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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Fontana Arte
Creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Midcentury centerpiece by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy 1950
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte large amethyst glass centerpiece with profiled and curved glass on a golden brass base, Italy, c. 1956.
Stunning solid bass base, rare colour glass.
Bib: Roberto Aloi, Esempi di Decorazione Moderna di Tutto il mondo, Vetri d’Oggi, Milan, 1955, p.54 (picture 11) Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte : Gio Ponti, Pietra Chiesa...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Meadow by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Meadow by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 65 pieces.
This multi-motif pattern features various finely detailed scenes of flowers, cattails, clover, grasses, and fo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oval mirror. Italian work by Fontana Arte. Circa 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This oval mirror is made of a clear mirror on the center, surrounded by a bronze mirror. This is an Italian work by Fontana Arte. Circa 1970
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Turquoise Globe Ceiling Lamp by Fontana Arte, Italy Mid-20th Century
By Fontana Arte
Located in Greding, DE
Large globe-shaped ceiling lamp made of turquoise glass on a long chromed rod. Label by Fontana Arte on the inside.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Fontana Arte Scintilla Sommatoria sculptural lighting Livio Castiglioni
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Sculptural hanging light designed by Livio Castiglioni in 1972. Produced by Fontana Arte.
This lighting fixture consists of one base and six hanging units and one weight. Hanging u...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Steel
Superb Renaissance Style Large Antique Gorham Sterling Silver Pitcher, Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent ewer with exquisite repousse silver work depicting generous campagna vases overflowing with flowers, set on scrolled foliate bases. The rim decoration featuring a lined ribbon motif adorned with wreaths. Front design with a large oval laurel leaf border medallion topped with a depiction of a beautiful maiden flanked by wide foliate forms and Belle Epoque scrolls.
Very good condition commensurate with age, a few tiny unobtrusive surface dings- please see detail photographs.
Museum quality work of art, a spectacular vessel for all forms of libations.
Makes an outstanding centerpiece, wedding / anniversary gift.
32.8 troy ounces.
Marks: Sterling, Gorham Manufacturing Co. late 19th century hallmarks, letter M for the year 1880.
Measures: diameter: 10 inches handle to spout, 6.5 inches body.
height: 9.25 iinches.
The Gorham Manufacturing Co. along with Tiffany & Co. are considered the two most influential American silver makers of the 19th century. Gorham pieces were the choice of a number of United States presidents: Ulysses S. Grant comissioned the spectacular Century Vase, Mary Todd...
Category
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fontana Arte hand mirror. Italy c1950
Located in London, GB
Beautiful early hand mirror by Fontana Arte c1940s Italy.
Both sides are mirror.
In good condition with some age marks visible.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte ceiling suspension model 1239
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte ceiling suspension model 1239
Designed and made in Italy, 1960s
Takes 3 medium base bulbs.
Rewired for US.
Brass was beautifully restored.
Overall drop i...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gorham Traditional Sterling Silver Revere Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Traditional sterling silver Revere bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1957. Curved sides, flared rim, and stepped foot. A historic form that can suit many modern uses. Fully marke...
Category
1950s American American Colonial Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Japonesque Hand-Hammered Mixed Metal Dragonfly Bowl, 1883
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1883. Curved sides with allover spot hammering and gilt-washed interior. Applied copper and silver orname...
Category
1880s American Japonisme Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Gorham Sterling Mounted ABP Cut Glass Pitcher
Located in Norwood, NJ
American Brilliant Cut Glass Pitcher, late 19th c., possibly C. Dorflinger and Sons, hobstar, diamond and fan pattern with Gorham ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Salt Shakers, circa 1900
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer you these sterling silver salt shakers by Gorham Silversmiths, hallmarked 1900. They have an old-world regalia that refl...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Painted aluminum, fabric. Cast aluminum table lamps, each with 2 x E12, (candelabra) sockets and newly made fabric shades. A very rare model.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage art glass pendant lamp by Fontana Arte Italy 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Embrace the rare and remarkable with this stunning Art glass chandelier by Fontana Arte, a true Italian masterpiece hailing from the 1970s. Fontana Arte was founded in 1932 by Luigi ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of American Edwardian Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1927
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Georgian sterling silver candlesticks, 1927. Retailed by Black, Starr & Frost in New York. Each: Bellied socket with detachable bobeche; tapering shaft on raised fo...
