Brass and Lucite Floor Lamp

Seventies chic, lucite and brass floor lamp in the style of Cedric Hartman.  The lamp has an octagonal polished brass base, stationary square lucite rod, and a telescopic brass arm attached to a pierced oblong shade.  The lamp extends from 38" to 56" h.  Base, 9.5" l., 4" w.  American, c. 1970's  SOLD
As always, there is value in shopping at MTA.  https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/lighting/floor-lamps/single-mid-century-modern-cedric-hartman-style-brass-lucite-floor-lamp/id-f_7638483/
Condition:  Very good vintage condition with minor surface wear.

Raymond Loewy for Mengel Furniture, Tall Chest

Raymond Loewy was one of the most important industrial designers of the twentieth century, designing everything from automobiles to logos for cigarette packaging.

Please check out his official website for more information on his very interesting life and career. https://www.raymondloewy.com/

We have been fortunate to have had a number of his pieces pass through the shop over the last decade.  Below are a few of our favorites.  

The cerused oak chest below, designed by Loewy for Mengel Furniture, is a 10 out of 10 in terms of design, quality and condition.  It's pretty rare to find cerused oak pieces from this period in such excellent original condition.  Due to wear, they usually get refinished.  The color of this six drawer chest is a warm grey with olive tones.  The chest has its original polished chrome bar pulls.  It's a beauty.  45" h., 34" w., 19" h.  American, c. 1950's  SOLD

Condition:  Excellent vintage condition.

  

Laurel Brutalist Lamp

Very stylish Brutalist table lamp by the Laurel Lamp Company.  The brass body has a nail relief sculpture mounted on the front and back.  It comes with its original shade but would look great with a black parchment shade.  32" h., 17" diam. (as shown)  American, c. 1960's  SOLD

Condition:  Lamp is in very good vintage condition.  Shade is in good-fair, usable vintage condition with a few creases on the back.  

Beacon Hill Louis XV Style Desk

Coup de foudre!  What's not to love?  This elegant, finely crafted desk was made in France for Beacon Hill.  The desk has a single drawer with patinated bronze acanthus handles, cabriole legs, a lightly distressed/ antiqued finish and square head nails.  Above are shelves and two drawers with patinated bronze pulls.  44" w., 23" d., 40" h.  French, c.1960's  SOLD     
Condition:  Excellent vintage condition.

Charles Carman Trunk

This is a pretty special piece.  The trunk is almost 200 years old and was made by Charles Carman, Saddle, Harness, Cap and Trunk Makers.  At the time it was made, they were located at 27 Main Street in Poughkeepsie, NY.  Poughkeepsie was still fairly small with a population of about 3,000 and no paved roads at this point.  Commerce was carried on by sloops, and four sailing ships left for New York City each week.  Charles Carman would likely have exported these to NYC.  He may have also retailed them in Poughkeepsie.  Steamboats landed at the foot of Main Street every night to take passengers to Albany and New York City.  A smaller trunk such as this one would have been perfect for shorter steamboat trips.
This domed top trunk has a wood body covered in hide with leather straps and metal tacks.  It has an iron lock and iron handles.  Both handles are in tact.  The interior of the trunk still has its original blue paper lining and even retains its original label.  This outstanding historical, museum worthy, object would make quite a showpiece in a home or cottage.  28" l., 14 1/2" w., 12" h.  American, c. 1820's  SOLD

Baughman Style Tub Chair

Going round in circles.  We couldn't decide whether to reupholster this super stylish Baughmanesque tub chair by Broyhill Premier.  It has great lines and great bones.  It's extremely comfortable and the polished chrome frame is in excellent condition.  The original upholstery is passable, but it would look fantastic with a 2018 refresh.  We'll let you decide.    36" w., 28" d., 27" h.  American, c. 1970's SOLD
Condition:  Upholstery in fair vintage condition.  Chrome and frame in excellent vintage condition.

Bullseye Mirror

Handsome, gold gilded, carved wood, Federal style convex mirror with eagle and acanthus decoration.  30" h.,  22" w.  American, c. 1950's  SOLD
Condition:  Very good vintage condition.

Pair of Brass and Glass Sconces

Smart and sophisticated pair of Hollywood Regency style patinated brass, glass and smoked mirror sconces.  They have newer electrical cords, but could also be hardwired.  20" h., 6" w., 5"d.  American, c. 1960's SOLD  

Condition:  Excellent vintage condition.

F.B. Decorative Arts; Mirror and Console

Classic beauty.  F.B. Decorative Arts of N.Y.C., early 20th c. mirror and console.  Mirror has classical plaster frieze with carved and ebonized wood frame with Greek key design.  Console has hand painted faux marble top, Greek key and ram's head decoration.  Stunning pair!  Mirror 46" h., 28.5" w.  Console 31.5" w., 12" d., 27" h.  American, c. 1920's  SOLD

Condition:  Very good vintage condition.  

Henry C. Steul & Sons Art Deco Chest

Henry Christian Steul was born in N.Y. in 1859.  He and his brother Conrad became partners in the furniture business, Steul Bros., in 1882.  Over the next several decades, there were various partners and name changes.  In 1920, the company became Henry C. Steul & Sons.  A 1933 ad in the Buffalo Courier-Express notes... "They have never made anything but the very best furniture. Custom-made pieces. Faithful reproductions of the enduring Early American styles. Their fellow-craftsmen recognize that for this style furniture, which they have made peculiarly their own, there CAN be nothing finer . . . Every piece is a heirloom piece. The turnings are smooth as silk. Most meticulous care is given to the smallest detail. Hand-work .. every bit of it!"  They were best known for their high quality reproduction pieces, but this handsome Art Deco chest exemplifies their fine craftsmanship on an original modern piece.  The three drawer chest has bookmatched burl drawer fronts with patinated brass and Bakelite pulls.  It looks great with or without the original round mirror.  46" w., 20" d., 36" h.  (mirror, 36" diam.)  American, c. 1930's  SOLD
Condition:  Very good vintage condition.

Brno Chairs

Brno to go.  Nice pair of Mies Brno style chairs with flat bar chrome frames and newer wool herringbone upholstery, priced to go.  22.5" w., 27" d., 31" h.  American, c. 1970's  SOLD

Condition:  Very good-good vintage condition.

Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Drexel Declaration; Dining Set

We love finding original catalogs/ ads/ literature for pieces.  In addition to the pleasure of getting to see pieces in their vintage settings, it makes the blog posting a breeze. We can never match the word play of Mid-Century advertising execs., so we just respect and repeat their copy.  Below is an original ad for the Declaration series designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Drexel from the late 1950's...."Declaration represents a new frontier in American Furniture fashion." ....."a contemporary approach to Early Americana!  Designs as pure and honest as homespun, inspired by Shaker simplicity, interpreted in time-honored, deep brown walnut.  Details as smart as silk." The details on this set are pretty smart.  Our favorite is the chair spindles.  The set has three side chairs and one arm chair.  The table is a drop-leaf and comes with one additional leaf.  The simplicity of the set is reminiscent of Shaker designs and is part of what makes it just as fresh and contemporary, but also as timeless, today as when it was designed in the late 1950's.  The chairs and table are in excellent vintage condition.  Table; Leaves down, 42" w., 26" l., 29" h.  Leaves up, 62" l. Leaves up with 22" leaf, 84" l.  American, c. 1950's  SOLD