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Period: 1950s
Max Keuhne Style Chest of Drawers with Incised Flowers and Brass Strapping
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
Henredon long low modernist chest of six drawers, three by three, each face of which has been decoratively incised with a pattern of flower and embellished with solid brass ribbon motif, circa 1959.
Reminiscent of furniture designed by Max Keuhne...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Max Kuehne Style Floral Incised Tall Chest of Drawers with Brass Strapping
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
Modernist chest of five drawers by Henredon, the faces of which have been decoratively incised with a pattern of flowers and embellished with solid brass strapping, circa 1959. Top two drawers have removable dividers and a vide poche tray.
I believe these were inspired by Japanese Isho-Dansu chests.
Very clean inside and out. Patination to brass. Ebonized finish beautifully restored. Ready to place.
We also have listed separately the companion long low chest of drawers...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Kobis & Lorence Chandelier
By M. Kobis & R. Lorens
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s French chandelier by Kobis et Lorence in the form of a bouquet of flowers with six curved brass arms and color green, yellow and red enameled pe...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Silvio Cavatorta Mahogany Cabinet Mounted with Tilting Mirror
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian mahogany cabinet with six-drawers and a long horizontal tilting mahogany framed mirror over a brass framed crystal shelf, all mo...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass, Steel
Aldo Tura Brass Magazine Stand
By Aldo Tura
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1950's Italian extra tall brass magazine holder by Aldo Tura.
Very nice size and convenient handle.
Gorgeous patina on original lacquered brass.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Pair of Stilux Milano Boudoir Lamps
By Oscar Torlasco, Stilux
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1950s Italian bedside table lamps produced by Stilux Milano and attributed to the designer Oscar Torlasco.
Solid brass modernis...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Harvey Probber Brass and Mahogany Desk
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
Harvey Probber mahogany writing desk with white laminate top with solid brass tubular legs and solid brass flat bar stretchers.
Left side oriented three drawer case with original ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Blue Ceramic Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Glazed blue textured ceramic lamp, circa 1958. Great color and form.
If requested we can ship with the original drum shade which had a blue ribbon band.
Blue ceramic...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Suspension Lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Lumen, Milano
By Lumen, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian suspension lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Lumen, Milano with brass structure and color enameled distinctively formed aluminum cones.
See images 12-14 for examples of the ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Gio Ponti Chest with Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti long cabinet of six drawers standing on four legs which themselves are integral to the case. Dresser has silvered reverse painted glass top and is surmounted with a large rectangular mirror and a floating glass shelf cut in Ponti's distinctive diamond form. Drawer faces have knife blade edges. Made in 1957 from ash wood and glass. Original brass keys. Perfect for bedroom or entrance hall.
"Certificate of Authenticity" from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Mobile da camera o da ingresso con cassetti e grande...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Glass
Midcentury Wrought Iron Étagère with Wood Ball Feet and Finials
By Tony Paul
Located in Hanover, MA
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONE ETAGERE. NOT “a set”. PRICE SHOWN IS FOR THE ONE.
A single mid-century modern blackened iron framed étagère with inset painted wood and glass shelves and wood balls for feet and finials. This came out of the post-war modern craze for steel and wire frame decorative furniture and objects, such as those for Woodlin Hall by Tony Paul, Archie Kaplan...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Black Iron Wire Organizers
By Andree Ferris and Reta Shacknove, Sol Bloom
Located in Hanover, MA
Grouping of Mid-Century Modern black wire organizers, catch-alls, racks and baskets. These evoke the highly appreciated post-war style of clean structural modern handcrafted decorative accessories by designers such as Tony Paul, Archie Kaplan...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wire
H-Form Cast Iron Andirons and Fire Log Basket by William H. Jackson Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
This is an original set of cast iron H-form andirons or chenets labelled Wm. H. Jackson Co. together with the original cast iron fire log basket. Late ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Two Pair of Vintage Italian Brass Lily Sconces
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
We have two pair of these 1950s Italian three-light sconces in the manner of Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce.
