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Large Model A1967 Pendant, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Mid 20th-Century
Large Model A1967 Pendant, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Mid 20th-Century

Large Model A1967 Pendant, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Mid 20th-Century

By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Taito Ab in 1918, where he served as director and chief designer until 1953. In the 1930s and 40s

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Brass

Model A1968 Pendant, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Mid 20th-century
Model A1968 Pendant, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Mid 20th-century

Model A1968 Pendant, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Mid 20th-century

By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Taito Ab in 1918, where he served as director and chief designer until 1953. In the 1930s and 40s

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Brass

Vintage Modern Art Andy Nelson Painting of Wood and Canvas Elrod / Chase Estate
Vintage Modern Art Andy Nelson Painting of Wood and Canvas Elrod / Chase Estate

Vintage Modern Art Andy Nelson Painting of Wood and Canvas Elrod / Chase Estate

By Andy Nelson, Arthur Elrod, Steve Chase

Located in Palm Springs, CA

MUSEUM Retired Palm Springs Art Museum chief curator Katherine Hough — who holds an undergraduate degree

Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

1960 Kho Liang Ie Model 070 Corner Sofa Set with Marble Side Table for Artifort
1960 Kho Liang Ie Model 070 Corner Sofa Set with Marble Side Table for Artifort

1960 Kho Liang Ie Model 070 Corner Sofa Set with Marble Side Table for Artifort

By Kho Liang Ie, Artifort

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, he became editor and later editor-in-chief of the highly influential design magazine Goed Wonen. From

Category

1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Marble, Metal

Vintage Waterford Lismore Crystal Wine Glasses, Set of 4
Vintage Waterford Lismore Crystal Wine Glasses, Set of 4

Vintage Waterford Lismore Crystal Wine Glasses, Set of 4

By Waterford Crystal

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Miroslav Havel, Waterford’s Chief of Design, and first introduced in the early 1950s, the iconic Lismore

Category

20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Crystal

Danish Modern "Orient Major" Pendants in Patinated Copper by Jo Hammerborg, 1963
Danish Modern "Orient Major" Pendants in Patinated Copper by Jo Hammerborg, 1963

Danish Modern "Orient Major" Pendants in Patinated Copper by Jo Hammerborg, 1963

By Jo Hammerborg, Fog & Mørup

Located in Odense, DK

silversmith at Georg Jensen. In 1957, he was hired as chief designer at the lamp manufacturer Fog & Mørup

Category

1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Copper

Large Meissen Porcelain Group, Young Man With A White Horse, By Kaendler, 20th
Large Meissen Porcelain Group, Young Man With A White Horse, By Kaendler, 20th

Large Meissen Porcelain Group, Young Man With A White Horse, By Kaendler, 20th

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

with a plastic flower and leaf covering. Design: JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) was chief

Category

1950s German Rococo Vintage Chief

Materials

Porcelain

Olof Ottelin 'Americano' Coffee Table, Circa 1952
Olof Ottelin 'Americano' Coffee Table, Circa 1952

Olof Ottelin 'Americano' Coffee Table, Circa 1952

By Olof Ottelin

Located in New York, NY

design, until 1953, when he was appointed Chief of Stockmann's furniture department. In 1955, Ottelin was

Category

1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Wood

Solid hand Carved Wooden Stool Bamileke Cameroon Afrika
Solid hand Carved Wooden Stool Bamileke Cameroon Afrika

Solid hand Carved Wooden Stool Bamileke Cameroon Afrika

Located in Den Haag, NL

and important chiefs, who defined their power by the display of prestige objects during important

Category

1940s Cameroonian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Wood

Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel by Goddard & Gibbs
Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel by Goddard & Gibbs

Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel by Goddard & Gibbs

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

& Eaton, and in 1978 the studio was bought by Charles Clark. Their chief designer after this was John

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass

Goddard & Gibbs Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel
Goddard & Gibbs Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel

Goddard & Gibbs Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Clark & Eaton, and in 1978 the studio was bought by Charles Clark. Their chief designer after this was

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Goddard & Gibbs Modernist Style Stained Glass Panel
Goddard & Gibbs Modernist Style Stained Glass Panel

Goddard & Gibbs Modernist Style Stained Glass Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

by Charles Clark. Their chief designer after this was John Lawson (1932-2009), who had joined the

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Large Quistgaard Bowl Made In Teak By Jens Harald Quistgaard From 1960s
Large Quistgaard Bowl Made In Teak By Jens Harald Quistgaard From 1960s

Large Quistgaard Bowl Made In Teak By Jens Harald Quistgaard From 1960s

By Jens Quistgaard

Located in Lejre, DK

Quistgaard (1919–2008) was a Danish designer and sculptor who worked as chief designer for Dansk Designs from

Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Teak

Reclaimed Goddard & Gibbs Abstract Stained Glass Panel
Reclaimed Goddard & Gibbs Abstract Stained Glass Panel

Reclaimed Goddard & Gibbs Abstract Stained Glass Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

. Their chief designer after this was John Lawson (1932-2009), who had joined the firm in 1970 from

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Goddard & Gibbs Modern Abstract Stained Glass Panel
Goddard & Gibbs Modern Abstract Stained Glass Panel

Goddard & Gibbs Modern Abstract Stained Glass Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

bought by Charles Clark. Their chief designer after this was John Lawson (1932-2009), who had joined the

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Vintage Garrard & Co Sterling Silver Chalices
Vintage Garrard & Co Sterling Silver Chalices

Vintage Garrard & Co Sterling Silver Chalices

By Garrard & Co. Ltd.

