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Material: Bamboo
Italian Rattan/Bamboo Table Lamp with Hand-Sewn Textile Shade 1960s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Italian Rattan/Bamboo Table Lamp with Hand-Sewn Textile Shade Elegant Italian table lamp, crafted from rattan and bamboo. The lamp features a beautifully hand-sewn textile shade, bl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Textile, Bamboo, Rattan

Mid Century French Bamboo Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful French Bamboo Pendant, in very good condition, rewired for US. Made around 1950's or 1960's. All Bamboo perfectly intact.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Ralph Lauren Faux Bamboo and Grasscloth Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome vintage British colonial style chest crafted with mahogany faux bamboo as a frame and around the drawers and having herringbone grasscloth panels all around with campaign br...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Bamboo Furniture

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Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bamboo Lacquered Hat with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bamboo lacquered hat with stand. Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century Size: Diameter 46.8 C.M. / Height including stand 89.7 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Small Toothpick Holder Bamboo Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Toothpick Holder Bamboo Vienna Around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

Riviera Style Vintage Brass Bamboo Silk Pastel Blue Table Lamp 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Riviera Style vintage table lamp from bamboo, brass and pleated silk 1970s Italy. A charming table lamp with a rectangular base from bamboo and a brass trim, while the new hand cust...
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1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

Audoux Minet + Roger Capron Bamboo + Tile Dining Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Dining table with quarter turned split bamboo top with Roger Capron inset glazed floral tiles, table designed by Audoux Minet, France circa 1950's.
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1950s French Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Speckled Bamboo Task Lamp with Scallop Shell Shade and Coiled Seagrass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
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2010s American Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

Abalone and Bamboo Articulated Wall Sconce with Natural Abalone Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
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2010s American Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century Japanese bamboo tray. Exquisitely worked with woven geometric surface over a herringbone woven base. Original label. Brought back from China by Dr. Hugh McCormick ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Vintage Japanese hexagonal weave bamboo basket
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage split bamboo hexagonal weave market basket. The split bamboo is framed by a circular shaped bamboo cane lashed with split bamboo to the basket weave. Japan, 20th century.
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20th Century Japanese Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Faux Bamboo Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Wood Base Faux Bamboo Glass Top Coffee Table. Glass has nice rounded corners for safety. Few scratches to glass from age and use. Good overall useable condition. Base can be shipped ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Adirondack Bamboo Furniture

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Glass, Faux Bamboo

Indoor/Outdoor Black Bamboo Floor Lamp with Hand-Painted Woven-Grass Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
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2010s American Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Cement, Brass

1970s Spanish Black Bamboo and Formica Sideboard with Drawers and Doors
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Spanish Black Bamboo and Formica Sideboard with Drawers and Doors
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Late 20th Century Spanish Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Formica, Wood

Articulated Bamboo Table Lamp with Plaster Abalone Base and Abalone Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
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2010s American Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

Bamboo Table Lamp with Black Leather and Marble Base and Scallop Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
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2010s American Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Bamboo Task Lamp with Coiled Leather Base and Natural Abalone Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
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2010s American Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Color Tapestry after Joan Miró, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Abstract tapestry after Joan Miró. By unknown artist, Spain, circa 1970. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Wool, Cotton, Bamboo

Vintage Faux Bamboo Chinoiserie Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive vintage desk having a tooled green leather top on a classic two pedestal form crafted with a hardwood faux bamboo frame having nine drawers in the front and two cabinets o...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Bamboo Furniture

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Leather, Faux Bamboo, Hardwood

Early 20th Century English Folding Verandah Bamboo Garden Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early 20th Century folding English bamboo garden Chair. Originating from Europe in the late Edwardian period, this chair combines bamboo, wood, and leather materials, standing at 37 ...
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1910s British Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker

Alberto Smania Chrome and Bamboo Shelving System, 1967
Located in Budapest, HU
This 1970’s shelving unit is stylishly crafted from chromed brass, featuring decorative bamboo sections and four smoked glass tops. While there are some indications of wear and abras...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Chrome

Wicker and Bamboo Rectangular Wall Mirror Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful rectangular mirror made of bamboo cane and woven wicker designed in Italy in the 1960s. This mirror is unique because of its stunning double frame, it is composed of a larg...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan

Primitive Bamboo Shoot Side Chairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Set of four primitive bamboo shoot frame side chairs with split woven bamboo seats and backs, France circa 1950's.
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1950s French Primitive Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Vintage Coastal Carved Bamboo Armoire
Located in west palm beach, FL
Embrace the breezy elegance of coastal living with this Vintage Carved Bamboo Armoire. Expertly crafted with intricate detailing, this American-made piece offers ample storage and a ...
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Early 20th Century French Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Mirror

