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 celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Geometrical Blue & White Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Blue & white Geometrical Pitcher or Bottle signed Robert Picault circa 1950.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Pa...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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
Mid-Century Modern Sculpture in Brass, Steel & Aluminum, Manner of Silas Seandle
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern sculpture- realized in the manner of Silas Seandle- was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It consists of a...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Fratantoni Large Majolica Ceramic Wall Plaque with Fruits Decor, Italy 1950s-196
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large oval ceramic wall plaque or tile features Modernist abstract decor with branches of orange fruits and green and yellow leaves displayed on blue-green background. The o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Modernist Translucent Architectural Panel with Repeating Curlicue Field Motif
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Groovy architectural panel constructed of translucent plastic with embedded wood curlicue elements repeating throughout. I believe this panel was originally a room divider, or some s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Midcentury Rare Set of 12 Modern Art Signs of the Zodiac S/N Silkscreens
Located in Palm Springs, CA
So proud to offer this Rare complete set of all 12 signs of the zodiac. Each piece is signed and numbered. The artist is Arne Peterson. We are not sure i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Charles Levier Figurative Oil Painting, Bernard Buffet Style Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
French Figurative Oil Painting by Charles Levier. Titled "Une femme devant la mer", this masterful work of a well-known listed French artist whose work can be compared to Bernard Buf...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modernist Carved Wood Face Decorative Sculpture Panel, a pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superbly handcrafted pair of Mid-Century-Modern wooden wall art sculpture panels. The artworks feature dimensional female and male faces or mask wood relief with stylized shapes and ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Marc Chagall Bouquet De Fleurs Lithograph, Framed
Located in Manhasset, NY
After Marc Chagall "Bouquet De Fleurs" Lithograph in an elegant gilt gold frame underglass, 1970s.
Unframed:
Height: 28 in.
Width: 23.24 in.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mexican 1950’s Pepsi Cola Bottle Cap Embossed Metal Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1950’s. Mexican Pepsi Cola Soda Pop Bottle Cap Gas Embossed Metal Sign
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sheet 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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol Area 1985:
Rare original advertisement for a May 8, 1985 Art event at AREA. Features an enduring portrait of the who’s-who of the 1980’s New York ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ceramic Tile Wall Art Decoration from a Cat
By Tackoen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic tile wall art decoration from a cat.
Height 94 cm.
Width 47 cm.
Depth 3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Christmas Collectible Wall Plates from Bing & Grondahl, Vintage
Located in Bastogne, BE
Rare decorative Christmas plates, released to celebrate the centenary of the first decorative Christmas plate.
The anniversary cymbals were released by the Danish company Bing & ...
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1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Modern Abstract Artwork
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern abstract artwork. This piece was purchased in a gallery in Paris in 1981.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Heidi Melano Contemporary Sculptural Mosaic Wall Panel
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderfully decorative mosaic wall art sculpture executed by Heidi Melano the world renowned artist responsible for multiple works completed for Fernand Leger, Chagall, Braque.
Hand-crafted, beautifully proportioned, this rectangle mosaic is inlaid in a slim frame. This rare work of art would make a great accent piece would enhance any wall. A true iconic piece by this artist.
Signed on the bottom right, back of panel also signed with Heidi Melano's initials.
Measures: Depth 1.25 in. x Width 28.75 in. x Height 20 in.
Would enhance any traditional, mid-century, contemporary, modern, country, beach house, ski resort setting.
About The Artist:
Heidi Melano, her maiden name Heidi Hoegger, she was born in Geneva on
April 20, 1929. Granddaughter of the great Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler, she was passionate about art from an early age: she created, painted and lets her imagination speak by expression through different techniques. Very quickly, she wanted to become a mosaic artist. At the age of 23, she won a mosaic competition with her work "La Volière". On this occasion, she meets Lino Melano...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
French Mid-Century Blue Majolica Daisy Plate Maunier Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Blue Daisy Plate signed Maunier Vallauris.
