Georgis & Mirgorodsky, Bombola, Curved Sofa, United States, 2019
By Georgis & Mirgorodsky
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by prenatal memories and Carlo Mollino’s race cars and pinup polaroids, reposing on Bambola transports you to early childhood and the heady onset of puberty.
Bronze
Rattan Peacock Chair in the Style of Franco Albini and Gio Ponti
By Franco Albini, Gio Ponti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Charming and original rattan peacock chair that is reminiscent to the models of Gio Ponti and Franco Albini and the model used by Carlo Mollino for his famous nude polaroids This ...
Rattan, Bamboo
$425 / item
H 12 in W 18 in D 7 in
Leopard Velvet Lumbar Animal Print Pillow Att Scalamandre Leopardo New Multiple
By Scalamandre
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Animal motif leopard print lumbar pillow. Multiple available. The front features the gorgeous thick velvet Leopardo print. Back features a crisp cream. Down-filled. Knife edge with z...
Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Down
Glaciar Large Silver Alpaca & White Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver flower vases, boxes and trays. Our pieces are made...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
$1,513 / item
H 17.72 in W 7.88 in D 5.52 in
1 of 4 Large Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso, Egon Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 Large Murano Wall light made by Barovier & Toso and Hillebrand, Italy, circa 1970-1979. Large leaf shapes made in "rugiadoso" technique using bubbles, gold flecks, and impre...
Brass
Vintage Verner Panton Cone Chair in Original Pastel Blue Upholstery
By Verner Panton
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Designed in 1958 by the visionary Danish designer Verner Panton, the Cone Chair stands as one of the most iconic expressions of mid-century modern design. Defined by its bold geometr...
Wood
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman: Iconic Mid-Century Modern Design
By Charles Eames
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
A most recognizable piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture, the Eames Lounge Chair w/ Ottoman was conceived/crafted by Charles and Ray Eames and remains one of the most significant an...
Steel
Rare Vintage Louis Vuitton Garment Bag, c. 1990's
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Louis Vuitton monogram garment bag represents the epitome of luxury travel and refined style. The exterior of the bag is adorned with the renowned LV monogram pattern and vac...
Leather, Upholstery
$37,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.5 in W 16 in D 20 in
Pair 18th C. Hand Carved Marble Figures Lions Sculptures Garden Statues
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 18th C. Carved Marble Terracotta Figures Lions Sculptures Garden Statues LA . Rare large Pair of early 18th century carved marble terracotta Figures of regal lions, holding an i...
Stone, Marble
$12,000 / set
H 28.75 in W 69.3 in D 34.65 in
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Sofa for B&B Italia, Olive Green, 1971, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” modular sofa for B&B Italia, olive green velvet, Italy, 1971, set of 2 The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like a l...
Velvet
$1,759
H 7.87 in W 17.72 in D 5.91 in
Postmodern German Lumibär Bear Floor Lamp by Klein & Leidig for Flötotto, 1990s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Hamburg, DE
The Lumibär is a design classic from Flötotto. THE glowing bear. Here in a very rare reclining version. Not just for the children's room. The design is so simple that it also fits w...
Plastic
$600 / item
H 15.6 in W 11 in D 4 in
Disney Comics Library. Carl Barks’s Donald Duck Vol. 1, 1942–1950 Limited Ed.
By TASCHEN, Carl Barks, Walt Disney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Edition of 1.000 numbered copies. Hardcover with an aluminum print cover tipped into a leatherette-bound spine, foil embossing, and housed in a slipcase, 11 x 15.6 in., 1...
Aluminum
$2,240 / item
H 21.66 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Matisse Leather & Rattan Side Table - Medium by Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
Metal structure available in different finishes boasting a top and a base made with woven leather and rattan. Only available with natural rattan (RT06) combined with golf or nappa le...
Leather
$683,527
H 24 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
The Watts-Russell Candelabra. Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, London 1820
Located in London, GB
MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1820, RETAILED BY RUNDELL, BRIDGE AND RUNDELL, BASED ON THE DESIGNS OF JOHN FLAXMAN, MODELLED BY EDWARD HODGES BAILY Each on circular base with fruit...
Silver
$10,246 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.18 in
Doris Cast Bronze Multifaceted Side Table with Tuscan Green Patina
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Inspired by Doric columns in archaic architecture, the extruded multi-point star side table is cast in bronze and finished with a black and green patina that is an exclusive Tuscan s...
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
$18,600 / set
H 41 in W 36 in D 33 in
Forsyth Bespoke Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair and Ottoman in California Sheepskin
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We have an incredible collection of vintage chairs and design icons waiting for a new life. Our authentic, upcylced Egg Chairs are some of our most popular designs. This egg chai...
Sheepskin
Assembled Copeland and Garrett Part Dinner Service, Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
UPDATE: SOLD 12 dinner plates, 10 soup plates, one well-and-tree platter. Each piece transfer-printed in blue with panels of classical figures and vases, comprising: a soup tureen an...
Porcelain
$2,280 / item
H 35.44 in W 19.49 in D 19.49 in
Institutional Chair, White Leather, Post-Modern Design, Panorammma, Mexico
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...
Steel, Nickel
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