20th Century Furniture

A small chinoiserie ceramic lion garden statue or plant stand. A wonderful way to add a touch of In South East Asian decor to a space. (Fun Fact: Ele...

Italian chandelier composed of a neon light inserted in white glass in the particular shape of a flower with original colouring. The lights is neon type socket and are powered by 220...

A pair of exquisite gouache / watercolour studies of exotic flowers and butterflies; European in the Cantonese style, circa 1900. Why we like them Exquisitely hand-painted with ...

A captivating Chinese lamp adorned with intricate carvings and motifs, dating back to around the 1920s. This exquisite piece exudes the elegance and craftsmanship of traditional Chin...

James Coignard. Caroborund etching (without title), signed numbered 14/60. Measures: 55 x 44 cm James Coignard, painter, ceramist, sculptor and etcher, w...

AUTHOR: SCHULZ, Charles. TITLE: Peanuts Jubilee. My Life and Art With Charlie Brown and Others. PUBLISHER: NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED WITH A DRAWING. 1 vol., 15-3/8" x 11-3/8", illustrated, inscribed on the half-title "For B. J. with every best wish - Charles M. Schulz" with the addition of a large full body sketch of Snoopy, hardcover, original stamped silver boards. CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, mild general handling to covers, foredge of rear pastedown and endpaper worn, internally clean and bright, overall VERY GOOD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: "B.J." is B.J. Thomas best...

Italian ambar white opaline glassI pendant light by Vistosi.The blown glass gives light its central role.directing it to the environment and emphasizing the brightness.LED lighting s...

A pair of model 220 toldbod pendant lamps developed by the design team at Louis Poulsen in 1982 to the Customs Building (Toldboden) in Copenhagen. This...

This rare Italian Mid-Century off white lacquered commode would be stunning in any bedroom. Designed by Luciano Frigerio for Frigerio Di Desio in It...

This stunning Mid-Century Modern pedestal was realized in the United States circa 1970. Created in beautiful translucent lucite, it offers a volumetric rectangular silhouette with cl...

Art Deco table lamp vienna around 1920s Original condition Only the shade is replaced.

An Asian style floor vase by Heygill & H.F.P. of Macau, their "Dynasty". Hand painted porcelain with a pink foliate & floral design and an urn shape. Features a decorative rim and st...

Vintage industrial light made in Poland during the 1970s.It features a white porcelain wall mounting and a frosted glass cover. The socket requires E27/E 26 light bulbs. New wire. Th...

This Chinese table lamp, crafted from porcelain and adorned with motifs of nature, dates back to the 1920s. It stands as an exquisite example of vintage craftsmanship, boasting fine ...

Beautiful white porcelain living room lamp. Far Eastern inspiration / Japonism, France, circa 1970-1980. Stamped "Pillivuyt France Porcelain since 1818" "E 86 3" "34" In very good...

In superb original condition this table lamp by Hans Kogl is a wonderful example of his ability to draw inspiration from the natural world and incorporate it into high end interior p...

The simplest of designs and palettes, with a natural old ivory field displaying a giant, end-to-end outline lozenge with similar triangles to the sides. Dark blue outlines. Long pile...

Iconic piece from Robert Mathieu, circa 1950s. With it's original patina, the lamp shades are new. The wiring has been redone, with baionnette sockets.

Mid-Century Victorian-style white painted basket-woven wicker console table with a wooden oval top with clear glass topper and lower circular stretcher shelf.

A signed and inscribed lithograph on paper by American feminist writer, theorist, artist and academic, Kate Millett (1934 - 2017). This work uses a minimal style to depict an abstrac...

Antique print titled 'Soldiers Gambling'. Original antique print on chine collé made after a painting by J.L.E. Meissonier. This print originates from volume 3 of the series 'The Wal...

A floor lamp Model "2003" designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana arte in the 1960s with a clear crystal base, a white satin glass lampshade and a gilt brass structure. ...

A two pieces ceramic round ashtray designed and manufactured in Italy in the manner of Angelo Mangiarotti, it has normal signs of use and age, it's marked on the bottom. This Italian...

Minimalist adjustable floorlamp probably designed fof Kosack Germany. White lacquered metal and chromed parts. circa 1960.

