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: 1940s
Paul Frankl Design Rattan Two-Seater Sofa, 1940
By Paul Frankl
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
A wonderful rattan two-seater sofa with four-strand, wave-shaped rattan armrests. The sofa is in excellent condition with minimal, attractive patina. All joints between the two indiv...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Pier Luigi Colli Oak Buffet Mirror Sideboard, Midcentury, Italy, 1940s-1950s
Located in New York, NY
Pier luigi Colli oak sideboard, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s
Beautiful oak sideboard. The oak has lovely patina throughout the piece.
It is a large-scale sideboard with four doors and architectural details throughout.
Amazing oak grain visible throughout the piece. Smoked glass mirrors cover the front doors.
The piece is in original vintage condition.
Measures: 19 inches deep
93 inches wide
33 inches high
Hays Company/Pier Luigi Colli
The firm was founded in Turin in 1850, as a laboratory that embroidered for the upholstery of armchairs and sofas. The manufactory collaborated with the Martinotti and C.ia furniture manufacturer, Giuseppe and then Luigi Martinotti, who since 1831 produced luxury furniture in style and from the end of the century in the most up-to-date liberty style.
At the death of Federico Martinotti, the last male descendant of the family, in the twenties, the widow gave way to Teresa and Maria Colli and the two companies reunited, assuming the name "Colli da 1831" (with the date they referred To the foundation of the firm Martinotti). Then came Pier Luigi Colli (1895-1968), younger brother of the two holders who had attended the courses of the École des arts décoratifs.
Pier Luigi Colli, thanks to his close relationship with Paris, imported Lalique glasses and Jean Perzel decor lamps in Turin. The company took care of the real train setup, built by Fiat Ferroviaria and the technical office, led by Pier Luigi Colli, designed and produced the chairs of the Magna University of Turin and the furniture of the Turin seat of the Bank Italy and the Prefecture. In addition to the furniture, the company produced embroidery for coverings and curtains, carpets, lamps with Seguso glasses, door locks and door handles.
The company also carried out works designed by external architects: Gio Ponti (partition walls and windows in the Turin headquarters of Vembi), Giovanni Gariboldi (furnishings for the Richard Ginori showroom in Rome), Carlo Mollino (railing of the RAI auditorium and window frames Of the Royal Theater), Domenico Morelli (furniture of the Rai skyscraper); Gabetti and Isola (neoliberty furniture on the stock exchange) Aldo Morbelli (furniture of Fasano jewelery in Via Roma...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair Of Lounge Chairs by Carl-Johan Boman for Boman Oy, Finland, 1940s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Carl-Johan Boman for Oy Boman AB rare pair of easy, lounge or slipper chairs with elegantly curved backs and tapering stained legs, Finland, 1940s. These exquisite chairs have a clas...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
Vintage desk chair with arms, off white patterned cotton fabric upholstery, polished ebony walnut wood structure. Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich ca.1940.
The lines of this chair ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Marc Chagall Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
By Marc Chagall
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Marc Chagall Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Medium: Color cliché
Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France
Date: 1947
Frame: Solid...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Scandinavian Lounge Chair with Oak Armrest and Base Red Wool, 1940's
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elegant and unusual lounge chair from the late art deco period a bit similar to the styles of Swedish Designers such as Carl Malmsten. We have never seen any other examples of this c...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Maple
Danish 1940s Large Curved Banana Shape Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large banana shaped or curved sofa made in Denmark, circa 1940. This sofa will make strong statement in any room. Beautiful round voluptuous lines and with large bun feet providing a...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 From Four Tales of the Arabian Nights, 1948
By Marc Chagall
Located in CA, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 from the series “Four Tales of the Arabian Nights”, 1948, also titled “Then He Spent The Night With Her Embracing”
Published: Pantheon Books, New York
Medium: Lithograph
Sheet Size: H 43cm x W 23cm
Year: 1948
Edition: 90, this example 59/90
Signature: Hand signed in pencil, Marc Chagall
Literature: M. 38; see C. books 18)
A very rare example of Chagall’s first major and most important lithography series “Arabian Nights”
Vichy France...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
1940s Italian Ottoman or Stool in Floral Fabric and Blonde Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Footstool, tabouret, ottoman, fabric, wood, Italy, 1940s
An Italian ottoman from the 1940s, featuring a voluminous seat and supported by a wooden platform that slightly flares out i...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Walnut Italian Long Gallery Bench - TWO Available
Located in North Miami, FL
Classical Italian design on display with these beautiful long gallery benches in walnut. Fine details such as saber legs and scalloped backrest, in the Ponti style, this very long s...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
American 1940's Tufted Curved Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful super stylish curved sofa. Made in the US probably in the 1940's maybe early 1950's. Designer and maker unknown. Tufted and with loose cushion. Has a bit of Hollywood pana...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Alvar Aalto Stool 60
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Miami, FL
Stool 60 designed by Alvar Aalto, strong patina with some chips. Please see picture 3 for accurate color.
