Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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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Exceptional Abstract Painting by Zdzislaw Salaburski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional painting by Zdzislaw Salaburski (1922-2006). Partially signed and dated 1969. Signature on the front was scratched off in order to bri...
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1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Wall Art Piece in Straw, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful wall art piece for Czechoslovakia in 1960s. The art piece was created in Czechoslovakia and shows a typical style of the era. The original woo...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Straw, Glass, Wood
Vintage Sculptural Crystal Vase, French, 1950s
By Art Vannes
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful asymmetrical shaped crystal vase
A great piece of sculpture as well as functional.
Good size, perfect condition.
Makers mark on the base. Not clear but it is prob...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury Figural Abstract Painting In Antique Gilt Frame
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful figural abstract painting.
Artist unknown.
In the style of the very fashionable artist Lynn Chadwick
Lovely bright colors.
Gouache on ca...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Brass Wall Sculpture Of Naked Woman, Circa 1940
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful and elegant wall art sculpture in brass. Produced probably in Czechoslovakia circa 1940s. The art work portraits a nude woman. Unknown autho...
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1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Craig Ellwood Geometric Screen Print, 1979
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1922-1992,
Craig Ellwood was an influential Los Angeles based architect.
His building designs were the quintessential post and beam structures that were part of the California modern...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
20th Century Grey Italian Oval Wooden Wall Glass Mirror, Vintage Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey, oval vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian wall mirror with its original mirrored glass, made of hand carved wood in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1940...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Black and red composition, Vintage Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Author unknown, Black and red composition
Color lithograph
The work is signed by the artist
Work dimensions 70/79
The work is framed
Work in original vintage condition. It has a sig...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Lorenzo Burchiellaro Abstract Wall Panel in Aluminum and Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lorenzo Burchiellaro, wall panel, wood, aluminum, Italy, 1970s
Abstract wall panel in aluminum by Italian designer Lorenzo Burchiellaro in the 1970s. Burchiellaro is recognized for ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Rosenthal Studio Line "Jahresteller" 1971 - Ceramic Wall Plate by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Utrecht, NL
Rosenthal ceramic 'Jahresteller' (year plate) 1971, design by Tapio Wirkkala.
Number 2462 of a uniquely numbered edition of 3000 handmade unique pieces.
We also have a 'Jahrestelle...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bonnie Jean Malcolm Mosaic Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mosaic tile art piece by Bonnie Jean Malcolm, USA. This piece composed of varying square and rectangular shaped ceramic glazed tiles features two birds amongst the tree branches. The...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Dazzle Surfboard by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This custom board was inspired by Ellsworth Kelly's Dazzle war ships and will add a bit of socal to any room. It is an actual board designed with Chris Christensen and can be used fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a fish design by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
Framed. Signed.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving ...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Marine-Inspired Artwork in Stunning Wood Frame
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Transport yourself to the enchanting world of the sea with this captivating artwork from the 1960s, exuding marine-inspired vibrancy. Crafted by an unknown but talented artist, this ...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Cubist Painting
Located in London, GB
A cubist painting
Polychrome oil on canvas, Mid 20th Century.
74.5 cm high by 59.5 cm wide by 4 cm depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
April Wind Lithograph by Andrew Wyeth
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed lithograph of Andrew Wyeth's 1952 work, April Wind.
Dimensions
32” width x 26” height and extends 1.5” from the wall.
Condition
Good vintage condition; professionally clea...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Genaro Alvarez Wall Mosaic
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Stunning Wall Mosaic designed by Genaro Alvarez and handmade by striking mosaics. Signed by "Genaro" and stamped with the original made in México.
Genaro A...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Colorful hand painted, large ceramic plate by DeSimone, Italy
Signed DeSimone, Italy to reverse,
circa 1960s
Measures: Height 1 inch, diameter 10 inch
In very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Eleven mid-20th century pressed museum flower specimens
Located in London, GB
Set of Eleven mid-20th century pressed museum flower specimens
A collection of eleven framed mid-20th century Bulgarian pressed flower and foliage specimens. Each example is stamped...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Abstract Artwork. Paper Collage. Iris Hardcastle ( Attributed ) 1960's
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A super artwork. Attributed to Iris Hardcastle
Cut paper collage
This picture is not signed but another one from the same source is initialed " I.H " Shown in the final image
Circ...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Schumacher by Josef Frank Citrus Garden Wallpaper Mural in Primary
Located in New York, NY
Based on an archival 1947 Josef Frank print, this hand-drawn pattern bears the designer’s signature modernity, whimsy, and warmth.