Category
1920s American Edwardian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mod. 1776 Side Table by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960's
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The Mod. 1776 Side Table designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the 1960s is a classic piece of Italian mid-century modern furniture. Max Ingrand was a renowned French-Italian d...
Category
20th Century Italian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Coat Racks Glass Chromed Steel Midcentury Italy 1960s Set of 2
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
Wall coat hanger of different design made of chromed steel and nile green glass. Produced by Fontana Arte in the 60s.
Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent service even ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Steel, Chrome
Italian red chandelier Lampara by Roberto Menghi for Fontana Arte, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red chandelier Lampara by Roberto Menghi for Fontana Arte, 1960s
Chandelier mod. Lampara with round base in orange-red lacquered aluminum. It has a dome-shaped lampshade lacq...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare art glass pendant lamp by Fontana Arte Italy 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Embrace the rare and remarkable with this stunning Art glass chandelier by Fontana Arte, a true Italian masterpiece hailing from the 1970s. Fontana Arte was founded in 1932 by Luigi ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa Ashtray/Empty Pockets Glass, 1950, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa ashtray/empty pockets glass 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Furniture
Materials
Glass
Max Ingrand Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Rare Chandelier by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Colored glass, frosted glass, brass. Takes 6 x E12, (candelabra) bulbs. A beautiful and rare model.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Max ingrand Fontana Arte Brass and Glass Pendant Mod. 2409, Italy, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Diameter 34 height 90 including the chain
Beautiful Fontana Arte pendant designed by Max Ingrand featuring a thick glass screen and patinated brass mounting. Height can be easily ad...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Clessidra Wall Lamp by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large Clessidra wall or ceiling lamp designed by Bobo Piccoli and produced by Fontana Arte in the 1970s.
The lamp consists of a polished white square glass diffuser with frosted orn...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Francesco Librizzi 'Alicanto' Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte in White and Gold
Located in Glendale, CA
Francesco Librizzi 'Alicanto' Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte in White and Gold.
Executed in blown glass shade and white painted metal stem with golden accents, this floor lamp's elegan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Max Ingrand set of three table lights model no 2483
Located in London, GB
Rare set of three original illuminated vases. Model no 2483 c1966
by Max Ingrand
Three varying sizes of lamps
74cm x 12cm
60cm x 11cm
46cm x 10cm
Fontana Arte sales catalogue Mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Amber and Turquoise Glass Sconces by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Rare wall lights designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte featuring amber and turquoise glasses. Masking the light sources is a reverse teardrop frosted glass shade. Brass Hardware.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare 1st edition Giova lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1964
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Giova lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1964 for Fontana Arte, the famous Italian lighting design house.
It has the particularity of having 2 possibi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
No 1371 Picture Frame by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Glass, brass. Rare horizontal tabletop frame designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Elegant polished crystal panels with brass-banded fittings and stand.
Vertical version availa...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian red chandelier Lampara by Roberto Menghi for Fontana Arte, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red chandelier Lampara by Roberto Menghi for Fontana Arte, 1960s
Chandelier mod. Lampara with round base in bright red lacquered aluminum. It has a dome-shaped lampshade lacq...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gorham Plymouth Sterling Silver Water Pitcher, 1909
Located in New York, NY
Plymouth sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1909. Tapering and paneled ovoid body, reeded helmet mouth, capped scroll bracket handle, and stepped oval foo...
Category
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Revival Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beautiful Victorian-Style Sterling Silver Centerpiece Bowl By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Victorian-Style (made in the Edwardian Period), centerpiece bowl (possible Old Chantilly), Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence,m
for 1905. Floral, swirled border, f...
