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Reconstruction Oak Armchair, circa 1950, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mid-century decorative armchair, circa 1950, France.
Solid oak and sraw seating. French
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Reconstruction Oak Split Slats Stool in the Style of Gascoin, France, 1950
s
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist split slats stool in the style of Marcel Gascoin, a French "Reconstruction" era designer
Category
Vintage 1950s Stools
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Reconstruction Chairs, René Gabriel, France, 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
designed by René Gabriel, one of the foremost figures of the French Reconstruction period. Created in the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rene Gabriel French Lounge Chairs Reconstruction Period
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Chicago, IL
French Reconstruction period. He also was a leader of the modernist movement and innovator. He was a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
French Daybed by Louis Paolozzi Oak Brass Kvadrat, 1950s
By Louis Paolozzi
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Daybed by Louis Paolozzi in solid oak with brass details from the 1950s (French reconstruction
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Materials
Brass
Custom Order René Gabriel Cabinet, France, c. 1950
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Special order custom cabinet by Rene Gabriel, early French Reconstruction. The top lifts exposing
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
René Gabriel Oak Reconstruction Table, France 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Almelo, NL
René Gabriel Oak Reconstruction table, France 1945.
René Gabriel put himself at the service of
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak desk S.A.M., France, 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Oak desk signed SAM (Société Auxiliaire du Meuble), France 1950. In the style of French
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Sideboard by Jean-René Caillette for Georges Charron, France 1950
By René-Jean Caillette
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Dating from the period of the French reconstruction, this modernist three-door sideboard is the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Roger Landault, Sideboard "1039 H", France, 1954
By Roger Landault
Located in Catonvielle, FR
the French Reconstruction, Roger Landault created with this enfilade a line of furniture that will be
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Coffee Table n ° 44 in Oak, Pierre Cruège for Forms, France, 1950
By Pierre Cruège
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Stylus range at the time of the French Reconstruction (1945-1955). This table is a very good example of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Marcel Gascoin, Series of 6 "Cf" Chairs, France, 1950
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Catonvielle, FR
, seat and back in covered straw.
Marcel Gascoin is one of the great players in French Reconstruction
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Jacques Hitier, Coffee Table n° 34, Tubauto Edition, France, 1950
By Jacques Hitier
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Major actor of the French Reconstruction, Jacques Hitier (1917-1999) associated with Tubauto created a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk RG302 by René Gabriel, France, 1949
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Catonvielle, FR
of the French Reconstruction. Made of waxed light oak, equipped with a side unit with three drawers
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Oak Wood Table by René Gabriel, France, c. 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Hønefoss, 30
service of French Reconstruction from the 1940s. He designed furniture intended to be produced in large
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Oak Wood Table by René Gabriel, France, c. 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Hønefoss, 30
at the service of French Reconstruction from the 1940s. He designed furniture intended to be produced
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of Solid Oak Stools in the Style of René Gabriel - France 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
the French "Reconstruction" era. The seat is screwed on base with a brass screw. In good vintage
Category
Vintage 1950s Stools
Materials
Brass
Marcel Gascoin Set of Three Oak Wall Shelves for Arhec France 1950s
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
is an iconic designer of the french reconstruction period.
Similar model presented at the 1951 "Salon
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Marcel Gascoin French Tabouret Oak Trefle Side Table Edition Arhec, circa 1953
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Chicago, IL
Arhec, circa 1953.
Marcel Gascoin was part of the French reconstruction furniture movement after WWII
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
René Gabriel Armchairs, France 1940s, Set of Two
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
an example of the French reconstruction movement; functional furniture, with simplified lines
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
$19,038 / set
Cabinet with Spindle Towel Rack in Pine, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
provincial workshop in the spirit of French Reconstruction
Rooted in the artisanal vernacular of postwar
Category
Vintage 1950s French Buffets
Materials
Pine
Adaptable school desk by Jacques Hitier for Mobilor, France 1950s
By Jacques Hitier
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Adaptable school desk designed by Jacques Hitier, produced by Mobilor France in the 1950s, often
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
René Gabriel Lounge chairs in French Oak, France 1946
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
was named a knight of the Legion of Honour. The design is a typical example of the French
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
French 1940s Solid Oak Art Deco Brutalist Credenza
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
repetition of proportion and the clarity of line. It exemplifies the spirit of the French Reconstruction era
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Buffets
Materials
Oak
Sculptural Buffet in Oak, France
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
codes of the French Reconstruction era, this buffet exemplifies the 1940s return to craft, structure
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Oak
Renè Gabriel Pair of Armchairs in Oak and Green Velvet, 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Milano, IT
post war period in France called French Reconstruction period. He also was a leader of the modernist
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Set of Six Side Chairs in Rush and Oak, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
elegance of rural French craftsmanship. Each chair is defined by the quiet cadence of squared oak uprights
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Wooden magazine table from the reconstruction period, France
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Pedestal table and magazine rack from the reconstruction period. French manufacture from the 1930s
Category
Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Round Oak wooden Reconstruction side table, France 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Solid Oak wooden side table, France 1950s. Interesting modest 'Reconstruction' design with nice
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Reconstruction Oak Armchairs, Style of Gabriel, France, 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
Pair of oak armchairs in the style of Rene Gabriel from the reconstruction postwar period that saw
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Dry Bar, Elm, France, 1970
By Maison Regain
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
of the French Reconstruction ethos, albeit reinterpreted through the 1970s lens of modular living and
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Dry Bars
Materials
Elm
Oak Reconstruction Sideboard By René Gabriel, France 1940
s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
This piece by René Gabriel is emblematic of the French post-war period known as "reconstruction
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Reconstruction Style Dining Table, Rene Gabriel, France, 1940-50
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Austin, TX
Oak dining table by collectible designer, Rene' Gabriel. From the post-war reconstruction style of
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Symmetry: A French Oak Credenza in the Manner of Charles Dudouyt
By Gaston Poisson, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
to a provincial atelier attuned to the codes of the French Reconstruction era, this sideboard
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Buffet in Carved Oak with Marble Top, France, 1950s
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
countryside salon.