Scrolled brass arms support three original ivory enameled aluminum shades ea...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Atomic Era Cocktail Table
By Edward Ihnatowicz
Located in Hanover, MA
American atomic-era cocktail table of black enameled and gilt iron with inset glass top and distinctive "molecule" design center cluster with brass balls.
Probably inspired by a ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Brass Chiavari Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of brass Chiavari ladder back chairs with nearly matching leopard vinyl seat covering.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of French 1950s Sputnik Sconces from Casino de Paris, r. Clichy
Located in Hanover, MA
Spectacular custom made for the music hall, Casino de Paris, rue de Clichy, a pair of wall mounted sputnik sconces each with five solid brass arms tipped with color enameled aluminum cones radiating from the top of a solid brass half sphere and solid brass lightning bolts and star shaped steel back plate. Attributed to Kobis et Lorence...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Cut Steel
Maison Arlus Five-Arm Brass Chandelier with Spun Resin Shades
By Arlus
Located in Hanover, MA
French 1950s five-arm chandelier by Maison Arlus with black enameled hefty high-quality embellishment on drop rod as well as canopy.
Comes complete with original woven resin/plex...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Pair of Crystal Pendant Lights by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of clear textured crystal lights in two halves held with brass hardware. 1950s. By Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden. Total drop including canopy is 22 inches. Glass is 10 inc...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Stilnovo Wall-Mounted Articulating Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
Stilnovo wall-mounted lamp with long brass arm perpendicular to the wall and articulating dark green aluminium shade. Push button on-off switch on mounting plate. Rewired for USA wit...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Two Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Sconces in Foliate Form
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
These 1950s Italian triple branch sconces give me goosebumps. They are so aristocratic. I love the chippy original paint on each cup and how the branches spout organically from the m...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
S.S. United States Thermometer
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage SS United States Thermometer by the British Rototherm Co. Ltd. London, England About 4.75" high and 5.25" wide. This table/desk top thermometer is in a leather clad wood case...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects
Materials
Leather
S.S. United States Wall Mounted Lamp, 1951 by E.F. Caldwell
Located in Hanover, MA
Wall-mounted floor lamp salvaged from a first class cabin of the S.S. United States ocean liner.
See image 4 for this lamp in bedrooms of Suite U87-U89...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
S.S. United States Wall Mirror with Aluminium Frame
By Dorothy "Dot" Marckwald
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a wall-mounted rectangular mirror from the original men's dressing room of the SS United States ocean liner. As with most of the fittings, fixtures and furnishings on this 19...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Aluminum
SS Ausonia Italian Ocean Liner '1956' Articulating Conical Sconces, 12 Available
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a total of 12 of these incredibly well crafted and stylish wall mounted multidirectional lamps from the First Class cabins of the SS Ausonia motonave which from 1956 transpor...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Nickel
S.S. United States Rectangular Pedestal Dining Tables
By Dorothy "Dot" Marckwald
Located in Hanover, MA
BG GALLERIES SPRING SALE
We have six original rectangular pedestal dining tables from the first class dining room of the SS United S...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier Model #12611
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Hanover, MA
Ddesigned by Angelo Lelli and produced by Arredoluce Monza in 1959. Nine scrolled brass arms with brass bun shaped lamp holders with original white opaline glass chimney shades, furt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Marble, Brass
James Mont Cinnabar Lacquered Secretaire
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
Extremely rare, possibly one of a kind, secretary cabinet with bookcase by the godfather of exotic modernism, James Mont, circa 1950. Hand rubbed cinnabar lacquered...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Royal Lumiere for Lunel Brass Y Form Wall Sconce
By R. Lunel
Located in Hanover, MA
Sculptural solid brass "Y" form wall sconce by Royal Lumiere for Lunel, France, circa 1956. Two white satin opaline glass conical shades clip to convex brass bobeches each fitted wit...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1950s Camp Classical Double Column Lamps with Embellished Shades
Located in Hanover, MA
These lamps are very dramatic and quite camp, quasi Versace!
