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Donald Deskey Art Deco Vanity + Stool & Mirror in Highly Figured Avodire 1940s
By Donald Deskey
Located in Dallas, TX
and Postwar Modernism.
We also have a matching pair of Tall Dressers and a nightstand from this
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 30 in W 46 in D 19.5 in
Donald Deskey Art Deco Skyscraper Dressers in Highly Figured Avodire 1940s Pair
By Donald Deskey
Located in Dallas, TX
between Art Deco design and Postwar Modernism.
We also have a matching vanity and a nightstand from this
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 68.25 in W 21 in D 17 in
Donald Deskey Art Deco Illuminated Nightstand in Highly Figured Avodire 1940s
By Donald Deskey
Located in Dallas, TX
between Art Deco and Postwar Modernism.
We also have a matching pair of Tall Dressers and a Vanity with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 27 in W 16 in D 14.75 in
Modern British mid century gouache painting by Neo Romantic artist Latimer Sayer
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
century British landscape tradition with the unnatural colouring and abstraction of postwar modernism.
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Modern British mid century gouache painting by Derrick Latimer Sayer
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
unnatural colouring and abstraction of postwar modernism.
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
beggars spanish modernism colored pencils
By Ricard Opisso Sala
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
other publications, such as En Patufet, Pocholo, etc.
In the postwar period, Opisso's pictorial work
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
people on the bar terrace spanish modernism colored pencils
By Ricard Opisso Sala
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Pocholo, etc.
In the postwar period, Opisso's pictorial work triumphed in the galleries of Barcelona. In
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Mid-Century Vintage Jens Risom Knoll Webbed Armchair
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Baltimore, MD
heyday of postwar modernism—Risom’s company built an international reputation for solid wood furniture in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Maple
White Original Fiberglass "Ribbon Chair" Model no CL9, Fiarm
By Fiarm
Located in Wolfurt, AT
hesitate to contact us for further details.
Literatur: Modern Furniture Classics: Postwar to Post
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
1940s pair of Floorlamps by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, recovered shades, oak stem
By Edward Wormley, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Paul McCobb
Located in Berlin, DE
interior design during the postwar era have had a formative impact on American interior taste.
In the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Oak
H 59.85 in Dm 18.9 in
Set of five Italian Mid-Century Modern high back dining chairs by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Berlin, DE
house in Lombardy in 1939. Working between the idioms of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created singular
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
H 47.25 in W 17.72 in D 18.12 in
Monumental Aquamarine Mid Century Modern Italian Pottery Lamp Guido Gambone 1950
By Guido Gambone
Located in Peoria, AZ
MARVELOUS!
Monumental
36" Italian Pottery Lamp
Aquamarine & Black!
GORGEOUS ITALIAN MODERNISM
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Wood
H 27 in W 18 in D 18 in
Illuminations I - Multicolor Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Bachir Amal
Located in East Quogue, NY
.
Size: 29 x 30 inches - Offered unframed.
Amal Bachir is a Moroccan Postwar and Contemporary artist
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Rare Bitossi Pottery Lamp for Wilmar. Mid Century Modern Italian Fine Decor 1950
By Bitossi
Located in Peoria, AZ
MARVELOUS!
BITOSSI
TEAK & POTTERY
SCULPTURAL LAMP
FOR WILMAR LAMP CO.
GORGEOUS MODERNISM
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Wood
H 27 in W 18 in D 18 in
Original Yellow "Ribbon Chair" Model CL9, by Franca Stagi and Cesare Leonardi
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, Bernini
Located in Wolfurt, AT
condition.
Lit.: Modern Furniture Classics: Postwar to Post-Modernism, Fiell and Fiell, ppg. 90, 105.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
H 22.84 in W 39.38 in D 31.5 in
Rare Mid Century Teak Sculptural Laurel Lamp by Richard Barr 60s Art Paul McCobb
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Peoria, AZ
MODERNISM!