Japanese Antique Round Paper Fan "Wall Decoration " 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old paper fan made in Japan. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s). The handle is made of bamboo. It is rare to see such a large size. The Japanese paper is piled...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Paper

Faux Bamboo Mirror Brown Color Italy 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Faux Bamboo Mirror Brown Color Italy 1970
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan

French Mid-Century Bamboo Screen
Located in Austin, TX
Screen from France in the mid-century style. This piece is made with a bamboo structure and striking rattan screens with a woven pattern crafted from the color tones of the rattan.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan

Faux Bamboo Campaign Style Burlwood Desk or Writing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Ernest Hemingway style beautifully made desk or writing table with chinoiserie faux bamboo, burl wood inlay, finished back, and drawers (one opens for a keyboard) The desk features ...
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1950s American Campaign Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Faux Bamboo, Burl

Late Nineteenth Century French Faux Bamboo Easel
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French faux bamboo A-frame easel features a 2 inch deep tray which adjusts up and down to different heights by moving the tr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Bamboo Furniture

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Faux Bamboo

Franco Albini Style Bamboo Rattan Mirror with Arched Top
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini style handcrafted bamboo and rattan mirror with arched top. This mirror features a double bamboo f...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan, Cane

20th Century, Laos Bamboo Basket
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Laos bamboo basket. Age: Laos, 20th Century Size: Height 23 C.M. / Diameter 26.5 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall.
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20th Century Laotian Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Stool by Franca Helg for Bonaccina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern bamboo stool by Franca Helg for Bonaccina, in excellent condition Measures cm: H 75, W 45, D 45. About Franca Helg Franca Helg was born in Milan in 1920 and was a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan

Nicolaus Koni Nude Original Work On Paper
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant hand work on paper probably pastel or watercolour by the Artist Depicting nude of Two female and a male, nicely done , professionally framed in new bamboo wood frame . R...
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20th Century Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Glass, Paper

Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Bent Bamboo Dining Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Introduce coastal charm to your dining space with this Vintage Coastal Bent Bamboo Dining Table. Crafted with American style, this table features elegant bent bamboo construction, of...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Glass

19th Century Victorian Hand Painted Tiger Bamboo Side Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 19th century Victorian period two tier, with original hand painted top tiger bamboo side table. Pedestal side table with a hand painted scenic top portraying a bird with flora...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Bamboo Table, Small
Located in New York, NY
A small chic round bamboo and wicker wrapped table, circa mid-20th century. Table is round, lightweight, bamboo, convenient for holding/displaying books, supporting a cocktail, coffe...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker

Midcentury French Riviera Rattan, Wicker and Walnut Coat Rack, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful French Riviera style coat rack made in curved rattan, woven wicker, bamboo and walnut wood. This lovely organic coat rack was made in Italy during the 1960s. This unique...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Walnut

Nicolaus Koni Nude Original Work On Paper
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant hand work on paper probably pastel or watercolour by the Artist Depicting Two nude female , nicely done , professionally framed in new bamboo wood frame . Ready to enjoy...
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20th Century American Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Glass, Paper

Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
Located in Lomita, CA
This hand painted gilt monumental folded Chinese Export fan is worth collecting. This is a vintage piece from the 1960s most likely. The fan is rea...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Paper

Italian Designer, Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo and rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Cane

suite of 6 bamboo armchairs circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
suite of 6 bamboo armchairs circa 1970 the cushions are missing, very stable armchairs with small discolorations the price is for 6, possibility of purchasing in pairs
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Bamboo and Rattan Pair of Bedside Tables Nightstands by Dal Vera, Italy 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful pair of bedside tables / nightstands. Made by the Italian manufacturer Dal Vera in the 70's. This lovely set is made of bamboo and rattan. The brass handles are strong, a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan

19th Century Victorian Hand Painted Tiger Bamboo Side Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 19th century Victorian period tall two tier, with original hand painted top tiger bamboo side table. Pedestal side table with a hand painted scenic top portraying a floral scenery. This small tall square table...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

19th Century Victorian Octagon Hand Painted Tiger Bamboo Side Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 19th century Victorian period octagon, with original hand painted top tiger bamboo side table. Pedestal side table with a hand painted scenic top portraying a bird with floral...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Bamboo and Rattan Credenza, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Three-door sideboard made of rattan and hand-woven bamboo. Colored details, 1960s
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Rattan

