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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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Chic “Serpent Vase” in polished stainless steel by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton, American 1980's.
W: 8.5 inches
D: 4 inches
H: 13 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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AUDEMARS PIGUET Royal Oak Offshore Shaquille O'Neal Limited Edition Watch, number 166 of 950, Royal Oak Offshore Collection, Reference 26133ST.00.A101CR.01, ca 2000s, stainless steel case on a black alligator strap with red stitching with a stainless steel buckle, automatic movement with chronograph and date complications, fixed stainless steel bezel, black dial, closed back, sapphire crystal. Excellent condition with instruction manual, manufacturer’s box and official sales warranty. Some wear to strap.
Diam 48mm, thickness: 15mm
$26,000
Rare set of 6 "Regency Arm Dining Chairs" in Macassar ebony with upholstered seats and backs by Karl Springer, American 1980's. Elegant lines, superb materials and top notch craftsmanship are the hallmarks of Karl Springer’s designs. These have been newly reupholstered in ivory velvet by Lobel Modern.
Reference:
Karl Springer LTD Red Binder Catalog, published in the 1980’s, section “seating”, page 1 shows this model chair with the title “KARL SPRINGER LTD REGENCY ARMCHAIR (page) 1.”
Dimensions for each:
W: 22 inches
D: 20 inches
H: 33 inches
Arm H: 25.5 inches
Seat H: 18 inches
Condition: Very Good - Macassar ebony in very good condition, these have been newly reupholstered in ivory velvet.
SOLD
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IWC Da Vinci Watch, Da Vinci Collection Reference IW9212, ca 1970s, 18K white gold case on an 18K white gold strap with a deployment clasp, automatic movement with date complication, 18K white gold bark bezel, silvered dial, closed back, sapphire crystal. Excellent condition with collateral and service papers dated 2022.
Diam 38mm, thickness: 11mm
$30,000
Hand-thrown ceramic vase with metallic gunmetal and gold glazes by Gary McCloy, American 1980s (signed on the bottom "Gary McCloy Los Angeles").
Diam: 11 inches
H: 13 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Fireplace tool set in chrome with upright post in Lucite by Danny Alessandro LTD, American 1980's. A very elegant design. Danny Alessandro, Ltd. was sold through Holly Hunt in the 1980’s. This model fireplace tool set was featured in an ad in Architectural Digest in 1983 (see photo).
W: 10 inches
D: 8.5 inches
H: 35 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent. Minor wear to brush.
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Turtle screenprint in colors by Andy Warhol 1985, on Lenox Museum Board, signed in pencil, numbered 234/250 (there were also fifty artist's proofs), printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York, with his blindstamp and the artist’s copyright stamp on the reverse, published by CBS, Inc., Los Angeles. This print was published to coincide with the 1985 film Turtle Diary written by Harold Pinter. This work is framed in a white lacquer frame with plexi over it.
Reference:
Andy Warhol Prints Catalogue Raisonne 1962-1987 by Feldmann & Schellmann published by Distributed Art Publishers in 2003, this print is shown on page 148: II.360A
Print Size:
W: 39 3/8 inches
H: 31 1/2 inches
Framed Size:
W: 45.5 inches
D: 1.5 inches
H: 37.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Monumental "Gong-shi" (Scholar Stone) in Ling bi (limestone) with carved wood base, China 2006 (with original purchase documentation). Collected in China from the Tang dynasty (618-907 C.E.) onwards, scholar's rocks are natural formations prized for their aesthetic qualities, particularly their unique colors and shapes, as well as their ability to invoke and encapsulate the natural world. Ling bi rocks, or fantastic stones, are shaped by the elements and represent elegant natural beauty. They are thought to possess the special forces of both heaven and earth, the sun and the moon in a natural brilliance. These rocks are highly treasured and have been given in tribute since the Song Dynasty.
W: 15 inches
D: 9.5 inches
H: 53 inches
Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art invoice dated 2006
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Remarkable unique large polished petrified wood orb on custom brass base by Karl Springer, American 1980's. Exotic materials and superb craftsmanship were the hallmark’s of Karl Springer’s design ethos. Because the petrified wood was organic, it has depth in a way that stone does not. This piece is stunning.
