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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.

The Moderns

Established in 20131stDibs seller since 2013

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Featured Pieces

Murano Sommerso Glass Push and Pull Door Handles with Chrome, Circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Push and pull door handles in solid glass hand blown Sommerso Murano attributed to Seguso Vetri d`Arte, glass with centre in chocolate brown and outer ring in clear glass fitted to a...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements

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Brass

Murano Sommerso Glass Double Door Handles with Brass, Circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Double door handles in solid glass hand blown Sommerso Murano attributed to Seguso Vetri d`Arte, glass with centre in chocolate brown and outer ring in clear glass fitted to a chrome...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements

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Brass

Bronze Door Handles Pair with Organic Relief, Push & Pull, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Rectangular pair of push and pull bronze door handles with organic expressionist relief for double doors or a single door on both sides. They are works of art for your doors. These d...
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Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Architectural Elements

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Bronze

Brutalist Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Black Marble Plinth Dutch 1980's
Located in London, GB
One of a two of Brutalist abstract sculptures by Dutch artist Rien Goené (1929-2013) circa 1980, signed. The asymmetrical concertina shaped bronze sculpture...
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Hand-Carved Abstract Sculptures by J. Metaho, Polished Granite, 1972
Located in London, GB
Group of three abstract sculpture hand carved granite by the Dutch artist J. Metaho, made in the 1970's. The part polished granite is carved with floating planes at angled positions ...
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Abstract Sculptures

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Granite

Set of Three Abstract Ceramic Cube Sculptures by Mobach, 1980s
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
A set of three unique hand formed ceramic sculptures of cubes with crater formed openings on two planes by Mobach Studio in the Netherlands in the 1980's. Mobach ceramics are produce...
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Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Tall Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase by Mobach, Earth Tone, 1960
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
Hand turned studio pottery (floor) tall vase in elongated form has a natural finish. This all sculptural studio pottery vase created on the turning wheel by highly technical skilled Dutch ceramist in the 1960's. The semi matte glaze and form inspired by in nature are highly influenced by leading English Potter Bernard Leach. The vase is both functional and sculptural in its form. Mid-Century Modern vases ready for direct shipping. The vase is part of our large collection of Dutch 20th studio pottery...
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Hand Woven Abstract Tapestry, Red and Black, Dutch 1969
Located in London, GB
Modern abstract art hand woven tapestry by Dutch artist Liesbeth Wiersma in red and black 1969 has been traditionally woven in wool by hand on a loom in a technique called Kelim. The...
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Vintage 1960s European Expressionist Tapestries

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Wool

Mosaic Coffee Table, Abstract Design in Black Metal Frame, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Mosaic coffee table with strong abstract design a well balanced palate in black, red, orange salmon and ochre pieces of rectangular and square pieces of glass creating a striking pat...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Ercole Barovier Large Twin-Handled Vase, Clear & Opaque Glass, 1956
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in London, GB
The double handled trumpet shaped vase designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) for Barovier and Toso 1956-57 is set in a layer of clear glass over a layer of white, over a layer oyster colored opaque glass with gold leaf application. The ribbing at the base of vase the stretches out at the mouth tied in by a ringed band. The handles have been skillfully formed by tightly twisting the glass formed into rings applied close to the upper edge of the vase. Barovier made his mark on the company, the glass-works industry and history. The vessel executed by Barovier and Toso shows the technical complexity of a company founded in 1295. Barovier and Toso have held the realm of its glassworks for 750 years in Italy as Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co. Provenance: Muriel Karasik, New York, NY Literature: A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Iridescent Soffiato Vase by MVM Cappellin for Pauly & Co., 1921
By Cappellin, Pauly & Co.
Located in London, GB
Iridescence bulb shaped Soffiato vaseModel no. 1416, with applied multiple handles, close to and around the opening of the fluted mouth of the vase. A technique where the delicately hand blown vessel achieves a thin wall of amethyst colored glass to appear like a Hydria, a container once carried by the ancient Greek women filled with water from the fountains. The vase was designed by the company Pauly & Co formed in 1919. The vessel was created at the glass works of MVM Cappellin...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Vases

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Hand-Sculpted Abstract Raku Ceramic Sculpture, Netherlands, 1980
Located in London, GB
Ball shape sculpture hand sculpted in ceramic with drip glaze. The ball sits in its natural position by the distributed weight. It is part glazed in white, turquoise, green and bronz...
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

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