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Furniture For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Bauhaus
Brass Art Nouveau Revolving Magazine Rack, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau revolving magazine rack. Striking English design from the 1900s. Patinated brass and walnut frame on a revolving stand. This wonderful Art Nouveau re...
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Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Brass

GamFratesi Rue Gebrüder Thonet Vienna Bentwood and Cane Upholstered Headboard
Located in Miami, FL
Rue Headboard wall mounted, rendered in black painted bentwood frame with cane upholstery (finish C01 - C01 - RAL 9005 Black, Cat. C cane upholstery) designed by GamFratesi for Gebrü...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Four Light Silver Art Nouveau Gas and Electric Chandelier
Located in Canton, MA
Turn of the century silver art nouveau gas and electric chandelier. Conical shaped canopy and body with four arms curving up. The chandelier is silver plate with flowers on the body ...
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Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage black desk lamp Model 2768 Matador Bur by Christian Dell Germany 1930s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Introducing the exceptional industrial desk lamp designed by Christian Dell, the iconic Model 2768 Matador Bur produced by the esteemed Bauhaus in the 1930s. This lamp stands as a vi...
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1930s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Berthier - 11 Original Art Nouveau 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces
By Philippe Berthier
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent Set of 11 "Original Art Nouveau" Flatware Serving Pieces in French 950 Sterling Silver by Internationally Known French Silversmith "Philippe Berthier...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Viper Lamp by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing lamp, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Silver Lady Woman Ex Voto religious Folk Art, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed and then welded. Given the delicacy...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate, Sheet Metal

Midcentury Brass Piano Lamp, 1950s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Very solid, heavy table lamp / piano lamp made of brass, probably from the 1950s in an Art Nouveau style. The lamp is made of brass with a heavy metal base. The umbrella and the arm ...
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1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Semiramis Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3516 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Glass

Danish Functionalist Pendant Lamp in Striped Opaline Glass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beehive shaped ceiling lamp composed of pastel yellow toned opaline glass shade decorated with blue, green, red and orange horizontal stripes. It still retains its original bakelit...
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1930s Danish Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Opaline Glass

Unique Art Nouveau Nautilus Figural Lamp by RuM and Gemignani, Germany 1910s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Unique Sculpture Lamp “The Snail Girl”, Berlin / Germany ca. 1910. An alabaster and shell (turbo marmoratus) figural lamp made by Rosenthal and Maeder (R.u.M), designed by the Italia...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Marble

Set of Four Antique French Wrought Iron Garden Chairs Jean-Charles Moreau style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Set of 4 Antique Iron French armchairs in the style of Jean-Charles Moreux. Indoor/Outdoor patio set. Each chair measures approx 24 w x 27 D x 33 h x 14.5 seat height We will...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pair of silver plated Art Nouveau table lamps by WMF
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing this pair of silver-plated Art Nouveau table lamps by WMF is an investment in acquiring not just lighting fixtures, but exquisite pieces of functional art that encapsulate...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Silver

Rubelli Strie Silk Velvet Throw Pillow with Luigi Bevilacqua Framed Front Panel
Located in Venezia, IT
This amazing decorative throw pillow with beige tassel at the four corners is handmade using Rubelli strie silk velvet in amethyst color on both sides finished with Houlès multicolor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Trimming, Feathers

Art Nouveau Bat Inkwell by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing piece, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Jugendstil Oil on Canvas Painting Emil Fiala Autumn Time Vienna 1919
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil vintage female portrait oil on canvas by Emil Fiala Vienna, 1919. A poetic oil on canvas painting shows a female portrait with hat of the painter´s wife Betty, in the late...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Jugendstil Freestanding Maple Wood Brass Coat Rack Coat Stand circa 1910 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil brown maple wood brass coat rack or coat stand designed and manufactured in Vienna circa 1910. An outstanding Jugendstil Vintage coat rack or coat stand features 31 solid ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Brass

Milo Baughman Chrome Cube Lounge Chair Thayer Coggin 1980s
Located in Camden, ME
Milo Baughman lounge chair Model 2122. An exquisite chunky cube stainless steel lounge or club chair from a rare low production series designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, ci...
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1980s American Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Josef Hoffmann/Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Brass Wall Light, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Great example from the early, puristic phase of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette. Brass varnished or nickel-plated optionally, other surfaces available. All components acc...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Brass

