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 legendary 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.
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
Period: 1960s
1960s Travertine Marble Ashtray Vintage Italian Stone Geometric Post-Modern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Great Large Size and Quality Heft. 7 by 7 and 3lbs. Showing pits naturally in the travertine and one small chip to a corners, pictured. Presents very well. No makers markings. Design...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Pair Ceramic High Heels Shoe Walter Bosse Era, Austria, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a pair of ceramic high heels, an exceptional piece made in Austria during the Bosse era in the 1960s. They are glazed in typical midcentury colors of yellow and tur...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Gorgeous Salmon Colored Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous salmon colored alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, cigarette box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Beautiful Homes and Gardens in California
Located in New York, NY
Important and lavishly produced survey of postwar California domestic architecture, written by Frank Lloyd Wright-trained California architect Herbert Weisskamp and published by Abrams in 1964. First edition, oblong 4to (10.25” x 7.25”) hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 4 full color photos, 314 black-and-white photos (3/4 of them by Julius Schulman), plus 113 b/w plans, drawings, and elevations. Showcases the work of the following architects and landscape designers: Raphael Soriano, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mark Mills, Aaron Green...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ashtray by Heath Ceramics
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage stoneware studio pottery ashtray designed by Edith and Brian Heath for Heath Ceramics of Sausalito, California. Features a two-tone contrasting ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Franco Albini Midcentury Rocking Horse
Located in Southampton, NJ
Franco Albini Midcentury Rattan & Wicker Rocking Horse/Sculpture. Italy, circa 1960. Dimensions: H 24 in. x W 30 in. x D 18 in.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Reed
1960s Rare Bruce Fox Design Cast Cigar Ashtray Tennis Motif with Pipe Rest
By Bruce Fox
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful tennis themed ashtray by a small outfit out of Columbia Pennsylvania, called Bruce Fox Designs. Appears to be unused.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1962
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and original black cloth boa...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of JBL Baron C38 Speakers
By JBL 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage pair of JBL 'Baron' model C38 speakers with 12" drivers. Walnut enclosures with George Nelson-style turned aluminum feet. Retains original brown metallic grille cloth.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Salvador Dali, Dali Edited by Max Gerard 1968
Located in London, GB
Published by De Draeger 1968
First edition of this lavishly illustrated work by Salvador Dali which was organised and edited by Max Gerard who collated the subject of this book. The War: The Landscape; Gala; The still life; eroticism; Mysticism; space-time; Oneros; Towards an imperial classicism; Chronological index; celebrating sixty-four years of Salvador Dali I Domènech...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Per Lütken Holmegaard Danish Atomic Spaceship Blue Glass Ashtray
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Danish blue glass ashtray stylized as a spaceship designed by renowned glass maker Per Lütken (Danish, 1916-1998) for the Holm...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass
Squared Ashtray Green Crystal Glass by Fontana Arte Italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-Century Modern square green glass ashtray. This wonderful piece was produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1960s.
It is composed of ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Katsura Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture
Located in New York, NY
Sumptuously produced treatment of the aesthetic and spiritual qualities of traditional Japanese architecture that resonated with and influenced Western modernism—think the simplicity and abstract beauty of tatami geometry combined with a holistic philosophy of indoor/outdoor living. The book itself is a cynosure of academic and graphic quality, with text by Walter Gropius and Kenzo Tange...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Kids Mechanical Pedal Car, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In good original condition
No damages
Fully functional
For kids.
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Once Upon a Time, Lord Snowdon, Robert Glenton, Stella King, 1st Edition, 1960
By Lord Snowdon
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Anthony Blond, London, 1960.
Presenting 'The Story of Antony Armstrong Jones', known as Lord Snowdon, as he told it to h...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Mid-Century White Metal Vertical Medical Scale by Salus, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century White metal Vertical medical scale by Salus, 1960s
Vertical medical scale in white painted metal. In the upper part it has a metal b...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Vintage Toy MatchBox Cars, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three vintage toy cars.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Georg Jensen Sterling Heart Ring #89, Henning Koppel, Denmark
Located in Toledo, OH
Sterling heart ring by Georg Jensen and Henning Koppel, size 5, style #89. 10.6 grams, 1 1/4" long x 5/8" wide.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brionvega Algol 11 Black Television, 1968
By Brionvega
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brionvega Algol 11 black television, 1968.
Brionvega Algol 11 black television, not revised. This is an object in its original state of conservation.
G...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
Italian vintage red and white road cones, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian vintage red and white road cones, 1960s.
Traffic signals or cones with conical rubber structure and square support and with a hole in the upper...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
1960s Modernist Silver Green Stone Brooch Pin or Pendant Mayan Revival Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modernist silver green stone pin brooch or pendant Mayan Revival Mexico
Measures: .25 d x 1.75 w x 1.5 h
Vintage silver pin or pendant. Made...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Elipson AS 30 Speakers 1969
By Elipson
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Original 1969 Elipson AS30 speaker in staff with its round, sensual and warm shape, was an Elipson bestseller. It was relatively compact for its time (30 cm in diameter, with a 16 cm...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. The table lighter works perfeclty....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Private View, Robertson, Russell, Snowdon, 1st Edition, Nelson, 1965
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London, 1965.
