20th Century Design

Interest in 20th Century Design has never been stronger, with solid prices and exceptional value driving sellers and buyers at every level.
With the turn of the 20th Century arrived a new way of thinking. Pioneering designers probed the future for inspiration, rather than the past. Today’s curators and serious collectors prize that vision, confident in the long-term intellectual and material value of these modernists’ works.
As with every good design, Modernist and Post Modern works continue to serve a purpose closer to home: interior designers and traditional homeowners have embraced Millennials’ penchant for uncluttered ease; today’s lifestyle remixed in open, multipurpose spaces that temper classic antiques and collections with modern lines.
Rafael Osona Auctions accepts consignments of functional as well as conceptual works by leading studios and fabricators of the avant-garde.
Now accepting consignments made by these artists, designers, fabricators:
- Adrian Pearsall
- Albert Paley
- Arne Jacobsen
- Dale Chihuly Glass
- Dirk Van Erp
- Eero Saarinen
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Georg Jensen
- George Nakashima
- George Nelson
- George Ohr
- Grueby Pottery
- Gustav Stickley
- Hans Wegner
- Herman Miller / Eames
- Isamu Noguchi
- Josef Hoffmann
- Knoll
- Le Corbusier
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Mies van der Rohe
- Newcomb Pottery
- Paul Evans
- Picasso
- Rene Lalique
- Rookwood Pottery
- Roycroft
- Stephen Swift
- Steuben Glass
- Vladimir Kagan
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Gustav Stickley Reverse Tapered Bow-Arm Morris Chair, Craftsman Workshops of Gustav Stickley, Eastwood, New York, circa 1901
Gustav Stickley Reverse Tapered Bow-Arm Morris Chair, Craftsman Workshops of Gustav Stickley, Eastwood, New York, circa 1901. Oak with original black leather upholstered seat back and cushion. Reverse tapering legs.
Seat Height 16 ½ in. Overall Height 39 ½ in. Width 28 3/8 in.
Provenance: Estate of Linda Loring, 4 Rays Court, Nantucket
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Pair of Stephen Swift One Drawer Side Tables
SOLD FOR $3,540
Pair of Stephen Swift One Drawer Side Tables, with lower shelf, signed and dated 1999
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1968 Red Convertible Jeepster Commando
1968 Red Convertible Jeepster Commando
Sold for $8,625.00
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1959 Fiat Jolly 600 Series
SOLD FOR $70,200
The Fiat Jolly 600 offered here is a fine example of a rare original 1959 Fiat Jolly 600 Series that has benefited from a comprehensive restoration. Ghia manufactured the Jolly on a chassis supplied by Fiat. As a fully functioning vehicle, the Jolly was best suited to leisure duty on golf course greens, yacht decks or at a resort. It was favored with the Jet Set in its day, and continues to be so. With wicker seats, surrey top, it was perfectly suited to warm climates.
Canopy not pictured but will be included in sale.
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