Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
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
Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron Andirons, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist wrought iron andirons have pure lines and are very elegant. Very nice quality with rivets. French work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Pair of modernist wrought iron andirons, French, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,269 / set
Mid Century Garden Chair with Pillow, Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A very comfortable garden chair made in the mid 1950's in Austria. The back of the chair has almost a lyrical feeling, in how the metal was formed. The back flexes, packing the chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$2,675 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Salterini Pair Neva-Rust Patio Dining Chairs
By Salterini
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely pair of Mid-Century Modern Neva-Rust patio dining chairs by Salterini comprised of their original yellow linen looking textured vinyl or faux leather fabric and black painted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Carved Wood Female or Angel with Breastplate Design
Located in Wichita, KS
This Wood Carved Vintage Angel Sculpture has alot of history. The Manhattan Angels were commissioned sometime in the mid-twentieth century for a church restoration in New York City. The sculptor, Bogden Bogkowski, was commissioned to carve these “angels” for the church’s planned restoration. Bogkowski worked on them for a period of time but ultimately the funding never came through and Bogkowski stopped working on them. In the 1980s Bogkowski died and the angels then went to his nephew who lived in New York. They remained in his basement until purchased in 2020 there until we purchased them in 2020.
There are four different angels and one tall angel...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Large Art Deco Stained Glass of Sunrise Scene
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large Art Deco style leaded stained glass panel, depicting a sun rise over a rolling mountainous landscape and vivid blue sky.
This is an abstract contemporary stained glass windo...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
1950s Woodard Mayfield Pair Bouncers and Settee
Located in Hanover, MA
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Vintage 1950s Woodard baby blue painted wrought iron seating group consisting of a pair of bouncer armchairs and a two-seat settee.
Dimensions:
Chairs
Height 28”
Width 24”
Depth 28”
Seat Height...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,380 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Carl Auböck Model #9030-1 Polished Brass Drawer Pull
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #9030-1 polished brass drawer pull.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese drawer pull is executed in poli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Garden Vase, Concrete Planters, "Diablo" By Willy Guhl, 1950s, XX Century.
By Willy Guhl
Located in Breganze, VI
Garden vase in fiber cement, created by the Swiss architect and designer Willy Guhl, in the 1950s.
The garden pots he made are of various shapes and in this case it is a "Diablo" sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Brown Terra Cotta Elephant Garden Planters Tables, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of brown terra cotta elephant garden tables, Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Indoor Decorative Planters 42 Inches Diameter Swirled Cane Vase, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of decorative indoor planters in dark finish swirled cane into this large Vessel.
Coming from a famous florist in Paris, France.
The ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cane
Yellow and White Garden Patio Chairs, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of white iron patio chairs with round yellow vinyl seat cushions. This pair will be perfect in a garden setting. Each chair features a rounded ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Danny Alessandro Fireplace Tools
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Danny Alessandro fireplace tools.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Pair of Heavy Brass or Bronze Andirons
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice scroll details heavy brass or bronze andirons. Measures: 27" Tall.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
$2,600 / set
Pair of Modernist Steel and Wrought Iron Flame Andirons, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist flame andirons is made of steel and wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
$1,862 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-20th Century French Iron Element
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Mid-20th century iron element. This element is an original front of a balcony 1940. It is covered of silver paint.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Rectangular Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Tree Relief
Located in London, GB
Single rectangular door handle with trees in relief. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a strong patina due to the textured surface and its age, circa 1970's. Th...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Pair Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Spun Fiberglass Side Tables Russell Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern sculptural Spun fiberglass side tables by Russell Woodard. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Glass is perfect. Can be parcel posted.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass, Paint
Pair of Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Flat Key Andirons, French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of flat key andirons is made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
$2,149 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Raymond Subes, Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, French, Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fire place tools are made of wrought iron. This is a work by famous French designer Raymon Subes, Circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,818 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Iron
Brass Petite 4 piece Set of Fireplace Tools
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 4 piece set of fireplace tools. Consists of brush poker shovel and the holder. Iron with brass accent handles in a teardrop form. Petite set for the smaller area, possibly a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Mahogany
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this folding screen made in solid frames of mahogany wood with brass details, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Artistic Wrought Iron Andirons, circa 1970, France.
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of graphic and minimalist andirons, circa 1970, France.
This pair can be presented in two different positions, for two unusual geometric compositions.
Wrought iron. A very nice ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$2,462 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Russell Woodard Furniture Round Black Wrought Iron Patio Coffee or Side Table
Located in Wayne, NJ
Russell Woodard Furniture Round Black Wrought Iron Patio Coffee or Side Table often seen along side his Sculptura line chairs and settees
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Brass and Steel Fireplace Tools 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern fireplace tools. Designed and manufactured probably in 1970s, Germany.
