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Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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 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
Mid-Century in the style of Charles Dudouyt Bookcase in Cerused Oak
Located in Miami, FL
Superb piece of furniture excellent craftsmanship, in cerused golden oak, typical work in the style of the well knowned French designer Charles Dudouyt. Simple and very architectural...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

1970s Roger Capron Style Oak Coffee Table with Ceramic Tile Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Roger Capron and Tue Poulsen style square oak coffee table with hand glazed tile with geometric graphic design inset into the oak frame. The top sits on the oak frame, and...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Unique Round Sofa in Blue and Green Made by Seltz Furniture, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
This one-of-a-kind sectional sofa by Seltz Furniture fits perfectly in entrance halls, hotel lobbies, shops, and other waiting areas, such as offices, etc. Due to its soft seating an...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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Velvet

Stunning 4 Piece Skyscraper Sectional Sofa Hans Hopfer Style Midcentury
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous 4-piece rare and collectable modular sofa sectional by Comfort Designs. This amazing sectional is very similar to the Hans Hopfer 'Dromadaire' sectional by Roche Bobois and ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery

Art Deco Italian Rosewood Dining Table with Decorative Brass Stretcher
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1950 Art Deco dining table has black X-form legs, a decorative brass stretcher with rectangular detail and a rosewood top with subtle curves at the end. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Italian Design Solid Brass Portable Bar Pool Furniture
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian design solid brass portable bar pool furniture.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Large Table in Rosso Verona Marble by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in LYON, FR
Stunning large (213cm long) dining room table designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1964 for Herman Miller, with its rare Rosso Verona marble top, probably a personal order. Base in ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal, Aluminum

Lovely T.H. RobsJohn Gibbing style Maple X Base Dining Table Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely maple dining table with an X base in the style of Robsjohn Gibbings. We love the unusual way the leaves are added to the ends of the table instead of the middle. Comes with 2-...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Maple

Italian Chest of Drawers by Giovanni Gariboldi in Inlaid Wood and Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian chest of drawers by Giovanni Gariboldi from the 1950s. The chest of drawers was finely crafted in fine Italian workmanship. The cabinet bears the label of the exhibit...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Huge Kalmar Tronchi Three-Tier Murano Glass Flush Mount Venini by Zuccheri
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful huge, signed three-tier Murano glass tronchi flush mount or chandelier by Kalmar. The chandelier is from the 1960s and 48 hand blown Murano glasses in two colors hanging on...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Edoardo Landi Diego Dinning Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Edoardo Landi brutalist sculptured dining chairs. Edoardo Landi diago chairs designed in 1973 for Nikol International, Italy. With a wide seat and curved back rest these chairs are e...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Bruno Mathsson Chaise Lounge, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic modernist design. Bent birch wood with original canvas weave. Original vintage condition. No damage or repairs. It shows wear and patina consistent with age and use. Sti...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Beech

Large Murano Glass Midcentury-Modern Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Murano glass Sputnik chandelier attributed to Mazzega, circa 1980s, Italy. The chandelier has a polished brass frame, with 12 lights, rewired for the US with Candelabra base s...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Sideboard Credenza in Burl Wood, 1960s
Located in Detroit, MI
Midcentury burl wood sideboard credenza, 1960s. This exceptional vintage mid century modern sideboard buffet circa 1960 is i...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti Vanity Console Desk Formica from Hotel Pdp Roma, 1964
Located in Rome, IT
Rare vanity dressing table designed by Gio Ponti for the rooms of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Roma manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, 1964 two drawers ash, laminate, nickel-plat...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Rustic Buffet
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Rustic Armoire in solid oak, France, 18th century. This old buffet was unearthed in a farm in the Vosges, it is an authentic piece of rustic furniture. Handcrafted in the 1800s, mad...
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19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Modern Low-Profile Tambour-Door Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern low-profile tambour-door credenza.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Silk, Burnished Wood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of silk and burnished wood wall lights designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, circa. 1950s. Dimensions of back plate (inches) : 10.2 x 5.6 x 0.5 (Height x Wid...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

La Bambole Soafa by Mario Bellini for B%B Italia
Located in Porto, PT
In 1972 B&B Italia presented Le Bambole sofa to the world, Soft and playful. Upholstered in red vibrant fabric. The sofa is formed from a steel frame, which is surrounded by flex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Foam, Fabric

Pair of Side Tables Primavera by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Iconic pair set of side end low coffee cocktail bedside nightstand tables or gueridon model Primavera by the italian designer founder of the Memphis Group Ettore Sottsass for the man...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal

Walnut Sideboard from Słupskie Fabryki Mebli, 1960s
Located in Wroclaw, PL
Walnut sideboard from Slupskie Fabryki Mebli 1960s, Poland. Completely restored.
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Mahogany Desk +Typing Table Heritage Henredon, 1955
Located in Camden, ME
Classic mahogany desk with its inset typewriter table designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon Heritage line of Taliesin furniture. The Taliesin line was in production from 1955 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Authentic One of One Karl Springer Wall Mirror with Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An authentic, one-of-a-kind wall mirror with shelf by Karl Springer. Polyester over fabric. Remarkable and rare. Beautiful condition and ready for use. Measures 8.5in deep and mirror...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Polyester, Fabric

Magnificent Murano Blown Glass Chandelier by Venini with Red Accent, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
VENINI A stunning early Venini Murano blown glass ten branch chandelier. In fine straw glass with delicate ruby red edging, Italy, late 1920s. Dimensions: 54 Diameter x 50 H Can be m...
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Móveis Drago ‘Novelty’ Armchair in Blue Velvet and Brazilian Hardwood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Móveis Drago, lounge chair, model ‘Novelty’, velvet Kvadrat – Harald 182, hardwood, coated steel, brass, Brazil, 1950s This 'novelty' lounge chair is created in the 1950s by Móvei...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Ojai Nightstand by Lawson-Fenning, Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ojai Nightstand features board and batten doors with iron details and two drawers. Available in two sizes and in American walnut and white oak. Inspired by the refined simplic...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Adrian Pearsall Pit Style Yellow Semi-Circular Sofa 3 Piece Sectional
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Adrian Pearsall semi-circular sectional sofa by Craft & Associates, circa 1970s. Inset base gives a futuristic floating experience and creates an instant conversation pit...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery

Midcentury Leolux Leather Sectional Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Leolux thick natural brown leather curved sectional sofa with matching ottoman. In original condition with visible wear and fading to the leather. This set has 3 single pi...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

Double Cone Wall Light in Red Coated Aluminum
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall light, coated aluminum, lacquered steel, Europe, 1950s This wall light features conical-shaped shades on both sides executed in an earth-toned red color. Emitting light both ...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Studio Metal Chair Sculpture, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Studio metal chair, in stock Studio built with geometric design in metal with dark bronze patina Metal woven rush seat Back with concentric circ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Eames LCW Lounge Chairs in Walnut for Herman Miller, USA, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of two Eames LCW lounge chairs in walnut for Herman Miller, USA. The LCW chair, also known as the Lounge chair wood, is a modernist furniture design created by the husband-and-wi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

1958 Philco Predicta 'Princess' Swivel Screen Television, North America
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Fully functional iconic Predicta television made by Philco in 1958. Designers ; Catherine Winkler , Richard Whipple and Severin Jonnaffen. Model ' Princess' 3410. All is or...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Midcentury Dorothy Thorpe Silver Band Barware 20 Piece Set
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage set of authentic Dorothy Thorpe silver band bar glasses and ice bowl. Included are: 8ea 3" roly poly glasses 7ea. 3" rocks glasses 4ea. 4-1/2" rocks glasses 1ea. 11" ice...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Pair of Alvar Aalto Tank Chairs, Rare High-Back Version, Artek Finland
Located in Turku, FI
Extremely fine, rare and showy pair of armchairs designed by Alvar Aalto. These E400-model chairs are bit heavier and bigger version of iconic Tank chair. The model has not been i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Birch

Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Bamboo, Italy, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rattan, bamboo wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Maison Regain Sideboard in Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, sideboard, elm, France, 1960s. This elm credenza combines a simplified yet complex design combined with nifty, solid construction details that characterize Maison R...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Elm

Crystal LC6 Table by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand for Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
LC6 table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. Marked, signed and numbered on the frame, this table has the most desirable crystal textured top. The b...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Aluminum

Florence Knoll Rosewood & Steel Credenza with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Florence Knoll Rosewood & Steel Credenza with Carrara Marble Top.
Category

1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Steel

Large Oval Marble Dining Table with Iron Base
Located in Porto, PT
Large oval marble dining table Big dining table with a pilar base made of iron The top made of marble, grey and beige colour.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal

Pair of Hans Wegner CH 27 Easy-Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of Hans Wegner CH 27 easy-chairs, designed in 1951, manufactured by Carl Hansen & Son, Denmark. Oak frames, seat and backrests re-caned to the original specification. Rar...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Cane, Oak

