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
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 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
1950s Karl Drerup Modern Enamel on Copper Artwork
By Karl Drerup
Located in New York, NY
1950s modern enamel on copper frame artwork by German born artist Karl Drerup.
A rare collection of 5 pieces is available.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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
String Art Copper & Brass Wall Decoration Signed
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Iver Rose (American, 1899-1972) Oil On Masonite, "Hauling In The Catch"
By Iver Rose
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right and on the label on the stretcher with title and date 4/1972. A dark colorful scene with a fishing boat on deep green blue seas.
Site: 19 1/2 x 25 1/2"
Frame: Th...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite
Atomic Age Tile Tableau, Italy 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Striking Modernist Tile Tableau – Italy, circa 1970s
This rare and captivating modernist tile artwork was crafted in Italy during the 1970s. The piece features an abstract compositio...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Joseph Hirsch Oil on Canvas, Scene with Semi Nude Female F
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An important work by former War correspondent and Realist painter Joseph Hirsch. Signed on the black above the white tablecloth lower right. A Modernist scene with a couple having br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Avallone Vietri round plate with 1950s central decoration with Bird
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Avallone Vietri round plate with 1950s central decoration with Bird
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$207 Sale Price
30% Off
Diaz COSTA Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a Catalan bucolic scene by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$621 Sale Price
88% Off
Blue Ladies By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Four Soulful Women In Blue wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Superb varying degrees of cobalt blue glaze over stoneware
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Wall Hanging by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Schloss Hackhausen, Germany
Design:
Ewald Kröner
This rug is a great example of 1970s pop art interior. Made ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a fish by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a be...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$327 Sale Price
63% Off
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
Jean Claude Werdier Vintage Normandy Village Landscape, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Claude Werdier (French painter Jean Claude Werdier was born in 1922. He later moved to the U.S. where he painted surrealist landscapes.) created this fine vintage Normandy villa...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Rusha Handarbeit ceramic floral wall plaques , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Rusha Handarbeit ceramic floral wall plaques , 1970s
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 4 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Madoura, Very Large Ceramic Platter Attributed to Suzanne Ramie, Vallauris
By Suzanne Ramie, Madoura
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Madoura, very large ceramic platter attributed to Suzanne Ramie, Vallauris.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Handmade Drawing poster, Italy 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A vintage hand made drawing poster. Made in Italy typical home decor of the time. Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Decorative Geometric Enameled Wall Panel Plaque Object Signed
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Striking modernist enameled wall panel with a geometric pattern in purple, blue, silver and black tones signed by C.P. Koch and dated 1966.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$904 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist German Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970 no2
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Schloss Hackhausen, Germany
Design:
Ewald Kröner
This rug is a great example of 1970s pop art interior. Made ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Wall Decorative Figurative Ceramic Plate by Marie Madelaine Jolly French 20th
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marie Madelaine Jolly
French unique handmade ceramic piece by Marie Madelaine Jolly
Friend of Jean Cocteau
Large wall decorative ceramic plate
Original good condition
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Hand Carved Koa Wood Anthurium Wall Art
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large hand-carved Koa wood Anthurium Wall Art featuring a large 33" wide frame with hand-carved Anthurium flowers inside. This piece is in excellent condition.
Dimensions: 23" H x 3...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$862 Sale Price
30% Off
World Relief Map
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large world relief map.
Measures: Width 232 cm.
Height 158 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
$2,140
Mid-Century Modern handmade artist's wooden plate with copper signature, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
With a very decorative branding pattern.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Vintage Metal Advertising Sign with Light
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal advertising sign with light.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1990. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...
Category
1990s British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$1,472 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Modernist Brass Wall Object Decoration Sculpture HERON, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Modernist 60s HERON BIRD wall sculpture made in Germany.
Vintage 60s brass metal wall sculpture. This wall hanging is very elegant and filigran with its BIRD theme. High quality Ge...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Joan Miro Mid Century Art Print
Located in Countryside, IL
Joan Miro Mid Century Art Print
This print measures: 14 wide x .25 deep x 18 inches high
This print is in Excellent Vintage Condition with ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of two birds by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$366 Sale Price
58% Off
Mid-Century Mixed Media Glass Disc Wall Decoration with Gold Leaf
Located in Miami, FL
A very unique handmade mixed media glass, gold leaf, thick acrylic paint, in abstract, wall art disc. The backing is in hide with wiring for hanging. This wall sculpture is a joyful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wood Panel Hand Carved, Wall Decoration, France 1960 Signed Bérthelémé
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Panel Hand Carved, Wall Decoration, France 1960 Signed Bérthelémé
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Wood Clogs, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
A Traditional Wood Clogs, 1960 Spain. By unknown artist. 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
Wood
$281 Sale Price
57% Off
Vintage Signed Cubist Watercolor Custom Framed Red, Blue, Green, Black, Pink
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage signed one of kind cubist watercolor is now custom framed. The signature is not legible but shown in the photos. It has been newly custom framed as of 2 months ago. The ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Lina Cavalieri Torso Porcelain Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage Italian porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti (Italian 1913-1988) decorated with the face of his muse, Lina Cavalieri, printed on a nake...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
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
$497 Sale Price
76% Off
Spanish Hand Knotted Wool Tapestry, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditionally hand knotted wool tapestry with a face shaped design. Manufatured in Spain, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preservin...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$523 Sale Price
71% Off
Spanish Hand Knotted Wool Tapestry, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditionally hand knotted wool tapestry. Manufatured in Spain, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$863 Sale Price
60% Off
1970s Large Textile Wall Art
Located in Miami, FL
Large vintage Textile wall Art. Circa 1970s
Features a stretched canvas with a forest inspired design printed in vibrant earth tone colors.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Wood
Spanish Hand Knotted Wool Tapestry, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditionally hand knotted wool tapestry. Manufatured in Spain, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$952 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Framed Color Lithograph Women Horse Riders and Dancers Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A fine original color lithograph, depicting women horse riders and dancers will enhance any contemporary or modern setting.
