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Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960

Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960

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Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960
Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960
Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960
Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960
Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960
Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960
Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960

Bell-Shaped Mirror, circa 1960

Place of Origin: Germany
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Date of Manufacture: Circa 1960
Dimensions: Height 92cm (36″), Width 45cm (17.5″), Depth 2.5cm (1″)
Materials and Techniques: Mirror, Wood, Brass
Reference Number: 4572

Description: Slender bell-shaped mirror from the 1950-1960s with a curved wooden rim on the bottom and a charming brass detail on top. Some light yellowing and streaking to the original mirror.

Status: Unavailable

Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s

Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s

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Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s

Austrian Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s

Place of Origin: Austria
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Carl Auböck, J.T. Kalmar
Date of Manufacture: 1950s
Dimensions: Height 151cm (60″), Diameter 60cm (23.5″)
Materials and Techniques: Brass, Bamboo, Raffia
Reference Number: 2943

Description: Rare Austrian bamboo floorlamp from the 1950s. Weighted brass tripod base with a long bamboo stem and large raffia shade. One original brass and ceramic E27 socket with integrated switch and new wiring.

Status: Unavailable

Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s

Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s

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Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s
Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s
Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s
Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s
Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s
Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s
Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s

Brass Monstera Table Lamp, 1960s

Place of Origin: Austria
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Date of Manufacture: 1960s
Dimensions: Height 62cm, Diameter 50cm, Base Diameter 15cm
Materials and Techniques: Brass
Reference Number: 4474

Description: Rare brass table lamp or light sculpture from the 1950-1960s in the shape of a Monstera. Four E14 sockets are nestled in the brass pot lighting up the nicely sculpted brass leaves from below and casting shadows onto the wall. 

Status: Unavailable

Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s

Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
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Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s

Italian Giltwood Mirror, 1940s
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Place of Origin: Italy
Style: Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern
Date of Manufacture: 1940s
Dimensions: Height 73cm (29″), Width 53cm (21″), Depth 3cm (1.2″)
Materials and Techniques: Giltwood, Mirror, Wood
Reference Number: 3782

Description: Fine Italian giltwood mirror from the 1940s.Very nicely profiled carved wood frame with leaf gold.

Status: Unavailable

French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s

French Iron And Raffia Table Lamp, circa 1960

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French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
French Forged Iron Table Lamp, 1950s

French Iron And Raffia Table Lamp, circa 1960

Place of Origin: France
Style: French Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Arlus, lunel
Date of Manufacture: Circa 1960
Dimensions: Height 61cm (24″), Diameter 45cm (18″), Base Height 42cm (16.5″), Shade Height 23cm (9″)
Materials and Techniques: Forged-Iron, Raffia
Reference Number: 2331

Description: Unique French table lamp from the 1950-1960s. Blackened forged-iron base depicting an assemblage of reed and a large Raffia shade. One original brass B22 socket with new wiring.

Status: Unavailable

Suspension Light, circa 1940

Suspension Light, circa 1940

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Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940
Suspension Light, circa 1940

Suspension Light, circa 1940

Description: Fine suspension light from the 1930-1940s. Large two-tone aluminum shade on top with a brass rim and smaller brass shade underneath, which has a scalloped edge and perforations in different sizes. Overall heavy patina on the brass parts, while the aluminum shade has been professionally repainted in its original colors. One original brass E27 socket with new wiring.

Place of Origin: Germany
Style: Art Deco, Industrial, Mid-Century Modern
Date of Manufacture: Circa 1940
Dimensions: Height 70cm (27.5″), Diameter 52cm (20.5″), Canopy 9.5cm (3.7″)
Materials and Techniques: Brass, Aluminum Lacquered
Reference Number: 3452

Status: Unavailable

Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s

Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s

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Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s
Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s

Hammered Nickel Sconces, 1930s

Description: Very rare pair of nickel Art Deco sconces from the 1930s, made entirely of nickel-plated hammered brass. The uneven surface and edges provide a rare organic quality which contrasts nicely with the sheen of the nickel. One original brass E27 socket with new wiring.

Place of Origin: Germany
Style: Art Deco
Date of Manufacture: 1930s
Dimensions: Height 22cm (8.5″), Width 19cm (7.5″), Depth 12cm (4.5″)
Materials and Techniques: Hammered Nickeled Brass
Reference Number: 3093

Status: Unavailable

Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960

Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
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Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960

Brass And Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1960
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Place of Origin: Italy
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Date of Manufacture: Circa 1960
Dimensions: Height 163cm (64″), Glass Height 26cm (10″), Glass Diameter 15cm (6″), Diameter 48cm (19″)
Materials and Techniques: Brass, Glass
Reference Number: 3420

Description: Italian tripod floor lamp in brass with large ribbed satin glass diffusers, circa 1960. Blackened steel base with polished brass body. The ribbed glass diffusers have a thick white inner casing with a satin finish on the outside. Brass and ceramic E27 sockets.

Status: Unavailable

Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood

Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood

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Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood

Osvaldo Borsani Mirror, 1949, Carved Wood

Description: Rare Italian carved wood mirror designed by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1940s. What appears to be intertwined rope is in fact entirely made of hand-carved wood, lacquered in off-white and gold. Comes with a certificate of authenticity by the Archivo Osvaldo Borsani.

Place of Origin: Italy
Creator: Osvaldo Borsani (Designer), ABV Atelier Borsani Varedo (Manufacturer)
Date of Manufacture: 1948
Dimensions: Height 81cm (32″), Width 54cm (21″)
Materials and Techniques: Painted Carved Wood
Reference Number: 1839

Status: Unavailable

French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s

French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s

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French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s
French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s

French Iron and Raffia Table Lamp, 1960s

Description: Rare French iron table lamp with Raffia shade from the 1960s. Sheaf-shaped base of blackened and gold-painted iron stems adorned with a wide and organic Raffia shade. One original B22 socket with new wiring.

Place of Origin: France
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Brutalist
Date of Manufacture: 1960s
Dimensions: Height 53cm (21″), Diameter 53cm (21″)
Materials and Techniques: Blackened Steel, Raffia, Brass
Reference Number: 3074

Status: Unavailable