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Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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
1950s by Siva Midcentury Italian Design Fishes Decor Umbrella Stand
Located in Brescia, IT
Enameled metal and brass details Excellent condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal

1940s Hand-Embossed Umbrella Stand in Burnished Brass and Wrought Iron, 1940s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Hand-Embossed Umbrella Stand in Burnished Brass and Wrought Iron, 1940s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

Umbrella Holder Vienna Around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella holder vienna around 1960s Original condition.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Ebonized Wood and Brass Umbrella Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and rare umbrella stand is made of ebonized wood and brass. This is a French work. Circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Round Umbrella Stand in Solid Brass Smooth and Hammered Handmade Italy 1960s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round umbrella stand in solid brass smooth and hammered handmade Italy 1960s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Early Mid-Century Modern 'Roman Arch' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Early, extremely rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand "Roman Arch". Designed by Piero Fornasetti for Fornasetti Milano, Italy, 1950s. Makers mark at the botto...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Brass

Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Lovely umbrella stand from the 1950s. White lacquered body with brass details in very good original condition.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Sheet Metal

Midcentury Geometric Art Shaped Umbrella Stand in Copper, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Midcentury Geometric art shaped umbrella stand in copper, 1960s.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Copper

Stilnovo Steel Iron Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
Stilnovo umbrella stand, Italy, 1955 Nicely sized artisan 24" high vessel for umbrellas or other things that come to mind. It's made from steel and iron and marked at the bottom. Th...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Steel, Iron

Cristal Art Umbrella stand attributed to Pierluigi Colli, Italy 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Umbrella stand made of etched glass and brass, attributed to Pier Luigi Colli. The metal box on the underside can be pulled out to empty the water.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Midcentury Whimsical Iron Umbrella Stand or Wine Rack, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Whimsical black lacquered iron umbrella stand or wine rack from the 1960s.
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Sculptural Modernist Umbrella Stand in Brass, Austria Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculptural modernist / Bauhaus-style umbrella stand in brass and base in aluminium. Attributed to Artes, H. & H. Seefried, Steppach. Austria, mid-1900s. Patina, normal signs of...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum, Brass

Midcentury German Loop Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Bauhaus inspired atomic umbrella stand was made in Germany in the 1950s. It is made of gold anodized metal and has got a cream lacquered brass base.   
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum, Brass

Extraordinary Rare Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stand in String Helix Design
Located in München, DE
Exceptional rare Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand. Very elegant minimalist string spiral design. The base is made of cast iron and the metal spiral has a plastic coating. The rou...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Brass, Iron

Carl Auböck Mid-Century Brass Umbrella Stand, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A minimalistic but beautiful Austrian umbrella stand, made of brass and cast iron. Designed and executed by Carl Auböck. A sophisticated piece, one of the most beautiful umbrella...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

Umbrella Holder in the Shape of an Open Umbrella, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella holder in the shape of an open umbrella, circa 1950s. Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum, Brass, Iron

Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming Mategot-style umbrella stand from the 1950s. Expanded steel tapered body enameled in white with contrasting grip and ribbon around the 'waist'.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Steel

Round Gold Brass Hammered Umbrella Stand Italian Midcentury Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round gold brass hammered umbrella stand Italian midcentury design.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

abstract hexagonal bicolor Umbrella Stand in Style of Paul Evans, Italy 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Umbrella stand Origin: ITALY in Style of Paul Evans Age: 1970s This original vintage Minimalist umbrella stand was produced in the 1970s in Italy. it remembers...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Copper

Bamboo and Wicker Umbrella Stand in the Style of Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Umbrella stand made of bamboo, Franco Albini style, Italy 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo and Rattan Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Umbrella stand in rattan and bamboo structure made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood

Umbrella Stand in Colored Aluminum Bands Mahogany Wood Black Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Umbrella stand in colored aluminum bands mahogany wood black Mid-Century Modern.
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum

