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French Architectural Modernist Gilt Bronze Cocktail Table after Maison Ramsay
By Maison Ramsay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1960s, France, solid flat-bar dore bronze base supporting a floating 1" fossilized marble top. Great build quality and design.
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao Group' Modular Bookcase System
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare 3-piece storage system, one of the earliest modular furniture designs, veneered in exotic Paldao burl door-fronts and figured Paldao sides. The dark stain finish is original and beautiful, with a rich rosewood color. The drop-down secretary door is set with an elegantly cast brass knob, and opens to a hidden desk...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Dunbar Side Chairs
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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
Ferdinand Boberg, Swedish Art Nouveau Library or Dining Table
By Gustaf Ferdinand Boberg, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This handsome, masculine design in solid old-growth mahogany, is distinguished by the muscular orb carving on the legs and the sharply flaring feet. Removed from the original custom interiors of the executive suite of the Stockholms Gasverks, designed in 1906 by Gustav Ferdinand Boberg, Sweden's most prolific and highly regarded Art Nouveau architect.
As was typical for Boberg projects, Interior lighting and furnishings for the building are believed to have been custom designed by the architectural firm to create a whole unified environment. The table was constructed in the early cabinet...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chic Brutulist Dining/Center Table by Max Papiri
By Max Papiri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic cast aluminum dining table base in a hard organic form, with 56" D glass top. From the atelier of Mac Papiri, an important but som...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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
Rare Poul Kjaerholm PK59 Oak-Topped Coffee Table
By E. Kold Christensen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte chrome-plated steel frame with figured oak veneer top, circa 1957. Stamped for E. Kold Christensen, Denmark to underside stretcher. The PK-59 table has been out of production f...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair TH Robsjohn-Gibbings End Tables
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and amply proportioned side tables, each with one frieze drawer and lower shelf. Finished in original dark mahogany stain on all sides to allow floating placement. Widdicomb ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Robsjohn Gibbings Side Tables with Raffia Cane-Wrapped Pulls
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic pair of T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb end tables or nightstands. Single drawer with rattan-wrapped pulls, raised on long tapering brass legs. Widdicomb labels to inner ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Brass Cocktail for Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, one-of-a-kind, solid cast brass table with original 1” thick green glass top, circa 1953. The smallest of the three faux bois bamboo-form low tables we have available, all from the grand living room of the Kandell Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Park Ave. South. This 1953 Robsjohn-Gibbings commission by the buildings owners, for their personal residence, included custom interiors with bespoke furniture designs for all rooms. Interior still photos...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Early Dunbar Cocktail Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early example of Edward Wormley's transition to modern furniture design. Mahogany frame with inset leather top. Dunbar brand to underside.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
Nice Pair of Ole Wanscher Rosewood Armchairs for AJ Iversen
By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher
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
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
Rare Pair Gilbert Rohde #3770 Six-Drawer Dressers
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare design for Herman Miller features a curved case in opulent tropical wood veneer with sold hardwood handles, in a masculine streamlined design, with the surprising addition ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Monumental Ceramic Vase by Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Possibly unique with its enormous 32" height and spare modern glyph glaze decoration. Attributed to ceramicist Aldo Londi. Signed and labeled to underside. Distributed by Raymor.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gabriella Crespi Brass Picture Frame, Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small, handsome brass frame from the illustrious Italian designer. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Pair of Barbier Nickel and Travertine Table Lamps
By Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flattened travertine orb on cylindrical travertine pedestal with solid nickel hardware. Shades not included.
Lamps are 13 in. to top of socket, 10 in. to top of marble.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Robsjohn-Gibbings Chromed Tripod Table Lamp for Hansen
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early vintage example of this design Classic in chromed brass with original plexi shade and enameled reflector.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
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
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
Ico Parisi Urio Cocktail Table for MIM
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Square cocktail table in great mix of materials: Italian walnut top, futuristic cast aluminum mounts and sabots, gun metal enamel steel legs. For the Urio series.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Palisander
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
Extremely Rare Paavo Tynell Table Lamp #9220
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare and unusual table lamp by Paavo Tynell. Brass with original paper shade. Stamped "Oy Taito" on underside of socket.
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Handwoven Flat-Weave Carpet by Sigvard Bernadotte
By Sigvard Bernadotte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Neutral background with bold geometric design. "SB" insignia on bottom.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
Nickeled Brass and Lucite Barcart by Treitel Gratz
By Treitel Gratz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Super high-quality nickeled flatbar brass bar cart, on chrome casters, with Lucite handles. Bottom shelf functions as a serving tray. Made by legendary metal shop, Treitel Gratz, kno...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Two Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lights for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striped cased glass pendants.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
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
Pair of Bronze and Ceramic Lamps by Enzo Missoni
By Enzo Missoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black ceramic base encased in a solid bronze organic form. Rewired with US socket.
