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Lobel Modern, opened in 1998 by Evan Lobel, showcases furniture, lighting, hand-blown glass and art by important designers from the 1940's thru the 1980's. Located in the Four Points section of lower Manhattan.
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"Trestle Style Coffee Table" with base in solid lucite with glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed in lucite on leg "Karl Springer").
Base: With Glass:
W: 36 inches W: 48 inches
D: 22 inches D: 36 inches
H: 15 inches Glass H: 1 inch
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Rare "Constellation Table" No. 479 in black with laminated ash legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1950's (both metal and paper labels are located on the bottom of the table). This table is a tour de force of design and a work of art.
Diam: 13 inches
H: 19 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Tall sculptural planter in aluminum by Erwine and Estelle Laverne, American 1960's (signed "LAVERNE" on bottom). These sculptural planters are rare.
Diam: 12 inches
H: 82.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
$3,500
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Beautifully crafted rectangular side table in thick lucite with inset glass top, American 1970's.
W: 27.5 inches
D: 22 inches
H: 22 inches
Condition: Excellent
$4,500
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Curvaceous chaise in calf skin with orange stitching, Italian 1990's. This chaise is very comfortable.
W: 75.5 inches
D: 35 inches
H: 32.5 inches
Seat H: 18.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
$5,500
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Large carved wood painting "Beyond the Dreams A Nightmare" by Joseph Demarais, American 1968 (signed and dated).
Joseph Demarais was born in 1927 in Hoboken, NJ. He is known as an innovative printmaker, He pushed the limits of printmaking, using copper, zinc, masonite and acetate to achieve textural surfaces. During his seven year career as a printmaker, his three-dimensional impression created on handmade paper were exhibited in more than 100 galleries and museums in the United States and Europe. The director and founder of the International Print Society, Franz Geierhaas, published “The Graphic Works of Joseph Demarais: A Catalogue Raisonne”, detailing his life and work. Demarais passed away from heart complications in 1971, at age 44. His work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Harvard Art Museums, Brooklyn Museum and other collections..
Dimensions With Frame
H: 48.5 inches
W: 27 inches
D: 1.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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Etagere in chrome with smoked glass shelves and brass accents by Design Institute of America, American 1970's.
W: 38 inches
D: 16 inches
H: 78 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Pair of large artisan end tables in scalloped edge green glass with brass accents, Italian 1970's. These are hand made and very beautiful.
W: 28 inches
D: 28 inches
H: 20.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
$12,000 for the pair
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Rare and iconic "Contour Chaise Lounge", model 170C, with splayed walnut legs and upholstered seat and arms by Vladimir Kagan, American 1950's. This chaise is extremely comfortable and is a wonderful example of Kagan’s mastery of organic design.
W: 60 inches
D: 31 inches
H: 33 inches
Seat H: 16 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Pair of exceptional table lamps in gunmetal and solid gold-tinted brass by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The meticulous craftsmanship and superior materials used in these lamps are the qualities that made Karl Springer famous.
Diam: 10 inches
H: 29 inches (adjustable)
Shade Diam: 16 inches
Shade H: 13 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Sculptural mirror model 507, radiating sun design, by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1950's. This design showcases the elegance that Tommi Parzinger is famous for.
Reference:
Parzinger Originals paper catalog published in the 1960’s, drawings of each piece with model numbers below, this one shown on page 1 bottom left.
Diam: 40 inches
Depth: 1 inch
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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8 Panel hand-carved Chinese coromandel lacquered screen with the depiction of a joyous ceremony, 19th century China. Brass sabots on legs.
W: 128 inches
D: 1 inch
H: 84 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Elegant floor lamp model 23 in wrought iron with 4 lights by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1950's.
Reference:
Parzinger Originals catalag, hand drawn pieces with model numbers below each one, this one on page 1, 1960’s
W: 18 inches
D: 18 inches
H: 68 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent. Original shades have some tears and marks.
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Dining table with 2 leaves in book-matched olive burl by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, American 1960's.
W: 66 inches / extends to 110 inches with 2 leaves
D: 39 inches
H: 28.5 inches
$9,500
Condition: Excellent
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Kidney shaped coffee table with lacquered cork top and canted mahogany slab legs by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture, American 1950's (John Stuart label on bottom). This is an iconic Paul Frankl table.
W: 72.5 inches
D: 36 inches
H: 14.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Exceptional hand-blown glass vase with rods, murrhines and glass fragments by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano 1958-1968
Literature: Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Acanthus Press, 2005, section titled "GLASS FRAGMENTS, RODS, AND MURRINE 1958-1968", pages 113 through 118
Provenance: This piece was purchased directly from A.V.E.M. in 2002 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 15 inches
Diam: 7 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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Sculptural pedestal dining table in figured black marble with large round glass top, Italian 1970's. This would also work as an entry or hall table. It's a beautiful and elegant design.
Diam: 60 inches
H: 28 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Large hand-carved “Dream within a Dream” sculpture in Italian marble by Naomi Feinberg, American 1960’s.
Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primarily in stone. She began sculpting in the 1940’s and became affiliated with artist group Studio 725 (NYC) which was a consortium of woman artists working in Union Square NYC. A relative late comer to the art world, Naomi Feinberg emerged as highly accomplished, multi-faceted artist who juggled architectural coherence with a preoccupation with the human form, to create works that are both experimental and primitive.
Provenance: The personal collection of the artist and then her family after her death. This piece is part of the Lobel Modern's exhibition: Naomi Feinberg: A Woman Sculpting in a Man's World.
W: 10 inches
D: 8 inches
H: 32 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Hand-carved “Visitor” sculpture in grey granite by Naomi Feinberg, American 1970’s.
Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primarily in stone. She began sculpting in the 1940’s and became affiliated with artist group Studio 725 which was a consortium of woman artists working in Union Square NYC. She studied sculpture with Philip Darling, Jose De Creeft, and Lorrie Goulet at the New School, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Students League, and the School of Visual Arts A relative late comer to the art world, Naomi Feinberg emerged as highly accomplished, multi-faceted artist who juggled architectural coherence with a preoccupation with the human form, to create works that are both experimental and primitive.
Provenance: The personal collection of the artist and then her family after her death. This piece is part of the Lobel Modern's exhibition: Naomi Feinberg: A Woman Sculpting in a Man's World.
W: 12 inches
D: 10 inches
H: 18 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Elegant coffee table in brass with bamboo motif with cross stretchers and inset glass top, American 1950's. This coffee table is very elegant.
W: 46 inches
D: 17 inches
H: 17 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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