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
Wool Tapestry of a nude Seated Womanin style of Don Freedman, 1960s
By Don Freedman
Located in Hannover, DE
This beautiful, high-quality tapestry from the 1960s was made by hand from wool. The quality of the wool is excellent and the many decades have not affected its quality. The motif of...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Modernist Brass Wall Object Decoration Sculpture Bonsai, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Modernist 60s BONSAI wall sculpture made in Germany.
Vintage 60s brass metal wall sculpture. A divergence from the typical subject of birds. This wall hanging is very elegant and fi...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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Brass
Midcentury Painting Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive framed painting signed by the artist. Great home or office decoration.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Large Flying Swallow Bird Nickel Metal Wall Decoration Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful large vintage nickel flying swallow wall decoration. This would make a beautiful ornament on a wall. It comes with some patina and looks it is an excellent craftsmanship....
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Alexander Calder lithograph (1970s Calder prints)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage early 1970s Alexander Calder off-set lithograph:
Published by Art in America, circa early 1970s.
Good to very good overall vintage condition. Printed signature from an editi...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Rudolf Wolf Stainless Steel Wall Artwork 1972 / 1
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning abstract modern shaped stainless steel wall artwork designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier in 1972. This wall panel is made of white laminated board and...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fabulous Curtis Jere French Chateau Sculptural Wall Hanging
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pemberton, NJ
FABULOUS SIGNED CURTIS JERE FRENCH CHATEAU WALL SCULPTURE. I LOVE THE DETAIL GIVEN TO THIS AMAZING WALL SCULPTURE WITH THE FLOWERS ON THE BALCONY TO THE BIRD SITTING ON THE OPEN DOO...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
10 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Gucci attributed to Rare Barometer and Clock Year 1960 Vintage Design
By Paolo Gucci
Located in Biella, IT
attributed to Gucci rare barometer and clock year 1960 vintage design. Measure h 17 inches x L12" x deep 3".
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Erwin Burger Abstract Paint Curved Crystal Italian Midcentury 3 Plates
Located in Brescia, IT
Erwin Walter Burger, Italy 1950s
Reverse painted glass
Set of 3 pieces
Excellent condiction
Paper Label "Erwin Burger" and artist sign engraved.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
1970 Lino Tinè Italian Modernist Metal Sculpture Panel
By Lino Tine
Located in Brescia, IT
Sculpture Panel
Lino Tiné
Italy, 1972
Embossed Metal with wood frame
Artist Sign engraved
Unique Piece
Excellent condiction
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting 1960s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning colors on this midcentury oil painting in an original midcentury frame. Be sure to check our storefront for many more decorating ideas, from primitives, Machine age, Mid-Cen...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Italian mid century rectangular mirror with lines drawing, Gio Ponti style, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern rectangular mirror with lines drawn on the glass, in the style of Gio Ponti, 1940s.
Rectangular mirror, with Pontian lines drawing on the glass. White desi...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
large vintage ruscha BOWL 70s wall plate flower decor fat lava glaze
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
Beautiful 1970s wall plate or bowl manufactured by Ruscha-Keramik. Floral decor in different colors, combined with black lava glaze and brown metallic glaze. Model 717/3.
Dimensions...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1970s by Giacomo Manzù for Franklin Mint Limited Etition Silver
Located in Brescia, IT
Giacomo Manzù, 1975
Silver relief by legendary Italian sculptor Giacomo Manzù. This rare piece was made by The Franklin Mint in during the artists lifetime and was an authorized cast...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Modern Wall-Mounted Sunburst Sculpture, Curtis Jere, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Wall-Mounted Sunburst Sculpture, Curtis Jere, 1970s
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
George F Welch Abstract Judaica Artwork Enamel Panel Painting
By Welch
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artwork was designed by George F. Welch (1926 - 2003). The large square enameled plaque is wall-mounted and framed. The piece boa...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
String Art Copper & Brass Wall Decoration
Located in Fulton, CA
I've seen string art of the 1970's made of fishing line many times. But, have only seen copper and brass wire when I came across two of these amazing examples. Intricately crafted co...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Elli Hemberg 1968 Textile Collage "Escape"
By Elli Hemberg
Located in New York, NY
Textile collage by the Sweedish artist Elli Hemberg. Title "Escape" created in 1968. This art piece shows a collage of textile cut out of boby like sh...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile
Mid-century Tropical Cranes in Water Scene Metal Wall Scupture by Syroco
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1950s hand-cast spelter metal wall sculpture featuring a tropical water scene with palm trees and cranes by Syroco Wood Co. The scenic is framed in a unique 11-inch square frame.
