Mid-20th Century Furniture

A unique and beautiful faience jug attributed to French ceramicist Emile Tessier. One of a series in our inventory, this vase not only has a beautiful form, but it features hand-scu...

This is a truly “monumental” Danish credenza, designed by Henry Rosengren Hansen and produced by his company, Brande Møbelindustri. It was handcrafted in Denmark in the 1950s, execut...

This very special unique piece is the last of a great series. The shade can be adjusted in any colour and size to either get a very modern or traditional outlook. The table lamp is a...

Dining table By Giulio Moscatelli, circa 1964, made by Meroni.

Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...

Pair of mid-20th century French designed Nightstands from original the 1970s, made of brass and black marble tops with, velvet-lined drawers, measures 50 width 40 depth 43 height Mo...

Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni , Italy, 1960s.

Pair of 1950s Italian gilt metal and olive green light fixtures. Single light. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop:17" Diameter:4.5"

Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo. Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...

A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...

A set of 2 antique silver CG Hallberg, a pair of Rococo-style silver candlesticks, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height a...

Rare Ivar Åhlenius Björk, Lily / Liljan Candlestickscandle holders made by Ystad Metal in Sweden. Please note these are the much rarer smaller versions. Price is for a pair. Sold in ...

Small presentation island made from an old Jieldé machinelamp, nice for lichting jewelry or other small items. Special “floating” effect with the switchable tree colored bottomlight ...

A Fine and Elegant Gilt Iron Chandelier ornated with chains of faceted beads. Maison Jansen, France, circa 1930. 8 lights. Dimensions: Height 29" Diameter 21" CW5364

Set of six dining chairs ‘Darby’ designed by Torbjörn Afdal for Bruksbo, Norway, 1960s. Rosewood and leather. Stamped. H: 96 cm W: 47.5 cm D: 58 cm SH: 45 cm

Set of 2 bedside tables with double lighting lamps, brass lamp and under the drawer. Facade and tray in blue formica Circa 1950. Lighting in working ...

Mid-Century Modern Dining Table/ Desk with drawer, Italy, 1960s.

A Mid-20th Century Antiqued Pine King Size Arched Top Headboard in good vintage condition. Measures 84" in width, 4" in depth and 46" in heigth.

Black painted metal coffee table with teak top by ISA Bergamo. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxe...

Stool designed by Uno and Östen Kristiansson for Vittsö, Sweden, 1960s. Teak and leather. H: 40 cm W: 42 cm D: 42 cm.

Rare pair of chairs designed for the project « La Cascade », the grouping of tilted apartments at Les Arcs 1600 ski resort supervised by the french designer Charlotte Perriand. Made ...

Roger Capron 1 of 21 blue ceramic vases, France - 1950s, Labeled. Please get in touch regarding the exact measurements of each vase Roger Capron (1922-2006) was a French ceramic ar...

Antique Persian Mashad Rug, Mid-20th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 9'3" W x 12'6" L Origin: Persia Period: Mid-20th Century Rug ID: 10054

One of the ten beautiful and elegant modern brass wall lights or sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. Each w...

Serving trolley, anonymous, for DUX, Sweden, 1960s. Rattan and bamboo. H: 78 cm W: 48 cm L: 91 cm

Handwoven rug in kelim technique by Swedish textile artist Anna-Greta Sjöqvist. She was born in 1908 and died in 1993, she had her own weaving mill in Sösdala in Hässleholm. Röllaka...

A stunning pair of hand-colored botanicals in an unusual size of narcissus and rose blossoms in beautiful gold frames.

Red and clear crystal with diamond cut detail and smooth detail,sticked Val St Lambert Crystal Belgium, some scratches on base and two small scratches ...

Original solid steel 24 inch square side tables by Florence Knoll with floating laminate walnut tops. We have multiple tables that can be used tide by side as a longer coffee table. ...

Great industrial eye-catcher as a work station in a hip company or the man cave. But also as a presentation place for a special (museum) object would be a great function! The start...

Moroccan Rug, Mid-20th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 3'5" W x 5'2" L Condition: Excellent

scultura astratta - sec meta xx secolo - vetro sommerso viola artista ignoto. Descrizione : bellissima scultura astratta in vetro di murano...

small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960 some paint missing

Bulldog in bronzo - scultura bronzea - bulldog scultura - dog - vintage - xx sec Periodo del design prima meta xx secolo Paese di produzione italia Stile Art Déco, Vintage ...

