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
- 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
Period: 1950s
1950 Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Italian Mid Century Design Brass Metal Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Lamp
Angelo Lelii
Arredoluce
Italy, 1956 ca
Enamel Aluminum, Leather, Brass and Frosted Glass
Brass with original patina
No cracks.
Perfect working order
Original 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Lovely Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Brass, Wicker and Teak, 1950s, Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Brass, Wicker and Teak, 1950s, Austria
A premium maretial mix of brass, teak and wicker.
The color combination and proportions are perfect.
...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Flush or Wall Mount Lamp by Emil Stejnar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction fitted with five E14 sockets, designed by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll in Vienna in the 1950s.
4 pieces available
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
€1,220 / item
Mid Century Desk Light or Table Lamp by Vereinigte Werkstätten Germany 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern goos neck desk light or table lamp with perforated conical brass lamp shade. Designed and manufactured by Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Germany,...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Bendt Winge Elliptical Walnut Coffee Table in Persian Walnut, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare high-quality oval/elliptical coffee table number 514 designed by Bendt Winge and made at Aase Dreieri in Norway during the 1950s. The table features Mirrored Persian Walnut t...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Shelf Hanger
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor ceramic shelf hanging person. Glazed Ceramic. Cat pictured sold separately.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
€684 Sale Price
45% Off
Huge Clown in Murano Glass by Gino Cenedese circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Huge Clown in Murano glass with pivoting had by Gino Cenedese
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fine French 1950s Glass and Chrome Cylindrical Flush Mount by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A fine French Mid-Century cylinder-shaped flush mount / ceiling light in enameled glass with three chrome studs that support a prismatic glass lens (holophane).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Italian Old Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirror Cristal Art, 1950s Green Gold Color
By Cristal Arte
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian old Midcentury wall mirror crystal Art, 1950s.
frame with green nile mirror, with leaves worked in gold, elegance and refinement for this amazing mirror.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
€1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of 4 modernist mid-century radar chairs made in Belgium during the 1950s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
This set of four radar chairs was made in Belgium during the 1950s. The design is often attributed to Willy Van Der Meeren, though this attribution has never been confirmed. The chai...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
1950s Pheasant Sculpture by Artist Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful porcelain sculpture of a pheasant designed by an artist Jaroslav Ježek. Ježek's figurines became a decoration of many interiors of the 1950's and 1960's. The statue of the ...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ole Wanscher's Colonial Chair and Ottoman in Rosewood, 1950s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a rare and in exceptional condition Ole Wanscher's Colonial Chair and Ottoman in Rosewood, with original black leather cushions as well as a new set of new Maharam Sorghum brown cushions. Poul Jeppesen in Denmark c1950s and distributed by Illums Bolighus with solid rosewood for the frame, cane seating under black leather cushion seating.
Perhaps the most famous design by Ole Wanscher, the Colonial Chair PJ 149 is inspired by 17th century English furniture...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Cane, Rosewood
€11,848 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Brass + Enamel Martini Cocktail Swords Vintage Mid-Century Mad Men
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderfully intricate machined and enameled Brass Martini / Hors d'oeuvre Swords in holder.
Overall Dia 3.25 x H 4.25 in
Sword L 3 3/8 in
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
French Mid-Century Blue Majolica Daisy Plate Maunier Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Blue Daisy Plate signed Maunier Vallauris.
8 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Important Double Dresser by Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss, 1950s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare and important sculptural double dresser was designed by Vladimir Kagan and handcrafted by Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc during the 1950s in New York. Each of the two chests are s...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
€42,090 Sale Price
24% Off
A Mid Century 18 Arm Tulip Pendant Chandelier By Fog and Mørup Of Denmark
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Søborg, DK
A very elegant and classic 18 arm tulip pendant chandelier by Fog and Mørup of Denmark
Hand blown white opaline glass shades.
E14 bulb holders
A lovely age related wear and patina to the surfaces.
The hand blown glass shades are in great condition with no cracks.
Rewired and grounded.
Glass shades will be removed for shipping.
Responsible worldwide shipping available.