Pair of vintage 1950s neoclassical style table lamps with ebonized double columns with gilt metal Corinthian capitals...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Maison Lunel Double Arm Sconces with Original Abat Jour
By Lunel
Located in Hanover, MA
We actually have two pair available but this listing is for one pair of 1950s, French wall lamps by Maison Lunel in the style of Jacques Adnet having double brass arms with gunmetal accents. The wedge form backplate has a flick on/off switch. Rewired.
We can mount to a custom backplate to accommodate your situation.
It is very unusual to find the original two piece shades because they typically do not survive as they are made of colored perforated paper.
Typically I would use a tall conical shade with these but a standard size candelabra shade...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Palisandro and Mahogany Console Table Attributed to Vittorio Dassi
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian console table or hunt board, in the manner of Paolo Buffa, rests on 4 fluted tapering column legs with brass sabots. Four dr...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
Vintage Tapered Brass Floor Lamp with Integrated Glass Table
Located in Hanover, MA
This is the sexiest one of these lamp tables I've ever seen. Note the quality of the double inverted and elongated tapered cones which form the stem. Where they intersect is the round glass disk table surface. The weighted base is made of copper. The original cylindrical parchment drum shade is embellished with dried flowers and pressed butterflies...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Vanity Tray in Chiseled Glass and Carved Brass
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Hanover, MA
This one-of-a-kind presentation or dressing table tray was created exclusively for BG Galleries by one of our own artisans, embellishing the style of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Lighted Vanity Tray in Cristallo Scalpellato and Carved Brass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Hanover, MA
This one-of-a-kind presentation or dressing table tray was created exclusively for BG Galleries by one of our own artisans, embellishing the style of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1950s Italian Jardinière Wall Sconce
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual Italian wall-mounted lamp from the 1950s with bent brass tubing and four colorful enameled aluminum cones like lily flowers above a black enameled aluminum bowl into which ar...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Stilnovo Double Cone Wall Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
Stilnovo diabolo wall sconce in matte black enameled aluminum and chrome articulating joint. Asymmetrical double cones in perforated alumi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Royal Lumiere for Lunel Sculptural Wall Lamp
By R. Lunel
Located in Hanover, MA
French 1950s wall-mounted lamp in the manner of Felix Agostini produced by Royal Lumiere for Maison Lunel. Organic form brass stalagmite with black oxidized forked arms supporting a ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Very Rare French 1950's Three-Arm Flush Mount or Sconce
By Jacques Biny
Located in Hanover, MA
Exceptionally rare if not unique French, 1950s wall or ceiling mounted fixture with three arms. Asymmetric form and quasi-atomic design consisting of a black enameled framed pallet s...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Iron
Pair of Brass Three-Arm Sconces by Lunel
By R. Lunel
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1950s solid brass three-arm sconces by Lunel, model 701/3. In the form of a three stem bouquet of tulips with solid brass cones which taper evenly to the stem. Round brass ba...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Sweden Crystal Pendant
By Orrefors
Located in Hanover, MA
A Swedish crystal pendant light with brass hardware by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden. Late 1940s-early 1950s.
Total height including canopy is 20 inches. Glass only is 10 in...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1950s Swedish Brass Framed Lantern with Plexi Rosettes
Located in Hanover, MA
A 1950s lantern pendant from Sweden in tapered round cage form, constructed from brass hoops and straps, onto which is screwed a series acrylic crystal rosettes. A single bulb is ins...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Five-Arm Wall Sconces
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1950s Italian five-arm wall mounted lamps in solid brass, in the manner of Osvaldo Borsani and Paolo Buffa. Rewired and polished. As these are hand made there is a slight asy...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
1950s Petite Wedge-Form Desk Lamp
By Jacques Biny
Located in Hanover, MA
Articulating petite desk lamp in form of a wedge shaped door stopper. Enameled brass shade on brass stem on round enameled metal disk base. Takes one E14 candelabra bulb. Heavy white...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950s, Austrian Swing Arm Articulating Wall Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s wall-mounted 24 inch swing arm brass lamp with articulating bullet shade in enameled aluminum connected by an articulating brass swivel joint. Comes with its original 6 foot heavy grey cord and bakelite switch. Distinctive cast brass mounting plate, resembles a window latch...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
James Mont Style Black Lacquer with Brass Pagoda Form Sideboard
By James Mont, R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Pagoda form black and brass sideboard buffet in the style of James Mont with ming shaped feet and Asian motif detailing from the Exotic Modernist movement of the late 1940s-early 1950s, including distinctive solid brass bell form decorative pulls. Freshly restored black lacquer finish with Chinese red inside the cabinet. Six drawers and two cabinets the interiors of which each have a single shelf which is adjustable and removable.
