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
5-Piece Travel Manicure Set with Brush
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome compliment to the men's dressing table, dressing room or Valet. The attractive Garment brush, with brass trim, and clasp opens to reveal a fil...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Siegel Paris, Small Mannequin in Composite Material on Metal Base, 1950-1960
By Siegel Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Siegel Paris, small mannequin in composite material on its metal base, original wig, circa 1950-1960.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Ashtray US Oberammergau US Army School
By Lladro
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage ceramic ashtray with Imagery of the US Oberammergau US Army School established in Germany in the 1960s. Ashtray is in good condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 MLB Player Posters, 1978, United States of America
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of 4 Major League Baseball Posters, made in 1978, printed in USA.
Made of paper and plastic
Original condition, one poster has a hole in it (shown ...
Category
1970s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Midcentury Kids Mechanical Pedal Car, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In good original condition
No damages
Fully functional
For kids.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Madonna with Child Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Madonna and Child”. A statue of terracotta. Signed " Erika".
Belgium, 1950s.
Height 18" - 46 cm.
Width 10.6" - 27 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
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
Jacques Adnet, Black Leather Pipes Displayer, French, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare black leather pipes displayer has been made by famous French designer Jacques Adnet, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Man and Chair 'Furniture Book, Catalogue', 1970 / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970, Grafia, Brno
- czech language
- original condition, see the photos
- 47 pages
- many pictures of seating furniture by Czech designers
- jr.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Azure Gold Murano Ashtray and Cigarette Holder Mid-Century Modern Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Tobacco Accessories set of two Italian heavily hand-blown Azure and gold-filled Murano ashtray with matching cigarette holder.
Mid-Century Modern Design Made by the famous Art Glass ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
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
1940s Tin Sign Philip Morris Cigarettes Smoking Mid-Century Garage Decor Tobacco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Over two foot wide 'Tin Tacker' Sign. A brightly colored embossed metal "Call For Philip Morris" cigarette advertising sign with a great graphics of a period bell hop...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Maison Lancel Polished Bronze Koi Fish Sconces Creme Cone Shade France 1950-Pair
By E. Guillemard, Maison Lancel
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Lancel Bronze Japanese Koi Sconces, wall lights with cream Cone Paper shade.
These animal sculpture lighting was made in the...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Pot, by Scheurich, West Germany, 1930's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage ceramic pot, by Scheurich, in West Germany, in the 1930's.
Made of ceramic.
Repolished, cleaned, with near to no signs of use.
In original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
1950s Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Double Pipe Rest Holder with Leather Back
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Italian hand painted double pipe holder, circa 1950s with leather backing stamped on the bottom made in Italy, please note the leather on the back has come off and its miss...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
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 Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Audrey Hepburn collection stamp and numerical notations verso.
From 'The Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn,' Christie's, September 2017
Born in Barcelona in 1924, Vincent Rossell worked as a set photographer on over 90 films from 1956 to 1998. He would photograph Audrey Hepburn during filming of 'Paris When It Sizzles' in Paris in the summer of 1962, along with 'Charade' later the same year and 'How To Steal A Million' in 1965.
Following the success of 'Breakfast At Tiffany's,' Paramount asked screenwriter George Axelrod to come up with a script to reunite Hepburn with her old flame William Holden in Paris. Released in 1964, 'Paris When It Sizzles' followed the unfolding romance between playboy screenwriter Richard Benson...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Ado Puzzle Cubes Box Ko Verzuu, Holland, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and highly decorative wooden toy cubes puzzle box model 255, designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in the 1955. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labour by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries!
Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colours, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Sculpture, 1960-1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnaldo Pomodoro House of Cards by ; 18 die-cut interlockable cards, notched on all sides that can be arranged into many ways to create your own Pomodoro sculpture. Cards are lettered from A-X. Cards for the first half of the alphabet have B/W photos of Pomodoro sculptures on one side, backed by text on silver background: "An Exchange of Letters: Arnaldo Pomodor and Tom L...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Trio 1960s Black White Orange Enamel Flower Brooches One Crown Trifari
By Trifari
Located in Topeka, KS
For you, a trio of vintage 1960s enamel flower brooches. One black and gold-tone crown Trifari daisy, a white unsigned gardenia, and an orange and gold-tone unsigned petal flower. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Architectural Paper Model with Wood Frame and Glass Top, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s architectural model with wood frame and glass top.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Anton Michelsen Danish Sterling & Enamel Stylized Daisy Bracelet & Earring Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This bracelet and earring set was made by the well known Anton Michelsen of Denmark in approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The bracelet and earrings a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Decorative Sculpture of a Goddess Holding a Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Located in Milano, IT
Coming from the house of an Italian WW2 Veteran, the present object is a decorative desk sculpture representing a goddess, possibly Minerva, holding in her hand a faithful reproducti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Skodje Skern The Oldest Game in the World
By Skodje
Located in New York, NY
Wenge wood game board by Skodje Skern, Denmark, circa 1960.
Game board made from a solid piece of wood, designed for playing "Kahala," one of the earliest known games.
Signed ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Patinated Metal and Wood Roller Skates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of roller skates, made famous in the movie THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH... when Tom Ewel falls over them twice (not the actual skate props from the movie)...
The pair are heavily patinated and make a great decorative addition to many settings, especially the office, or kids room, play room'
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Massage Machine Redor III, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
good original condition, with signs of use
Fully functional
two massage belts
made in Czechoslovakia
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
XXL Loupe
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
XXL Loupe with a handle as a horn, circa 1960
This loupe magnifies wonderfully and is an eye-catcher on the coffee table!
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
Midcentury Molecular Models Set from the 1950s, 7 Pieces
Located in Wien, AT
7-part set of different molecular models for chemistry lessons. Made in the Czech Republic in the 1950s. Sturdy iron wire construction with bakelite balls. Excellent original conditi...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
Hobe Peacock Fringe Set Necklace & Earrings
By Hobé Jewelry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hobé necklace and earrings set constructed from gilt brass and glass beads.
A serpentine collar chain necklace with filigree hidden clasp. The central ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
20th Century Tennis Player Bronze Sculpture / Trophy, Italy, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Midcentury tennis player bronze sculpture / Trophy. Italy, 1930s.
Very nice Italian bronze figure. Mounted over black Portoro marble.
We have speci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Handmade Humpty Dumpty Wooden Shelf Decor
Located in Seattle, WA
Unique vintage handmade Humpty Dumpty wooden shelf decor. Vintage patina and character. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only.. Box H6
Dimensions. 7.5" W...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Bohemian Glass, Tradition and Present
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1991
- english language
- Publisher: Crystalex and Novy Bor
- printed by Graphia tisk
- original condition, see the photos
- 192 pages
- 301 ilustrations ( Šuhájek, Metelák, ...
Category
Early 2000s Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Functional Tesla AS20 Phone 1979, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition
- Fully functional
- Tesla manufacturer
- Scratched, see photo-
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Maison Lancel Brass Dolphin Sconces Ruffled Opaline Glass Shade France 1950-Pair
By Maison Lancel, E. Guillemard
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Lancel brass dolphin sconces, wall lights with original white ruffled Opaline glass shade.
These animal sculpture lighting was m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Wonder Stories Calendar 1930s Covers by Gernsback-Frank R Paul Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mystery, Adventure, Romance, the magazine of prophetic fiction.
Wonder Stories Calendar 1930s Covers by Gernsback-Frank R Paul Collectible.
The Tragedy Of Spi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Balloon Ashtray Dish Yellow Stoneware Pottery Tent Circus Carnival Italy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Subtle Oval-shaped Ashtray with a Hot Air Balloon / Circus Carnival. No markings, just a small remnant of a paper label. No chips, and no cracks.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Pouf, Therapeutic Toy in Jute, Material by Renate Müller, Germany, GDR
Located in Halle, DE
Original and Authentic therapeutic Toy for children by Renate Müller, East-Germany, GDR, circa 1973.
