Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
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
Mid-Century Modern Onyx and Marble Desk Accessory, Box, Pen Holder, Ruler, 3 pc
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare functional Mid-Century modernist desk accessories set crafted in Italy in the 1960s. The set comprises three pieces: a pen holder, a box, and a ruler. The refined shape boasts...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Annemarie Davidson
Blaine Rath Walnut
Enamel Letter Tray, California, c.1970
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Annemarie Davidson & Blaine Rath Walnut & Enamel Letter Tray, California, c.1970
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Enamel
1990s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Deluxe" With The Original Box. Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Deluxe" in excellent condition with the original box. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its ama...
Category
1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Gucci Burgundy Leather and Brass Horsebit Waistpaper Basket, Italy 1950s
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Gucci Burgundy Leather and Brass Horsebit Waistpaper Basket.
Beautiful craftsmanship and stitching.
Italy 1950s
Fully marked Made in Italy by Gucci
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "1st Model Candy". Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Swatch twin phone 1st model in production called Candy. It's in excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its amazing design. A true p...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
$1,192 Sale Price
20% Off
1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator
By Frost
Located in Bern, CH
Beautiful 1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator. With three variable speeds and adjustable angle. Desk or wall mountable. Lovely Nile Blue colour. In prime cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
$442 Sale Price
25% Off
Italian Typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
$1,252 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Hand-Carved Ibex Book Ends, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern book ends.
Striking Indonesian design from the 1970s.
Solid teak frames with original hand-carved Ibex sculpture.
This wonderful pair ...
Category
1970s Indonesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Rounded Corner Teak Letter Tray by Jeffrey Benjamin USA 1970s
By Jeffrey Benjamin
Located in San Diego, CA
Teak letter tray by Jeffrey Benjamin, Los Angeles. Made in the USA, c. 1970s
A minimalist architectural design. Nice smooth construction with the ori...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Teak
Richard Rohac figurine glass holder around 1950s ( signed )
Located in Wien, AT
Richard Rohac figurine glass holder around 1950s ( signed )
Original condition
The glasses are included
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Claude Victor Boeltz Gilt Bronze Letter Holder, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Claude Victor Boeltz Letter Holder , circa 1970, France.
Gilt exploded bronze, metal blade.
Dimensions: 16 cm W, 10 cm H, 8 cm D.
Boeltz’s "exploded-bronze" pieces, made famous in th...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
MCM Office Desk Paper Organizer Tray
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mid-Century Modern desk office tray, clean design in two levels made by IRGSA, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Silver Dog Pen Tray - Dachshunds c.1968
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming desk-top pen tray made from solid Italian silver (800/1000) in Venice by Rossi & Arcandi in the late 1960's.
A wonderful subject, the tray is has the front wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Gray Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
By Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial gray ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of blue thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg,...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
MCM Orange Enameled Desk Bell
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage enameled metal hotel bell. Vibrant orange enameled finish. Working well.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Serge Mansau for Fratelli Guzzini Italy MCM Designed Lucite Tape Dispenser - NOS
Located in St. Louis, MO
Serge Mansau (1930-2019) for Fratelli Guzzini Italy mid-century modern designed clear lucite tape dispenser, new old stock. Great desk accessory....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Yashica-Mat Twin Lens Reflex Camera With Yashinon 80mm F3.5 Lens Medium Format
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Yashica-Mat Twin Lens Reflex Medium Format Camera With a Yashinon 80mm F3.5 Prime Fixed Lens
Takes Medium Format Roll Film Comes With Original With Brown Leather Yashica Case.
Yas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Up to Three Midcentury Polished Brass Card Holder, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
*Actually up to three pieces available*
A beautiful card stand, made of polished brass, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck, Austria. To be used for business cards, fol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Glass Vintage Baby Blue and Gold Bathroom Set, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This beautiful baby blue bathroom set is in very good vintage condition. An elegant addition to a Classic bathroom. Only one unique set. Made in Fran...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Phone Tesla, 1980
s.