8 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Medieval Style Bas Relief in Polychrome Carved Wood, Spain, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Medieval Inspired Bas Relief Wall Decoration in Polychromed Carved Wood. Spain, 1950s.
Beautifully hand-carved bas relief depicting genre scene. Two standing men f...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Silhouette Round Wall Light, 1950s Vintage
Located in Antwerp, BE
A really romantic three dimensional glass painting with 2 children at a wooden fence. 1950’s convex silhouette glass art wall decoration, wall light . Is this Art or is this Kitch? Y...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Blue Italian Colored Crystal Glass Wall Mirror by Luigi Brusotti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-blue, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian wall mirror made of hand blown crystal glass. Original colored mirror glass, enhanced by detailed flower decoration, designed by Luig...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jan Snoeck Large Ceramic Tile Art with Gold Frame
By Jan Snoeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
After studying sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (1949), Jan Snoeck (1927-2018) spent a number of years working as a sculptor in the Netherlands. Over time, his love...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of starfish, seaweeds, oyster, shell.
Nautical style.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern pottery Wall Decoration, Nittsjö Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern signed Scandinavian art pottery wall decoration. This ceramic piece is known as “the Hen” and has a very 70's feeling to it and it depicts an abstract hen, in real...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Spanish Colorful Ceramic Wall Plate Fishes Design, 50's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand painted Naïf fish design terracotta wall plate
Beautiful mid-20th century terracotta plate with hand painted naif fish decoration. ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta, Ceramic
Large Abstract Fish Enameled Wall Plaque in the Style of Gio Ponti & De Poli
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking mid-century enameled wall plaque showcases a bold geometric fish motif, reminiscent of the artistic influence of Gio Ponti. Featuring vibrant hues of red, turquoise, an...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Copper
Midcentury Octogonal Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury Octogonal Plate Robert Picault Vallauris.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of A...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare oyster plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
1950s Floral Ceramic Wall Plaque by Swedish Tilgmans
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Mid-Century Modern ceramic wall platter by Margit Lagerqvist for Swedish Tilgmans in 1957. Hand painted floral decor in white, yellow, orange, rose, light blue and green col...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Silver relief picture collection Alliani, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage Silver relief picture "Trieste - San Giusto", collection Alliani made in Italy in the 1970s.
Sterling Silver 925 and gold. Sculpture relief picture has certification of authe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
John Powell 'Am., B. 1930', Artist Proof, Still Life with Pottery & Flowers
By John Powell
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Serigraph depicting a still lie with colorful pottery and flowers.
Pencil signed lower right, numbered AP 24/70 lower left. A table set with colorful decorated pottery and lovely fl...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Jack Daniels Old Number 7 Whiskey Tin Advertising Bar Sign / 1950s Midcentury
By Jack Daniels
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Jack Daniels old number 7 whiskey tin advertising bar sign / 1950s midcentury.
Perfect to decorate a Man Cave Bar.
We have specialized in the sale of Art...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Midcentury Italian Orientalist Wood Bar Cabinet in Gold and Black Lacquer, 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian orientalist wood bar cabinet in gold and black lacquer, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Lanci in the Manner of Rene Magritte
Located in Miami, FL
A unique oil on canvas painting that is so perfectly executed that it almost appears to be a machine made print. However, it is not. Instead it's a work that is masterfully painted w...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Abstract Ceramic Art by César Manrique – Bold Vintage Masterpiece
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
Abstract ceramic artwork by renowned Spanish artist César Manrique, known for blending natural forms with vibrant, bold colors. Manrique's unique style reflects his deep connection t...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
8 brass door handles 1940s attributed arch. GIO PONTI.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
8 double handles from 1940, cast brass attributed to architect Gió Ponti.
