Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1930s
Early Italian Art Glass pair of Apples Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Art Glass apples. Wonderful deep red transparent color with intentional bubbles on the surface of the apples. The green stem is a seperatly added piece completing eac...
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1930s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Blown Glass
Modernist Coat, Hat and Umbrella Stand, Chromed Tubular Steel, Painted Wood, 30s
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist coat, hat and umbrella wall rack manufactured by Hynek Gottwald, circa 1930.
Chrome plated tubular steel, painted wood and metal. Extraordinary sculptural character and pr...
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1930s Czech Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Plastel Medal of Mussolini by Aurelio Mistruzzi, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Plastel medal of Mussolini made by Aurelio Mistruzzi, in the 1930s.
Measures: D 10 cm.
Good conditions.
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1930s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Plaster
Set of Two Crying Baby Plaster Figures, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two hand painted traditional plaster crying baby figures.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent wit...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Plaster
Large Plaster Virgin Traditional Sculptural Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a virgin.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Plaster
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, To Have and Have Not. New York: Charles Scriber’s Sons, 1937. First edition, first printing. Beautifully rebound in 1/4 gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt tooling and titles to the spine. Housed in a matching cloth slipcase.
This first edition, first printing of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not was published in New York by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1937. The original internal pages have been professionally rebound in quarter gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. The book is housed in a custom matching archival slipcase.
Set during the Depression, Hemingway’s novel follows the dramatic story of fishing boat captain Henry Morgan who turns to a life of contraband running between Cuba and Florida to save himself and his family. To Have and Have Not began as a short story, published as "One Trip Across" in Cosmopolitan in 1934, introducing the character of Harry Morgan...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
Skyward by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Byrd, Richard E. Skyward. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1931. Octavo. First edition, eleventh printing. In original hardcover boards and original pictorial dust jacket. Presented in a new archival slipcase.
This is a 1931 first edition, eleventh printing of Richard Byrd’s Skyward. The book was published in New York by Blue Ribbon Books in 1931. This is the eleventh printing of Skyward, which was first published in 1928. The book is presented in its original hardcover boards and pictorial dust jacket, with a new archival slipcase. Rear admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) is celebrated as a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a virgin.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Religious Baby Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a baby Jesus.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with mino...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Plaster
Nightstand by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern nightstand by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller circa 1930s.
Featuring a recessed top, two shelves, and a black drawer.
Fully ma...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Early Sterling Silver Pendant William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely necklace pendant in 980 sterling silver from Taxco, Mexico. Designed and made by the studio of William Spratling, an American designer and entrepreneur who established his s...
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1930s Mexican Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
Walnut Bed from 1930 s Made for the Actress Frauke Lauterbach
Located in Vienna, Austria
This elegant bed has an amazing history, it was designed and made in Germany for Frauke Lauterbach and Paul Martin.
Paul Martin was a Hungarian film...
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1930s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Rare Custom Robsjohn-Gibbings Wastebasket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut wastepaper basket with two brass ring handles from a 1938 custom Manhattan NY interior by Robsjohn-Gibbings. This is part of a library suite we ac...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Sculptureof a Boxer Signed Bertin, France, circa 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver plated figure / sculpture of a boxer signed Bertin, France, circa 1930. Mounted over a marble base. Perfect for a boxing, sports wrestling fan.
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1930s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver Plate, Spelter
Art Deco Bedside Cabinets in Black Glossy Lacquered Wood and Chromed Steel, 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist bedside cabinets pair in black glossy lacquered wood and chromium plated tubular steel, circa 1930
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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Alfred Dunhill Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, circa 1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sterling silver cigarette case with decorative enamel face. Art Deco design.
The case is beautifully enameled in a blue and black geometric pattern with a silver finish. The interior of the cigarette case is marked "Alfred Dunhill Paris...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Pair Italian World Globe Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-455, pair Italian revolving globe bookends.
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Weighted Club Chess Set Kings Staunton Pattern No. 5 Boxed, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality vintage English handmade, boxwood "weighted" chess set club game of 32 pieces, Staunton Pattern No. 5 all in its original box and retailed by The British Chess...
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Set of Three Midcentury Danish Vikings Figures by Jacob Jensen
By Jacob Jensen
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three midcentury Danish Viking figures made of mixed woods by Jacob Jensen, circa 1950s. The figures are in good vintage condition and measure: 5...
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Plaster Altar Angels, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of polychromed plaster altar angels, France or Belgium, late 19th century.
11 inches wide by 10 inches deep by 20 ¼ inches tall
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Pair Of Art Deco Bookends Signed L. Carvin
By L. Carvin
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco bookends circa 1930.
Green patinated regula representing Napoleon on a chair.
Sea green marble base, signed on the terrace L. Carvin and founder's stamp on the back ...
