Modern Furniture

Lovely pair of early 20th century bronze andirons having spired ball finials over balustrade stems and standing on arched feet with scrolled decoration.

Modernist coat, hat and umbrella wall rack manufactured by Hynek Gottwald, circa 1930. Chrome plated tubular steel, painted wood and metal. Extraordinary sculptural character and pr...

Plastel medal of Mussolini made by Aurelio Mistruzzi, in the 1930s. Measures: D 10 cm. Good conditions.

Red chalk drawing of a reclining Female nude Signed and dated by Frank Dobson This drawing, never before on the market, comes from an important European private collection and is beautified by an antique frame in gilded wood, in almost perfect condition. The painting is also protected by glass Dimensions whit frame cm 71 x 58.5 Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Frank Owen Dobson (London 1886 – 1963) was a British artist and sculptor. Dobson began as a painter, and his early work was influenced by cubism, vorticism, and futurism. After World War I, however, he turned increasingly toward sculpture in a more or less realist style. Throughout the 1920s and the early 1930s he built a reputation as an outstanding sculptor and was among the first in Britain to prefer direct carving of the material rather than modelling a maquette first. The simplified forms and flowing lines of much of his sculptures, particularly his female nudes, showed the influence of African art. From 1946 to 1953 Dobson was Professor of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1953. While Dobson was one of the most esteemed artists of his time, is now seen as one of the most important British sculptors of the 20th century. Dobson grew up in Clerkenwell where attended school in Forest Gate. After eighteen months in Reynolds-Stephen's studio, Dobson moved to Devon and then to Cornwall where he lived, for two years, by selling landscape paintings. In 1906 he obtained a scholarship to study at the art institute in Hospitalfield House in Arbroath and studied there for four years. From 1910 to 1912 Dobson attended the City and Guilds of London Art School in Kennington, after which he returned to Cornwall. In Newlyn, he met Augustus John who used his influence and contacts and in, or around, 1915 Dobson created his first sculpture, a small piece in wood. In 1915, during the First World War, Dobson enlisted in The Artists Rifles and served in France from October 1916. In April 1918 he married Cordelia Clara Tregurtha. Dobson was formally invalided out of the Army in November 1918 and by then had already submitted several drawings to the British War Memorials Committee. Dobson set up a studio in the Tregurtha family home in Newlyn but towards the end of the war he took a studio in Manresa Road in Chelsea and would live there until the start of the Second World War. Throughout the 1920s Dobson focused increasingly on sculpture, exhibited work in several influential exhibitions and played a leading role in a number of artistic groups. He was the only sculptor to take part in the 1920 Group X exhibition. Dobson was a founding member of the London Artists Association and spent three years as President of the London Group between 1923 and 1927. He made bronze portraits of several public figures. At the Group X exhibition he exhibited two sculptures and studies of Ben Nicholson and his bronze head of H. H. Asquith was shown at the Leicester Galleries in late 1921. Other subjects included Osbert Sitwell, Lydia Lopokova and Tallulah Bankhead. Dobson exhibited at the Venice Biennale in both 1924 and in 1926, was featured in the 1925 Tri-National Exhibition which visited London, Paris and New York and was also included in the 1926 European artists exhibition that toured America and Canada. In March 1927 he had his first major one-man exhibition when the Leicester Galleries exhibited twenty-three of his sculptures and several bronzes. In 1930 the Tate purchased a larger-than-life sculpture from Dobson and erected it outside the gallery on Millbank. During the early 1930s Dobson continued to receive portrait commissions, most notably for Sir Edward Marsh and the actress Margaret Rawlings. Dobson worked in other media including textiles and silver, as well. His silver gilt cup, Calix Majestatis, to mark the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth is now in the Royal Collection. During 1933 Dobson fractured his left arm which greatly limited his ability for heavy carving and his last monumental stone carving was to be Pax, which was first shown at the London Group in 1935. At the start of World War Two, Dobson and his second wife [Caroline] Mary Bussell, whom he had married in 1931, moved to Bristol, where a large retrospective of his work was held in March 1940. Dobson lived in the city throughout the Bristol Blitz and like several other artists painted the ruins of churches destroyed in the bombing. Dobson contacted the War Artists' Advisory Committee and offered his services as both a painter and sculptor. WAAC were reluctant to offer sculpture commissions but eventually did offer Dobson a short-term contract for two portrait busts of Naval personal. Later WAAC commissioned some paintings, including one of workers arriving for work at a factory that had been relocated to a tunnel. Dobson was appointed head of sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1946, a post he held until his retirement in 1953. For the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank of the Thames in 1951, Dobson created London Pride. The sculpture was originally exhibited as a plaster cast but was later, after Dobson died, cast as a bronze and placed in front of the Royal National Theatre in 1987. Among his last commissions were a bronze head of Sir Thomas Lipton and the zodiac clock...

