About Lawton Mull
Cordelia Lawton and Patrick Mull met over 30 years ago at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where we discovered a shared obsession with beautiful things. We are dealers and designers of furniture, but we remain first and always storytellers, who build a compelling narrative in which furniture, art, and objects are the living elements. Although we focus on Nordic design of the first half of the 20th century, our collection includes Italian, French and American furniture, artworks and objects from Asia and Africa, contemporary Japanese ceramics and Swedish glassware...anyt...Read More
Established in 20101stDibs seller since 2025
Featured Pieces
Willy Guhl Large Eternit Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Long Island City, NY
A wonderfully large circular planter by Swiss designer Willy Guhl in a highly durable fiber cement. We love the way his planters age, and think they can be used with equal effectiven...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Cement
Beautifully Joined Teak and Nettle Cloth Folding Screen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A folding screen of finely figured teak, showcasing exquisite Japanese joinery and leather hinges, designed by architect Matthew Baird. The three panels are asymmetrical, in excellen...
Category
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather, Natural Fiber, Mahogany
Mogens Koch Pair of Modular Oak Bookcases, Rud Rasmussen
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of handsome stacking bookcases designed by Mogens Koch and produced by the Danish cabinetmaker Rud. Rasmussen. Koch designed several variations of these beautiful modular case...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pair of 17th Century Italian Silvered Copper Pricket Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large Italian Baroque silvered copper repoussé altar prickets fitted as table lamps. Baluster stem with paw feet and rocaille decoration surrounding an engraved cartouche. ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Silver, Copper
Restored Vintage Swedish Leather Club Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in Long Island City, NY
Well-proportioned, with a generous roll arm for perching on. Supple leather upholstery with excellent patina. The seat springs and inner cushions have been restored, so these are com...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Ellen Victoria Kajerdt Repoussé Swedish Grace Pewter Mirror and Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ellen Victoria Kajerdt (1893-1981) was the maker of this rare and whimsical pewter mirror depicting Diana, goddess of the hunt and also of the moon, in the company of gazelles and st...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pewter
Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Vita Spetsporten" Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fjetterström designed the “Gothic Portal” carpet in 1934, after a trip to Knossos where she saw ancient potsherds. It was a design appreciated by King Gustaf VI Adolf, who owned one ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ole Wanscher for AJ Iverson Rosewood Occasional Table
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ole Wanscher, like his mentor and teacher Kaare Klint, was much inspired by great traditional furniture from other cultures. What makes the designs of Wanscher so wonderfully timeles...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Swedish Triangular Stool in Birch and Curly Sheepskin
Located in Long Island City, NY
A triangular birch stool with subtly tapered legs, a gently dipped seat recovered in soft, curly sheepskin. Quite a comfortable perch for its economical size. Tucks easily under most...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Sheepskin, Birch
Otto Schulz attr. Armchair, Oak Frame, Mohair Upholstery, Sweden, 1940s
By Otto Schulz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Otto Schulz was an architect and designer born in Germany, who moved to Sweden and founded in Gothenburg what quickly became one of Sweden’s most prestigious interior design shops–-B...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Parchment and Bronze Art Deco Table Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Modern take on the tradition French “bouillotte” lamp that was designed for illuminating card games. On this streamlined Art Deco version, the original stitched parchment shade has...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Gustaf Allert Pair of Wingback Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of generously proportioned and comfortable winged easy chairs designed by Gustaf Allert. With their sinuous curves and exposed mahogany frames, we think they are downright sex...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
