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
Large ceramic mask by Danikowski France 1960's
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Large ceramic mask. Africanist inspiration.
Glazed ceramic in shades of dark green, blue, white and yellow.
Boleslaw Danikowski ( 1928-1979 )
Danikowski's production is associated ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Helmut Schaffenacker Ulm, Germany Abstract Ceramic Fish Plaque, ca 50s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Helmut Schaffenacker Ulm, Germany Abstract Ceramic Fish Plaque, ca 50s
This is a beautifully executed ceramic wall plaque with abstract fish decor with a deep blue mottled backgrou...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century modern ceramic tiles italian modernist wall art 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-century modern ceramic tiles italian modernist wall art 1970s
This painting from the 1970s is a fascinating example of Italian modernism, with glazed relief tiles depicting elega...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mosaic Pietra Dura Picture of Florence View with Cathedral
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A mid-20th century Italian pietra dura inlaid plaque, a Florentine commesso depicting a view of Florence with the Cathedral.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Picasso Ceramic Decorative Plate "Arlequin 1901" Masterpiece Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
1996 Picasso Living, decorative plate from his painting "Arlequin 1901", nice condition no chips or cracks.
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
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
large WALL TILE ceramic fish relief elisabeth vandeweghe atelier perignem belgiu
Located in Mannheim, DE
Outstanding fish wall tile designed by Elisabeth Vandeweghe for Atelier Perignem, Beernem, Belgium in the 1970s. Dark glaze with some red and blue.
Dimensions in cm:
Length 56 cm, w...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Midcentury Italian Orientalist Wood Bar Cabinet in Gold and Black Lacquer, 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian orientalist wood bar cabinet in gold and black lacquer, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ethereal Threads: Tapestry Textile Sculpture from Spain, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Immerse yourself in the artistry of a bygone era with the "Timeless Threads" Tapestry Textile Sculpture, a captivating wall-mounted natural artwork fro...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rattan
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
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.2 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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
Mid-Century Geometrical Blue & White Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Blue & white Geometrical Pitcher or Bottle signed Robert Picault circa 1950.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Pa...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
20th Century Blue Italian Colored Crystal Glass Wall Mirror by Luigi Brusotti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-blue, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian wall mirror made of hand blown crystal glass. Original colored mirror glass, enhanced by detailed flower decoration, designed by Luig...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Dynamic Motion: Composite Tile Art by Robert Giusti (1977)
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Dynamic Motion: Composite Tile Art by Robert Giusti (1977)
Composite tile art piece by Robert Giusti, executed in 1977 for the Greg Copeland Gallery. This artwork captures the esse...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Composition
'Cat' by Harry Gordon, Poster Dresses Ltd, London, England, 1968
Located in London, GB
1st edition 1968. 'Poster Dress - Eye', a disposable paper dress screen printed tissue, wood pulp and rayon mesh, with internal 'Poster Dresses' label, in...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
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
Majolica Palissy Portuguese Crab Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter circa 1940.
Decorated with mussels and shells,
Caldas da Rainha.
9.8 inches diameter.
Hairline on the back.
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern pottery Wall Decoration, Nittsjö Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern signed Scandinavian art pottery wall decoration. This ceramic piece is known as “the Hen” and has a very 70's feeling to it and it depicts an abstract hen, in real...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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
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...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of a fish, seaweeds,starfish and oyster.
Nautical style.
