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
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
1960s Emil Milan Rosewood Brass Table Lighter Sculpture American Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare large table lighter by Emil Milan in E.T. rosewood. Lighter is not functioning, will need flint and fuel.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Winter Olympic Games 1976 Rubber Mascot Snowman Piggy Bank Vintage Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Original vintage German sport Mascot for the Winter Olympic Games 1976 held in Innsbruck, Austria, "Schneemandl" the Snowman mascot as a piggy bank. Nice addition to any collection. ...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Midcentury MiG-17 High Subsonic Fighter Airplane Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare midcentury chrome-plated brass MiG-17 fighter jet airplane model. The MiG-17 was first build in the USSR in 1952.
Though the MiG-17 still strongly resembles its forebear, it had an entirely new thinner and more highly swept wing and tailplane for speeds approaching Mach 1...
Category
1950s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
S.S. United States Aluminum Grand Stairway Hand Rails
Located in Hudson, NY
These aluminum handrails which once graced the center of the grand staircase of the
S S United States exemplifies the sophisticated sleek aesthetic of Mid-Century American design. When launched in July 1952 the S S United States was the culmination of years planning and design. On the heels of WW II, the U S Government saw the need to have modern ships that could be easily converted to troop transport ships in wartime constructed with safety and speed as the top priorities. They worked in partnership with the United States Line and underwrote a great deal of the liner's finished cost of 72 million as well as the future operating and maintenance cost of this proud symbol of her country and her age. The designer of the ship William Francis Gibbs had to incorporate the requirements of the government into his designs for the great liner. From her knife-edge bow across the superstructure and a pair of massive blue white and red raked funnels to the perfect arc of her stern, she sat proudly in the water and conveyed a sense of movement and speed even when still. His design incorporated a "secret" hull, numerous bulkheads which limited the grand open spaces of most liners of the time, no flammable material used in construction and fitting out other than the Steinway grand piano...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century, Iconic, Barovier e Toso Murano Smoking Set of Four Pieces
Located in Catania, IT
Rare and amazing, smoke set by Barovier & Toso. Green inside with white jacket and outside in shades of black in Murano blown glass set of four pieces. Large...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,190 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Raymor Style Vintage Bronze Black Gold Glazed Ceramic Asymmetric Ashtray Italy
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage glazed black, bronze and gold Ceramic ashtray, vide poche, catchall attributed to Raymor Pottery, Italy.
Handcrafted Pottery Ashtray and a highly decorative asymmetric desig...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Crank Roulette for Bingo Game
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Crank roulette for Bingo game. In red painted metal, with a spherical cage-shaped structure supported on a sturdy base. This is a traditional accessory used in bingo games, in which ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
English Tanned Leather Dunhillion by Dunhill of London Club Cricket Ball
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stitched Leather Cricket Ball by Dunhill. Has a nice patina to the leather.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Chrome Tubular Steel Catalogue, Thonet, 1980s
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s
- maker: Thonet
- reprint
- perfect original condition.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Classic Ballet Female Dancer Sculpture, French, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered bronze sculpture of a women dancing. Lovely lady. It has a alabaster tray or plate that can be use for jewelry, personal cards or keys. Made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
German Wilesco Metal Sheet Steam Engine Children Toy, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Steam engine children toy in metal sheet from Wilesco of Germany.
The steam engine could work like a true steam machine.
If you look at the base of the oven you can see traces of use...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sheet Metal
Flèche et Carquois by Line Vautrin, Pair of Gilt Bronze Earrings
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
About Flèche et Carquois (Arrow and Quiver) by Line Vautrin
Rare pair of gilt bronze earrings.
One of the earrings represents an arrow which is placed on the side of the ear and gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Two Vintage Steiff Animal wool Birds Miniatures, 1960 - 1970s Vintage German Toy
By Steiff
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Collection of two Steiff PomPom Birds, made in Germany.
A lovely collection of Steiff birds in different sizes, ages and fabrics. Two pieces of Steiff birds in total.
The raven with...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mohair
Stunning high end set airplane propellers aviation sculptures with model no, USA
Located in Wien, AT
Exceptional pair of airplane propellers, which have been given a base and are now displayed as sculptures.
The propellers were used - they are original airplane parts, they have a m...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Terrestrial Globe by Peter J. Oestergaard
By Peter J. Oestergaard
Located in Madrid, ES
Early 20th century antique traditional Columbus earth globe, brass frame, papier mâché sphere and turned, ebonized wooden base.
Gezeichnet & Hergestellt
Peter J. Oestergaard.
