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
Sculptural Concave Mirror in Green
Located in London, GB
Anish Kapoor style concave mirror.
Sculptural green glass mirror, with brass wall fixing.
Excellent quality mirror with amazing reflections.
Available in pink gold, copper and b...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$8,215 / item
Clyde Burt Ceramic Wall Art
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt abstract ceramic wall relief in glazed stoneware with wooden frame.
Signed to front: [C. BURT].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
$14,700
1967 Vanguard Studios Don Quixote Spanish Conquistador Wall Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
At once dramatic and refined, this commanding wall sculpture by Vanguard Studios—dated 1967—unveils a stirring homage to Spanish conquest, rendered through a modern mid-century lens....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Foam
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Rowann Villency Abstract Artwork
Located in New York, NY
1980s large abstract painting by NY artist Rowann Villency. With black lacquered frame and Lucite.
Artwork measurements height 48'', width 36.75".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$4,500 Sale Price
47% Off
"Transmutation" by Bernhard Rohne, Acid Etched Brass Panel in Frame 18/100
Located in Hanover, MA
Framed acid etched brass panel by Bernhard Rohne. 32 inches wide by 24 inches high. Signed and dated lower left "Bernhard Rohne 18/100 1. Feb. '78"
The title of this work is "Transmutation" and comes from a series of "space" related designs begun for the 1975 gallery opening...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Painting “Motion” by Earl Daniels
Midcentury 1960s
American Painter
By Earl Daniels
Located in San Diego, CA
Earl Daniels (1920-1999), California painter of landscapes, seascapes, coastal scenes, still- lives and abstracts, was born in New York City where he worked both as a commercial arti...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
$704 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Recycled Artwork by André Pailler France 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century recycled artwork by Andre Pailler. France ca. 1970. Mixed media, black and blue grey paint. Recycled items, plexiglass, wood.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$680 Sale Price
50% Off
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, shells, onion , oyster.
Nautical style.
10 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Framed Set of Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Catalan Tiles
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautifully framed set of early 20th-century Catalan tiles showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and vibrant artistry of the period. Created by an unknown artist and manufacture...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Evelyn Ackerman Carved Redwood Panel for Panelcarve, circa 1950s
By Evelyn Ackerman, Panelcarve
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Evelyn Ackerman Carved Redwood Panel for Panelcarve, circa 1950s. Features a bird, ram and frog in typical Ackerman style.
Measures 36" wide, 12" high and 1" deep.
Stamped "copyrig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
1970s Rosemarie Toogood Floral Enamel on Copper Ashtray - California Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Rosemarie Toogood was a mid-century California artist, known for her hand-painted enamel art on copper dishes, and in rarer instances ashtrays. Her work often featured original desig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage Framed Print Titled Harlequin’s Family by Picasso
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional vintage framed Picasso print titled “Harlequin’s Family”. Features a wooden frame.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Barometer Weather Station Around, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Barometer Weather Station Around, 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
1970
s Curtis Jere
Friedle Bruce Brass Style Sunburst Wall Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A bold expression of mid-century artistry, this 1970s brass and iron wall sculpture — styled after the celebrated works of Curtis Jeré and William Friedle Bruce...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Avallone Round Ceramic Plate Vietri sul Mare Mid-century with Little Houses
Located in Palermo, Sicily
delightful Avallone Vietri round plate with 1950s central decoration
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$206 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Modern Last Supper After Emaus
By Emaus
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage modern last supper in the manner of Emaus or Talleres Nomasticos. Constructed with mahogany and silver plated metal with abalone. Backboard painted ...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Abalone, Mahogany
Majolica Oyster Platter Aetgina Vallauris Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Oyster Platter signed Aetgina Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Green Majolica Oyster Marcel Guillot, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster signed Marcel Guillot, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Ronald Mallory 1969 "Contained Mercury" Kinetic wall sculpture
By Ronald Mallory
Located in Long Island City, NY
RONALD MALLORY 1969 "Contained Mercury" Kinetic wall sculpture.
The interior platter under glass with contained Mercury rotates slowly.
