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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: 1930s
1930s Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This late 1930s Venini chandelier has two rings of curved-glass elements suspended from a brass frame. It appears to glow magically from within because the glass elements are infuse...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Robert Slezak wardrobe Slezak, Czechoslovakia
Located in London, GB
A trained locksmith from Bystrice pod Hostýnem, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Robert Slezak founded a small metal workshop in 1908. The workshop quickly grew, and in 1913 produced metal chairs. In 1931, it began the production of Bauhaus steel tube furniture...
Category
1930s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Suspension lamp attributed to Pietro Chiesa
Located in Lugo, IT
Hanging lamp.
Attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940/45
Two glass and brass
Good conditions.
Thank you
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Set of 3 1930's Modern Signed&Stamped Maison Bagues Enamelled Candlesticks
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1930's French Modern style Futuristic Enamelled Candlesticks. Boldly marked Bagues. These are a very rare form from Bagues.
Category
1930s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Traditional Danish pine cupboard from the 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A traditional pine cupboard from the 1930s. Crafted with meticulous care and attention to detail, this cupboard features classic mortise-and-tenon joints, a testament to the craftsma...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Italian Designer, Stool, Walnut, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and beige fabric stool designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Chest of drawers from the BOIS BLANC series by René Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheti...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Poplar
Pol Chambost (1906-1983) prominent French ceramic artist. Vase in glazed ceramic
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pol Chambost (1906-1983), a prominent French ceramic artist.
Vase in glazed ceramics. Beautiful crackled glaze in sand shades.
1930's.
Measures: 21 x 15.5 cm.
In very good condition...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic two-armed brass and milk glass wall light designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.5”:H x 12” W x 6.65” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 6....
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
30's maija heikinheimo easy chair 242 manufactured by asko
Located in 東御市, JP
30's maija heikinheimo easy chair 242 manufactured by asko
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Crossroads in Cavaion Veronese, landscape by Ulderico Marotto
Located in Vicenza, VI
Oil on canvas applied to panel by Ulderico Marotto depicting a snowy road junction in Cavaion Veronese, province of Verona.
The painting is signed lower left.
On the back is an inscr...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Alla barriera daziaria presso Vigentino, paesaggio di Ulderico Marotto
Located in Vicenza, VI
Olio su tela applicata a tavola di Ulderico Marotto raffigurante una veduta innevata di una barriera daziaria di Vigentino, in provincia di Milano.
Il dipinto è firmato in basso a si...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
1932 Artek No. 42 Small Paimio Lounge Chair in Birch by Alvar & Aino Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a very special and unusual chair. It is an original Armchair 42, Small Paimio, designed by Alvar Aalto and Aino Aalto for the Paimio Sanatorium in 1932. This particular piece...
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Italian Designer, Small Ottoman, Mohair, Wood, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A small blue mohair stool designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Reupholstered in brand new mohair fabric.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mohair
Jaguar Sculpture in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Impressive sculpture of a female Brazilian jaguar made in a huge single wood block. This piece was exceptionally well-executed, made in the 1930/1940'...
Category
1930s Brazilian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sterling Silver Set of 6 Modern Pattern Spoons +Tongs Hallmarked:-Sheffield 1934
By Emile Viner
Located in York, GB
Sterling silver box of 6 Modern teaspoons + tongs
Made in England and with the maker`s mark - EV, for Emile Viner, for
Viners Ltd., bath street, Sheffield.
A full set of English h...
Category
1930s English Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Steel, Wood, Metal, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and black-lacquered wood and metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.25” H x 10” W x 10” D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Nu...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Metal
1939 Eliel Saarinen & Pipsan Saarinen Swanson Johnson Four Drawer Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous and beautifully restored Eliel Saarinen, J. Robert Swanson, and Pipsan Saarinen Swanson 4-drawer dresser, produced by Johnson Furniture Co. circa 1939. ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Erich Dieckmann Modernist Art Deco Rope Chair 1930s
Located in Forest, BE
Wooden armchair by modernist Erich Dieckmann. Made of massive bentwood and rope. Elegant and minimalist with a great combination of materials. Lightweight, easy to move around. The s...
