Italian Art Deco Thuja, Macassar, Black and Faux Leather Pair of Benches, 1930s

This elegant Art Deco dresser was produced in Italy in the 1930s. The drawers are in thuja briar, while the top and the laterals are in Ebony Macassar. The details, such as the prof...

This elegant Art Deco cabinet was produced in Italy, more precisely in Meda (Near Milan) in 1935. On the back of the mirror there is a big label that certify its geographical proveni...

This elegant Art Deco sideboard was produced in Italy, more precisely in Meda (Near Milan) in 1935. On the back of the mirror of both of the furniture is was produced with, there is a big label that certify its geographical provenience and the date of manufacture. The laterals are black lacquered, the doors and the upper part of the laterals are in thuja briar, while the profiles and the central part of the base are in ebony Macassar. The base and the handles with the decoration around them are in metal. The top is in Pisa green marble (Serpentino marble...

This pair of Art Deco nightstands was produced in Italy in the 1930s. They are completely covered with parchment, with black lacquered profiles of the top and base. The handles are i...

This elegant Art Deco vitrine was produced in Italy, more precisely in Meda (Near Milan) in 1935. On the back of the mirror there is a big label that certify its geographical proveni...

These elegant armchairs were produced in the 1930s in Italy. The armrests and feet are in black lacquered solid walnut. Fabric and upholstery are new. Fully restored.

This 1930s Italian bench is so over-scaled, and monumental in appearance, that it seems to have been made for the large room it was destined, rather than the comfort of a typical sitter. As such, it would function equally well as a low side table or a high cocktail table. We’ll allow the buyer to determine its use. The designer was Pierluigi Colli, and the fabricator Martinotti, the Turin furniture and interior decorating firm that was established in 1831, and exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Colli’s family owned a textile company that supplied Martinotti with upholstery fabrics, suggesting nepotism had something to do with his being hired as the firm's director in 1926. Nevertheless, he proved himself worthy as a designer and a businessman. Having studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, he befriended leading French designers, and arranged for Martinotti to retail Lalique glass and Jean Perzel lighting. In addition, the quality of their work, and Colli’s dedication to the modern design movement, prompted Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, and Gino Levi-Montalcini, among others, to have Martinotti fabricate some of their furniture. Colli’s claim to fame, however, is his own work as a designer, and his ability to master the vocabularies of every trend from Art Deco to midcentury modern. During the Great Depression, when nearly every nation floundered economically, fascist Italy...

France / 1930s / bench / oak / Art Deco Rare Art Deco seat in solid oak made in France in the 1930s. Beautifully made in fine oak wood with subtile Art Deco carvings and panels. Thi...

- the wood has been treated by oil - wood with signs of age.

A French Art Deco bleached walnut bench from circa 1930 with brass feet and new custom linen upholstery. This exquisite French Art Deco bench,...

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, velvet bench you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful bench is statement piec...

French Art Deco palisander wood double pedestal base rectangular bench with stretcher & carved floral supports and faux leopard upholstered seat.