Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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
Period: 1940s
Triangular modernist coffee table, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish functionalist coffee table with a triangular tabletop resting on three bentwood legs. The legs are made from solid beech, and the tabletop is covered in elm veneer. Produced by an unidentified Swedish manufacturer in the 1940s, following the style of modernist designers like Bruno Mathsson, Yngve Ekström, and GA Berg.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Elm
Italian Art Deco Single Round Stool in Lacquered Wood and White Linen
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Art Deco Single Round Stool in Lacquered Wood and White Linen
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Linen
Georg Kofoed Attributed Danish 1940s Lounge Chair in Tufted Dark Gray Leather
By Georg Kofoed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool and rare 1940s lounge chair attributed to Master Furniture Maker Georg Kofoed of Copenhagen. This beautiful may originally been black but time and wear have made it more of...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Gertrud Lönegren, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white glazed stoneware, brass and beige fabric table lamp designed by Gertrud Lönegren and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 15.5"H ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame by Ercole Barovier, 1940s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A truly rare and exquisite Murano glass and brass photo frame by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, dating back to the 1940s. This signed piece stands out for its exceptional craft...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carlos Scarpa Five Arm Chandelier
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Carlos Scarpa five arm chandelier. Five light Venetian moderne unmistakably Scarpa design pendant fixture in reeded glass with original glass shades and central baluster issuing coi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Oak Bookcase Folding Desk Shelves French Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bookcase folding desk vintage shelves, mid-20th century
Massive oak
Depth of the shelves: 8.46 in. (21,5 cm)
Dimension of the foldable desk: D 19.29 x L 24.41 x H 25.98 in. (D: 49 L:...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Mogens Lassen Style Danish 1940s Lounge or Club Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1940s pair of lounge chair in the style of Mogens Lassen with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Simple lines yet very refined. Versatile and ve...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech
Art Deco Nordiska Kompaniet Table Lamp made in Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Genuinely nice Art Deco Swedish table lamp made in the 1940s for NK Nordiska Kompaniet. This lamp made with a base of brass and a backlit rod,the lampshade made in textile. The top w...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, Italy, 1940
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of sculptural clarity, this suite of six Italian high-back chairs embodies a language of refined austerity and measured grace. Evoking the spirit of Gio Ponti, René Pro...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$15,599 / set
Russel Wright Attribution, Lounge Chair, Wood, Vinyl, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and yellow vinyl lounge chairs attributed to Russel Wright, USA, c. 1940s.
Vintage vinyl in fair condition
Wear consistent with age and use
Overall Dimensions (inches): 30....
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Modernist Andirons in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron, brass and cast iron. This is a work in the style of famous French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
Italian Modern, Elmwood, Brass, Curved Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Elmwood, Brass, Arc Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940s
A modernist elmwood and brass curved floor lamp designed and produced...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Charles Eames DCM Dining Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Charles Eames DCM dining chair with seat and back of molded walnut veneer, chromed steel. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946. Produced by Herma...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid-cenrtury Lloyd Flanders "Loom" Wicker Springer Outdoor Patio Chair, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is a pair of newly restored Lloyd Flanders "Loom" chairs. Each chair is made from an enameled square tubular frame with a wicker seat. These iconic patio chairs are cantilevered...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wicker
$1,620 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sand-blasted glass and brass pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Minor chips to top edge of glass fixture.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Overall Dimensi...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Charles
Ray Eames Mid Century Leg Splint in Molded Plywood, 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare leg splint by Charles & Ray Eames in molded plywood and its unopened original wrapping produced by Evans 1943. A true mid century collectible...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Mauro Manetti Silver Plate Pumpkin Ice Bucket Mid-Century Modern, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Mauro Manetti silver plate pumpkin ice bucket, made in Italy.
Keeps the ice cubes frozen for a long time as the lid sits tight on the bucket.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Aluminum
Danish Cabinetmaker Lounge Chair in Sheepskin, Denmark 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Scandinavian design is a distinctive style that represents a design philosophy, guided by functionality, simplicity and clean lines. The maker of this lounge chair not only had a pre...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 High Back Mohair Lounge Chair Danish Midcentury, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sought after Fritz Hansen Model 1672 high back lounge chair made circa 1942. The chairs was first seen on page 12 in Fritz Hansen's 1942 catalog. The model 1672 has become of the mos...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Beech
George Nelson Platform Bench by Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
Introduced in 1946, the slat platform bench was one of Nelson's first designs for Herman Miller after becoming their design director. Intended to serve as a table, a seat, or a base ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
1940s Pair of Bedside Tables by Jindřich Halabala , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- good original condition
- cleaned
- polished
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
PH-5/5 Ceiling Lamp in Copper and Nickel by Poul Henningsen, 1940s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
PH-5/5 Ceiling lamp in Copper and Nickel by Poul Henningsen, 1940s
Additional Information:
Material: Copper and nickel
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
PH-5/5 Ceiling Lamp
Produced ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper, Nickel
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Ceiling Lamp, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Ceiling Lamp, Italy 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage desk chair with arms Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
Vintage desk chair with arms, off white patterned cotton fabric upholstery, polished ebony walnut wood structure. Italian Design by Guglielmo Ulrich ca.1940.
