Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
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
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 84 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous NORTHERN LIGHTS BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set - 84 Pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 8 7/8"
12 FORKS, 7 1/8"
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/4"
12 TEASPOONS, 6"
12 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Allan Adler Pepper Sterling Shakers
By Allan Adler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Allan Adler Pepper Sterling Shakers. 4 Available, each signed to bottom. In very nice shape. These were paired with Adler Salt Cellars. Sold individually.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$325 / item
Design ring made of gold-plated silver from the 1970s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Design ring made of gold-plated silver from the 1970s
Beautiful ring, very striking, we tested it on silver and it was then gold plated.
There is no mark on the 825 silver ring...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Set of 3 Elsa Peretti for Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Belt Buckles
Located in New York, NY
Rare assortment of 3 Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. sterling silver belt buckles with 5 matching leather belts, from the 1970s, consisting of:
a heart-shaped buckle, measuring 2 1/2...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Allan Adler Sterling and Ebony Modernist Cufflinks, circa 1963
By Allan Adler
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Allan Adler cuff links, full marked "ALLAN ADLER" and "STERLING" featuring a dark ebony stained rosewood accent fixed to a modernist style sterling post.
The cuff links measur...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Los Castillo Signed Mexican Sterling Cream and Sugar with Lapis Birds
By Los Castillo
Located in Buffalo, NY
A stunning and rare pair of sterling silver Los Castillo cream and sugar. The Mexican Silver is made in Taxco Mexico by the iconic Los Cas...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Brass
Bulgari Case in Sterling Silver
18kt Gold Framings
Roman Coin, Italy 1970s
By Bulgari
Located in Trieste, IT
A rare Bulgari case in sterling silver, with 18kt gold framings, centering an ancient Roman coin. Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Box features an ancient Roman coin medallion and inscrip...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Swedish Modern by Allan Adler Sterling Silver Flatware Set Hammered 90 pc Dinner
By Allan Adler
Located in Big Bend, WI
Allan W. Adler (May 8, 1916 - December 3, 2002) His clean, unadorned and well-crafted style was strongly influenced by the traditional work of early American silversmiths and the con...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver Salt
Pepper Pots By George E Grant London 1971
Located in Norwich, GB
An Elizabeth II Modernist sterling silver salt and pepper pot set by George Edward Grant - London 1971. Fully hallmarked.
These superb pots are of cylindrical form with textured ban...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Suzanne Ramié for Atelier Madoura, France. Round ceramic bowl. Mid-20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Suzanne Ramié (1905-1974) for Atelier Madoura, France.
Round unique ceramic bowl, elegantly modernist design.
Glaze in light tones.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Bell Southwest Bell Trading Post Turquoise and Sterling Silver Ring
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Southwest style bell trading post ring with a sterling silver band and a large turquoise stone.
Ring size 10.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Tiffany Frame
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Mid-Century frame by the world renowned Tiffany
Company. It’s uber-sleek and contemporary with no etchings or decorative features. A classi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany
Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Chocolate Pot
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual and fine quality Vermeil Tiffany & Co. sterling silver chocolate pot with turned wood handle and finial set into decorative appliqué. Cut-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Vanity Set of 5 Brushes and a Mirror in Silver
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful silver vanity set made in the 30's of fine Italian craftsmanship.
The vanity set is totally made of silver finely crafted and decorated. The set contains 5 pieces and is c...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$574 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of American circa 1950s Sterling Silver Webster Company Biscuit Dishes
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of circa 1950s Webster company American sterling silver biscuit dishes
A very good looking and well made pair, highly decorat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 121 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Important American silver designer Alfred G. Kintz began working at International silver around 1910 and retired in 1959. There was an excellent article done on Alfred Kintz...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning salt pepper set owls sterling silver 925 guilloche enamel, 1960s Norway
Located in Wien, AT
A charming set of salt and pepper shakers by David Anderson, Norway, from the 1960s.
These two shakers are exceptionally crafted in the shape of owls. The masterful work is made of...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-Century Hair Comb by Hector Aguilar
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Hair Comb by Hector Aguilar is an exceptional piece of timeless elegance.
Hector Aguilar was a silversmith, jewelry designer, and artist whose work helped popularize Mexican silver...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Overlay Glass Vessel Lidded Vessel Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
The sterling silver design overlay over the clear glass makes this container perfect for serving or many uses. This could be used for serving jam. Would be fabulous in a bathroom set...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Glass
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Bowl in Mid-Century Modern Style
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co., sterling silver bowl in pattern number 24023 from the 1950s or 1960s in Mid-Century Modern style with a beautiful geometric design, standing on a base, measuring 8 3/4'' in diameter by 3'' in height, weighing 22 troy ounces, and bearing hallmarks as shown.
