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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C.A.S. Vietri 1950 decorative plate with boat and fishermen decorations Ischia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
C.A.S. Vietri 1950 decorative plate with boat and fishermen decorations Ischia
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$247 Sale Price
30% Off
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Fishs, lemon,starfish,shells,seaweeds.
From Provence.
Length / 11.5 inches on 7.8 inches,...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Midcentury C. Jere Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury C, Jere brass over door or wall art with a chic pleaded design reminiscent of a sunrise with Art Deco influences. Signed C. Jere 1984.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Erik Höglund, Unique Relief, Glass and Concrete, Steel Frame
By Erik Höglund
Located in Stockholm, SE
A unique relief / wall plate in glass, concrete and steel frame. Made by Erik Höglund (1932-1998), Sweden. Not signed. Sweden, 1970s-1980s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Wall Clock Leather Brass, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wall clock made of leather and brass manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960.
The clock hangs with golden toned cords on a brass knob.
A removable key is used for winding the move...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Rare oyster Plate signed Robert Picault.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Vintage wall decor Scorpio by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original vintage wall decor Scorpio by Salvino Marsura made in Treviso, Italy in the 1960s.
Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His career began in the 1950...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Spanish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Fish Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Spanish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Fish Design from Puigdemont, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Palissy Portuguese Lobster Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy Portuguese lobster platter, circa 1940.
Decorated with mussels and shells,
9.5 inches Diameter.
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Italian Modern Lithographic Poster by Angela Trapani, Abstract Art, 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Angela Trapani – Lithographic Poster, Italy, 1970s
A vibrant lithographic poster by Italian artist Angela Trapani, created in the 1970s. Trapani’s work is distinguished by her explo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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 Majolica Orange Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Orange 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
Mid-Century Majolica Fish Plate Salins Les Bains
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Fish Plate signed Salins Les Bains.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Roosters from Turner Wall Accesory
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
These are original Molded Plastic Turner Mfg. Co. Wall Accessory Pictures, made in the USA, Each one has a 3-D appearance and both prints have the original prints on the back.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Plastic, Paint
Alfredo Barbini Great Plate Murano Art Glass Black Corroded Copper Green, 1980
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Alfredo Barbini great plate Murano art glass black corroded copper green, 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,076 Sale Price
30% Off
American Modern Abstract Wall Sculpture Copper Brass Metal, Curtis Jere
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Abstract Wall Sculpture Copper Brass Metal, Curtis Jere
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Ruscha Horse Motif Ceramic Wall Plate Decoration, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade midcentury modern rectangular ceramic wall plaque with expressive white horse motif. Matte and shiny glaze in blue, white, yellow and light gray colors. Metal mount for wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,157 Sale Price
25% Off
1950s Karl Drerup Enamel on Copper Frame Artwork
By Karl Drerup
Located in New York, NY
1950s modern enamel on copper frame artwork by American enamel artist Karl Drerup.
A rare collection of 5 pieces is available.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles.
7 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Raul Coronel "Jeweled Village" Ceramic Wall Plaque Art
By Raul Coronel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Coronel "Jeweled Village" ceramic wall plaque Art.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
Abstract Aluminum Wall Sculpture, circa 1981
Located in New York, NY
Abstract hand cast aluminum wall sculpture mounted on wood board frame.
Illegibly signed, and dated 1981.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Belgium Handcrafted Ceramic Wall Art, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage ceramic wall art. Brown earthenware with hand painted accents. Design of 8 figures in ceramic and glazed in the tones blue, gold, whit...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$568 Sale Price
70% Off
Carlo Zauli bronze wall sculpture made in Italy 1960s
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning abstract wall sculpture beautifully handmade by Carlo Zauli in his Italian workshop during the 1960s. It's a substantial piece, expertly made from solid bronze. The organic ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Schumacher by Josef Frank Citrus Garden Wallpaper Mural in Primary
Located in New York, NY
Based on an archival 1947 Josef Frank print, this hand-drawn pattern bears the designer’s signature modernity, whimsy, and warmth.