Category
Late 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Fratelli Toso Glass Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large pinched flared-lip vase with crossing red banding and copper-dust inclusions. Murano label to underside.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Paul W. Eshelman Turned Bowl
By Paul W. Eshelman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large teak lathe turned bowl by studio Craft legend Paul Eshelman. Eshelman was part of the first generation studio woodworkers who sought to find artistic expression in simple, utilitarian objects. He was considered a master of form and graceful execution. Along with Wharton Esherick, James Prestini, and Bob Stocksdale, Eshelman represented the United States for wood crafts at the 1958 Brussels...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
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
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
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
Jean Mayodon Vase
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning hand-painted vase depicting abstracted torsos and animals on ghostly wooded landscape. Celedon on cobalt glazes with gold-leaf detail. Artists cipher to underside.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Karl Springer Lucite and Brass Floor Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall incised Lucite column on heavy brass base with brass cap and double socket cluster.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koloman Moser Three-Panel Screen
By Koloman Moser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bentwood fret with birch back panel screen with brass hardware by Koloman Moser for J&J Kohn.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bentwood
Rare Tony Duquette Studio Vitrine
By Tony Duquette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful orange lacquered vitrine with glass doors and shelves mirrored back, top and middle display lights, and brass hardware. Four adjustable glass shelves originally acquired th...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flat-weave carpet in shades of cream with red and light green accents. Woven initials.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
Carl Harry Stalhane Studio Pottery Vase
By Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic modernist saucer shape vase in matte grey glaze. Hand-thrown one of a kind vase by master potter Carl Harry Stalhane, head designer for Rorstrand pottery. Signed and dated ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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 of Large Ingrid Atterberg Table Lamps for Upsala Ekeby
By Upsala Ekeby, Ingrid Atterberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glossy gold-brown and white twisting stripes over matte brown glazed base. Made as lamps.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Roger Guerin Vase with François Carion Ironwork
By Roger Guerin, Francois Carion
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large hand thrown pottery vase by Roger Guerin with subtle poly-chromatic glaze, with elaborate hand-chased wrought iron applique´ by Franc¸ois C...
Category
Vintage 1920s Belgian Vases
Materials
Iron
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
Vladimir Kagan Carved Walnut Trisymmetric Occasional Table
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic atomic design by Kagan-Dreyfuss. Elegantly articulated and proportioned table with glass top. Works as either a cocktail or an occasional table.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pedro Friedeberg Gilded Candelabrum and Chandelier
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare early work consists of hand-carved and gilded five stem candelabrum in the form of surrealistically joined hands and feet. Can be hung via the moon stem or used on the table. Si...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Candle Holders
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Paul Kiss Wrought Iron Mirror Signed
By Paul Kiss
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand chased and hammered wall mirror with intricate chain and tassel magnificently formed in iron. Paul Kiss was a student of Edgar Brandt and the only Art Deco metal worker to rival...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Rare Pair of Salvador Dali Tile Side Tables
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French art collector Maurice Duchin commissioned Dali to design six decorative tiles in 1953. 800 hand-painted sets were produced, all hand signed by Dali. Of these, 100 sets were reserved to be sold as table-tops on painted iron frames. We have a pair of tables which each hold a complete set of...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Nickel and Lucite Lamp By Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thick lucite stem with incised center channel on each side sites in chromed base with chrome accents. Highest quality construction.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Paul McCobb Planner Group Sideboard
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple Classic McCobb maple cabinet with sliding grasscloth covered doors on splayed tapered legs. Interior is a function mix of drawers and shelv...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sideboards
Materials
Maple, Grasscloth
Rare Custom Robsjohn-Gibbings Wastebasket
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut wastepaper basket with two brass ring handles from a 1938 custom Manhattan NY interior by Robsjohn-Gibbings. This is part of a library suite we ac...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
Halvar Frisendahl Bronze Table Lamp
By Halvar Frisendahl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cast bronze, patina'd lamp with abstract figural nudes in relief is both modern and timeless. Frisendahl was an important Swedish Art Nouveau sculpture. Signed on base. Lamp is 10" t...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swedish Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Arthur Court Aluminum Coffee Table
By Arthur Court
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cast aluminum faux bois frame with textured linen enamel finish and original 1" reverse bevel glass.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
