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
Period: 1940s
Art Deco Flushmounts, circa 1940 by Seguso in Murano Glass, Italy
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Seven 2- light plafonniers or flush mounts in Murano glass and brass made by Seguso in Murano, Italy, circa 1940.
We can attribute these to...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Handkerchief White Latimo
Located in Brussels, BE
This is a vintage circa 1950 fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano in Italy.
The vase is made from white latimo glass
The shape of old handke...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Clara Porset 'Butaque' Armchair in Original Cognac Leather and Cypress Wood
By Clara Porset
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Attributed to Clara Porset, 'Butaque' armchair, leather and cypress wood, Mexico, circa 1947.
Beautiful lounge chair attrributed to Clara Porset. This chair has an exotic look, due to Porset's combination of Modern design with Mexican craftsmanship. The Butaque chair...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Cypress
1940s Los Castillo Abstract Cross Thick Mahogany Wood + Sterling Silver Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC offers
Modernist Abstract Sterling Silver Cross in Mahogany Wood. Mexico, 1940s
Attribution to Los Castillo of Mexico
Dimensions are: 4.5 H x 2.75 W x .5
Original Unrestored...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Pine Coffee Table by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful pine coffetable by Swedish designer Carl Malmsten. The table is produced in the time when the pine furniture of quality were made in Sweden. This one is no exaption.
Th...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Paldao Group Bookcases, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinets
Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller "Paldao Group"
USA, 1940s
Exotic book-matched pald...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Paldao
Pietro Chiesa Style Midcentury Chandelier in Brass and Crystal, 1940s
Located in bari, IT
Pietro Chiesa style midcentury chandelier in brass and crystal, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Gilbert Rohde Paldao Cabinet for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Gilbert Rohde designed this chest for Herman Miller as part of his 1941 Paldao Line of streamline modernist and modular furniture in exotic veneer. This is model no. 4103, two-door cabinet with distinctively incised large round pulls, interior fitted with two adjustable shelves behind the left door and five pull-out drawers behind the right door, fronts finished in black enamel. The case top and sides are Paldao wood; the doors are in highly figured burl Acacia. The finish is called "Beaver" which is natural color, no stain, satin varnish. The back is numbered "4130." All of Rohde's designs for Herman Miller are marked with a 4-digit number; the first two numbers indicate the year, and the second two numbers indicate the individual piece. Newly refinished and ready to place in your home.
The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until Pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked into their Grand Rapids showroom in 1930. A devout modernist, Rohde convinced D.J. De Pree to focus on modern furniture throughout the 1930s, and to produce exclusively modern furniture by the time Rohde died in 1944.
Work by the pioneering American industrial and furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde, is notable for its thoroughly modern, informal, and multifunctional qualities. Rohde’s ability to create appealing modernist furnishings for middle-class homes, while also devising merchandising strategies to sell these goods, places him within a unique framework in American design history. Born and raised in New York, Rohde was the son of a cabinetmaker. He attended New York City public schools and his post-high school education included courses at the Art Students League and the Grand Central School of Art. Rohde’s visit to Europe in the spring and summer of 1927 (with later trips in 1931 and 1937) to see the Bauhaus in Dessau and the French modernist design that debuted in the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, profoundly inspired his concept of design and the role it should play in daily life. The French Art Deco and German rationalist styles he saw in Europe influenced the furniture he designed from the late 1920s into the 1940s, pieces he created to suit a rapidly changing American lifestyle.
In addition to his work for Herman Miller Inc., Rohde also designed for several other furniture firms, including Thonet, Troy Sunshade, and Heywood-Wakefield. What set Rohde apart from his contemporaries was his all-encompassing understanding of the furniture industry, from design and production to marketing and showroom display.[1] During his time with Herman Miller Inc. (1932-1944), Rohde set the standard for collaborative efforts between designers and furniture firms, with George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames later...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Armchairs with Geometric Seat and Back in Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Two armchairs, beech, Europe, 1930s.
