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: 1950s
Period: Early 1900s
Norwegian Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Fabric, Norway, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and beige fabric wall light designed and produced in Norway, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 12.5” H x 8.75” W x 5.5“ D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 3.3” H x 1.5“...
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1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Konrad Galaaen Colorful Mid-Century Ceramic Tile Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made by Konrad Galaaen, this series of sculptures was made in Norway. Made of many squares of varying sizes, they form an abstract shape with no definable pattern. Like ...
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1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Hammered Copper Watering can vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered Copper Watering can vienna around 1950s
Only Polished
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Italian Counterweight Pendant Lamp, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This vintage pendant lamp from the 1950s is a striking example of mid-century Italian design. Crafted with a unique adjustable height feature, it includes a counterweight mechanism t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Solid Maple Desk With Built-in Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern writing desk with built-in bookcase
By Heywood Wakefield
USA, 1950s
Sculpted solid maple, in original "Champagne" finish.
Measures: 44"W x ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 26A Ceiling Lamp
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Modern Furnishings For The Home (1st edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition of William J. Hennessey’s Modern Furnishings for the Home, published in 1952 by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation. Billed as “a comprehensive catalog with over 480 av...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Two EU/NU-11 Japanese Series Wall Cabinets by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1958
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare pair of Mid-Century Modern EU/NU-11 Japanese Series wall cabinets.
Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe Utrecht.
Striking Dutch design from the 1950s.
The EU-11 wall ...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass, Mirror, Teak
Large Italian telescopic wall sconce from the 1950s with a burgundy silk shade
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large Italian wall sconce from the 1950s. Solid brass frame with a counterweight system for adjusting the shade height and a telescopic arm. Very good vintage condition, with light s...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1950s Stool Paolo Buffa Attributed Silk Velvet Cheetah Ottoman Seat Bench Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
A classic late 1940s early 1950s stool with marquetry attributed to Paolo Buffa.
Walnut base with wood inlay trim throughout with signature tapered legs, characteristic of the desig...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
André Sornay Rare Writing Desk with Movable Cabinets in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
André Sornay for Meubles Sornay, writing desk with pair of cabinets, mahogany, lacquered wood, France, 1950s/1960s
This rare office ensemble consisting of a desk and matching mobile...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Vintage Glo-Hill Traffic Light Spirit Measure / Jigger "Safe / Caution / Danger"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chrome cylindrical spirit measure / jigger with brown Bakelite handle made by Glo-Hill. The cylindrical 'stop light' measure with green, yellow and red "lights" labeled "SAFE", "CAUT...
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1950s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Red Lion Furniture, Dresser, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut dresser produced by Red Lion Furniture, USA, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.5"H x 78.4"W x 20.6"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Small rupert nikoll table lamp with fabric shade around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small rupert nikoll table lamp with fabric shade around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shade is replaced ( new )
The wood is hand polished
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Renzo Rutili "American Translation" Model-38 ½ Table for Johnson Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch, Walnut
Petite Credenza Attributed to Edmond Spence
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
This piece of furniture has characteristics that suggest that it was designed by Edmond Spence for Industria Mueblera, circa 1950.
A solid cedar three-door credenza with brass legs ...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Seagrass, Cedar
Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougal, Side Tables, Walnut, Metal, Cane, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut, cane, and black-lacquered metal side tables designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougal and produced by Calvin Furniture, USA, c. 1950s.
Wear consistent with ag...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquered Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Black lacquered solid maple, with original brass hard...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Folding Screen, Room Divider
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
Finish
-Walnut: Mahogany
-Cane
-Brass
-Minimum wear to cane at the edges
-Good vintage condition
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
French oak column cabinet, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant French cabinet from the 1950s standing out for its beautifully balanced proportions and understated architectural presence. Made out from solid oak wood, its tall, narrow sil...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Mid Century Modern Perforated Brass Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid Century Modern Perforated Brass Sconces, France, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Expertly Restored - Johannes Andersen Extending Teak Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Italian brass wall mirror attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Italian wall mirror with gilded brass frame, in the Style of Gio Ponti, circa 1950
Refined Italian wall mirror dating from around 1950, featuring a sculptural gilded brass frame with...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Aqua Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950.
9 colors available.
pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Italian Lounge Chair with Original Upholstery and Black-Lacquered Metal
Located in Rome, IT
A refined Italian lounge chair from the 1950s, distinguished by a clean, modern silhouette and a light yet expressive structure. The design is defined by generous upholstered volumes...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 28.0"H x 17.0"W x 0.75"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Console Table, Ash, Laminate, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
An ash and blue laminate console table designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s.
Provenance: Hotel Royal, Pietra Ligure.
