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 Modernist Sterling Cufflinks Gemstone Center
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modernist Sterling T2 Cufflinks Gemstone Center
in the style of Georg Jensen
circular motif with a center stone
15/16 x 5/8
Preowned vintage
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Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Carnielli Italy Prod, Professional Vintage Punching Ball Cuir Boxing Boxe Years
Located in Biella, IT
Carnielli Italy prod. professional vintage punching ball boxing boxe years 1960
very good vintage condition with sign of the years use
material...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Wrought Iron
City of Stuttgart TV Television Tower Aluminum Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Stuttgart television tower. Hand-spun in Aluminum, with brass top. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or men’s room. It has ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Mid-Century Brass Toned Figural Aladdin's Oil Lamp Styled Table Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage figural oil lamp table lighter is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan and date to approximately 1965 and done in the perio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Spelter
Berlin Radio Tower Brass on Wooden Base Scale Design Model, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Berlin Radio tower. Rare collectible in metal on a wooden base. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or desktop. Made in the 1930s this item will be a ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Sea Fish Saltvandsfisk Rollable Poster Print Wall Chart, Denmark 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage wall chart shows different types of sea fish, which are native to middle Europe. This kind of wall charts are used as teaching material in German schools or diving ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Hobé Double Strand Necklace with Glass Beads and Gold Tone Filigree
By Hobé Jewelry
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal and stunning vintage Hobé crystal necklace and earrings set. Double stranded glass and crystal beads with gold-tone filigree accent. In excellent vintage condition with all original beads.
Striking and impossible to miss! This vintage Hobé double strand necklace with its gorgeous egg-shaped glass beads, iridescent champagne colored half-egg glass beads, and aurora borealis glass beads which are accented with faceted amber glass beads and gold-tone filigree, is phenomenal. There are six of the main and largest egg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
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
1960s Mexican Modernist Pin Malachite and Silver
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mexican Modernist Pin Malachite and Silver
2 1/16 diameter x .25 d
Preowned vintage
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Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Perpetual Maritime Date Calendar in Bronze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A nautically themed date calendar in bronze. It features a ship in waves at the top, an anchor at the bottom and a sliding N/S/E/W disc that sets the dat...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$424 Sale Price
25% Off
US Air Force Aluminum Airplane Model Wooden Base, 1970s Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the a US Air Force airplane. made of aluminum with a wooden base. A nice sculpture for every living room or desktop. Use it at as a Pictur...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Army Green Enameled Metal Tool or Storage Box with Leather Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green metal tool box with leather handle. In original condition with visible wear, including enamel loss, discoloration and scratches. Wear is...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern optometric board in wood and white plastic, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern optometric board in wood and white plastic, 1960s
Rectangular-based illuminated table optometric board with structure in wood. On the front there are two w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Italian Sterling Silver Cigarette & Makeup Case by Staldar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Italian sterling silver combo cigarette & makeup case by Staldar featuring single hinge slip open with 2 powder makeup up compartments, lipstick holder, and a cigarette holder. Craft...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,350 Sale Price
40% Off
Midcentury Modern Porcelain Ashtray Cigarette Holder Set
Located in New York, NY
A Hungarian porcelain ashtray and loose cigarette vessel holder set, Mid-Century Modern, circa early to mid-20th century, Hungary by Hollohaza. Set has a triangular shape with gold a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
$380 Sale Price / set
39% Off
Stunning Brass Munich TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Munich television tower. Hand-spun in Brass with a iron base. It has a beautiful patina, this is old-age. A nice architectural sculpture for every living room or ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #3510
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1980 Basquiat magazine article (Basquiat Glenn O'Brien)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graffiti 80: The State of the Outlaw Art by Glenn Obrien
June 1980 edition edition of High Times featuring in important early profile of Bassuiat aka SAMO by writer & key early supp...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Portable Ashtray Stand in the Manner of Jacques Adnet, Brass and Leather, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice proportions.
Height with handle up 69cm and up to top edge of ashtray 60cm.
Wear consistent with use and age.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Metal
Vintage Design Patent Mack Trucks Bull Dog Figurine, Statue, Animal Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design Patent Mack trucks bulldog figurine, statue, animal sculpture.
Silvered Bronze Bull Dog mounted on a wooden Base.
Marked Mack, 87931, Design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Kay Bojesen, Vintage Painted Zebra Figure, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wooden toy zebra made from Danish beech and hand painted white and black.
It was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1936. This particular example was manufactured in the 1950s. It has bee...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
$643 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Brass Necklace
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1970s Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Necklace Brass Mexico
10 h 9.75 chain .5 d x 1 w
preowned vintage
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Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Leather Vaulting Horse, 1960s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage leather Vaulting horse
Period: 1960s
Country of production: Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Material: steel, leather, filling
Condition: very g...
