Old Vintage School Benches, 1930s, Sweden

Stunning Swedish Art Deco ceilinglamp from the 1930s - with white opaline glass shade sectioned in three different size levels. The lamp is held up by a solid brass cup and pole all ...

Lovely and heavy ovalshaped bronze candle holder for three thinner candles by Oscar Antonsson for Ystad Metall - Sweden 1930s. Nicely sculpted body and...

An oval classic vintage glass ceiling school lamp with a glassdome blown by mouth. The lamp has horizontal frosted stripes around. This midcent...

A lovely matt green unglazed Swedish cryopas glass vase named Flowerball. Desined in 1934 by Harald Notini for Pukeberg, sold in Böhlmarks shops in the 1930’s. Stunning ballshaped vi...

Lovely and large mid-century oval brass tray with nice edge decoration all the way around by Lars Holmström, Arvika Sweden 1930s. For decorative wall hanging, serving tray or plate a...

A great pair of the iconic "Kaminstolen" or "The Fire place chair" made by the Norwegian designers Fredrik Kayser & Adolf Relling and then produced by...

Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile. Shipping to Continental US circa $780.

Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile. Shipping to Continental US circa $1000.

Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile. Shipping to Continental US circa $680.

This 1930s Italian bench is so over-scaled, and monumental in appearance, that it seems to have been made for the large room it was destined, rather than the comfort of a typical sitter. As such, it would function equally well as a low side table or a high cocktail table. We’ll allow the buyer to determine its use. The designer was Pierluigi Colli, and the fabricator Martinotti, the Turin furniture and interior decorating firm that was established in 1831, and exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Colli’s family owned a textile company that supplied Martinotti with upholstery fabrics, suggesting nepotism had something to do with his being hired as the firm's director in 1926. Nevertheless, he proved himself worthy as a designer and a businessman. Having studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, he befriended leading French designers, and arranged for Martinotti to retail Lalique glass and Jean Perzel lighting. In addition, the quality of their work, and Colli’s dedication to the modern design movement, prompted Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, and Gino Levi-Montalcini, among others, to have Martinotti fabricate some of their furniture. Colli’s claim to fame, however, is his own work as a designer, and his ability to master the vocabularies of every trend from Art Deco to midcentury modern. During the Great Depression, when nearly every nation floundered economically, fascist Italy...

This gymnastics bench comes from a gym in Prague and was designed in the 1930s. The iron feet are retained. The thick cowhide has been cleaned and preserved and has a very nice patina. Completely restored. All of our vintage gym equipment...

Bench from factory built in 1920s in original condition with beautiful age patina. Sturdy and stabile. Very comfortable.