Bertha Schaefer Brass and Glass Cocktail Table for M. Singer and Sons

“Jason” cocktail table in stainless steel and glass by New York City designer and interior decorator Gary Gutterman. An exceptionally well-executed continuous form with the unusual f...

Rectangular cocktail table of chromed steel and glass by architects William Katavolos, Ross Littell, and Douglas Kelley. A relatively rare offering from Laverne Originals, circa 1958. Ref: Mobili Tipo...

Rectangular cocktail table of cut laminated plywood with solid wood supports. A well-constructed circa 1940s design with an architectural bearing, likely a one-off commission. The top sits within two lateral struts, giving the appearance of bridge architecture. . A design in the manner of Nathan Lerner...

Elegantly minimalist cocktail table rendered to precise specifications in stainless steel with a 3/4 inch glass top. A Nicos Zographos design and production from his 35 series of low tables, circa 1970s. Zographos's 1960s updates on International Style furnishings graced interiors by iconic modernist architects such as Gordon Bunshaft, I.M. Pei, and Louis Kahn.

Up-and-down "Versitable" by Tepper-Meyer Associates of San Francisco, produced by Fred Meyer circa 1954. The two-position design can function as a dining or writing table in the high...

Boat-shaped coffee table with beveled edges in silvered walnut by the team of German-born American architects Oscar Stonorov and Willo von Moltke, designed for the Museum of Modern Art's 1941 Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition, and produced in very small numbers by Red Lion Furniture of Pennsylvania. Per the MoMA catalog, “a design may be called organic when there is an harmonious organization of the parts within the whole, according to structure, material, and purpose. Within this definition there can be no vain ornamentation or superfluity, but the part of beauty is none the less great—in ideal choice of material, in visual refinement, and in the rational elegance of things internded for use.” The suite of furnishings designed by Stonorov and von Moltke---including a vanity, coffee table, dining set, bed, nightstand, and case pieces--won honorable mention at the seminal competition and received a preferred placement at the MoMA exhibition itself. The winning entries in the competition, which included the iconic seating and unit furniture by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, were showcased at eleven department stores across the country--notably Bloomingdale's and Kaufmann's--and were intended for serial production, but America's entry into WWII a month after the opening of the exhibition, along with higher than expected price points across the board meant that few pieces were actually made outside the ones initially sent to the participating department stores. This was especially true for the Stonorov and von Moltke suite, which wound up being among the most expensive items...

A Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer Sons Occasional table. The natural travertine marble supported by sculptural walnut legs. A rolled lip keeps the travertine in place and mimics the a...

A walnut coffee table designed by Bertha Schaefer and produced by Singer & Sons, USA, 1950s.

Award winning set of nesting serving tables designed by Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer & Sons in 1952 and produced in Italy for the Singer Modern collection. These were exhibited in ...

An elegant travertine and walnut side table designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons. Purchased out of a nice Palm Springs Estate along with a matching round coffee table avai...

Italian modern dining table, designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons, Italy, circa 1950s. This table is currently being refinished ...

Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons Walnut Nesting Serving Tables 1950s Introducing an iconic creation from the mid-century modern era, we proudly present the exceptional set of nesti...