Sy...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Set of SIX Ceramic Wall Tiles pineapple vase pat'n 6 inches Square, circa 1960
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good set of SIX glazed ceramic vintage wall tiles, decorated in a pineapple vase pattern and dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1960. ...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Marc Chagall Vintage Print
By Marc Chagall
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Marc Chagall color print, 1954.
This decorative print featuring the work of famed French artist Marc Chagall is professionally framed. It is a commemorative work featuring bright colors and figures.
Measures: 20 7/8" W x 28 7/8" H x 1 1/2" D
This Marc Chagall print...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
C.A.S. Vietri 1950 decorative plate with boat and fishermen decorations Ischia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
C.A.S. Vietri 1950 decorative plate with boat and fishermen decorations Ischia
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Barometer Weather Station Around, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Barometer Weather Station Around, 1960s
Original condition
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Majolica Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica fish platter. Decorated with fishes, seaweed, garlic, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Rare Walter Bosse key rack in the shape of monkeys
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
This intresting piece is a Key board in shape of three monkeys
Creator:
Herta Baller (Maker*in),Walter Bosse (Designer*in)
At the end of the 1940s, he developed brass miniatures in t...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque "Sailing" by Helmut Schaffenacker
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque "Sailing" by Helmut Schaffenacker
The plaque is impressed on reverse:
"Schaffenacker
Ulm/De
Made in Germany
handgeformt"
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Majolica Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950.
All differents colors , plates are sold separately and colors need to be choose.
9 color...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 50 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 50 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Kid Creole Concert Poster 1985
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1985 concert poster:
This rare Kid Creole and the Coconuts announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his December 26th, 1985 show at Carnegie Hall. This was the band's debut performance at Carnegie Hall, and it was written about in the New York Times: "THE POP LIFE; CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT FOR KID CREOLE" (December 25th, 1985).
Medium: Offset printed concert poster.
Dimensions: 11 x 17 inches.
Good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
American latin pop band founded by August Darnell aka Thomas Browder in 1980 in New York City. Fronted by Kid Creole (2) backed by the trio of The Coconuts and also featuring Coati Mundi, they enjoyed most of their success in the eighties. Their debut album was critically well-received but not successful commercially. Their second album was a concept album matched with a New York Public Theater stage production; it received positive reviews, with Darnell recognized as a clever lyricist and astute composer, arranger and producer. Their international breakthrough came with their third album, 1982's Tropical Gangsters, which hit #3 in the UK and spun off three Top 10 hits with Stool Pigeon, Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy and I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby ; Dear Addy also made the Top 40. In the US the album was retitled Wise Guy and reached #145, and I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby flirted with the R&B charts. Dixit Darnell: "In the Savannah Band I’d modelled my style on 1930s/40s jazz singer and showman Cab Calloway, and I created Kid Creole as an extreme version of that, a sort of lounge lizard...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vladimír David for Jihokera Bechyně Zodiac Studio Pottery Tile Scales / Libra
By Jihokera
Located in Meer, VAN
VladimÃr David for Jihokera Bechyne Zodiac Tile Scales / Libra. Czech Republic, mid 20th century. This is a great mid-century studio pottery tile depicting the Zodiac sign of th...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Mabel Hutchinson Style Wood Mosaic Collage
By Mabel Hutchinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mosaic wood assemblage in the style of Mabel Hutchinson. This large scale wall piece features a mix of earth tone and bright primary colored wood shap...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Framed Ceramic Art Tile Composition by Harris Strong C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic European village scene by Harris Strong on 5 tiles framed in a original period frame. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, frame has minor wear, see pics. Mos...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
Framed Lithography by André Lanskoy, 1970s - Signed
By André Lanskoy
Located in Brussels, BE
Framed Lithography by André Lanskoy, 1970s - Signed
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1950 Aligi Sassu MGA Albisola Italian Artist Paint Horse Ceramic Plate
By Aligi Sassu
Located in Brescia, IT
Unique and peculiar paint on ceramic plate.
