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Sculptural form brass day bed by Osvaldo Borsani, Arredamento Borsani, circa 1958
By Arredamenti Borsani, Osvaldo Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful and important sculpturakl form brass single bed or day bed circa 1958-1963 by Osvaldo Borsani for 'Arredamento Borsani', Varedo , Italy.
The small series of Borsani beds designed were produced in several different designs ,each in very limited numbers and all hand made by the Arredamento Borsani in Varedo, italy. This series of beds never went into serial industrial production , a fact confirmed to me by the Arredamento Borsani archives.
Beginning in the late 1950s,Osvaldo Borsani went on to collaborate with many great artists such as Lucio Fontana, Fausto Melotti, Agenore Fabbri, Aligi Sassu and Arnaldo Pomodoro, amongst others entrusting each to provide decorative elements to his designs.
The brass headboard features a series of heavy cast solid brass interlocking geometric elements each featuring a beautiful organic three dimensional surface finish creating a supremely elegant and timeless repetitive motif . The bed still retains all its original decorative brass nuts ,bolts and finials which feature the same three dimensional decorative finish as the decorative sculptural forms contained in the headboard.
We have had a new bespoke mattress and bolster pillow made with a natural latex foam surface as they would have originally had which also has the benefit that latex breathes. The mattress has an opulent decorative buttoned finish . Botht the mattress and pillow have been finished in 100% wool 'PLOEGWOOL' fabric by the high quality Dutch fabric manufacturer DE PLOEG.
MATTRESS DIMENSIONS :
Width 100cm x length 200cm / 3ft 3.37inch x 6ft 6.74inch
BOLSTER PILLOW DIMENSIONS:
Width 100cm diameter 24cm / 3ft 3.37inch x 9.45inch
The mattress is supported on a 20mm ( 0.75 inch ) thick plywood board ,with breathing holes, which spans across the transverse brass plated steel frame elements.
When used as a day bed SEATING...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
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Stunning Brass Sculptural Form Double Bed by Angelo Brotto, Esperia, 1970, Italy
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautifully crafted brass double bed by Italian artist Angelo Brotto.
The headboard and foot rail feature a wonderful heavy brass sculptural form interlocking loop motif with incis...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
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Claudia Evangelista magazine rack, design by Philippe Starck for Kartell in 1996
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of Claudia Evangelista magazine racks, design by Philippe Starck for Kartell Italy in 1996
Matt grey and stone red plastic with detachable legs for easy flatpack shipping
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
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Pair of Chippendale Baroque Style Night Stands with Lion Claw Feet Carved Walnut
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of nightstands in a mixed Chippendale / Baroque style
Lion head and paw feet carved in Walnut and the doors finished in Burl veneer
Brass filigree and door handles
There ar...
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Pair of Karel Appel Curtains, 1963, Documented at Stedelijk Musem
By Karel Appel
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Super rare and impressive pair of large cotton ''gordijnstof' curtains, designed in 1963 by world renowned Dutch painter and sculptor Karel Appel (1921-2006) for the textile company Hermann Hartman & Co of Amsterdam.
This extremely rare, original repeat print textile is documented in the Stedelijk museum's textile collection under object nubmer KNA 1998, please see image 2.
Each curtain measures 56.7" X 83.85" (144cm X 213cm).
'Gordijnstof' translates as "curtain fabric" confirming that this textile was originally designed by Appel specifically for use as curtains however being of such an impressive dimension these examples could equally be used as wall hangings ,as photographed, or mounted on both sides of a screen or mounted and framed as an art work in its own right , a practice which is becoming increasingly commonplace as high end textile designs by important artists are becoming increasingly valued , appreciated and sought after in the marketplace.
Appel's paintings and sculptures can be found in the collections of some of the world's most prominent museums including the Museum of Modern art in New York and Tate Modern ,London.
Each curtain is of a very impressive scale with each measuring
56.7 " (144 cm) X 83.85" (213cm).
