1980s Furniture

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards

Wood, Hardwood

The Tartar sideboard by Ettore Sottsass for MEMPHIS (1985) is remarkable in several ways. Sottsass once concurred that this iconoclastic piece was an avid attempt to create a Sottsas...

Karl Springer

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Bone, Shagreen, Wood

Pair of JMF chairs in shagreen with bone inlays and sabots by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed on bottom with Karl Springer labels).  

George Sowden, Nathalie du Pasquier

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Clocks

Aluminum, Glass, Plastic

Red, black and green postmodern wall clock that is out of production. Designed by the Memphis Group founding members and couple, George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier in the 1980s. ...

Formia Murano

Vintage 1980s Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

1980s, modernist dynamic, comic mouth blown head sculpture in colored Murano glass, in ivory milk white with blue eyes. This production has been very limited, each piece individually...

Karl Springer

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Fabric, Upholstery, Foam, Wood

Pair of exceptionally crafted "Upholstered Chairs" by Karl Springer, American 1980s. The fabric on these lounge chairs is superb and is in like-new condition.

Bing & Grondahl

Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Porcelain

An incredibly striking intense blue vase. A wonderful form reminiscent of the Art Deco period with Post Modernist influences.

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Metal

The Ashoka table lamp is an early Ettore Sottsass lighting masterwork for the introductory 1981 MEMPHIS collection as iconoclastic a light/sculpture as you'll find anywhere!! With v...

Maria Pergay

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Chairs

Steel, Leather

Sculptural steel and leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...

George Sowden

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Laminate, Hardwood

The Pierre dining table or desk by George Sowden for Memphis (1981) is a remarkable piece of 20th century craftsmanship. It's legs are separate but vividly-lacquered "building blocks...

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Laminate

A multi-use, highly-functional end table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis (1984). The top possesses a small inserted piece of tempered glass, otherwise leaving the piece to visually re...

Aldo Cibic

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Center Tables

Wood

A masterwork by early Memphis practitioner Aldo Cibic, from the last collection of the original group in 1987. Part of a larger ensemble of furniture works ("Andy" side table; "Sa...

Unknown

Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Bamboo, Hardwood

An absolutely jaw-dropping custom commissioned vintage nine-drawer chest, circa 1980. Stout hardwood construction with exquisite bullnose detailing highlighting the drawer fronts and...

Baker Furniture Company

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Brass, Walnut

An absolutely stunning modern ten-drawer chest by Baker, circa 1980. Evidently from a limited production series, as research can find no examples like it. Stout, exquisitely crafted ...

Fendi

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

Stainless Steel, Leather

This ultra chic, exquisite and large Italian tagged monumental Fendi dining table is a beautiful combination of metallic glazed stamped crocodile leather and stainless steel. There i...

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Metal

The King lamp a very rare floor lamp (torchère) design by Ettore Sottsass for MEMPHIS (1983). Less than 30 were ever produced. It is fabricated from lacquered metal w/ a glass diffus...

Unknown

Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Ceramic, Nickel, Lucite

A beautiful pair of handmade glazed ceramic vessels, circa 1980, as newly built custom-made lamps. Wonderful scale, color, texture and form with accents of polished nickel and Lucite...

Karel Appel

Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Posters

Paper

A rare Karel Appel Lithograph made for the Bols Art Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1981. The exhibition that this was made for the occasion of Appel's 60th birthiday, and t...

Milo Baughman, Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Leather, Chrome

This pair of cantilever lounge chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin are a rare and gorgeous set from 1981. The angled and armless scoop chairs sit balanced on top of square chro...

Peter Shire

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Metal

A beautiful gem of a table lamp by LA-based Peter Shire, one of only two (2) Americans who participated in the original 1981 Memphis experiment (Michael Graves was the other). The J...

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Chairs

Iron

Six-part seat group consisting of a two-seat, two broader chairs in green and two smaller chairs in beige and violet as well as a bench. The unusual design using asymmetrical iron ro...

