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
Painting, Nude, Midcentury, Black and White Nude, C 1959, Modern Art, No Frame
Located in New York, NY
Nude painting, circa 1959. The acrylic paint is done on hard paper. The art work is signed and dated.
The frame is NOT included.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
$500 Sale Price
74% Off
1970's Signed Casa Devall Starburst Wall Sculpture
By Casa Devall
Located in Redding, CT
1970's Signed Casa Devall starburst wall sculpture. Quite a Glamourous statement piece . Mixed metal artwork is very in style right now. Similar to the style of Curtis Jere's starbur...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 3
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Wall Panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic wall panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso Horse Rider.
In his hometown he founded his own workshop "Maioliche d'Arte De Simo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$3,074 Sale Price
20% Off
Los Castillo E.Alvarado Arquitectura Mosaic with Montezuma Mexico, 1959
By Los Castillo, Alvarado
Located in Camden, ME
An E. Alvarado 1959 mosaic wall panel commissioned at the Taxco showroom of Los Castillo Plateros depicting the 1467 reconstruction of the temple of Huitzilopochtii after its damage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Amethyst, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Tour...
1950s by Arnaldo Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Italian Midcentury Bronze Sculptures
Located in Brescia, IT
"Crosses and Stars"
Arnaldo & Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante
1950s
Bronze sculptures
Bibliography: "Domus, December 1958"
Measures: 46 x 46 cm / 37 x 37 cm/ 16 x 16 cm/ 10 x 1...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jere Wall Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Curtis Jere Wall Sculpture
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Sitting Female Nude Sketch Painting, Signed 1974
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
20th Century Female Nude Sketch Painting In Black Frame, Signed 1974
Beautiful nude sketch of the female form signed and dated by the artist, 11...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$440 Sale Price
64% Off
Fratantoni Large Majolica Ceramic Wall Plaque with Fruits Decor, Italy 1950s-196
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large oval ceramic wall plaque or tile features Modernist abstract decor with branches of orange fruits and green and yellow leaves displayed on blue-green background. The o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Bing & Grondahl Modernist Blue Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six glazed tiles (each 15x15 cm) in dark blue, light blue, eggplant gray, gold and black...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Rare Mosaic Tile Co Mid Century Decorative Bird Tile, Zanesville OH
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Mid Century Modern decorative tile was made by Mosaic Tile Company in Zanesville, OH. The tile depicts two birds sitting on a branch, looking in the same direction. The birds a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Natural Stone Portrait Mosaic
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique portrait mosaic. Titled "The Athlete", dated 2019 and signed.
The mosaic is constructed out of natural stone in the most gorgeous tones.
No damage to be noted.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
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
Barometer Weather Station Vienna Around, 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Barometer Weather Station Vienna Around, 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Jean-Jacques Duval (1930-2021) Abstract Stained Glass Window Piece
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and outstanding piece of stained glass by the French/American (1930-2017) artist Jean-Jacques Duval. Etched signature and N.Y. N.Y. on the cl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Lead
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, lemon, starfish, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
Measure: 9.3 diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of two 1989 Buon Ricordo Sicilia special decorative plates.
By Santo Stefano di Camastra
Located in Palermo, IT
Touring evening
Through a COUNTRY and its CUISINE
Good Remembrance Touring Evening.
For several years, on the first or second Friday of the month of NOVEMBER, member restaurants have...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$632 Sale Price / set
73% Off
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Platter Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Blue Flower Platter signed Charolles.
11.3 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Wall Plate, Nittsjö Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern signed Scandinavian art pottery wall decoration, which can also function as a large plate or bowl. This piece is known as “the Peacock” and has a very 70's feeling...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Don Freedman Woven Fiber Wall Art
By Don Freedman
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Don Freedman
Manufacturer: Unknown
Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern
Specs: Jute, Wood
This Don Freedman woven fiber wall art...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Jute, Wood
1970's Curtis Jere & Friedle Bruce Brass Style Sunburst Wall Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Inspired by the styles of Curtis Jeré & William Friedle Bruce, and crafted with precision, this vintage wall relief showcases a central three-dimensional...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Large Etched Copper Wall Plate by Valentien 1960's
Located in London, GB
Large etched copper wall Plate by Valentien 1960's. The abstract pattern is applied by hand and radiated from the centre like a flower.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Wall Plate from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Wall Plate from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informatio...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Rattan Bamboo Fish Shaped Mirror, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual handcrafted rattan bamboo fish figure wall mirror, France, 1950s.
