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Marcel Breuer for Knoll Cesca Side/Dining Chair, 1980. We have 200 plus of these chairs available. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Chairs Measure 32" tall, 19" ...

A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by ...

Elegant Yellow Gold ring featuring a 1.5 carat old european brilliant natural diamond as the center stone. The center diamond is graded D color and VVS1 clarity, offering a bright an...

Elegant Platinum ring featuring a 4.4 carat emerald cut natural diamond as the center stone. The center diamond is graded E color and Internally Flawless clarity, offering a bright a...

This Tuareg leather box is a finely handcrafted storage chest rooted in the rich artistic traditions of the Sahara, particularly those of Mali. Created by a Malian artisan now based ...

A beautiful early 20th century Afghani Bashir rug with a repeated pattern with octagons, each woven with several stylized floral patterns in crimson and indigo set against a brown ba...

In his “Heavenly” series of small-scale mosaics, Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles with smoot...

The Andover chair, designed by Davis Allen for Stendig, is a classic chair known for its blend of Danish Modern, Shaker, and Mission styles. It typically features a solid beech frame...

This classic bracelet by Cartier is in the Medium model from their iconic LOVE Collection. Mounted in 18 karat white gold in an oval design, 4.80 mm width, one side is hinged and the...

George Nelson for Herman Miller Executive Office Desk and Return, 1955 Walnut case with laminate top and aluminum “H” base legs. The long cabinet is finished on all sides, featuring ...

Colorful custom upholstered three seat sofa in the manner of Donghia. New upholstery was ordered custom and the work facilitated by Orange Chair Company LLC. Orange Chair provides th...

Yngve Ekstrom Lounge Chair, c. 1970 Swedese Pine frame, newly reupholstered in Knoll Textiles "Ferry - Whitehall" 37" H x 31" W x 30" D Condition: Very good overall condition. Pine ...

With clean lines and a darkly lacquered finish, this square corner cabinet celebrates the restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Dated to the mid-19th century, the tall cabine...

An Elegant and Timeless Pair of French Mid-century, Modern Neoclassical, Gilt Iron, Faux Bamboo, Lounge Chairs. The armchairs are styled with exquisite lines and form allowing one to...

A charming 1950s Modern painting of a little red house, titled "Corner of the Brick House with Last Snow Bank, Calais, VT" by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Painted near the...

This charming mid-19th century English low back Windsor chair is a testament to the craftsmanship and enduring style of the era. The chair features a distinctive bent yew wood crest ...

Set of Six Warren McArthur Armchairs for McArthur Corporation, 1933 Aluminum frames with woven linoleum upholstery and rubber elements. Set includes four examples of model 1047-A and...

