Belgian artist and designer Etienne Allemeersch used semi-precious stones and fossil inlays to craft exquisite furniture pieces, which are favorites among collectors and devotees of mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency styles.
Born in Belgium in 1926, Allemeersch gained design experience while working in the workshop of Ado Chale, an artist and designer best known for his opulent mosaic inlays made from petrified wood, polished stone, metal and bone.
Chale’s influence is apparent in much of Allemeersch’s furniture, especially in his use of mosaic and resin. For instance, several of his coffee tables, side tables and end tables feature detailed inlays made from rare natural materials such as tiger-eye wood, marcasite and lapis lazuli. Allemeersch’s meticulous technique is also seen in his rectangular tessellated bone wall mirror, with circular inlays set in a black resin frame.
Allemeersch’s pieces peaked in popularity among interior designers and collectors by the 1970s but have made a major comeback as coveted collectibles in recent times.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Etienne Allemeersch tables and mirrors.
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Pair of Side Table by E. Allemeersch
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in New York, NY
Pair of side table and black resin inlaid malachite by Etienne Allemeersch.
Stone, Steel
$12,341
H 13.39 in Dm 23.63 in
Coffee Table in Rhodochrosite and Resin Attributed to Etienne Allemeersch
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table in Rhodochrosite and Resin attributed to Etienne Allemeersch, Belgium, 1970s.
Resin
Side table by Belgian artist Etienne Allemeersch
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Brussels, BE
This side table by Belgian artist Etienne Allemeersch features a circular top meticulously inlaid with fragments of hematite, embedded in black lacquered resin. The natural metallic ...
Steel
$14,519 / set
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Pair of Side Tables by E. Allemeersch Black Resin and Marchasite
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of side tables by Etienne Allemeersch in black resin inlay Marchasite, with draws circa 1980.
Resin, Precious Stone, Wood
Circular Coffee Table in Black Resin and Lapis Lazuli by E. Allemeersch
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in New York, NY
Very impressive Lapis Lazuli and resin circular coffee table by E. Allemeersch. The table is peculiar by the shade of blues that varies and dances with the light. The item is signe...
Lapis Lazuli
Side table by Belgian artist Etienne Allemeersch
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Brussels, BE
This side table by Belgian artist Etienne Allemeersch features a circular top with a detailed inlay of tiger-eye stones set in black lacquered resin. The natural patterns and warm to...
Steel
Etienne Allemeersch coffee table, Belgium 1970s
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Brussels, BE
Artisan Etienne Allemeersch, who refined his craft in the workshop of the Belgian artist Ado Chale, crafted this coffee table in resin adorned with inlaid fossil stone. Do not hesi...
Stone
$3,266
H 14.18 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Rectangular Coffee Table by Etienne Allemeersch, Fossilized Stone
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Coffee Table by Etienne Allemeersch, Fossilized Stone Top, 1970s
Stone