Set of four studio pottery planters in different sizes created on the turning wheel by sophisticated and advanced skilled Dutch ceramist in the 1980's. The warm lustrous oat white an...

stylish Murano Venetian revival ice cream or sundae glass in green with gold aventurine by Antonio Salviati and dating from around 1900. The glass stands on a rounded domed foot with folded foot rim and has a molded ribbed design with a short narrow stem with a bell shaped top again with vertical ribbing to the body. The glass is made from green glass with gold...

Glamorous Hollywood Regency Bar Cabinet attributed to Tommi Parzinger newly lacquered in white chocolate with polished original adorning brass hardware. Fully restored from top to bo...

Three Office swivels chair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, made in Italy in 1980s. Stamped on the bottom and marked Tecno on the side. The swivel chairs are made of white plastic. The ...

Jean Perzel - A fine midcentury ceiling light made with a circular brass structure that holds a fluted white opaline frosted glass bowl diffuser. Signed.

Art Treasures of the Louvre by René Huyghe. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1960. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Translated and adapted from the French, by Rene Huyghe who was a curat...

Vintage industrial light made in Poland during the 1970s. It features a white porcelain top and a frosted glass cover. The socket requires E27/ E26 light bulbs. New wire. The weight ...

Stunning modern off-white lacquered desk with brass plated details between the drawers and a brass plated toe kick in the style of Milo Baughman, Karl Springer, Lane. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. It has been professionally cleaned and waxed. The top surface has a stain and there is an all over patina as you would expect with use and age. The brass plating at the toe kick is showing its age with pitting and rust. It could be replaced or painted if it bothers you. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century. What a phenomenal desk!! This is an awesome… possibly custom-made, modern off-white laminate desk...

Sunflower Czech Opaline pendant lights Circa 1940s - Price is per light (17 available) - Brass tops - Elegant shaped opaque glass with sunflower det...

This antique Turkish rug is a true masterpiece that captures the essence of traditional weaving techniques and the rich cultural heritage of the region. The rug's beautiful color red has aged gracefully over time, giving it a unique and charming character that is impossible to replicate. The rug features a wide border...

Angelo Gaetano Sciolari was born in Italy in 1927. After graduating from the Faculty of Architecture, he returned to his first passion: film, and in particular cinematography. Howeve...

Experience the elegance of vintage design with our low coffee table, a unique piece that beautifully combines natural materials with artisanal craftsmanship. Expertly constructed, th...

Author: bukowski, charles. Title: mockingbird wish me luck. Publisher: los angeles: black sparrow press, 1972. Description: presentation copy first paperb...

Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Yorkshire Dog Sculpture was produced in Staffordshire, Engla...

This striking floor lamp was produced in France in the early 1950s. The lamp consists of a three legged base and thin stem, all in black lacquered iron. The iron outward bending legs...

A modern brass floor lamp designed by Aage Petersen for Le Klint in 1949. This particular version is most likely from the 1960s. It is a simplistic modern piece in brass with a white...

Porcelain vase by Wallendorf, Germany. Very good condition. Dimensions: height 26.5 cm / diameter 16 cm.

An unusual Italian 1970's circular Carrara marble coffee table with a central hole which could be used for either plants or a champagne bucket etc... It is made of 2 pieces, the supp...

Vintage table with laminate top and sculpted legs. Accenting white top with walnut frame. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).  

Beautiful tall elegant great design tall white porcelain coffee pot by Independence ironstone, excellent condition Made in Japan, circa 1950s.

White Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed. Illustration of a woman wearing a white body suit, choker, and hat. Signed by Oleg Cassini. Notice the body suit is in the shape of the head of a bunny with clever use of the 'whiskers'. Approximate Measurements: Length: 11" Width: 14" Property from the Collection of Steven Rosengard, Chicago, Illinois This original drawing was commissioned by Playboy and included in the October 1979 issue of Playboy Magazine (pages 225-227) in a feature that included works from designers such as Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, Edith Head, Fernando Sanchez, and Monika Tilley, among others, who create their versions of the Playboy bunny costume. Candace Collins can be seen modeling some of the designs in the feature. Oleg Cassini is an icon of twentieth-century fashion. Though born to Russian aristocracy and raised in Italy, he built a fashion empire that was unmistakably American. Cassini is perhaps best known for the hundreds of designs he created for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (see images 4-8), but his achievements as a collector, connoisseur, and quintessential twentieth-century man go far beyond Camelot. In 1913, Oleg Cassini was born in Paris to the Russian diplomat Count Alexander Loiewski and Countess Marguerite Cassini, a Russian aristocrat of Italian ancestry who also had an interesting link to America. The daughter of Count Arthur Cassini, Russian Ambassador to the United States during the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations, Marguerite dazzled turn-of-the-century Washington as her father’s official hostess and left her mark on the capital city. Stationed in Denmark when the Russian Revolution toppled the czar, Ambassador Cassini and family were exiled to Switzerland before settling in Florence, Italy, where young Oleg was raised. A true Renaissance man, he spoke Russian, French, and Danish before adding Italian and English; he studied medieval and modern European military history and costume and learned to draw; he learned horseback riding, fencing, and the art of chivalry; and, most importantly, he came to understand the struggles of the Russian titled class and other European aristocrats in the wake of the Russian Revolution and World War I. Countess Cassini started a successful fashion business in Florence, and soon the talented young Oleg was sent to Paris to sketch the latest collections for recreation in Italy. In Rome in his early 20s, Cassini created fashions for high society women and designed for a few films, which planted the seed for his move to Hollywood. The drive to reinvent himself brought Cassini to America in the 1930s; in his autobiography he describes arriving nearly penniless in mid-Depression New York City where his title as an exiled Russian Count meant even less than in war-devastated Europe. Down and out, Cassini struggled for employment, having sketching skills but no knowledge of the wholesale trade required for survival in Manhattan’s Seventh Avenue fashion district. However, he excelled at making connections, and Cassini slowly entered New York society. He was soon joined by younger brother Igor (who had studied in America and travelled with the young Emilio Pucci) and his parents, the once-dazzling Countess and his father, the displaced diplomat still loyal to Russia. The family settled in Washington, D.C., and Igor worked his way up the Hearst newspaper chain to become the famous society columnist Cholly Knickerbocker. In New York, Oleg Cassini married the troubled socialite Merry Fahrney (who would go on to marry eight times), but the marriage ended in scandal for Oleg, and he decided to follow his original intention and head for Hollywood. Despite initial difficulties, Cassini gained access to Hollywood’s elite (partially through his skills on the tennis court), and was soon hired as a designer at Paramount Pictures alongside the redoubtable Edith Head. In her 1941 film debut I Wanted Wings, Veronica Lake wore a memorable Cassini design. That same year, Cassini met and married the newest young Hollywood star on the scene, the beautiful 20th Century Fox–talent Gene Tierney. With the outbreak of World War II, Cassini enlisted in the Coast Guard but was transferred to the U.S. Army Cavalry which allowed officers of foreign birth. He attended basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and the horsemanship he learned as a boy served him greatly. He attended Officer Candidate School and reached the rank of First Lieutenant (he also became an American citizen at this time, losing his title of Count). Cassini spent several years posted at Fort Riley, where Tierney joined him before he landed a convenient military post in Hollywood. As Tierney’s career thrived (she played the title role in Otto Preminger’s Laura in 1944), she was able to assert her influence over 20th Century Fox’s head Daryl Zanuck, who hired Cassini as designer for Tierney on her 1946 film The Razor’s Edge, which proved to be a brilliant showcase for his talents. The pair separated the same year and, again seeking reinvention, Cassini re-established himself in New York City as a fashion designer. By 1950, the Oleg Cassini label was born. Combining his knowledge of Old World and modern Europe, Hollywood, the tennis courts of Palm Beach and Newport, and of course, New York City, Oleg Cassini invented a new brand of fashion that was distinctly American and of its moment. For his first collection, Cassini took to the stage, narrating the looks and imbuing the scene with his personality, unusual in an industry where the designers typically remained backstage and the models were called by number over a PA. The first collection was a smash — the president of Lord & Taylor devoted all of their storefront windows to his designs — and by 1955 sales had reached $5,000,000. Oleg Cassini’s career had turned a very positive corner. Cassini spent the early 1950s traversing the country, personally selling his collections to department stores in the interior, something his predecessors had never done, and moving between the Hollywood and New York scenes. Cassini’s brother Igor coined the term “the Jet Set” for this generation that constantly flew from New York to Los Angeles (then a ten-hour flight), Las Vegas, Paris, Rome, and the Riviera. In 1954, Cassini set out to woo Grace Kelly and sent her roses every day. The two were briefly engaged before her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco. In December 1960, Cassini’s career-defining opportunity came when he was chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design her fashions for the White House. Cassini had long known Joe Kennedy and his war-hero son John, and had first met Jacqueline Bouvier before her marriage in the early 1950s. Invited by President-Elect Kennedy to meet Jacqueline at Georgetown Hospital (she had just given birth to son John Jr.) to present to her drawings of potential dresses and First Lady looks, Cassini worked furiously to prepare a new line for the First Lady. Mrs. Kennedy had always had her clothes made by the top French couturiers of the day, but for the White House she wanted an American designer. Cassini wrote in his autobiography that he told the First Lady: “‘You have an opportunity here,’ I said, ‘for an American Versailles.’ She understood completely what I was trying to communicate; she began to talk excitedly about the need to create an entirely new atmosphere at the White House. She wanted it to become the social and intellectual capital of the nation” (Oleg Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 327). Mrs. Kennedy loved Cassini’s design for a gown to wear to the Inaugural Gala (she had already ordered a dress from Bergdorf’s for the Inaugural Ball), and Cassini was selected as the First Lady’s designer and was soon dubbed the “Secretary of Style.” From 1960 to 1963, Oleg Cassini would design over 300 items for Mrs. Kennedy, creating the “Jackie Look” that contributed not only to a fashion revolution but also the dawn of a new age. Cassini wrote that “Jackie played a very active role in the selection of her clothes. She loved brilliant colors — pistachio, hot pink, yellow, and white among others. Her sense of style was very precise; she would make editorial comments on the sketches I sent her. She always knew exactly what she wanted; her taste was excellent” (Oleg Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 334). After the Camelot years, Cassini’s business flourished and grew into a major industry; his name appeared on everything from couture to tennis-, sport-, and swimwear, car interiors, housewares, and perfume. He collected beautiful and rare artwork, arms and armor, and antique furniture, and lived the lifestyle projected by his image. From this period onward, Cassini also came to live in important homes. Of his Gothic Gramercy Park townhouse on Manhattan’s 19th Street he would write imaginatively, “I walked into the foyer and immediately fell in love. It was a place unlike any other in New York, a sixteenth-century Dutch house transported brick by brick from Europe by the Wells Fargo family in the early twentieth century. There was a vaulted, twenty-foot ceiling in the living room, leaded windows, elegantly carved wood paneling...