Authenticated by the Gio Ponti Archi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Ash
Skira/ Picasso Print of Face in Blue, Ceramic Plate from "Céramiques De Picasso"
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exquisite shiny polychrome print of Picasso Vallauris ceramic plate depicting face in blue. The color print is attached to a thick, high quality paper with decorative lines.
The...
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1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Grappolo" Ceiling Light Ls10 Large, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Grappolo" ceiling light by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, model LS10, large.
Designed and made in Italy in 1950s.
Rare large size.
Lacquered aluminum, brass and blown glass.
D...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Jacques Biny, Wall Lights, Brass, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
By Jacques Biny
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and black-lacquered metal "Zodiac" wall lights designed by Jacques Biny and produced by Lita, France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 8” H x 4.25” W x 5.5“ D
...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Iconic vintage dutch design CU07 Cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The Netherlands / CU07 cabinet / Pastoe / Cees Braakman / metal, teak / Vintage / Mid-century
Highboard CU07 designed by the Dutch designer Cees Braakman in 1958 for Pastoe. This mo...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard in the Style of Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Mid-century sideboard/credenza styled after Pier Luigi Colli, 1950s. Design features scalloped apron, geometric grain patterns, and carved decorative panels on two doors. Bra...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
A Mid Century 18 Arm Tulip Pendant Chandelier By Fog and Mørup Of Denmark
By Fog
Mørup
Located in Søborg, DK
A very elegant and classic 18 arm tulip pendant chandelier by Fog and Mørup of Denmark
Hand blown white opaline glass shades.
E14 bulb holders
A lovely age related wear and patina to the surfaces.
The hand blown glass shades are in great condition with no cracks.
Rewired and grounded.
Glass shades will be removed for shipping.
Responsible worldwide shipping available.
The company was founded on 1 June 1904 by ironmonger Ansgar Fog (1880-1930) as a trading company in Aarhus. The following year, wholesaler Erik Mørup (1879-1972) was admitted as a partner. In 1906 it moved to Copenhagen. In 1915, the company was expanded with a factory for lamps and chandeliers, and in 1948 it was transformed into a limited company. At the same time, Mørup became chairman of the board and Alfred Emanuel Gillesberg (1895-1959) managing director. In 1956, Fog & Mørup moved to a new factory at Sydmarken 46 in Søborg designed by Preben Hansen.
Fog & Mørup is probably best known for the Kongelyslampen, which got its name when Fog & Mørup presented the lamp to King Christian X on his 25th anniversary in 1937. The table lamp was made of bronzed brass and cost DKK 35.50. Fog & Mørup had great success with the sale of this model. Fog & Mørup's heyday was the 1960s and 1970s, when Jo Hammerborg and other designers created a large number of both original and salable models of lamps.
In 1978, Fog & Mørup was acquired by competitor LYFA. Fog & Mørup's production was moved from Sydmarken in Søborg to LYFA in Måløv for better utilization of the production capacity.
In 1988, LYFA took over the lighting company ABO in Assentoft near Randers, which was particularly known for magnetic ball lamps produced in the 1970s. Only one year later, in 1989, LYFA was taken over by the listed company Lyskær Belysning A/S. The company's new name became Lyskær-Lyfa A/S in October 1989, but already in 1991 the company was bought by Horn Belysning...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$896 Sale Price
28% Off
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.9"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.4” H x ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Curve Glass with Stars Pair of Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Curve Glass with Stars Pair of Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps
Lamp is in very good condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard light ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s
By Kaare Klint, Le Klint
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
The original Kaare Klint Wall and table lamp 306 "Kiplamp".
This unusual vintage wall & desk light was designed by Kaare Klint for Le Klint in Denmark. First produced in the 1940s t...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Model 116 Sideboard with Raffia Doors Designed by Florence Knoll in the 1950s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Decorative sideboard model 116 designed by Florence Knoll in the early fifties for Knoll associates. Florence Knoll studied architecture under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saar...
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1950s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Carlo Ratti Chair 1950
s
By Carlo Ratti
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Dining chair, estimated 1950s, designed by Carlo Ratti. Originally demonstrating his skills at a manufacturer specialising in mass-produced items for cinemas and industrial use, he e...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$10,800 / set
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, black and cream-white lacquered metal table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present to brass
Light loss of black lacquer to me...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Étagère / Flower Stand, 1950s/60s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern brass tubular steel étagère / flower stand, 1950s/60s.