7.3 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Smaller G. Ugolini Pietra Dura Framed Natural Stone Landscape Wall Art, 1950's
By G. Ugolini
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Florentine G. Ugolini Gilt framed hand cut natural stone mosaic wall hanging. Featuring a handmade rectangular, intricately detailed pastoral landscape scene by a pietra dura artisan...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Spanish Colorful Ceramic Wall Plate Fishes Design, 50's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand painted Naïf fish design terracotta wall plate
Beautiful mid-20th century terracotta plate with hand painted naif fish decoration. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta, Ceramic
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
Contemporary Large Decorative Wall Art Wood Marquetry, Geometric Shapes
Located in Porto, PT
Contemporary Large Decorative Wall Art Wood Marquetry, Geometric mix Organic Shapes
The Ruby Wall Decor introduces a playful touch to contemporary wall art. It features a surprising...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Olive, Walnut, Lacquer
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...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
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
"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
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
Mid Century Impasto Cityscape by Coletta
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Impasto Cityscape by Coletta. Nice heavy brushstokes made up this amazing cityscape. Deep colors of purple, black, white and yellow make up this busy composition. Perfect...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Masonite, Paint
Large Abstract Fish Enameled Wall Plaque in the Style of Gio Ponti & De Poli
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking mid-century enameled wall plaque showcases a bold geometric fish motif, reminiscent of the artistic influence of Gio Ponti. Featuring vibrant hues of red, turquoise, an...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Copper
Trio Of Birds By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Trio of birds wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Amusing trio glazed with blue, green and brown over stoneware
Stamped MS...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Amethyst, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Tour...
Schumacher by Josef Frank Citrus Garden Wallpaper Mural in Primary
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.
Panel Width: 27...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Dick Seeger Psychedelic Mid-Century Painting
By Dick Seeger
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Framed psychedelic style painting by Arizona artist Dick Seeger with the message, "A requirement for sanity is the knowledge that part of you is insane."
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
French Faience Peonies Fish Platter Gien Circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Peonies Fish Platter Gien Circa 1950.
26.2 inches by 10.3 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vide-Poche or Wall Tile Plate Ceramic Giovanni De Simone, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful squared wall mounted tile platen or vide-poche in colored ceramic by the Italian artisti Giovanni De Simone.
Giovanni De Simone was a great Sicilian artist...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Harvesting The Wheat, Oil on Canvas, Italian, 1950s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful painting of farmers bringing in the harvest of wheat
Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Artist unknown
Framed in a slightly distressed antiqu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Silhouette Round Wall Light, 1950s Vintage
Located in Antwerp, BE
A really romantic three dimensional glass painting with 2 children at a wooden fence. 1950’s convex silhouette glass art wall decoration, wall light . Is this Art or is this Kitch? Y...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Unique Design Ceramic Tiles / Czechoslovakia, 1960s, Never Used, 23 Pieces
By Rako Ceramic
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s
- Perfect original condition, never used
- Suitable for room divider or other decoration
- Marked by manufactures
- Price for all.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Small Ceramic Wall Art Plaques, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of rustic Danish organic modern decorative earthcolored ceramic art wall plaques on square black mounts. Two different circular art pieces with shiny dark brown, gray and black ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Wood
Tom Scmitt 1968 Shaped Canvas 3 Dimensional Acrylic on Canvas in Red
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage monochromatic red art by Tom Schmitt on three dimensional shaped canvas. Signed on reverse. circa 1968.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Large Textural Wall Panel by Aldo Guarnieri, Italy, 1971 — Unique Piece
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Striking and sculptural textural wall panel created and signed by Italian artist Aldo Guarnieri in 1971. Executed in wood, pastel, and hand-painted enamel, the piece showcases a mast...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Original Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Plate Studio-Linie Germany by Wolfgang Bauer
By Wolfgang Bauer, Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal porcelain hand painted flower plate designed by Wolfgang Bauer and made in Germany for Studio-Linie.
