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Elegant carving and balanced proportions define this vintage Chippendale style side chair. Featuring a richly finished mahogany frame with a shaped crest rail, pierced splat back, fl...

This vintage dining chair reflects the understated elegance of classic indoor-outdoor furniture with a sculptural wrought iron frame and woven natural reed seat and back. Inspired by...

This vintage Modern coffee table exemplifies the refined balance between architectural structure and natural materiality that defined much of late twentieth-century American furnitur...

An original Heywood-Wakefield step table executed in solid birch with the manufacturer’s signature Wheat finish. The asymmetrical composition reflects the o...

A beautifully executed vintage safari lounge chair that reflects the restrained sophistication associated with Scandinavian modern design. Featuring a solid wood frame supporting a s...

Produced during the height of mid-century design, this suite of six dining chairs by Young Manufacturing exemplifies sculptural refinement and material integrity in American modernis...

Description Originating from the mid-20th-century American manufacturing era, this industrial metal storage cabinet exemplifies the honest, unornamented functionalism of factory-floo...

A distinguished pair of vintage American bentwood lounge armchairs, dating to approximately the 1970s and executed in a design vocabulary drawn directly from the Thonet tradition of ...

Description Produced during the height of the mid-20th-century design movement, this suite of six dining chairs by Young Manufacturing exemplifies the sculptural sophistication and m...

A distinguished Jacobean Revival square occasional table dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, crafted in richly grained oak and exhibiting the bold architectural characte...

Produced by Heywood-Wakefield during the mid-20th century, this extension dining table exemplifies the company’s influential contribution to American modern design. Executed in maple...

Produced by Heywood-Wakefield during the peak of mid-20th-century design, this set of six dining chairs showcases the company's influential legacy in American organic modernism. Comp...

This distinguished pair of antique side chairs embodies the decorative elegance associated with late nineteenth and early twentieth century furniture design. Executed in figured wood...

The distinction between production furniture and studio furniture is not always immediately visible, but it is always eventually felt — in the quality of material choices, in the res...

Designed and manufactured by Lane Furniture in the United States during the 1980s, this Postmodern cocktail table embodies the architectural sensibilities and material innovation ass...

Tomlinson Furniture of High Point, North Carolina introduced its Sophisticate line in the mid-1950s and continued it through the 1960s — a collection of dining, case, and seating pie...

The American schoolhouse chair — also known as the library chair or courthouse chair depending on where it spent its working life — occupies a specific and respected position in the ...

Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen’s HG Systemi for Hansen & Guldborg places itself confidently in the distinguished tradition of Danish modular wall systems — alongside the work o...

Produced in the tradition of Danish mid-century export furniture that brought Scandinavian design to living rooms across the world, this teak side table is a well-resolved and charac...

The Italian Provincial style — that particular synthesis of French neoclassical vocabulary, warm walnut, and decorative cane that defined a significant strand of American furniture p...

This Victorian Revival marble top center table presents a beautifully sculptural interpretation of classic nineteenth-century parlor furniture traditions. The table features an oval ...

A refined pair of contemporary architectural step stools executed in contrasting black and natural wood finishes. The design draws from Shaker simplicity and minimalist architectural...

An evocative mid-century studio-made counter stool executed in hand-worked iron with suspended black upholstered seat and back. Likely produced in an artisan workshop during the 1960...

Executed in the boldly turned Empire manner that defined American furniture production in the early-to-mid 19th century, this solid walnut drop-leaf gate-leg table is a confident and...

A documented American solid cherry end server by Monitor Furniture Co. of Jamestown, New York, bearing the firm’s original paper label and mid-centur...

A vintage round low coffee table combining generous scale with a cerused gray-greige finish and a sculptural arch-form base. The circular top provides substantial working surface at ...

A teak tambour door credenza by Bernhard Pedersen & Søn, the Danish furniture manufacturer founded in 1902 and consistently among the most respected producers of quality Danish c...

A matched pair of three-tier step end tables in cerused gray-greige finish, American, dating to the 1960s–1970s. Each table presents three descending tiers in a staircase configurati...

A complete set of six American mid-century walnut dining chairs from the 1960s, comprising two armchairs and four matching side chairs. The back design is the defining feature of the...

A Chinese export carved hardwood armchair of exceptional decorative ambition, dating to the late 19th to early 20th century. The carving program covers every surface without interrup...

Dillingham Furniture, established in California and active through the height of the American mid-century modern movement, produced furniture that synthesized Scandinavian restraint ...

A compact Chinese provincial elmwood cabinet of domestic origin, dating to the 19th to early 20th century. At 35.25 inches wide, 19.5 inches deep, and 27.5 inches tall, the piece occ...

An exemplary piece of 19th-century French provincial furniture, this solid walnut side table embodies the restrained elegance of the Louis Philippe period as interpreted by a skilled...

Produced during the height of American coastal furniture’s most creative and ambitious period, this bent rattan side table represents the form at its most refined. The piece is const...

Produced by Aimone Manufacturing Company of New York and dating to approximately 1900–1919, this Martha Washington sewing cabinet is c...