Original Hanging Bamboo Egg Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful and original bamboo hanging egg chair. Rare to retain the original chain and hook which is present on this example. English, circa 1968. H: 124 CM H: 48.8 INCHES W: ...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Faux Bamboo Carved Mirror, Circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique petite French mirror hand carved to resemble bamboo, circa 1900. It has the original chain for hanging and the wood has the lovely original surface and patina. Add F...
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Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Antique Bamboo Furniture

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Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood

Akari Model XP1 Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model XP1 light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures by Isamu...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

Materials

Metal

French Riviera Bamboo and Rattan Double Frame Rectangular Mirror, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning French Riviera style mirror made in bamboo and rattan wicker. This unique mirror was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This gorgeous mirror features a double rectangular...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror

French Riviera Chest of Drawers in Vienna Straw, Rattan and Brass, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular Mid-Century chest of drawers fully made in rattan and Vienna straw with Brass knobs. This delightful French Riviera style chest of drawers was designed in Italy during th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Brass

French Riviera Rattan, Parchment and Wicker Chandelier, Sognot, France, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful Mid-Century French Riviera style pendant fully made in curved rattan and hand-woven wicker with a parchment paper lampshade. This stunning pendant was hand-made in Frtance...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Parchment Paper

French Vintage Bamboo Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Psyche Cheval bamboo mirror from France. This charming mid-century piece features its original mirror in a frame pivoting within a bent bamboo structure on feet.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Mirror

A Rattan Three Seat Sofa and Two matching Chairs Mid Century in Natural Finish
Located in Nashua, NH
This is a lovely three piece set sofa and two matching chairs are in natural as found condition. It is a very simple mid century design, American, very sturdy and the finish is in good condition..This set has just been purchased from a Newport Rhode Island estate and is being offered in as found very good condition allowing you to add you own decorative touch. The seats springs have been replaced many years ago with plywood seat support which was a very common practice on antique porch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Wicker, Reed, Wood

Antique Japanese Kakehana, a bamboo wall hanging vase for flower arranging.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Kakehana (wall hanging vase) crafted of one thick segment of bamboo with two cutouts and front panel carved to resemble smaller segments of bamboo. Signature at the side. Ex...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo

Mid-Century Italian Bent Bamboo Champagne & Glass Bottle Holder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a wonderful example of Italian vintage Bamboo. This is a standing bottle cooler or ice bucket. It is tall and very sturdy, due to the large ring at the base. The glass contai...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Furniture

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Bamboo, Blown Glass

Art Deco bamboo Magazine holder vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco bamboo Magazine holder vienna around 1920s Original condition
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bamboo Furniture

