Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
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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Evelyn Ackerman Large Scale Wood Carved Panel for Era Industries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large scale wood carved panel by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman for Era Industries c.1960s. This carving features various nature themes like the sun, trees, fish, birds and leav...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign.
Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Mid-Century Rope
Wood Stool
Located in Austin, TX
Set of four Mid-Century Rope & Wood Stool after Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet ,the top is upholstered with a white fabric.
Measures: Height / 13 inches.
Diameter / 11 inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
70
s Serigraph by Sister Corita Kent
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sister Mary Corita Kent (1918-1986) was known for her text-based pop influenced printmaking that conveyed her activism and spiritually-informed social...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Sculpture of an Owl in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960 - Lot 738
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture in resin of an owl is part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. Original label on bottom. So if yo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Le Corbusier Collection Chandigarh Rectangular Tray For Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Collection Chandigarh Rectangular Tray For Cassina
Cassina looks to the genius of Le Corbusier as inspiration for a collection of three modern trays in pure, unglazed ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Czechoslovak Wooden Rocking Horse, Hand-Painted, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
This mid-century wooden rocking horse, crafted in 1960s Czechoslovakia, displays the playful yet artisanal qualities characteristic of post-war Central European design. The hand-pain...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Doyle Lane (1925-2002) Multi Bead Necklace Blue Ceramic Beads. Original Ceramic
By Doyle Lane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and collectible multi-bead ceramic necklace by celebrated African-American ceramicist Doyle Lane (1925–2002). This striking piece, unworn and from the artist’s estate, features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Sizable Mid-20th Century Carved Oak Owl, Rare and Symbol of Learning and Wisdom
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully carved owl.
This hand-carved owl is well loved by its previous owners and therefor it is still in magnificent condition. Owl sculptures of this period are rare...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Large Mashiko Cup Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Mashiko Cup studio pottery with stylized designs in the brown glazed body in the manner of cloud-water flowing pattern and dating from arou...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Midcentury Organic Wood Turned Vase Sculpure
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made, organic natural wood-turned weed vase by famed American / California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. This work has such a great heft and textur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"one of a kind" Industrial Pop Art Chess Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Industrial Pop Art Chess Set
chess pieces:
industrial solid brass and aluminum
custom made in a machine shop
pawn - shortest piece is 1 1/2" tall
king - tallest piece is 2 5/8" tal...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,900 / set
William Wyman Signed Massachusetts Midcentury Herring Run Studio Pottery Bowl
By William Wyman
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by East Coast/ Massachusetts master potter William Wymann. This piece features a fantastic texture and rich, sumptuous, deep ocean-like blue crackle glaze that chang...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
1960s, Green
White Painted Steel
Two Hour Parking
Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With green text and border on a white ground.
The text reads:
'TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 7AM - 7PM SUND...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Antique Spanish Foam Dolls, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique hand made Spanish foam doll. Manufactured circa 1980 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Ma...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Foam
$557 Sale Price / item
66% Off
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Luster Crater Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed work by famed American California Studio master ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring a gorgeous, sumptuous, iridescent luster (lustre) volcanic lava crater glaze (...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Studio Pottery Closed Form With Rattle Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging colorfully glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color, texture, scale, multiple glazes, and various free-form shapes, including her orb-like moon pots. This high-fired porcelain piece features a vast array of shifting, whirling, vibrant, colorful glazes (with traces of reds, pinks, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, etc... ). It is a unique and one-of-a-kind work.
The closed-form vessel sculpture is signed on the base with her traditional "TT" mark/ monogram.
A rare and special piece. Would be a great addition to any collectors of Toshiko's work or other Mid-Century Modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61.
Entitled “ Migration”
The a...
Category
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
$424 Sale Price
55% Off
Cassina Ténéré Handwoven Jute Rug Barcode Version.
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Ténéré Handwoven Jute Rug Barcode Version.
A rug that celebrates nature, entirely hand-made of jute, using ancient traditional methods.
