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
Rare Decorative Vintage Coin Saver Mid century Modern Umbrella Bank Original Box
By Banthrico Inc.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique conversation piece, never used the umbrella bank's original box and key to open it, the chrome on the top is worn due to age but this item was never used, has ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1950s Antonio Vitali & Kurt Naef Swiss Handmade Wood Toy Elephant Car
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Wonderful vintage hand carved wood Toy Elephant shaped car by famed Swiss Master Toy Artist Antonio Vitali and modernist Kurt Naef.
In the style of Han...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber, Wood, Plywood
Table Ashtray Vide-Poche Travertine Marble Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Table ashtray / vide-poche in travertine marble and metal by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Metal
'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Czech, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A fantastically bizarre poster by Jan Weber for the first Czech release of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total creative freedom from the demands of the big Hollywood studios, offering quirky and sometimes surreal interpretations which often had little reference to the film. Weber's intense halftone design featuring a triplicate of manic Jack Nicholson faces is presumably a nod to insanity and multiple personality disorders. Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Marcel Duchamp Mental Chess Board, 1991, Limited Edition 167/850
Located in New York, NY
A rare and vintage Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) Chessboard art set made in 1991 composed of a wood box reproducing the artist’s Mental Chess Board from 1937 and containing an exhibitio...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds
Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
Large Weird, Creepy, Perfectly Patinated Plastic Clown Head
Located in Kansas City, MO
It's strange and freaky, but so cool. Vintage Ronald McDonald plastic clown head sculpture. By the way, it is hollow inside and can be put over ones head an...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Huger West Germany Meteobar skeleton design years '60 rare real fine barometer
Located in Biella, IT
Huger West Germany meteobar design in years '60 rare and real fine skeleton barometer
the barometer is in brass and is perfect vintage and original, working condition
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" Art Book by Jack Cowart St Louis Art Museum
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" art book by Jack Cowart (St Louis Art Museum), circa 1980. This hard to find paperback book is in good vintage ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Vintage Crucifix in Bronze and Iron
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage crucifix of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The vintage crucifix was made with nickel plated iron and gilded bronze. The v...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Teaching Aid - Structure of the Human Skin, Plaster on Wood
By Somso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Teaching Aid - Structure of the Human Skin, Plaster on Wood
An antique hand-painted anatomical wall model depicting the structure of the human skin with roots of the hair. T...
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright by Peter Gossel and Gabriele Leuthauser Taschen 1994
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright by Peter Gossel and Gabriele Leuthauser Taschen 1994, Paperback Book.The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) exerted unique influence on the architec...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paul Laszlo Catalog from 1947
By Paul Laszlo
Located in New York, NY
Scarce, self-published, 102-page catalog with laminated boards showcasing Paul Laszlo's work in and around Beverly Hills between 1937-1947. The Hungarian born and Vienna-educated Las...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Nautical water color print 1966 Currier & Ives Panam Airline Menu Cover
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 1966 nautical portrait is of the clipper ship "Sweepstakes". Originally intended as a menu cover for Pan Am Airlines, this piece has never been us...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Le Corbusier Der Modulor 2 Book, 1955
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The Modulor in 1954 and Modulo...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gymnastic Leather Pommel Horse, Czechoslovakia, 1950’s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Beautiful early mid-century English gymnastic pommel horse and/or bench vault, made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950’s.
This vintage pommel horse...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
West Germany Hand Blown Elephant Christmas Tree Ornament Decoration
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an unusual ornament, not expected to find and elephant ornament but he is festively dressed for the occasion. He does have some finish imperfections as I have tried to show i...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass
Sterling Silver Baby Rattler Teether
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely baby gift or wedding gift. A sterling silver teddy beat with a wonderful teething ring with a rattler inside the bear.
Could, of course, be practical or as a decorative piece.
A sophisticated addition to any baby room, as a small collection of sterling and books.
We have found the price...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings.
Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Talosel long necklace by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Talosel long necklace inlaid with pink mirrors by Line Vautrin.
As a pendant, three “arrows” supporting a ring on which tassels hang.
The clasp fixed on two pellets.
One of the Talos...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
Midcentury Round Ashtray White Travertine Marble and Steel, Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury rounded white travertine marble ashtray or bowl. Fratelli Mannelli probably designed this fantastic piece in Italy during the 1970s.
This wonderful item is made in full solid Italian Travertine marble and chromed steel that gives an amazing contrast to the ashtray.
A magnificent piece that is a perfect gift to decorate a modernist studio or a minimal living room...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Metal, Steel, Chrome
Small Minimalist Walnut and Aluminum Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Small minimalist walnut and aluminum crucifix / cross, circa 1960s. The piece measures 8.5" high x 2" wide and is in very good vintage condition. #4007
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Signed M. Coloman Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Titled Venice Italy 1940
By Coloman
Located in Miami, FL
VENICE oil painting, featuring the Doges Palacio, Italian School, circa 1940s in its original 1940s frame.
