About Merit
Merit specializes in vintage furniture, planters, objects and art. Our Los Angeles showroom has over 7500 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. Our location in the Hamptons, New York has over 5000 square feet of indoor retail situated on 2 acres of land. We feature an eclectic sampling of pieces from all over the world.
Established in 20161stDibs seller since 2016
Featured Pieces
De Sede DS-600 Non-Stop Leather Sofa with 16 Elements, 1980s Switzerland
By Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich, and Ueli Berger, De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional example of Swiss design's most audacious sofa: the De Sede DS-600, affectionately nicknamed the "Non-Stop" or "Caterpillar" sofa. Conceived in 1972 by a four-person de...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Sectional Sofas
Materials
Steel
Jeanneret Chandigarh: Catalogue Raisonne du Mobiler Coffee Table Book
By Assouline Publishing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive coffee table book on the works of Pierre Jeanneret and his cousin, Le Corbusier, in Chandigarh, India. Printed in the USA and published by Assouline. 379 page book written in...
Category
2010s Books
Materials
Paper
Illuminated X-Ray Sign, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage illuminated wayfinding sign for an "X-ray" department, its acrylic face internally lit to glow a warm glow behind a bold red pictogram of a standing figure and the lowercas...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Metal
'Nitrogen In Use' Illuminated Sign, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare piece of authentic factory and laboratory signage, this mid-century illuminated warning sign once served a working purpose — alerting personnel to the presence of nitrogen gas...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Metal
'Regular' Illuminated Sign, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"REGULAR" light box, originally used at a Gas Station pump. Back when gas came in Regular and Ethyl, take it or leave it — this sign's whole job was to stop you from accidentally fee...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Signs
Materials
Metal
Fighter Jet Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great table lighter cast in the unmistakable silhouette of a twin-engine fighter jet — swept delta wings, a sharply pointed nose cone, and twin canted tail fins reminiscent of the F-...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
'Trojans Box' Condom Box Sculpture by Adam Rolston, 1990s USA
By Adam Rolston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A hand-fabricated sculptural multiple by artist and AIDS activist Adam Rolston, created for his 1991 exhibition at Wessel O'Connor, Ltd. in New York, an exhibition built around advoc...
Category
1990s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Corrugated Cardboard
Giant Think Big Eraser, 1980s USA
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made for massive mistakes this isn't your average eraser — it's a giant-scale replica of the iconic Eberhard Faber Pink Pearl No. 101, blown up to statement-piece proportions. Same i...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Antiquities
Materials
Rubber
Fighter Jet Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural table lighter cast in the form of a swept-wing jet fighter. The fuselage tapers to a needle nose and bubble cockpit canopy, while a friction-wheel lighter mechanism ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Helicopter Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic metal table lighter shaped like a helicopter (styled after a Hughes/MD 500-type light chopper)
Silver-tone metal body with a brushed pewter/chrome finish and natural age pa...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Fighter Jet Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super cool table lighter in the shape of an F-15 Eagle fighter jet. The lighter mechanism is mounted dorsally just behind the cockpit, with a flip-top striker and adjustable flame wh...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Luger Gun Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Awesome novelty lighter cast in the shape of the iconic Luger P-08 pistol, finished in a bright chrome/silver tone with realistic detailing throughout — textured grip panels, a funct...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
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