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Italian Modernist Adjustable Aluminum Table Lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi
$2,200.00Polished aluminum table lamp with inset frosted glass shade by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi (Italy, ca. 1960s).
Ingenious design, marrying form and function designed with a useful adjustability function without compromising style. Specifically, there is a metal bracket at the top of the stem, enabling the socket/shade component to adjust, allowing the light to be directed in any direction.
We have three available – each sold separately.
Original Italian sockets, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 17.5″ x Diameter: 13.13″
Base dimensions – H: 5″ x Diameter: 7″
Italian Modernist Aluminum “Mela” Ice Bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel
Mid-Century Italian Modern “mela” (“apple” in English) ice bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel (1953, Italy). Early, large example (there were a few different sizes made, including a much smaller apple, also available) composed of silver anodized aluminum with a rose-gold tinted interior and brass-color stem, which serves as the handle for removing the top.
Aluminum has been newly polished but shows wear (scuffs, one impression, and spots of oxidation/discoloration to the lid, as shown). Overall, good, vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use.
Branded “Made in Italy.”
Smaller size available separately.
Height: 8.13″ (5.25″ without lid) x Diameter: 9.5″.
SKU: IBBA19
Italian Modernist Blown-Glass Green Pitcher
Elegant blown-glass pitcher in green (Italy, circa 1960s). Modernist form enhanced by the shapely handle and round body. Free of flaws.
H: 9″ x L: 7.25″ x D: 5″
Italian Modernist Brass “Pumpkin” Ice Bucket
$650.00Mid-Century Italian Modern “pumpkin-form” brass ice bucket (ca. 1950s).
Features a sculptural stem decoration that serves as the handle for removing the top.
The bucket is uninsulated but can still be used to house ice with or without the addition of a liner.
Brass has been newly polished but shows wear (patina/smudges/spot of peeling and general wear as shown). Remains an attractive, striking decorative tabletop object in good, vintage condition.
Measures: height: 9.5″ (5.13″ without lid) x diameter: 8.5″.
SKU: IBB18
Italian Modernist Brass And Leather Desk Set with Letter Opener and Scissors
$450.00Vintage brass-plated scissor and letter opener set contained within a leather holder (ca. 1960, Italy).
Brass finish has rubbed off in places from natural aging along with general wear, and leather holder shows patina/wear consistent with age and use.
Overall: H: 11″ x L: 4.25″ x D: 1.5″
Holder alone: H: 5.5″ x L: 4.25″ x D: 1.5″
Scissors: L: 9.13″ x D: 2.63″
Letter Opener: L: 10.88″ x D: 1″
Italian Modernist Brushed Aluminum “Pear” Ice Bucket
$600.00Mid-Century Italian Modern brushed aluminum ice bucket with white plastic insulated bucket (ca. late 1960s/early 1970s, Italy).
Features a textured, sculptural stem decoration that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Measures: Height: 11.5″ (5.5″ without lid) x Diameter: 7.88″
Stamped “Made in Italy.”
Excellent, vintage condition with only light scuffs, as shown.
SKU: IBBAL12
Italian Modernist Ceramic Floor Lamp with Brass Tripod Base
Italian floor lamp composed of clusters of sculptural ceramic adornments separated by brass brackets, all supported by a splayed tripod base (ca. 1960s).
Paired with an oversized, vintage drum shade, which shows light wear (one patch of discoloration, as shown).
Very unique, visually striking lamp with attractive, bold color combinations of the glazes employed which are further enhanced by the luster of the brass accents.
Light tarnish to the brass, as shown, along with aforementioned spot on the shade. Overall, very good, vintage condition.
Retains the original three-bulb socket, but newly rewired for US use.
Height including shade: 69.13″
Height to top of socket: 62.75″ / 67″ including bulb
Height below socket: 58.5″
Shade dimensions: H: 12.88″ x Diameter: 20″
Base dimensions: L: 17″ x D: 18.5″
Italian Modernist Crumb Pan / Dust Pan in Teak and Brass
$175.00Teak dust/crumb pan in the manner of Carl Auböck (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Sculptural pan boasts rich teak color and vivid grain finished with a curved brass handle.
Excellent, vintage condition with only minimal wear consistent with age (namely slight discoloration to the edge of the pan consistent with age/use).
H: 2.88″ x L: 6.75″ x D: 6.38″
Italian Modernist Glass Top Console Table in Lacquered Steel and Walnut
Slim, modernist console table with glass surface composed of a walnut slatted surface supported by black lacquered steel frame with a lower gray asymmetrical laminate tier (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Light wear present (small scuffs to wood, couple of light scratches to glass, and minor laminate loss to lower surface). Overall, very good, conservatively refinished condition.
Brass feet are adjustable.
H: 36″ x L: 48.25″ x D: 15″
Lower tier: L: 40″ x D: 10.75″
Height from lower surface to underside of top tier: 19.75″
Italian Modernist Ice Bucket in Brass and Dyed Goatskin by Aldo Tura
Aldo Tura brass and goatskin insulated ice bucket in a dyed brown/red hue lacquered with an acrylic finish (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Retains the styrofoam on the lid’s interior to help insulate the ice.
Brass has been polished but shows scratches/spotting consistent with age/use. Interior is clean, and goatskin shows very minimal wear.
Brogini Rome retailer tag present to the reverse.
H: 12″ x Diameter: 6.88″
Italian Modernist Iron Bar Cart / Trolley with Plywood and Wicker Inserts
$2,800.00Unique drinks cart / trolley composed of a wrought iron frame with mixed metal inset panels accessorized with plywood trays and wicker baskets, all supported by caster wheels (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Inserts can be configured in different ways, as shown, and serving accessories are thoughtfully included to allow for a simple transition from trolley to tabletop when entertaining.
Very good, vintage condition with heavy patina to the steel push bar, wear / crazing to the mixed metal decorative inserts, and some wicker loss to one of the baskets.
H: 27.5″ x D: 16.63″ / 19.38″ (including basket) x L: 33.25″
Italian Modernist Lacquered Walnut and Plastic Coat Stand by Luigi Sormani
Luigi Sormani coat stand in lacquered walnut veneer, plastic, and laminate components (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Composed of white laminate folding doors with plastic hooks on both sides supported by a dual-umbrella holder and lacquered walnut veneer plinth.
Very good, vintage shape with only light wear to the white components (slight edge discoloration and few nicks to the umbrella holder) along with a few scuffs to lacquered veneer base, as shown.
Dramatic foyer/entryway piece that is practical as it is stylish.
H: 71.75″ x L: 37″ x D: 15.5″ (white panels folded in)
D: 9.75″ (reflecting the base alone with panels extended out).