Executed in massive brass and steel.
Dimensions: H 25.59 x W 7.08 x D 7.08 in. ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 3 square Willy Guhl planters in eternit
By Willy Guhl
Located in LYON, FR
Planters in eternit, fiber cement by Willy Guhl, Circa 1950.
An irresistible look for these unusual 33X33 cm square planters, 5 cm high.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
$1,456 / set
Long Axel Kjersgaard Planter In Solid Pine
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Axel Kjersgaard
Manufacturer: Axel Kjersgaard
Era: 1960s
Materials: Pine
Measurements: 38" wide x 14" deep x 16.75" tall
Condition: In excellent original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
Tall Mid Century Bohemian White Wicker Vintage Trumpet Plant Stand or Planter
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elevate your patio, sunroom, or garden with this fabulous vintage wicker plant stand. Standing at 49" tall, this planter will be the focal p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Modernist Chromed Steel and Iron Andirons, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful pair of modernist andirons are made of chromed steel and Iron. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Steel
Wrought Iron Scrolling Pattern Cafe Patio Set Table w/ 4 Chairs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Woodard wrought iron scrolling pattern patio/outdoor set featuring four side chairs, two armchairs, and one glass-top dining table. The set is fashioned after the outdoor seating sets...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$1,932 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Vintage Metal and Wooden Statue of a Naked Woman, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful painted metal statue designed and made by Rosario in the 1980s, fine Italian manufacture. Signed.
The statue has a very elegant black wooden base with grass-like grain. On...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$1,146 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s McQuire Target Back Faux Rattan Aluminum Sofa Chair Set
By Mcquire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, midcentury style pieces of furniture you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocall...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Italian Terra Cotta Elephant Garden Seats
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of mid century Italian elephant pedestals or stands crafted in terracotta, decorated and glazed.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Sleek White Fiberglass AP Peanut Planter W Walnut Wooden Base John Follis Design
By John Follis
Located in Monrovia, CA
Sleek White Fiberglass AP Peanut Planter With Walnut Wooden Base A John Follis Design.
Stunning Organic Modern Peanut Planter Can Be Placed Anywhere In ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Italian mid-century modern beige and white metal radiator cover, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern beige and white metal radiator cover, 1950s
Vintage and fantastic radiator cover with rectangular base, entirely made o...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Sensational Early Set Russel Woodard Mesh Patio Table 4 Chairs Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Very rare Russell Woodard 1960’s 5 piece outdoor patio dining set. The heavy mid-century modern armchairs each have 2 large Iron ball top finials on top a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$3,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Modernist Lucite and Chrome Fireplace Tool Set by Albrizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist set of fireplace tools attributed to Alessandro Albrizzi and Danny Alessandro feature a clear Lucite and polished chrome holder with polished chrome and black resin tools.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chrome
Small Folding Beach Chair, Beech Wood, Twentieth Century
Located in Breganze, VI
The Modern Antiques and Design categoty offers a pleasant and small Chair
Beechwood folding table made in the mid-twentieth century. XX century.
Small deck chair, in good condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Beech
Vintage Mid Century Modern Iron Garden Chair
Located in Buchanan, NY
This magnificent 1960s mid century modern American garden chair has a sturdy curved iron frame with the original oxidized white paint. The distressed paint finish gives it a unique s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Carl Auböck Model #9070-1 Polished Brass Drawer Pull
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #9070-1 polished brass drawer pull.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese drawer pull is executed in poli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Lounging Dinging Arm Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Enjoy comfort and styling with this set of 8 bamboo lounge / dining arm chairs with seat cushions. Pair them together with the half round b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
$3,900 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Modernist 1950s Expanded Metal Hanging Fireplace Log Holder
Located in Oakland, CA
Modernist circa 1950s expanded metal hanging fireplace log holder. The circular shape is created by two squared metal rods with a circular ring welded at the top for hanging and the ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Lovely Mid-Century Modern Ceramic and Brass Watering Can, 1950s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and decorative Mid-Century Modern watering can. Designed and manufactured in 1950s in Germany.