Category
1960s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$1,868 Sale Price
20% Off
Sankyo Japan Vintage Yellow Musical Duckling, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Adorable Chubby Sankyo lullaby duckling in molded yellow plastic. Featuring mechanical music activated by a pull string. Eye and wing movement when playing. Dated 1974, Sankyo Japan....
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Rare Charles and Ray Eames Sphere's "Mathematica world of numbers" 1961 Exhibit
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super rare. The spheres in this image are components of one of the exhibits... originally aquired from an IBM employee.
Mathematica: A World of Numbers…and Beyond, is the title of...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Italian Mid-Century Modern World Map Globe Pipe Holder Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Super charming piper holder featuring a world map design and two indentations that hold the bowls of the pipe. Certainly a very functional piece that is elegant enough to sit on a co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Miguel Melendez Sterling Silver Amethyst Brooch
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Sculptural Sterling Silver Amethyst Brooch Pin
Mexican Modernist Taxco Mexico
Stamp present by Miguel Melendez of Los Castillo and Margot de...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
1970s W & M Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
By Wheeler
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Stunning Sterling Silver W & M Turquoise Ring
Southwestern WM Co Wheeler Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
.75 diameter x .5 W
maker stamp
size 8
Preowned vintage condition
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Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Irving J. Gill, architect Book by Bruce A. Kamerling 1st Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Irving J. Gill, architect hardcover Book by Bruce A. Kamerling.
Large format hardcover, folio size volume bound in dark gray cloth lettered in gold, in publisher's non price-clipped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Crab Ashtray or 420 Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small Cancer Crab that serves as a decorative item or for use as an ashtray or 420 tray. The brass is patinated but can be shined to a brilliant gold.
...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Silver Plate Snuff Box for B. Persson, Sweden, 1934
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful snuff box engraved with Date 1934, made for B. Persson probably as a gift. Made of silver-plate alpaca, with nice patina. A nice addition in every man cave or just to displ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Les Ateliers L&M Bordeaux Barometer stich leather 1960s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Les Ateliers L&M Bordeaux Barometer Green Stich Leather, Savannah made in France. Ship decor .Works perfect .
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Tin Etain Zinn Pewter, Bar Scene, 1970s
By Etaind'art
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very rare large Pewter bar scene. Signed Tin Etain Zinn Pewter, several figures and furniture in a bar. Standing on a oak base. 1970s Dutch.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Mid-Century Modern Transparent Faceted Art Glass Chrome Gas Lighter Japan 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern transparent art Glass lighter with Chrome hardware from the 1970s, made in Japan.
Marked Japan at the Chrome part.
A beautiful Desk A...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Set of Fifteen Las Vegas $1 Poker Chips
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool vintage set of Las Vegas casino $1 poker chips, circa late 1900s. The chips are 1.5"D and in very good overall condition. The set includes a chip from the following ca...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite, Plastic
Antique Metal Pulley Hook
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Metal Pulley Hook, circa 1960. By unknown manufacturer, Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Danish Modernist Sterling Leaf Necklace by Bent Knudsen, 1960s
By Bent Knudsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This Mid-Century Modern necklace sometimes referred to as peak or leaf was made by the Danish silversmith Bent Knudsen. Bent Knudsen designed for the Hans Hanse...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$665 Sale Price
25% Off
Czech Vintage Gymnastic Gym Ring Training Workout III, 1940s
Located in Wien, AT
These gymnastics rings from a Czech gym were completely cleaned and the wooden parts restored and is in excellent condition. It can be used for your daily tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vallauris French Mid-century Ceramic Crucifix, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century ceramic crucifix, France, 1950s. Exceptional design and quality. Height: 12.3" (31.2cm), Width : 7.1"(18cm), Depth : 2"(5cm). "Vallauris" engraved on the back (se...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Taxco Silver Earring and Bracelet Set
Located in New York, NY
Nice vintage Taxco bracelet and matching earrings set. Earrings 7/8" H x 3/4" W, screw back mechanism. All pieces are marked.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$775 / set
Rare Cigar Case in Bench Form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this Rare Cigar Case in Bench Form.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1960s Modernist Sterling Silver Stone Cufflinks
By Gucci
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Modernist Sterling Silver with Stone Cufflinks
Stamped sterling
approximately .75 x .5 x 1
Preowned original vintage
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Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
OVERSIZED 1970 Match Shaped Fun Petrol Lighter in Wood And Red Rubber
Located in Miami, FL
An oversized fun lighter.