Signed by the artist on the lower right, Roy W.
Name unidentified.
This decorative art piece is Titled " Solstice II". The vibrant blue, white, terra cotta and mustard colors will enhance any setting.
Measures: 39 5/8" Wide x 34 5/8" High x 1 5/8" Deep
Ready to hang this large framed color lithograph...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Oval Vallauris Majolica Wall Plate With Sea Creatures
By Vallauris
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Black ceramic majolica oval shaped wall plate with fishes and other sea creatures by Vallauris France.
This eye-catching wall plate is ovally shaped into 8 points.
It depicts a se...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting of New England Landscape, Robert Emmett Owen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An original Robert Emmett Owen painting of New England Landscape.
Offering a beautiful oil on canvas painting by American Impressionist painter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
$10,000 Sale Price
32% Off
Diaz Costa Set of Three Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a fish with a cork base layer by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
$883 Sale Price / item
44% Off
Set of 2 Modernist Ceramic Wall Plate Objects Helmut Schäffenacker, Germany 1960
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate set
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
Atelier Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany
Design:
Helmut Schäffena...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Hand Knotted Wool Tapestry, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditionally hand knotted wool tapestry. Manufatured in Spain, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$588 Sale Price
44% Off
Casas Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted floral artwork by Catalan artist Casas, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiul patina.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$340 Sale Price
61% Off
Framed Vintage Polo Prizes, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage framed polo prizes by unknown artist, circa 1960. Circa 1960, Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiul patina.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
$627 Sale Price
64% Off
Diaz COSTA Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork with the writing "Welcome" in Catalan by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$294 Sale Price
44% Off
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Bent Stubbe Teglbjaerg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Bent Stubbe Teglbjaerg, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informat...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Swedish Ceramic Deer Motif Wall Plaque Tile by Eivor Lang, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Ceramic Deer Motif Wall Plaque Tile by Eivor Lang for Tilgmans Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Reverse Glass Paintings of Royalty
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of unusual and very intriguing large scale reverse glass paintings of a noble man and woman. She with her long neck and limbs, dressed in an elegant gown metallic copper gown...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Large Mid-Century Germany Wall Plate from Gebr. H.U.G. Claussen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century Germany Wall Plate from Gebr. H.U.G. Claussen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1953 Francis Jennings Mid Century Modern Painting "Fat Cat and Bird" Oil/ Board
Located in Miami, FL
Francis Jennings (b. Wilmington, DE 1910 - 1993 NYC) painted this framed surreal cubist oil on board in 1953 while residing in NYC. In vivid colors, Jennings depicted a large cat wit...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Masonite
$2,500 Sale Price
28% Off
Rare Wall Crucifix Vienna Around 1950s 'Attr. Hagenauer'
Located in Wien, AT
Wall crucifix attr. Hagenauer vienna around 1950s
Original patina
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-Century Silver Plate Trophy
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Moderne silver plate trophy with 2 handles on round bakelite base (20th Cent.)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver
Britt-Louise Sundell Gustavsberg Swedish Abstract Stylized Bird Pottery Plaque
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and heavily made Swedish mid-century pottery wall plaque in the form of an abstract stylized bird by Britt-Louise Sundell (1928-2011) for Gustavsberg and probably dating from...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
20th Century Russian Oil Painting of the Notre Dame by Vladimir Volodia Lazarev
By Vladimir Volodia Lazarev
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-grey, white vintage Russian, French oil on canvas painting, portraying a cloudy day of the Notre Dame Cathedral from across the Seine river in Paris, painted by Vladimir Volod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
vintage ruscha 1960's 70's WALL PLATE fat lava bowl orange flowers
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
Vintage wall plate which can also be used as a fruit bowl. Matte glaze in different shades of brown and copper combined with a flower decor in green, red, orange and black fat lava g...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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