Cees Braakman Tables
Dutch, 1917-1995
Revered Dutch mid-century modernist designer Cees Braakman had been creating furniture since his teenage years when he was promoted to head of design at UMS Pastoe in 1948. Today’s vintage furniture enthusiasts know that Braakman found inspiration in works by Scandinavian artisans such as Alvar Aalto and Herman Miller luminaries Charles and Ray Eames — Braakman’s clean-lined dining chairs, sleek sideboards and other case pieces are demonstrative of those influences.
UMS Pastoe was established in 1913 by German-Jewish entrepreneur Frits Loeb and became rapidly successful largely owing to its reputation for well-made tables and chairs. However, the Dutch brand is best known by collectors for the modular sideboards, storage cabinets and other spare, streamlined case pieces that it produced during the postwar years.
The Utrecht-born Braakman took over for his father, Dirk, who had by then been managing the company for more than 20 years and had designed a variety of furnishings for the manufacturer by himself. A year before he assumed his new role at Pastoe, Cees visited the United States where he became enamored with the designs of Charles and Ray Eames and the other creative minds associated with legendary American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller.
While many Dutch designers who are now celebrated by vintage furniture collectors — names like Gerrit Rietveld and Friso Kramer are in this list — found inspiration in Piet Mondrian and the country’s De Stijl art movement, they also looked to Scandinavian modernists such as Alvar Aalto and Americans such as the Eameses. Cees Braakman was no different.
Braakman’s 1940s-era tour to the States included a visit to the Herman Miller factory in Zeeland, Michigan. At the time, architect-designer-journalist George Nelson was director of design at the firm and had enlisted a range of designers to collaborate with Herman Miller and create what are now icons of mid-century modernism. Braakman took notice of industrial manufacturing techniques at HM and in particular, the company’s innovations in furniture design owing to experimentation with molded plywood and fiberglass-reinforced plastic.
The Dutch designer introduced the first line of modern furniture at UMS Pastoe thereafter — a table, a chair, a bed and more created in molded plywood and featuring oak veneers, specifically tailored for smaller living spaces. Braakman was convinced that Pastoe should move on from the restrictions that a collection or set of furniture presented to consumers.
Furniture for a bedroom, for example, should be practical and built as individual pieces that could be adapted as more space became available. New production methods and creative marketing came into focus under Braakman’s leadership, and his own lines of oak and birch furniture — which were created around cupboards that could be reconfigured as needed, or armchairs that could be combined to form a sofa — earned acclaim and were commercially very successful.
UMS Pastoe was recognized for its innovative furniture at the Milan Triennial in 1957 and Le Signe d’Or in Belgium, and Cees Braakman’s work can today be found at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
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Creator: Cees Braakman
Cees Braakman for Pastoe "Made to Measure" Series Executive Desk
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, lightly refinished, Cees Braakman for Pastoe executive "Made to Measure" desk. This desk features a black enameled metal riser, brushed st...
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Classic Mid-Century Eero Saarinen Style Tulip Dining Table by Cees Braakman
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and stylish all white tulip base dining table designed by Cees Braakman in the style of Eero Saarinen for Pastoe. It can be said that Braakman was almost literally born to desi...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Cees Braakman Mid-Century Modern EB02 Writing Table for Pastoe, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern EB02 writing table.
Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe.
Striking Dutch design from the 1950s.
Solid birch and original birch veneer base on fo...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Birch
Mid-Century Modern EB04 Desk by Cees Braakman
By Cees Braakman, Hopmi & UMS Pastoe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This mid-century modern desk by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe is a true representation of timeless elegance and functional design. Crafted in the Netherlands in the 1950s, the EB04 de...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Birch, Bentwood
Extendable TB05 dining table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, The Netherlands 1950's
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This dining table, model TB05, was designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the 1950's.
It is a table for 4 that can be extended to seat 6 persons.
