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Item Ships From: London
The Empire Strikes Back
Located in London, GB
Original US Style B (light Blue) film poster for The Empire Strikes Back also known as (Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back) this was the second movie in the Star Wars saga...
Category
1980s American Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
$1,383
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster They Too Buy Victory Bonds Canada WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Eux Aussi Achetent des Obligations de la Victoire / They Too Buy Victory Bonds - featuring artwork by ...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
Charles Spooner Arts & Crafts Oak secretaire Cabinet with Serpentine Stretchers
By Charles Spooner
Located in London, GB
Charles Sydney Spooner, probably made by J H Brandt.
A rare oak secretaire cabinet on stand, with quarter veneered panels to the doors and drawers with black and green diamond shaped handles. The doors open to reveal adjustable shelves. The sides and lower stand are all made from solid quarter sawn oak with beautiful figuring. The slightly graduated mouldings to the waist frame the tidy little writing area. Standing on squashed ball feet, united with serpentine entwined stretchers.
This is an oak variation of the cabinet Charles Spooner exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1910. One can see that both cabinets are essentially the same design, one with drawers one with a pull down writing area. Both have quartered veneered panels to the doors, the Mahogany one with applied moulded decoration to the doors.
See : illustration below from : Arts and Crafts Furniture by John Andrews.
See also : Charles Spooner Arts and Crafts Architect, page 209 illustration 10:28.
: Fine Art Society for a Coromandel variation and Puritan Values : Important Furniture Page 1, for a larger four door lacquered panelled variation.
Charles Spooner is noted as one of the most influential people and also credited as one of the fathers of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Born at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington (London), Spooner was the second of 5 children of Charles Spooner and Sarah Frances Trinder, who lived at Brook Green, Hammersmith. Spooner became an architect and an instructor of furniture design at the London County Council's Central School of Arts and Crafts. He was a pupil and then assistant of Sir A W Blomfield and in 1890 won the RIBA’s Soane Medallion (Proc RIBA). He specialised in smaller churches and houses turning out some beautiful and complete buildings. He was influenced by E W Godwin and contemporary American architects such as H H Richardson. He was a member of the Society and Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Art Workers Guild, he worked in the tradition of William Morris, teaching...
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Oak
Large Scottish Antique George II Silver Lidded Tankard / Mug Edinburgh 1731
Located in London, GB
A magnificent oversized Antique George II Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard with a classic slightly tapered straight sided form. This Early Georgian Solid Silver Tankard has an impressi...
Category
Early 18th Century Scottish George II Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Malmsten Vintage Samspel Sofa in Mohair Velvet 1950s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in London, England
Carl Malmsten - Samspel Sofa, 1956
Malmsten's iconic curved sofa was designed in 1956 and produced by Swedish cabinetmakers AB Record in Bollnas. It is considered one the finest exa...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Beech
Contemporary, Sculptural Chandelier with Yellow, Red & Turquoise Components
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary 21st century four-tier, twelve arm chandelier by Margit Wittig features sculptural components with organic and subtle textures, all shapes are cast individually and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted English Oak Entry Table Drawers
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Modernist oak entry console table with drawers designed and produced in England using traditional furniture making techniques. Completely handcrafted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Oak
$3,955 / item
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Femme Allongée" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive early 20th Century silvered and gilt bronze figure of an Art Deco beauty on one knee knelt down as her other leg is extended. The lady dressed in a flowing dre...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture in London
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Original Vintage War Poster Freedom Shall Prevail WWII Victory Soldiers W Little
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Freedom Shall Prevail! - featuring an illustration of soldiers from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia, Newfoundland, ...
Category
1940s British Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
Isamu Kenmochi, Haco Side Table, 1966
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in London, GB
Very good overall condition with little signs of wear.
