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
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Unique Mid Century Sport Gymnastic Rings, Around 1960s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s
- Completely good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,909 Sale Price
20% Off
Bitossi for Raymor Italian Mid Century Modern Ceramic Ashtray Catch All Dish
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Lutz, FL
Large uncommon design Bitossi for Raymor Italy Ashtray or Catch All Trinket Dish Circa 1960’s, signed underneath small remnant of original Raymor ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Detmer Woolens Advertising Store Display or Salesman's Sample Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This promotional advertising store display box was made for the Detmer Woolens Company of the United States in circa 1945. This box was either sent to various clothing retailers or t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Curling Bonspiel Trophy Stand-Up Ashtray Early, 1960s
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Curling Bonspiel trophy stand-up ashtray, early 1960s, The stand is maple with two curling brooms holding the top ashtray with the base mounted on a turned base and centered by a curling stone. The stand is made of maple, with a black glass ashtray...
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Maple
Vintage Waterskis of World Champion Dick Pope Jr.
Located in Dronten, NL
Dick Pope Jr. was a World Champion water skier and an important business leader in Central Florida.
Pope was an important innovator in the sport of water skiing, including the devel...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Wrought Iron Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern wrought iron armillary globe with a center sun surrounded by 9 movable planetary rings on a platform base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Collectible Object Duck Vide Poche in Silver and Shell Signed by Binazzi
By Binazzi
Located in Miami, FL
Decorativ object, vide poche, signed by Binazzi in silver and natural shell.
Italian work, circa 1970.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Mid-Century Glass Ashtray Ruby Red Triangular
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage modernist mid-century glass ashtray ruby red triangular.
Mid-century glass ashtray circa 1960's - 1970's USA.
Large and stunningly beautiful art glass ashtray by Viking in...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage MacGregor Goldsmith 9 LB Leather Medicine Ball, 1940s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large American leather medicine ball by MacGregor & Goldsmith.
This weighted 9lbs ball has amazing patina and age-appropriate wear with signs of natural aging caramel-tan leather.
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$336 Sale Price
53% Off
1964 Ray Simpson Original Teakwood Tool Rake Grate
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Vintage Rake Tool Brush in Teakwood Modern Aluminum Grate
Stamped Ray Simpson Original 1964
22.13 long x 3.88 w x 1.25
Preowned original vintage co...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
French Bronze Belt Buckle Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze two-piece bronze buckle with hook and loop verso by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The sculptural pieces are In a rare Inca motif, with triangular indenta...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Games' Industries Mid-Century English Blue Painted Wooden Ship's Hull Model
Located in Queens, NY
English Mid-Century wooden "Albatross" yacht hull model of a ship with a painted and varnished deck and light blue and silver painted exterior (plate on deck reads, "GAMES INDUSTRIES...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's c...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Retro Leather Boxing Bag, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Leather punching bag
- For a boxing
- For a decoration
- Good original condition
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Invertible Cube Signed, Colored and Handmade by Paul Schatz, 1898-1979
By Paul Schatz
Located in Munster, NRW
The invertible cube, signed, colored and handmade by Paul Schatz,
1898-1979. Anthroposoph, Artist & Mathematician,
(authenticity confirmed by Paul Schatz Foundation).
Measures...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Figure Game "The Original Game of Chess" Set in Bronze by Gary Sahl Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind! The Figure Game (Siang Ki in Chinese), "The Original Game of Chess as Played in Antiquity" set in bronze by Gary Sahl for the Riggs Gall...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$7,000 Sale Price
53% Off
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. #3465
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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
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
Assouline: Oscar Niemeyer Architecture Coffee Table Book, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Niemeyer one of the fathers of modernist architecture, is remembered through Assouline's handmade limited-edition Ultimate Collection volume.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright by Peter Gossel and Gabriele Leuthauser Taschen 1994
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright by Peter Gossel and Gabriele Leuthauser Taschen 1994, Paperback Book.The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) exerted unique influence on the architec...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Miguel Garcia Martinez Modernist Taxco Mexico Sterling Cuff Links
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Miguel Garcia designed modernist cuff links from Taxco Mexico . One Marked " Miguel Mexico " the second marked "925 Sterling " .
Miguel Garcia Martinez was a well known de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large mid 20th century Scandinavian pine gym horse
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large mid 20th century Scandinavian pine gym horse circa 1950.
Here we offer a Swedish made gym horse made from solid pine. We believe this is a full size gym horse which makes thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
1970s Modernist Enamel on Copper Artisan Chain Pendant
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist Enamel on Copper Chain Pendant
13.5 long
No information on artist
Preowned vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Set of Three Kokeshi Dolls from Northern Japan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kokeshi (こけし こけし, kokeshi), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,134 / set
3 Rare Minnie Negoro Japanese Female Organic Design Ashtray Bowl Noguchi Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Three organic ceramic bowls or ashtrays, that loosely stack. Black, Brown and Tan. All three signed, M.Negoro, and two with additional Alfred University...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Original Exhibition Catalog – Villèlia 1987 by Moisès Villèlia, Sala Gaspar
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Villèlia 1987 by Moisès Villèlia, Sala Gaspar
Artist: Moisès Villèlia
Exhibition: Villèlia 1987 – Sala Gaspar, Barcelon...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Softbound Program 1958 Film Francais by Bernard Buffet
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare "Film Francais" softbound program featuring original artwork from Bernard Buffet, circa 1958. The program is in good vintage condition with no rips or tears and has nine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Wendingen, Issue 6 / 7, Cover by R.N. Roland Holst, 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Journal, 'Wendingen,' issue no. 6 / 7 1920, lithograph cover designed by R.N. Roland Holst, Amsterdam, Holland, 1920.
