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
José Zanine Caldas, Lounge Chair, Imbuia Plywood, Leather, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A lounge chair designed by José Zanine Caldas for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil, in 1949. It features Imbuia plywood, brass, and black-dyed leather webbing.
Seat Height (inches): 14"
...
Category
1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Imbuia, Leather
Italian Mid-Century Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant and stylish Italian mid-century chandelier of Pietro Chiesa per Fontana Arte, from the 1940s.
Two lights, polished brass structure, green aluminum lamp...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$1,631 Sale Price
69% Off
Einar Bäckström, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic two-armed brass and white opaline glass wall lights designed and produced by Einar Bäckström, Malmö, Sweden, 1940s.
Brass presents with moderate oxidation throughout. Ove...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Mid-Century Modern Set of Twelve Dining Chairs in Velvet and Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of twelve dining chairs, velvet, walnut, Italy, 1940s
These 1940s Italian dining chairs reflect the discreet opulence and elegance characteristic of Italian design in the mid-20...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Elegant Coffee Coffee Table in Walnut by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Square two-tier coffee table in walnut by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, 1940s (label on bottom). This beautiful clean line coffee table would add to any interior.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
1940s Danish Just Andersen Pewter Vase
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Just Andersen pewter vases produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940´s - 1950´s
The vase is in good vintage condition and marked with Ju...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Pewter
High-Quality Solid Walnut Wall-Mounted Console Table, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This high-quality console is made in solid walnut.
It has been recently and carefully restored piece by piece.
This console is vintage, therefore it might sh...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Danish 1940s Easy Chair with Channeled Backrest and Open Armrests in Beech
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic elegant Danish high back armchair from the 1940s by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully carved stained mahogany. Very elegant sculptu...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Birch
French Mirror from the Early 20th Century – Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mirror from the Early 20th Century – Circa 1940
This elegant French mirror, crafted around 1940, embodies the minimalist and rationalist style typical of the era. With a simp...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
$815 Sale Price
57% Off
Set of 4 First Edition Eames Evans DCM Chairs
Located in Seattle, WA
Four Early DCM chairs designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Evans, distributed by Herman Miller. Labels remain intact on all four chairs. Shock mounts has been...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood
$3,897 Sale Price
40% Off
Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century (Inscribed to artist Hans Richter)
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of the seminal avant-garde exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and published in an edition of 2500. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim with cont...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Modern Chinese Four Panel Screen, Roomdivider with Landscape
Birds
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Chinese set of four panels decorated at both sides. Two adjustable panels lacquered walnut screen featuring hand-carved exotic lacquered birds and trees in a floral landsc...
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$7,679 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 1940s Single Stool in Wood and White Linen
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Single Stool in Wood and White Linen
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
Paolo Buffa attr, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Camel Mohair, Lounge Chairs, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Manhasset, NY
Paolo Buffa attr, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Camel Mohair, Lounge or Armchairs, 1940s
Gorgeous pair of Italian lounge chairs in black satin finished Walnut and camel mohair attribu...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair
1940s vintage chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in None, IT
Chandelier with a gilt brass frame, two lights with clear beveled glass shades.
Design Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s.
