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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
Lampadario a sospensione stile Venini Nason Mazzega
Located in Lugo, IT
Lampadario a sospensione in vetro
Piccolissimo difetto.
Buone condizioni.
Grazie
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Werther Toffoloni Piero Palange Armchair
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
G23 Armchair Edition Germa Italy 1970
Lacquered wood and leather,
in excellent condition like new !
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
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
Sergio Mazza ‘Pi Cavo’ pendants for Artemide, Italy 1962
By Sergio Mazza
Located in London, GB
Sergio Mazza’s ‘Pi Cavo’ lights, designed for Artemide, are part of a range of lighting designs named after letters in the Greek alphabet including Delta, Gamma, Kappa, and Tau. They...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
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
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
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
Mario Botta pitcher
By Mario Botta
Located in PARIS, FR
Mia pitcher by Italian designer Mario Botta for Alessi, from the 1990s. This pitcher is made of stainless steel with a blackened wood handle. In very good condition.
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Category
20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ted Net folding garden chairs by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ted Net folding chairs by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, 1970. Timeless design. Foldable and easy to store. Made of gray enameled iron. Good condition, show usual signs of wear and time...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
1950s Mid Century Baby Armchair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Gistel, BE
Fantastic olivegreen velvet armchair, model baby. Black lacquered metal frame.
Quite uncommon model, very elegant design lines , not to large so fits in many appartements for people ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
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
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
Rope Mirror with Leather Backing by Audoux Minet. France, circa 1960.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Rope Mirror with Leather Backing by Audoux Minet. France, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Silver Iridescent Bamboo Style 8 x 10 Picture Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome frame for your 8x10 photos. The frame is made of an iridescent, almost abalone style material and lends itself to a silver gray material. A very attractive piece with a ...
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Antique Olive Green Painted Armchair, Sweden, 1900s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage Swedish green-gray painted armchair with new olive green washed linen upholstery. The decoration ribbon was left original to save the character of the chair.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
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
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
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
Table lamp Lign
Located in Porto, PT
A table lamp, metal, 80s
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Photograph holder attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Photograph holder attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Micro miss in upper right corner
Thank you
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
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
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, 1975, 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
Large hand-carved figurative sculpture, birchwood circa 1980
Located in ROUEN, FR
Wooden sculpture figuring a man by a French artist, circa 1980.
A very tall figurative sculpture made from roughly hewn birchwood. The features and details composing the character a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch, Fruitwood
Jean Miotte - Abstract composition
By Jean Miotte 1
Located in PAU, FR
Painting on canvas by Jean Miotte from 1959
Abstract composition in India ink on canvas without frame (sent rolled).
Dated and signed by the artist.
Unframed: 42.5 x 33 x 1.5 cm
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage round 4-5- persons dining table by Pastoe, 1970s
By Pastoe
Located in Denventer, NL
round dining table for 4-5 people attributed to Pastoe, 1970s. Round table top with white smooth melamine/formica finish, chrome leg and chrom...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
C. 1961 Set of 6 Herman Miller Eames Orange Bikini Pad Swivel PKC2 Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare and original set of six Herman Miller Eames PKC-2 dining / side chairs, designed by Ray and Charles Eames. This set is special...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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
Wall lamp Estiluz A-1084, 1980's
By Estiluz
Located in FERROL, ES
Wall light manufactured by the company Estiluz.
Model A-1084.
White lacquered metal. Very good condition.
Width 23 cm. 6cm. heightSconce Estiluz A-1084, 1980's
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Set of Three Emeco 1951 Bar Stools by Adrian van Hooydonk and BMW Designworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a set of three 1951 series bar stools, designed by Adrian van Hooydonk from BMW Designworks. This is a phenomenal design, which was a reinterpretation and reintrod...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Football Mascot Sculpture, Oversized, 60in High
Located in Lučenec, SK
This sculpture was the mascot of one Spanish football team and it was also used as a flag pole - there is an opening at the top. This mascot was also brought to each match by the foo...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Composition
Porcelain Green Harper Figurine, János Török for Zsolnay, Hungary 1960s
By János Török
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
There are never too many beautiful things around us. This is my first thought when I look at the Harpist in green eosin glaze shimmering with different shades.
It was with this gl...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Cubist Mirrored Tray, France 1940s
Located in Firenze, IT
Modernist cubist mirrored tray
France 1940s / 50s
metal, glass
H 3.5 cm
47.5 x 26.5 cm
Conditions: very good consistent with age and use.
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
Scenic High quality Murano chandelier space age - 57 MULTICOLORED glasses
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
High quality Murano chandelier space age - 57 MULTICOLORED glasses
Italian Murano chandelier. The chandelier has 57 Murano multicolored glass disks. Nickel metal frame.
Period:1980'S...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Bidone pendant, Azucena, Italy, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, one of the world’s oldest practicing architects until he died in 2016 aged 103, was according to Pin Up magazine – “the architect’s architect”. Visible in eve...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Jon Carsman Limited Edition Print "Sunflowers" 5/85
By Jon Carsmans
Located in Toledo, OH
Limited edition print by Jon Carsman. Titled Sunflowers 5/85. Ships unmated in a tube. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 1" depth x 30" W x 38.38" H. This piece has been vetted by 1st...
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
Cast Aluminium Floor Lamp, 90's French design functional sculpture
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Floor lamp presented as a light column with cast aluminium nipples resting on a round wooden base, anonymous work from the 1990s.
This imposing luminous column with an offbeat aesth...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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
Vase Art. "6000", Design Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi Production, Italy 1991
Located in Napoli, IT
Bibliography: "Ettore Sottsass, Tutta la ceramica" Umberto Allemandi & C. edizioni.
Signed and numbered vase.
Limited edition of 99 pieces.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Prouve Style Petite Potence Lamp
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Initially made by Jean Prouvé for his personal use, the tubing "lamp arm" is held in place by a steel wire. The lamp attaches to the wall and pivots on its axis.
This lamp was purch...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Amsterdam School Armchairs in Original Upholstery, Art Deco, Dutch Modern, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
1940's, Dutch Modern, Lounge Chair, Amsterdamse school, Armchair, Art Deco, Expressionism, Jugendstil.
Dutch modern set of six chairs of Amsterdamse school. The original upholste...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Contemporary Modernist Azerbaijani Kilim
Located in London, GB
Azerbaijan boats a long tradition of weaving fine, durable flatweaves, employing the bold, graphic designs common to carpets from the Caucasus, with a tribal charm that has made them...
Category
Late 20th Century Azerbaijani Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
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
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