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Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
century, brought about a profound change in aesthetic values and gave birth to a truly modern sensitivity
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Table À Plateau Interchangeable, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
cultural movement which, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Tables À Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in aesthetic values
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rio Table, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
movement which, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Rattan

Rio Table, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
movement which, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Rio Table, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
movement which, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

François Godebski Signed Fractal Resin Globe Sculpture in Amethyst Purple
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Sculptural resin globe by François Godebski (1940–1997), France, created and dated 1980. Executed
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Charlotte Perriand Rio Table for Cassina: a Timeless Design Masterpiece
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
cultural movement of the 20th century, contributed to interior composition by creating a new way of living
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Le Corbusier charlotte perriand bowl vide poche, 1950s, set of 2
By Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Lumax
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Rare authentic and iconic modern glass storage compartment or ashtray designed by the famous French
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Acrylic Swivel Chair with Wheels, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
extraordinary office or desk chair is sure to capture attention and fascination in any space you inhabit.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Acrylic

Jalousie (Jealousy) gilt bronze paperweight by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Jalousie” (Jealousy), gilt bronze paperweight by Line Vautrin. Chiselled gilt bronze paperweight depicting a figure secretly peering through a louvered shutter, a poetic reference t...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Diplomat Table by Fin Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
titan of mid-century Danish design alongside Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, and Børge Mogensen, crafted
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Large Vintage Clothespin – Decorative Object Paperweight – Circa 1970
By Cini Boeri, Pierre Cardin, Guzzini
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
design to any desk, console, or shelf. A playful nod to utilitarian forms, this piece is ideal for
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Steel

1950s Style of Hermès Distressed Leather Note Pad Holder
By Hermès
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French style of Hermes leather wrapped wood memo note pad holder desk accessory vintage circa 1950s
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Leather, Wood

1960 Lino Sabattini Christofle Design Silver Metal Paperweight
By Christofle, Lino Sabattini
Located in Brescia, IT
Paperweight Lino Sabattini for Christofle France 1960 Silver Metal Mark manufacture impressed Very
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Metal

Large Millefiori Paperweight attrib. to Saint Louis, Scrambled Paperweight
By Saint Louis
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning paperweight dating back to the late 19th Century with roses and flowers that will spark
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Antique Late 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murrine

Mid-century brass table / desk lamp, France ca. 1950
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century brass table / desk lamp France, circa 1950s Articulating adjustable hat. Burgundy
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

RESTORED DANiSH ARNE VODDER FOR SIBAST MODEL 419 HARDWOOD LEATHER OFFICE CHAIR
By Arne Vodder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
exact price. This chair belongs in a museum, it is simply put a work of art. The frame is period mid
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat White Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
slightly from your monitor About the Designer: Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Steel

Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat Maroon Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Designer: Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper (Brittany) in 1971. He went to the École
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Steel

Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat Black Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
slightly from your monitor About the Designer: Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Steel

1950s Style of Hermès Distressed Leather Memo Note Pad Holder
By Hermès
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French style of Hermes leather wrapped wood memo note pad holder desk accessory vintage circa 1950s
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Wood

2 penguin sculptures, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Chrome

Très rare porte courrier par André Vigneau pour Steph Simon
By Andre Vigneau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Really rare tray by the photographer and designer André Vigneau for the gallery Steph Simon in 1957.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Wood

Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dar
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dark
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Plastic

Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Leather Made in France A
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Bronze, Chrome

Daum Crystal Marly Car Relief Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning crystal car paperweight or decorative sculpture is by Daum, France, and was hand-made
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Crystal

Late 20th Century/C. 1970 Silvered Napoleon Empereur Letter Opener by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in North Miami, FL
produced iconic mid-century/late 20th century silverware designs that combined modern and neoclassical
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Late 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Letter Openers

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Silver, Silver Plate, Metal

MCM Brass / Leather Long Shoehorn in the Style of Jacques Adnet by Arfango
By Jacques Adnet
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM brass and leather long shoehorn in the style of Jacques Adnet by Arfango, circa 1960s. The piece has a brass handle and Horn attached by saddle leather wrapped bar an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Brass

Cellier Stitched Leather Pen Holder in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pen holder is made of cellier stitched leather and glass. This is a French work in the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Leather, Glass

Set of Leather Lamp, Basket, Paper Holder, Diary and Pen Holder, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice desk set is constituted of a lamp, a basket, a paper holder, a diary and a pen holder
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

1970s Large Italian Murano Floral Paperweight
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
and ranging in date and style from Baroque to Mid-Century Modern. In short, we are a treasure trove of
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Baccarat "Victor Hugo" Crystal Inkwell
By Robert Rigot
Located in Queens, NY
French midcentury (1980s-1990s) limited edition (28/450) " Victor Hugo" crystal inkwell with a six
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

