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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: 20th Century
Tubular Brass Chairs by ChromeCraft- Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W22 D21 H33 SW18 SD19 SH17 AH24
Vintage Rolling Chairs by ChromeCraft in overall great condition. Chairs features structurally sound brass frames with light patina, three units are ...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Buffet bas en placage bois
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Meuble bas de rangement en bois en état moyen car le bois est piqué par des vers et doit être traité.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Meuble bas de rangement bois
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Meuble de rangement en bois en état moyen car le bois est piqué par des vers et doit être traité. Les pieds bougent.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso Aquatint and Drypoint, Dans l'Atelier 1965
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint and drypoint etching by Pablo Picasso titled “Dans l’Atelier III,” executed in 1965. Number 34 from an edition of 50. Signed l/r Picasso, numbered lower left. In a custom gi...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Buffet en bois massif années 1980
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Meuble de rangement en bois et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Meuble de rangement bibliothèque en bois
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bibliothèque en bois contre contre plaqué et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé.
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate
Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977
By Frank Stella
Located in Dallas, TX
Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker, 1977, lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arches paper, signed, dated, and numbered by the artist, with the blind stamp of the publisher / printer T...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
1990s Pair of Large Aluminium Manhattan Table Lamps, Danish
Located in London, GB
The neutral tones of brushed aluminium make the "Manhattan" lamps versatile additions to a variety of interior styles. Whether adorning a mid-century modern living room, accenting a ...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Set of 2 ceiling lamps Italian manufacture 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The set of two Italian-made ceiling lights from the 1970s represents excellence in Italian design and craftsmanship of that era. . Their clean, geometric shape blends harmoniously in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Master "Ferrari Formula" Testarossa Phone, 80s Miami Vice Era Telephone
Located in Milano, IT
It may not be white, but Miami Vice vibes are guaranteed with this funny and rare "Ferrari Testarossa" telephone! Reproducing what appears to be an early Monodado version of the icon...
Category
1980s Hong Kong Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Art Moderne Ten Light Gilt Metal Chandeliers Gold Filament Circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All Original Pair of Circa 1940's Art Moderne 10 Light Chandeliers. Ten sided gilt metal bodies with transparent gold plastic panels. Ten candelabra base light sockets on the interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
alvar aalto stool60 natural 1950's
By Alvar Aalto
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto.
This stool60 was manufactured in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Vintage Tall Italian Vase in Clear Murano Glass with "Mosaic" Flakes Decoration
Located in Milano, IT
Confetti are a symbol of the world renowned venetian carnival, so in a way it only makes sense to find them (sort of) into another world famous craft product from the floating city. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
alvar aalto stool60 vinyl leather red 1950's
By Alvar Aalto
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto.
This stool 60 was manufactured in the 1950's.
The seat is covered with vinyl leather.
The condition of the vinyl leather is not torn, but there are some stai...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
English Modern Large Wingback Armchair with its Matching Stool
Located in London, GB
A very large contemporary wingback armchair, a generously proportioned model with a modern look but incorporating classic comforts with its matching stool. The chair and the stools a...
Category
1990s English Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Collectible Murano Glass Sculpture "Membrane" by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano glass vase / sculpture, created by celebrated Italian designer Toni Zuccheri for glassmaker VeArt as part of the "Membrane" collection, which included lamps, vases and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani.
Dual ignition
Good Condition
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Henri Bargas : "Polar bear, original terracota, unique piece C.1930
By Henri Bargas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Henri BARGAS (XXth C., France) : "Polar bear"
Original patinated terracota
Signed : "H. BARGAS"
France, Art Déco period circa 1930
Dimensions
Height = 9.5 cm
Width = 19 cm
Dept...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Max Ackermann Modernist Original Painting Germany 1935 Stuttgart
Located in London, GB
An original pastel painting by the German Modernist painter Max Ackermann,(1887 - 1975)
He was both painter and graphic artist of abstract works.
Signed and dated
Born in 1887 in B...
Category
1930s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage desk mirror in ribbed glass frame, decorative table accessory
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage desk/toilette mirror, mounted in a ribbed clear glass frame with stander. The mirror itself has a diameter of ~14cm, while including the frame...
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Gaston Schweitzer : "Old Breton woman sitting on a rock", original plaster -1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Breton old woman sitting on a rock"
Original plaster, unique piece, showing an old Breton (French Brittany )woman sitting down on a rock
S...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1976, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Eric Schmitt (*1955), Osselet Chairs, 1996
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sculptural " Osselet " side chairs by Eric Schmitt.
Patinated bronze frames and cognac leather seats.