Manufactured by RWay - Northern Furniture Co...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Ash
Pair of Paul Frankl Four-Drawer Chests for Brown Saltman
By Paul Frankl
Located in Hanover, MA
HOLIDAY SALE 27 November through 15 December 2023
Pair of 1950s four-drawer chests with distinctive polished brass "X" drawer pulls.
Produced by Brown Saltman.
Can be used when ov...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Sputnik Tripod Tables
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of four 1950s Sputnik snack tables made by Excel Mfg. Muncie, IN. These are new old stock with the original box and packaging. Never used. Original instruction labels on each top...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon
Materials
Brass, Steel
Arredoluce Twelve-Arm Lilly Chandelier
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
Twelve-arm brass chandelier in the style of Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce with original ivory enameled aluminum scallop-edged cones in the form of lilies of the valley, half oriented u...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Stilnovo Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian pair of wall sconces in brass with black enameled metal. Slightly asymmetric curvature.
Stilnovo label present inside one of the backplates.
I love this simple de...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Brass Linear Wall Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian brass wall lamp consisting of eight individual brass cones on brass stems mounted on a length of brass angle. Can be mounted horizontally, vertically or even diagonally...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Articulating Floor Lamp by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Hanover, MA
Stilux Milano 1950s floor lamp with distinctive leaning pole, long articulating arm with heavy duty solid brass elbow joint with a radius of over 180 degrees, allowing for some audacious poses. Long upper...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Pair of Omicron Sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Hanover, MA
This pair of wall or shelf mounted lamps was designed by Vico Magistretti in 1961 for Artemide and called the Omicron. The glass is textured inside similar to fresnel or holophane an...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Colorful Lightolier Pendant after Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s vintage pendant produced by Lightolier based upon a design by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce.
This pendant had originally had a brass drop rod but had been converted to a swag ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Acrylic, Opaline Glass
1950s Italian Ceramic Floor Lamp (SATURDAY SALE)
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's Italian floor lamp adorned with several glazed ceramic vessels in highly stylized asymmetric form. separated by diabolo form hourglass brass spacers and standing on a black me...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Asymmetric Ceiling or Wall Lamp by Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Hanover, MA
Maison Arlus seems to be tipping its hat to Angelo Lelii of Arredoluce but this fixture is all French. Designed, circa 1953 with a tapered brass box back or ceiling plate for versatile mounting options. Four elongated enameled steel arms terminating in a mottled enameled aluminum perforated dish...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass, Steel
1950s Arredoluce Style Chandelier with Opaline Bottle Shaped Globes
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian brass eight-arm chandelier with eight bottles or bowling pin shaped opaline glass globes, each one illuminated with a single candelabra size bulb. Rewired. We can lengt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French 1950s Googie Atomic Chandelier
By M. Kobis & R. Lorens, M. Kobis & R. Lorence 1
Located in Hanover, MA
Mid-Century French chandelier, circa 1957. Red and black enameled cast aluminium 'nucleus' orb with five curved arms radiating like protons and electrons spinning around an atom. Multi-color abstract googie designs on satin glass shades which articulate on brass swivel joints. Original hemisphere canopy. Takes five 60 watt candelabra size bulbs. Rewired.
If requested we could change the colors of the enamel.
In the style of Kobis et Lorence.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Folk Art Table Lamp of Dogwood Weaving Shuttles
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage folk art table lamp made in the mid-20th century from three brass tipped weaving shuttles on a matching wood stand. Affixed to each shuttle by ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Table Lamps
James Mont Console Cabinet
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
Blonde polished lacquer console cabinet by James Mont (1904-1978), the father of "exotic modernism" who introduced "orientalism" into America...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood