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Art Deco Glass and Brass Wall Sconce, Germany 1940s
Located in Almelo, NL
Art Deco Glass and Brass Wall Sconce, Germany 1940s
This Art Deco wall sconce, a unique blend of glass and brass, hails from Germany and is a relic from the 1940s. Its design, a tes...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Marble, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, marble and white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 17.375” H x 6“ Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French painting "Mountain Landscape”, Madeleine Doillon -Toulouse
By Madeley
Located in Valladolid, ES
This gorgeous work by the French artist Madeleine Doillon-Toulouse presents a mountain landscape with an expressionist aesthetic. The expressionist landscape does not faithfully rep...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 1940's Italian Footstools
Located in Hanover, MA
***FALL SALE***
A very smart pair of 1940's Italian foot stools or small benches.
The walnut has been refinished and the gold velvet is original.
Elegantly carved legs.
The wood bas...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of Mogens Lassen Style Danish 1940s Lounge or Club Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1940s pair of lounge chair in the style of Mogens Lassen with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Simple lines yet very refined. Versatile and ve...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
1940s Giovanni Michelucci for Lariolux Brass Table Lamp
Located in Palermo, IT
Pre-war Italian brass desk lamp, circa 1940s. A Classic desk lamp which combines the characteristics of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. A Lariolux ministeriale rounded shade ...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paolo Buffa brass and Carrara marble round dining table, Italy, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An exquisite dining table in cast brass and rare "Cremo Delicato" marble from Carrara, Italian manufacture, design by Paolo Buffa, 1950s.
Slender yet s...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Italian Typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jules Leleu- A French 1950s 3 Drawer Walnut Writing Table with Brass Details
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - A fine French Mid-Century three drawer walnut desk with brass details.
A similar desk is shown page 137 of the book "Jules et Andre Leleu" by Vivianne Jutheau - Edited...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso, Wall Mirror, Brass, Murano Glass, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and murano glass wall mirror designed and produced by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Cabinet in Solid Oak with Latticework
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cabinet, oak, glass, Italy, 1940s
A design that quietly bridges the gap between sleek modernism and handcrafted warmth. The cabinet’s facade is composed of four tall, narrow doors e...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
José Zanine Caldas, Lounge Chair Imbuia Plywood Leather Mòveis Artísticos Z 1949
Located in High Point, NC
A lounge chair designed by José Zanine Caldas for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil, in 1949. It features Imbuia plywood, brass, and black-dyed leather w...
Category
1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Imbuia
Danish 1940s Easy Chair with Channeled Backrest and Open Armrests in Beech
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic elegant Danish high back armchair from the 1940s by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully carved stained mahogany. Very elegant sculptu...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Birch
Custom Made Walnut Sideboard or Credenza with Brass Hardware, circa 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Exceptional long custom-made walnut sideboard or credenza on eight reeded and tapered legs, circa 1940s.
Base with four drawers, one silverware drawer with lined felt and felt cover...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Danish Midcentury 1940s Sofa or Settee with Open Armrests by Alfred Christensen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fantastic 1940s Alfred Christensen designed sofa in his characteristic style of open armrests carved from solid beech wood and made by Slagelse Mobelvaerk in the 1940s. Beautiful ref...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Two-Tone Wool, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early 1940s. These small sofas will make a strong statement in any room. Beautiful round vol...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Pair of Finn Juhl '109' Armchairs in Teak, Cognac Leather & Brass, 1946
Located in Chino Hills, CA
For sale is an exquisite pair of vintage mid-century modern NV-109 chairs, designed by the renowned Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder in the 1950s. An early edition of Juhl's work, these ch...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Large 1940s Console by Paolo Buffa in Oak and Green Alpi Marble
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A rare and elegant console table designed by Paolo Buffa in the 1940s, showcasing his unmistakable design language and exceptional Italian craftsmanship. This piece features a stunni...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Augusto Romano round beech and straw coffee table, 1948
Located in Rome, IT
A rare side table designed by Italian designer Augusto Romano around 1948. A well-executed table that features a round wooden top with a border that is meticulously adorned with brai...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Straw, Beech
Midcentury Seguso Handblown Murano Amber Glass Cage Italian Pendant Light, 1940s
By Seguso
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Murano glass bubble chandelier with amber glass cage. The glass is hand-blown with an amber shade and was created by Giorgio Seguso in the 1940s in Italy.
This Murano gl...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
René Gabriel Oak Sideboard, France, 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
René Gabriel Oak Sideboard (France, 1940s)
"Il faut que l'art descende dans la rue."
