Misunderstood Century

Over the years we have gotten more and more pieces from the early to mid twentieth century. I can not tell you how many times people come in and ask if we are only carrying Decorator items. Yes, a lot of decorators use the pieces by furniture designers of the twentieth century, but many people don't realize that there are special pieces that command respect for their design and their quality. Just like anything there are differences between pieces made for the masses, and those special pieces made for the rich, and or people with discriminating taste. Their sleek lines and beautiful materials lend them to blending with some of the more classic older pieces. Recently we listed a pair of 18th century Italian bedside tables on the website 1stdibs.



These compare well with pieces such as the Paolo Buffa piece that we just listed from the twentieth century.
These are exceptional for both style and quality of workmanship. We also listed a pair of Grosfeld House display cabinets. That are also very nice pieces from the twentieth century. They may be used with a mixture of periods and styles. All these pieces have substance and integrity.

I just read a great article about American pickers back in the early 1990's and their interest in Deco 1920's thru 1960's. We are not alone and they were ahead of us by a long shot. Back in the the 1970's they were selling to of all people Andy Warhol. They said to Warhol "I get stuff you like." Andy said,"Bring me stuff." He was buying 1950's stuff in the 1970's. He would buy trailer loads of Deco at a time. Andy was a compulsive buyer. I remember hearing tales about his estate where they found bags straight from stores that he had never even unwrapped when he got them home.