Modest Designs

Dunbar Early Modern Mahogany Bookcases, model 3312

Introduced in 1933, these wonderful two-drawer open bookcases are from one of Edward Wormley’s first Modern collections for Dunbar Furniture.

The streamlined design feels as fresh and contemporary today as it did almost 100 years ago. Veneered in straight grain mahogany and retaining the original dark finish, the design is elevated with subtle details such as a slight taper to the body, and inset drawers and pulls.

Two cabinets available, sold separately

Dimensions: Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)

For sale or rent. DM for details.

Carole Stupell Quartz Crystal Specimen Table Lamp

Large example of Carole Stupell’s classic studio-made table lamp. The natural Quartz crystal rests on a two-tier bean-shaped silvered wood base.

The original custom shade mirrors the base form, and is topped with a crystal finial. Crystal is 18” high.

Dimensions: Height: 41.5 in (105.41 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)

Available for purchase or rental

Large 1960s French Ceramic Table Lamp

Large sculptural organic modern table lamp. The hand built gourd-shaped body decorated with cutout designs. The pottery base measures 23”h, 28” to top of socket, 42” total with shade.

Dimensions: Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Diameter: 12 in (30.48 cm)

Janice Urnstein-Weissman, Large-Scale Oil on Canvas, 2007

Janice Urnstein-Weissman (American, b.1944), “Le Noir Kimono” from the Living Canvases series, signed lower right, artist inscription verso stretcher, slat framed, 49” H x 30” W (canvas), 52” H x 32” W (frame)

Provenance: Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York

Janice Urnstein Weissman is an American figurative painter. Weissman started her artistic career as a classical painter utilizing Impressionistic techniques, which has evolved since the 1960s into a style of Realism. For the past eleven years, she has been exploring tattoo sub-cultures for the purpose of documenting the phenomenon she refers to as “Living Canvases.”

Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY; Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA; Hallmark Crown Center, Kansas City, MO; as well as Habimah Theatre Tel Aviv, Israel. Critical attention to her work has been received by PBS, American Art Collector, ArtNews, Art in America, ArtWeek, and Los Angeles Magazine.

Dimensions:

Height: 50.5 in (128.27 cm)
Width: 31.25 in (79.38 cm)
Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)

Vintage Aluminum and Rosa Breccia Marble Dining Table

c. 1970s, likely Italian, the architectural, heavy gauge aluminum base supports a thick oval marble top carved with razor edge bevel. Would make an impressive desk. Designer unknown but incredible build quality and design

G*e Aulenti (Designer) Carlo Scarpa (Designer)

Dimensions: Height: 27.75 in (70.49 cm)Width: 78 in (198.12 cm)Depth: 38.25 in (97.16 cm)