Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Mid Century wooden Bookends
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century solid wood bookends dating from the 1960's.
With leaping salmon wood carvings. The end of one fish tail has a broken piece, although this is not visible when arranged on...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$78 / item
Brazilian Designer, Room Divider, Wood, Cane, Brass, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, cane and brass room divider or folding screen designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1960s.
Measured at widest standing point.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 65.2"H x 72.0"W x 8...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Replogle Floor Globe w/ Brass Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Patinated Brass, Original Globe
This Mid-Century Modern Replogle floor globe from the 1970s pairs a clean, minimalist brass stand w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Midcentury French Riviera Storage Chest / Bench in Bamboo and Wicker, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning French Riviera style storage chest or bench, fully hand-made in bamboo, curved rattan, and hand-woven wicker. This incredibly stylish and unique piece was produced in Italy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Velvet, Wood
Eames Plywood FSW-6 Folding Screen / Room Divider Circa 2010s
Located in Peabody, MA
A molded ash plywood folding screen /room divider, the "FSW-6", originally designed in the 1940s by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This model is from the early 2010s. Meas...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Canvas, Ash, Plywood
Rare Glass Earth Globe or Table Lamp by Columbus Verlag - Paul Oestergaard 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern glass earth globe or side table lamp. The globe is illuminated, rotating horizontally and tilting vertically, and can be used as a side ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in France in the 1970s and standing on turned legs, the circular step ladder features three stairs rolled around a turned central post. Versatile and practical, the elegant l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Mid-Century Bookends with Brass Hands #1928, Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of minimalist but charming sculptural book ends in the shape of a hands. Model number 1928, handmade of solid polished brass and metal, designed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Library Ladder, Antique Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Austria around 1920s and standing strong and very sturdy, this is a real beauty in every House. Versatile and practical, the elegant essential is in very good used conditi...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Pair Carl Auböck Minimalist Mid-Century Brass Bookends #3653, Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of minimalist sculptural book ends in the organic shape. Model number 3653, handmade of solid patinated and partly polished brass. Designed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in the 19...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Alvar Aalto Room Divider / Screen
100
1936 in Solid Pine for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tilburg, NL
Alvar Aalto Room Devider / Screen '100' 1936 in Solid Pine for Artek, Finland. New, current production.
Made of fine pinewood strips that have been vertically aligned, Screen 100 ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Pine
MCM 1960s Kumiko Hemp Leaf Geometric Pattern 4 Panel Teak Screen - Room Divider
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage MCM, four panel teak screen or room divider with repeating geometric designs, done in the Kumiko style. Each panel is 24.5" wide, when fully open equals 72" w.
The screen ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood Spiral 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood tall circular step ladder with four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative finial. Versatile and practical, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Louis Vuitton Monogram Keepall 20 Inch Duffle Bag Vintage
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th Century Louis Vuitton Duffle Bag features iconic brown monogrammed bag with solid leather rolled handles and trim with brass hardware. Bag has a top zipper closure, an int...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather
Vintage Art Deco Style 12" Reploge Globemaster World Globe
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 12" fiberglass and metal earth globe by Globemaster Reploge Globes Inc. Chicago. Incredibly stylish piece that stands on a metal base with full detail. This whimsical pi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
MidCentury Painted Black Walnut 4 Tier Spiral Library Book Staircase Step Ladder
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Italian turned painted walnut wood circular step ladder. The staircase offers four stairs, each with a gold leaf decorated inlay of cognac-coloured shee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,369 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Gentleman
s Valet Suitcase, English, Leather, Fitted Interior, C.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Gentleman's valet suitcase. An English, leather fitted case with silver topped bottles, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Superb fitted suitcase, rep...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather
Italian World Globe Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
An Italian pair of world globe bookends, that spin, with brass accents, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A great pair for an office, library, living room, etc. Marked 'Made in Italy' o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
$650 / set
Vintage Pair of Porcelain Siamese Cats Kittens Bookends, 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The adorable pair of vintage bookends features two playful beige and brown Siamese cats or kittens with bright blue eyes. The cats are sculpted with streamlined bodies, curled tails,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Porcelain
Pair, Vintage Officer
s Campaign Luggage Cases, English, Bedside Nightstands
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage officer's campaign luggage cases. An English, leather and brass bedside nightstand, dating to the late 20th century period, circa 1970.
