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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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: 1960s
1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM 66 inch Credenza/Cabinet in Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Four Position Credenza, originally designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen in the late 1950s. This particular example was produced by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (or ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine, Steel

Pair of Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Flush Mount, Germany, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and crystal glass flush mount. Germany, circa 1960.
Category

1960s German Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Chrome

1960s, French Work, Large Dining Room Table in Lacquered Plywood and Marble
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1960s, French work, large dining room table in lacquered plywood and marble.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble

Hydra Floor Lamp by Pierre Folie for Jacques Charpentier, France, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Folie; Modernist; Jacques Charpentier; France; 1970s; Hydra Lamp; Floor Lamp; Hydra chrome floor lamp by Pierre Folie, a timeless design originally...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Set of Four 1960 Glasswares, Scandinavian Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four 1960 glasswares, Scandinavian style. Measures: Height 17/28/17/43 cm, diameter 23 cm.
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

1960s Pair of Verner Panton Cone Chairs Made in Denmark for Plus-Linje Vitra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original pair of cone chairs, designed by Verner Panton and produced by Plus-Linje. Whereas the current variations and now produced by Vitra, this early example...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Metal Cabinet, Italy, c.1960
Located in New York City, NY
Metal cabinet with a swing latch, showcasing a mesh door and two interior shelves.
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Set of Bruno Munari for Danese Rosewood Rubber Mail Stamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five rosewood and rubber mail stamps by Bruno Munari for Danese, Italy, c.1960s. Bruno Munari was an Italian graphic artist and industrial designer ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Rubber, Rosewood

C. 1988 Herman Miller Aluminum Group Lounge Chair with Ottoman in Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original C. 1988 production Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad reclining lounge chair and ottoman, designed by Charles and Ray Eame...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

C. 1960s Treitel Gratz Polished Stainless Steel Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Custom Polished Stainless Steel coffee table, produced by Treitel Gratz in the 1960s. This piece came directly from the private collection of Gratz Industries, formerly Tre...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair with Original White Vinyl Upholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original 1960s womb chair, designed by renowned architect and furniture designer Eero Saarinen. This is one of Saarinen's most iconic works, which was introduce...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Floor Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Floor lamp in wood and brass in wood and brass style of Adnet.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

1960s Florence Knoll Stacking Stool / Side Table Model 75 in Laminate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Florence Knoll Stacking Stool Side Table, Model 75, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to the 1960s. ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Iron

1965 Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available, but the price listed is for each chair) JH 507 dining chair with arms, designed by Hans Wegner, produced by Johannes Hanse...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Pair of Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Sconces, Austria, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and crystal glass sconces. Austria, circa 1960. Attributed to Bakalowits & Söhne.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Blue Wall Mirror in the Style of Cristal Arte, Glass and Metal, Italy 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Large arche-shaped wall mirror with narrow brass frame. The framing consists of blue glass panes with faccetted edges. The mirror is designed in the style of the Italian manufactory ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Dining Chair Arm in Beige Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Chair, Model 71 USB, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to the 1960s. Its design features legs of polished tubula...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Acrylic on Canvas, Signed Klein, 1969
Located in NYC, NY
A painting on canvas signed "Klein, 69" in the vibrant colors of the era yellows, violets, deep eggplant. In original wood frame. From a Private Collection in San Diego.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Sconces by Bakalowits Sohne, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and crystal glass sconces attributed to Bakalowits & Sohne, circa 1960.
Category

1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Chrome

1960s Swedish Eva Lounge Chairs by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eva Hog lounge chair, Model 41, initially designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson in 1941. These particular examples were produced in Sweden in the 1960s. The l...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

1960s Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair by Fritz Hansen of Denmark in Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous and very special swan chair, produced in the mid 1960s. This example was designed by Arne Jacobsen and produced by Fritz Hansen. It was acquired directl...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Table Lamp by les Argonautes, France 1960 s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Les Argonautes 1960's Signed under the lamp
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Franco Bettonica, Ikebana, Small Vase, Gabbianelli, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Franco Bettonica (1927-1999) Ikebana A white ceramic flower holder, of rectangular shape surmounted with a white grid. Produced by Gabbianelli, Italy. 1960s. Literature Catalogo ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Hans J. Wegner Set of 10 AP38 Airport Dining Chairs by A.P. Stolen Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a set of ten (price listed includes all ten chairs) Hans Wegner airport chairs AP38, produced by A.P. Stolen in Denmark du...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Finnish Ceiling Lights – Triple Pendant Set in Brass, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of three ceiling lamps/chandeliers, anonymous, Finland. 1960´s. Brass. Dimensions: H: 166 cm/ 5' 5 1/3" B: 52 cm/ 1' 8 1/2" D: 3 cm/ 1 1/5"  
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Constructivist Architectural Table in Travertine Marble and Oak, 1960s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Constructivist architectural table, 1960s. Two bases composed of symmetrical travertine marble elements with oak wood strips in the center, glass top with rounded edge. The reference...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine

1965 Pair of Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a pair of JH 507 dining chair with arms, designed by Hans Wegner, produced by Johannes Hansen. This pair of chairs came from Harvard University and is accompanied ...
Category

1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak, Leather

1960s Ejner Larsen Aksel Bender Madsen 4205 Dining Arm Chair for Fritz Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sculpted Dining Armchair, Model 4205, initially designed by Einar Larsen & Aksel Bender-Madsen for Fritz Hansen in the 1950s.The piece was produced in Denmark, designed hav...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Pendant Designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli
Located in Brussels, BE
Elio Martinelli was an Italian lighting designer. He founded his own business of lighting in 1950 in Lucca (Toscana): Martinelli Luce. Steel bars folded and curved compose these be...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Very elegant lounge chair in twisted iron with cabochon windings, 1960.
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Very elegant lounge chair in twisted iron with cabochon windings, golden brass and iron, woolen cushions, circa 1960, France. Height 38 cm, length 160 cm, width 56 cm.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Iron

Murano Pair of Candle Holders, Italy
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Murano pair of candle holders, Italy 1960s origin Italy violet color perfect condition.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Floor Lamp from the 1960s in Wrought Iron and Leather
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Floor lamp from the 1960s in wrought iron and leather, the bottom formed as a horse shoe.  
Category

1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Iron

1 wall sconce italian manufacture 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
An Italian-made white wall sconce from the 1970s represents an elegant combination of style and craftsmanship. Featuring clean, minimalist lines, it reflects the modern aesthetic of ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Organic Sculptural Art Composed of Ebonized Wood and Patinaed Copper, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
We all come from the earth which draws the being to connect with the most elemental components. A captivating period piece, 'Rooted in the Earth' is an organic sculptural art piece i...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Ennio Fazioli, Terni, Office Desk Armchair, MiM, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ennio Fazioli for MiM Terni A teak and metal rectangular office desk, on two X-shaped legs, with a container opening with three drawers on the left side underneath the top. With a ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Teak

Pair of Midcentury Leather Chairs, Designer Sedus
Located in Asheville, NC
1960s style side office chairs with tubular chrome legs, molded plastic shell with sectioned and boxed attached leather upholstery. Recently shipped from the South of England.
Category

1960s German Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Marcel Mulot, Polychrome Abstract Gouache, 1965
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Mulot, signed. Abstract gouache on paper with geometrical concentric colored swathes in the green, yellow, orange, black and white tones. Work signed “M. Mulot” and dated ...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Modernist French Flower Pot Baskets
Located in Hudson, NY
This modernist Mategot-style flower pot basket was produced in France in the 1960s. Sold as a set of two, each flower pot basket is made of white lacquered metal with a round brass ...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large Ceramic Pot Cover
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Elchinger large black and red pot cover Elchinger is a ceramic manufacture from Soufflenheim in Alsace France from 1834 to 2016.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Four 1960s Chairs in Beech and Velvet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four 1960s chairs in beech and velvet. Very good condition.
Category

1960s European Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Beech

Set of Four 1960s Chairs in walnut and Velvet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four 1960s chairs in walnut and velvet. Very good condition.
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1960s European Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Scandinavian Set of Chairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chairs in teak and faux leather.
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Teak

Important Large Lamp Bulbo Model by Aureliano Toso Murano 1960-70
Located in Milan, Italy
Important large table lamp designed by Aureliano Toso, Bulbo Model, Murano, 1960-70 This monumental lamp it is composed of glasses s mounted on a chromed metal structure . Perfect conditions. Aureliano Toso one of the best glassworks together with Venini and Barovier & Toso Biography The glass factory was founded in 1938 by Aureliano Toso who, from the beginning, made use of the collaboration of the painter Dino Martens, whose qualities he had already appreciated as a designer. The first relevant experiments, at a research level, appear at the XXII Biennale in 1942, with a series of glass in contrasting colored bands and one of thick spiral-shaped glass with polychrome inclusions. In 1948 he created one of the most significant pieces, "The Magician's Bottle", exhibited at the Historical Exhibition of Murano Glass and in the 1952 Biennale, anticipating the successful "Oriente" series. For the first time, glass was used like any other medium through which an artist could express himself. From 1946 to 1960 Dino Martens designed an incredible series of pieces for Toso, mostly unique or in limited editions, with which, using traditional techniques, he was able to obtain very new polychrome effects, combined with extremely daring and difficult to execute asymmetrical shapes. In this research the artist was greatly helped by the owner who supported him by providing him with considerable means and the collaboration of some of the best masters of the island such as the famous Aldo Bon "Polo", Mario Zanetti and Silvano Simioni. The Vetreria participated in the most important events in Italy and abroad, enjoying great critical success, confirmed by the assignment of various prizes, including the gold medal at the Milan Triennale in 1951. For a short time Italian and foreign artists collaborated, we remember Fioravante Seibezzi, Aldo Bergamini and Jan Le Witt...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Table Lamp, Austria, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Chrome metal and crystal glass table lamp. Austria, circa 1960. Attributed to Bakalowits & Söhne.
Category