1970s Joe Colombo Style Chrome and Marble Floor Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Floor lamp with a bold modern minimalist line the style of Joe Colombo Deep chrome structure on a marble base Solid well made . Measures: 48 inches high . Contain one E26 si...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Spanish Sunburst Mirror, Gilt Metal, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern double layered sunburst wall mirror, Spain, 1960s This eye-catching foliage sunburst mirror features a double layer of leaves surrounding a central round glass. ...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Iron, Metal

2xOrganic Lounge Chair by Luigi Colani Green Fiberglass, 1968 by Heinz Essmann
Located in Munster, NRW
We offer here 2 extemely rare fiberglass lounge chairs by Luigi Colani. ca. 1968, probably made for Heinz Essmann, Germany. T chairs were repainted by our lacquer master company...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Adrian Pearsall Wingback Cognac Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adrian Pearsall wing back cognac leather lounge chair.
Category

1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Sideboard in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, sideboard, oak, Italy, 1980s. Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality that this design i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Pair of Midcentury Yellow Bouclé Armchairs 1960s
Located in Wroclaw, PL
Pair of midcentury yellow bouclé armchairs 1960s, Poland. Completely restored.
Category

Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Mazzega, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
An iconic design of the 1960s, this floor lamp consists of two large blown and cased glass diffusers that are held together by a stainless steel cuff. When switched on, both glass bo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Dieter Rams, 620 Lounge Chair - rare Swivel Base by Vitsœ in black Leather, 1962
Located in Munster, NRW
Lounge Chair from the chair program 620, designed by Dieter Rams for Vitsoe, Germany in 1962. The pictured lounge chair was purchased around 2000 and has since been in the second ho...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

Gianfranco Frattini Nesting Tables for Cassina, Reversible Tops, Italy, 1960s
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A set of nesting tables designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Italy and produced in the 1960s. Consisting of four tables which form a cylinder shape, despite each table havi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Modular Wood Bookcase by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A vintage modular wood bookcase manufactured in the 1960s by iconic italian company "Vittorio Dassi". The item is made by poplar solid wood structure venereed in teak, black iron...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of 1950s Erik Warna 'GK14' Red Perforated Shade Table Lamps
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Erik Warna 'GK14' Red Perforated Shade Table Lamps. Executed in perforated red painted metal and patinated brass. Shade is adjustable and can be rotate up or down. Produced by Gnosjö...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Midcentury Suspension Four Arm Light 'Chandelier', France, circa 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French (possibly Italian) midcentury suspension four arm light (chandelier), France, circa 1950 In the style of Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand's work of the same time period. Enameled metal demilune...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

1970s Peter Protzmann for Herman Miller Zebrawood Credenza
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
1970s Credenza or sideboard in striking zebrawood by Peter Protzmann for Herman Miller. Three large drawers with smoked acrylic side panels with ample room for storage and organiz...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Zebra Wood

6 Italian Dining Chairs with Woven Rush Seating, 1960's France
Located in New York, NY
6 dining chairs imported from France. Beautiful condition. Rush seating and wood in excellent condition. Made in 1960's.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Rush, Maple

Midcentury Upholstered Wood Lounge Chair by Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Detroit, MI
This beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern arm chair was designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (English, 1905-1976) for Widdicomb circa 1950. The unique and elegant design features clean...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Large Mid Century Modern Desk with Curved Front and Brass Handles 50's 60's
Located in Leicester, GB
A large mid-century desk made in teak with a beautifully curved front. The desk has great proportions; it is unusually deep providing plenty of space for working. This 50's Mad Men-...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Teak

Ovalia Egg Chair Henrik Thor Larsen Lounge Chair 60er Schweden
By Henrik Thor-Larsen
Located in Berlin, DE
This piece is in this shape ist unique! You can hardly tell the age of it. Once you're sitting in it, you will be taken away.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Sculptural Coffee Table in Concrete, Italy, 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Mesmerizing sculptural coffee table made by unknown artist in Italy in the 1960s. The table looks interesting from every angle, in some ways it looks like a female body which support...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Concrete

Glashütte Limburg möbel for sale on 1stDibs

Glashütte Limburg möbel are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive objects are often made of glasswaren and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options in our collection of Glashütte Limburg Mobel, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. There are 661 vintage versions of these items in stock, while there is 0 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original möbels by Glashütte Limburg were created in the modern der Mitte des jahrhunderts style in Europe during the 20. jahrhundert. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider Mobel by and. The prices for Glashütte Limburg Mobel can vary depending upon size, time period and other attributes. Price for these items starts at 265 $ and tops out at 34.200 $, while pieces like these can sell for 1.084 $ on average..

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