Coffee Table

A rare and important spindle feet console in patinated wrought iron with a spectacular carrare marble A similar model is located at the Louvre museum at the bronze room into the deco...

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.

Black slate top, sprinkled with marcassites.

Resin structure with a top in slates and pyrites.

A spectacular cantilevered table with gravity joint made by the famous architect Angelo Mangiarotti. An elegant mix of minimalism and stone textures.

Cylindrical and fluted steel legs with gilded bronze end-legs Glass top neoclassic style.

Pia Manu, coffee table, slate, chromed steel, Belgium, 1960s This unique, handmade coffee table with chromed steel frame is designed in the workshop of Pia Manu. The table top is a true eye-catcher. With its subtle tones of reds and black the table top is quite exquisite. Would fit well in a rustic modern interior featuring some textured and brutalist pieces. Pia Manu is a workshop from Ingelmunster, Belgium. Here, amongst others, Jules Dewaele...

Very rare coffee table made by Belgian artist Pia Manu. Made of brazilian slate stone and a rebar steel base. The table has a very brutalist look and the slate stone has a sparkle.

Coffee table by Pia Manu made in Belgium Ca.1960. Handmade stone top with and chrome base.

Brutalist coffee table manfuactured by Pia Manu. The table consists of a mixed ceramic and aluminum top with a steel and aluminum base. Beautiful unique coffee table with a str...

A unique handmade coffee table made by Pia Manu, Belgium, 1960. The table top is made of Brazilian slate stone with a subtle tones of black an grey. In the middle of the top we find ...

Brutalist coffee table designed by Pia Manu for Amphore. The table consists of a chromed steel base with a handmade slate and tiled top. Beautiful unique coffee table. 1960s...