About Modernity
Modernity specialises in the collection and sale of rare and high-grade furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and jewellery by the most renowned Scandinavian designers of the 20th Century. Our large collection includes design classics by Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen Alvar Aalto, Axel Salto, Berndt Friberg – to name a few – but we are also proud to present outstanding unique pieces. With a strong emphasis on post-war design, Modernity has throughout the years established itself as one of the leading galleries in northern Europe. Besides maintaining our much-frequ...Read More
Established in 19981stDibs seller since 2013
Featured Pieces
Sculpture by Evert Lindfors, Sweden, 1970s
By Evert Lindfors
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Evert Lindfors,
Sweden. 1970's.
Terracotta and bronze.
Base:
W: 22, 5 cm/ 9''
L: 51,5 cm / 20 1/4''
Sculpture:
H: 76 cm/ 30''
W: 35 cm/ 13 3/4''
L: 47 cm/ 18 2/4 ''
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Svenskt Tenn Mirror – 1928 Square Brass-Framed Design with Decorative Rosettes
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mirror, anonymous, for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden. 1928.
Pewter, brass, mirrored glass.
Marked 'Stockholm B8'.
Dimensions:
H: 40.5 cm/ 16''
W: 40.5 cm/ 16''
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Coffee Table Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1950s
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Coffee table designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen,
Denmark. 1950s.
Rare bronze version.
Bronze and rosewood.
H: 47 cm/ 18 1/2''
L: 120 cm/ 47 1/4''
D: 55 cm/ 21 1/2''
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bengt Edenfalk Talatta Glass Vase, Sweden, 1960
By Bengt Edenfalk
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Bengt Edenfalk,
Sweden. 1960.
Glass.
Unique. Talatta technique.
Dimensions:
H: 17 cm/ 6 3/4''
D: 16 cm/ 6 1/4''
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Bowl 'Veckla' Designed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bowl Veckla designed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg,
Sweden. 1950s.
Stoneware.
Dimensions:
H: 16 cm/ 6 1/4''
L: 29 cm/ 11 1/2''
Stig Lindberg’s “Veckla...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Composition by Rune Hagberg, Ink on Paper, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Composition by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden. 1960s.
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedish artist that took much of his inspiration from Zen Buddhism spirituality and Eastern Calligraphy. He is represented at, among many others, the Modern Museum and the Norrköping Art Museum. Hagberg’s meditative informalism is placed between the concretism and expressionism of the 1950s, his art becoming simpler until he reduced it so far that only tightly closed picture...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Sculpture by Johny Mattsson, Denmark, 1950s
By Johnny Mattsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Johny Mattsson,
Denmark, 1950s.
Pine and teak.
Signed.
Measures:
H: 91 cm / 3'
W: 7.5 cm / 3"
D: 6.8 cm / 2 3/4".
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Pine
Stool Designed by Ingvar Hildingsson for I.H. Slöjd, Sweden, 1970s
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool designed by Ingvar Hildingsson for I.H. Slöjd,
Sweden, 1970s.
Birch.
Marked: IH
Dimensions:
H: 36 cm/ 14"
D: 30 cm/ 11 3/4"
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Wool Rug by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, 1950s, Signed
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow,
Sweden, 1950s.
Signed.
Wool.
Measurements:
L: 253 cm / 8' 3 1/2''
W: 168 cm / 5' 6 1/2''
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mogens Lassen 'Egyptian' Occasional Table, Mahogany & Brass, 1935
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Lassen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table ‘The Egyptian table’, designed by Mogens Lassen for Rud Rasmussen,
Denmark, 1935.
Mahogany, foldable frame and top with raised edge, brass fittings.
With this occa...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen Stool for Willy Beck, Rosewood & Leather
By Willy Beck, Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool designed by Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck,
Denmark, 1950s.
Brazilian rosewood and leather.
Marked.
Dimensions:
H: 50 cm / 19 3/4''
W: 56 cm / 22''
D: 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Dining chairs by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Ebony & Velvet
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of dining chairs designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet,
Sweden, 1934.
Veneered Macassar ebony and velvet.
Stamped.
Provenance: The chairs are said to have stoo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Macassar
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