André Arbus Tables

A stunning pair of Neoclassical Guéridon tables from Baker’s Andre Arbus Collection having starburst parquetry sycamore and maple tops with tapering column legs with brass accents over sculptural bases that feature a regal brass ring that ties the design together perfectly. Both tables have their Baker signature plate underneath with model number 7356-10 CARB 1. In excellent condition top to bottom. 27.25x26” Height & Diameter About the designer: French architect, sculptor and designer André Arbus was destined to become one of the 20th century’s finest furniture makers. According to him, the craft was in his blood. “I come from an old family of cabinetmakers,” he once said. “From father to son for a very long time. In other words, I was born in a cabinet-making workshop.” Born in Toulouse in 1903, Arbus spent his childhood working in his father’s business which sold reproductions of 18th century French furniture. He later studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse under sculptor Henry Parayre. After graduating, Arbus returned to work with his father as the business’s artistic director. When his father retired, Arbus transformed the company from selling furniture reproductions to one that produced his own formidable designs, including cocktail tables, sofa tables and floor lamps that merged neoclassicism with Art Deco and featured alluring modernist characteristics. In 1925, Arbus exhibited at several shows, including the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, Salon d’Automne, the Gallery L’Epoque and won a medal at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, which brought the Art Deco style to the global stage. Arbus moved to Paris in 1932, won the prestigious Premier Prix Blumenthal in 1934 and opened his own gallery in 1935. His sconces, chandeliers and dining room tables attracted a steady clientele of some of Paris’s wealthiest. Arbus exhibited at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York and, throughout the 1940s, received numerous notable commissions. The French government gave many of his pieces as gifts to visiting foreign heads of state. He furnished several luxury ocean liners, collaborated with Maison Veronese on a line of lighting fixtures and was tasked to build a jewel cabinet for Princess Elizabeth. In 1946, Arbus participated in the refurbishment of the Élysée Palace and the Château de Rambouillet with fellow French architects and designers Louis Süe and Jean-Charles Moreux. Arbus focused on sculpture throughout the 1950s until he died in 1969, drawing inspiration from eminent sculptors such as Vadim Androusov and Sylva Bernt. Today, Arbus’s works can be found in museums around the world. On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage André Arbus lighting...

This elegant André Arbus pair of gueridons is sure to add an element of French neoclassicism chic to any room. It was designed and produced by André Arbus in the late 1940s. With sha...

Andre Arbus for Baker Avenue Cocktail table with lower shelf, solid walnut with ebonized finish and disengaged solid brass capitals over square t...

Accent table, of painted and parcel gilt iron, designed by André Arbus; having a round top of antiqued mirror, with a looped, pierced gallery, raised on a trio of feathered arrow leg...

Rare, refined and timeless French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical console by Andre Arbus circa 1940. The piece features a dramatic mannerist architectural model as it is set upon 6 h...

Andre Arbus French Art Deco mahogany center table or dining table with large octagonal base and glass top, circa 1931. Exhibited at the Paris Salon d'Automne in 1931. Referenced in:...

This very large dining room has been designed by André Arbus for a project commissioned by "Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie d'Orléans, Pays de la Loire" (France), circa 1950. T...

This exceptional curved desk is topped in leather, and is adorned by a medallion executed by by Vadim Androusov.

Tripod bronze coffee table Patinated bronze base, with a cup in center of the cross section, glass top Designed: André Arbus Signed AAA. France, circ...

Circular Mid-Century Modern maple sunburst inlaid Gueridon table, by the André Arbus collection for baker.    

Rare Neoclassical style cherry wood guéridon by André Arbus. Reference: André Arbus by Yvonne Brunhammer. Edition Norma, France: 1996. p256-257.

French Art Deco, circa 1937 large-scale coffee table by Andre Arbus in gilt iron. Variant of the model presented by Arbus at the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques...