High-Style Design, Mid-Style Price 

Furnishing a home has always been a daunting, but exciting, task. Modern furniture from the middle of the 20th century included unique pieces with clean lines and subtle curves that added emotion and interest to a room. America was a leader in midcentury design. A recent sale at Barton’s Auction in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, featured more […]

Edward Wormley Vanity/Desk

Q: I bought this vanity or desk for a few dollars at a garage sale. Part of the top opens up and has a lighted mirror. It’s marked “by Drexel” and has numbers and letters stamped on the bottom. I believe it might be a mid-century modern piece by Edward Wormley. Can you tell me […]

Midcentury Modern Furniture Marks

Midcentury modern furniture was developed in the 1930s and was influenced by the practical designs of the German Bauhaus group. By the 1950s, the machine-made, streamlined furniture was being mass-produced to meet strong postwar demand. Many new and innovative pieces were created by designers who are now well-known among collectors. The marks or labels on […]