$3,510Sale Price|35% Off
5FT Large Sergio Bustamante Pheasant Bird Sculpture 54/100 Signed
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Pasadena, TX
5FT Large Sergio Bustamante Pheasant Bird Sculpture 54/100 Signed Sergio Bustamante is a world reknown Artist and sculptor with art collected internationally. This brass and copper ...
Brass
Stunning bird of prey, hawk sculpture, Elli Malevolti, 1970s, Italy
By Malevolti
Located in Wien, AT
This is an impressive depiction of a bird of prey by the famous Italian designer Elli Malevolti, from the 1970s. The bird is a hawk perched on a stylized wooden branch. Typical of t...
Brass
Pair of Wood and Chiseled Brass Birds with Glass Eyes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice an delegant pair of birds is made of wood and chiseled brass with. glass eyes. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Brass
MCM Bakelite Black Bird with Brass Beak by Rosenthal Netter
By Rosenthal Netter
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM bakelite black bird with brass beak by Rosenthal Netter, circa 1960s. Cool piece in very good vintage condition that measures 9.5"W x 3"D x 7"H. #3856
Brass
$2,850 / set
Vintage Brass Pelican Sculptures - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming pair of vintage pelican sculptures captures the whimsical spirit of the coast with a sophisticated Mid-Century Modern flair.
Brass
1960s Curtis Jere 3 Birds in Flight Sculpture on Stone Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Curtis Jere 3 Birds In Flight Sculpture On Stone Base with Label Lobster shown on wire net that completes the nautical sculpture
Rock Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze
Bird Sculpture in Carved Mahogany with Abalone Shell Inlay – Los Castillo, Taxco
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Elegant and refined, this bird sculpture was created by the renowned Los Castillo workshop in Taxco, Mexico, during the golden age of Mexican Mid-Century Modern design.
Wood
Large Pink Tessellated Stone Abstract Bird Sculpture by Maitland Smith 1970's
By Maitland Smith
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Pink Tessellated Stone Abstract Bird sculpture by Maitland Smith 1970's.
Stone, Brass
Handmade Asian Bird Feeder made of Metal and Brass, 1950s Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade Asian Bird Feeder made of Metal and Brass, 1950s Austria
Metal, Brass
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Licio Zanetti Murano Glass Large Size Toucan Bird Sculpture. Italy 1970´s
By Licio Zanetti
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Licio Zanetti Murano Large Size Toucan Sculpture. Italy 1970. A magnificent handblown Murano glass toucan by Zanetti. The body of the bird is beautifully mounted on gilt metal feet a...
Brass
Stylish Brass Bird on a Blackened Base, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This stylish bird is made of brass on a blackened base. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Brass
1970s Brass Flamingo Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante, Mexican
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in London, GB
This is a brass flamingo sculpture by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, crafted in the 1970s. The flamingo is elegantly poised with long, slender legs and a gracefully curved neck, c...
Brass
Birds in Flight off Coast Sculpture on Onyx Stone by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed brass sea gull sculpture by Curtis Jere. C Jere’ works are made and marketed by the corporation Artisan House. Curtis Jere is a compound nom de plume of artists Curtis Freiler...
Onyx, Brass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Mixed Metal Large Parrot Sculpture in the Style of Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful sculpture with brutalist lines. Mid-Century, Brutalist, Modernist, Minimalist, Modern.
Metal
Bosse Baller Cat Bronze Corkscrew Vienna Austria, 1950s Mid-Century Modern
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
His designs have stood the test of time and continue to be celebrated as exemplars of Mid-Century Modern design from Austria.
Bronze
Torch Cut Brass Birds on Starburst Nail Wall Art Style Seandale, Bowie or Jere
By William Bowie, Curtis Jeré, Silas Seandel
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous torch cut brass birds on a horseshoe nail starburst wall art sculpture in the style of Silas Seandel or William Bowie.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Sarreid Ltd. Hooded Falcon on Fist Sculpture Hand-Carved Wood & Brass
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A wonderful addition for collectors of Sarreid pieces, wildlife art, or Mid-Century and organic modern décor. —————————————— Whenever you purchase a piece from Mid Century Shop, you...
Wood, Pine
Large Brass Saguaro Cactus With Road Runner Sculpture — Korea, Circa 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
It blends effortlessly into mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency, Southwestern, or eclectic interiors.
Brass
$2,160Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Cesar Vasquez Lapis Brass Copper Enamel Birds Mobile Wall Hanging Art
By Alexander Girard, Joaquin Tinta
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Folk art style sheet cut birds, flowers and leaves by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez. Uncommon with the Lapis gemstones.
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Walter Bosse Bird keyhangar vienna around 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, Au
Walter Bosse Bird keyhangar vienna around 1950s Original condition
Brass
Walter Bosse Swallow Birds Key Holder Around 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, Au
Walter bosse swallow birds key holder around 1950s The key is not included ( only for the photoshooting ).
