Modern Furniture
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 20th Century
Chess, Hommage à Marcel Duchamp by Brigitte Kowanz, signed and marked
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Execution Brigitte Kowanz (chessmen) and Woka Lamps VIENNA (car and board) Chessmen made from kaiser rolls, carved and covered with acrylic, car from bicycle-wheels, iron frame, etch...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Metaform “M1” Chrome and Glass Coffee Table by Hank Kwint, Netherlands, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined example of Dutch minimalism, this “M1” coffee table was designed by Hank Kwint and produced by Metaform in the Netherlands during the 1980s. Known for their elegant use of ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bruno Cassinari Italian Art Horse Sculpture Bronze 13/28
Located in Brescia, IT
"Horse Head"
Bruno Cassinari
Italy, 1970
Bronze Sculpture
Artist Sign engraved on the bronze base
Limited Edition 13/28
Excellent Condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, & Moss Agate Table Box, Vermeil Hinge, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, and Moss Agate Table Box with Vermeil Hinge, Circa 1970s
A refined and sculptural Italian table box dating to the 1970s, expertly composed of thr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Silver
Rich Green Murano Glass Chandelier, circa 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
This captivating Murano glass chandelier, a testament to exquisite Italian craftsmanship, features a vibrant emerald green hue that commands attention. Its elegant design, characteri...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial pair of Italian Murano pear and peach fruit bookends or decorative object sculptures, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. These beautiful Murano art gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,250 / set
Signed Hand-Blown Art Glass Vase by Roland R. Correia, Dated 1975
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand-blown art glass vase is signed and dated 1975 by American glass artist Roland R. Correia. It features soft swirls of blue, green, and yellow over a clear glass base, creati...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Ikea 'Stämning' Wall Light designed by Cecilia Johansson
By IKEA
Located in Bern, CH
1990's IKEA 'Stämning' wall lamp designed by Cecilia Johansson. Concave frosted glass main body with enameled white metal backing plate. Creates a warm diffused light. Cylindrical ch...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Monumental Fukagawa Blue and White Arita Landscape Vase, Signed, Mid-20th C.
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Fukagawa Blue and White Arita Landscape Vase, Signed, Circa Mid-20th Century, 2 pieces: the vase and the exceptional carved hardwood stand.
A striking and masterfully pa...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
Large American Studio Pottery Iris Motif Vase, Style of Newcomb College, Signed
By Newcomb College Pottery
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large American Studio Pottery Vase with Iris Motif, in the Style of Newcomb College, Signed, Late 20th Century
A striking and masterfully crafted American studio pottery vase, boldl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Picasso Service Visage Noir Plate 1948
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible Pablo Picasso plate c1948. This is Plate E and is inscribed "Madoura", with the "d’Après Picasso", "Madoura" and "Made in France" stamps. Terre de faïence plate, painted i...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Clay
India Modern Area Rugs - Wool and Silk Brown Ivory Taupe - 94259
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of India Modern featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Silk and BrownIvoryTaupe, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Walter Antonis TE41 Tubular Chrome Coffee Table for ’t Spectrum, 1974
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter Antonis TE41 Tubular Chrome Coffee Table for ’t Spectrum, 1974
A standout of Dutch postwar design, the TE41 coffee table was created in 1974 by architect and designer Walter ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Chiavari Chair made by Ditta Levaggi Rinaldo, painted in Mat Tomato Red , Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Vienna, Austria
A stunning vintage Chiavari chair, model 137 a, from the 1950's, painted in a mat tomato red .
The mat red gives new life to a classical form making the chair look very contemporary.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Oak Wood Floor Lamps by Esben Klint for Le Klint, 1970s, Denmark
By Le Klint, Esben Klint
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Classic Le Klint Oak Wood Floor Lamps designed by Esben Klint for Le Klint in 1957. A rare set for an exquisite home.
* Set (2) of oak wood floor lamps with white hand-pleate...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Oak
Barbara Barry for Baker Arm Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Sculptural X back lounge chairs, designed by Barbara Barry for Baker newly padded and upholstered in Schumacher Zambezi Velvet~ Blue Slate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Swirl Murano Glass Pendant UFO Shape Vetri Murano Italy 1970s
By Vetri
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning hand blown Italian one light Murano glass pendant with brass fittings. Satin glass with white swirl elements. Hand blown at the Murano island in Italy. The Fixture require...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Finnish 1930s wrought iron floor lamp
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Experience timeless elegance with this Finnish 1930s wrought iron floor lamp, a masterpiece in Scandinavian vintage design. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, its unique ir...
