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
Mid-Century Continental Karl Springer Oval GoatSkin Pedestal End Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American beige oval goat skin oval pedestal / end table base) (KARL SPRINGER) (similar to 3 of REG4050: oval front, flat back)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Animal Skin
Karl Springer Snakeskin Telephone Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Water Mill, NY
Karl Springer signed snakeskin telephone table on brass
wheels. In pale yellow
Category
Late 20th Century Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Serpentine, Brass
Karl Springer Rectangular Coffee Table in Lacquered Goatskin, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional coffee table in lacquered goatskin, rectangular with chamfered corners, by Karl Springer, 1980's. This table is meticulously crafted and an iconic Springer form.
Reference:
Copy of original Karl Springer invoice dated 1985 with the description, “Di-Gerlando Style Coffee Table 54...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
Deep blue lacquered goatskin console
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Deep blue lacquered goatskin console with brass details attributed to Karl Springer.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
Karl Springer Snake-Textured Leather and Bronze Regency Modern Cocktail Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Karl Springer Snake-textured leather (or leatherette) and bronze Regency modern cocktail table. This is an original Karl Springer piece and retains...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass
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
Karl Springer Console Dining Table Authenticated
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of authenticated tulip table bases designed and manufactured by Karl Springer, Ltd. The bases are currently configured as a pair of console tables with glass tops, but they can ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
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 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
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
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
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 Signed 'Mark II" Lucite Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
A large scale lucite and glass 'Mark II' coffee table designed and signed by Karl Springer.
Category
1980s Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Lucite
Karl Springer Scroll Table in Embossed Lizard 1988 (Signed & Dated)
By Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully crafted embossed lizard leather scroll table by Karl Springer, 1988 (signed with label on bottom "Karl Springer 1988")
Matching pair of chairs available separately.
Category
1980s Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather
1980 Karl Springer Knife Edge Oval Dining Table Lacquered Goatskin
By Karl Springer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Karl Springer Ltd 1980 cream lacquered goatskin knife edge dining table.
Dramatic double pedestal base.
28.75 H 47.25 D x 94.5 L inches
Maker label present.
Original preowned vinta...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Lacquer
Karl Springer "T-Style Console Table" in Lacquered Linen 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"T-Style Console Table" covered in two-tone lacquered linen with 3 drawers by Karl Springer, American 1970’s. A classic Springer design, meticulously crafted in the finest materials....
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Linen, Silk, Wood, Lacquer
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
Shagreen desk
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Shagreen desk by Karl Springer. Signed.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Shagreen
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 Rare Coffee Table with Legs in Embossed Lizard Leather 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and rare large "Sculpture Leg Coffee Table" with legs in bone embossed lizard leather with polished chrome elements and thick glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's....
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Chrome
Elegant Chrome Tulip Table Possibly by Karl Springer.
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous 1980's polished chrome Tulip table possibly by Karl Springer.
The beautifully constructed heavy polished chrome base has 3 channeled Tulip style leaf supports which hold ...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Chrome
Karl Springer Grasscloth Nightstand/Side/End Table, 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Springer Black Grasscloth Nightstand/Side/End Table, 1980s. Original.
Measures 24.25” tall 20” deep 26” long
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Grasscloth
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 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 Pagoda Dining Table in Goatskin
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
This Springer pagoda dining table, with a custom bullnose edge, was acquired from the estate of the original owner. The natural goatskin parchment is of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Gesso, Wood
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 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 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
Karl Springer Lucite, Glass and Gold Plated Over Brass Console, Desk or Table
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This elegant vintage Karl Springer console table, writing desk, entry table or dining table has 4 arched lucite columns that rest on a 22 carat gold plated over brass angled plinth p...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Gold, Brass
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 Goatskin Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karl Springer Lacquered Goatskin Parchment Coffee Table
In Original Condition with some small imperfections as shown in photos
1970s
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
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
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
1980s White Lizard & Chrome Games Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Southampton, NY
1980s White Lizard & Chrome Games Table, By Karl Springer
White lizard wrapped over wood with chrome detailing under apron and around each leg. A classic design which looks as chic t...
Category
20th Century American Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Chrome
Black Faux Shagreen Square Coffee / Cocktail Table (manner of Karl Springer)
By Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century black faux shagreen wrapped coffee table with a square profile and rounded corners on an inSet platform base. (manner of Karl Springer)
Stains and damage to sh...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Wood, Shagreen
Rare Karl Springer Signed Faux Crocodile Desk or Dining Table
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous signed Karl Springer dining table of white faux crocodile leather with chrome accents. Bearing wood Karl Springer Ltd plaque on underside.
Provenance: From a private Tex...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Nickel
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
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 Sculptural Lucite Cocktail Table Base with Brass Caps Vintage
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful angled and sculptural Karl Springer lucite table base has brass caps.There is no glass provided for this great base. One...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Freeform Coffee Table in Brass and Black Granite Top, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer for Karl Springer LTD exceptional free-form coffee table with polished brass base and black granite top, designed circa 1970. This iconic Springer low table design has ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Granite, Brass
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
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 "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
Vintage Embossed Leather Desk by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An elegant vintage leather desk designed by iconic designer Karl Springer in the United States in the 1970s. This desk stands out for its minimalist design. It has 2 large drawers that are great for storing documents and office supplies...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
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 2-Tier Side Table in Red Python with Horn Handles 1977, 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Unique 2-tier side table in red python with authentic horn handles with small brass castors by Karl Springer, American 1977 (label on bottom reads “Karl Springer 1977”). Fine materia...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Python Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Versatile table 30“ x 30“ x 23“ tall…Covered in a faux python parchment.. shades of brown and black … a Classic design..Excellent condition signed.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Wood
Shagreen and Gilt Stenciled Dining Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
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 Brass End Table with Beveled Black Glass Top 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Triangular Leg Metal End Table" in polished brass with beveled black glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This table is meticulously crafted and is a fine example of Springe...
Category
1980s 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
Karl Springer Waterfall Side Table in Python with Stainless Steel Drawer 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional waterfall side table covered in python with stainless steel drawer and thick glass shelf by Karl Springer, American 1970's. This table exemplifies the meticulous craftsma...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Karl Springer Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
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 Meticulously Crafted Coffee Table with Lucite Legs 1980s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Round Leg Lucite coffee table" with brass stretchers and inset glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's (Signed “Karl Springer” on brass stretcher). This table is beautifully 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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