Handmade Hammered Umbrella Stand in Copper, 1960s Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Hammered, very good condition.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Copper

Mid-Century Modern Brass Boot Umbrella Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical umbrella stand crafted in the midcentury with brass featuring laces, buckles, and spurs hand hammered and looking a lot like a conquistador's boot.
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Great Vase Amphora Solid Brass Gold Umbrella Stand Italian Midcentury Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great vase amphora solid brass gold umbrella stand Italian midcentury design.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Umbrella Stand, Vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella stand vienna around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron, Zinc

Sculptural Painted Patinated Metal Umbrella Stand, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural painted patinated metal umbrella stand, 1960's Painted metal in patinated copper look.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Umbrella Stand Black, Italian, Lacquered Wood and Metal, Italy, 1970s Vintage
Located in Roma, IT
Umbrella stand black, Italian. Lacquered wood and metal. Very simple and accattivante. Vintage.   
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Umbrella Stand Lucite Acrylic Elegant Italy 50s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Midcentury umbrella stand metal and tortoise shell Lucite, Italy Original and unusual Very nice conditions.Excellent
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum

Umbrella Stand, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella stand, circa 1950s Polished and stove enameled Iron blackened (painted).
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

Fornasetti Baluster Umbrella Stand - Italy 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Fornasetti Baluster Umbrella Stand - Italy 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Ceramic

Italian Midcentury Umbrella Stand in Brass and Marble
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Stunning umbrella stand made in Italy in the 1950s. The strong brass holder, which got deep dark patina from the time, is fixed on a green alps marble base. Three movable aluminum ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Italian hand made 1950s sculptural copper umbrella stand for Attualità Casa Mila
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Splendid umbrella stand in thick copper, hand-worked. Made in Italy around the middle of the 20th century for Attualità casa Milano. Excellent conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Copper

Brass Umbrella Stand, Austria, 1950
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice umbrella stand. Brass connected by Red Plastic wire. Cast Iron base. all original. Typical Austria 1950s.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Scarlet Red Handpainted Umbrella Stand w/ Rectilinear Details
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand was realized in Italy, circa 1960. It features a cylindrical body with an inset circular mouth with scarlet red handpainted exterior re...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Ceramic, Paint

Midcentury Round Bamboo and Rattan Italian Magazine Rack, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury round bamboo and rattan magazine rack. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1960s. This item is magnificent as it has a solid bamboo structure complete...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Mid-Century Orange Umbrella Stand Holder with White Handle
By Glaro Products 1
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Powder-Coated in Orange Umbrella Stand Holder. This umbrella stand is newly powder-coated in what we call Hermes Orange color. There is great detail on this alumin...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Floor Coat Hanger with Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Particular and impressive coat stand with umbrella stand in turned walnut, produced in Italy in the 1950s. It has been restored and polished with shellac. The coat hanger is made up...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Walnut

Portaombrelli Anno 1940
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Portaombrelli Anni '40, Made in Italy.  Portaombrelli in ferro e ghisa. Rarissimo oggetto della prima metà degli anni '40. E' costituito da una base in ghisa con dei disegni in rilie...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Portaombrelli Anno 1940
Portaombrelli Anno 1940
$479 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Modern Handmade Umbrella Stand Made in Gilded Metal, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice patina. Handmade, probably Italy.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Italian Modern Brass And Glass Umbrella Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Brass And Glass Umbrella Stand. Offered is stylish Italian mid century modern brass and glass umbrella stand in the manner of Max Ingrand For Fontana Arte Age related ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Italian Black Metal, Engraved Brass & Multicolored Ceramic 1950s Umbrella Stand
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This elegant umbrella stand was manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. It is made from an engraved brass sheet with two black painted metal stripes and mult...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Gino Colombini Midcentury Large Umbrella Stand for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked - practical - Space age style
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Plastic