Panel Width: 27...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern French Bamboo Mirror, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern bamboo mirror, circa 1960
Traditionally manufactured in French.
By unknown designer.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preservi...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
French Butterflies Glass Box Frame Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury glass box frame with butterflies, French, circa 1950.
Good vintage condition
Shipping:
4/22 / 52 cm 1.4 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Cooper Embossed Bongo Player Wood Framed by C.I.E. Pearson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Cooper Embossed Bongo Player signed C.I.E. Pearson in black Wood Framed. This vintage copper embossed piece of art depicts a bongo player against a dark background with palm ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
30 Dia by 5.5 D
Located in Bronx, NY
an unsual and well detailed example of wire wall decorative art
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Tile Mural by Melvin G. Hillger
By Melvin G. Hillger
Located in Denton, TX
This mural is made of Gesso tiles in a wood frame. Painter, born in Wisconsin August 22, 1910. By 1930, Hillger settled in Los Angeles. He received his Bachelor's degree from the Uni...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Lacquer
Mid Century Male Charcoal Drawings Set of 2
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 2 Mid Century Male Charcoal Drawings. One depicts a male in the process of undressing while the other shows a fully nude male. Both are signed but signature is difficult to de...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 22 Cast Aluminum Tiles as Wall Decorations, by a Milano Foundry Italy
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 22 decorative tiles wall decorations in cast aluminum by a Milano foundry in Italy.
Circa 1990 / 2000
Each tile imitates a different piece of wood.
A very unique set that can ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Handpainted Horse Motif Ceramic Wall Plate Decoration, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade midcentury modern rectangular ceramic wall plaque with expressive white horse motif. Matte and shiny glaze in blue, white, yellow and light gray colors. Metal mount for wall...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Mid Century Painting Portrait of a Young Woman c1960 Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Trensacq, FR
Large mid century painting Portrait of a Young Woman c1960 Acrylic on canvas.
Thought to be modelled on the Iconic French singer-...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bata Mihailović, Horisont, Color Lithography, 1976, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Bata Mihailovic, Horisont
Color lithography
Number 153/300
Work signed by the artist and has individual number (pencil)
Work dimensions 65/79
Framed work
Milorad Bata Mihailović (19...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Armin Sandig, Schlümpfe, Color Etching, 1987, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Armin Sandig, Schlümpfe, 1987
Color etching
Work signed by the artist, dated and has individual title (pencil)
Work dimensions 52/67
Framed work
Armin Sandig (1929 - 2015) was a Ger...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Three Pierro Fornasetti Egocentrismo Plates, c1960
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Three Pierro Fornasetti Egocentrismo Plates, c1960
Eric Knowles Comments
Pierro Fornasetti was one of the absolute stars of Italian design in ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word, Color Lithography, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word
Color lithography
This work is signed by the artist and has the title and signature P.T (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 60/47
Framed work
Michael John Casf...
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1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Ceramic Decorative Wall Plate by Croatian Artist T. Ostoja, 1960's
Located in Zagreb, HR
Large handcrafted Mid-century wall plate in ceramic by Croatian master ceramist Tomislav Ostoja made in the 1960's
The plate is decorated in half-relief figures of fish
It's in ve...
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1960s Croatian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Aage Schmidt, Komposition, Color Lithography, 1987, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Aage Schmidt, Composition, 1987
Color lithography
Number E./T. 46/125
This work is signed by the artist, has date and an individual number (pencil)
Work dimensions 60/62
Framed work
...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Gérard Gosselin, Lithograph, 1989, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Gérard Gosselin, 1989
Lithography
E.A. number XV/XV
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number and date (pencil)
Work dimensions 59/78
Framed work
Gérard Gosseli...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Fiber Art with Landscape Scene
Located in Denton, TX
Large Macrame handcrafted with many different knot styles and a scene of hills, sun and clouds.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Twine
Midcentury C Jere Brutalist Style Wall Art Farm and Tree Scene for Artisan House
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Brutalist style wall hanging by C. Jere for Artisan House. Torch cut and welded with a patinated brass and gold finish. Excellent original, unaltered condition. Signed "C. Jere"
M...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Joan Miró, Agora I, Color Lithograph, 1971, Framed
By Joan Miró
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Joan Miró, Agora I, 1971
Color lithography
Work signed by the artist
Working dimensions 71/51
Framed work
Lithographic poster for an exhibition of artists represented by Galeria Maeght at the Musée d'Art Moderne Strasbourg in 1971. Poster by Joan Miró, a Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist. The surrealist master is one of the most important Spanish artists of the 20th century and one of the greatest artists of contemporary art.
