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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Late 20th Century
Murano Barbini Blown Glass Pink & Purple Large Shell Bowl
Located in Stamford, CT
Large statement making Murano Barbini blown glass shell bowl. Pink/ purple/clear blown glass. No makers mark or signature.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian modern green Chairs 4868 Universal Chair by Joe Colombo Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern green Chairs 4868 Universal Chair by Joe Colombo Kartell, 1970s
Pair of chairs mod. 4868, also known as the Sedia Universale, in glossy green ABS plastic. The slightly...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Vintage Yellow Art Glass Birds
Located in Vallejo, CA
A pair of vintage art birds. Made of blown glass into rounded forms with yellow and white coloring. Nice larger size to use as statement pieces.
Measurements:
6.25"W x 3"D x 3.25"H
6...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Japanese Expressionist Painting of a Sea View from a Balcony by Yoshio Aoyama
Located in San Francisco, CA
An expressionist oil painting of a seaside view from a balcony in carved gilded frame.
It is signed on the bottom right hand corner Aoyama.
Signed Aoyama circa 1960s-1970s
Frame measures 16 x 19 1/4 inches
Painting measures 9 1/2 x 13 inches
This painting is likely a scene from the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur.
Yoshio Aoyama...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
1970s Burnished Brass Glass Top Side Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s burnished brass side table or end table in the style of Mastercraft. Original clear beveled glass top.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
A Modernist Table Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual modernist table lamp, ca' 1980's. Polished steel.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Desk glass enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Desk magnifing glass in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone. Contemporary modern style. Lens diameter cm. 7, total length cm. 19.5. Silver weig...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Waterford Signed Evolution Crystal Glass Vase With Bullecante Pink, Amber, Clear
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful small crystal vase is made by Waterford and is from the Evolution series. It was produced in Poland as stated on the label. Signed an...
Category
1990s Polish Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Italian modern Dark brown lacquered wood bed side table Aiace by Benatti, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Dark brown lacquered wooden bedside table Aiace by Benatti, 1970s
Pair of bedside tables mod. Aiace with a rounded and sinuous shape, entirely in dark brown lacquered ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Silver Metal Sculpture Model Hand 5 Fingers for Sabattini, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Silver metal model hand 5 fingers designed by Gio Ponti for Sabattini in 1978.
Signed.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian modern Round vase in transparent and blue Murano glass by Venini 1990s
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Round vase in transparent and blue Murano glass by Venini 1990s
Vase with an oval base in thick blue and transparent Murano glass. At the top it has an oval hole. The ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian modern floor lamp in opaline glass and white metal, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern floor lamp in opaline glass and white metal, 1980s
Floor lamp with 4 lights in white painted metal. The 4 spherical diffusers are made of opaline glass, each positione...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
K. Westerberg alias Knud Horup. Oil on canvas. Sea view with figures.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
K. Westerberg, also known as Knud Horup, listed Danish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Sea view with figures.
From the 1970s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Canvas dimensions: H 60.0 cm x W 7...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Modern Tessellated Stone Inlaid Pyramid Hinged Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Tessellated Stone Inlaid Pyramid Hinged Box
Add a touch of modern elegance into your space with this captivating Modern Tessellated Stone Inlaid Pyramid Hinged Box. This pie...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone
Ray Metzker Photograph with Picket Fence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ray Metzker Original Photo with Picket Fence. Image area is 10.5 wide and 7" tall. Metzker often photographed fences. Signed on back.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
K. Westerberg alias Knud Horup. Oil on canvas. Country landscape with figures
Located in Copenhagen, DK
K. Westerberg, also known as Knud Horup, listed Danish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Modernist style. Landscape with figures.
1970s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Width 70.0 cm...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
K. Westerberg alias Knud Horup. Oil on canvas. Winter landscape with figures
Located in Copenhagen, DK
K. Westerberg, also known as Knud Horup, listed Danish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Modernist style. Winter landscape with figures.
1970s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Width ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
1980s English Silver Plated Decorative Hand-Hammered Serving or Display Bowl
Located in London, GB
1980s English modernist silver-plated decorative serving or display bowl with an interesting simple 'eye' design incised around the outside. The slight conical base has a vertical in...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Italian modern table lamp in Murano glass by Fabbian Illuminazione, 1980s
By F. Fabbian
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp in Murano glass by Fabbian Illuminazione, 1980s
Round base table lamp. The lamp is composed of a cylindrical structure in opaline Murano glass with a slight...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian modern Decorative bowl in transparent yellow Murano glass by Venini 1990
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Decorative bowl in transparent yellow Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
Decorative bowl with a round base in transparent yellow Murano glass. Perfect as a centerpiece or p...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
K. Westerberg alias Knud Horup. Oil / canvas. Country landscape with figures
Located in Copenhagen, DK
K. Westerberg, also known as Knud Horup, listed Danish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Modernist style. Winter country landscape with figures.
