Royal Ontario Museum Modern Furniture Photos

The ROM displays a range of 20thC Canadian & European furniture and is noted for its Art Deco era art & sculpture.

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Collection of early 20thC modern furniture at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Caned armchair by William Morris of England, founder of Arts & Crafts Movement, at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Oak armchair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed for Miss Cranston`s Argyle Street Tea Rooms of Glasgow at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Oak side armchair with horsehair seat by Charles Rennie Mackintosh originally designed for Miss Cranston`s Argyle Street Tea Rooms of Glasgow beside rose banner by Mackintosh & Margaret MacDonald for exhibit in Turin, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Collection of early 20thC modern furniture at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Caned armchair (late 1800s) by William Morris of England, founder of Arts & Crafts Movement, at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Oak armchair (1898-9) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed for Miss Cranston`s Argyle Street Tea Rooms of Glasgow at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Oak side armchair with horsehair seat (1898) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh originally designed for Miss Cranston`s Argyle Street Tea Rooms of Glasgow beside rose banner (1902) by Mackintosh & Margaret MacDonald for exhibit in Turin, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Metal lantern by Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow for his own house at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.White cabinet by Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow for Jessie Rowat house at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Wash-stand by Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Nest of 4 stacking tables by Émile Gallé of Nancy, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Metal lantern (1900) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow for his own house at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.White cabinet (1902) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow for Jessie Rowat house at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Wash-stand (1904) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Nest of 4 stacking tables (1900-4) by Émile Gallé of Nancy, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Nouveau armchair by Louis Majorelle of Nancy, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Dressing table by Carlo Bugatti an Italian working in Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Corner chair & hanging corner cabinet atop base by Carlo Bugatti an Italian working in Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Bent beechwood armchair by Gustav Siegel of Vienna at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Nouveau armchair (1905-20) by Louis Majorelle of Nancy, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Dressing table (c1904) by Carlo Bugatti an Italian working in Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Corner chair & hanging corner cabinet atop base (c1895-1904) by Carlo Bugatti an Italian working in Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Bent beechwood armchair (c1900) by Gustav Siegel of Vienna (student of Joseph Hoffmann) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Bent beechwood side chair by Joseph Hoffmann of Vienna at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Caned armchair by Joseph Hoffmann of Vienna at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Settee by Walter Gropius at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Nest of tables by Joseph Hoffmann at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Bent beechwood side chair (c1907-16) by Joseph Hoffmann of Vienna at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Caned armchair by Joseph Hoffmann of Vienna at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Settee (c1913) by Walter Gropius at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Nest of tables (c1905) by Joseph Hoffmann at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Table & side chair by Frank Lloyd Wright both made for Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Table & side chair by Frank Lloyd Wright both made for Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Side chair by Frank Lloyd Wright made for Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Molded plywood chair by Waclaw Czerwinski & Hilary Stykolt made by Canadian Wooden Aircraft Co at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Table (1915-21) & side chair (1921) by Frank Lloyd Wright both made for Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Table (1915-21) & side chair (1921) by Frank Lloyd Wright both made for Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Side chair (1921) by Frank Lloyd Wright made for Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Molded plywood chair (1946) by Waclaw Czerwinski & Hilary Stykolt made by Canadian Wooden Aircraft Co at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
All plastic Habitat chair & ottoman by Jerry Adamson made for Moshe Safdie`s Habitat `67 at Montreal's Expo at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco upholstered armchair from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco upholstered side chair from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco upholstered side chair & ebony & ivory cabinet from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
All plastic Habitat chair & ottoman (1967) by Jerry Adamson made for Moshe Safdie`s Habitat `67 at Montreal's Expo at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco upholstered armchair (prob. 1920 or 1930s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco upholstered side chair (prob. 1920) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco upholstered side chair (prob. 1920) & ebony & ivory cabinet (1920s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco upholstered side chair & table from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco rosewood buffet cabinet & bronze statue of stallion by Alexandre Kéléty from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco nesting tables & bronze bookends from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco dressing table & silver-plated bronze table lamps from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco upholstered side chair (prob. 1920) & table (1920s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco rosewood buffet cabinet (1930s) & bronze statue of stallion (1920s) by Alexandre Kéléty from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco nesting tables (c1930) & bronze bookends (1920s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco dressing table (c1920s or 1930s) & silver-plated bronze table lamps (1920s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco silver-plated bronze table lamps by Albert Cheuret from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco armoire in zebrawood, ivory & chrome from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco octagonal side table in ebony & ivory possibly by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco wrought iron lamp with base by L. Katona & glass shade by Daum Nancy from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco silver-plated bronze table lamps (1920s) by Albert Cheuret from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco armoire in zebrawood, ivory & chrome (1920s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco octagonal side table in ebony & ivory (1920s) possibly by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco wrought iron lamp (1920s) with base by L. Katona & glass shade by Daum Nancy from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco polychromed bronze sculpture accident during the hunt with woman bandaging dog from Boise, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco polychromed bronze sculpture with woman holding vessel by D.H. Chiparus of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco side table in marble & wrought iron & bronze bookends with rams by Paul Kiss of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco console table in marble & wrought iron from France & bronze & onyx bookends with greyhounds from Grigio, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco polychromed bronze sculpture accident during the hunt with woman bandaging dog (1920s) from Boise, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco polychromed bronze sculpture with woman holding vessel (1920s) by D.H. Chiparus of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco side table in marble & wrought iron (1920s) & bronze bookends with rams (1920s) by Paul Kiss of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco console table in marble & wrought iron (1920s) from France & bronze & onyx bookends with greyhounds (1920s) from Grigio, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco bronze & onyx bookends with greyhounds from Grigio, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco bronze, onyx & ivory sculpture of woman dancing by M. Lucas of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco bronze, marble & ivory sculpture of woman in oriental dress from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco cabinet by Paul Theodore Frankl of New York City holding silvered-bronze & marble sculpture of woman in flight by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco bronze & onyx bookends with greyhounds (1920s) from Grigio, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco bronze, onyx & ivory sculpture of woman dancing (1920s) by M. Lucas of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco bronze, marble & ivory sculpture of woman in oriental dress (1920s) from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco cabinet (c1930) by Paul Theodore Frankl of New York City holding silvered-bronze & marble sculpture of woman in flight (1920s) by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco silvered-bronze & marble sculpture of woman in flight by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco silvered-bronze & marble bookends with fan dancers from Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco bronze, marble & ivory bookends with stylized marabou storks by Marcel Bouraine of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco brass, marble & ivory bookends with waterbirds from Manin, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Art Deco silvered-bronze & marble sculpture of woman in flight (1920s) by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière from France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco silvered-bronze & marble bookends with fan dancers (1920s) from Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco bronze, marble & ivory bookends with stylized marabou storks (1920s) by Marcel Bouraine of France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Art Deco brass, marble & ivory bookends with waterbirds (1920s) from Manin, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
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