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
Mid-Century Spanish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Fish Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Spanish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Fish Design from Puigdemont, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional ...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Riviera Mediterranean Harbour Scene
Located in Seaford, GB
Fabulous Midcentury South of France Mediterranean Harbour Scene – South Of France Mediterranean Oil Painting
This exquisite South of France Mediterranean Oil Painting beautifully ca...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
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
Set of 3 Silvered Metal and Wood Wall Panels
Located in Westwood, NJ
A set of three silvered metal and silvered wood framed wall panels, each rectangular frame with a cast branch overlaid on an antiqued hand leafed mi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Original Art Work by C. Dunlap for Harris Strong
Located in South Charleston, WV
Modernist wall mounted print art work. Earth Tone pastels, by C. Dunlap for Harris Strong, circa 1970. Measures: 17.5" x 15.5" 1.25" deep Original mixed media art signed by the artis...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol
By Michael Halsband
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol Area 1985:
Rare original advertisement for a May 8, 1985 Art event at AREA. Features an enduring portrait of the who’s-who of the 1980’s New York ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
California Studio Mosaic Navajo Sand Painting Yei Dancers Rainbow 1960 Guardians
By I. D. Henny
Located in Camden, ME
A Navajo sand painting mosaic art wall panel of the Navajo mythological Yei Dancers Rainbow Guardians created in the 1960s in a non traditional fo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Midcentury Modern Italian Impressionist Town Square
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Untitled mid-century modern Italian impressionist oil on board painting of a village or town square landscape. The painting features beautifully detailed b...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Art Nouveau Style Stained Glass Hanging Panel by Alfo
Located in Seattle, WA
The stained glass features a woman in a flowing dress, which suggests a design influenced by the Art Nouveau movement, popular from the late 19th century through the early 20th centu...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Rare "Chin Ying" Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne rare and exquisite rectangular "Chin Ying" wall plaque in patinated and acid-etched pewter and bronze with vibrant hand-p...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
colorful vintage 17" gruenstadt ceramic PLATTER plate 1960s 70s fat lava
Located in Mannheim, DE
Outstanding large mid century ceramic plate in bright colors combined with a shimmering copper glaze and black fat lava glaze. Manufactured by Grünstadt Keramik, 1960s to 1970s. Incl...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Modern Bridge Sunset Dusk Painting Framed
Located in Wayne, NJ
1960's City Scape Bridge Landscape Sunset Dusk Dawn. Unsigned, but it was not removed from frame. Measure: 49".
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Mexico Azteken Brass wall hanger 1972
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice decorative wall hanger . Mexico Aztecan Handmade .
Brass with stone work .
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Large Mid-Century Gold Leaf Painting with Gold Leaf Custom Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Large and remarkable painting with watercolor, charcoal, pastel crayon and gold leaf techniques. The custom hand made frame is gilt wood with lacquer. The piece is in very good condi...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 26
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 26
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large Illuminated Advertisement for HB cigarettes, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large wall advertisment light
Good original condition with signs of use
The top part is missing some plastic
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Framed Mosaic Wall Art
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Very colorful handmade mosaic framed wall art.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Twig
Curtis C. Jere Brass Palm Tree Frond Leaf Wall Hanging Metal Tropical Beach
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage Curtis C. Jere brass palm frond leaf tree wall hanging. Ready to hang. Some patina spots on the back side and a few on some side le...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Kid Creole Concert Poster 1985
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1985 concert poster:
This rare Kid Creole and the Coconuts announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his December 26th, 1985 show at Ca...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil Mid-Century Modern Art, Black & White Art, Signed, C 1964
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War during the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
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
Vintage 1970s Modernist Danish Wall Rug from Cum Rya, 1973
By CUM Rya
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Original huge 1970s wall hanging rug Rya quality made in Denmark producer: Cum Rya this wall rug is a great example of 1970s pop art interior. Made ...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Copper Enameled Wall Plaques, circa 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural wall plaques. Modern day couple in three sections each. Copper enamel panels mounted on walnut. In excellent vintage condition with min...
Category
1960s American Vintage 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
Vintage Italian Leather and Brass Stirrup’s
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning set a five vintage Italian hand stitched, fine leather and solid brass stirrups, Borrella Roma, made in Italy stamped in the leather.
These ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Printing Block Collage Wall Hanging
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful collaged Printing Block wall hanging made from old printing blocks and an old drawer. Made in the 1960s it has the feeling of the artist Louise Nevelson but at a fraction...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
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
Black and White Portrait in Needlepoint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White Portrait in Needlepoint.
Very interesting and dramatic image.
Dark hue near mouth is a shadow - see second image.
Frame and matting need to be replaced.
(Sold with o...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Thread
Multicolored enameled copper on wood decorative panel, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Beautiful enameled copper panel made in the 60s, with abstract representation, probably of Swiss manufacture.
