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
Brass Kitchen Utensils Hanging Bar Spain Mid 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Old kitchen tools or utensils made of brass and plastic hanging from a hanging bar. Old kitchen appliance
Midcentury
Saucepan fork palette and serving pot
This set of brass utensils...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the heath. Us...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
20th Century Light-Blue French Abstract Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French light blue white abstract painting oil on wood by Daniel Clesse, painted in France, signed and dated in 1991.
Without the frame:...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Diaz Costa Mid Century Modern Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of three fishes by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
Framed.
Signed.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Painted in Paris, On Paper, 1959
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
French Guitar Shaped Wall Mirror in Rattan, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual handcrafted rattan guitar wall mirror, France, 1950s.
Rare find.
This spectacular mirror has a design combining the Midcentury style and the natural taste from the French Riv...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wicker, Mirror, Rattan
Midcentury Figural Abstract Painting In Antique Gilt Frame
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful figural abstract painting.
Artist unknown.
In the style of the very fashionable artist Lynn Chadwick
Lovely bright colors.
Gouache on ca...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
French Mid-Century Black & Red Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Black & Red Majolica Oyster, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage 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
Diaz Costa Mid Century Modern Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork of Birds, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of bird by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiu...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Large Decorative Wall Art Walnut Wood Marquetry, Brown White
Located in Porto, PT
Mid-Century Modern Large Decorative Wall Art Walnu Wood Marquetry, Brown White
The Hazel Wall Decor is a bold geometric wall panel that exudes artistry and function. This stunning d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Olive, Walnut, Lacquer
Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory
Faenza ceramic mosaic
Moving inscription with dedication on the back:
“In the u...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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
Rimadesio Wall Mirror Black Red Woman Lipstick Pop Art 1980s Lucio Del Pezzo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rimadesio wall mirror black and red woman and lipstick Pop Art 1980s Italy Lucio Del Pezzo Italian Design.
Mounts a small rounded console with sliding doors, a clothes hanger and ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Wifredo Lam Framed Original Etching + Pencil Signed - Untitled
By Wifredo Lam
Located in North Miami, FL
Etching in Black, Red and Yellow with aquatint background by Wilfredo Lam, pencil signed and numbered. The etching is characterized by linear forms and monochrome background, typica...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
Framed Ceramic Tile Hand Painted Composition, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Spain, circa 1950.
Materials:
Wood, ceramic.
Dimensions:
D 3 x W 29,5 cm x H 29,5 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consistent...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Wall Lamp 1970s Brass & Copper, Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda manner
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Spectacular wall lamp decorative handicrafts tree in brass and enamelled copper
It can be used as decoration on a white wall with retro lighting as big ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Set of 6 Vintage Fornasetti Calligraphy Bird black outline plates Milan
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Set of 6 vintage plates - black decal calligraphy in bird motif - Uccelli Calligrafica on Arzberg and Schonfeld blanks.
Some rubbing off of pattern on plates as photographed
Perfect ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Bird Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of a bird, designed by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
Framed. Signed.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preservi...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Panel on Lava, Wall Decoration, Vallauris 1960, Abstract Subject, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This ceramic panel is from Max & Dominique Picard. It has been done in France Cica 1960. It is signed by the monogram of the Artists JGP. The panel is in Lava, and the Ceramic looks ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Lava
Åke Holm Swedish Höganäs Men with Donkey Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Ake Holm
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists in the 20th century. He worked at the Höganäs factory in his early years before opening his own studio in the ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Modernist Hand Painted Ceramic Charger, Unsigned, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Massive Modernist portrait charger - hand painted - unsigned - country of origin unknown (likely Japan) - mid-20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Hardy Strid, Composition, 1950s, Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Hardy Strid, Composition, 1950s
Color lithography
Number 46/200
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 48/34
Framed work
Hardy Bertil Roland Stridh was born on July 6, 1921 in Haverdal, died on March 27, 2012 in Halmstad. He was a Swedish painter, illustrator, graphic and glass artist. Stridh was initially educated as a professional painter and studied easel painting. In the late 1930s, he experimented with paintings similar to the Halmstad group...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Weather station germany around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Weather station germany around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Dube 'Duilio Barnabe' Fontana Arte Slab Crystal, 1955 Max Ingrand
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Dube 'Duilio Barnabe' Fontana Arte slab crystal, 1955 max ingrand.
It has a break in the upper part, but well fixed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
"Yellow & Green Parrot in Bird Cage", Mid Century Enamel on Copper Panel, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sophisticated and charming both, this enamel-on-copper panel shows a green and yellow parrot happily perched in a Mid Century wire birdcage, its sides curving and its top embellished...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
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
Vintage Johnny Friedlander Abstract Aquatint, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative work of art, circa 1965.
