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
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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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wade Reynolds Portrait Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing by American artist Wade Reynolds. Known mostly for his figure paintings and drawings, this piece falls right in line with his style. The portrait of a man on paper with penci...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crayon
Vintage Framed Art Set of 2
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed Art set of 2.
Dimensions. 14 W ; 16 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$696 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Wall Plate of a Royal Duo in Relief
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Playful royal duo with cheerful layers of frosting in relief.
Both kings are wearing a crown, a sword and an orb. The complete picture looks very much alike the images on the playin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Dantoft Black Metal Art Glass Wall Decor Denmark, 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage art glass and metal wall decoration from Dantoft.
Additional information:
Country of manufacture: Denmark
Period: 1960s
Dimensions: Diameter: 38 cm, Depth: 4 cm
Condition: G...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Edvins Strautmanis Signed Mid Century Abstract Silkscreen Art
Located in Countryside, IL
Edvins Strautmanis signed mid century abstract silkscreen art
This piece measures: 24 wide x 1.5 deep x 31.75 inches high
Excellent vintage condit...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Illuminated Wall Relief with Car and Lights for Driving Instructions
Located in London, GB
The wall mounted 1970's artwork of car, demonstrating driving instructions for the use of car lights. The manual instruction panel at the bottom can be used to switch on the various car lights and learn about the function of the operation of the lights in driving. This model was produced by Heinrich Vogel in Munchen, Germany for driving schools. It's a interactive artwork on the wall.
This wall mounted learning aide looks almost looks like the 1960's work of Andy Warhol as if he created a celebrity portrait. Instead this is a celebration of the car of the 1970's. Warhol used photographic...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Chrome
Marquetry Optical Ball, 1950, France, Materials: Wood and iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing Marquetry
Materials: wood and iron
Country: France
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we ar...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Max Papart abstract painting c.1950’s
By Max Papart
Located in London, GB
A wonderful original small abstract painting on wood panel by Max Papart.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Derek Carruthers fiberglass wall panel United Kingdom 1975
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare artwork by UK artist Derek Carruthers, made in his own atelier in United Kingdom in 1975. A sculpture made of off white painted fiberglass with a...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-Century French Ceramic Wall Plaque or Decorative Plate, 1960s
By Le Cyclope
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative mid-century pottery wall plaque or plate by le Cyclope art pottery, in the style of Jean Lurcat.
The Cyclopes pottery is best know...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Midcentury "Face" Wall Art Sculpture Pair by Westwood Chadwick
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Face" wall art sculpture pair by the Westwood Chadwick studio. Each sculpture features a hand-sculpted abstract face with brass inlay fixed to a curved sheet of s...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$1,739 Sale Price
36% Off
Modern Painting Oil on Cardboard Teal Turquoise Blue Altausseer See by Begg 1967
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage Oil on cardboard painting in teal, turquoise and blue color tones with a motif of the Ausseer lake in Altaussee by Begg 1967, Austria.
A wonderful impress...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Sterling Silver Mother and Child Minting Plaque
By Sergio Dello Strologo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine Italian "Mother & Child" sterling wall plaque minting art signed Ottaviany.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Grafiche Mariano 20th Century Poster of Gio Ponti Design
Located in Amarillo, TX
Framed Grafiche Mariano poster of Gio Ponti design, possibly a Domus magazine image.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
"The Blue Knights, " Brilliant, Mid-Century Enamel Panel by Hansen
By Helen Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly designed and executed, this ambitious enamel panel -- depicting four blue knights with swords, voluminous robes and fantastic hats -- was created by Helen Hansen in the 1...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Ceramic Sculpture by Otello Rosa for San Polo
By Otello Rosa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian ceramic sculpture by Otello Rsa for San Polo of Venezia, pink Othello design, signed back of ceramic not visible due to wood pa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Jim Dow 'Am, B. 1942' Ltd. Ed. Chromogenic Color Print Shoe Shine Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A chromogenic color print depicting a quaint shoe shine stand in Mendoza, Argentina with three wooden armchairs with small side tables, flanked by cab...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Aldo Tura 1970s Photo Holder Elegant and Chic Colored Parchment
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Aldo Tura 1970s photo holder elegant and chic, made of gold metal, precious wood, and fine marble, colored parchment.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$1,439 Sale Price
20% Off
Color Lithograph in the Manner of Lazlo Moholy-Nagy Framed by Yasuo Minagawa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned. Framed by master framer Yasuo Minagawa (Japanese, 1934-2015), labeled on verso at an old address- Great Jones St., New York City (pre mid 1990's).
A large abstract black, gray, and white with red linear composition reminiscent of the works of Lazlo Moholy...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Framed Rectangular Beige Enamel Flower Wall Art
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible artistic beige enamel sculpted flowers that can be wall mounted.
It is framed and can be hung in landscape format as well as horizontal format.
