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1950s Rare bar/serving cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original dark finish case with Tawi wood doors and brass base. Locking lower cabinet w/ keys. Glass interior shelves on top.
Chandelier or ceiling light designed and executed by Venini, Murano (Italy). "Trilobo ametisto" model made with solid glass trilobed rods with a purple core. c. 1965
A Pair of Pink Vintage Artifort Ribbon Chairs by Pierre Paulin c.1970.
An Unusually formed pair of mid 1970s Italian Pavilion lamps fashioned from silvered metal, supporting an internal brass frame. By Romeo Rega. Romeo Rega was a leading figure of contemporary Italian design. Alongside respective artists such as Gabriella Crespi, Willy Rizzo and Maison Jansen he helped champion Modernist glamour, through an innovative use of glass, chrome and steel.
Mid-Century Monday: Designed in 1952, George Nelson's laminated plywood chair was later nicknamed the "Pretzel Chair" for its slender, curved lines.
One of the greatest sets of American studio/craft furniture, by Wendell Castle. This desk and chair, made of Vermilion wood, is certainly a tour de force by America's preeminent wood worker. Owned by a family in Rochester, NY, this desk and chair are new to the market, having been in a single family's possession since purchasing it from Wendell Castle in 1965. The set will be presented at The Winter Antique Show, January 25- February 3.
Fine And Unusual Pair Of George Ii Carved Mahogany Grotto Chairs. The deeply carved back rest in the form of a scallop shell. The similarly carved shell seat rests on entwined paired carved dolphin legs. The heavily raked rear trestle leg united by a carved serpent stretcher.
This outstanding vintage mid-century art carpet immortalizes the style and energy of Joan Miro and the abstract expressionists who helped develop modern art. This dramatic artistic statement piece has an elegant modern visage with a stark eggshell white field and neutral decorations that are not only modern but very versatile. Broad flowing brush strokes with calligraphic accents form inky black linear figures that have strong movement and create a series of abstract glyphs that have their own expressive language. These classically modern motifs have sensuous curves and ambiguous features that are paired with colorful circles and concentric roundels. This provocative art carpet is the epitome of modernity with its playful designs and grounded backdrop of sumptuous ivory pile.
A 1820 pair of French Carved Lion Paws with smooth square tops over the highly sculptural curved lion toes extending in pointed claws.
A 1965 vintage Italian brass and glass rod chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Has 21 light bulb sockets. Height from the the bottom to the ring above the glass rods is 26 inches.
A gilt sconce hangs above a Lalanne sculpture in the entry hall of a Manhattan home, designed by Stephen Sills featured in 'Return Engagement' of ELLE Decor.
In a Marin home, designed by Steven Volpe. The 1905 English oak library table holds a Ritsue Mishima vase and a Paul Philp ceramic vessel; the print is by Adam Fuss, and the chair is by Charles and Ray Eames.
Living room designed by Emma Jane Pilkington, photographed by Pascal Chevallier. “I love the soul of antiques, but prefer mixing them with contemporary art,” says Pilkington, who believes there’s always room for objects with a sense of history. “Even if it’s a super-contemporary space, an incredible antique almost becomes a work of art—I find that modern.”
Eclectic home-office, designed by Bunny Williams, photographed by Roger Davies for ELLE Decor's 2012 A-List.
Room designed by Thomas O'Brien, photographed by William Waldron for ELLE Decor's 2012 A-List.
Source: Design Inspiration SK
New Jersey mansion, photographed by William Waldron. The living area of the main barn includes a 17th-century verdure tapestry, 19th-century wing chairs, and an antique bench from Provence; the leather sofa is Italian, and the plaster sculpture was found at a Paris flea market.
Malibu beach house Richard Shapiro designed with architect Douglas Burdge