The curtains are signed on the banding KUNSTENAAR DESSIN ONTWERP Karel Appel, HARTMAN PRINT, AMSTERDAM. Another of Appel's designs for Hermann Hartman,Amsterdam can be found in the collection of the national textile museum in Holland. Please see image 9.
Even a small sample of this 1963 textile in good condition would be hard to find today but to find two large scale Appel curtains intact and in beautiful unfaded condition with no staining or fraying must be next to unique today. This is a very rare find and certainly a unique opportunity.
Image 10 shows Karel Appel in his atelier in New York in 1966.
Provenance:
These curtains come from the private collection of a retired Professor from Oxford,UK.
Biography:
Karel Appel was an Expressionist Dutch painter. He was a member of the famous Cobra, the European group of the late 1940s to early 1950s, which promoted spontaneous expressionism and abstract features in painting. Appel's paintings incorporate applications of vibrant, violent colors often possessing a primal, childlike quality or a schizophrenic innocence. Later in life, Appel turned to creating figurative sculptures. Examples of his work can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, and other collections. Expressionist painter Karel Appel made a name for himself in the world of painting by creating a majestic collection of highly distinguishable work for which he became internationally renowned. From the start, art curators could not ignore Appel's work, which has been exhibited at major museums around the world, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Manhattan-based Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Tate Gallery in London. Though Appel is widely recognized as one of the best-known Dutch Expressionist painters of all time, he was also a passionate printmaker, sculptor, and ceramicist.
Karel Appel’s childhood and early life
Christiaan Karel Appel was born on April 25, 1921, in his parents’ house at 7 Dapperstraat, Amsterdam. His father, Jan Appel, owned a barbershop. His mother, born Johanna Chevalier, was a descendant of French Huguenots. Karel Appel had three brothers. He studied art from 1940 to 1943 at the Rejksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts during the German occupation and befriended young painter Corneille and, some years later, Constant. His parents opposed his choice to become an artist, leading him to leave home. This was also necessary to hide himself from the German police so that he would not be picked up and sent to Germany to work in the weapon industry. Appel produced his first real painting on canvas, which was a still life of a fruit basket at the age of fourteen. On his fifteenth birthday, his wealthy uncle Karel Chevalier gave him a paint set and an easel and some lessons on painting.
Career.
In 1946, his first solo show was held in Groningen, Netherlands. He also participated in the Jonge Schilders exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam nd created a buzz in the art world, as it generated a huge scandal and many objections in the press and public. About this time, Appel was influenced first by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, then by the French brute-art artist Jean Dubuffet. In 1947, he started sculpting with various used materials and painted them in bright colors such as white, red, yellow, blue and black. Karel Appel became the member of Nederlandse Experimentele Group in Holland along with the young Dutch painters Anton Rooskens...
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Brutal and Bizarre Decorative Vintage Artificial Legs
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A pair of 2 types of Artificial right legs in leather, aluminium and moulded rubber
These medical aids were custom made with the highest quality materials and medical technology probably in the 1960's
If you are looking for Bizarre and Brutal decorative pieces this pair would make a nice addition to your interior
The chair pictured is optional and was also used by the previous owner of the artificial legs
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Brutalist More Furniture and Collectibles
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Collection 'Family of 10 Dressboys" by Reguitti, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
An eclectic collection of 10 dressboys / valet stands produced by Fratelli Reguitti in Italy during the 1950s-1970s
Presented as a collection this would be an ideal purchase for s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Leather and Hand Woven Rattan Coatrack by Vintage Bonacina, 1950s
By Bonacina, Pierantonio Bonacina
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Very nice and uncommon 1950s Italian rattan coatrack with very nice detailed Leather hooks.
This coatrack was all handcrafted by Italian wicker crafts...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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French 1950s Wicker and Metal Side Table or Magazine Rack
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A beautiful French 1950s small side table with magazine rack in black enameled metal rod and original wicker.
