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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator: Joe Colombo
Space Age "Birillo" Bar Stool by "Joe" Colombo for Zanotta, Italy, 1970
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
The “birillo” bar stool (italian for “bowling pin”), designed in 1970 for italian company zanotta is one of his last designs: colombo died in 1971 at only 41 years of age. futuristic...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Elda Chair by Joe Colombo
Located in Porto, PT
Elda Chaie designed in 1963 by Joe Colombo. produced in Italy. It was considered very futuristic for its time. The structure - Fiberglass white shell rotates on a 360 ° swivel base,...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Joe Colombo for Zanotta Pair of Barstools in Leather and Chrome
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo for Zanotta, barstools, model 'Birillo', leather, chrome, fiberglass, Italy, 1971. Pair of remarkable swiveling 'Birillo' barstoo...
Category

1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Greenbrier by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Greenbrier by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2". Eight dinner siz...
Category

1930s American Vintage Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Beautiful Gorham Art Nouveau Classical Red Silver Overlay Perfume
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Art Nouveau Classical glass perfume with silver overlay, ca 1900. Globular bottle with short neck and ball stopper. Classical flowering and leafing rinceaux overlay with ro...
Category

Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Silver

Golden Limited Edition Elda Chair by Joe Colombo for Longhi Italy no. 8/20
Located in Budapest, HU
LONGHI created a limited edition golden chair from Joe Colombo’s original ELDA design. The chair was only taken out of its original box to take a photo of it. Its condition is excel...
Category

2010s Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Gorham Victorian Classical Sterling Silver Baby Cup 1888
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1888. Straight sides and lobed bracket handle with reeded bands. Stylized ornament: Scrolled frame surro...
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1880s American Victorian Antique Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Spider' Marble and Metal by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp 'Agnoli' designed by Tito Agnoli in 1954. Floor lamp giving direct light, lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufac...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Spider 4476 Ceiling Lamp by Joe Colombo
Located in Weesp, NL
Ceiling lamp Spider 4476 by Joe Colombo New old stock Spider ceiling lamp from the second of June 1981. Never used before! Originally designed in 1965 by the one & only Joe Colombo for O-luce Italia...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Chrome, Metal

1967 Joe Colombo Early Edition of '' Coupé '' Table Lamp , Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
1967 Early 2202 model ''Coupe'' table lamp by Joe Colombo for Guiseppe Ostuni owner of Oluce . Classsic slitted shade in an flamboyant yellow glossy finish . Well made with...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Joe Colombo ''Boby 3'' Italian Portable Storage System for Bieffeplast, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Designed in 1969, Joe Colombo’s iconic "Boby 3" portable storage system was produced by Italian manufacturer Bieffeplast makes savvy use of space with its swivel design. This compact caddy is featured in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but it’s perfect at home in domestic settings, offering ample storage with swing-out drawer trays provide and cubby holes for taller items. A one-of-a-kind piece that will complete a studio or a midcentury office. Measures (cm): height - 74 depth - 41 width - 43 Born in Milan in 1930, designer Cesare Colombo—who went by Joe—was the second of three brothers. His father, Giuseppe, was an industrialist who inherited a ribbon factory and turned it into an electrical conductor manufacturer. Colombo came to design relatively late, having spent most of his twenties pursuing painting and sculpture. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Brera, Milan, in the early 1950s. While there, he joined the Movimento Nucleare, an avant-garde art movement founded by Enrico Baj and Sergio Dangelo in 1951. Spurred on by international anxiety surrounding the nuclear bomb, this group of painters aimed to break free of the static boundaries of traditional painting. In 1953, Colombo made his first foray into design by creating a decorative ceiling for a Milan jazz club. In 1954, he made a series of television shrines for the Milan Trienniale. Inspired by these experiences, Colombo enrolled as an architecture student at Milan Polytechnic. When his father became ill in 1958, Colombo abandoned painting altogether; he and his younger brother, Gianni, took over the family business, using the factory as an experimental space for the latest production techniques and materials, including fiberglass, PVC, and polyethylene. In 1962, Colombo opened a design studio in Milan, from which he worked primarily on architectural commissions—including several ski lodges and mountain hotels—as well as product design. His furniture designs were characterized by optimistically bold, round forms, and he championed the notion of using modern technologies to create new design solutions. Colombo’s design career was cut tragically short in 1971 when he died of heart failure at age 41. However, he was remarkably prolific during his near decade as a designer. Notable projects include some of the most iconic designs of the 1960s, such as his 1963 Elda Armchair, made completely of fiberglass; the 1964 Ragno outdoor light, which doubled as a seat; the stackable Universale chair (1965/67), which came in varying heights and was created completely from polypropylene; his 1967 modular furniture series known as the Additional Living System, which was composed of different-size curved pieces that could be pinned together in various configurations to form chairs, sofas, or entire living areas, and which ultimately included the famous 1969 Tubo lounge chair; and the Optic alarm clock and Bobby trolley...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Set of Six Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Sørensen Leather by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Uphol...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

