Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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
Judith Daner Enamel Artwork Wall Panel Geometric Mid-Century Cityscape, a pair
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Judith Daner designed this pair of stunning Mid-Century Modernist enamel-on-copper artworks. Each panel is a one-tile plaque mounted on the original walnut wood frame. The abstract a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Mid-Century Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope barometer in a flower shape Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 3
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Christmas 1979 Wall Plate by Wiinblad, Hand Painted Gold Porcelain, Rosenthal
Located in Andernach, DE
Bjorn Wiinblad, Danish artist, has created this beautiful series for German art glass & porcelain makers Rosenthal for their Studio-Line art edition.
This plate is the 1979 edition, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Framed Ceramic by Roger Capron, Circa 1960.
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Framed ceramic by Roger Capron, circa 1960.
Framed and illuminated ceramic by Roger Capron, circa 1960.
With frame: H: 49cm, W: 49cm, D: 4cm
Ceramic: H: 40cm, W: 40cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Harvesting The Wheat, Oil on Canvas, Italian, 1950s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful painting of farmers bringing in the harvest of wheat
Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Artist unknown
Framed in a slightly distressed antiqu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Early 1960s Teruo Hara Stoneware Wall Sculpture for Design Technics
By Teruo Hara
Located in Southampton, NJ
A rare, early 1960s stoneware Wall Sculpture by famed Japanese-American potter Teruo Hara for Design Technics. Signed on the lower right with Hara's TH chop mark along with the DT ch...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay, Ceramic
Set of 9 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 9 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 7 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 7 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Carved Wood Wall Art Sculpture Panels, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superbly handcrafted pair of Mid-Century-Modern wooden wall art sculpture panels. The artworks feature dimensional female and male faces or mask wood relief with stylized shapes and ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Vintage Enamel on Copper Image of Birds
By Judith Danner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Enamel on Copper image of Birds - signed
new frameless Swiss Corner clip hanging system
ready to hang.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Mid Century Modern Wall Mosaic Ceramic Tree Relief Sculpture in Orange
Blue
Located in Troy, MI
Unique Mid Century modern framed abstract mosaic wall hanging sculpture
USA 1969
Modernist white ceramic tree with textured leaf and branch reliefs
Set against a tessellated glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Art Glass
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Pansy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.3 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Maria Kipp Mid-Century Modern Natural
Pale Gold Checker Weave Lampshade, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish
Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds, tomato, garlic.
From Provence, Mediterranean fishes.
Length / 20 inches on 9 inches, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Marc Chagall Vintage Print
By Marc Chagall
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Marc Chagall color print, 1954.
This decorative print featuring the work of famed French artist Marc Chagall is professionally framed. It is a commemorative work featuring bright colors and figures.
Measures: 20 7/8" W x 28 7/8" H x 1 1/2" D
This Marc Chagall print...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.2 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Designer Louis Vuitton French Art in Vintage Frame, 1960
s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Gustavian Style Grey Painted Frame With Orange Louis Vuitton Print Artwork
One-of-a-kind Louis Vuitton printed artwork framed with classic s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paper
Set of 5 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 5 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Wall Art Piece in Straw, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful wall art piece for Czechoslovakia in 1960s. The art piece was created in Czechoslovakia and shows a typical style of the era. The original woo...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Straw, Glass, Wood
$135 Sale Price
70% Off
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$107 Sale Price
40% Off
Pablo Picasso Limited Edition Danseurs Glazed Earthenware Wall Plaque A.R. 387
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and stylish French Madoura limited edition earthenware Danseurs wall plaque (A.R. 387) by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1974) and dating from 1956. The round plaque with sl...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Metal Tree Wall Art Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage metal tree wall art, three trees. Comes ready to hang.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Relief with Herons
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
I offer an exclusive relief with a heron motif, originating from the Mid-Century period. This artistic piece is created with an emphasis on detail and elegance...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metallic Thread
Object MO6 by Studio Zero Milano, 1970
By Studio Zero
Located in Weesp, NL
Studio Zero Milano Object MO6, 1970
Abstract composition "multipli" on the plate, label marked G. Tonti, Studio Zero, Milan.
Giorgio Tonti was de found...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Brown and Ivory California Modern Woven Lampshade by Maria Kipp, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$750 Sale Price
21% Off
Framed Ceramic Rooster Art Tile Plaque, French, 1950
s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Framed Ceramic Art Tile Plaque
of Whimsical and Colorful Rooster
French, 1950's, signed
"Beautifully done Ceramic Tile Rooster Wall Hanging. Made up of 10 tiles to form the compos...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Landscape Crane Birds Brass Wall Decoration Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage brass crane themed wall decoration. This decorative item would make a beautiful ornament on each wall. Made in the 1960s it di...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.2 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Original Midcentury Still Life Floral Oil Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Heavy palette floral still life done in primarily blues and greens. Painted by midcentury artist Etta Cien.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century French Majolica Cicada Applique
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Majolica Cicada Applique.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Tiki Safari Leopard Painting Hand Painted On Faux Fur
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A captivating and unconventional 1970s mixed-media painting signed “Rodriguez,” this work fuses painterly technique with tactile surface art. The “canvas” is faux leopard fur, its ve...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Fabric
Abstract Midcentury Oil Painting on Board Industrial Scene by F. David Taggart
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A striking 1960s abstract painting, possibly of a Northern England Industrial street scene. Oil on board signed FD Taggart (British born 1937), with indistinctive title to the back. ...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Mid-Century Blue Majolica Daisy Plate Maunier Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Blue Daisy Plate signed Maunier Vallauris.