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Mid-20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
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1930s Austrian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal
Rare Set of Three Grape Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alw...
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1930s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wire
Antique Catholic Virgin Mary Figure Glass Dome Monastery Work, Germany Altotting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An antique glass dome with Virgin Mary figure and some other wooden and glass parts. It has also a touch relic of Agnus Dei. Found at an estate sale...
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Early 20th Century German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Composition
H 6.75 in W 3.25 in D 2.75 in
Set of Five Bell & a Pinecone Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set off five bell and one Pinecone glass ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or f...
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Pair of Art Deco Siamese Cat Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-219 Pair of cast metal Siamese cat bookends in the Art Deco style.
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1940s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal
Alpine Ski Photograph, 'VIRGIN POWDER', Taken from Original 1930s Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph.
'VIRGIN POWDER', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. Black and white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only.
Image size 25.5cm x 40cm = 10 X 15 ½" ".
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1930s British Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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H 14.97 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
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WWII Trench Military U.S. Service Lighter by Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This antique Dunhill Service Lighter, crafted in the United States and originally intended for military use, dates back to 1940. It stands out as one o...
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1934 "12 Inch Library Globe" by Replogle, Inc.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 12 inch Library Globe made by Replogle Globes Inc, in 1934. An attractive and well preserved globe, it offers viewers a unique look at the world during the inner-war period.
Beautifully crafted, the glove is constructed of paper gores over a hollow sphere dressed in plaster. A cast bronze half meridian with accent striping holds the globe atop a later wooden standing base. The globe is colored in yellows, pinks, reds, greens, with a light blue ocean. All text is printed in black, with spellings “according to the U.S. Geographical Board.” It features a beautifully designed analemma, a “Table of Equation showing the difference between clock and sun time, also the sun’s vertical position for each day of the year.”
The globe is very detailed, as indicated by its extensive legend. Railroad lines, caravan routes, submarine cables, steamship routes (with small boats), and distances in nautical miles are all labeled, tracking just how interconnected the world was in both trade and travel. A time dial at the top of the globe further emphasizes the point, allowing viewers to tell what time it is in every part of the world based on their own time.
Geological features like glaciers, deserts, mountains, peaks, volcanos, swamps, shelf ice, ruins, ocean currents, and waterways are also identified. Country names, capital towns, and new boundary lines are clearly defined, and population is indicated by town markers.
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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19thc Wind Up Phonographer Blake and Collender Record Music Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
Early 20thc Geared Music Box that needs to be wound up music cox with vintage vinyl records, extra needles. Tested and is in working condition.
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Art Deco Bedside Cabinets in Black Glossy Lacquered Wood and Chromed Steel, 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist bedside cabinets pair in black glossy lacquered wood and chromium plated tubular steel, circa 1930
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1930s Czech Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal, Chrome
H 23.63 in W 17.52 in D 17.52 in
Whimsical Decorative Map of Nantucket by Jack Atherton, 1937
Located in Nantucket, MA
A wonderful vintage pictorial map of Nantucket Island, by Jack Atherton, 1937, simple and whimsical, showing the general lay of the land and feat...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Unique Pine Shoe Chair, Italy circa 1930
Located in Culver City, CA
Unique pine shoe chair
Italy circa 1930
High heeled shoe carved from pine, with brass details
20.5”w x 14.5”d x 25.75”h x 16”seat.
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1930s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Cavalry Calf Leg Protectors Brown Leather Modern Motorcycle Puttees Gaiters
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Leather calf protectors
Good looking cavalry vintage Leg protectors Half chaps Gaiter motorcycle puttees in vintage brown leather.
Marked Stamped 15
12...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather
Fortune Magazine Original Issues
By Time Studio
Located in New York, NY
Almost a complete set of Fortune Magazines, beginning with the first issue dated February 1930 and going through 1947. The remarkable covers that are ...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
Pair of Blonde Wood Dresses or Nightstand by Eliel Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of blonde wood four drawer dressers designed by Architect Eliel Saarinen in the 1930s for Johnson Furniture Company. This are in beautiful condition, considering the...
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1930s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Birch
1930s Burr Walnut Double Bank Wardrobe and Pigeon Holes One of Two Part of Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Burr walnut medium double bank wardrobe with built-in pigeon hole storage, part of a suite.
This wardrobe is a normal size and offer...
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1930s English Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Walnut
H 77.76 in W 37.6 in D 22.84 in
Set of 15 Bakelite Geometric Forms, circa 1930
Located in Culver City, CA
Set of 15 Bakelite Geometric Forms, circa 1930.
Unique set of bakelite models used for study in a classroom.
7" max height.
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1930s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Bakelite
Tubular Steel Bed in German Modernism Style, circa 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Original tubular steel bed in German Modernism style. Redesigned by GMD Berlin and made on request in different amounts und dimensions. Delivery time...
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1930s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal
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