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Art In Motion Sofa

Rare McKay Art Deco Chrome Banded Glider Sofa 1933 Worlds Fair
By McKay Furniture Corp.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
sides giving the piece an extra design element and strength . The sofa has a smooth gliding motion and
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Unusual Art Deco Metal Porch Glider with Skirted Fenders, circa 1930s
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art Deco metal porch glider with skirted fenders, circa 1930s. Fabulous design, Metal
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Metal

Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa with Heraldic Motif in Black & Beige
Located in Plainview, NY
once in a lifetime sofa. Very comfortable with great size and style. A piece from this period having
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa, Black and Beige Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
once in a lifetime couches. Very comfortable with great size and style. A pair from this period having
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
diseased. In Japanese art, he was often depicted with holding his gourd bottle, from which a tornado like
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Giltwood, Silk

Framed Japanese Antique Phoenix Dragon Embroidery Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
effect, created by meticulous techniques such as satin stiches, couching and piling with layers of gold
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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Abraham Palatnik, Elephant, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
). Polyester resin and pigment in black. Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Abraham Palatnik, Goose, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
white. Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Abraham Palatnik, Bird, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, circa 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement that Palatnik was one of the pioneers
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Abraham Palatnik, Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
white. Signed PAL Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Abraham Palatnik, Moon Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
white. Signed PAL Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

French Barbizon Pastoral Landscape Painting of Horses by Jules Dupré
By Jules Dupré
Located in Shippensburg, PA
paintings, including for example Paysage [Aubrun, 1974, fig. 128, circa 1835-40], Coucher de Soleil [Aubrun
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Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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Textile

Exceptional Jack Lenor Larsen ~Primavera~ Velvet Playpen Sofa and Ottomans
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous down filled sofa upholstered in Jack Lenor Larsen Primavera velvet with a pair of oversize matching ottomans. This is a huge living room set, gently used and in amazing cle...
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Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
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Materials

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French Art Deco Sofa in Parcel Gilt Wood
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Settees

Materials

Giltwood

French Art Deco Sofa in Parcel Gilt Wood
French Art Deco Sofa in Parcel Gilt Wood
H 34.26 in W 43.31 in D 27.56 in
Contemporary Round Center Coffee Table in Wood Marquetry Black & White
Located in Porto, PT
Santiago Center Table celebrates the 20th-century art movement, Cubism, with handcraft expertise. Rough and natural materials approach us with an exact message: modest luxury. This a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Birdseye Maple

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

MCM Homecrest Outdoor Coral Adjustable Dining or Low Table & 4 Springer Chairs
By Homecrest
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Homecrest outdoor coral painted height adjustable dining, coffee, or end table with round expanded metal mesh top and 4 metal wire springer chairs. Beautiful condit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair - White Matelassé Covered Swivel Club Chairs and Ottoman, Hickory Chair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th C. Hickory chair off white matelassé covered swivel club chairs with a matching ottoman. The set is covered in Sovereign Upholstery by Hickory Chair with a welt trim and ki...
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1990s American American Classical Swivel Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Down

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
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By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches

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Velvet, Wood, Ebony

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Adrian Pearsall For Craft Associates Sectional Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid-century modern sectional sofa designed by Adrian Pearsall and made by Craft Associates. Two 6ft sections that can be positioned end to end for a long sofa or used as two separ...
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Vintage 1950s American Sectional Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

French Louis XV Style Settee or Canape with Floral Upholstery in Red & White
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely French Provincial Louis XV style settee or canapé recently upholstered in a gorgeous floral red and white fabric with 4 matching pillows two square and two tufted round pill...
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20th Century French Louis XV Settees

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Vintage George Smith Kilim Upholstered Three Seat Couch or Sofa Feather Cushions
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cushions A stunning sofa which is one of G...
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2010s English Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

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Pair of Paul Frankl Cork Top Side Tables with Mahogany Legs with Brass Feet
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
emblematic of nearly every key stylistic chord in American modernism, from the streamlined Art Deco to free
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Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Sofa, Art in Motion, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This art in motion vintage sofa is an elegant piece of design furniture realized in Italy in the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Vintage Sofa, Art in Motion, 1970s
Vintage Sofa, Art in Motion, 1970s
H 49.22 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Abraham Palatnik, Elephant, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
). Polyester resin and pigment in red, black and white. (9 x 5 x 2 cm) Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Abraham Palatnik, Cat, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
and white. Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Abraham Palatnik, Owl, Kinetic sculpture in acrylic resin. Brazil, c. 1970
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
jewels of kinetic art, a movement that Palatnik was one of the pioneers. In the Symbolism of Greco-Roman
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

1952 George C Thomas II Nantucket Orange Street Watercolor Painting Birdseye
By George Thomas
Located in Dayton, OH
Sidewalk Art Show. His last major exhibition was an AAN retrospective of his career, Sixty Years Ashore
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Vintage 1950s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Art Deco Streamline Mohair Sofa and Club Chairs Suite
Located in Hanover, MA
Authentic Art Deco seating suite including a 3-seat sofa and pair of club chairs upholstered in two
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Living Room Sets

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Mohair, Walnut

Framed Japanese Textile Art Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
embroidery of couching stiches in gold threads. It depicts a poetic nocturnal scene with a white egret
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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Textiles

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Silk, Wood

Abraham Palatnik, Porcupine, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement that Palatnik was one of
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic, Paint

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Sofa
Located in New York, NY
A classically elegant curved back, tufted seat sofa with walnut frame and saber legs. by T. H
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20th Century American Sofas

Materials

Walnut

Two Piece Sofa by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Please note, one sofa is 87" wide Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905-1976
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20th Century American Living Room Sets

Huge! POP ART! Painting of Masked Cannon Woman
Located in Miami, FL
Strong, energetic, in full of motion and emotion. Purchased in Private estate. Fabulously
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Late 20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Art Deco period drinks trolley from England c. 1935
Located in Houston, TX
An Art Deco period drinks trolley from England c. 1935. Please notice the tubular brass frame on
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Vintage 1930s English Carts and Bar Carts

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Art In Motion Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic art in motion sofa available at 1stDibs. Each art in motion sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and acrylic. If you’re shopping for an art in motion sofa, we have 7 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an art in motion sofa — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An art in motion sofa made by modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made art in motion sofa has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Abraham Palatnik, Finn Juhl and Paul Frankl are consistently popular.

How Much is a Art In Motion Sofa?

An art in motion sofa can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,650, while the lowest priced sells for $303 and the highest can go for as much as $20,048.