DIMENSIONS: 37" x 18"
This lamp is the epitome of clean Danish minimalism as exhibited in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 31 in W 18 in D 18 in
Set of four Italian Mid-Century Modern High Back dining chairs by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Berlin, DE
house in Lombardy in 1939. Working between the idioms of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created singular
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
H 47.25 in W 17.72 in D 18.12 in
1960s Mid-Century Armchairs by Jaroslav Šmídek
By TON a.s., Jaroslav Smidek
Located in High Point, NC
Czechoslovakia during the mid to late 20th century. Influenced by the postwar fashions established at the
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver Matchbook Cover/Match Holder by Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in North Miami, FL
postwar optimism and sophistication that came to define american Modernism in the mid-20th century. The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
H 0.5 in W 2 in D 2 in
Mid-20th C. Brazilian Translucent Acrylic/Lucite Toucan Sculpture by A. Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in North Miami, FL
colored layers of acrylic subtly blending within.
Emerging in the optimistic postwar era, such bright and
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Synthetic, Acrylic, Lucite, Plastic
H 4.5 in W 9 in D 2 in
1960s Mid-Century Armchairs by Jaroslav Šmídek
By Jaroslav Smidek
Located in High Point, NC
Czechoslovakia during the mid to late 20th century. Influenced by the postwar fashions established at the
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Set of French Pine Wood Benches, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
connected with typical joints.
The style reminds of Scandinavian modernism, like Swedish designer Sven
Category
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Pine
Solid Midcentury Pine Stools, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
wood boasts a rich and warm patina.
The style reminds of Scandinavian Modernism, like designer Sven
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Pine
Large Sofa by Ate Van Apeldoorn in Solid Pine and Fabric, Netherlands, 1970s
By Houtwerk Hattem
Located in Echt, NL
cushions are reupholstered in a white bouclé fabric.
The style reminds of Scandinavian modernism, like
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood, Pine
H 25.6 in W 82.68 in D 33.47 in
Aldo Tura Chair Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern High Back Dining Chairs 1962 Italy
By Atelier Tura, Aldo Tura
Located in Munster, NRW
in 1939. Working between the idioms of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created singular, high-end
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
H 47.25 in W 17.72 in D 18.12 in
Aldo Tura Decorative Bar Set in Carved Wood and Brass, Macabo, Italy 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco and modernism, Tura created singular, high-end furniture and accessories that were typified
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 11.03 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
Bust of the Architect Morris Lapidus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
book "Morris Lapidus - the Architect of Joy". Known for inventing the postwar resort hotel with the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
1960s Czech Upholstered Armchairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
postwar fashions established at the international Expo 58 – the so-called ‘Brussels style.’
In the
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Upholstered Armchairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
postwar fashions established at the international Expo 58 – the so-called ‘Brussels style.’
In the
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Solid Pine Midcentury Slat Stools, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
rich and warm patina.
The style reminds of Scandinavian Modernism, like designer Sven Larsson, Lisa
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Pine
Ken Aptekar Contemporary Conceptual Judaica Art Drawing Go Study Chasidic Rabbis
By Ken Aptekar
Located in Surfside, FL
postwar America who blended Jewishness and mainstream modernism to create a diasporic art, one that
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Film, Graphite, Pigment
Study of a Male Nude (Original Thomas Hart Benton, Signed & Authenticated)
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New Orleans, LA
painter beginning 1912, but he was unable to sell his painting based on European modernism.
In WWI
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Stunning Brass & Lacquered Goatskin Aldo Tura Cocktail Trolley Set, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
production house in Lombardy in 1939. Working between the idioms of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.53 in W 17.92 in D 33.47 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Lounge Chair and Foot Stool
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Scandinavian modernism in the postwar era. Wikkelsø studied cabinetry, graduating from the Copenhagen School of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
20th Century Aldo Tura Wall Mirror with Resin Coat, Wood and Paper Motifs, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Turin, Turin
1939. Working between the trends of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created unique and luxurious furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Resin, Paper
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 3.55 in
Mid-Century Modern White Wooden Wardrobe Set by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm, 1970s
By Fiarm, Carlo De Carli
Located in Vienna, AT
architect and designer Gio Ponti who shaped De Carli’s language and design. His sense for modernism and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Chrome
H 33.86 in W 24.81 in D 15.36 in
Vintage Hala Desk Lamp, 1930's
By Hala Zeist
Located in Lisboa, PT
Foundation, which aimed to address postwar material shortages and improve the quality of daily life through
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Fruit" Georgina Klitgaard, Apples and Pears Still Life, Woodstock Female Artist
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
Klitgaard died in 1976, she seemed out of fashion, detached from almost all postwar art trends. However, in
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Bar Cart by Aldo Tura for Danieli Hotel Venice Golden Brass two Tops Glass
By Aldo Tura
Located in Vigonza, Padua
. Working between the trends of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created unique and luxurious furniture and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
Edward Wormley "New York" Sofa Version 5316 for DUX, Sweden 1950s
By Edward Wormley
Located in Utrecht, NL
and materials and to the progressive taste of the day.”
