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Paul McCobb, Pair Brass Stools
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, iconic design by Paul McCobb is the definition of architectural furniture. The simple brass frame with stretchers is elevated by the beautiful patination that has aged into...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Set of Six "Classic Dining Chairs" by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six model 1055 side chairs, in dark stained mahogany with padded back and seat upholstered in a vintage patchwork fabric.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Rare T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Slat Back Chair
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic and rare armless lounge chair in mahogany with angled slat back designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture (model #1712), introduced c. 1954. Frame refinished ...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Upholstery, Mahogany

Milo Baughman Rosewood Long Bench or Table
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low bench/table in highly figured book-matched rosewood veneer on three ebonized wood sleigh legs. For Thayer-Coggin Furniture, circa 1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Pair Canary Yellow Suede Swiveling Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fun Pop yellow suede tub chairs on swivel base. The original upholstery in very clean with plush stuffing. The seat and tufted back cushions are loose. Un...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Suede

Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, Three Black Leather Counter Stools
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three Matteo Grassi Italian black saddle-stitched leather over metal bar stools, circa 1980s. Priced as a set of three.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Leather

Josef Hoffmann for J. & J. Kohn, Bentwood Armchair Model 725 B/F
By J & J Kohn & Mundus, Josef Hoffmann
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.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

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...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Textile, Maple

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...
Category

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....
Category

Vintage 1950s American Benches

Materials

Brass

Pair Harvey Probber Model 915 Chair
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant pair of lounge chairs in bleached mahogany with caned sides. The tapered and tailored design easily works in both traditional and ultra-modern interiors.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Brass Bench #5428
By Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architectural rectangular bench in brass square tube with upholstered seat, designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Hand-polished brass, upholstered in a Bergamo brown wool mohair.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

Vintage De Stijl Style Studio Craft Oak Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting architectural rectilinear design employing solid quarter sawn oak, circa 1960s. Possibly European due to the use of French Oak, and the unusual, Neo-rationalist form. Con...
Category

Vintage 1960s French De Stijl Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Swiveling Stool
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sweet early Wormley modern design makes a perfect vanity or desk chair. The fully upholstered seat swivels over dark stained mahogany legs joined by dowel stretches, with capped...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bender Madsen and Larsen Teak and Leather Armchairs
By Willy Beck, Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome teak and leather armchairs from the studio of master cabinet maker Willy Beck. Great patina and original leather. Metal labels to underside.
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Teak

Early "Metropolitan Chair", Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic 'Metropolitan Chair' designed by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen in 1950. Frame in solid beech with backrest and seat in teak plywood. The name of the chair comes from t...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Beech, Teak

Rare Jacob Kjaer 'B47' Arm Chair
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very rare and unusual design by master cabinet maker and furniture designer Jacob Kjaer. The seat and backrest are fully upholstered in a sea-green suede, with solid teak legs. Onl...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Suede, Teak

Pair Early Hans Wegner Round Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic JH-501 teak arm chairs with cane seats. This is an especially beautiiful and early pair. The color of the wood and cane on the backs has aged so wonderfully that we have lef...
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Thonet Secessionist Armchair Attributed to Otto Wagner
By Thonet, Otto Wagner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual bentwood chair with flaring side arms, upholstered in Secessionist-style fabric. Thonet stamp to interior frame.
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Bentwood

Chic Custom Steel and Bronze Bench in the style of Maria Pergay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful and elegant minimalist design. Heavy gauge steel with bronze details is masterfully bent into sculptural form. Labeled and dated 1992 with the name Waal Fathi...
Category

1990s Unknown Minimalist Benches

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Milo Baughman Low Walnut Long Bench or Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C. 1960, simple architectural design energized with exaggerated proportion, in a modern interpretation of a classic Japanese chabudai. Retains paper Thayer Coggin label to underside.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model 5480 Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic Edward Wormley design, the ‘A-Frame' chair is a wonderful example of Wormley’s expertise in mixing materials into sophisticated, architectural forms. Employing dark stain...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