Mid-Century Hammered Copper Umbrella Stand on Cast Iron Base
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Umbrella stand made of hammered copper on a cast iron base probably dating from the 1950s. This sturdy yet elegant piece is a practical gem in your hallway or cloakroom. The amph...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Copper, Iron

1960s Bauhaus Umbrella Stand Style of Hermès Paris
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Vintage Brass Cast Iron Umbrella Stand Cane Holder similar to Hermes Paris Style 1960s. Bauhaus Modernist design from Germany. Wear consistent with age and use. Or...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Italian Travertine, Chrome and Brass Umbrella Stands, 70s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Incredible umbrella stands from the 70s, in brass, chrome and travertine drip tray. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy, in the style of Romeo Rega.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Travertine, Brass, Chrome

Italian Midcentury Memphis style black red Umbrella stand / Cane holder
Located in Valladolid, ES
Fun and original Memphis style umbrella stand, made in the 1990s in Italy. Very decorative, it reflects the aesthetic principles of Ettore Sottsass, characterized by the use of geome...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Italian Bamboo Umbrella Stand, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Impressive in scale and super sturdy with wonderful patina. An object for itself.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Early 19th C. Umbrella Stand in Hand Embossed Tyrolean Copper & Wrought Iron
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Umbrella stand from the 1940s in handmade embossed burnished copper with detailed surface sustained by a Forged Wrought Iron Structure belonging to the Italian region Trentino, well ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Cognac Mid-Century Modern Leather and Brass Umbrella Stand, France, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Cognac leather and brass umbrella stand, France, 1960s With lovely patina to the cognac leather, with plastic rim and brass handles.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Perforated Austrian Mid-Century Metal and Brass Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Probaly by Ernst Igl.  
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

1950s Sculptural Brass Umbrella Holder Style Ico Parisi Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous Umbrella Stand made in ITALY 1950s Sculpturally crafted in polished brass and black metal. Style of Cesare Lacca & Ico Parisi Original unrestored like new vintage condition....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Brass

Wrought Iron Snail Umbrella stand 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
For sale 1950s France Umbrella stand . Wrong Iron . look at the the little Snail in the middle . Very good condition .
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Wrought Iron

20th Century Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand Theme Bottles Wine in Printed Metal
Located in Turin, Turin
Umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti themed with bottles on a typical italian wine barrel, in silkscreened sheet metal from the 1950s. Good condition...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Sheet Metal

Bamboo and Rattan Umbrella Stand with Metal Drip Tray in the Style of Franco Alb
Located in Cork, IE
This umbrella stand caught our eye thanks to its elegantly shaped legs and and its well proportioned size. Made from bamboo and rattan and probably hailing from Italy in the 1960's,...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Italian mid century bronze and brown metal umbrella stand, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century bronze and brown metal umbrella stand, 1950s Umbrella stand or basket with round base in bronze and brown enameled metal. 1950s Vintage condition, some signs of a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Bronze

1970s golden umbrella stand with twisted details
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
1970s golden umbrella stand with twisted details. Perfect for the hall, this 1970s umbrella stand in golden metal has amazing twisted details. 58 cm hi...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

French Umbrella Stand in Wrought Iron 1950s
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Umbrella Stand in Wrought Iron 1950s A stylish and attractive French Umbrella Stand dating from the 1950s. It has been hand-made in wrought iron with a C scroll framework ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Umbrella Stand
Located in Vienna, AT
Stand foot made of cast iron with steel umbrella holders covered with plastic from the 1950s.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Original 1950s Copper Umbrella Stand by Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Umbrella stand Origin: Germany Producer: Vereinigte Werkstätten München, 1955 Age: 1950s Literature: Artnet search Verneigte Werkstätten M...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Copper

Mid-century Modern umbrella stands for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern umbrella stands 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 umbrella stands created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern umbrella stands made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original umbrella stands, popular names associated with this style include Piero Fornasetti, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Artemide, and Mathieu Matégot. 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 umbrella stands differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $121 and tops out at $12,500 while the average work can sell for $1,076.

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