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 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
Pair of rabbit sculptures designed by Hanna W, Sweden, 1983
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hanna W
Pair of sculptures designed by Hanna W, Sweden, 1983
Signed.
Carved Stone.
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone
Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps with Velvet Shades
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made pair of vintage brass table lamps with velvet shades. They were made in France, they date from around the 1970’s.
The quality is outstanding, the s...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Black vinyl and burl-wood headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W80.5 H42 D4
Headboard in black vinyl , a black ebony base and nice subtle burlwood. Item is In excellent vintage condition with no major areas of wear. Listing is for the headboar...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Burl
Danish Cocktail Chair 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Danish Cocktail Chairs 1960s
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Togo Fireside Chair by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset (Like New)
Located in Centreville, VA
The Togo® Collection (1973) has been an icon of comfort and style for 50 years. Eliminating the typical base or frame, designer Michel Ducaroy created Togo's distinctive slouchy form...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Polyester
Serving trolley, anonymous, for DUX, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Serving trolley, anonymous, for DUX,
Sweden, 1960s.
Rattan and bamboo.
H: 78 cm
W: 48 cm
L: 91 cm
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Rug ‘Sun Spots’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB, MMF
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug ‘Sun Spots’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB,
Sweden, 1966.
Wool.
Signed.
Tapestry technique.
Provenance: From a private Swedish collection.
The int...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
"Parola" Table Lamp from Studio Tetrarch, 1968
Located in Napoli, IT
"Parola" table lamp from Studio Tetrarch, 1968
Bibliography: Casa Amica by Giuliana Gramigna.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Young Manufacturing Mid-Century King Headboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long walnut headboard for king size mattress. Made by Young Manufacturing in the 1960s. Features drawer and shelf storage with brass handles.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Sideboard by Robert Heritage for Heal’s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely rare vintage sideboard by Robert Heritage for Heal’s. This was made in England, it dates from the 1950’s.
The quality is exceptional, this has a very styli...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Norwegian Modern Ekornes Brown Leather oak 3 Seater Sofa
By Ekorness
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-century Norwegian Modern Ekornes Brown leather oak 3 seater sofa. Superb tufted dark brown leather with solid oak wood frame. Beautiful condition and very comfortable. Great Norw...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak, Leather
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen floor lamp in metal, 1950's.
Located in Espergærde, 84
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004), Very nice and subtle grasshopper shaped floor lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, manufactured by Holm Sørensen & Co, Denmark 1950. This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp,Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Brass and Glass Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made pair of vintage brass and glass side tables. They were made in France, they date from around the 1970’s.
They are very well made, the frames are actuall...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Round Coffee Table With Marquetery Work Of Marble and Stell, France 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
This round coffee table is a true masterpiece crafted with unparalleled artistry and timeless elegance. This stunning piece combines the rich history of antique steel plate for its b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Steel
1970’s Vintage French Brass Drinks Trolley / Bar Cart
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and useful 1970’s vintage French brass & glass drinks trolley / bar cart.
The quality is fantastic, this is a great size and is beautifully designed, with fluted bras...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Johannes Andersen Nest of Tables for CFC Silkeborg
Located in Solihull, GB
Set of 3 superbly designed rosewood tables designed by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg, Denmark.
The tables feature tapered octagonal legs with chamfered tops and a lovely ros...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Vintage Togo Sofa in Mid Brown Leather by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
The Togo was designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973 for Ligne Roset. It is the first sofa/chair ever made only of foam and leather. The collection features an ergonomic design with polye...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam
Danish Teak Vintage Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A stylish and comfortable Danish teak vintage desk chair. This was made by Billund Stolefabrik, it dates from the 1960’s.
It is of excellent qualit...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
A Pair of Architectural Constructivist Oak Accent Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of architectural constructivist oak accent chairs. These well constructed solid oak chairs feature peg joinery and architectural angels.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
1970s Vintage Italian Brass & Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely well made 1970’s vintage Italian brass & chrome lamp.
