Brazilian Furniture
BRAZILIAN FURNITURE
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Place of Origin: Brazilian
Tourmaline "Parrot", Brazil
Located in New York, NY
TOURMALINE
Aricanga Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9 cm tall x 2.1 cm diameter
Crystals of this type are sometimes referred to as "Parrot" crystals due to the multi-...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Brazilian Midcentury Organic Bowl in Rosewood, c. 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Organic bowl piece carved in Brazilian rosewood of unknown authorship.
Category
Early 17th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Thick Agate Geode On Stand Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Brazilian thick agate geode on stand.
Center hole reveals beautiful natural silver crystals.
Stand measures 6" x 4".
One of several from a large collection of agate geo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Christ enthroned
Located in Brescia, IT
Christ enthroned
South America, 17th century
cm 64x22x18,5
Polychrome wooden sculpture representing Christ, wrapped in a red cloak edged with gold, who, crowned and seated on a th...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood
White Thick Agate Geode On Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Brazilian thick agate geode on stand.
Center hole reveals beautiful natural silver crystals.
Stand measures 6" x 4".
One of several from a large...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
White, Taupe, Rust Agate Geode Sculpture On Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Brazilian agate geode on stand.
White, taupe with a thin rust line.
Metal stand measures 6" x 4".
One of several from a large collection o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Prehistoric Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This rare fossil of a prehistoric fish is an impressive specimen originating from Brazil, preserved by time over millions of years. Mounted on a metal bracket with complementary ston...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Thick Agate Geode On Stand Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Brazilian thick agate geode on stand.
Center hole reveals beautiful natural silver crystals.
Metal stand measures 6" x 4".
One of several ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
White With Brown Border Thick Agate Geode Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Brazilian thick agate geode on stand.
White center with brown border.
Metal stand measures 5" x 3.5".
One of several from a large collecti...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Rare Baroque Showcase with podium, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Rare rosewood oratory showcase, from the time of King Jose the I.
Body surmounted by richly carved and fenestrated front and side headboards, glazed and framed door and sides with curvilinear cutouts in the upper segments.
Side columns carved and above by eminent acanthus finials...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Baroque Brazilian Sculpture by Antonio Francisco Lisboa “Aleijadinho” 18th centu
Located in London, GB
A very rare Baroque wooden carved sculpture by the Brazilian sculptor Antônio Francisco Lisboa, known as “Aleijadinho” (1738-1814)
Original polychrome detailing
Circa 1790
Height 1...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century Shrine Retablo Baroque Carved and Painted Wood
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Antique Mid 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Shrine
Solid carved and painted brazilian cedar wood.
Richly carved and painted . All original patina from t...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Cedar
18th Century Baroque Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Solid carved and painted wood shrine and a pair of amphoras with flowers.
Collector's piece ! Full with flowers and details. Lovely pieces !
- Dimensions shrine: 31.7 inches H x 15 1...
Category
1750s Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Gorgeous 18th Century Baroque South American Floral Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Lovely 18th Century shrine in polychrome cedar. Rectangular box, topped by a cut pediment carved with flowers, flanked by a pair of tips – like simplified obelisks. Sides and pair of...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Rare 17th Century South American Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 17th Century Cedar Shrine.
Straight box with padded doors. Interior with decorative arch in the shape of a portal.
Dimensions in centimeters: 52cm W x 26,50 cm D x 71 cm H.