Cassina partners with the Golran com...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Jute
$4,094 / item
Mid-Century Wood
Rope Oval Gueridon Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Mid-Century wood & rope gueridon Audoux Minet, Circa 1960.
Height / 19 inches.
Diameter / 23 inches by 15.5 inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramic sculpture stamped Dominique Pouchain
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Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired porcelain bowl features a vast array of dark-shifting, vibrant glazes (with muted earth tones of blacks, burnt yellows, and brown greens). It is a unique and one-of-a-kind work.
The bowl is signed on the base with her traditional "TT" mark/ monogram.
A rare and special piece. Would be a great addition to any collectors of Toshiko's work or other Mid-Century Modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Alexandre Noll 1930s Turned Wood Bowl
Located in New York, NY
An original 1930s turned wood sculptural wood bowl by famed French craftsman, Alexandre Noll. Signed
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Beatrice Wood Signed Monumental Midcentury Queen Elizabeth Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
An extremely rare and wonderfully hand-painted monumentally large charger featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth - a quite unique and bold work by famed American/ California studio ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Italian Ceramic Lemon Tree in Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Lemon Tree in Basket. Piece features a lush arrangement of hand-painted bright yellow lemons with glossy green leaves, all set in a finely modeled wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative 20th Midcentury Brown Ceramic Table Bottle or Vase by La Borne Potter
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Original and decorative 20th century ceramic bottle or vase
Signed under the base
Elegant brown ceramic glaze color
Original perfect condition
Measures: Heig...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
in Use, Vintage Hospital X-Ray Sign, circa 1980
Located in Faversham, GB
Vintage London hospital x-ray sign that hung above the x-ray room door of the inpatient ward. The words ‘In Use’ illuminate when switched on.
London,...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica, Terracotta
Rare Pair Of Mid-Century Rope Oval Mirror Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Pair Of Mid-Century Rope Oval Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
21 inches H. , 13.5 inches W.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
amazing COCKTAILBAR neon sign
Located in Munich, DE
nice cocktailbar sign.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Mexican Carved Hand Chair in the Style of Pedro Friedeberg, circa 1960
Located in Camden, ME
A finely detailed studio carved cocobolo hand chair crafted in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico, circa 1960.
The Studio carved hand has an incised love line and life line.
The artist ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Cocobolo
$3,300 Sale Price
59% Off
Tiles Horse under the Moon Mid-Century, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
French decorative ceramic representing a horse under the moon
Height Tiles glued on a wood board
The faience is hand painted and hand made
circa 1970
Good condition
L40 P1,5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Faience
$443 Sale Price
50% Off
5 Large Japanese Blue and White Tea Cups of Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
5 large Japanese blue and white tea cups of mid-century studio pottery,
depicting large fishes and shrimps.
In good original new con...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,295 Sale Price
28% Off
Mid-Century Rattan
Ceramic Tiles Coffee Table Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Mid-Century Rattan & Ceramic Tiles Coffee Table Audoux Minet, Circa 1960.
Painting of wild flowers signed.
Height / 19 inches.
Size / 37 inches by 20.5 inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
Well Crafted Oak Table Puzzle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well crafted and thick solid Oak Table Puzzle with anthropomorphic fitted elements housed in a stylized Barn style tray. Blocky Animal forms interlock creating a sculptural and dec...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated
This charming folk painting is executed in oil on artist board. A beautiful and rus...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Other
$1,300 Sale Price
50% Off
Ceramic Figure Model Spring By Bjørn Wiinblad From The "Seasons" Serie
Located in Lejre, DK
Intact Bjørn Wiinblad figure made in ceramic model spring of blue and white colors. Produced in connection with the "Seasons" series. Stands without any damage or defects.
Dimensio...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Black Faun Wall Decorative Ceramic Mask circa 1950 French Midcentury
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Wall ceramic mask, circa 1950
French midcentury ceramic mask with elegant black ceramic glaze color.