This set of chairs is executed in solid wooden seat with a wooden geometric back and seat. The style is typical for pre-war design. Playful, bol...
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1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Plywood
George Brassaï "Histoire de Marie" 1949 Book
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Histoire de Marie' book by George Brassaï, 1949.
Published by Les Editions du Point du Jour (France).
First edition. 2500 numbered copies on vellum Alfa paper. No. 926.
In go...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1940's PHILCO TV Kids Ride On Toy Truck
Located in San Diego, CA
1940's PHILCO Television metal Ride On Toy Truck.
Beautiful original distressed condition.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Paul Dressler for Grotenburg, Germany, Two Vases in Glazed Stoneware, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Paul Dressler for Grotenburg, Germany. Two vases in glazed stoneware.
Beautiful crackle glaze in shades of red. 1940s.
The vase with handle measures: ...
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1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Baker Furniture Chinoiserie Carved Mahogany Coffee Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency chinoiserie carved mahogany coffee or cocktail table
By Baker Furniture,
USA, circa 1940s
Measures: 39.63" W x 27.75" D x...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Jhon B. Titcomb and Alfred Person Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravures by the photographers Jhon B. Titcomb and Alfred Person, circa 1940.
Wood frame with passepartout and high quality museum's glass.
In original condition, wi...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Mid-Century Modern James Mont Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern James Mont style lounge chairs.
Glamorous and comfortable large pair of Mid-Century Modern upholstered lounge chairs, club chairs, side chairs or slipper ...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Lantern by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Elegant lantern designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, made in Italy in the 1940s. Black lacquered aluminium structure with brass finishes, conical bent transparent glass body p...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Original Fashion Drawing, Pat Kerr, 1946
By Pat Kerr
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ink and wash by Pat Kerr, 1946. So evocative of the 1940s.
On card. Unsigned.
Presented in an antique water gilded frame
Drawn for A & C Kay, New Bond St. London.
...
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1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Blue Floor Vase by Vicke Lindstrand, 1950s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large blue rare floor vase. Produced at Ekeby and designed by Vicke Lindstand in the 1940s.
Its streamline shape makes it perfectly adapted to the modern home. Drilled hol...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Fontana Arte Deco Wall Sconce Sculptural Brass Frame Design Italy 1940s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian brass framed wall sconce
Single Sculptural Art Deco Wall Sconce constructed in Brass. Italy circa 1950s
Frame with three strips of brass securing bubble art glass diffuser...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bronze Candle Holders, France, 1940
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of candle holders made of solid bronze.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early Jens Risom Low Profile Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1948
By Jens Risom
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Danish modern design is predominantly known for two features - sculptural design and quality construction meant to last and last. And this early Jens Risom table is no exception. Des...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Graphical Andirons from Iron and Brass Chrome, France, circa 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant French late Art Deco, early midcentury andirons made from forged iron, brass and nickel details.
Very reduced, graphical andirons in good condition with signs of rust...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wrought Iron
Gunnel Nyman Glass Bowl with Air Bubbles, Finland, 1940s
By Gunnel Nyman
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique blown glass bowl, internally decorated with control bubbles, Its is an early piece designed by Gunnel Nyman during the 1940s where it was made at the glass studio Nuutajarvi N...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Brassaï Lithography Hand Signed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography hand signed by Brassaï from the book "Historie de Marie"
Limited edition of 12/ 126
With some moisture spots
Framed on a 20th century ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
"Young Man in Striped Shirt, " Portrait with Harbor Scene by Cuban Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Cuba's most important figural painter in the mid-20th century, this portrait by Victor Manuel depicts a young man with a bicycle cap and a white and red striped shirt, loo...
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1940s Cuban Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
Restored Highboy Stacked Rattan and Mahogany Dresser
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stacked rattan Highboy dresser with a mahogany top and five pull-out drawers. circa 1970. Stacked rattan and mahogany bedroom set with a set of two beds...
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1940s Oceanic Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Blocks with Gold Rosettes Chandelier, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful Barovier & Toso ice blocks chandelier. There are 5 tiers, each element is made as a sculpture "a caldo".
