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Josef Hoffmann for J. & J. Kohn, Bentwood Armchair Model 725 B/F
By Josef Hoffmann, J & J Kohn & Mundus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice example of this rare and desirable chair, in the original dark stained beech, with corner balls enforcements under the seat. Upholstered in a Secessionist style fabric.
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Fulvio Bianconi, Pair Doppio Incalmo Vases, Model 4396
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early examples of this rare form. Hand blown glass in the incalmo technique; one in a clear, blue and red banded design, the other blue, clear and purple. Both signed with the th...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Early and Large Berndt Friberg Studio Vase
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Berndt Friberg vase for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1944. Wheel-thrown and glazed stoneware. Impressed signature and studio mark to underside: [B.F Studio].
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Berndt Friberg, Cobalt-Glazed Studio Vase
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique hand-thrown and glazed blue bottle vase. Letter dated 1963, with incised Gustavsberg Studio hand and signed "Friberg".
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vladimir Kagan, Early Custom Sculptural Walnut Desk
By Vladimir Kagan, Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare, likely one-of-a-kind, Vladimir Kagan design, employing all of the design touches that make him such an important figure in American Modernism. A wonderful melding of rati...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

Early Florence Knoll 3-Seat Model 26 Sofa
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very early Florence Knoll sofa, circa late 1940s, in vintage oatmeal nubby wool Knoll fabric, with down seat and back cushions. The six inset legs make...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Maple, Textile

Reg Holmes, Oil on Canvas, 1969
By Grace Hartigan 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reginald Holmes (Canadian, 1934-2004), “The Lie is in the Reality”, signed, titled and dated verso, in brass slat frame. From a series of 100 painting commissioned by art collector L...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Karl Springer Faux Malachite Polyhedron Occasional Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare faceted table consisting of triangles and squares, the surface is beautifully hand-lacquered in a faux-malachite pattern. Originally used with a glass top as a coffee table, the...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Walnut Bench for the Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Likely one-of-kind walnut bench with notched faux-bois bamboo carved frame, from the master bedroom in the Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Manhattan's Park Ave. S...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Brass Curule Bench for the Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Likely one-of-kind solid cast brass stool bench, weighing roughly 75 lbs, that stood at the entrance foyer to the Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Park Ave. South....
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Vintage 1950s American Benches

Materials

Brass

American Studio Craft Occasional Table by Alan Rockwell
By Alan Rockwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Solid old growth black walnut, the free-edge top raised on notch-carved pedestal base, with a hand-rubbed linseed oil finish. Alan Rockwell was part of the Nakashima workshop in ...
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Two Karl Springer Crocodile Leather Clad Parsons Side Tables
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uncommon early pair of Karl Springer's iconic crocodile printed leather Parson's side or occasional tables. Identical in size, one is clad in a fun hot fuchsia while the other is a m...
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Side Tables

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Leather

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