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International Style Furniture

INTERNATIONAL STYLE

The International Style, a modernist movement within architecture and furniture design that was given its name by American architect Philip Johnson and historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, was born during the 1920s and ’30s. It gained steam initially in Europe and then in the United States as a response to the first World War. Building projects associated with the movement, as well as vintage International Style chairs, tables and other furnishings, are minimal and pared back. 

Pioneers of the International Style — architect Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus colleagues Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, De Stijl advocate and Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud and visionary designer Le Corbusier — stripped away decorative elements and placed considerable value on functionality and clean lines, integrating the use of industrial materials like steel, concrete and large sheets of glass in their work. Quite aptly, this mode of design and architectural style coincided with an era now known as the Machine Age and became a global symbol of modernism. The primary motive of its practitioners was to address the changing needs of a rapidly industrializing society, especially the demand for office complexes and apartments in large cities, through economical, technologically advanced, yet aesthetically pleasing designs for furniture and buildings. 

“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep,” said Le Corbusier of the philosophy behind his practical modernist architecture

The International Style’s designers and architects were inspired by the advantages afforded them by the era’s new technology and industrial machinery as well as state-of-the-art materials. Le Corbusier was fond of framing his buildings in steel but reinforced concrete made far more economic sense. He is probably most admired for the iconic private homes and commercial buildings that he designed or codesigned with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, which are spread across the world, from New York City to Paris to Chandigarh, India. Today, Breuer’s Wassily Lounge chair; the elegant LC series created by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand; and Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich, are emblems of progressive modernist design and all make prominent use of tubular steel. Vintage originals are the prized cornerstone of collections.

“The International Style is probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic,” posited Johnson in the book that accompanied “Modern Architecture: International Exhibition,” an architectural show he cocurated with Hitchcock that featured the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra and others. While the term “International Style” had previously been circulating in Europe, when the show opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932, it yielded a much broader application of this important style of design. 

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Hermès Philippe LeDoux Menège Vintage Silk Equestrian Scarf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the French fashion house, Hermès, a vintage silk scarf from the Manège line, circa 1974. Designed by Philippe Ledoux for Hermès in 1974, this an early vintage of a classic is...
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20th Century French International Style Furniture

Materials

Silk

Christie's NY Interiors Auction Catalogues, 2008-2009, Set of Three
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A group of three auction catalogues from the Christie's New York 'Interiors' sales. The Interior sale catalogues are noted for their in-depth writings and beautiful full-color pho...
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Furniture

Materials

Paper

Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Tea Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Spode, England, a Fleur De Lys-Red Tea Pot in the fluted Chelsea shape. The Fleur de Lys pattern was introduced in 1961 and remained active until 1994, now discontinued. A bone china tea pot...
Category

20th Century English International Style Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver Highball or Iced Tea Leaf Bowl Stirring Straws, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six hand made Sterling Silver highball or iced tea hollow sipping and stirring straws with leaf shaped bowls. Circa 1950s. The bowls are shaped as three pointed leaves nice...
Category

1950s Mexican Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Luxury Handmade Pull Handle, Various Leather Colors Finishes Belt Shape
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle belt shape Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made bovine leather from European cattle and sub-products from food industry. Leather pieces vegetable tanned using quebracho and mimosa in a traditional Spanish tannery, chrome free tanning process. Our hides pass by a tumbled process that adds a natural grain to the leather and additional soft touch. All our leather parts are manufactured by handbags and leather goods artisans, so yo will finds that reminds to footwear or fashion rather than homewares. With more detailed eye on small subtleties, as the hand painted edges or hand machine stitched...
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2010s Spanish International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass

Luxury Pull Handle, Various Metal & Leather Color Finishes Classic Shape Nickel
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using unique ...
Category

2010s Spanish International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass

Sheffield English Stag Antler Handled, Sterling Silver Capped Pasta Servers, S/2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A two piece pasta serving set with Stag Antler handles and Sterling Silver ferrules and end caps, Sheffield, England, circa mid 20th Century. Impressively sized, the set consists ...
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Mid-20th Century English International Style Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel

1970s Era Copper-Tone Snake Scale Metal and Crystal Jeweled Buckle Handmade Belt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A 1970s era belt made of copper-tone metal snake scale links with a metal and crystal jeweled medallion buckle. Very well made. Assembled by hand, the links show a stamped floral ...
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1970s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Modern Steel Stool
Located in Boston, MA
Arrepita carbon steel with epoxy paint and naturally finished wood legs. Black, white and yellow.
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Steel

