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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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Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 412 + Cab 413 - 12 Black Leather Dining Chairs, 1980
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful set of 12 dining chairs by Mario Bellini 1980's;
2x cab 413 and 10x cab 412 by Cassina
A set of twelve (12) Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412/413...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Vintage Italian 324 D. S. 3 Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
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...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Midcentury LC3 Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Created as a modernist response to the club chair and almost a century later, nothing has become more iconic then the LC3 Armchair. Featuring black leather with down filled cushions ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Frank Lloyd Wright "Robie 2" Coffee Table in Walnut Stained Cherry by Cassina
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright designed wooden "Robie 2" coffee table in walnut stained cherry. The highly influential Wright created this coffee table in 1902 for his Frederick C. Robie House i...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Prairie School Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cherry
Frank Lloyd Wright Robie 3 Sofa in Walnut Stained Cherry by Cassina, 1989
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright designed wooden Robie 3 sofa in Walnut stained Cherry. The highly influential Wright created this sofa in 1902 for his Frederick C. Robie House in Hyde Park, Illin...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Prairie School Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Cassina - Vico Magistretti Maralunga 2 Seater Leather Sofa
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Bern, CH
Vico Magistretti Maralunga two seater leather sofa, produced by Cassina. Dark brown leather. With two adjustable backrests for variable sitt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
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Japanese Bronze Flower Vase, Edo to Meiji Period, circa 1860, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese cast and carved patinated bronze trumpet mouth vase for flower displays, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, circa 1860, Japan.
The tall and elegant bronze fl...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A vibrant Japanese turquoise ground and silver wire cloisonne vase, now mounted as a lamp, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The tall vase of elegant rouleau shape, with a straight neck and body, slightly tapered food, and everted mouth. Crafted in the cloisonne technique upon a copper ground, the silver wires stand out and shimmer against the bright turquoise enamel ground. An ebullient design of blossoming peony (botanical) and morning glory (asago) graces the body of the vase. The large and heavy blooms of white peony especially striking and contrasting nicely with the more delicate and almost shy pastel morning glory blossoms hiding behind the large leaves.
The cloisonne enamels especially well done within the silver cloisons, with the leaves and flowers displaying masterful shading. The foot decorated with a geometric and floral border.
The vase drilled and wired and now mounted as a lamp. Set upon two wood bases. The actual lamp of brass plate, set with a single socket and tall, adjustable harp.
The lamp is topped by an antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty tumble polished natural rock crystal. The crystal finial originally served as a Chinese Mandarin hat finial...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass, Copper
Japanese Satsuma Incense Burner, Koro, with Silver Lid, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Japanese Satsuma incense burner, koro, with phoenix and brocade designs and a silver lid, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan.
The cens...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Silver
Japanese Satsuma Dragon Vase, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
By Satsuma
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic small Japanese Satsuma vase with image of writhing dragons, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The vase of elegant baluster form, with a slightly flared foot, slender body...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware, Hardwood
Worcester Porcelain "Dragons in Compartments" Heart Shaped Dish, early 19th c
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and colorful English Chamberlains Worcester "Dragons in Compartments" heart or ruyi shaped enameled soft paste porcelain dish, early 19th century, circa 1810, Worcester, Englan...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kunisada II Woodblock Triptych "Twilight Snow at Mount Hira", Edo Period, c 1850
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic framed Japanese woodblock triptych by Utagawa Kunisada II (Toyokuni IV) entitled "Twilight Snow at Mount HIra" from the series "Eight Views of Omi", Edo period, circa 185...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Porcelain "Pronk Arbor" Dish, Qianlong Period, c 1738, China
By Cornelis Pronk
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Chinese Export famille rose enameled porcelain "Pronk Arbor" plate, 18th century, Qianlong Period, circa 1738, China.
A beautifully decorated Chinese Export porcelai...
Category
Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel