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Nelson Rockefeller Collection

Mottahedeh Rockefeller Collection Porcelain Purple and White Jewelry Dish
By Mottahedeh
Located in New York, NY
Rockefeller Collection', circa mid-20th century, made in Portugal. This was a special collection made by
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Rockefeller Collection's Bronze Lamp Bases After Giacometti's 'Tête de Femme'
By Diego Giacometti
Located in North Miami, FL
origins from the famed Nelson Rockefeller Collection, this edition was cast in the 70s by Excalibur Bronze
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Vintage 1970s American Expressionist Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

Tete de Femme Floor Lamp After Alberto Giacometti--Rockefeller Collection
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Minneapolis, MN
, Nelson A. Rockefeller founded Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Inc. and had his collection of original
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Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

After Alberto Giacometti Bronze andirons
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Chamblee, GA
Rockefeller Collection. These were probably from one of the small editions produced by Excalibur Bronze in the
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

After Alberto Giacometti Bronze andirons
After Alberto Giacometti Bronze andirons
$11,500 / set
H 12.5 in W 10 in D 17.5 in
Harvey Weiss Bronze Brutalist Figural Sculpture
By Harvey Weiss
Located in New York, NY
Knox Gallery and the Nelson Rockefeller Collection. He was a member of the National Academy of Design
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Vintage 1960s North American Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Leslie Thornton, Large Mixed Media Floor Sculpture, "History of Printing"
Located in Morristown, NJ
including: the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; the Nelson Rockefeller Collection; the Museum of Modern
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Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

American Landscape Portrait Canadian Goose Signed Lithograph by Helen Rundell
By Helen Rundell
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, the Nelson Rockefeller Collection, the National Museum of American
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21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Prints

Materials

Lead

“The Souk” Limited Edition Etching by Azoulay Guillaume
By Guillaume Azoulay
Located in Dallas, TX
Rockefeller Collection. An early critique of Azoulay’s said of him that he is “a young man whose varied and
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Prints

Materials

Paper

Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Abstract Owl Bird Buckle Sculpture
By Albert Leon Wilson
Located in Studio City, CA
Nelson A. Rockefeller's Roberson Art Center Collection; the University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

Norman Laliberte Modernist Mask Signed Mixed-Media Painting on Paper Framed 1951
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He has also been the
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

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Paper

Bronze Sculpture After Giacometti
Located in Pasadena, CA
Foundry retains all the original castings from the Giacometti pieces in the collection of Nelson
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Vintage 1980s American Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture After Giacometti
Bronze Sculpture After Giacometti
$12,500
H 60 in W 12 in D 12 in
Norman Laliberte's “Hommage to Picasso” Original Signed Oil on Canvas Painting
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Redding, CT
Smithsonian Institute, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He has also
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Giacometti La Table Grecque; Bronze Table, Offered by La Porte
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Southampton, NY
founded Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Inc. and had his collection of original works by Diego and Alberto
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Late 20th Century American Modern Tables

Materials

Bronze

Puebla Terracotta Pitcher circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in the Nelson Rockefeller Collection.
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Ceramics

Glazed Portrrait Pitcher Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pristine. Similar in quality and design to the pitchers in the Nelson Rockefeller Collection of Mexican
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Early 20th Century Mexican Pitchers

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Sculptural Gilt Bronze Andirons Designed by Diego Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
pair is from a limited edition cast from an early model from the Nelson Rockefeller collection. They
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Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Antique Large Water Jug From Balsas River Region
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Balsas River in Guerrero, Mexico. A similar jug is featured in the Nelson Rockefeller Collection of
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Early 20th Century Mexican Ceramics

The Nelson Rockefeller Collection Porcelain, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of "The Nelson Rockefeller Collection" Chinese export porcelain figures depicting two resting
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21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Nelson Rockefeller Collection Asian Inspired Brass Candlesticks
By Mottahedeh
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian Inspired Brass Candlesticks or Prickets, from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, and produced
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Vintage 1970s Indian Chinoiserie Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Brass

1978 Pair of Giacometti Andirons Produced by Nelson Rockefeller Collections
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Stamford, CT
. Apartment in 1978 for the Nelson Rockefeller Collection. Both andirons have foundry marks and year of
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An Alberto Giacometti for Jean Michel Frank Design Standing Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An Alberto Giacometti for Jean Michel Frank design standing lamp from the 1978 Nelson Rockefeller
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Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps

Pair of Gilded Bronze Floor Lamps by Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Dallas, TX
Giacometti from the 1978 Nelson Rockefeller collection.  
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Vintage 1970s Floor Lamps

Cast Bronze "Tete de Femme" Floor Lamp by Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
the 1978 Nelson Rockefeller collection. Originally designed in 1936 for his friend
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Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Parchment Paper

Etching by Guillaume Azoulay
By Guillaume Azoulay
Located in Pasadena, CA
President Sadat of Egypt. Several works by Azoulay are in the Nelson Rockefeller Collection.
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Vintage 1970s French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