CONDITION: In good condition, working, has chipping on ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,103 Sale Price
60% Off
Italian Brass Mirror and Console, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian brass mirror and console from the 1940-1950s. Very intricate design with elaborate brass decorations on the rim of the mirror ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set Of 10 Dining Room Chairs Made In Light Wood
Cognac Leather From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of 10 dining room chairs, crafted from light wood and upholstered with cognac leather, dates back to the 1940s. These chairs are in grea...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
$4,799 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Pair of Eliel
Pipsan Saarinen Chests for Johnson Furniture, 1940s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning and rare matched pair of four-drawer chests designed by Eliel Saarinen and his daughter Pipsan Saarinen Swanson for the Johnson Furniture Company, circa 1940s. Exemplifyin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish Modern Hanging Lamp by ASEA, Sweden 1940s
By ASEA
Located in Utrecht, NL
ASEA (before 1977 - Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget), was a Swedish electrotechnical company headquartered in Västerås. It was founded in 1883 and was, until 1987, the city'...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940
s French Burl-wood Tall Bar Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1940's exotic burl-wood with inlay detail tall French bar cabinet with key and single drawer, fully restored with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Domus Blown and Angraved Murano Glass Sconces, Pair
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Murano glass appliques, blown, sandblasted and engraved with liberty motifs. They are mounted on an elegant textured brass support. They are extremely decorative and adapt to...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Hawaiian Hula Girl Copper Table Lamp by Dodge w/ Wicker Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is an original, late 1940s table lamp featuring a Hawaiian hula girl. Crafted from copper-plated spelter metal, it's a genuine Dodge product, showcasing the iconic mid-century a...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
$1,545 Sale Price
40% Off
aRT dECO 1940s / 50s Modernist Light -up "TELEPHONE" SIGN.... 40" LONG
By Ilka Plast
Located in Buffalo, NY
aRT dECO 1940s / 50s Modernist Light -up "TELEPHONE" SIGN.... 40" LONG...eMbossed form plastic lettering,,Stunning graphic, pull chain on/off switch.Retains original metal can,,orig...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chandelier Murano Glass Brass Italian Design Mid-Century Modern 1940
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Extraordinary Italian 1940s chandelier Murano art glass, made with brass and glass parts, lines and design make it the absolute protagonist with elegance out of the ordinary.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,847 Sale Price
30% Off
Large ribbed Murano glass shell, Barovier&Toso, Italy
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare shell-shaped sculpture, large in size and characterized by large ribs, made of heavy iridescent Murano glass. The body, shaped like a fan with very pronounced lobes, is a design...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Wooden Curved Arms Art-Deco Armchairs in Green Mohair, France, 1940s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of wooden curved arms art deco armchairs, France, 1940s.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Bentwood
Pair of Finn Juhl
109
Armchairs in Teak, Cognac Leather
Brass, 1946
Located in Chino Hills, CA
For sale is an exquisite pair of vintage mid-century modern NV-109 chairs, designed by the renowned Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder in the 1950s. An early edition of Juhl's work, these ch...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Gunnar Asplund "Attribution", Sconce, Copper, Glass, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper and glass sconce designed and produced by Gunnar Asplund (attribution), Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of back plate (inches) : (3.87 x 3.87 x .75).
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Italian 1940s Oak chest of drawers
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s Oak chest of drawers.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 From Four Tales of the Arabian Nights, 1948
By Marc Chagall
Located in CA, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 from the series “Four Tales of the Arabian Nights”, 1948, also titled “Then He Spent The Night With Her Embracing”
Published: Pantheon Books, New York
Medium: Lithograph
Sheet Size: H 43cm x W 23cm
Year: 1948
Edition: 90, this example 59/90
Signature: Hand signed in pencil, Marc Chagall
Literature: M. 38; see C. books 18)
A very rare example of Chagall’s first major and most important lithography series “Arabian Nights”
Vichy France...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Bar Cabinet in Light Wood attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Oirlo, LI
This rare Grissinato Bar Cabinet in light wood, attributed to Paolo Buffa and dating from the 1940s, is an exquisite example of Italian Art Deco elegance. The exterior displays refin...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Italian Designer, Pendant Light, Glass, Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A nickel-plated metal and reticello glass pendant light designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 27.5"H x 10.0"D
Stem Length (inches): 14.0"
Dimensio...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1940. Industrial, lantern-like wall sconces with sturdy brass frame and custom textured glass diffu...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$13,600 / set
Mid Century Modern Vintage Green Teal Cherry Brass Dining Table Italy 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table or writing desk or bureau plat very similar to Ico Parisi from solid cherrywood topped with green turquoise teal glass plate...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and etched glass pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 20.5"H x 10.75"W x 10.75"D
Stem Length (inches): 1.0"Dimensions of Ca...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic Pair of French Lounge Chairs in Rush and Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of lounge chairs, rush, beech, France, 1940s
Rustic-inspired French armchairs from the 1940s. The structure is composed of rectilinear wooden components, slightly tapered and a...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Rush, Beech
$15,400 / set
Mogens Lassen Style 1940
s Danish Highback Lounge Chair in Lambswool
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fritz Hansen attributed 1940s Danish highback lounge chair in Lambswool. Sublime highback lounge chair with channeled backrest made in Denmar...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Huge Sofa Set by Norman Bel Geddes, 1950s, USA
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Extremely rare huge sofa set by Norman Bel Geddes from the 1950s.
We have the set from the possession of a US soldier stationed in Germany or Roth after...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
$46,198 / set
Einar Bäckström, Table Lamps, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and pink fabric table lamp produced by Einar Bäckström, Sweden, c. 1940s.
