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Milo Baughman for Murray Birch and Brass Drop-Leaf Coffee Table, 1953
About the Item
A rare 1953 birch and brass drop-leaf coffee table by Milo Baughman for Murray Furniture.
Solid birch construction with dynamic figuring throughout, especially notable on a top section. Features gleaming blade-like brass aprons and swing-out drop-leaf supports. They’re complemented by handsome full-length brass hinges, revealed when the leaves are down.
An earlier work by Baughman that displays the foundational elements of his signature minimalist take on mid-century modern design: a timeless aesthetic, clean lines, and a striking union of wood and metal.
Produced for only one year by Murray Furniture, which was part of Winchendon Furniture, the Massachusetts-based company responsible for producing many of Paul McCobb’s designs, including his iconic Planner Group. The solid materials and excellent craftsmanship of this piece make its pedigree immediately apparent.
Width listed is with both leaves up; each leaf is 11 inches wide.
- Creator:Murray Furniture (Manufacturer),Milo Baughman (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.13 in (38.44 cm)Width: 68.13 in (173.06 cm)Depth: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1953
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Table originally produced in black lacquered and natural wood finish. One offered here was originally black, and has been professionally refinished to match natural wood option. Some evidence of this is visible on the leaves as slightly darker spots.
- Seller Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU955034462692
Milo Baughman
Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
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