This Chest of Drawers distills Jim Rose’s legacy into one of its most elemental and enduring forms. Referencing the familiar typology of the tall American chest, the piece demonstrates Rose’s ability to take a deeply known domestic object and reimagine it through steel without diminishing its sense of warmth, gravity, or usefulness. The form is immediately legible, yet quietly transformed by material and surface. The vertical stack of drawers emphasizes order, repetition, and proportion—principles central to Rose’s practice and drawn from his engagement with Shaker furniture and early American casework. The subtle variations in the natural rust patina across each drawer front introduce a quilt-like rhythm, allowing the surface to register time, labor, and the material’s prior life. Rather than concealing steel’s industrial origins, Rose allows them to coexist with the intimacy of a bedroom or living space. Structurally and conceptually, the piece embodies Rose’s belief in furniture as a long-term companion. The chest is straightforward, durable, and deliberately unadorned, relying on balance and material integrity rather than stylistic gesture. Within his broader body of work, this chest stands as a quiet manifesto: an assertion that contemporary furniture can be honest, restrained, and deeply humane—objects meant not to impress at first glance, but to earn their place through use, time, and presence. Jim Rose Chest of Drawers repurposed steel with natural rust patina 78h x 35w x 18d in 198.12h x 88.90w x 45.72d cm JR0270 Bio Jim Rose (1966–2023) was an American furniture maker, artist, and metalworker whose work occupied a singular position between studio craft, sculpture, and functional design. Born in Beech Grove, Indiana, Rose trained as a sculptor, earning his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988 after a brief period of study at Bard College. This sculptural foundation shaped his approach to furniture, in which proportion, structure, and surface were treated with the same rigor as utility, and everyday objects were understood as vehicles for aesthetic and ethical values. Working primarily in steel—often reclaimed or salvaged—Rose challenged conventional expectations of furniture materials. Through brushing, waxing, and patination, he developed surfaces that softened steel’s industrial associations, imparting warmth, depth, and a sense of age. His work drew on diverse historical and cultural sources, including Shaker furniture, Asian cabinetry, and the quilts of Gee’s Bend, yet these influences were never literal. Instead, Rose translated their underlying principles—clarity, restraint, repetition, and balance—into a contemporary language grounded in material honesty. Based for much of his career in Wisconsin, Rose was closely associated with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, including participation in its Arts/Industry residency program. His furniture and objects were widely exhibited in galleries and design fairs across the United States and featured in publications such as American Craft and Architectural Digest. His work entered both private and institutional collections during his lifetime, reflecting a sustained engagement with collectors, curators, and designers. Rose’s furniture is distinguished by its emphasis on durability, adaptability, and use. Cabinets, chairs, benches, and tables were engineered for longevity and daily life, incorporating practical features such as steel drawer glides, modular construction, and discreet accommodations for modern technology. This functional intelligence was inseparable from his broader philosophy: furniture, for Rose, was a form of quiet service, meant to support human activity while carrying forward the history embedded in its materials. Jim Rose’s work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Following his death in 2023, his legacy endures through a body of work that demonstrates how contemporary furniture can be both materially rigorous and deeply humane—objects shaped by patience, integrity, and an enduring respect for use. Education: 1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL 1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board 2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Solo Exhibitions: 2023 CODA Final Show, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL National Exhibitions: 2023 Intersect Palm Springs, Gallery VICTOR, Palm Springs Convention Center, CA 2017 - 2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz 1995 - 2016 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery 2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery Group Exhibitions: 2022 Wunderkammer: Victor's Cabinet of Curiosities – 5th Anniversary Special Exhibit, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi 2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY 2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN 2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI 2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI 2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI 2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY 2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI 2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition) 2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Marriage of the Minds...

Florence Knoll Eight-Drawer Credenza in Teakwood, features Notch pulls with chrome details, Four file drawers and Four pencil drawers, chrome plated adjustable feet, with lock. [Kno...

A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's dresses (day & evening wear). Most likely a design study for a print advertisement for the famed Chicago department store, Marshall Field & Co. Inscription reads: "Above- Irene Castle inspired this dinner gown...

Shown with a glossy essex green frame and merino wool felt upholstery (graphite) Also shown without arms with a blackened steel frame and merino wool felt...

Bernhardt Design "Flair" sofa, or pair of lounge chairs. Sold as a two-piece set. Made in USA, circa late 1950's with updated upholstery Bouclé upholstery, wood feet Condtion: Ove...

Tiffany bracelet weighs 21.3g Bracelet measures 3.6mm wide Bracelet fit up to 7.75'' wrist Stamped "Tiffany & Co. 925 ITALY" Comes with a Tiffany pouch only. Stock #22113

This impressive antique console table dates to the mid-19th century and displays the balanced proportions of classical Chinese furniture. The table's form is streamlined and simple, ...

An exceptional natural Fancy Yellow diamond ring showcasing a magnificent 4.01 carat oval modified brilliant cut diamond, accompanied by a GIA Natural Colored Diamond Report. The ce...

The Dutch have never been seduced by excess. They leave that to the French. What they perfected instead was restraint—the difficult art of making something so perfectly proportioned ...

This delicately handcrafted mid-century Murano light fixture is adorned with beautiful leaves in the style of Barovier & Toso. The glasshouses on the island of Murano are famous for ...

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a chic gray field surround by another gray border, and all overlaid with my...

"Ultimate Pilgrimage" Sarah Dupré, 2023. Tar, oil, mixed media, and enamel. With black frame, behind glass. 25.5"H x 31.75 "W x 0.5" Using graphite, charcoal, tar, and influence f...

The round top of this rustic, tri-leg side table is an antique wooden cart wheel, repurposed from an early 20th century ox-drawn wagon or far...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden seat reinvents the classic Chinese drum stool. Slip casted in low relief, the drum stool has s...