The panel is mounted on wood and remains in very good condition.
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Joan Miró, Soleil et Étincelles, Color Lithograph, 1960s, Framed
By Joan Miró
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Joan Miró, Soleil et Étincelles, 1960s
Color lithography
Work signed in print
Work dimensions 58/74
The work is framed
This lithograph appeared in the collection Derriére le Miroir ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Wall Plate from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Wall Plate from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informatio...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man
By Andy Warhol
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Modern Abstract of a Man. In the style of Andy Warhol. Large white Masonite background with impasto strokes of red, white and black and yellow. Housed in a black frame.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Masonite
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Plaque by Harris and Ros Barron Boston Artists
By Harris Barron
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-century ceramic plaque, hand made by Boston Massachusetts artists Harris and Ros Barron, American, circa 1950s. This is a unique work and is e...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Modern Decorative Carved Teak Relief Wall Art, 1950’s Set of 2
Located in New Orleans, LA
An unusual pair of Mid-Century Modern framed base reliefs depicting a man and a woman dancing, dating from the 1950’s, the pair reflect the festive and happy mood after WWII.
Carve...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Rare Large Signed Schaeffenacker Wall Ceramic Panel, Germany, 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
Huge multicolored Helmut Friedrich Schaeffenacker ceramic wall plate in excellent condition.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Claire Lambert '1936' Large Ceramic Plate, Atelier Dour, circa 1960-1970
By Atelier Dour, Claire Lambert
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Claire Lambert (1936) large ceramic plate, Atelier Dour, circa 1960-1970.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of 6 Wood Hand Painted Painted Plates of Bull fight "La fiesta Brava"
Located in San Diego, CA
A set of 6 unique hand-painted wood plates depicting a bullfight brought from Spain in the 1950's nice original patina and beautiful hand work, on s...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Plastic Leaded Glass Bullseye Style Panels
Located in New York, NY
Interesting set of three plastic panels, they are a mid century reinterpretation of an earlier leaded glass form. These were probably set in wood frames originally, now that they are...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Works of the 1970s China on Italian Paper
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Works of the 1970s China on Italian paper, golden aluminum frame, signed by two authors as signing, the designs are made on a sheet of paper in ink.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
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
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
Anonymous Oil Painting on Abstract Canvas, circa 1950 Italian design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Anonymous oil painting on abstract canvas, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
P. Stein 1977 Eggplant Purple and Lavender Square Abstract Color Field Painting
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This richly textured abstract Color Field painting presents a brooding field of deep eggplant purple with lavender and periwinkle tones breaking through the darkness. The layered, cr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Oil on Canvas: Jones's Diner, New York
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Vintage Oil on Canvas: Jones's Diner, New York
This stunning vintage oil on canvas captures the iconic Jones's Diner in New York City, showcasing a vibrant urban landscape filled w...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Mosaic of a Jean Dufy Paris Street Scene Watercolor c. 1950
By Jean Dufy
Located in Camden, ME
A wonderful mosaic of ceramic and iridescent tile that captures the vitality and color of a neighborhood in Paris with small shops, a cafe, a pharmacie, along a tree lined boulevard ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
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
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970.
W / 11.7" , H /7.5 "
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid Century Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Redding, CT
Large Mid Century abstract geometric painting.
African tribal vibes and colors. Brown with an off-white creamy blush/mauve background. This item can parcel ship for $55
Category
1970s African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Painting Oil on Canvas Representing a Britanny Port Signed Jean Kok, 1966
Located in Labrit, Landes
1966 Oil painting in the impressionist style.
Oil on canvas representing ships in a port of Britanny. In the middle distance you can see the village and its church.
Beautiful work of...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Madoura, Very Large Ceramic Platter Attributed to Suzanne Ramie, Vallauris
By Suzanne Ramie, Madoura
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Madoura, very large ceramic platter attributed to Suzanne Ramie, Vallauris.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Needlepoint Wall Hanging with a Musical Theme
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century framed wall hanging depicting a lively bunch of musicians in a tropical setting ambitiously crafted in a needlepoint technique. Indisti...
Category
20th Century Caribbean Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage 1970s Tiki Safari Leopard Painting Hand Painted On Faux Fur
Located in Chattanooga, TN
You may have seen velvet paintings… but have you seen a leopard painting on faux fur? This vintage 1970s big cat painting uses faux leopard fur as the...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Fabric
Marcello Fantoni Wall Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni rare studio wall plaque. Marked: Fantoni, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Tapestry by Henri Gineste "Le Fou du Roy" Kings Joker & Exhibit Catalog
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and beautiful Mid-Century Modern French tapestry or hanging wall art.
This tapestry is by the very talented French tapestry maker and ceramic artist Henri Gineste...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Nylon
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
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
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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