Nicely organic shaped and transparent French design in the style ...
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Rare PANAMARENKO Artist Catalogue Raisonne by Hans Theys Belgium published 1994
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare Catalogue Raisonne of Belgian Artist PANAMARENKO about impudent collages, trembling artists and a snap of the fingers.
About smokescreens, specificity and form. In which the re...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Books
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Minimal Pair of Nigh Stands by Cees Braakman for Pastoe the Netherlands, 1960's
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of oversized Minimalist bedroom nightstands by Dutch designer Cees Braakman
Teakwood with white formica top and a drawer.
Pastoe furnitu...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Minimalist Night Stands
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Formica, Teak, Plywood
'BANGA' Modular Space Age Architecture, Carlo Zappa Bungalow Int, 1971, Italy
By Carlo Zappa
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Many Avant Garde architects and designers of the 1960s / 70s became fascinated with the idea of minimal living, a secluded retreat, escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and relaxation in the middle of nature. Thanks to new pliable materials, plastics, with their free and easy formability, lightness and especially their novelty, they developed micro bungalows and houses as either secondary vacation homes or for use in gardens.
Italian developer Carlo Zappa undertook the challenge of designing and producing such a micro bungalow which eventually became commonly known as 'BANGA' .The first models rolled off the production line in 1971 and went through three production phases before production eventually ceased in 1985. Carlo Zappa not only developed the initial project, but personally executed the moulds, construction solutions, all the services detailing ie electrical, plumbing and metal hardware.
Zappa's micro bungalow featured a total of 8.1 square meters of floor space. It offered space for up to three people thanks to a bunk bed, which could be folded down as a sofa during the day. A small bathroom with wash basin, shower / toilet, a small kitchen unit with sink and water heater...
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Brass & Bronze Bed with pair of matching nightstands by Luciano Frigerio, 1970
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful sculptural form double bed with pair of very rare matching nightstands in a classical style by Italian master craftsmen Luciano Frigerio...
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Osvaldo Borsani 'AT15', Revolving Coat Rack, for Tecno, 1961 Completely Original
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare, supremely elegant and innovative 'AT15' revolving panel coatrack designed in 1961 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy. A sophisticated and refined fixture, perfect for a luxuri...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Steel, Nickel, Brass
Space Saving Sleeping Sofa Minimal Design 1950s, Auping, the Netherlands
By Martin Visser
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A midcentury Dutch minimal and functional design sleeping sofa that can be used in 2 positions sit / sleep
This daybed was most likely produced by ...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas
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Extremely Rare Set of 8 Friso Kramer 'theatre' Chairs with Fold Up Seats
By Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
In 1959 Friso Kramer transformed his 1953 Revolt chair into his absolute masterpiece, the 'theatre" chair, a Revolt chair that was linkable, stackable with a fold up seat for use mai...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Dining Room Chairs
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Extremely early 1st edition 'bent wire hook' 1954 Coen de Vries' coat rack with
By Coen de Vries
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Note: This coatrack was exhibited at the ''From the Guggenheim collection to the Cobra Museum Amstelveen'' exhibition until August 2014.
More information check www.cobra-museum.nl
This is the highly sought, earliest production variant, of the first edition of the famous 1954 noteladder coatrack by Dutch designer Coen de Vries.
The very first batches of this design were supplied with one piece colored bent wire...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Solid Pine Rocking Swan in the Style of Wisa Gloria
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Great Swiss quality manufactured Mid-Century Modern rocking swan made of solid pine wood with original painted details.
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German "Schaukelwagen" by Hans Brockhage & Erwin Andra for Siegfried Lenz
By Hans Brockhage, Mart Stam
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This ingenious design for children is from German (DDR) designers Hans Brockhage and Erwin Andra made in the early 1950's
Hans Brockhage (1925-2009) was wounded in WWII and starte...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
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Birch, Plywood, Rubber
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