Panel Width: 27...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Splotchy" Textile by Alexander Calder for Laverne Originals
Located in Pawtucket, RI
"Splotchy" textile by Alexander Calder for Laverne Originals. Hand printed on linen. 26 ft. available
The innovative husband-and-wife team Erwin and Estelle Laverne, specialized...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
20th Century Red French Abstract Oil Painting of a Color Field by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, red vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract oil on wood painting of a color field, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the lower right. Wear consist...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Verner Panton
s - Mira-x Collection fabric canvas
Located in Brussels, BE
Canvas made by hand with one of the Mira-X collection of fabric by Verner Panton 1971.
Limited edition of 4 pieces.
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, lemon, starfish, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
Measure: 9.3 diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Vallauris Majolica Palissy Crab Wall Platter, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Majolica Palissy crab Wall platter at Vallauris, France, ca.1950. Measures: Diameter: 11.4" (29cm), Depth: 2.7"(7cm).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Blue
Brass Mixed Media Painting, Signed Lou Tiew, 1979 Netherlands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional large modernist painting features a natural brass and fiberglass surface on board and is framed with brass flat bar stock. A central organic figure in dark purples a...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 108 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 108 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Blue Flower Plate signed Charolles.
9 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Ceramic Wall Relief by Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos, Spain, 1960
s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic wall relief signed Muresa, trademark created by Spanish ceramists Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos in 1960's. Glazed ceramic with a lacquered wooden frame. Only the ceramic...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris.
Mussels.shells,seaweeds.
Diameter / 9.8 nches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Pink Flower Platter
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Pink Flower Platter.
11 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
V. HANON,
Mother
Child
, Modernist Enamel on Copper Painting, Mid 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
V. HANON (unknown artist/maker) - 'Mother & Child' - Modernist enamel painting on copper panel - float mounted on wood panel - hanger to the back - country of origin unknown - mid 20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
large mid century 14" ruscha WALL TILE peacock motif 1970s
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large 1970s wall tile by Ruscha Keramik with a relief-like depiction of a peacock.
Dimensions in cm:
Diameter 36.5 cm.
Dimensions in inches:
Diameter 14.37",
Weight 2000 gms.
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Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
California Modern Mosaic Wall Sculpture by Max E. Neufeldt
By Max Neufeldt
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage mosaic wall sculpture designed by California artist Max E. Neufeldt in the United States. Rarely can you find such a unique work ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Eduardo Chillida, Original Vintage Lithograph on cardboard, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Eduardo Chillida
Lithograph on cardboard
Number T 169/1000
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil)
Work dimensions 47/34
The work is framed
Eduardo Chillida(1924 - 2002). He was a Spanish artist. He began his career in 1943, studying architecture at the University of Madrid, but in 1947 he took up drawing and sculpture. In 1948 he moved to Paris, then the world capital of art. Although he dropped out of college, his work betrays his architectural training, revealing an underlying sense of structural organization as well as material discipline, planning spatial relationships, and scaling elements. For years, the artist used materials that were the basis for his research on conceptual and metaphysical issues. Chillida's early efforts in stone and plaster oscillated between humans and the natural world. His return to the Spanish Basque country in 1951 initiated a change of vision, focusing more on the metamorphosis of space and the definition of spatial volume through form. Chillida soon abandoned the plaster he had used in his Paris works in favor of iron, then wood and steel. These materials represent Basque traditions in industry, architecture and agriculture, and recall the landscape and black light of the region. Chillida began using alabaster for its illuminated but veiled appearance, he used it in the sculpture How Deep is the Air (1996). Despite his use of a variety of media, Chillida's intentions for simplicity and balance never allowed the material to take on a form alien to its nature. He was consistently guided by the quality of space, density and rhythm. Major retrospectives of Chillida's graphic and sculptural works have been exhibited by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (1966), the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1979), the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1979), the Guggenheim Museum (1980), the Palacio de Miramar, San Sebastián (1992), and Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999). Chillida's monumental sculptures designed for urban and more remote spaces are permanently installed internationally and constitute a central aspect of his artistic production. Chillida has received numerous awards, including the Grand International Sculpture Prize at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Kandinsky Prize (1960), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Andrew Mellon...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,890 Sale Price
20% Off
Maria Kipp Raffia Lampshade in Burnt Sienna and Honeycomb Stripe, 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
$830 Sale Price
20% Off
Jack Daniels Old Number 7 Whiskey Tin Advertising Bar Sign / 1950s Midcentury
By Jack Daniels
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Jack Daniels old number 7 whiskey tin advertising bar sign / 1950s midcentury.
