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James Mont Hand-Carved Hollywood Regency Buddha Lamp
By James Mont
Located in Pasadena, TX
Hand carved Buddha with plaster details. The lamp features lovely details in gold patina. Lampshade is not original. Example of a seated Buddha figure lamp by James Mont.
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Gold

James Mont Cerused King Size Bed Headboard with Integrated Nightstands
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Original signed James Mont Designs upholstered king size headboard with integrated nightstands and two-piece platform bed frame on ball casters. Bed platform, cabinet...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Oak

James Mont Lacquered Horse Shoe Chairs w/ New Silk Upholstery by Century, a Pair
By James Mont, Century Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Opulent pair of large James Mont Ming style horseshoe lounge chairs made by Century Furniture. Designed by James Mont ,these chairs epitomize his over the top dramatic mid-century mo...
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Mid-20th Century American Ming Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Signed James Mont Design Pagoda Cocktail Cabinet
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Signed "James Mont Design" 1950's 'Chinese Modern' pagoda-form black lacquer bar cabinet with red lacquer interior and 'speakeasy' discrete swivel central door which w...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

James Mont Console Cabinet
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Grand scale console cabinet in hand rubbed black lacquer finish by James Mont (1904-1978), the "godfather of exotic modernism" who introduced "orientalism" into Americ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

James Mont Console Cabinet
James Mont Console Cabinet
H 77.25 in W 81.75 in D 15.25 in
Pair of Gold Leaf Gilded Wood Gesso Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Gold Leaf Gilded Wood Gesso Lamps by James Mont A pair of bulbous form Asian-inspired, heavy striated gesso design, red painted and gold gilt over wood table lamps with ori...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

James Mont Style Horseshoe Lounge Chairs, Pair
By James Mont
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stunning pair of James Mont style Asian horseshoe armchairs. Both possess a dark stain wood frame with hand carved reliefs and decorations. The multicolored seat cushions feature...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Wood

James Mont Chin Hua Hollywood Regency Buffet Cabinet
By James Mont
Located in Pasadena, TX
Chin Hua inspired buffet or cabinet designed by James Mont. Ebonized oak with silver leaf detailing. Four center drawers with carved pulls and two side doors with shelved storage.
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Buffets

Materials

Silver Leaf

James Mont Dining Set, 7 pcs
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic 1960s Chinoiserie influenced dining set in silvered and gilded wood with polychromed details. Set includes four side chairs and two arm chairs with gilded fretwork backs an...
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Sets

Materials

Glass, Wood

James Mont Dining Set, 7 pcs
James Mont Dining Set, 7 pcs
H 29.5 in W 71.5 in D 43.5 in
James Mont Console Cabinet
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Blonde polished lacquer console cabinet by James Mont (1904-1978), the father of "exotic modernism" who introduced "orientalism" into American Mid-Century Modern desig...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

James Mont Console Cabinet
James Mont Console Cabinet
H 83 in W 82 in D 22 in
James Mont Carved, Silvered Column Lamp
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite carved wood column lamp with a silver leaf finish by James Mont. Rewired for use in the USA. 60W max each socket.
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Silver Leaf

James Mont Cinnabar Lacquered Secretaire
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Extremely rare, possibly one of a kind, secretary cabinet with bookcase by the godfather of exotic modernism, James Mont, circa 1950. Hand rubbed cinnabar lacquered fi...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood

James Mont Cinnabar Lacquered Secretaire
James Mont Cinnabar Lacquered Secretaire
H 85.5 in W 47 in D 19.5 in
Midcentury Huge Grapevine Table Lamp by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gilded grapevine and silvered leaves ornate the shaft of this lamp which stands on two bases, one silvered, the other one gilded. The unusually high height of the table lamp shows of...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Console with Wall Mirror Designed by James Mont, circa 1935, Made in USA
By James Mont
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Console has a mirrored top that rests on a row of three drawers, a support at each end both with a single door that opens for storage. The wall mirror has matching yellow lacquere...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Console Tables

Vintage Pair of Large Black Lacquer and Brass Table Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sizeable pair of handmade table lamps with black lacquered wood bases and shades & brass characters by James Mont, circa 1948. Pagoda or Asian temple motif informs this unique design...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

