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 legendary 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.
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
Period: Late 20th Century
2 Tapistries by Simone Prouve
By Simone Prouvé
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cotton, wool and mix-media. Both signed.
Simone Prouve (born 1931) is the daughter Jean Prouve.
Dimensions: H 93’´x W 62’´ and H 93’´x W43" for the rope ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Rope
Vintage Stained Glass Parrot Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Stained Glass Handmade artwork of blue and red parrot. Wire attached for hanging. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 12 W ; 1/4 D ; 13 1/2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Charming Mid-Century Modern Hand-Made Latch Hook Tapestry / Wall Art, USA, 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
Equal parts charm and nostalgia this lovely hand-made, latch-hook tapestry is ideal for a cabin in the woods. With warm, vintage colors and intricate details this wall-art piece is s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Vintage Orange Toned Stained Glass Wall Decor
Located in Seattle, WA
Square shaped stain glass Art with orange toned Accents. Beveled clear glass as the border. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 10 W ; 1/4 D ; 10 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Framed Verner Panton Orange Kurve Mira X Danish Textile Panel
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the framed textile alone. The matching pillows, chair, end table and accessories are sold separately.
Framed Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Orange...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Royal Copenhagen Diana Faience, Nils Thorsson, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Royal Copenhagen Diana Faience tray designed by the famous Danish designer Nils Thorsson.
Marked to the backside. Excellent condition, retains vintage hangings, marked. Not anymore i...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Framed Geometric Painted, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Spain, circa 1970.
Materials:
Wood, fabric.
Dimensions:
D 1,5 x W 20,4 cm x H 25,7 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consisten...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Blue & Brass Mixed Media Painting, Signed Lou Tiew, 1979 Netherlands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional large modernist painting features a natural brass and fiberglass surface on board and is framed with brass flat bar stock. A central organic figure in dark purples a...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Framed Original Peacock Feather, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Spain, circa 1970.
Materials:
Wood, feather.
Dimensions:
D 1,7 x W 22,7 cm x H 32,7 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consiste...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Derek Carruthers fiberglass wall panel United Kingdom 1975
By Derek Carruthers
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...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Framed Geometric Painted, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Manufactured Spain, circa 1970.
Materials:
Wood, fabric.
Dimensions:
D 1,6 x W 22,7 cm x H 32,8 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor signs of wear consisten...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of three ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of three tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Seventies modern artwork in resin of a fisherman, Belgium ca. 1970
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1970 / artwork / resin / mid-century / design / vintage
Large Belgium artwork in resin with earthly color pallet, around 1970. This exquisite artwork captures the essence ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Vintage Decorative Abstract Wall Work Ceramic Tile
Located in Seattle, WA
This tile is white and brown toned paint or glaze on top of a ceramic tile. Wall hook in the back for hanging. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 8 W ; 6...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ethereal Threads: Tapestry Textile Sculpture from Spain, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Immerse yourself in the artistry of a bygone era with the "Timeless Threads" Tapestry Textile Sculpture, a captivating wall-mounted natural artwork from Spain, circa 1980. Crafted by...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rattan
Magnificent Nino Caruso White Ceramic Decorative Panel, 1975, Signed
By Nino Caruso
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Elevate your interior decor with this stunning vintage grande pannello decorativo crafted by the renowned Italian ceramic artist, Nino Caruso, in 1975. Exuding timeless elegance and ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Original Mixed Media Artwork of the River Rainforest by Laura Emerson
Located in Seattle, WA
Professionally framed and matted within wooden frame. Signed in the Lower Corner.Beautiful textile and line Work. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 24 W...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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 canvas. Signed “Rodriguez” on t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Fabric
Unique vintage set of 8 panels in carved aluminum by Nerone Ceccarelli.
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
REF : 10248
8 Wall panels in aluminum, engraved, patinated and painted by Nerone Ceccarelli and Giancarlo Patuzzi.
Italy, 1973
Dimensions: 790 x H 200 x Depth 2 cm
Nerone Ceccarell...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Stained Glass Wall Art of Scenic Desert Landscape.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Vintage stained glass piece has vibrant coloring and a retro feel. The orange sky and sand have a marbled effect to it. Silver Toned metal detailing and framing. Vintage Conditi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Rosenthal Studio Line Porcelain Plate by Björn Wiinblad 'Limited Edition'
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning wall plaque by Bjorn
Wiinblad for Rosenthal. The plaque was produced in 1975 in an edition of 5000, and this one is number 1328.
