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
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
1940s vintage wooden and brass gilded game table Italian design
Located in None, IT
Four-seater card table, made of wood with gilt brass inserts, there is a drawer for cards and chips and four ashtrays.
Italian design, 40s.
CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,834 Sale Price
35% Off
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
Spectacular Pair of Paolo Buffa Armchairs, Italy, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid pair of streamline Paolo Buffa armchairs,
Sculpted wood parts.
Ref: I mobili di Paolo Buffa p. 23.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$9,585 Sale Price
20% Off
1953 Modernist Blond Birch "M795G" Coffee Table by Heywood Wakefield
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Minuminist Mid-century M795G birch cocktail table by the Heywood Wakefield company, made in 1953. This table is a classic example of cutting-edge late modernist design with its minim...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
$1,031 Sale Price
44% Off
Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #3
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Large Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large beautiful Sea Shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category
1940s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Shell
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Medium Highback Lounge Chair from the 1940s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charming 1940s Medium Height lounge chair with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Versatile and very suitable for a smaller space in need of a stronger stateme...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Set of six dining chairs attributed to Gio Ponti, Italy 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
A sublime set of six high-back dining chairs in Oakwood and white Bouclè upholstery.
Attributed to the work of Gio Ponti.
Beautiful construction and wood details.
Reminiscent of Gio...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pablo Picasso Framed Artwork, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Pablo Picasso with this extraordinary color cliché, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stunning solid w...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$862 Sale Price
75% Off
Set of 2 Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel mid-century lucite candle stick, 1940’s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel mid-century lucite candle stick, 1940’s
Dimensions: 19,5cm H, 2ocm W, 16cm D
Condition: Good silver has some patina see photos
Material: Metal , Lucite
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Georg Jensen Mitra Stainless Flatware Dinner Service for 12, 68 Pcs
By Georg Jensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This dinner service was Georg Jensen's first set in stainless steel. It was designed in 1941 by Gundorph Albertus (1887-1970). Stainless steel was chosen due to the lack of silver during the Second World War. The name Mitra derives from the headware/hat of a Bishop (mitres-s) and resembles its distinct shape.
68 pcs of flatware dinner service...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,276 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Paolo Buffa 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
$8,700 / set
Important Cerused Oak Sideboard by Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This important piece of design history was not only designed by Vladimir Kagan and handcrafted by Kagan-Dreyfuss in circa 1949 New York... this was also owned by Kagan himself and kept throughout his entire adult life (see provenance notes below).
Each of the two pieces (lower credenza and upper dry bar / hutch) are signed on the back with Kagan-Dreyfuss New York stamps. The expansive size provides exceptional storage and use options.
Kagan-Dreyfuss (Vladimir Kagan's partnership with Hugo Dreyfuss from circa 1950-1960) stamped pieces are amongst the most sought after by collectors and investors of art and design. Furniture with Kagan-Dreyfuss stamps are extremely hard to find and demand exceptional value, and this credenza with hutch is double stamped (one on each piece).
Featuring a cerused oak exterior, with tambour doors on the lower credenza, sculpted handles (which slide to reveal a keyhole, no key is present however can be rekeyed) on the upper hutch...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
$51,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Brass Chandelier By Josef Frank For J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Large brass frame with six arms fitted with E27 sockets each with silk shades. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1930s for J.T. Kalmar produced in the 1940s.
The chandelier is fully re...
Category
1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Red O'Keefe & Merritt Stove, 1948
Located in North Hollywood, CA
All original O'Keefe & Merritt red stove 1948. This is very rare red version which has been refurbished and retains original red enamel and white ceramic salt and pepper...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$7,770 Sale Price
40% Off
Carved Armoire in Bleached Oak, France, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Carved Armoire in Bleached Oak, France, 1940s
A sculptural heirloom echoing the geometry of French provincial ritual forms
Monumental yet delicately resolved, this French armoire fr...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Oak round dining table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Round oak wood table, designed by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italian craftsmanship, from the 1940s.
A disk of wood with an unusual thickness, embellished by the natural veins of the material,...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Desk/Dining Chair, 1940s 1 of 2
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cane chair in vintage condition (well preserved) very rare find.
Production period: 1940s
Materials: Hardwood, cane
Condition: great, signs of use.
Category
1940s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
$330 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Charles Dudouyt Large Oak Coffee Table
Located in CA, CA
A large oak coffee table by Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940.
Known for his unique style that blended traditional French craftsmanship with modernist forms, Duduoyt's designs are characte...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Evans Herman Miller LCW by Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An excellent example of Charles Eames Herman Miller/Evans 1940's LCW (lounge chair wood). All original with original shock mounts, screws and label intact.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Danish Early Midcentury or Art Deco Low Lounge Chair in Mahogany, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Danish late Art Deco early midcentury chair from the late 1930's or early 1940s with spring cushions and beautiful open armrests and legs carved in solid mahogany with great g...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
1940s Set of Small Five Pastel Colored Soliflor Porcelain Vases
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid set of small 1940s Five Pastel Colored Soliflor Porcelain Vases,
For great table settings.