The company was founded on 1 June 1904 by ironmonger Ansgar Fog (1880-1930) as a trading company in Aarhus. The following year, wholesaler Erik Mørup (1879-1972) was admitted as a partner. In 1906 it moved to Copenhagen. In 1915, the company was expanded with a factory for lamps and chandeliers, and in 1948 it was transformed into a limited company. At the same time, Mørup became chairman of the board and Alfred Emanuel Gillesberg (1895-1959) managing director. In 1956, Fog & Mørup moved to a new factory at Sydmarken 46 in Søborg designed by Preben Hansen.
Fog & Mørup is probably best known for the Kongelyslampen, which got its name when Fog & Mørup presented the lamp to King Christian X on his 25th anniversary in 1937. The table lamp was made of bronzed brass and cost DKK 35.50. Fog & Mørup had great success with the sale of this model. Fog & Mørup's heyday was the 1960s and 1970s, when Jo Hammerborg and other designers created a large number of both original and salable models of lamps.
In 1978, Fog & Mørup was acquired by competitor LYFA. Fog & Mørup's production was moved from Sydmarken in Søborg to LYFA in Måløv for better utilization of the production capacity.
In 1988, LYFA took over the lighting company ABO in Assentoft near Randers, which was particularly known for magnetic ball lamps produced in the 1970s. Only one year later, in 1989, LYFA was taken over by the listed company Lyskær Belysning A/S. The company's new name became Lyskær-Lyfa A/S in October 1989, but already in 1991 the company was bought by Horn Belysning...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
American Designer, End Tables, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak and black-painted wood end or side tables designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Dimensions: 15.5” H x 16” Diameter
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
€4,182 / set
George Nelson Thin Edge Rosewood Dresser 4 Drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
A George Nelson four-drawer Thin Edge rosewood dresser, circa 1955. This stunning piece has dynamic, rich rosewood graining, four drawers, original porcelain pulls, and iconic Thin E...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
€3,395 Sale Price
35% Off
Judith Daner Enamel on Copper Artwork Wall Panel Egyptians, a pair
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artworks created by Judith Daner. This lovely pair of decorative panels features two tile plaques mounted together on the original oak...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Italian Manifattura Italiana 50s Console Table
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Wall-mounted console table with turned and stained beechwood legs, band with mahogany veneer and red onyx top. Good conditions.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Large Wall-Mounted Sculpture Colored Stone in Concrete Mid-Century Modern, 1952
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large wall-mounted sculpture colored stone in concrete Mid-Century Modern, 1952
This wall Sculpture was taken out of a building by Dutch Architect Jan Duiker. It should be made circa 1952, the sculpture is signed with ACK. Jan Duiker (also Johannes Duiker) (The Hague, 1 March 1890 – Amsterdam, 23 February 1935) was a Dutch architect. Partnership with Bernard Bijvoet from 1919 until 1925. For the commission of the Zonnestraal project the architects were recommended by Hendrik Berlage. Bijvoet left the Netherlands in 1925 to work in Paris with Pierre Chareau for projects such as Maison de Verre...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Concrete
S. MACK OTTOMAN with White Wooden Lacquered Base
Located in Hawthorne, CA
A round shape, upholstered ottoman with a single button tuft in the centre, layered on a lacquered wooden base, designed by S. Mack, Mid-Century Modern, c. 1969. MWM DESIGN INTERIORS...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood
€3,485 Sale Price
33% Off
Small Brass Bench in the Style of Milo Baughman Dunbar
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach out for efficient shipping quote to your location.
Mid Century Modern Brass Bench with Naugahyde seat.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
€693 Sale Price
65% Off
Seminaria Torino, Wall Lights, Steel, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three adjustable steel wall lights produced by Seminaria Torino, Italy, c. 1950s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Shades are adjustable; measured as shown
Overall Dimens...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Iconic Wall Clock Junghans Uhren, Hard to Find Marmolada Design Max Bill
Located in Bochum, NRW
Important modernist glazed ceramic kitchen clock designed by Max Bill for Junghans, Germany 1956, featuring a 60-minute timer, a mechanical 8-day movement, a yellow-and-white ceramic...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Folding Screen Room Divider, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
An early molded plywood screen divider in calico ash, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller. The screen's ingenious design allows it to be formed into a vari...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Italian Sculptural Lounge Chair in the Manner of Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Italian sculptural lounge chair in the Manner of Gio Ponti.