Etching by Guillaume Azoulay
Etching by Guillaume Azoulay
H 24.25 in W 31.75 in D 1.5 in
Guillaume Azoulay Etching
By Guillaume Azoulay
Located in Pasadena, CA
France, and the late President Sadat of Egypt. Several works by Azoulay are in the Nelson Rockefeller
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Vintage 1970s French Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Guillaume Azoulay Etching
Guillaume Azoulay Etching
H 24 in W 31.5 in D 2 in
After Auguste Rodin Bronze Sculpture of the Age of Bronze Male Nude Figure
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Miami Beach, FL
through catalogs in Neiman Marcus and Art Galleries. "The Nelson Rockefeller Collection" was a collection
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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Norman Laliberte Bright Expressive Modern Abstract 87 Mixed Media Framed
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
most prestigious such as the Smithsonian Institute, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, and the
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Vintage 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pair of Sculptural Bronze Andirons designed by Diego Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Atlanta, GA
andirons is from a limited edition cast from the collection of Nelson Rockefeller, circa 1985. Stamped with
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Late 20th Century American Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Norman Lalibertè Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Danville, CA
, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He has also been the
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Primitive Paintings

Materials

Paint

Monumental Norman Lalibertè Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Danville, CA
some of the most prestigious such as the Smithsonian Institute, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection
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Vintage 1980s North American Primitive Paintings

Materials

Paint

Benin Bronze Oba Head 'The Nelson Rockefeller Collection'
By People from Benin
Located in Sharon, CT
As stated in The Nelson Rockefeller Collection catalog: This 17th century bronze from the Court of
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Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

After Gaston Lachaise Bronze Female Torso by Nelson Rockefeller Collection
By Gaston Lachaise
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Information from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection catalog from 1979: Gaston Lachaise, (1882
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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nelson Rockefeller Mottahedeh India Brass Bell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nelson Rockefeller Collection reproduction brass bell by Mottahedeh Very unusual bell with three
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair Tete de Femme Table Lamps After Alberto Giacometti--Rockefeller Collection
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Minneapolis, MN
). In 1977, Nelson A. Rockefeller founded Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Inc. and had his collection of
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Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

After Georg Kolbe Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Kneeling Woman or Grief
Located in Miami Beach, FL
through catalogs in Neiman Marcus and Art Galleries. "The Nelson Rockefeller Collection" was a collection
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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

After Loïe Fuller the Dancer Gilt Bronze Figure Table Lamp by Raoul Larche
By François-Raoul Larche
Located in Miami Beach, FL
through catalogs in Neiman Marcus and Art Galleries. "The Nelson Rockefeller Collection" was a collection
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Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

After Alberto Giacometti Tete De Femme Lady Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Nelson Rockefeller Collection Catalog: Giacometti "Lady" table lamp executed by Giacometti. This
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Vintage 1970s Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Masterpieces of Primitive Art The Nelson A Rockefeller Collection Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Masterpieces of Primitive Art (The Nelson A. Rockefeller collection) Hardcover – April 1, 1978 by
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Late 20th Century African Tribal Books

Materials

Paper

After Jean-Michel Frank Giltwood and White Marble Three Tiered Table
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This beautiful tier table is a replica of a piece from Nelson Rockefeller's private collection. In
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Late 20th Century Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Marble

Alberto Giacometti Excalibur Bronze Andirons
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Pawtucket, RI
are based on the original 1936 design from Nelson Rockefeller's personal collection, Rockefeller began
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Norman Laliberte Bright Expressive Modern Abstract Mixed Media Framed
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
some of the most prestigious such as the Smithsonian Institute, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection
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20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paper

MOTTAHEDEH china Nelson Rockefeller Collection SWAN SERVICE pattern DINNER PLATE
By Mottahedeh
Located in St. Petersburg, FL
MOTTAHEDEH china SWAN SERVICE pattern DINNER PLATE in great condition free from chips, cracks, break, stain, or discoloration and with only a minimum of use. • Produced ...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Dinner Plates

Pair of Mottahedeh Nelson Rockefeller Collection Tobacco Leaf Covered Eggplants
By Mottahedeh
Located in New York, NY
This pair of great quality Porcelain by Mottahedeh was made in prtughal and are reproduction of a rare Chinese Export Covered Eggplants in the Tobacco Leaf Pattern, Chien long Period...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Alberto Giacometti Andirons from the Rockefeller Collection
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare pair of andirons designed by Alberto Giacometti for the Nelson Rockefeller collection
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20th Century Andirons

After Alberto Giacometti Andirons
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of bronze andirons is from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection (NRC). In 1977 Nelson A
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Vintage 1970s French Andirons

Materials

Ormolu, Iron

After Alberto Giacometti Andirons
After Alberto Giacometti Andirons
H 13.25 in W 11.25 in D 16 in
After Diego Giacometti Bronze Lamp
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
creations by the Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Inc. This particular design is similar to the lamp
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Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

After Diego Giacometti Bronze Lamp
After Diego Giacometti Bronze Lamp
H 29 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
"Goat" a Bronze Sculpture by Harvey Weiss
By Harvey Weiss
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Knox Gallery and the Nelson Rockefeller Collection. He was a member of the National Academy of Design
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20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Candelabra, Izucar de Matamoros, Familia Flores
By Familia Flores
Located in Mexico City, DF
newlyweds. To paraphrase from the Nelson Rockefeller collection of Mexican Folk Art, these clay pieces are
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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Ceramics

Benin Bronze Memorial Head from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Signed, 1978
Located in Pau, FR
Benin Bronze Memorial Head from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection, 1978. The sculpture is stamped
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Vintage 1970s American Tribal Busts

Materials

Bronze

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Nelson Rockefeller Collection For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nelson rockefeller collection for your home. Each nelson rockefeller collection for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and paper. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer nelson rockefeller collection, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A nelson rockefeller collection made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made nelson rockefeller collection over the years, but those crafted by Norman Laliberté, Ilya Bolotowsky and Charlotte Horstmann are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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