Each element is separate by a white glass sphere and each chain of...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Maison Arlus Pair of Double Brass & Textured Glass Sconces Wall Lights Art Deco
By Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco impressive pair of Maison Arlus double brass & textured glass shade sconces.
In perfect working condition two lights per sconce, max 60 watts per socket.
Heavy textured gl...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 1. 'Aconitum. Eisenhut. Junger Sproß in 6 facher Vergrößerung.'
In o...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Set of 4 Carl Malmsten Chairs Dining in Pine, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These midcentury dining chairs were designed by Carl Malmsten. The set of 4 dining chairs made in solid pine with all new qulity linnen fabric upholstery.
Good vintage condition,...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen, Pine
Early Jens Risom Side Chair for Knoll
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed for Knoll by Jens Risom in 1943. Basket-woven parachute straps.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch, Canvas
Counter Balance Pendant Lamp Paavo Tynell
By Taito, Paavo Tynell
Located in New York, NY
Paavo Tynell counter balance pendant lamp. Early counter balance pendant light by Paavo Tynell model A1942. Having brass canopy with two pulley wheels, wire receiver, stainless steel cable supporting Aluminum painted shade. Solid brass slide weight and stop. Very good original condition. Light cleaning to the brass and shade, with new lead wire. Shade has minimal paint loss with scuffs pictured. Signed to canopy bar...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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Aluminum, Brass
Original Artwork for a Detective Newspaper Strip, 1940s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Amazing artwork for a story by James Hadley Chase. So evocative of this period.
We have found no record of this story, A Medal for Miss Lantis, so presumably it was never publishe...
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1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Silver Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
1942 Finnish silver centerpiece bowl in Mid-Century Modern style standing on 4 feet in a beautiful, curvilinear design and with faintly gilt interior. It measures 11 1/3'' in length ...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
Vase “Veckla” Designed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s, white
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stoneware.
Stamped.
Measure: H: 35.5 cm / 1' 2"
W: 17 cm / 6 3/4".
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Orig Pre-War Beach Polynesian Beauty Oil Painting on Velvet, Roger Fowler Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s Polynesian beauty portrait oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler, Tahiti"
Fowler's paintings were sold at Don The Beach...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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Velvet
Wonderful Bagues French Gilt Crystal Beaded Petite Chandelier Four-Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Bagues French gilt crystal beaded petite chandelier four-light fixture with a beautiful crown and surrounded by crystal stars.
The perfect piece for a small space.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
5 Pair of Georg W. Hansen Brass 1706 Double Swing Arm Wall Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
At present we have five (5) pair of these original solid brass model 1706 swing arm wall lamps. These are the real deal, old school, with the extinct (not exaggerating) brass square tube cord covers, MetalArt marked backplates which go over the separate wall mounting plates, original solid brass finials and original lampshades (several different styles).
Designed by Georg W. Hansen in 1947 while improvising a reading lamp for his bunk during World War 2, we present this vintage pair of polished brass double swing arm sconces with original harps and solid brass finials as well as solid brass column cord covers. Signed Hansen original cast brass rectangular backplates (3 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" tall x 1/2" deep), allowing the option of hard wiring or simply wall mounting and plugging into an outlet. Three way switch. Each lamp takes a single standard Edison screw bulb up to 150 watts.
This is the original swing arm lamp favored by designers for nearly 75 years. Each hinge can be tightened to lock in position. Manufactured by Metalarte, Barcelona, Spain for Hansen New York. Hansen Lamps was acquired by Hinson Lighting...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Guido Andloviz Italian Midcentury Green Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vase model “1316/4” designed by Guido Andloviz and produced by S.C.I. (Società Ceramica Italiana, Laveno) with green semi-gloss enamel, 1950...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Elegant Tufted Back Slipper Chairs, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of elegant slipper chairs, tufted backs with gently curving legs, in the manner of Billy Haines, American, 1940's.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Original Pre-War Beach Polynesian Oil Painting on Velvet by Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s beach Polynesian girl oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler, Tahiti"
Fowler's artwork paintings were sold at Don The Beac...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Large American Sterling Silver Scallop Shell Bowl by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Large sterling silver scallop shell bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1941. Elongated form and dynamic flutes. Rests on 2 balls. Fully marked ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Eames / Zenith PAW Swivel Base Armchair, 1940s
Located in Renens, CH
First generation Eames rope-edge swivel base armchair.