Category
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Picture Frame Decorative Object Luigi Fontana for Fontana Arte Midcentury 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Double Photo frame by Luigi Fontana for Fontana Arte produced in Italy in the 1940s.
The multiform photo frame has a wooden structure and decorated and ground glass with metal access...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bathroom Mirror Cabinet by FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte
Located in IT
Rare Vintage Bathroom Furniture Mirrored Cabinet by FontanaArte with Lights. High blue side panels open and allow products to be arranged on small glass shelves. The blue mirror panels at the bottom, on the other hand, flip open and conceal electrical outlets and a toilet paper roll holder...
Category
Late 20th Century Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Italian red chandelier Lampara by Roberto Menghi for Fontana Arte, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red chandelier Lampara by Roberto Menghi for Fontana Arte, 1960s
Chandelier mod. Lampara with round base in orange-red lacquered aluminum. It has a dome-shaped lampshade lacq...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Pair of Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare and extraordinary pair of large sconces with three different beveled colored crystal glass layers fanning out from a central satin glass diffuser wi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1990s Fontana Arte Table Lamps Model Falena by Alvaro Siza Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Magnificent pair of modern table lamps by Fontana Arte designed by Alvaro Siza Italy
circa 1994.
Adjustable body to manage light.
Chrome metal and glass.
Low-voltage table lamp...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Fontana Arte 1960 Italy Milan Very Rare Table Desk Lamp In Glass And Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric table lamp designed by Fontana Arte.
An extraordinary piece of Italian decorative arts, created in Milano by Fontana Arte, back in the 1960. Crafted with translucent cut glass and nickeled steel. The main body is composed by two rectangular beveled pieces of greenish glass carved with incused circles and frosted finishes.
Fontana-Arte
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti (1891-1979). The company is known for the processing of curved glass and for the production of lighting equipment, becoming over the years a prominent name for Italian design. Fontana-Arte marked the “history of light and furnishings” in Italy and worldwide. Born of the idea of an architect, the company has always kept strong ties with the design world, gradually involving leading Italian and international architects and lighting designers. With them, the company has created a true cultural project of architecture, lighting and furniture. This design culture, mainly involving fine materials (above all glass), has seen interaction between technology and aesthetic appeal as its main focus, generating a series of timeless objects, with splendid shapes, some of which have become design classics, exhibited in leading museums around the world. Giò Ponti invites Pietro Chiesa (1892 – 1942) to join him in the art direction. Chiesa is a distinguished glass master who enlists the craftsmen from his own workshop to join him to the company. Gio Ponti designed the 0024 pendant lamp and the Bilia table lamp in 1931. Pietro Chiesa‘s most famous lamp at that time is the Luminator, designed in 1933, in 1937 the 006. In 1954, Max Ingrand, a French glass master and decorator, renowned for his stunning stained-glass church windows, becomes the art director. He designed the Fontana table lamp. Gio Ponti becomes again art director in 1967 and he designs a new collection of lamps, the Pirellina and Pirellone table...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Steel
Max Inrgand for Fontana Arte Rare Chandelier Model 2338
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare chandelier or ceiling light model 2338 with five polished teardrop shaped double glass shades with partial sand-blasted centers suspended by brass s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
1950s Rare Fontana Arte Modernist Grand Scale Shaped Brass Wall Mirror
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
1950s rare original Fontana Arte modernist grand scale wall mirror consisting of shaped brass frame with gently arched and rounded top which slightly tapers towards the bottom and or...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
2 table lamp "Tapira model by Gianemilio Piero & Anna Monti for Fontana Arte 70s
Located in Padova, IT
Fontana Arte Tapira Desk Lamp
Designed by Gianemilio,Piero and Anna Monti for Fontana Arte , Italy , 1974 . Tapira desk lamp made from white Macrolon with glass dome diffusor , the "...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass, Plastic
20th Century Pietro Chiesa Table Lamp in Glass and Brass for Fontana Arte, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
After an apprenticeship with the glassmaker Giannotti Pietro Chiesa opened his own glass workshop in 1921. In the early 1920s he participated in the Monza Biennale, the Venice Bienna...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sterling Silver Salt Cellar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver salt cellar was manufactured by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island and is hallmarked 1901. Was this piece made ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Max Ingrand mod. 2291 paperweight for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Max Ingrand model 2291 paperweight for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Signed with the incised F X
Reference: Quaderni Fontana Arte 6
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Pirellina Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Pirellina table light is a work deigned by Gio Ponti in 1967.