A picture is made of brushstrokes, just as a poem is made of words. - Joan Miro
Miró's works are interpreted as belonging to surrealism, as an expression of a return to childhood and as sandboxes for the subconscious. The Miró style consists of vivid colors combined with simplified forms, reminiscent of drawings of a small child. Initially, Miró created in various fashionable styles, for example, Fauvist and Cubist. In 1920 he traveled to Paris several times, and a year later he settled there permanently. He met Pablo Picasso, Vasily Kandinsky and many other outstanding artists. In 1924 he joined the surrealists of André Breton's circle, but - despite the fact that he worked under their influence - he remained on the outskirts of this trend, maintaining the position of an outsider.
Influenced by Surrealist poets and writers, he began to develop his own style: a map of weightless colored signs and poetic forms that evoke both the seemingly naive freshness of invention and the exuberant and baroque Catalan...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Lennart Aschenbrenner, Composition with stick, Color Lithograph, 1986, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Aschenbrenner, Composition with stick, 1986
Color lithography
Number 296/330
This work is signed by the artist, has date and an individual number (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 49...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Painting of a Stylized Oriental Camel By Fabbriziani and Calandra Italy 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Painting of a stylized oriental camel by Fabbriziani and Calandra from the 1970-ies Italy.
On satin in a kind of silkscreen in limited edition, wooden frame gilded.
The black camel i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Wood
Michael Casford, Professor Brainbird, Color Woodcut, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Michael Casford, Professor Brainbird
Color woodcut
Number 1/100
This work is signed by the artist and has title and an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 68/54
Framed work
M...
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1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Gustav Bolin, Composition, Color Lithograph, 1970s, Framed
By Gustave Bolin
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Gustav Bolin, Composition, 1970s
Color lithography
Number 50/100
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 65/78
Framed work
Gustav Bol...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Thormod Larsen, Komposition, Color Etching, 1964, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Thormod Larsen, Composition, 1964
Etching
Work dated and signed by the artist (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 66/55
Framed work
Thormod Larsen (1921 - 1977). He was a Swedish painter and ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Peder Duke, Komposition, Color Serigraphy, 1989, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Peder Duke, Composition, 1989
Color serigraphy
Number 53/200
The work is signed with the artist's signature, date and an individual number (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 66/58
Framed work...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Bespoke 20th Century Curated Collection 'Horses' Wall Decorations
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Horses' collection has been curated from a collection of wall decorations from the 1930's to the 1980's
Various techniques and a wide diversity of art works with horses rangin...
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paper
Abstract 20th century grey and black stoneware ceramic cross signed circa 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French unique piece
Signed under the base
Circa 1950
Grey and black stoneware ceramic cross
original perfect condition
height 17 cm
Large 16 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Custom Framed Antique Fern Botanical Engravings - Set of Four
Located in Pearland, TX
Lovely custom framed 19th century botanical fern engravings from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome's "Flora von Deutschland", published in 1886. Thomé (1840–1925) was a famous German bota...
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1880s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Rare "Chin Ying" Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne rare "Chin Ying" wall plaque in patinated and acid-etched pewter and bronze with hand-painted polychrome enamels depictin...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pewter, Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Pencil Making Wall Art "Making Of Pensils", Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Industrial and original wall art piece. Produced by a National pensil making company in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. This art work shows the whole procedure of pensil making in one insta...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Large Ceramic Wall Panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic wall panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso Horse Rider.
In his hometown he founded his own workshop "Maioliche d'Arte De Simo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Giovanni De Simone Italian Midcentury Ceramic Decorative Plate Centerpiece 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Hand-decorated decorative ceramic wall or centerpiece plate, vintage modern antique, designed by Italian artist Giovanni De Simone and produced by his workshop, author's signature on...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mixed Metal Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern handmade wall art featuring mixed metals with exposed nail head trim.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Rare Large Majolica Wall Plate with Face of Benito Mussolini 1950s Mario Iudice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Large Majolica Wall Plate with Face of Benito Mussolini 1950s Mario Iudice Caltagirone
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Fish Wall Plaque Panel Relief Master Work Helmut Schaffenacker Ceramic Pottery
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A polychrome glazed pottery wall plaque decorated with several fish, created by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm in the 1950s. Helmut Schaffenacker was a renowned German ceramist known fo...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s Hedgehog Wall School Chart by Jung Koch Quentell
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s Hedgehog wall school chart by Jung Koch Quentell.
A vintage school chart with beautiful illustration of the hedgehog.
It shows the anatomical details of the animal on a black background.
It's a canvas wall school chart...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
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