The legendary Tiffany brand...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid Century Modern 50 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 3/...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A rare sterling silver ashtray by Gianmaria Buccellati, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A very rare one-of-kind sterling silver tray / ashtray in a honeycomb design by Gianmaria Buccellati, 20th century. Weighing approximately 6 ounces, this piece is a stunning addition...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Candlesticks by Alphonse La Paglia 1952
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Midcentury Modern sterling silver 2-light candelabra. Designed by Alphonse La Paglia (d. 1953) for International Silver Co. in Meriden, Conn. Two arms, each comprising two op...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver
Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 43 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size matte finish Northern lights by International sterling silver post-war Scandinavian-modern design flatware set, 43 pieces. This pattern was designed by Alfred Kintz...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Joaquin Taller Sterling Silver Figural Bird Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver figural bird or chicken was done by renowned South American silversmith Joaquin Taller in the period and style of Mid-Century Mode...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Pair of Amethyst Jars
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sometimes you need that last finishing touch to complete a room. Look no further these jars will dress up any room, whether a living room, bedroom or even a den. The color of glass, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,200 / set
Sterling Silver Gianmaria Buccellati Sicilia Lemon Tea Caddy Spoon, Bologna 20C
Located in London, GB
A Sterling silver ‘Sicilia’ tea caddy spoon in the shape of a Sicilian lemon, signed ‘Gianmaria Buccellati’ and made by Clementi Fabbrica Argenteria in Bologna, Italy.
This superb and highly collectible...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Black, Starr
Gorham Sterling Silver Bar Cocktail Shaker Mid-Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Black, Starr & Gorham sterling silver bar cocktail shaker, in Mid-Century Modern style in beautiful geometric design. It measures 8 3/4'' in height by 5'' in width by 4 1/3'' in dept...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Vases by Alphonse La Paglia 1952
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of sterling silver vases by Alphonse La Paglia for international
silver Co. 1952. Not monogrammed, each marked "INTERNATIONAL STERLING, La Paglia Designed," pattern "118," 41 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service, 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern northern lights by international glossy sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Modern Mexican Silver Coffee Set by Williams Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely set of coffee service consisting of a large coffee pot, a sugar and a creamer (this set is of the largest size of this particular model we have seen so far). Made from sterl...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Serving Dishes by Alphonse La Paglia 1952
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of mid-century Modern sterling silver serving dishes, Designed by Alphonse La Paglia (d. 1953) for International Silver Co. in Meriden, Conn. Decorated with stylized flowers. Bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Allan Adler Sterling Silver Large Salt
Pepper Shakers Mid-Century Modern
By Allan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Allan Adler sterling silver salt and pepper shakers in Mid-Century Modern style, with an elegant, geometric design. They measure 3'' in height by 1 1/2'' in depth by 1 1/4'' ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 30 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Northern Lights by International glossy Sterling silver flatware set, 30 pieces. This set includes:
6 knives, 8 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Set William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early set of sterling silver coffee or tea set comprising a coffee or tea pot, a cream jug and an open sugar bowl. Designed and made by William Spratling in Taxco, Mexico and date...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Retro Silver Coca Cola Bottle Horse Trophy, Spain
Located in Pymble, NSW
A silver International Horse Trophy for 1970, Begano Spain as a Coca Cola bottle with cast wreath. Presented by the Coca Cola Spanish licence holder La Co...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver Decanter Set with Hawkes Glass Bottles
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern sterling silver decanter set. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Sterling silver frame with central pole on shaped base between two round and open wells. Pole has sliding mechanism with hinged hasp and bracket handle to which are mounted two decanter covers. The covers descend on two ovoid bottles with cut diaper ornament, and sterling silver collar. With lock and key...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Serving Set William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea that consists of a gallery tray, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a hot milk or chocolate pot, a sugar and a milk jar. This stunn...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paramount by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Paramount by Kirk sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This modern design is based on the New York city skyline and architecture. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/8"
8 forks, 7 ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Salad Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver salad fork and spoon with wood handles made in Mexico. At the height of the Mid-Century modern movement (1950’s), Mexican silversmiths experimente...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$495 / set
Vintage Solid Silver Dachshund by SMD Castings - 1975
By SMD Castings
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent solid cast (not filled) English silver model of a Dachshund, beautifully executed and one of the most sought-after castings by SMD castings, London.
The underside is f...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Atelier Borgia large Silver Box made in Sweden 1960 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
XL cigarette box made by Atelier Borgia, 1950 Sweden Stockholm.
Good condition. Sterling silver and wood.
In 1920, Baron Erik Fleming (1894-1954) founded the Atelier Borgila, still prominent today in Swedish silversmithing. Fleming, Court Silversmith to the King of Sweden...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 67 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Northern Lights by International sterling silver flatware set of 67 pieces.
