Mid-Century W.H. Gispen Model 9122 Lounge Chair, Teak, Red Upholstery
By Emmein Staal, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen's Model 9122 lounge chair applies Dutch functionalist principles to seating design, using geometric tubular steel construction as both structure and aesthetic statement. The b...
Enamel, Steel
Frank Lloyd Wright Midway 2 Chair for Cassina in Gray and Red 1986
Located in Troy, MI
Frank Lloyd Wright Midway 2 chair Model 603 of the Masters Collection 1986 Originally designed in 1914 for the Midway Gardens, later licensed by Cassina and distributed by Atelier ...
Enamel, Steel
$20,000
"Red Chair" Diana Kurz, 1962 Figurative Expressionist Painting New York School
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz Red Chair, 1962 Signed, titled, dated on verso Oil on canvas 53 x 41 1/2 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family...
Canvas, Oil
Young Christ Pricked by a Thorn (Niño de la Espina)
Located in New York, NY
The delicate gilding, including the halo of golden rays emanating from his head, are executed in brocateado, an ornamental over-gilding technique that is characteristic of the Cuzco ...
Canvas, Oil
Red Framed Stacking School Chairs
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stacking and Linking School Chairs with Funky Red Tubular Enameled Metal Frames.
Metal
Industrial Stacking, School Chairs Galvanitas S30 Oxblood Red
By Galvanitas
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Industrial stacking chairs, Thur on Seat, Galvanitas school chairs, type S30.
Steel
1960s Red Stacking School, University Dining Chair, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s red stacking school - university dining chair - set of six 1960s red stacking school- university dining chair - set of six.
Birch
Sold
H 31.11 in W 17.72 in D 18.9 in
1960's Red Stacking School - University Dining Chair - Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s Red Stacking School - University Dining Chair - Quantity Available 1960s red stacking school - university dining chair - quantity available.
Birch
1960s Red Stacking School, University Dining Chair, Set of Eight
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s red stacking school - university dining chair - set of eight.
Birch
Sold
H 31.11 in W 17.72 in D 18.9 in
1960s Red Stacking School, University Dining Chair, Set of Twelve
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s red stacking school - university dining chair - set of twelve.
Birch
1960's Red Stacking School, University Dining Chair, Set of Two
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960’s red stacking school – university dining chair – set of two 1960’s red stacking school- university dining chair – set of two.
Birch
Sold
H 14.97 in W 19.3 in D 31.11 in
1970's French Mullca Vintage Stacking School, Chairs, Red Model 511 - Set Of Four
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s French Mullca vintage stacking school – dining chairs – red model 511 – set of four 1970’s French Mullca vintage stacking school – dining chairs – red model 511 – set of four.
Metal
MCM Eames For Miller School Burnt Orange Accent Lounge Chair C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
An iconic Mid-Century Modern lounge chair, with the design sensibilities in the manner of Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, dating to circa 1960. This unsigned piece exemplifi...
Upholstery
Sold
H 31 in W 38 in D 38 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Armchair for Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Cassina, 1928, 1996
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A select number of Wright furniture designs from the Imperial Hotel were put into limited production in 1996 by Cassina (owner of FLW furniture catalog license). Each piece was numbe...
1924 René Lalique - Vase Aras Parrots Teal Green Glass White Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Aras" made in teal green glass with white patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Extraordinary and extremely rare color. height: 23 cm Félix Ma...
Blown Glass
$235,000
H 29.63 in W 24.44 in
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
$23,859Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 19.3 in D 1.97 in
18th Century by Matteo Bonechi Presentation of Jesus Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Matteo Bonechi (Florence, Italy, 1669 - Florence, Italy, 1756) Title: Presentation of Jesus Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 75 x 49 cm – with frame 89.5 x 65 cm Shap...
Canvas, Oil
Joseph Holding the Christ Child
By Pietro Bardellino
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, Argentina. A work of great delicacy and intimacy, this small painting on copper by Pietro Bardellino treats a subject which grew in popularity during...
Copper
Rare Monumental Italian Carved Carrara Marble Model of a Cathedral
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare and Monumental Italian Carved Carrara Marble Model of a Cathedral, Rome, 19th century, circa 1840. Possibly a representation of Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Floren...
Carrara Marble
$75,300
H 15 in W 8.5 in D 3 in
Placido Zuloaga, an Extremely Rare Spanish Gold and Silver Damascened Frame
By Plácido Zuloaga 1
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Placido Zuloaga, An extremely rare Spanish gold and silver damascened window frame, in the Alhambra / Islamic taste, circa 1880. The interior is lined and fitted with an orientalist...
Steel, Iron
$4,500
H 21.5 in W 20 in
"Study for TH" Diana Kurz, Mid-Century Push And Pull Abstract Expressionist Work
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz Study for TH Pastel and gouache on paper 21 1/2 x 20 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first...
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
Liddicoatite, Tourmaline Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar 16.5 cm tall x 11.4 cm diameter Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in Mada...
Other
$23,000
H 35.44 in W 29.14 in D 3.15 in
Antique Venetian Renaissance Cardinal Ludovico Trevisan 1401-1465 Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Ludovico Trevisan (November 1401 Venice, Italy - 22nd of March 1465) was an Italian Catholic prelate, who was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Patriarch of Aquileia and Capta...
Canvas, Wood
$78,556Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.84 in W 17.01 in D 2.37 in
17th Century Antiveduto Gramatica Magdalene Praying with a Skull Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Antiveduto Gramatica or Grammatica (Rome, Italy, 1571 – 1626) Title: Magdalene Praying with a Skull Medium:Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 58 x 43.2 cm - with frame 85 x 72 x...
Canvas, Oil
$52,433Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.92 in W 51.19 in
17th Century by Pietro della Vecchia Bacchus and Ceres Oil on canvas
By Pietro Della Vecchia 1
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pietro della Vecchia (Vicenza, Italy, 1603 – Venice, Italy, 1678) Title: Bacchus and Ceres Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 109 x 130 cm – with frame 128 x 152 x 8 cm...
Canvas, Oil
Virgen del Carmen
Located in Miami, FL
Colonial School, Mexico, XVIII Century "Virgen del Carmen" Oil on canvas 70 x 40 in
Canvas, Oil
$34,185
H 39.37 in W 32.68 in
Cercle of Ambrosius Francken, Adoration of the shepherds, 17th century Antwerp
Located in PARIS, FR
Adoration of the shepherds, Cercle of Ambrosius Francken, Early 17th century Antwerp school Oil on oak panel: h. 55 cm, w. 43 cm (21.65 in x 16.93 in) 17th c. ebonized and moulded f...
Oil, Wood Panel
Baptism of Christ
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Achillito Chiesa, Milan Luigi Albrighi, Florence, by 1 July 1955 with Marcello and Carlo Sestieri, Rome, 1969 Private Collection, Connecticut Exhibited: Mount Holyoke C...
Tempera, Wood Panel
$68,900
H 8 in W 22.5 in D 11.25 in
Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Baccarat Centerpiece/Surtout de Table
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent museum quality French 19th century hand-diamond cut crystal and ormolu-mounted Baccarat centerpiece/surtout de table in the Louis XVI style. This is truly an exemplary ...
Crystal, Ormolu
$254,584
H 41.74 in W 22.84 in D 14.97 in
A Monumental Renaissance Revival Clock Garniture, Attributed to Feuchère
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Important Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture. Attributed to the Feuchère family. The clock movement by Hémon. In the Renaissance revival styl...
Bronze
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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