Karl Trabert, Diffuna Table Lamp, Brass, Parchment Paper, Germany 1930
Located in High Point, NC
A beige parchment paper and brass table lamp designed by Karl Trabert and produced by Schanzenbach & Co., Frankfurt am Main, Gemany, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19”  H x ...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Lantern for the Baroness Magda Mautner Markhof, brass hammered silver plated
Located in Vienna, AT
Magnificent lantern for the Baroness Magda von Mautner Markhof, brass partly hammered, silver-plated, hand cut crystal glass total drop custom made
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Brass

Otto Wagner&Koloman Moser Chandelier "Kirche Am Steinhof", 48 Flames, Re Edit
Located in Vienna, AT
Magnificent chandelier for the "Steinhof Church" by Otto Wagner, different measures and settings are possible. Glass-balls etched and faceted. The color of the glasses on the canopy ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hotel Astoria Vienna Jugendstil Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
The glamourous hotel Astoria at the Kaerntner-Strasse in Vienna has been renovated in the late 1970s. All the lamps have been recreated by WOKA and Stefan Passini according to old ph...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Shaving Mug
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver shaving mug. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Round bowl; interior mounted with pierced brush holder. C-scroll handle. Acid-etched flowering scrollw...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Polished Solid Brass Batlló door handle by Antoni Gaudi, 20th century design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Solid cast brass with polished finish. A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau French Blue Floral Motif Vase by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden 1930s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A stunningly beautiful art nouveau french blue floral motif vase with handles by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden 19 the 1920s. The floral motif is painted with free hand on two sides of the vas...
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1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Danish Hand-Crafted Art Nouveau Ash Tray / Bowl by Georg Jensen for Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish hand-crafted art nouveau ash tray / bowl by Georg Jensen for P. Ipsens Enke in 1903. The art nuveau ash tray / bowl feature a well made li...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Vandermark Favrile Studio Art Glass Vase Pulled Feather Pastel 1980
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this lovely, Vandermark - Merritt art glass vase. Vase is decorated with a combed & hooked feather design. The main color of this vase is an iridescent pastel blue at the shoulder and purple or violet at the body with iridescent gold pulled design in an Art Nouveau shape. This vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs observed. This vase dates from 1980 and is hand-etched on the top edge of the base, “Vandermark PM/SS 0455 1980”. These American studio art glass pieces from the 1960s – 1990s are very sought after today and are becoming increasingly scarce as they become more collectable. Add this Tiffany Favrile style homage vase to your art glass collection. Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios was founded in 1972 by Jerry Vandermark and Doug Merritt. Today, Doug Merritt is the primary glass blower following a tradition of the highest quality glass blowing. The studio built its reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original Art Glass in the Nouveau and Deco traditions, crystal sculpture, contemporary designs and exquisite cameo creations...
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1980s American Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

WMF Art Nouveau Plate
Located in Vienna, AT
WMF Art Nouveau plate silver plated brass Germany about 1900-1910
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Tiffany style Leaded Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Lovely, large leaded glass table lamp after Louis Comfort Tiffany with shade featuring berry vine motif and standard with iridescent turtleback glass. 34 1/2 inches tall and 22 inch...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Large Loetz Art Nouveau Bowl, Decor Crete Papillon, Bohemia Austria-Hungary 1899
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Item: Mould blown, wide bowl on a stand ring, eightfold ribbed, outwardly curved wall with humped protuberances, tamed by a smooth, slightly outward...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Glass

Large Saint Louis Crystal Blue and Clear Cameo vase -Butterfly & Flowers c1910
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A stunning large waisted crystal early cameo vase by the Saint Louis Crystal works of France, made in vibrant dark blue cut to clear -with a frosted look background, The image depict...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Asparagus Serving Dish Plate Majolica Art Nouveau Glazed Pottery Ceramic
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique Art Nouveau barbotine aspargus serving plate.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Knoll International Tulip Tisch Marmor Saarinen Beistelltisch Designertisch
Located in Garching a. d. Alz, DE
Knoll International Tulip Saarinen Marmor Beistelltisch, in der Farbe weiß. Designed von Eero Saarinen. Minimaler Fehler auf der Platte, ansonsten in gutem Zustand. Maße: Durch...
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Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal

Striking Early French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Botanical Cameo Glass Vase -c1900
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Unusual and early two colour Emile Galle cameo botanical vase in orange over opaque white (not as is appears just orange over clear). Depicting fine summer blooms. Very unusually, th...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Liberty Era Italian Cementite Table Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Italian Art Nouveau Vintage cementite table lamps. The lamps were made in Italy in the 1920s using cement tiles with geometric decorations typical of Art Nouveau, the frames ...
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1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Cement, Brass

Pair of Bauhaus bakelite table or wall lights by Elektrosvit, 1950s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Manufactured by Elektrosvit Nové Zámky under catalogue number 11641. Former Czechoslovakia 1950s. Crafted from black and white bakelite, can be hung as a wall light or used as a desk...
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1950s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Bakelite

Stunning Loetz Crete Formosa Glass Seashell Vase in green and blue1902
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A Loetz Crete Formose seashell vase in green with blue highlights; an effect designed to look like waves - hence the name. The spiral Seashell appears to reside on a rocky outcrop 'a...
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Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Art Deco Oyster lamp by Josef Hůrka for Napako, 1930s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Designed by Josef Hůrka, manufactured by Napako coop under catalogue number 3530, former Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. Chrome plated wall or bedside table lamp reminiscing an oyster s...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Peter Behrens set of six Art Nouveau champagne glasses 1898
Located in Paris, IDF
This set of six champagne glasses, designed by Peter Behrens for Benedikt von Poschinger, dating back to 1898, embodies a skillful blend of innovation and aesthetics. Each glass feat...
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Glass

Venetian Glass Chandelier, Amber Color/Red, Contemporary, Murano, Italy, 8 Arms
Located in New York, NY
Decorative glass chandelier, Venetian style, Murano, 2007, 8-arms chandelier. Amber/gold color with red details. This chandelier is sold but we have another chandelier same color, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase Clematis
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Gallé Cameo glass vase, richly decorated with branches with flowers, blooms, and leaves of Clematis. Shaped as a small baluster, this beautiful vase is made of multilayered gla...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Glass

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.
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1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Vintage White Opaline Glass Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant 2 meter black cotton flex brass top. Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards f...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Modern Serving Tray Calacatta Marble Brass Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Serving Tray Sakai, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. A sublime serving tray, Sakai was design to uplift layback moments. An organic-sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Furniture

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Marble, Brass

German BauHaus Dinning Table, c. 1950s, in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful dinning room table from Bauhaus are. Made in Germany, c. 1950s Table top is composed our of square shape walnut pieces. Top is resting on the prominent base that is compose...
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1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

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Brass

Art Nouveau Austrian Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
Art Nouveau Austrian ottoman is made out of ebonized walnut wood. Re-upholstered in blue fabric. It has 4 curved legs that are connected with eac...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Perfume Lamp of an Owl by Carl Scheidig/Gräfenthal, Germany, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Perfume lamp in the form of an owl attributed to Carl Scheidig Grafenthal, Germany. Made from glazed porcelain. Electrical parts European standards with an inner light bulb (standard E 14) to give a warm and comforting night light. The light also shines through the glass eyes. The Owl was a much-loved motif of the Art Deco period, and these friendly Owl figurines are perfect for a child's bedroom. A drop of perfume or essential oil...
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1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

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Ceramic

Antique Butchers Block Table Kitchen Island Art Nouveau
Located in Buxton, GB
This antique French butchers block table is an exquisite addition to any kitchen or dining area. Crafted with care in the early 20th century, this freestanding kitchen island featur...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture

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Brass

Modern Serving Tray Portoro Marble Brass Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Serving Tray Sakai, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. A sublime serving tray, Sakai was design to uplift layback moments. An organic-sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, Silex, Side Chair, Belgium, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Bibliography: For illustrations of a similar model, see: Watelet, Jacques-Gre´goire. Serrurier-Bovy. Brussels: Ateliers Vokaer, 1986. 87, 92. For an illustration of this identical model, see: Bigot du Mesnil du Buisson, Franc¸oise & Etienne du Mesnil du Buisson. Serrurier-Bovy un cre´ateur, pre´curseur. Dijon: Editions-Faton, 2008. 93-168. Plaque: Serrurier-Bovy Paris Nice...
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Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Iron

Modern Serving Tray Leather Onyx Brass Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Murayama Serving Tray, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. A sublime serving tray, Murayama was design to uplift layback moments. A servin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Furniture