This is an oversized lighter created during the mid-century modernist periods between the 1960 and 1970. The piece has been made in the shape of a common w...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Lacquer
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Wood Architectural Piece, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover a rare piece of Mid-Century Modern design with this Charlotte Perriand architectural piece, originally designed for Les Arcs France in 1960. Made of high-quality wood, this piece has been carefully preserved in its original condition, with only minor wear consistent with its age and use, which adds to its unique character.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was a French architect and designer who studied at the École de l'Union centrale des Arts décoratifs from 1920-1925. She collaborated with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937, designing innovative tubular steel furnishings and system furniture. In 1937, she and Pierre Jeanneret designed a mountain chalet made of sheet aluminium, which they showcased at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne. She went on to become a design consultant to the Japanese Board...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Controlled Bubble Glass Match Striker Holder by Thomas Webb Crystal
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Superb large Thomas Webb English controlled bubble glass match striker. Acid etched relief marked "Webb England" with a company mark used from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Craters From Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera
By James Lovera
Located in New York, NY
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition of James Lovera ceramics held at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, from July 22-October 8, 2006. Lovera (1920-2015) was a ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original 1956 ÖBB ' Österreichische Bundesbahnen' Ashtray by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you can find a beautiful historical artifact. The object for sale is an aluminum cast board ashtray used on Austrian trains in the 50s. It as manufactured for the staatlic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Original Exhibition Catalog – Esculturas by María Simón, Sala Gaspar, 1979
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Esculturas by María Simón, Sala Gaspar, 1979
Artist: María Simón
Exhibition: Esculturas – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1979
Language: Texts in Spani...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mayan Revival Bracelet Sterling & Malachite Taxco Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Sterling Silver Malachite Bracelet
7 long x .63 w
Stamped made in Mexico .925
Mexican Mayan revival
Vintage Mexican modernist design.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
This old BAT (British American Tobacco) advertising figure made of wood and plaster advertising the cigarette brand "Gold ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Antique Skittles in Wood, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three antique skittles, circa 1950. From unknown manufacturer, Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, p...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Architectural Forum July 1941 Magazine Time Inc
Located in Chula Vista, CA
The Architectural Forum July 1941
spiral bound magazine of building and architecture
Time Inc publisher
9 .19 W x 11.88 H x .25
Original preowned vintage cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Collection of 47 Murano Glass Miniature Animals, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
These 47 miniatures are made in hand-modeled Murano glass.
They are all between 1 to 10 centimeters.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Italy 1940s Aldo Tura Goat Skin, Brass and Wood Tobacco Container, Pipe Shape
Located in Roma, IT
Tobacco container by Aldo Tura, Italy 1940s in goatskin, brass and wood. The container has two compartments, one for storing tobacco and another for storing and lighting the games. D...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Brass and Wrought Iron Magazine Rack with Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Brass and wrought iron magazine rack in brass with ashtray, 1950s.
A magnificent and elegant piece where an artisanal work on materials meets Classic midcentury design.
A must...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Metal
Antique Keystone Model K-160 Antique Projection Machine
By Keystone Camera Company
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Antique Keystone projection machine. Model K-160. Manufactured by Keystone, MFG, Boston Mass, USA. The structure has a compact shape and includes a handle at the top for transport. It has several visible mechanical parts, such as pulleys, rollers, gears and adjustment knobs. At the front is the lens, through which the film was projected. The base houses the control panel with switches and a rotary knob. At the back, there is a cooling fan...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1970s Brutalist Christian Dior Gold Tone Enamel Stone Cufflinks
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1970s Brutalist Christian Dior Gold Tone Enamel Stone Cufflinks
stamped by maker
approximately 1 x .75 x 1
Preowned original unre...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold, Enamel
1970s Spine Shaped 'Proteo' Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold spine shaped and articulated Proteo halogen table lamp.
Playful, easy adjustable in various sculptural shape.
Well made solid construction with black PVC parts and rubber joint.
Measure: 21 in. high when curl as pictured, 36 in straight up.
2 intensity switch.
50 watt 2 pin light...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-20th Century Lacquered Wooden Architectural Construction Set, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
This rare mid-20th-century architectural construction set, crafted in Spain, is a nostalgic piece that showcases the charm of traditional wooden toys. The set features lacquered wood...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1960s Joaquin Taller Tinta Ecuador Turquoise Onyx Birds Silver MCM Sculptures
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of birds with some denting, and heavy patinations, normal tarnishing to dark tarnishing and black staining.
Joaquin Humberto Tinta Figueroa (1934- )
The original taller was ...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$2,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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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German Menorah
Male Doll
Spanish Colonial 18th C Furniture
Toy Tanks
Toy Wagon
Antique Baby Dolls
Antique Wind Up Toys
Antique Wood Stirrups
Automaton Collectible
Bezalel Plaque