Dos Gallos Custom Ceruse Oak Wood Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid oak coffee table with turned, fluted legs and fluting on apron. Can be made in custom sizes and finishes. As shown here in oak with a ceruse finish. Made in Los Angeles by Dos ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Furniture

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Hermès Les Clés Vintage Silk Scarf, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hermès Silk Scarf, Les Clés designed by Caty Latham, first issued in 1965. This ‘Keys’ scarf is an early issue with a Jade green border, and showing interlocking gold keys...
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20th Century French International Style Furniture

Materials

Silk

Luxury Pull Handle, Various Metal & Leather Color Finishes Half Moon Shape Small
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using uniqu...
Category

2010s Spanish International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass

Orbe Wall Lamp, by Rain, Contemporary Lamp, Brass & Aluminium, Yellow & White
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Orbe is a wall lamp with indirect light, designed to provide soft illumination to the environment. The piece has a simple structure, composed by the minimum required for its funct...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Porto Side Table, by RAIN, Contemporary Side Table, Laminated Ebanizated Oak
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Porto low tables are composed of a circular top that seems to rest on a sturdy oblong base. Lightness and weight overlap creating a harmonic and unconventional monoblock. The unagreement between the geometry of the elements generates irregular pieces capable of evoking movement, as they elude the gaze, changing according to the viewing angle. The tables give continuity to the Porto collection, whose inspiration comes from the weight and scale...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Wood

Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Coffee Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Spode, England, a Fleur De Lys-Red Coffee Pot in the fluted Chelsea shape. The Fleur de Lys pattern was introduced in 1961 and remained active until 1994, now discontinued. A bone china coffee...
Category

20th Century English International Style Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Dutch Landscape 1930s Oil on Canvas
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Beautiful summer impressionistic Dutch landscape with children playing at a lake surrounded by trees and in the background grassland, cornfields and a forest edge. Painted en plein a...
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1930s Scandinavian Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Split Side Table, by Rain, Contemporary Side Table, Stainless Steel and Marble
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Split tables are the result of a subtle intervention in simple geometric forms. A circle and a square are cut, creating tables composed of two independent ...
Category

2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Steel

Sterling Silver Highball or Iced Tea Heart Bowl Stirring Straws, Set of 12
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of twelve Sterling Silver highball or iced tea hollow sipping and stirring straws with heart or leaf shaped bowls. Circa 1920 -1925. Silver balls are soldered in place to th...
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Early 20th Century American International Style Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chrome Lamp with Burlap Shade by Nessen Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chrome lamp with burlap shade by Nessen Lighting. Dimensions listed (14 in. diameter x 22 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the lamp with the shade.
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1960s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Nessen Teak and Steel Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Classic modernist icon table lamp by Nessen Studios. This lamp has a solid teak vertical standard with brushed steel base. Working, clean, and original condition, shade not included....
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1960s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Minimalist Small Brass and Glass Solitary Vase
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Paulo Goldstein's Piccolo vase, Brazilian contemporary design is part of a series of vases that are inspired in the observation of the natural lines of the flowers and leaves held in...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel

Ligurian port (Camogli) 1961 Painting
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Natale Pollastrini (1902-1996) Depicting a Ligurian port (Camogli) from 1961 signed lower left Oil on canvas applied on cardboard 17.8 x 24 cm. Frame present as per photo Provena...
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1960s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Alvin Estate Silverplate George Washington Cake Forks, set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six George Washington pattern silver-plated cake forks, made by the Alvin-Beiderhase Co., Sag Harbour, New York, dated 1913. A classic pattern showing a paneled handle, eac...
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1910s American Vintage International Style Furniture

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Silver Plate

German Mid-Century Hand Stitched Black Leather Glass Flask / Shot Glass Set
Located in New York, NY
German mid-century fine hand stitched black leather covered glass flask bottle with 4 shot glasses.Top snaps off to reveal shot glasses over bottle top. Label attached, UTH Offenbach...
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Mid-20th Century German International Style Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Reed & Barton Silver Plate Harlequin Rose Condiment Set, 5 pieces
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Reed & Barton, a five-piece silver plated condiment set, circa 1960s – 1980s. Known as the Harlequin Rose set, perfect for serving hors d’oeuvres or condiments. The set includ...
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Mid-20th Century American International Style Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Original Aubock glass carafe with a leather cuff and brass handle
Located in Vienna, AT
This colorless glass carafe by Carl Aubock was produced in 3 different sizes, our bitcher is the largest one. It comes with the original leather wrapped stripe with sewn in brass han...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass

