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
Large Mid Century Neon Sign Red / Blue "Downstairs" in a Acrylic Showcase 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
This impressive Mid Century Neon sign shows the word "Downstairs" and is placed in a acrylic showcase. It is made in the 1980s in Germany.
The Sign i...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Glass
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
$134 Sale Price
70% Off
Large Pair of Sconces with Iridescent Blue Murano Glass Flowers, Blue Wall Light
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful pair of sconces features zig zag brass frame and 5 iridescent blue Murano glass flowers.These flowers were made by hand in Murano and their center piece is made of a c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Framed Ww ii Nautical Signal Flag 'Yellow & Blue'
Located in North Miami, FL
This flag represents the sign for "BOOT SIGNAL - STEER TOWARDS" - according to the international flags and pennants chart. The flag is a vivid yellow and blue. Hardware is galvanized steel. This is a large ship standard sized flag. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORIDA SHOWROOM.
Professionally framed in natural maple low profile shadow box and sewn on to the matting, this vintage German-made nautical Signal flag from WW II era, was never used and acquired as a group. The purpose of International Signal Code Flags...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Rare Traffic Light from the 1970's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare traffic light from the 1970's.
Everything's fully functional, every single light has it's own switch.
Ready to be plugged in (originally standart EU plug, US converter available...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Feigen Mixed Media Superb Multi-Dimensional Wall Art Titled Puppets on Strings
Located in Miami, FL
Signed by Artist Feigen, superb multi-dimensional Wall Art, mixed media Paper Stamp of Puppets on Strings.
Framed in a brushed Chrome Frame.
Signed by Artist Feigen, Titled Puppets o...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ron Fritts (Am., NY, 20th C.) Signed Surreal Oil On Canvas, "Lady With Folded Ha
By Ron Fritts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A striking Modern Painting fusing Classical Style Elements with Pop sensibility. Signed lower right, title on the stretcher. A formal portrait of a seated lady in black and white rob...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Signed Modern Marble Relief Sculpture Within a Verdigris Copper Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Striking wall sculpture in carved marble. A dimensional irregular slab of white marble with incised linear decoration mounted in a green verdigris metal shadow box type frame. Signed...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Copper
Margaret Layton "Parker Street" New York City Gouache on Board, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Margaret Layton (American, 20th century)"Parker Street" New York City Gouache on board, circa 1950s
Charming New York scene by artist Margaret Layton.
The painting measures 10"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Gilbert Portanier Unique Art Grey Pottery Plate Signed 1977
Located in Munich, DE
A rare Gilbert PORTANIER born in 1926 ceramic plate / bowl with a design of an abstract polychrome painted inspiration in the middle.
Monogrammed on with Portanier 77.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Mid-Century Wall Relief Tile of Musicians by Cam Para of California
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool framed wall tile depicting a quartet of musicians playing their instruments; Classic Mid-Century style! Vibrant colors and great texture by California artist Cam Para, circ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Danish Wall Relief Plate by Marianne Starck
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Wall Relief Plate by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen Bornholm, in Flawless conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting by Robert Geenens, Belgium
By Robert Geenens
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting by Robert Hector Geenens.
Started with fantastic realism, often surrealism, open to dreams and imagination.
Tended afterwards towards lyric abstraction and magic abstracti...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Framed Abstract Mixed Media Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Framed Abstract mixed media art
Dimensions. 34 1/4 W ; 48 H ; 1 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$1,496 Sale Price
20% Off
large vintage ruscha BOWL 70s wall plate decor red horses fat lava glaze
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
Beautiful 1970s wall plate or bowl manufactured by Ruscha-Keramik. With label 'Ruscha handgemalt' (hand-painted).
Diameter 14 1/3" (36.5 cm), weight 1600 gms.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 26
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 26
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Jarl Algot Törneman Sweden mid century enamel panel bird motif NK David Rosén
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Jarl Algot Gustav Törneman (1909-1993) as the son of modern artist Axel Törneman. He studied and practice law before becoming an artist. Algot or P. produced enamel table top desig...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Zodiac Copper Wall Art
Located in Antwerp, BE
Zodiac copper wall art.
Diameter:50 cm.
Depth:3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan Wall Hanging
Located in San Francisco, CA
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan decorative wall hanging. Original order form is included, model #140 ordered as a wall hanging incorporating colors from mode...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
1962 Abstract Italian Painter G. Martinelli Oil on wood and Cardboard Painting
Located in IT
1962 Abstract Italian Painter Giuseppe Martinelli oil on wood and Cardboard Painting , titles " colloquio" ( interview). This abstract painting with brown, red and sand warm colors has been painted in 1962 by Italian Giuseppe Martinelli .
Excellent conditions. Size 190x181 cm. The painting features a black metal frame. It shows the signature both on the back and the right bottom side.