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Onyx, Brass

Marcel Breuer for Tecta 'The Mobile Manifesto' Chaise Longue in Cane Wicker
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marcel Breuer for Tecta, 'The Mobile Manifesto' chaise longue, model F41-E, cane wicker, steel, rubber, Germany, designed circa 1928 and manufactured 1984 This design by Hungarian-b...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Furniture

Materials

Steel

Pair of Antoni Gaudi, Modernist, Solid Varnished Oak, Batllo Spanish Chairs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Batllo chairs designed by Antoni Gaudi, circa 1906. Manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona. Solid varnished oak Measures: 47 x 52 x 74 H cm.   
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2010s Spanish Jugendstil Furniture

Materials

Wood

Thonet Bauhaus White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstool Anton Lorenz
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage white vinyl & chrome tube barstool by Thonet Model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair by Anton Lorenz. This piece is tagged Thonet but has been attributed to Anton Lorenz based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there is a stain on the seat vinyl that we have tried many things to remove to no avail. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1980’s but designed circa 1930’s. Did someone say Thonet?? Yes, we sure did!! This is a fabulous labeled Thonet cantilever barstool circa 1980’s. It is in the style of the model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair designed in the 1930’s for Thonet by famed designer Anton Lorenz. The chair design was later adapted to create this wonderful barstool! It is comprised of a chrome tube cantilever frame, black block stabilizers on the base, and white vinyl seats and back rests. A simple, stunning, and oh-so-comfortable design! It is the perfect stool for your kitchen, bar, or rec room whether you live in a Bauhaus or mid-century modern home, an industrial loft, or Art Deco style home. It’s a classic, sleek style that has stood the test of time!! If you’ve been searching for a barstool or just the right extra seating, this stool is exactly what you’ve been looking for! Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. Anton Lorenz was known as the man behind the Bauhaus’ “machined aesthetic.” He was born in Budapest in 1891, became a teacher, and later married an opera singer, and entered a lock manufacturing business. They relocated to Berlin in the early 1920’s. in Berlin he met architects Marcel Breuer and Kalman Lengyel who were both associated with Bauhaus in Dessau. Breuer became the first designer to construct furniture out of tubular steel, joined forces with Lengyel and found a manufacturing company and Anton Lorenz became manager. He was business savvy and obtained patents to establish a network of rights for new tubular steel furniture and would go on to do the same for Desta and Thonet who dominated the industry. In 1939 Lorenz emigrated to the United States where he established the design technology for the well-known recliner. He developed his own design in 1940 called the BarcaLounger and later partnered with Morris Futorian...
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20th Century American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Zsolnay Vase
Located in Budapest, HU
Marked: Zsolnay Five Tower convex round stamp Material: white pottery with acid-etched, opaque eozin glaze Excellent quality. The Zsolnay Factory is a renowned Hungarian ceramic a...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Laurent & Desrousseaux, Pair of Art Nouveau vases, France, 1900
Located in New York, NY
Signed: H. Laurent x Desrousseaux. This pair of vases showcases an important Art Nouveau style, "décor végétaliste," or a plant motif. While employed by other artists as part o...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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Although mid-century modern, rustic, minimalist, Art Deco and contemporary looks remain popular, they aren’t the only styles available to design connoisseurs.

Furniture styles are nothing if not fluid, meaning what’s popular one year may not be the next. That’s why it’s crucial to not only pay attention to interior-design trends but also focus on the styles that speak to you. That way, you (and your interior designer, if that is in the plans) can work to create a home that’s entirely your own, complete with impressively modern decor as well as an array of history’s universally renowned iconic designs.

It’s difficult to single out well-recognized designs from what is a crowded pantheon of celebrated and seminal furnishings. Certain outstanding designs have such stellar quality they’ve endured for decades as bona fide cultural treasures, still being manufactured, in many cases, by the same venerable companies that shepherded them into being (think Herman Miller, Knoll and Fritz Hansen). Some works come immediately to mind as contenders for any short list. When you’re discussing the most popular mid-century modern chairs, for example, no tally would be complete without citing designs by Arne Jacobsen, Charlotte Perriand, Charles and Ray Eames and Hans Wegner.

Good furniture, be it authentic vintage furniture or new & custom furniture, allows you to comfortably sit and tell your favorite stories. Great furniture tells a story of its own.

On 1stDibs, find everything from sofas to serveware to credenzas to coffee tables, and every other type of antique, vintage and new furniture you need to create a singular space that you’ll be proud to call home.

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