The lines of this chair ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Large sculpted diamond-shaped chestnut sideboard, Italy, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A large solid wood sideboard with four sculpted doors, in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italian Manufacture, 1940s
The striking wood grain, running horizontally across the piece, combin...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Alvar Aalto Stool 60
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Miami, FL
Stool 60 designed by Alvar Aalto, strong patina with some chips. Please see picture 3 for accurate color.
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass Table Lamps, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of table lamps in Murano “Rostrato” crystal glass. These incredibly charming and rare table lamps were designed by Barovier and produced in Murano, Italy, during the 19...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Designer, Wall Lights, Iron, Rattan, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of cast iron and rattan wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Replaced lampshades.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 16.5"H x 7.0"W x 10.25"D
Back Plate Dimensi...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
1940s Danish Lounge Chairs with Maple Frame and Armrests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful Danish lounge chair made in the tradition of Scandinavian makers such as Hjalmar Jackson and Carl Malmsten with a wooden base and armrests made from Maple adding a lot of e...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Maple
Murano, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and orange-coloured blown glass and brass table lamp designed and produced in Murano, Italy, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13” H x 5.25” W x 3.75 D
Dimensions of Sh...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jean Prouvé Petit Potence Blue (Bleu Marcoule) Wall Lamp by Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Industrial and minimalistic wall lamp designed by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra. The Potence swiveling wall lamp was designed by Jean Prouvé for the 'Maison Tropique' and is cons...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Christmas: A Story By Eleanor Roosevelt (1st edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of this Christmas story by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, with illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Published in 1940 by Alfred A. Knopf. 12mo (4.25” x 5.5”), 42 pag...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
A 1940 solid oak sideboard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 1940 solid oak sideboard open by 3 doors; good condition
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guglielmo Pecorini Rare Vanity Table Venini Folding Mirror Model No 21 and Chair
Located in New York, NY
Guglielmo Pecorini attributed rare and exceptional three-drawer vanity/dressing table or cherry wood desk with attached folding vanity or tabletop Venini mirror model no. 21 in clear...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
American 1940
s Tufted Curved Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful super stylish curved sofa. Made in the US probably in the 1940's maybe early 1950's. Designer and maker unknown. Tufted and with loose cushion. Has a bit of Hollywood pana...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Børge Wernonch, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Fabric, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A red, yellow-glazed stoneware and white fabric table lamp designed by Architect Børge Wernonch for Afta, Denmark, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 12.25"H x 6.75"W...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware, Fabric
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Model 1537 Wall Lamp, Italy 1940s
Located in Naples, IT
Wall lamp model 1537 from 1940 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, made of opaline glass and brass. A highly refined design by one of the greatest masters of lighting, this exceptiona...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Post-War Large Size Fine Quality Cut Glass Fragrance Diffuser Circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered here is a fine quality French post war fragrance diffuser. It was used to freshen up and make a room smell nicely. Sometimes called aroma oil lamps, the fragrance was placed ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Antique American Amusement Park Motorcycle Painted Carousel Carnival Ride 1940s
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American carnival amusement park, carousel motorcycle ride, from the late 1940s.
A fabulous late 1940s motorcycle carousel ride, the motorcycle body is made of wood and is ha...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
6 Pair of Georg W. Hansen Brass 1706 Double Swing Arm Wall Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
At present we have SIX (6) pair of these original solid brass model 1706 swing arm wall lamps. These are the real deal, old school, with the extinct (not exaggerating) brass square tube cord covers, MetalArt marked backplates which go over the separate wall mounting plates, original solid brass finials and original lampshades (several different styles). Can be hard wired or plug-in. Works with three-way lightbulb.
Designed by Georg W. Hansen in 1947 while improvising a reading lamp for his bunk during World War 2, we present this vintage pair of polished brass double swing arm sconces with original harps and solid brass finials as well as solid brass column cord covers. Signed Hansen original cast brass rectangular backplates (3 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" tall x 1/2" deep), allowing the option of hard wiring or simply wall mounting and plugging into an outlet. Three way switch. Each lamp takes a single standard Edison screw bulb up to 150 watts.