1970s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
K. Westerberg alias Knud Horup. Oil on canvas. Landscape with figures. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
K. Westerberg, also known as Knud Horup, listed Danish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Modernist style. Landscape with figures.
1970s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Width 70.0 cm...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Set of 3 Vintage Travertine Tear Drop Cocktail Tables
Located in North York, ON
This beautiful set of 3 travertine accent tables is a perfect addition to any living room. Crafted in Italy during the 1970's, these tables hav...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Italian modern applique Pusicona by Franco Micolitti for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern applique Pusicona by Franco Micolitti for Artemide, 1970s
Applique mod. Pusicona in chromed steel and glass. The structure is composed of an elongated cylindrical stem...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of "Lucien Gau" guilded floor lamps by Mauro Marzollo circa 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
High pair of Mauro Marzollo design floor lamps for Lucien Gau maker made of bronze and brass gilt and vernished
Good conditions
Note : 1 round task on one of the floor lamps
Cir...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Brass
Telephone from Yesterday and Today, French Book by Claude Perardel, 1992
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Telephone d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, (Telephone from Yesterday and Today), French book, by Christian Altier et Claude Perardel, 1992.
An illustrated retrospective of telephones in Fran...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Scala side table from the Gli Scacchi series by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1971
Located in MIlano, IT
Scala modular coffee table with a rectangular base made of black duraplum, with a structure shaped like a real ladder.
Produced by C&B Italia c. 1970 and designed by Mario Bellini an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Italian modern rectangular aluminum chair, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern rectangular aluminum chair, 1980s
Chair with rectangular base entirely in aluminium. The seat and backrest are rectangular with rounded corners and have two "folds" th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Coffee Table, Modern Design.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1980s Coffee Table, Modern Design.
Coffee table with wooden base and stained glass top, 1980, contemporary design.
h: 26cm, l: 130,5cm, p: 90cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modernist Bookends Set Black Granite and Etched Glass Slab, France 1980s
By Paris Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
This architecturally designed pair of bookends from the 1980s is a modernist marvel. The large round disk glass slab is etched with clouds and dots, and the base is constructed of bl...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite, Metal, Chrome
Mario Bellini Le Bambole 2-Seater Sofa, B&B Italia
Located in Toronto, CA
Mario Bellini's iconic 'Le Bambole' sofa, designed in 1972 for B&B Italia. Cozy softness, plush roundness, gentle harmony and playful informality are the keynotes of the Bambole . Th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Foam
Gabriella Binazzi Silver Plate Hen Bird Bowl Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful massive silver plate and shell hen bird was designed and hand-crafted by Italian artist Gabriella Binazzi (attributed to). You can hear the ocean in this lovely Binazz...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Pair of Gunmetal & Brass Candleholders by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Large Pair of polis gunmetal and brass candleholders by Karl Springer.
In beautiful vintage condition.
We also have a set of three in a different listing, shown in last phot...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Scrap Art Sculpture with Brass Car Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual mounted object in the shape of a antique/1920s brass vehicle horn set on a brass rod and a patinated oak rectangular base. Unknown Danish sculptor/artist circa 1970-80. There...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian modern black chairs Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black chairs Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Set of six chairs mod. Spaghetti with rectangular and elastic seat and back made from black scooby thr...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
LO Design Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini Le Farfalle chair for Elam, Italy
Located in London, GB
Le Farfalle, translates to butterfly in Italian, reflecting the striking winged form of the chair. Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini began their partnership in 1968, creating a wide ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fossilized Marble Table + Two Vases Amalia Schultless
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the estate of Amalia Schultless.
She is a listed but obscure artist who lived in Los Angeles.
Her art is in collections throughout the USA and Europe.
These pieces appear to be...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
20th Century Thomasville Mahogany Single Drawer Banded Top Side Table
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Thomasville Mahogany single drawer Banded Top Side Table in great vintage condition. Measures 23" in width, 29" in depth and stands 2...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
American Designer, Large Organic Bench, Fabric, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A large organic off white bouclé fabric over wood bench designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s.
