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
Elegant Kalmar Brass and Silk Floor Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in London, GB
Elegant Kalmar floor lamp, Vienna circa 1950's has an aerodynamic cast brass tripod foot, patinated brass stem and large tapered shade in original condition made of lightly textured ...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarafatti 1950's Table Lamp for Arteluce on Black Marble Base
By Arluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in London, GB
A rare and elegant table lamp manufactured by Gino Sarafatti 1950's for Arteluce on black marble base, Italy 1950's. Combining innovative materials with refined engineering, the lam...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sculptural Olive Wood Freestanding Bookcase Room Divider, Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Solid olive wood free unit is very versatile. The composition is in a-symmetrical sections. It can be free standing as a room divider as well as a open cabinet against the wall for b...
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Olive
Pair of Custom-Made Copper Wall Lights in the Style of Mathieu Matégot, 1950's
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in London, GB
Striking and highly atmospheric, this large pair of custom-made wall lights dates from the 1950's and was originally commissioned for a church in Leipzig, Germany. The sculptural des...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Brass Desk Lamp with Patinated Shade, Circa 1950
Located in London, GB
Modernist brass desk lamp with patinated brown round shade edged in shiny brass is held on a brass angular arm that connects to a square brass base in the style of Bauhaus is made in...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi Large Oval Mirror, Bent Plywood, 1950s
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in London, GB
Large, elegant oval mirror designed by Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi for Home, Turin, Italy, circa 1950s. Crafted with a finely curved bent-plywood frame, this sophisticated piece ex...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Abalone, Mirror, Plywood
Pair of Architectural Push and Pull Bronze Door Handles Square
Located in London, GB
Pair of square bronze push and pull door handles with central horizontal border of Brutalist relief creating a stunning detail to the door. They can be mounted on any kind of door. T...
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
1920s Art Deco Floor Lamp by Willem H. Gispen with Adjustable Shade
By Willem H. Gispen, Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in London, GB
Modernist Art Deco Adjustable Floor Lamp, attributed to W.H. Gispen for Daalderop, Netherlands, 1920s
A rare and innovative floor lamp attributed to influential Dutch modernist desi...
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Tall Minimalist Cylinder Vases Set, Kuckertz & Rennertz, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Set of Three Monumental Stoneware Cylinder Vases by Kuckertz & Rennertz, 1970s–1980s
A striking set of three tall handmade stoneware vases, distinguished by their minimalist cylindr...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Carved Hardwood Buffalo Sculpture, Mid-Century Modern
Located in London, GB
Expressive contemporary sculpture depicting a buffalo or bull, hand carved from solid wood circa 1970. The artist has emphasized the animal's imposing presence through its muscular b...
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Vintage 1970s Asian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aqua Blue Molded Glass Tile of Gazelle, Venini 1930, Signed by Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in London, GB
A rare and highly collectible molded glass tile designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892–1977) for Venini, circa 1930.
Executed in a luminous aqua-blue glass, the tile depicts a wound...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Handcrafted Burr Elm Side Tables, Mid-Century Modern, Germany, 1970
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of handcrafted side tables in richly figured burr elm, dating from the 1970s. Individually handmade, each piece is unique, featuring a freeform tabletop shaped accord...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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