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
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Artist Board, Pink Floral Still
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 1971 lower left. A lush blooming pink rhododendron bush in a garden in Roches Point, Ontario Canada in August. Its flowers and shiny leaves are illuminated by sunlig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
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
$877 Sale Price / item
44% Off
Signed Mario Logli Red, Black, Gold Futurist Work of Art Italian Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This great Italian style work of art signed by Mario Logli is a limited edition serigraph #63/200 in three colors. It has a very Fornasetii look and style to it. This is the original...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Mask Wall Scupture
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Wall Ceramic Mask by DYBDAHL, 1960s Denmark
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Wall Ceramic Mask by DYBDAHL, 1960s Denmark
Dimensions
Height: 5.11 in. (13 cm)
Width: 4.33 in. (11 cm)
Depth: 2.75 in. (7 cm)
The fixture need 1 x E27 ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
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
$292 Sale Price
44% Off
Decorative Wall Dish - Federico Quattrini - Italy - 1954
By Federico Quattrini
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid Wall Plate by Federico Quattrini, 1954, signed and dated.
Rare and fascinating wall plate made in 1954 by renowned Italian artist and ceramicist Federico Quattrini. This uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
$298 Sale Price
71% Off
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
$1,100
Ornamental Plate in Ceramics and Red Clay by Pasquale Santoro for Alitalia, 1985
By Alitalia 1
Located in Rome, IT
Ornamental plate made with the traditional technique of ceramics, on red clay. Hand decorated, partially glazed and fired.
Made by Pasquale Santoro...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
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
$519 Sale Price
64% Off
Hand Tooled Decorative Folk Art Wall Charger, Iran 1950s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand Tooled Decorative Folk Art Wall Charger, Iran 1950s
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Grau Garriga Limited Edition Tapestry, 1975
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Limited edition tapestry by the Spanish textile artist Grau Garriga, circa 1975.
Artwork number 290/500.
In original condition with minor wear cons...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Wood
$2,303 Sale Price
40% Off
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household Pests
A vintage school teaching showcase with household pests specimen behind glass. Used as teaching material in German schools c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Colorful Oil on Board of Boats in a Harbor
Located in Redding, CT
Colorful 0il on Board of Boats in a Harbor. Nice mid century painting with an earth tone palette and some light impasto technique. Housed in a solid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
$645 Sale Price
28% Off
Vintage Ceramic Wall Decoration
Located in Praha, CZ
Large vintage decorative ceramic wall plate.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Cassina Matam Outdoor Accessories
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Matam Outdoor Accessories
Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the shapes and br...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Yarn
$311 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object by Helmut Schäffenacker, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
Atelier Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany
Design:
Helmut Schäffenacker
This original vintage ceramic wall plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century German 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
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Amber Lucite and Brushed Aluminum Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern brutalist wall sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features a patchwork mosaic of adjoined amber forms affixed to a brushed al...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Alfredo Barbini Great Plate Murano Art Glass Black Corroded Copper Green, 1980
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Alfredo Barbini great plate Murano art glass black corroded copper green, 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,067 Sale Price
30% Off
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...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Mid-Century Small Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Small rope shaped Wheel shape Barometer Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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
Decorative Large Heart-Shaped Straw Wall Decoration Mid-Century Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Large heart-shaped straw wall decoration Mid-century Italian Design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Straw
$496 Sale Price
30% Off
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Cassina Matam Outdoor Accessories
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Matam Outdoor Accessories
Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the shapes and br...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Yarn
$311 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1960s Mod Stylized Portrait of a Woman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century Twiggy-inspired 1960s mod stylized portrait of a woman. The harlequinesque black and white figure is wearing a flowing coral b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
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, Rattan, Mirror
Bruno Contenotte 1970 Sculpture Abstract Materic Pottery Plate
Located in Brescia, IT
Mix-media on pottery plate
Excellent condition
Bruno Contenotte, aka Bruno Facchini (San Giorgio di Mantova, 29th April 1922 - Milan, 14th April 199...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories
Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the sh...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,190 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist era in Czechoslovakia. This piece, rendered in a bold Pop Art style typical of the ...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
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
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern Oil on Board of Women
Located in Redding, CT
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern oil on board of two women. Colorful, impasto composition of two women comforting each other. Thick wooden reddish ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Pannello Decoratico Asiatico Uccelli Fior di Mandorlo smalto su Metallo Italia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pannello Decoratico Asiatico Uccelli Fior di Mandorlo smalto su Metallo Italia
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
$1,819 Sale Price
30% Off
1980s Byron Galvez Art Blue Abstract Mixed Media Painting
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Byron Galvez, Mexican Artist is known for his painting as well as sculptural work.
