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
Danish Carved Siam Teak Pipe Rest, Denmark 1960's
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Danish Carved Siam Teak Pipe Rest / Holder / Rack / Stand, Denmark 1960's.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure/Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features porcelain head, hands and feet.
Made in France during the 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Porcelain
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
Francesco Collura Designed Master Canasta Poker or Gaming Chip Dispense
Located in Ferndale, MI
Poker chip , gaming chip dispenser . Master Canasta co. , New York , Patent Appl'd For , Designed by Francesco Collura cast into the body on the underside . Individual pods hold sele...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Selza Automatic WWII Military Aviation Pilot Cold Capped 14K Gold Watch
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Selza Gold filled Automatic Cold Capped Watch from the WWII era was used extensively for US Air Force Pilots. The case is a 14K gold case with stainless steel parts and a lumino...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage Bakelite, Sheet Metal / Tin Globe from the 1950s, West Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Globe from the 1950s.
Specially made on the subject of aviation.
Depicted with all kinds of flying lines.
Made by the company M.S. Germany.
The globe is made of Tin and the stand is Bakelite.
Globe and stand...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of An Ear - Somso ca. 1960
By Somso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of An Ear - Somso ca. 1960
A folding model of an ear. Used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1960. Made of wood and plastic by Somso, Germany.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1960s Taxco Mexico Abstract Fish Malachite Sterling Silver Pin
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Taxco Mexico Abstract Stylized Fish Malachite Sterling Silver Pin Brooch
stamped
2.13 h x 1.75 w x .26
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to photos for details
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a bea...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Nautical Brass Port & Starboard Sconce or Table Lights with Fresnel Lens
Located in Nantucket, MA
A fabulous pair of nautical and marine port and starboard brass running lights from a decommissioned ship. These were originally wall/side mounted and can be used that way as a scon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Naval Pulley Table Lamp with Flintlock Pistol, Barometer & Horn
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large early 20th Century naval pulley converted into a table lamp with gentleman’s flintlock pistol, bullets, barometer and powder horn.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
American Mid Century Airguide Walnut Case Desktop Barometer
By AirGuide
Located in San Diego, CA
elegant classic desk top barometer in solid walnut case circa 1950's by Air Guide nice original condition great for mid century Danish modern atomic age home decor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of Seven Wooden Sculptures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of seven wooden sculptures, circa 1950 Originally used for textile industries. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Kay Bojesen Original Painted Beech Zebra Figure with Patina, 1950s Danish Modern
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Type: Wooden toy zebra, Figurine. Material: Beech. Color: White and black.
Design: Kay Bojesen. Origin: Denmark. Period: Manufactured in the 1950s (Designed in 1935). Measurements: ...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Wooden Traditional Figure in a Niche of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden niche.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consisten...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1985 Think Big!, Huge Safety Pin
By Think Big
Located in Weesp, NL
Huge safety pin 1985 Think Big! This rare Pop Art piece is in great condition. No cracks or damage.
Think Big! was a retail store originally established in New York City in 1979. It...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
1950s German Newspaper Advertising Tin Clips Midcentury Graphic Design Set
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small collection of light duty metal clips, from German newspapers. Silkscreen on thin metal. All working.
Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Gazette)
Frankfurter Rundschau
Rheinische P...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Set of Three Antique Metal Cast for Chocolate Figures, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique metal cast for chocolate figures, circa 1930. By unknown manufacturer from Spain. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a bea...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
Hitchcock 'The Birds' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A stunning stone lithography Australian daybill poster for Alfred Hitchcock's psychological masterpiece 'The Birds,' starring Tippi Hendren in her debut role. Based on Daphne du Maur...
Category
1960s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Alexander Girard for Herman Miller Neck Ties. NOS. Silk. Vintage 1960s, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Super rare neckties designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1960s. We don't think these were ever in mass production. All th...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Vintage Cannon Shaped Iron and Brass Table Lighter
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage cannon shaped iron and brass novelty table lighter.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Petite Vintage 1960s Souvenir Wall Plate Bremen Town Musicians
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Bremen Town Musicians Statue wall plate. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. This item was bought as a s...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Agfa camera, Optima Flash, with Case
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Agfa camera, Optima Flash, with case. 35mm analogue camera, belonging to the iconic Optima series, renowned for its ease of use and robustness. This model features a compact and func...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
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
Fontana Arte 1970s, Ashtray in Leather, Brass and Faceted Glass, Italy Art Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Fontana Arte 1970s. Ashtray in leather, brass and faceted glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Rare Microscope "Neopan" by Carl Aubock 1963, Reichert Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare award-winning microscope, model Neopan, designed in 1963 by the Viennese architect and designer Carl Aubock. Executed by Reichert Austria. In good condition, fully workin...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Desk Model Airplane, USA, 1940's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid-century desk model airplane - USA 1940´s
Single engine fighter.
Cast aluminium perior aviation model, mounted over a marble base.
Excellent conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Large Sterling Silver Fish Skeleton Pendant
By Taxco, Salvador Teran
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Large Sterling Silver Fish Bone Skeleton Pendant
in the style of Salvador Teran
stamped 925 Mexico
3.88 h x 1.5 w
Preowned Condition
Refer to listed images p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
The Sculptures of Picasso Photographs by Brassaï 1949 1st Edition
By Brassaï, Pablo Picasso
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Rodney Phillips & Co, 1949.