Aligi Sassu for MGA (Mazzotti Ceramic Manufacture, Albisola)
Italy, 1950
Excellent Condiction
Must have for italian ceramic collector an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century German School Wall Map New York City and Vicinity Map c.1962
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century school wall map of NYC and vicinity map in German. Linen backed mounted on two thick black dowels with leather strap.
CREATOR Kartographic und Druck: Georg...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Linen
Set of 5 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 5 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 5 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Karl Drerup Enamel on Copper Frame Artwork
By Karl Drerup
Located in New York, NY
1950s modern enamel on copper frame artwork by American enamel artist Karl Drerup.
A rare collection of 5 pieces is available.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Ceramic Wall Relief by Salvatore Meli, Italy, 1963
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Sculptural ceramic wall relief 'Corpo Sdraiato' by Salvatore Meli (Comiso 1929 - Rome 2011), Italy 1965. Meli studied at the Academia di Belle Arte in Florence and became a significa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Cubist Mediterranean Village Scene in Tile by Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Mediterranean Village scene in a Cubist manner on 4 tiles by Harris Strong. Beautiful artistic design and coloring depicting buildings with stairs and windows in an abstract...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
Harlequins, 1950s Otello Rosa Sculptural Wall Lamps for San Polo Venezia Ceramic
By Otello Rosa
Located in Brussels, BE
Harlequins, 1950s Otello Rosa sculptural wall lamps for San Polo Venezia Ceramic, Italy.
Original cabling, to be re-electrified.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 108 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 108 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Eugenio Diez Illuminated Marquetry Wall Hangings or Cabinet Doors
By Eugenio Diez
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Eugenio Diez illuminated marquetry wood panels. These were from a very large cabinet. The doors could be repurposed for another cabinet.
Styl...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
large ruscha WALL TILE tuscan landscape with cypresses along a river 1970s
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large vintage ceramic wall tile manufactured by Ruscha-Keramik in the 1970s with a beautiful tuscan landscape motif with cypresses.
Dimensi...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Anton Pieck Still Life Kitchen Scene with Scale Pencil Drawing 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
This is a beautiful drawing by Dutch artist Anton Pieck (1895-1987). A still life depicting a kitchen scene with a scale, pitcher and some fruit in a baske...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Pottery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief in blue, brown and green by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden.
At the front there are the initials of the maker el which stands for Eivor Larsson and on the ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Figure in an Abstract Landscape, A. C. Taylor, circa 1950
By B.C. Taylor
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great painting of a figure in an abstract landscape
By Yorkshire artist A. C. Taylor. In the style of Keith Vaughan.
Wonderful green colors
...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Blue Flower Plate signed Charolles.
9 inches diameter.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Signed Philip & Kelvin Laverne Wall Plaque Bronze and Enamel- Titled Consoling
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Signed Philip & Kelvin LaVerne wall plaque. Titled Consoling. Dated 1962 and plaque is done in bronze and enamel Classified number 3010 on Seymour gallery label on verso.
Philip & K...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Mid-Century Textile Wall Art, Sweden 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage wool wall art decoration from the 1960s, Sweden. It may be exposed from both sides, comes with an original wooden pole to fix on the wall.
Additional information:
Country of...
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20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure.
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure.
Decoration on gold leaf, plants. very stylish.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Decorative Panels by Roger Bezombes
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Important decorative panels signed by Roger BEZOMBES.
Roger Bezombes (1913-1994)
Born in Paris, he was a very prolific painter with multiple talents, realizing mural paintings an...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
After Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Dance at Bougival' Vintage Enamel by Barba Spain
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptionel hand-painted enamel wall plaque by Barba Spain. It is a licensed piece/reproduction showcasing a 'free take' of the French Impressionist...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Paris Street Scene Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Robert Soler, circa 1955
Located in Miami, FL
Vibrant Parisian Street Scene Oil on Canvas Painting by Roberto Soler.
This captivating oil on canvas painting by renowned French artist Roberto Soler transports viewers to the hear...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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