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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.
Lobel Modern
Table lamp wrapped in hand-decorated leather with abstract geometric design and chrome base and hardware by Karl Springer, American 1970's. Artisans made unique pieces for Springer which are works of art.
W: 6 1/4inches
D: 3 inches
H: 33 inches adjustable
Shade W: 23 inches
Shade D: 9 inches
Shade H: 10 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Pair of large artisan table lamps in figured marble with gilded metal accents on ebonized bases with brass hardware, made in Italy for Marbro Lighting, 1950's. Original "Marbro Lamp Company" label on lamps. These lamps are beautifully made. These have been rewired.
Diam: 8 inches
H: 38 inches
Shade Diam: 16 inches
Shade H: 13.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Studio made ceramic table lamp with sgraffito design on brass base, Italian 1950's
Diam: 9 inches
Shade Diam: 16 inches
H: 35 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Elegant chest of drawers model 5562 in dark mahogany designed with a gently slanted front with 9 drawers, each with a hand-carved pull with small brass studs, by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1955 (signed “Dunbar Berne Indiana” on metal label in top left drawer.) This piece is meticulously made and the epidemy of restrained elegance.
W: 65 inches
D: 19 inches
H: 33 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Large studio made ceramic table lamp with complex speckled glaze by David Cressey, American 1960's. This is an exceptional example of his work.
Diam: 13 inches
Shade Diam: 15 inches
H: 36 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Rare articulating illuminating side table in enameled metal with Murano glass discs by Daniela Puppa and Frano Raggi for Vistosi, Italy 1982. One glass disc is yellow and the other is dark blue; both have white around the outer edge.
Reference:
Casa Vogue n. 136, September 1982, page showing this lamp is unnumbered.
Diam: 15 inches
H: 46 inches
Condition: Excellent
$6,500
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Large hand-blown glass vase from the “Bands” series, pulegoso with bands around sides and large murrhine on front and back, by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Italy 1950's. The scale and execution of this unique work are superb.
Reference:
Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier Mentasti, published by Acanthus Press in 2005, section titled "BANDS 1956-60", with a description of the series on page 76 and examples shown on pages 77 to 88.
H: 19 inches
W: 6 inches
D: 5 inches
$12,000
Condition: Excellent
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Large hand-blown green hourglass vase with applied multi-color rods by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano Italy ca 1960.
Reference:
Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist, Acanthus Press 2005, a general description of the Multicolor Rods and Murrines series is on page 38 and this design is shown on page 41.
Provenance:
Evan Lobel purchased this piece directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
Diam: 8 inches
H: 13 inches
Condition: Excellent
$12,000
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Exceptional hand-blown glass "Bands" vase model 13215 with red and white bands and gold foil by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese or A.V.E.M., Murano Italy, 1956-60. This is a stunning and iconic Anzolo Fuga design.
Reference
Anzolo Fuga Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Acanthus Press 2005, section on “Bands” pieces, page 76.
AVEM Arte Vetraria Muranese, Artistic Production 1932-1972 by Marc Heiremans, Arnoldsche Press in 2020, shows an archival photo of this model on page 74 with a photo of this model on page 75.
Provenance:
Evan Lobel purchased this piece directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 20 inches
W: 13 inches
D: 4.5 inches
$12,000
Condition: Excellent
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Exceptional hand-blown glass "Bands" vase with blue and white bands and gold foil by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese or A.V.E.M., Murano Italy, 1956-60
Literature:
Anzolo Fuga Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Acanthus Press 2005, section on “Bands” with a description of the series on page 76 and an example of this piece on page 78.
AVEM Arte Vetraria Muranese, Artistic Production 1932-1972 by Marc Heiremans, Arnoldsche Press in 2020, shows an archival photo of this model on page 74 with a photo of this model on page 75.