The table has a birch veneered ...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Birch, Plywood
Scandinavian Modern Extension dining table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extending dining table designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe featuring a white Lacquer sliding top mechanism that reveals an integrated leaf for extension on one side of table. Sol...
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1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Lacquer, Hardwood
"B14" Multi Table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, Netherlands, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare and early "B14" multi table designed by Cees Braakman. Produced for the Combex series by Pastoe in the Netherlands. Can be attached with hooks on the underside of the table to m...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Laminate, Birch
Cees Braakman Japanese Series Dining Table with Warm Hued Wood Top & Black Frame
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An excellent example of Dutch Mid-Century designer Cees Braakman's Japanese series for Pastoe. This table has minimalist black metal legs and a warmly hued wood top. No leaf. In orig...
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Cees Braakman Japanese Series Dining Table in Teak and Black Enameled Steel
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra wide teak dining table on black enameled steel base. A beautiful example of Dutch Mid-Century designer Cees Braakman's Japanese series in which s...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Steel
Mid-Century Modern Made to Measure Table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern Made to Measure dining room table.Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe.Striking Dutch design from the 1960s.Original teak veneered top with four...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Made to Measure Desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern Made to Measure desk.Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe.Striking Dutch design from the 1960s.Original teak veneered base with three drawers wi...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal, Chrome
Cees Braakman TM04 side table for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Beautiful small side table designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. You can also use it as a serving-tray or as a magazine-rack. It is in very good condition.
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal
TM05 sidetable/magazine rack by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, The Netherlands 1950's
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This TM05 sidetable/magazine rack was designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in 1953. It is from a very much desired item by vintage lovers and collectors. This piece is in a very goo...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal
Cees Braakman TU30 dining table with teak top by Pastoe, 1960s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Berlin, DE
This vintage mid-century TU30 minimalist dining table, designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the 1960s, features a beautiful teak top. This iconic piece embodies the clean lines an...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Iron
Cees Braakman TU04 Coffee Table with Reversible Teak & White Top for Pastoe, NIB
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the family that originally owned it comes this 1958 TU04 Cees Braakman Modernist coffee table with black enameled metal frame and reversible top in teak and white Formica with l...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal
1950's "ROLO" PB31 Tea Trolley by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Dutch Design "ROLO" Tea Trolley by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe Utrecht. Model PB31. Made in the Netherlands / Holland, 1950's period. Birch plywood constru...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Birch, Plywood
Pastoe Magazine-holder designed by Cees Braakman, Dutch Design, 1954
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-century magazine table from the Combex Series TM05 designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe 1954. Sleek walnut top with black wrought metal frame and mesh magazine holder.
Dimension...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal, Wrought Iron
Minimal Pair of Nigh Stands by Cees Braakman for Pastoe the Netherlands, 1960's
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of oversized Minimalist bedroom nightstands by Dutch designer Cees Braakman
Teakwood with white formica top and a drawer.
Pastoe furnitu...
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1960s Dutch Minimalist Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Formica, Teak, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Serving Trolley PB31 by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern serving trolley.
Design by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe.
Iconic Dutch design from the 1950s.
Birch laminated plywood with black lacquered top.
In ver...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal
Pastoe Coffee Table Model TA 07 by Cees Braakman with Reversible Top
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Hellouw, NL
Pastoe coffee table Model TA 07 by Cees Braakman with reversible top, Netherlands 1950s. This Coffee Table is made of Teak Wood and has a reversible top with teak veneer on one side ...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Teak, Formica
Mid century PT10 serving cart by Cees Brakeman for Pastoe, Netherlands 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in ECHT, NL
Mid century serving cart. Model PT10 designed by Cees Brakeman for Pastoe in the 1950s. It has two trays made of shaped plywood. The frame is also made of plywood. Well designed piece with very nice details. It stands on the original castors. The cart can be disassembled. It was sold originally as flat packed furniture. For shipping it will be disassembled for safer and easier transport. Easy to put back together again with the original brass bolts.
The wood gained a beautiful dark patina through the years.
