Calypso String Chair by Bernard Goss for Pandar, Melbourne, 1956

Another wonderful marble sculpture with an intriguing provenance. Unsigned. Part of a series by Paul Jencik, circa 1998-2001. This ‘totemic head’ sculpture is carved from a single block of marble in a snowy white. It’s the remaining head from a much larger totemic sculpture, the base now lost. This figurative face can be interpreted in many ways. Jencik references human, animal and natural forms but never quite allows us to reach a conclusion about the origins of his creations. Jencik was a welder, boat builder and metal worker with a strong creative instinct but without the opportunity or artistic training that would afford his work any recognition. He created a large series of marble and timber sculptures...

An Ellis Pottery ceramic lamp with Australian blackwood base and a turned myrtle stem stained to a deep walnut finish. We love these ceramic and ...

We love this vase simply as a display piece - the shape and the surface pattern give great sculptural vibes and a sense of movement. It’s a super cool example of 1970s Brutalist cera...

Italian black painted steel and ABS plastic 'Servofumo' ashtray by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1961. 'Servomuto' is a series of "changing servants", designed by Castiglioni ...

A splendid brass example of the Chiavari style first developed in the coastal town of Chiavari, south of Milan, Italy. This particular specimen is in excellent condition, with a lovely recent restoration of the upholstery, well cushioned, in a tasteful dark green velvet. The chair is in very sound condition and is of a higher quality than others we have handled - notably the shaping of the feet and the back are particularly fine. The original Chiavari chair is a delicate-boned creature in light-weight timber, designed to be both light and strong. It’s turned timber frame gave the opportunity for elaborate decoration which was popular in the mid to late 1800s. The brass version was created in the 1950s as a playful reference to the original, the brass emphasising the elaborate framework. It’s intended as a decorative chair for hallways, as a bedside chair, or can be used as a feature chair...

Italian design, set of four black ‘Golf’ bar stools. Designed by Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Velca Legnano. They have a c...

chair dinning bridge or small armchairs model DU41 by the designer Gastone Rinaldi for the editor RIMA in 1956. Blue lacquered, original painting, great patina, ...

Viborg chair model designed by Bernard Brunier for Coulon dating back to the 1970s. The shell is made of Rio rosewood veneer. The cylindrical base is in blackened wood. The seat, bac...

Set of 2 low chairs model Asmara by Bernard Govin for Ligne Roset in 1973 All in foam, covered by a grey fabric

The elusive "String Chair" was designed by Connecticut designer Irving Sabo and produced by JG Furniture beginning in 1953. The artist's work is extensively referenced in modern desi...

Mid-Century Modern upholstery lounge chair by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil 1956 Designed in 1956 in Brazil by the designer Joaquim Tenreiro, this lounge chair features splayed feet in...

In the mid-1950s, Carl Malmsten awarded ten small furniture companies, mainly in Småland, the honour of making a series of some of his products. Among the first pieces was Farmor, wh...