Modern Furniture
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1950s
Rare Desk by Carlo de Carli
Located in New York, NY
A rare desk
Manufactured by Cassina
Date made: 1950
Material: walnut
Size: H 30.5” x L 63” x D 28.5”
Origin: Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Armchair by Paolo Buffa, Italy, c. 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York City, NY
Upholstered mid-century armchair by Paolo Buffa.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
French or Italian rattan wicker mirror
Located in Lugo, IT
French or Italian wicker mirror 1950s
Small lack of silvering as pictured.
Good conditions.
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Ceramic Plate Madoura Picasso, limited edition "d'après Picasso", stamped
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) & MADOURA
Profil de taureau, 1956.
Plaque murale convexe en terre de faïence blanche, gravure soulignée de paraffine oxydée, bain de couverte.
Daté (à l'env...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Cavalier et Cheval (A.R. 138) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Pitcher
Located in New York, US
Picasso's Cavalier et Cheval (Ramie A.R. 138) epitomizes the artist’s innovative approach to ceramics, transforming utilitarian forms into extraordinary works of art. Crafted in 1952...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Poul Henningsen Pair of Limited Edition Three-Arm Chandeliers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of three-arm "PH Stammkrone" chandeliers by Poul Henningsen. Both featuring 2/1 opal glass shade sets and browned brass hardware. Designed in the 1950s, later limed edition pr...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Metal Christ in the Cross Memorabilia Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Jesus in the cross metal souvenir. Made France, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Me...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Concrete Mushrooms, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French concrete garden mushrooms, circa 1950s. Great for use as a unique garden feature. Age has given these unique items a gorgeous patina. Substantial and well made, these decorati...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Pair of André Sornay Armchairs in Sapele Mahogany and Bouclé, France, 1950s
By Andre Sornay
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare pair of armchairs was designed by André Sornay and produced by his workshop in Lyon in the early 1950s. High, angled backrest in sapele mahogany with upholstered cushions. ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Chenille, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Asian Modern Lounge Chairs Attributed to James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of lounge chairs for luxury furniture store B. Altman & Co. of New York. Attributed to James Mont, the chairs have Asian inspired carved wood arm rests and are covered in a de...
Category
1950s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
Jean Prouvé, Bureau "Surveillant" Bois Métal Laqué Et Plateau Formica Noir 50's
By Jean Prouvé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
jean Prouvé (1901-1984, France) : Bureau " Surveillant"
Rare modèle du bureau "surveillant : structure des pieds à section carré en métal laqué noir, caisson bois plaqué et plate...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century sculptural Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This elegant mid-century Italian design desk was designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. The piece is characterized by a refined design that alternates soft and rounded lines with a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass "Neolitico Fish" Sculpture/Paperweight
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Neolitico, Murano glass sculpture /paperweight in this Fish shape by Barovier & Toso, label.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Wood Screen with Glass Inlays
Located in Toronto, CA
The 1950s four-panel wood screen with amber-hued glass windows is both architectural and whimsical. Featuring rich, patinated wood, brass hinges and a sturdy base - use it to divide ...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Wall Shelving Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
A set of Knud Kyhn bears for Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming set of 5 ceramic bear figurines was designed by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen in 1957, showcasing his mastery in depicting playful and lifelike animals. This collection i...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of bedside tables attributed to Dassi
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of nightstands attributed to Dassi.
Glass base with marbled effect paper.
Signs of use but in good condition.
Thanks
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Hanging Cabinet by George Nakashima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf.
Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Lounge Chair P40 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italy, Design 1955
Located in Greding, DE
P40 lounge chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno with dark green cover and black iron frame. This design classic offers different reclining positions and has been reupholstered. Emblem ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Archimede Seguso Large Vetri d'Arte Centerpiece/ Bowl, Murano Glass, Opalescent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great very large, centerpiece/ bowl by the well known glass Murano master Seguso, signed Vetri D'arte as shown. Nice opalescent / white glass ribbed Iridato glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Gerold Porzellan Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant vase by German maker Gerold Porzellan, circa 1950. White glaze with gold accent.
Category
1950s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Paolo Buffa Chiavarine Armchairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of fully restored ladder back chiavarine arm chairs manufactured in cherry wood, complete with new hand woven paper cord seats. Stamped with the makers mark.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Birch + Black Linoleum ‘81B’ Dining Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautifully crafted ‘81B’ rectangular dining table designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in the 1950s. This Scandinavian Modern table is constructed of solid Finnish birch wood in a wa...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Picasso: His Life and Work (with an Inscription and Drawing by Roland Penrose)
By Roland Penrose
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Roland Penrose’s monograph on his friend Pablo Picasso, published in 1958 by Victor Gollancz. With a full-page mixed media (crayon, pen-and-ink) rendering on the hal...
Category
1950s British Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Finn Juhl Two-Seat Sofa NV53
Located in London, GB
NV53 two-seat sofa designed by Finn Juhland made by master cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Denmark, 1950s. The frame is carved out of teak and covered in a creamy white cotton upholstery....
