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Founders Jack Cartwright Mid Century Modern Yellow Nightstand Chest Maple Chrome
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Founders Jack Cartwright Mid Century Modern Yellow Nightstand Chest Maple Chrome. Item features the
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Antique 17th Century Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Maple, Paint

Modernist Blonde Mahogany Coffee / Magazine Table, X-Sides, Robsjohn
By Founders Furniture Company, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist blonde mahogany coffee / magazine table. X-sides. Manner of Robsjohn Gibbings, Classic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Modernist Chrome Fruit Bowl by Lino Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice modernist chrome fruit bowl by Lino Sabattini, circa 1970s. The design features a long
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20th Century Italian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Chrome

Light Blue Gray Gold Modernist Abstract Hand Knotted Rug
By Woven Concepts
Located in New York, NY
The UnTitled collection was designed by Jaime Derringer: artist, blogger, and founder of Design
Category

2010s Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Modernist footstool in the style of Huib Hoste 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
architecture and furniture art. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement in Belgium. The base of
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Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Dutch modernist constructivist vase by Jan van der Vaart
By Jan van der Vaart
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
influential Dutch ceramists of the 20th century, known as founder of the abstract-geometric ceramics in the
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Contemporary Ligne Roset Black Pebble Leather Sofa + Love Seat
By Ligne Roset
Located in Fort Collins, CO
and a 2-person loveseat. Each piece sits on Modernist brushed steel legs; a sleek, rich and luxurious
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Steel

Dutch Oakwood Modernist Lounge Sofa by Bas Van Pelt
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Antwerp, BE
the founder as "Bas van Pelt Binnenhuisarchitektuur". The company was doing well and employed several
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Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Oak

John Crockett, Modernist "Snowy Evening" Oil on Masonite Landscape, 1959
Located in Norwalk, CT
-Century Modernist landscape in icy blues, depicting Painswick Beacon in the coastal county of
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Vintage 1950s British Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

American Studio Craft Movement Modernist Abstract Wood Sculpture, 1970-1980
Located in Rochester, NY
artist sculptor Margery Goldberg ( b. 1950 ) founder of the Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C. No apparent
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20th Century American American Craftsman Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Damian Garrido 2002 Spain Modernist Geometric Figure Vase .925 Sterling
By Damian Garrido, Damian Garrido
Located in Miami, FL
Eometric modernist vase designed by Damian Garrido. A beautiful sculptural piece, created in
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Damian Garrido 2003 Spain Modernist Geometric ARCO Vase .925 Sterling
By Damian Garrido, Damian Garrido
Located in Miami, FL
modernist vase was carefully crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver, with a high polish finish. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Italian Modernist Folding Cane Chairs by Designer Giorgio Cattelan
By Giorgio Cattelan
Located in High Wycombe, GB
1970s Italian Modernist Folding Cane Chairs By Designer Giorgio Cattelan For Brand Cidue Made In
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Dutch Modernist Constructivist Vase by Jan van der Vaart, minimal style
By Jan van der Vaart
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
influential Dutch ceramists of the 20th century, known as founder of the abstract-geometric ceramics in the
Category

20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Abstract Painting , Ink, by Martha Visser T Hooft, circa 1961
By Martha Hamlin Visser't Hooft
Located in Buffalo, NY
. Visser't Hooft was also a prominent member of the Buffalo arts Community. She was one of the founders of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Hans Øllgaard Modernist Oil Painting of Summer Landscape with Coast, Danish 1960
Located in Aarhus C, DK
1933 and was a co-founder of the Danish artists' association "Linien" in 1934.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Modernist Bauhaus Wardrobe Hook Coat Rack Element by Bruno Paul, Germany, 1930s
By Bauhaus, Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Bruno Paul
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Bruno Paul (1874-1968, co-founder of the Deutscher Werkbund) designed the wardrobe in 1935 for the
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Beech

Cream Ivory Brown Modernist Hand Knotted Wool & Silk Rug in Japanese Shodo Style
By Woven Concepts
Located in New York, NY
The UnTitled collection was designed by Jaime Derringer: artist, blogger, and founder of Design
Category

2010s Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Modernist Enamel and Teak Table by Doris Hall, Butterfly and Undersea Motif
By Doris Hall
Located in Buffalo, NY
in 1928. Hall subsequently studied printmaking with Kalman Kubinyi, founder of the Cleveland Print
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Enamel

Walnut and aluminum coffee table, by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy Circa 1970
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
), is an Italian architect, designer and entrepreneur, founder of the Tecno company. Walnut top and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Wall Panel Attributed to Walter Gropius
By Walter Gropius
Located in Beirut, LB
founder of the Bauhaus School, who, along with Alvar Aalto, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric

Wall Panel Attributed to Walter Gropius
Wall Panel Attributed to Walter Gropius
H 34.65 in W 53.15 in D 1.38 in
Wall Panel Attributed to Walter Gropius
By Walter Gropius
Located in Beirut, LB
architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who, along with Alvar Aalto, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric

Wall Panel Attributed to Walter Gropius
Wall Panel Attributed to Walter Gropius
H 33.86 in W 55.12 in D 1.38 in
Stoneware Sculpture, Suzanne Ramié, Vallauris c. 1970
By Madoura
Located in St Ouen, FR
sensual and dense piece is typical of the modernist creations of the Madoura studio in the 1970s. Atelier
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Vintage 1970s French Organic Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte "Bilia" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
modernist architecture and design. His work ranged from iconic buildings such as the Pirelli Skyscraper in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Jordi Vilanova bench, circa 1960, Spain
By Jordi Vilanova i Bosch
Located in Girona, Spain
the years 1940 and 1953 he collaborated with the firm of Lluís Gili. Co-founder and member of the La
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Beech