Exquisite casework, with beautifully appointed detail and finishes
Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout
Quality leather tanned to a deep caramel hue with lightly aged finish
Bound to corners with brass cappings over leather straps
Dressed with brass slide clasps, the backplate engraved with the Manx emblem — keys absent
Once open, the lids remain raised upon cornflower blue straps
Bright burgundy coloured textile linings in pleasingly clean order
The tactile lining adorned with brass press stud finish
Military interest to the front fascia, with the Royal Marine Commando - Gibraltar emblem
The emblems bares the regiment motto Per Mare, Per Terram - By Sea and By Land
One lid with stamped monogram for E.J.B.
Brass drop handles adorn either side, for ease of carriage
This is a wonderful pair of vintage officer's campaign luggage cases, the clean appearance and proportion presenting a fine opportunity to use them as distinctive bedside nightstands...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Three Panel Art Deco Privacy Screen or Room Divider with Decorative Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant three panel, designed in the style of the "Amsterdam School" an off-shoot of Art Deco. Can be used as a room divider or privacy screen. Made with a dark oak frame and distinc...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Double-sided screen by Siso, Italy, mid-century
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Double-sided screen by Siso, Italy, mid-century
This is a charming double-sided screen from the 1970s, created by Siso, which combines functionality and aesthetics in a unique piece....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
$1,617 Sale Price
20% Off
Patinated Sculpta-Grille Bones Screen on Walnut Base by Richard Harvey, 1960s
Located in Culver City, CA
This isn’t just a room divider. This is a tanned, well-traveled, effortlessly bronzed bombshell who’s been sunning her curves on the French Riviera since 1968. A screen with a backst...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Resin, Walnut
Mid Century Art Deco Hard Case Leather Attache Briefcase after Bally, Hermes
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, well crafted vintage hard leather briefcase, attache case in very fine, original, clean and ready to use condition. The case features a fitted interior with saddle bag s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather
Vintage Mahogany Blanket Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a rather compact blanket chest at only 30" wide.
Its fairly deep though at 19", so it can still hold a few extra blankets.
Its made of a ribbon mahogany and has a brass latch...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Mahogany
Eames Rosewood Screen/Room Divider FSW-6 1996 edition
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Limited edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in rosewood, numbered 107/500. The design of the screen was a clever combination of molded plywood panels and a flexible cotton ca...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Rosewood
Restored Mid-Century Room Divider by L. Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Żory, PL
This room divider was designed by Ludvik Volák for Dřevopodnik Holešov in the 1960s.
Made of bent, veneered plywood. This room divider has been restored, varnished in a satin finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Plywood
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood and Leather Spiral 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood tall circular step ladder with four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative finial. Each step is upholstered with red leather and golden classic frame. Versatile and practical, the elegant library essential is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina. Use this vintage staircase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Trussardi Travel Bag Tote Duffel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Trussardi Travel Bag Luggage Duffel Tote
leather and leatherette
17 h to handles 11 h without handles x 25 w x 13 d
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
Set of Polished Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome tennis racket bookends. Has thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching furniture. 5" high. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condition, ready to use. Any li...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist Four Panel Mirror Screen w/ Antique Gilt Wood Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and beautifully formed Mid-Century Modernist Four Panel Mirror Screen W/Antique Gilt Wood Detailing originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Featuring four panels in total with three sections of glass in each panel. The seams between the panels of mirror glass are subtle and give a good sense of scale throughout each panel. The framework is original gilt wood, slender and minimal with a lustrous red base color after which the gilt detailing is applied. The reverse of each panel is lined with a tagboard backing featuring a lovely geometric pattern in muted colors with silver pointillist detailing at each corner of the grid. Antiqued brass hinges connect the panels to one another and are of remarkable quality. A beautiful Screen...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Rattan Bamboo Room Divider Screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Located in Vienna, AT
Rattan bamboo room divider screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Ornamental handmade screen from 3 panels made from bent bamboo and rattan pieces held together with leather 'clamps'. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,740 Sale Price
63% Off
Pair of MCM Brutalist Forged Iron Owl Bookends In the Style of Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and rare pair of MCM brutalist style forged iron owl bookends in the style of Isamu Noguchi, circa 1950s. The bookends are heavy and solid with with a great patina and original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century Room Dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-century room dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Prague 1960s.