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Sedia Diamond, Harry Bertoia, Knoll International, 1970 circa
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La sedia Diamond di Harry Bertoia è un’icona intramontabile del design moderno, celebrata per la sua eleganza e la sua straordinaria leggerezza visiva. Progettata da Bertoia nel 1952...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Plaster Traditional Horse Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional plaster figure of a horse. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pablo Picasso Large Ceramic Plate, Tormented Face 1956 C117
Located in CA, CA
Pablo Picasso Tormented face. Ceramic plate 1956.
Large unglazed light earthenware charger with raised design from the “Tormented Face” series . Produced by Madoura in 1956. Numbered...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Verner Panton Set of Eight ‘S-Stuhls’, Model 276, Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of eight Verner Panton chairs executed by A. Sommer for Gebruder Thonet, Germany. Made of bent laminated wood.
Category
1950s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Hanging Cabinet by George Nakashima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf. Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Wood and Lacquered Steel Factory Stool, France, c. 1950s
Located in New York City, NY
Priced individually; six available.
French factory barstools with patinated lacquered green metal legs.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Grand Malachite Stone Box With Brass Banding, *8.5" Round
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a stunning Grand Malachite Stone Box With Brass Banding,
This is quite a large box as it is 8.5" across and is 2" high.
The inside is as found witch tells me the it could b...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Malachite
Pair of Italian Armchair designed by Gigi Radice for Minott 1950s
By Minotti, Gigi Radice
Located in Debrecen, HU
Designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti in the 1950s, these armchairs feature a brown leather upholstery and a sturdy brown frame. Measuring 77 cm in length, 85 cm in width, and 91 cm in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hanging Cabinet by George Nakashima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf. Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Plaster Antique Column Stand, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique plaster column stand. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Rare Desk by Carlo de Carli
Located in New York, NY
A rare desk
Manufactured by Cassina
Date made: 1950
Material: walnut
Size: H 30.5” x L 63” x D 28.5”
Origin: Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Willy Guhl Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Willy Guhl "Diablo" shaped concrete pots.
Multiple sizes and quantities of each available.
This listing is for 31.5" H x 17.75.
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Oil / canvas. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition.
Dated 1958-59.
In excellent condition. Would benefit from cleaning.
Canvas dimensions: 73.5 c...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pablo Picasso, Hibou, 1954, Pichet tourné, édition Picasso, Madoura
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Hibou
1954
Pichet tourné
H. 24,5 cm. Larg 13 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à l'oxyde sur émail blanc
Bleu
Tiré à 500 exemplaires
Edition Picasso, Madoura.
Répe...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Restored Milo Baughman Style Stick Reed Rattan Cubists Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Baughman style rattan sofa with woven stick rattan sides and pole rattan frame. The seats are covered in tuft blue cloth cushions.
1950, United States
Sofa: 34" tal...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Tulip coffee table, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1956
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tulip coffee table, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1956
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Side Table, Bar by Julius Jirasek for Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid walnut construction with caned shelf and glass table top designed by Julius Jirasek for Werkstätte Karl Hagenauer, Vienna, circa 1957.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Glass, Walnut
alvar aalto chair611 50's natural
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
designed by alvar aalto .
Manufactured in the 1950s.
Paint is in original condition.
The paint film is thin.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Set of 2 Green Velvet and Oak Wood Armchairs and a Sofa, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 2 armchairs and a sofa. Upholstered with green velvet an oak wood. Manufactured by unknown designer in Spain, circa 1950. Materials: Velvet. Oakwood. Important inf...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Velvet
Cabinet of Curiosities Drawer Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden niche. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the product...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Set of Three Teak Nesting Tables by Svenn Eske Kristensen for Ludvig Pontoppidan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of Three Teak Nesting Tables by Svenn Eske Kristensen for Ludvig Pontoppidan
Set of three teak nesting tables, Model 14-EK by Svenn Eske Kr...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Edmond Spence Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A four drawer chest in birch, known as the "Wave" chest.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Taliesin Dresser & Mirror by Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage-Henredon
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare mahogany dresser and mirror set by Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage-Henredon.
The dresser features ten drawers with recessed handles, complemented by a mirror adorned with Wri...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House Set of Nesting Tables, Very Rare 1950s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extremely rare collectors set of nesting tables by Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House (1950's USA), fully restored. This set is signed underneath the center table with original Grosfeld House sticker label, and documented in early Grosfeld House advertisements.
This Mid-Century Modern set of four tables feature a Walnut coffee table with sculptural legs, and three nesting tables that have similar sculpted legs with a formica top and a brass accent leg.
Ideally used as either a coffee table or side / end table that can convert when needed to provide additional surface space for guests, entertaining, arts and crafts projects, and more.
Vladimir Kagan's works have been highly valued by collectors and art / design investors, and his earlier works in the 1950s for Grosfeld House and Kagan-Dreyfuss are among the most sought after by 'purist collectors' like myself. Why do I prize his 1950s works above all else? I can write a short book on this, but one easy to explain reason is that this was a period unlike the rest of his career, where items produced in this time are hallmarked within that period - a distinction that his later works lacked. Essentially, everything post the early 60s blended together with the decades thereafter. A novice Kagan collector is content with anything by Kagan, even items produced by Directional and American Leather Company, but for true connoisseurs of Kagan, simply put: the 1950s was the bees knees.
