About Portman
Specializing in authenticated and documented works of twentieth century design -- including the tapestries and carpets of the Swedish weavery Märta Måås-Fjetterström, the gilt bronze jewelry and boxes of the mid-century Parisian atelier Line Vautrin, the graphic transferware of the house of Fornasetti, the experimental jewelry of Claude Lalanne, & the sterling silver holloware of the house of Georg Jensen.
Portman
Established in 20221stDibs seller since 2022
Featured Pieces
Märta Måås-Fjetterström signed “Bandet” Tapestry by Ann-Mari Forsberg
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to present a tapestry woven in Bastad at the storied weavery Märta Måås-Fjetterström, designed by Ann Marie Forsberg in the mid-twentieth century. “Bande...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-fjetterström "Solfläckar" Sunspots Tapestry
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tapestry-woven flat weave may be among the pinnacles of achievement for Barbo Nilsson at Märta Måås-Fjetterström. The colors are just as harmonious in 2022 as they were in 1955...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Harry Willson Watrous “Still Life With A Delft Vase” circa 1930
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HARRY WATROUS
Still Life with a Delft Vase.
Oil on canvas, circa 1930. 715x560 mm; 28x22 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto.
Ex-collection Scott & Fowles, New York;
Sw...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flask of Bacchus 1882
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Museum-quality sterling silver flask made by Tiffany & Co, New York, in 1882.
The body is in very good condition, while the cap has sustained two small dents.
I have left some patina...
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Craftsman Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Blue Ligne Roset Facett Swivel Chairs by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to offer two Facett swivel chairs by R & E Bouroullec for Ligne Roset. This the chair equivalent of Phoebe Philo’s turn of the century work for Chloe....
Category
Early 2000s Swivel Chairs
Materials
Wool
Claudius Linossier Dinanderie Plaque with Dancer
By Claudius Linossier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flat plaque mounted in wood by Claudius Linossier. Figures are not extremely rare in his work, but they are prized, and they are quite hard to find.
Please note — 14 x 14 inches ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Tazza Dish 296 E
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your fruit with this small tazza from Georg Jensen’s grape series.
Designed by Georg Jensen in 1916,
Produced in Denmark with post-1945 marks.
Very good condition.
Surface ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eric Ravilious for Wedgwood, “Travel” soup bowl
By Eric Ravilious
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare bowl, great condition for age and use.
And if you haven’t seen the documentary about Ravilious, Drawn to War, released in 2022, you should! There’s so much to this artist who...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Three Vintage Fornasetti Leaf “Foglie” Plates
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to offer three rare gilt transfer plates from the “Foglie” series, which have not been produced in decades.
A great gift for anyone who loves: Fall, Bota...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Märta Måås-fjetterström “Schackrutig Brun” Brown Grid Carpet Signed Ab Mmf Bn
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Barbro Nilsson, easily Sweden’s greatest colorist of the Twentieth Century, shows us here that she can do subtlety as well as statement. This example, with a small amount of contrast...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Swedish Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Bla Heden" Special Order Rölakan Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Bla Heden" (Blue Heath) was designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström in 1931. Acquired by the Crown Prince of Sweden and his Consort in the same year, it is one of the firm's most belo...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Alex Katz, Lithograph of American Choreographer Paul Taylor, 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alex Katz, black and white lithograph, 1984
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927), Portrait of Paul Taylor, pencil signed and numbered 18/100 lower left, titled lower right, slat framed und...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Märta Måås-Fjetterström signed “Bandet” Tapestry by Ann-Mari Forsberg
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to present a tapestry woven in Bastad at the storied weavery Märta Måås-Fjetterström, designed by Ann Marie Forsberg in the mid-twentieth century. “Bande...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-fjetterström "Solfläckar" Sunspots Tapestry
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tapestry-woven flat weave may be among the pinnacles of achievement for Barbo Nilsson at Märta Måås-Fjetterström. The colors are just as harmonious in 2022 as they were in 1955...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Harry Willson Watrous “Still Life With A Delft Vase” circa 1930
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HARRY WATROUS
Still Life with a Delft Vase.
Oil on canvas, circa 1930. 715x560 mm; 28x22 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto.
Ex-collection Scott & Fowles, New York;
Sw...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flask of Bacchus 1882
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Museum-quality sterling silver flask made by Tiffany & Co, New York, in 1882.
The body is in very good condition, while the cap has sustained two small dents.
I have left some patina...
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Craftsman Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Blue Ligne Roset Facett Swivel Chairs by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to offer two Facett swivel chairs by R & E Bouroullec for Ligne Roset. This the chair equivalent of Phoebe Philo’s turn of the century work for Chloe....
Category
Early 2000s Swivel Chairs
Materials
Wool
Claudius Linossier Dinanderie Plaque with Dancer
By Claudius Linossier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flat plaque mounted in wood by Claudius Linossier. Figures are not extremely rare in his work, but they are prized, and they are quite hard to find.
Please note — 14 x 14 inches ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Tazza Dish 296 E
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your fruit with this small tazza from Georg Jensen’s grape series.
Designed by Georg Jensen in 1916,
Produced in Denmark with post-1945 marks.
Very good condition.
Surface ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eric Ravilious for Wedgwood, “Travel” soup bowl
By Eric Ravilious
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare bowl, great condition for age and use.
And if you haven’t seen the documentary about Ravilious, Drawn to War, released in 2022, you should! There’s so much to this artist who...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Three Vintage Fornasetti Leaf “Foglie” Plates
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to offer three rare gilt transfer plates from the “Foglie” series, which have not been produced in decades.
A great gift for anyone who loves: Fall, Bota...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Märta Måås-fjetterström “Schackrutig Brun” Brown Grid Carpet Signed Ab Mmf Bn
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Barbro Nilsson, easily Sweden’s greatest colorist of the Twentieth Century, shows us here that she can do subtlety as well as statement. This example, with a small amount of contrast...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Swedish Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Bla Heden" Special Order Rölakan Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Bla Heden" (Blue Heath) was designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström in 1931. Acquired by the Crown Prince of Sweden and his Consort in the same year, it is one of the firm's most belo...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Alex Katz, Lithograph of American Choreographer Paul Taylor, 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alex Katz, black and white lithograph, 1984
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927), Portrait of Paul Taylor, pencil signed and numbered 18/100 lower left, titled lower right, slat framed und...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Prints
Materials
Paper