In good vintage condition.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Jane Martz Marshall Studios Master Work in round tile Cat Mosaic Wall Hanging
Located in Ferndale, MI
The largest and best wall mosaic I have ever seen from Marshall Studios. Master work of Jane Martz wife and partner of Gordon Martz. Done in varying sizes of their classic round cera...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
$9,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Derek Carruthers triple ripple artwork United Kingdom 1966
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
"Triple Ripple," created by Derek Carruthers in the United Kingdom in 1966, is a striking large-scale wall sculpture that exemplifies the innovative spirit of mid-20th century art. T...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Verner Panton's - Mira-x Collection fabric canvas
Located in Brussels, BE
Canvas made by hand with one of the Mira-X collection of fabric by Verner Panton 1971.
Limited edition of 4 pieces.
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Oak
1960s Pair of Carved Walnut Decorative Reliefs Wall Art
Located in London, GB
A stunning and unusual pair of vintage reliefs depicting field workers, dating from the 1960’s. They are carved from what looks like solid walnut, with carved walnut frames and a rat...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 18
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 18
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
Bruce Myers Mid-Century Signed Original Oil on Canvas Painting No. 7
Located in Countryside, IL
Bruce Myers mid-century signed original oil on canvas painting no. 7
This painting measures: 24 wide x .75 deep x 30 inches high
This painting is in good vintage condition.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Eliyahu Hannavi' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract C. Dengler Vintage Oil Painting of Woman
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage modern abstract oil painting of a woman on canvas, signed by Candy Dengler. The wooden frame shows some age w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 25
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 25
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
A Nude Life Study In Charcoal And Chalk
Located in London, GB
A Nude Life Study in Charcoal and Chalk
A well-executed nude life study, rendered in charcoal and chalk on green-toned paper, and indistinctly signed. Larger than most, it makes an ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,851 / item
Midcentury Wall Decoration Sgrafo Modern, Heron, Bird, Teak and Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare
- nice and style decoration
- animal motive
- marked
- representative.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Authentic Julio Aguilera Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exquisite original oil on canvas painting by Julio Aquilera with a “Certificate of Authenticity”. This one of a kind abstract painting is sure to strike up a conversation. This beaut...
Category
Early 2000s South American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Bander Van Ierland Molecular Construction Holland, 1986 Color
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic set of 4 wall panels made by Bander van Ierland, Holland 1986. Bander van Ierland was a student of Joost Baljeu which is strongly visible in th...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Copper Artwork
Located in Antwerp, BE
Copper wall artwork, 1950s.
It could also be from the art nouveau period.
Height 75 cm.
Width 53 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
$1,019
Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bright and colorful vintage modern oil painting on canvas.
Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Midcentury Handmade Design Wooden Fish Wall Decoration, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia,
- circa 1960s
- Very good original condition
- Wooden parts refreshed.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Abstract still life in green-orange-black by the French painter Serge Labégorre
Located in Salzburg, AT
Abstract painting in green-black-orange colors by Serge Labégorre - professionally framed
Passionate still life designed with thick brush strokes of ac...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,057 Sale Price
25% Off
Very Large Art Platter by Schwieger
Located in Houston, TX
Very Large Art Platter by Schwieger
Decorated primarily with green and brown glazes in a sort of impressionistic landscape design and signed across the ba...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
1960s Four Panels Arch Reversed Leopard Tiger Hand Painted Floral Screen Divider
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, hand painted upholstered safari panels and room divider you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Jus...
Category
1960s African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Painting with Faux Leather Frame, Signed Macmillan
By Macmillan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage modern acrylic painting features an abstract design with natural tones in textured finish. Signed by the artist, MacMillan, this piece is mount in a faux leather frame w...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Vintage Signed Framed Mixed Media Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Signed framed Mixed Media Art
Dimensions. 36 1/4 W ; 28 1/2 H ; 1 1/2 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$264 Sale Price
20% Off
60s Mixed Media Arts And Crafts Superb Multi-Dimensional Wall Sculpture Fine Art
Located in Miami, FL
Arts and Crafts Superb multi-dimensional wall sculpture, mixed media wood and printer's blocks.
A beautiful piece of Fine Art made in America circa 1965.
It is in good vintage condit...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Elegant Coin Inlaid Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of elegant coin inlaid sconces, by The Couroc Company, circa 1950s. They have been rewired and are ready to mount.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,800 / set
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Rah'el' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state.
The sign names the street 'Ra'hel' (Rachel) in Jerusalem in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration).
The origin of the name Rachel comes from the book of Genesis in the Bible, where it appears as the name of a biblical figure - a shepherdess, the wife of Jacob our father, the daughter of Laban the Armenian, the sister of Leah his mother and one of the four mothers of the people of Israel. Rachel was also the mother of Joseph the righteous and Benjamin.
However, this sign refers to the poet Rahel Bluwstein, more famously known as Rachel the Poetess, who is considered the “founding mother...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Andrianna Shamaris The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile Courrèges Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Rare silk Courrèges scarf of the most famous monument in Paris, France. Set in a modern espresso teak box frame.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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