This 100 Years Anniversary Collectable Wall Plate...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jan Snoeck Large Ceramic Tile Art with Gold Frame
By Jan Snoeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
After studying sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (1949), Jan Snoeck (1927-2018) spent a number of years working as a sculptor in the Netherlands. Over time, his love...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch 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
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Wall Decoration "Horses" by Hertha Baller Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Wall decoration "horses" by hertha baller vienna around 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Max Bill Geneve Musee Serigraph, 1972
By Max Bill
Located in Hanover, MA
Max Bill (1908-1994) Geneva Museum exhibition serigraph, created to accompany the exhibition of works by Max Bill held from 6 April through 30 April 1972 at the Musee Rath in Geneva,...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Ginori Plate in Painted Porcelain 1860 Italy with Allegory of Women
By Carlo Ginori
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Ginori plate in porcelain painted 1860 Italy with Allegory of Women, taken from a work of the Uffizzi of Florence of 1600 by Francesco Furini "Painti...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut
20th Century Italian Vintage Metal Oval Wall Glass Mirror by Pier Luigi Colli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, large vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian full size oval wall mirror made of hand crafted gilded metal with its original mirrored glass, designed by Pier Luigi Colli in good condition. The metal frame is decorated with alluring details. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1940 - 1950, Italy.
Pier Luigi Colli (1895-1968) studied at the Paris L'École Des Beaux Arts Decoratifs. He returned to Turin, Italy to lead the Colli family furniture business. Today, Colli is one of the most popular furniture factories in the antique and vintage market...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Abstract Mid Century on Canvas
Located in Redding, CT
Abstract Mid Century on Canvas. This custom frame has been painted white since being photographed. Nice bright colors make up this abstract modern composit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Modernist Translucent Architectural Panel with Repeating Curlicue Field Motif
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Groovy architectural panel constructed of translucent plastic with embedded wood curlicue elements repeating throughout. I believe this panel was originally a room divider, or some s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Mid Century Modern Framed Abstract Collage
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Add a striking touch of modernist character to your space with this Mid-Century Modern inspired abstract collage, created in Spain circa 1990. This dynamic composition features a com...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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
French Yellow Majolica Oyster Plate Proceram, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French yellow Majolica oyster plate signed Proceram, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rammellzee The Equation 1987 (1987 Rammellzee exhibition catalog)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
RAMMELLZEE: THE EQUATION 1987:
A extremely rare 1980s Rammellzee exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of a 1987 Rome, Italy solo exhibition at Galleria Lidia Carrieri.
Fea...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Norrman Motala Blue Crane Ceramic Wall Plaque, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish modern decorative ceramic wall plaque in a soft rectangular shape by Norrman Motala in the 1960s. White cranes in relief with a light blue tint on royal blue background. Hole...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Dish by Alexandre Kostanda - Glazed ceramic stoneware decorated
Located in Uccle, BE
Dish by Alexandre Kostanda, glazed ceramic stoneware decorated with a stylized bird.
Very large ceramic dish decorated with a bird and flowers.
The body of the bird incised, decorate...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
French Green Majolica Oyster Plate Proceram, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster plate signed Proceram, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Abstract Vibrant Wall Tapestry by Junghans, 1960's
Located in London, GB
Colorful hand knotted wool hanging is probably a translation of the work of an artist. This was a time when modern artists work began to work with weavers...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Flock Of Birds By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming gathering of five small birds wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Muted blue glaze with brown highlights on stonew...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century American Monumental Advertising Baseball Bat
Located in Queens, NY
American advertising display sign of an over-sized ash wood baseball bat with an engraved wood burned inscription and a leather wrapped handle.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Ash
Large Antique Chinese Fan Painted Entirely by Hand 1940 China Ducks Flower
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Antique Chinese fan Painted Entirely by Hand 1940 China Ducks Flower.
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Fela Kuti New York 1986 (original show mockup advertisement)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1980's Fela Kuti announcement:
Original mockup advertisement obtained from the ad's designer. This rare Fela Kuti announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his Nov...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Taxidermy Butterfly Collection in Lucite Display Signed by Linda Bosse
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern 1970s curiosities collection of exotic mounted butterflies of various species, in custom Lucite box totaling 18 butterflie...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Lucite
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
Pair of Small Ceramic Wall Art Plaques, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of rustic Danish organic modern decorative earthcolored ceramic art wall plaques on square black mounts. Two different circular art pieces with shiny dark brown, gray and black ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Wood
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