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 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 20 inches
W: 12 inches
D: 4 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: fuga91
Rare "Les Chinois” Cocktail Table with 4 legs engraved with Chinese scenes in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-painted colorful enamels by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed in 3 places). This coffee table is very rare. Kelvin LaVerne states that only a few were made. The Chinese iconography and coloration on the legs are superb. The legs were bent into shape by hand.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, this table is shown on pages 64-65 in the section titled Historical Civilization Series. The caption from the LaVerne catalog reads, “The LES CHINOIS coffee table was created in the 1970s. The LaVenes were constantly experimenting with different ways to showcase their artistic skills. Here, the engraved and hand-colored scenes are on the legs, which had to be bent into shape by hand. The tabletop shows the LaVerne patina which was obtained by burying it underground.”
W: 39.5 inches
D: 39.5 inches
H: 18 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Stunning console table with half round molding front edge, the entire piece covered in silver gray lacquered linen, custom design, American 1970's. This table is meticulous crafted.
W: 66 inches
D: 19.5 inches
H: 32 inches
Condition: Excellent - this table has been completely restored by Lobel Modern.
$12,500
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4 Poster queen size bed model No. 185 in lacquered mahogany with silver leaf flowers at tops of posts by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1950's. These Parzinger beds are rare and this one is a beauty. The lacquer color is a rich dark brown.
Reference: Parzinger Originals paper catalog published in the 1960’s shows a drawing of this model with “#185” written below.
External Dimensions:
W: 65.5 inches
D: 85 inches
H: 81 inches
Headboard H: 30 inches
Footboard H: 10 inches
Internal Dimensions:
W: 63 inches
D: 83 inches
$15,000
Condition: Excellent
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Studio made andirons in hammered copper, American 1950's
H: 19.5 inches
W: 9 inches
D: 16 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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Beautifully crafted mirror with frame in black lizard with interior and exterior edges wrapped in python with beveled mirror by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This mirror exemplified the superlative craftsmanship that made Karl Springer famous.
W: 31 inches
D: 1 inches
H: 31 inches
Condition: Excellent
$8,500
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Hand-blown glass vase with multicolor vertical rods by Anzolo Fuga for AVEM (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano Italy, 1955-6. The clear and colorful rods interspersed among the red on white rods creates a very striking design.
Literature:
Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Acanthus Press, 2005, section titled "VERTICAL RODS 1955-56", this model is shown on page 68.
AVEM, Arte Vetraria Muranese, Artistic Production 1932-72 by Marc Heiremans and published by Arnolsche in 2020, there are numerous photos of pieces with vertical multicolor rods.
Provenance: Evan Lobel purchased this piece directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
W: 9 inches
D: 6 inches
H: 12 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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Hand-blown glass vase from the “Murrine Incatenate” series by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano Italy, ca 1960.
Reference:
Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Acanthus Press, 2005, section titled "MURRINE INCATENATE 1959-60", pages 122 through 160. There is a similar piece shown on page 154.
AVEM, Arte Vetraria Muranese, Artistic Production 1932-72 by Marc Heiremans and published by Arnolsche in 2020, there is a photo of this model on page 147.
Provenance: Evan Lobel purchased this piece directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
H: 14 inches
Diam: 7 inches
$12,000
Condition: Excellent
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Spectacular hand-blown glass vase in opalescent blue glass with gold overlay by Ermanno Nason, Murano Italy, 1967 (signed "E Nason 1967" on bottom). It was blown hot and required exceptional glass blowing skills. This vase is a masterpiece.
Comes with an authentication by Sergio Gnesin, expert and author of the biographical book “I Vetri di Ermanno Nason” (The Glass Sculptures of Ermanno Nason) published in 2003.
H: 15.5
Diam: 6.5
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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Rare hand-blown glass sculpture, 3 mouths with silver foil and dripped layer, by Aldo Nason for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1950's-1960's.
Reference:
Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970, section on Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.) pages 9 to 19, a similar piece is shown on page 13 with variations in color.
Diam: 5.5 inches
H: 11.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Exceptional handblown glass vessel with glass fragments, rods and murrhines by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1960’s. The pieces with glass fragments are rare.
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, a similar piece is shown on page 116.
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: 11.5 inches
Diam: 8 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
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