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Unique Modernist Wooden Floor Lamp, England, C. 1951
Located in London, GB
of Britain.
Billed as ‘a tonic to the nation’, millions of families attended the Festival of Britain
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
Robin Day Dining Set, Hille, 1950, UK
By Robin Day, S. Hille
Co.
Located in London, GB
prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. The Hille furniture company
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1950s Double Helix Sideboard by Gordon Russell
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
by Gordon Russell. This was designed in the very early 1950s, and was on display at the festival of
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood
1950s Double Helix Sideboard by Gordon Russell
By Judith Ledeboer, David Booth, Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
Broadway. Model 407 originally exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951, later went into production in
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Lynn Chadwick 1972 Lithograph "Sitting Figures In Stripes III" Signed
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Norwich, GB
make three works for the Festival of Britain exhibition. Represented in most major collections
Category
Vintage 1970s British Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
A.B. Read Ivory Pair of Brass and Aluminium "Versalite" Wall Lights, 1948
Located in London, GB
" range was at the `Design at Work' exhibition in 1948 and then at the Festival of Britain exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Robin Day Hillestak Chair, UK 1950s
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in London, GB
Festival of Britain. The Hille furniture company was started in east London in 1906. In 1949 they recruited
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Walnut
Robin Day Walnut Fold-Down Table Hille, UK, 1950
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British Industrial designer, best known for his injection-moulded
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Robin Day Hillestak Dining Set Hille, UK, 1950s
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in London, GB
with the seating for the Festival of Britain. The Hille furniture company was started in east London in
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Original large WONDERFUL Impressionist oil painting of SELFRIDGES LONDON 1981
Located in Cirencester, GB
commissions for Central Office of Information at the 1951 Festival of Britain. He taught for many years in the
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare 1930s Bauhaus Glass Ball Pendant Light by A.B Read for Troughton
Young
By Alfred Read
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
the central chandelier and all other lighting for the Royal Pavilion at the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury 1950s English Gordon Russell Sideboard Double Helix Mahogany Birch
By Judith Ledeboer, David Booth, Gordon Russell
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
David Booth and Judith Ledeboer for the Festival of Britain exhibition in 1951.
The sideboard is made
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Isle of Wight Festival Original Vintage Poster, British, 1969
By David Fairbrother-Roe
Located in Devon, GB
of Wight Festival. Just 11 days after Woodstock, over 150,000 peace-loving revellers from all over
Category
Vintage 1960s British Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Versalite Desk Lamp by A B Read for Troughton
Young Postwar British
By A.B. Read 1
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
used throughout the interior decor scheme in the Royal Festival Hall at the 1951 Festival of Britain
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
Drum Table by Robert Heritage
By Robert Heritage
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
has been fully polished and is in excellent condition throughout
Following the Festival of Britain in
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Set of Four Mid Century Jason Chairs by Carl Jacobs
By Carl Jacobs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
were installed in the South Bank Restaurant on the site of the Festival of Britain.'
Victoria & Albert
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Carved Antique Stone Plaque by a Student of Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the Festival of Britain. It was for this that he received his knighthood, remaining in the public eye
Category
Mid-20th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Robin Day Recliner Armchair Hille, UK, 1952
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British Industrial designer, best known for his injection-moulded
Category
20th Century Great Britain (UK) Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gordon Russell Helix Sideboard Designed By David Booth
Judith Ledeboer Circa
By Ledeboer and Booth
Located in Norwich, GB
baize, showing some light marks.