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1960s Sigvard Bernadotte Rocking Chair for France and Sons & John Stuart in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a rocking chair designed by Sigvard Bernadotte, labelled with original tags from France and Sons as well as John Stuart. The chair was produced circa mid 1960s and...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
1958 Set of 4 Herman Miller Eames DKR-2 Wire Bikini Chairs in Yellow Naugahyde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four DKR-2 wire dining chairs, designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1951. This particular set of four chairs dates to circa 1958. They have steel wir...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Naugahyde
1960s Dining Table by Richard Schultz For Knoll International Vintage Redwood
By Richard Schultz, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an exceptionally rare vintage petal dining table, produced by Knoll and Designed by Richard Schultz.
This table has a fabulous patina ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Emanuele Rambaldi for Chiappe Dining Chair in Wood and Woven Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emanuele Rambaldi for Chiappe, chair, beech, straw, Chiavari, Italy, design 1933, production afterwards
Italian painter and furniture designer Emanuele Rambaldi (1903-1968) created ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Straw, Beech
1985 Eames Herman Miller EC175 Upholstered Fiberglass Shell Chair Museum Quality
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare and marvelous EC175-8 chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, produced by Herman Miller. This is one of the more unique and later Eames designs, buil...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Light Pink Table Lamp
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from layered and blown Murano glass and a circular cast iron metal base. Signed.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass
1975 Warren Platner for CI Designs Oak & Dark Tan Fabric Dining Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1975 production oak and dark tan fabric armchair designed by renowned architect and furniture designer Warren Platner. This piece was part of a series that Platner designed for CI Designs...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Taureau dans l’arène
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in PAU, FR
Pablo Picasso/ MadouraTaureau dans l'arène
1948 (Ramié 80).
Plat rectangulaire en terre de faïence blanche. Tampons "Madoura plein feu" "CR" et "Edition Picasso" Edition à 450 exempl...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Special glass sphere with inner glass rod table lamp, model from 1965
Located in Wien, 9
This very special unique piece is the last of a great series.
The shade can be adjusted in any colour and size to either get a very modern or traditional outlook. The table lamp is a...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Unique Wrought Iron and Wicker Gossip Bench in the Style of Arthur Umanoff 1950s
Located in Mexico, DF
Very unique wrought iron and wicker Gossip Bench from the 50s. in the very simple yet sophisticated style of Arthur Umanoff (doesn´t have authentication)....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Chrome Molecule Lamps
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Pair of chrome "molecule" lamps, each with three bulbs. These delightful lamps have a 3-way switch on the base. Press once for the center bulb, twice for the upper and lower bulbs an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Abraham Palatnik ashtray. Silon Brasil, 1970s.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ashtray designed by Abraham Palatnik, produced by “Silon Brasil” in 1970s. Made out of polyester resin and chrome iron. Good condition with the usual wear and tear of time.
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Glazed Ceramic Bowls by Alessio Tasca, 1970s, Set of 7
Located in Vicenza, VI
Set consisting of seven bowls made of polychrome glazed ceramic dating back to the seventies by the Italian artist Alessio TASCA:
- six small bowls characterized by warm colors in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1990s Fontana Arte Style Floor Lamp in Black Metal and Light Blue Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage 1990s floor lamp in the style of Fontana Arte, with a metal structure painted in matte black and a rhomboidal lampshade concealing an alogen ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
20th Century Pair of Torches Wall Lamp in Black Nickel Bronze and Rock Crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
An exceptional pair of black nickel-plated bronze torches. The lampshades are made of finely cut rock crystal.
We have one pair in stock however we can produce them made to measur...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Nickel
Element 00008 Extensive Table
By POLCHA
Located in PARIS, FR
Rattan extensive table from the 80 ies edited by Roche Bobois.
Each part of this piece is highlighted by the elements and the color.
The leg of the table is as if it were woven a...
Category
20th Century European Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Space Age Togo Love Seat Two Seater Blue Ultra Suede Ligne Roset 1970s France
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age authentic vintage loveseat or two seater sofa Togo from ultra suede alcantara in cornflower blue color tone by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset 1970s.