A distinctive antique mahogany occasional table of kidney form, this two-tier piece combines confident turned work with specific decorative details that set it apart from standard pr...

A matching pair of two-tier triangular end tables in the mid-century modern manner, each presenting a shield-form top above a conforming lower shelf on three tapered legs. The walnut...

An example of American Empire case furniture in flame mahogany presenting the style’s defining formal vocabulary with clarity. The projecting top drawer above three graduated drawers...

A decorative mahogany music or display cabinet in the Edwardian style, produced in the 20th century in faithful reproduction of one of the most appealing cabinet forms of the early 1900s. The Edwardian music cabinet...

A fully authenticated and precisely documented example of one of the most celebrated pieces in the Drexel Declaration collection — the cocktail table designed by Kipp Stewart and Ste...

A compelling pair of flat bar chrome cantilever armchairs in the manner of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's iconic Brno chair — one of the most architecturally significant and enduringly c...

Hepplewhite Spider Back Mahogany Armchair, Paisley Upholstery, Late 20th Century A beautifully executed Hepplewhite spider back armchair in solid mahogany, produced by a quality American or English manufacturer in the late 20th century in faithful reproduction of one of the most celebrated chair designs in the Georgian decorative arts canon. The spider back — George Hepplewhite's ingenious oval back pierced into a radiating web of curved mahogany straps, each intersection accented with a carved rosette — is among the most visually distinctive and technically demanding chair backs in the English neoclassical tradition, requiring exceptional skill in both design and execution. This example presents the full vocabulary of the form with evident quality: the continuous oval back crest rising from the carved arm supports, the spider web lattice with its central carved rosette and accent rosettes at each major intersection, the fluted arm supports with carved rosette terminals, and the serpentine seat rail with carved apron detail. The front legs are the characteristic Hepplewhite tapered square leg with spade feet — clean, precise, and architectural. The rear legs splay gently outward in the period manner, providing both stability and visual elegance. The upholstered seat is fitted in a warm paisley fabric in tones of sage and cream — a period-appropriate pattern that coordinates naturally with the rich dark mahogany frame. The overall quality of the carving — particularly the rosette details and the precision of the spider web lattice — is consistent with the output of quality American reproduction makers working in the traditional furniture idiom. No maker's markings observed; please check the underside of the seat for any label. The Hepplewhite spider back chair...

A fully authenticated example of the Lane Perception collection — one of the most admired and Scandinavian-influenced furniture lines produced by Lane Furniture of Altavista, Virgini...

A distinguished and well-proportioned kneehole pedestal desk in the Queen Anne revival manner, produced in the 1920s to 1940s during the sustained American and English enthusiasm for...

A beautifully sculptural vintage rattan dining table from the 1970s to 1980s, featuring one of the most visually accomplished base designs in the coastal and Boho rattan tradition. F...

A precisely designed and quietly authoritative mid-century modern side chair in black enameled iron rod, executed in the manner of Paul McCobb's influential work for Arbuck Inc. of B...

A lean and architecturally precise mid-century modern side chair in black enameled iron rod, operating in the distinguished tradition of Paul McCobb's iron furniture for Arbuck Inc. ...

A substantial and well-constructed vintage rattan three-seat sofa from the 1970s to 1980s, forming part of a coordinated coastal living room suite. The frame is built from bundled ra...

This imposing mahogany fauteuil in the French Empire manner exemplifies the bold neoclassical aesthetic that swept European and American decorative arts in the early 19th century — a...

This distinguished set of six dining chairs by Tomlinson Furniture Company of High Point, North Carolina represents the finest tradition of American mid-century modern furniture-maki...

This refined set of four Queen Anne dining side chairs exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of traditional American and European furniture-making. Each chair is constructed fro...

A sophisticated and architectural vintage coffee table executed in the Barcelona manner, featuring the iconic X-form flat-bar chrome base and a generously proportioned thick glass to...

This Renaissance Revival dining table features a 72-inch rectangular top supported by an intricately carved base exhibiting classical European influence. The apron is adorned with r...

The frame features a gently arched crest rail, elongated central splat, round wood seat, and ring stretcher base. The steam-bent elements create a balanced and architectural silhouet...

This 2014 oil on canvas by New York artist Tim Hoyt presents a large-scale equestrian composition rendered in a square 48-inch format. Three cloaked riders move beneath a radiant ci...

This monumental contemporary abstract painting commands attention through scale and structural composition. At 70 by 59 inches, the work operates architecturally — a layered interpla...

A bold, sculptural mid-century lamp with all the right proportions. The tapered walnut cone base rises cleanly from a square brass plinth, creating a grounded yet elegant profile. T...

This bohemian-style pedestal stand is defined by its tall proportions and expressive metalwork. Framed vertical panels are accented with decorative detailing that adds texture and de...

This classic floral oil painting depicts a full bouquet of blossoms gathered in a glass vase, rendered with expressive brushstrokes and thoughtful layering. The flowers appear organi...

This vintage table lamp showcases a refined mix of lucite and suede-wrapped surfaces, creating a piece that feels both grounded and visually light. The rectangular column form gives ...