This is the original swing arm lamp favored by designers for nearly 75 years. Each hinge can be tightened to lock in position. Manufactured by Metalarte, Barcelona, Spain for Hansen New York. Hansen Lamps was acquired by Hinson Lighting...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Iron, Velvet, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-painted iron and orange brown velvet lounge chairs, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Seat Height (inches): 15"
Arm H...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Oak and Red Velvet Chairs. French Work, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice set of 6 chairs is made of oak with red velvet seats. The design is very interesting and typical from 1950's French Work. Circa 1950.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Danish 1940
s Fritz Hansen Leather Sofa with New Sheepskin Seat
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare Danish club sofa produced in Denmark likely, circa late 1930s to early 1940's by Fritz Hansen of Denmark. Legs made from solid beech. Comfortable and super solid with nice and s...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin, Beech
Vintage Danish Oak Closet Linen Wardrobe 1940s Cabinet
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Beautifully wardrobe, dresser from the early 20th Century.
Crafted entirely from solid oak—inside and out—this cabinet showcases exquisite craftsmanship and naturally aged wood with...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Bagues Bronze Coffee Table Base, France, 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful rectangular mid-sized coffee table in bronze by Masion Bagues, France. Cast bronze legs are of a palm-like pattern. Install your own top, such as gilded mirrored glass, sm...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1953 Modernist Blond Birch "M795G" Coffee Table by Heywood Wakefield
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Minuminist Mid-century M795G birch cocktail table by the Heywood Wakefield company, made in 1953. This table is a classic example of cutting-edge late modernist design with its minim...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
$1,125 Sale Price
40% Off
Uno Dewoon Oil Painting Landscape Painting (1909-1988) Swedish Neutral Artwork
Located in Rochester, NY
Signed and dated. Plaque affixed to frame reads: Nykopings automobil Fabrik. Heder spris. Nykoping Jun 7, 1946.
This soothing oil painting has a serene feeling to it, and the neutr...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Karel Koželka
Antonín Kropáček Re-upholstered Bentwood Armchairs, Czechia 1940
Located in Almelo, NL
Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček re-upholstered bentwood Armchairs, Czechia 1940
We offer re-upholstered Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček bentwood armchairs, originally designed in ...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Gilbert Rohde Impressive 4-Door Paldao Credenza 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular 4-door credenza in exotic paldao wood with hand-sculpted pulls, concave doors, pull out trays and gently curving base finished in leather with studs by Gilbert Rohde for ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Felt, Wood, Paldao, Lacquer
Midcentury italian Murano glass picture frame by Barovier
Toso, 1940
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant medium Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940.
Signed in the brass frame
The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to create...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Swedish Midcentury Shell Formed Wall Lamps "Coquille" by ASEA. 1940s.
By ASEA
Located in Bromma, SE
Set of two ASEA "Coquille" wall lamps in great condition. Elegant wall sconces with acid treated glass, manufactured by the Swedish company ASEA Skandia in the 1940s.
Acid-etching i...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Fritz Hansen Style Wing Back Lounge Chair with Mocha Brown Leather
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish modern wing back chair most likely manufactured by Fritz Hansen A/S in Denmark in the period 1930-1950s
The comfortable chair is upholstered with mocha brown leather with pat...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
DUPONT 1945 Tall Roller Petrol Pocket Lighter In Plated Sterling
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Miami, FL
A Dupont roller petrol lighter made in France.
This is a very rare pocket petrol lighter created in Paris France during the post war period, back in the 1945. The lighter has been p...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
$2,098 Sale Price / item
30% Off
20th Century, Gio Ponti Pair of Green Armchairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare 1948 James Mont Designed Wide Tufted Seat Lounge Chair Oval Back Cushion
By James Mont
Located in St. Louis, MO
Circa 1948, documented, by famed NYC designer James Mont, this mid-century modern wide tufted seat lounge chair with ebonized sycamore frame, is ready for your customization. Send yo...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Sycamore
Russel Wright Attribution, Sofa, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and floral fabric sofa attributed to Russel Wright, USA, c. 1940s.
Vintage fabric in fair condition ideally replaced.
Wear consistent with ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Cabinet or Sideboard on High Legs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cabinet, oak, Italy, 1940s
This sideboard was made in Italy in the 1940s and is a great example of straightforward, honest design. Crafted from oak, it has a warm, natural tone and ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gunilla Ljung, Pendant Light, Glass, Chrome, Reed, Finland, 1940s
By Gunilla Jung
Located in High Point, NC
A chrome, white opaline glass and reed pendant light designed by Gunilla Ljung and produced by Orno, Finland, c. 1940s.
Loss to reed lampshade as illustrated.
Overall Dimensions (i...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Barovier "Pinecone" Murano Rostrato Glass Large Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent pinecone shaped table lamp fully made in mouth-blown Murano “Rostrato” glass. This incredibly rare and elegant lamp was produced by Barovier in Murano, Italy during the 1...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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