James Mont Planter
By James Mont
Located in Stamford, CT
Painted wood planter from a Miami Beach apartment decorated by James Mont.
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Vintage 1960s American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wood

James Mont Planter
James Mont Planter
H 31.5 in W 58 in D 15 in

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James Mont Style Black Lacquer with Brass Pagoda Form Sideboard
By James Mont, R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Pagoda form black and brass sideboard buffet in the style of James Mont with ming shaped feet and Asian motif detailing from the Exotic Modernist movement of the late 1940s-early 195...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Italian Midcentury Side Chair after Gio Ponti with Gold and Ivory Cut Velvet
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Italian midcentury side chair after Gio Ponti with gold yellow and ivory cut velvet, circa 1950s. So many details, where to begin. The bentwood craftsmanship is exquisite. The wooden...
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Italian Artdeco Mirrored Bar Cabinet by Valzania
By Valzania
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian Art Deco period bar cabinet created by Valzania in 1930-40s. The cabinets leg-base is in glossy black colour painted wood with hand-carved surface wood pedestal. The cabine...
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Italian Artdeco Mirrored Bar Cabinet by Valzania
Italian Artdeco Mirrored Bar Cabinet by Valzania
H 55.91 in W 45.67 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Lovely Vintage Oxblood Leather Chesterfield Gentleman's Club Armchairs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of stunning vintage Oxblood leather Chesterfield Club armchairs which are part of a suite These are part of a suite as mentioned A ...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Armchairs

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Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing patched burlwood platform base sofa. The base has been refinished and the sofa has been reupholstered. No damages or stains on anything. Very comfortable and cool looking wi...
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Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa
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H 27 in W 32 in D 124 in
Pair of Chinoiserie Style James Mont Chairs with Dupioni Silk Cushions 1960
By James Mont
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair (2 chairs) of Chinoiserie Chairs by James Mont. Seats have been recovered in new Duponi silk, black lacquer and brass accents
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Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet
By Robert Salleroli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Looking for a statement piece to add to your home or office? Look no further than this one-of-a-kind monumental cabinet, by Robert Salerolli, purchased directly from the original cli...
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Oscar de la Renta Chinese Credenza for Century
By Century Furniture, Oscar De La Renta
Located in Hanover, MA
BG GALLERIES SATURDAY SALE Oscar de la Renta (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014) designed four door cabinet for Century Furniture model 609-403 'Chinese Credenza'. This piece was widel...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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1960s James Mont Style Black Lacquer Asian Modern Chinoiserie Ming Chairs - a Pa
By James Mont
Located in Esperance, NY
1960s James Mont style black lacquer Asian Modern Chinoiserie Ming chairs - a pair.
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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French Art Déco Sunburst Marquetry Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb French Art Deco sunburst marquetry dry bar, circa 1940.
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Dry Bars

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Brass

Vintage Art Deco Drinks Cabinet Cocktail Chest, 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
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Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Double Helix Form Lamps, a Pair
By James Mont
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of midcentury tall sculptural double helix form lamps by Frederick Cooper, designed by the infamous Hollywood decorator James Mont. One of Mont's quintessential designs, with ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rare Extraordinary Pair Of 1940's Asian Figure Table Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Amazing Rare Pair of Original Asian motif, monumental table lamps by James Mont. Each has a carved sculpture of a bodhisattva beneath the original gold and silver leaf shades.
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Vintage 1940s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Pair of Stunning James Mont Asian Design Vanity Mirrors
By James Mont
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Beautiful and Rare Pair of Unusual hand-carved mirrors by James Mont. The mirror rotates on its base, and it is comprised of two cream lacquer and gold leaf Faux bamboo columns suppo...
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Mirrors

Pair of Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Armchairs in the Manner of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sensational glamorous horseshoe shaped pair of James Mont style sculptural club chairs that match and are sold separately. High gloss black lacquer with brass details and Asian motif...
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Club Chairs

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Glitzy Black Gold & Red Lacquered James Mont 3 Piece Livingroom Set
By James Mont
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sensational glamorous 3 piece salon set by James Mont having two sculptural club chairs and a gorgeous loveseat, all in a high gloss black lacquer with brass details and Asian motif ...
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Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Living Room Sets

