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Furniture For Sale
Italian Architectural Wall Unit in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit or wardrobe, walnut, Italy, 1970s This striking wall unit from the 1970s reflects a bold modernist approach with an architectural appearance. Crafted from rich walnut, the...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Furniture

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Walnut

Cascada Suspension Lamp Handcrafted Pink Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
Cascada suspension lamp with a brass structure, featuring four tiers of handcrafted pink Murano glass. Designed for both aesthetic refinement and functional illumination, it is equip...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Boogie Nights Handmade Ceramic, Antique Copper & Verdigris Copper Coffee Table
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The teal green ceramic tiled and verdigris copper Boogie Nights coffee table is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. Th...
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2010s South African Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Copper

18th Century Swedish Reeded Buffet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Buffett with a galleried top. With two drawers, below two doors, opening to shelf storage. Decorative reeded design to the draw and door fronts and scraped to a...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Furniture

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Wood

Piero Fornasetti Ceramic "Love" Coasters, a Complete Set of Eight with Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Coasters with Hearts and Sayings about Love, With Original Red Box, 1950s-early 60s. Each of the eight coasters has a central white heart on a gold ground. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

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Ceramic

Chairs by Rud Thygesen & Johnny Sorensen for Magnus Olesen, 1970s, Set of 24
Located in Antwerp, BE
A high quality of curved laminated wooden stacking chairs with woven wool upholstery in olive green. Set of 24 stacking chairs available, price ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Wool, Wood

Hans-Agne Jakobsson '1003 Hans Pendant' in Pine for Vaarnii
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson '1003 Hans Pendant' in pine for Vaarnii. First created by legendary designer Hans-Agne Jakobsson, the '1003 Hans Pendant' is a uniquely architectural lamp with a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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Pine

Modern Dining Chair Gropius CS1 in Wool Fabric by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and concise...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Furniture

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Fabric, Wool, Mohair, Bouclé, Felt, Cotton, Velvet, Acrylic, Ash

Set of 8 Books with Flowers, Nordens Flora, Sweden, 20th Century
By Carl Axel Lindman
Located in Greven, DE
Set of 8 Books - Nordens Flora Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (* April 6, 1856 in Halmstad, Sweden; † June 21, 1928 in Adolf Fredriks församling, Stockholms län) was a Swedish botanist. ...
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20th Century Swedish Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pine Coffee Table, France 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Pine Coffee Table France, 1950 Low pine coffee table with metal legs, in the style of C.Perriand. 59”L x 17.5”d x 10”h Ref. MOD1128
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20th Century French Furniture

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with the charm of the 19th century with our Louis XVI carved and gilded tree form mirror. This exquisite piece, reminiscent of the opulent French aesthetic, featur...
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19th Century French Antique Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Early 20th century inlaid birch octagonal occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century inlaid birch octagonal occasional table circa 1910. Fine quality side table, that would also function well in the hall or as a lamp table. Inlaid and strung bord...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Furniture

Materials

Birch, Elm

Bunny Williams Home Block Print Lafayette Lampshade 15" (Brown)
Located in New York, NY
A surprising, abstract geometric design in shades of coffee and deep brown. Available in two sizes: 15” x 8" x 11” slope 18” x 9" x 13” slope Additional Information - Hand blocked ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Abstract Modern Wood Sculpture, Still Stand No1 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Lounge Chair, Charles and Ray Eames, 1956
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lounge Chair, Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra Production 1990s, United States, 1956 (original design). Bent plywood frame with rosewood finish, leather upholstery, and die-cast aluminum...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

Zabihi Collection Vintage Moroccan Square Hallucinating Lions Rug
Located in New York, NY
a mid-20th-century Moroccan rug with 6 "trippy" lions on an ivory ground Details rug no. j4441 size 5' 2" x 6' (157 x 183 cm)  
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid Century Roman Penis Sculpture 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a provocative mid-century Roman sculpture from the 1940s - a daring representation of a stone penis encased in a cube of protective glass. This intriguing artwork challen...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Stone

Art Deco Italian Fold-Out Cabinet with Table and Benches in Chestnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fold-out cabinet or highboard with table and benches, chestnut, Italy, late 1940s This exquisite Italian convertible unit, crafted in the late 1940s and executed in rich chestnut, s...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture

Materials

Chestnut

Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. Patinated Art Metal on a b...
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2010s French Art Deco Furniture