Brass
Vintage Brass Heron Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking vintage heron statue is a masterful example of Mid-Century Modern decorative arts, capturing the graceful essence of the coastal bird in a sleek, stylized form.
Brass
An Italian 70's Ibis Sculpture By Gabriella Binazzi
By Gabriella Binazzi
Located in London, GB
This unique bird figurine is a vintage sculpture by the renowned Italian designer Gabriella Binazzi. These mid-century pieces are characterised by their "hybrid" construction, combin...
Silver Plate
Fantastic Brass, Copper and Enamel Mobile by Cesar Vasquez
Located in Highland, IN
This fanciful mobile is pure delight. Festooned with birds, flowers and leaves, this by Chilean artist Cesar Vasquez reminds us of why Alexander Girard was so enamored with folk art....
Enamel
Pedro Friedeberg Untitled (Hand Truck) Table Top Sculpture. Mexico, 1978, Signed
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Kansas City, MO
Surrealist sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. This piece was created in 1978 featuring carved and gold leaf hands, carved walnut birds, carved wood hands, and brass eleme...
Brass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Park Scene Mixed Metal Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré, Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique park scene mixed metal wall sculpture by C. Jere for Artisan House, circa 1972. The piece, depicting a boy sitting on park bench with birds in flight, a fence, trees and lamp ...
Brass, Chrome, Iron
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Pen Holder Stand, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Nuernberg, DE
His designs have stood the test of time and continue to be celebrated as exemplars of Mid-Century Modern design from Austria.
Brass, Bronze
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Pen Holder Stand, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
His designs have stood the test of time and continue to be celebrated as exemplars of Mid-Century Modern design from Austria.
Bronze, Brass
Walter Bosse Brass Dog Figurine Jewelry Ring Holder, Herta Baller Austria, 1950s
Located in Boden, SE
Walther Bosse was an Austrian designer known for his contributions to the Mid-Century Modern Style.He was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1904 and passed away in 1979.
Brass, Iron
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Candle Holder, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A timeless object appealing to collectors of Bosse, Austrian bronzes, and mid-century modern decorative arts. About: Walter Bosse was an Austrian designer known for his contributio...
Bronze
Signed FEDERICO white Hand-Crafted Leather Cockatoo On Brass Swing, Mexico
Located in Miami, FL
Only one available One of our large collection of "FEDERICO" leather birds. White and brown leather Signed "FEDERICO" Mexico very elegant cockatoo on a brass swing. Measurements: 18 ...
Brass
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Jewelry Ring Holder, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Nuernberg, DE
His designs have stood the test of time and continue to be celebrated as exemplars of Mid-Century Modern design from Austria.
Bronze
Pair Of Nulco Mid Century Brass And Crystal Bird Of Paradise Figural Wall Sconce
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Magnificent Brass and Glass with square back plates and rods to support the brass and glass long tailed birds. With singled faceted lights and large circular glass bobeches. Reminis...
Brass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Ceramic "Space Bank" by Malcolm Leland for N.S. Gustin Co
By N.S. Gustin Co., Malcolm Leland
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous MCM ceramic "Space Bank" by Malcolm Leland for N.S. Gustin Co., circa 1950s. #2390 Designed in 1954 as a series with Los Angeles-based ceramics house N.S. Gustin, the "...
Brass
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Ceramic "Space Bank" by Malcolm Leland for N.S. Gustin Co
By Malcolm Leland, N.S. Gustin Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous MCM ceramic "Space Bank" by Malcolm Leland for N.S. Gustin Co., circa 1950s. #2389 Designed in 1954 as a series with Los Angeles-based ceramics house N.S. Gustin, the ...
Brass
De Stijl Firenze Bottle Holder Wood Metal Brass Bird Sculpture 1970s Vintage bar
By De Stijl
Located in London, GB
This is a good size, bird-shaped bottle/wine holder from the late 1960s early 1970s by De Stijl Firenze, a renowned Italian company known for its elegant mid-century designs. Thi...
Silver Plate
$3,450 / set
Pair of Carved Stone Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of birds carved from various semiprecious stones with an amusing expression and brass feet perched on carved stone tree trunks.
Multi-gemstone
$7,040Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Mid Century Sculptural Laurel Lamp Richard Barr 1960s Brancusi Brass Art
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Peoria, AZ
Laurel's Sculptural lamps are now icons in the mid-century furnishing lexicon. Richard Barr produced many striking designs that could qualify as stand alone pieces of modern art.
Metal, Brass
Large Modernist Brass Wall Object Decoration Sculpture HERON, Germany, 1960s
By Gilde Handwerk
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Modernist 60s HERON BIRD wall sculpture made in Germany. Vintage 60s brass metal wall sculpture. This wall hanging is very elegant and filigran with its BIRD theme. High quality Ge...
