Agate Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Jean Claude Dresse, coffee table, agate, brass, lacquered steel, Belgium, 1970s A glamorous custom-made cocktail table, crafted with high attention for detail which is characteristi...

Lova Creation coffee table, brass, metal, wood, agate, Belgium, 1987 This luxurious side table by Lova Creation is a dazzling eyecatcher. The golden square tabletop is signed and sh...

Ado Chale ‘‘Pastilles’’ illuminated coffee table, 1983 Mosaic of cornaline agate stones and resin H. 35 x 150ø cm Son of a woodworker, Ado Chale spent his formative years in the Belgian countryside and began working with metal at a young age, training initially as an iron-worker. In the 1950s, he began working with sheet metal on which he would test various methods of printing with enamel. However, it was on a trip to Germany that he found his true passion: mineralogy. Stones, precious and semi-precious as well as fossils and other natural minerals, became the focal point of his self-taught artistic path. In 1961, Chale opened a mineral shop in Brussels where he showed his first creations featuring inclusions of marcasite, a dark stone he discovered on the beaches of the Cape of Blanc- Nez in northern France. By 1965, these creations had garnered significant attention and he began to widen the range of his creations. He began working with a great variety of stones and fossilized wood and developing new techniques, one of the most remarkable of which is featured in the ‘‘Pastilles’’ coffee table: the integration of light. Noticing the transformation of certain stones when lit from a certain angle, Chale aimed to demonstrate the delicate details that remained hidden without this illumination. With this objective in mind, he began integrating lighting systems beneath the mosaic tops of his coffee tables, a rare technique of which Chale was a true pioneer. Beyond the striking effect achieved through the illumination of his tables, Chale’s mastery in mosaic resulted in truly unique tabletops - no two mosaics exactly the same. Over the years, Chale’s creations found their way into some of the world’s most prestigious collections, both private and public, including those of the British royal family, the King of Saudi Arabia, Belgium’s King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola, and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of Ado Chale’s creation, an occasion celebrated with a landmark exhibition at the Galerie Yves Gastou.

Inspired by the Moghul courts of India, this cocktail table is fabricated with a semi-precious inlaid stone top and plexiglass and bronze base. Made in India. Finish options: Green ...

Christian Krekels, coffee table, brass and enameled steel, inlayed with agate, Belgium, 1980s. This luxurious and refined coffee table embraces an intricately etched brass tabletop complemented by bold, striking black legs. The top layer exhibits a mesmerizing pattern of flowing lines, encircling the agate centerpiece, while another layer surface presents various textured lines and forms. In the 1970s a trend of decorative arts arose in Brussels. Key designers were Aldo Chale...

Jean Claude Dresse, cocktail table, resin, steel and agate, Belgium, 1970s. This luxurious and artistic resin center table is a design by the hand of Belgian designer Jean Claude Dr...

Fine Belgian acid etched square brass coffee table inset with an agate stone by Lova Creation.

French Mid-Century gilt and brass low coffee table with a top decorated with a piece of inset agate. (signed: MAISON JANSEN, PARIS)

Rare acid etched brass coffee table by Christian Krekels, the top inset with an agate stone.

Belgian Modern (1980s) square acid etched brass coffee table with a centered inset agate stone on a pedestal base (signed on top GEORGE MATHIAS)

Belgian Modern design rectangular acid etched aluminum low coffee table with an lighted inset agate on an ebonized rectangular solid base (by MARC...