Sofia Karakatsanis is fascinated by wood in all its forms: as a tree, a material, a fuel. As wood was once living, it reacts to processes it is put through, moving and twisting. She responds to this in real time while constructing and carving, allowing a dialogue between maker and material. She grew up in the Black Country, a hub of industry in the UK. This lifelong exposure to craft fostered a strong fascination with making that has led to her own practice in wood, the material she feels most drawn to.
Sofia's carving process is very organic, working with power carving tools such as angle grinders, down to finer hand tools, referencing sketches throughout. This allows her to create the forms intuitively, and react to the wood as it reacts to the processes, and allow the grain to inform the shape. Sofia subjects her work to extreme conditions when finishing; chemical bleaching Sycamore to achieve a bone white colour, and scorching Ash to create a blackened, highly textured finish. Working in this way allows the forms to be material-led. As she carves, Sofia exposes and focuses on the natural grain in the wood, using this to inform and accentuate the shape. She wants to evoke the feeling that these pieces were once living, appearing to come from one piece by allowing the grain to inform the shape.
$17,700
Parity
By Sofia Karakatsanis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sofia Karakatsanis is fascinated by wood in all its forms; as a tree, a material, a fuel. As wood was once living it reacts to processes it is put through, moving and twisting. She r...
Ash
Chinese Antique Wine Console Table
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful late 19th century wine table from Northern China. The tabletop is constructed of four members joined by mitered tenons surrounding a floating panel made of a prized, soli...
Wood
Dutch Mahogany Vanity Dresser with Tri-Fold Mirror
Located in Voorburg, NL
Gorgeous original Dutch mahogany vanity dresser with tri-fold mirror, circa 1950s. The vanity features beautiful mahogany wood grain, nice carved wood details, and a large tri-fold m...
Mirror, Mahogany
$13,900
H 32.25 in W 34.75 in D 19.25 in
19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Console Table - Scandinavian End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian console table with a painted faux marble top, made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian wood end table is standing fou...
Pine
$1,950
H 27.13 in W 51.75 in D 17.88 in
Tessellated Stone and Brass Inlay Console Table Attributed to Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a nice tessellated console table attributed to Maitland Smith. The table is not signed, but it has all the characteristics of a Maitland Smith piece and no doubt made in the P...
Stone, Brass
Lines Wall Console
Located in Paris, FR
Wall console lines all in solid walnut wood with 2 drawers.
Walnut
ICO PARISI Console in legno di faggio e marmo - ITALIA 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISICONSOLE ANNI 50 - elegante console originale anni 50 , per la linea e la raffinatezza del suo disegno e materiali possiamo attribuirla al architetto ICO PARISI. Questa bel...
Marble, Brass
French Tiered Tray Table of Mahogany with Brass Gallery
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French tiered serving or side table (or tray) or etagere of mahogany, featuring a kidney-shaped upper tier with a pierced brass gallery around three quarters of the circumfere...
Metal, Brass
Irish Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Table, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Exceptional circa 1760 Irish Chippendale mahogany slab or side table having breccia pernice marble top surmounting carved geometric interlacement band frieze with central carved 'cel...
Breccia Marble
$63,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.75 in W 102.75 in D 17.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard, Walnut & Maple, Circa 1940-1960
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, large vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian freestanding sideboard made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Walnut and Maplewood, in good condition. The console table, credenza is composed with a clear floating glass top, composed with two upper drawers and two doors, enhanced by detailed wood grains, carvings, standing on four curved wooden spider legs. The interior of the cabinet is featuring two shelves, consisting its original hand crafted ceramic door handles...
Ceramic, Glass, Maple, Walnut
$8,950
H 35 in W 52 in D 21 in
18th Century Italian Demilune Console with Marbleize Top in Robin's Egg Blue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune console, having a molded top, faux painted in robin's egg blue, its pierced, guilloche apron framed by rosette-blocks, raised on four, foliate-headed, round, tapering, and f...
Wood, Giltwood
$13,700
H 30.5 in W 33.5 in D 16.75 in
Gustavian Console Table by Jonas Frisk, Gilded Pinewood, Circa 1810
By Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded, painted Pinewood in the Egyptian style with a crystal red porphyry top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the tall Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed wood carvings, supported by four round, straight golden wooden legs particularized with Egyptian figures. The end table is standing on a gilded, painted base. Minor fading due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1810 - 1830, Sweden, Scandinavia, Scandinavia. Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan, in Stockholm. Frist's personal history remains lost in history. Kommerskollegium (The National Board of Trade...
Pine, Giltwood
$14,900
H 32.25 in W 37.25 in D 19.25 in
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pinewood Console Table by Jonas Frisk
By Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood with a white-grey painted marble top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed tablecloths and palmettes carvings and porphyry-imitating sides, supported by four round twisted tapered legs, collar and ball, standing on a rectangular wooden base. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Circa 1810 - 1820, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia. Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan...
Marble, Porphyry