Karl Springer Tables
American, German, 1931-1991
The Berlin-born, New York–based designer Karl Springer brought a chic, high-fashion sensibility to his coffee tables, mirrors, Lucite lamps and other furnishings. During his heyday in the 1970s, Springer’s work was a favorite of the glamour set, who enjoyed the novelty of pieces finished in rich and striking materials that ranged from exotic hides and skins to lacquer and chromed metal.
In a sense, Springer was a pre-postmodernist. Much as the dull, safe, corporate sameness of late 20th-century modernism prompted Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves and others to explore new and provocative structures and materials in design and architecture, so, too, was Springer driven to enliven his creations with fresh and alluring energy and sleekness.
Springer came to New York in the late 1950s and found work arranging window displays at the department store Lord & Taylor. He had studied bookbinding in Germany, and, using his meticulous skills, he began crafting desk accessories wrapped in leather as a sideline. These pieces were sold in luxury stores like Bergdorf Goodman and drew a sophisticated clientele that included the Duchess of Windsor.
By 1965, Springer had established his own Manhattan atelier. It was Pierre Scapula, decorator to Jackie and Aristotle Onassis, who spotted Springer's disco-era Onassis chairs — which didn't yet have a name — first commissioned for a private residence in Acapulco, on the floor of the designer’s East 61st Street showroom. Jackie ordered barstools for the couple’s yacht, the Christina O, and dining chairs for their house on the Greek mainland.
At the time of his death, Springer had showrooms as far afield as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Munich.
The chairs, tables, credenzas and other furniture forms Springer created are generally simple, but substantial, and often have robust, rounded lines. The appeal of his work lies in Springer's insistence on exacting construction and, above all, his eye for unusual materials and finishes.
Springer employed Lucite, brass, and gunmetal along with chromed and polished steel, and revived exquisite finishes rarely seen since the days of Art Deco masters such as Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean-Michel Frank: shagreen (a type of sharkskin), python, goatskin, bone, horn, and lacquered parchment, as well as fabrics that include batik prints. Made of such materials, Springer’s work is by its very nature flamboyant and eye-catching: a suite of pieces will astonish, and an artfully placed side table in exotic hide will add a surprising spark.
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Creator: Karl Springer
Karl Springer Pair of End Tables in Black Lacquer with Bone Inlays, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional hexagonal side tables in black lacquer with bone inlays on the top, sides and bottom by Karl Springer, American 1970's. These end tables showcase the meticulous c...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Bone, Wood
Karl Springer Set of Three Waterfall Nesting Tables in Python 1980s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of 3 waterfall nesting tables in white python by Karl Springer, American 1980's (metal label reads “Karl Springer”). Largest table comes with a glass top.
These tab...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Python
Karl Springer White Lacquered Crocodile Leather Coffee Table 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table covered in white embossed crocodile leather by Karl Springer, American, 1970s. A beautiful and luxurious Karl Springer design.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Modernist Lacquered Parchment Side Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Montreal, QC
Unusual pair of lacquered parchment side tables by Karl Springer with interlocking glass top.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Glass
Karl Springer Hand Lacquered Kyoto Box 1984
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Kyoto Box" in double glaze faux mushroom shagreen lacquer with faux ivory inlay detail on matching Stand by Karl Springer, American, 1984. (Shown with origi...
Category
1980s North American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Karl Springer "Tray Top Side Table" in Embossed Lizard Leather 1980s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
2-tier "Tray Top Side Table" covered in embossed lizard leather with drawer by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed on drawer with metal label which reads "Karl Springer"). This ta...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Karl Springer Rare Jansen Style Console Table in Polished Chrome and Brass 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Rare "Jansen Style Console Table" in polished chrome and gold-tinted brass with inset glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The sides of this table taper in towards the front....
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Karl Springer Python Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular coffee table covered in real brown python with polished steel banding on the legs.
