Modest Designs Furniture
Color: Brown
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
Large Higgins Rondelay
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare five-color glass panel screen in wood frame by Michael and Frances Higgins. Great modern design in neutral brown, orange and yellow tones, with...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Glass
Vally Wieselthier for Wiener Werkstatte, Expressionist Lamp Base
By Wiener Werkstätte, Vally Wieselthier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1928, Austria, a wonderful example of Secessionist pottery from one of the undisputed masters. Depicting a male harlequin figure. Wiener Wer...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Goatskin and Aluminum Center Table
By John Vesey, Paul M. Jones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
High quality 1970-1980s era table with brown parchment clad top on modernist tripod base. The form is after a John Vesey design and may be a later Paul M. Jones interpretation. Unsig...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Surrealist Ceramic Box by Garouste and Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
France, rare gilt and painted faience porcelain lidded vessel by the celebrated design duo, circa 1995.
Category
1990s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Gilbert Rohde Paldao Secretary Display Case for Herman Miller
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bookcase with drop-front secretary desk and storage drawers in paldao wood. Glass dividers separate storage compartments, and cork-lined back. Retains Herman Miller tag. Great origin...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Paldao
Harvey Probber Teak and Mahogany Side Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American, the rectangular teak top on dark stained mahogany curved slat X-base, with brass pin hardware, circa 1960. Model 1216 in the Harvey Probber catalog.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Teak
PP 68 Final Chair by Hans Wegner, with Leather Seat
By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler
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
Renato Guttuso, Large-Scale Tempera Painting, 1967
By Renato Guttuso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Renato Guttuso (Italian, 1911-1987), "Nudo", tempera on paper mounted to canvas, signed and dated lower right, Galleria Il Gabbiano, Rome label to stretcher, framed under plexiglass....
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Collection Chest with Natzler Ceramic Pulls
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model 5770 Janus Collection chest of drawers featuring brass pulls with inset purple-blue demi-lune Natzler ceramic tiles, and exaggerated dovetail knuckle joints on tops, sides, and...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao Group' Modular Bookcase System
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
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 Nordiska Kompaniet, Gustaf Ferdinand Boberg
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
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 Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
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
Early Dunbar Cocktail Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
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 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
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
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
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
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
Two Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lights for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striped cased glass pendants.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
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
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
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 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
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
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
Louis Majorelle Macassar Ebony Sideboard, Signed
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magnificantly crafted cabinet of bookmatched Macassar ebony veneer, cast bronze hardware, carved mahogany secondary wood, and an intricate Macassar marquetry patchwork with inset aba...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sideboards
Materials
Bronze
Early Gilbert Rohde Console
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic example of early American Modern Age design. Chromed steel base, with demilune cork and mahogany top is the epitome of jazz-age experim...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Cork
Custom T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Bookcase
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple modernist three-shelf bookcase on sleigh legs with lovely striped graining and light coursed surface. This unit is part of a custom designed library suite...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
Dunbar Chrome and Walnut Occasional Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic and rarely seen Edward Wormley design that can function as a lamp table, end table or small cocktail table. Dunbar label on bottom.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mahogany Dining Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early design by Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb recalls the elegant simplicity of French Moderne. Original finish has lovely color. With a 24" leaf.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Amazing Raoul Dufy Aubusson Tapestry- Signed
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful, surrealistic design from important early 20th century French modernist painter Raoul Dufy. Titled "La Chevauchee" Signed on the front and cloth label on back. Silkscreen p...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Tapestries
Materials
Linen
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
Vintage Hermes Desk Blotter
By Paul Dupré-Lafon, Hermès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stitched maroon leather with gilt bronze posts, circa 1960s. Gold foil stamp on verso.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
French Pottery Table Lamp by Pichon
By Pichon a Uzes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic modern lamp with modernist sgraffito design. Thin profile. An unusual studio piece by the famous French Riviera ceramic house. Signed to unde...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Intarsia Box by Enrico Bernardi
By Enrico Bernardi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully inlaid marquetry mix-woods box depicting a surrealistic piazza landscape on the top, and faux-brick sides. Initialed on the image and signed and dated 1950 in the box in...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tommi Parzinger Macassar Ebony Desk
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sexy one drawer desk with extravagantly grained Macassar ebony surface on mahogany legs and brass stretchers and corner decoration. With raised drawer ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Enormous Rare Modernist Candelabrum by Donald Drumm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The largest version of this sculptural series for Raymor stands over 3' tall and 2' wide. It can sit on either the floor or table.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
Paul Dachsel Vase for Amphora
By Paul Dachsel, Amphora
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delicate porcelain four-arm vase with lilac flower glaze and applied gilt. Fully hallmarked to underside.
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
Walter Charak Macassar Ebony Desk
By Walter Charak, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sexy one-drawer desk with extravagantly grained Macassar ebony surface on mahogany legs with brass stretchers and corner decoration. Has a raised drawer front detail, mirrored-imaged...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ico Parisi Rosewood Candelabra
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fun little table centerpiece in rosewood with enameled metal stretcher. MIM label on the bottom.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Rosewood and Aluminum Low Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Straight grain palisades top on double-bar aluminum legs with cast iron feet and hardware is a fantastic mix of earthy and industrial.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Set of 12 American Studio Rosewood Plates, Signed
By Rude Osolnik, Bob Stocksdale
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand turned cover plates in rosewood. In perfect condition and beautiful patina. Each is etch signed "Rosewood, Handmade, 1965, R.T.H." to underside. Each plate is 10" diameter. 9 ar...
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Rosewood
Rare Rolf Key-Oberg Ceramic Charger
By Rolf Key-Oberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
California ceramicist Key-Oberg was a contemporary of Otto and Gertrude Natzler, and was known for his simple, organic forms, and modernist abstract decoration. This platter has a de...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Emil Milan Studio Carved Bowls
By Emil Milan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three bowls available, one with a set of serving tongs. The largest bowl is a rare example in solid Brazilian rosewood, and measures over 25" long ($2500). The salad bowl with tongs ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rosewood
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
Harald Nielsen Sterling Bud Vase for Georg Jensen
By Harald Nielsen, Georg Jensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful Art Moderne design by one of Jensen's master silversmiths. Stamp dates this to 1945-1950 production. Initialed HN, with Jensen and sterling hallmarks.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Vases
Arne Vodder Sideboard for Sibast
By Arne Vodder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak cabinet on teak-capped steel feet. Great size and lovely rustic-modern look.
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