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Frederick Cooper “Helix” Table Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Frederick Cooper Helix lamps designed by James Mont. Hand-carved fruitwood with a double barley twist. Art Deco/ Hollywood Regency feel. Re-wired for the US with Edison socke...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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20th Century James Mont Hollywood Regency Black Pagoda Cabinets Pair
By James Mont
Located in Glasgow, GB
James Mont Hollywood Regency Cabinets A pair of classic James Mont pagoda style cabinets circa 1950s Created with finest Mahogany, and adorned with the classic James Mont chinoi...
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Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Asian Style Mixed Metal Pair of Table Lamps, circa 1950s
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
All original James Mont Asian style mixed metal lamps with original harps and finials. As found condition with lots of patina, some wear. Very good quality, heavy for size.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Pair of Ming Style Lounge Chairs by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Ming Style lounge chairs. These chairs retain the warm patina of the wood and cushions have been re-upholstered in deep green velvet. Dimensions: 31" W x 25" D x 26.5" T. ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Pair of James Mont Gilt Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of James Mont 24-karat gold leaf over metal filagree lamps - the stunning filagree rests on a lacquered wooden base. Two sockets and an adjustable shade bring the lamps from 42"...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of James Mont Gilt Lamps
Pair of James Mont Gilt Lamps
H 46 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Pair of Regency Style Glass Top Cabinets by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
A pair of two door cabinets with gilt bronze lion head hardware, gold leaf, silver leaf, smoked lacquer, and beveled smoked mirror tops. James Mont designed these for the Ellis Orlow...
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Vintage 1960s American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pair of beech and cane James Mont "King Cole" Armchairs, 1950s
By James Mont
Located in Paris, France
James Mont (1904 - 1978) "King Cole" armchairs, circa 1955. Beech, caned back, upholstery Measures: 27 1/2 in. (70 cm.) high; 23 1/4 in. (59 cm.) wide; 19 3/4 in. (50 cm.) deep. ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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James Mont Monumental Carved Tree Trunk Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Philadelphia, PA
James Mont monumental carved tree trunk lamps poly-chromed with large newer gray shades (showing dents) and pictured for scale only. Very striking and in suburb original condition.
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Driftwood, Paint

James Mont 'Flame' Cinnabar Lacquered Chinoiserie Dining Table, 1952
By James Mont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
James Mont cinnabar lacquered dining table with two leaves. Custom "Flame" finished. Mandarin red. Ming inspired. Extremely rare to find in such good original condition. Cross base w...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Wood

James Mont High Back Chair
By James Mont
Located in Philadelphia, PA
James Mont high backed chairs newly upholstered in brilliant red mohair with the original black lacquered legs. Legs have a drapery detail at top (shown).
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Chairs

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Mohair

James Mont High Back Chair
James Mont High Back Chair
H 44.25 in W 21.75 in D 19 in
Signed James Mont Asian Style Two-Tone Coffee Table, circa 1940s
By James Mont
Located in Peabody, MA
Coffee table signed "James Mont Designs". Mahogany top with contrasting lacquered base with fretwork legs in an Asian inspired style.  
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Striking 1950s, American, Mid-Century Large and Low Credenza With Brass Accents
By Indiana Hickory Furniture Company, James Mont
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Asian inspired low and long credenza, circa 1950s freshly refinished, with brass accents double cabinet door and single drawer on each side, with a light walnut finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Brass

Set of Eight Carved Green Blue Dining Chairs by James Mont, 1940s
By James Mont
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of eight (8) James Mont dining chairs, two (2) armchairs and six (6) side chairs, created by the "grandfather of exotic modernism" himself, circa 1940. Ornate and r...
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Vintage 1940s North American Dining Room Chairs

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Pair of Magificent Pagoda Style Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Pair of magnificent pagoda style lamps by James Mont. The lamps are finished in burnished glazed silver leaf and have been Newly rewired with polished nickel double clusters. This...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

James Mont Newly Lacquered Sideboard with Brass Details
By James Mont
Located in Bridport, CT
James Mont designed sideboard/credenza. Four drawers and two cabinets with silverware drawers. Newly lacquered in navy blue with gold accent details. Polished brass original hardware.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