They are in excellent condition with some patina from the era , but could be polished back to new.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Metal Wall Plaques of Stylized Wine Bottles By Sexton
By Sexton
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's wall plaques made of colorfully enameled cast metal in form of stylized wine bottles. Various configurations possible as some are singles while others are doubles and triples...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Diameter / 11.4 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Plate Proceram, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster plate signed Proceram, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Relief lithograph “Script Girl” by Max Papart
By Max Papart
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
Relief lithograph “Script Girl”
Carborundum engraving
Éditions B. Roulland
Measurements
28 X 37 (H) cm.
Details
Signed by artist in the right
Numbered 59/75
Provenance ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Large French Oyster Platter Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury large French oyster platter signed Robert Picault.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Abstract Color Sand Art after Joan Miró Mexico City
By Joan Miró
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Modern Sand Art Painting after Joan Miró Mexico City
artwork combining surrealism with abstract art
unsigned
17.75 h x 15.75 w x 1d art 9 x 7.25
Original vintage condition...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sandstone
Don Freedman Woven Fiber Wall Art
By Don Freedman
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Don Freedman
Manufacturer: Unknown
Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern
Specs: Jute, Wood
This Don Freedman woven fiber wall art...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Jute, Wood
Mid Century Modern Framed Abstract Collage
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Add a striking touch of modernist character to your space with this Mid-Century Modern inspired abstract collage, created in Spain circa 1990. This dynamic composition features a com...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Primitive Abstract Gray Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
an abstract Turkish Flat-Weave from the middle of the 20th Century
Details
rug no. r5897
size 7' 5" x 12' 5" (226 x 378 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Ceramic Wall Relief by Clyde Burt
By Clyde Burt
Located in Highland, IN
A terrific wall piece by ceramic artist Clyde Burt (1922-1981). This work was inspired by Jeanne-Paule Marie, better known as Sœur Sourire, "The Singing Nun" who was internationally famous in the mid 1960s. Some of Burt's signature styles are evident in this piece including the stylized faces, and geometric abstracted space around the figures.
Clyde Burt (1922-1981) is recognized as an important figure in the American studio ceramics movement. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School, the Cape Cod School...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Casa Devall Sunburst Wall Sculpture
By Casa Devall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunburst wall sculpture with a hammered brass center and two layers of painted rods creating a sunburst effect. The artist hand signed the sculpture on the verso.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Belgian Figural Tapestry
Located in Antwerp, BE
Finely worked in colored woolens and depicting hunters and two lovers, signed: 'J.V.D.VELDE'
Date;
c. 1950-70's
A charming tapestry in very good condition and representative o...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Trio Of Birds By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Trio of birds wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Amusing trio glazed with blue, green and brown over stoneware
Stamped MS...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Wheels By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Tactile, abstract wheels wall plaque by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Dark brown wheels with blue glaze pools over stoneware
Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark and #635...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Rare Hand Painted Gilded Platter by Bjørn Wiinblad, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A magnificent hand painted Bjørn Wiinblad Rosenthal platter made for the studio line ceramics.
Signed Bjorn Wiinblad. Decorated in 24-karat gold with an iridescent pattern. A fantastic collector’s item.
Please note: This plates are heavy, weighing about pounds. It will be very well packed to ensure safe arrival.
Including a rectangular platter...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century American Monumental Advertising Baseball Bat
Located in Queens, NY
American advertising display sign of an over-sized ash wood baseball bat with an engraved wood burned inscription and a leather wrapped handle.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Ash
Decorative Round Wall Dish Plate in Ceramic by Claudio Pulli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This splendid round wall plate whit decorations fish was made by the Sardinian master ceramist Claudio Pulli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Claudio Pulli's works have a particular ce...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Judith Daner Enamel Artwork Wall Panel Cityscape, a pair
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Judith Daner designed this pair of superb Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artworks. Each panel is one tile plaque mounted on the original walnut wood frame. The abstract and s...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
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...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Robert Picault, Curtis Jeré, Vallauris, and Daniel Clesse. 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. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $406,322 while the average work can sell for $1,323.