The quality is outstanding, the frame is beautifully designed and the metal has acquired a beautiful ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Eames Aluminium Group Chairs for Herman Miller 3 Available
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are up to 5 Aluminium Group Management chairs in black mesh designed by Eames for Herman Miller. These are the most comfortable of all Eames aluminum Group cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs by Carlo Hauner, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs by Carlo Hauner, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of table lamps "TEGOLINE AMBRA"
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of lamps "TEGOLINE AMBRA"
Brass structures patinated and protected with clear lacquer, made handcrafted and specifically to accommodate the pair of glass vintage amber curved ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Chrome & Opaline Glass floor lamp by VeArt, Italy 1970s
By VeArt
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large chrome & opaline glass floor lamp by VeArt, Italy 1970s. Unusual design composed of primary shaped elements such as a glass cone, a cylindrical base and column with their squar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Black Painted Metal Coffee Table with Teak Top from Isa Bergamo, 1960s
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Black painted metal coffee table with teak top by ISA Bergamo.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chrome Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W32 D24 H21
Modern Chrome side table with rectangular glass top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Midcentury Modern Russell Woodard Tall Back Arm Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
Pretty in Pink! Pair of beautifully restored vintage Midcentury modern Russell Woodard tall back arm chairs. These stunning chairs consist of metal with a tall back and curved arms with matching curved seat and detailed curved legs. If you have any additional questions or would like additional photos please feel free to inquire and we'd be happy to assist. dimensions: 17.5" x 17" x 41.5".
Russel Woodard son of Lee L. Woodard assisted his father in starting a furniture line consisting of metal in the 1930s. The furniture line in 1930 introduced a wrought-iron set of patio dining furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Midcentury Vintage Showcase Sideboard in Oak, 1950
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Showcase sideboard restored Art Deco midcentury around 1950 vintage oak
Features:
Two-door model with two sliding door compartments
One shelf each on the left and right, one with a drawer underneath
Very high quality processing
Shelves with inlaid edge
Nice veneer pattern...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Table Lamp Model 2468 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Brass with cotton shades.
Stamped.
Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable.
H: 54 cm
W: 42 cm
Shade D: 15 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria.
When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household.
In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism.
Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired.
Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
BBPR, rare set of 3 Italian Mid-century Modern Wooden and Velour Chairs, 1948
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 3 Italian Mid-century Modern Wooden and Green Velour Chairs, 1948
Coveted set of 3 chairs in perfect shape, beautiful details on the wooden structure and precious cushioning in great conditions.
BBPR was a studio of architects, urban planners and designers, composed by Gian Luigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti and Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Founded in Milan in 1932, the studio was a vivid part of the debate of the modern movement, becoming one of the leading exponents and masters of the Italian design. The first important intervention project was designed in 1946, after the war and the loss of Banfi: the planning of the reconstruction of Milan. At the IX Triennale in Milan, when the birth of Italian design (1951) began, they organised the exhibition “The shape of usefulness” (with Francesco Buzzi Ceriani and Max Huber...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Chairs from Les Arcs, France, 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare pair of chairs designed for the project « La Cascade », the grouping of tilted apartments at Les Arcs 1600 ski resort supervised by the french designer Charlotte Perriand. Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Origin of God Sculptural White Ceramic Table Lamp, Tribute to Lucio Fontana
Located in Rome, IT
"THE ORIGIN OF GOD", white egg light holes
sculptural white ceramic table lamp by Lorenzo Ciompi limited edition 2023
a tribute to Lucio Fontana, inspired ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Rattan Chair by H. Broekhuizen for Rohé Noordwolde, Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rohé Noordwolde; Rattan; Chair; Armchair; Herman broekhuizen; Noordwolde; Dutch Design; 1960s; Netherlands;
Rattan chair designed by H. Broekhuizen for Rohé Noordwolde in the 1960s....
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Carlström Mid-Century Modern Nightstands Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Swedish vintage nightstands or small night tables in teak wood.
The rounded legs of these bed side tables are made in beech wood and the pair each have a drawer and a shelf underneath for magazines. This pair of Scandinavian bedroom furniture...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Teak
Mid-Century Modern Glass Wall Light/Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Glass Wall Light/ Ceiling light, 1960s
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Dining Table by Giulio Moscatelli, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Dining table
By Giulio Moscatelli, circa 1964, made by Meroni.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960
some paint missing
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modern Wegner-Style Side Table Pair
Located in Seneca, IL
Upgrade your space with these beautiful Wegner-style side tables! Handcrafted from solid Black Walnut, these small tables are designed in the style of Hans Wegner, but feature a few ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Lounge Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
Sweden midcentury Lounge chair.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Mid-Century Modern Umanoff Iron Steel Leather Strap 21 Bottle Wine Rack
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the wine rack alone. The chair and other accessories are NOT included.
