Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a Master’s in Urban Design from Harvard. After founding his architectural firm in 1980, he built a prestigious reputation, working on landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Restoration, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Decorative Arts Galleries, and high-end hotels like the Carlyle in New York and Claridge’s in London. His many high profile clients included the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein.
While best known for these projects, Despont was a no less accomplished visual artist. His enthusiasms were myriad, and his work focused on an almost incredible range of subjects, including but not limited to entymology, ichthyology, anthopology, history, and astronomy. The very smallest of earth's creatures, like insects, captivated him no less than the universe’s very largest—planetary bodies and the cosmos. All of his work was informed by an unrivaled art-historical expertise, lead by a wholly unique imagination, and driven by an omniverous curiousity for life and the very nature of existence.
A Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee, Despont also authored design books. He exhibited his paintings and sculptures globally, notably at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, London, and Monaco.
Carom Billiards Table w Dining Top, Thierry Despont, Blatt Billiards, US, 1996
By Thierry Despont, Blatt Billiards
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Brass
Heavy Enameled Metal Cylinder Pedestal Base Top Round Gueridon Dining Table
By Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy enamel finish mid century Modern heavy beautifully enameled steel with chrome banding single pedestal round center or gueridon small conference table.
Steel
Vintage Adjustable Top Oak Drafting Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a vintage drafting table from the early 20th century. It's made of solid oak and has through tenons. The top can be replaced with new matting and the top adjust by the controlling arms on the side. It also has a foot rest and 2 drawers. One for drafting tools...
Felt, Oak
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 33.75 in D 33.75 in
Danish Modern Rosewood Flip Top Game Dining Table by Kibaek Møbelfabrik
By Kibaek Mobelfabrik
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern flip top card game table in rosewood by Kibaek Mobelfabrik, Denmark circa 1970's. This versatile piece has a reversible table top with vintage green felt allowing it to function as a game table or dining table. Equipped with extra storage underneath the top to hold playing cards, poker chip sets...
Felt, Rosewood
$1,850
H 29.38 in W 35.75 in D 16.88 in
Antique Mahogany Demilune Gate Leg Flip Top Games Table With Felt Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique mahogany demilune flip top games table raised on tapering legs with spade feet. Opens to a green felted interior. Dimensions: 35 3/4" L, 16 7/8" D and 29 3/8" H, opens to 33...
Felt, Mahogany
Antique English Leather Top Game Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome antique English game table crafted in mahogany with the original tooled leather top, geometric inlays and elegant tapered legs.
Leather, Mahogany
Theodore Alexander One Drawer Leather Top Folding Top Game Table MINT
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Theodore Alexander One Drawer Leather Top Folding Top Game Table MINT
Leather, Mahogany
Chinese Puddingstone Top Game Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century square table is inlaid with a solid slab of puddingstone, a conglomerate stone long appreciated for its beautifully irregular patterning. The inlay is a particularl...
Stone
$6,850
H 26.5 in Dm 47.25 in
Osvaldo Borsani Round Dining / Center / Game Table with Travertine Top, Signed
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Kansas City, MO
Osvaldo Borsani dining table or center table or game table with the original one inch thick travertine top with a slightly tapered edge. Black steel base with aluminum panels. The t...
Travertine, Aluminum, Steel
$12,850
H 32 in W 29.5 in D 29.5 in
Rare French Napoleon III Carom Billiard-Checkers-Draughts Card Game Table 'THIS'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Rare French Louis Philippe Carom Billiard - Draughts - Card - International Checkers Game Table by "THIS". The elegant rosewood table features a removable square top ...
Wood, Fruitwood, Rosewood
Round Tilt-Top Games Table with Leather Top, mahogany Pedestal Base
By William Tillman
Located in Toronto, CA
Round leather top games table, by William Tillman. A very unique, English made, circa 1975, traditional English tilt top table with mahogany pockets for gaming pieces. The top is ma...
Leather, Hardwood
Round Marquetry Tilt Top Games Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Round games table with marquetry design, string inlay, baluster from pedestal with tripod legs and terminating with a finial. The table tilts for easy storage when not in use. Dimens...
Wood
Game Table w/ Removable Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mahogany wood table that turns into a chess or checkers table. Removable top and swing out ashtrays. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Mahogany