Category
1930s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rope, Hardwood
1930s Set of 4 Gilbert Rohde Dining Chairs for Heywood Wakefield in Knoll Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a set of four dining chairs, designed by Gilbert Rohde and produced by Heywood Wakefield. Gilbert Rohde was a hugely influential designer until his passing in 1944...
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood
Margaret T. Nordman, 1930's coffee table for Stockmann Oy
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
In the realm of furniture design and craftsmanship, there exist certain pieces that transcend time, becoming iconic symbols of an era. Margaret T. Nordman's 1930s coffee table, a cre...
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Sterling Silver - BOX of 12 SMALL COFFEE SPOONS - made in Sheffield in 1935
Located in York, GB
English Sterling Silver - Superb box of 12 COFFEE SPOONS, all in beautiful, unused condition.
Made in 1935, in Sheffield by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Arundel Street, Sheffield.
Very a...
Category
1930s English Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wood, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wood wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Designer, Stools, Rosewood, Velvet, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of rosewood and green velvet stools, designed and produced in Italy, 1930s
Reupholstered in brand new high-end velvet.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
Aldo Tura Attribution, Wall Lights, Copper, Glass, Wood, Italy 1930s
By Aldo Tura
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass, copper and wood wall lights, design attributed to Aldo Tura, Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 6.5" H x 6.25" W x 10.75" D
Bulb Specifications: E-12 Bul...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Swiss Designer, Dresser, Pine, Switzerland, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine dresser or chest of drawers, designed and produced in Switzerland, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Modernist Ceiling Light, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Greding, DE
Large ceiling lamp made of nickel-plated steel with eight lamps with frosted glass shades in a square shape. The lamp is illustrated in "Die Kunst", vol. 62, 1930.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of gilt-painted brass and glass wall lights, Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.25" H x 4.5" W x 7" D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 1
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of gilt-painted brass and glass wall lights, Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.25" H x 4.5" W x 7" D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 1
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A gilt-painted brass and glass wall light, Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.25" H x 4.5" W x 7" D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 1
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Keith Murray Wedgwood Moonstone Vase
By Wedgwood, Keith Murray
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A 1930s Keith Murray for Wedgwood vase with a moonstone-glazed exterior and matte green interior, accented with platinum details around the rim and foot.
Dimensions: 9 1/4 in. H x 6...
Category
1930s English Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
A.V.E.M., Pulegoso Vase, Glass, Italy, 1930s
By A.VE.M
Located in High Point, NC
A pink-coloured Pulegoso glass vase designed and produced by A.V.E.M., Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Bespoke Modernist Tubular Steel Armchair, Fabric/ Leather Upholstery c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke Modernist tubular steel cantilever armchair manufactured by Mücke-Melder, c. 1930. Available in fabric or leather upholstery.
This armchairs are restored on request and avai...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Alva Alato Table Red Lacquer Table Top, 1930
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very early desk, writing table by Alva Aalto, circa 1930, red lacquer tabletop, birch, bentwood, table size 182 cm x 90 cm x 72 cm.
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch, Bentwood
Melchiorre Bega, Stool, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and beige fabric stool, designed and produced by Melchiorre Bega, Italy, 1930s
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Italian Designer, Table Mirror, Brass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table mirror with inlayed decoration, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Stand adds 4.75" to depth
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swiss Designer, Cabinet, Pine, Switzerland, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine cabinet or chest of drawers, designed and produced in Switzerland, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Italian Designer, Stool, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered wood and green bouclé fabric stool, designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Condition: Reupholstered in brand new bouclé fabric.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Italian Designer, Lounge Chair, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and beige grey fabric lounge chair, designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Modernist Thonet A 745/F Armchair manufactured by Tatra, Stained Wood, c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist armchair modell A 745/F in stained bentwood designed by Thonet and manufactured under Thonet licence by Tatra, Slovakia, c. 1930.