Reference: 9039 B1 Case Dimensions: 25 mm Dial: black Bezel: diamond Movement: Manual Wind Material: 18K yellow gold and white gold Bracelet: mesh link Clasp: Piaget foldover Measure...

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with mint green field with a basket filled with multi-colored peonies in the center.

c. 1970s. Italy. Reupholstered in plaid fabric with leather trim.

An exceptional three stone diamond ring showcasing a magnificent 4.13 carat Oval Brilliant natural diamond, accompanied by its GIA Natural Diamond Grading Report. The impressive cen...

This wooden stool is carved with quiet assurance, its low, circular seat resting on four stout legs shaped by hand rather than rule. The surface bears the soft abrasions of use—subtl...

Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...

Elegant Platinum ring featuring a 6.6 carat octagonal step cut natural emerald as the center stone. The center emerald displays a green color. The GIA report states minor clarity enh...

George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Wall Unit, 1950’s. Unit is Walnut and made in Zeeland, Michigan. Measures 96” wide 19.5” deep 63” tall 2 Bottom ...

This elegant African bronze currency cuff is a compelling example of how wealth, status, and artistry were intertwined in traditional African societies. Cast in bronze with a rich, t...

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Model 1781 Two-Tier Lamp Table, 1953 A two-tier table designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Company, model 1781, produced i...

Set of Four Mies van der Rohe for Knoll BRNO tubular chairs In teal leather. The elegant Brno Tubular Chair (designed in 1930) has a chromed tubula...

Elegant Platinum ring featuring a 8.05 carat round brilliant natural diamond as the center stone. The center diamond is graded I color and SI1 clarity, offering a bright and lively a...

Missoni, a clothing brand that is world famous for their colorful textiles, partnered with Arte Vetro Murano a glass blower from Venice Italy world fa...

Stool Senufo, Ivory Coast 20th century Wood This Senufo stool is carved from a single block of wood and composed of a gently concave seat supported by two massive, block-like legs. ...

A remarkable early 20th century Turkish Oushak rug with a fabulous central medallion with a stylized floral cross, living amidst a field of even more stylized flowers and scrolling v...

Bexley Heath for John Widdicomb parquetry top petite coffee table. Offset walnut plank legs, bleached and natural Macassar ebony top in geometric checker board pattern.

An exceptional natural Fancy Intense Yellow diamond ring featuring a magnificent 5.01 carat GIA-certified diamond of extraordinary color and clarity. The center diamond is a Cut-Cor...

A gorgeous late 19th century Persian Lavar Kirman rug with an all-over pattern of interlocking cartouches. The field is a magenta ground filled with scrolling vines and floral sprays...

In this striking monochromatic interpretation inspired by Bernini’s angels, Ivan Marković distills Baroque drama into raw, gestural intensity. Against a deep black ground, the angeli...

Elegant Two-Tone ring featuring a 2 carat oval modified brilliant natural diamond as the center stone. The center diamond is graded Fancy Light Yellow color and VS1 clarity, offering...

This reclaimed beech wood dining table exemplifies Organic Modern style with raw wood texture and plenty of wabi-sabi appeal. An antique farm door comprises the expansive top, minima...

This painting, depicting the mythological Abduction of Europa, situates Bruno Surdo squarely within the grand tradition of European history painting while simultaneously revealing th...

This grand black lacquer cabinet epitomizes the austere beauty of classical Chinese furniture design. Dated to the mid-18th century, the tall cabinet is crafted of northern elm (yumu...

Handled Wooden Bowl West Africa, late 19th–or 20th century Carved hardwood Hand-carved from a single block of dense hardwood, this utilitarian bowl features an integral handle and a...

This Early 19th Century George III satinwood desk exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of the period with its neoclassical design. The piece features intricate inlay work, curv...

The iconic bronze Evase vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the nitrate patina. Each bronze is handcrafted in France...

These hand-crafted throw pillows were designed by a local Chicago artist and textile historian who lovingly repurposes the vintage fabrics, garments and embroidery fragments she coll...

A minimalist dining or side chair from the Last Workshop. Solid walnut, black leather, brass screws. Dimensions: 18”L x 20”D x 18” seat height. 2 in stock.

Gio Ponti rare large vase designed in 1929-30. Glazed maiolica. Painted designer's and manufacturer's marks. This exquisite piece showcases the artistry of glazed maiolica, combinin...