Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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
Modernist Aluminum Crucifix with Ebonized Cross
Located in Ferndale, MI
Stylized figure of Christ formed from billet aluminum mounted on black lacquered wood cross.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Joseff of Hollywood Jeweled Amber Cabochon Cross Necklace Costume Jewelry
By Joseff of Hollywood
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Classic & Brilliant Cross necklace with stacked Amber Cabochons and Vivid Clear Rhinestones with the Original Chain & Closure, all in Very Good Vintage Condition with some light pati...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brown Leather Medicine Ball, 3kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Weight: 3kg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Pink Rock Crystal Catchall Bowl Vide Poche, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pink and white Mineral Rock ashtray, catchall, vide poche or bowl made in Italy.
Raw Rock Crystal hand carved in a geometric shape.
Great as Ring Dish or Key Bowl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal
Set of Five Books, ¨Di Arredamento Moderno di Tutto il Mondo¨by Roberto Aloi
By Roberto Aloi
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A very good collection of 5 of 18 volumes with their original covers, 1,2,2Bis,3 and 4. Series two consists of two books, series two and two Bis.. From 246 to 313 illustrations per b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Dean
Rebel Without a Cause
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Finnish, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Finnish release of the Classic 1955 teenage drama "Rebel Without A Cause," with artwork by Engel. Starring James Dean in his most celebrated role as a tro...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Mid-Century Modern Murano Seguso Styled Amethyst Art Glass Cigar Ashtray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern unique art glass cigar ashtray is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Murano Italy in circa 1965 in the style of Angelo Seguso. The body of the ashtra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Leather
Brass Humidor #3617 by Carl Auböck II, 1940s
Located in London, GB
A leather-clad, brass-lidded humidor, designed by Carl Aubock II during the 1950s.
The combination of brass and leather is typical of the designs by the second-generation Carl Aubö...
Category
1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Investiture Chair Designed by Lord Snowden for Prince Charles 1969
By Remploy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This chair was designed by Lord Snowden in 1969 and produced by Remploy for the Investiture ceremony of Prince Charles, and done in the period Mid-Cetury Modern style. The chair is made of ash with a bentwood back and painted in a bright red with Prince of Wales styled feathers on the back in gilt. These chairs are known as 'investiture chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, Bentwood
Set of 3 Sarreid LTD Mexico Tin Metal Sports Player Team Mid-Century Modern
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
Sarreid Ltd. Mexico handcrafted Mid-Century Modern tin metal sports player figurine, set of 3.
Marked and numbered at the base.
Rare Collector's Items.
O-623-335
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris,...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
1950s Atomic UFO Ashtray in Black and Red Molten Lava Space Age Midcentury
By Erwin Kalla
Located in Hyattsville, MD
6 and a half inch round dish ashtray with cork bottom, and makers markings.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Ladies 18-Karat Yellow Gold Geometric Styled Necklace or Chain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This midcentury ladies 18-karat yellow gold necklace dates from the 1970s and has very unique modernist styled geometric links. This chain is quite substantial in length and measures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver prin...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Handmade White Finished Wicker
Rattan Coffee Pot
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern handmade & hand woven white finished wicker, rattan & cane sculpted coffee or tea pot with lid.
Great as toy storage container or for a coffee shop display.
All or...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Czech Vintage Gymnastic Gym Ring Training Workout II., 1940s
Located in Wien, AT
These gymnastics rings from a Czech gym were completely cleaned and the wooden parts restored and is in excellent condition. It can be used for your daily tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Functional Tesla AS20 Phone 1979, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition
- Fully functional
- Tesla manufacturer
- Scratched, see photo-
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Three-Piece Lucite Powder Room Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An amazing group of three vintage Lucite accessories for the powder room; wastebasket, tissue holder and soap-dish. Each piece has meticulou...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn, Photo by Vincent Rossell, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Audrey Hepburn collection stamp and numerical notations verso
From the Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rocket Sculptures Mobile
Located in Chicago, IL
Three steel cast rockets movable and suspended on 16 foot long cables.
Each sculpture has designated cable. Turn buckle mounting mechanism on each cable.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Wire
$4,200 / set
1970s White Vein Encircled Black Marble Dish Ashtray Organic Geometric Design
By Sergio Asti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carved out black marble ashtray, revealing nicely placed circular white veining. Has an imperfection / chip near one of the cigarette notches, shown in image 3, bottom left notch.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Child
s Jet Age Modernist Scooter
Located in Ferndale, MI
Child's Jet Age Modernist Scooter . Original red paint . There is label remnant intact . This will ship slightly disassembled .
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$750 Sale Price
37% Off
Retro Leather Boxing Bag, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Leather punching bag
- For a boxing
- For a decoration
- Good original condition
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Set of Vintage Very Large Pick-Up Sticks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
As if something from a bygone era, a larger than life set of wood pick-up sticks set to rest in a round wood base. Let the games begin.
Each stick diameter is .5".
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Italian Vintage Brass and Velvet Evening Handbag Night Out Purse Clutch Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Italian vintage brass and velvet night out purse, shoulder bag, clutch or handbag.
Marked inside, made in Italy.
Measures: Length of chain 36 inches.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Collection of 10 Decorative Hardback Books – Marcel Aymé
Pierre Mac Orlan
Located in London, GB
A handsome set of ten vintage early 1970s French literary works, attractively bound in uniform decorative hardback editions with gilt-stamped spines and geometric covers. The collect...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Measures: H 33cm, L 23cm, P 17cm.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Set of Five Bronze Weights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five round metal weights originally used for weighing goods and things like precious materials. They would make for petite ashtrays or catchalls for rings. They can also be st...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$275 / set
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage g...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, French edition, published in 1988, by Galerie Madoura, hardbound.