Rare find.
This spectacular mirror has a design combining the Mid-century taste from the French Riviera with...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
$2,012 Sale Price
20% Off
Christmas Glass Wall Plate Bjørn Wiinblad 1977 of Limited Edition, for Rosenthal
Located in Andernach, DE
Bjorn Wiinblad, Danish artist, has created this beautiful series for German art glass & porcelain makers Rosenthal for their Studio-Line art edition.
The Christmas decoration has bee...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Bing & Grondahl Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six glazed tiles (each 15x15 cm) in white, dark pine and forest green colors, all handpa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted 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
Pair of brass candle wall sconces by Colseth Norway mid century modern
By Skultuna
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Unusual mid cntury modern pair of wall sconces for single candle. Fabricated by Colseth / Norway. Note - not by Skultuna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gold Adam Porcelain Plates, Set of Twelve
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gold Adam Porcelain Plates,
1970s.
A complete set of twelve vintage painted gold ground transfer-printed porcelain plates in black and white...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Leonard Thorpe "Nelson's Column" Original Oil Painting, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leonard Thorpe "Nelson's Column" original oil painting, circa 1960
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Centra...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
20th Century American Modern Abstract Brutalist Wall Sculpture by Marc Weinstein
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern American wall sculpture made of hand crafted metal designed and produced by Marc Weinstein, in good condition. The abstract Brutalist décor piece is comp...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
American Modern Abstract Wall Sculpture Copper Brass Metal, Curtis Jere
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Abstract Wall Sculpture Copper Brass Metal, Curtis Jere
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Set of 12 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 12 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Rolling Stones 1989 Steel Wheels Canadian Tour T-Shirt
By The Rolling Stones
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
White original vintage t-shirt from the Steel Wheels Tour, Canada, 1989.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use.
Hook no...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
$1,497 Sale Price
50% Off
Charles Levier Figurative Oil Painting, Bernard Buffet Style Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
French Figurative Oil Painting by Charles Levier. Titled "Une femme devant la mer", this masterful work of a well-known listed French artist whose work can be compared to Bernard Buf...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set 2 Bernhard Rohne Vintage Acid Etched Brass Owl & Frog Panel Framed Fine Art
Located in Miami, FL
Here we offer 2 original vintage handcrafted acid etched brass metal owl and frog art pieces.
Both are framed and have the original paper back label with the Models on the reverse.
The frog is the symbol of prosperity, and the owl is symbol of the ghost spirit by the Haida Pacific Northwest Coast...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
1970s Tom Hayward Abstract Figurative Framed Textile Art
Located in Chicago, IL
Gorgeous and show-stopping art by Tom Hayward. 5 faces in a neutral palette with texture.
Dimensions: 49"W × 2"D × 59"H
Styles: Abstract, Figurative
P...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas
Vintage French Tapestry by Georgette Owens. Size: 3 ft x 4 ft 10 in
By Georgette Owens
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Tapestry by Georgette Owens, France, Mid-Twentieth Century. Size: 3 ft x 4 ft 10 in (0.91 m x 1.47 m)
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Schumacher by Josef Frank Citrus Garden Wallpaper Mural in Pool
Located in New York, NY
Based on an archival 1947 Josef Frank print, this hand-drawn pattern bears the designer’s signature modernity, whimsy, and warmth.
2 panel set
Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Custom Framed Antique Fern Botanical Engravings - Set of Four
Located in Pearland, TX
Lovely custom framed 19th century botanical fern engravings from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome's "Flora von Deutschland", published in 1886. Thomé (1840–1925) was a famous German bota...