A very important book of Picasso's sculptures beautifully photographed by the renowned French photographer Brassaï, a close f...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
La Ceramica in Italia
Located in New York, NY
Well-edited and lavishly illustrated survey of mid-century Italian ceramics, written by Hugo Blattler and published in Rome in 1958 by Aristide Palombi as part of the Arti Pratiche series, intended to contribute to an examination in depth of the material, as well as to the documentation and to the spreading of knowledge of each separate subject. Features vessels, lighting, fireplaces, and artworks by renowned artists such as Lucio Fontana, Salvatore Meli, Fauson Melotti, Gio Ponti, Antonia Campi, Marcello Fantoni, Franco Meneguzzo, Pietro Melandri, and Guido Gambone, along with a host of lesser-known figures. Stellar abstract designs throughout. Square 8vo (8.5” x 9”), 206 pages, hardcover, illustrated throughout in b/w. Slight lean to spine. Mild soiling to extremities, with chipping to corners. Professional repair to front hinge, as well as between pp. 194-5 and 204-5. Light chipping to first two leaves. The complete front cover remains of the dust jacket, which is still crisp and vibrant, with only minor chipping to top edge. Missing spine and back of dust jacket. A must-have for collectors and connoisseurs of Italian design and mid century ceramics.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Traditional Figure of a Virgin in a Wood Niche, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden niche.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consisten...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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
Vietnam War Naval Air Medal / POW Hero
Located in San Diego, CA
A Vietnam war naval "Air Medal" and issued to lieutenant commander Dennis Moore of the U.S. Navy for "meritorious achievement in aerial flight. The medal (complete set of medal and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rare Alexander Girard Detrola Radio, circa 1946, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice original working condition,, replaced back..
Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [12132].
USA
Medium
Design/Decorative Art
Manufacturer
Detrola Radio...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Kay Bojesen 1950s Oak Elephant
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Early elephant designed by Kay Bojesen in 1953. Its made from solid oak and features articulated limbs, legs, trunk and a removable head. This is an early example made between 1955-5...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1970s Abstract Virgin Mary Plaque Emaus Cuernavaca, Mexico
By Emaus
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s by Emaus Monks Abstract Virgin Mary Art Cuernavaca, Mexico
Painted Wall Art Panel Mahogany Wood
Maker stamp on backside
10 tall x 5 w x .75 thick...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Pair of Talosel earrings by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Pair of Talosel earrings inlaid with decorative mirrors by Line Vautrin.
Pair of blue Talosel earrings inlaid with natural mirrors.
The circles inlaid with mirrors on the front and b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
Italian 1950s Wicker Half Bust Mannequin
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s wicker half bust mannequin.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wicker
Modernist Sterling and Obsidian Cufflinks by Antonio Pineda
Located in San Mateo, CA
Modernist geometric sterling cufflinks by Antonio Pineda. These have a line of obsidian intersecting through the triangular form. Signed with the Antonio crown and 970 silver mark. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Vienna, AT
Original patinated leather medicine ball with a branded manufacturers mark "Platura.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1950s Modernist Cufflinks Crushed Stone Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1950s Mexican Crushed Stone Cufflinks set artisan Taxco Mexico
11/16 x 11/16 x .75 d
Original preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
signed with stamp
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
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
Refer to images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
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
Mid Century Lucite Table Lighter
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great table lighter. Lucite form in an inviting design. Does't appear to have been used.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
1940s Copper+Brass Ships Starboard Lantern Wartime Merchant Vintage Cabin Light
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare to be presented in unmolested and unpolished condition. No electric light source, would need this to be added.
A large C.P.G. & Sons STARBOARD copper and brass ships lantern ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Silver and Amber Designer Ribbon Ring
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful Polish vintage silver ring shaped as a ribbon with amber cabochon.
Condition: Very good preowned condition.
Creator: -
Materials and Techniques: Silver, amber
Marks: Warsaw silver...
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
West German Augusta Semi-Auto Lift Brass Table Lighter, circa 1950
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950 West German polished brass semi-auto table lighter by Augusta Lift Table Lighter Company. Simply pull up on the lighter and push back down to igniting the flame.
The...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Marvelous Mike Tractor 1000 Toy c.1954
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage Marvelous Mike Tractor 1000 with robot driver. Painted yellow with all original decals present. Patents date on back.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gymnastic Rings in Metal and Rope
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gymnastic rings, circa 20th century. By unknown manufacturer, from France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Antique "Mariquita Perez" Doll
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury antique "Mariquita Perez" doll.
Mariquita Perez appeared in the market in 1940, being the best known doll of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s in Spain, Portugal and in so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
MLB Poster Nolan Ryan, 1978, United States of America
Located in Praha, CZ
Major League Baseball, Nolan Ryan displayed, made in 1978, printed in USA.
Made of paper and plastic
Original condition with a hole (shown in the pictures posted), cleaned.
Category
1970s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Early 20th Century Traditional Wooden Pastoral Primitive Carved Cowbell
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional pastoral primitive carved wood cowbell support. Handmade in Spain, circa 1900. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beau...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Early 20th Century Metal Feet Heaters
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique metal feet heaters. Made in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1900. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patin...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
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.