Great sculptural Italian lounge chair after Gio Ponti, Marco Zanuso, Gigi Radice or Paolo Buffa. This beautiful Italian lo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Classic Modern Paul McCobb Extension Dining Table / 42"round - 72" oval
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Extension Dining Table designed by Paul McCobb ,,, part or the "Planner Group", Wonderful figured walnut, Very versatile,Measures 42" round .Comes with two 15" le...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Folding Camping Chair, France, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Folding camping chair, France, 1950s.
French folding chair typical of the 1950s brand Chantazur Lafuma. The fabric is ORIGINAL and is in excellent condition as is the structure itse...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Flush mount ceiling light with hand-decorated glass shade and brass metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage co...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
€1,220 / item
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Jacaranda & Leather Cantu Chairs, c 1959 Brazil, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important set of six (6) Jacaranda Rosewood 'Cantu' dining chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Arquitetura e Interiores in original leather, signed with labels and Brazilian tax st...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite
€23,790 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Two-Tier Side Tables in the manner of Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Hanover, MA
Dramatic vintage pair of bi-level tables in the style of Ico and Luisa Parisi.
Finely constructed of walnut hardwood and veneer, both tiers feature upswept ends and are supported by strikingly elegant tapered legs which stand on dainty solid brass dog...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Stilux Table Lamp, 1950
By Stilux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful, petite table lamp by Stilux with patinaed brass frame and original, articulate red enameled shade, can be used as wall light as well. Wired for US standards, one E12 socke...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
€2,091
Coppia di applique attribuite a Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Lugo, IT
Coppia di applique attribuite a Maison Arlus
Buone consizioni
Grazie
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
€1,416 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Aldo Tura Dining Set, Goatskin Parchment Table with 6 Velvet Chairs, Italy 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare Aldo Tura goatskin parchment dining set with six chairs and table with inserted wine cooler, Italy, 1950s.
Every piece is in goatskin parchment. The upholstery is from the fine...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Goatskin, Velvet
Albini & Helg Arteluce Large Pendant Lamp Original Glass Lucite, Italy, 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
Original 1955 pendant light from Arteluce Milano designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg.
Large Midcentury original with a large dark 22.6" lucite shade and an inner opaline glass...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Italian Designer, Side Chair, Wood, Rush, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and rush side chair designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 27.75"H x 17.875"W x 16.75"D
Seat Height (inches): 16.625"
All upholstered furnit...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Birch Six-Drawer Dresser, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
An iconic Mid-Century Modern six-drawer dresser or credenza
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid birch, with brass hardware.
Measures: 48"W x...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Mahogany and Brass Writing Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons, "Connoisseur Collection"
USA, 1950s
Mahogany, with brass trim, stretchers, and hardware....
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Small Writing Desk Black Lacquer, Brass by Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Salzburg, AT
Small desk by Silvio Cavatorta, Italy, 1950s.
Re-painted in black high-gloss lacquer.
Stainless steel base powder-coated in black, fine brass details.
Height-adjustable foot sections...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
French Designer, Wall Light, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and off-white fabric wall light designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 12.5"H x 10.5"W x 5.15"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 10.0"H x 2....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gilded metal table lamp from the 50's
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French modernist table lamp from the 50's. Lamp base in gilded metal. Lampshade available on request. Nice vintage condition, slight traces...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Danish 1940s Lounge Chair with Cabriole Legs Mahogany and Wool Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful very stylish pair of Danish low lounge chair. We are unaware of the designer and maker for this chair. It is high quality and the legs are ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Mid-Century Classic Italian Style Wall Mirror with Golden Brass Friezes 50s
Located in Palermo, IT
Valuable classic style wall mirror with frame and elegant decorative elements in golden brass. Captivating Italian creation from the 1950s.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
€400 Sale Price
20% Off
American Designer, Sofa, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and white fabric sofa designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Seat Height: 18.75"
All upholstered furniture can be reupholstered upon request for an additional fee. Lead ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rolled Arm Lounge Chair & Ottoman in Amber Wool
Located in Chicago, IL
An uncommonly designed chair and ottoman in the manner of Dunbar designs by Edward Wormley. Tubular, amber upholstered arms taper and surround the back of this exceedingly comfortable club chair. Fixed back cushion is supported by an interior wood frame. Ashwood legs and apron. Ottoman legs...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Hardwood, Ash
€2,962 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Eugen Schmidt Soloform Lounge Chairs, Cognac Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Very rare chairs!