Please note: this is not a new factory object. It has been used and therefore is not in perfect condition. Signs of wear may n...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Wood
Vintage graduated Amethyst Necklace
Located in London, GB
Vintage graduated Amethyst Necklace
A Very fine Vintage Amethyst Necklace made from graduated beads interspersed with small gold plated meta...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Furniture in London
Materials
Amethyst
Liberty & Co attr Arts and Crafts silver & enamel hat pin with Celtic decoration
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed in the style of Archibald Knox. An Arts and Crafts silver hat pin with Celtic decoration touched with blue, orange, and green...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Silver
1950s Murano Green Opaline Jewellery Box with Gilt Metal Edging
By Simone Cendese
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Murano green opaline jewellery box by Cendese with gilt metal edging.
There are other available colours and designs under other listings.
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Metal
1960s Italian Brass & Mottled Frosted Glass Gaetano Sciolari Pendant Lamp
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
Located in London, England
1960s Italian Murano glass and brass pendant lantern hanging ceiling light. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting. The Murano handblown glass oval shade has a beautifu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Metal, Brass
Giacomo Cometti, a Sophisticated Anglo-Japanese Style Armchair of Angular Design
By Giacomo Cometti
Located in London, GB
Giacomo Cometti. A sophisticated Anglo-Japanese style armchair of angular design. The high back sits on the back of the back legs which in turn connects to the arms through the seat forming stylistic wing shapes, which in turn connect to the front legs with side stretchers connecting back to the back legs. This unique innovative progressive design not only unites all of the chair joints seamlessly, but also makes it an extremely strong arm chair.
Professionally upholstered in a high quality Morris & Co, strawberry thief fabric.
Giacomo Cometti 1863–1938. He was born in Turin the son of a marble sculptor. After his father died an early death Giacomo went to work with the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi and sculptor and cabinetmaker Davide Calandra and began attending the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, where he graduated in 1891.
He then became a pupil of sculptor Leonardo Bistolfi, which grew into a partnership that lasted for over 20 years. He was encouraged by Bistolfi to pursue cabinet making and applied arts in the new modernist style, where he favoured the Arts and Crafts Liberty style...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Anglo-Japanese Furniture in London
Materials
Mahogany
Chromatic Vug in Orange & Purple, amorphic glass sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
By Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Chromatic Vug in Orange & Purple' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson.
Created by layers of coloured glass over an inner opaque white, the tra...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Carved Wood Elephant Table
Located in London, GB
This quirky side table was carved from padauk wood in Ceylon in the 1950s.
Please take a look at all the pictures to see the detail of the charmi...
Category
1950s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Padouk
1950s Italian Curved Sofa
Located in London, London
Italian Curved Sofa, 1950s
A refined expression of mid-century Italian design, this sculptural two-seat sofa dates to the 1950s and offers a striking silhouette—low, elegant, and ge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Fabric
Mexican Skulls Rug by Knots Rugs, Hand-Knotted Silk & Wool Limited Edition
By Knots Rugs
Located in London, GB
Knots Rugs Mexican Skulls Rug – A Hand-Knotted Silk & Wool Masterpiece, 17th Century Modern Collection
The Mexican Skulls Rug by Knots Rugs is a one-of-a-kind fusion of cultural heritage and contemporary artistry, inspired by 19th-century Heriz carpets and the Mexican Sugar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Heriz Serapi Furniture in London
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Credenza 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid and ormolu mounted credenza, circa 1860 in date
Oozing sophistication and charm, this credenza is the absolute epitome of Victo...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Large format unpublished Cuban photo of Che Guevara by Venancio Díaz-Maique
Located in London, GB
Rare Large format unpublished Cuban photo of Che Guevara by Venancio Díaz-Maique
Circa 1963
Portrait of Che Guevara
Large size 59 x 48 cm 23 .25 x 19 inc...
Category
1960s Cuban Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
$596 Sale Price
25% Off
Incredible Primitive Early 18th C. Scandinavian Long Table
Located in London, GB
Early 18th C. Scandinavian Long Table
A rare, incredibly substantial Scandinavian “langbord”
Made from the foundations of 18th C. (and earlier) wooden houses.