Air France 'Nova et Vetera' poster map designed by Lucien Boucher Paris France 1939 Advertising poster designed by Lucien Boucher for the Air France company and published in Paris by Perceval in 1939 at the dawn of World War II. It is one of the very first maps in the world of the French airline, founded in October 1933, to show its air routes from its Paris hub to major locations around the world. The Paris-New York route, still under study in 1939 (it would open in 1946), is shown here with a dotted line...

Elegant modernist high back armchairs with walnut veneered frame and original upholstery, Austria, circa 1935 This armchairs are restored on request and available in different amo...

Tripod stool attributed to Atelier Jean Prouvé. Designed for local schools in France in the 1940s. Lacquered green metal base and plywood seat. Beautiful patina. The Lycée Fabert...

Modernist pendant light with 4 opaline glass bulbs, nickel plated brass, Germany circa 1930.

Modernist tubular steel desk with two chests of drawers, chrome plated metal, oak veneer, circa. 1935.

Modernist tubular steel desk model H-180, designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by Spojené UP Závody, Brno, circa 1935.

White glazed ceramic sculpture by the famous Belgian sculptor from Antwerp, Albert Poels 1903-1984. Titled in dutch 'Heropbeuring’, which refers to...

A set of wooden upholstered dining chairs from 1930s Czechia. This early 1930s set of chairs evokes the sense of geometric design of Central E...

An Edward VIII sterling silver syphon stand or wine bottle holder. The stand is crafted with a plain cylindrical body, two bisecting scroll handles, serpentine border, and sitting on...

Pair of modernist wooden reclining armchairs by Jan Vanek with original upholstery. The armchairs were manufactured by UP Závody Brno, circa 1935. Jan Vanek (1891–1962) was archit...

A Modern oil painting of a harbor town with the water and mountains views in the distance. It is signed on the bottom left hand corner Ataka and dated '30 (1930). The brushwork is ...

Modernist pendant light, nickel plated brass with 5 opaline glass bulbs. Germany/ Czechoslovakia/ Austria, circa 1930.

Eight chairs by Jindrich Halabala with ebonised legs and trapezoidal backrest. The chairs are restored and in very good condition.

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, ...

An exquisite patinated and Ebonized Italian Art Deco Gilt Ornate Plaster Tower dual lights Table Lamps. Measures 4.5" Wide x 4.5"Deep x 20" tall to the top of the finial.

Byrd, Richard E. Skyward. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1931. Octavo. First edition, eleventh printing. In original hardcover boards and original pictorial dust jacket. Presented in a new archival slipcase. This is a 1931 first edition, eleventh printing of Richard Byrd’s Skyward. The book was published in New York by Blue Ribbon Books in 1931. This is the eleventh printing of Skyward, which was first published in 1928. The book is presented in its original hardcover boards and pictorial dust jacket, with a new archival slipcase. Rear admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) is celebrated as a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer...

Actually piled in Mercerized cotton, this very subdued carpet has a pearly palate pattern with a light all-over pattern of oval cartouches.

An exquisite Pair of payinated Italian Art Deco Gilt Ornate Plaster Tower dual lights Table Lamps. Adjustable height from 26" to 30" tall to the top of the finial. Measures 4.5" Wide...

A brass, cast iron and Murano glass chandelier designed and produced in Italy, 1930s. Dimensions of Canopy (inches) : 2.27 x 4.04 x 4.04 (height x width x depth). Socket takes ...

Hemingway, Ernest, To Have and Have Not. New York: Charles Scriber’s Sons, 1937. First edition, first printing. Beautifully rebound in 1/4 gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt tooling and titles to the spine. Housed in a matching cloth slipcase. This first edition, first printing of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not was published in New York by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1937. The original internal pages have been professionally rebound in quarter gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. The book is housed in a custom matching archival slipcase. Set during the Depression, Hemingway’s novel follows the dramatic story of fishing boat captain Henry Morgan who turns to a life of contraband running between Cuba and Florida to save himself and his family. To Have and Have Not began as a short story, published as "One Trip Across" in Cosmopolitan in 1934, introducing the character of Harry Morgan...

A rare Hand-finished beech nutcracker designed and made by Kay Bojesen during the early to mid 1930s. Great original patina and humorous/cartoon'ish details like neck rolls, circular glasses and a bend nose. Everything synonymous with the attributes of the Primeminister Thorvald Stauning who's face the nutcracker...

Set of two hand painted traditional plaster crying baby figures. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent wit...