A Drum-shaped pouf with handles, made of jute...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric
'Hang 'Em High' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
A steely Clint Eastwood dominates as a vengeful lawman fighting to bring down the vigilante lynch mob who left him for dead on this atmospheric B2 poster for the original Japanese re...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bertrand Goldberg Chicago Architecture Model Marina City Building, Beam Bottle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful piece of decor, a hard to find retro Chicago skyline model of the famous Marina City towers. Signed, Numbered, Dated 1962, C.Miller for J.B. Beam, etc. in the mold, see ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Original Vintage Movie Poster, French, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
With a retelling of a German fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, Walt Disney introduced a sceptical America to his first full-length cel animated feature film in 1937. Hailed as a landmark work of art, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was a smash hit, paving the way for further Disney features including 'Pinocchio' (1940), 'Dumbo' (1941) and 'Bambi' (1942), and changing the course of movie history. Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 11th Academy Awards for a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field. Adjusted for inflation, 'Snow White' remains one of the top ten highest grossing films of all time.
The popularity of the film has led to its being re-released theatrically many times. Following the film's first French release in 1938 it was shown almost continuously until American films were banned during the Nazi occupation in 1942. Post-liberation, 'Blanche Neige et les sept...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Necklace Chocker of Glass Cut Leaves and Berries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A hand crafted blue glass beaded choker / necklace. a lovely piece for the right person. The length without the added 1" is about 14.5"
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Bracelet Designed by Antonio Belgiorno, 1950´S
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid-Century Modern sterling bracelet, Designed by Antonio Belgiorno, Italian / Argentine, 1950s
Out Diameter is 7.5 cm (around 3"), interior diameter is 5.5 cm ( a little larger tha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Treasury of American Design Volume 1 & 2 Ed. Clarence P. Hornung
Located in CA, CA
Treasury of American Design
Ed. Clarence P. Hornung; J. Carter Brown (foreword); Holger Cahill (introduction)
Published by Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York 1976. 2 volume hard back ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Audrey Hepburn, 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 Ro...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Safe Deposit Box In Steel, Czechoslovakia 1980s
Located in Zohor, SK
Step back in time with this remarkable vintage steel safe box, a testament to both craftsmanship and security. Crafted in the 1980s within the borde...
Category
1980s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Large Ceramic Holland Molds Jazz Musician Inspired Ashtray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large ceramic ashtray has no artist's signature, but the mold for it was made by the Holland Mold Company of the United States in circa 1965 in the period Mid-Century Modern sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
MLB Poster Reggie Jackson, 1978, United States of America
Located in Praha, CZ
Major League Baseball, Reggie Jackson displayed, made in 1978, printed in USA.
Made of paper and plastic
Original condition, cleaned.
Category
1970s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
MLB Poster Rick Burleson, 1978, United States of America
Located in Praha, CZ
Major League Baseball, Rick Burleson 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
Audrey Hepburn, 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 ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Art Nouveau style 900 Sterling Silver bracelet
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Nouveau style 900 Sterling Silver bracelet
Beautiful bracelet with intricately designed links that look like intertwined branches, with an instinctive easy-lock closure.
Length: ...
Category
20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Harley Davidson Rolling Sculpture Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Harley Davidson Rolling Sculpture Hardcover Book by Doug Mitchel Celebration of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.The book features full-color photography of over 100 classic and contempor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Clear Aurora Borealis Prong Set Rhinestone Wedding or Pageant Crown
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage crown is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1955 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The frame of the crown is done in a silver paste with hundreds of small and cut clear aurora borealis rhinestones of various sizes and shapes. The crown comes to four points from the top and has a six inch circular diameter with mounting loops around the inside of the base. The crown measures eight and a half...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paste, Art Glass
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