Original perfect conditions
Measures: Height 24 cm, large 22 cm, depth 7...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Unique Abstract Crucifix Sculpture Formed from 15th Century Nails
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and unique hand crafted English abstract sculptural crucifix made from 15th century hand wrought iron nails recovered during the restoration of an ancient East...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tall Brass and Iron Shoehorn Mid-Century Modern
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a nice tall shoehorn. It was made from iron which has been painted black, embellished with brass elements and a bright red leather wrapping on the handle. It is represent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
17 inches Height with the shade.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Stained Glass
1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s enamel and neon corner Cafe sign. It has new transformer and wiring. Please note that there will be additional fee for making shipping crate.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath.
This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty.
We love the piece and the history.
Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside.
Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Art Deco Table or Floor Sculpture in Mixed Woods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky solid wood sculpture circa 1970's. It features solid ebonized & natural oak.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Rope Desk Lamp Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope table or desk lamp by Audoux Minet, circa 1960. European socket.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope
mid century modern hand sculpted solid oak Impressionist bear
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century hand carved solid oak figure of a bear. This modern impressionist sculpture of a bear is in Golden Oak with a rustic patina. This impression sculpture was made ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Brown Mid Century Rustic Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Rouillard 1975 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rouillard
Unique handmade mid XXth century ceramic pitcher
Original brown stoneware ceramic color
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 21 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Sea Devil Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large "Sea Devil" head with a seahorse sticking out of the top and an eel going through th...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Blue and White
Hairdressing
Sign
Located in Cirencester, GB
This French 'Coiffure' sign is mid 20th century. The silvery/blue Zinc letters are on a painted white ply board.
There are lots of bumps and scrapes and plenty of character to thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Joseph Abraham Bolinsky (American, b. 1917) Untitled Bronze
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Buffalo, NY
Joseph Abraham Bolinsky (American, b. 1917) Untitled Bronze,, manner of Lynn Chadwick,, Classic modernist form,, Wonderful patina,,
Profession: Sculptor, educator
Studied: Columbia...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Yellow Green Glazed Bowl with Original Label
Located in Studio City, CA
Another wonderfully glazed and delicately designed work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Louis Vuitton Trunk, 1940s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom vintage Louis Vuitton trunk from the 1940s. Stunning display piece with irregular shape/opening. Perfect for storing papers, books o...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Indigenous Sheyka Sterling Silver and Inlaid Figural Rabbit Brooch or Pendant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Zuni Indigenous American sterling silver and inlaid gemstone figural rabbit brooch or pendant was made by Porfillo and Ann Sheyka. The piece was handmade in most likely the late...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Toucan Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Copper, brass and aluminium Toucan on a hoop hanging stand by Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960.
Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. He began with paintings and papier ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and complexly glazed vase by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, often experimental, gorgeous luster (lustre) glaze...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
20th Century Wood Sculptural Stool Brown Free Forme Unique Piece, 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Unique handmade piece
Circa 1950
Abstract free form brown wood stool
Original condition
Measures: Height 30 cm
Large 23 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Pottery Sake Liqueur Cups
By Harrison McIntosh
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely formed and deeply blue glazed set of six ceramic sake/ liqueur cups by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Harrison McIntosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern designed ceramics.
Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, McIntosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Belgian...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern folk art 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 folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern folk art 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 folk art, popular names associated with this style include Albert Chubac, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, La Borne Potters, and Beatrice Wood. 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 folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $41 and tops out at $64,764 while the average work can sell for $1,325.
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Antique Cigar Indian
Mola Textile
Pre Columbian Mask
Signed Decoy
Straw Work Prisoner Of War
Vintage Goose Decoy
Vintage Inuit Soapstone Carvings
Vintage Shorebird
William Howard Taft
Wood American Flag
Wooden Folk Art Frames
Wooden Stool Folk Art
WWII Flags
48 Star American Flag
Alaska Carved
Antique Copper Eagle Weathervane
Antique Native American Drum