Signed M. Coloman, 20th century.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
Modernist Iron Nesting Incense Bowls or Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron nesting incense bowls or ashtrays with a design reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's logo. Wonderful patina. 1950s
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Sweden Antique Small Table Radio
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Small table radio. Wooden box, probably from the first half of the 20th century. The case has a rounded shape with a varnished finish, showing signs of wear. The front is divided int...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century View of Veduta Degli Ufiz Lacquer/Vellum Table Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian mid century view of Veduta Degli Ufiz Lacquer/Vellum table screen
Italy, Circa 1960s
A stunning diminutive work, in four parts beautifully lacque...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Wright Style Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Wright Style: Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Hardcover book.If you've ever wanted to step inside a house designed by frank Lloyd Wright or if you've e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Hip Belt Buckle Turquoise on Ebony
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Hip Belt Buckle Turquoise on Ebony
3 .13 w x 1.75 h x 1d
Preowned vintage, refer to images listed.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Djembé Musical Instrument, Kaolack
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Djembé musical instrument, Kaloack. A powerful percussion instrument of African origin. The djembé emits loud sounds with which vigorous rhythms and dances are created. The most outs...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wooden 13 Row Abacus.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Abacus has Black painted wood framing. The beads have been left unpainted, showcasing beautiful wood grain. The middle dividing wood piece is accented with white lining. Vintag...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Large Metal Wall Mounted Sailboat Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large Sailboat sculpture for wall Mount in mixed metal. A sailboat with a gray metal hull and iron sails and rigging. With projecting loops on the back for hanging.
L. 33", H. 44"
...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Maison Kuiper' Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot Fur Hat, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare beret style hat in fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end boutique in Zeis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur
Gold-Tone Bracelet with Multicolored Stones
Located in Miami, FL
Gold-tone chain-link bracelet with multicolored stones.
Interior, 7.75" circumference.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Ceramic Thermometer by Mithé Espelte with Bird Decor
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful wall thermometer in ceramic by Mithé Espelt. Typical decors of birds, flowers and leaves in different shades of pink glaze.
Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé Espelt (1923-2...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Zeischegg Sinus Ashtrays Bowls Helit Set of 6, Verner Panton Style Pop Art
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by Walter Zeischegg in 1967 for Helit, in Ulm, Germany. The Helit company name was created by combining the founder's name Hefendehl and bakelite - the name of the plastic u...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
A rare and sought after Japanese B2 poster for The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed the fab four over an anarchic 36 hours in London at th...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Era Assorted Medical Doctor's Field Examination Instrument Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage medical doctor's instrument set is unsigned, except for a few numbers on several of the pieces, but presumed to have originated from German...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Hand-Crafted and Painted Ceramic Trinket or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful hand-crafted ceramic lidded trinket or jewelry box.
Mid-20th century, French.
Used as decorative item, this piece would enhance any shelf or tabletop.
Measures: 6 1/8...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Casin FM-135 Camera
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Casin FM-135 Camera. labeled as "Fashion Camera", it is a 35 mm camera, produced in the 1980s/1990s, in an attempt to combine simplicity, modern design and accessibility. Made of bla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" Lithograph Map
Located in San Diego, CA
A very stylish "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" lithograph map published by the Paris Ministry of Tourism, circa early 1950s. The piece measures 27" x 43" and shows...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970's rotating replogle world globe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant world globe by Paul Mc Cobb, the brass patina is much nicer in person
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pierre Cardin 1970 Paris Sculptural Artistic Metallic Tie In Steel And Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Metallic art tie designed by Pierre Cardin.
Very rare metallic tie, created in Paris France by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin, back in the 1970. It was crafted as a piece of art...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
Original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" Comic Strip Art 1967
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" comic strip art (King Features Syndicate), circa 1967. The piece is presented in a black wood frame with black mat.
Created by com...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Hand Carved 1587 Fighting Scots City of York Coat of Arms Armoiral Crest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved wall plaque coat of arms for the city of York Fighting Scots dating from 1587
This is a very good looking and well made ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Holder for Set of Three Cigars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful case for three cigars of your choice... cuban, hand rolled... you name it.
Tin case is perfect place to stash three for the game, dance or long weekend.
The piece lo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Chac Mool Mexico 1968 Olympics Unofficial Mascot Souvenir Plush Toy
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare pink and green fabric Chac Mool plush toy with plastic details and a green ribbon from the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Chac Mool means Great Jaguar in Mayan language ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Mid Century Modern Red Vintage Toy Pedal Car for Children 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern red vintage pedal car, which was made of partially black, red brown and ivory lacquered tube steel base.
An amazing pedal car with...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Large French Chrome Desktop Model of Douglas DC3
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French chrome desktop model of Douglas DC3
A super piece and a great desk ornament for the desk that has everything else
This model was displayed b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Large Vintage Die in Mother-of-Pearl and Rosewood, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish Paperweight Die in Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl, Mid-Century Modern. Measures: 2 Inch.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Modern Furniture by Mario Dal Fabbro, 1950
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
The book has deteriorated over time, it does not have its original cover but it is complete, no page is missing, it is 175 pages and is from the fourth edition.
For more photo or vid...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Bronze and Enamel Earrings Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of bespoken earrings by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The cast bronze earring features a sculptural design that evokes an archaic form with shell like scroll an...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Modernist "Crucifixion” Wall Plaque by Talleres Monastico, Benedictine Monks
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool modernist ebonized wood and mixed metals (sterling, brass & copper) "Crucifixion" plaque / wall sculpture by Talleres Monasticos - work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Sterling Silver, Brass
Reliance Post War Lift Arm Chrome Pocket Benzine Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post war lift arm chrome pocket benzine lighter by Reliance
Text on bottom of lighter: "Reliance Made in occupied Japan".
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Olivetti lettera DL by Sottsass Ettore design in years '70
Located in Biella, IT
Olivetti lettera DL by Sottsass Ettore design in years '70 working
very good vintage with her original box
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Copper Carl Auböck Standing Ashtray Vienna 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage brass and copper standing ashtray, which was designed by Carl Auböck and manufactured by Workshop Carl Auböck, Vien...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
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.