Set Of 2 Antique French Park Benches Painted In Greenish Color From 1930s

This set of two antique armchairs from 1930 is a wonderful combination of genuine craftsmanship and timeless elegance. With their red leather seats and oak frame, these chairs exude ...

Experience an antique atmosphere with this pair of French bronze wall sconces from the 1930s. These wall sconces are more than just lighting fixtures; they are timeless works of art ...

Set of four antique rococo chairs in gilded wood with striped fabric from around the 1930s. Dimensions in cm: H102 W:48 D:45 SH:42

This antique mirror, featuring a gilded frame from around the 1930s, is a stunning example of early 20th-century design and craftsmanship. The frame's gil...

Bench Oak Unusual shaped back Tapering legs France 1930s.

Exceptional cast iron bench with wonderful aged patina. Keywords: benches, park bench, garden bench, patio furniture.    

Vintage Art Deco Iron Bench Dogs in Brass Color. Elevate your interior with these stunning Vintage Art Deco Iron Bench Dogs. This pair of iconic p...

This 1930s Italian bench is so over-scaled, and monumental in appearance, that it seems to have been made for the large room it was destined, rather than the comfort of a typical sitter. As such, it would function equally well as a low side table or a high cocktail table. We’ll allow the buyer to determine its use. The designer was Pierluigi Colli, and the fabricator Martinotti, the Turin furniture and interior decorating firm that was established in 1831, and exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Colli’s family owned a textile company that supplied Martinotti with upholstery fabrics, suggesting nepotism had something to do with his being hired as the firm's director in 1926. Nevertheless, he proved himself worthy as a designer and a businessman. Having studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, he befriended leading French designers, and arranged for Martinotti to retail Lalique glass and Jean Perzel lighting. In addition, the quality of their work, and Colli’s dedication to the modern design movement, prompted Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, and Gino Levi-Montalcini, among others, to have Martinotti fabricate some of their furniture. Colli’s claim to fame, however, is his own work as a designer, and his ability to master the vocabularies of every trend from Art Deco to midcentury modern. During the Great Depression, when nearly every nation floundered economically, fascist Italy...