Vintage 1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Brass, Chrome, Glass

Impressive vintage console table, Pied de Stal, pedestals, model. Brass and chrome console made by the Belgian Company Belgo Chrome in the 1980s. With original thick glass tablet. ...

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld , Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Vintage 1980s French Brutalist Armchairs

Birch

Exceptional pair of wooden constructivist armchairs very refined with beautiful finishes and full of details to discover from Costea Covamaad. Outside of all expectations, the seats...

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Crystal, Plexiglass

The Bay table lamp is a breathtaking masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis (1983). Fabricated from tiers of colored perspex plastic & colored and whitened crystal glass, this wo...

Garouste and Bonetti

Vintage 1980s French Sofas

Bronze

Wide-shape wood sofa upholstered with a grey blue velvet. Quilted fittings. Legs terminating with bronze feet tips. Surmounted with gilt bronze Baroque element. Model created in 1989.

Vintage 1980s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Bronze

Modern bronze sculpted model doors designed in the 1980s by Polish-American artist and sculptor Morris Brose (1914-2000) for the Holocaust Memorial Center in Detroit. The piece is a ...

Budji Layug

Vintage 1980s Organic Modern Dining Room Tables

Bamboo

Sculptural dining table features large-scale bamboo designed by noted Filipino designer Antonio “Budji” Layug. Glass top measures 1" thick and 54" in diameter. Base measures 30" in d...

Shiro Kuramata

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Cabinets

Metal

The Nikko cabinet by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis (1982) The Nikko is a tall, sculptural work that Kuramata envisioned as his response to & love of the B-rated American Sci-Fi movie...

Angelo Mangiarotti

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Travertine, Marble

Angelo Mangiarotti style travertine marble oval dining table.      

Karl Springer

Vintage 1980s American Modern Wall Mirrors

Mirror

Karl Springer large round Saturn beveled mirror.   

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Pedestals

Hardwood

The ivory pedestal is (in my mind) the accompaniment to Sottsass' TARTAR Cubist-like sideboard --- a visual attempt to show each elevation/plain as though it were 3-D rather than a f...

Serge Poliakoff

Vintage 1980s French Modern Western European Rugs

Wool

Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969) Blue and green composition made by the Gallery art surface, circa 1980. Size: 330 cm x 240 cm Woven signature on the back of the carpet. GALERIE HAD...

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Laminate

The Cream end table by Ettore Sottsass for MEMPHIS (1984) is a rare example of the designer's play/riff on minimalism of course he just can't help himself and adjoins it with softene...

Vintage 1980s American Abstract Sculptures

Glass

An all glass sculpture by master glass artist Drew Smith. Quite interesting, a liquid seems to spill from the broken box onto a lower surface. Smith graduated with his B.A. from A...

Mario Botta

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Sheet Metal

The set of six chairs were designed by Maria Botta 198, Italy and executed by Alias, Italy. The tube steel frame contact the perforated black sheet metal seat and back and forms s...

Vintage 1980s Persian Mid-Century Modern Persian Rugs

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Colored vintage Persian carpets and rugs have produced from old oriental rugs of at least 20-50 years of age. Each woven rug is carefully selected and undergoes a unique process of c...

Antonio Citterio

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Leather

1982 Antonio Citterio for B&B. Leather upholstered chaise longue 'Baisity'. Base wrapped in black leather over sturdy steel frame with two upholstered loose cushions in black leather...

Harrison Van-Horn

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Brass, Raffia, Lucite, Hardwood

A fabulous restored vintage cabinet from the boutique production of Harrison-Van Horn, circa 1980. Stunning, expertly crafted case design with a stylish Pagoda top detail. The piece ...

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Plastic, Fiberglass, Marble

A magnificent example of the "high/low" material concept that consumed Ettore Sottsass and the other Memphis designers in the early years of the collective. In this case --- beaut...