This stunning Malayer rug is a true masterpiece, measuring approximately 7'0" x 17'6" in size. The rug features a rich navy background, which provides a perfect canvas for the all-over geometric design in red, ivory, khaki, and blue. The use of these colors creates a striking contrast against the deep navy background, making the design truly pop. The ivory border guards on both sides of the rug are a perfect match for the foreground ivory, while the red border guards match the foreground red, providing a cohesive design that ties the rug together. The use of these colors also creates a beautiful frame that draws attention to the intricate geometric design at the center. The rug features stunning spandrels in each corner, showcasing small sun...

A pair of the iconic 'Senior' lounge chairs, designed by Marco Zanuso and manufactured by Arflex, in Italy, 1951. This pair have been fully restored and newly upholstered in our prof...

These magnificent lounge chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored, expertly upholstered and Inst...

A shan-shui (mountain and water) landscape shows distant, tree-topped mountains, a watery middle distance, and nearby colorfully banded rocks and a rustic dwelling, along with a graz...

Porcelain vase by Wallendorf, Germany. Very good condition. dimensions height 17 cm diameter 9 cm.

Original vintage Guinness advertising poster - My Goodness My Guinness - featuring an iconic design by the notable artist John Gilroy (John Tho...

Elegant midcentury rounded white travertine marble ashtray or bowl. Fratelli Mannelli probably designed this fantastic piece in Italy during the 1970s. This wonderful item is made...

20th Century French corner sofa made in white genuine leather resting on elegant chrome legs. Perfect condition. France, circa 1990.

A set of three heavy restaurant ware bowls in green and white. Vintage restaurant ware is making a comeback in entertaining. Known for their strength and versatility, they seem to last forever. This set is from Shenango China...

1960s Mauri Almari Opaline glass and white metal 'AE 88' ceiling lamp for Itsu. Produced in Finland in the 1960s and in the manner of Paavo Tynell. A rare and elegant ceiling lamp ex...

Pair of pineapple ceramic table lamps from 1960's by Antonio Campuzano Solans. Hand molded terracotta with white glazed ceramic finish, black ebonize...

Edward fields rug with cream background and green camo like squiggles and abstract expressionisms.

Rare pair white nightstands by Bertil Fridhagen for Bodafors, 1960s. Bertil Fridhagen. Sweden (1905-1993). Bertil Fridhagen worked as a carpenter for 12 years before starting his ar...