These tables would h...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Pine
Large French 1920s Round Mirror With Ebonised Scalloped Edge
Located in London, GB
This is an unusal round mirror with a four sectioned border and an ebonised scalloped edge.
With a bevelled border and small flower pins the mirror design is simple but elegant.
...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Liberty and Co. A small trunk with copper panels in the style of C R Mackintosh.
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, in the Glasgow Style. A small trunk or toybox with floral copper panels to the front and sides that are in the style of C R Mackintosh.
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Armchairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic and highly decorative antique pair of French gilt bronze mounted Empire Revival fauteuil armchairs, circa 1870 in date.
They have been crafted from fabulous sol...
Category
1870s French Empire Revival Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Mahogany
1950's Max Ingrand Wall Lights Sconces Glass Opaline Brass Fontana Arte Blue
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1937, 1958
Metal structure, polished bevelled glass, opal glass, and four key rings in brass.
Manufactured in Milan, Italy by Fontana Arte.
Dimensions...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Opal, Metal, Brass
Pair of 1920s Swedish Bombe Chests with Marble Tops and Seashell Embellishment
Located in London, GB
A rare and captivating pair of 1920s Swedish bombe chests of drawers, each featuring three gracefully curved drawers and Rosso Levanto marble tops....
Category
1920s Swedish Rococo Revival Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Shell, Pine
Antique Burr Walnut Cocktail Cabinet Drinks Dry Bar & Glassware Circa 1930
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic antique burr walnut cocktail cabinet with wonderful hand carved decoration and a set of glassware, by Gold Feather Products of Leeds, dating from the mid 20th Century.
The cabinet doors open to reveal a stunning fitted mirrored interior with a glass shelf, a useful pull out...
Category
1930s Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Walnut
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Blue and White Ceramic Sphere "UP" Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "UP" light might look small in stature but it's large in personality. Made in our signature Nerikomi marble pattern and made completely in ceramic, the "UP" makes the perfect ta...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Austrian Bronze "Turkey" by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
An impressive early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing turkey with very fine naturalistic cold painted colours and excellent hand finished surface detail. Signed with t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Furniture in London
Materials
Bronze
Flesh / Andy Warhol's Flesh
Located in London, GB
Original Australian film poster for the 1968 drama staring Joe Dallesandro and Geraldine Smith, and directed by Paul Morrissey. This film was pr...
Category
1960s Australian Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
$829 Sale Price
20% Off
'Cosmic Verdigris XL' Handmade Patinated Brass Contemporary Wall Light Sconce
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Inspired by the beautiful textures of nature, a 'Verdigris' patina is applied on a hand-spun brass plate to create this unique finish. Please note that each piece is individually han...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
Froxfield Clock, Elm
Located in London, GB
The Froxfield clock in Elm.
A unique limited edition floor clock created by Comitti designer Edmund Barker using selected timbers and contemporary styling. The design is inspired by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Steel
$9,912
Pair Mid-Century Modern Bamboo and Glass Side End Tables, Dal Vera C.1960, Italy
By Dal Vera
Located in London, GB
A pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo and glass end tables by Dal Vera C.1960.
In excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Vintage Italian Wall Mirror with Brass Frame (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
Vintage Italian wall mirror with brass frame (circa 1960s). The mirror is crest-shaped - classically elegant in a modern Gio Ponti style. The frame is in overall good condition with ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
Roman Holiday / Vacances Romaines
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1953 classic romantic comedy directed and produced by William Wyler, and stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Hepburn won an Academy Award for B...
Category
1950s French Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
Antique Inlaid Walnut Three Cut Crystal Decanter Tantalus C1870 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian walnut cased three decanter tantalus with decorative inlaid satinwood decoration, c1870 in date.
