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
Gucci attributed to Rare Barometer and Clock Year 1960 Vintage Design
By Paolo Gucci
Located in Biella, IT
attributed to Gucci rare barometer and clock year 1960 vintage design. Measure h 17 inches x L12" x deep 3".
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bruce Myers Mid-Century Signed Original Oil on Canvas Painting No. 6
Located in Countryside, IL
Bruce Myers mid-century signed original oil on canvas painting no. 6
This painting measures: 22 wide x .75 deep x 28 inches high
This painting is in good vintage condition.
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Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Bruce Myers Mid-Century Signed Abstract Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Countryside, IL
Bruce Myers mid-century signed abstract original oil on canvas.
This painting measures: 15 wide x .75 deep x 30 inches high.
This painting is in good vintage condition.
We t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Karl Mann Mid Century Modernist Assemblage Collage Sculpture Chicago Art
Located in Sarasota, FL
Sculpture by Chicago artist Karl Mann.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Helmut Friedrich Schéffenacker Midcentury Wall Plaque
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Rare midcentury handmade wall plaque made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. He was born in Ulm,Germany in 1921 and produced ceramic items in series which were retailed as ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Geometric three-dimensional metal wall mounted sculpture, France 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Geometric three-dimensional metal wall mounted sculpture, France 1960s. The sculpture shows open modular cubes and primary shapes creating a hierarchical structure and an interesting...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Signed and Dated Framed Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Signed and dated framed art.
Dimensions : 31 1/2 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 25 3/4 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
C. Jere Art Deco Style "Deer Running" Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Incredible Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere Art Deco style of a deer running signed and dated 1985.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Large Metal Gulf Gas Station Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic gas station memorabilia.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price
38% Off
Vintage Signed Framed Art by Walter R. .Kintner
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Signed framed Art by Walter R. .Kintner
Possibly Mixed Media Pencil and water Media.
Dimensions 22 1/2 W ; 28 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Belgian Brass Hanging Pharaoh Face Plaque
Located in London, London
Brass Pharaoh face
Hanging plaque
Belgian 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Oil on canvas by Pol Mara, Signed and Dated, 1974
Located in Brussels, BE
Oil on canvas by Pol Mara, Signed and Dated, 1974
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Harlequins, 1950s Otello Rosa Sculptural Wall Lamps for San Polo Venezia Ceramic
By Otello Rosa
Located in Brussels, BE
Harlequins, 1950s Otello Rosa sculptural wall lamps for San Polo Venezia Ceramic, Italy.
Original cabling, to be re-electrified.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1970s, Silkscreen and collage on paper by Lucio Del Pezzo 'Casellario' n.148/200
Located in Milan, IT
1970s, Italian silkscreen and collage on paper by Lucio Del Pezzo 'Casellario' n. 148/200.
Inside a geometric panel the artist has applied through collage a series of reproductions o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$670 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Five Wall Panels ‘Ply’ by Jouko Kärkkäinen for Hkt Korhonen Oy, Finland
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of five wall panels ‘Ply’ by Jouko Kärkkäinen for HKT Korhonen Oy,
Finland. 1990s.
Varnished plywood.
Dimensions of one panel:
H: 59.5 cm / ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plywood
Helmut Friedrich Schéffenacker Mid Centry Wall Plaque
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Rare midcentury handmade wall plaque made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. He was born in Ulm,Germany in 1921 and produced ceramic items in series which were retailed as ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Frans Minnaert, Composition, Color lithograph on Simili Japon Paper, 1990s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Frans Minnaert, Composition, 1990s
Color lithograph
Work signed by the artist (pencil)
Work dimensions 98/66
The work is framed
Frans Minnaert (1929 - 2011) was a Belgian painter. H...
Category
1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,912 Sale Price
20% Off
Mixed Media Painting, Scroll in a Framed Box Designed by Rune Hagberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sweden, 1980's.
Mixed media.
Measurements:
H: 82 cm / 2' 8"
L: 49 cm / 19 1/3’’
W: 10 cm / 3 1/6’’.
Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Hagberg became heavily influenced by Eastern calligraphy throughout his life – and developed a spontaneous sign painting style with a strong concentration on a select amount of characters rooted in Zen Buddhism...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Oscar Reutersvärd, Impossible Figures, Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Oscar Reutersvärd, Impossible figures
Lithography
Number 101/190
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered
Work dimensions 51/41
The work is framed
Oscar Reutersvär...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,672 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Avigayil' (Abigail) 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 o...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Bar-Kokhba' 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 blue letters over a white background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Bar Kokhba' in Israel in both Hebrew and English letters. (In transliteration), as well as in Arabic.
Simon ben...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson
By John Piper
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
JOHN PIPER CH (BRITISH,1903-1992) :CHIESA DELLA SALUTE, VENICE Screenprinted fabric, printed by Sandersons, 1959
In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles that demonstrated the unique potential of screen printing, with its ability to capture the quality of brush-stroked colour
"The monumental grandeur of many artists' textiles in the early 1960's was necessary if they were to work in the large scale architectural interiors of the era which witnessed a rapid growth in new public buildings, all which required furnishing with suitably prestigious fabrics".
The painterly design is one of five fabrics designed by John Piper (1902-1993) for A Century of Sanderson 1860-1960, Sanderson's prestigious Centenary Collection.
This study of the Chiesa della Salute church in Venice was taken from Piper's 1959 travels when he was commissioned by the Arthur Jeffress Gallery in London. He then regularly made paintings of the city, and drew illustrations for an edition of Adrian Stokes...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile
Michael Casford, Professor Brainbird, Color Woodcut, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Michael Casford, Professor Brainbird
Color woodcut
Number 1/100
This work is signed by the artist and has title and an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 68/54
Framed work
M...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,001 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Lightning Wood and Fiberglass Panel, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Decorative lightning wood and fiberglass panel, 1980S.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Ceramic Plate, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Ceramic
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Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$2,500
Italian mid century rectangular mirror with lines drawing, Gio Ponti style, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern rectangular mirror with lines drawn on the glass, in the style of Gio Ponti, 1940s.
Rectangular mirror, with Pontian lines drawing on the glass. White desi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$527 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Framed Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed art
Dimensions. 13 W ; 16 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Charlotte Perriand Orange sheet metal panels 1968 Arcs ski resort
Located in Grenoble, FR
Charlotte Perriand
set of orange sheet metal panels from the arcs ski resort in 1968
perfect condition
the interior designs made by Charlotte Perriand always bring an artistic dimen...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Mid Century Sun Burst Fiber Art by Susan Frank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunburst Fiber Art by Susan Frank, Circa 1975. Made from wool, steel , wood and clay beads.
25"DIA
Local pick up available at our Los Angeles showroom
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Sinai' 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
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
‘Head Study with Townscape Beyond’ Collage on Canvas by Jeet Chhabda, 1982
Located in Faversham, GB
Head study with townscape Beyond’ by Jeet Chhabda. Original collage on canvas. Signed and dated to reverse by artist 1982.
Additional information:
H 43 cm (H 16 inches)
W 53 cm ...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
$2,685 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Wooden Picture, Czechoslovakia, 1950's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of Wood, Veneer, Sololith
Carved
Original Vintage Condition
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Italian Plaster 1950s African Warrior
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The Italian 1950 plaster wall decoration of an African dancer is a beautiful and unique piece of art from the mid-20th century. The decoration is made fro...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
Gazelle French Shoe Poster Signed ''Robys''
By Robys
Located in Westport, CT
Stamped'' Robys'' Advertising shoe poster with gift box and shoes and Gazelles jumping out of it! Framed in black and silver leaf trim Frame, circa 1940, ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Italian Black Plexiglass Decorative Panel with Animal by Lino Sabattini, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black plexiglass decorative panel with animal by Lino Sabattini, 1980s
Black plexiglass decorative panel with eight silhouettes of animals in silver-plated brass by Lino Sab...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver
S. Pinna Wooden Wall Piece Italian Mid Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
S. Pinna; Wooden; Wall Piece; Art Piece; Italian; Mid Century; Craftmanship
Hand-crafted wooden wall piece. The carefully crafted details create depth and hold a historical value.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Unusual Standing Tile Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage standing art features detailed tile work on a sturdy base. Very impressive addition to any interior or home.
Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Bander Van Ierland Molecular Construction Holland, 1986
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
Truly one off original 1960's RARE Marilyn Monroe too hot to handle cloth print
Located in Markington, GB
Truly one off RARE Marilyn Monroe too hot to handle cloth print
I've been very fortunate to purchase this very RARE Marilyn Monroe cloth print on our buying trip throughout Europe, We have never seen another like it in all our years of collecting unusual 1950 /60’s retro items. We have done our online research and could not find another world wide so this piece is a truly one off, or anything that even comes close to it.
Constructed of cloth, bamboo and wood, the piece measures about 70 inches / 178cm tall and 3 feet / 91cm wide. There are some signs of wear on the fabric which we have all tried to list in the photos.
If your a collector of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Wood
$1,027 Sale Price
40% Off
H. Hohet, Original Vintage Sabena Travel picture New York to Brussels Belgium by
Located in Praha, CZ
- made of hard paper
- good, original condition.
SABENA is an acronym for The Societe Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Arienne, or Belgian Corporation for Air Navigation Services. It was an airline based in Belgium, started in the 1930s, which flew to European destinations and Belgian colonies. It was the national airline...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian 1950s Plaster African Women Warrior
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The Italian 1950 plaster wall decoration of an African dancer is a beautiful and unique piece of art from the mid-20th century. The decoration is made fro...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
Rudolf Wold Triangle Wall Artwork Holland 1972 / 2
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning abstract modern triangle shaped stainless steel wall artwork designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier in 1972. This wall panel is made of white laminated ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Large Midcentury, Walnut Orange Paint Chargers
Located in Westport, CT
Pair Large serving platters/wall hanging Chargers in walnut wood and orange painted.possibly Japanese with black backs .one charger is 18' and the smaller one is 14"
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Gorgeous Pair of Curtis Jere Wall Art
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Curtis Jere metal sculpted wall art, these abstract items would make a great addition to any home or office. Featured with the pair is a cert...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$1,330 Sale Price
30% Off
Robert Mangold "Frame and Elipses"
Located in Stamford, CT
A Robert Mangold etching titled "Frame and Elipses". Produced in 1988, signed and numbered in pencil 37/50. Framed in 12-karat white gold frame using all archival acid free materials...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1970s Decorative Colored Blown Glass Bass-Relief
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s decorative colored blown glass bass-relief
Bottom of the sea conformed with different colored glass, including algae and fish, over transluc...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
John Piper (British,1903-1992) : Stones of bath, blue screenprinted fabric, by Sandersons, London, 1962
In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile
Wall Sculpture by C. Vienne
By Chantal Vienne
Located in New York, NY
Wall sculpture by Chantal Vienne, brass and agate, signed by the artist.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Eihud' 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
Charlotte Perriand Pillar Bar Arcs ski resort 1976
Located in Grenoble, FR
Charlotte Perriand Pillar bar from the Arcs Ski Resort Les Arcs 1976
Residence les Lauzieres.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Orange Ceramic Profile Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century modern orange glass ceramic profile portrait of a young Dutch woman.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Engraved Pink Tinted Glass Panel, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraved pink tinted glass panel, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Decorative canvas panel with bamboo frame, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative canvas panel with bamboo frame, 1960s
Decorative panel on canvas representing a centrepiece with fruit and bamboo frame.
Good condition, signs of time, stains on canvas....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Mid-20th Century Enameled and Iron Israeli 'Daniyel' 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
Georges Dayez "Femmes Devant un Barque" Framed Lithograph
By Georges Dayez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed cubist style lithograph by French artist Georges Dayez - "Femmes Devant un Barque"
Dimensions
29” width x 24.5” height.
Condition
Good...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Yitshak Katzenelson' 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
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Bronze Mounted Triangular Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed patinated bronze plaque depicting a lion's mask on a triangular mount by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Direct from the artists estate, this bronze is mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pencil Making Wall Art "Making Of Pensils", Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Industrial and original wall art piece. Produced by a National pensil making company in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. This art work shows the whole procedure of pensil making in one insta...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
$200 Sale Price
75% Off
Late 20th Century Geometric Framed Artwork
Located in London, GB
A geometric style artwork,
circa 1960s, French.
Inscription to verso.
Framed in a metal frame.
Likely a watercolor.
Dimensions: 45.5. H x 41 W x 2.5 D in cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Robert Picault, Curtis Jeré, Vallauris, and Daniel Clesse. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $406,322 while the average work can sell for $1,323.