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Giuseppe Martinelli (Viareggio, January 19, 1930 - Milan, July 15, 2016) was an Italian painter.The first solo show was in his hometown in 1953, and in the same year he won the Viareggio Prize. In 1956 he moved to Milan, sharing a studio in via Procaccini with Scapaticci, Ferroni, Banchieri and Luporini ; in 1958 he exhibited at the Pagani gallery in Milan, with a presentation by Mario De Micheli. In 1959 he won the purchase prize at the Golfo della Spezia painting prize with a work that became part of the collection of the Modern and Contemporary Art Center of La Spezia , he was awarded ex aequo (with Nikos...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Green Underworld Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Nude Women
Located in Port Washington, NY
Pictured is a large framed piece which portrays a collage of nude women at different angles with different expressions blended into one another. Measures: 31x41
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
$1,359 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Portrait of Woman in Ink by Jean Olds
Located in Raleigh, NC
Original artwork by artist Jean Olds. Depicting a portrait of a woman sitting. Ink on rice paper, the materials used give this piece a richness and textured appeal which balances the...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Middle Eastern Building Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century acrylic on canvas painting of a Middle Eastern Street scene executed with bold impressionistic brush strokes. Depicting exotic Architecture ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Polished Chrome and Brass Mirror for Lorin Marsh
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish vintage modern wall mirror features high quality, heavy construction and includes polished chrome finish with inner brass trim detail. The unique midcentury appeal of this Lorin Marsh...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Bird Design, 1976
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Bird Design by Erling & Karin Heerwagen, 1976, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
A...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Joseph 'Joe' Plaskett Artist's Studio Oil on Canvas Still Life Flowers Painting
By Joseph Joe Plaskett
Located in Montreal, QC
The artist's studio painting; oil on canvas; approx. framed size: 48" x 24.5" x 2" impressive still-life of an array of flowers before an interior backdrop, circa 1950s. Joseph "Joe" Plaskett (12 July 1918–21 September 2014) was a Canadian painter. He studied with many prominent Canadian painters like A.Y. Jackson, Jack Shadbolt...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
California Studio Mosaic Navajo Sand Painting Yei Dancers Rainbow 1960 Guardians
By I. D. Henny
Located in Camden, ME
A Navajo sand painting mosaic art wall panel of the Navajo mythological Yei Dancers Rainbow Guardians created in the 1960s in a non traditional fo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Bruce Myers Mid Century Signed Original Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Countryside, IL
Bruce Myers Mid Century Signed Original Oil on Canvas Painting
This painting measures: 30.5 wide x .75 deep x 15.5 inches high
This painting is in Good Vintage Condition.
We take ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Gilbert Portanier Unique Art Blue Pottery Plate Signed 1981
Located in Munich, DE
A rare Gilbert PORTANIER born in 1926 ceramic plate / bowl with a design of an abstract polychrome painted inspiration in the middle, bright blue surround and red rim. Unique piece. ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Tile The Ori Di Taranto Art Design
By C.A.M. Gubbio
Located in Taranto, IT
Ceramic Tile The Ori Di Taranto.
The Ori of Taranto Series, Gubbio Ceramics, 165/200
Measures:
Height 38 cm
Width 38 cm
The item is in good conservative condition; there a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Suspended Roots – Handcrafted textile wall art in combed cotton
Located in Hallandale Beach, FL
Suspended Roots is a handcrafted textile wall piece made by skilled Mexican artisans using 100% combed cotton. Through the traditional “embarrilado” technique, each element is carefu...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton, Thread
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 30
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 30
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Piero Fornasetti 1950's 'Pompeiana' Four-Panel Screen Italian Red Black Colour
Located in Milano, IT
This striking four-panel screen, designed in 1951, features the iconic 'Pompeiana' pattern by Fornasetti, evoking the grandeur and elegance of ancient Roman interiors. Crafted from w...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
"Tres Hermanas" Framed Chromolithograph by Amado Maurillo Pena
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 20th Century limited edition chromolithograph entitled "Tres Hermanas" by artist Amado Maurillo Pena (American, Arizona, b. 1943). Pena is kno...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Design Wall Wood Decoration / Lovers, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- circa 1960s
- percect original condition
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Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Wall Plaque with Fish Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Wall Plaque with Fish Design, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Brown
Styles...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Coral Blue and White Abstract Expressionist Painting Signed Juan
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Culled from an estate in Scottsdale, Arizona. This piece seemingly dates from the Mid-Century period, likely 1960s. The large scale painting features expressive brush strokes in cora...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
Mid Century Blue and Tan Abstract Art
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century blue and tan Abstract Art
This piece measures: 21.5 wide x 1.5 deep x 25.5 inches high
This Art Piece is in Excellent Vintage Condition
We take our photos in a c...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Orange and White Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This vintage orange and white Abstract Expressionist painting has a provenance dear to many. The 1960s/1970s era painting resurfaced at the Antique Tobacco Barn in Asheville, North C...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Verner Panton's - Mira-x Collection fabric canvas
Located in Brussels, BE
Canvas made by hand with one of the Mira-X collection of fabric by Verner Panton 1971.
