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What is the difference between antique and vintage?
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Antique is usually defined as being over 100 years old. Vintage is a bit more subjective, with some saying anything over 20 years old is vintage, while others state something must be over 50 years old to be considered vintage.
Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020
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Black & White Large Coffee Table by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy 60s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century large coffee table in beautiful walnut wood with a reversible black and white laminated top. This iconic table was designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa and produced ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Laminate
Mario Bellini CAB Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1970s - Oxblood/Red, Set of 4
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Round Rock, TX
Designed in the 1970s by Mario Bellini, the CAB lounge chair is a study in Italian modernism.
Manufactured by Cassina, each chair is constructed from a tubular steel frame, entirel...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pierre Jeanneret Civil Bench, Wood and Woven Viennese Cane by Cassina
By Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1955, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina continues its study of the furniture of the city of Chandigarh and adds ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Cane, Wood
Large Coffee Table by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy 1960s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century large coffee table in a beautiful walnut wood designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa and produced by Cassina in Italy during the 1960s.
In fabulous condition and wit...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Set of 4 Vintage Italian 324 D. S. 3 Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original 324 d. S. 3 chairs by cassina based on a design by charles rennie mackintosh. A rare design classic from cassina.
an elegant and linear design with restrained ornamentation...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This chair is one of the most recognisable in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, foun...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
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Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful vintage Japanese celadon glazed incense burner, koro, in teh form of a standing foo lion, shishi, or foo dog, Taisho to Showa Era, circa 1930, Japan.
The charming shish...
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Japanese Kakiemon Style Porcelain Oil Jar, Showa Era, circa 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and elegant vintage Japanese Kakiemon style oil jar or vase, Showa Era, circa 1960's or earlier, Japan.
The oil pot of standard form, with a squat comprised globular body...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Art Deco Jungin Silver Sake Bottle and Cups, circa 1930's
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and elegant vintage Japanese Art Deco hammered and brushed silver sake set, comprised of a tokkuri bottle and two stemmed cups, all marked "jungin" for 95% silver, Showa Era, c...
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Japanese Kutani Sake Bottle, Tokkuri, Yoshidaya Style, Edo Period, early 19th c
By Yoshidaya
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and dramatic Japanese Kutani porcelain square tokkuri (bottle for sake), decorated in the Yoshidaya style, and attributed to the Yoshidaya Kiln (1824 - 1831).
The striking sa...
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Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Satsuma Chin Jukan Parasol Form Bowl, Meiji Period, circa 1890, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and very attractive large Satsuma parasol shaped bowl signed Chin Jukan and attributed to Chin Jukan XII (1835 - 1906), Meiji Period, circa 1890, Japan.
The bowl of whims...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Jugin Fine Silver Studded Hobnail Teapot, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fine Japanese pure silver (99%) "hobnail" tetsubin style teapot, late Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The beautifully executed teapot of kettle form, featuring a stunni...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Cobalt Blue Gilt Decorated Dragon Vase, Late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900
Located in Austin, TX
An lovely Chinese cobalt glazed and gilt decorated porcelain pear shaped vase, yuhuchunping, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The elegant vase of typical yuhuchunping (pear sha...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