Materials

Brass, Nickel

French 19th Century Pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme Vases
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th French century pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme vases. An amazing pair of tall cylindrical bamboo vases decorated in Japanese Gold and Sil-ver Hiramaki-E Lacquer with Pavilions in The Mist and Weaving Figures, Flown Over by a Pair of Cranes. Enclosed in a Sino-Japanese Inspiration Golden and Brown Patina Bronze Mount Featuring Elephant Heads, Partially Openwork Branches and Salamanders Forming Side Handles. Circa 1870 Attributed to Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) and Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) is one of the most talented and prolific designer and industrialist of the 19th Century, his repertoire is sometimes Sino-Japanese or Neo-Renaissance, whether in furniture or works of art, we can note in particular the parade bed of Valtesse de La Bigne, furniture commissioned by the painter Édouard Detaille or even Sarah Bernhardt, and the famous works in collaboration with Maison Christofle or those in gilded bronze and cloisonné enamel edited by Ferdinand Barbedienne, presented at the Universal Exhibitions in 1878, 1889 and 1900. He was both a draftsman, painter, illustrator, engraver, ornamentalist and cabinetmaker, first trained in the studio of the painter Thomas Couture, Lièvre was then fully immersed in the world of decoration, creation and ornamentation and provides designs for manufacturers and merchant-publishers. Often assisted by his brother Justin, he first produced works of art for his own apartment, seeking out the finest craftsmen to execute his designs for bronzes, ceramics, fabrics and luxury furniture from great virtuosity and great taste. He then collaborated with the cabinet-maker Paul Sormani, as well as haberdasher merchants such as the Escalier de Cristal, bronziers such as Maison Marnyhac and especially Ferdinand Barbedienne as on our vases with bronze mounts characteristics of Edouard Lièvre's work. Born in 1810, died in Paris in 1892, Ferdinand Barbedienne, the most important caster of bronze pieces of art during the second half of the 19th Century, created and directed in Par-is one of the major artistic foundries of his time. Barbedienne specialized in classical reproductions, whose models were exposed in famous European museums. Their illustrated catalogues included many diverse objects such as busts, ornemental sculpture (clocks, candelabras, cups) sometimes even life-sized and bronzes for furniture. Apart from his own produc-tion, Barbedienne worked for the most renowned sculptors such as Barrias, Clésinger and Carrier-Belleuse. All his works were highly esteemed and he, himself honored by contemporary critics. At the London exhibition in 1851 Barbedienne’s firm won two « Council medals ». At the 1855 Universal Exhibition, he won a medal of honor. The success of Barbedienne’s firm brought him many official commissions, such in about 1860, as Barbedienne supplied bronzes for furniture for the Pompeian Villa of Prince Napoléon-Joseph, located avenue Montaigne in Paris. At the London Universal Exhibition of 1862 Barbedienne won medals in three different categories: Furniture, Silversmith work and Artistic bronzes. Barbedienne was made an officer of the Légion d’Honneur in 1867 and Commander in 1878 when he was compared with « a prince of industry and the king of bronze casting ». His glory did not decline with the passage of the time for at the Universal Exhibition of 1889 the critics thanked Barbedienne for the example he set for other bronze-casters by the perfection of his bronzes. “Japonisme” in the second half of the 19th century, was a craze for everything that came from Japan or imitated its style. The word was first coined in a series of articles published by Philippe Burty, from May 1872 to February 1873, in the French magazine “la Renaissance Littéraire et Artistique”. Far from the Academic sphere, artists seeking for new ways of expression, appropriated this discovery. Manet and the impressionists led the way to half a century of enthusiasm for Japanese art, and largely contributed to the esthetical revolution Europe experienced between 1860 and the beginning of the twentieth century. From 1862, The World’s Fairs provoked massive arrivals of fans, kimonos, lacquers, bronzes, silks, prints and books that launched the real era of Japonisme. With those exhibitions, the demand was boosted, the number of merchants and collectors was multiplied, and artists became passionate about this new esthetic. For them, its “primitivism” was probably its most important quality: artists were fond of the Japanese art’s capacity to be close to nature and to reconcile art and society by representing, with a lot of care, the most trivial objects. In painting, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Degas, Van Gogh, Gauguin were among those who were deeply inspired by Japanese art, affected by the lack of perspective and shadow, the flat areas of strong color, the compositional freedom in placing the subject off-center, with mostly low diagonal axes to the background. The Japanese iris, peonies, bamboos, kimonos, calligraphy, fish, butterflies and other insects, the blackbirds, cranes and wading birds, the cats, tigers, and dragons were endless sources of inspiration, appropriation, and reinterpretation for European artists. The occidental productions were combining styles and artistic conceptions instead of copying Japanese art slavishly. That is what brings to light the comparison between the artworks of Kitagawa Utamaro and Degas, of Katsushika Hokusai and Van Gogh The World’s Fairs of 1851 and 1862 in London, those of 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900 in Paris, of 1873 in Vienna and of 1904 in Saint Louis presented a number of “Japanese-Chinese” installations with earthenware, bronzes, screens and paintings and attracted the largest amounts of visitors In Vienna, the “Japanese village...
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Bamboo Furniture

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Bronze

Vivai del Sud set of twelve bamboo dining chairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Set of twelve chairs made of bent bamboo, wicker, and fabric, from the brand Vivai del Sud, produced in the 1970s. After establishing themselves in the field of landscape gardening ...
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1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Bamboo Furniture

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Fabric, Bamboo, Wicker

Antique, New and Vintage Bamboo Furniture and Decor

Bamboo — the reed-like, woody grass revered the world over for its attractiveness, durability and unbeatable versatility — has a purity and elegance that Ming Dynasty dignitaries, European royals and workaday folks alike have appreciated for centuries. Antique and vintage bamboo furniture can help introduce an air of relaxation in any space, and pairs well with chinoiserie decor and a range of porcelain decorative objects.

So why is bamboo — in its many forms — so enduringly popular? The grass itself is classic-looking and pleasingly geometric, and it evokes a subtle exoticism that’s both glamorous and (due in large part to its sustainability) highly attainable.

Bamboo is harder than mahogany. It’s a rigid and hollow reed, and as such it is not rattan, which is dense, steamable and bendable, and has become its own ultimate decorative-arts chameleon over the years. But like rattan, bamboo is an organic material that provides a link to nature, helping us to bring a bit of the outside in, in an elegant yet no-frills way that seems comforting and familiar. Plus, bamboo’s lightness and slight irregularities make it the perfect counterpoint to heavy-feeling interiors.

For organic modern interiors — or any space that would benefit from a dose of the natural world — a variety of vintage bamboo outdoor furniture, side tables, dining chairs and more can be found on 1stDibs.

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