An iconic freestanding ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Ultrasuede
Pierre Vandel Table Mirror, Aluminium, French Piece circa 1970
Located in BELFORT, FR
Very rare and sought table mirror from the french designer Pierre Vandel. He designed it in the early 70's, at the very beginning of its work. It is made of bended and brushed alumin...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Francesco Zaccone for Thonet Golf Chairs in New Bouclé Upholstery, Germany 1970
Located in Almelo, NL
Presenting this stunning set of ‘Golf’ chairs by Francesco Zaccone for Thonet. Beautifully shaped chrome bases creating an incredibly sturdy and stately pre...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Horizon by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Silk Furnishing Panel with Acrylic Glass
By Fornasetti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Fornasetti silk printed panel between 2 sheets of plexiglass, like new, still with plastic protection.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk, Resin
Table Lamp Giotto by Luci e Dimensioni
Located in Roma, IT
Bella lampada da tavolo degli anni 80 cerata da Luci e Dimensioni modello Giotto
La lampada è snodabile con due bracci ruota di 180°
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Wassily Style Leather Chair in the Manner of Marcel Breuer
Located in Austin, TX
A fine, comfortable Wassily style lounge chair from France featuring bands of stitched leather attached to a seamless tubular chrome frame, inspired by Marcel Breuer’s original desig...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Circa 1930 German Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Our table was made of birch, solid and veneered, stained a rich brown, and topped off with a slab of Bohemian breccia marble. We date it to around 1928, and attribute the design to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot, who coined the term Kultivierte Sachlichkeit (Cultured Objectivity) to describe his work, and distinguish it from the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) practiced by his contemporaries Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Lily Reich. The table bears a passing resemblance to a considerably simplified, marble-topped ovoid one that he designed for his 1934 Berlin living room.
Breuhaus was a man on the make. The first of his three marriages was to the daughter of an industrialist, who financed the building of luxury villas and workers’ housing designed by his son-in-law. In 1929, Breuhaus, the son of a dentist, added “de Groot” to his name, falsely linking himself to a distinguished family of painters. By then, he’d been fudging his academic record for years. That didn’t prevent a teaching appointment at the State University of Bavaria, which allowed him to add the prestigious “Herr Professor” prefix to his name. Yet he never followed through on the teaching — he was far too busy designing more luxury villas (commissions he accepted only if he could furnish them as well), and products for his own company, which included furniture, textiles, wallpapers, lighting, and fine silver. In addition to designing aircraft interiors for Lufthansa, and pullman railroad...
Category
1920s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979.
Painted wood relief on board.
Dimensions:
H: 42 cm/ 16 1/2"
W: 51 cm/ 20''
Provenance: the estate of the artist.
Working in a purely geome...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Model B3 Wall Light Sconce / Uplight / Downlight by René Jean Caillette
Located in London, GB
This lamp, originally designed as a floodlight before the invention of the spot light, gives a strong light that you can focus. It can project its light downward for reading and for ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Model B3 Wall Light Sconce / Uplight / Downlight by René Jean Caillette
Located in London, GB
This lamp, originally designed as a floodlight before the invention of the spot light, gives a strong light that you can focus. It can project its light downward for reading and for ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Iron Sculpture Designed by Torsten Johansson, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Torsten Johansson, Denmark, 1960s.
Iron.
Dimensions:
H: 103 cm
W: 77 cm
D: 30 cm
Base: 30 x 45 cm
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Albert Paley 1994 "Medallion" Paperweight in Blackened Steel with Bronzed Patina
By Albert Paley
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Albert Paley large handcrafted steel medallion paperweight. Small edition for Arts Patrons. Formed and fabricated blackened steel with chemical patina...
Category
1990s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
1970s Pair Table Lamps Brass Red Orange Cork Coated
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of 1970s beautiful solid brass lamps, brass switch and cork coated lampshades.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Richard Young Side Table for Merrow Associates
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A 1970s chromed steel, glass and rosewood side table. Designed by Richard Young for Merrow Associates, with glass top and rosewood lower shelf, on wheels. Comes with A10/CITES docume...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ercole Barovier, "Porpora Cup", 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Ercole Barovier
"Porpora Cup", c. 1950
Execution: Cased glass, clear and red
Measure: H : 11 cm (4.33")
Overall very good condition
A piece both highly collectible and decorative at the same time.
Ercole Barovier was born in 1889 into a well-known family of glassmakers.
At the age of 26, he became artistic director of his father's factory, "Vetreria Artistica Barovier...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Vintage Barcelona Chairs by Mies van der Rohe
Located in Zandhoven, BE
Iconic Vintage Pair of Barcelona Lounge Chairs by Mies van der Rohe!
Timeless pair of Barcelona lounge chairs, a design classic by the legendary Mies van der Rohe! These chairs ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Romul Nutiu, Fereastra II, 1992, Oil on Canvas
Located in Vicenza, VI
Painting belonging to what is the current of Romanian abstract expressionism. A "window" is represented where the pictorial film is characterized by a geometric subdivision of the sp...
Category
1990s Romanian Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Niek van der Plas, Venise, Oil on Canvas
Located in Lantau, HK
Niek van der Plas paints impressionist scenes beaches, dunes, bulb fields, city scenes. Figures are often central in the work of this painter, who was born in 1954 and who is notable...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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