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$761 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Vintage School Molecular Model Czech 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
This old atomic model from chemistry class in the 1970s is made of plastic and comes from school
in the former Czechoslovakia. Very decorative and in good condition with signs of we...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
1970s Gary Edwards Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Stone Bracelet Cuff
By Navajo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
By Gary Edwards Native American Decorative Navajo Sterling Storyteller Bracelet Cuff with Turquoise Stone
2.13 tall x 3.13 w x 1.75 d
Engraved sta...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Life Century of Change America in Pictures 1900-2000 Hardcover 1st Edition Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Life: Century of Change : America in Pictures, 1900-2000.
Richard B. Stolley, Tony Chiu.
Publisher : Bulfinch; First Edition (October 30, 2000).
Language : English.
Hardcover...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of Vintage Italian Micro Mosaic Brooches, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of lute/guitar brooches made in Venice Italy during the 1960s or 1970s. The micro mosaic consists of tiny pieces of colored glass. Set into gilt br...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
$223 Sale Price
25% Off
1970s Steven Burr Buckled Leather California Hippie Hip Purse Bag
By Jack Boyd
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Steven Burr Buckle is 1.5 wide by 2 long. Strap to top of purse is 16 inches. Purse is 9 wide, 2.75 deep, and 7 inches high.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Dunhill Rollagas Silver Pocket Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1960s Dunhill Rollagas silverplate pocket light lighter featuring a textured finish.
Stamped: "Dunhill US. RE24163 PATENTED SWITZERLAND"
M...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$517 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Handcrafted Midcentury Pond Yacht with Red Sails and Custom Stand
Located in Northport, MI
This striking midcentury handcrafted pond yacht offers a beautiful fusion of nautical design and sculptural presence. Expertly constructed from rich, varnished hardwood with a deep b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Christian Dior Table Vesta Gilt Boxes for Matches, France 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Christian Dior table Vesta gilt boxes for Matches. France 1950´s.
Lovely Pair of Christian dior gilt boxes. They have a blue stone on each one.
Perfect...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Madonna with Child Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Madonna and Child”. A statue of terracotta. Signed " Erika".
Belgium, 1950s.
Height 18" - 46 cm.
Width 10.6" - 27 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
$1,333 Sale Price
20% Off
Bookend Pair Royal Air Force Badge Pilot Squadron 341 FreeFrenchFlight Spitfire
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
One oak bookend with a polychrome Badge of the Royal Air Force and bearing the motto : Per Ardua ad Astra" (Latin) - Through Adversity to the Stars
The other bookend with a polychrome badge or shield of three crowns of Alsace the badge of no 341 Squadron, formed in 1943 out of the Free French Flight, who had been operating in the Western Desert. Its French name was Groupe de Chasse III/2 “Alsace”.
provenance : collector of war memorabilia...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Nostromo Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Nostromo Bench commands attention with its strikingly minimalist form, drawing inspiration from the Brutalist design movement.
Its monolithic solid wood slab top, supported by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
$10,150 / item
1950s Retro Midcentury Perforated Metal Basket Office Desk Car Key Dish Bowl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Architectural tabletop key basket.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$388 Sale Price
20% Off
Alexander Girard Ashtray/ Match Holder from La Fonda Del Sol
Located in Highland, IN
This sweet, sculptural piece designed by Alexander Girard and made by Mayer China Minners & Co for the NY restautant La Fonda del Sol. The glazed porc...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Faraone Italian Silver Ashtray and Matchbox in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
Faraone, Italian silver ashtray with an integrated matchbox on top in Mid-Century Modern style, with an elegant, geometric design. The matchbox can be detached from the ashtray. It m...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Ben-Amun Free Form Modernist AB Orange/Pink Glass Clip Earrings
By Ben Amun
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
These are such stylish modernist clip on earrings made by Ben-Amun and clearly marked on the back. The vibrant, iridescent pinkish orange glass with an aurora borealis AB (rainbow) finish, has a free form shape and the molded glass surface is nonuniform (it sort of looks like an iceberg). These earrings would add some fun to a classic outfit or would accentuate a funky vibe! They measure about 3/4 inch high and 1/2 inch wide and there is some slight finish loss on the back.
Thanks for visiting The Moody Carpenter...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Very Rare Pan American World Airways Porcelain / Enamel Aviation Sign
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare mid-20th century / vintage Pan American World Airways Porcelain / Enamel Sign. This sign is for Pan American World Airways. The sign’s colors are ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
1960s Gorgeous Smoking Set in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous smoking set in onyx. The table lighter works perfectly. Made in Italy. The items are in excellent condition.