Emerging in the postwar decades of French Reconstruction, this buffet exemplifies the
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Marble
Reconstruction Oak Daybed in the Style of Royere, France, 1940
s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
A "croisillion" daybed of the reconstruction period in oak and original finish.
COM upholstery
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Materials
Oak
A Large "RECONSTRUCTION" Wardrobe by JOSEPH-ANDRE MOTTE, CHARRON, France 1950
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
creating a beautiful asymmetry; Moderniste, Reconstruction, structure in wood veneer set down on a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
6 Chairs Reconstruction by René Gabriel, 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 6 solid oak "reconstruction" chairs by René Gabriel, France 1940s. These chairs were
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,379 / set
Small Cabinet Reconstruction by René Gabriel, 1945
By Rene Gabriel
Located in LYON, FR
reconstruction program launched after World War II. Designed by French designer René Gabriel at the request of
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Pair of René Gabriel chairs - Circa 1947/1950 Reconstruction furniture
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of René Gabriel chairs - Circa 1947/1950
Reconstruction furniture
Developed to furnish homes
Category
Vintage 1950s French Other Chairs
Materials
Metal
Sideboard Buffet René Gabriel 50
s Solid Oak Modernist Reconstruction, G597
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sideboard from the 50's by the French designer René Gabriel of modernist style. Entirely made of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Solid Oak wooden Tripod Table, France, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Solid oak wooden France 1950s. Beautiful tripod gueridon with nice sharp pointed shaped legs which
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
French Post-War Single Bed in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Attributed to Roger Landault, single bed, mahogany and cane, France, 1950s
French Post-War
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Oak and Rush Armchair by Rene Gabriel, France, Late 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Armchair by french designer René Gabriel.
Solid oak and rush seat.
Made in France during the
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 12 Chairs « Grains De Café » by Gauthier Delaye, France, 1950
By Pierre Gautier-Delaye, Vergnères
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
" Reconstruction" French design.
Edition Vergneres
France, 1950
Nice patina
Very good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of 12 Chairs « Grains de café » by Gauthier Delaye, France, 1950
By Pierre Gautier-Delaye, Vergnères
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
" Reconstruction" French design.
Edition Vergneres
France 1950
Nice patina
Very good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
1950s Oak and Cane Armchair by Emile Seigneur
By Emile Seigneur
Located in London, GB
A French post war reconstruction blond oak and cane armchair by Emile Seigneur.
France, circa 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Marcel Gascoin Oak Wooden ‘Trèfle’ Stool
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
French post war 'reconstruction' furniture: functional furniture, with simplified lines, without
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Pair of Rosewood Cabinets Attributed to René-Jean Caillette
By René-Jean Caillette
Located in Stamford, CT
Andre Motte as Group 4, leading voices in design during France's post-war reconstruction. Together, they
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Nickel
Notre Dame de Paris
By Lucien Génin
Located in London, GB
now, historic depiction from the 1930s, of the most famous cathedral in France. It is one of the most
Category
1930s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Pair of Oak Armchairs, French Reconstruction, 1945
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Pair of armchairs in solid oak, French Reconstruction (1945-1955).
Curved backrest with three
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Oak Wall Secretary, French Reconstruction 1950
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Wall secretary in slatted plywood, blond oak veneer, French reconstruction 1950. The large flap
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Furniture with compass foot, French Reconstruction 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Occasional oak furniture dating from the French Reconstruction, 1950. On a compass base is
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Reconstruction Era Oak Wall Shelf, France, c. 1950s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Oak wall shelf from France, c. 1950s. A piece from the French Reconstruction era, with clean lines
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
French Reconstruction Two Doors Wardrobe by René Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Reconstruction Armoire model S154 by René Gabriel for the "Service des Constructions
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
French Reconstruction Two Doors Wardrobe by René Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Reconstruction armoire model S154 by René Gabriel for the "Service des Constructions
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Roger Landault, Round Table in Oak, French Reconstruction, 1950
By Roger Landault
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Round table in blond oak by Roger Landault, French Reconstruction 1950. The base is joined by a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
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