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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Peter & Molgaard Hvidt Rosewood Secretary
By Soborg Mobler, Peter Hvidt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome, masculine 6-drawer dresser with recessed pulls, topped with drop-front desk fitted with drawer and storage cubicles. On enameled metal legs with rosewood block feet. Retain...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Steel
Rare Stephane Boudin for Maison Jansen Gilt Bronze and Glass Cocktail Table
By Stéphane Boudin, Maison Jansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptionally rare Jansen design. A chic modern take on a Louis XV-style low coffee table, the shaped 1.5" thick green glass top raised on beautifully cast and thickly gilt bronze acanthus-form legs. From a Maison Jansen decorated Park Ave. estate. An identical table was in the library of Jayne & Charles B. Wrightsman's Palm Beach house, a well-documented Jansen commission, illustrated in J.A. Abbott, Jansen, New York 2006, p. 291 (photo provided), as well as architectural sketches of the original design by the hand of Stephane Boudin...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Arredoluce Model 12128 Triennale Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Classic Italian modern floor lamp has all the bells and whistles: chromed brass frame with elegant monotone white and black and grey shades; stitched leather on stem, lamp arms ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Chic Italian Lucite Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Substantial solid block of Lucite with beautifully carved/sculptured front. Chrome stem is topped with single socket.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
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
Vintage Poul Kjaerholm Nesting Tables
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poul Kjaerholm PK 71 nesting tables, set of three, for E. Kold Christensen, Denmark, circa 1957, matte chrome-plated steel, with white acrylic tops, me...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Harvey Probber Architectural Brass Serving Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic and rare brass table with glass top. Raised on casters and with elegant curved handles, this would make a stirking bar or serving table, but can also double as a coffee table. T...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Side Table Model # 5425
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Occasional table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, model 5425. Rosewood and Walnut folding x-base with removable mahogany tray top. Labeled with Dunbar gold metal tag
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany
Elegant Osvaldo Borsani (attrib) Cocktail Table
By Atelier Borsani Varedo, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1950, mahogany, ash, fruitwood, the round top clad in starburst pattern mahogany veneer with central brass star inlay, over three round tapered and sharply sabered legs, with chan...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Parchment Topped Coffee Table, Attr. Atelier Borsani Varedo
By Atelier Borsani Varedo, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant low cocktail table with natural goatskin tiles on top, and beautifully carved base and figured legs. Unsigned but exceptionally well made table attributed to Borsani.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Hardwood
Pair of Musical Instrument Lamps by Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table or wall lamps in the shape of a guitar and lute. Paper shade with metal frame with back-lit bulb with a Picasso-like sculptural sensibility.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Parchment Paper
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Bar/Cabinet for Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, one-of-a-kind, two-door cabinet in exotic hardwood with solid cast brass bamboo frame, and black glass work-surface top, designed as a livingroom bar for the Kandell Penthous...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Rare Ward Bennett Settee and Side Chair in Vintage Fabric
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
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
Set of Four Rare Dining Chairs by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner for Forma
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
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
Rare Paul Frankl Cork and Mahogany Kneehole Desk
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C. 1940s, American, the mahogany eight- drawer desk encased in cork veneer on four sides, with book storage-well on the reverse. Bakelite and brass pulls....
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Danish Rosewood and Steel Coffee Table
By Georg Thams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic coffee table with bookmatched rosewood top on brushed flatbar steel base. Design by architect Georg Thams.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Carl Aubock Brass Coat Rack
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Austria, 1950s, solid cast bronze. Three sculptural biomorphic hooks mounted to a teak bracket. Bracket measures 32.75" x 2.75". Hooks are 7" x 4". Nice vintage example.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Tall Vintage Brass and Brushed Aluminum 6-Panel Screen
By Maison Jansen, Willy Rizzo, John Vesey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic and elegant 6 panel room-divider in brushed aluminum and brass anodized aluminum. This tall and heavy set of panels are joined by brass hinges and are currently in two 3-panel s...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Brushed Steel Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple yet chic design. The lamp base is composed of three curved sheets of steel. In the style of Maria Pergay and Michel Boyer, but designer unknown. Newly rewired for US electrici...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Joe Colombo Coupe Floor Lamp Oluce Production, 1967, Italy
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupè floor lamp, designed by Joe Colombo with a structure in lacquered metal. Oluce production, 1967, Italy.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ercole Barovier, Pair Massive Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressively sized hand-blown clear glass lamps with gold inclusions. The domed Lenti base support a long twisting glass rod. For Barovier and Toso, Italy, c. 1950. Glass measures: 2...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Tommi Parzinger Style Chrome and Glass Console
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant streamlined console table with polished chrome square tube metal frame and thick green plate glass top. High quality construction with polished welds, and tapering legs joined by stretcher set with diamond shaped connectors.
Attributed to Tommi Parzinger. From the estate of Alan Moss.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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 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
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
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
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Collection Chest with Natzler Ceramic Pulls
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Extremely Rare Paavo Tynell Table Lamp #9220
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
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
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
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
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
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
Bronze Modernist Sculpture After Alexander Liberman
By Alexander Liberman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1960s, American, high quality cast and welded bronze, mounted on round black wood base, unsigned.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Brushed Aluminum Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic side tables of curved aluminum petals joined with large bronze hardware and plate glass top.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Massive Joel Edwards Studio Vessel
By Joel Edwards
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Enormous 21.75" three-necked ceramic pottery vessel with applique relief assemblage on four sides, by important Southern California ceramicist.. Beautiful mottled earth-tone glaze. O...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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
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
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
Chic Vintage French Bamboo and Nickeled Steel Table Lamp
By Willy Daro, Ingo Maurer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C. 1960s, high quality construction with dimmer switch mounted to the heavy iron base, unsigned.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Carl Harry Stalhane Pottery Lamp
By Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte brown hares-fur glazed earthenware ceramic base. The variations of color give this lamp a warm, subtle distinctiveness. "Rorstrand Sweden" original label.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
Complimentary Pair of Lamps by Design Technics
By Design Technics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-thrown red clay vase bases are identical shape and size, and the glaze employ the same tone range of mixed browns. Slightly different design on each...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Handsome Pair of Italian Marble Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural pair of carved marble lamps. "Made in Italy" etched on bottom.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Stilnovo Enamel Metal and Brass Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great fire-engine red lacquer saucer base and shade with black stem and brass hardware. Lacquer is in unusually pristine shape.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Pair of Colorful Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall gourd-shaped blown glass with swirling bands of color. On brushed nickel base, with nickel hardware.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
