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.
to
491
818
726
1,432
138
18
Height
to
Width
to
1,588
922
383
338
333
238
193
190
115
97
94
72
59
51
47
32
30
28
7
1,425
156
10
920
370
1
7
44
271
280
239
59
16
465
373
347
331
200
950
349
309
291
189
1,588
1,570
1,575
33
23
20
19
16
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Boleslaw Danikowski (1928-1979) Large ceramic and oak totem sculpture
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Boleslaw Danikowski (1928-1979)
Large ceramic and oak totem sculpture that can be used as a planter
71 cm high.
diameter : 29 cm
circa 1950/1960
Boleslaw Danikowski was the main cera...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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
Mid-Century French Majolica Cicada Applique
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Majolica Cicada Applique.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Åke Holm Swedish Höganäs Brutalist Abstract Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Ake Holm
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists in the 20th century. He worked at the Höganäs factory in his early years before opening his own studio in the ...
Category
1950s Swedish 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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Curtis Jere Mid Century Brass Wall Urchin
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Countryside, IL
Curtis Jere Mid Century Brass Wall Urchin
This artwork measures: 39 wide x 9 deep x 26 inches high
Great Vintage Condition
We take our photos in a con...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
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
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of two fishes by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,155 Sale Price
65% Off
21st Century Silver French Metal Wall Glass Mirror, Miroir Corentin, Wall Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large rectangular mirror with a very decorative and heavy silver metal frame, for interior use only. Prov. France.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Pink Flower Platter
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Pink Flower Platter.
11 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Midcentury Octogonal Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury Octogonal Plate Robert Picault Vallauris.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of A...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
1960s Modern Abstract Artwork
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern abstract artwork. This piece was purchased in a gallery in Paris in 1981.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1950s Spanish Folding Screen / Room Divider in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Faux bamboo foliage folding screen, wrought iron, gold leaf, Spain, 1960s
Eye-catching gilt metal three-panel folding screen or room divider with faux bamboo ironstructure and foliag...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Vallauris Majolica Palissy Crab Wall Platter, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Majolica Palissy crab Wall platter at Vallauris, France, ca.1950. Measures: Diameter: 11.4" (29cm), Depth: 2.7"(7cm).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Blue Majolica Daisy Plate Maunier Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Blue Daisy Plate signed Maunier Vallauris.
8 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
1970s Rosemarie Toogood Floral Enamel on Copper Ashtray - California Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Rosemarie Toogood was a mid-century California artist, known for her hand-painted enamel art on copper dishes, and in rarer instances ashtrays. Her work often featured original desig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, starfish, seaweeds, garlic.
Nautical style.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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
Casa Devall Sunburst Wall Sculpture
By Casa Devall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunburst wall sculpture with a hammered brass center and two layers of painted rods creating a sunburst effect. The artist hand signed the sculpture on the verso.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Christmas Collectible Wall Plates from Bing & Grondahl, Vintage
Located in Bastogne, BE
Rare decorative Christmas plates, released to celebrate the centenary of the first decorative Christmas plate.
The anniversary cymbals were released by the Danish company Bing & ...
Category
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
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
Picture frames bamboo figures of women Art Nouveaux calendar year 1887
Located in Palermo, Sicily
1887 calendar prints mounted on solid Bamboo frames 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo
$1,698 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Lanci in the Manner of Rene Magritte
Located in Miami, FL
A unique oil on canvas painting that is so perfectly executed that it almost appears to be a machine made print. However, it is not. Instead it's a work that is masterfully painted w...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Tuscany Village Majolica Karlsruhe Ceramic Wall Art Plate Panel Vintage, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful, German glazed terra cotta or Majolica landscape tile by Karlsruhe, circa 1970. This gorgeous wall art depicts a Tuscany Village. Well detailed and beautiful colors.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Nude Painting by Gerhard E. Wachtl Attributed, 1960s, Vienna
By Gerhard E. Wachtl
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude painting from a lady by Gerhard E. Wachtl attributed ( 1928 - unknown )
Gerhard E. Wachtl had made many exhibitions at home and abroad.
He did many study trips in Europe, Asia a...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign.
Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Nerone Patuzzi NP2 wall panel made in Italy 1974
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning abstract square wall panel designed by Nerone Patuzzi, crafted from etched aluminum with a wooden backing, created by Forme e Superfici and belongs to a limited edition, wit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Cocteau Jean Limoges Porcelain Plate, Signed
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cocteau Jean (1889-1963) Limoges Porcelain plate, signed and numbered 144/250.
the background color is slightly pinkish.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Brass Wall Sculpture Of Naked Woman, Circa 1940
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful and elegant wall art sculpture in brass. Produced probably in Czechoslovakia circa 1940s. The art work portraits a nude woman. Unknown autho...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
$286 Sale Price
70% Off
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Tile Art of A Roman Landscape by Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large tile depiction of a roman landscape including an aqueduct and other out buildings. Colorful and tastefully done on 18 square tiles which are then framed in a period si...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut, Paint
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
Le Corbusier Lithograph On paper, Totem
By Le Corbusier
Located in Toronto, ON
This exceptional vintage lithograph is signed in the plate Le Corbusier 1963.
It is beautifully mounted in a gold gilt frame
and was originally purchased in a prominent Toronto gallery in 1960’s.
“Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, visionary architect and designer Le Corbusier developed new models for post-industrial urban living. He based his design philosophy on systems of proportion, modularity, and geometry; these principles infiltrated his writing, theory, and painting, as well as urban planning. Though Le Corbusier took inspiration from historical architects such as Vitruvius, Leonardo da Vinci, and Leon Battista Alberti—polymaths who similarly explored the relationship between the body and the built environment—his designs were decidedly modern and unembellished. His buildings have been erected in France, India, Japan, and beyond. As a painter, Le Corbusier co-founded the early 20th-century Purist movement, which dictated that objects should be depicted in their most pared-back forms. He later embraced a more abstract sensibility centered on lines, shadows, and curvilinear shapes. At auction, Le Corbusier’s work has sold for millions...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of Two Nordic Vikings Wooden Figures, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
2 Nordic Vikings (1960)
This set of 2 Nordic Viking figurines, created in 1960, embodies the bold spirit and warrior culture of the Viking era. These unique pieces capture the intri...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Relief lithograph “Script Girl” by Max Papart
By Max Papart
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
Relief lithograph “Script Girl”
Carborundum engraving
Éditions B. Roulland
Measurements
28 X 37 (H) cm.
Details
Signed by artist in the right
Numbered 59/75
Provenance ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$551 Sale Price
44% Off
Italian Mid-Century Sculptural-Figurative Sandstone Wall Pannel signed 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Italian Mid-Century Sculptural-Figurative Sandstone Wall Pannel / Picutre signed 1950s
The mural shows a relaxed, classical-looking scene of male and fem...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sandstone
1967 Vanguard Studios Don Quixote Spanish Conquistador Wall Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Commanding Spanish Conquistador wall sculpture, vintage 1967 by Vanguard Studios. The image is actually carved from a hardened foam type material but looks like wood. No detail was s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Foam
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Panel Glass Sculpture Italian Design 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wall panel particular glass sculpture very interesting, it made entirely by hand, with glass bubbles inside a whole slab.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
$2,358 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Plate Studio-Linie Germany by Wolfgang Bauer
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...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Wall Decoration Sgrafo Modern, Heron, Bird, Teak and Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1960s
- nice wall decoration
- marked
rj.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Mid-Century Modernist Cubist Concrete Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modernist Cubist Concrete Wall Art
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Hand Woven Bauhaus Fringed Wall Panel Artwork
By Pamela Print
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Handwoven on a dobby loom in Pamela's studio using a complex double cloth weaving technique and a combination of weave structures, this unique, striking wall hanging draws inspiratio...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$1,425 Sale Price
25% Off
Diaz Costa Mid Century Modern Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of three fishes by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
Framed.
Signed.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$784 Sale Price
65% Off
Mid-Century French Sculptural Artwork Wood with Metal Inlays Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Stunning mid-century sculptural artwork, crafted in France around 1950 by an unknown artist. This piece combines the warmth of wood with the refined elegance of repeated metal inlays...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$849 Sale Price
58% Off
Pair Of Large Vintage Wall Carvings, Thai, Framed Relief Figures, Display Panels
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of large vintage wall carvings. A Thai, framed relief stone decorative panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Fascinatingly presented stone carvings, wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Ceramic Fruit Plate, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured France, circa 1950.
Materials:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Diam. 23,5 cm x H 2,8 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consistent with its...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$145 Sale Price
84% Off
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
French Sunburst Flower Mirror Wall Decoration, Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind gilt iron sunflower wall mirror / wall sculpture, France, 1950s.
This spectacular wall mirror has an eye-catching flower shaped design with
Handcrafted in gilt iron. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Framed Five Beautiful Stuffed Butterflies, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed Five Beautiful Stuffed Butterflies, circa 1930.
Manufactured in France.
Materials:
Wood, polycarbonate
Dimensions:
D 1,5 cm x W 21,7 cm x ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$198 Sale Price
86% Off
Large Sculptural Brutalist Wall Panel in Teak and Pine, Italy 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This abstract wall panel was made in Italy in the 1970s and has a particularly high decorative quality. The movement to which we can attribute this object is brutalism due to its coa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Teak, Pine
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
Vladimír David for Jihokera Bechyně Zodiac Studio Pottery Tile Scales / Libra
By Jihokera
Located in Meer, VAN
VladimÃr David for Jihokera Bechyne Zodiac Tile Scales / Libra. Czech Republic, mid 20th century. This is a great mid-century studio pottery tile depicting the Zodiac sign of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Signed Owl Framed Print
Located in Montreal, QC
Mid-Century Modern print featuring a perched owl. Signed, on the lower right corner. Professionally framed in a silver tone frame with matting. Approximate unframed Dimensions: 22" L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble Fine Mosaic Art, Belgium, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern mosaic tableau wall piece. Abstract design of a figure in mosaic marble, shades of browns and greys.
Sturdy wooden frame.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
$1,509 Sale Price
20% Off
Genaro Alvarez Wall Mosaic
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Stunning Wall Mosaic designed by Genaro Alvarez and handmade by striking mosaics. Signed by "Genaro" and stamped with the original made in México.
Genaro Alvarez was known for his modernist mosaic creations in the late 1950's and early 1960's. The Genaro Alvarez Studio was located in Mexico City, where he created mosaic furniture...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife oysters platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of seaweeds, starfish , oysters , mussel
Nautical style.
8.3 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
"Transmutation" by Bernhard Rohne, Acid Etched Brass Panel in Frame 18/100
Located in Hanover, MA
Framed acid etched brass panel by Bernhard Rohne. 32 inches wide by 24 inches high. Signed and dated lower left "Bernhard Rohne 18/100 1. Feb. '78"
The title of this work is "Transmutation" and comes from a series of "space" related designs begun for the 1975 gallery opening...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Abstract Painting by Peter Keil b 1942
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Abstract Painting by Peter Keil
This vibrant 28” x 33” abstract painting on board by renowned German artist Peter Keil is framed in its original ornate frame. The artwork features b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
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.