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Emil Milan Studio Carved Bowls and Tray
By Emil Milan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four bowls available, one with a set of serving tongs, along with a small tray. The largest bowl is a rare example in solid Brazilian rosewood, and measures over 25" long ($2500). Th...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rosewood
Group (4) Hans-Agne Jakobsson Brass and Glass Candlestick Votives
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cluster of four votive candlesticks with green tinted glass shades. Forms a little cityscape centerpiece or can be used individually. Etched signature to glass
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Small Italian Vase by Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A small vase with opaque black and white striping, by Barovier.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi, Pair Doppio Incalmo Vases, Model 4396
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early examples of this rare form. Hand blown glass in the incalmo technique; one in a clear, blue and red banded design, the other blue, clear and purple. The incalmo process, first ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Early and Large Berndt Friberg Studio Vase
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Berndt Friberg vase for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1944.
Wheel-thrown and glazed stoneware. Impressed signature and studio mark to underside: [B.F Studio].
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg, Cobalt-Glazed Studio Vase
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique hand-thrown and glazed blue bottle vase. Letter dated 1963, with incised Gustavsberg Studio hand and signed "Friberg".
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Eric Hoglund Engraved Glass Bowl
By Erik Höglund, Kosta Boda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rarely seen early Surrealist/Expressionist Erik Hoglund glass bowl depicting beastly dogs with over-emphasized musculature and dimensionality. Diamond etched "'Boda H 290/1153' to base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
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
Rare Erik Hoglund “Cirkus” Vase
By Erik Höglund, Boda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wheel-cut engraved glass with applied glass elements, produced by Boda, circa 1950s. Signed “Boda H 238/1151 E. Hoglund”. A nice and large example of Hoglund’s early Expressionist et...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases
Materials
Glass
Vintage Fulvio Bianconi Pezzato Vase for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model 1329 in the 'Paris' colorway of red, blue, green, and hay yellow glass. One of Bianconi's major contributions to the art of glassmaking, the Pezzato series premiered at the 195...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Gio Ponti Designed Vase for Paolo De Poli
By Paolo De Poli, Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuto hand-hammered copper conical vessel enameled in mottled colors. Stamped and signed to the underside with an old Gumps paper label.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Emil Milan Abstract Salad Bowl and Tongs
By Emil Milan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carved from solid walnut. Beautiful lines and elegant shape. Signed “EMilan” to underside.
Tongs are 12" long.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Walnut
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
Giant Hans Hedberg Ceramic Egg Boxes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
13" and 10" ceramic egg sculptures with glazed surfaces that mimic actual eggs. Very pop meets organic modernism. The larger one is about the biggest egg ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Luciano Gaspari Glass Sculpture on Custom Lamp Pedestal
By Luciano Gaspari, Salviati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1960, Italy, the cast clear glass modernist Spazialismo work is the largest of three sizes, and weights approx. 20lbs. It was produced by murano glass maker Salviati, where Gaspar...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Enzo Mari Lucite Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lucite cube with internal red sphere.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Large Wilhelm Kage Farsta Vase
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic one-of-a-kind, hand thrown stoneware pottery centerpiece bowl vase with lovely etched design. For Gustavsberg. Signed, with studio...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vally Wieselthier for Wiener Werkstatte, Expressionist Lamp Base
By Vally Wieselthier, Wiener Werkstätte
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
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
Large Ingeborg Lundin Expo Vase for Orrefors
By Ingeborg Lundin, Orrefors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sweden, unique hand blown clear glass oval vase with ingeniously pinched side that allows placement in two positions; diamond etch signed and numbered to underside, circa 1955.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Amphora, Paul Dachsel
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
Adries Dirk Copier Unica Vase for Leerdam Glassworks
By A. D. Copier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, highly decorated footed vase is a unique object from the Netherlands most celebrated glass designer. This is considered to be copier's high period for design, and also his lowest for output. It is estimated that the Leerdam factories were producing under 100 Unica vase...
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Vases
Materials
Glass
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
Rare Vicke Lindstrand Vase for Orrefors
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large 13" vase with stylized image of a rider dismounting from his horse. This is an early and influencial modernist design from Lindstrand, included in the 1990 museum retrospective...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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
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
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
Rare Poul Kjaerholm Hanging Candelabrum
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple, elegant steel spiral floats from invisible fishing wire. Approximately 200 of the PK-101 were produced between 1959 and 1966 for E Kold Christensen.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Candle Holders
Materials
Steel
Rare Presentation Box of Eero Saarinen's GM Tower
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy mirror-finish chrome lid is scale model of Saarinen's GM Tech tower, over carved walnut case. The composition of the box wonderfully demonstrates the connection between the you...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Two French Hand-Stitched Leather Picture Frames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thick saddle leather with hand-stitching around border. One with original marbleized paper backing. One forest green, one dark red. Hermes quality leather. In the manner of Adnet. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Picture Frames
Prototype Marc Lepage Parachute Lamp for Knoll
By Marc Lepage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind and complete inflatable lamp, produced by Knoll in the early '70s. A motor in the chrome base inflates the parachute sock, which is lit by 4 internal bulbs. Wonderful ...
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