French Deco Cerused Oak Side Cocktail Table Black Ceramic Tile Top, 1940s, 1950s

Majorelle deco cerused oak game dining table Mid-Century, France, 1930s-1940s Beautiful game table that has two positions. The side portions pull-out to make room for leaf that ex...

Royere Gouffe cerused oak daybed deco, France, 1930s-1940s midcentury Amazing rare pair of daybeds designed by Royere and made by Maison Gouffe. ...

This is a very unusual piece that was part of a seven-piece bedroom set. It is in very good original condition. It is labeled Gouffe on the back. Has original key. It is believed to have been designed by Royere while he worked for Gouffe. Royere later used this square pattern to create other cabinets. This is an early example. More information or photos available upon request. Price is for this item only. In 1931, aged 29, Jean Royère (1902-1981) resigned from a comfortable position in the import-export trade in order to set up business as an interior designer. He learnt his new trade in the cabinetmaking workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In 1934, he signed the new layout of the Brasserie Carlton on the Champs Elysées and found immediate success. This was the beginning of an international career that was to last until the early 1970s. A key figure of the Avant-garde in the 1950s, Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America. Among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein of Jordan, and the Shah of Iran, who were captivated by his freedom of creation and his elegance and entrusted him with the layout of their palaces. Royère pioneered an original style combining bright colors, organic forms and precious materials within a wide range of imaginative accomplishments. In 1980, he left France for the United States, where he lived until his death. Jean Royere (July 3, 1902-14 May 1981) was from a privileged social class and lived a pleasant childhood in the French capital. He started to worked at Le Havre in the import and export business from its 24 to its 29 years. This profession guarantee him a good lifestyle. However, this young man left this comfortable career and choose a more risky path: the designer career, field in which he was a passionate and talented artist. He started as an employee in a furniture factory boulevard Diderot, located in the Faubourg Saint Antoine, epicenter of Parisian furniture makers. In 1933, he received a prestigious order from the Carlton on the Champs Elysees. His career took off and a year later, he was in charge of the contemporary furniture section at Pierre Gouffé...

Beautiful cerused French dining table. Easily seats 10 people. Lovely condition as shown in photos. Clean modern vintage lines.

Pier luigi Colli oak sideboard, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s Beautiful oak sideboard. The oak has lovely patina throughout the piece. It is a large-scale sideboard with four do...

6 French midcentury cerused dining chairs, 1930s Beautiful oak Art Deco French dining chairs, in lovely condition. The wood is beautifully cerus...

Mid-Century French square side table with ceramic tile top by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s). Earthenware tiles in Blin's burnt clay colour are de...

Pretty iron coffee table, raised on cabriole legs, with a scallop-edged églomisé mirror top. The base is painted in original cream color, with gold accents.

Charming French Art Deco coffee or side table from the 1940s with a heavy yet dainty wrought iron base, with original cream and gold paint. The mirrored top is set in a decorated sur...

Heavy cocktail or side table with thick solid oak round top and forged iron base with well-scaled loop handles. Oak top is not stained and has natural wax finish. France, 1930-40's.

Very elegant gueridon / coffee / side table composed of an octagonal top in green marble and a gilded wooden structure whose feet are carved with palm motifs. In very good condition Art Deco / Neo-Classical, France, 1940s / 1950s. By Maison Jansen. La Maison Jansen, founded in 1880 by Jean-Henri Jansen, is a French interior design house characterized both by a strong interest in traditional furnishings and by the creation of more contemporary pieces. La Maison has worked for many institutions and personalities such as The White House under J. F. Kennedy, English Royalty...

An elegant French Art Deco 1940s wrought iron coffee table. Understated in it simplicity the forging of this piece has been executed with great precision the interior of each of the...