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

Murano glass pendant lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Suspension lamp mod. LS 132 with iridescent Murano glass discs, designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in the early 1970s. This is lamp from a stock and therefore in like-new condi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Chest
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your interiors with the timeless elegance of this Vintage Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Chest. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, this sophisticated piece features a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture

Materials

Burl

1970s Pair of Armchairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Pace Collection
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous space age brown pair of astonishing armchairs in velvet designed by Arch. Guido Faleschini for Mariani they are part of the "Pace Collection". The velvet is perfect an...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Velvet

Zabihi Collection Bubble Gum Pink Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Pink Color Vintage Turkish rug we found. Colors are all original in good overall condition for its age. Circa 1930 Details rug no. 31207 size 4' 9" x 9' 11" (145 x 302 cm)
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Early 20th Century Turkish Romantic Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Concrete and Iron Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural French industrial bench featuring a gently curved concrete seat and backrest supported by a tubular iron frame. Ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. Original patina th...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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Concrete, Metal

fferrone Contemporary Minimal Clear Revolution Rocks or Martini Glasses Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Revolution rocks and martini, set of two Strikingly simple in form, the Revolution collection is handcrafted in the Czech Republic by master glassblowers, and formed from a pure e...
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2010s Czech Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Austrian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of five brass coat hangers designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 10.25” H x 2.75” W x 3” D
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1950s Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Handcrafted Farmhouse Fluted Porcelain Pendant With Trumpet Shape
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. On their own they make a statement with their gentle flared bottoms and deep fluting. Hang in multiples for extra oomph. These cas...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mirror 'OKO 75' in Stainless Steel by Zieta, In Stock
Located in Paris, IDF
"OKO 75 contemporary mirror by Zieta (New model from 2020 collection) Stainless steel Measures: 75 x 6 cm. Zieta is best known for his collection of stools “P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Japanese leather chair, Primitive Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique chair from the Showa era. The deep-colored genuine leather has a unique texture and soft feel that comes from years of use. You can enjoy the changes in the leath...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Leather

Armadillo Sterling Silver Lighter
Located in Milan, IT
Playful true-to-life silver armadillo that serves as a lighter other than being a decorative artwork in its own right. Expertly made by the Florentine...
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2010s Italian Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Console Table / Sideboard Produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare console table / sideboard by unknown designer. Produced in Denmark.
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Grand-Scale Arched Glass-Paneled Double Doors
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of grand-scale arched glass paneled double doors. Contains (mostly) original glass plates (one missing, the second broken) Constructed, circa 1910 in...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Czech Contemporary May Champagne Coupe Glasses Handmade, in Stock
Located in Chicago, IL
May champagne coupe glasses, set of two A pair of Czech contemporary glass handcrafted is the perfect modern champagne glass. The May Collec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Blue Murano Glass Pendant
Located in Austin, TX
Blue glass pendant from the Island of Murano blown in the Pulegoso technique. (Puleghe means bubbles). This pendant has been newly wired to fit US standards and is in very nice antiq...
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1920s Italian Vintage Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Louis Majorelle Aux Alges Carved Mahogany Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Majorelle 1859–1926 Aux Algues Mahogany Bench Bench with hand carved foliate details c. 1900 mahogany, upholstered cushion Dimensions: 49¼ h × 62½ w × 22 d in (125 × 159 × 56 c...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Lights in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall lights in black. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are sti...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Red for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in red for Nemo. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mirror 'Tafla O5' in Polished Stainless Steel by Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Tafla O5" contemporary mirror by Zieta Original Zieta mirror, delivered with certificate. Polished stainless steel Measures: 60 x 40 x 6 cm. More shapes and sizes are available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Bruce Sienkowski "Eli Armchair" for Charlotte, USA 1991, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pair of Eli armchairs with maple wood seat, back and arms attached to a black powder coated steel base. Designed by Bruce Sienkowski for Charlott...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture

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Steel

Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Dark Brown Patinated Outdoor Sconce
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' dark brown patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Luigi Caccia Dominioni Sofa, circa 1960, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Luigi Caccia Dominioni sofa, L4 "Chesa Laria" model, Azucena Edition circa 1960, Italy.` Model created in 1959, small production. Sculptural walnut wo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Cornelia Table lamp
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
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2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Shell

Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Cheetah
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking cheetah design on a sleek black background. Perfect for adding a touch of wild elegance to coffee tables, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture

Materials

Iron

20th Century Italian Round Umbrella & Stick Stand By Piero Fornasetti c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A vintage 20th Century Italian metal stick stand, designed by Piero Fornasetti, features a unique design with umbrellas and sticks encircling the outer cover. The interior is painted...
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20th Century Italian Other Furniture