Brass
Vintage Modernist Brass Wall Object Decoration Sculpture Bonsai, Germany, 1960s
By Gilde Handwerk
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Modernist 60s BONSAI wall sculpture made in Germany. Vintage 60s brass metal wall sculpture. A divergence from the typical subject of birds. This wall hanging is very elegant and fi...
Brass
Sculptural Mahogany Coffee Table with Brass Legs and Carved Birds and Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural zigzag coffee table in mahogany with slender, tapered brass legs. It has a stepped rim around the edges with rounded corners. The top is a wonderfully carved relief sculpt...
Brass
Italian Midcentury Gilded Brass Bird Table Lamp by GM Italia 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Mid-Century Italian brass sculptured and gilded - bird in flight - table lamp by GM ITALIA, Firenze marked with a separate label. The brass object is fixed on a black colored marble...
Marble, Bronze, Foil
Handmade Brass and cast Bronze Oiseau Table lamp with 3 flying birds in Nickel
Located in London, GB
Designed and manufactured by Andrew Kornat Designs the Oiseau Table lamp was inspired by a set of Bronze 1950s flying bird wall sculptures. Andrew's workshop made models of 3 differe...
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Handmade Brass and cast Bronze Oiseau Table lamp with 3 flying birds in Copper
Located in London, GB
Designed and manufactured by Andrew Kornat Designs the Oiseau Table lamp was inspired by a set of Bronze 1950s flying bird wall sculptures. Andrew's workshop made models of 3 differe...
Brass, Copper, Bronze
Pierluigi Colli Bird's Eye Maple Sideboard, Italy, 1950s
By Colli Torino
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This remarkable sideboard, designed by Pierluigi Colli and produced in Italy during the 1950s, is an outstanding example of the designer's unmistakable style, celebrated for its extr...
Brass
Los Castillo Taxco Silver Plate Bird Handle Pitcher w/ Mother-of-Pearl
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking mid-century Mexican Modern silver-plated pitcher designed and produced by the renowned Los Castillo silversmith workshop in Taxco, Mexico. This sculptural example showcases ...
Silver, Brass
Large Waterfall Brass Floor Lamp Light Fixture
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass and etched glass shades large (five feet tall 20" in diameter) bird cage shape floor or table lamp light fixture.
Brass
Vintage Mexican Brass and Copper Ashtray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming mid-century ashtray is a standout example of the whimsical metalwork synonymous with vintage Mexican design.
Brass, Copper
Vintage Los Castillo Taxco Silver & Brass Dish, Unique Mexican Silversmithing
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This example is marked on the reverse: Handcrafted Los Castillo Taxco 249 Perfect as a catchall, centerpiece, serving dish, or decorative sculpture, this piece embodies the timeles...
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Bottle Stopper Pourer, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
His designs have stood the test of time and continue to be celebrated as exemplars of Mid-Century Modern design from Austria.
Brass, Bronze
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Bottle Stopper Pourer, Baller Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
His designs have stood the test of time and continue to be celebrated as exemplars of Mid-Century Modern design from Austria.
Brass, Bronze
Rare Sculptural Brass, Glass and Travertine Lamp by Philippe Jean, France, 1970s
By Philippe Jean
Located in St. Leonards-On-Sea, GB
Striking and highly collectable sculptural table lamp designed by French artist Philippe Jean in the 1970s. This rare, limited-edition piece exemplifies the distinctive fusion of fin...
Marble, Brass
Stunning Italian Design Midcentury Modern Antonio Pavia Crane Table Lamp
By Antonio Pavia
Located in Lisse, NL
Outstanding sculptural bird lamp table by Antonio Pavia, Italian designer. This incredibly well designed and perfectly executed table lamp by Antonio Pavia of Italy has great decora...
Metal
$1,020Sale Price|40% Off
Finnish Carved Maple Lovers Crane Table Lamp Attributed to Sakari Pykälä
By Sakari Pykala
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finnish mid-century hand-carved maple lamp features two graceful cranes perched on a sculptural black lacquer base, attributed to Sakari Pykälä. The warm tones of the maple wood enha...
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, France, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Lampshades are not included.! Charming pair of vintage French ceramic table lamps sculpted in the form of two doves with delicately spread tails. Finished in glossy white glaze with...
Ceramic
Oiva Toikka Signed Art Glass Table Lamp Model N443, Nuutajärvi Finland, 1960s
By Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi Notsjõ
Located in Helsinki, FI
A very rare art glass table lamp by one of the leading art glass designers in Finland, the late Oiva Toikka, who was world famous, especially for his bird sculptures. The lamp is mad...
Brass
Rare Los Castillo Tripod Vase with Malachite, Lapis, Azurite & Turquoise Inlay
By Emilia Castillo, Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maker: Los Castillo Origin: Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Period: Early to mid-1970s Model / Design Number: 403 Materials: Silver-plated solid brass, malachite, lapis lazuli, azurite, turq...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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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