"Art must come down into the street."
— René Gabriel
A masterpiece of post-war French design, t...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Pablo Picasso Framed Artworks, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Pablo Picasso with this extraordinary set of six color clichés, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stun...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
20th Century, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Coffee Table 1940
Located in Turin, Turin
After an apprenticeship with the glassmaker Giannotti Pietro Chiesa opened his own glass workshop in 1921. In the early 1920s he participated in the Monza Biennale, the Venice Bienna...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
José Zanine Caldas, Chaise Longue, Marine Plywood, Rope, Fabric, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A chaise longue designed by José Zanine Caldas for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil, in 1949. It features marina plywood, cord, and fabric.
Present example was exhibited in Galería Mi...
Category
1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Imbuia
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Brass, Mirror, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Danish 1940s Banana Style Barrel Low Club or Lounge Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comfortable, exuberant, and superbly made Danish lounge chair perfectly capturing the essence of 1940s Danish design bridging the the period between the Art Deco and the midcentury p...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Wool, Beech
Danish 1930s Club Sofa, Style of Fritz Hansen & Flemming Lassen
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Beautiful Sofa in the style of Flemming Lassen and Fritz Hansen. It is not documented who did produce and design this set, but it is in absolutely highest quality. Very heavy piece o...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The desk was made specifically for a client in the Promontory Apartment Building in Chicago designed by Nelson's associate, and world-renowned architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The entire apartment was outfitted in pieces from George Nelson's Basic Cabinet Series for Herman Miller that sat, untouched for nearly 70 years in their original setting! In addition to two aluminium sconces, this piece also features hidden, fluorescent lighting mounted in the upper canopy as a clever solution to Mies van der Rohe's lack of ceiling fixtures. This is a gorgeous, grandiose, and extremely rare piece of design history that will instantly outfit an entire office in striking style!
Features:
Desk:
- Book-matched walnut veneer
- Built-in Bar
- Built in coat closet/wardrobe
- Dual aluminum sconces
- Hidden, indirect fluorescent lighting
- Silver-plated Herman Miller hardware
- Dual "floating" book shelves
- Tapered, cantilevered peninsula desk...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Cylindrical Green Hand-Blown Glass Vase, Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s.
Made in green hand-blown glass, in Empoli.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair Romantic Vintage Nightstands / Bedside Tables in Elm. Sweden 1940s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful set of two elm nightstands or bedside tables with drawers and doors made in Sweden. Both in good and original condition.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Elm
Fritz Hansen Model 1582 Wingback Lounge Chair Danish Mid-Century
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool low swung wing back lounge chair made by Fritz Hansen in Copenhagen, Denmark as model 1582. The wooden armrests and legs are made of varnished oak wood showing great grain ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Sofa Model "Värend" Carl Malmsten, 1942
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This Rare model” Värend” sofa was designed by Carl Malmsten in the 1940s. The sofa has been reupholstered. Stained elm, back with ribs, loose back cushions and upholstered seat, cove...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Elm
Fontana Arte, Wall Mirror, Brass, Italy, 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror, designed and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early Signed Jack Lord Oil Painting / Tile / Wood Frame, USA, c. 1940's
Located in Deland, FL
This exceptional signed oil painting by John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 - January 21, 1998) is perfect for collectors. Better known by his sta...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
CTW Coffee Table by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1940s
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Charles and Ray Eames designed the CTW table in 1946, creating a timeless classic of modern design thanks to its elegant simplicity and functional approach.
The table features a ply...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Bar Cabinet in Wood and Copper by Luigi Scremin, published
Located in Milano, IT
A magnificent and unique wood, leather and copper bar cabinet designed by Luigi Scremin in 1948. This exceptional piece, signed by Luigi Scremin with a leather engraving at the top, is a rare creation originally made as a one-of-a-kind for Scremin's showrooms, further authenticated by an attached documented publication.
The design of the bar cabinet evokes the shape of a medieval casket...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Large Mirror in Italian Baroque Style 1940 in Wood with Half Silver Leaf
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large mirror in Italian Baroque style 1940 in wood with half silver leaf.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Early Eames DCW (With Evans Label) black aniline
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Herman Miller DCW chair from the late 1940s featuring the elusive Evans Products label. Appears to have its original black aniline dye.. worn thru in several areas,,
A true co...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Paolo Buffa Style Lounge Chairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Hanover, MA
We are fortunate to have two pair of these incredibly stylish and well crafted lounge chairs attributed to Paolo Buffa.
Each chair is made of ebonized solid walnut and features exaggerated sinewey armrests that stretch from the backrest to the floor and have solid cherry spindle back and distinctive double X spindle detailing under the arms.
The seat deck is woven raffia.
