Mid-Century Modern Iron and Wicker Pair Neva-Rust Chairs Tempestini & Salterini
View Similar Items
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Wicker Pair Neva-Rust Chairs Tempestini & Salterini
About the Item
- Creator:Salterini (Maker),Maurizio Tempestini (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Seat Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950-1960
- Condition:Repaired: There was a tiny bit of broken reed and it was repaired by our experienced staff. Wear consistent with age and use. They are in wonderful vintage condition. They retain their original black finish, but it is not without nicks and dings and missing paint. There were a couple broken wicker strands that have been repaired by our experienced staff. Please see photos.
- Seller Location:Topeka, KS
- Reference Number:Seller: BEL-SEA-3301stDibs: LU1873320614282
Maurizio Tempestini
Italian architect and furniture designer Maurizio Tempestini is well-known among vintage outdoor furniture aficionados for his sculptural Clamshell line and other elegant mid-century modern furnishings for patios and gardens.
Born in Florence in 1908, Tempestini completed his studies in Industrial Decoration at the Porta Romana Art Institute in 1929. His career as an interior architect and furniture and lighting designer flourished during the early 1930s. It was during this time Tempestini was also active as a set designer for several Italian theater productions, including Mario Massa’s Osteria degli immortali and Luigi Bonelli’s comedy Il Gigli.
Tempestini then turned his attention from the stage to designing furniture and decorative objects. He crafted pieces for ceramics factory Cantagalli in Florence, as well as for Murano glass manufacturers Seguso and Cappellin.
In 1934, Tempestini worked on the external renovation of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni at the Parterre di San Gallo in Florence for the Littoriali Exhibition. Later, in 1938, he formed a studio with architects Nello Baroni and Pietro Porcinai before cofounding the legendary postwar Italian lighting maker Arteluce with designer and engineer Gino Sarfatti in 1939.
During the 1950s, Tempestini designed lighting fixtures for Lightolier and began to collaborate with Brooklyn, New York’s John B. Salterini Company. Salterini was an Italian emigree who initially worked in journalism before becoming an eminent producer of high-end wrought-iron furniture.
Tempestini’s modernist outdoor furniture for Salterini resembled indoor seating manufactured by the likes of Knoll or Artifort — his chairs and other seating boasted organic curves and seductive, unconventional shapes. His work complemented Salterini’s own handmade designs, which reflected Gothic Revival and Art Deco influences. Together the designers produced successful lines of garden and patio furniture for Salterini’s eponymous firm.
Tempestini’s name soon became widely known in the United States. His designs were first introduced to the American public in 1951 through Gimbels Department Store and Suniland Furniture in Houston, Texas. Today his bold and stylish patio furniture remains sought after by collectors everywhere.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Maurizio Tempestini garden elements, lounge chairs and tables.
Salterini
The postwar boom in prosperity and leisure time led to the expansion of homes in America to include patios, which needed to be furnished with stylish outdoor furniture. Launched in 1934, Salterini offered some of the most exquisite, high-end outdoor furniture of the mid-century period.
While John B. Salterini designed ornate wrought-iron garden furniture for patios and lawns, he specifically sought to match the forms of indoor furniture and also advocated the use of his furniture indoors “because it brings into your home the freshness and gaiety of a flowery summer garden” (per his print advertisements).
After emigrating from Italy to New York, Salterini worked in journalism at first, editing a newspaper in Syracuse. When he moved to New York City, he worked in glass manufacturing and then entered into the production of wrought-iron furniture as a partner in Salterini & Gallo. When that company shuttered, he launched his own eponymous firm in 1934.
Over the course of his career, Salterini designed a wide range of furniture, from tables and chairs to chaise longues, ottomans and benches. And his influences were equally wide as well. His work is often identified as mid-century modern — the Clamshell line, designed for Salterini’s company by like-minded Italian architect and industrial designer Maurizio Tempestini, boasts soft curves and cocoon-like shells that strike a sharp contrast with the solidity of wrought iron and resemble the zany chair designs emerging during the postwar period from designers like Pierre Paulin and Arne Jacobsen.
The furniture from John B. Salterini Company also combined organic and geometric forms, one of the mid-century design movement’s defining features. But Salterini was equally influenced by the Gothic Revival and Art Deco movements, incorporating their signature flourishes like intricate lace-like patterns, delicate vine leaves and protruding scrolls into his French Provincial Group’s glass-topped tables and chairs. One of his most ornate and ostentatious designs is the Peacock double chaise longue, with its elaborate spokes and arching back.
