European Artisan Coffee Table, Europe first half of the 20th century

Over the 20th century, European designers fused traditional crafting techniques and styles with modern materials, design, and industry. The ladder-back chair was one of the most popular chairs of its time. Today, classic ladder-back chairs and their more modern reiterations are desirable, collectible pieces thanks to their distinctive look, quality, and history. Since Gio Ponti’s “Fireside” chair...

This elegant pair of winged back chairs is a great representation of the quality and craftsmanship of European master cabinetmakers of the 20th century and the immediately recognizab...

Characterized by its bold geometric shapes, rich materials, and luxurious aesthetics, Art Deco transformed the way we perceive interior spaces. It was a testament to the fusion of fo...

E?thiopian and other African-influenced furniture had been made in Europe from the 1850s, the most famous being Adolf Loos’s “Theban stool” designed aroun...

These chairs are aesthetically arresting and design-wise, a mixture of the iconic butaque chair and Indonesian colonial planter chairs. The butaque, a Colonial-era hybrid of Spanish ...

In European midcentury design, there are some common elements that define the continent’s furniture design of the era. Most importantly, there was an early emphasis on wood as it connected everyday objects, such as furniture to nature. This rustic, solid wood coffee table is a perfect example of this sentiment, and the visual benefits of an understated, organic design. Mid-Century Modern represented a break with the traditional past: design-wise, furnishings were often a rejection of Victorian, Colonial, and other historical influences, especially the pseudo-historical use of ornamentation. In comparison, furniture of the 50s and 60s are generally more pared-down, smaller in scale, and uncluttered with unnecessary ornament: on this front, the movement shared qualities with the efforts of the Bauhaus designers’ vehement rejection of ornamentation. This coffee table has a strong elemental feel to it, which is a result of its thick table top and sturdy legs. The focus is on the Material, letting the beautiful qualities of the wood stand out. The circular pattern of the wood is the result of the trunk being used without cutting it into pieces, thus showing the tree’s year rings...

Table from the 1930s, France. Dimensions: height 68 cm / width 54 cm / depth 41 cm

A large table from the first half of the 20th century. The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 81 cm / width 193 cm / depth 100 cm

Table Basse de Bateau avec son plateau amovible en acajou et laiton, XXème siècle. Measures: H: 54 cm, L: 92 cm, P: 74 cm SM7001  

Simple and striking, the form of this vintage coffee table evokes the homey sophistication of Scandinavian Modern furniture. Made in Germany in the 20th century, legs of tubular meta...

A large and impressive 20th century coffee table in maple and brass. Featuring edges faced in brass and table top with inset rock crystal also edged in brass.

Fabulous 1940’s French high coffee table. With a wrought iron frame and a porous travertine top, this gorgeous coffee table would make a very el...