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
1960s Mid-Century Organic Pottery Table Dish Painted Geometric Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large glazed pottery centerpiece with geometric dot and stripe, hand-painted decorations, signed.
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Azure Gold Murano Ashtray and Cigarette Holder Mid-Century Modern Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Tobacco Accessories set of two Italian heavily hand-blown Azure and gold-filled Murano ashtray with matching cigarette holder.
Mid-Century Modern Design Made by the famous Art Glass ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Twentieth Century Aluminum Gyroscope Compass Scientific Tool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Manually manipulated blue and silver anodized aluminum gyroscope composed of two gimbal rings, a central rotor, spine axle, frame and base (ca. late 1940s/early 1950s, USA).
The rotor in this case is a cube representing azimuth - the angle between North, measured clockwise around the observer's horizon, and a celestial body (sun, moon). Hence, the presence of both "N" and "E" compass directions on the rotor.
The gimbals denote "elevation" and "roll."
Interesting piece which serves as both scientific tool and modernist decorative object...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Stunning Blue Table Lighter in Murano Sommerso Glass By Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning Blue and Yellow Table Lighter in Murano Sommerso Glass By Flavio Poli for Seguso. Made in italy
The item is in excellent condition and it works perfectly
Dimension:
2,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Carl Auböck Model #7151 'Anchor' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7151 brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per item. Other Aubock keyrings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5735 Brass Foot Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5735 brass foot figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per item. O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Steve McQueen 'Bullitt' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
In one of his most famous roles at the pinnacle of his career, Steve McQueen is the essence of cool as tough cop Frank Bullitt in this action-packed 1968 crime thriller, featuring on...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Bracelet Designed by Antonio Belgiorno, 1950´S
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid-Century Modern sterling bracelet, Designed by Antonio Belgiorno, Italian / Argentine, 1950s
Out Diameter is 7.5 cm (around 3"), interior diameter is 5.5 cm ( a little larger tham...
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
925 Sterling Silver Herringbone Necklace / Chain, Vintage, Stamped
Located in Warrenton, OR
925 Sterling Silver Herringbone Necklace / Chain, Vintage, Stamped
Flat Herringbone Sterling Silver Necklace Chain, approximately 18" long x .25 inches wide
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOL...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Horn Salad Servers, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Salad Servers made of Horn, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Large Gilt Bronze Feuille Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large cast bronze powder box (poudrier) by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950. The box called "Feuille" (Leaf) features an irregular leaf form wit...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
XXL Loupe
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
XXL Loupe with a handle as a horn, circa 1960
This loupe magnifies wonderfully and is an eye-catcher on the coffee table!
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$446
Vintage Wicker Wheel Wonder – 6-Foot Display Bicycle
Located in New York, NY
Life-Size Wicker Display Bicycle, Mid-20th Century
A whimsical, mid-century sculptural bicycle meticulously hand-woven from natural rattan, complete with spoked wheels, chain guard, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
Rebajes Sterling Silver Ubangi Brooch, Master Modernist Jewelry Artisan
Located in Buffalo, NY
1950s ubangi woman pin is among the most striking of artist Rebajes pieces. Seldom seen sterling silver version, as most Rebajes pieces are in copper. It is jigsaw cut with wrapped w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Baier German 1947 Army Truck Lighter Cigarette Holder And Ashtray In Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Army Truck Lighter, Cigarette case & ashtray by Walter Baier Company.
Beautiful large sized aluminum lighter by Baier in the shape of a jeep with a ...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
$862 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Large French Sculpted Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bonze box (based on the size, it is likely a card case) by French Parisian art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950s. The box features an interesting design i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rustic Taxidermy White Tail Deer Buck Antlers Horns Candle Holder Oak Round Base
Located in Miami, FL
In the Style of Christian Dior Mid-Century Modern white tail deer buck antlers, horns Candle Holder mounted on a round oak wood base.
3 Steel...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Plastic School Model Of Ethylen, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Original and unique home assessory, this is a school chemist model of ethylene. Produced and used in Czechoslovakia since 1960s, this model is made of plastic, with a plastic base. I...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
$261 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Art Nouveau White Marble Bust of a Female Lady Wearing a Bonnet
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of white alabaster on a marble base. Very decorative and nice to display in your library or ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Mexican Sterling Silver and Tigers Eye Jewelry Suite
Located in Norwalk, CT
This set includes a matching necklace, bracelet, and pair of earrings. The pieces are marked Mexico 925. With a Classic segmented form, each stone is inset into a sterling frame. Ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swid Powell Magnifying Glass in Original Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Richard Meier designed magnifying glass for Swid Powerll, having ebony wood handle, silver plate and glass, plus original sleeve and box.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
1970s White Vein Encircled Black Marble Dish Ashtray Organic Geometric Design
By Sergio Asti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carved out black marble ashtray, revealing nicely placed circular white veining. Has an imperfection / chip near one of the cigarette notches, shown in image 3, bottom left notch.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Mid-Century Modern Biomorphic Shaped Ceramic Ashtray with Swirled Glaze
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-crafted ceramic ashtray is signed with an illegible signature, but presumed to have originated from the United States, possibly California, and dating to approximately 1965...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Life Size Mannequin Boy with Blue Eyes, circa 1980
Located in Barntrup, DE
Life-size mannequin boy with blue eyes, circa the early 1980s, England, by Adel Rootstein.