Category
1880s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
9 Artist Plates Collection Limited Edition by Rosenthal, Cocteau, Dali, Pucci
Located in Andernach, DE
Extraordinary collection of 9 Artists-Plates by Rosenthal, Germany.
Ranging from 1971 to the mid 1980s, this series from their artists ''Studio-Line'' features designs from artist ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
$1,927 Sale Price / set
39% Off
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Chin Ying Rectangular Coffee Table in Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne large and exquisite "Chin Ying" rectangular coffee table in patinated and acid-etched pewter and bronze with vibrant hand-applied polychrome enamels and gol...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
colorful vintage 17" gruenstadt ceramic PLATTER plate 1960s 70s fat lava
Located in Mannheim, DE
Outstanding large mid century ceramic plate in bright colors combined with a shimmering copper glaze and black fat lava glaze. Manufactured by Grünstadt Keramik, 1960s to 1970s. Incl...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, garlic.
Nautical style.
8.5 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Panel in Precious Wood Inlays 1950 Luigi Scremin
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Panel in precious wood inlays 1950 Luigi Scremin. Rare piece. Signed.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$3,353 Sale Price
20% Off
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - BIRD
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Object MO6 by Studio Zero Milano, 1970
By Studio Zero
Located in Weesp, NL
Studio Zero Milano Object MO6, 1970
Giorgio Tonti, Milan, 1936
Abstract composition "multipli" on the plate, label marked G. Tonti, Studio Zero, Mi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Clyde Burt Ceramic Wall Art
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt abstract ceramic wall relief in glazed stoneware with wooden frame.
Signed to front: [C. BURT].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
$14,700
Ceramic Wall Relief by Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos, Spain, 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic wall relief signed Muresa, trademark created by Spanish ceramists Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos in 1960's. Glazed ceramic with a lacquered wooden frame. Only the ceramic...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Medieval Style Bas Relief in Polychrome Carved Wood, Spain, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Medieval Inspired Bas Relief Wall Decoration in Polychromed Carved Wood. Spain, 1950s.
Beautifully hand-carved bas relief depicting genre scene. Two standing men f...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Modern Last Supper After Emaus
By Emaus
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage modern last supper in the manner of Emaus or Talleres Nomasticos. Constructed with mahogany and silver plated metal with abalone. Backboard painted ...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Abalone, Mahogany
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Blue Flower Plate signed Charolles.
9 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid Century Repousse Still Life Copper Panel, by George Braque
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century copper panel depecting a nature setting done with the repousse method of metal work.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Rare Unica Collection Dishes Gio Ponti Franco Pozzi 1960 27 Pieces Multicolor
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Very rare collection of 27 pieces produced by Franco Pozzi Ceramiche based on a design by Gio Ponti.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bas-Relief with Exotic Animals and Forest, 1950s-1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large carved wood bas-relief wall sculpture, 1950s-1960s. This striking bas-relief sculpture is made of wood, with a dynamic composition that exudes elegance and refinement. Its intr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Raul Coronel "Jeweled Village" Ceramic Wall Plaque Art
By Raul Coronel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Coronel "Jeweled Village" ceramic wall plaque Art.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
After Bernard Buffet 1971 Blue Hydrangeas Wool Tapestry Framed Wall Art
Located in North Miami, FL
Made by DMC in the 70's, this is a vividly colored wool woven tapestry framed in a brass finish aluminum frame SIGNED Bernard Buffet 1971 to top.
NOTE: THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WI...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol Area 1985:
Rare original advertisement for a May 8, 1985 Art event at AREA. Features an enduring portrait of the who’s-who of the 1980’s New York ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Wall Rationalist Wooden Decoration, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wall Rationalist Wooden Decoration. Manufactured in France, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Mater...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wall Plaque by Marianne Starck Denmark
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Amazing wall plaque ‘Birds’ in reliëf by Marianne Starck. Beautiful art of work and in very good condition.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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