Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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
Period: 1940s
Barovier Murano Glass and Brass Flower Sconces, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Art Deco Murano Sconces by Ercole Barovier. These bellflower shaped sconces were produced in Italy during the late 1940s.
All in fabulous condition with no chips or crack...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Designer, Pendant Light, Glass, Rope, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pink glass and pink rope pendant light designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 9.5"H x 13.75"W x 13.75"D
Stem Length (inches): 6.5"
Dimensions of...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rope, Glass
1940 Paolo Buffa Cane Wood Italian Design Pair of Armchairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Armchairs
Paolo Buffa
Italy, 1940
Rare and stunning armchairs.
Wood and Cane. Upholstery in light blue velvet.
Original condictions shown in the pictures.
Elegance shapes an...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Barovier Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Flower Sconces, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous pair of Art Deco Murano Sconces by Ercole Barovier. These bellflower shaped sconces were produced in Italy during the late 1940s.
Al...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wabi-Sabi French Rectangular Mirror with Raw Edges and Foxing, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
A bold and authentic French industrial mirror from the 1940s, this rectangular wall piece embodies raw materiality and quiet resilience. Stripped of ornament, the mirror plate is exp...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Sven Markelius "Orchestra" Stacking Chairs, Birch, Swedish Mid-Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "Orchestra" stacking chairs by renowned Swedish architect and designer Sven Markelius, dating from the Mid-Century period. Crafted with elegant birch frames and featuring th...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Grosfeld House, Chests of Drawers, Walnut, Leather, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of green-dyed leather and walnut chests of drawers produced by Grosfeld House, USA, c. 1940s.
Scratching and denting present to wood consistent with age and use
Wear to gree...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Pair of Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass and Brass Table Lamps, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful pair of table lamps in Murano crystal "Rostrato" glass and brass. These incredibly charming and rare table lamps were designed by Barovier & Toso and made in Murano, Italy...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lisa-Johansson Pape Pendant in Brass, Birch, Rattan, & Glass Flowers, Orno 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and early Lisa Johansson-Pape ceiling pendant with a wooden birch center and three brass arms and rattan shades. The center has also removable glass flower decorations.
...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large table lamp in "rostrato" Murano mouthblown glass and brass completed by an off-white cotton lampshade. This incredibly charming and unique table lamp was designed by ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Danish 1940s Banana Form Curved Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very elegant Danish 1950s curved two-seat sofa raised on a beech frame and legs. These type of sofas was manufactured from the 30's and up through the early 50's. This ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Gio Ponti certified walnut and velvet daybed sofa, Italy, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An unique and elegant daybed sofa in walnut and velvet, design by Gio Ponti, Italian manufacture, 1940s
With just a few clean and essential lines, Gio Ponti defines the design of th...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Exceptional Blown Glass Vase - Early XXth Century - Spanish Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elevate your decor with the exceptional beauty of this vintage blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Created by an unknown Spanish manufacturer circa 1940, this vase remains ...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Danish Cabinetmaker Sofa, Curved Banana Shape, Mid-Century 1940s, Settee
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This beautiful banana-shaped sofa is a true testament to Danish craftsmanship from the mid-20th century. Built in the 1930s or 1940s by an unknown cabinetmaker, it is heavy, strong, ...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940s Sofa with with Wooden Armrests by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fantastic 1940s Alfred Christensen designed sofa in his characteristic style of wooden armrests carved from solid elm wood and made by Slagelse Mobelvaerk in the 1940s. Beautiful ref...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Elm
Fine French 1940's Gueridon / Side Table by Maison Ramsay
Located in Long Island City, NY
Maison Ramsay - A fine French 1940s gueridon / side table with a gilded patinated wrought iron base that supports a round glass slab top.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish 1940s Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very elegant and organic looking Danish 1930-40s curved two-seat sofa raised on a beech frame and legs. These type of sofas was manufactured from the 30's and up throug...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940s Lounge Chair Organic Shape Mogens Lassen Style V
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1940's medium height lounge chair in the style of Flemming Lassen with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Nice presence and very comfortable. Ra...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Barcelona, ES
Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chêne in ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Parchment Paper, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and beige parchment paper table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
The brass neck presents with light discoloration.