Materials

Metal

Glazed Ceramic Vase Signed by Angelina Alós, Spain, 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Ceramic vase signed by renowned Spanish ceramist Angelina Alós (Valencia, 1917 – Esplugues de Llobregat, 1997), a pivotal figure in contemporary Catalan ceramics. This piece is a tru...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Oversized Berber Moroccan Rug, Wabi-Sabi Meets Abstract Expressionist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21140 Oversized Abstract Moroccan Rug, 13'04 x 17'04. Emulating Wabi-Sabi and Abstract Expressionist style, this hand knotted wool oversized Berber Moroccan rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The perfectly imperfect tribal design and intense earthy color palette woven into this piece work together creating a bold, expressive look. An allover pattern composed of unusual geometric shapes, short horizontal bands of color, and ambiguous tribal motifs are sporadically dispersed across the beige backdrop. Reflecting elements of Abstract Expressionism and a bold art form, this authentic Berber carpet draws inspiration from Ad Reinhardt, Fernand Leger, Clyfford Still and Helen Frankenthaler. It is truly 'Art You Can Walk On'! Perfect for adding organic textile sensations to living room, family room, bedroom, home office, large library or study, studio, game room, billiards room, playroom, children's area, home theater, large entertaining space, hotel lobby, or a lounge area. Well-suited for a variety of interior styles: Cubism, Orphism, Abstract Expressionism, Fauvism, Surrealism, Futurism, Cubist, Retro, Modernism, Contemporary, Expressionist, Postmodern, Art Moderne, Hygge, Mys, Mysigt, Tribal, Boho Chic, Bohemian, Nomadic, Midcentury Modern, Industrial, Loft, Urban, and Eclectic. Iconic in its styling, this modern Moroccan rug would also complement esoteric ambiences from avant-garde estate homes, contemporary chateaus, and ultramodern coastal villas to luxury ski chalets, exclusive hunting lodges and affluent mountainside manor found in Colorado, Lake Tahoe, Wyoming, or the Adirondacks. Rendered in variegated shades of beige, navy blue, brick red, charcoal, ink blue, gold, rose, mauve, lavender, gray, and light green with other accent colors. Abrash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in Morocco. Berber Tribes of Morocco. Measures: 13'04 x 17'04. Hotel Lobby Size Carpet 13 x 17 Rug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Expressionist Furniture

Materials

Wool

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Restored Dilly Dally Vanity Set Mint Green
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, restored ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, fabric, plastic, brass, mirrored glass, metal, lacquered wood, Italy, 1968 Outstandin...
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

"V" Day Bed Yellow Velvet and Beechwwod base (Mid Century Style)
Located in Stockholm, SE
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the...
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2010s Bosnian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Velvet

Very rare DS 31 lounge set in green leather by De Sede Team for De Sede Swiss
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
This rare set of vintage de Sede swivel club chairs boasts a stunning patina on the luxurious and very rare green leather upholstery. These high-quality, Swiss-made chairs in this co...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

Three-Light Meander Flexible Arm Ceiling Mounted Light Fixture
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Ceiling mounted Meander light featuring three flexible arms which allow you to adjust and pose the light fixture; shown here with metal arms in standard ...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

An Armchair, Upholstered in Pure Yellow Gold Mohair
Located in LEWES, GB
A modern lounge chair / armchair upholstered in a yellow gold, premium, soft, pure mohair fabric. Beech frames and sprung seats. Handmade in England. Also available in COM. The d...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Furniture

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Mid-century Sculpted Teak Occasional Chair by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-century sculpted teak occasional chair by designer T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for the Widdicomb furniture company. The chair features a dark stain and a U-shaped back that form...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Teak

Ib Kofod-Larsen Knitting Lounge Chair Sheepskin Sahara Walnut for Audo
Located in New York, NY
First launched as a limited edition in 1951, Ib Kofod-Larsen’s Knitting Lounge Chair is reimagined with a natural oak, dark stained oak or walnut frame. The distinctive piece is meti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Sheepskin, Walnut

A French Polychrome Painted Terracotta Figure of a Mastif, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Polychrome Painted Terracotta Figure of a Mastif, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Width: 15cm. Height: 11.5cm. Depth: 5cm.
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19th Century French Antique Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Sculptural Mid Century Bastiano sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in 1962, Bastiano is a sculptural sofa that truly expresses the couple's design philosophy. Their signature elements - geometric wood frame, soft ne...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

