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
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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Category
1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mar de Algodón, sculptural wall hanging
Located in Hallandale Beach, FL
Mar de Algodón is a sculptural wall hanging that captures the serene rhythm and undulating movement of ocean waves. Made entirely by hand using 100% combed cotton, each strand is sha...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Framed object by Rune Hagberg, Mixed Media, Sweden 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden, 1970s.
Mixed media.
H: 95 cm / 3’ 1 1/2"
W: 48 cm / 1’ 7”
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedish artist that took much of his inspiration from Zen Buddhism spirituality and Eastern Calligraphy. He is represented at, among many others, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, and the Norrköping Art Museum. Hagberg’s meditative informalism is placed between the concretism and expressionism of the 1950s, his art becoming simpler until he reduced it so far that only tightly closed picture reels...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Matterhorn Framed Drawing, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Framed Drawing Matterhorn Artwork
By unknown artist, from France
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$510 Sale Price
71% Off
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a floral design by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preser...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$294 Sale Price
44% Off
Set Of Vintage Enamel Blue Number Plaques, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
A striking set of nine vintage enamel number plaques originating from Czechoslovakia, circa 1950s. Each plaque features a bold white numeral (1 through 9) against a rich cobalt blue ...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$464 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
Spanish Ceramic Wall Plate, Nude Dancer 'La Oterito', 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-painted naked woman decorative wall plate, glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s
Spanish andalusian nude dancer in black and white colors.
Signed M Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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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Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Traditional Plaster Artwork of Montserrat from Spain, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Plaster handpainted artwork from Montserrat, Spain, circa 1970 By unknown artist. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
$261 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Signed Contemporary Mixed Media On Board, Apples And Carpets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed indistinctly lower left. Several printed fragments including red patterned carpets and printed book pages painted over in olive green tones. The bottom with four painted red a...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Joan Miro (1893-1983) Spanish Modern Art Lithograph Circa 1970 "Ma De Proverbis"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Miro, Joan (Spanish, 1893-1983), Ma de proverbis, 1970, (Ref. Mourlot #673) (Hand Made Proverbs), Color lithograph on Arches paper, Published by Editiones Poligrapha in an edition of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Chrome
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
large mid century 14" ruscha WALL TILE peacock motif 1970s
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large 1970s wall tile by Ruscha Keramik with a relief-like depiction of a peacock.
Dimensions in cm:
Diameter 36.5 cm.
Dimensions in inches:
Diameter 14.37",
Weight 2000 gms.
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Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Diaz Costa Set of Three Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a fish by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiul p...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$451 Sale Price / item
71% Off
Charles Levier Seascape and Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Large nautical seascape oil on canvas painting by Charles Levier. Window to Corsican port featuring a bowl of fruit leading one's imagination that the artist was sitting at a table looking out the window while producing this magnificent work of art.
This painting is a masterful work and is perfect for those who have an affinity for abstracts, post-impressionism, cubism, nature, and nautical works. Painted in the manner of some Bernard Buffet works of art.
Professionally framed, circa 1965.
Framed Measurements: 40" High x 1 1/2" Deep x 34 1/2" Wide
This Charles Levier oil...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood, Velvet, Canvas
$21,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
$1,898 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Studio Ceramic Tile Art by Irina Lorin
By Gills Lorin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Framed mid-20th century Irina Lorin Signed ceramic art tile of figure, consisting of three framed tiles, mid-20th century. 3 tiles measuring 8" x 11" retai...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Grasscloth, Wood
Patchwork Representing a Rooster Signed Jean Joseph
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative patckwork represents a rooster. This is a French work signed Jean Joseph. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
$2,082 Sale Price
30% Off
large kroesselbach 1950s ceramic and plaster WALL TILE floral decor
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large and heavy 1950's wall tile manufactured by Kroesselbach Keramik. It is made of ceramic and plaster and has a black iron rim. Beautiful and typical 1950s leaves and blossoms mot...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Black & Brown Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French black & brown Majolica oyster.
Category
1950s French 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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Modern Abstract Art Media by American Artist Harris Strong. C 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Large Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Lithograph / Mixed Media Wall Art by American Artist Harris Strong. Circa 1970s. It features an earthy tone, mixed media-inspired abstract l...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Dish in Pure Gold Porcelain with Decorations Zodiacal Signs Arte Morbelli Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Dish in pure gold porcelain with decorations of Zodiacal signs, 1960, Italy. Arte Morbelli.
Porcelain engraved to etching.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
$2,082 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Round Plate in Artistic Ceramics Sardinia Paolo Loddo Dorgali Animals
By Paolo Loddo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large round plate in artistic ceramics of Sardinia Characters and Animals, 1960.
Artist Paolo Loddo Dorgali Sardinia.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$666 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract Painting by Otto Petersen, Danish, 1965
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful abstract painting
Oil on board.
Unframed
Initialed on verso.
Some interesting gallery information also on verso giving the artists biography.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
The Easy Way is Just the Way, Original Ceramic Plate by Eugene Gomringer, 1970s
By Rosenthal
Located in Andernach, DE
Extraordinary plate of the Artists-Plates Collection by Rosenthal, Germany.
Here #3 by Eugen Gomringer, ''The simple path is simply the path'' No. 3805/5000
Ranging from 1971 to the...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Tapestry by Henri Gineste "Le Fou du Roy" Kings Joker & Exhibit Catalog
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and beautiful Mid-Century Modern French tapestry or hanging wall art.
This tapestry is by the very talented French tapestry maker and ceramic artist Henri Gineste...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Nylon
$4,000 Sale Price
29% Off
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
$772 Sale Price
77% Off
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque with Fish by Tilgmans Pottery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief of a fish and a snail in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden.