Manufactured only for a very short period in the late 1940s by Zenith. This chair is a true collector’s item with less than ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Footed Bowl Gold Leaf and Grapes, Ercole Barovier for Barovier Toso & Co 1949
Located in London, GB
Classically shaped oval bowl is a master class of technique and elegance, designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) circa 1948 for Barovier, Toso & Co. It has an edging of white on the...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Dinning Chairs
Located in New York, NY
French midcentury dinning chairs in the style of Jules Leleu. Set of eight midcentury French dinning chairs. High back dinning chairs. This set o...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mariana van Allesch 1940s American Studio Pottery Leaf Bowl
By Mariana Van Alesh
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 1940s asymmetrical leaf platter made by American studio potter, Mariana van Allesch. Signed.
Biography:
Marianna von Allesch was born Maria Anna Steudel in Germany.
...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Very Rare Magazine Rack by Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Manufactured by Werkstätten Auböck. brass and leather.
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1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Console-Commode in Stained Mahogany, Glass and Brass - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Splendid console-commode with six "grissinis" drawers, stained mahogany and mahogany decoration, French polish. Polished brass handles and English green glass on top, large storage n...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Classic Jens Risom for Knoll Midcentury Woven Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of Classic Jens Risom midcentury side chairs that have been rewoven with beautiful linen.
Jens Risom's original 1941 collection for Knoll incorporates a natural aesthetic, char...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen, Maple
Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett
Located in Hanover, MA
An original five piece set of modernist Art Deco andirons and matching fireside tools designed by Donald Deskey and produced by Bennett-Ire...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Meerson Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographer Meersonh, circa 1940.
Wood frame with passepartout and high quality glass. The frame on the photos is just an example, it will be framed ...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Italian Mid-Century Table Mirror in Wood and Iron by Luigi Fontana &C, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-century Italian table mirror in wood and iron by Luigi Fontana & C, 1940s
Rectangular table mirror with wooden structure and iron support.
Attributed to Luigi Fontatna & C, 1940s...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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Metal
Set of Dining Room Chairs of Walnut and Upholstered with Dark Fabric, 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of dining room chairs, crafted from rich walnut and upholstered in dark fabric, embodies the timeless elegance of mid-century Scandi...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Wonderful French Baguès Rock Crystal Gilt Iron Eight-Light Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
This transitional gilt metal / iron chandelier with eight candelabra lights has wonderful rock crystal prisms, triangular shaped and diamond shaped crystal...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron
Maison Jansen, Magazine Rack with Claw Feet, Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice magazine rack is made of wood and brass with claw feet. This is a French work by famous designer Maison Jansen, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 32. 'Chrysanthemum macrophyllum. Großblätterige Wucherblume. Teil einer...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Wood and Leather Slipper Chairs by Comte, Argentina, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of wood and leather slipper chairs by Comte, Argentina, Buenos Aires, circa 1940.
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1940s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
1940s Kaare Klint Three-Seat Sofa for Rud. Rasmussen, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Suitable for new reupholstery
- Good original condition with some signs of use.
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Knoll, Fabio Ltd, and J.T. Kalmar. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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Distressed Furniture Antique White Paint
Dressing Mirror Used
Double Door Set
Entry Cabinet Drawers
Curved Front Chest Of Drawers
Entry Mirror And Table Set
Chinese Antique Green Glaze Ceramics
Chinoiserie Painted Cabinet
Escutcheon Midcentury
Framed Embroidered Textiles
Enamel French Clock Sets
1930s Kitchen Cabinet
Chest Of Drawers In Black Midcentury