By Marcel Breuer
Located in Uxbridge, GB
Moulded birch veneered plywood
Largest Table
Width - 61 cm - 24.01 inches
Depth - 46 cm - 18.11 inches
Height - 37 cm - 14.56 inches
Medium Table
Width - 61 cm - 24.01 inches
Depth - 42.5 cm - 16.73 inches
Height - 35 cm - 13.77 inches
Smallest Table
Width - 61 cm - 24.01 inches
Depth - 39 cm - 15.35 inches
Height - 33.5 cm - 13.18 inches
An important early set of three Marcel Breuer Nesting Tables, designed in 1936 for Isokon and produced in Estonia.
Breuer designed the tables as a compact set of three graduated forms, each constructed from a single continuous sheet of bent birch plywood. The simplicity of the construction is remarkable, with the plywood curving down from the top to form the sides and feet without the need for separate legs. When not in use, the three tables fit neatly beneath one another to form a compact group.
The design belongs to the particularly important period following Breuer's arrival in Britain in 1935, when he began working with Jack Pritchard and Isokon and exploring the possibilities of plywood furniture. Together with the Long Chair, the Nesting Tables became one of the most recognisable designs to emerge from Breuer's work for the company.
This is an original matching set of three early-production tables. Each carries the impressed “Made in Estonia” stamp, identifying the set with the early Estonian production of Isokon furniture.
The provenance is particularly interesting. The tables were acquired directly from the same family as our early Marcel Breuer Long Chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Estonian Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables