Seating

Great set of four ‘S45’ dining chairs by Pierre Chapo, France 1979. These sculptural chairs are composed of numerous small wood sections joined and glued to each other. This set is m...

Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, set of eight dining chairs, oak, rush, France, 1960s Beautifully shaped chairs in patinated oak by French designer duo Jacques Chambron and Ro...

Black leather sofa on rosewood legs, 3 seater. The sofa is attributed to Georg Thams and produced by Vejen møbelfabrik. A nice and stylish sofa with very good sitting comfort.

Florence Knoll for Knoll International, sofa, model '67A', steel, fabric, United States, design 1958, production 1960s/70s This sofa model 67A is designed by Florence Knoll for Knol...

Beautiful and chic set of 4 Ciprea armchairs by the legendary Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Made in Italy in 1968, covered with original burnt orange velvet. A predecessor to th...

iconic Italian Mid-Century Modern folding chairs in brown plastic and chromed aluminum, designed by Giancarlo Piretti 1967 for Anonima Castelli, Italy. The Plia folding chair is a re...

Florence Knoll Mid-Century Modern manner linen upholstered couch, upon four gold-tone metal bracket feet. 31" H x 92" W x 35" D; seat: 19" H. D...

This pair of Nautilus chairs exemplify the stunning organic Futurist forms and clean lines for which Vladimir Kagan one of the most esteemed furniture designers of the 20th century i...

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Cornaro two-seater sofa, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Studio Simon in 1974. Made of Iroko wood, foam, and azure chenille velvet. Excellent vintage condition. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working very early. Only a year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity; from 1927, he began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa was constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, all worth mentioning. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the first of many works which were to follow in the nineteen fifties: the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and shows clearly Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in how twentieth-century museums were set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his most incredible ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of the Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) and at the Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti Award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on renovating and restoring the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider one of his greatest works. While he worked on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on how much his work evolved over the years, it may be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions which were to make the most of his formal skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, plenty of other episodes can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen in 1973, Carlo Scarpa started building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he carried out simultaneously on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, arising out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem,” [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea,” followed by a cloister that ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the central pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways, teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces, shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as an outstanding commitment to architectural work, with the many projects we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure.” Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded eight years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana,” “Quatour,” and “Orseolo.” While in 1974, they added a couch and armchair, “Cornaro,” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...

A fine set of five antique Gothic Revival oak & leather, Irish Masonic throne chairs, circa 1900. Each chair having a pointed architectural pediment with scrolled devices and a scrol...

Roland Rainer, dining chairs, stained beech, lacquered beech, Austria, 1950s These dining chairs have a minimalistic design, distinguished by an open construction style with emphasi...

School of Turin An energetic, sculptural pair of modernist armchairs in blond oak, upholstered in blue velvet. With their dynamic engineering, these masterful School of Turin chairs...

Eileen Gray, pair of 'Roquebrune' chairs, chrome-plated steel, red leather, France, design 1927, later production Sleek pair of roquebrune chairs des...

A pair of Cuingam lounge chairs designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi for BBB Bonacina in 1976. These stately chairs retain their original cognac leather with ruched detailing. Imprinted ‘BBB Cuingam Modello Depositato Meda Italy’ on acrylic base. Sourced in Italy, 1970s. Jonathan De Pas (1932-1991), Donato D’Urbino (1935-) and Paolo Lomazzi (1936-) are Italian designers who began working together in 1966. They are best known for their unconventional pop art designs, many of which are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others. Their most iconic pieces include the Joe Sofa, 1970 and the “Blow” armchair...

The iconic Togo sofa, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973 has become a design Classic. This two-piece set can be configured into one large sofa or used a...

Mid-Century Modern pair of high-back reclining chairs in black leather and chromed tubed steel. Made in Switzerland by Strässle International and designed by Hans Eichenberger. Both ...

Sofa designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1934. Relaunched by Cassina in 2014. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Contemporary and comfortable lines fo...

Originally designed in 1947 by the Danish architects Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, the AX 6060 chair was manufactured by Fritz Hansen. A fantastic example of midcentury Dan...

Chair designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, c...

Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of...

The geometric pattern is amazing! I love the different shades of greens and pinks mixed throughout! This sofa is in good vintage condition without any rips, tears, or stains. The fa...

Set of four “Monk” dining chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni in 1973. Made of cognac leather and walnut. Fully restored in Italy. Interesting is the ‘flat’ shape o...

A timeless Mid-Century Modern style Sofa in the manner of Finn Juhl ( Danish 1912- 1989). The sofa features sculptural shape inspired by the Modern free art. The seat and back of the...

Carlo Bartoli, dining chair ‘920’, leather and chromed steel, Italy, 1971 This subtle and modest chair features beautiful dark brown leather with tubular chromed steel. The frame o...

Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. A light, compact chair designed and presented ...

Set of 4 "Onassis Bar Stools" in a goat skin frame and saddle brown calf skin cushions with a brass foot rail. Designed by Karl Springer. Made in Ame...

Johannes Spalt for Wittmann, sofa or settee, leather, chromed steel, Austria, 1960s This subtle and modest sofa is designed by the talented Austrian furniture designer Johannes Spal...

Ernst Moeckl for Trabant, 'Kangaroo' or 'Z' armchairs, original finish, fiberglass, Germany, designed in 1968 This set of white 'Kangaroo' chairs is designed by Ernst Moeckl in 1968...

A pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge or easy chairs designed by Folke Ohlsson (Sweden, 1919-2003) for Fritz Hansen ( established - Denmark 1872 by Cabinet Maker Fritz Hansen). These conformable and fine lounge chairs model 0863 were crafted and designed in Denmark in 1957. Made of beach wood, the stylish chairs feature a green upholstery, clean lines and distinctly tapered legs. The wing-shaped armrests add comfort and elegance to the MCM chairs...

Antonin Suman for TON, +80 armchairs model E4309, lacquered beech, fabric, Czech Republic, 1977 A large set of dining chairs that were designed ...

Charlotte Perriand Style Wicker Counter Stool with Chrome Legs and 20" Seat Height. The stools are in original condition ...

Gorgeous mid-century Cesca armchair in chromed metal and woven wicker chairs. These beautiful chair was designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy during the 1960s. T...

Rare set of 6 original Superleggera (super light) chairs designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Cassina in Italy in 1957. The 699 Superleggera, which has been a star in Cassina's ...

Dining chair, yellow leatherette, metal, Italy, 1970s Comfortable Italian dining chair in yellow leatherette. The eye-catching colored upholstery emphasizes the round shaped seat a...

Loounge chair designed by Mario Bellini in 2015. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Roomy and inviting, Cab Lounge is a restatement of the Cab chair concept. Nothing short of a masterpiece of craftsmanship, the Cab Lounge armchair is perfectly suited to both residential or contract use. The leather upholstery fits the tubular steel frame like an exquisitely tailored garment, complementing the curves, in a perfect symbiosis between the structural and the organic. The eleven leather sections, hand-stitched and fitted with four zipper closures, undergo fourteen hand-executed processes before they are complete. Fitted with a reclining mechanism, the five-spoke base sets off the entire chair, while the ergonomically correct design renders it extraordinarily comfortable; the care taken in the details is without equal. Important information regarding images of products: Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding color(s) of products: Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor About the designer: Mario Bellini is an architect and designer internationally renowned. He received the Golden Compass Award eight times and 25 of his works are in the permanent design collection of the New York MoMA, which dedicated to him a personal retrospective in 1987. He was editor of Domus magazine (1985-1991). He has designed countless art, design and architecture exhibitions over the years, both in Italy and abroad: among the latest those at Palazzo Reale with Giotto's masterpieces (2016) and - at the Milanese Museo del '900 - the one dedicated to Margherita Sarfatti (2018-2019). In 2015 the Milan Triennale awarded him the Gold Medal for his career in architecture and in 2017 dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him. The same exhibition that will be organized again in Moscow in March 2019. Since 1991 he is Royal Honorary Designer of RDI. Since the 1980’s Mario Bellini, dedicating himself almost entirely to architecture, has designed numerous kinds of buildings including the Portello Trade Fair district in Milan, the Villa Erba Exhibition and Convention Centre in Cernobbio (Como), the Tokyo Design Centre in Japan, the Natuzzi America Headquarters in the United States, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, the Deutsche Bank Headquarters in Frankfurt, the City History Museum of Bologna, the Department of Islamic Art at the Louvre in Paris, the new Milan Convention Centre - the largest in Europe - and in Rome-Fiumicino the new international Airterminal T3 has been completed, while the new Headquarters Generali Group in Trieste has just been inaugurated. Projects currently underway are the New Polytechnic School of Genoa (2006-2020), a vast hotel and residential development on Virgin Gorda...