Marti Font Art Deco Squirrel Photo Frame, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco photo-frame by Marti Font, France, 1920. Spelter, marble, brass and glass. Overall dimensions - Height 7.5"(19cm), width 8.9"(22.5cm), depth 3.9"(10cm). Largest photo...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass, Spelter

Atelier des Marolles Touret screen roomdivider wrought iron with animals, 1950s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This iconic room divider was created by the well-known french artist jean touret for atelier moralles, who founded the workshop in france during the 1950s. The heavy hand-crafted pi...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pablo Picasso Ceramic Pitcher Tetes Visages Editions Picasso Madoura
Located in Chicago, IL
Madoura turned pitcher of white earthenware clay with decoration by Pablo Picasso black and white drawings. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EDITION PICASSO' po...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These elegant pillows are crafted from iconic Fortuny textile, showcasing a classic damask motif in a warm terracotta tone against a soft beige background. The design features styliz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Linen

Dutch Art Deco Table by P.E.L. Izeren for Genneper Molen, Model 259
Located in Hellouw, NL
A fine example of Dutch Art Deco design from the early 20th century, this table by P.E.L. Izeren was produced for Genneper Molen. Model 259 combines architectural structure with a st...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Furniture

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

19th Century Small Cabinet Nightstand from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Small Swedish country gray painted cabinet standing on tapered legs; may serve also as a nightstand or side table. Decorative curved backsplash; a single fluted cabinet door opens wi...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Furniture

Materials

Pine, Paint

Dining Chairs in Pine and Sheepskin
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, pine, reupholstered in sheepskin, Czech Republic, 1950s Pine dining chairs featuring a sheepskin in beige color. This particular model is manufactured without armrest...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Sheepskin, Pine

