Italian Furniture

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, wall-mounted wall unit, metal, white laminated wood, Italy, 1950s  This wall mounted shelving system was designed by Osvaldo Borsani. Its purpose was a co...

Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1950s Italian gilt wood miniature wall shelf or wall console. Minor patina and paint lost gives this piece a classy statement. Made of hand carved ...

Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex, 'Albenga' armchair, suede and hand stitched leather, enameled steel. A streamlined design by Italian designer and architect Gustavo Pulitzer, which wit...

Set of 5 Fornasetti ceramic /gold plates “Grandi Maestri” series. Ceramic plate by Piero Fornasetti of the series ” Grandi Maestri ” Music Great Masters. Ceramic, silk screen prin...

Italian mid-century modern wooden and brass nightstands with glass top, 1950s Pair of bedside tables with glass tops. The structure is made of wood with rounded profiles as are the d...

Italian Midcentury pair handles solid brass made in Italy Gio Ponti style, 1950s. GPB production in the 1950s.

Paolo Buffa, wardrobe or highboard, walnut, ash, beech, brass, mirrored glass, steel, plastic, Italy, 1950s Elegant and modern at the same time, this magnificent armoire is by the ...

Curved sofa from the 1950s, Italian production. Original upholstery of the time, we recommend replacing the fabric.

Magazine rack design Caesar LACCA wood and brass. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1950s DESIGNER Caesar LACCA MATERIALS Lacquered wood, brass DIMENSIONS Height: 47cm Width:- 51.5cm Depth: 2...

The E60 bookshelf, crafted from anodized aluminum, wood, and Resinflex, is a distinguished model designed by the renowned Osvaldo Borsani and produced by Tecno in the 1950s. Minimal...

Beautiful large Italian wall lamp in the shape of a spider by Rossini Illuminazione. In Italy, spiders are considered lucky charms. Typical Italian Mid Century design in a very good ...

A lovely mid century murano glass sculpture by Archimede Seguso of a Dachshund Dog hand blown on the Venetian island of Murano. Crafted using sommerso violet and blue glass transitio...

A two-armed brass and glass wall light designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 25.5” H x 16” W x 8.87” D Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 6.62” H x 2.37...

A gorgeous toleware mirror. Made of gilt wood and composition. A nice addition to any room.

Beautiful ceramic pitcher by Guido Gambone. Rare decoration on the body of the pitcher depicting 2 running hounds, one blue, the other brown, on light background. Glazed and cracked...

Pair of ceiling-to-floor neon lamps in painted metal and brass, model It8, manufactured by Tecno and designed by Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s. These lamps connect ceiling and floor with a...

A brass, black-lacquered metal and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 38” H x 24” Diameter Dimensions of Canopy: ...

An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...

Unique 1950s Wall Lamp with Two Diffusers Designed by Tito Agnoli for Oluce This rare wall lamp, crafted from chrome and painted metal, features two adjustable diffusers mounted on ...

This sideboard, crafted from painted metal and teak, featuring internal doors and drawers, represents an exemplary piece of Italian craftsmanship under the distinguished marque "Barr...

LB7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in 1957. Modular bookstore composed by upholds, containers with flying and doors, shelve. The industrial standard for every product component allows permanent and different solutions, from the bearing structures to the elements. The structure does not need anchorages to the wall and can be placed in the middle of the space. This set is composed of 3 modules, ten shelves, and three containers. It is made of Rosewood, iron, and brass. Excellent vintage condition. Franco Albini was born in Robbiate in 1905, and after his childhood and part of his youth, he moved to Milan. He graduated at Politecnico of Milan, Faculty of Architecture, in 1929, and He collaborated for three years in Giò Ponti and Emilio Lancia’s office. He probably had his international contacts here, at The International Exposition of 1929 in Barcelona and Paris, where he visited le Corbusier’s office, as Franca Helg used to tell. Throughout these first three years, his works were undoubtedly related to XIXth Century. His meeting with Edoardo Persico marks an evident turnover towards rationalism and writers for “Casabella” magazine. Persico’s thoughtful and ironical comments on some of Albini’s drawings for office furniture caused him deep upsetting. “I spent days of real anxiety – tells Albini – I had to answer all questions. I had a long fever”. The new phase that the meeting provoked begins with opening his own first office at Via Panizza with Renato Camus and Giancarlo Palanti. The group of Architects starts taking care of social housing, participating in the competition for the Baracca neighborhood in 1932, and then realizing the Ifacp neighborhood: Fabio Filzi (1936/38), Gabriele D’Annunzio, and Ettore Ponti (1939). During those years, He also worked for his first private villa (Pestarini). It is mainly in the context of exhibitions that the Italian architect experiments the compromise between rigor and poetic fantasy that Pagano was talking about; He conceived all the elements that would become recurrent in all types of his work – Architecture, Interiors, Design. The 1933 opening of the new Triennale of Milano, in Palazzo dell’Arte, becomes an occasion to express the highly innovative character of rationalist thinking. In this place, to experiment with new materials and solutions, but most of all a “method”. Young rationalist architects cultivated the art of exhibiting as a communication lab, an open field to space solutions. Albini, with Giancarlo Palanti, sets the steel structure house (with R. Camus, G. Mazzoleni, G. Minoletti and coordination by G. Pagano) designing also its furniture. For the next Triennale in 1936, marked by Persico’s early death, Franco Albini, together with a group of young architects around Pagano, takes care of the exhibition of Dwelling, where he presented 3 types of lodgings. In the same year, Albini and Romano design the exhibition for Ancient Italian jewelry: vertical uprights, simple linear poles design space. This element is recurring in other works, like the Scipione exhibition (1941), Vanzetti stand (1942), and Olivetti shop in Paris (1956). The architectural space is readable through a grid, introducing a third dimension, the vertical one, with a sense of lightness and transparency. Upright is also used in design objects, such as the Veliero bookcase...