The Helix sideboard was exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood, Sapele Wood
Modernist Black Metal Uplight Chandelier, A.B. Read for Troughton
Young, 1940s
By A.B. Read 1
Located in London, GB
in the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Read is seen as a Pioneer in Lighting design. His interest in
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Metal
Modernist Black Metal Chandelier, A.B. Read for Troughton
Young 1940
s
By A.B. Read 1
Located in London, GB
designed this lamp for manufacturer Troughton & Young in 1948. This light was exhibited in the Festival of
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Metal
1950s Original Ernest Race Lady Cocktail Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
aluminum chair of 1945 and the Antelope, designed for the Festival of Britain in 1951.The BA3 won a Gold
Category
Vintage 1950s British Chairs
Materials
Leather
London, Portrait of a City, XL Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
$68 / item
Ernest Race, Vintage DA Armchair, 1940
s, in Black Velvet
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
, designed for the Festival of Britain in 1951. The BA3 won a gold medal at the 10th Milan Trienale in 1954
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Gonville and Caius College Cambridge Hugh Casson limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Color
Downing College Cambridge Hugh Casson limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Color
Lovely 1953 Gordon Russell Double Helix Sideboard Hardwood and Bombay Hardwood
By David Booth, Gordon Russell
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
David Booth and Judith Ledeboer for the Festival of Britain exhibition in 1951.
The sideboard is made
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Hardwood
Robin Day for Habitat Three Seater Mid-Century "Forum" Sofa
By Robin Day
Located in Los Angeles, CA
contemporaries, Charles and Ray Eames. He came to prominence at the Festival of Britain in 1951, designing the
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Robin Day for Habitat Three Seater Mid-Century "Forum" Sofa Lounge Chair Set
By Robin Day
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to prominence at the Festival of Britain in 1951, designing the seating for the Royal Festival Hall
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
ORIGINAL Still Life LARGE Scottish Colourists Oil Painting William Crosbie RSA
By William Crosbie
Located in Cirencester, GB
& Albert Museum’s Britain Can Make It show in 1946 and the Festival of Britain, in 1951, were examples.
He
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fusion, John Tunnard (1900-1971)
By John Tunnard
Located in London, GB
for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Tunnard settled in Cornwall, near the south tip of the Lizard
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Lovely Heal
Sons Victorian Mahogany with Regency Blue Leather Top Partner Desk
By Heal
s
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
was converted to produce parachutes.
Heal's featured at the Festival of Britain in 1951 and in 1977
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Rare Silver Plated Roast Beef Trolley Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
and he exhibited these at the Festival of Britain in 1951. One of their premium products was the
Category
Vintage 1950s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Brinkmanship, Pheasants in the snow, Sporting Art by Peter Biegel
Located in Harkstead, GB
year he had twenty of his paintings shown at the Festival of Britain Exhibition.
By the mid 1960's
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel in red Cambridge linocut print
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Linocut
Vintage Rare Silver Plated Roast Beef Trolley
Located in London, GB
and began making trolleys and trays for the catering business and he exhibited these at the Festival
Category
Vintage 1950s English Serving Pieces
In the style of Henry Moore, Mother and Child in Rocking Chair
Located in Surfside, FL
Festival of Britain in 1951, and in 1958 produced a large marble reclining figure for the UNESCO building
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Metal
Henry Moore 1973 Lithograph edition 28/75 Sculpture Figures Reclining Nudes
By Henry Moore
Located in Surfside, FL
. He exhibited Reclining Figure: Festival at the Festival of Britain in 1951, and in 1958 produced a
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Robin Day RD1 Table
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Designed for use on the terrace of the Royal Festival Hall during the Festival of Great Britain in
Category
Vintage 1950s British Tables
Materials
Steel
$4,806
James Hart Festival of Britain 1951 London map poster UK Mid Century art print
By James Hart
Located in London, GB
Festival of Britain
Lithographic poster map
45x58cm
Folding map published for London Transport and British
Category
1950s Realist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart, Folding Trolley, Festival of Britain
Located in Leicester, GB
A rare Mid-Century Modern folding trolley bar cart from the 1950s or 1960s. The trolley has a gorgeous angular X shaped leg structure with large brass coloured wheels. Two beautiful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Male Nude. Peter William Ibbetson. Graphite On Paper. Dated 1948
By Peter William Ibbetson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
artist with good pedigree.
