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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Fontana Arte
Creator: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Pair of Vintage Barcelona Chairs by Mies van der Rohe
Located in Zandhoven, BE
Iconic Vintage Pair of Barcelona Lounge Chairs by Mies van der Rohe!
Timeless pair of Barcelona lounge chairs, a design classic by the legendary Mies van der Rohe! These chairs ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Wall soap dish by Fontana Arte 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Genova, IT
2-person wall-mounted soap dish, thick glass (12mm) and chrome metal. in excellent condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Krefeld Brown Lounge Chair
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Classic and timeless design authentic Krefeld brown leather lounge chair.
Mid-Century Modern was originally Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927 for the Esters and Lange residences in Krefeld, Germany.
One of the most popular designs of the 20th century a masterpiece that fits seamlessly into any environment.
Classic detailing, clean lines and exceptional comfort make the Krefeld lounge appropriate for residential and commercial use.
Specifications:
Upholstery: Leather, color brown saddle.
Cushions are high-density foam with a Dacron top layer.
The seat uses coil-spring suspension for enhanced comfort.
The back uses dynamic suspension for added flexibility and support.
The inner frame is constructed in engineered hardwood and plywood.
Legs are ash hardwood in a medium cherry finish.
The seat cushion is reversible.
Model: 751 Krefeld lounge chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Hardwood, Plywood
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Light Pink Table Lamp
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from layered and blown Murano glass and a circular cast iron metal base. Signed.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass s...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Black Leather Barcelona Chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Black Leather Barcelona chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Leather
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Brno Armchair with Chrome Frame, Knoll Style A Midcentury Masterpiece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Knoll Brno armchair was designed by Meis van der Rohe in 1930 and is celebrated for its lean profile, clean lines and meticulous attention to detail. These chair are a faithful homag...
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Brass for Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in brass for Fontana Arte. Executed in a brushed brass metal frame with a mouth blown white glass diffuser, transparent cord with dimmer and plug. One of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ivory Leather Copper Frame Tubular Knoll Brno Chair, Mies van der Rohe
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage Knoll Brno chair designed by Mies van der Rohe with tubular steel frame. This chair has been lovingly restored with a new ivory leather with a frame powder coated in a rust...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Illuminated Mirrors Signed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte ca. 1950s
Located in Geneva, CH
Very rare pair of glass, brass and aluminum illuminated curved mirrors signed by Gio Ponti and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy ca. 1950s.
Mirrors crossed by 3 kind of luminescant tul...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Table lamp Bis by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Elegant table lamp designed by Fontana Arte in 1954. Bromated base with double curved crystal top in black with burgundy red reflections when lit, and lower translucent white that em...
Category
20th Century Italian Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Max Ingrand ceiling lamp model 2448 Fontana Arte 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning ceiling lamp model 2448 designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy 1960. The lamps feature a round chrome structure that holds thirty-two chiseled gla...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Chaise Longue Model 242 by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll International, 1980's
Located in London, GB
The adjustable Model 242 MR Chaise Lounge was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927.
Produced in 1980 by Knoll International in the USA, with Brown leather and a chrome steel ...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Bilia table lamp (mod. 2474) design Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. Anni 60
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp
Bilia (mod. 2474)
design Giò PONTI
for FONTANA ARTE.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
Anni 60
DESIGNER
Gio PONTI
(1891-1979) was an influential Italian architect and designer, among...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Pendant No. 2127 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Crystal cut clear glass, frosted glass, nickel plated brass. painted aluminum. 8 x E12, (candelabra) sockets.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte brass opalin glass chandelier 1955
Located in Paris, IDF
This brass and opal glass chandelier, designed by Max Ingrand for the iconic Italian lighting manufacturer Fontana Arte, dates back to 1955. Crafted with noble materials and clean li...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
8 Mies van der Rohe Cantilever Chairs in Chrome & Black Saddle Leather 1980s
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 8 MR 10 cantilever chairs (256cs) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This set is made in high quality black vegetable tanned saddle leather by Gavina in Italy c.1980s. An absolute icon of the Bauhaus Movement and influential to the entire Mid Century Modern Period.
Comfortable and perfectly balanced they have become one of the most enduring designs of the 20th Century with manufacturing starting in 1927 and still continuing to this day. Originally designed as a dining chair they work equally well as side chairs or as a set of funky office meeting room or conference chair.
The concept of using metal tubing as a supporting structure in chair design is credited to the British manufacturer RW Winfield who produced campaign chairs in a cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This original design was known and documented to have been an inspiration to both Marcel Breuer and van der Rohe. Breuer was the first to produce a design in chrome pipe work and inspired by the curved handlebars of his Adler bicycle he designed the Wassily chair in 1925. Although this was not a cantilever chair it helped to establish a base production method that was built on by others. This resulted in the first true cantilever chrome chair, the S33, being designed by Mart Stam in 1926. Thereafter, van der Rohe designed the MR10 in 1927, the Brno chair in 1930 and Breuer 2 further chairs in 1928, the B32 (later named the Cesca chair after his daughter Francesca) and the B33 which was a derivative of Stam’s S33.
