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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Pair of "Ottomama" Lounge Chairs Designed in Italy by B&B Italia, Dated 1985
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lounge chairs designed and manufactured in Italy by B&B Italia. The chairs are part of the "Ottomama" collection and manufactured for the American branch of B&B Italia that ...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

1998 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Series 7 Dining / Side Chair, Model 3107
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a series 7 stacking side chair, Model 3107, designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in 1955. These examples date to 1998. The listed price includes one chair, and we have ...
Category

1990s Danish Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Toshiyuki Kita Wink 111 Armchair in Black by Cassina, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Add an exceptional piece to your collection with this rare Toshiyuki Kita Wink 111 Armchair in Black, manufactured by Cassina in Italy circa 1980. The Win...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Late 20th Century Osso Bark Effect Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Osso (Bone) Murano glass bark effect table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. This lamp is part of biomorphic free-form shaped glass shells, this piece featu...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

LES MACARONS small pouffs
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
Beautiful pouffs from the 1990's coming from a Spanish private collection in Seville. They have been reupholstered and they're in perfect condition Ideal for any space where you need...
Category

1990s Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Jeffrey Bernett for Bernhardt Remy Leather Upholstered Swivel Lounge Chair, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Jeffrey Bernett Design for Bernhardt furniture Remy light blue Leather Upholstered with Polished Aluminum Swivel X base. Measures 34" in width, 30" in depth and stands 28....
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Persian Mashhad Area Rug with Traditional Victorian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
75669, vintage Persian Mashhad Area rug with traditional Victorian style. This hand knotted wool vintage Persian Mashhad rug features a cusped lozenge 16-point Mashhad medallion flanked by palmette finials at each end floating among bouquets of blooming flowers. The central medallion is surrounded by complementary spandrels creating an arabesque frame...
Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Gaetano Pesce Luigi (o mi amate voi?) 902 Shelf in Lacquered Wood by Bernini 80s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
The Luigi 902 (O mi amate voi?) shelf, with a lacquered wood frame and a metal base, was designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Bernini in 1981. The Luigi 902 is a free-standing shelf with a double frame in wood and metal and two tilting shelves that can be blocked in a horizontal position through a screws system placed directly on the frame. When the shelves are down the bookcase functions like a screen or a divider The base of the wooden structure has a metal reinforcement to ensure balance and stability. Gaetano Pesce is a prominent contemporary Italian designer and architect known for his bold experimentation with materials and color. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with some of Italy's leading design companies, including Artemide, Vitra, Cassina, and B&B Italia. Born in 1939 in La Spezia, near Genoa, Pesce enrolled at the University of Venice in 1959 to study architecture and graduated in 1965. During the final years of his studies, he also participated in courses at the Venice College of Industrial Design, where he was influenced by distinguished faculty members like Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Mario Bellini. Encouraged by their teachings to embrace innovation in modern design, Pesce became involved with an avant-garde architectural collective called “Gruppo N,” which drew inspiration from the streamlined aesthetics of the Bauhaus. These diverse inspirations equipped Pesce to embrace contemporary materials and explore the forms they enabled. His designs range from small decorative objects to large architectural spaces and reflect deep contemplation of the modern era. Notable works include his iconic La Mamma chair...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

1960s Florence Knoll Walnut 5-Drawer Dresser with Marble Top, Model 326 2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Florence Knoll Walnut 5-drawer dresser, model 326-2, designed by Florence Knoll in 1960 for Knoll International. This example dates to the 1960s. The chest features a highl...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Steel

Set of 12 Silver Plated & Crushed Emerald Wine/Water Goblets by Emilia Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your dining experience with this exquisite Set of 12 Silver Plated & Crushed Emerald Wine/Water Goblets by renowned Mexican artist Emil...
Category

1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

Vintage Contemporary Round Tessellated Stone Dining Table and Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Contemporary Round Tessellated Stone Dining Table and Chairs Vintage Contemporary 54" Round Beveled Glass-Top Wood with Teselated Stone top Pedestal Base w/4 Wood Sheild Ba...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone

N.O. Møller Danish Teak Cabinet with Light Maple Interior, 1960s
Located in Kastrup, DK
N.O. Møller (1920–1982) Design. A sophisticated cabinet crafted from teak, featuring shelves and drawers in light maple behind its doors. This piece was produced by J.L. Møller's fa...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid Century Milo Baughman for John Stuart Chrome Frame Rosewood Bookcase
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Milo Baughman for John Stuart chrome framed bookcase. Black Lacquer with Rosewood Doors. 2 rosewood doors with chrome handles open to shelved interi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Large Floating Travertine Coffee Table, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and Travertine coffee table, with a geometrical patterned base and a raised apron that gives the stone the appearance of floating.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine, Chrome

Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Murano Table Lamp , italian 1980
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri EGG Table Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This unique Floor lamp by Vetri in ice frost bicolo...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Vistosi Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous vintage Italian Murano glass chandelier circa 1960 in the style of Gino Vistosi composed of a two-tiered frame with oval glass drops streaked with white. Artistic expression...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Masuo Ojima Signed Large Japanese Asian Studio Pottery Ceramic Modernist Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite large Modern studio pottery charger/bowl/wall relief sculpture by Japanese-American master potter Masuo Ojima. The texture and bold colors are amazing. The Mod...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Large Steuben Art Glass Figurine of a Trout & 18k Gold Fly by James Houston
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Steuben art glass model of a trout just caught by an 18 karat gold fly. Designed by James Houston in 1966. Model No. 2011. Simply a wonderful figural sculpture of th...
Category

20th Century American Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Gold

Enric Miralles Spanish 'Gerro' Vase, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gerro is a small vase that reproduces the large ones built in the Diagonal Mar Park in Barcelona, a project by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue. Made in glazed porcelain with ...
Category

1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Frank Lloyd Wright Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation bank check, signed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The check is dated March 1, 1954, payable to Iovanna lloyd Wright ...
Category

1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Stained Fruitwood Three-Part Revolving Bookshelf
Located in Germantown, MD
A Contemporary Stained Fruitwood Three-Part Revolving Bookshelf Measures 21" in width, 21" in depth and 29.5" in height. Max. Book height is 11.5".
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Sheryl C. Benjamin Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Serpent Figure Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sheryl Cannold Benjamin (American, 1924 - 2023) Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Serpent Figure Sculpture. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 13" H x 8.5" W x 3" D. About the ar...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Oil on Canvas Painting of Coastal Italy, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A very large oil on canvas painting, Impressionism technique, of a charming coastal view. The frame is custom made of gilded gold and bla...
Category

20th Century Belgian Modern Furniture

Materials

Canvas

'80s Pace Collection Glass Top Side Table with Brass Legs
Located in Miami, FL
'80s Pace Collection Glass Top Side Table with Brass Legs Offered for sale is a 1980s Pace Collection side table with a substantial glass t...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hivo Van Teal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Avant garde ten light Memphis style Hivo Van teal chandelier. This gilt metal chandelier features multicolored hand crafted lucite and handmade gilt p...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of Stiffel Brass Table Lamps & Shades Mid-Century Modern American 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Modern polished Brass Stiffel Table Lamps Model Number 6163. They come with Harp, Finial and Shades. US rewiring, UL Listed and work with a regular or LED Light Bulb. Make...
Category

1990s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Bernhardt 354-356 Modern Cherry & Iron Door Lighted Curio China Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bernhardt 354-356 Modern Cherry Wood & Iron Door Mediterranean Modern Lighted Curio China Display Cabinet. Details: Mirror back, ornate iron doors, touch light with 3 illumination se...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Cherry

1970s Warren Platner for Knoll 36" Round Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Platner Coffee Table, model 3714T, initially designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. This particular example dates to the 1970s. The design features a nickel-plated s...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Teghini Ice Bucket Silver Plate Bar/Table in Pear Shape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful ice bucket, made and designed by Teghini, Italy, Firenze. includes top, bottom and glass lining.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Early LC3 Lounge Chairs, Le Corbusier by Cassina, 1970s
Located in Renens, CH
Probably the most well-known designs by the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) are the LC2 and LC3 armchairs. Le Corbusier hardly needs an introduction, hi...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Modern Yellow Ceramic Vase ET1 by Ettore Sottsass for A. Sarri, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern yellow ceramic Vase ET1 by Ettore Sottsass for A. Sarri, 1990s Rare and elegant vase mod. ET1 with round base in ceramic painted in yellow and glazed in white. The st...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

René Lalique 'Nemours', '1929', 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rene Lalique Cup 'Nemours' (1929). In French glass of the 20th century, molded and relined. Sign 'Lalique, France'. This model was produced in the years 1940 to 1959. Only us...
Category

20th Century French Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Set of 4 chairs and table vintage 70s gilded metal design Gastone Rinaldi
Located in None, IT
Set of four chairs with gilt metal frame and beige velvet upholstery, table with tubular gilt metal frame and round clear glass top. Design Gastone Rinaldi, 1970s. CONDITION: In goo...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

A Swedish Cabinet with Marquetry Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This Swedish cabinet features intricate marquetry inlay set against a warm honey-colored elm background. The doors are adorned with finely detailed inlays in contrasting rosewood, fi...
Category

1940s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ebony, Rosewood

Cabinet Element with Folding Table, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Narrow wooden cabinet with two doors and glass shelves in the lower section and a fold-down table top. The table top is diamond-shaped and decorated on the underside or outside with ...
Category

20th Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

106 Pieces Set of Georg Jensen Sterling Silverware in Cypress Flatware Pattern
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a Georg Jensen Cypress silverware service, with twelve settings of eight pieces plus servers. Cypress is design #99 by Tias Eckhoff. Norwegian designer Tias Eckhoff’s Cypress was the winning design in a competition to design a flatware pattern...
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Pair of Modernist Table Lamp, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of industrial-flair table lamps has a unique design. The rare pieces were crafted in France circa 1980. The spectacular sculptural pieces boast an elongated brutal...
Category

1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Carlo Moretti Collection of Satin Murano Vases/Bottles by Rosenthal Netter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, colorful collection of 12 satin pencil neck shape vases designed by Il maestro Carlo Moretti. Assorted sizes from 10 to 18 inches high.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Maison Bagues, Three Brass Side Tables
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Bagues, three brass side tables. Top in tinted glass and mirror. price is for one 3 are available
Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Category

1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Pine

Nanda Vigo, Console Table
Located in Roma, IT
A table console, unique piece. Brass, chrome-plated steel, and crystal. It comes with an authenticity certificate from the Archivio Nanda Vigo. Bibliography: published in Domus M...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Steel

1980 Wayne Thiebaud "Hors d'Oeuvres" 4th Annual Culinary Carnival Print
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Gorgeous Circa 1980 Print of Wayne Thiebaud's "Hors d'Oeuvre" Add a touch of artistic elegance to your space with this stunning print of Wayne Thiebaud's original painting...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Paper

"Family Embrace" Marble Sculpture signed D. Okin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegantly crafted and signed by renowned artist D. Okin, the "Family Embrace" Marble Sculpture captures the essence of familial love and unity. This striking black sculpture depicts ...
Category

1990s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble

1980s Gianfranco Frattini 'Adonis' Tall Halogen Floor Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Tall halogen floor lamp with adjustable pierced metal grill inside glass shade to dampen light output sideways.  Very accurate original foot dimmer to f...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Lladró "The Debutante" Fine Porcelain Figurine, 1981
Located in McKinney, TX
This beautiful and whimsical retired design by Lladro artist Jose Puche is called "The Debutante" and is a pastel dream! With purple hair and snow white sk...
Category

20th Century Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Montagnani Modernist Picture Frame, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Montagnani Firenze, Italy, crafted this sophisticated picture photo frame circa 1970. Its Mid-Century modernist form boasts a rectangular shape, with walnut wood geometric veneer com...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pierre Jeanneret Upholstered Small Diwan
Located in New York, NY
We are pleased to present this fantastic daybed or Diwan by Pierre Jeanneret, circa late 1950s. At 60 inches wide, this is one of the smaller daybeds we've seen by Jeanneret. This p...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Italian Pietre Dure Inlay Stone Round Tabletop
Located in Marbella, ES
Modern take on a classical Italian design with an exuberant use of semiprecious jewelry grade stones: lapis lazuli, malaquite, turquoise and mother of pearl...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble

Modernist Vintage Polished Brass Sculpture of Abstract Venus Female Torso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A modernist abstract figurative sculpture, made of brass. We believe it can be the Torso of Venus the goddess of love, beauty, desire, fertility and pro...
Category

1970s German Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Silverplate Butter Dish With Lizard & Turquoise Inlay by Emilia Castillo, Mexico
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ver the elegance of this Emilia Castillo silverplate butter dish, featuring a unique hammered design and a stunning silver lizard accent with turquo...
Category

1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone, Silver

Pair of Jansen Stainless & lilac Cashmere, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Bent Stainless Steel bases with Lilac cashmere upholstery.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Console by Enrico Carlo Rava
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Console attributed to italian Architect and designer Carlo Enrico Rava. Carved and polished mahogany with an onyx top that has a knife edge going around the console. This piece da...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Ship Painting, English, Framed Maritime Art, Watercolour, Nautical Scene
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ship painting. An English, framed maritime watercolour with nautical interest by John Whale, dating to the late 20th century. Delightful 'golden age of sailing' wa...
Category

1970s British Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Giltwood

Red Leather & Brass Faux Bamboo Jacques Adnet Floor lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Tripod floor lamp in iron wrapped in red hand-stitched leather with a faux bamboo brass motif.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

BYBLOS - Vintage Men's Printed Silk Damask Neck Tie - Italy - Circa 1980's
Located in Chatham, ON
BYBLOS - Vintage men's classic neck tie - polka dot print on woven damask pattern - 100% silk - original label and lining - Italy - circa 1980's. Excellent/mint vintage condition - ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Silk

Plia chair, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli, 1967
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Plia" chair, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1967, chromed steel frame, clear plastic seat and back, mark present on frame, wear and tear compatible with age and use, fr...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Modern Metals Centerpiece Bowl or Catchall Designer E Cabello, 1960s, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Art Deco Modern style mixed metals bowl with geometric design by designer E. Cabello, circa 1960s, Mexico. Great as a standalone centerpie...
Category

1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Metal, Copper

Osvaldo Borsani for Stow Davis Dining Table w/ Walnut Top and Chromed Steel Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an Osvaldo Borsani dining table with walnut top, produced by Stow Davis circa 1970s. This is a gorgeous example, which appears to retain its original wood finish. ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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