Modest Designs
Color: Black
Fireplace Set Attributed to Danny Alessandro
By Danny Alessandro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fireplace set comprised of chrome fire tools with black enameled handles on 4" thick solid Lucite base, chrome log holder with black leather sling an...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Lucite
Venetian Glass Sculpture by Artist Attilio Polato
By Attilo Polato, Livio Seguso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodernist pop sculpture of a Minimalist green cactus on clear glass stand, circa 1970. One of a series of artist designed sculptures produced in the studio of Livio Seguso Vetri ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Fasce Bottle for Venini, Signed
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful early example of this Classic Venini design. Extra-long neck and bright yellow stripe on dark blue base. Venini label sticker covers most of the acid stamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Bottles
Materials
Glass
Set of Three Vintage "Spring" Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Possibly custom-made, these rustic modern corkscrew-form tables are constructed from heavy solid wrought iron and old repurposed wood tops. All three tables are 12” diameter; heights...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Framed Jean Lurcat Silkscreen Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful silkscreen on linen tapestry in near mint condition, in original gilt wood frame. Labeled on back and numbered 126 from an edition of 300. Titled "La Pluie et Le Beau Temps."
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Large Italian Pottery Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bottle-form pottery bases with hand-incised and decorated surface. A sgriffato grid is overlaid with multicolor dots, creating an earthy yet almost mathematical landscape. Shades not...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Jugenstil Enamel on Metal Screen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful early modernist Austrian screen.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
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
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great modernist design, can sit on table or be hung on the wall as a sconce. Pierced pivoting shade allows for direct or diffused light and brightness control.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Rare Boris Lacroix Folding Table
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ingenious streamline moderne design. Two-tier table in nickel steel with lacquered wood shelves folds flat for storage. An incredible early French Industrial modern...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Streamlined Moderne Tray Tables
Materials
Steel
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
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, Large Art Nouveau Centerpiece Bowl
By Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flambe glazed stoneware, the boat-shaped vessel hand carved with stylized floral designs and glazed in an overall green with burst of reds and purples, circa 1900, France. Signed to ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Complimentary Pair Karl Springer Lucite and Gun Metal Torchiere Floor Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gunmetal mirror finish shade and base with clear Lucite stem set in bronze cuffs, circa 1970s, American. These are from two different production runs, ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Italian Six-Arm Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic, architectural design in brass, glass and enameled metal. Six upright lights sit on a green metal grid that is suspended by three brass r...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Modernist Sterling Collar Necklace by Anton Michelsen
By Anton Michelsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Groovy abstract design. Signed and hallmarked.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Vintage Pair of Carl Auböck Bronze and Leather Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice vintage pair of solid bronze biomorphic bookends with hand-stitched leather sleeves. Stamped "Aubock Bronze" to each example.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Two Bronze Occasional Tables by Paul M. Jones
By Paul M. Jones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic high quality tables in solid flat bar statuary bronze with 3/4" bronze glass top. Can be purchased separately. Smaller table is 17" H x 18" x 18".
Large table is $7500; smaller...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Chased Wrought Iron Sconces after Paul Kiss
By Paul Kiss
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco modernist Gothic design recalls the Statue of Liberty, with its spiked crown and raised torches. Hand-worked wrought iron two-arm sconces, with original patina and milk glas...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wrought Iron
Just Andersen Danish Bronze Chandelier
By Just Andersen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, solid bronze chandelier with high-quality casting and wonderful hot patina in dark and medium bronze with verdigris highlights. Classic Danish deco acanthus leaf and flower ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pewter and Mahogany Box by Phillip Lloyd Powel and Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small canister box of solid cuban mahogany with incised pewter bands and pewter lid. Paul Evans studio label to underside.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Warren McArthur Desk
By Warren McArthur
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black lacquered top and drawers in aluminium tube base, with aluminum handles. Original lacquer finish.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Gustav Siegel Chair for J & J Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
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
Steel and Leather Box by Gabriella Crespi
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic leather box with steel accents. Top slides to reveal interior. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
George Nelson Mini Grandfather Clock for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful half-height tabletop grandfather clock in rosewood. Designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller clock company. Wind-up ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Clocks
Materials
Rosewood
Abstract Composition by Phillippe Decelle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the contemporary Belgian artist, b. 1948. Oil in gold paper, 1973. Signed. A second abstract on silver paper also available.
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
West German Modernist Floor Lamp
By Beisl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish floor lamp effectively mixes chrome, brushed steel and black enamel textures onto drum, cylinder and cantilever forms, creating an archetypal modernist chic. Fully adjustable pivoting arm and shade. Desk lamp version also available. By Beisl Leuchten...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
French Gilded Iron Mirror
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elaborate wrought iron craftsmanship in the manner of Poillerat.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Iron
Chest and Mirror by Peter Hvidt for Thorald Madsen
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small chest of drawers and tall mirror in teak over birch. Slightly tapering body, brass pulls, and wonderful dark patina add to the overall elegance. Perfect for an entryway.
Prod...
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Teak
Pair of Ceramic and Glass Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful and elegant table lamps with rose terracotta fleurs and glass and terracotta pedestal. Matching terracotta finials.
Category
Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Phyllis Morris Kitchen Island
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful compact wrought iron kitchen stand by California design icon and celebrity decorator, Phyllis Morris. With under-shelf, birdcage top wit...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Large Jacaranda Pieces by Jean Gillon
By Jean Gillon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Platter/tray is 24" x 7" x 2", carved from a solid piece of Brazilian jacaranda ($2700). Bowl is 15" d x 5" in jigsaw staved bands of solid jacaranda ($3500). Both items with paper l...
Category
Vintage 1950s Platters and Serveware
Materials
Jacaranda
Hansen Aluminum and Enameled Brass Floor Lamp
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great architectural design. Center stem is composed of four aluminum rods held by gun metal enameled brass braces and X-base. Featuring Hansen's patented three-way rotating switch.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps
Pepe Mendoza Pulls
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century Pepe Mendoza drawer pulls in brass with ceramic inlay. The larger is signed with impressed manufacturer's mark [Mendoza Hecho en Mexico]. Three pieces total.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mounted Objects
Paavo Tynell Desk Lamp for Taito
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early Paavo Tynell task lamp. Stamped "Taito" to underside.
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Table Lamps
Pair of Francois Arnal Cerused Oak and Glass Table Lamps
By François Arnal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clever and chic design. Three cerused oak blocks form a tripod that nestles an opaline glass egg. With nickled brass hardware. Each lamp is signed and numbered from an edition of 250...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Cast Iron Sword Andirons, circa 1910
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whimsical chromed iron sword-form andirons.
Category
Early 20th Century American Andirons
Materials
Chrome
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
Arnaldo Miniati Studio Bowl
By Arnaldo Miniati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sizable center bowl with colorful abstract decoration. Hand thrown and painted by important Florence ceramicist.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Ceramics
Early David Hicks Area Rug for Stark Carpet
By David Hicks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amazing op-art design in cream and blue. This pattern has been out of production since the early 1970s.
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