Pay a visit to the town of High Point, North Carolina — long the capital of American-made furniture — and, from nearly any location in the city, you’ll see a tall smokestack bearing the name Tomlinson. It’s a name with deep roots there: In 1901, Sidney Halstead Tomlinson, Sr., and his brother founded the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co., producing adaptations of 19th-century European antiques for an enthusiastic American audience. Later the Tomlinson Furniture Company grew rapidly over the ensuing decades, becoming a significant contributor to High Point’s thriving manufacturing economy.
Although Tomlinson began with a focus on antique-style furniture, by the middle of the century the company had adopted aesthetics from the modern style that was rapidly growing in popularity around the world.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Tomlinson Furniture produced coffee tables, storage cabinets and seating in the low-slung, sleek silhouettes that were typically characteristic of what we now know as mid-century modern designs.
Working with designers like John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, the company experimented with materials like woven cane and unique styles such as neoclassical lounge chairs in cherrywood that were seen as thoughtful modern interpretations of Biedermeier furniture.
During the mid-1950s, Tomlinson Furniture introduced its dramatic and decorative Sophisticate line, a collection of case pieces, seating, tables and more, available in a variety of woods. Today, designs that originated in the collection, such as its pecan-framed chairs with seats and backs of woven leather straps, are increasingly sought after by collectors.
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H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" 1st Edition Woodcuts by Clare Leighton
By Tomlinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton, circa 1930 Rare First Edition. Very good condition. Fantastic woodcuts by noted artist Clare...
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$125
H 13.25 in W 10 in D 1.13 in
Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art By Charles Grosbois. Nagel, Geneva; Paris; Hamburg, 1964. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A fascinating work cl...
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$79 / item
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 0.75 in
Graphic Revolution American Prints 1960 to Now by Elizabeth Wyckoff, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Graphic Revolution: American Prints 1960 to Now by Elizabeth Wyckoff. Saint Louis Art Museum, 2018. First Edition bi-folded softcover. When artists began making prints in bright colors and previously unimaginable formats and sizes in the 1960s, they launched an explosion of printed images in the United States. A new generation of artists was already incorporating printmaking techniques into their paintings, and this, in combination with ordinary, everyday subject matter, led art...
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Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass Book 1st Edition
Located in Stamford, CT
Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass by Helen & George S. McKerian. Hardcover 1st Edition, 1950.
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$95
H 14 in W 11.25 in D 12 in
ELVIS The King Le King en devenir French edition Hardcover 1st Edition 2006
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
ELvis: A King in the Making Hardcover – 1st Edition 2006 by Alfred Wertheimer (Author), Peter Guralnick (Author).From the Estate of the famous fashion designer Christian Audigier Bev...
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$350
H 11.25 in W 7.75 in D 0.75 in
Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk, 1st Ed, #Y/26
Located in valatie, NY
Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk. Book Club of California, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. He was a major figure in the hist...
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$421
H 15.56 in W 19.49 in D 0.01 in
The 'Brazen Sea' in Solomon's Temple and a Cross Section of the Brazen Sea, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Two religious images on one sheet titled 'Kopere Zee in den Tempel van Salomon' and 'Doorsnede van de Kopere Zee des Tempels van Salomon'. The 'Brazen Sea' in Solomon's Temple an...
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The Concerned Photograher, 1st edition, 1968
Located in CA, CA
Published by Grossman Publishers, 1st edition, 1968. Hardback, English text. This magnificent volume is based on the exhibition “The Concerned Photographer”, held at the Riverside M...
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Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1st Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1st Edition. An attractive first edition/first printing, gray decorated cloth with black letterin...
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American Views Prospects and Vistas by Gloria-Gilda Deak, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
American Views: Prospects and Vistas by Gloria-Gilda Deak. A Studio Book, Viking Press, New York, 1978. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The color plates artwork and engravings are...
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$164
H 10.24 in W 15.12 in D 0.02 in
Antique Map of the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea Region by R. Bonne, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Carte de la Perse, de la Georgie, et de la Tartarie Independante'. Shows the region from the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea in the wes...
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Unavailable|$318
H 8.67 in W 10.24 in D 0 in
Original Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nubie, Abissinie et Cote d'Ajan'. Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea by Robert Vaugondy. Covers from Arabia and Egypt south to M...
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$393Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 7.56 in W 11.15 in D 0.02 in
Original Antique Map of the Region Between the Gulf of Lybia and the Red Sea
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Aegyptus et Cyrene'. Detailed ancient map of the region between the Gulf of Lybia and the Red Sea, with marvelous detail along the Mediterranean Coastline and the Nile, Egypt. This map originates from 'Philippi Cluveri Introductionis in universam geographiam (..)' by P. Clüver. Published 1729. Philipp Clüver was an Early Modern German geographer and historian. Cluver's Geography was one of the most enduring works of the 17th & 18th Centuries, issued by several different publishers with many different sets of maps...
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