The text on the plate is German ‘auch die...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
M. Fleischer Large Scale Abstract Crumpled Paper Modern Art Painting 1987
Located in Chattanooga, TN
M. Fleischer’s intriguing large scale work of art challenges what we commonly consider “painting.” The work itself is a sheet of paper, creased to create a richly textured surface. T...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Plexiglass, Paper
20th Century Ottavio Gigliotti for Gavina Panel mod. Gemmazione continua
Located in Turin, Turin
The professional path of Ottavio Gigliotti (born in 1947 in Martirano, in the province of Catanzaro) began in 1980, the year Design Lab was founded, a silk-screen printing laboratory...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
French Needlepoint of Four Seasons (Les Quatre Saisons), Framed 1970s Tapestry
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed, vibrant and hand-stitched needlepoint featuring the four seasons -- spring, summer, winter and fall -- executed with tapestry wool. The attention to detail is evident with th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tile Decorative Wall Art With Fish Motif.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece of Ceramic Artwork has been placed on top of a stone or marble base.Unable to verify if the base is stone or marble. Wall hanging hook on the back. No Makers mark. Vintage...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Dried Pressure Flower Decorative Wall Hanging Within Glass Frame.
Located in Seattle, WA
The glass frame is beveled with the Artist signature etched into the lower corner. The main flower used are pansies, with a variety of other flowers. Vintage Condition Consistent wit...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Japanese Painting of Kimono in Giltwood Frame, Signed and Numbered, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage framed large Japanese painting of colorful kimono in a gilt frame. Signed and numbered (14/17) in upper left, faint signature is not legible, dated 1970. Sticker in Japanese ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
7 Hand Painted & Signed Bjørn Wiinblad Porcelain Plates for Rosenthal, 1970s
Located in Andernach, DE
Bjorn Wiinblad, Danish artist, has created this beautiful series for German art glass & porcelain makers Rosenthal for their Studio-Line art edition.
Plates from 1975 with the Annunc...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas Glass Plates 1976, 1977 & 1980
Located in Andernach, DE
Bjorn Wiinblad, Danish artist, has created this beautiful series for German art glass & porcelain makers Rosenthal for their Studio-Line art edition.
The Christmas decoration has bee...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Framed Cross Stitch Embroidered Textile.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece features two brass toned hinge hooks coming from the top of the frame. Maroon colored frame. Embroidered Textile may be of Chinese origin based on Research. The Textile is...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Textile
Modern Screen Print Craig Ellwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1922-1992,
Craig Ellwood was an influential Los Angeles based architect.
His building designs were the quintessential post and beam structures that were part of the California modern...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Monumental Vintage Modernist Artist Made Stained Glass Hanging Panel
Located in El Cajon, CA
The visual impact of this piece is a bit difficult to put Into words!
It looks like a piece that would be original to a sprawling redwood organic. modernist handcrafted home in Big S...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Fossil Bonefish Fish Copper Wall Decoration Wall Panel Picture Vintage, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful, vintage copper Bone Fish themed wall decor picture. It would make a beautiful ornament at your wall. Vibrant colors and excellent craftsmanship. Also a great wall hangin...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
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
Nerone e Patuzzi wall panel Gruppo NP2 Italy 1972
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Sculptural wall panel designed by Nerone & Patuzzi and manufactured by Forme & Superfici in Italy in 1972. This is number 40 of an edition of 100. It is not clear if the entire editi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Zinc
Vintage Framed Handmade Needle Point Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Artwork Contains paper Work on the Tutorial of this Piece, as well as Some Magazine Clippings from the Original Owner. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimens...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Colorful Retro, vintage wall ceramic lion by Klára Kertész
Located in Budapest, HU
Klára Kertész retro lion wall ceramic. Cheerful, colorful unique piece, made around the 1970s. In excellent condition, marked.
In our studio, you can also find a rooster, which is a true collector's rarity.
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Klára Kertész (Tiszakorod, 1909 - Budapest, 1997) ceramic artist.
In 1938, he began his ceramic career with István Gádor. A later Kossuth prize-winning ceramist, he also considered Margit Kovács as his modern Master. His figures and vessel forms were greatly influenced by folk art. He often shaped animal figures. became a student of the creator of Hungarian industrial...