Wrought iron was considered the best material for outdoor use because of its comparative lightness and pliability to other metals. The term “wrought” means made by hand, as opposed to “cast” iron, which was made using molds. Salterini’s high-end handcrafted furniture, with names like Park Avenue Group — promoted for indoor use and photographed as such for the firm’s catalogues — attracted wealthy buyers from across the country. They were drawn to his ability to make a metal like wrought iron look almost ethereal and elegant, and the way he incorporated the popular styles and design principles of the day into his pieces. That Salterini’s garden furniture can be used indoors and look completely natural is a rare feat.
Find vintage Salterini lounge chairs, tables, patio and garden furniture, and more on 1stDibs.
- Mid-Century Modern Salterini Pair Neva-Rust Patio Dining ChairsBy SalteriniLocated in Topeka, KSLovely pair of Mid-Century Modern Neva-Rust patio dining chairs by Salterini comprised of their original yellow linen looking textured vinyl or faux leather fabric and black painted ...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Pair of Hibriten Blackened Wood and Faux Leather Mid-Century Modern ChairsBy HibritenLocated in Topeka, KSHandsome pair of Hibriten Chair Co. side chairs. Their great geometric wooden frames have been blackened with dye and they retain their original greenish gold faux leather upholstery...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsFaux Leather, Wood
- Mid-Century Modern Yellow Vinyl and Oak Barrel Back Side ChairLocated in Topeka, KSAwesome Mid-Century Modern rosewood stained oak barrel back side chair with its original lemon-yellow vinyl upholstery. It is in fabulous vintage conditio...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsFaux Leather, Oak
- Mid-Century Modern Black Bent Steel Tube Armchair with New Orange UpholsteryLocated in Topeka, KSHandsome Mid-Century Modern armchair made of bent steel tube painted black and newly upholstered in an orange contemporary geometric fabric. It is in wonderful restored condition and...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsSteel
- Mid-Century Modern Pair of Black Thonet Bentwood and Vinyl ChairsBy ThonetLocated in Topeka, KSHandsome pair of Thonet bentwood Mid-Century Modern chairs in black with black vinyl upholstery. They are in good vintage condition. The vin...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsBentwood, Faux Leather
- Vintage Modern to Post Modern White Lacquered Side Chair with Arched TopLocated in Topeka, KSLovely vintage modern to postmodern white lacquered side chair with arched top. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and we...Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood, Lacquer
- Set of 6 Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Midcentury Black Metal ChairsBy Salterini, Maurizio TempestiniLocated in New York, NYSET of 6 midcentury black metal "Ribbon" dining chairs with woven rope seats, the seat and arms comfortably sloping in a gently S-c...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsMetal
- Pair Vtg Salterini Style Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Scrolling Side ChairsBy SalteriniLocated in Philadelphia, PAPair vintage Salterini style Mid-Century Modern wrought iron scrolling side chairs. Item features shapely saber legs, curved backs, wrought iron construction, very nice vintage pair,...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Wicker Salterini Radar Style Chairs With Pedestal Side Tables Seating SetBy Maurizio Tempestini, Salterini, Kerstin Horlin HolmquistLocated in Chattanooga, TNThis listing is for all (4) pieces as a group. We procured all four pieces as a set from same owner, so we're certain the maker is the same for both the chairs and tables. These are everything we love about the Salterini Radar chairs...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsMetal
- 4 Mid Century Wrought Iron Lounge Chairs att. to Tempestini for SalteriniBy Maurizio Tempestini, SalteriniLocated in New York, NYRare set of stylish wrought iron and metal mesh lounge chairs design attributed to Tempestini, for Salterini. The chairs are newly powder coated with a black satin finish, making the...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Vintage Mid-Century Modern John Salterini Wrought Iron Peacock Chairs - a PairBy SalteriniLocated in west palm beach, FLA striking pair of vintage MCM outdoor wrought iron peacock chairs. Made by the iconic John a Salterini. Unmarked. Acquired from a Palm Beac...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Set of 8 Restored Tempestini for Salterini Radar White Powder Coated Iron ChairsBy Salterini, TempestiLocated in Philadelphia, PAA set of eight beautiful chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini for prestigious manufacturer Salterini. Dubbed the "Radar" chairs, all chairs in this set have been professionally res...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MaterialsEnamel, Iron