Reference:
Lobel Modern Archive has a photo of this piece in the NYC showroom in the 1980’s.
Diam: 10 inches
H: 11 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Rare set of 4 folding chairs, beautifully crafted in polished brass and chrome with upholstered seats and backs, by Karl Springer, American 1980's. Metal has been professionally cleaned and polished, chairs have been newly reupholstered in gray ultrasuede by Lobel Modern. The craftsmanship of these chairs is superb and they are very comfortable.
Reference:
Lobel Modern Archive has a photo from the Karl Springer LTD showroom in NYC from the 1980’s which shows this model.
Each:
W: 19 inches
D: 18 inches
H: 31 inches
Seat H: 20 inches
Condition: Very Good - metal has been professionally cleaned and polished, chairs have been newly reupholstered in gray ultrasuede by Lobel Modern. Few light scratches in metal.
SOLD
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Rare and important "Ribbon Chair", model F582, upholstered with original Jack Lenor Larsen "Momentum" fabric on an ebonized base by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, The Netherlands, 1967 and distributed by Turner Ltd (signed on bottom). This is an early version in the original fabric which is exceedingly rare. This is as good as it gets!
Reference:
Charlotte Fiell and Peter Fiell, Modern Furniture Classics; Since 1945, London, 1991, pp. 97 and 108
Anne Chapoutot, Pierre Paulin: Un Univers de Formes, Paris, 1992, pp. 66-67
Charlotte Fiell and Peter Fiell, 1,000 Chairs, Cologne, 2000. p. 449
David A. Hanks, Anne H. Hoy and Martin P. Eidelberg, Design for Living: Furniture and Lighting 1950-2000, London, 2000, p. 96
W: 39 inches
D: 30 inches
H: 27 inches
Seat H: 16 inches
Condition: Excellent - base has been touched up by Lobel Modern.
SOLD
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Stunning “Telephone Table” covered in ivory shagreen with tapering legs by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed under upper tier with brass label which reads "Karl Springer"). An iconic Springer design with exceptional craftsmanship and materials.
W: 13 inches
D: 10 inches
H: 15.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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"Royal Palm 4 Door Cabinet" in olive/beige color lacquered goatskin by Karl Springer, American ca. 1990. Interior is finished in green lacquer. This cabinet exemplifies Karl Springer’s superb craftsmanship and fine materials which are unsurpassed. Only a handful of these were made. They are rare.
W: 84 inches
D: 20 inches
H: 34 inches
Provenance: From the collection of a Karl Springer employee who worked in the NYC showroom.
Condition: Excellent
$35,000
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Large original acrylic on canvas "Two Protea" by Ben Schonzeit, American 1989, signed and dated on reverse with gallery label that reads: (Ben Schonzeit “Two Protea, Acrylic on canvas excecuted in 1989). The photorealistic flowers are emblematic of Schonzeit’s work. The dark figures are from his Comedia series done in the late-1980’s.
Ben Schonzeit is internationally recognized as a pioneer of the Photorealist Movement (1970's) along with artists such as Richard Estes, Chuck Close, Robert Bechtle and Malcolm Morley. However, Schonzeit sets himself apart from this movement by choice and depiction of subject matter. Schonzeit’s canvases were filled with highly magnified fruits, vegetables and flowers sometimes reproduced in a deliberately skewed, out of focus manner. Schonzeit's aesthetic is clearly informed by the concurrent movements of Pop, that of color field painting, whose concerns were more formal. Schonzeit uses familiar objects as a vehicle to explore issues of color, form, content, and abstraction. He is a prolific artist who embraces imagination as opposed to observation; the invented rather than the depicted. Schonzeit is concerned with narrative color, abstraction, intellectual experience, drama and beauty. His work speaks of sensation, nostalgia, memory, relationships and associations unique to each viewer and each viewing.