We have acquired a memorable room divider from a villa in Prague that can be used as a wall-mounted shelving un...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Plywood, Bentwood
Floor Model Light Up Globe by Replogle Ca. 1950/1960
s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional light up floor model globe, by Replogle Globes Inc. The globe is 16 in. in diameter, it features an interior light, and restrain a solid mahogany frame. This example is i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1960
s World Globe Dry Bar - Globe Opens to Reveal Storage
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Large World Globe Dry Bar Storage. On rollers, the top opens to reveal interior dry bar storage area. Very good condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco tambour room divider / folding screen crafted of heart pine, can be coiled and shaped into multiple positions to fit the space as needed. Possibly Baumann et Fils, Me...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Pine
Rare Pair Vintage 50s Yehiel Hadany Mid Century Modern Brutalist Bronze Bookends
By Yaacov Agam
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Pair of 1950s Yehiel Hadany Mid Century Modern, Brutalist, Bronze, Abstract, Raised Relief Bookends of Ancient Hebrew Letters.
Made in Israel
Wonderful abstract, modernist, Ke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3653 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3653 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4099 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4099 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Clarabell and Emmet Kelly Bronze Bookends, PM Craftsman 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The set features two bookends shaped like clowns, with the character Clarabell and Emmet Kelly. The bookends have beautiful, age-appropriate patina; they are marked with manufacture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Brass Globe Cigarette Holder and Ashtray/Coin Dish, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original mid-century brass cigarette holder with ashtray or coin dish. The lid slides open on the globe's axis to reveal a metal interior designed to hold cigarettes.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Louis Vuitton Mid 20th Century Briefcase France Circa 1975 -80
Located in London, GB
This vintage Louis Vuitton hard-side briefcase is a true collector's item, a symbol of both luxury and functionality.
Crafted from the iconic monogram canvas and accented with fine l...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Bookends #4636
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock patinated brass bookends #4636. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, original m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Square Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Square Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and geometric pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass with po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Mahogany
Straw Marquetry Veneer Folding Screen / Room Divider.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sophisticated three-panel folding screen featuring mahogany and intricately applied straw marquetry veneer. The minimalist rectangular panels are veneered in fine straw work, radia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Mahogany
Brazilian Hardwood, Leather and Mirrored Panel Folding Screen, Brazil, c 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful four-paneled Brazilian Hardwood folding screen with leather panels on one side and mirrored paneling on the reverse. Produced in Brazil in circa 1960s, this folding scree...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Leather, Mirror
$3,950 Sale Price
28% Off
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished and patinated brass. Each pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530
Flatiron
Brass and Cane Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530 Brass and Cane 'Flatiron' Bookends
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished or patinat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century German French Metamorphic Library Steps Farmhouse Chair 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a Pine Metamorphic chair, it can be used either as a normal chair or when the top is flipped over it transforms into a step ladder.
This is a country piece from Nuremberg Ge...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
1960s Iron Jack Bookend Design Line Bill Curry CA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Jack Bookend Style George Nelson Design Line Calif
Selling as vintage iron rustic condition
8 x 8 x 8
Original Unrestored Vintage Condition
Refer to images.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4636 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. The Auböck #3846 booke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Italian Six-Panel Neoclassical Black and White Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian six-panel neoclassical black and white screen, in two parts. Decorated with a continuous neoclassical inhabited landscape on the front, and solid white back
Consisting of si...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
$5,250 Sale Price / set
30% Off
20th Century, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Pair of Bookends mod. 1977
Located in Turin, Turin
Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Hand Carved Alabaster Owl Sculptures with Glass Eyes Bookends 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends.
Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Each piece bears the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Vintage Louis Vuitton Monogram Overnight Case Trunk Luggage, circa 1980
Located in Krefeld, DE
Louis Vuitton Vintage Monogram Canvas Travel Trunk. Brown monogram canvas, leather base and top. The key is missing and the trunk comes with patina :-
Nice for decoration or trave...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Hand Painted Harlequin or Jester Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of Harlequin bookends. The pair are very detailed, with masks and hand painted. Acquired in France
A compliment to any book shelf, desktop, work station and espec...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Composition
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This freestanding model C-20 Sculpta-Grille room divider by Richard Harvey for Harvey Design Workshop, Inc was conceptualized and designed in the 1950s a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$6,950 Sale Price / item
26% Off
Mid-century Modern home accents for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern home accents 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 home accents created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern home accents 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 home accents, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Blenko, Ben Seibel, and Replogle Globes. 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 home accents differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $188,000 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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