Geometric Cocktail Table in Black
Located in Hollywood, FL
This innovative design, conceived by Vito Selma, showcases a captivating arrangement of geometric shapes crafted with lauan wood. The bold web of interconne...
Category

2010s Philippine International Style Furniture

Materials

Slag Glass, Wood

Geometric Cocktail Table in Black
Geometric Cocktail Table in Black
$4,056 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Chic Parsons Cream Parchment Laminate End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic Parsons cream parchment laminate end tables or night stands. Great as end tables or minimalist night stands. the laminate surface is durable yet looks refined.
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1970s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Black Leather Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1409 - Black leather with edges without waviness, so it adhere perfectly to the floor. Naturally elegant, it fits everywhere. Now with an interesting price because I'm closing m...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Leather

AZO Wall Lamp, by Rain, Contemporary Lamp, Aluminium, Polished
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Azo comes from the intention of creating a sconce with vertical lighting. Its shape is the result of a longitudinal cut in a cylinder with rounded en...
Category

2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Attributed to Venini ashtray in Murano glass bicolor circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible ashtray in Murano glass bicolor attributed to Venini circa 1950
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1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Dos Gallos Custom Round Walnut Wood Side or End Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite round walnut table with criss cross stretchers. Can be made in any size and finish. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio. CUSTOM PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE INQUI...
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Solida Stool, by Rain, Contemporary Stool, Solid Garapá Wood
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Sólida series’ main characteristic is the synthetic character of its design contrasted with the use of a natural material. Each piece in the collection is composed of two or thre...
Category

2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Wood

Two-Tier Silver Plated Pedestal Table Epergne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A silver plated two-tiered Epergne, American, circa 1920-1930. An Epergne is an ornamental centerpiece for a dining table or sideboard, typically used for holding fruit or flowers....
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Early 20th Century American International Style Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

1980's Turkish Kilim Rug with Modernist International Style Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
52763 Vintage Turkish Kilim Area Rug, 10'01 x 13'07. This poetic handwoven wool vintage Turkish kilim rug is a quiet ode to the fluid language of nature, where each horizontal line s...
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Late 20th Century Turkish International Style Furniture

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Leather Flex Chair
Located in Boston, MA
Charcoal and sand. Structure with strips of solid wood and natural finishing. Natural or faux leather.
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

20th Century, Art deco
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in the form of 2 Sitting Elephans, solid bronze,Vienna 1920, good condition
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1920s Austrian Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Tall Pair Nessen Studios Chrome & Dark Portoro Marble "Skyscraper" Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Architectural pair of Nessen Studios Chrome and Marble "Pinnacle" Desk Table Lamps, 1950's. Small footprint. Featuring reflective cylindrical double diametric, Chrome stems a top ro...
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1950s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Marble, Chrome, Metal

Thick Marble-Top Round 70s Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Thick marble-top round 70s dining table.
Category

1970s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Samuel Marx Pair of Unique Custom Sconces from the Morton D May House St. Louis
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique pair of sconces from the entrance hall of the Samuel Marx designed masterpiece home of retail magnate and art patron Morton D. May. Sold with photocopy of original blueprint i...
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1940s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Steel

Cranberry Glass Stemmed Champagne Coupes, Set of Six
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six stack-stemmed glass Champagne coupes with Cranberry colored bowls, circa 1940s. Gorgeous color! The cranberry glass bowls join a multi knobbed, stacked stem of colorl...
Category

1940s Unknown Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Glass

Luxury Pull Handle Various Metal &Leather Color Finishes Tube Shape Nickel Mediu
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using unique ...
Category

2010s Spanish International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass

Custom Periwinkle Pedestal Table by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom pedestal table with oval base and rectangular top. Periwinkle lacquer finish. Pristine condition. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio...
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Walnut

Italian Gilt Tole Three - Light Candelabra Circa 1960.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
ITALIAN GILT TOLE THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA Circa 1960. Florentine gilt metal candelabra with three curved arms attached to a central leaf-covered stem with three lilies issuing from i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Furniture

Materials

Metal

Luxury Pull Handle, Various Metal & Leather Color Finishes Band Shape Nickel
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces that are hand finished using unique leathers ...
Category

