About The Moderns
THE 20th CENTURY, A TIME OF GREAT CHANGES IN AN ERA OF SPACE TRAVEL, THE SPLITTING OF THE ATOM BOMB, THROUGH TO ALBERT EINSTEIN'S E=MC2. THE ITEMS WE SELL ARE DESIGNED BY ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, THE GENIUSES AHEAD OF THEIR TIME AND WE ARE THRILLED WHEN WE FIND RARE PIECES BY THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN. WE ARE DEALERS OF THE NEW ANTIQUES, 20st CENTURY ART & DESIGN AND WE ADVISE OUR CUSTOMERS ON REQUEST IN INTERIOR DESIGN WITH OUR PRODUCTS.
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Featured Pieces
Chinese 18th century silk velvet chair cover mounted on board
Located in London, GB
18th Century Chinese chair cover of russet silk velvet for the chair back. The piece reveals two four-clawed dragons towards the top for the chair back, a lotus at the seat and two l...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Ebonized Desk Chair, Armchair, circa 1890 attributed to Portier & Stymus
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in London, GB
Ebonized desk chair / armchair with character is made circa 1890, attributed to Pottier & Stymus, New York. This style chair part of the Aesthetic Movement. The robust chair is erg...
Category
Antique 1890s Aesthetic Movement Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wool, Mohair, Wood
Pair of Brutalist Bronze Wall Lights attributed to Henri Fernandez France 1970's
By Henri Fernandez
Located in London, GB
Pair of brutalist bronze wall lights attributed to Henri Fernandez France 1970's are like an illuminated relief of soundwaves, composed of vertical rods melted together in an irregul...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Aldo Tura Parchment Rectangular Coffee Table
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
Elegant rectangular coffee table by Aldo Tura (1909-1963) in parchment of various tones of brown from walnut, mocha, peanut to cinnamon swirling through the surface of its layer, inc...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Neoclassical Writing Desk with Elaborate Marquetry Dated 1826
Located in London, GB
Exquisite Neoclassical writing desk with elaborate marquetry dated 1826 (in the marquetry) from Southern Germany in walnut, among other wood veneers on an oak structure. The piece of...
Category
Antique 1820s German Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
Rectangular Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Spiral Relief
Located in London, GB
Single rectangular door handle with soft corners has a spiralling relief of squares on the surface. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to t...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Clear Glass Square Double Door Handles, Gold Aluminum, 1960
Located in London, GB
Pair of textured glass double door handles, push and pull, clear cast glass with mat gold anodized aluminum. They are designed for a glass or wooden doors but suitable for any kind o...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Large five-trier Kalmar 1950's Chandelier Clear Glass Cascading Shades and Brass
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in London, GB
Large 5-tier chandelier by Kalmar 1950's consist of cascading clear shades blown into a mold with with rich texture of a vertical ripple effect. The lamps are fitted on to brass fitt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tulip Coffee Table with Etched Metal and Slate Top by Heinz Lilienthal, 1960's
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in London, GB
Round coffee table with black slate mosaic border that radiates around an etched aluminium center plate with radiating abstract pattern. The tulip foot is cast in aluminium.
Round c...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp with Red and Yellow Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Elegant Italian floor lamp dating from the 1950s, featuring a sculptural black-painted angular metal frame accented with brass and wooden details. The distinctive zigzag construction...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Gaetano Sciolari Geometric Table Lamp 1960's in Brass and Aluminium
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in London, GB
A rare, striking table lamp designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Italian Sciolari Lighting during the 1970's. The lamp is constructed from alternate, interlocking, identical, white metal...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Spadafora Checker Table Lamp in Brass and Chrome 1970's
By Romeo Rega, Willy Rizzo
Located in London, GB
Geometric table lamp in brass and chrome by Gioielleria Stefano Bono Spadafora 1970's, has a square base of woven strip of alternating brass and chrome creating a checker pattern.
M...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Brass
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