Category
20th Century American Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Steel
Karl Springer 1970s Midcentury Octagonal Bar Cart with Red Snakeskin Finish
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Karl Springer octagonal bar cart from the mid 20th century, with red snakeskin and casters. Made by renowned designer Karl Springer in the 1970s, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Petrified Wood Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Cambridge, US
USA, ca. 1970s. A rare and quite chic side or accent table by Karl Springer (1931-1991). Features curved solid brass base with asymmetrical top fashioned from a large specimen of pet...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Karl Springer Shagreen Wrapped Writing Desk
By Karl Springer
Located in west palm beach, FL
This vintage Boho Karl Springer writing desk, wrapped in luxurious shagreen, combines sleek lines with exotic texture. A sophisticated and s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Karl Springer Stainless Steel Coffee Table with Brass and Glass Top
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Karl Springer stainless steel coffee table with brass and glass top
Offered for sale is a 1980s Karl Springer stainless steel coffee t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Style Modern Cantilevered Glass Cocktail Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Astoria, NY
Karl Springer style modern cantilevered glass surface cocktail or coffee table, made in the 1980s. The piece consists of a slanted column with an oval glass top cantilevered into a w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Glass
Karl Springer Rare Pair of Large Waterfall Side Tables in Black Lizard Leather
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer rare pair of large waterfall side or end tables covered in black lizard embossed leather with brass drawers and original thick glass shelves below. These exquisite pair of side tables are the larger scaled model...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Monumental Lacquered Parchment Cocktail Table by Karl Springer
By Taller Maria Teresa Mendez, Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Karl Springer custom free-form pattern goatskin coffee table. The fantastically figured top is raised on a mirror polished stainless steel clad base that reflects whatever...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Large Dining Table in Goatskin with Brass Bases 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Racetrack dining table with top in lacquered goatskin with 2 half-moon brass bases by Karl Springer, American 1970's. The goatskin finish is both luxurious and stunning. The custom b...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Dining Fossilized Coral Table with Stone Mosaic by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glamorous dining table designed and retailed by Karl Springer, circa 1980s. The iconic shape features a beveled horse track-shape top with ro...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Stone
LUCITE AND GLASS COFFEE TABLE BY KARL SPRINGER, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in PARIS, FR
Mid-century modern octagonal coffee table attributed to designer Karl Springer, dating from the 1970s. It features four prismatic Lucite legs supporting a thick glass top. The combin...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Large Ron Seff Goat Skin Rare Lucite Base Expandable Dining Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Westport, CT
Ron Seff Goat Skin Lucite base versatile extra-large expandable dining/conference table, when closed 72" with two leave 20"each when fully opened
112" in exceptional condition bevel...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Lucite, Wood
Karl Springer Lucite Sculpture Leg Coffee Table, 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Lucite sculpture leg coffee table by Karl Springer with glass top.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Signed Karl Springer Ostrich Embossed Leather Nightstand - Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic and rare waterfall design vintage side table by Karl Springer features a recessed drawer and 3/4 inch thick glass shelf (chip to glass on backside - not visible). Can be ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass
Karl Springer Mid Century Lacquered Goat Skin Side End Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Countryside, IL
Karl Springer Mid Century lacquered goat skin side end table
Table measures: 36.5 wide x 24.5 deep x 25.75 inches high
This piece is available in what we call restored vintage condi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin
Snake Skin Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Two-tier snakeskin side table by Karl Springer, Signed.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Animal Skin
Lacquered Goat Skin Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern lacquered parchment square dining table or card table. High quality thick lacquer finish over real parchment.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
White Parsons Desk with Embossed Leather, Shagreen, by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York City, NY
A sleek desk covered in eye-catching embossed leather. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer, Shagreen Stingray
Karl Springer Console Table in Embossed Lizard Leather with Chrome Drawers 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"T-Style Console Table" in charcoal gray embossed lizard leather with 2 drawers with fronts in polished chrome by Karl Springer, American 1970’s. This is a classic Karl Springer desi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Chrome
Karl Springer Burl Olivewood Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer burl olivewood coffee table. The table has cylindrical shaped legs with polished chrome mounts.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Chrome
Karl Springer Gunmetal Brass, Glass End Table
By Karl Springer
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
End table by Karl Springer in gunmetal, brass, glass and enameled wood. Crafted in New York circa 1980. This lovely piece has some light oxidation to the gunmetal and brass that is c...
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Karl Springer Natural Shagreen Waterfall Coffee Table, 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Karl Springer Natural Shagreen Waterfall Coffee Table, 1980s. Original in great condition.
Measures 43.25” long 26” deep 20.5” tall
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Karl Springer "Sculpture Table" in Sandstone and Brass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
"Sculpture" table by Karl Springer in sandstone, brass screw cap and 1" thick glass, 12 inch diameter base By Karl Springer. This table is very heavy at over 200 lbs!
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Sandstone, Brass
Karl Springer Telephone Table Snakeskin and Brass, 1990
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Postmodern 'telephone' side or end table by designer Karl Springer, 1990. Table is covered in a beautiful authentic snakeskin in a medium brown and supported by small bra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Wall Mounted Console and Mirror
By Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Karl Springer wall mounted parchment console table and mirror.
Console table is 34" high, 42" wide and 18" deep.
Mirror is 48" high, 38.25' wide ...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper
Karl Springer Mark V Parchment Macassar Ebony & Gilt Iron Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Macassar ebony veneer, gilt iron and parchment coffee table by Karl Springer circa 1995. Signed on underside.
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Macassar, Parchment Paper
Shagreen and Gilt Stenciled Dining Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A rare dining table, the top having inset shagreen panels, framed by a design of gilt stenciling and brass inlay. The whole on four square and concave legs similarly decorated. signe...
Category
20th Century Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Karl Springer Table in Tessellated Stone Signed, USA, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Karl Springer Table in Tessellated Stone Signed, USA, 1980s
Two-Tier Table with Drawer signed Karl Springer. Gorgeous, seldom-seen two-tier table in tessellated stone with brass inla...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Lacquered goatskin two drawer desk
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Lacquered goatskin two drawer desk by Karl Springer.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin
Karl Springer Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Coffee Table, Gunmetal, Brass 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern Signed Karl Springer Rectangular Coffee / Cocktail Table. Guaranteed.