An expressive life-size boy mannequin with beautifully hand-pa...
Category
1980s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern Sunglasses in green glass and metal, mid 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Sunglasses in green glass and metal, mid 1900s
Vintage and fantastic sunglasses with green colored glass lenses and metal profile. The thin metal rods have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Leonardo da Vinci Helicopter Model by Renown Italian Model Maker Giovanni Sacchi
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful Leonardo da Vinci helicopter model made by Italy's renown model maker Giovanni Sacchi. This particular model was a gift to Paolo Viti during...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope, Olive, Paper
Antique Scale in the Shape of a Cross
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Antique scale in the shape of a cross with a plate and a weight. Main structure painted grey, with signs of wear that highlight its historic character. The balance mechanism consists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, First Edition, First Printing, in Original DJ, 1961
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition, first printing. Octavo. In original blue cloth boards, stamped in white. In the original unclipped dust jacket. Presented with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell.
Presented is the first edition, first printing of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Catch-22 was published by Simon and Schuster, in October of 1961. This book is presented in the original publisher’s blue cloth boards, titled and embossed in white, and the original, unclipped dust-jacket. The Simon and Schuster “A Note to the Reader” postcard is laid in. The book comes with a new, archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell.
Catch-22 was Joseph Heller’s first novel and his most acclaimed work. Set during World War II, the novel uses a unique, non-chronological third-person narration, mainly focusing on the life of a B-25 bombardier in the U.S. Army, Captain John Yossarian, and his attempts to avoid bombing runs. Both the title and plot device, “Catch-22” refers to an Air Forces regulation which asserts that a man is considered insane if he willingly agrees to fly dangerous combat missions, but that if he makes the formal request to be relieved of such missions, the very act of making the request proves that he is sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved." By the end of the novel, the phrase is invoked as the explanation for many unreasonable restrictions. “Catch-22” has since entered the English lexicon.
Heller spent eight years writing "Catch-22," and used his own war experiences as inspiration for the novel. From 1942 to 1945, Heller served as a combat bombardier in the Twelfth Air Force and was stationed on the Island of Corsica. Upon publication, the book was not an immediate bestseller, but did elicit glowing reviews from some. “Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights. In any case, it is one of the most startling first novels of the year and it may make its author famous” (Orville Prescott, New York Times).
It became a publishing sensation thanks to the 1962 paperback edition, which set record sales and benefitted from the national debate surrounding the Vietnam War. In the decades since, it has inspired a feature film, a miniseries, a 50-character stage play, and sold more than 10 million...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
20th Century European Foosball / Football Table c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This mid-20th-century foosball table, with its captivating two-tone color scheme of black legs and a hardwood body, embodies an era when it was a centerpiece in Italy's bustling Mart...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1960s Bathroom Scale by Hanson in Lemon Yellow Lime Green Dot Mid-Century Mod
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very hard to find Psychedelic Era bathroom scale in wonderful condition, for decor or gentle uses. In the manner of a Verner Panton or a Josef Albers de...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Mexican Geometric Linked Chunky Bracelet
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver ladies bracelet was made in Mexico in approximately 1969 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The bracelet is composed of a series of geometrically stylized A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tenacity & Boldness Painted Coat of Arms on Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) coat of arms, painted on weathered wood in a rectangular beveled walnut frame, depicting a small gray dog perched on a crown atop a blue and gold crest circling two animal silhouettes, and flanked by a lion and unicorn...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Antique Hunter Knife with Leather Case
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century antique hunter knife with leather case. By unknown artisan from Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$280 Sale Price
85% Off
'Thunderbirds Are Go' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this explosive Australian Daybill poster advertised the first full length feature film based on the British sci-fi Supermarionation television series 'Thunderbirds.' Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' combined a form of electronic marionette puppetry, which they named "Supermarionation," with scale model special effects sequences. Set in the 2060s, 'Thunderbirds' followed on from the Anderson's earlier Supermarionation productions including 'Fireball XL5' and 'Stingray.' The series followed the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from the organisation's secret base of operations in the Pacific Ocean. 'Thunderbirds Are Go...
Category
1960s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
A Bronze Compact Box by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A poudrier in bronze by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945, the name of this lovely compact box is called "Entrelacs et Noeuds" (interlaces and knots), which re...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ashtray for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage ashtray in signature Rimini blue glaze with leaf motif by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Marked "Italy" on bottom.
