Patrick Perrin
Gallerist and Founder of PAD Fairs
Fourth-generation antiquaire Patrick Perrin is the founder and CEO of the prestigious Pavilion of Art and Design (PAD) fair, a biannual showing of modern art, furniture and design that the International Herald Tribune dubbed "the most intelligently conceived selling show in the Western world." This month's PAD Paris show will open on March 26 in the Tuileries, and will showcase works from more than 75 global exhibitors,including 14 1stdibs dealers. Perrin is also the owner of Galerie Perrin, a preeminent Parisian destination for antique and vintage furniture that has provided pieces for the Louvre and Versailles. In honor of the upcoming fair, we asked Perrin to apply his unparalleled expertise to shopping 1stdibs.
Top Picks
Discover Patrick Perrin's favorite pieces
Armchair Designed by Wilhelm Lauritzen, Denmark, 1980s
By Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Armchair designed by Wilhelm Lauritzen, Denmark. 1980s.
Cuban mahogany and natural leather.
Provenance: Danish National Radio, Copenhagen.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Pair of Leather and Chrome Wassily Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage pair of Wassily chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer, with stitched black leather and a chromed steel tube frame, all in excellent condition.
Marcel Breuer was an apprentice ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Functional desk designed by Paul Evans for the " Cityscape series" in mixed patchwork of chromed steel and brass veneers. Desk with 2 drawers on cantilevered base. A few typical mino...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Contemporary Chrome 8 Tables in Stainless Steel (Edition 3 of 12)
By Timothy Schreiber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chrome 8 Tables by Timothy Schreiber are stainless steel end tables polished to a mirror finish.
Chrome eight tables are from an edition of 12.
Timothy Schreiber initially traine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Chairs and Table Attributed to Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol
By Janine Abraham, Janine Abraham / Dirk Jan Rol
Located in Aspen, CO
Lovely pair of rattan chairs with metal legs and coordinating side table attributed Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol. Pieces were used on the set of Nicole Kidman's "Grace of Monaco."
Category
Vintage 1960s French Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Hand-Coiled Gilded Ceramic Flat Back Lamps
By Andrea Koeppel
Located in New York, NY
Pair of hand- coiled gilded ceramic flat back lamps by Andrea Koeppel. Available custom/by commission, measurements include custom lampshades.
Models of understated luxury, Koeppe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tribal West African Asante Carved Wood Aku'aba Fertility Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
An Asante wooden aku’aba fertility doll, published as part of the Ladislas Segy collection and dating to the early 20th century.
The aku’aba of stylized form, a cylindrical torso ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Paolo Venini Inciso Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Inciso bottle-form vase in a subtle color.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Vases
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Danish Coat Rack
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Danish coat rack. Clean lines and great design. Original built in mirror with 5 interchangeable iron hooks. Unique piece!
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Woven Heart Chair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A really unique woven reed or rush chair in the shape of a heart. Looks very much in the vein of Tom Dixon's woven chairs or Marc Newson's. This chair may be a prototype as it appear...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chairs
Materials
Metal
Table Mirror by Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova, Italy, circa 1960
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Berlin, DE
Table mirror by Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova, Italy, circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Wall-Mounted Coat Rack by Georges Jouve and Asselbur
By Georges Jouve
Located in Chicago, IL
Wall-mounted coat rack by Georges Jouve, produced by Asselbur, France, circa 1950. Black glazed earthenware.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Brass
Art deco Danish Silver Watering Can
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco Silver plate Danish Wonderful Design Curved arm and detachable Ball spout watering can.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Garden Ornaments
Materials
Silver Plate
Elmwood Refectory Table
Located in Stamford, CT
American Arts and Crafts period rustic refectory or farm table beautifully made with mortise and tenon and pegged construction. A handsome and solid table with a warm patina.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Farm Tables
Chaise Longue by Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen wicker stainless steel and leather chaise longue, circa early 1980s. This example has an adjustable stainless frame and base suspended leather bolster ...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Chaise Longues
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Skyscraper Sheffield Silver Co. Cocktail Shaker
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in New York, NY
A vintage skyscraper Sheffield Silver Co. cocktail shaker. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Some scratches and a dent to the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Six Ch. R. Mackintosh bakelite candlesticks.Available singularly
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Milan, IT
Six Jughenstill tall elegant brown backelite candlesticks, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Available also singularly.
Category
Vintage 1940s Candle Holders
Materials
Bakelite
Untitled (Nude 1)
By Akbar Padamsee
Located in London, GB
Signed & dated lower right
From the edition of 14
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Outstanding Gemsbok "Oryx Gazella" African Antelope Taxidermy
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage Gemsbok shoulder mounted taxidermy.
Also known as Oryx Gazella from the Oryx genus.
Gemsbok are light brownish-grey to tan in colour,
with lighter patches to the bottom r...
Category
20th Century Taxidermy
A set of Taxidermy Chamois Horn Plaques
Located in Haarlem, NL
Nice set of three oak trophy plates. They are dated and signed. Not those dull deer plates you normally see on every street corner nowadays but real authentic Tiroller Chamois Buck a...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Black Forest Taxidermy
Large Vintage Cast Aligator Skull
Located in Bellport, NY
An immaculately cast specimen of a North American alligator scull, resting on
a custom black iron display stand. The largest tooth measuring 2 inches.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Taxidermy
Materials
Crocodile
1950s Mid Century French Mathieu Mategot Table Lamp
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Nümbrecht, NRW
Very rare original Mathieu Mategot table lamp, made in France in the 1950s and manufactured by Atelier Mategot.
Brass lamp foot and rotatable dark grey lacquered perforated lamp sha...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Vintage Turtle Shell
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage snapping turtle harvest shell. Nice beach patina.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Campaign Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Shell
Rare Pair of French Rope Table Lamps by Audoux-Minet
By Frida Minet, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in New York, NY
Sublime Pair of French Mid-CenturyTable Lamps in the Form of a Perfect Sphere and Covered in Rope by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The pieces convey a modern rustic / brutalist sens...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pair of 1950s 'SmallHorse' Table Lamps by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 1950s 'Small Horse' table lamps by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet in rope.
Hemp plumed tail adorned with two small rope baskets. One lighted arm and new lamp shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Cord