2010s Spanish International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass

1950s Whiting and Davis Gold Mesh Jewel Closure Evening Clutch with Coin Purse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the mid-late 1950s, a gold mesh evening clutch made by Whiting and Davis, the company who invented superior quality metallic mesh design and fashion, from the late 1890s into the 20th century. The envelope shaped evening bag is complete with two enclosures, a matching gold mesh coin purse...
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Mid-20th Century American International Style Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Noir Torpille Console
Located in Bozeman, MT
"For the Noir Torpille Console I wanted to avoid to make once more a steel frame as base. So I placed a massive block of Belgian Black Marble on the ground. The official name is: No...
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2010s Belgian International Style Furniture

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Steel

Pair of original Aubock leather wraped Hip Flasks
Located in Vienna, AT
Made in Vienna by Carl Aubock II. 2 Sculptural Vintage Flasks, sold as a lot. The biger bottle comes with two shot glases into the Screw cap and the sma...
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian International Style Furniture

Materials

Leather, Glass

Contemporary Minimalist Golden / Black and Glass Solitary Vase V3
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
V3 vase - Monstera by Paulo Goldstein, Brazilian contemporary design is part of a series of vases inspired in the observation of the natural lines of the flowers and leaves held in t...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Contemporary Minimalist Steel and Glass Solitary Vase ELO G
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
ELO G vase by Paulo Goldstein, Brazilian contemporary design, blown glass and steel is part of a series of vases inspired in the observation of the natural lines of the flowers and l...
Category

2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Ferrão Pendant Lamp, 180cm, by Rain, Contemporary Lamp, Aluminium, Black
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Ferrão lamps are composed of a metallic body with a reduced diameter and sharp tips, referring to the image of a sting. The spike-shaped ends give the pieces tension, but also se...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Tangka Painting of Manifestations of Padmasambhava Tibet, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A TANGKA PAINTING OF MANIFESTATIONS OF PADMASAMBHAVA TIBET, 20TH CENTURY He appears as the Dorje Drolo. He rides a fierce tigress, and brandishes a vajra in his right hand and a ritual dagger...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan International Style Furniture

Materials

Cotton

681 - Vintage Tribal African Rug, 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Fabulous vintage North African rug from the 20th century. Although not many people are aware of that, North Africa is home to some of the m...
Category

1920s Maghreb Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Wool

Leather in Natural Brown Color
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1284 - Leather in natural brown color: the edges have no waviness and adhere perfectly to the floor. Now with an interesting price because I'm closing ...
Category

2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Leather

Contemporary Minimalist Steel and Glass Solitary Vase ELO Medium
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
ELO medium vase by Paulo Goldstein, Brazilian contemporary design, blown glass and steel is part of a series of vases inspired in the observation of the natural lines of the flowers ...
Category

2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Showtime Regal Chair
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Showtime veneer showcases an exquisite blend of rattan strips and coco twigs intricately woven together and adorned side by side. It is then delicately coated with a layer of res...
Category

2010s Philippine International Style Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Coconut

Showtime Regal Chair
Showtime Regal Chair
$2,604 Sale Price
20% Off
Artisan Sterling Silver Maritime Fishing Theme Lemon Fork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming one of a kind, Artisan made Sterling Silver Lemon fork with a Maritime seafood theme, circa early- mid 20th Century. The three-tined fork features a handle modeled as a...
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Early 20th Century Unknown International Style Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

URSS Ceramic Sculpture of a Seal from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Russian USSR ceramic seal figurine, made in the 1940s Ø 14 cm Ø 13 cm h 13 cm
Category

1940s Russian Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

White Ironstone Ceramics Reference Book by Dawn Stoltzfus 1st Edition Paperback
Located in Philadelphia, PA
White ironstone, a survey of its many forms: Undecorated, flow blue, mulberry, copper lustre by Dawn Stoltzfus and Jeffrey Snyder 1st Edition Paperback 1997, A collectors' re...
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Furniture

Materials

Paper

International Royal Danish Sterling Silver Gravy Boat on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From a Philadelphia estate, a Royal Danish pattern sterling silver gravy boat on stand, made by International Silver in Meriden, Conn, date marked 1939. The international Silver Com...
Category

1930s American Vintage International Style Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used International Style furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bontempi Casa, SoShiro, Archimede Seguso, and Matias Sagaría. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $70,000 while the average work can sell for $2,272.

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