A small hammered brass table or wall mirror, designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.

Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...

This brilliant orange bowl, created by Pilkingtons circa 1930 is dripping with the company's vermilion glaze. It's a fine example of Pilkington’s studio art pottery. Pilkington’s ...

Traditional religious plaster figure. Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...

Important Sir Jacob Epstein drawing. Signed pencil on paper life drawing of the Indian Woman 'Sunita'. Drawing itself 14 3/4" x 21 1/2", framed and glazed 25 1/4" 32". Provenance: Al Ross...

A small wall mirror, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Features a wooden frame covered in beige-painted leather.

A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. Fantastic piece for each collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.

Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...

A brass and milk glass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bu...

This chandelier continues Hugo Gorges fascination with pressure cast elements, these elements can also be found in his Wave lamp. Instead of forming a ring, they now radiate from t...

Carlo Scarpa ceiling lamp 1938 Ceiling lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini Murano Clear and Lattimo “ a fasce” gla...

Coastal landscape, Oil on canvas painting, circa 1930s, Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel was an Austrian painter and...

Dark Reflections a sculpture by Mac Whitney (b. 1936) a respected Texas artist most widely noted for his monumental sculptures. The piece is a black polish...

Set consisting of five glasses / bowls made of Murano glass dating back to the 1930s. To make these pieces elegant and characteristic are the particular colors of the glass in sha...

Hammered, silver plate bowl. WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer and was opened as a metal repairing workshop. Through mergers and acquisitions, by 1900 th...

A pair of French wall sconces featuring an elegant plaster tiered base that supports a tapered, rectangular plaster shade. The subdued white tone of thes...

Carlo Scarpa 'Battuto' Vase, c. 1938 Execution: Venini & C. Cased glass, green. Signed: Venini murano (acid stamp). Measures: H : 27 cm (10.6") Overall Very good condition ...

A chic early 20th century American modernist mirror with a beautiful timeless ivory painted birch wood frame that blends seamlessly into any style interior. Perfect in your bedroom, ...

This pair of modernist low tables designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell were made circa 1938 and are in excellent almost original condition. The chrome is completely original and has almost no pitting or discoloration. The lacquer appears to be from the 1960s and we have had it polished out to maximize its shine and luster and is in good order as well. The tables retain original Howell labels to the underside. Wolfgang Hoffmann is the son of Joseph Hoffmann. Born in Vienna and trained to be working under his father's staff he married and moved for his early carrier to New York. His wife and he opened a design studio to create interior furniture and design for the modernist movement and was featured in House and Garden in 1929 with his custom furniture designs. In 1932 he was asked to contribute to the design and color scheme of the Chicago Worlds Fair as well as design the furniture and layout of the exhibits lumber industry house. Here is where he came into contact with the Howell Company...

Andries Dirk Copier, 'Unica', Vase, c. 1938 Execution: Blown glass, clear and blue. Measure: H : 22 cm (8.6") Overall very goo...

Carlo Scarpa 'Mezza Filigrana' Vase, c. 1934 Execution: Venini & C. Cased glass, white. Signed: Venini murano (acid stamp). Measure : H : 18 cm (...

Nice original watercolor of a footbridge over a pond in Central Park NYC. Skyscrapers of the day in the background. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, needs a new mat....

Beautiful oil painting made by the Dutch master Hendricus Albertus Gerardus Froonen, better known to the world as Hein Froonen (1878-1958). This work was made in 1932 and depicts ...

Designed by René-André Coulon, and entitled "Radiaver" this revolutionary design for a space heater which also has built in illumination boldly suggests t...

Modern nightstand by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller circa 1930s. Featuring a recessed top, two shelves, and a black drawer. Fully ma...

Traditional religious plaster figure of a baby Jesus. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with mino...

Ceiling chandelier with spherical glass shades.

Rare modern pendant light designed by Arch. Franz Haegele (1886-1969) and manufactured by Schwintzer & Gräff, Berlin, c. 1930. Literature: Innen-Dekoration 1931, p. 28. Illustratio...

A French modernist ceiling fixture by Martin et Guenier, from circa 1930s, in frosted glass.

A George V silver butt marker by Asprey. The butt marker is modelled in the form of a gun cartridge. The base is inscribed 'Asprey's Cartridge Place Finder...

This set of 6 beautiful "Uto" chairs by Swedish mid century designer and architect Axel Einar Hjorth is made of solid pine wood, very smooth surface.

Hans Coray (1906-1991) for P&W Blattmann Melallwaren-Fabrik 'Landi' chair, Switzerland, 1939, in aluminum, 1st Edition Measures: Arm 21" H Seat 17" H.