Buying Vintage part II

I'm not sure if regret is the right word but there are a few pieces that go through your hands that you just wish you could keep and here are a few sofas I've had that I believe are very special.



This cantilevered sofa by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin (above) is probably one of his best designs and again one of the early pieces I sold through mid-centuryonline.com. It is a firm and comfortable sofa with one of the most amazing profiles of any sofa Ive ever seen. I meet the lady who bought it every so often and she loves it so Im very happy though Id take it back in the moring if she wasn't.

There are a pair of chairs that were also in this line that I would love to own if anyone reading this blog ever sees them for sale or has them to sell then please let me know...I'm attaching a photo below of the chairs taken from Los Angeles Modern Auction / icollector.com.










I also had this beautiful large curved sofa (below)which had a real 50's styling to it, there was no label attached and I still have not seen another but this was top quality craftmanship in beautiful original condition and it went to a stunning new built modernist home. The wood trim which I believe was walnut and the legs were angled almost to a point in a really 50s way like the fins you see on the back of cars from that period and there were beautiful angles everywhere. If anyone reading can shed any light as to the maker I would love to hear from you.














The last sofa on this list is covered in the maddest fabric but looking beyond that fabric is the frame of an extremely elegant sofa. I love the way it floats above the base allowing light to stream in under and around the piece. This sofa also went to a beautiful new built modernist house and into a light filled room so it should look amazing. The thing I think that is funny about this sofa is that it was originally covered in an eggshell blue 50s fabric and somebody took it off to replace it with this mad patterned fabric..Yay the 70's. Anyway this sofa also had no label and Ive never seen the base of the frame like it but the top rail of the frame is very similar to some from Adrian Pearsall so for now thats my best guess.












If you can shed any light on the designer / maker of either of these sofas or if you want to offer me a sofa for sale or get advice on your sofa then please email me at killian@mid-centuryonline.com or comment below.

Thanks for reading.

Killian.