Very large Italian Bitossi Rimini blue & gold ceramic lamp by Marbro. Dazzling turquoise ceramic lamp body with hand painted gold accents. Original gold painted wood base. Newly rewi...

Italian console table Mid-Century marble top brass details 1950s Intact and in good condition. Elegant example of Made in Italy. We guarantee fast and accurate shipping on crate by...

Mid-century large Italian wall mirror with brass frame (circa 1950s). The mirror is classically-shaped and distinctive in a Modern style. It is in good overall condition presenting j...

A bamboo and dark-stained wood mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.

Splendid Set of Four Leggera Chairs and Round Table by Gio Ponti for Cassina. This set in Oakwood is a very early edition each chair carries the red metal tag Figli di Amedeo Cassina...

A coffee or cocktail table, designed and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s.

A pair of dark-stained wood and cream-white fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 39.625” H x 28.5” W x 35.5” D All upholstered furniture can b...

An exceptional hanging picture frame comprising 2 glass plates with beveled edges floating within a solid, heavy-gauge brass frame, all with radiused corners. So striking that it nea...

Balboa 1950's Murano lamp bullicante glass ribbed ~9 inch diameter ball on 8 inch square white marble base with taper turned alabaster neck. Height from base to top of alabaster neck...

Large desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1956 for Bernini, Italy. Walnut wood with two drawers and two spaces in the front side and other four spaces in the back side.

1950s Brass & Opaline Glass Pendant Attributed to Stilnovo. Executed in sculptural round opaline glass with brass hardware. A highly refined ceiling lamp light of attractive scale an...

Rare flush mount ceiling lights by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Enameled aluminum, black and white. Rewired for U.S standards. We recommend three E14 European candel...

Amazing long and functional sideboard attributed to Ico e Luisa Parisi at the end of the 1950s for La Permanente Mobili Cantu', which combines an extremely modern design with a plent...

Pair of Red Armchairs In The Style of Gio Ponti, 1950s Product Details Upholstered in Dedar fabric – model “A Perfect Flower” col. 007 Dimensions: 77 W x 89 H x 70 D cm

1950s Divine Burl Wood Queen Bed Milan Italy No stamp from the maker. Attributed to the style of Osvaldo Borsani. Sculptural construction in exotic...

Italian suspension lamp by Stilnovo, 1950s. Quantity 2. Dimensions: H= 92 cm; W= 30 cm; D= 10 cm.

A stunning and highly unusual dining table attributed to visionary Italian designer Ico Parisi, the base in beech wood with dynamic angled legs supporting an oval laminate matte grey...

A vintage Murano hand blown 'fazzoletto'/handkerchief art glass vase. Deigned by Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini Company, circa 1950, the vase has a red and white decoration of alte...

Pair of 1950's Italian carved alabaster lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height to shade rest: 27" Base: 5.5" square

This beautiful wooden table from Italy is perfect functioning as a game table or as a kitchen table in a formal or informal home setting. The light wood table has a beautiful warm gl...

This exceptional six-door wardrobe, crafted in the 1950s by Vittorio Dassi, stands as a rare and refined testament to Italian mid-century design. Part of a complete bedroom suite — w...

Large Italian brass mirror in the shape of a shield with brass loop detail on top, 1950s. Original brass finish with nice age and patina.

1950s set of three blue opaline glass items. Made in Italy The bright blue milk, opaline or cased glass is heavy and thick, all items have a decorative orm...

Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano vase circa 1950 in "Opalino Costolato".

A gorgeous Murano glass vanity mirror surrounded with handmade glass flowers. With minor signs of wear as expected with age and use. A nice addition to any dressing room.

Writing desk, ash, walnut, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in walnut. The upper part of this piece is made from ...

1950s pair of table lamps with modernist design , clean lines and sophisticated material blend. Each lamp features an opaline glass sphere with a distinctive central hole, resembling...

Stunning and elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern nightstands or bedside tables. Striking Italian design from the 1950s. Solid ash and ash veneered bases with original black lacquered ...

Rectangular Italian Mid-Century Murano glass Mirror with Floral Decoration 1950s Fantastic mirror with delicate floral decoration. The central mirror measures 52 x 72 cm, framed by ...

Walnut low chest of drawers designed by Gianfranco Frattini manufactured by Bernini. Iconic piece of Gianfranco Frattini, this elegant sideboard present five drawers for each side,...

A curved velvet and brass sofa designed by Marco Zanuso and produced by Arflex, Italy, c. 1950s. Seat Height: 15.5" All upholstered furniture can be reupholstered upon request for ...

Vanity table or small desk, cherry, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950s This 1950s vanity table is a lovely snapshot of Italian mid-century modern design...

Mid-Century Modern Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina ,Italy, 1950s

This wonderful substantial sized porcelain square vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Piero Fornasetti bowl or serving piece has all the elements of botanicals and flowers and is enti...

Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi

Lovely Mid-Century Modern table / wall / vanity mirror with elegant Murano glass frame. Manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1950s. Executed in Murano glass and brass. Condi...

Paolo Buffa (Milan 1903-1970), architect and designer, worked in the field of furniture design. Trained in the studio of Ponti and Lancia, from where he borrowed elements of neoclass...