Very unique wrought iron and wicker Gossip Bench from the 50s. in the very simple yet sophisticated style of Arthur Umanoff (doesn´t have authentication)....

Sideboard designed by the HI-Gruppen, Sweden, 1960s. Birch. Stamped. H: 64 cm W: 130 cm D: 45 cm Literature: Örn, Johan, The HI-group and the return of craft: Swedish furniture and interiors 1960-1966, ArkDes, Stockholm, 2017, compare bedside tables by Anders Berglund...

8-light brass chandelier Italian production early 1950s. Entirely hand-washed brass with curved arms and stem. Brass lamp holder with crystal disk. Original electrical system. In...

Descrizione: bellissimo posacenere in marmo rosa con decorazione in ottone rappresentante un gufo reale Origini : Italia Periodo di produzione : 1930 Raffigurazione :...

Azerbaijan has a rich history of rug weaving, stretching back several centuries. The country stands at the crossroads of various cultures, and its carpets reflect this in their creat...

Painted on cardboard, Angels in prayer, Longaretti Complex painting made on cardboard depicting a group of praying Angels, the painting simulates this representation as if it were pa...

Ceiling lamp in opaline glass and brass details, with elliptical geometry.

1400 pair of French large trumpet sconces Two pair available

An Original 1950;s Italian floor Lamp set on a Carrara marble base, with brass and green enamel.  Rewired and PAT tested, a working on and off switch to the top of the shade.  A very stylish piece which will add vintage Italian charm...

Il nome della serie è dovuto alla destinazione originaria della sedia, disegnata per la Club House del Golf Club di Carimate, Como. La sedia prende ispirazione in parte dalla tradizi...

MId-century Venetian lamp with many controlled bubbles throughout. With applied aqua glass swirls. Custom parchment shade. New acrylic base. Shade dimension is 7" high x 13" in diame...

Stools from the turn of the 1960s. Beautiful leopard high-quality upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. We can prepare this stools also in another option of fabric and wood. Please check the last pictures with color samples.

Interesting Art Deco africanist pedestal table, circa 1930 patina to redo.

Oak magazine rack, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960). Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimal...

A bold, vibrant glass “Koralli” dish designed by Tamara Aladin for Riihimäen Lasi Oy. The deep blue and green colored glass swirl in a clear glass body resting on an opaque white bas...

Property of the Estate of the Late J.P. Morgan, All 4 catalogs from the famous sale of J. P. Morgans estate from 1944 and they are bound into a hardcover book. The catalog lots have selling prices noted in pencil. Sale #1: Furniture and Objects of Art, Part 1, Sale Number 513, January 6,7, and 8, 1944. Sale #2: Color Plate Books...

Jan-Harry Persson. Self-portrait Graphic sheet dimension: 12 x 12.5 cm. Provenance: Arne Lindqvist's collection of artist self-portraits which included this one by Jan Harry Persson,...

Mid-century teak lounge chair armchair, Denmark 1960. Set of 2 ! New uoholstery in torquois blue.

Art deco oak expressive table, a masterpiece of design by the iconic Amsterdam School movement from the 1930s. This exuberant and sculptural dining table draws its creative essence from the artistic vision of Dutch architects like Michel de Klerk and the decorative sculptor Hildo Krop, known for their distinctive, innovative style. Crafted with the finest oak, this Amsterdam School table is a testament to the movement's commitment to combining functionality and artistic expression. Its bold, geometric lines and intricate detailing reflect the Amsterdam School...

Rare and clever table that can be used as a dining table or as a large coffee table. A clever brass mechanism makes it easy to change the height of the table. With its double X-s...

Pair of elegant Murano glass vases with 22k gold flecks. Glass leaves surround the top.  

Roger Desserprit (1923-1985) woodenand plaster sculpture, provenance, " vente d' Atelier" many accidents and losses Roger Desserprit France (1925-1985) Aged 25, Roger Desserprit exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Colette Allendy before taking part, in 1949, in the Salon des Réalités nouvelles alongside Arden Quin, Bresciani, Eielson, and Vardanega. Encouraged by the poet André Frénaud, he met Bazaine, Ubac and Vieira da Silva, whose workshops he frequented. Close to the Madi movement initiated by South American artists...

Hanging pendant lights from the 1960s, designed by Massive Belgium with an opaline lampshade Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, mak...

Rohé Noordwolde; Rattan; Chair; Armchair; Herman broekhuizen; Noordwolde; Dutch Design; 1960s; Netherlands; Rattan chair designed by H. Broekhuizen for Rohé Noordwolde in the 1960s....