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Exceptionally Fine Quality Antique Italian Micro-Mosaic Plaque Depicting "The Saint Peter Square" in Rome. The center medallion surrounded by a beautiful Laurel Wreath in multiple shades of Green Mosaic amidst a black Belgium Marble border. The interior rounded subject depicts Saint Peter Square which is found in Rome, Italy. The entire center panel is made up of a captivating array of tesserae in a variety of shapes and colors, which create this stunning mosaic construct. When inspected from up-close, small rectangular tesserae are found in an assortment of colors, which include: white, green, blue, red, black, brown, orange etc. When the subject is seen from afar, a fantastic image of the entire Saint Peter Square can be viewed as if a painting has been created. The oil on canvas of this scene, by was sold in Christie's Auction for over $2,000,000 USD. The plaque rests in a custom ebonized and gilt square frame. This can be used as a decorative object on the wall to serve as a painting, or, be converted to a table-top by mounting it on a table stand. Rome, Circa: 1850 Giovanni Paolo Panini (Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome), View of Saint Peter's Square, Rome. From Christie's Auction: Giovanni Paolo Panini arrived in Rome in 1711, painting capricci and architectural pieces in a vigorous if slightly eccentric style, and by 1719, when he was admitted to the Academy of St. Luke and the virtuosi al Pantheon, he was a rising star in the Roman art world. From around 1719-1726 he was much in demand for decorative frescoes, including quadratura, ornament and landscape and other genres, often in collaboration with figure or flower painters. During this period he worked for Cardinal Patrizi at Villa Patrizi, Cardinal Annibale Albani at Palazzo Albani (now del Drago) alle Quattro Fontane, Livio de Carolis at Palazzo de Carolis, Cardinal Alberoni at Palazzo Alberoni, Innocent XIII Conti in the Quirinal and in the library of S. Croce in Gerusalemme. In 1724 he married Caterina Gosset, the sister-in-law of Nicolas Vleughels, the director of the French Academy in Rome, to which he was admitted in 1732, and as a result he was much patronized by the French. During the 1720s he developed his figure style away from the awkwardness of his early works into one that concentrated on groups of stylishly-dressed aristocrats and skillfully modelled bystanders, sibyls and pseudo-antique figures. These he noted down in drawings (such as a sketchbook in the British Museum) that he drew upon to populate his paintings. He also began to receive commissions to design and record temporary festivals, often for French ambassadors to Rome. By the beginning of the 1730s Panini was developing a distinctive subgenre of the capriccio in which recognizable monuments are placed in imaginary topographical relationships, which were well-received in the classicizing era of Clement XII Corsini. In 1732 he was one of the panel of judges for the competition instituted by Clement for the Lateran façade, and in the following year painted an impressive View of Piazza del Quirinale for the pope. At about this time he was developing his best-known topographical subjects, interior views of St Peter's and the Pantheon, which were much in demand, to judge by the number of extant versions extending into the 1750s. By about 1734 he was beginning to attract the attention of English patrons, who ordered sets of Roman views, such as those at Marble Hill House (1738) and Castle Howard. In 1736, through Filippo Juvarra, he received important commissions from Philip V of Spain for scenes of the life of Christ in the Chinoiserie room at La Granja in Spain (1736). From as early as the 1720s he had been producing some vedute (view-paintings), initially based on prototypes by Gaspar van Wittel, and he developed the genre in subsequent decades in works that would include impressive panoramic views of the Forum or Palatine, although his staple genre was the capriccio rather than the veduta. He also expanded his repertory of church interiors, adding such churches as S. Paolo fuori le Mura and S. Agnese in Piazza Navona, as well as church interiors recording special events. His son by his first marriage, Giuseppe (1718-1805), began to support him in architectural and festival design projects. By the 1740s Panini was at the peak of his powers, and evidently had a considerable workshop helping him meet demand, especially of capricci to be used as overdoors and other decorative installations. Giovanni Paolo was successful in elevating himself socially above the usual artisanal status of genre painters, and would sometimes include a self-portrait in paintings commissioned by the great and powerful. He also appears to have been successful financially, and owned a substantial palazzo in via Monserrato. He increasingly concentrated on important commissions, such as a view of the Lottery in Piazza Montecitorio (London, National Gallery, 1743-1744), the designs for the festival decorations for the birth of the Dauphin in Palazzo Farnese (Waddesdon Manor, 1751), or the view of an imaginary picture gallery housing the collection of Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga (Wadsworth Atheneum, 1749). In the mid-1750s he received an important series of commissions from the Duc de Choiseul, French ambassador to Rome and soon to become one of the most powerful men in France, that included his best-known compositions, Ancient Rome (Roma Antica) and Modern Rome (Roma Moderna). These large paintings, of which there are three sets (in Boston and Stuttgart, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Louvre) represent imaginary picture galleries based on the Valenti Gonzaga composition but hung with what purport to be Panini's own vedute of ancient and modern sites respectively (with corresponding pieces of sculpture). These paintings sum up the eighteenth-century canon of the greatest works of architecture and sculpture, and the equivalence between modern and ancient Rome. By this time Panini was being assisted by his son by his second marriage, Francesco (1748-1800), who was a skilled draughtsman and painter who continued his father's work after his death in 1765. The Farnborough Hall paintings The Piazza S. Pietro and the Campidoglio are important vedute by Panini painted in 1750 and originally installed, with other works by Panini and Canaletto, in the seat of the Holbech family, Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire (National Trust). Farnborough Hall had been inherited in 1717 by William Holbech (circa 1699-1771), who is documented on the Grand Tour in Florence, Rome and Venice from late 1732 until his return home at the end of April 1734 with his brother Hugh. Holbech is said to have gone on the Grand Tour to recover from a broken heart