The watering can be executed in ce...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Brass and Copper Watering Can
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely brass and copper watering can - perfectly suited for watering inside plants or smaller outside plants and a compliment as a decorative piece,...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper
S.S. United States Aluminum Grand Stairway Hand Rails
Located in Hudson, NY
These aluminum handrails which once graced the center of the grand staircase of the
S S United States exemplifies the sophisticated sleek aesthetic of Mid-Century American design. When launched in July 1952 the S S United States was the culmination of years planning and design. On the heels of WW II, the U S Government saw the need to have modern ships that could be easily converted to troop transport ships in wartime constructed with safety and speed as the top priorities. They worked in partnership with the United States Line and underwrote a great deal of the liner's finished cost of 72 million as well as the future operating and maintenance cost of this proud symbol of her country and her age. The designer of the ship William Francis Gibbs had to incorporate the requirements of the government into his designs for the great liner. From her knife-edge bow across the superstructure and a pair of massive blue white and red raked funnels to the perfect arc of her stern, she sat proudly in the water and conveyed a sense of movement and speed even when still. His design incorporated a "secret" hull, numerous bulkheads which limited the grand open spaces of most liners of the time, no flammable material used in construction and fitting out other than the Steinway grand piano...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Black and Brass Modernist Fire Tools by Pilgrim 1960
s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Black and Brass Modernist Fire Tools by Pilgrim 1960's.
Stunning set of 1960's modernist brass and iron fireplace tools by Pilgrim.
Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Fireplace Tools by Pilgrim Manufacturing.
Modernist, five-piece, fire tools set by Pilgrim attributed to designer George Nelson features a black wrought iron frame and fire tools with polished brass handles and matte brass base.
Architectural iron fire tool set by Pilgrim in black and brass.
Features 4 tools in a minimalist open frame tools include a poker, shovel, brush, and log grabber with matching stand.
Black frame with solid brass handles and decorative trim.
Signed Pilgrim Fireplace...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tadao Inouye for Brown Jordan " Kantan "ottomans
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage pair of Tadao Inouye for Brown Jordan "Kantan" ottomans Fully restored with new black powder coat on the frame and contrasting white vinyl strapping.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Paint
$1,800 / set
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bent Bamboo Rattan Two Patio Armchairs, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Riviera style vintage bent bamboo rattan set of two garden patio armchairs or Lounge chairs designed, 1960s, Italy.
The set o...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Danish Teak and Beech Side Table, 1950s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak and beech side table 1950s.
Beautiful table with top in solid teak and frame in solid beech with teak feet.
Made by unknown Danish carpenter in the 1950s. Very ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Beech, Teak
Pair of Brass Andirons Modern Deco Arts
Crafts
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of tall cast brass brass Mid-Century Modern andirons.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,000 / set
Midcentury Italian Bamboo Garden Combo of Coffee Table and Two Chairs
Located in Vienna, Austria
Two chairs with a charming coffee table made in bamboo and wicker. The table has a black opaline glass top.
Italian design. All pieces are in a good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wicker
$3,343 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage 1950s Garden Chairs, Lacquered Metal Frame, Woven Plastic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming pair of vintage garden chairs from the 1950s. Lacquered metal frame with simple, light lines, and woven plastic seat and backrest typical of the period. Their sleek, colorfu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Brass
Willy Guhl and Robert Pansart Red Pod Chair in Cement, 1969
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Extremely rare iconic pod chair attributed to Willy Guhl, Many experts agree that this Pod Chair is actually the work of Robert Pansart, better known for his mirrors than for this ma...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Alessandro Albrizzi Chrome Fire Screen and Andirons Mid Century Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Clean Lined Chrome Andirons and Fire Screen, designed by Alessandro Albrizzi, American, circa 1960s. They are priced at $1250 each, or $1950 for both the andirons and fi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Bronze Fireplace Set: Brush, Shovel, Tongs, Poker
Located in Bastogne, BE
This exquisite vintage bronze fireplace set is a charming addition to any traditional or eclectic home.
This four-piece set exudes timeless elegance. The set includes a brush, shove...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Nude Bronze Sculpture by James Maher
Located in New York, NY
James Patrick Maher (20th Century), bronze Sculpture of a nude woman.
James P. Maher, was a renowned artist whose drawings, paintings and sculptures reflected an innate appreciation...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
French Concrete Jigsaw Bench, circa 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful vintage interlocking concrete bench from France, circa 1950s. Four separate components make up the bench, which all interlock with each other. Years of European weather has...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Unusual Set of 4 Geometric Salterini Patio Chairs Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual set of 4 geometric Salterini patio chairs with fabulous built in table. We have never seen another set of these so they must be quite rare. We just love the very unusual hair...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Riviera Style Four Rattan Patio Lounge Chairs c 1960 France
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Riviera style vintage patio set of four handmade lounge chairs from rattan
attributed to Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol c 1960 Fr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Russell Woodard, Eternit, and Woodard Furniture Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $1,078,195 while the average work can sell for $1,887.
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Deck Cannon
Fountain Surrounds
Garden Etagere
Greek Oil Jar
Iron Deer
Modern Iron Gate
Spanish Carved Panel
Stone Rams
Victorian French Doors
Vintage Fireplace Poker
Wm H Jackson