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Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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

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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Carl Auböck Model #4995 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4995 Polished Brass Hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4330/1 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4330/1 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Produc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4995 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4995 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished and patinated brass by We...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

10 Hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
10 hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s Original condition Price and sell per piece.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4056 Nickel-Plated Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in nickel-plated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass, Nickel

Set of Five #4086 Wall Hooks by Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of five #4086 wall hooks by Carl Auböck. (Other quantity also available.)
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Wicker and Iron Coat Hook by Orange
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iron and wicker coat hook by Orange Furniture. Made-to-order. Beautiful midcentury style! Four in stock.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Wicker

Ten Asymmetric Modernist Brass Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Ten asymmetric modernist brass hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s. priced and sold per piece. Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Monkey Hook Wardrobe Hooks by Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass hook "monkey" by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Vienna from the 1950s. Used but in very good vintage condition.  
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Austrian Midcentury Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass coat, hat hooks, elegant shape and perfect quality by Hertha Baller from the 1950s. A near perfect original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4056 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

5 Asymetric Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s ( price per piece )
Located in Wien, AT
5 Asymetric Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s ( price per piece ) Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

3x Herta Baller hooks 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
3x Herta Baller hooks 1950s Rare model Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

10 Wall Hooks by Herta Baller, around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
10 Wall Hooks by Herta Baller, around 1950s Orignal condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Set of Three Wall Coat Hooks, Lucite and Brass, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of three wall hooks, made in the 1960s. They are made of Brass and lucite. Wear of use, lovely patina, some use-lanes but this is old-age. Found at an Estate Sale in Modena, It...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

5 hertha baller wall hooks vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
5 hertha baller wall hooks vienna around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

6 Hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s 'Priced and Sold Per Piece.'
Located in Wien, AT
6 Hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s 'Priced and Sold Per Piece.' Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Coat Hook from the Middle of the Century, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
-Made in Czechoslovakia -Manufacture of metal, wood, plastic -Wall coat hanger with 4 hooks.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

Coat Hook from the Middle of the Century, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
-Made in Czechoslovakia -Manufacture of metal, wood and wood imitation -Wall coat hanger with 6 hooks.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

Mithe Espelt Ceramic Wall Mounted Keys Holder
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Surprising object by Mithe Espelt, this wall mounted key holder in ceramic with brass hooks. Enameled bird and plants decors.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Ceramic

Carl Auböck Model #4330/1 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4330/1 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Nickel

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
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Wood

3 Walter Bosse Brass Wall Hooks of a Lion Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
3 Walter Bosse brass wall hooks of a Lion Austria, 1950s Original condition.  
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

1960s Wall mounted Plant Hanger By Desmond Sawyer Rattan Hook
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Very hard to find plant hanger by Desmond Sawyer, dates from the 1960s. Painted black steel rod and rattan decoration, wall hung. The hooks have not been used and retain the origin...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Steel

Four Asymmetric Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Four asymmetrical modernist brass wall hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s original state Price and sale per piece.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Rattan coat rack, Year 1970
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Rattan coat rack, 1970s.  Condition is excellent, some slight signs of use due to time.  The price of shipping is for the Italian territory, for the islands and for shipping abroad q...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Rattan

Vintage Wardrobe Vienna, circa 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Vintage wardrobe Vienna, circa 1960s Brass and plastic Original condition.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #5261 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Old French Telephone From Train Station In Cast Aluminum, Brass And Bakelite
Located in Crespières, FR
Old French train station telephone in cast aluminium and bakelite with the SNCF microphone and logo part in brass. A beautiful sleek design and funky talking piece! The telephone ha...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Aluminum, Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4327 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4327 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass, Nickel

6 Charming Auböck Wall Hooks, circa 1950s ( price per piece )
Located in Wien, AT
Five Charming Auböck Wall Hooks, circa 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Fontana Arte Bath Set, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
This Fontana Arte bathroom set is made of thick beveled glass and nickel-plated brass joints. It is composed of 7 different accessories : 1 Large Shelf (cm. h.1x66x26) , 2 Towel Hol...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Chrome

Gilt Metal Tole Rose Flower Key Hanger Wall Decoration, Italy Vintage, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful gilt metal key hanger wall decoration. Made in Italy, about 1950s. Made of gilded metal. In very good used condition. Very charming piece. Nice addition to your room or e...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

Carl Auböck Model #4086 Nickel Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4086 nickel hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Produced b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Nickel

Unusual Jacques Adnet Coat Hanger
Located in Montreal, QC
Unusual stitched beige leather coat hanger by Jacques Adnet in the form of three horse shoe hooks.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

4 Hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s 'Priced and Sold Per Piece.'
Located in Wien, AT
Hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s 'Priced and Sold Per Piece.'
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

6 Wall Hooks, Italy, Around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
6 Wall hooks Italy around 1970s Original condition the bigger one´s : Hight: 15cm Wide: 9cm Depth: 9cm smaller one´s: Hight: 6cm Wide: 9cm Depth: 5cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

Carl Auböck Model #4327 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4327 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass, Nickel

Four Wall hooks by Hertha Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Four wall hooks by Hertha Baller Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

Materials

Brass

8 wall hooks by herta Baller vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
8 wall hooks by herta Baller vienna around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

6x wall hooks vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
6x wall hooks vienna around 1960s Original condition
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Brass Wall Hooks, circa 1950s by Hertha Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Original condition Priced and sold per piece.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Mark Creates Wall Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mark creates wall sculpture, Artist Mark Weinstein's "Dorado" Circular Wall Sculpture. Burnt silver finish Welded fragments of scrap metal. Medallion Lab...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

Aluminium Wall Hooks Vienna Around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
4 aluminium wall hooks vienna around 1960s Original condition.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Aluminum

Carl Auböck Model #9038 Patinated Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #9038 patinated brass knob. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in darkly patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Aus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #9038 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #9038 polished brass knob. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Set of Five #4994 Wall Hooks by Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of five #4994 wall hooks by Carl Auböck.  
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

20th Century Wall Console Table Shelf Gold Curvy Decorative Leg, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful petite gilded tole wall shelf in Hollywood Regency style, original vintage condition, produced in Germany, 1960s. Nice addition to any room or hall entry. Only one unique p...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Giltwood

Italian, Wall Hanger Brass Hooks on Formica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wall hanger on the original 1950s Formica . Brass hooks .
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #5262 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5262 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Model #5262 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5262 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Produced ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Six Asymetric Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Six Asymetric Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller Austria, 1950s Original condition Price and selling per piece.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Danish Søholm Wall Plaque Parrot Bird Earthy Colors, Midcentury Ceramic, 1970s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Midcentury Danish wall plaque by Noomi Backhausen (1938-2011) for Søholm Stentøj. Manufactured circa 1970s. The wall plaque features a stylised p...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Stoneware

Coat Hook from the Middle of the Century, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
-Made in Czechoslovakia -Manufacture of metal, wood, imitation wood sides -Wall coat hanger with 6 hooks.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal

Three Wall Coat Hooks and Cloth Hanger Sets Lucite and Brass, 1970s German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lot of three coat hooks and cloth hanger, 1970s German. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or just for your collection of design items. Made of brass and Lucite. They are in used...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Beautiful "Bauhaus Era" 1950s Minimalist Wall Hook for Clothes
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s wall coat or clothes hooks in the minimalist style of the renowned Deutsche Bauhaus. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or just fo...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Metal, Aluminum

Carl Auböck Model #4056 Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

9 Asymetric Wall Hooks Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
9 asymetric wall hooks vienna around 1950s Price and sold per piece.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets

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Brass

Mid-century Modern wall brackets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall brackets 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 wall brackets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall brackets made in a specific country, there are Europe, Austria, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall brackets, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Herta Baller, Lalique, and Jacques Adnet. 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 wall brackets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $16 and tops out at $16,000 while the average work can sell for $429.

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