At the front there are the initials of the maker dp which stands for Danny Petru...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Platter by Birger Kaipiainen for Rörstrand in Limited Edition 294/500
Located in Stockholm, SE
Exceptional and beautiful large platter designed by Birger Kaipiainen for Rörstrand in limited edition, number 294/500. Decor with apples, plums and bunches of grapes. Birger Kaipiainen has been called "the master of ceramics" and "the undisputed ruler of decorative art".
Highlights of iridescent glaze. The platter is in mint condition. No sign of use.
Birger Kaipiainen began his career at the Arabia Art Department in 1937 and quickly found his own way to make art. The soon-to-begin Winter War and several losses in his personal life cast a dark shadow over the beginning of his artistic career, and this manifested as sadness and longing in his early works. They are dominated by ethereal, fairy-tale-like characters depicted in pastel tones, with references to early Italian Renaissance and longing for a more beautiful world.
Kaipiainen graduated from the School of Arts & Crafts (later known as the Aalto School of Arts of Helsinki). After graduation he went to work for Finnish ceramics...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
Barbotine Hand Painted Seafood Faience Plate, France, Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French faience plates made in the 20th mid-century.
The elements are very realistics.
Very high quality of production.
Good condition.
Shipping:
23.5/23.5/4 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Abstract Brown Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Pierre Digan La Borne
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan (1941-2016),
20th midcentury ceramic wall sculpture by Pierre Digan
Realized, circa 1960 in La Borne
Original brown ceramic color
In a black metal frame
M...
Category
20th Century French 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Linen
Ceramic Plate with Scenes of Warriors and Purple 24-Karat Gold Horses Finzi
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic plate with scenes of warriors and purple 24-karat gold horses Finzi attributed.
Embossed decoration in 24-karat gold.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,499 Sale Price
30% Off
Small French 1960s Abstract Enamel Picture
Located in London, GB
An exquisite small abstract enamel on copper painting. Remounted and framed on linen backed board. Fabulous colours. A highly decorative period work of art.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Banjo Shaped Wall Mirror in Rattan, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual handcrafted rattan banjo shaped wall mirror, France, 1950s.
This spectacular mirror has a design combining the Midcentury style and the natural taste from the French Riviera....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
1960s Colorful Modern Still Life Enamel Wall Art Abstract Fruit on Table Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Enamel Art
Vintage midcentury Enamel wall art still life Abstract fruit on a table 1960s
Beautiful composition. Wood framed art with off ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Rudolf Wolf Abstract Wall Artwork Triangles 1972 / 4
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large abstract modern triangles 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 bo...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
8 assiettes
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative Collectible Hand Painted by Artist Painters Porcelain Plates.
Could be used as a Set on a Wall decorations . Limited Editions
Set of Eight Erotic Characters.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
$2,260 / set
delightful Avallone Vietri round plate with 1950s central decoration Bird
Located in Palermo, Sicily
delightful Avallone Vietri round plate with 1950s central decoration
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$207 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Group of Four Framed Tile Wall Art with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking group of four vintage framed tile wall art having two tiles in each frame with hand painted tulips butterflies and moths against an alluring blue background. Presented in wo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Original Marked Elie Grekoff Cotton & Wool Textile Tapestry France 1950
By Elie Grekoff
Located in Miami, FL
Elie Grekoff printed Cotton and Wool Tapestry and signed, figured zodiac symbol LIBRA.
Made in France, circa 1950 Mid-Century Modern Era.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Grey-Brown French Landscape Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French painting, self-portrait on wood by Daniel Clesse, painted in Paris, France, signed and dated circa in 1963.
Daniel Clesse was a French pain...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Modernist German Wall Rug by Cromwell Tefzet, Design by S. Doege, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Cromwell Tefzet, Germany
This rug is a great example of...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Small Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Small rope shaped pocket watch Barometer Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Large Metal Gulf Gas Station Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic gas station memorabilia.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price
38% Off
Spanish Ceramic Wall Plate, Gipsy Nude with Parrot 'Gitana Desnuda', 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-painted nude woman ceramic wall plate, Spain, 1950s
Gipsy naked woman with parrot
Signed M Marco at bottom right side
Marked at the back part: 'Gitana Desnuda'- I.Zuloaga- Pinta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Traditional Rustic Wood Hand Painted Spoon Artwork from Spain, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional rustic wood hand painted spoon wall artwork. Made by unknown artist in Spain. Circa 1970 In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preser...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$392 Sale Price
44% Off
Mid-Century French Black & Aqua Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French black & aqua Majolica oyster, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Roberto Aloi Italian Design Copper Wall Decoration, Set of 2
By Roberto Aloi
Located in Brescia, IT
Roberto Aloi
1970s
Rare wall decorations
Wood and copper
Set of 2
"Roberto Aloi" signed
Excellent condition
Size:
Item 1 : H 34 / W 28 / D...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica fish platter signed Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French 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...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$280 / item
Vintage Anatomical Human Internal Organs Structure Chart, 1951, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Vintage pull-down anatomical human chart, print of a painting for Dr. Neues & Co Kempen, Germany. The chart is part of the series: Biologisch-hygienisches Unterichtswerk des Deutsche...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
$832 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Pair of Rope Frames Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid Century Pair of Rope squares Frames Audoux Minet.
7 by 7 inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rope
Italian mid-century ceramic sculpture picture green-beige-grey monogrammed 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Extraordinary midcentury ceramic sculpture conceived as a picture, framed.
"Three countenances" in green - off-white - grey colored combination turned into one sculpture.
The backgro...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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.