Set of 4 Black Framed Arnold Merckx for Arco "DLA/DSA" Armchairs w/ Birch Backs
By Arnold Merckx, Arco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of the company’s founder and the company’s chief executive during and after WWII) and its modernist
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Cast stone Sculpture of Nude with Cat by William Zorach
By William Zorach
Located in Montreal, QC
regarded as a founder of the early American modernist movement, first as a painter painting in a Fauvist
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Aharon Kahana Israeli Artist Signed Large Original Mid-Century Abstract Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
of the founders of the important Israeli art movement, New Horizons which focused on Abstraction. He
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Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

American Studio Craft Movement Abstract Sculpture Wood Bust, 1970-1980
By Margery Goldberg
Located in Rochester, NY
American studio craft movement abstract modernist wood sculpture bust figure w/ hand crafted, hand
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20th Century American American Craftsman Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Floor Lamp, Designed by Bergbom & Co
By Bergboms
Located in Stockholm, SE
/ 17 ¾’’ L: 146 cm / 4' 9". Bergboms—also known as Bergbom & Co AB—was a Swedish modernist lighting
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Leather, Canvas

Molecola Table Lamp, Pietro Greppi, Oltreluce Production
By Pietro Greppi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, one of the founders of the company. Its shape clearly recalls the experiments of post-modernist design
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gunnel Nyman 40's frosted glass pendant lamp
Located in 東御市, JP
Pendant lamp by Gunnel Nyman, one of the founders of Finnish glass design. Feminine, simplified
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 2 Corbu Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Set of 2 Corbu Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
Set of 2 Corbu Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
H 24.22 in W 29.93 in D 19.77 in
Green Marble Dining Table in the Style of Ignazio Gardella
Located in Chicago, IL
1930 from the Politecnico di Milano. He has been one of the founders of Azucena in 1947 along with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte brass crystal frosted glass chandelier 1938
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Paris, IDF
, and artist. As the founder of the architecture magazine Domus, he is renowned for his imprint on
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Acantha Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Das is an international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Acantha Side Table by Demuro Das
Acantha Side Table by Demuro Das
H 21.76 in Dm 16.34 in
Antwerp Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
is an international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antwerp Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
Antwerp Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
H 16.15 in W 30.01 in D 18.55 in
Ernest Race, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display
By Ernest Race, Isokon
Located in London, GB
example of this iconic modernist piece! Isokon played an important part in the development of 20th century
Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Moore Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in New
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Onyx

Moore Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
Moore Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
H 14.57 in W 65.75 in D 39.38 in
Ledge Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone

Ledge Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
Ledge Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
H 15.52 in W 75.99 in D 37.8 in
Athena Side Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
is an international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Athena Side Table by DeMuro Das
Athena Side Table by DeMuro Das
H 21.74 in Dm 22.45 in
Set of 2 Bolo Side Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Bind Console by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in New Delhi and New
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Bind Console by Demuro Das
Bind Console by Demuro Das
H 29.93 in W 64.97 in D 14.81 in
Solstice Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Pyrite

Acantha Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Acantha Side Table by Demuro Das
Acantha Side Table by Demuro Das
H 21.46 in Dm 16.34 in
Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in New Delhi and New
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
H 19.69 in Dm 13.78 in
Tana Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Pyrite, Silver

Tana Side Table by Demuro Das
Tana Side Table by Demuro Das
H 22.05 in Dm 9.85 in
Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in New
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2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
H 19.69 in Dm 13.78 in
Forma Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Quartz, Bronze

Forma Side Table by Demuro Das
Forma Side Table by Demuro Das
H 21.26 in Dm 12.6 in
Tana Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Tana Side Table by Demuro Das
Tana Side Table by Demuro Das
H 22.05 in Dm 9.85 in
Lola Coffee Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das. Based in New Delhi and New
Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Agate, Brass

Lola Coffee Table by Demuro Das
Lola Coffee Table by Demuro Das
H 14.26 in W 59.06 in D 28.15 in
Acantha Side Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Rare Sergio Mazza Lounge Chair for Artemide
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Buffalo, NY
This seldom seen space age modernist lounge chair was designed by architect and Artemide co-founder
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass, Fabric

Large Kundo GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Kieninger & Obergfell, 1960s
By Kundo, Kieninger & Obergfell
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive and large Mid-Century Modernist brass desk or table clock with a 9“ diameter world
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Sculptor William Conrad Severson Early 1956 Carved Sculpture of Nude Female MCM
By William Conrad Severson, Alexandre Noll
Located in St. Louis, MO
dated 1956. Abstract female form carved out of single piece of heavy wood in the modernist style with
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Bind Console by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
is an international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Bind Console by DeMuro Das
Bind Console by DeMuro Das
H 29.93 in W 64.97 in D 14.81 in
Contour Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Contour Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
Contour Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
H 15.56 in W 63 in D 39.18 in
Ledge Coffee Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
DeMuro Das is an international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Quartz, Brass

Ledge Coffee Table by Demuro Das
Ledge Coffee Table by Demuro Das
H 12.96 in W 49.85 in D 26.78 in
Acantha Coffee Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
Category

2010s Indian Modern Tables

Materials

Bronze

Lola Coffee Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
international design firm and the aesthetic and cultural coalescence of its founders, Brian DeMuro and Puru Das
Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Lola Coffee Table by Demuro Das
Lola Coffee Table by Demuro Das
H 14.26 in W 59.06 in D 28.15 in
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