These are New, Old Stock in their original packaging.
Ten multi-colored sets a...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$239 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Special and Elegant Chandelier in Murano Glass Barovier Rugiadoso, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Special and elegant chandelier in Murano glass Barovier Rugiadoso, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,313 Sale Price
20% Off
Paolo Buffa attr, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Camel Mohair, Lounge Chairs, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Manhasset, NY
Paolo Buffa attr, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Camel Mohair, Lounge or Armchairs, 1940s
Gorgeous pair of Italian lounge chairs in black satin finished Walnut and camel mohair attribu...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair
Andre Derain 1948 Color Cliché Print, Framed
By André Derain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the dynamic world of André Derain with this vibrant color cliché print from the Fauves collection, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1948. Encas...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,012 Sale Price
75% Off
1940s Danish Late Art Deco or Early Midcentury Lounge Chair With Oak Armrests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Curvy and eye-catching Danish club chair from the 1930s or 1940s. Set on oak feet typical of the art "funkis" period and with a smooth back and oak armrests. Sturdy and sound constru...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Oak
Midcentury italian Murano glass frame by Barovier & Toso, 1940
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940.
The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to create a thick ribbed texture.
Beautif...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Buffa Table for Galdino Maspero, 1948
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Paolo Buffa table for Galdino Maspero, wood, Italy, 1948
This collectible table from the late 1948 embodies the refined vocabulary of Italian designer Paolo Buffa. Crafted in natura...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Paul Frankl, Low Coffee Table, Painted Cork, Stained Mahogany, 1940s America
Located in High Point, NC
An all original coffee or cocktail table designed by Paul Frankl and produced by Johnson Furniture Company in the 1940s. An off-white/yellow painted cork-top is mounted on a base in ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Set of Eight French Pastoral Dining Chairs in Stained Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, stained wood, France, late 1940s.
Set of rustic dining chairs manufactured in France. Simple yet stylish, these chairs feature a modest frame with sleek, elegant ele...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Round Solid Walnut and Crystal Coffee Table attr. to Paolo Buffa, Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This is a high-quality solid walnut coffee table. The top is slightly concave with a crystal top in the center.
Its legs are distinguished by their conical oval...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp, model 12128 Italy, c. 1947
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp, model 12128 Italy, c. 1947
Brass adjustable arms with enamel aluminum shades and brass stem.
dimensions:
75 h × 43 w × 51 d in
Condi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Stellar Set of 8 Modern Cane Arm Dining Chairs by Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent dining chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative, completely installation ready. This large All Arm set of difficult ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Chippendale Style Italian Bar Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet, produced in the 1940s, is made in the Chippendale style, in walnut,
walnut and screen-printed glass.
" If you like it please make your offer and we will evaluate i...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$1,970 Sale Price
30% Off
Oak Night Stands 1940s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of night stands Oak wood. 1940s Holland. Good condition.
Please don't hesitate to reach out for alternative shipping quotes
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
$1,198 / set
Carl Malmsten, Sofa, Velvet, Birch, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A purple velvet and birch sofa, designed and produced by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Seat Height (inches): 15.75"
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Birch
Wooden Side Table attributed after Charles Dudouyt, France ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
In the 1940s, French design experienced a shift toward robust craftsmanship and expressive, sculptural forms. Among the key figures of this era was Charles Dudouyt, known for his bol...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Poul Cadovius for Cado "Royal System" Modular Wall Shelve, circa 1948
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Royal System' wall shelve designed by Poul Cadovius, circa 1948.
Manufactured by Cado in Denmark.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Wood
Metal
Dimensions:
D 20.2 cm x W 60.5 cm x H 99 cm
Poul Cadovius (1911-2011) was a Danish designer and manufacturer. Trained as a saddler and upholster, Cadovius became interested in industrial design and established his own furniture manufacturing company under the name of Royal Systems in 1945.
Between 1964-1967, Cadovius purchased the well-established furniture manufacturer France & Søn and renamed the company Cado. Cadovius collaborated with the impressive roster of iconic Danish designers through France & Søn and Cado, including Sigvar Bernadotte, Grete Jalk, Arne Vodder, Edvard Kindt-Larsen, and Finn Juhl.
His minimalistic aesthetic is considered a perfect harmony between form and function, industrial and organic, affordable and elegant. Although the Royal System shelving unit...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Danish Midcentury Higback Lounge Chair with Open Armrests by Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Stylistically perfect open armchair designed by Soren Hansen for Fritz Hansen in the early 1940s. Sturdy construction of stained beech wood with the frame being in very good conditio...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
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
Swedish Brass and Glass Chandelier, 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Extravagant Swedish brass and glass chandelier from the 1940-1950s in the manner of Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik. Intricate ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Majolica Palissy Portuguese Crab Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter circa 1940.
Decorated with mussels and shells,
Caldas da Rainha.
9.8 inches diameter.
Hairline on the back.
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Four dining chairs by Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani. published
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Set of four elegant dining chairs by Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani. Crafted from dark wood, they feature soft, white upholstered seats and backs. The design is refined, wit...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Gorgeous Rway Six-Drawer Chest in Blonde Mahogany and Bird's-Eye Maple
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lovely modern six-drawer chest by Rway, circa 1940s. Blonde mahogany with bird's-eye maple accents. Simply stunning! Retains the Maker mark. Excellent restored condition. The chest h...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
George Nakashima Dining Chair, 1947
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
George Nakashima dining chair, seagrass and wood, USA, 1947.
George Nakashima designed these dining chairs in 1947, embodying a fusion of traditional Japanese woodworking and modern...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
ARCH. CESARE LACCA - Mahogany console table - Made in ITALY - 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Milano, IT
ARCHITECT CESARE LACCA - CONSOLLE made of mahogany wood in the 1950s.
Slim and elegant line but at the same time sturdy is of excellent quality to decorate a modern or even a bit ret...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Helbros Tonneau Shape Gold Filled Art Deco Mens Manual Dress Watch w/ Rubies
By Helbros Watch Co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1940 Swiss-made gold-filled Men's dress watch by Helbros features an elegant Art Deco design with a unique tonneau-shaped case. The watch is adorned with rubies at the corne...
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
$412 Sale Price
44% Off
Restored 'Station Wagon' Ten-Drawer Dresser by Paul Frankl, c. 1945, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare collectors ten-drawer dresser is by Paul T. Frankl for Johnson Furniture, circa 1945, from the 'Station Wagon' series of bedroom furniture. Beautifully contrasting Mahogany...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$21,900 Sale Price
21% Off
Midcentury Modern Chinese Four Panel Screen, Roomdivider with Landscape & Birds
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Chinese set of four panels decorated at both sides. Two adjustable panels lacquered walnut screen featuring hand-carved exotic lacquered birds and trees in a floral landsc...
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Gilbert Poillerat Style Pair of Double Torchere
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive pair of double torchere in the style of Gilbert Poillerat. Two lights per sconce, 60 watts max per light. US rewired and in working condition.
Sold with shades: 4”H, 4”dia...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
$3,350 / set
1940 Italian Mirror in Brass and Patina with Hook in Cast Bronze
By Fontana Arte
Located in Medesano, Parma
This luxurious, post-war Italian brass mirror is more than just a piece of décor. It's a testament to the resilience and creativity of Italian craftsmanship during ch...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Charles & Ray Eames DCW Ash dining chair with Dark Brown Leather seat for Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic DCW dining chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames and manufacture by Vitra, Germany. Solid Ash wood frames finished with matte lacquer. Seat and back panel is upholstered with ...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
$1,341 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Original Swedish Easy Chair in Style of Karl Scröder, 1930s-1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Swedish vintage easy chair hand crafted in the 1930s-1940s in the style of Karl Schrøder, Erich Dieckmann, K Scröder and Frits Schlegel.
Frame of solid brown stained wood mounted wi...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Italian Sideboard in Walnut with Grissinato Carvings and Copper Reliefs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, walnut, copper, Italy, 1940s
The shape of this 1940s Italian walnut sideboard is firmly rooted in the modernist ethos of the period, yet it carries with it a tactile warm...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Murano Glass Table Mirror by Barovier & Toso, Signed
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Barovier & Toso table mirror with frame in Murano Glass Torchon.
Mirror with a gorgeous frame entirely in Murano Glass, worked in the way of "Torchon".
The structure is in brass w...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$7,188 Sale Price
20% Off
Paolo Buffa Large Highboard or Wardrobe in Chestnut 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paolo Buffa, wardrobe or large cabinet, chestnut, Italy, 1940s
This rare wardrobe exudes subtle decorative charm and is the work of the talented Italian designer and architect Paolo...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Midcentury pair of wall lights mod. 1537 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury pair of wall lights mod. 1537 designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte.
Frosted glass lampshade with original golden brass structure.
Original vintage patina.
Italy, 1...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Eva Zeisel Castleton China Porcelain "Museum Dinner Service" Four Place Settings
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Sharon, CT
The set consists of 25 pieces: Four cups and four saucers 6 5/8" x 2 1/2", four dinner plates 10 1/2" diameter, four soup bowls 7 13/16" x 2", four salad plates 8 1/4" diameter, four...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
French Designer, Lounge Chairs, Oak, Cane, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak, cane, metal and white fabric lounge chairs with magazine racks designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Seat height: 15“
All upholstered furniture can be reupholst...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Oak
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