Th...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Rare 17th Century South American Colonial Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 17th Century South American Colonial Shrine
Straight box with pediment cut into stylized volutes. Made of polished cedar, with wrought iron fittings, this oratory reflects the ...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Large Natural Amethyst Plate Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale natural amethyst specimen originating from Brazil. Crystals from Brazil are most often found as radiating masses, with individual crystals appearing as pyramids. This e...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Smoky Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen – Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz spheres are cut and polished pieces of quartz that have held cultural significance since (at least) the 1st century when they were first recorded by Pliny the Elder. They were...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz
Soledade Meteorite Slice // 389 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This hefty approximately over 4.5 billion year old Soledade iron meteorite slice features a prominent, unique iron nickel etching. This octahedrite was discovered in 1986 as a 68 kg ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other, Iron, Nickel
Small intense vivianite on matrix
Located in London, GB
Intense vivianite crystals on an earthy matrix. The vivianite crystals are water clear from edge and pearlescent on the cleaved surface. A wonderful, sculptural arrangement, evocativ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
White quartz with green & watermelon tourmaline
Located in London, GB
An unusual sculptural arrangement of two clear quartz crystals, punctuated and adorned on all sides with dark green tourmaline, watermelon colour in cross section.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Tourmaline
Golden Rutilated Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Rutilated Quartz is a unique gemstone renowned for its captivating beauty and intriguing composition. It comprises two different mineral species, rutile and quartz. Rutile is a titan...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Multi-gemstone
Pink amethyst "butterfly" slice on metal base
Located in BAARN, UT
Amethyst is a quartz containing traces of manganese oxide are responsible for the violet color. Amethyst is usually found in cavities of volcanic rock and is also present in ore corr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Pink amethyst on metal base
Located in BAARN, UT
Amethyst is a quartz containing traces of manganese oxide are responsible for the violet color. Amethyst is usually found in cavities of volcanic rock and is also present in ore corr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Rhodonite, Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Rhodonite
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete,
Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 cm tall x 7.3 cm wide
The most exceptional rhodonites in the world are now found in Brazil. The...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Chartreuse Brazilianite Mineral Specimen – Linópolis, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Brazilianite is a phosphate mineral loved for its brilliant color and gemlike crystals. Hues range from light-yellow to electric yellow-green, making it a favorite among specimen col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Purple Amethyst & Calcite Mineral Specimen, Artigas, Uruguay
Located in Edison, NJ
Artigas is known for amethysts of the darkest and richest hues of purple. Lustrous and richly-toned, they are instantly recognizable and not uncommon in the mineral market. What sets...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Smoky Quartz Formation
Located in London, GB
A wonderful large formation of smokey quartz, unpolished and with all its
natural lustre, the piece is wonderfully sculptural in quality.
This piece was legally and ethically sou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz
Large Natural Quartz Crystal
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous large quartz crystal sits on a bed of rough crystalline matrix.
A large piece is wonderfully sculptural.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced.
Place of ori...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz
Stunning Brazilian Elestial Smokey Quartz
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous sculptural piece of elestial quartz. So-called elestial quartz originates from Brazil and is admired for its three-dimensional quality and transparent-smokey appearance. A...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz
Large Smokey Quartz Crystal with Black Tourmaline
Located in London, GB
An impressive, large single crystal point of smoky quartz with pleasing facets. The interior of the quartz crystal is interspersed with gorgeous black tourmaline in a variety of orie...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Tourmaline, Quartz
Quartz with Inclusions, Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
One of our specialties is inclusions. We have handled many of the world's finest known examples. I have never seen anything like this before. Normally you would find a single crystal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Other
Caviuna Wood Slatted Bench by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1955, Midcentury
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner, Forma Brazil
Located in New York, NY
The powerful partnership between Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) and Martin Eisler (1913-1977) in the 1950s as Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte's creative directors resulted in many incr...
Category
1650s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Brazilian Midcentury Armchairs, Unknown Designer, Solid Rosewood, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of armchairs with slatted seats and backs was manufactured in the 1960s.
Pieces are made of solid Brazilian Rosewood. The armchairs have a rectangular design w...
Category
1660s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Silk
Amethyst with Quartz Pseudomorph Anhydrite, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Amethyst with Quartz Pseudomorph Anhydrite, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Superb bright Amethyst surrounded by an explosion of bladed Quartz after Anhydrite crystals.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Free-Standing Quartz & Hematite Crystal XL 158 LBS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large, free-standing.
Polished Quartz crystal with Hematite.
From Brazil.
Overall tones are brown, sand, honey, deep yellow, & Beige.
158 LBS (Requires Special Delivery & ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
XL Amethyst Pair on Metal Base
Located in BAARN, UT
240kg (106kg and 101kg are the pieces without the stands).