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll Brno Chair in Cato Upholstery 60 available
Located in Hudson, NY
Knoll Brno chair designed by Mies Van der Rohe. These chairs are upholstered in Knoll's Cato upholstery. Color is 'natural'- which reads as a pale oatmeal color. These chairs are fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Pugno Table Lamp by Richard Carruthers for Fontana Arte, 1971
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Original table lamp No. 2425 or "Pugno" designed by Richard Carruthers and produced by Fontana Arte in 1971.
The lamp is made of metal, painted gray and has a chrome tube in which...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Max Ingrand Dahlia Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand Dahlia chandelier. Polished & nickeled brass, curved glass. 16 Arms, each ending with a candelabra socket. Glass petals alternate betwee...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Set of Eight MR10 Dining Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of eight beautifully patinated original brown leather MR10 chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll.
Category
1960s Vintage Furniture
Materials
Leather
Fontana Arte Umbrella Stand with Smoked Glass By Max Ingrand
Located in Westport, CT
Fontana Arte umbrella stand composed of two smoked glass panels, the front side beveled and panels mounted on a solid unlacquered brushed brass frame.
Origin: Max Ingrand For Fontan...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Black Leather & Chrome Barcelona Lounge Chair by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Outremont, QC
Authentic Barcelona black leather lounge chair with chrome X base designed by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Black leather
Excellent condition
29” height, 29.5” width, 32” depth, 17...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Fontana Arte Coat Hooks
By Fontana Arte
Located in Red Lion, PA
Pair of original Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte coat hangers, Italy, 1960.
mod. 1779
Nickeled brass and beveled glass.
Literature: Quaderni di Fontana Arte, n. 2, p. 46.
Category
1960s Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Model 1636 Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 1636 Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. A gorgeous polished brass drop pendant featuring a rather complex design at t...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barcelona Coffee Table designed by Mies Van Der Rohe c 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Barcelona Modernist coffee table from Mies van der Rohe. Well crafted, constructed of high quality materials, probably made in Italy, circa 1970's. This example is in excell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel
Two Gio Ponti shape Fontana Arte table or wall mirrors Italy c1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Two Gio Ponti shape Fontana Arte free standing table or wall mirrors.
Italy c1950 in very good condition
Lovely patina to brass. Mirror in very good condition. Some age but no rea...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Glass Slab and Metal Coffee Side Table
By Fontana Arte
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pietro Chiesa designed this lovely modernist glass and metal coffee table for the renowned Italian manufacturer Fontana Arte in the 1940s. This rectangular coffee table, with its "sc...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Table Mod.1736
Located in Red Lion, PA
This beautiful coffee table is designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Model 1736 Italy, 1950s
This table is made with a beautiful green colored glass with metal and brass. You ...
Category
1950s Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe Knoll 1960s
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare Barcelona chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929 and produced by Knoll in the 1960s.
The piece features an amazing hand dyed black leather upholstery with on a c...
Category
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Lounge Chairs "MR10" by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Located in PARIS, FR
MR10 chair by designer Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, from the 1930s. Cantilevered flexible frame, chrome steel tube, and beige cane seat. Slight signs of wear. Two chairs available.
LP87...
Category
Mid-20th Century Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century M. Ingrand for Fontana Arte Pink Curved Crystal Frame Italy 60s
Located in Palermo, IT
Wonderful portrait frame with pink curved crystal frame of rectangular shape with rounded edges, brass support. Designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italian production since 193...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll International MR chair 256cs, Black Leather, 1980s.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll International MR chair 256cs, Black Leather, 1980’s.
The MR Collection represents some of the earliest steel furniture designs by Mies van der Rohe. The ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mies van der Rohe Brno Chair 245 Tubular Steel, Knoll, Mahogany Leather, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brno Chair, Tubular, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1930
Designed by Mies van der Rohe for his renowned Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic, the Brno Chair reflects the groundbreaking...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Brno Flat Bar Armchair 255 AC, Black Leather, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Brno Flat Bar Armchair 255AC, Black Leather with armpads (original design).
The Tugendhat House, often considered to be Mies van der Rohe’s defining resi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Mies Van der Rohe MR Lounge Chairs with arms for Knoll, brown suede
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Mr Lounge Chairs with Arms designed my Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll.
Brown suede seat pad / tubular chrome steel frame
Leather straps
Knoll manufacturer labels dating: Nov ...