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Plastic
With Aged Patina
Cleaned
Fully Functional
Good Vintage Condition
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Gutemberg", Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Gutemberg" in excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its amazing design. The motif of this phone is aweso...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
1970s Dior Home Style Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoise Lucite Smoking Set
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A fake tortoise lucite italian smoking set composed by an ashtray, a cigarette box and a lighter not tested. Box side dimension is 12 cm, ashtray side ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Don Shoemaker Cocobolo Pencil Holder for Señal, Mexico, 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Don Shoemaker Cocobolo Pencil Holder for Señal, Mexico, 1980s. Makers label to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood, Cocobolo
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian mid-century modern brown wooden brass plastic television by Vega, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown wooden white plastic television by Vega, 1950s
Rectangular wooden television. The screen has rounded corners and a cream colored plastic frame, under...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Tarnished Brass Post-Modern Desktop Tape Dispenser Disco Nightclub Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good working order, warm tarnish brass, a natural time-worn patina. Loaded up with a roll of clear tape.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
By Braun
Located in Milan, IT
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1950
s Triumph Brand Gabriele Model Portable Typewriter
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this toatlly NEW Triumph Brand Gabriele Model Portable Typewriter. This item is timeless and in perfect condition. It includes its user manual and an original cl...
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Cellier Stitched Leather Pen Holder in the Style of 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 Style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Glass
$648 Sale Price
20% Off
Yashica-44 Twin Lens Reflex Medium Format Camera Yashikor 60mm F3.5 Prime Lens
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Yashica-44 Twin Lens Reflex Medium Format Camera With a Yashikor 60mm F3.5 Prime Fixed Lens With Original Grey Leather Case
Comes additionally with the original flash and flash cas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
German Shepherd
Folk Art Letter Holder with Dog in Wood Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
'German Shepherd' Folk Art Letter Holder with Dog in Wood Mid 20th Century.
Just a great piece, this mid century letter holder. If you own ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Cellar Quilted Leather Desk Set. French work in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This desk set is composed of a beautiful table lamp, a pen holder and a briefcase. These are made of cellar quilted leather, brass and glass. This is a French work in the style of fa...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France 1970s
By Le Tanneur
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
French leather desk set manufactured by Le Tanneur.
France, circa 1970’s.
All pieces are saddle leather with black contrast stitching, typical of Le Tanneur.
Beautifully worn in l...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Canon A-1 Black Body 35mm SLR Film Camera with Canon FD 50mm F1.8 Prime Lens
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Canon A-1 Black Body 35mm SLR Film Camera with Canon FD 50mm F1.8 Prime Lens
1978 to 1985 Made in Japan
Weight: 609g
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Porcelain Floral Desk Set by Neiman Marcus with Letter Opener and Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Porcelain Floral Desk Set by Neiman Marcus with Letter Opener and Tray. A very nice two-piece brass and porcelain desk set, circa 1970s. The set is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Erling Torvits Wide Brazilian Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Erling Torvits
Manufacturer: Klim Møbelfabrik
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 49.25″ wide x 18.25″ deep x 48″ tall, Desk:34.75" wide x 28.75" d...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Bronze Gnome Holding Basket Trinket Dish Tray Desktop Item, Vintage Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely and unusual vintage solid bronze trinket dish or tray formed of a basket (cast to look like wicker) being held in the outstretched arms of...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Angelo Mangiarotti Travertine Chess Set
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Inspired by the timeless design language of Angelo Mangiarotti, this exquisite chess set is a sculptural celebration of form, function, and natural material. Each piece is meticulous...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Travertine
Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Jacques Adnet, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Handsome saddle leather letter holder by Jacques Adnet. Signature contrast stitching. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Paris...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
Exceptional Hermès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Functional unused phone in top condition, Tesla T65H 1969, Czech Republic
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Never used, in original box top condition !!!!