Sitter unknown
He was responsible for the Science Mural at the festival of
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Ink and Wash by Peter William Ibbetson, English, circa 1940
By Peter William Ibbetson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Festival of Britain, 1951.
Category
Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) Other Paintings
Materials
Paper
A Set of Four Vintage Ernest Race Antelope Chairs Painted Outdoor Dining Garden
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A set of four Ernest Race Antelope chairs - originally designed for the Festival of Britain outdoor
Category
20th Century European Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Robin Day Hillestak Set of Six Early Edition Chairs
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British Industrial designer, best known for his injection-moulded
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut, Plywood
Writing Desk by Robin Day For Hillie. 1950
s
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
designer:
Robin Day was an iconic British industrial designer, best known for his injection-moulded
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Beech, Cherry
Gordon Russell Ltd of Broadway,
Double Helix
Sideboard, Designed 1951
By Judith Ledeboer, David Booth, Gordon Russell
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Booth and Judith Ledeboer, 1951 which was exhibited at the Festival of Britain. The design was an
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Sapele Wood
Set of Six Jason Chair by Carl Jacobs
By Carl Jacobs, Kandya
Located in London, GB
, with metal legs on later versions as an option. At the Festival of Britain in 1951 three hundred were
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Plywood
1950s Modernist Desk
Chair Set in Walnut
Leather by Robin Day for Hille
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
model 661 in walnut and matching blue leather, initially designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain at
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Single Jason Chair by Carl Jacobs
By Carl Jacobs, Kandya
Located in London, GB
, with metal legs on later versions as an option. At the Festival of Britain in 1951 three hundred were
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Jason Chair by Carl Jacobs
By Carl Jacobs, Kandya
Located in London, GB
, with metal legs on later versions as an option. At the Festival of Britain in 1951 three hundred were
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Beech, Mahogany, Walnut
Pair of Black Metal Up Light Chandelier’s A.B. Read for Troughton
Young, 1940s
By A.G. Thornton Ltd Manchester, A.B. Read 1
Located in London, GB
exhibited in the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Read is seen as a pioneer in lighting design. His interest in
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal, Nickel
British, 20th Century study for the painting ‘Eerda, 1960’ by Ivan Hitchens
By Ivon Hitchens
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Festival of Britain, he installed major murals at Cecil Sharp House and at the University of Sussex.
In
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
Students, Endless Talk on the Meaning of Life, Watercolour Painting, 1941
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Festival of Britain period and the abstract movements of the seventies. In his later years, Scarfe began to
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1936 Original London Transport Poster Betty Swanwick Green Line to Berkshire UK
By Betty Swanwick
Located in London, GB
and designing murals for the Festival of Britain and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. In 1979
Category
1930s Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Students, Chess Players, Chelsea (Longridge Road), Watercolour Painting, 1941
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Festival of Britain period and the abstract movements of the seventies. In his later years, Scarfe began to
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hugh Casson Government Building Singapore watercolour
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
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Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023In Britain, John Wilkinson made the first mass-produced iron chairs during the 1770s. However, handcrafted iron chairs appeared much earlier. In the mid-thirteenth century, King Edward I commissioned three iron chairs for St. Paul’s Cathedral. The artisan who made these pieces is unknown. On 1stDibs, find a range of iron chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Moore is considered Britain's greatest sculptor due to the impact his art had on his contemporaries and successors and because of the fame and success he enjoyed during his life. Henry Moore’s forms are usually abstractions with pierced or hollow spaces responding to the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. Many interpreters liken the undulating forms of his reclining figures to the landscape and hills of his Yorkshire birthplace. Moore became well known through his carved marble and larger-scale abstract cast bronze sculptures and was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom. Most of the money he earned went toward endowing the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues supporting education and promoting the arts. Shop a diverse assortment of Henry Moore art on 1stDibs.
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