About Karl Kemp Antiques
The preeminent gallery for fine furniture and decorative art in New York City. Presenting a focused collection of Continental 19th Century antiques, Art Deco and Midcentury design. In addition we offer an exceptional selection of luxury contemporary design of the highest quality.
Established in 19891stDibs seller since 2014
Featured Pieces
Pair of Metal Side Chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian side chairs crafted from bent tubular metal with a gilt-patinated finish. The chairs are distinguished by their unusual backrest design featuring scrolling loop motif...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp, attributed to Ercole Barovier, Italy Mid-20th Century
By Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Small table lamp featuring a gracefully twisted brass base and a petite flower-shaped glass shade. The hand-blown glass shade contains decorative air bubbles.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp in Glass and Wood, probably Italy, Mid-20th Century
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Unique Table lamp with a base composed of alternating discs of limed oak and cut glass. It is accompanied by a its original period shade. Attributed to Pietra Chiesa of Fontana Arte....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Glass Wall Lights, attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1940s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Pair of two-tier wall lights with shades in wavy clear glass and elegant brass mounts. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, the pieces display a refined balance between sculptural glass t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Murano Glass Table Frames by Barovier & Toso, Italy, Mid-20th C.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Set of three table frames in twisted Murano glass with brass mounts and inner frames. Each frame is fitted with a rear support stand. Stamped on the reverse: Barovier Toso Murano. Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Bronze “The Messenger of Marathon” by Max Kruse (1854–1942)
Located in New York, NY
Bronze “The Messenger of Marathon” by Max Kruse (1854–1942), Gladenbeck Foundry, Berlin, design 1881. Small bronze sculpture by Max Kruse depicting the Messenger of Marathon, mounte...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ceramic Trout with Enameled Surface, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic sculpture depicting two trout with a green-black enameled surface. The group is mounted on a black cubic base. Inscribed on the reverse “Fabriqué en Italie” and indistinctly ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Orange Murano Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso, Edition 1/1, dated 1981
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Large glass vase with a long neck, bulbous body, and low circular foot. Executed in a combination of transparent and opaque orange glass. Wheel-engraved on the underside: “Barovier &...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Pink Murano Glass Table Frames, Italy, probably Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of table frames in clear glass with pink thread inclusions. Fitted with brass mounts, inner frames, and rear support stands. Image size: 3.7 × 3.1 in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Bench, in the Style of Ico Parisi, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Light and elegant bench with an upholstered seat and slender frame. The tapered legs are fitted with brass sabots, and a delicate backrest in polished dark mahogany adds refined cont...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Dining Table in the Form of a Draped Cloth by Marzio Cecchi, Italy, mid-1970s
By Marzio Cecchi
Located in New York, NY
A rare sculptural dining table by Italian architect Marzio Cecchi (Capalle, Florence, 1940 – New York, 1990), executed in the mid-1970s as a unique private commission. Accompanied by...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Cotton, Resin
Ice-Blue Vase "Kayho" by Ceramic Artist Masamichi Yoshikawa, 21st Century
By Masamichi Yoshikawa
Located in New York, NY
Ice-Blue Vase "Kayho" (Jap. 華俑 Luxuriant Pottery Palace) by Ceramic Artist Masamichi Yoshikawa, 21st Century.
The vase is covered in a pale blue, translucent Seihakuji glaze. The irr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