Original Joe Colombo Universale Chair by Beylerian LTD for Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell, Beylerian LTD
Located in Miami, FL
Original Universale chair rendered in polycarbonate designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, and manufactured by Beylerian LTD, 1960s.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size S with 2 Drawers in Honey for B-Line
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Set of Six Joe Colombo 'Sferico' Glass Tableware by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968. Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide ran...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Pair of Joe Colombo 'Fresnel' Outdoor Wall Lamps in White for Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Joe Colombo 'Fresnel' outdoor wall lamps in white for Oluce. Executed in lacquered aluminum and glass, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Globe Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Globe wall lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The overall shape of the lamp resembles the shape of a globe that sits on a ring and can be positioned as desired. The transparent sphere is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Furniture

Materials

Metal

Coupe Floor Lamp '3321' by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe floor lamp (3321) designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The Coupe series of lamps is considered as a variation of the spider lamps. This lamp has a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Furniture

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Art Nouveau - Style Sterling Silver Pedestal, Based Vase by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau-Style, sterling silver, pedestal-based vase, Gorham Mfg. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1923. Hammered in design and chased with flowers. Measures...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Joe Colombo 'Model 300' Dining Chairs in Oak and Leather for Pozzi, Italy 1965
Located in Hellouw, NL
A very pleasant set of six 'model 300' chairs designed by Joe Colombo in 1965 for the Italian manufacturer Pozzi. Colombo was convinced that functionality should come first, and the ...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Leather, Oak

Joe Colombo model Birillo set of four bar stools Zanotta Italy 1971
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Iconic set of four bar stools model Birillo designed by Joe Colombo for Zanotta, Italy 1971. These pop art bar stools feature a white fibreglass base with black rubber edge, heavy du...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Steel

Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 with 2 Drawers in White for B-Line
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely spectacular collection of "Lily" pattern sterling silver flatware mostly by Whiting an assembled set from an estate collection which was started in the 1970's. The pattern was introduced in 1902 and features a stunning high-relief handle with stalks of blossoming lily flowers across the surface. Please be aware this set is of mixed age, some antique 1902 pat pieces, some contemporary - view individual item marks below. This set includes a 5 piece place setting for 18 people, or an 8 piece place setting for 12! There is a fair amount of rare serving pieces included with the set. The set comprises of: 18 - Dinner Forks 7.75” (17 Whiting mark, 1 Gorham) 18 - Individual Salad Forks 6.125” (Whiting mark) 18 - Dessert / Oval Soup Spoons 7” (Whiting mark) 18 - Individual Teaspoons 5.825” (Whiting mark) 18 - New French Hollow Knives 9.25” (no maker mark) 18 - Individual Butter Knives 6.675” (Gorham) 12 - Oyster Forks 5.75” (Whiting 1902 mark) 12 - Individual Steak Knives 8.25” (International) 7 - Citrus or Grapefruit Spoons 5.375” (Whiting patent applied for mark) 4 - Individual Salt Cellar...
Category

20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling and Crystal Epergne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Centerpiece consisting of a central bowl and several small bowls to serve fruit and sweets. This epergne is a mix between "old world" and modern; the cut-glass is fancy while the sil...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Wall Lamp Spider by Joe Colombo for O Luce, Italy - 1965
Located in Berlin, DE
H 117 cm W 81 cm D 14 cm Material: aluminum, matt white lacquered, chrome-plated brass tube, socket B 22, pressure switch on reflector, adjustment screws Condition: good original c...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Kartell Joe Colombo Chair in Crystal by Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A true symbol of Sixties design, famous also for being the only piece by Kartell made entirely of wood. Contemporary technology has made it possible to create the same product using ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham Sterling Silver Six-Piece Tea & Coffee Service w/ Christofle Plated Tray Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, Comprising, a teapot, coffee pot, kettle on a lam...
Category

20th Century Furniture

Materials

Silver

Domo Table Lamp by Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Domo table lamp by Joe Colombo. Current production manufactured by Karakter in Copenhagen, Denmark. Brass, also comes in a black painted aluminum, stee...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Globe Suspension Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Globe suspension lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. This lamp is a spherical blown glass body with a cylindrical nickel reflector. The suspension cable of the lamp can be adjust...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Furniture

Materials

Nickel

Globe Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Globe table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. It is a simplistic and appealing design manufactured from hand-blown glass, producing a remarkable ambient light with the help...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Furniture

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Spider Floor Lamp Model 3319 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp giving direct light. Lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminum. Current production originally designed by Joe Colombo for O-Lu...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Lampada da terra vintage anni 70 mod. 626 design Joe Colombo per Oluce
Located in None, IT
Lampada da terra con struttura e paralume in metallo bianco e cromato, luce alogena regolabile. Modello "Colombo 626" design Joe Colombo per Oluce, anni 70. CONDIZIONI: In buone con...
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1970s Italian Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

'Artillery Shell' Cocktail Shaker Sets by Gorham, USA
Located in London, GB
Gorham, USA A complete pair of 'Artillery Shell' cocktail shakers by American maker Gorham, in copper, brass and silver plate, made to resemble 18lb artillery shells. The top section is the cocktail shaker, with pull-off cap for filling with an integral strainer. The heavy base in polished brass, and houses a pull-out silver-plated framework for four clear glass shot glasses...
Category

Early 20th Century American Other Furniture

Materials

Copper, Brass, Silver Plate

Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size S with 3 Drawers in Black for B-Line
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Set of Candelabra and Candelholders, Silver and Gold Plated by Gorham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A magnificent gilt table set, consisting of two three-branch candelabra, and four single candlesticks. The candelabra can be converted to large single sticks by removing the arm. The...
Category

Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Silver Plate

Large Gorham Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Cologne Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Large turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass cologne bottle with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence. Globular with everted rim in silver collar. Ball stopper with s...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Silver

Colonial Eagle by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set Service 51 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Colonial Eagle pattern was introduced by Gorham in the year 1959. The Colonial style handle features an incised classic patriotic American symbol, the American Bald Eagle clutchi...
Category

20th Century Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Joe Colombo Bar Stool, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Bar stool with double-cylinder wooden frame covered in white with dark wood base and black faux leather seat. Designed by Joe Colombo.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood

Gorham Edwardian Classical Frame for a Special Wide-Angled Shot, 1909
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver picture frame. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1909. Rectangular window with concave border and molded rim. With glass, silk lining, and velvet ba...
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Orange Spider table lamp by Joe Colombo, Oluce 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Joe Colombo designed the Model 293, also known as the Spider, a table lamp characterized by its arched metal stem with an adjustable clamp. Manufactured by Oluce in Milan, Italy, in...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 pieces Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
For a dramatic statement, this glamorous pattern brings three-dimensional opulence to your table. Introduced in 1964, the finely tooled design incorporates deeply carved borders with...
Category

1960s Vintage Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fresnel Wall Sconce Blu Joe Colombo for Luce 1960s Original Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Fresnel wall sconce blu Joe Colombo for Luce 1960s original Italian design.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Kvadrat Fabric by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholst...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Joe Colombo 'Riscio' Steel Table Lamp by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1968. With its sleek yet optimistic clarity of form; a light, triangular shade seemingly floating off a weighty cylindric base, Italian design...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Set of Four Joe Colombo 'Chair 300' Wood and Sørensen Leather by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholst...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

Coupe 3321 Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Coupe" 3321 floor lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Current production. Lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem. Special semi-cylindrical reflector, tilts and turns on a black plast...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome, Metal, Aluminum

Boby trolley designed by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1970.
Located in FERROL, ES
Boby trolley designed by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, 1970. With different storage compartments and 3 drawers. Made of ABS plastic in red. In good condition, some marks on the pla...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size L with 4 Drawers in Tornado Grey for B-Line
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley 1970 Size M with 6 Drawers in Honey for B-Line
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Elda Lounge Chair by Joe Colombo for Comfort, Italy, 1960s
Located in Lasne, BE
Swivel armchair in black leather and white shell by Joe Colombo. Elda model. Seat height 39cm. Wear due to time and age.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Elda Lounge Chair by Joe Colombo for Comfort 1963
Located in Handewitt, DE
Lounge chair "Elda" by Joe Colombo for Comfort 1963. In deep purple velour fabric. Fibiberglass frame. 360° rotable. 1960s production, but allegedly later in the 80s reupholstered. I...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Fiberglass

Large cart by Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
White Boby cart by Italian designer Joe Colombo, from the 1970s. Made of molded ABS resin, this cart is infinitely modular. It consists of several removable drawers and is mounted on...
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Mid-20th Century Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Gorgeous Museum-Quality Gorham Japonesque Yacht Trophy Bowl. 1884
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous museum-quality Japonesque sterling silver trophy bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1884. Large and round with allover ornament in relief. Horned serpents swim slack-jawe...
Category

1880s American Japonisme Antique Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Gorham Persian Aesthetic Sterling Silver Pierced Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Persian sterling silver pierced ladle. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1871. Pointed ovoid terminal with stylized leaf and scroll ornament mounted to round stem with reeded bands se...
Category

Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Salad Set, “Angelo”
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a salad fork and spoon by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. Hallmarked 1875 in the “Angelo” pattern, they are almost one hundred and fifty years old!...
Category

1870s American Antique Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fresnel-1148 Outdoor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fresnel-1148 outdoor lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The iconic Fresnel lamp for outdoors with a fixture diameter of 10cm. The Fresnel lens makes the ligh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Joe Colombo for Stendig Mid Century Fiberglass Lounge Chairs - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Joe Colombo for Stendig Mid Century Fiberglass Lounge Chairs - Pair Each lounge chair measures: 32 wide x 32 deep x 26.5 high, with a seat height of 14 and arm height/chair clearanc...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Fiberglass

Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Perfume
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass perfume with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar; ball stopper. Overlay in ope...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Silver

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