This work is mixed media technique, blue is dominant color.
32.25W x 44.5 H x 1.5 D, Art 19 x 25...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
PAOLO DE POLI - Rame smaltato anni 50 - Made in ITALY
Located in Milano, IT
Paolo de Poli - Smalto dipinto a mano su rame disegnato dal artista, che ha collaborato insieme al architetto GIO PONTI nella decorazione di tanti arredi del 900.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Poster "Fine Food the Traditional Art of Denmark"
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Danish poster in wooden veneered frame.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wall Mirror Made of Shaped Solid Brass and Hand-Worked French Design, 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wall mirror made of shaped solid brass and hand-worked French design, 1950.
The lower part of the mirror is slightly arched as seen in the photos, elegance and exceptional craftsm...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$2,315 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Dark-Grey, Green French Self-Portrait Oil Painting of Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, green vintage Mid-Century Modern French self-portrait oil on canvas painting of Daniel Clesse in a gilded wood frame, in good condition. Signed on the lower right. Wear ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Large Scale Wall Sculpture of Enameled Flowers in a Brutalist Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Large-scale, Brutalist wall sculpture of a vase of flowers. The torch cut vase has numerous small holes and notches around the top into which you can insert and arrange the enameled ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
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
"Geometrien" Decorative Wall Panel by Ludwig Theodor Gloss, Germany, 1961
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Decorative wall sculpture titled "Geometrien" by Ludwig Theodor Gloss, created in 1961 in Germany. This abstract piece, while predating the Memphis movement, beautifully anticipates ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Set of Two Podor Outdoor Accessories
Outdoor accessories complete the Cassina lineup of furnishings for open-air living and dining areas. The baskets are inspired by the sh...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,190 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Italian Giltwood Sunburst Mirror
Located in Ross, CA
Gilt wood sunburst mirror made in Italy during the middle of the 20th century. Layers of rays protrude out from the round mirrored center in strait and squiggly lines.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Forged Artist Copper Nude, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Forged Artist Copper Nude, 1950s
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Laverne Etched Bronze Wall Plaque "Tower of Babel"
Located in North Hollywood, CA
LaVerne etched bronze wall plaque "Tower of Babel"
There is a dent on the bottom of left side which is not very noticeable when on the wall.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Midcentury Abercrombie and Fitch Decorative Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Abercrombie and Fitch decorative barometer. Chrome and glass decorative barometer in a very clean midcentury style.
Dimensions: 6.25" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Riva Helfond Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Abstract Watercolor, circa 1954
By Riva Helfond
Located in San Francisco, CA
Riva Helfond (American, 20th century.) Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Abstract Watercolor circa 1954
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern watercolor of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Framed Oil on Board
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern abstract framed oil on board.
Stunning Mid-Century Modern abstract framed oil on board signed by artist. Signature is under rese...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
1970s Studio Art Handcrafted Sun Shaped Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Handcrafted Sun shaped Pottery
5 h x 7.38 w x 1.38 d
Decorative hanging wall art
Leather string attached
Unmarked
Preowned vintage condition. Good quality.
Refer to images pro...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Italian Mid-Century Terracotta Hand Decorated Street Scene & Fountain Tile
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An Italian mid-century hand crafted signed terracotta tile decorated with a street scene with a fountain in colored enamels. The tile of tall rectangular shape has an incised outline...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
1950s Kähler Turquoise Blue Carmen Centerpiece, Wall Plate
By Kähler
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning Danish midcentury modern Kähler handmade centrepiece, decorative dish or wall decoration with glossy organic floral patterns and turquoise glaze - Kähler's signature color. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$489 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Rya Rug
By Finnrya Oy AB, Helena Koskivaara
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Striking Rya made with a high-quality handmade Rya weaving technique. To be used as a floor rug or a decorative wall hanging. In perfect condition, ready to hang. Sweden, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$1,100
Vintage Decorative Relief Plaque, English, Bronze Plate, Mid Century, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative relief plaque. An English, bronze plate with figural interest, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Wonderfully cheerful relief with a nicely wea...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Framed Set of Four Vintage Hand-Painted Catalan Spanish Ceramic Tiles
Located in Madrid, ES
Professionally framed, this set of four early 20th century Spanish-made tiles ("azulejos" en Español) are hand-painted glazed ceramic, the graphic blue and white modernist inspired d...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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