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Wuersch Enamel

Midcentury Robert Wuersch Ceramic and Walnut Wall Clock
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
makers marks. In the style of Robert Wuersch and Associates of Fall River, Mass., who are more well known
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

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Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Enamel Artwork by Judith Daner
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern Enamel Artwork by Judith Danner. Amazing piece of work by a very talented artist
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Copper, Enamel

"Playing the Harmonica", Mid Century Enamel Panel of Black Woman in Red & Black
By Judith Daner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully made by the last of America's great Mid Century enamel artists, this panel depicts a
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Enamel

Judith Daner Enamel Artwork Wall Panel Cityscape, a pair
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a superb pair of Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artworks by Judith Daner. Each
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

Judith Danner Mid Century Modern Musicians Enamel Over Copper Wall Art on Walnut
By Judith Danner
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A bright and festive mid century modern enamel over copper wall art on walnut depicting abstracted
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

Judith Daner Enamel on Copper Artwork Wall Panel Egyptians, a pair
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artworks created by Judith Daner. This lovely pair
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

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1 Rosewood Poul Hundevad Wall Unit for Jensen & Herning
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage mid century rosewood bookcase / wall unit by Poul Hundevad for Aerthoj Jensen and Molholm Herning Top unit has four green felt-lined covered by a drop desk, open shelves; t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Rosewood

George Nelson OMNI Walnut Wall Unit, ca. 1960
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
George Nelson OMNI Walnut Wall Unit, ca. 1960. Beautiful original early OMNI walnut and aluminum wall unit by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Original shelving with 3 shelves, one...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Aluminum

Large Enameled Painted Floral Pattern Art Glass Round Dresser Box
By Limoges
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice large enameled art glass jewelry dresser box center piece. Measures: 10" Diameter.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Milk Glass

Vintage Blue Bakelite Mechanical Wall Clock from Prim, 1950s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite wall clock was made by Prim in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a blue bakelite frame and an aluminium dial and hands. The original mechanical clo...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Wall Clocks

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Aluminum

Scandinavian Modern Teak Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive freestanding teak modular wall unit providing multiple storage and configuration options. The three base and upper cabinets can be arranged as shown or as individual stand...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Scandinavian Modern Teak Wall Unit
Scandinavian Modern Teak Wall Unit
H 70.25 in W 101.5 in D 17.25 in
Irving Harper for George Nelson Howard Miller Clock
By George Nelson, Howard Miller, Irving Harper
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Irving Harper for George Nelson Associates wall clock. Produced by Howard Miller, with original tags. Runs well and retains the original hands and movement.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Green Seiko Navy Wall Clock, 1970s
By Seiko
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Seiko navy slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It features a green metal frame, a...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Wall Clocks

Materials

Iron

W.P.A. Style Painting, Science, Politics Industry 1940s-1950s, Oil on Board
By WPA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing W.P.A. style painting, trip-tic depicting science, politics industry, worker's, 1940s-1950s. Oil on board, measuring: 52" x 32". Attention to details. Unfortunately not signe...
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore (1909-1984) Bathers 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches oil on canvas board signed lower left BIO o...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

1958 Danish Teak Royal Cado Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly versatile and functional Cado wall unit in walnut by Danish designer Poul Cadovius. We currently have many different Cado pieces in stock and can customize your order to incl...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Vintage Black Seiko Maritime Double-Sided Wall Clock, 1980s
By Seiko
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Industrial Seiko navy slave clock made in Japan during the 1980s. These clocks were used on large tankers and cargo ships. It features a black metal body, a metal dials and a...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Industrial Wall Clocks

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Iron

Vintage French Red Bakelite Wall Clock from Trophy, 1990s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite wall clock was made by Trophy in France during the 1990s. It features a red bakelite body and a plastic clear glass cover. The original clockwork works perfectly and...
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1990s French Industrial Wall Clocks

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Plastic, Bakelite

Modular String Wall Unit in Ashwood by Nisse Strinning, Sweden
By Kajsa Strinning 1, String Design AB
Located in Vienna, AT
String regal wall unit designed by Nils and Kajsa Strinning in 1949. This one was made in the 1960s in Sweden. A very good vintage condition, slight traces of use due to the age, ni...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Large Mid Century Modern Enamel and Brass Rod Wall Sculpture brutalist elements.
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Mid Century Modern Enamel and Brass Rod Wall Sculpture brutalist elements.Nicer then most of the wall hangings I've come across.Great size.. form..Great use of color ,space and...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Brass, Enamel

Maurice Chalvignac Mid-Century Modern Art Pottery Decorative Wall Plaque
By Maurice Chalvignac
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This highly decorative wall sculpture or mosaic was done by the well Maurice Chalvignac of Canada and dates to approximately 1965 and done in his signature Mid-Century Modern style. ...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Pottery, Teak, Pine

Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Wall Unit System
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Wall Unit System Offered is a beautiful Danish Modern teak wall unit. This wall unit is slightly unique in that it is free standing and requires no wal...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Teak

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Robert Wuersch 1950s Modernist Enamel on Copper Bookends
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful pair of enamel on copper bookends by Robert Wuersch Associates, New York. Abstract
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Metal, Copper, Enamel

Pair of Rare Enamel on Copper Bookends by Robert Wuersch Geometric Design
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare pair of bookends by Robert Wuersch, circa 1950s, hard to find classic design from an Atomic
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Enamel

Judith Daner Enamel Artwork Wall Panels Set, the Mexicans, 1950s
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Judith Daner (1936 - 2023) designed these lovely Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artwork in
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Mid-Century Modern Stylized Still Life Enamel on Copper Panel by Judith Daner
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artwork by Judith Daner. Four tile plaques mounted
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Judith Daner Mid-Century Enamel on Copper Artwork Wall Panel Horses on the Trail
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artwork by Judith Daner. Two tile plaques mounted
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Pair of Vintage Textured Enamel Fish Bookends by Robert Wuersch
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern pair of decorative fish bookends designed by Robert Wuersch Associates c. 1960's
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Metal, Enamel

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A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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 legendary 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.

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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