8 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish
Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds, shells.
From Provence.
Measures: Length / 22.5 inches on 9 inches, height / 2.5 inche...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Rare Large Signed Schaeffenacker Wall Ceramic Panel, Germany, 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
Huge multicolored Helmut Friedrich Schaeffenacker ceramic wall plate in excellent condition.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century American Vintage Metal Wall Mirror - Raindrops by Curtis Jere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver, vintage Mid-Century Modern American wall mirror, composed of polished circular metal coins. Designed by Curtis Jere in good condition. Minor fading, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1970, United States.
Curtis Jere is a metalwork artist of wall sculptures and household accessories...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Large Artist Ceramic Wall Plate with Horse Motif by Helmut Schäffenacker / Ulm
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Artist ceramic wall plate with horse motif by Schäffenacker / Ulm. Handmade made in Germany.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Red 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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Hammered Copper Wall Relief Sculpture with Roman Warriors
Located in Antwerp, BE
A 19th century hammered brass dish of unusual size in the historical style representing a battle scene between Romans and Barbarians, in the middle fighting generals on horseback, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Majolica Pink Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Pink 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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Judith Daner Enamel Artwork Wall Panels, the Mexicans 1950s
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Judith Daner (1936-2023) designed these stunning Mid-Century Modernist enamel-on-copper artworks in the 1950s. The one-tile plaque is on the original structured wood frame. The abstr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Pottery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief in blue, brown and green by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden.
At the front there are the initials of the maker el which stands for Eivor Larsson and on the ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting 1960s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning colors on this midcentury oil painting in an original midcentury frame. Be sure to check our storefront for many more decorating ideas, from primitives, Machine age, Mid-Cen...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Fish Wall Plaque Panel Relief Master Work Helmut Schaffenacker Ceramic Pottery
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A polychrome glazed pottery wall plaque decorated with several fish, created by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm in the 1950s. Helmut Schaffenacker was a renowned German ceramist known fo...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,136 Sale Price
20% Off
Glass and Stone Mosaic Abstract Wall Art Sculpture, by Han van Hattem 1964
Located in Den Haag, NL
Glass and Stone Mosaic abstract wall art sculpture, The Netherlands 1964, The Hague, By Han van Hattem
Dated and Signed 1964.
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Curtis Jere Style Patinated Brass Potted Tree Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A magnificent 1970s decorative brass tree sculpture in the style of Curtis Jere, this large-scale piece captures the era’s fascination with sculptural form, light play, and natural m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Felipe Delfinger Sun Catcher Art Glass Hanging
Located in San Francisco, CA
Felipe Delfinger bohemian art glass Sun Catcher, U.S.A. Beautiful wall hanging or window art in wrought iron and blown glass.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Large Framed Color Lithograph Women Horse Riders and Dancers Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A fine original color lithograph, depicting women horse riders and dancers will enhance any contemporary or modern setting.
Signed by the artist on the lower right, Roy W.
Name unidentified.
This decorative art piece is Titled " Solstice II". The vibrant blue, white, terra cotta and mustard colors will enhance any setting.
Measures: 39 5/8" Wide x 34 5/8" High x 1 5/8" Deep
Ready to hang this large framed color lithograph...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Maria Kipp California Organic Modern Lampshade in Soft Copper and Cream, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$910 Sale Price
20% Off
One of a Kind Large Stan Bitters Ceramic Mural, USA, 2017
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berlin, DE
Strong Mural by Fresno, California Artist Stan Bitters.
Stan Bitters' career in ceramics has spanned six decades. His large-scale works include ceramic wall murals...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Giovanni de Simone Colored Ceramic Fish Squared Tile Plate, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful squared wall mounted tile plate in colored ceramic representing three fishes by the Italian artisti Giovanni De Simone.
Giovanni De Simone was a great Sicilian artist...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Pottery
20th Century Blue-Green Abstract Books, French Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French blue, green abstract portrait of books, oil on wood in canvas by Daniel Clesse, painted in France, signed and dated in 1964.
Measures: Without the frame: 18" H x 21.5" W x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Pottery Wall Plaque with Chicken Rooster Decor, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Pottery Wall Plaque with Chicken Rooster Decor, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Mode...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Translucent Architectural Panel with Repeating Curlicue Field Motif
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Groovy architectural panel constructed of translucent plastic with embedded wood curlicue elements repeating throughout. I believe this panel was originally a room divider, or some s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring
Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol Area 1985:
Rare original advertisement for a May 8, 1985 Art event at AREA. Features an enduring portrait of the who’s-who of the 1980’s New York ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Modern Abstract Artwork
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern abstract artwork. This piece was purchased in a gallery in Paris in 1981.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Italian Studio Pottery Wall Plate from Antonio Milani, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Studio Pottery Wall Plate from Antonio Milani, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional inform...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Fontana Arte Madonna and Child wall panel in art glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Sacred icon in cut glass attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s
Post-deco sacred art work in engraved and hand-painted glass, with gold interior
A luminous relic of Italian craftsm...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gold Adam Porcelain Plates, Set of Twelve
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gold Adam Porcelain Plates,
1970s.
A complete set of twelve vintage painted gold ground transfer-printed porcelain plates in black and white...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative art 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 decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Robert Picault, Curtis Jeré, Vallauris, and Daniel Clesse. 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 decorative art 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 $406,322 while the average work can sell for $1,323.
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