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Fontana Arte, Large Brass Framed Mirror
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and large rectangular brass framed wall mirror with gently tapering sides. Backed with wood panel.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Pair American Art Deco Curved Glass Console Tables by Ben Mildwoff
By Modernage Furniture Company, Ben Mildwoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fabulous vintage pair of curved glass and ebonized wood console tables, designed by Ben Mildwoff and manufactured by his industrial glass company. Incredibly contemporary looking, this true Art Deco design epitomizes the early modernist fascination with creating high design through humble industrial materials. Immigrating to New York City early in the last century, Ben Mildwoff founded a successful industrial glass manufacturing company. With an interest in art and design, he eventually became a designer of mid-century modern furniture, working in glass. His designs graced the homes of his NYC society friends, fitting seamlessly alongside the designs of Paul Frankl, Donald Deskey, and the other stars of NYC modern...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Glass

Lorin Marsh Mixed Metal Rolling, Swiveling Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Comprised of three swiveling circular tiers made from polished and satin brass, copper and chrome plated steel resting on recessed rolling casters
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Paul McCobb, Pair Brass Stools
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, iconic design by Paul McCobb is the definition of architectural furniture. The simple brass frame with stretchers is elevated by the beautiful patination that has aged into...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair Karl Springer Lucite Table Lamps with Original Polished Steel Shades
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare pair of large solid clear acrylic oval block lamps with the original mirror-polished steel shades and diffusers. Cords are embedded in the lucite blocks, which support a double ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Maison Charles, Pair of ‘Vase Roseaux’ Table Lamps
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic pair of table lamps by Maison Charles, epitomizing the whimsical French taste in decoration during the last quarter of the 20th c. A quasi-traditional Louis XVI-style neoc...
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Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Bronze

Joseph Raffael, Surrealist Collage, c. 1965
By Joseph Raffaele
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Raffael (NYC, 1933-2021), Surrealist Portrait of a Woman, collaged magazine photographs assembled on cardboard, pencil signed lower margins, matted and wood slat framed under ...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Jules Leleu, Art Deco Dining or Writing Table, Signed
By Jules Leleu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rosewood veneered top over mahogany base and brass sabots, signed on inlaid tile on leg. This fixed length table would work as a dining or center table or writing desk. Professiona...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Set of Six "Classic Dining Chairs" by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six model 1055 side chairs, in dark stained mahogany with padded back and seat upholstered in a vintage patchwork fabric.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Frits Henningsen Rosewood Coffee Table
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome and exquisitely constructed 4-drawer Cuban rosewood coffee table with traditional brass drawer pulls and sabots. Lovely carved edge and deep rosewood grain.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Tommi Parzinger Bar Cabinet Model 159
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figured birch cabinet on plinth with sexy mahogany inlay racing stripe. The interior is fitted with drawers and fixed shelves. From a Parzinger decorated Bergan County, NJ interior, ...
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Vintage 1950s American Cabinets

Materials

Birch, Mahogany

Janice Urnstein-Weissman, Large-Scale Oil on Canvas, 2007
By Audrey Flack 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Janice Urnstein-Weissman (American, b.1944), "Le Noir Kimono" from the Living Canvases series, signed lower right, artist inscription verso stretcher, slat framed, 49" H x 30" W (canvas), 52" H x 32" W (frame) Provenance: Jenkins Johnson Gallery...
Category

Early 2000s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

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