Dimension:
Table Lighter
diameter 2,36 x 3,39 H inches
di...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx
Early XX Century Metal Scythe Sharpener
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique metal scythe sharpener farming tool. Made in Spain by unknown manufacturer. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$166 Sale Price
82% Off
1950's Glass Globe Lamp, Denmark
Located in New York, NY
Danish Glass Globe Lamp, c. 1950's.
Can be lit with inner bulb.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Handmade Czech Highly Decorative Abacus, 1950s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A big and eye catching decorative piece for every room, this 1950s handmade abacus is beautifully patinated and made in colors that will keep you looking. Easy on the eyes, hard to f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Polaroid Colorpack 100 Camera
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Polaroid Colorpack 100 camera. Launched in the 1960s as part of the Land Camera line, this model stands out for its ability to produce instant color photographs using 100 series peel...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pierre Chareau: Un Inventeur, l'architecte
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on celebrated modernist architect and designer Pierre Chareau, published by Editions du Salon des Arts Managers in Paris, 1954. With text by Rene Herbst, preface by Francis...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Filofort sewing chest of drawers with light wood structure, with walnut colored handles.
Produced by Fil...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern British Ilford Selo Photography Film Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This store display was made for the English film manufacturer, Ilford to advertise their Selo film line during the 1960s in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The frame of the disp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Old Vintage School Molecular Model Czech 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
This old atomic model from chemistry class in the 1970s is made of plastic and comes from school
in the former Czechoslovakia. Very decorative and in good condition with signs of we...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
1940s William Spratling Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Brooch
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s William Spratling Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Brooch
1.88 w x 1.25 H x .25 D
Stamped Hector Aguilar Taller Borda Taxco
Hector Aguilar worked with W Spratling later opened Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Perforated Metal Atomic Dish Ashtray Nº S30 by Richard Galef Ravenware
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful 1950s functional design, and such an ingenious and sculptural piece. Also with a domed glass inset.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Bronze Ring
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's Brutalist bronze ring by Hungarian-born Mexican artist Pal Kepenyes. The ring has a pine shaped top.
Ring size: 5.5 (16 mm. Ø)
A sculptor fr...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Pan American - Grace Airways Airplane Model Advertising Paperweight. c1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pan American - Grace Airways Airplane Model Advertising Paperweight.
circa 1930´s.
Pan American-Grace Airways, also known as Panagra, and dubbed "The World's Friendliest Airline" w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Leitz Wetzlar Slide Projection Machine
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Leitz Wetzlar slide projector. With case for storage and transport. The black plastic frame features a functional design with a ventilated base and four small metal feet for stabilit...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Three Beautiful Ceramic Tobacco Pots Made by the Royal Goedewaagen, Holland
Located in Weesp, NL
Tobacco Pots made in Gouda, the Netherlands by the Royal Goedewaagen in 1940. The pots are handmade, turned by hand, of so-called German Westwaldclay...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay
Beautiful large Ceramic Cigar Ashtray Catchall Bertoncello, Italy, 1960s Vintage
By Bertoncello
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing ceramic Mid-Century Modern ashtray or catchall, made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a beautiful mid-century item. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or f...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
"Teammates in Mankind's Greatest Adventure" Signed Poster by National Geographic
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original autographed poster from a 1973 issue of National Geographic magazine, celebrating the historic Apollo missions from the fir...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Hammered brass dinner gong around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered brass dinner gong around 1950s
Original condition
Original patina
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
French Silvered Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bronze brooch in a silvered finish by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) entitled "Mignonne Allons Voir Si La Rose" (Sweetheart, let's see if the rose). The large round br...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Brown Leather Medicine Ball, 3kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Weight: 3kg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Rare Sascha Brastoff Walnut and Enamel Lighter
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a rare mid-century modern lighter made by Sascha Brastoff. The lighter is made of walnut, atomic orange enameled metal, and a W. Germany inserted lighter. You simply remove t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Old Vintage School Molecular Model Czech 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
This old atomic model from chemistry class in the 1970s is made of plastic and comes from school
in the former Czechoslovakia. Very decorative and in good condition with signs of we...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Measures: H 33cm, L 23cm, P 17cm.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Midcentury Leather and Wood Italian Gymnastics Horse, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
1960s gym horse. Upper part covered in leather, well-kept and from the period.
Classic gym horse from the middle of the last century. The lower part, the four legs, are made of wood...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
P.W. Baston Supp-Hose Woman's Stockings Advertising Pen Holder Desk Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This advertising pend holder was produced by P.W. Baston, also known as Sebastian Miniatures, of the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The figurine is composed of a glazed ceramic with a brass and plastic pen holder. The figurine depicts of business woman...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Anatomical Plaster Medical Torso Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century anatomical plaster medical torso figure
This early 20th century life size anatomical medical torso would have originally been used as...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
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.
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