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Brass, Glass

Multicolored Murano glass discs chandelier, brass structure.

Vintage 1980s Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Leather, Mohair, Wood

Pair of Art Deco style lounge chairs. The chairs have leather trim and are upholstered in mohair velvet. Style of Jean Michel Frank. Wood legs.

Cenedese

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Glass

Blown Glass

This absolutely gorgeous and monumental signed Italian Murano Cenedese sculptural handblown glass centre piece bowl is of the scavo technique. It is from the 1980s. The luscious colo...

Marco Zanini

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Fiberglass

The Roma fiberglass chair by Marco Zanini for MEMPHIS (1986). This exotic chair (throne) is a radical MEMPHIS experiment with an unorthodox material created by Marco Zanini, one o...

Vintage 1980s Chandeliers and Pendants

White painted tassel chandelier, circa 1980s.

Laura Ashley

Vintage 1980s European Neoclassical Table Lamps

Silk, Brass

Pair of vintage antique brass finish Laura Ashley home with silk shades brass finish Laura Ashley home with pleated silk shades, brass fittings and harps.

Aldo Cibic

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Metal

Madison floor lamp (Torchère) by Aldo Cibic for Memphis (1983). A rare floor lamp from the 3rd Memphis collection of 1983. With a built-in dimmer at its center and a top lighting so...

Vintage 1980s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Wood

Rare and beautiful pair of Louis XV style dresser completely covered in horse hair. Italian design attributable to the 1980s. Curly golden bronzes as decoration. The shape is moved a...

Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables

Lucite

Sculptural Lucite dining table mimicking stalagmites with glass top, circa 1979. Lucite in excellent condition, free from scratches or discoloration. Glass top has surface scratches....

Vintage 1980s American Abstract Sculptures

Whimsical pop art painted sculpture of a telephone booth, signed Mark Clark, 1981. All four sides and top are painted on this mitered constructed box. A wonderful piece!

Michele De Lucchi

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Steel, Wood, Lacquer

Michele De Lucchi was a principal member of the Italian radical groups Alchymia and Memphis. This elegant table, created for Memphis in 1984, is one of a series of four which use ...

Ron Arad

Vintage 1980s British Modern Lounge Chairs

Tubular steel. Reclined it is 40" deep.

Peter Shire

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Wool

The Bel Air armchair, designed in 1982 for the second historic Memphis exhibition, is by radical Southern California iconoclast Peter Shire. With its "beachball"-like corner sculptur...

Maitland Smith

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Bronze, Leather

The piece overall in leather and parchment with fine gold embossing, the perimeter of the piece with applied bronze mouts with overall Greek key motif. The upper section with two doo...

Bernini, Franco Poli

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Silver Leaf, Wood, Walnut

"SIX feet hight" sideboard is one of the three items of " Six " collection by Bernini. It revives in a modern way an object of typology for dining room, which marked a positive and ...

Hermès

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Brass, Leather

Original Hermès 'Sac à Dépêches' briefcase, made in France for Bonwit Teller, circa 1980s. Sliding locker fastener on flap with three interior pockets, includes original keys. Perfec...

Ettore Sottsass

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Mirror, Laminate

No one but Ettore Sottsass could've designed such a sexy mirror -- his deep love of women, their psyches, their erotic natures, their beauty. Quasi-deco in manner, yet embellished...

Unknown

Vintage 1980s Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Metal

Six-light Italian 22-karat giltwood and metal chandelier with acanthus leaf metal detailing and fluted center column.

Vintage 1980s Italian Floor Lamps

Floor lamp butterflies Murano with structure in solid brass. Year 1980, master work with colorful butterflies in real Murano glass. Floor lamp presented during a Jean-Paul Gaultie...

Michele De Lucchi

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern End Tables

Laminate, Wood

Another quirky anthropomorphic table by Michele De Lucchi, early Memphis trailblazer (looks a little like "Mickey", don't it??). When you think of Memphis, this is truly it!! Brig...