Karl Springer "Round Leg Coffee Table" in Gunmetal and Brass.
Chic mid-century low profile t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Karl Springer Coffee Table in Walnut with Macassar Ebony & Gold Leaf 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted "Dorchester Coffee Table" in French walnut with macassar ebony inlays on top with gold leaf accents by Karl Springer, American late 1980's. The border inlays and...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Karl Springer Python Skin Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This can be used as either a bench or a table.
A classic Franc 1940s design reimagined by Karl Springer,
Label below
Category
Late 20th Century American Karl Springer Tables
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Waterfall Side Tables in Python, Signed Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Curved Side Tables in Python are fabricated and signed by Karl Springer and originate from the United States, created in 1986. Featuring ...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Python
Karl Springer "Parsons Style Side Table" in Embossed Lizard 1989 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally crafted “Parsons Style Side Table” in beige lacquered embossed lizard leather by Karl Springer, American 1989 (leather label on bottom reads “Karl Springer 1989...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Karl Springer "Bristol Side Table" in Black Cobra 1980s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Artisan crafted "Bristol Side Table" in black cobra with drawer by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed with metal label in drawer "Karl Springer"). This table is meticulously craf...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Glass
Snake Skin Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Two-tier snakeskin side table by Karl Springer, signed.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Bronze
Wall-Mounted "Round Leg Console Table" by Karl Springer (signed)
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Round leg console table", wall-mounted in copper and gunmetal with inset smoked glass top, by Karl Springer, American, 1980s (signed on side "...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Copper
Pair of Karl Springer Modern Brass & Ebonized Metal End / Side Table Frames
By Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century American Modern (1970s) square form end / side table frames comprised of 4 cylindrical ebonized metal legs with brass caps and anchored by 4 horizontal ebonized m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer "Triangular Leg Metal End Table" with Shagreen Top 1980s (Signed)
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Triangular Leg Metal End Table" in brass with shagreen top by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed "Karl Springer" under top). This table is meticulously crafted and is a fine ex...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Crocodile Leather 2 Drawer Console Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Alligator leather console by Karl Springer
2 drawers make this a useful form.
Karl Springer leather label below
Category
1970s American Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather
Karl Springer Kyoto Box / Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rarely seen Karl Springer Kyoto Box
Original surface with minor touchups
Original suede interior.
Category
1970s American Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Wood
Karl Springer Copper Rain Drum Table With Original Textured Glass Top
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into the realm of timeless sophistication with this original Karl Springer Rain Drum Cocktail Table; a dazzling tribute to Southeastern As...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Copper
Karl Springer Cobra Telephone Table with Brass Castors 1988 'Signed and Dated'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Telephone Table" covered in beige cobra with moire silk on the bottom in brass castors by Karl Springer, American 1988 (label on bottom reads "Karl Springer 1988").
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer "Athena Pedestal" in Chrome with Brass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Athena Pedestal" in polished chrome with inset brass channel by Karl Springer, American, 1980s. Springer loved to mix metals in luxurious ways. This pedestal exemplifies that.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
3 Mid-Century Continental Karl Springer GoatSkin Pedestal End Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
3 Mid-Century American beige goat skin pedestal / end table bases) with a rounded front and flat back (PRICED EACH) (KARL SPRINGER) (1 identical in Florida showroom-REG4050A; similar...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Animal Skin
Karl Springer Shagreen Pedestal/Stand
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully crafted shagreen pedestal stand with a squared stepped base with four rolled Art Deco style arms finishing in a circular top covered in shagreen H: 43 inches: W: 15 inc...
Category
1990s American Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Karl Springer Superbly Crafted End Table in Brass with Zebra Wood Top, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Triangular Leg Metal End Table" in mirror polished brass with double book matched zebra wood top by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This table is meticulously crafted and is a fine ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer American Mid-Century Lucite FLoor Lamp with Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century lucite square top table with a floor lamp center post (KARL SPRINGER)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Ivory Color Console Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-Modern ivory console table by Karl Springer.
Long sculpted sturdy form, perfect for living room use.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Karl Springer "Dorchester Coffee Table" in Figured Anigre, 1990s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Dorchester Coffee Table" in figured Anigre with Marquetry border inlay on top with gold leaf accents by Karl Springer, American, 1990s (signed with Springer label). This table is me...
Category
1990s American Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Karl Springer Rare Pair of "Onyx Tables" with Beveled Bronze Glass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of "Onyx Tables" in polished gold-tinted brass with beveled bronze glass tops by Karl Springer, American 1980's. All elements of the metal base curve and thus cannot be mad...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Karl Springer tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Karl Springer tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 237 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original tables by Karl Springer were created in the modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Charles Hollis Jones, Vladimir Kagan, and Paul Evans. Prices for Karl Springer tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,450 and can go as high as $75,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $12,000.
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