It was skillfully crafted in walnut with beautifu...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Walnut
Wilhelm Schmidt Made by Prag-Rudniker, a Vienna Secession Oak Piano Stool
By Wilhelm Schmidt, Prag-Rudniker Korbwaren-Fabrication
Located in London, GB
Wilhelm Schmidt and made by Prag-Rudniker, in Vienna. A Vienna Secessionist Arts and Crafts oak piano stool. Tulip-style cut-outs to the top...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Oak
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Traces of original polychrome
Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C
Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 27½ ins wide, 2 ins deep
Provenance:
Ex Private Swiss collection, acquired mid 1960s and thence by descent
Ex Rupert Wace Limited London
Ex Private London collection
cf A...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Limestone
Original Antique Poster Touring Club Belgique Belgium Georges Gaudy Art Noveau
By Georges Gaudy
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster advertising the Touring Club de Belgique featuring a stunning Art Nouveau design by the Belgian artist Georges Gaudy (1872-1940) depicting a colourful country...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Paper
Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This elegant suspension piece by Arnaud Bazille, known as BAZ, blends minimalist design with sculptural expression. Mobile lunaire features a delicate arrangement of rods and tension...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Metal
$8,298
French 1930s Rare Modernist Francis Jourdain Attr. Dining Chairs Set
Located in London, GB
A rare set of six modernist stained oak dining chairs with original woven rush seats attributed to Francis Jourdain.
French, c. 1930s.
Francis Jourdain (1876-1958) - Born in Paris...
Category
Early 20th Century French Furniture in London
Materials
Rush, Oak
Shapland and Petter. An Arts & Crafts firescreen with a beautiful peacock inlaid
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts firescreen with a shaped top pierced with a heart and floral inlay, with a beautiful peacock inlaid ...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Mahogany
Custom Made Model 54 Sheepskin Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair & Ottoman set
A custom made lounge chair and ottoman developed and hand-made using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is a contemporary ...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech, Oak, Walnut
Borge Mogensen Bookcase Medium
By Børge Mogensen
Located in London, GB
A bastion of the Danish Modern design movement, to us, Børge Mogensen embodies integrity. His functional and diplomatic approach to furniture design paved the way for Danish design c...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Oak, Teak
'Follow' Table Lamp, Californian Cream
By Hannah Simpson Studio
Located in London, GB
Matte Cream base with Cream Mohair shade
Estimated processing time is 2-3 weeks from order confirmation
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included
To pair this bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Furniture in London
Materials
Ceramic
$373 / item
M H Baillie Scott, An Arts & Crafts Handmade Copper & Wrought Iron Ceiling Light
By Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott, attributed. An early Arts & Crafts hand made copper and hand wrought iron three branch ceiling light with copper hearts to the top...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Hand Crafted Monika Pendant, Ø50cm/19.7in
By Naomi Paul
Located in London, London
OMI collection are statement pendants, GLÜCK, SONNE and MONIKA. This is the original Naomi Paul lighting collection, launched in 2011.
A diffused atmospheric light. In its largest si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
$6,317 / item
Hand Crafted Glück Pendant, Ø50cm/19.7in
By Naomi Paul
Located in London, London
OMI collection are statement pendants, GLÜCK, SONNE and MONIKA. This is the original Naomi Paul lighting collection, launched in 2011.
A versatile diffused atmospheric light. In its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
$5,255 / item
An unusual palm tree floor lamp with real palm trunk and wooden shaped leaves
Located in London, GB
An unusual palm tree floor lamp with real palm trunk, wooden base and wooden shaped leaves. Re wired with new brass fittings, antique gold cord flex, foot switch and PAT tested. Ther...
Category
Early 2000s Furniture in London
Materials
Palmwood
Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Kneeling Man Praying" by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
Fabulous cold painted Austrian bronze study of an Arab man knelt on his oriental rug praying, with his walking stick laid beside him. With good rich brown and enamel colours and very...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture in London
Materials
Bronze
Antique George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Sideboard, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique George III inlaid flame mahogany bowfront sideboard, circa 1780 in date.
