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Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Glen Lukens Signed Early Midcentury Glazed California Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Glen Lukens
Located in Studio City, CA
addition to any collectors of Lukens' work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics collection or eye-catching accent
Category
Vintage 1920s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
F. Carlton Ball Midcentury Signed Ceramic Glazed California Studio Pottery Bowl
By F. Carlton Ball
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully glazed and textured Mid-Century Modern pottery bowl by renowned California
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Midcentury Large California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, exquisitely handmade bowl by pottery or ceramics masters husband and wife
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Decorative Ceramic Dish by Phillip H. Paradise, California, 1950s
By Phillip Herschel Paradise
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rare decorative earthenware dish by renowned Californian artist Phillip Herschel Paradise.
Hand
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ken Price Signed Midcentury Modern California Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price.
This an earlier work
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Dayle Rushall Incised California Studio Pottery
Located in Fulton, CA
Impressive, large-scale studio pot by California Artist Dayle Rushall. Exceptional detail to hand
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
MCM California Pottery Ashtray by Sascha Brastoff
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
any mid-century modern space. #3613
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Pottery
Bauer Big Ring Bowls California Pottery
By Bauer Pottery
Located in Cincinnati, OH
. Handcrafted by the Bauer Pottery company, California.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Pottery
$775 / set
Large MCM California Pottery Ashtray by Sascha Brastoff
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
number on underside. Would make a wonderful addition to any Mid-Century Modern space. #3683
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Redondo Beach California Tony’s Restaurant Cocktail Glasses 1960s
By George Briard, Culver Ltd., Fred Press
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mid-century Vintage Redondo Beach Tony’s Restaurant Cocktail Glass.
Vintage Tony's on the Pier
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Rupert Deese California Art Pottery 1960 Bowl
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in New York, NY
An original low art pottery ashtray low bowl by famed California craftsman, Rupert Deese. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$597 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Large California Studio Pottery Cigar Ashtray
By Stoneware Designs West, Edith Heath, Robert Maxwell
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
California Pottery, large vintage stoneware cigar ashtray.
Classic mid-century modern ashtray in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Set of four "California" ceramic plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
glaze. Stylish design.
Mid-20th century.
Excellent condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Dimensions
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury California Pottery Lidded Box by Sascha Brastoff
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
addition to any Mid-Century Modern space. #1082.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Pottery
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Atomic California Pottery Ashtray by Sascha Brastoff
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
number on underside. Would make a wonderful addition to any Mid-Century Modern space.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Pottery
$275 Sale Price
21% Off
Midcentury California Pottery Lettuce / Cabbage Plates by Brad Keeler
By Brad Keeler
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of eight California pottery lettuce / cabbage plates designed by Brad Keeler. They
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large MCM California Studio Pottery Signed Charger
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice California studio pottery charger, circa 1970s. The piece is signed on the reverse and
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Circular Black Tray Platter Couroc of Monterey California, 1960s
By The Couroc Company
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Couroc of Monterey California bird design barware serving black round tray.
A vintage mid century
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Bakelite
Set of Six California Pottery Ring Pattern Ceramic Tumblers by Bauer
By Bauer Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of six California pottery Ring pattern drinking glasses, by Bauer Pottery. This set
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery
Massice MCM California Studio Pottery Signed Charger
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice massive 22" eathenware studio pottery charger, circa 1970s. The piece is signed on the reverse and in excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks. The piece measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Pottery
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage California Green and Brown Ceramic Pottery Round Ashtray
By Edith Heath
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous vintage ashtray with a glowing splash in yellow, green and brown colors.
Classic Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
LaGardo Tackett California Modernist Design Terracotta Tall Pitcher Rockingham
By Rockingham Pottery Company, Lagardo Tackett
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare tall water pitcher by Lagardo Tackett for Rockingham. circa 1950's excellent condition no chips or cracks , beautiful glozy brown finish on terracotta .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Terracotta
California Studio Pottery Ashtray by Robert Maxwell, 1965
By Robert Maxwell
Located in Denton, TX
Blenko crackled glass in the center signed by Robert Maxwell.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Earthenware
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Abstract California Studio Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
and one of a kind piece. Would be a great addition to any collectors of Voulkos' work or Mid-Century
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Anagama Fired California Studio Pottery Wall Plate
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
Voulkos' work or Mid-Century Modern pottery/ceramics or make for an eye catching stand alone accent
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Robert McKeown Handcrafted Salt
Pepper Shakers, California, 1976
By Robert McKeown
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Robert McKeown Handcrafted Wood & Resin Salt & Pepper Shakers, California, 1976. Signed & Dated.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Resin, Walnut
Large Vintage Brown Round Ceramic California Studio Cigar Ashtray Catchall
By Robert Maxwell
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
-Century Modern, Made in USA, California.
Vintage from the 1960s.