Armchairdesigned by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Included in UNESCO’s 2016 Cultural Heritage list, the extraordinary archite...

French Mid Century Ripe Chairs by Adrien Audox and Frida Minet for Vibo. Beautifully curved bentwood and original woven rope seats.

Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. 5 pieces set Togo was designed in 1973. Five pieces set: three seater, twoseater, one seater, corner and pouf. The sofa is upholstered in...

Robert Mallet-Stevens for Stevens Designs, dining chairs model 222, lacquered metal, leatherette, France, design 1928, production later Large set of lacque...

Designed by Hans J. Wegner for GETAMA, this GE 151 archair is a Classic example of Mid-Century Modern design. Featuring angular black painted beechwood frames and arms, the newly restored chair...

Beautiful Viennese Mid-Century chairs, commissioned by Sir Terence Conran for the boutique Hotel Guesthouse Vienna. This chair bases on the legendary coffee house chair by the Viennese architect Oswald Haerdtl. For recreational reasons the petite 1950s chairs were updated for a more comfortable seating. From recent production, manufactured by an established traditional Viennese cabinet...

Chic and playful Mid-Century Modern loveseat / sofa made in Switzerland by master leather ateliers De Sede.

Settee, ash, cane, leatherette, metal, Spain, 1950s. Joyful Spanish two-seater sofa with soft organic lines. This settee features a stained ash frame of which a dynamic grain patte...

Oscar Niemeyer armchair and ottoman model "Alta", circa 1975. Rare fireside chairs and its ottoman model "Alta" with adjustable seats and backrests in thick cushions upholstered in ...

Curved sofa, upholstery, Italy, 1960s This sofa bears multiple dynamic features. The shape of the sofa is slightly curved. Four loose seat cushions structure the sofa. Elegant legs ...

Pierre Paulin for Artifort, lounge chairs model '442', steel, leather, the Netherlands, 1960s These comfortable armchairs show elegant steel details. The combination of steel and le...

Daybed anni '60 in legno di teak. La base della struttura è caratterizzata da due cassetti contenitori e un cuscino tondo. La struttura è stata restaurata e il materasso ha nuova i...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this pair of fully restored, one of a kind hand dyed cigar brown leather, B&B Italia Metropolitan Koto leath...

Gio Ponti, Rare pair of Bergere Armchairs for Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s A very rare pair of Gio Ponti armchairs, retaining their original green velvet, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s. Th...

The Minoletta chair, a masterpiece designed by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, is an epitome of elegance and comfort. Originally crafted with exquisite attention to detail, it features a...

Pair of Reupholstered Dutch Mid-Century Modern F & T Chairs by Rob Parry Pair of F & T chairs designed by Rob Parry in the Netherlands in 1953. Each chair features a black lacquered...

These innovative lounge chairs by Jamé, a recognized Dutch furniture company known for their strength in form and style, which is something that brought them to the forefront as a br...

A rare Paul Frankl inspired one-strand snake arm childrens size rattan rocking chair with stick rattan seat. Professionally restored to original specificat...

- very rare type - very confortable - design

Italian iconic mid century design single "Medea" chair. This fantastic chair is made of bent oak wood and black metal legs. Designed by Vittorio Nobili for the Tagliabue Brothers in 1955. First advertised in Domus issue 329 in April 1955, it has become an iconic and highly collectible piece of mid-century design. Perfect Conditions restored. This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer...

A rare and beautiful curved sofa with a wooden frame and fabric upholstery, designed by Gio Ponti for "Casa e Giardino", manufactured in Italy in the 1940s. In Gio Ponti's ideal hom...

Offering the classic Pollock Executive Chair in its original black leather, black steel frame, and vintage 4-star base, in very good condition. Charles Pollock was a master of desig...