1950s-1960s 19ct Aquamarine Diamond Cocktail Cluster Ring White Gold Portugal
Located in Lisbon, PT
gold (used 1938-1984); Oporto mark for jewelry (used 1938-1984); maker’s mark for Manuel da Silva
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold
A Large Figurative Sculpture By Manuel Pereira da Silva 1979
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual, stylized sculpture of man by a Portugese sculptor Manuel Pereira da Silva. Made of
Pine
Raak Nanny Still Pendant Lamps Large Copper Glass Lights, 1960
By RAAK, Nanny Still
Located in Vienna, AT
Raak Nanny Still Pendant Lamps made from Copper and inserted glass, 1960 This is a large version with 12.2" (31cm) in diameter. Rare pair of large 12.2" copper bubble pendant lights...
Brass
Vintage Bulgari Knot Ring Sapphire Emerald 18k Yellow Gold Sz 5 Signed Jewelry
By Bulgari
Located in Torrance, CA
Vintage Bulgari knot ring set with a blue sapphire and emerald in 18k yellow gold. Pointed cabochon cut sapphire and emerald measure 3mm each. The sapphire is in good condition an...
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
$6,000
H 20 in W 52.75 in D 22.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Mosaic and Brass Cocktail Table, Europe, 1960s
By Berthold Hermann Muller
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Striking mid-century modern cocktail table featuring a richly textured mosaic top set in a sleek brass frame, supported by sculptural, V-form brass legs. Likely of Belgian or German ...
Brass
Art Deco 1.75 Ct Diamond Plus 2.20 Ct Complement Platinum Plaque Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
Art Deco Dazzler Beautiful Art Deco period Platinum made Diamond plaque ring Artfully hand crafted as unique during 1920's in a dazzling plaque design to display Diamond opulence Cen...
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage A. Tillander Diamond Platinum Tiara
Located in London, GB
An A. Tillander diamond platinum tiara, circa 1910. This exceptional diamond tiara by A. Tillander is beautifully handcrafted in platinum. The tiara is composed of intertwining, sc...
Diamond, Platinum
Edwardian Old Cut Diamond Tiara
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian platinum diamond set tiara. This diamond tiara is beautifully handcrafted in platinum. The tiara is composed of openwork foliate garland design sections graduating down...
Diamond, Platinum, Steel
Elisabeth Loholt, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Rattan, Fabric, Denmark, 1960s
By Elisabeth Loholt
Located in High Point, NC
A painted black-glazed ceramic, rattan and white fabric table lamp designed and produced by Elisabeth Loholt, Denmark, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 12.0"H x 6.0...
Rattan, Fabric, Ceramic
$108,000Sale Price|70% Off
NWT 360, 000 18KT Magnificent Fancy 38CT Paraiba Tourmaline Diamond Necklace
Located in New York, NY
The Following Items we are offering is a Rare Important Gorgeous 18KT White Gold Winston Style Glistening Diamond and Paraiba Tourmaline Necklace!!!! Necklace features Outstanding Mu...
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold
$33,669Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in W 3.08 in L 9.26 in
Exceptional Hermès Passe Guide Bag Shiny Ebene Porosus Crocodile Ghw RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
There's the Kelly, the Birkin, the Constance, and the PASSE-GUIDE Bag ...! To me, the most beautiful Purse Ever! Here is a rare opportunity to get an exceptional Authentic Hermès P...
Van Cleef & Arpels Amethyst and Coral Cabochon Brooch, 18K Yellow Gold
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Van Cleef & Arpels Amethyst and Coral Cabochon Brooch made in 18 Karat Yellow Gold. The total weight of the brooch is 63 grams.
Amethyst, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$9,619
H 6.11 in W 0.99 in L 9.38 in
Exceptional Hermès Vintage Padlock Purse Clutch Bag Shiny Brown Crocodile Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Absolutely Beautiful Authentic Hermès Bag "Padlock" Purse Very rare ! Asymmetrical cut of the flap for a chic and elegant rendering Made in France Stamp N in a circle (1984) Pu...
Klas-Göran Klaesson Sheep Sculpture in Stoneware, Sweden 1991
Located in Utrecht, NL
Standing not only as a decorative object but also as an evocation of Scandinavian folk traditions and the artist’s deep respect for nature and craft, this piece is sure to be a lovel...
Stoneware
Ellipse Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Arc-shaped drawers glide from this inventive side table, pulled by pill-shaped burnished brass hardware with etched midlines. A flat top gives way to a barrel silhouette that tapers ...
Brass
Vintage Cartier Aquamarine 18 Karat Yellow Gold Single Stone Ring, Circa 1960
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
A vintage Cartier aquamarine 18 karat yellow gold single stone ring, circa 1960 This ring is set with an impressive emerald cut aquamarine of 8.77 carats approximately in a half bez...
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,885 / item
H 9 in W 4.7 in D 2.4 in
Polifemo, Sculptural Dimmable Sconce in Aged Brass, Onyx, Mongoy Wood, LED Light
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Polifemo is a Small Sculptural Wall Light Designed to Bring a Warm, Atmospheric Glow to Corners and Intimate Spaces. Its name Recalls the Cyclops—One Luminous “Eye” Set Deep Within ...
Onyx, Brass
$5,800
H 23.1 in W 27.75 in D 39 in
Mexican Designer, Rocking Lounge Chair, Wood, Rush, Mexico, 1950s.
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and rush rocking lounge chair likely designed and produced in Mexico, c. 1950s. Touch ups carried out to wood and rush seat. Overall Dimensions (inches): 23.1” H x 27.75” W...
Rush, Wood
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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