Condition: Reupholstered in brand new fabric.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th C. Pedestal Walnut Candle Stand w/ Galleried Etched Brass Tray Insert
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 20th Century Pedestal Walnut Candle Stand with Brass Tray Insert
Measures 12.75" in diameter, and stands 18" tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior Home Lucite and Rattan Basket Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning centerpiece basket or decorative bowl was designed for the Christian Dior Home Collection in the 1970s. The geometric shape has a brass gallery and genuine rattan or wi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Karl Springer Saturn Mirror, 48", USA c1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
This impressive example of Karl Springer's "Saturn" mirror measures 48". The simple design is created by layering round and curved mirrors panels each with deep beveling. Very fine ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Haussmann Swid Powell "Mickey Mouse" Silver Plated Pepper Mill Grinder C. 1987
Located in Atlanta, GA
Designer: Robert and Trix Haussmann (1931 – present and 1933 -present) for Swid Powell (established 1982).
A whimsical but important modern design, often described as the “Disney” ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Shelomo Selinger (1928): Anthopomorphic striaght carved sculpture
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Shelomo SELINGER (1928-) : Anthropomorphic sculpture
Straight carved pink granit sculpture, uniq piece standing on a massive light brown coloured wood base representing a strange an...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite
Hans Merz for Meissen, large porcelain vase with geometric pattern
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Merz for Meissen.
Large porcelain vase in a modern design with a geometric pattern and white glaze.
Model number 50231.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
Third factory quali...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Modern Set 3 Iron Garden Sculptures a Bird a Butterfly and a Snail
By Ernest Shaw
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular set of 3 garden sculptures in Iron by Artist Ernest Shaw. A bird a snail and a butterfly make up the trio. Tallest is 57 inches high x 16 x 4. Spikes are mostly straight...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Floor Lamp by Leucos Lighting.
By Leucos
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Pleased to offer this vintage Leucos floor lamp. This one seldom comes up for sale. Lamp comes with three shades, white, green and pink. Lamp came from a long time employee of the co...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian modern black Chair Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black Chair Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980s
Chair mod. Spaghetti with rectangular and elastic seat and back made from black scooby threads. The str...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian modern Plastic adjustable table lamp Elmetto by Martinelli Luce, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern adjustable table lamp Elmetto by Martinelli Luce in black plastic and white metal, 1980s
Table lamp mod. Elmetto with hemi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Floor Lamp by Ron Rezek
By Ron Rezek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ron Rezek floor lamp with an adjustable head that swivels 360 degrees enabling it to function as a torchiere, downward facing light, or as a spotlight. It has a dimmer switch on...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Four Shiro Kuramata Sing Sing Sing Chairs for XO, France 1985
Located in London, GB
Set of six available.
Shiro Kuramata (1931-1991) created a fluid exchange between Japanese design philosophy and methodology and European postmodern design. Kuramata’s training was initially centred around traditional woodworking however, when he enrolled at the Kuwasawa Design School was taught by Isamu Kenmochi, who helped him reimagine ancient Japanese traditions using modern materials. The philosophy Kuramata. His designs are made from materials that have reflective, transparent, translucent, opaque and tactile qualities to them, each form a response each material.
The sing sing sing chair...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
1989 Antonio Citterio for Vitra Area Montage Daybed Bench Sofa w/ Black Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original Montage, Area Series daybed/sofa, designed by Antonio Citterio for Vitra. This design was produced in 1988 and continued in production for a few years ...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Christofle Picture Frame
By Christofle
Located in Mérida, YU
Christofle picture frame. Original from Christofle.
Very elegant and clean.
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Karl Springer parchment dining table, USA/Germany, 1970s
Located in London, GB
This parchment table attributed to Karl Springer, is monolithic with grand proportions, seating up to 12. A designer of luxury furniture and objects, Springer (born Berlin, 1931) cut...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Parchment Paper
Side Tables in the style of Dupre Lafon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of cerused oak side tables in the style of Paul Dupre-Lafon. These tables boast Dupre-Lafon's iconic style that blended the simp...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
"Tenderness" Native American Painting by Carol Theroux (USA 1930-2021)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing "Tenderness" Native American Painting by Carol Theroux (USA 1930-2021), a captivating piece of art that encapsulates the profound ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Contemporary Lounge Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous modern club or lounge chair
By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1990s
Mahogany frame, with rose red upholstery.
Measures: 29.75" W x 29" D x 37" D....
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Four Chairs in the style of Afra & Tobia Scarpa with Durmast Frame
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This set features a solid durmast frame with a multi-layered durmast seat and brass screws.
It is interesting that they are slotted screws, and not sta...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
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