James Mont Silver Leaf Occasional Chair
By James Mont
Located in Southampton, NY
A James Mont wood and silver leaf occasional chair. Dimensions: 40" H x (18" seat height) x 19" W x 22" D.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of 1940s Art Moderne Table Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1940s art moderne table lamps by James Mont.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Giltwood, Wood

James Mont Custom Designed Extension Dining Table, 1960
By James Mont
Located in Southampton, NY
Unique James Mont custom designed extension dining table in the Asian style. Lacquered tabletop and tiger maple base concealing a tin removable tray (for plants or liquor). New Y...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Exceptional James Mont Coffee Table, New York 1960
By James Mont
Located in Southampton, NY
A custom designed smoked mirror inset top coffee table with polychrome silver leaf finish by James Mont, circa 1960. Fret carved Greek-key molding around the apron with a unique colu...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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James Mont Figural Table Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Southampton, NY
James Mont figural table lamps in the Asian style. Silvered and giltwood-newly rewired. New York, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Giltwood

James Mont Figural Table Lamps
James Mont Figural Table Lamps
H 33 in W 10 in D 9 in
Rare 1940s Cerused Oak James Mont Floor Lamp
By James Mont
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful handmade 1940s cerused oak lamp with original kidney-shaped lamp shade by James Mont. Signed underneath "James Mont Design" Matching table lamp available. Shade measures 21...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Oak

Polychrome Painted Knee Hole Desk by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Polychrome Painted Knee Hole Desk by James Mont. Circa 1947
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James Mont Silver Leaf Dining or Game Table and Four Chairs
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
Glamorous Silver Leaf Dining Table and Four Chairs, designed by James Mont, American, circa 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery

Set of Three Silver Leaf Tables by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Three Silver Leaf Tables, designed by James Mont, circa 1940's. Each table is signed with the James Mont impressed mark underneath. They exhibit wonderful patina and wear to t...
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency End Tables

James Mont Nestling Tables
By James Mont
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three nesting tables by James Mont with vintage mirrored tops and metal on wood sides. Great patina by design.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Ta...

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Metal

James Mont Nestling Tables
James Mont Nestling Tables
H 24 in W 27.5 in D 13 in
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James Mont’s life as an unmistakably talented furniture designer and interior decorator could fill the pages of a best-selling novel or be reimagined as a Hollywood feature film. From the 1930s through the 1960s, Tinseltown’s glitterati and Manhattan’s Mafia underworld coveted his sofas, coffee tables and table lamps.

Mont was born Demetrios Pecintoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1904 to a family of artists. He reportedly studied architecture and art in Spain and France, and during the 1920s, Mont immigrated with his family to the United States.

Mont and his family settled in New York, where he found work in a Brooklyn electrical supply shop. There he sold hardware and designed his own lighting fixtures. The latter caught the eye of a gangster named Frankie Yale, who commissioned him to refurnish his house. Mont’s opulent designs drew on Art Deco, Hollywood Regency and were occasionally marked by chinoiserie, then a very popular trend in decorating. He created the kind of low-profile side tables and sofas that are frequently associated with mid-century modernism, and he is credited today with helping popularize the integration of Asian influences in modern American design.

Mont soon attracted New York City’s most infamous crime bosses, including Charles “Lucky” Luciano and Frank Costello. For a range of mobsters, he created fashionable, functional and sophisticated pieces such as collapsible home bars that would fold down and out of view — a particularly convenient feature during Prohibition — and tables and desks with secret drawers, which were also handy to Mont’s shady clientele.

“You bought a bar from him, and he would also deliver booze in a baby carriage,” antiques dealer and furniture retailer Todd Merrill told New York about Mont in 2008.

Mont designed a room for the World’s Fair in 1939 and later befriended Hollywood celebrities such as Bob Hope, who was best man at his wedding, Irving Berlin and Lana Turner. During the 1940s and ‘50s, Mont continued designing furniture, mastering finishing techniques such as lacquering and incorporating a distinctive “leafing” print effect with silver and gold into his pieces.

Mont’s designs enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s, and his pieces continue to be sought after by collectors.

On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage James Mont sideboards, tables and storage cabinets.