and to have spent a considerable time there prior to these documented appearances. During his time in Rome he acquired two Paninis, which were seen by an anonymous antiquary around 1746, who referred to various sculptures "all brought from Rome with two pictures, one of the Rotunda, and the other of diverse buildings by Panino" (British Library, Add. MS 6230, pp. 31-32). The Rotunda (the Pantheon) is a painting now in a private collection in New York, and is signed and dated 1734. The Diverse Buildings, which was probably one of Panini's capricci, has not been identified. On his Grand Tour Holbech seems also to have acquired two Canalettos, although they are not mentioned by the antiquary, who may only have had eyes for things Roman. In about 1746-1747, Holbech remodelled the house by creating a Saloon, now the dining room, at the back of the house. This room, the entrance hall, the staircase, library and closet were stuccoed by William Perritt of York, and a bill for this work dated 14 November 1750 survives (or survived until recently; G. Beard, Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain, London, 1975, p. 233). The two Canalettos acquired on the Grand Tour were installed in the Saloon, together with two new works commissioned from Canaletto, who was then in England and working nearby at Warwick Castle in 1748. The two Paninis acquired on the Grand Tour may have been installed in the Library, as Alastair Laing assumes (op. cit.), while three new works commissioned from Panini in Rome were placed in the Hall and Saloon: the Piazza S. Pietro for the overmantel in the Hall (fig. 1), the Campidoglio as the overmantel in the Saloon (fig. 2), and an Interior of St Peter's (now in Detroit) (fig. 3) on the adjacent wall facing the windows. Two of the Canalettos flanked the Campidoglio, while the others were on the opposite wall. The Interior of St Peter's was therefore effectively the fifth member of the Canaletto set, distinct from the two overmantels. Holbech's installation of his Canalettos and Paninis in fixed stucco frames was unusual for England in 1750, and had probably been inspired by what he had seen on his Grand Tour in Northern Italy, where fixed stucco installations of canvases were common in the 1720s and 1730s (Cornforth, II, p. 51). The Campidoglio and the Interior of St Peter's are both signed and dated 1750, a date that corresponds to the payments for the stucco. The commission for the new Paninis would have been made through an agent, possibly the Roman dealer in antiquities Belisario Amidei from whom some of the antique busts in the Hall were acquired in 1745, who was also a picture dealer; or perhaps the painter Pietro Berton, who on 7 December 1750 shipped a Panini to England. The paintings were sold to Savile Gallery in 1929 and replaced by copies by one Mohammed Ayoub. The four Canalettos were exhibited at Savile Gallery in 1930 and entered the London art trade, finding their way at various times to Augsburg, Melbourne, Ottawa and a private collection. The Paninis seem to have been resold immediately to Knoedler & Co. in New York. When the stucco was removed from the library by Holbech's great-grandson, another William Holbech, shortly after his succession in 1812, the Interior of the Pantheon and the Diverse Buildings may have been taken down. Although there is no record of either painting being at Farnborough subsequently, the Interior of the Pantheon at least must have remained there, since it appeared at Knoedler's in 1930 at about the same time as the other Paninis, and was presumably acquired at the same time from the same source. The Campidoglio was a rare subject for Panini: this is the only known extant version, apart from fictive versions in the Metropolitan Museum (1757) (figs. 4) and Louvre (1759) versions of his Roma Moderna composition (but not in the first Boston version of 1757). Probably Holbech insisted on the choice of subject in order to represent the centre of Rome's civic administration to complement the religious one of St Peter's. The Campidoglio may have been of interest to English patrons because it represented the seat of a form of government they were more comfortable with than the papacy. For example, Canaletto painted the subject, together with English subjects, for Thomas Hollis, 'the most bigoted of all Republicans' in 1755, who may have wanted to 'represent London as the heir to the legacy of Ancient Rome and Renaissance Italy' (see Michael Liversidge and Jane Farrington, eds., Canaletto and England, exhibition catalogue, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, London, 1993, p. 25). Canaletto also painted the subject for Sir Richard Neave, Ist Baronet (1731-1814) of Dagnam Park, Essex, at the end of his English stay or shortly afterwards (i.e. 1755-1766) (sold, Sotheby's, London, 10 July 2002, lot 8). Like Holbech, Neave mixed Venetian and Roman subjects, but his Roman subjects steer clear of St Peter's: the others were the Piazza del Quirinale and Piazza Navona. While Holbech had gone to both Venice and Rome and commissioned views of both cities, Rome sets the keynote for his decoration: antique busts line the Hall, and its religious and civic centres are the overmantels in the Hall and Saloon respectively. The Piazza S. Pietro The Piazza S. Pietro shows the piazza much as it appears today, apart from the absence of Valadier's late eighteenth-century clocks on the towers. Bernini's colonnade (1656-1667), both ends of which are visible, reaches out its arms to embrace the viewer. In the center of the piazza is the obelisk moved by Sixtus V in 1586 from the left side of the church where it had formed part of the Circus of Nero. On either side are two fountains, the one on the right by Carlo Maderno (1613) and the one on the left created to match it by Carlo Fontana in 1677. Beyond is the rectangular forecourt to the church, the piazza retta, leading to the façade by Maderno, completed in 1610, and the dome by Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta and Domenico Fontana. To the right of the façade the roof of the Sistine Chapel is just visible, followed by the Cortile di S. Damaso, the palace of the Swiss Guards and the palace of Paul V. A Cardinal is being driven in a carriage across the piazza at the right in the direction of the Borgo Nuovo and Ponte S. Angelo with his blue-liveried retinue and subsidiary carriages. Unlike the later versions of the subject that depict the Duke de Choiseul, there seems to be no intent to portray any particular cardinal: the procession of a cardinal here is presented simply as characteristic activity within the piazza. Various groups of figures, including well-dressed women in brightly colored dresses, Swiss Guards, priests, gentlemen, idlers and a pilgrim are distributed around the piazza. 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