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1970s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Fiber Art by Janet Kuemmerlein
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This expansive fiber art weaving by Janet Kuemmerlein boasts a vibrant palette of yellow, orange, reds, and greens, intricately intertwined to form a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Yarn, Rope, Plywood
After Bernard Buffet 1971 Blue Hydrangeas Wool Tapestry Framed Wall Art
Located in East Hampton, NY
Made by DMC in the 70's, this is a vividly colored wool woven tapestry framed in a brass finish aluminum frame SIGNED Bernard Buffet 1971 to top.
NOTE: THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WI...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Colorful Retro, vintage wall ceramic rooster by Klára Kertész
Located in Budapest, HU
Klára Kertész retro rooster wall ceramic. Cheerful, colorful unique piece, made around the 1970s. In excellent condition, marked, rare ceramic. You can find a lion as well from Klara Kertesz in our collection. If you buy both we can give a discount:)
In our studio, you can also find a rooster, which is a true collector's rarity.
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Klára Kertész (Tiszakorod, 1909 - Budapest, 1997) ceramic artist.
In 1938, he began his ceramic career with István Gádor. A later Kossuth prize-winning ceramist, he also considered Margit Kovács as his modern Master. His figures and vessel forms were greatly influenced by folk art. He often shaped animal figures. became a student of the creator of Hungarian industrial...
Category
1970s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Greg Copeland Art Mult-Layer Quatrefoil Diamond Cut-Paper Assemblage
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage 1970s era Greg Copeland framed, cut-paper assemblage. Copeland is a 20th Century and contemporary artist known for his geometric pattern artworks. This piece features a quatr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Large Ceramic wall Relief, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large ceramic wall relief, 1970s. The panel shows a harmonious and rhythmic composition of cylindrical elements in different colors. The panel is composed of several large tiles fixe...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Wall Cross, Red & Beige, Hand Made Studio Pottery, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This wall cross is compact in wingspan and proportions, possessing a substantial thickness. The Christ figure on the cross radiates a glowy glossy red hue across most of the cross's ...
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Wall Fish Cote D’Azur Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish signed Côte d’Azur Vallauris , Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract modern wall sculpture Romoh France 1973
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful organic shaped wall sculpture made by unknown artist in France, 1973. The stamp on the bottom says Romoh 73. The solid pine wood has a nice pattern This sculpture has a uni...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pine
1970s Terracotta Silver Wall Hanging Artwork Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Sculptural Terracotta Silver Wall Hanging Artwork Italy
Modernist design Terracotta and sterling
inscription IRAM NATALE 1971-1972. Marato
Or...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bernhard E. Rhone Oxidized Metal Etching
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Rhone Oxidized Metal Etching c.1970s, Canada. Rhone, a German born artist began experimenting with metal oxidation and acid etching in the late 1960s to create a body of wor...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Teak, Pine
Rosenthal Studio Line Porcelaiin Otto Piene 'Limited Edition'
By Otto Piene, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning wall plaque by Otto Piene for Rosenthal. The plaque was produced in 1973 in an edition of 3000, and this one is number 1670.
It is a decorative art plate in a rainbow desi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Plates by Rosenthal 1980s
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Piero Fornasetti said that he chose Lina Cavalieri for her archetypal beauty. It's clear what he meant. Fornasetti designed more than 400 variations of her face, some winking, some c...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Original Abstract Framed and Matted Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Abstract Illustration on Brown Paper within a Silver Toned Frame. No Makers Mark. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 25 W ; 1/4 D ; 22 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
White plaster wall relief by Momcilo Milovanovic, 1975
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Unique plaster wall relief by Momcilo Milovanovic (1921 - 2013), France 1975. Milovanovic studied sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
Vintage CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF ATELIER 1970's West German Ceramic Wall Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1970's Carstens Tönnieshof Atelier West German ceramic wall plaque with 3 heavy sculptural ceramic tiles linked by thick blackened steel chain. Originally found hanging in ga...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Giovanni de Simone Ceramic Tile Italian Design Multi-Color Swordfish Marlin 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giovanni de Simone ceramic tile Italian design multi-color swordfish marlin.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Vintage Art Work by Thomas Nawrocki
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage artwork by American artist Thomas Nawrocki. Entitled Kaleidoscope, Steeple Scope Window. This large-scale framed piece is made from colorful vinyl stitched together to create...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Painting by Peter Keil, Acrylic On Grey Paper, Germany, Signed, No Frame, C 1970
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 a...
Category
1970s German 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.
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