Title unknown by Johnny Friedlaender German (1912–1992)
Aquatint, signed in pencil on the lower right.
Edition E.A. "Eppreuve d'Artist"
A...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Guy Sydenham Poole Pottery Large Modernist Stylized Sunburst Art Pottery Charger
By Guy Sydenham
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Poole Pottery modernist Studio Pottery charger decorated with a stylized sunburst and seedpod design by renowned potter Guy Sydenham (British, 1916-2005) and d...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope barometer in a flower shape Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Framed Ceramic Tile Hand Painted Composition, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Spain, circa 1950.
Materials:
Wood, ceramic.
Dimensions:
D 2.5 x W 29,7 cm x H 29,7 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consiste...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage English Pub Sign for the "Hewas Inn"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage English pub sign for the "Hewas Inn", metal. From the Hewas Inn in Cornwall, a St. Austell Ales owned pub. Hewas means a summer dairy farm in Cornish. The men reaping the whe...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
20th Century Dark-Blue Abstract Interior, French Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, black abstract interior with chairs and window surround, oil on wood in canvas on a blue frame by Daniel Clesse, painted in France, signed and dated circa in 1970.
Dani...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Representation of an African Woman Embossed Copper and Iroko Frame
Located in Labrit, Landes
African carved woman representation.
Embossed copper and frame in carved iroko.
Signed Mwamba.
Shipping:
L 40 P 2,5 H 86.
Category
1940s African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
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
Rimadesio Wall Mirror Lucio Del Pezzo Italy 1980 Serigraphs Black and Wood
By Rimadesio
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rimadesio wall mirror Lucio Del Pezzo Italy 1980 Serigraphs black and wood.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Enameled Large Sign by Commercial travelers of America 1950's Porcelain
Located in San Diego, CA
1950's American Metal porcelain finish large sign from Commercial travelers of America.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
French Majolica Fruits Platter, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica fruits platter, circa 1950.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Painted in Paris, 1967, On Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
20th Century Blue-White French Abstract Oil Painting of Books by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-white, vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract oil on wood painting of books, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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
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
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pair Of Large Vintage Wall Carvings, Thai, Framed Relief Figures, Display Panels
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of large vintage wall carvings. A Thai, framed relief stone decorative panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Fascinatingly presented stone carvings, wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
20th Century Dino Gavina Mirrored Panel mod. Baltimora
Located in Turin, Turin
Dino Gavina was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s working on stage sets. Visual arts were a great passion for Gavina. In 1960, Dino G...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Colorful Cubist Art Abstract Linocut Lithography Artist Signed Modern, 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern cubist art modern linocut lithography on canvas circa 1960s. USA
Handwritten signature from the artist. Framed art.
Original vintag...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris.
Mussels.shells,seaweeds.
Diameter / 9.8 nches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Vegetables Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Vegetables Platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Olive branch, garlic, onion, tomato, beans, zucchini.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mari Simmulson Upsala Ekeby, Large Enamel Glaze Ceramic Early Bird Plaque, 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful and fun, vintage ceramic wall plaque of an 'early bird who has caught the worm', by illustrious designer Mari Simmulson for Upsa...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate signed La Roue Vallauris.
9.8 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
1970s Modern Op Art
Located in New York, NY
1970s modern Op Art on glass, with brass frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Modernist Wall Rya Rug by Helena Koskivaara for Wetterhoff, Finland 1960
By Wetterhoff, Helena Koskivaara
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Original huge 1960s high pile Rya wall rug
Origin:
Finland
Producer:
Wetterhoff, Hämeenlinna Sweden
This rug is a great example of 1960s Pop Art in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Rare Abstract Mid Century Ceramic Mosaic Tile Wall Art! Teak Frame. 1950s Table
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUPERB !
MID-CENTURY MODERN
ABSTRACT HANDCRAFTED
TILE MOSAIC
DIMENSIONS: Approx. 26" by 14"
Dated
1953
This magnificent mosaic wall art work is...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Modernist German Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug individual customs made order by Ewald Kröner, 1970s
(see images of the illustration prospect, each rug of the Kröner Collection could be configured on customers ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
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
Mid-Century Modern Lithograph Portrait of a Woman
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Decorative art work, a lithograph with a figurative abstract representation. The work is signed in pencil, but this is not clearly legible. The work is framed in a simple gilded wood...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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.