Made by Fontana Arte, Milan.
H. 36 x 17 x 8.5 cm.
Cast aluminum, painted gray, glass, frosted and ribbed, metal ro...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Leaf-Form Bonbon Dish By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau pattern, sterling silver, leaf-form bonbon dish, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1933. A photo of one of these dishes appears in t...
Category
1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Squared Wall Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing squared wall mirror model 2377 mirrored coloured cut glass frame black wood fitting by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.
Made in Italy 29 - January - 1965.
The original stamp is still visible on the back, as shown in the picture.
Reference: Quaderni Fontana Arte n°7.
Max Ingrand (1908 – 1969) ;
Creating forward-thinking and innovative pieces of furniture years before his time, French stained glass designer and decorator Max Ingrand created design classics such as the Fontana table lamp, a bulbous white-painted metal frame with a satin white blown glass shade and globe. The Italian contemporary...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
"Chiappa" Folding Chair by Russi for Schopenhauer, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1990s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
"Chiappa" chair by Piero Russi for Schopenhauer / Fontana Arte.
Plywood chair with an intriguing folding system, featuring aluminum frame.
Category
1990s Italian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Gorham Bird’s Nest Sterling Silver Egg Spoon
Located in New York, NY
Bird’s Nest sterling silver egg spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Leafing twig stem and nest terminal lain with 3 eggs. Bowl elongated ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Pierced Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1906. Solid oval well and curved sides with pierced diaper and open leafing scrollwork. Rim reeded and steep...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Chandelier Model 2088
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare and extraordinary chandelier model 2088 consisting of nine double lens cut panels of thick profiled polished glass with partially sand-blasted glass...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand Round Orange Mirror Fontana Arte Model 1699, Italy Circa 1958
Located in Vienna, AT
Max Ingrand round light orange mirror for Fontana Arte, Milan Model 1699, Italy Mid-century; stamped at the reverse of the mirror (date of production)
The Max Ingrand orange (aprico...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Decorative Box by Fontana Arte 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The "Vintage Italian Decorative Box by Fontana Arte, 1960s" is a captivating piece. Its silver lid and blue crystal glass base, crafte...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Fontana Arte Ceiling Light Model 1748 by Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Fontana Arte ceiling light model 1748 designed by Max Ingrand in the 1950s. Features a beautiful thick glass shade with beveled e...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sconces by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sconces by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. Chrome quarter domed bodies, paired with thick cut glass diffusers. Wired for U.S. standar...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Sputnik Cut-Glass Chandelier by Fontana Arte, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, PA
Chandelier designed by Fontana Arte, crafted in the 1960s. This masterpiece of lighting showcases the meticulous craftsmanship that Italy is celebrated for.
Skillfully designed by F...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
No 1370 Picture Frame by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Glass and brass. Rare tabletop frame designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Elegant polished crystal panels with brass-banded fittings and stand.
Horizontal version also availa...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand Ceiling Light Model 2088
Located in London, GB
Max Ingrand (French 1908-1969) Ceiling light model number 2088.-1959 Partially opaque glass - nickel plated brass Size :Diameter 71cm (28.7/8 inches) Drop: 108 (43.5inches) long st...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Large Art Deco Period Solid Sterling Silver Serving Platter By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Large, Art Deco Period, solid sterling silver serving platter/tray, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1933. Measures 18 3/4 inches wide (at wid...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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