These chairs are quite generously proportioned and comfortable even for a larger man (i.e., yours truly!)
The lose seat...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Italian Barovier Floor Lamp 1940s Gold Brass Murano Glass Rostrato Fabric Dome
By Barovier
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Barovier floor lamp 1940s gold brass Murano glass rostrato fabric dome
Measures: Base diameter cm.30.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Industrial Paper Bin, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial paper bin, circa 1940. By unknown manufacturer from France. Materials: Metal.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Red And Gold Murano Glass Table Lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant pair of little Murano bedside lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Red and gold Murano glass, brass and new white fabric shades.
Rewired .
Dimensions: 33 cm H, 13 cm diameter.
All purch...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Vintage Decorative Prayer Figures, Bronze Thai Deity, Bookends, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative prayer figures. An Oriental, gilt bronze cast iron statue of two kneeling Thai deities, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Appealin...
Category
1940s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Danish 1930s Club Lounge Chair, Style of Fritz Hansen & Flemming Lassen
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Beautiful set of Lounge Chair and Sofa in the style of Flemming Lassen and Fritz Hansen. It is not documented who did produce and design this set, but it is in absolutely highest qua...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame Attributed to Venini, Italy 1950s
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
A beautiful picture frame made of clear "twisted rope" Murano glass and the original wooden backrest, with brass support, attributed to Venini.
Made in Italy in the 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early IN-50 Coffee Table with Green Glass by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1940s
Early version 3/4" uranium green glass IN-50 coffee or cocktail table designed by Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller.
CONDITION NOTES: The original glass is in fair condition...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Uranium Glass, Ash
Danish 1940s Channel Back Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat in White Wool
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very elegant 1940s curved two-seat sofa or loveseat in white wool fabric. This sofa has slightly taller legs indicating a production date closer to 1950 when taller leg...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Wicker Vintage Picnic Case, France Circa 1940s
Located in Valencia, VC
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century picnic basket/case. In very good condition as it was never used.
Lined with a gingham blue and white fabric.
Made by unknown manufacturer in France ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Ernst Schwadron Sofa
Located in Hanover, MA
Three seat sofa designed by Austrian emigre Ernst Schwadron and retailed through Rena Rosenthal inc. New York in the 1940's.
This design was part of his early collection for Knoll w...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair Osvaldo Borsani Wall Mirrors with Floating Marble & Giltwood Consoles
Located in Hanover, MA
An exceptional and extremely rare pair of trapezoidal mirrors and floating giltwood and marble consoles designed by Osvaldo Borsani 1946. Authenticated by the Borsani Archives.
Hand ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Dassi "verde alpi" Marble and Rosewood Console Tables, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
A rare pair of elegant Vittorio Dassi console tables, nightstands, circa 1940
Brass cylindrical feet, top and base in "verde alpi" Italian marble and central drilled foot
Good condi...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Massive Oak Table Sellette Side Table or Coffee Table, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Side, coffee table, sellette or nightstand table. The size of this little table allows to imagine many uses for it.
Massive oak. This table can complete a Swiss Alp chalet style.
Ma...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Danish 1940s Lassen Style Easy Chair in Green Wool Fabric Mahogany Legs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1930s-1940s lounge chair in the style of Mogens Lassen with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Versatile and very suitable for a smaller space i...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Mahogany
Fritz Hansen Model 1518 Large Size Club Chair in Beige Lambswool Tufted Backrest
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sublime large scale model 1518 lounge club chair made by Fritz Hansen in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The dramatic proportions are low and wide. Smooth tufted backrest. Superbly co...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Small Rare Mid-Century Cabinet Bar Osvaldo Borsani Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare particular cabinet, Attibuted Osvaldo Borsani design, in fine wood, interior shaped mirrors, brass parts.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
A rare art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1940s. Free blown crystal clear gl...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of armchairs by Osvaldo Borsani, model 6575
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of armchairs, model 6575, designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani Varedo in 1946. The original frame is crafted from wood, with plush cushions upholstered in brown l...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Art Deco Wicker Armchair in the Style of Francis Jourdain 1940s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of French Art Deco Wicker Armchairs in the Style of Francis Jourdain 1940s
An exemplary example of Art Deco Modernist armchairs in the style of the French designer Francis Jour...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Beech
Decorative Objects Toiletry Set Murano Glass Barovier & Toso Midcentury 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 3 toiletries made in the 1940s by Barovier&Toso in rostrated Murano glass in shades of transparent and light blue.
We would like to point out that this set is sold only as a d...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fritz Hansen Style 1940s Danish Channel Back Lounge Chair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unique highback lounge chair with channeled back and seat made in Denmark in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Unual to see channels both in the back and the seat. Very much in the styl...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
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