Category
1930s Slovak Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Art Déco Streamline Tubular Steel Cantilever Armchairs, Fabric Upholstery c 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Déco Streamline tubular steel cantilever armchairs manufactured by Mücke-Melder, circa. 1930
This armchairs are restored on request and available in different amounts.
Delivery...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
1930s French Seascape in Watercolor by Frank William Boggs 'Frank-Will, Naudin'
By Frank William Boggs
Located in COLMAR, FR
A small seascape in pencil and watercolor by the French post-impressionist painter Frank William Boggs (1900-1951). He mainly painted under the pseudonyms Frank-Will and later in lif...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Paint, Paper
Italian Designer, Adjustable Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and fabric string floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions: 58" H x 9" W x 23" D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Socket...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Murano Glass, Fabric, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, Murano glass and white fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions: 64.25" H x 14" Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Soc...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Dragon Ceramic Glazed Pedestal Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Chinese dragon solid ceramic glazed table is a stunning piece of artistry and functionality. Crafted with exquisite detail, this table features a vibrant glazed finish adorned wi...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Venini Carlo Scarpa Mezza Filigrana Bottle
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Doraville, GA
A bottle designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in the mid 1930s. The bottle is a very faint blue green color and displays the mezza filigrana method of glass ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Jean Betourne Floral Limoges Enamel Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Pair framed enamel plaques by the Maitre Emailleur, Jean Betourne of Limoges, France. Each signed. Plaques measure approximately 5 by 13 inches and frame...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Early Kaare Klint Red Chairs in Cuban Mahogany, circa 1930s
Located in Oakland, CA
Early model "Red" chairs model 3758 designed by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen c1930s with original Niger leather with brass nails on Cuban Mahogany frames. Very rare design with orig...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early Kaare Klint Red Chairs in Cuban Mahogany, circa 1930s
Located in Oakland, CA
Early model "Red" chairs model 3758 designed by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen c1930s with original Niger leather with brass nails on Cuban Mahogany frames. Very rare design with orig...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Alvar Aalto Bedside Table for Paimio Sanatorium
By Alvar Aalto
Located in 東御市, JP
Alvar aalto design bed side table for paimio sanatorium
It is original paint and mark.
it was actually used in paimio sanatorium.
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Modern Oak and Iron Boomerang Form Desk, France, circa 1930s
Located in Norwalk, CT
A real statement piece, this French early modernism desk features a boomerang shaped top in solid oak. The distinctive iron base hold a storage space t...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Cartoccio Q Vase, Designed 1932
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extraordinary vases designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1932 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made from hot folding of a sheet of glass. Cartoccio Q is available in transparent glass. Manu...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Bronze Antique French Planter
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wall hanging French bronze planter. This planter is solid and has good weight. Easy to hang and make into a wall planter. May be used indoor or out...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Tubular Steel Armchairs, Can Be Covered In Fabric Or Leather, c 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel armchairs with an elegant sinuous shape. The upholstery can be covered with fabric or leather.
The armchairs were designed and manufactured by Gottwald, Cze...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass wall lights designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Dimensions of Back Plate (inches) : 8.93 x 4.41 x 0.45 (Height x Width x Depth)
Sockets take E-14 bulbs.
T...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early Alvar Aalto Finsven Inc. Occasional Table
By Alvar Aalto, Finsven
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early Alvar Aalto for Finsven Inc. Side Table, End Table, Coffee Table, Circa 1940. Featuring a rectangular form, newly relacquered Black surface, multi layered Birch bentwood legs, ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Benche by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
MASTERPIECE
Italy, 1930s
Provided with certificate of authenticity of the Gio Ponti Archives
Walnut frame, Dedar Tabularasa cotton satin upholst...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
Graceful Bronze Spire Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lovely pair of early 20th century bronze andirons having spired ball finials over balustrade stems and standing on arched feet with scrolled decoration.
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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