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Jacques Adnet and Letter Tray Paper Holder
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Handsome saddle leather letter holder by Jacques Adnet. Signature contrast stitching. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Paris...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Famous and Iconic Portable Typewriter Mod. Valentine designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King, for the company Olivetti in 1960, the typewriter is in very good condition with case ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Georg Petersens Mid Century Teak Desk Organizer Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A teak top of the desk organizer with four letter slots , two storage cubies and an open top shelve . This well designed accessory is the perfect piece for easy access to your papers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Teak
Walter Bosse Cat Crumbs Table Cleaning Set for Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Broom dimensions :
H 12cm
W 3cm
D 14cm
Shovel:
H 1.5cm
W 12cm
D 9.5cm.
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Silver Pique-Sellier Desk Accessories
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Jaques Adnet leather and silvered metal "pique-sellier" desk accessories. Each cast with riding spur form frames, one with leather wallet form holder the second a tray beneath a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage onyx cardholder desk accessory, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage onyx card holder, 1960s. Most likely from Italy, Mexico, or Pakistan. Tones of pistachio, rust, and toffee. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ship worldwide.
4” W ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Louis Vuitton LV Paper Desk Note Pad Cube on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Form and function both describe this paper cube note pad. Can be used as a desk accessory in an office or on a kitchen counter for writing notes, however personally would be hard to ...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Lucite, Paper
Pair of Brutalist Acid Etched Brass Containers by Gallinaro, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Brutalist Acid Etched Brass Containers by Gallinaro,
Italy, 1960s
The second container measures 9.5 x 13.5 cm
Used as Desk Pen Holders.
Signed Gallinaro
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Blue Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial mint green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of blue thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomb...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Auböck bussines card holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Auböck bussines card holder around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Italian mid-century Siemens Sip telephone with handset holder music box, 1960s
By Siemens
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Siemens Sip telephone with handset holder music box, 1960s
Set consisting of a landline telephone with rotary dial mod. Sip and handset music box. The phone is made of where gray plastic with a transparent disc. The handset holder music box is made of white plastic and is made up of three cylindrical elements: the lowest contains a half metal sphere, the highest has a hole and can be used as a pen holder while the central cylinder is the one with the function of a handset holder. The music box is loaded with the appropriate lever under the base and by placing the handset on the button of the central cylinder the sound is activated.
Produced in the 1960s, the Siemens telephone...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Set Of Two Travertine Elephant Sculptures Desk Organizer by Fratelli Mannelli
Located in München, BY
Set of two travertine elephant sculptures as desk organizers by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
A beautiful elephant-shaped letter holder and paperweight. Good condition, undamaged...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Travertine
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Horse Motif Desk Magnifier Glass in Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass designed by Hermes.
Fabulous and highly decorative piece, created in Paris, France by the house of Hermes, back in the 1960. ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen
Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Rare Foitzik Trier Unca 120 Roll Film Bellow Camera Made in Germany 1952
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Foitzik Trier Unca 120 Roll Film Bellow Camera Made in Germany 1952
Model Unca (6x6)
The Foitzik-Kamerawerke were founded in 1945 in Lübeck, northern Germany, by machine cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Bakelitte Rottary Telephone by Tesla, 1950s
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century Bakelitte Rottary Telephone by Tesla, 1950s,
- made of bakelitte,
- shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.),
- in good original condition,
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bakelite
Red Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial red ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Ericsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Paillard-Bolex L8 Mechanical Wind-Up 8mm Camera With Yvar 12.5mm F2.8 Fixed Lens
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Paillard-Bolex L8 Mechanical Wind-Up 8mm Camera With Yvar 12.5mm F2.8 Fixed Lens 1940's
16 frames a second
No 144780 Lens
Serial no on base No 103 963
Made in Switzerland
OVERALL ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Set of two desk accessories in Murano glass Saint Gobain Mid-Century Modern 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant Set of paper divider and desk pen holder in crystal glass in shades of antique pink with brass accessories, produced in the 70s by the French company Saint Gobain and attribu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$209 Sale Price / set
74% Off
Mid-century Modern desk sets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern desk sets 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 desk sets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, plastic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern desk sets made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk sets, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Olivetti, Tesla, and Jacques Adnet. 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 desk sets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $38 and tops out at $7,600 while the average work can sell for $527.
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