Frits Henningsen Mahogany Frame Sofa
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and rare 3-seat neoclassical sofa designed and manufactured by Frits Henningsen for cabinet maker Rud Rasmussen. High quality and sculptural example constructed from solid ma...
Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Philippe Starck Custom Stools from the Clift Hotel, San Francisco
By Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mahogany stained wood, with burgundy Edelman ostrich leather seats, circa 1991. Two pairs available.
Category

1990s French Stools

Materials

Ostrich Leather

Rare Ward Bennett Settee and Side Chair in Vintage Fabric
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bent ash frame with remarkably clean original mod striped cotton velvet upholstery. The chair frame is in a lighter stain wood but otherwise matches. Chair is...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Ash

Set of 5 Early Hans Wegner Round Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic set of JH-501 teak arm chairs with cane seats. This is an especially beautiiful and early set. The color of the wood and cane on the backs has aged so wonderfully that we hav...
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Pair Vintage "Campanino" Chiavari by Fratelli Levaggi
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair light and elegant c. 1940s Chiavari dining chairs. The original design dates to the early 19th c., by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi. Painted wood with original rush seats. This vers...
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Set of Four Rare Dining Chairs by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner for Forma
By Forma Brazil, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brazil, circa 1956, delicately carved hardwood frame with hand caned seat. Remnant early Forma Moveis S/A label and Brazilian import stickers to underside.
Category

Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bubinga

Single Brass Occasional Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully sculptural solid brass side chair, with scroll detailing and original turquoise silk upholstery. Stamped "Made in Italy".
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Strick House Daybed by Amir Farr
By Amir Farr, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bench or daybed designed by Amir Farr in consultation with Oscar Niemeyer for the famous Strick House, Niemeyer's only completed residential commission in the United States. Due to h...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Daybeds

Materials

Fir

Pair of Dunbar Occasional Chairs
By Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredible Edward Wormley design from the celebrated Janus Collection. This modern take on the Arts and Crafts movement employs an unprecedented level of hand finishing, complicated ...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Armchairs

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut

PP 68 Final Chair by Hans Wegner, with Leather Seat
By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
PP68 elbow chair, designed by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler, Denmark 1987. Sculpturally carved oak with original cognac saddle leather seat. Maker’s stamp on un...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Paul McCobb Easy Chairs
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic and somewhat rare pair of armchairs in walnut with new silk upholstery. Great lines and nicely proportioned. Newly refinished.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Maison Jansen Steel, Bronze and Leather Campaign Chair
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic folding chair with neoclassical styling. Leather seat and arm straps, with solid flat bar steel frame and bronze paw feet and knob handles. Produced in Italy for Maison Jansen.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Minimalist Side Chair in the Manner of Donald Judd
By Donald Judd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple architectural lines in solid Douglas fir belies refined detailing and construction, such as subtle carved edge-shaping in the seat and backrest, circa 1980s. Unmarked.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of Four Dunbar Side Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Edward Wormley for Dunbar dining chairs, models 6038 & 6037 in dark mahogany frames with original Jack Lenor Larsen fabric. Two arm and two side chairs, supported by brass spacers, w...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Two American Craft Studio Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artisan chairs circa 1960s, in the style of JB Blunk, one carved from a single redwood log, the other from a Cypress log, the taller redwood chair is initiale...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Chairs

Materials

Cypress

Nice Pair of Ole Wanscher Rosewood Armchairs for AJ Iversen
By Ole Wanscher, A. J. Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With original leather seats, circa 1961. This model was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1961. They were described as “.. an extre...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rosewood, Leather

Boris Tabacoff Armchair
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spage age chromed steel and cream skai upholstered chair. As comfortable as it is chic.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Exceptional and Rare Armchair by Robin Day
By Robin Day
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful, organic design in a dappled tiger mahogany with copper rivets. Graceful carving in the arms. Original finish and new upholstery. Very rare ch...
Category