UMS Pastoe b.v. is a Dutch furniture manufacturer from Utrecht, which designs and produces furniture under the Pastoe brand name. This company was founded on April 13, 1913 in Utrecht as UMS, which stood for Utrechtse Machinale Stoel- en Meubelfabriek. The name Pastoe comes from "passe partout" and was added to the name after the Second World War
Well-known designs are the wire steel chair SM05 by Cees Braakman and Adriaan Dekker, the cabinets by Aldo van den Nieuwelaar and Vision by Karel Boonzaaijer and Pierre Mazairac. Pastoe has worked with graphic designers such as Dick Bruna and Benno Premsela, photographers such as Ed van der Elsken and Cas Oorthuys and designers such as Shiro Kuramata, Shigeru Uchida, Maarten Van Severen and Vincent van Duysen.
Frits Loeb founded the factory in 1913 under the name Utrechtse Machinale Stoel- en Meubelfabriek (UMS). This was located at Oosterkade 30 in Utrecht. The furniture that was produced was initially intended for his store at the Ganzenmarkt in Utrecht, but soon it was sold at various points of sale in the Netherlands.
When the space on the Oosterkade had become too small, the factory moved around 1918 to the building of the former Tegelfabriek 'Holland' on the Rotsoord. Since 2016, the factory has been on the Tugboat in Houten.
UMS focused on the general public with its furniture. Business manager and designer Dirk Lubertus Braakman varied on the designs of the Amsterdam school. Although the business design style did not suit the taste of the general public, UMS continued to engage in innovative design, with influences from Scandinavia and art deco.
After World War II
After the Second World War, Loeb found an empty factory. He decided to rebuild UMS, with his cousin Frits Ullman assisting him. In the first years after the war, UMS mainly worked on behalf of third parties and did not yet have a permanent collection. Around 1947, the factory set a different course, with contemporary design central. In 1948, the new brand name Pastoe was introduced, which was added to the abbreviation UMS.
Business manager and designer Cees Braakman, after a study trip through the United States, introduced a new technique of curved plywood and persuaded Loeb and Ullman to use this production method. Due to the use of this new technique, no more reference was made to the craft. New materials such as plywood finished with oak and birch veneer characterized the designs. The new production technique provided the subdued and sober design that later became the company's trademark. UMS Pastoe joined the Good Living Foundation.
The focus of the UMS Pastoe collection was mountain furniture, where the consumer could put together a cabinet himself. This new concept of flexible cabinet systems was developed in 1955 in the cabinet system Meubelen-naar-maat. In this series, the cabinet could not only be assembled by the consumer himself, but also expanded later. This series was a great success at home and abroad. This became clear when the teak version was awarded a silver medal in 1957 at the 11th Triennale in Milan and Le Signe d'Or in Belgium.
In 1968, the company received the BKI Award for the innovation of PVC-coated chipboard that is milled transversely; the plates could then be folded into a cube. This technique was applied in the 1967 Pastoe Cube...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cees Braakman Tables
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Plywood
Minimal Teak and Formica Vanity by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960's
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Minimal 1960's bedroom vanity / dressing table with 2 drawer units by Dutch designer Cees Braakman for Pastoe The Netherlands
Teak veneered Plywood and Formica
It can be comple...
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1960s Dutch Minimalist Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Formica, Teak, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern EB04 Desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern EB04 desk.
Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe.
Striking Dutch design from the 1950s.
Original veneered birch and plywood base supported by fou...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Birch, Plywood
Cees Braakman Boomerang Desk with Triangle Legs for Pastoe, Dutch Design, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-century desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe with Fat Hairpin Legs, This Version has two cabinets with three drawers on both sides, top drawers can be locked with one key.
In origin...
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Steel
Cees Braakman “Mobilo PE03” Trolley for Pastoe, Netherlands, 1950
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The “Mobilo PE03” trolley was designed by Cees Braakman and manufactured by Pastoe in the Netherlands around 1950.