In the wake of America’s postwar prosperity
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
Sculptural Lounge Chairs by Nino Zoncada for Frimar, Italy 1950s
By Nino Zoncada
Located in Utrecht, NL
The postwar boom years of the 1950s through to the 1960s were one of the periods of greatest
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
"Saga" Wall Sconces by Kay Kørbing for Lyfa, Denmark 1960s
By Kay Korbing, Lyfa
Located in Utrecht, NL
, modernist lamps. In the postwar era, the company collaborated with esteemed architects and designers to
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Still life of old dolls oil on canvas painting
By José Antonio Palanca Ruiz
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. In the postwar period, the lens of modernism focused, in terms of international attention, on events
Category
1980s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Aldo Tura Lily Pad Bronze Scalloped Floor Lamp, Original Shade
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
production house in Lombardy in 1939. Working between the idioms of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Solid Wooden Tripod Chair, France, 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
international modernism.
While many postwar French designers were embracing new industrial techniques and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Very Rare Illum Wikkelsø Armchair Model "Australia"
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Paris, FR
proponent of Scandinavian modernism in the postwar era.
Like most Danish designers at the time, Wikkelsø
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Rosewood
German Oak Dining Table with Triangular Top, Germany 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
massive dining table. The evolution of mid-century design in postwar Germany was a direct consequence of
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Brazilian Conceptual Modernist Photograph Jose Yalenti Architectural Abstract
Located in Surfside, FL
photography’s status as an artistic medium.
As part of their pursuit of photographic Modernism, Yalenti and his
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pair of Midcentury Lounge Chairs with Metal Legs by Nino Zoncada, Italy, 1950s
By Nino Zoncada
Located in Utrecht, NL
The postwar boom years of the 1950s through to the 1960s were one of the periods of greatest
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 32.68 in W 27.17 in D 31.7 in
1940s Art Deco Heron Table Lamp, by Aldo Tura, Ashtray, Cigarette Service
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
manufacturing house in Lombardy in 1939. Working between the trends of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Beech, Walnut
H 14.18 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in
Scandinavian Modern Danish Vintage Pine Table by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel, Kolds Savvaerk
Located in London, GB
postwar Danish modern movement, Nanna Ditzel was not just remarkable, above all else, for being a woman in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Rare Transformable ‘Kaidan’ Cabinet by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Italy 1962
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina
Located in Echt, NL
have a high-quality design. With the functionalist approach to modernism, he designed with a Japanese
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plywood
H 39.38 in W 68.9 in D 20.48 in
Art Deco Snake Lamp, by Aldo Tura, Ashtray Service Cigarettes Hand-Carved Walnut
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
the trends of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created unique and luxurious furniture and accessories
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
H 11.03 in W 13.78 in D 8.27 in
Marco Zanuso Large Architectural X-Leg Dining Table in Walnut, Italy 1974
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
sensual: modernism with verve.
A leading designer in Italy’s postwar resurgence, as well as the editor
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Hollywood Bowl Stage Color Chromogenic Photographic Print by Julius Shulman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Los Angeles. The artist captured the idyllic spirit of the postwar building-boom era in his
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Hollywood Bowl Color Chromogenic Photographic Print by Julius Shulman, Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
captured the idyllic spirit of the postwar building-boom era in his photographs of modern domesticity
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
H 16 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Guillerme et Chambron Armchairs, France, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Brussels, BE
trends of design that emerged after the war: mid-century modernism.
European furniture in the postwar
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 35.83 in W 32.29 in D 29.14 in
Becoming the Clown
By Hector Ruiz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pre- and postwar Germany at the turn of the 20th century. A country faltering within its own fluid
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Copper
Daybed Daydream
By Hector Ruiz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pre- and postwar Germany at the turn of the 20th century. A country faltering within its own fluid
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Copper
Fritz Hansen Model "No. 1669" Armchair with Stained Beech Legs, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
chair is an exceptional flagbearer of Danish Mid-Century Modernism with immediately recognizable curves
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
H 34.06 in W 29.53 in D 31.89 in
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