This table set was acquired along with several other Grosfeld House pieces also designed by Kagan, including a caned desk (now sold to a very famous celebrity client), leather swivel desk chair with sculptural base, rare and coveted four-seat sofa with swiveling lounge chair, small caned...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
alvar aalto pendant lamp a201 manufactured by valaistustyö
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
alvar aalto pendant lamp a201 manufactured by valaistustyö
brass and powder coated.
very rear and great condition.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
French Designer, Large Floor Lamp, Iron, Rubber, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A large black-lacquered iron and beige and green rubber band floor lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 84.5” H x 17.5” Diameter
Bulb Specif...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster pieces and antique book artwork. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production o...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Saxbo glazed vase ceramic/stoneware by Edith Sonne , signed/marked
By Saxbo, Edith Sonne Brun
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful stoneware vase by the well known potter Edith Sonne.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
The Dada Painters and Poets
Located in New York, NY
First edition of The Documents of Modern Art, Vol. 8, edited and with an introduction by Robert Motherwell. Cover and typography by Paul Rand. Published in 1951 by Wittenborn, Schultz Inc. With texts by Richard Huelsenbeck, Hugo Ball, Kurt Schwitters, Jacques Vache, Tristan Tzara, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, George Hugnet, Andre Breton, Jean Arp, Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia, and Hans Richter. Illustrations by (or after) Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, Paul Klee, Marcel Janco, Man Ray, Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Kurt Schwitters, Kasimir Malevich, Pablo Picasso, Sophie Tauber...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Spherical Vase by Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo
By Saxbo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A footed spherical vase with an aquamarine hares fur glaze by Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo. Stamped with the Saxbo crown symbol, model number 85, and “SAXBO COPENHAGEN”.
Category
1950s European Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Taliesin Dresser & Mirror by Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage-Henredon
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare mahogany dresser and mirror set by Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage-Henredon.
The dresser features ten drawers with recessed handles, complemented by a mirror adorned with Wri...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Small Picture Frame Round English style, early 1900s. Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small round frame with flat edge in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External diameter cm. 7.2, internal c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Jacques Adnet Bottle Opener and Ice Tongs Bar Set
Located in CA, CA
Jacques Adnet 1950s bottle opener / ice hammer and ice tongs bar set in original case. Stylish and functional bar wear from the master of French modernist d...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Plaster Traditional Two Dove Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted. Made in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. ...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
1950s George Nelson No. 4000 Series Three Drawer Steel Frame Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Steel Frame No 4000 Series Dresser, initially designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller in 1954. Its model number is 4013. It features a frame of white powder-coated bent...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Located in San Francisco, CA
An iron-framed gondola sofa designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. Fully restored. The frame is newly powder coated in black. ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Grand Haven Chair by Jack Van Der Molen for Jamestown Oak Open Desk/
Located in San Francisco, CA
the framed incurved upholstered back above a loose cushion seat flanked by graceful sling-form arms; all raised on tapering turned supports ending in ebonized feet; Jack van der Mole...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
French Black Iron Cheval Standing Floor Mirror, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant 1950s French cheval mirror framed in matte black iron. Its full-length, freestanding silhouette is supported by intricately twisted side columns, showcasing its artisanal ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
1950s Le Corbusier Jeanneret Perriand LC1 Basculant Lounge Chair Stendig Label
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original 1950s LC1 Basculant Sling Lounge Chair, initially designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand in 1929. This example is marked with a Stendig...
Category
1950s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
1950s Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Three Seat Sofa with Updated Oatmeal Hopsack
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an early Florence Knoll Parallel Bar System Sofa, Model 53, initially designed by Florence Knoll in 1955. The sofa features an updated oatmeal hopsack upholstery which was pr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
James Mont Signed Coffee Table Greek Key Style Ca' 1950
By James Mont
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A James Mont signed coffee table, with greek key design in black lacquer.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Barovier & Toso Monumental Handblown Blue Glass Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Monumental handblown blue glass table lamp, footed with channelled body by Barovier & Toso, Murano Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Medea Chairs by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue
Located in San Francisco, CA
A trio of Medea chairs, designed by Vittorio Nobili, that have been fully restored while preserving their original character. The chairs show some natural signs of age, such as patin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Danish Modern Le Klint brass floor Lamp, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A modern brass floor lamp designed by Aage Petersen for Le Klint in 1949. This particular version is most likely from the 1960s. It is a simplistic modern piece in brass with a white...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret Set of Two Office Chairs from Chandigarh
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A beautiful set of 2 Pierre Jeanneret office chairs in solid teak from Chandigarh.
Stenciled markings to reverse of each example. Set includes black cushions.
The simplicity of the d...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Teak
C. 1953 Herman Miller Eames LCW Lounge Chair in Calico Ash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an LCW Lounge Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1948. It is an early Herman Miller example featuring the 5-2-4 screw pattern, dating it to ca. 1953. The ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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 seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used 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 Rug & Kilim, Schumacher, Vistosi, and Kartell. 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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