One shade presents with very small staining to fabric. Brass presents with moderate oxidat...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Goyard Trunk, 1940s France
By Goyard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Goyard trunk. Wooden frame wrapped in the iconic Goyard canvas print with saddle leather and brass hardware. Incredible patina and colori...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$12,500
LaWo1 Molded Plywood Lounge Chair by Han Pieck for Lawo Ommen/ Netherlands 1945
By Han Pieck
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare LaWo1 Wooden Lounge Chair by Han Pieck for Lawo Ommen, The Netherlands. This rare dutch modern chair is brilliantly designed and made from several layers of birch plywood. The back legs are fixed to the seat back by brass brackets, button joinery.. Retains original finish , patina, Wonderful honey color birch wood,, Extremely comfortable,, Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en route from Buffalo NY
About Han Pieck:
Han Pieck developed this piece during WWII during his study in Amsterdam. Pieck intended to produce 2000 Lawo chairs...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Elegant daybed by René Gabriel ca 1950, original patina in elmwood
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A René Gabriel daybed of the reconstruction period in the original patina. Very elegant piece, very versatile. Upholstered in a beautiful Bouclé by Dedar Milano.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Elm
Art Deco French Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp with Silk Lampshade, France, 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Art Deco French ceramic and wood table lamp with silk lampshade, France, 1940s.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Silk, Wood
Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp, by Angelo Lelii, model 12128, Italy circa 1947
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Angelo Lelii "Triennale" floor lamp, model 12128
Chrome plated brass stand with lacquered aluminium shades in black, white and grey. Multi adjustable arms with counterweight handles...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Barcelona, ES
Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chêne in ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,007 Sale Price
29% Off
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass and beige fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s.
Vintage lampshades with staining and wear as illustrated.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Beech Bentwood Armchair, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- The frame has been carefully refurbished
- Original fabric in good condition
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Rare Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and monumental table lamp created by the famous designer Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
It is one of the most iconic lamps of 1940s Italian design, elegant and p...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum, Brass
Richard Uhlemeyer, German Ceramist, Four Ceramic Vases, Beautiful Glaze
Located in København, Copenhagen
Richard Uhlemeyer, German ceramist.
Four ceramic vases, beautiful glaze in reddish green tones.
Germany, 1940s.
Largest measures 20.5 cm. x 9 cm.
In perfect condition.
Stamped.
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Pair of Stained Oak Armchairs, Europe ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The 1940s were a transformative era for design throughout Europe. Around this period, furniture began blending the streamlined elegance of modernism with the inviting charm of skille...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
$5,500 / set
Pair of Venini Style Brass and "Reticello" Murano Glass Sconces, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
These splendid Murano glass sconces were created in the Venini style. They are entirely handmade using the Reticello technique, so called for the distinctive lattice pattern visible ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Functionalist, Ballerina Pendant Lamp, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Ballerina or spinning top shaped pendant lamp composed of a brass top, black lacquered aluminium shade and a brass supported conical shade in pinstriped glass. It was made in Scand...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chandelier Murano Art Glass, 1940s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier Murano art glass, 1940s, Pulegoso glass.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$3,191 Sale Price
30% Off
Very Early and Rare Richard Stein Daybed for Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Birch plywood with upholstered backrest and loose seat cushion, original finish to wood, reupholstered, foot pedal releases back which retracts to form a large sleeping surface.
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
$3,599 Sale Price
21% Off
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light, Italy circa 1940s
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light
Murano reticello glass, aluminum.
Made in Italy in 1940s.
Very rare.
Takes 3 Edison bulbs...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Glass Coffee Table by Colli
By Gio Ponti
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Rare glass coffee tableby Pierluigi Colli.
Edged glass top with etched motifs on bent metal base.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large dining table – Italy 1940
Located in Girona, Girona
Large dining table with Macassar ebony veneer, maple border and bindings on the base. French polish.
Italy circa 1940
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Macassar, Maple
Pair of Jacques Adnet Saddle Leather and Wrought Iron Armchairs Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of steel framed armchairs by Jacques Adnet, ca. late 1940s. These are covered in their original saddle tanned and stitched leather and subtly accented with bronze pommels and f...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Ernst Schwadron, Lounge Chair, Fabric, Walnut, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and beige fabric lounge chair designed and produced by Ernst Schwadron, USA, 1940s.
Seat Height (inches): 14.75”
Arm Height (inches): 21.75"
All items ship from High Poin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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