Great form, steel legs with teak tips. Original leather is distressed. One chair has the original ES Soloform label.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Stilnovo Six Light Red Chandelier Solid Brass Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an atomic age Italian red chandelier. Circa the 1950s Italy.
Six light solid brass aluminum shades. No bulbs are included. It will require six (6) e-14 bulb...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Rare Kutani Japan Hand Painted Porcelain, 22 Carat Gold Foo Dogs MCM
Located in North Miami, FL
These large and fabulous pair of RARE vintage late 1940's to early 1950's Kutani Japan handcrafted and hand painted foo dog lions are very commanding both in stature and execution of meticulous painted detail with 22 carat gold leaf throughout. The persimmon color of a burnt hue porcelain ceramic porcelain male and female matched pair of foo dogs have a mariage decoration. These are a stunning and gorgeous example of Japanese 2oth Century Arts and a lost art form. The foo dogs are ferocious shishi lions with very colorful and detailed Kutano style moriage porcelain...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
A BRUTALIST MID-CENTURY-MODERN RUSTIC STOOL/TABLE MAROLLES Style, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent and sculptural large stool or small pedestal table with 4 legs, Modernist, Free Form, Brutalist, Popular Art, in solid wood, tray/seat with hollow relief cut with a gou...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Wall Mirrors, Organic Form, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Console or Pier Mirrors, Organic Form, Boomerang, Patinated Brass, Italy, 1950s
Rare pair of Italian modernist mirrors designed and produced in Italy in ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Arthur Umanoff Rocking Chair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Arthur Umanoff rocking chair is a timeless piece of furniture that combines elegant design with exceptional comfort. Designed by Arthur Umanoff, a prominent mid-century modern fu...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
French Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
The brass arms present with moderate oxidation.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 15.5” H x 10.5...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Sofa, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern sofa
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Cream Mohair velvet upholstery, with tapered solid walnut legs.
Measures: 7...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
White Metal Hanging Lamp by Joe Colombo Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A rare and iconic white pendant lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950s. This sculptural fixture features a striking witch’s hat silhouette, exemplifying Colomb...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Attributed of Paolo Buffa Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Armchairs, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare pair of wingback armchairs attributed to Paolo Buffa and produced in the 1950s.
The armchairs have been restored and upholstered with ivory velvet.
Paolo Buffa was an Italia...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Voss Belysning Orange Enamel table lamps 1950s Denmark
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique set of table lamps . bright Orange Enamel ,very unusual
and rare . Bakelite fittings . signed . 1 ship see photos.
manufactured by Voss Belysning Denmark 1950s
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Rare pair of brass sconces designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi, Italy 1950s.
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Milano, IT
These two 1950s wall sconces, designed and manufactured in Italy, exude the timeless elegance and sophistication characteristic of mid-century design. Torlasco, a renowned Italian li...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Miniature Owl Figurine by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic mid-century 1950s Vienna bronze figurine by Walter Bosse.
This gorgeous small miniature creature with big personality designed by Walter Bosse, an expert craftsman from the golden age of Vienna bronzes is a real beauty. He designed his “black/gold” series of bronze figurines to make “as many people as possible happy.”
Excellent example of a Walter Bosse brass figurine...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Paavo Tynell Ceiling Lamp "Cannon Shell" Model 9040, Brass Flowers, Idman 1950s
By Idman, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
From the iconic Paavo Tynell series nicknamed the Cannon shell, this beautiful piece has the attention-demanding appearance of a falling bomb shell, yet the softness of spring with t...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
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