Signed
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Large French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Platter Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Mid-Century Blue Flower Platter signed Charolles.
11.3 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Ceramic Wall Panel by Marcello Fantoni, Italy 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This horizontal ceramic wall panel by Marcello Fantoni captures a visual narrative rooted in ancient procession and mid-century modern abstraction. Spanning over 1.5 metres, this wor...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Gustav Bolin, Composition, Color Lithograph, 1970s, Framed
By Gustave Bolin
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Gustav Bolin, Composition, 1970s
Color lithography
Number 50/100
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 65/78
Framed work
Gustav Bol...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,616 Sale Price
43% Off
20th Century Blue French Abstract Oil Painting of a Color Field by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, 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 consistent ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Large Vintage Wall Carvings, Thai, Framed Relief Figures, Display Panels
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of large vintage wall carvings. A Thai, framed relief stone decorative panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Fascinatingly presented stone carvings, wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Paul Jenkins Lithograph
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Paul Jenkins off-set lithograph:
Published by Art in America, circa early 1970s
Very good vintage condition; contains fold-line as issued
Measures: 11 x 14 inches.
Printed ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 7 Ceramic Small Coaster with mushrooms by Bucciarelli, Milano
By Bucciarelli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This Bucciarelli mushrooms set includes 7 coasters, . These are in pretty good condition considering their age, with slight losses of the color and some very light scratches.
Each pi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Plate
Mid Century Modern Cubist Mediterranean Village Scene in Tile by Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Mediterranean Village scene in a Cubist manner on 4 tiles by Harris Strong. Beautiful artistic design and coloring depicting buildings with stairs and windows in an abstract...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
20th Century Russian Oil Painting of the Notre Dame by Vladimir Volodia Lazarev
By Vladimir Volodia Lazarev
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-grey, white vintage Russian, French oil on canvas painting, portraying a cloudy day of the Notre Dame Cathedral from across the Seine river in Paris, painted by Vladimir Volod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Abstract Wall Ceramic Plat by Gabriel Musarra Vallauris 20th Century Design 1950
By Gabriel Musarra
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gabriel Musarra
Abstract stoneware wall ceramic plate signed by Gabriel Musarra
Unique handmade ceramic realised in Vallauris
Circa 1950
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Plaque by Harris and Ros Barron Boston Artists
By Harris Barron
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-century ceramic plaque, hand made by Boston Massachusetts artists Harris and Ros Barron, American, circa 1950s. This is a unique work and is e...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
abstract WGP Ceramic handmade abstract Wall Plate "BIRDS" Object, Germany 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
in style of Atelier Schäffenacker, Germany
This original vintage ceramic wall plate with abstract hand-painted and colorf...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Medieval Style Bas Relief in Polychrome Carved Wood, Spain, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Medieval Inspired Bas Relief Wall Decoration in Polychromed Carved Wood. Spain, 1950s.
Beautifully hand-carved bas relief depicting genre scene. Two standing men f...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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
Vladimír David for Jihokera Bechyně Zodiac Studio Pottery Tile Scales / Libra
By Jihokera
Located in Meer, VAN
VladimÃr David for Jihokera Bechyne Zodiac Tile Scales / Libra. Czech Republic, mid 20th century. This is a great mid-century studio pottery tile depicting the Zodiac sign of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
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, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
10 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1960s, Set of 3 Round Domed Glass Frames, Exotic Butterflies Taxidermi, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Mid-century German made round brass coloured frames with domed glass.
Beautifully presented large exotic butterflies mounted on a beige backdrop.
Each frame is held by a gold colour...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$293 Sale Price / set
50% 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
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
Salvador Teran Mosaic and Brass Tray
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Salvador Teran mosaic and brass tray. Born in Taxco, Salvador Teran (1920-1974) trained with Spratling at Las Delicias, then from 1939 worked with his cousins Los Castillo at their "...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Selection of Modern Engravings, circa 1938
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Engravings, from a limited edition published in the December 1938 issue of the ground breaking modern art magazine XXe. They are framed in clean lined black lacquered wood gallery frames. They are priced at $550 each.
From left to right, top to bottom, they are:
1) Henri Matisse
2) Henri Laurens
3) Juan Miro...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$550 / item
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of a fish, seaweeds,starfish and oyster.
Nautical style.
7.3 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
California Studio Navajo Sand Painting Mosaic Art Panel of Thunderbird, 1960s
By I. D. Henny
Located in Camden, ME
A Navajo sand painting mosaic art wall panel of the Navajo mythological Father Sky or Thunderbird created in the 1960s in a non traditional format...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Framed Gravel Wall Art Figural Mosaics a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern framed gravel art figural mosaics, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Fratantoni Large Majolica Ceramic Wall Plaque with Fruits Decor, Italy 1950s-196
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large oval ceramic wall plaque or tile features Modernist abstract decor with branches of orange fruits and green and yellow leaves displayed on blue-green background. The o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
French Sunburst Flower Mirror Wall Decoration, Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind gilt iron sunflower wall mirror / wall sculpture, France, 1950s.
This spectacular wall mirror has an eye-catching flower shaped design with
Handcrafted in gilt iron. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese Fan in paper decorated painted wooden structure and straw.
Decoration on gold leaf, of swans, herons and plants. very stylish.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Straw, Wood, Paper
$746 Sale Price
30% Off
Decorative Wall Large Picture Frame Baroque Cars Modeling 1960s Pop Art
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Baroque frame with a collection of Italian cars from the 1960s/70s inside, a particular and very unique work inspired by Pop Art.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$14,922 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French val Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
2 fishes , tomato ,oyster, seaweeds
From Provence.
Length / 11.8 by 8.5 inches, height / 2.3 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Brass Kitchen Utensils Hanging Bar Spain Mid 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Old kitchen tools or utensils made of brass and plastic hanging from a hanging bar. Old kitchen appliance
Midcentury
Saucepan fork palette and serving pot
This set of brass utensils...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Sculptural-Figurative Sandstone Wall Pannel signed 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Italian Mid-Century Sculptural-Figurative Sandstone Wall Pannel / Picutre signed 1950s
The mural shows a relaxed, classical-looking scene of male and fem...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sandstone
Wood Panel Hand Carved, Wall Decoration, France 1960 Signed Bérthelémé
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Panel Hand Carved, Wall Decoration, France 1960 Signed Bérthelémé
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Weather station germany around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Weather station germany around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
20th Century Dark-Green, Purple French Modern Abstract Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-green, purple vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract oil on wood painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the lower right. Wear consistent with age ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso Style Stoneware Wall Hanging Tile decorated with a Dove
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A beautiful hand painted and thickly glazed decorative wall tile by an unknown artist, influenced by the works of Pablo Picasso.
The wall plaque is decora...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
$464 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Artwork Circa 1960s
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
A one-of-a-kind handmade mosaic art piece circa 1960s with brilliant shades of browns, copper, amber, turquoise and white. Intricate beading, mixed metal, glass, and copper make up t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Copper
Artist Plate No. 13 by Victor Vasarely 1936 Design for Rosenthal Mid-Century
Located in Andernach, DE
Art print wall plate with a design from 1936 by Victor Vasarely:
''Leben und Leben lassen –
Lieben und lieben lassen''
(''Live and let live - Love and Let Love'') –
is the No. 13 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Harris G. Strong Ceramic MCM Female Figures Mosaic Tile Art Plaque 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century modern ceramic tile art by Harris G. Strong - depicts three female figures formed through four stained glass mosaic style tiles. Wood frame.
Harris G. Strong was born Ju...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Painting by Peter Keil, Midcentury Art, 1964, Modern Art, Framed, Signed, Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Jean Picart Le Doux Museum Etched Glass Wall Plaque, 1950s
By Charles Picart le Doux
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Museum-Scale Sand-Etched Glass Wall Plate by Jean Picart Le Doux, France, 1950s.
Exceptional museum-quality sand-etched glass wall panel by Jean Picart Le Doux, created in France du...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
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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