Limited edition of 4 pieces.
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Riding the Storm by Maxine Snider, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale abstract mixed media painting on canvas by Chicago artist Maxine Snider, 1990s. Signed en verso.
Maxine Snider is a Chicago artist and d...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Coiffuree Typography, France, 1970s
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Coiffuree Typography, France, 1970s
Vintage Design
Rare Typography brand 1970 "C O I F F U R E" in perfect condition in its original patina with rear ties. Dimensions Letter E: L22 ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Guinguette Roulette Game, 1920s
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Antique Guinguette Roulette Game, 1920s
Vintage Design
Old carnival wheel.
Additional information:
Materials: Wood
Color: Brown, beige, grey
Design Period: 1950 to 1959
Year: 1950
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 12, Ceramic Paris Metro Tiles from Vallauris
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Tiles of the Paris Metro in glazed earthenware from 1950' authentic product, original, ideal for interior decoration, ceramic signed Vallauris, set of 12.
Additional Information:
Ma...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Wall Plate Italian Ceramic with a Rooster on it, 1960s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Wall Plate Italian Ceramic with a Rooster on it, 1960s
This is a ceramic elongated wall hanging board.
There is a beautiful colored rooster on the plate with beautiful colors.
It ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Pottery Wall Plaque with Chicken Rooster Decor, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Pottery Wall Plaque with Chicken Rooster Decor, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Mode...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Molten Glass Mosaic Panel, Maximilien Herzele, France 1965
Located in St Ouen, FR
Molten glass mosaic on cement with its original steel frame.
Signed on the edge and on reverse.
This colourful achievement is a sketch for a decoration project of a school in Nanter...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Vintage Curtis Jere Style Patinated Brass Potted Tree Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Fabulous vintage 1970s Curtis Jere style patinated brass decorative potted tree. The elegantly welded metal tree is quite large. The tree with pot reaches to 73 inches high and nearl...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Copper Enameled Wall Plaques, circa 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural wall plaques. Modern day couple in three sections each. Copper enamel panels mounted on walnut. In excellent vintage condition with min...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Carlo Zauli bronze wall sculpture made in Italy 1960s
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning abstract wall sculpture beautifully handmade by Carlo Zauli in his Italian workshop during the 1960s. It's a substantial piece, expertly made from solid bronze. The organic ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
M. Fleischer Large Scale Abstract Crumpled Paper Modern Art Painting 1987
Located in Chattanooga, TN
M. Fleischer’s intriguing large scale work of art challenges what we commonly consider “painting.” The work itself is a sheet of paper, creased to create a richly textured surface. T...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Plexiglass, Wood
Bruce Myers Mid Century Signed Abstract Original Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Countryside, IL
Bruce Myers mid century signed abstract original oil on canvas painting
This painting measures: 30.5 wide x .75 deep x 15.5 inches high
This painting is in good vintage conditi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Original Painting on Canvas, Snow in an Italian Village Signed P. Vorrasi
Located in Miami, FL
A very colorful original painting signed P. Vorrasi and dated 1965.
The scene of the village with snowcapped rooftops is truly beautiful.
These vivid colors will enhance any wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Giltwood
$1,600 Sale Price
27% Off
Large Abstract Studio Art Pottery Charger
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large Abstract Studio Art Pottery charger, unmarked, attributed to Poole Pottery U.K. Decorated in attractive an abstract spiral pattern i...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Bernhard E. Rhone Oxidized Metal Etching
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Rhone Oxidized Metal Etching c.1970s, Canada. Rhone, a German born artist began experimenting with metal oxidation and acid etching in the late 1960s to create a body of wor...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Spanish Hand Knotted Wool Tapestry, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand knotted wool tapestry by unknwon artist. Traditionally manufactured in Spain. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina....
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$721 Sale Price
65% Off
Contemporary Modern Olympic Style Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful contemporary modern wall art features a unique Olympic style design with three circles displaying athletic figures in the middle of each. The elegant dark black backin...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$650 Sale Price
56% Off
Amour, Délice, Orgue by Roger Capron, Glazed Ceramic Wall Plaque, Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in Uccle, BE
Glazed ceramic wall plaque with mat and shiny decoration in black, white, gray, blue and ox blood. 3 words are inscribed “Amour, Délice et Orgue” (Love, Delight and Organ).
The 3 w...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1950 Felice Galbiati Italian Mid Century Design Print Red Black Metal Tray
Located in Brescia, IT
Screenprint Metal Tray
Felice Galbiati
Italy, 1950
Black & Red Tray
"Old Doctor Tools" printed
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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