Vintage 1950s English Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Organic Modern Chaise by Klaus Grabe 'Attributed'
By Klaus Grabe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clever plywood and nylon webbing chaise has adjustable arms and seat pitch with lovely peg construction.
Category

Vintage 1940s American Chaise Longues

Materials

Plywood

Set of Six Painted Metal and Cane Chiavari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graceful neoclassical Italian lacquered metal and brass chairs with hand-caned seats.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gustav Siegel Chair for J & J Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Gustav Siegel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant bent beechwood frame with brass feet is the epitome of Secessionist refinement.
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Bentwood and Steel Settee by Kho Liang Li
By Artifort, Kho Liang Ie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking and rare design by this important Dutch designer.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Settees

Materials

Bentwood

Leather and Batik Chaise Longue in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic leather-wrapped chaise longue with original batik fabric. Over-stuffed cotton cushions on camel leather-wrapped octagonal stretcher base. Acquired fr...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Chaise Longues

Materials

Leather

Pair Karl Springer Style 'Souffle' Ottoman Poufs
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1980, American, pleated upholstered seat on solid brass base.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Brass X-Stretcher Stool
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic McCobb design in all-original condition.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Stools

Materials

Brass

Rosewood and Leather Chair by Tobia Scarpa
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Bastiano chair win straight grain rosewood veneer, brass hardware and original slate grey leather cushions. For the Italian firm Gavina.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Leather

Craftsman Studio Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and expertly handmade bench in solid white oak exhibits great finesse. Decorative exposed peg construction and wonderful framing of wood grain shows expert studio skill. Unsi...
Category

20th Century American Benches

Materials

Oak

Pair of Edmond Spence Mahogany Mayan Chairs
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Generously proportioned occasional chairs, handmade in Mexico employing traditional woodworking techniques. Wonderful details including reverse tapered legs and intricately carved ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Edmond Spence Mexican 'Yucatan" Chairs
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Solid mahogany frame with original hand-rolled grass rushing. American designed, Mexican made chairs incorporated a lavish, exotic south-American Fantasia for the American market.
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rush, Mahogany

New York City Long Bench by Laverne International
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek, modern Universal Style bench in chromed and enameled steel with leather upholstery. Design by Kelly, Littell, al katavolos.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Leather

Pair of Frederick Weinberg Bar Stools
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Enameled iron butterfly hairpin legs with sheepskin seats.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Stools

Materials

Sheepskin

Mahogany Occasional Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful ribbon mahogany top has jewel-like iridescence. Solid-brass casters. Small brass knobs to tie down an upholstered cushion, for use as an ottoman/stool. Early Dunbar brass l...
Category

Vintage 1940s American End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Four Chairs by Ejvind A. Johansson for FDB Mobler
By Ejvind A. Johansson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four ebonized wood side chairs with bentwood cutout back. Stamped to underside.
Category

Vintage 1950s Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Two Early Chiavari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carved and ebonized fruitwood chairs with beautiful, original cane seat. Old paper label to underside.
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Side Chairs

Dunbar Lounge Chair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
High back lounge chair with crisply tailored angled seat on sculpted walnut legs, circa 1950s. Unsigned but attributed to Dunbar Furniture.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Dunbar Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic gold velvet upholstered sofa with down back and side cushions and sprung seat. Beautifully carved mahogany feet. This is an extremely well built and comfortable sofa, with typic...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Sofas

Pair of Verner Panton Cone Chairs
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice early pair of Panton's pop Classic. Original upholstery, one in navy one in purple for Fritz Hansen.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Swivel Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Steen Ostergaard Steel-Line Chair
By Steen Ostergaard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy chromium-plated flat bar steel frame with leather cushion. Wonderful tribute the Classic Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chair.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Club Chairs

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