Amethyst is a quartz containing traces of manganese oxide are responsible for the violet color. Amethyst is usually fou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Percival Lafer MP41 two seater sofa
By Percival Lafer
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid Century settee designed by Percival Lafer, the iconic Brazilian Designer in the 1960s in rosewood and silk cotton eggplant fabric .
Sturdy frame with mint condition leather stra...
Category
Mid-17th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Rosewood
Agate Slice on Metal Base
Located in BAARN, UT
Agate is a largely translucent and variety of quartz and subvariety of chalcedony.
Agate consists mainly of chalcedony and sometimes in combination with variants of quartz. Think ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Quartz var. Amethyst Flower from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Quartz var. Amethyst flower from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Aesthetic formation of lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals in fan-shaped aggregate. These formations a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Amethyst, Other
Large 'Guaruja' Dining Table/ Conference attributed to Jorge Zalszupin
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Houston, TX
Spectacular Guanabara dining table was designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by l’Atelier, Brazil 1960. This stunning large table has a h...
Category
1660s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Quartz 'with Multi-Zoned Inclusions'
Located in New York, NY
Quartz (with multi-zoned inclusions)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
19.1 cm tall x 12.9 cm wide
12% of the Earth’s crust is quartz, making it among the most common of all min...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Natural White Anhydrate Crystals on Quartz Matrix from Gerais Mine, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
A very rare combination of large, white Anhydrate crystal blades, forming a flower formation, within a crystal matrix of quartz. This extremely asthetic specimen, mined in the early ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Brazilian Midcentury 511 Dining Table by Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier, 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The Dining Table ME 511 was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in 1959 and produced by his company, L'atelier. The pieces are made of Rosewood and iron structures. The highligh ...
Category
1650s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Genuine Giant Polished Agate Slice on Custom Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, giant Brazilian banded agate mounted on a metal stand. Both sides are polished to a glassy finish revealing soft bands of beige and grey tones.
Agates are grounding stone...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Natural Amethyst Point on Metal Base
Located in BAARN, UT
Amethyst is a quartz containing traces of manganese oxide are responsible for the violet color. Amethyst is usually found in cavities of volcanic rock and is also present in ore corr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club
Southern-Guyana or Northern Brazil, Wapitxana group of the Aruak peoples, 18th century, possibly earlier
Measure: H. 43 cm
The deep patina of the club present, and the residue on the part where it was held, attest to its great age.
This unusually large Macana is decorated with several incised whitened anthropomorphic and human figures, a decoration only found on one other documented club in the British Museum, which is illustrated in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Genuine Polished Chevron Amethyst Sphere from Brazil (3.4lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality polished chevron amethyst sphere with vivid purple color and translucent to transparent clarity.
Chevron Amethyst is a combination of Ame...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Black and Cream Tourmaline Stone Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian large black cut tourmaline stone on stand.
Black mixed with cream.
Black Tourmaline is a stone often used for protection.
It's a great stone for soaking up negative ene...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Tourmaline
Light Grey With Light Olive Thin Slice Agate Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of agate mounted on a wood stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this transluce...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Dark Grey Thin Slice Agate Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of dark grey agate mounted on a wood stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Grey Border Thin Slice Agate Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of agate mounted on a custom steel stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Taupe Border with Light Grey Thin Slice Agate Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of agate mounted on a wood stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this transluce...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara Culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Tangas are thin concave triangular ceramic pubic covers found in burial mounds associated with fem...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Brazilian Midcentury Armchairs, Unknown Designer, Solid Rosewood, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This pair of armchairs with slatted seats and backrests was manufactured in the 1960s, but the authorship is still in research by our team. Pieces are made of solid Brazilian Rosewoo...
Category
1660s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Tree Agate Sculpture On Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian tree agate mounted on stand.
Colors are cream with grey.
Vertical shape.
Beautiful coloring.
From a large collection, many different sizes ava...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Dark Brown Thin Slice Agate on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of agate mounted on a wooden stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely brown color patterns and cream banding...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Freestanding Agate Freeform Mineral from Brazil
Located in London, GB
A large polished agate freeform. This freestanding Brazilian agate has two interesting dimensions to it: serene blue-grey bands on one face, dramatic wh...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
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