Pen scribbling to inside of lampsh...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Jens Risk Sideboard / Dresser
By Jens Risom
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Model S-240 bachelor's chests in blonde cerused oak by Jens Risom, likely produced in his NYC workshop c. 1949. This pairwood finishing technique that creates a two-toned look, where...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Edwin Lutyens Style Loop Back Chair
Located in Riverdale, NY
Classic Lutyens Style Chair in original finish with unusual seat upholstery. Iconic pierced loop back design back and feet. Original finish has paint losses and can be easily restore...
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Alfred Christensen Low Back Easy Chair with Open Armrests, Denmark 1940's (v)
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic elegant Danish low back lounge chair from 1940s by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully curved stained beech. Nice slim elegant silhou...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940's Easy Lounge Chair with Amber Shearling and Wooden Armrests
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sublime lounge chair in the style of Viggo Boesen most likely made by Slagelse Mobelvaerk of Denmark sometime in the 1940s. This supercool low swung chair in unmarked but has the ch...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
Fritz Hansen Model 1582 Wingback Lounge Chair Danish Mid-Century
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool low swung wing back lounge chair made by Fritz Hansen in Copenhagen, Denmark as model 1582. The wooden armrests and legs are made of varnished oak wood showing great grain ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Charles and Ray Eames Early restored DCW Walnut Plywood Chairs, Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic pair DCW dining side chair in Walnut plywood. Early Herman Miller production from the fifties (5-2-5 screw configuration), just after Herman Miller took over production from E...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rubber, Walnut, Plywood
$1,294 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Barovier Table Lamp in Murano "Rostrato" Glass and Brass, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and very rare large table lamp entirely made in Murano "rostrato" mouth-blown glass and brass. This incredibly charming table lamp was designed by Barovier and made in Mu...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Goldman for PlyModern Walnut Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Goldman for Plymodern Molded Plywood Desk. Plymodern developed several designs all made of plywood. There is a bedroom grouping as well that you see sometimes. The desk maybe...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
Viggo Boesen Style 1940s Danish Low Club or Lounge Chair in Pearl Sheepskin
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comfortable, exuberant, and ultracool Danish lounge chair from the 1930-40's. These type of chairs were produced as companions to the curved "banana" sofas coming out of the of the ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Sheepskin
Charles and Ray Eames Early DCW Ash Plywood Dining Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Charles & Ray Eames DCW dining side chairs in Ash plywood. Early Herman Miller production from the fifties (5-2-5 screw configuration), just after Herman Miller took over prod...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rubber, Plywood, Ash
$1,198 Sale Price / item
20% Off
ALLAN ADLER 1950 Modernist Salt & Pepper Shakers In .925 Sterling Silver
By Allan Adler
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of salt & Pepper shakers designed by Allan Adler (1916-2002).
This is a pair of minimalist salt and pepper shakers designed by the American silversmith Allan Adler, back in 194...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,038 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century, Le Corbusier Wardrobe for Hunitè d'Habitation de Marseille
By Le Corbusier
Located in Turin, Turin
Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also painter, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called Modern architecture or the I...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Danish 1940s Curved Sofa Model 1668 by Ole Wanscher for Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb and rare sofa designed by Ole Wanscher and produced by Fritz Hansen as model 1668 probably in the 1940s. The model was seen in Fritz Hansen's catalog #4202 in 1951 and earlier...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Aino Aalto Pair of Club Chairs in Oak, Leather, & Floral Pattern, Artek 1940s.
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare pair of mid-century Aino Aalto club chairs from the 1930s-40s manufactured by Huonekalu- and Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The chairs are made of oak and feature a beautiful br...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Oak
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Medium: Color cliché
Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France
Date: 1947
Frame: Solid wood (example shown, final fra...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$664 Sale Price
50% Off
Paolo Buffa, Walnut Mid-Century Daybed, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970)
Rare and very elegant wooden daybed
Varnished walnut and fabric
Model created circa 1940
H 58 × L 205 × W 95 cm
Paolo Buffa was an Italian furniture des...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-Century Hawaiian Hula Girl Copper Table Lamp by Dodge
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is an original, late 1940s table lamp featuring a Hawaiian hula girl. Crafted from copper-plated spelter metal, it's a genuine Dodge product, showcasing the iconic mid-century a...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
$1,072 Sale Price
44% Off
Pablo Picasso Framed Color Cliche, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Pablo Picasso with this extraordinary color cliché, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stunning solid w...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$664 Sale Price
50% Off
Rattan Longue Chair By Egon Eiermann Model E10 1940s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Egon Eiermann Longue Chair Model E10 Germany 1949
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Dodge Hula Girl Copper Table Lamp w/ Lamp Shade
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1940s copper-plated spelter metal Dodge Hawaiian hula girl table lamp.