Iconic Mid-Century Modern leather strap and wrought iron wine rack by Arthur Umanoff. The ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lovely Set of Italian Design Table Lamps in Minimalist Stilnovo Style Brass 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo.
Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Drummond Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues OCA, Mid-Century Modern, White Bouclé
Located in Houston, TX
Behold the illustrious Drumond Armchair, a distinguished creation birthed in 1950 under the skilled hands of Oca, a venerable atelier situated in the heart of Brazil. Reverberating w...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Hardwood
Large Fish in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s Italian Production
Located in Parma, IT
Large glazed ceramic fish Italian production 1960s.
Hand-decorated ceramic with airbrush decoration.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Lampada a braccio disegnata da Gino Sarfatti per Arteluce nel 1972, pezzo unico.
Located in Milano, IT
Splendida lampada da parete disegnata da Gino Sarfatti per Arteluce nel 1972. Questa lampada è stata disegnata e prodotta ad hoc per una villa privat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Sconce in the Style of Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian Sconce in the style of Stilnovo with ivory shade. The length of the sconce is articulated. Italy 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ivar Åhlenius Björk, Lily / Liljan Candlesticks, Ystad Metall, Brass, Sweden
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Ivar Åhlenius Björk, Lily / Liljan Candlestickscandle holders made by Ystad Metal in Sweden. Please note these are the much rarer smaller versions. Price is for a pair. Sold in ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Amber Bubble Glass Pendant, Germany, 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Space Age pendant light was manufactured and designed during the 1960s in Germany. It is made of amber bubble glass and has got a brass cylinder. The lamp comes without canopy.
...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970s Vintage Murano Glass & Brass Ceiling Light by Paulo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in London, GB
A stunning original Murano glass and brass ceiling light by Paulo Venini. This was made in Italy, it dates from the 1970-1980s.
The quality is outstandin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage sideboard Paolo Tilche for Arform, italy 1960s
By Arform, Paolo Tilche
Located in Genova, IT
Sideboard designed by Paolo Tilche and produced by Arform, italy '60.
Rare version with central space to accommodate a seat, ideal as an entryway or bedroom cabinet.
Rear finished, ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Roger Capron 1 of 21 Blue Ceramic Vases, France - 1950s, Labeled
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 21 blue ceramic vases, France - 1950s, Labeled. Please get in touch regarding the exact measurements of each vase
Roger Capron (1922-2006) was a French ceramic ar...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1 of the 10 Ice Glass Wall Sconces with Brass Tone by J.T. Kalmar, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the ten beautiful and elegant modern brass wall lights or sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard.
Each w...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bellis, Coffee Table by Tobjorn Afdal in Rosewood and Mahogany
Located in PARIS, FR
This Bellis coffee table was designed by Tobjorn Afdal in the 1960s for Bruksbo. It is a very functional coffee table, measuring 50cm high and 107c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Three Mounted Scrolls by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Three mounted scrolls by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden, 1970s.
Paper scrolls mounted on a board in a plexiglass box.
Unique.
Signed.
H: 76 cm
W: 81 cm
D: 12 cm
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedish artist that took much of his inspiration from Zen Buddhism spirituality and Eastern Calligraphy. He is represented at, among many others, the Modern Museum and the Norrko¨ping Art Museum. Hagberg’s meditative informalism is placed between the concretism and expressionism of the 1950s, his art becoming simpler until he reduced it so far that only tightly closed picture reels...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Florence Knoll Solid Chromed Steel Tables with Floating Walnut Laminate Tops
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Original solid steel 24 inch square side tables by Florence Knoll with floating laminate walnut tops. We have multiple tables that can be used tide by side as a longer coffee table. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Branco & Preto Buffet Bar Unit, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Whitstable, GB
Stunning midcentury bar buffet unit by Branco & Preto, in solid and veneered Caviúna.
The wood is beautiful in colour and pattern. The details are perfect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Hardwood
Vase Designed by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo,
Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
H: 6.5 cm / 2 1/2''
D: 9.5 cm / 3 3/4''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceiling lamp in opaline glass and brass details, with elliptical geometry.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
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