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Beautiful multi Tiers Murano Glass Chandelier, Venini Style 1970s
By Venini
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning hand blown Italian single light Murano glass chandelier with brass frame. Clear and white glass petals elements. Hand blown at the Murano island in Italy. The canopy and r...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Odd Knutsen Luna Chair
By Odd Knutsen
Located in London, GB
Luna chair designed by Odd Knutsen, Norway. A tremendously comfortable leather Nordic lounge chair. A later edition circa 1990.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
$796 / item
Cassina - Vico Magistretti Maralunga 2 Seater Leather Sofa
Located in Bern, CH
Vico Magistretti Maralunga two seater leather sofa, produced by Cassina. Dark brown leather. With two adjustable backrests for variable sitt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Pink and Gold Infused Ribbed Murano Glass Sommerso Bud Vase
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning pink Murano ribbed gold-specked glass Sommerso bud vase.
24K gold leaf is infused into cristallo glass under high temperatures inside special glass-making furnaces, result...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
1990 Giulio Lazzotti Mageia Italian Design Black Marble Bird Sculpture
By Mageia Pietrasanta, Giulio Lazzotti
Located in Brescia, IT
Black Marble Bird
Giulio Lazzotti
Mageia Pietrasanta
Italy, 1990
Stunning bird of minimalist design
High quality of Manufacture
Perfect condiction
...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Ettore Sottsass Y Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Y vase made for the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass,
Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 numbered pi...
Category
1990s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
$6,700 Sale Price
40% Off
Black Leather Sofa by COR, Germany
By COR
Located in Miami, FL
Black Leather Sofa by COR, made in Germany. Great quality.
Category
1990s German Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pierre Jeanneret Portable Magazine Rack
Located in New York, NY
This rare teak magazine rack was used by judges and ministers in Chandigarh during the late 1950s and 1960s. It's in beautiful vintage condition with a marking that indicates it was ...
Category
20th Century Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Teghini Italy Silver Plate Barware Ice Bucket, circa 1980
By Teghini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Designed by the esteemed Teghini Firenze circa 1980, this exceptional modernist silver plate ice bucket is both a functional barware staple and a striking statement piece. Its elegan...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
1900s, Art Nouveau Pair of Mahogany Nightstands with Marble top
Located in Miami, FL
Late 19th century Art Nouveau pair of nightstands with marquetry inlays in walnut, bronze handles, restored and polished to wax.
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Framed Photograph of Olympic Decathlete Mike Storm by Bruce Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Printed in 1988, this black and white photogravure by Bruce Weber comes from his evocative series of portraits of athletes from the 1983 Summer Olympics. The subject, Olympic decathl...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Paper
French Modern Brass & Glass Bar Cart with Mirrored Bottom Shelf, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Brass & Glass Bar Cart with Mirrored Bottom Shelf, circa 1970s
A sophisticated and versatile French Modern three-tier bar cart in brass with a refined architectural si...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sphere table cigarette lighter Red enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sphere table cigarette lighter in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver and translucent fire enamel on guilloché, in a modern contemporary style. Piezoelectric mechanism. Dimensions d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Claude Boeltz 24kt Gold Plated Exploded Bronze V-Shape Sconces w/ Rock Crystals
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and sophisticated pair of modernist sconces were realized by the celebrated French artist Claude Boeltz. They feature graphic organic forms- recalling both oceanic and ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze
Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lounge chair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. The solid oak frame has been expertly restored—stripped back to the original wood and finished with a natural oil that highlights the...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Palisander
Set Of 13 Rambouillet Faiencerie De Gien Dog Hunt Dessert Luncheon Plates
By Gien
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 13 Rambouillet pattern by Faiencerie de Gien hunt luncheon plates with various dogs and game scenes on a brown leafy background. The plates include:
(3) Pheasant
(2) Labrador...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Royal Copenhagen Large Porcelain Siamese Cat Figure Model 3281
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality vintage Danish porcelain model of seated Siamese cat by renowned and sought after makers Royal Copenhagen and dating from around 1980. The large, seated cat is beautif...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Barrel-Back Chair from the Frank L. Smith Bank by Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in San Francisco, CA
Barrel-Back Chair from the Frank L. Smith Bank by Frank Lloyd Wright
United States, 1905
Barrel-back chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Frank L. Smith Bank in Dwight, Illi...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
“Flute” Medium Floor Lamp by Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1999
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
refined expression of equilibrium and lightness, the Flute floor lamp — designed by Franco Raggi and produced by Fontana Arte in 1999 — is an elegant study in indirect illumination ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Concerto, Jean Picart Le Doux - French moderne Tapestry, Atelier Picaud - N 1510
By Atelier Picaud, Jean Picart Le Doux
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jean Picart Le Doux
Era: 20th century
Style: Modern art
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 129 cm
Height: 156 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
In keeping with tradition, thi...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Charles Rennie Mackintosh “309 Ingram” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Set of 8
Located in New York, NY
Lovely set of 8 black stained Charles Rennie Mackintosh “Ingram” dining chairs for Cassina. Each chair is signed underneath. Seat fabric is grey leather.
Please note this model is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Lucite Tissue Box Black
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and well-made black Lucite acrylic tissue box holder, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century, 1980s, 1990s. Lucite/acrylic is .5" thick. Perfect for a powder room...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
1970s Modern Burlwood Gentleman’s Armoire / Cabinet By John Widdicomb
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a modern burlwood gentleman’s armoire by John Widdicomb. It dates to the 1970s and was manufactured in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is marked , and the interior opens to open s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Andy Warhol Flowers (Leo Castelli Gallery Mailer, 1964)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper, published in conjunction with an exhibition—Warhol’s breakout “Flowers” show—held at New York's Leo Castelli Gallery from November 21-Decem...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Midcentury Set of 11 Ladderback Dining Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A very unusual set of eleven (11) mid-20th century French dining chairs that give a little spin on the classic ladderback style by applying some creative proportions and carving tech...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile, Fruitwood
Modern All Glass Sculptural Dining Table w/Asymmetric Undulating Pedestal Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Modern all glass sculptural dining table with asymmetrical undulating pedestal two-piece base. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Cloud Sofa for Directional in Heavy Boucle
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into the realm of luxury and design with this iconic Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofa! Crafted with the finesse of a sculptor, this masterpiece is not just a piece of furniture; it's a...
Category
1990s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Heywood Wakefield 1930’s Buffet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early Heywood Wakefield Solid Maple Buffet. 2 Drawers in the middle with a swinging door on each end. Cabinet is raised off the ground with legs. Newly refinished and ready to go.
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Capiz Shell Lotus Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A spherical pendant with a shade made from layered capiz shell petals arranged in a lotus-like form. The translucent shells soften the light and create a warm, ambient glow. Suspende...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Shell
Original Massimo Iosa Ghini 1987 Italian Design Chair "Velox", 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare furniture-sculpture, Design: Massimo Iosa Ghini, Moroso, Milano, 1987. Literature: N. Bellati, Neues italienisches design, 1990.
Material used is leather in silver, wooden ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Table Bell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage silver table bell.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
Marked to the clapper.
Simply a wonderful Tiffany design!
Date:
20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Murano Candy Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of nine (9) Italian Murano candy sculptures, in a rainbow of colors, in the Modern style, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. Each beautiful candy is hand-crafted....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$675 / set
Original Roche Bobois Leather Sofa
By Roche Bobois
Located in Miami, FL
Original Roche Bobois Sofa, most likely Buffalo Leather, black wood legs, down filled cushions, cushions attached with zippers. Great quality. Please see all pictures, no damages, no...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Birdman" Bronze Sculpture by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí, Fonderie Rudier 1
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Salvador Dalí bronze sculpture, signed and stamped by the renowned Rudier Foundry in Paris. In this exquisite piece, Dalí presents the transformat...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,068 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Mica Clay Smoked Fired Vessel w/ Bronze Lid signed Carol Green
Located in New York, NY
This striking modernist vessel, hand-spun from mica clay and smoke-fired, showcases the innovative artistry of American ceramist Carol Green. Crafted in circa 1985, the piece feature...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Plexiglass or Lucite Faceted Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional geometric Lucite or acrylic decorative lidded box was designed in Italy. The piece was crafted circa 1960. It features a modernist shape with an incredible carved pr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
French Pair of Vintage Square Footstools
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Versatile pair of French footstool-ottomans, vintage 1970s, upholstered in beige synthetic leather for durability and accented with brown piping. Comfortable to sit on as well as to ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam, Wood
$750 / set
Vetri wall lighting pair Art Glass Murano , italian 1980
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri wall lighting Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design.
This Pieces of Arts glass bicolore show the e...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$657 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, Map Pattern
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate with Original Box,
Temi E Variazioni,
Motiv 31.
The Map,
1980s.
The Fornasetti porcelain plate from the Themes & Vari...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Venini Reticello Caged Glass Lantern
By Venini
Located in Houston, TX
1940s Hand blown "reticello " Murano glass all surrounded with a cage of delicate caned glass. In beautiful excellent vintage condition, all original without chips or cracks. This l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Painting - Portrait of a Chihuahua Dog - By Robert Detrixhe
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful painting, a portrait of a Chihuahua dog.
The painting was made by the Belgian artist Robert Detrixhe. The painter was born in 1935 and was particularly active at the end ...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
Vintage Italian Figural Snail Pill Box in White Metal
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual miniature pill box in the shape of a very detailed snail. These were made in Italy circa 1970-90s usually of 800/1000 silver or alpaca/argentan/German silver (an alloy of zin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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