It features a birch frame with white laminated shelves and a han...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Wood
Cees Braakman TM04 side table in birch Pastoe The Netherlands 1953
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Fantastic shaped side table model TM04 designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, The Netherlands 1953. This exquisite side table exemplifies the innovative mid-century modern design etho...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal
Mid Century teak coffee table.
By Cees Braakman
Located in Weesp, NL
1950's Cees Braakman Mid Century Cees Teak Coffee Table.
Beautiful teak coffee table with reversible top, designed in the 1950s by the Dutch designer Cess Braakman for Pastoe.
As c...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Formica, Teak
Side Table by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe, 1955
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare TM Series side table / magazine rack, designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe.
Enameled steel rod base and birch plywood top.
Smart minimalist Dutch design.
Marked at the bottom.
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Steel
Cees Braackman for Editions Pastoé, coffee table
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cees Braackman for Editions Pastoé, coffee table
the tray is scratched and there is a major blow, it will be necessary to sand the tray, or even to reapply it.
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Beech
Elegant Serving Trolley by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, Netherlands, 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Voorburg, NL
Beautiful serving trolley in totally original state. Designed by Cees Braakman and produced by UMS Pastoe. The trolley has a solid teak frame and glass plates with original rubber pr...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cees Braakman Tables
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Glass, Teak
New in Box Cees Braakman "TU04" Coffee Table with Reversible Top for Pastoe
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the original owners family comes this rare, never used "TU04" modernist coffee table, designed in 1958 by Dutch Mid-Century great Cees Braakman for widely acclaimed furniture ma...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Metal
Pastoe Coffee table Model TH08 van Cees Braakman 1960s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful vintage teak coffee table with reversible top. One side is teak veneered and the other side is white Laminate . Extremely useful at parties so that the table top cannot be ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Teak
Rare Combex series TB14 coffee table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950's
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Steenwijk, NL
These tables are rare to come by. The set of two makes a perfect match due to the puzzle shape. The tables can be attached or used separately. The combex series is one of the earlies...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Teakwood Bar Cart - Cees Braakman Model PT10
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Cees Braakman design teakwood serving trolley for UMS Pastoe.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cees Braakman Tables
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Teak
Pastoe nesting tables Cees Braakman ''Japan series'' 1960s Holland
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare set of nesting tables .Black Square Metal frame ,Comes with a White
laminated top ,And teak wood sides . Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
from the so called ''Japan series ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Laminate
Coffee table 'TA07' Japanese series by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, Netherlands
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Reversible Top Coffee table TA 07 by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960s
Coffee table - Japanese series - Cees Braakman - Pastoe - Netherlands 1960s
Wear consistent with age and use : M...
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SM08 Dining Table by Cees Braakman for Usm Pastoe, 1964
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Dining table designed by Dutch designer Cees Braakman for USM Pastoe in 1964
Tubular base in chromed metal
Rectangular top in rosewood veneer
With extension ( length with extension: ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Cees Braakman Tables
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Chrome
"Mobilo PE03" Serving Trolley by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Elegant and hard to find trolley. Maple/oak wooden Z-shaped frame with two laminated trays. The top tray can slide open and/or removed with a small wooden serving basket underneath. ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cees Braakman Tables
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Laminate, Birch
Vintage coffee table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe Japanese series Model TU04
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Breda, NB
Vintage coffee table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe Japanese series Model TU04.
Dimensions:
Width: 120 cm
Depth: 63 cm
Height: 46.5 cm
The table ...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Teak
TU04 Coffee Table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960s
By Cees Braakman
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Coffee table TU04 designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the 1950s.
This table has a reversible table top (teak or formica side), black metal legs a...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cees Braakman Tables
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Cees Braakman tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Cees Braakman tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cees Braakman tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Cees Braakman were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by UMS Pastoe, Friso Kramer, and Artifort. Prices for Cees Braakman tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $476 and can go as high as $10,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,800.
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