12 knives, 9",
12 forks, 7 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Silver Serpent Candlesticks in Mid-Century Modern Style from 1954
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1954 Finnish silver serpent candlesticks, coiled serpent base and sconce rising from snakes mouth, measuring 4 inches in height, weighing 9...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Ed Wiener 1954 New York Rare Modernist Sculptural Cuff Bracelet .925 Sterling
By Ed Wiener
Located in Buffalo, NY
This modernist sculptural piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist, in New York City, circa 1954.This cuff bracelet is composed of two simple aerodynamic pieces w...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Salt Cup with Salt Spoon - Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful silver salt cup with enameled interior. With it a small salt spoon, originally belonging to the cup.
It is Sterling silver, made by George Jensen.
The salt cup is in good...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-.Century Centerpiece
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Mid-Century modern centerpiece. Simply fabulous in every aspect; design, quality and weight. A real showpiece that will look amazing on your dini...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 39 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern northern lights by International glossy Sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Cut Crystal Bonbonnière Bowl w. Sterling Silver Lid, Pineapple Finial
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant vintage bonbonnière or lidded bowl crafted from clear, cut crystal, featuring a striking diamond pattern and a gleaming .925 sterling silver lid. The silver lid is adorned wi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Mid-Century Sterling
.900 Silver Sipping Straw Cocktail Spoon Set with Animals
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This boxed set of six sipping straw cocktail or ice tea spoons are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1960...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Anderson Swedish Silver 1938 Vase in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
K. Anderson, Swedish silver vase from 1938 in Mid-Century Modern style with a beautiful, geometric design, enhanced by curvilinear engravings. It measures 10'' in height by 7'' in di...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
David Deakin Silver and Malachite Box for Deakin
Francis England 1970 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
David Deakin, a silver box, Deakin & Frances, Birmingham, England, 1973, signed.
Gilded inside. Height 10 cm. Total weight: 343 grams.
Unique piece made o...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Malachite, Silver, Sterling Silver
Modernist Italian 800 Silver Small Playing Card Box, C.1950/1960
By Jean Despres
Located in Bath, GB
Hefty Italian silver was used to create this mid-century modern box with a stylish cast silver chain belt and buckle across the top and down the front, beautiful quality and engineer...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A Silver and Wedgewood Torah Pointer by Daniel Blumberg, Pennsylvania 1959
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Silver and Wedgewood Jasperware Torah Pointer made by Daniel Blumberg in Pennsylvania in 1959.
Most Torah pointers are usually made with a single constant metal. While there are some exceptions where two materials are mixed to make a unique item, this is the first time we have seen a Torah pointer made with Silver and inlaid Wedgewood Jasperware.
This distinctive Torah pointer was created by attaching a foliate-designed silver crown affixed with a long silver chain to the tip of the blue-colored Wedgewood Jasperware handle. The handle is adorned with inlaid white flowers and flowing acanthus leaves on the upper handle.
Decorated with a gilded ring embellished with pearl-colored stones as the handle tapers smoothly down to the shaped vintage sleeve...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany
Co. Gilded Sterling Bamboo Pattern Centerpiece
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1960s, Sterling, by Tiffany & Co., American. This Tiffany & Co. gilded sterling centerpiece will perfectly complement contemporary or traditional interiors. Its bamboo motif offers elegant visuals, and the generous size and useful form allows duality of function. It can join your silver service at the table or decorate a fashionable moment in your living space. Finely made in sterling silver, larger hollowware in Bamboo pattern...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Spratling Sterling Silver Guitar Brooch with original pouch
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 925 Sterling Silver WILLIAM SPRATLING Hallmark Mexico Modernist Guitar Pin 3 1/2"
Vintage 925 sterling silver Modernist guitar pin
From William Spratling
Impressive siz...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Miniature, Pocket Cigar Cutter in Sterling Silver, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Measuring 55mm in length and 18mm in height this small cigar cutter can be used as a keychain pendant or hidden away in your package of cigars. The handle is made from 925s silver se...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
1950´s J.
A. Torres Silver Sweet Box, lapis lazuli cabochon - Spain
By Gucci
Located in Girona, Girona
Sterling silver sweet box, lapis lazuli cabochon. Design: A. y J. Torres, Barcelona. Weight: 450 grs. Stamps: 45B - Star - A. y J. Torres.
Star stamp in Spa...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
1950´s Silver Center Piece Candlesticks, 6 candles - Spain
By Aureli Bisbe
Located in Girona, Girona
Articulated center piece-candlesticks, chiseled sterling silver, high quality.
Signed: Aureli Bisbe
Stamps: "Star" and "159B"
Weight: 580 grms
Max. lenght: 77 cm
Spain, Barcelon...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950´s Sterling Silver Vase, turquoise enamels - Spain
Located in Girona, Girona
Sterling silver vase with encrustation of turquoise enamels.
Stamps: "Star" and illegible.
Star stamp in Spain is for sterling silver since 1934.
Weight: 6...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-century Modern sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sterling silver created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern sterling silver made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sterling silver, popular names associated with this style include Tiffany
Co., Georg Jensen, International Silver, and Gorham Manufacturing Company. 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 sterling silver differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $80 and tops out at $43,358 while the average work can sell for $1,452.
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