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Earl of Salisbury Chief Steward, 1647'. The underside of each foot's rim bears the inscription

Category

1970s British Vintage Chief

Materials

Sterling Silver

Eisenhower's 1952 Portrait Style Presidential Campaign Kerchief
Eisenhower's 1952 Portrait Style Presidential Campaign Kerchief

Eisenhower's 1952 Portrait Style Presidential Campaign Kerchief

Located in York County, PA

assistant to General Douglas MacArthur, then Chief of Staff, which vaulted him up the Army food chain

Category

1950s American Vintage Chief

Materials

Cotton

Six “Tonneau” chairs by Pierre Guariche, Editions Steiner, France, circa 1954
Six “Tonneau” chairs by Pierre Guariche, Editions Steiner, France, circa 1954

Six “Tonneau” chairs by Pierre Guariche, Editions Steiner, France, circa 1954

By Pierre Guariche, Steiner

Located in Paris, FR

, Huchers-Minvielle, Disderot and Steiner. In the late 1950s, Pierre Guariche became chief designer at the

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Metal

Relining Nude (WG6)
Relining Nude (WG6)

Relining Nude (WG6)

By Waylande Gregory

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

chief designer and sculptor at the Cowan Pottery. Just as Gregory learned about the process of creating

Category

1950s Art Deco Vintage Chief

Materials

Plaster

Reclaimed Goddard & Gibbs Modern Style Stained Glass Panel
Reclaimed Goddard & Gibbs Modern Style Stained Glass Panel

Reclaimed Goddard & Gibbs Modern Style Stained Glass Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

bought by Charles Clark. Their chief designer after this was John Lawson (1932-2009), who had joined the

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan
Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan

Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers

Category

20th Century Vintage Chief

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1960s Italian Signed Dated and Autenticated Painting
1960s Italian Signed Dated and Autenticated Painting

1960s Italian Signed Dated and Autenticated Painting

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Stampa as editor-in-chief, with the writer Curzio Malaparte as his director. He was very active in the

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Chief

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Goddard & Gibbs Reclaimed Stained Glass Panel of a Phoenix
Goddard & Gibbs Reclaimed Stained Glass Panel of a Phoenix

Goddard & Gibbs Reclaimed Stained Glass Panel of a Phoenix

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

bought by Charles Clark. This piece was possibly by chief designer John Lawson (1932-2009), who had

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Reclaimed Arched Abstract Stained Glass Panel by Goddard & Gibbs
Reclaimed Arched Abstract Stained Glass Panel by Goddard & Gibbs

Reclaimed Arched Abstract Stained Glass Panel by Goddard & Gibbs

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

possibly by chief designer John Lawson (1932-2009), who had joined the firm in 1970 from Faithcraft

Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

Set of 4 stackable nesting tables “I 4 gatti” by M.Bellini - C&B Italia 70S
Set of 4 stackable nesting tables “I 4 gatti” by M.Bellini - C&B Italia 70S

Set of 4 stackable nesting tables “I 4 gatti” by M.Bellini - C&B Italia 70S

By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini

Located in Padova, IT

1963 he held the position of chief design consultant at the Olivetti company; from 1969 to 1971 he was

Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Plastic

Heikki Turunen White Effect Series Table Lamp Model 940-404, Orno 1980s, Finland
Heikki Turunen White Effect Series Table Lamp Model 940-404, Orno 1980s, Finland

Heikki Turunen White Effect Series Table Lamp Model 940-404, Orno 1980s, Finland

By Orno Oy, Heikki Turunen

Located in Helsinki, FI

own lighting designs, leading to a 38-year tenure as the chief designer at Stockmann-Orno and work at

Category

1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Metal

Swedish Modern brass table lamp 30331 by Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, NK
Swedish Modern brass table lamp 30331 by Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, NK

Swedish Modern brass table lamp 30331 by Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, NK

By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Bertil Brisborg

Located in Hägersten, SE

distinguished creators, including Erik Tidstrand and Bertil Brisborg, the latter serving as the chief architect

Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Brass

Lee Rosen Design Technics Incised & Slip Decorated Abstract Design Vase ca 1950s
Lee Rosen Design Technics Incised & Slip Decorated Abstract Design Vase ca 1950s

Lee Rosen Design Technics Incised & Slip Decorated Abstract Design Vase ca 1950s

By Design Technics, Lee Rosen

Located in Cathedral City, CA

media: metals, weaving, enameling and, of course, ceramics. With Lee as the chief designer, the company