Artist: Aldo Londi
Manufacturer: Bitossi
Origin: Italy
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior Mid-Century Ashtray in Lucite and Vienna Straw, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century round ashtray made in clear lucite and enriched inside with Vienna straw. The design of this elegant ashtray is attributed to a Dior Home production and was made...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Straw, Lucite, Plexiglass
Mid-Century Modern Bakelite Ashtray by Enzo Mari for Danese
By Enzo Mari
Located in Weesp, NL
Enzo Mari bakelite Mid-Century Modern ashtray for Danese. This rare piece is New Old stock and both the ashtray and it's box are in perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
French Bronze Brooch "Pergatoire" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Each element with figure symbolizes Heave...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1970s Brutalist Biomorphic Brass Ring attribution Jack Boyd
By Jack Boyd
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM brutalist Ring biomorphic spore design
Attributed to Jack Boyd
unmarked
1.38 d x .75w x 1.5 h
Preowned original vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Toy Hot Rod Roadster Tether Car
By All American Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Based on a 1930 Model A. Mfr by the all American company. This Hot Rod was made in the 1950s as part of the tether car craze. Sometimes cut up with gas engi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$850 Sale Price
22% Off
Set of Two Rustic Wooden Spools of Thread, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rustic wooden spools of thread, by unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$392 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Stringed Musical Instrument, Balalaika
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Balalaika. With a triangular body made of light wood, with a small acoustic hole in the top. The long, narrow neck has a fingerboard with circular fret markings to make playing notes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pouf, Therapeutic Toy in Jute, Material by Renate Müller, Germany, GDR
Located in Halle, DE
Original and Authentic therapeutic Toy for children by Renate Müller, East-Germany, GDR, circa 1973.
A Drum-shaped pouf with handles, made of jute...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric
1960 Hans Hansen Danish Design Silver Sterling Heart Necklace Bracelet Set
By Hans Hansen
Located in Brescia, IT
Hans Hansen
Denmark, 1950
Sterling Silver Necklace and Bracelet
Amazing Design and Manufacture
NECKLACE
Lenght max: 53 cm approx. / Lenght Min 42 cm
BRACELET
Lenght: 17 cm approx
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Bitossi Aldo Londi Cubus Ashtray, Rimini Blue Glaze
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking Mid-Century Modern ceramic ashtray was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy during the 1950s–60s. Part of the iconic Rimini Blu series, the piece features a bold...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Garden/Floral Motif Naturally Occurring in Semiprecious Stone Pendant Necklace
Located in Warrenton, OR
Garden/Floral Motif Naturally Occurring in Semiprecious Stone Pendant Necklace
This is a highly unusual and lovely piece!
Note the colors might look a little different on each moni...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Nautical Polished Brass Seashell Ashtray Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Nautical polished brass ashtray seashell sculpture.
Coastal Tabacco Accessories all handmade.
A-582-335
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
'Get Carter' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1972
Located in Devon, GB
A surly Michael Caine stalks the Newcastle docks as ruthless London gangster Jack Carter on this scarce Japanese B2 poster for the cult 1971 British crime thriller 'Get Carter.' Base...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair Thai Gilt Bronze Kneeling Sacred Angels, 'White Lotus' Fans Take Notice!
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Thai gilt bronze Buddhist gatekeeper male and female Teppanom kneeling sacred angels. With wonderful verdigris patina and gilt ceremonial costumes and jewellery.
Teppanom ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Clavier Piano Action Model
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage clavier piano display model circa 1962, Evanston, IL, USA. Clavier, a bi-monthly music instructional magazine originating in 1962, likely designed this action model as a sale...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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
Set of Vintage Very Large Pick-Up Sticks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
As if something from a bygone era, a larger than life set of wood pick-up sticks set to rest in a round wood base. Let the games begin.
Each stick diameter is .5".
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Hollywood Then and Now by Rosemary Lord Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hollywood then and now
Lord, Rosemary.
The film industry came to Hollywood in the early 1900s and Hollywood became a glamour factory, a city of fantasy. It was the home of the stars and the famous Hollywood sign beckoned through the smog, drawing in hopeful wannabes. Hollywood Then and Now teams photos...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Les Déjeuners - Picasso, 1st French edition, 1962
Located in CA, CA
Les Déjeuners - Picasso, 1st French edition, 1962
Published by Éditions Circle D’art Paris, 1962
A beautiful copy of Picasso’s seminal book Les Déjeuners complete with fine cloth s...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Lucite, Rattan and Brass Lighter and Box Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning smoking set features a lighter and a box in crystal clear Lucite with real cane-work or rattan inclusions and was manufactured in the 1970s. The tobacco accessory set c...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Kay Bojesen and Jorgen Bloch Lion in Natural Rope, Denmark 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare example of the Danish toy-design-master Kay Bojesen work. This lion in braided natural rope was designed I collaboration between Jorgen Bloch and K...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope
$781 Sale Price
25% Off
Dunhill Black Leather & Cork Humidor
Located in New York, NY
A black leather and cork cigar humidor by Dunhill of England. Signed. Portugal, circa 1950.
Made of cork with black leather banding and removable cover. Underside of cover incl...
Category
1950s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cork, Glass, Leather
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
Wrought Iron Ashtray Stand, 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Ashtray holder with black-patinated wrought iron structure, 1950s. In the style of Jean Royère. Features a constructivist base decorated at the upper extremities with gilded metal sp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Modernist Silver Spiral Bracelet in Style of Alexander Calder
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed, and artfully crafted Mid-Century modern vintage spiral/swirl pattern silver bracelet somewhat reminiscent of the jewelry designs of Alexander Calde...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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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.
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