Measures: Height 3...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Audrey Hepburn, Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn in the bathtub on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Signed Mid-Century Modern Biomorphic Shaped Ceramic Ashtray with Swirled Glaze
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-crafted ceramic ashtray is signed with an illegible signature, but presumed to have originated from the United States, possibly California, and dating to approximately 1965...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Era Brass Plated Christian Church Cross or Crucifix
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large brass plated cross is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy and dating to approximately 1970 and done in the period Mid-Cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brown Leather Medicine Ball, 1kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Measures: W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Chrome Tubular Steel Catalogue, Thonet, 1980s
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s
- maker: Thonet
- reprint
- perfect original condition.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
60
s Junior model scooter
Located in bari, IT
Junior wood Scooter production Cogis 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
$383 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid-Century Modern Didactic Resin Anatomical Model Jaw
Located in Weesp, NL
Big 1960s anatomical jaw teaching model in perfect condition. This beautiful resin jaw can be taken apart as shown in the images. It was made in the 1960s by Rudiger Anatomie in Berl...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds
Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
$908 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Modern Hand-Carved Ebony Bracelet, circa 1970s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stunning large modern hand-carved ebony bracelet made from 28 single pieces of ebony.
Measure: opening 2.25 inches.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ebony
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1950s Painted Wooden Jewelry Lidded Box Studio Craft Peter Blake Bauhaus Style
Located in Hyattsville, MD
In the manner of Peter Blake. A Fairly large tabletop box. Unsigned. Has an architectural vibe, handmade, solid mahogany, with painted components. Fully ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Mexican Historical Book Juan A. Mateos Priest and Leader Sacerdote y Caudillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Mexican Novel Historical Book Juan A. Mateos Priest and Leader Sacerdote y Caudillo
8.25 h x 5.75 w x 1.75 thick
Original vintage condition fading present
See all i...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Bakelite Ashtray by Enzo Mari for Danese
By Enzo Mari
Located in Weesp, NL
Enzo Mari bakelite Mid-Century Modern ashtray for Danese. This rare piece is New Old stock and both the ashtray and it's box are in perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
40 inch vintage Pinokkio by Giocattoli Brevettati Galetti 1960
s, Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
Offering a beautiful, large Pinocchio made of solid wood,
A great 100 cm high and al parts are movable.
He has only suffered a few injuries over the years and created beautiful pat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Leather Bracelet 18 Karat Gold With Diamonds
4 Charms By Ole Lynggaard
Located in Lejre, DK
Leather bracelet from Ole Lynggaard, decorated with four different charms. The bracelet features a Sweet Drop Heart in 18 carat gold with 30 brilliant-cut diamonds, a Sweet Drops Cha...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Botanical Ceramic Educational Blooming Hazelnut Intersection
By Osterloh Modell
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand painted ceramic intersection of a blooming Hazelnut, Corylus Avellana. This rare sculptural piece is in great condition as can be seen in the images. Made in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Sport Mid-Century Letaher Gymnastic Mat, Around 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Czechoslovakia
- original condition
- for the condition see detailed pictures
- two holes repaired some time ago
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Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Mahogany Leather Medicine Ball, 4kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Weight: 4kg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Large Ceramic Holland Molds Jazz Musician Inspired Ashtray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large ceramic ashtray has no artist's signature, but the mold for it was made by the Holland Mold Company of the United States in circa 1965 in the period Mid-Century Modern sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mahogany Leather Medicine Ball, 3kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Weight: 3kg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Large Metal Gulf Gas Station Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic gas station memorabilia.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brown Leather Medicine Ball, 3kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Weight: 3kg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Northern European Midcentury Orange Metal and Brown Tan Suede Gym Horse, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Northern European Mid-Century Modern orange metal and brown tan suede gym horse, 1960s.
Gym horse from northern Europe, with four round section orange metal legs, two of which origi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern bicycle trailer in metal and wood, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern bicycle trailer in metal and wood, 1960s
Bicycle trolley, trailer or cargo bike with green painted metal structure. The structure...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Classic Ballet Female Dancer Sculpture, French, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered bronze sculpture of a women dancing. Lovely lady. It has a alabaster tray or plate that can be use for jewelry, personal cards or keys. Made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Magazine “Módulo” nº53, by Oscar Niemeyer”. Brazil, 1979.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Magazine “Módulo – Revista de Arquitetura, Arte e Cultura”, nº53, by Oscar Niemeyer”, march - april 1979.
Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 0.6cm
Edited By: Avenir
Pages: 100
Language: Portugue...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern British Ilford Selo Photography Film Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This store display was made for the English film manufacturer, Ilford to advertise their Selo film line during the 1960s in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The frame of the disp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Collection of Vintage Megaphones
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Very colorful and graphic collection of 13 vintage megaphones from the 1940s-1970s. Tallest example measures 38 inches, smallest measuring 8 inches.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Retro army bottle ČSLA, circa 1980
Located in Praha, CZ
Practical, lightweight field bottle, volume approx. 0.75 l
Made of metal, felt, leather belt, plastic cap
Felt case protects the bottle from damage
Original condition
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Thermometer by Mithé Espelte with Flower Motif
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall thermometer in ceramic by Mithé Espelt. Typical flower decor with the numeral indication of the temperature.
Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Born in the...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern collectibles and curiosities 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 collectibles and curiosities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern collectibles and curiosities 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 collectibles and curiosities, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Line Vautrin, Dunhill, and Kay Bojesen. 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 collectibles and curiosities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15 and tops out at $130,932 while the average work can sell for $755.
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