About Past Perfect
Past Perfect is a San Francisco-based vintage, mid-century, Scandinavian modern, and Asian antiques collective established in 2002. Representing more than a dozen different dealers with decades of experience, we offer a diverse and ever-changing array of iconic, collectible, and often unique items. This includes furniture, lighting, and decor by important international designers and manufacturers; fine art such as paintings, prints, and sculptures; professionally appraised Asian antiques; and so much more. Our most prized pieces can be found here on 1stdibs, and we encou...Read More
Established in 20021stDibs seller since 2012
Featured Pieces
Pair of Boston and Sandwich Glass Co. White & Blue Dolphin Candlesticks, 1840–60
By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A gorgeous pair of circa 1840–1860 antique Boston and Sandwich Glass Company clam broth white and French blue pressed glass dolphin candlesticks.
Italian Renaissance-style dolphin s...
Category
Antique 1840s American American Classical Candlesticks
Materials
Glass
Live Edge Redwood Burl Slab and Root Coffee Table, c. 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally handsome and well-crafted circa 1970 live edge California redwood burl slab coffee table with redwood limb and root base.
Expansive two-and-a-half-inch-thick old gr...
Category
Vintage 1970s Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plywood, Wood
Stiffel Saucer Shade Enameled Metal and Brass Three-Light Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Stiffel
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very striking and uncommon 1950s Stiffel mid-century modern atomic-style floor lamp with large saucer shade and three shaded uplights on brass rods and black metal base.
Twenty-fo...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Pair of Mid-Century Austrian Slipper Chairs with 1990s Silk Upholstery, 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely pair of 1940s Austrian slipper chairs with matching throw pillows professionally reupholstered in the early 1990s in purple dupioni silk with chenille piping.
Clean and cla...
Category
Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Velvet, Foam, Birch, Down
Egon Ostergaard for Svensk Mobelindustri Teak Roll-Top Secretary Desk, 1960s
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late-1960s Scandinavian modern teak roll-top secretary desk with pull-out writing surface and multiple drawers by Egon Ostergaard for Svensk Mobelindustri of Sweden.
Lockable cyli...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Lane Acclaim Snack Tables by Andre Bus, 1960
By Andre Bus, Lane Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of scarce 1960 Lane Acclaim No. 900-18 snack tables by Dutch designer Andre Bus.
A seldom seen design from the iconic mid-century modern furniture line that launched in 195...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Lacquer
Italian Onyx and Brass Trefoil Top Three-Legged Side Table, 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and uncommon 1950s Hollywood Regency Italian onyx and brass three-legged side table or occasional table.
Stylized trefoil-shaped top with graceful curves joining the thre...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Modeline Tripod Floor Lamp with Fiberglass Saucer Shades, Brass, and Wood, 1950s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and uncommon 1950s Modeline mid-century modern atomic-style tripod floor lamp with large fiberglass saucer shade and matching smaller one on a brass rod and black wood...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Pierre Cardin for Dillingham White and Brass Chests of Drawers, 1970s
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Pierre Cardin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 1970s Pierre Cardin for Dillingham white and brass chests of drawers or nightstands.
From iconic designer Pierre Cardin’s clean and concise Art Deco or Streamline Moderne-...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rud Thygesen for Heltborg Møbler Rosewood and Aluminum Coffee Table, Late 1960s
By Heltborg Møbler, Rud Thygesen, Domus Danica
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late-1960s Danish modern model 45 rosewood coffee table with aluminum accents by Rud Thygesen for Heltborg Møbler, and distributed by Domus Danica.
Expansive five-foot-plus-long t...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Three-Piece Rattan Nesting Table Set, 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very attractive and well-made 1950s three-piece set of rattan nesting tables.
Tables feature natural rattan frames with cane-wrapped accents throughout. A nice design detail are r...
Category
Vintage 1950s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking ...
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Pair of Bamboo Side Tables with Woven Cane Herringbone Pattern Tops, c. 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice pair of circa 1970 bamboo side tables or end tables with distinctive herringbone pattern woven cane tops.
Hand-crafted natural bamboo frames feature hand-woven and wrapp...
Category
Vintage 1970s Asian Bohemian Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
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