Schonzeit was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1942. He is a graduate of The Cooper Union. He has exhibited widely both here and abroad since 1969. Schonzeit is a leading representative of the so-called Photo-Realists, who use photographs rather than reality as a basis for their paintings. Schonzeit has also created works on paper from life and his imagination using a variety of mediums such as pen & ink, brush, and watercolor. His paintings, drawings, and photographs are included in the collections of many important museums around the world including The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, The Basel Kunstmuseum, The Denver Art Museum, and The Brooklyn Museum.
W: 67.5 inches
D: 2 inches
H: 51.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
$25,000
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Six arm chandelier in brass with leaves and perforated bobeches, each with suspended crystal orbs, in the style of Paavo Tynell, American 1960's. The organic motif is beautiful and the crystals add a little glamor. There is a switch on the bottom which turns the six arms on and off. The center is illuminated and is not switched.
Diam: 30 inches
H: 19.5 inches overall
H: 15.5 inches body only
Can customize drop to spec.
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Pair of exceptional and rare Parsons Style End Tables in gray/blue shagreen with bone inlays on top and bone sabots by Karl Springer, American 1980's (label on bottom reads “Made in the Philippines” with inventory number KS 43). Superb craftsmanship and materials are the hallmarks of Karl Springer. These tables are absolutely superb.
Reference:
Karl Springer LTD Red Binder Catalog published in the 1980’s, section “game & backgammon tables”, page 3 shows the rectangular version of this table with the title “KARL SPRINGER LTD PARSON STYLE BACKGAMMON TABLE (page) 3”.
Each:
W: 24 inches
D: 24 inches
H: 22 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Set of 4 high back game/dining chairs in high gloss black lacquer with bone inlays at top in the style of Karl Springer, custom design, American 1980's. These chairs are modeled on Karl Springer’s JMF Chair, with its curved seat and back. The seat is designed so it could take a cushion if desired. These chairs have been newly relacquered by Lobel Modern and are in like-new condition. They are super chic.
W: 18 inches
D: 17.5 inches
H: 39 inches
Seat H: 17.5 inches
Condition: Excellent - these have been newly relacquered and are in like-new condition.
SOLD
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Large abstract painting in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamels of subtle coloration by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed “Philip Kelvin LaVerne on bottom right). Sides are trimmed in bronze. Philip and Kelvin LaVerne did a small series of unique abstract paintings which hung in their gallery until they were sold. Only a handful were ever made. This work is exceptional in every way.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, abstract engraved paintings are discussed in the introduction and shown in the section The Paintings on pages 260-261.
Provenance:
From the Collection of Kelvin LaVerne.
W: 35 inches
D: 1.5 inches
H: 70 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Pair of rare and large "Classical Plaques" in deeply patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with enamel cloisonne by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed “Philip + Kelvin LaVerne” on front).
These were done as a complementary pair in a small edition. The scale and forms are stunning.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, these works are shown on page 245 in the section titled THE PAINTINGS and the caption, taken from the original LaVerne catalog, reads, "Classical plaques: Mythical Man and Woman, cupids at their feet, are richly achieved through glowing tones of blue against a radiant golden bronze background. The fluidity of movement and brilliant color evoke the painstaking artistry of the Classical period."
Dimensions of each:
W: 24 inches
D: 1 inch
H: 48 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Clean line sectional (2 piece) sofa upholstered in Edelman black leather with mahogany legs by Harvey Probber, American 1950's (signed with original label “furniture design by HARVEY PROBBER”). This sofa was recently reupholstered in black leather by Lobel Modern. It’s a classic design which is timeless.
Reference:
Harvey Probber 1950’s catalog titled “furniture design by Harvey Probber”, section “SEATING”, a photo of this sofa is shown on the page with the title “PHOTO 15”.
Provenance:
The Residence of Actress Julianne Moore
Dimensions as shown:
L: 93 inches left arm facing
L: 93 inches right arm facing
D: 33 inches
H: 32 inches
Seat H: 17 inches
Condition: Excellent condition - some small dents and marks in leather.
SOLD
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