1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Vico Magistretti, Carimate, Six Chairs, Cassina, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) Carimate A set of six red lacquered beech wood and straw chairs, each with four cylindrical feet and conforming back, with a square seat covered with s...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Beech

Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Light Ball, Four Wall Lights, Flos, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968) Light Ball A set of four wall lights, each with a circular polished brass reflecting disc centered with a whi...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1960s Italian Armchairs in Orange Velvet Metal Base
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of original 1960s Italian armchairs in orange velvet, metal structure new fabric and padding.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Franco Bettonica, Ikebana, Square Vase, Gabbianelli, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Franco Bettonica (1927-1999) Ikebana A white ceramic flower holder, of square shape surmounted with a white grid. Produced by Gabbianelli, Ital...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Carlo Bartoli, Mito, Four Dining Chairs, Tisettanta, 1969
Located in Paris, FR
Carlo Bartoli Mito A beautiful set of four black lacquered ash wood chairs, the seat and back made of one s shaped bentwood piece. Edited par Tisettanta, Giussano, Milano. Italy, c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Afra Tobia Scarpa, Pair of Low Tables, Model 771, Cassina, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of square walnut low tables, each with the top plate rested on the frame supported by four rectangular feet. With "Cassina" label underneath. Manufactured by Cassina. Italy, 1...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Franco Bettonica, Ikebana, Vase, Gabbianelli, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Franco Bettonica (1927-1999) Ikebana A white ceramic flower holder, of rectangular shape surmounted with a white grid. Produced by Gabbianelli,...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Gabbianelli, Vase, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Gabbianelli Vase An orange covered ceramic rectangular vase, with two convex and two concave sides. With a « G » monogram underneath. Produced by Ceramic Gabbianelli, Italy. 1960s....
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Afra Tobia Scarpa, Square Low Table, Model 771, Cassina, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
A square walnut low table, the top plate rested on the frame supported by four rectangular feet. With "Cassina" label underneath. Manufactured by Cassina. Italy, 1960s. Provenance P...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

1962 Georges Braque Gilded Bronze Bicolor Agate "Sarpedon" Precious Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional gilded bronze and bicolor concentric Agate sculpture called Sarpedon by Georges Braque (1882-1963), inventor of cubism. It is Signed 'Heger de Loewenfeld à Georges Braq...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Afra Tobia Scarpa, Bilobo, Pendant Light, Flos, 1964
Located in Paris, FR
Afra & Tobia Scarpa (1935-2011 & 1935-) « Bilobo » An aluminum and blown glass pendant light, the double spherical glass shade with metallized and frosted finish, with inclusion of...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Afra Tobia Scarpa, Sfera, A Pendant Light, Flos, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Afra & Tobia Scarpa (1935-2011 & 1935-) « Sfera » An aluminum and blown glass pendant light, the spherical glass shade with metallized and frosted finish, with inclusion of metal p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Afra Tobia Scarpa, A Low Table, Model 771, Cassina, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
A square walnut low table, the top plate rested on the frame supported by four rectangular feet. With "Cassina" label underneath. Manufactured by Cassina. Italy, 1960s. Provenance P...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Carlo Bartoli, Mito, Six Dining Chairs, Tisettanta, 1969
Located in Paris, FR
Carlo Bartoli Mito A beautiful set of six black lacquered ash wood chairs, the seat and back made of one s shaped bentwood piece. Edited par Tisettanta, Giussano, Milano. Italy, ci...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Achille Castiglioni Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Toio, Floor Lamp, Flos, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968) Toio A lacquered metal floor lamp. The half spherical bulb vertically supported with an hexagon shaped, nickel-plated brass stem on white enamel steel base supporting a green lacquered transformer. Flos sticker under the base. Produced by Flos, Italy. 1962. Literature Domus n°400, March 1963, p.49 Abitare n°14, March 1963, p.42 Ottagono n°30, September 1973, p.153 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Arnaldo Mondadori Editore, Milano, 1985, p.188 Sergio Polano, Achille Castiglioni, Pall Mall, 2012, p.192-193. Futurissimo, L’utopie du design italien...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Renato Toso, Chiclos, Cylindrical Glass Vase, Leucos, Italy, 60s
Located in Paris, FR
Renato Toso Chiclos A beautiful and tall blown glass vase, the white and transparent cylinder body terminated with a spreading circular r...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

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