Perfect to decorate a Man Cave Bar.
We have specialized in the sale of Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds Vanquard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds of Vanguard studios. Minimalist design of sailboats in muted cream and brown tones. Framed in a gun metal colored frame. White glove ship...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Wally Hatny
20th-21st Century
Signed Acrylic On Canvas, Abstract Animal
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right and on verso with date Nov 9 11. In a J. Pocker frame.
An abstract animal in white on a yellow background.
23 x 15"
black frame 27 1/4 x 19"
Good condition. P...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Geometric Abstract Enamel on Copper in Elaborate Stainless Steel Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Geometric Abstract Enamel on Copper
in elaborate multi-layer stainless steel frame
with black museum board and fabric matting
ready to hang
Enamel Art Work and Framing are not origi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Stainless Steel
Diaz Costa Ceramic Hand Painted Artwork, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted artwork of two fishes by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Framed. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Acrylic Painting of Birds by Stephen Kaye
By Stephen Kaye
Located in New York, NY
Charming decorative large scale acrylic painting by noted Canadian artist Stephen Kaye. The paints depicts stylized birds in branches, on an abstract textured paint surface. Signed l...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque "Sailing" by Helmut Schaffenacker
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque "Sailing" by Helmut Schaffenacker
The plaque is impressed on reverse:
"Schaffenacker
Ulm/De
Made in Germany
handgeformt"
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Wall Plaque with Fish Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Wall Plaque with Fish Design, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Brown
Styles...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque with Fish by Tilgmans Pottery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief of a fish and a snail in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden.
At the front there are the initials of the maker dp which stands for Danny Petru...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object by Helmut Schäffenacker, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
Atelier Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany
Design:
Helmut Schäffenacker
This original vintage ceramic wall plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Blue Flower Plate signed Charolles.
9 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Charcoal Drawing on Ingrès Paper Signed Marceau Constantin Original, F113
By Marceau Constantin
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charcoal drawing by the French artist Marceau Constantin (1918 - 2017). Drawing on ingres paper representing two characters in shades of black and grey creating a fascinating light a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1970s Bamboo Fan Decorative Wall Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Fan Wall Art Decor
Stamped People's Republic of China
20 h x 31.25 w x .5 d
Preowned original vintage condition
See images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Puigdemont ceramics. French Riviera large wall plates, Spain, 1950s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
French Riviera style pair of large artistic ceramic plates by the catalan ceramic artist Puigdemont, Spain, 1950s. Handmade in turned ceramic, with multicolored abstract art decorations, very typical of the 50s and 60s. Mid-Century and Atomic style.
Very much in the style of the Catalan ceramic creations of brands such as La Bisbal, and other Catalan artists such as Jordi Serra...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Wall Plaque Plate by Heinz Theo Dietz, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Wall Plaque Plate by Heinz Theo Dietz, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informa...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Repousse Still Life Copper Panel, by George Braque
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century copper panel depecting a nature setting done with the repousse method of metal work.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Ceramic Wall Relief by Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos, Spain, 1960
s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic wall relief signed Muresa, trademark created by Spanish ceramists Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos in 1960's. Glazed ceramic with a lacquered wooden frame. Only the ceramic...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-Century Luigi Brusotti for Fontana Arte Italy 1940s Madonna with Angels
Located in Palermo, IT
Simply stunning and original, LUIGI BRUSOTTI produced by Fontana Arte ca. 1940. Mirrored crystal, shaped and decorated with a figure of the Madonna with engraved angels, wooden suppo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - BIRD
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
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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