Similar to: Robert Maxwell (Designer
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
$312 Sale Price
20% Off
Massive Midcentury Platter by Winfield Pottery of California
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive midcentury platter / serving tray by Winfield Pottery of California, circa 1950s. The piece
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Pottery
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Gladmark Solid Walnut Tray, Burbank California, 1960
s
By Gladmark, Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Gladmark Solid Walnut Tray, Burbank California, 1960's. Signed with makers mark to the bottom
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Walnut
$60 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Robert McKeown Handcrafted Salt
Pepper Shakers, California, 1976
By Robert McKeown
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Robert McKeown Handcrafted Wood & Resin Salt & Pepper Shakers, California, 1976.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Resin, Wood
California Pottery Mardi Gras Plate by Marc Bellaire
By Marc Bellaire
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a beautiful midcentury California Pottery plate signed by Marc Bellaire, circa 1960s. The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
American Ceramic California Design Signed Water Dispenser with Spigot
Lid
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
cracks California design.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Pottery
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Organic Modern California Art Pottery Ashtray in Red, Orange, and Yellow
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
California art studio potteries in 1950s - 1960s. It has an organic, asymmetrical sculptural shape with smoke
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
1970
s Large Porcelain Ashtray Yellow Cab by Jack Nadel California
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful elegant large ashtray by Jack Nadel of California circa 1970's with gold trim porcelain
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Porcelain
Lagardo Tackett
Kenji Fujita California Ceramic Fish Plate, 1960s
By Lagardo Tackett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic, beautifully designed, and decorated fish plate/platter by famed Mid Century designers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Tom McMillan Handmade California Studio Pottery Triple Footed Rock Boulder Vase
By Tom Mcmillin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California stoneware studio pottery boulder rock vase with three feet created by Tom McMillin
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Californian Pro Artisan Mustard Planter by David Cressey
Raul Coronel
By Raul Coronel, David Cressey, Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials
Mustard Glaze Stoneware
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stoneware
New / Old Stock Inlaid Wood "Floral" Tray by Couroc California
By The Couroc Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool brand new / old stock inlaid wood "flora" tray handcrafted by Couroc California, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Resin, Wood
Yerba Buena by Vanderslice Sterling Silver Flatware Set 41 Pcs California Silver
By W. K. Vanderslice
Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare "Yerba Buena" by Vanderslice circa 1865 California Silver Flatware set of 41 pieces. This set
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vtg 1960
s Janet Rothwoman California Studio Art Pottery Slab Plate Plaque
By Peter Voulkos
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to find Janet Rothwoman California studio art pottery plate/plaque dating from the 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 Enameled on Copper Purple Midcentury California Design Low Bowls
By Ellamarie
Jackson Woolley
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 enameled on copper in purple circa 1960s, California design. Egg shape very cool
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 3 Enameled on Copper Yellow Midcentury California Design Low Bowls
By Ellamarie
Jackson Woolley
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 enameled on copper in yellow circa 1960s, California design. Egg shape very cool
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vtg 1960
s Janet Rothwoman California Studio Art Pottery Slab Plate Plaque
By Peter Voulkos
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to find Janet Rothwoman California studio art pottery plate/plaque dating from the 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vtg 1960
s Janet Rothwoman California Studio Art Pottery Slab Plate Plaque
By Peter Voulkos
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to find Janet Rothwoman California studio art pottery plate/plaque dating from the 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vtg 1960
s Janet Rothwoman California Studio Art Pottery Slab Plate Plaque
By Peter Voulkos
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to find Janet Rothwoman California studio art pottery plate/plaque dating from the 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Piece California Pottery Smoking Set by Marc Bellaire, Excellent Condition
By Marc Bellaire
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hand painted, Signed Marc Bellaire set of four ceramic dishes. Three have indentations for whatever you are smoking and the fourth is to hold whatever you are smoking. Fruit motif in...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Pottery
Four Piece "Space Age" Serving Set of by Metlox of California
By Metlox Manufacturing Company
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool four piece "Space Age" serving set by Metlox of California, circa 1960s. The pattern
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Robert Trout California Studio Made Allied Crafts Laminated Wood Cutting Board
By Robert Trout
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Inlaid wood cutting board created by woodworker and jeweler Robert Trout of San Diego, California
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Butcher Blocks
Materials
Wood
Studio Made Salt
Pepper Shakers by California Artist Milton Cavagnaro
By Milton Cavagnaro
Located in Oakland, CA
Hand crafted salt and pepper shakers by Bay Area artist Milton Cavagnaro, he was a jeweler, painter and craft maker such as these shakers for example. Black wooden bodies in a modern...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early Dora De Larios California Studio Pottery Bowl with Abstract Modern Design
By Dora De Larios
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade California studio stoneware bowl with abstract modern carved design created by Dora De
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage California Blue Glaze Planter Pot with Saucer by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern ceramic pottery planter manufactured by Gainey Ceramics of La Verne, California
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
1952 Los Angeles Potteries Amorphous Ceramic Flamingo Bowl in Yellow
Located in Red Lion, PA
This rare 1952 Flamingo Bowl by Los Angeles Potteries is a striking example of mid-century
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Allan Adler California Midcentury Modern Pipkin
By Allan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver pipkin. Made by Allan Adler in California. Round and tapering
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Allan Adler California Midcentury Modern Creamer
Sugar
By Allan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver creamer and sugar. Made by Allan Adler in California. Creamer
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Dodds Abstract Studio Ceramic Tray 1960s, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful abstract ceramic tray by California potter, Rose Dodds, circa 1960s. Signed by artist.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Large David Cressey
Robert Maxwell “Teardrop Sunburst” Planter for Earthgender
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Maxwell for Earthgender, is a masterpiece of mid-century California ceramics. With a commanding presence
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture
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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