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
Nanny Still 'Stalactite's Chandelier for Raak Netherlands 1960
By Nanny Still, RAAK
Located in London, GB
‘Stalactites’ chandelier designed by Nanny Still and manufactured by Raak Amsterdam, Holland 1960. Nanny Still was one of the most important modern Finnish designers of glass and cer...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
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...
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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...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp, Tripod Legs, 1950s Design
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Elegant Italian floor lamp dating from the 1950's, featuring a slender brass frame and tripod legs. The tapered shade has a linen finish. The curvaceous shape is emphasizing its scul...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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...
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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...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Spadafora Checker Table Lamp in Brass and Chrome 1970's
By Willy Rizzo, Romeo Rega
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...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Brass
San Marino Ceramic Multi Color Table Lamp, Italy 1960's
By San Marino Pottery
Located in London, GB
Ceramic table lamp features a rectangular body mounted on a dark wooden base with a motive of stylized vases glazed in bright colors all along the four sides, each side is different ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Stilnovo style 1950's Opaline and Brass Italian Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Stilnovo style 1950's Italian chandelier consist of 6 curved brass arms holding opaline shades. The stem is elegantly decorated with a array of brass tubes that create a dynamic visu...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Abstract Tapestry in Wool by Maria Flavia de Monsaraz Lisbon ca. 1970
Located in London, GB
Abstract tapestry in modernist forms titled 'Passerc e Saisale' (passer and salt cellar), by Maria Flavia de Monsaraz, Postwar & Contemporary sculptor (1935-2019), Lisbon Portug...
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Vintage 1970s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Jute
Set of Three Vallauris Free-Form Ceramic Vases, France, 1950's in black & White
Located in London, GB
A striking set of three free-form ceramic vases produced in Vallauris, France, during the 1950s. Each vase features a unique organic silhouette and is decorated with expressive whi...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Knotted Cotton Tapestry After Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
Hand-knotted cotton rug after an Abstract Expressionist painting by Kandinsky from 1920-30's, suggesting a landscape with boat and figures in an abstract form, in muted colors and bl...
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
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