Journal titled 'Wendingen' mask i...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Religious Plaque or Icon of Mary in Brass on Wood
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and simple religious plaque or icon of Mary the mother of Jesus. The piece is bas-relief in brass on a wood plaque, circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
French Modern Painted And Giltwood Sunburst Barometer
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Painted and Giltwood Sunburst Barometer.
This unusual French mid century modern star shaped barometer is executed in a beautiful shade of red with gilt
wood accents.
Th...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
925 Sterling Silver B-25 Mitchell Aircraft Brooch w/ Moving Propeller Props
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage B-25 Mitchell bomber brooch with moving propeller props made from 925 sterling silver. The back of the pin-locking clasp and is signed "sterling".
Measurements: 0.75" Tall X...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$146 Sale Price
35% Off
Antiques Oxford Pennant, 1913
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oxford Vintage Pennant, 1913
"in good vintage conditions"
"some small holes in the felt"
"great color and graphic"
"size does not include tassels"
Category
1910s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Felt
Midcentury Antique Bisque Porcelain Doll
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury Antique Bisque Porcelain Doll.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Softbound Program "The Art of Alexander Calder" Long Beach Museum of Art 1970
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice softbound program from Alexander Calder's 1970 exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, CA from January 11, 1970 to February 8, 1970.
The program is in go...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$764 Sale Price / set
20% Off
'Mon Oncle' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Olle Olsson Hagalund, Swedish, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Swedish release of the 1958 Classic French slapstick comedy "Mon Oncle", written, directed, produced by and starring Jacques Tati as the eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot, struggling to fit into an increasingly modern and mechanised France. Tati's satire of Postwar consumer society was popular even in the US, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Olle Olsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Skiing Boots by Botas, Czechoslovakia, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Well-preserved skiing boots by Botas, size EU43/US9, made in Czechoslovakia, in the 1980's.
Made of leather, plastic and metal.
Revived, cleaned, shows signs of wear and age.
Fully f...
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Polyester
Italian Ceramic Glazed Ash 420 Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian ceramic ash 420 ashtray - beautiful handmade ceramic piece.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Mid-Century 14 Karat Yellow Gold & Cut and Polished Agate Necklace
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This necklace may be signed by an unknown maker, but did originate from China and date to approximately 1970 and done in the period Mid Century Modern style. The necklace is composed of 14 karat yellow gold which accents the semi--circular cut and polished agate stones in varying colors. The clasp is done with pierced Chinese...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Gold
Modernist Crucifix on Travertine in the Style of Talleres Monastico Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist crucifix on travertine in the style of Talleres Monastico signed by A. Lugas, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn, Photo by Vincent Rossell, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Audrey Hepburn collection stamp and numerical notations verso
From the Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carl Auböck Model #5608 'Donkey' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5608 'Donkey' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per ite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris,...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Silver Plate Virgin Sculpture by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this silver plate Virgin sculpture Attributed to Los Castillo, circa 1970. Of Taxco, Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Anatomical Model of the Human Ear by Somso, 1950s
By Somso
Located in Naples, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, materiale plastico, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the de...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
Hand-Painted Pop American Art in Transition 1955-62 Book December 15 1992
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-62 Paperback Book.
December 15, 1992 by Donna De Salvo Paul Schimmel.
From Publishers Weekly
Ferguson of the Museum of Con...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
German Art Deco Sterling Silver& Mahogany Cigar Box by Dunhill
By Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco sterling silver and mahogany cigar/trinket box by Dunhill Features a large unused monogram engraving area along the top lid with a mahogany interior. The box features an ear...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,852 Sale Price
35% Off
Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission, Signed by Buzz
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Aldrin, Buzz. Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Reno: Jack Bacon and Company, 2009. First Edition. Numbered 148...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Articulated Gilt Bronze Brooch Le Travail Dominant Le Mond by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-part articulated gilt bronze brooch named "Le Travail Dominant le Mond" by French Parisian art jewelry and sculpture Line Vautrin (1913-1997...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
James Dean 'Rebel Without a Cause' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Finnish, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Finnish release of the Classic 1955 teenage drama "Rebel Without A Cause," with artwork by Engel. Starring James Dean in his most celebrated role as a tro...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Mid-Century Investiture Chair Designed by Lord Snowden for Prince Charles 1969
By Remploy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This chair was designed by Lord Snowden in 1969 and produced by Remploy for the Investiture ceremony of Prince Charles, and done in the period Mid-Cetury Modern style. The chair is made of ash with a bentwood back and painted in a bright red with Prince of Wales styled feathers on the back in gilt. These chairs are known as 'investiture chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, Bentwood
Antique Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso ca. 1900
By Somso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso ca. 1900
A folding model of an ear. It was used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1900. It is made of wood and paper mache by ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
A great antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. H...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Set of Five Books, ¨Di Arredamento Moderno di Tutto il Mondo¨by Roberto Aloi
By Roberto Aloi
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A very good collection of 5 of 18 volumes with their original covers, 1,2,2Bis,3 and 4. Series two consists of two books, series two and two Bis.. From 246 to 313 illustrations per b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Minimalist Walnut and Brushed Aluminum Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Large minimalist walnut and brushed aluminum cross, circa 1960s. The piece measures 15" high x 7.5" wide and is in very good vintage condition. #3849
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
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
Larry Laske Prototype Model for Toothpick Cactus Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Laske Prototype Model for Cactus Table, Handmade by Laske Studio who's award winning Toothpick Cactus table for Knoll, This model was a revision of that table for knoll as a 20...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$720 Sale Price
52% 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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