Private View is a strikingly important document of modern British art and key artists working in Britain duri...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura, circa 1960s
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Two Vintage London Bus Match Box Car Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two vintage London match box car bus toys.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age an...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
Box with Historical Photos of JFK Kennedy, Roosevelt, Adenauer German Press
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a collection of historical press photographs in an original box. They show several American presidents. Many are by John F kennedy, one by Roosevelt, one with Grover Clevelan...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Silver & Green Aluminum Christmas Tree, "Starlite" by Revlis
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Mid Century Modern silver & green over 7' Aluminum christmas tree."STARLITE" by Revlis. Lush and full!. You will see 100 vintage s...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Big Size French Georgio Armani Glasses Tortoise Shell Case
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this very large mid-twentieth century French faux tortoise shell glass case factice features a pair of large wire rim glasses. Both the case and glasses are marked Georgio Armani...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
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...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Antique Middle East Hand-Painted Wooden Stick Figures, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two men made of wood.
Explore the captivating charm of these two hand-painted antique wooden stick figures,...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Gunnar Nylund Stoneware Ashtray Mid-Century, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful item, in very good original condition, stoneware, green glaze, and plant relief. Marked under the bottom and rest of original manufacturer label to the base. Just as nice a...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Jean Dubuffet, Parade Funebre Pour Charles Estienne, 1967
Located in London, GB
Jean Dubuffet, Parade Funèbre pour Charles Estienne.
Published by Editions Jeanne Bucher, 1967.
Limited to 450 copies of which this is example 324 of 400 numbered copies.
A fine publication in very good condition including original tissue guards to front and back pages, images are full bleed lithographs spread over 29 thick cut French fold pages.
Jean Dubuffet saw artistic value in children...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hand-Engraved Perpetual Calendar in Brass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hand-engraved perpetual calendar in brass. Shaped as a lion featuring the option of setting the day, month and year. Originally made as a 28 years calendar from 1967-1994. The Gregor...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1960s George Nelson Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. This rare example does have...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Antique Metal Pulley Hook
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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
Vintage 1960s Souvenir Building Model Berlin Bear on Wooden Base, Metal Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a wooden base. This item was bou...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
London Pop Gesehen – J. Suess, G. Dommermuth & H. Maier - 1st Edition, 1968
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Büchergilde Gutenberg, Frankfurt, 1968-1969. Text in German.
From the same creators as ‘Beat in Liverpool’, this incredibly scarce German edition of ‘L...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of Five Nativitiy Scene Figures, 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five nativitiy scene figures, 1960
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Mater...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Collection of 6 Vintage Issues of Masters of World of Architecture, 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Great collection of 6 issues of Masters of World of Architecture. These issues date back to 1960 and each focuses on a particular architecture icon that is discussed and analyzed wit...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s, Biomorphic Sea Form Brass Table Dish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Animorphic table dish or ashtray, solid brass, hand crafted and polished. Signed.
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1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Mi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Small trunk from the 1960s in mahogany used as a jewelery box
About Tommaso Barbi
Tommaso Barbi is an Italian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in the 20th Century. T...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Georg Jensen Disk Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver 337a Designer Nanna Ditzel
Located in Toledo, OH
Georg Jensen modern designed disk pendant necklace. Sterling Silver, # 337A designed by Nanna Ditzel. 2 3/8" diameter with a 29" chain. 33.5 grams. Excellent condition, newly buffed.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Mid-Century Organic Pottery Table Dish Painted Geometric Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large glazed pottery centerpiece with geometric dot and stripe, hand-painted decorations, signed.
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Bathroom Scale by Hanson in Lemon Yellow Lime Green Dot Mid-Century Mod
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very hard to find Psychedelic Era bathroom scale in wonderful condition, for decor or gentle uses. In the manner of a Verner Panton or a Josef Albers de...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1960s Set of 12 Wood Toy MONKEYS Danish Kay Bojesen Era Jointed Teak & Oak
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Set of 12 Wood Toy MONKEYS Danish Kay Bojesen Era Jointed Teak & Oak
Collection is from different countries; most are from Japan.
Some have labels remaining.
5 large 5 medium ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Teak
Table Abacus, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
This is a great item that will easily take you back to your childhood and bring a bit of fun and character to any desk. A table abacus produced in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. It used to...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1960s Dunhill Lift Arm Ostrich Leather Lighter
By Dunhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Dunhill lift arm lighter made in the 1960s. Body wrapped in ostrich leather that has a perfect patina. Amazing texture and practical size perf...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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...
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1960s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sterling vintage Silvering with Clearblue Stone 1960s, Scandinavia
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful vintage blue and silver colored ring from the 1960s Scandinavia. The ring has a beautiful sectioned clear blue stone with black patterns fitted into a base of silver. Mar...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pate de Verre Daum Art Glass Triangular Dish Midcentury Ashtray Blue Dot, French
By Daum
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful design, great table prop/decor. Signed on top side, Daum, then the Cross of Lorraine symbol, and Nancy and also Signed on the bottom; Daum Nancy France.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Silver Bracelet Teka by Theodor Klotz, Germany, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A silver brutalist arm bracelet Teka made by Theodor Klotz in Pforzheim -Germany 1960s. Beautiful and easy to wear vintage armcuff with a rose like center and a solid silver band all...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Artes De Mexico Metalwork Ashtray Lantern Smokestack Incense Burner Candle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of Banditos lantern / smokestack ashtrays. Many new uses, wonderful small objects. Relics from beyond the border. The stout copper one has a shadow of a label and is Dm 3.75 x H...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
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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