Category
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Chrome
OZ pendant lamp by Daniele Puppa & Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte, 1980
Located in UTRECHT, NL
The OZ pendant lamp, designed by Daniele Puppa & Franco Raggi in 1980. Crafted by the esteemed lighting manufacturer Fontana Arte in northern Italy during the 1980s, this exquisite p...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Glass
"Dahlia" mod. 1563 M. Ingrand for Fontana Arte Brass Glass Chandelier Italy 50s
Located in Palermo, IT
Very rare "Dahlia" chandelier, model "1563", designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the 1950s is one of the most coveted and iconic pieces of Italian Mid-Century design. Pink cu...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Small table mod. 1932 design by Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. Glass & Metal. Italy
Located in Torino, IT
Side table mod. 1932
design by Giò PONTI
for FONTANA ARTE.
ORIGIN
Italy
DESIGNER
Gio PONTI
(1891-1979) was an influential Italian architect and designer, among the best known on th...
Category
1990s Italian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Floor lamp mod. 0024 Grande, design by Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. Italy
Located in Torino, IT
Floor lamp
mod. 0024 Large,
design by Giò PONTI
for FONTANA ARTE.
Dimmable diffused light
on the floor with
slide switch.
ORIGIN
Italy
DESIGNER
Gio PONTI
(1891-1979) was an influen...
Category
1990s Italian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Coffe table design Max ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in Rovereta, SM
Max Ingrand (1908–1969)
coffee tables
Glass, lacquered metal and brass
Edited by Fontana Arte
Model created circa 1959
H 40 × W 99 × D 39 cm
Bibliography: Domus, No. 361, December 19...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Etched Glass Sconce No. 1537 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This sconce was manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy in 1970s based on a Pietro Chiesa's design of the 40s.
It has a chrome-plated metal frame and an etched glass shade.
In additi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Pair of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe MR10 Leather Dining Side Chairs
Located in West Reading, PA
This is a pair of MR10 side dining chairs, initially designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927. These chairs date to the 1980s, and are unmarked.
They have tubular steel cantile...
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Furniture
Materials
Leather
Mid Century White Barcelona Chairs by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of vintage mid century modern white Barcelona chairs designed by Mies van der Rohe were manufactured by Knoll International, Inc. circa 1970. This iconic Bauhaus chair orig...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte brass crystal frosted glass chandelier 1938
Located in Paris, IDF
This superb chandelier, designed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte in 1938, is a variation of the Padelle chandelier designed in the early 1930s. It consists of a large flat disc of crys...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Fontana Arte Candle Koi
By Fontana Arte
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Candle Koi table lamp produced by Fontana Arte Italia.
Lamp with modern and elegant design made of steel and plastic, with spotlights.
The spotlights are adjustable. Perfectly workin...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Knoll Barcelona Lounge Chairs by Mies van der Rohe, Black Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll Barcelona Chairs, set of 2.
Designed by Mies van der Rohe, originally in 1929.
Black leather.
Knoll manufacturer tags are dated 1987 on bottom of seat cushions.
One of the ...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Knoll Barcelona Lounge Chairs by Mies van der Rohe, Ivory Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll Barcelona Chairs, set of 2.
Designed by Mies van der Rohe, originally in 1929.
Volo "Ivory" leather
This set is Knoll's latest production.
Manufacturer's stamp/ signature o...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mies van der Rohe Knoll Barcelona ottoman with brown leather cushion
Located in Ferndale, MI
Barcelona chair and the matching footstool were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, for the German Pavilion at the International Exposition of 1929, hosted by Barce...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fontana Arte Organic Glass Form Bowl 1960
Located in Munich, DE
Rare blue grey glass bowl, candy dish designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Similar examples pictured in Franco Deboni’s “Fontana Arte” published by Allemandi & C., 2...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Postmodern Italian Orio Coffee Table by Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in Renens, CH
Minimalist designed Orio side table by the architect and designer Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1970s:
The base of this table is made of cast iron with a metal stem and a rare, b...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare floor lamp by Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, ca. 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Floor lamp model "Saturn"
Brass base / glass: construction brass, aluminium, satined glass
Reflector rotatable in all positions
Dimensions / h. 180cm diam. 57cm
Fontana Arte around 1...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1930s. Unique sculptural 'Saturn' ceiling light, with an illustrativ...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Couple of wall lamps design Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte 1950s
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare Couple of wall lamps design Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Red Barcelona Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1972, Set of 2
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 2 Barcelona lounge chair, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972.
Made of chromed steel and leather.
Excellent vintage co...
Category
1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Coffee Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll, 1970
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972.
Made of chromed steel and leather.
Excellent vintage condition.
The B...
Category
1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Furniture
Materials
Chrome
'Riga' Wall Sconce by Paolo Zani for Fontana Arte, 1995
By Fontana Arte, Paolo Zani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 'Riga' Wall Sconce designed by Paolo Zani for iconic Italian manufacturer Fontana Arte, 1995. The Riga wall lamp has a thin, straight metal frame that curves and includes a ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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