The lamp has been rewired and comes with the light socket workin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
$1,072 Sale Price
44% Off
Barovier & Toso Rare Pairs of Murano Glass Iridescent Clamshell Sconces 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso rare pairs of large clamshell sconces in heavy transparent iridescent Murano glass featuring deep ribbing and pronounced lobes, Italy, circa 1940....
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Expertly Restored - Eero Saarinen “Womb” Forest Green Leather Chair for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
French Modernist Art Deco Credenza Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
French Modernist Credenza Sideboard late Art Deco attributed to Gaston Poisson. Sensational French sideboard made in Paris 1940's showcasing an Art Deco Modernist design. Beautifu...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
Vintage desk chair with arms, off white patterned cotton fabric upholstery, polished ebony walnut wood structure. Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich ca.1940.
The lines of this chair ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pinewood Room Divider by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful room divider by Alvar Aalto, made from vertical slats of pine, snugly adjoined. Can be shaped in various ways and stands steadily on the ground.
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
ALFRED DUNHILL 1949 Desk Aquarium Lift Arm Petrol Lighter Perspex Lucite & Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Standard Aquarium desk lighter designed by Dunhill.
Very rare standard size Aquarium desk petrol lighter, designed by Alfred Dunhill back in the 1949. This mechanical lift arm light...
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1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$7,988 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco 1940s Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca dining chair with hand Cane seat and back
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco 1940s Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca dining chair with hand Cane seat and back. This Very unique chair is an armless B32 cantilever chrome steel tube chair. Classic design iconic c...
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1940s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$1,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Traditional Spanish Writing Desk in Oak Wood, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage traditional Spanish American writing desk. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservin...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Modern, Elmwood, Brass, Curved Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Elmwood, Brass, Arc Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940s
A modernist elmwood and brass curved floor lamp designed and produced in Italy c. 1940s. This example has it...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
George Nakashima Straight Chair for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by master craftsman George Nakashima for Knoll in 1946, the N19 chair was intended as a mass-produced counterpoint to the Nakashima Studio’s popular “Straight Chair.” The de...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Paul Goldman, Desk, Wood, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk designed by Paul Goldman and produced by Plymodern Furniture, USA, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 30” x 45” W x 23” D
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo buffa cherrywood writing desk, Italy, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An elegant cherrywood writing desk with fabric-covered drawers, design by Paolo Buffa, Italian manufacture, 1940s
This refined piece deserves to be observed from every angle to full...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
20th Century, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Coffee Table 1940
Located in Turin, Turin
After an apprenticeship with the glassmaker Giannotti Pietro Chiesa opened his own glass workshop in 1921. In the early 1920s he participated in the Monza Biennale, the Venice Bienna...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Danish 1940's Fritz Hansen Leather Sofa with New Sheepskin Seat
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare Danish club sofa produced in Denmark likely, circa late 1930s to early 1940's by Fritz Hansen of Denmark. Legs made from solid beech. Comfortable and super solid with nice and s...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin, Beech
Italian 1940s Single Stool in Wood and White Linen
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Single Stool in Wood and White Linen
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
Danish 1940s Curved Shape Sofa Model 1668 by Ole Wanscher for Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb and rare sofa designed by Ole Wanscher and produced by Fritz Hansen as model 1668 probably in the 1940. The model was seen in Fritz Hansen's catalog #4202 in 1951 and earlier ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Beech, Wool
1940s Club Chair in Tan Brown Patinated Leather in the Style of Fritz Hansen
By Oskar Hansen
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Very characteristic tan brown leather cigar / club chair from the 1940s made in Denmark and attributed to Oskar Hansen. This club chair in her complete and original condition. The ab...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
$2,742 Sale Price
30% Off
A "grissinato" sideboard in chestnut wood, Italy, late 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A mid-century Italian sideboard in chestnut wood with drawers and drop-down door, decorated drawer fronts, Italy, 1950s
This Italian sideboard from the mid-20th century reads like a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Original Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase in Lattimo Filigrana with Gold foil
Located in Bochum, NRW
Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase, from the 1940s, Italy.
A beautiful Fazzoletto original Murano glass in Lattimo Filigrana and gold foil spreaded. This beautiful p...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,006 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Fabio Ltd, Knoll, and Edward Wormley. 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.
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