home library. We have decided to start selling the...
Category
Early 2000s English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kartell 1968 Catalog: Lampade e Arredamento
Located in New York, NY
November 1968 catalog for the iconic Italian design company Kartell, divided into two sections: Lamps and Furnishings. Square 8vo with printed plasticized wrappers, 55 pages, lavishl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Taxco Silver Amethyst Gemstone Beaded Necklace
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Healing Amethyst Beaded Chip Necklace Center Silver Gemstone Pendant Taxco
gemstones on rear clasp
Modernist design
stamped
17.88 long x pendant .88 w. 1.13 h x .38 d
Preowned ...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a lovely cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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 Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Smoking set Knuth and manufactured Soldi & Scati
Located in Guazzora, IT
The original 1950s emerald green resin ashtray with lighter, designed by designer Knuth, is a charming piece of midcentury design. This period, known for its clean lines, innovative...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Ward Bennett Designs for Brickel Associates (2 Volumes)
Located in New York, NY
Two catalogs presenting Ward Bennett’s product designs for Brickel Associates, published circa 1977. Bennett (1917-2003) was an influential and acclaimed artist, sculptor, interior d...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
MCM Bowling Pin Wood Trophy "Hoboken Women's Industrial League"
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM wood bowling pin trophy - "Hoboken Women's Industrial League", circa 1950s. The pin is in good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 9.5"H. Unique piece! #4243
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Four German Steiff Lion Monkey Rabbit Hand Puppets
By Steiff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four hand puppets by iconic plush toy maker, Steiff. The puppets are all in very good condition with no rips, stains or damage. They work great bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, Mohair, Cotton, Silk
Mid-Century Modern Extruded Aluminum Chess Set
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Modern extruded aluminum chess set with 32 stylized figures in the original presentation box. (Stamped: Austin Enterprises 1962, made by ALCOA) Case measurements...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Roller Skates by Matollo, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage hockey roller skakes in black and brown leather. Manufactured by Matollo, Spain, 1950s-1960.
The boots are made in leather on a metal base with...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
“The Machine – Museum of Modern Art New York” Book by K.G. Pontus Hulten 1968
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare and cool book, “The Machine – As Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age'" by K.G. Pontus Hulten for the Museum of Modern Art New York, circa 1968. The book is in its original form; pressed, painted and hinged aluminum covers with an image of MOMA and a yellow New York taxi cab at the front. This is the exhibition catalogue for an important exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in 1968 showing an overview of machines and the mechanical age prior to the digital age, as seen through the eyes of and interpreted by many important artists from Da Vinci, to Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Klee, Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp, El Lissitzky, Ettore Bugatti...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Ladies 18-Karat Yellow Gold Geometric Styled Necklace or Chain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This midcentury ladies 18-karat yellow gold necklace dates from the 1970s and has very unique modernist styled geometric links. This chain is quite substantial in length and measures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
50th Anniversary Cigar Ashtray
By J.R.
Located in Charleston, SC
This Cigar Ashtray is a must-have for any collector or enthusiast. It is preowned and in excellent condition, no chips, cracks or smudges. I don’t think it has ever been used. With i...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Artisan Earrings Copper Blue Enamel Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Copper Blue Earrings artisan Taxco Mexico
.88 x 1 x .63 D
Original preowned condition
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Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Collection of Five Vintage European Leather Medicine Balls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of five European leather medicine ball, three (the orange, and two tan balls) are from Germany, all were sourced in Italy (circa 1940s/1950s).
Perfectly aged patina with n...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Plates Commemorating Le Tour De France 1959 Luneville Faience
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fabulous rare set of Tour de France commemorative plates for the cycling enthusiast
- In original condition, no damage
- Luneville 1959
1. June 25 depart Mullhouse, 26 June, 17 July, 18 July
2. June 29 Rennes June 30 Blain July 1 Nantes
3. July 2 Rochelle July 3 Bordeaux, July 4 Bayonne, July 5 Bagneres de Bigorre
4. July 6 St Gaudens...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Framed Yacht Club Flag
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century framed yacht club flag, circa 1960s. The flag is presented in a black wood frame with a red back ground. The overall piece meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, in Original Dust Jacket, 1966
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition, first impression. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and black cl...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal', 1897
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal' from France, 1897. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Paper Di...
Category
1890s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Canary Yellow Glass and Brass Ashtray, circa 1950s, Italy
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano canary yellow glass and brass ashtray, Midcentury Modern period, circa 1950s, Italy. A great piece for a cocktail table, side table, etc. Piece has two sup...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Donald Duck driving his yellow DD1 cabriolet
By Walt Disney
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extremely Rare and amazing Walt Disney Donald Duck in Yellow Car Polyresin Figurine Statue
The famous and very funny image of a very angry Donald Duck in his yellow convertible.
This...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
1960s Sterling Silver Drop Earrings Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Ribbed Sterling Silver Dangle Earrings Mexican
1.13 w x 2 h x .38
Preowned vintage
Stamped
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Visionaire 21 art cards (Karl Lagerfeld, David LaChapelle, Mario Testino)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Visionaire 21:
Deck of Art Cards featuring a vinyl case with deck of large playing cards inside. Each card measures 7.5 x 5 inches.