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pair of Teak and Mahogany Mid Century Nightstands by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Pair of Teak and Mahogany Mid Century Nightstands by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

Pair of Teak and Mahogany Mid Century Nightstands by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley

Located in Van Nuys, CA

while working with Dunbar Furniture, where he served as the chief designer. Wormley's style blended

Category

1950s Vintage Chief

Materials

Teak

Pair Of Italian Fontana Arte Attributed Beveled Mirrors
Pair Of Italian Fontana Arte Attributed Beveled Mirrors

Pair Of Italian Fontana Arte Attributed Beveled Mirrors

By Cristal Arte, Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Houston, TX

. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass

Two Organic Blue Hand Blown Vases by Floris Meydam and Siem Van De Marel
Two Organic Blue Hand Blown Vases by Floris Meydam and Siem Van De Marel

Two Organic Blue Hand Blown Vases by Floris Meydam and Siem Van De Marel

By Floris Meydam, Glasfabriek Leerdam

Located in London, GB

department at the same time. He was chief designer at Leerdam Glass Factory, Holland, from 1949-1984. He

Category

1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Blown Glass

Fantastic 1950s Pierre Jeanneret Daybed
Fantastic 1950s Pierre Jeanneret Daybed

Fantastic 1950s Pierre Jeanneret Daybed

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Philadelphia, PA

eventually became the chief architect for the entire state of Punjab, not just the city of Chandigarh. Along

Category

20th Century Indian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Upholstery, Teak

Large Goddard & Gibbs Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel
Large Goddard & Gibbs Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel

Large Goddard & Gibbs Geometric Style Stained Glass Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Clark & Eaton, and in 1978 the studio was bought by Charles Clark. Their chief designer after this was

Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine

A set of 8 Axel Einar Hjorth Utö chairs
A set of 8 Axel Einar Hjorth Utö chairs

A set of 8 Axel Einar Hjorth Utö chairs

By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth

Located in Antwerpen, BE

acted as the chief designer/architect of the Nordiska Kompaniet department store in Stockholm, which was

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Pine

Vacheron & Constantin. A Rare $20 Gold Double Eagle Coin Watch C1960s
Vacheron & Constantin. A Rare $20 Gold Double Eagle Coin Watch C1960s

Vacheron & Constantin. A Rare $20 Gold Double Eagle Coin Watch C1960s

By Vacheron Constantin

Located in Mayfair, London, London

. Longacre, who was chief engraver of the US Mint between 1844 and 1869. This is a rare unique piece as there

Category

20th Century Swiss Vintage Chief

Materials

Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold

Stone Church Window, Glenaloough, Wicklow, Ireland
Stone Church Window, Glenaloough, Wicklow, Ireland

Stone Church Window, Glenaloough, Wicklow, Ireland

By Paul Caponigro

Located in Fairlawn, OH

burial site of the chiefs of the local O'Toole family. The surrounding graveyard contains a number of

Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Curtis Jeré Chrome Plated Tic Tac Toe Set on Charcoal Black Marble Base, ca 70s
Curtis Jeré Chrome Plated Tic Tac Toe Set on Charcoal Black Marble Base, ca 70s

Curtis Jeré Chrome Plated Tic Tac Toe Set on Charcoal Black Marble Base, ca 70s

By Curtis Jeré

Located in Cathedral City, CA

. Freiler was the production chief and Fels was head of design. Their goal was to produce "gallery-quality

Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Marble, Metal, Chrome

Profils Sous Angle 2
Profils Sous Angle 2

Profils Sous Angle 2

By Maurice Pasternak

Located in Palm Springs, CA

the chief professor of art at ENSAV. His work has won numerous awards throughout Europe and the United

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Chief

Materials

Mezzotint

Pendant Model 1092, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, 1940s
Pendant Model 1092, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, 1940s

Pendant Model 1092, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, 1940s

By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

art studio Oy Taito Ab in 1918, where he served as director and chief designer until 1953. In the

Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Brass

Jaeger Le Coultre. A Rare $20 Gold Coin Watch C1971
Jaeger Le Coultre. A Rare $20 Gold Coin Watch C1971

Jaeger Le Coultre. A Rare $20 Gold Coin Watch C1971

Located in Mayfair, London, London

referred to as "Coronet Liberty" eagles. They were designed by James B. Longacre, who was chief engraver of

Category

1970s Swiss Vintage Chief

Materials

18k Gold

Cees Braakman TU30 dining table with teak top by Pastoe, 1960s
Cees Braakman TU30 dining table with teak top by Pastoe, 1960s

Cees Braakman TU30 dining table with teak top by Pastoe, 1960s

By Pastoe, Cees Braakman

Located in Berlin, DE

, a furniture manufacturer based in Utrecht. His father, D.L. Braakman (1885-1966), was the chief

Category

1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chief

Materials

Iron

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