The top is banded in satinwood and...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Mahogany
Gem Conical Cluster 150
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the beauty of precious stones and the creativity of the craftspeople who work them.
Created from alabaster, a material with a long history of use in the visual arts. Lo...
Category
2010s British Furniture in London
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
$101,500
Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Chimu grey ware bottle type vessel of a armadillo emerging from a pumpkin or gourd with a small baby armadillo on the upper side under the spout and a plaited stirrup...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Pottery
A pair of 1950s Barovier & Toso rostate glass and brass lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of 1950s Barovier & Toso rostate glass lamps on tapered brass base. Re wired with antique gold cord flex and switch and PAT tested.
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
A set of four Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with comfortable shaped backs
Located in London, GB
A set of four Arts and Crafts oak dining chair's with comfortable shaped backs. These have all been totally restored, all gently knocked apart, joints cleaned, glued, re-assembled an...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Oak, Leather
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak side table
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts Crafts oak side table, with stylised cut-outs to the apron and square tapering legs, united by lower shelf.
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Oak
“Rampillon” Art Deco Vase by René Lalique, circa 1930
By René Lalique
Located in London, GB
An exciting clear, frosted and opalescent Art Deco glass vase with raised lozenge pattern interspersed with flowering branches heightened with light staining, signed to base R Laliqu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture in London
Materials
Glass, Stained Glass
Louis Vuitton Leather Cabin Trunk, circa 1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned natural leather covered Louis Vuitton cabin trunk that has built up an attractive patina with age. Has original leather handles & brass fittings and has its original interior in-tact (including the original tray); Circa 1930. One of the original handle supports is a newly made replacement of the original, that was beyond repair.
Provenance: From the collection of Anouska Hempel, noted interior designer, hotelier and taste maker.
Dimensions: 91 cm/35⅞ inches (length) x 52 cm/20½ inches (depth) x 34.5 cm/13⅝ inches (height).
About Louis Vuitton
From humble beginnings, Louis Vuitton laid the foundations for a luggage enterprise serving the upper echelons of 19th-century society. His son, Georges, expanded on his father’s work throughout the 20th century.
Louis Vuitton was born on 4 August 1821 in Anchay, a rural village in Eastern France. His father, Xavier Vuitton, was a farmer, his mother, Coronne Gaillard, a milliner. In 1835, aged 13, Vuitton left Anchay on foot for his two-year journey to Paris. He found work as a layetier – a maker of wooden boxes and cases for transporting travelers’ possessions – and was selected as the personal layetier to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, a Spanish Countess and wife of Napoleon III.
In 1854, at 4 Rue Neuve de Capucines, Paris, Vuitton launched his enterprise, gaining recognition among Parisian nobility. A second Parisian store opened at 1, Rue Scribe, after the 1871 Siege of Paris. Striped “Rayée” canvas and the first Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk arrived in the 1870s, expanding abroad to 289 Oxford Street, London, and introducing the Damier canvas in the 1880s.
Louis Vuitton passed away in 1892, leaving the business to his son, Georges. He set about expanding the family firm even further, selling out at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. J.P. Morgan and family became valued clients, and Georges patented the iconic LV monogram design in 1896, paying homage to a medieval Franc box rosette motif from his personal collection.
The early 1900s saw the Steamer Bag launch and new premises on the Champs Élysées. Georges was never one to shy away from a bespoke order; customers could, and regularly did, request whatever their heart desired. Legendary commissions included a “Malle Lit” explorer’s camp bed trunk...
Category
1930s French Vintage Furniture in London
Materials
Brass
Liberty and Co. A scarce pair of Arts & Crafts oak side tables with plank sides
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. A scarce pair of well designed Arts and Crafts oak side or occasional tables with three plank sides, each having, above the shelves an arched top cut-out so as not to o...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Furniture in London
Materials
Oak