Images by various designers and photographers incl...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Midcentury Shortwave Radio by Phillips
By Phillips
Located in San Diego, CA
This cool vintage original radio shortwave by Phillips, circa 1950s with bakelite knobs in cream color case, the radio works but it takes a while to war...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
DIETER RAMS 1973 Braum Cubism Desk Lighter In 18Kt Yellow Gold And Lapis
By Dieter Rams
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous desk lighter designed by Dieter Rams for Braum.
This is a fabulous ultra-modernist T3 Domino desk lighter, created in West Germany by the architect and designer Dieter Rams...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
Hand Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Intricately hand-carved wooden chess with leather game board. King piece measures 4.25" high.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
'The Man with the Golden Arm' Original Movie Poster by Saul Bass, British, 1956
By Saul Bass
Located in Devon, GB
Based on a novel by Nelson Algren, Otto Preminger's controversial and groundbreaking 1955 drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" starred Frank Sinatra in an...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women, English, Eleanor F Brickdale, 1919
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique art book 'Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale's Golden Book of Famous Women.' An English language literary compendium, dating to the ear...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Sterling Silver Cat Necklace Seven Pendant
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Sterling Silver 7 Charm Cat Linked Necklace
stamped 925
15.13 long fully extended x .5 H Cat
Preowned original vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Frank Lloyd Wright Books - Set of 2
Located in Bradenton, FL
Frank Lloyd Wright Books - Set of 2.
Years with Frank Lloyd Wright, Apprentice to Genius by Edgar Tafel. Softcover book, published by Dover Publications, Inc, of New York in 1979. I...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 3vol Book Set, Dictionary of English Furniture, Macquoid, Reference, A-Z
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 volume book set - The Dictionary of English Furniture by Percy Macquoid and Ralph Edwards. An English, bound antiques A-Z reference guide, dating to the early 2...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper Large and Small Humidors w Cigar Ashtray, c 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic set of Paul Evans 'Patchwork Copper' smoking accessories, manufactured by C.C. Design Inc and retailed by Directional in the 1970s, with beautiful light patina and age, p...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Per Lütken Holmegaard Danish Atomic Spaceship Blue Glass Ashtray
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Danish blue glass ashtray stylized as a spaceship designed by renowned glass maker Per Lütken (Danish, 1916-1998) for the Holm...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s AD Design Modern Cuff Bracelet Jens Andersen & Erik Dunning Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Jens Andersen and Erik Dunning for AD Design
silver plated modern bangle cuff bracelet
AD Design Made in Denmark
2.25 tall x 2.75 w x 1 d
Preowned...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Seiko Wristwatch, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Seiko wristwatch manufactured and restored by an unknown artisan. In original condition, wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Metal F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Mi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Milano
About Tommaso Barbi
Tommaso Barbi is an Italian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in the...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Wall Barometer in Brass & Glass by Taylor
By D. Taylor
Located in San Diego, CA
The beautiful design on this wall barometer by Taylor in patinated brass and glass can be hung on the wall or table top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Brass Cigar Snuffer #4117
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock brass cigar snuffer #4117. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, molds and techn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pink Floyd Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Queen's Hall, Leeds, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
A striking day-glo silkscreen concert poster for the All Night Garden Party headlined by Pink Floyd at Queen's Hall in Leeds on Friday 17th November 1967. Pink Floyd appeared at this...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Viviana Torun Rutilated Quartz Necklace For Georg Jensen
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Beautiful sterling and rutilated quartz necklace designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe and manufactured by Georg Jensen. Fully signed on neck...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Sterling Silver
Vintage Book, Tess Of The D'Urbevilles, Thomas Hardy, Limited Edition, Novel
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage copy of Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. An English, cloth bound limited edition novel, dating to the early 20th century, published 1926.
Often set in th...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. The table lighter works perfeclty....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Modern Cast Aluminum Stylized Airplane Model or Sculpture & Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This airplane model or sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and dating to approximately 1945 and done in the period streamlined Mid-Century M...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Richard Neutra: Building with Nature, Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 1971
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richard Neutra: Building with Nature
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 1971
Published in the USA by Universe Books
"in very good vintage conditions"
"Richard Neutra (1892-1970) was an ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Helit Yellow Plastic Ashtray, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Yellow ashtray manufactured by Helit, citrca 1980. The bottom is marked, Helit 84005 made in Germany. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, First Edition, 1943
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943. First edition printing. Octavo. Rebound in modern half red Moroccan leather and marbled boards, with gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and the original dust jacket bound-in.
Presented is a first edition printing of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mid-Century Belgian magazine “Meubles et décors” n°670-671. Belgium, 1954.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Mid-Century Belgian magazine “MEUBLES ET DÉCORS”, n°670-671, published in French in June and July, 1954. Dimensions: 27x38’6cm, 34 pages, unnumbered, color and b/w illustrations...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1951 Trifari Alfred Philippe Leaf Brooch Diamanté Pavé
By Alfred Philippe, Trifari
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Trifari Alfred Philippe Vintage Brooch Diamanté Leaf
Rhodium plated silver tone clear crystal baguettes and clear diamanté pavé
collectible costume jewelry estate acquired
2.5 ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Crystal
Mid-century Modern collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern collectibles and curiosities 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 collectibles and curiosities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern collectibles and curiosities 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 collectibles and curiosities, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Line Vautrin, Dunhill, and Kay Bojesen. 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 collectibles and curiosities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15 and tops out at $130,932 while the average work can sell for $755.