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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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Pair of candle holders in gunmetal and brass by Karl Springer, American 1970's. These beautiful candle holders have lucite bobeches.
Diam: 8 inches
H: 16 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: accessory124
3 Panel artisan glass screen, sandblasted and hand-etched with geometric motif, by Shultz 1986 (signed "Shultz 86") Hardware is polished steel
H: 5 feet 6 inches
W: 5 feet 1 inch
D: 0.5 inch
$8,500
Condition: Excellent
Ref: screen14
Extending serving cart in Carpathian elm with acid-etched bronze top and brass inlays by Mastercraft, American 1970's. This piece is beautifully crafted. Cart is 76 inches wide when fully extended.
H: 29.5 inches
W: 34 inches
D: 18.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: servingcart14
Chic lucite and chrome folding tables with stand, American 1970's.
Dimensions of each folding table is 25 1/2 inches high, 19 inches wide, and 15 inches deep.
H: 30 inches
W: 19 inches
D: 8.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Very Good
Ref: accessory139
Wrought iron and brass fireplace set (andirons and screen) by Donald Deskey for Bennett, American, 1950s. The brass has a beautiful patina.
Screen: Andirons:
H: 29 in. H: 19 in.
W: 34 in. W: 9 in.
D: 7 in. D: 18.5 in.
SOLD
Condition: Very Good.
Ref: fireplace56
Tufted ottoman upholstered in original "Caravan" fabric by Jack Lenor Larsen, American 1960's. On hidden casters. This fabric is colorful and very graphic. A burst of color!
H: 18 inches
W: 27 inches
D: 22 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: ottoman13
Hand-decorated "Coromandel" planter by Karl Springer, American, 1980's.
H: 16 inches
Diam: 20 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: accessory130
Handblown glass vase with multicolor zanfirico and hole in middle by A.V.E.M., (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano Italy, 1950’s
H: 11.25 inches
W: 7 inches
D: 2 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: avem10
Handblown glass vase with hand-made black and white murrhines by Vittorio Ferro, Murano Italy, 1990's. Vittorio Ferro is one of the original glass masters from the 1950's who worked for Fratelli Toso. His murrhines and rods are unique because he makes them himself.
H: 12 inches
Diam: 7 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: glass-c
Handblown glass vase with black, blue, and copper murrhines by Vittorio Ferro, Murano Italy, 1990’s. Vittorio Ferro has been a glass master since the 1950’s when he worked for Fratelli Toso. His murrhines and rods are unique because he makes them himself.
H: 12.5 inches
W: 6 inches
D: 4 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Exceptional handblown glass vessel with glass fragments, rods and murrhines by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1958-68
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 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 7.5 inches
Diam: 10 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: fuga89a
Round handblown “Murrine Incatenate” vase in white translucent glass with colorful murrhines by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M., Murano Italy, circa 1959.
Literature: Anzolo Fuga: Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Acanthus Press, similar pieces published in the section titled "Murrine Incatenate". Rosa Baoriver-Mentasti knew Fuga personally and spent 2 years researching the book with full access to the A.V.E.M. archive. It is the definitive monograph on Fuga's work.
Provenance: Evan Lobel purchased these pieces directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 9.5 inches
Diam: 9 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: fuga43
Round handblown “Murrine Incatenate” vase in opaline glass with colorful murrhines by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M., Murano Italy circa 1960
Literature: Anzolo Fuga: Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Acanthus Press, this piece is illustrated on page 141. Rosa Baoriver-Mentasti knew Fuga personally and spent 2 years researching the book with full access to the A.V.E.M. archive. It is the definitive monograph on Fuga's work.
Provenance: Evan Lobel purchased these pieces directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 8 inches
Diam: 9 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: fuga43
Handblown glass "Graffito" vase, blue with gold foil and air bubbles in the glass, by Barovier & Toso, Murano Italy, 1970's (Signed "Barovier & Toso Murano").
H: 12.5 inches
W: 6.5 inches
D: 5.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: glass76
Pedestal in thick molded lucite with rounded sides by Jeffrey Bigelow, American 1985 (signed "Jeffrey Bigelow 85")
H: 42 inches
W: 16 inches
D: 11.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: pedestal15
Exceptional "Etruscan Spiral" side table in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with abstract design with green patina by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed “Philip and Kelvin LaVerne” on base). Philip and Kelvin LaVerne were father and son artists who worked together to create extraordinary artworks.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, works with the Etruscan Spiral motif are shown on pages 124-7 in the section on The Abstract Series . This series is discussed in the introduction to the book.
H: 18 inches
Diam: 18 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: endtable157
Chandelier with 5 chrome pendant lights by Robert Sonneman, American 1970's. The drops of each pendant can be adjusted.
H: 5 feet 8 inches
Diam: 9 inches
$3,500
Condition: Very Good
Ref: chandelier166
“Silence,” a rare and important sculpture of a reclining male in cast bronze with green patina with a patinated bronze base and a thick amoebic glass top by Philip and Kelvin Laverne, American 1970s (signed “Philip and Kelvin Laverne”).
The LaVernes mostly sculpted female nudes. This work was a departure because they wanted to experiment with the sinewy male form and express soundlessness. This bronze figure has no ears and is expressionless. It’s an important LaVerne work of art.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, this sculpture is shown on page 159 in the section titled The Cast Series Below the photo is an in depth discussion of this work by Kelvin LaVerne.
H: 18 inches
W: 48 inches
D: 31 inches
SOLD
Condition: EXCELLENT
Ref: coffeetable361
Two-tier side table in tesselated pen shell with brass inlays by Karl Springer, American 1980s. Original sticker on bottom reads "KS-39".
H: 22 inches
W: 22 inches
D: 27 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: endtable160
Hand-blown glass vase, irridized with internal and external decoration, by A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano Italy, 1960's.
H: 14.5 inches
Diam: 6.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: nason2
