$7,236
H 25.6 in W 64.97 in D 33.47 in
Stunning Mantilla Sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina Italy
By Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Mantilla Sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1960s Removable Green Chenille Upholstery on Sculpted Padded Core Designed in the 1960s for Simon Gavina, the Mantilla is...
Velvet
$5,835
H 27.56 in W 82.68 in D 31.5 in
Kazuhide Takahama, Mantilla Sofa for Gavina, Italy 1974 (Big Size)
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Argelato, BO
Kazuhide Takahama (Japan, 1930 - Bologna, 2010) "MANTILLA" SOFA wooden frame, padded and covered in velvet in shades of white Production Simon Gavina, Italy, 1974 Bibliography: Ac...
Velvet, Wood
$6,069 / set
H 25.6 in W 35.44 in D 33.47 in
Stunning Mantilla lounge chair by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina Italy
By Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Mantilla Lounge Chair by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1960s Removable Green Chenille Upholstery on Sculpted Padded Core Designed in the 1960s for Simon Gavina, the Man...
Velvet
$5,602
H 27.56 in W 88.59 in D 33.86 in
Blue "Mantilla" Sofa by Kazuide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1974
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Milan, IT
"Mantilla" sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina.
Chenille, Foam
$5,252
H 26.78 in W 88.59 in D 33.47 in
Mint green Mantilla Sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, 1970s
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in amstelveen, NL
Mantilla sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina.
Velvet
$14,005
H 25.6 in W 64.97 in D 33.47 in
Stunning Mantilla Sofa set (2) by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina Italy
By Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Mantilla Sofa Set by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1960s Removable Green Chenille Upholstery on Sculpted Padded Core Designed in the 1960s for Simon Gavina, the Mantill...
Velvet
'Mantilla' Sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
'Mantilla' sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina. Original mint crushed velvet cover, easily removable.
Upholstery, Velvet
Kazuhide Takahama Mantilla Armchair for Gavina, Italy 1974
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina
Located in London, GB
Vercelloni, L’avventura del Design: Gavina, Jaca Book, 1987, tav. 90. This price includes VAT (20%), to be removed in the case of export sales, We ship from London.
Velvet
Kazuhide Takahama Mantilla Sofa for Gavina, Italy, 1974
By Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina
Located in London, GB
Takahama was inspired by the ancient memory of taking care of the furniture in holiday mansions by covering them with fabrics during the long winter months. The Mantilla’s name comes...
Velvet
Mantilla Sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two seater sofa by Kazuhide Takahama with black wool upholstery. Made in Italy circa 1974. Biography: V. Vercelloni, L’avventura del Design: Gavina, Jaca Book, 1987, tav. 90.
Upholstery
Sold
H 27.56 in W 88.98 in D 33.86 in
Mantilla Sofa, Vintage Sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, 1970s
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Roma, IT
While overseeing the installation, Takahama met Dino Gavina, who invited Takahama to work as a designer at his company, Gavina SpA.
Velvet, Wood
Kazuhide Takahama Mantilla Sofa
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in London, GB
A Kazuhide Takahama 'Mantilla' sofa for Gavina, Italy 1974. The Mantilla's name comes from the mantle which covers it, which is made from a crush velvet that drapes just so.
Fabric, Velvet, Polystyrene
Mantilla 225 sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina 1970s
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
The Mantilla sofa suits the space it fits in and is designed as such. With changeable cove, it can be dressed up and easily undressed if it gets dirty, every day in a different cloak...
Fabric
Mantilla by K. Tacahama for Simon Gavina
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A sofa from 1974 with the first loose cover over it. The idea was: another color for every day. The cover is in silk velvet.
$7,936 / set
H 63 in W 15.75 in D 9.85 in
Mid-Century Modern Floral Translucent Murano Glass Pair Of Italian Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of wall sconces handcrafted in Murano glass, Italy. Each sconce is composed of a vertical superimposition of organic volumes in hand-blown and hand-worked glass, featuring a rib...
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$4,966 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
Sculpture, Hellenistic Female Bust.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, Hellenistic female bust. A magnificent reproduction of a fragment of a female bust, delicately evoking the ideal of classical beauty. The unfinished, deliberately rough a...
Resin
Large Carlo Nason for Mazzega Smoked Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Mortsel, BE
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Scavo Style, Chrome Base Sculptural table lamp, by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega, is an example of Italian Space Age design from th...
Metal, Chrome
Large Bamboo and Seagrass Wall Light, Uchiwa, 1980s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hastings, GB
An impressive and very large scale Uchiwa (fan) wall light, very much in the manner of Ingo Maurer (this is not an Ingo Maurer Uchiwa), the huge fan constructed of split bamboo and w...
Bamboo, Seagrass
Ensamble Pouf in Escondido Laredo 35
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
The word "ensamble" means a set and comes from the French "ensemble," referring to one with another, together. From their own individuality, Peca (Guadalajara, 2007) and Studio84 (M...
Wood, Upholstery
$16,000 / set
H 24.81 in W 34.26 in D 35.44 in
Kazuhide Takahama “Marcel” Modular Sofa for Gavina, 1965, Set of 5
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Kazuhide Takahama “Marcel” Modular Sofa for Gavina, Velvet and Steel, Italy, 1965, set of five. Introducing the "Marcel" modular sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, a paradigm of ...
Velvet, Foam
$7,539 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$4,668 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
Steel, Chrome
Salvino Marsura 'Pera' mirror - Italy, 1990s
By Salvino Marsura
Located in London, GB
The Pera mirror takes its pear-shaped outline as the starting point for a compact wall piece, finished in a romantic blue patina. Small iron lilies sit within the gentle indentations...
Wrought Iron
$16,573 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Floor Lamp, Beech Wood, Zig Zag Pattern, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A two tone carved floor lamp with a Zig Zag pattern throughout
Beech
$5,042Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.68 in W 5.12 in D 1.97 in
The Illustrious World – Rare Dutch Heraldic and Historical Masterwork, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700 Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...
Paper
$2,334
H 29.34 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ingo Maurer Table Lamp in Cork for Design M, 1970s, Germany, 74.5cm
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Table Lamp in Cork by Ingo Maurer for Design M Designer Ingo Maurer (1932-2019) Brand M-Design, Germany Era 1970s Material wood, cork, metal High 74,5 cm Diameter 60 cm Condit...
Metal
$16,400
H 78.75 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Bedroom Divider Wardrobe Walnut
By Officina Rivadossi, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, bedroom divider or wardrobe unit, walnut, glass Italy, 1980s This exceptional piece by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi is...
Glass, Walnut
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
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