Very good condition, light wear of usage.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Red Arlus Wall Lights, 1950
By Arlus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of red enameled French double cone wall lights by Arlus, with pivoting shades on articulate brass arms, perforated along the bottom edge, wired for US standards, one E...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,800 / set
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST Magazine RACK by JACQUES ADNET, France 1950
By Hermès, Jacques Adnet
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic, beautiful and highly decorative Mid-Century-Modern, Modernist, magazine rack, in black lacquered metal and Cognac "Piqué-Sellier" leather, by Jacques Adnet, probably pr...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Period Mid Century French Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Side tables from France in the period mid-century modern style. These tables are made of solid wood, primarily cherry. Each has a dovetailed drawer with a striped facade and a brass ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
$4,200 / set
Pair of unique vintage armchairs
Located in Haaltert, BE
Pair of armchairs with a pine structure, seat and back made up of five modular cylindrical cushions. New upholstering.
Netherlands around 1950-1960.
Not attributed , maybe prototypes...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
$5,339 / set
Baccarat Crystal Decanter holder, Hermès, Paris, circa 1955, designed by Jacques
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and highly sought-after stitched leather double decanter holder designed by Jacques Adnet for the French fashion house, Hermes of Paris.
The caddy is fitted with two cut crys...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Max Ingrand
2254
wall sconce for Fontana Arte in crystal and nickel-plated brass
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
White curved frosted glass diffuser screen, brushed nickel-plated brass body. 1950s-60s in very good original condition
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1950 Felice Galbiati Italian Mid Century Design Print Red Black Metal Tray
Located in Brescia, IT
Screenprint Metal Tray
Felice Galbiati
Italy, 1950
Black & Red Tray
"Old Doctor Tools" printed
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
A Vintage Norman Cherner Plycraft Arm Chair And Three Side Chairs ca
1950
s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A vintage 1st edition Norman Cherner chair with arms and three chairs without arms. Walnut with nice/rich patina. Two chairs signed with labels. Original ca' 1950's.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Jacob E. Bang Table Lamp in Cased Honey Glass, Holmegaard/Kastrup, 1950s
By Jacob Bang
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare organically shaped table light in cased honey yellow glass. Designed by the kid-brother of Arne Bang alias Jacob E. Bang in the mid to late 1950s. Manufactured by Holmegaard/K...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
1950s Valinte Oy Rattan
Brass Plug-In Wall Lamp in the Manner of Paavo Tynell
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Valinte Oy Rattan & Brass Plug-in Wall Lamp in the Manner of Paavo Tynell
Executed in woven rattan with an elegant slim brass wall mounted stem, this plug-in sconce by Finnish...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sculptured Plaster Female Modelled Head, Italy 50s
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice woman head made in plaster.
This piece was made in Italy in the 50s.
Found near Florence
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Paolo Buffa Maple Wood Bench, Italy, circa 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Paolo Buffa maple wood bench with thick upholstered velvet seat.
Italy, circa 1950
Size: 16" high x 24" wide x 14 1/2" deep
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Leather and Ebonized Wood Slipper Chairs for Widdicomb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings leather and ebonized wood slipper lounge chairs for Widdicomb.
Introducing the T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Leather
Ebonized Wood Slipper Lounge Chairs for Wi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
Seguso, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
By Seguso
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, Murano-glass and white fabric wall lights produced by Seguso, Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 17.25"H x 9.5"W x 11.5"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches)...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Singer
Sons Walnut, Rosewood Chest of Drawers Restored
By Richard Singer
Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Gio Ponti Singer & Sons Walnut, Rosewood Chest of Drawers Restored
Offered for sale is a Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons rosewood and walnut restored chest of drawers from the 1950s. T...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Console Neoclassical Style Paolo Buffa design 1950 Italy Brass marble Wood
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant lines of great class as Paolo Buffa knew how to do.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
$1,864 Sale Price / item
62% Off
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Cansado Bench, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Charlotte Perriand.
Edited by Steph Simon.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
$12,280 Sale Price
25% Off
Danish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.0"H x 6.25"W x 6.25"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6.0" Top Diameter x 10.0" Bottom ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Silver Plated Vide Poche by Maria Pergay c.1950
By Maria Pergay
Located in Bath, GB
A rare smaller example of Maria Pergay's tassel decorated dish or vide poche; perfect if you are looking to add to a grouping, this smaller size is hard to find.
Made from silver pl...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Fabio Ltd, Knoll, and Edward Wormley. 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.
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Cabinets With Metal Inlay
Cameo Glass Bowl
Campaign Chest Camphor
Canopic Jars
Canton Chinese Bowl
Cardinal Sculpture
Carrera Marble Dining Table
Carved Boar
Cast Grape Vine
Ceramic Cheetah
Ceramic Giraffe
Ceramic Pagoda
Ceramic Spanish Jug
Cherry Blossom Painting Japanese
Chest Of Drawers Display
Chinese Ancestral Portraits
Chinese Chippendale Style Display Cabinet
Chinese Coral Sculpture