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Crystal

Mid-Century Modern Wall Secretary Desk in Walnut
By Galerie Møbler 1
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Wall secretary desk, model Odense. Oiled solid walnut. Natural leather interior full grain
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2010s French Secretaires

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Leather, Walnut

Millefiori Paperweight Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight, 1960s
By Formia Murano
Located in Antwerp, BE
Murano midcentury modern 1960s Millefiori flower, green, blue, red, white murine Italian Art Glass
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Murrine

Mid-Century Modern Wall Secretary Desk in Oak
By Galerie Møbler 1
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Wall secretary desk, model Odense. Oiled solid oak. Natural leather interior full grain untreated
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2010s French Secretaires

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Leather, Walnut

Vintage 1970s Roger Bezombes Bronze Starfish Medallion Table Sculpture
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1971. This is a Starfish like form Paperweight by French Artist Roger Bezombes, stamped with initials
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

Midcentury Perforated Metal Letter Holder Catch It All
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in San Diego, CA
Petite black enameled letter holder, catch it all circa 1950s, simple design in original finish great decorative piece.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Metal

Carl Auböck for Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermes letter opener, 1960s by Carl Auböck
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Brass

Authentic Jean Prouvé Metropole "305 / Standard Chair" in Metal Plywood 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare "Standard Chair / Metropole 305" in black painted metal and plywood by Jean Prouvé produced by Ateliers Jean Prouvé, 1950s. In good vintage condition with patina from age and us...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Yonel Lebovici "Ressort" Letter Holder, Nickel, Steel, Signed
By Yonel Lebovici
Located in New York, NY
label which reads: Made in France. Yonel Lebovici (1937-1998) Having obtained a diploma in aeronautics
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Stainless Steel

Lounger and ottoman "Alta" by Oscar Niemeyer / Authentic
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Zürich, CH
and 1970. Apart from rare French mid-century modern design artefacts by Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Prouvé
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Signed Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A magnificent c.1950s Baccarat Five Row Concentric Close-Packed Millefiori Paperweight. The base features the acid etched post-war Baccarat mark. Large and showy with great bright co...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour
Located in Oirlo, LI
an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamps by André Mounique for Maison Jumo - France
By Andre Mounique
Located in Girona, Girona
Pair of desk lamps, articulated by two ball joints, black and white lacquered steel base and
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Ransomers Patent De La Rue 02 Antique Traveling Inkwell
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful antique traveling inkwell, made of wood and steel. Great condition. By De La Rue.
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

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Metal

Paul Ysart Glass Paperweight with Py Cane Early Period, Scotland Circa 1930s
By Paul Ysart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and technical ability, reinventing 19th Century French methods of paperweight layout and design. He
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Christian Dior, Pencil Holder in Silver Metal, circa 1970
By Christian Dior
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Christian Dior, pencil holder in silver metal, circa 1970.
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

Two Heavy Sculpture Bronze Eggplant Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Two heavy solid bronze patinated eggplant "Aubergine" sculptures. Organic sculpture paperweight metal bronze eggplant with dark bronze patina. Nice to use as paperweight or decorat...
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Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

John Deacons Perthshire Millefiori glass presse-papier 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
in modern offices usually cannot be opened. In earlier centuries, when the paperweight was a common
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20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
, partly because the windows in modern offices usually cannot be opened. In earlier centuries, when the
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
, precision and innovation. In 1903, Edmond Jaeger, a watchmaker for the French Navy based in Paris
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
less, partly because the windows in modern offices usually cannot be opened. In earlier centuries
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Vintage 1960s Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Paper Clip by Franzi in Leather and Steel, Gucci Style, Italy, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
machinery and specialized manpower: master leather craftsmen are hired from Austria and France to train
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Ronan Bouroullec Chromed Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
slightly from your monitor About the designer: Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Steel

Millefiori Glass Paperweight Orange Green Blue, Vasart, Scotland c.1960s
By Vasart
Located in Glasgow, GB
the paperweight are larger stems of millefiori in bold tones of green, French navy, and white. The
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Set of 12 Chairs 50° in Leather and Wood, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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Mid Century Modern French Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century modern French desk you’re looking for. Each mid century modern French desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Find 805 options for an antique or vintage mid century modern French desk now, or shop our selection of 39 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century modern French desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century modern French desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one mid century modern French desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Guillerme et Chambron, Jacques Adnet and Le Corbusier produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern French Desk?

Prices for a mid century modern French desk start at $1 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $2,941.

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

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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.