Karl Springer Polished Bronze Console Table
View Similar Items
Karl Springer Polished Bronze Console Table
About the Item
- Creator:Karl Springer (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Bronze
- Place of Origin:United States
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:newly polished and sealed.
- Seller Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU924014724422
Karl Springer
The Berlin-born, New York–based designer Karl Springer brought a chic, high-fashion sensibility to furnishings. During his heyday in the 1970s, Springer’s work was a favorite of the glamour set, who enjoyed the novelty of pieces finished in rich and striking materials that ranged from exotic hides and skins to lacquer and chromed metal. In a sense, Springer was a pre-postmodernist. Much as the dull, safe, corporate sameness of late 20th-century modernism prompted Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves and others to explore new and provocative structures and materials in design and architecture, so, too, was Springer driven to enliven his creations with fresh and alluring energy and sleekness.
Springer came to New York in the late 1950s and found work arranging window displays at the department store Lord & Taylor. He had studied bookbinding in Germany, and, using his meticulous skills, he began crafting desk accessories wrapped in leather as a sideline. These pieces were sold in luxury stores like Bergdorf Goodman, and drew a sophisticated clientele that included the Duchess of Windsor. By 1965, he had established his own Manhattan atelier, and at his death he had showrooms as far afield as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Munich.
The chairs, tables, credenzas and other furniture forms Springer created are generally simple, but substantial, and often have robust, rounded lines. The appeal of his work lies in Springer's insistence on exacting construction and, above all, his eye for unusual materials and finishes. He employed Lucite, brass, and gunmetal along with chromed and polished steel, and revived exquisite finishes rarely seen since the days of Art Deco masters such as Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean-Michel Frank: shagreen (a type of sharkskin), python, goatskin, bone, horn, and lacquered parchment, as well as fabrics that include batik prints. Made of such materials, Springer’s work is by its very nature flamboyant and eye-catching: a suite of pieces will astonish, and an artfully placed side table in exotic hide will add a surprising spark.
Find a collection of vintage Karl Springer furniture today on 1stDibs.
- Bronze and Travertine Console Table with Paw Feet and Sun Design on ApronLocated in Miami, FLA bronze console with paw feet and sun design on the apron. Finish on all sides. Thick travertine marble top.Category
1990s American Console Tables
MaterialsTravertine, Bronze
- Waterfall Tessellated Horn Brass Console with Inlaid Greek Key, 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Miami, FLA waterfall console table. Tessellated pieces with crisp inlaid brass design. The Greek key design is very detailed and in present even on the inside of the bases. Beautiful original...Category
Vintage 1980s American Console Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Steve Chase Plaster Asymmetrical Console TableBy Steve ChaseLocated in Miami, FLA slender plaster console by Steve Chase.Category
Vintage 1970s American Console Tables
MaterialsPlaster
- Minimalist Monumental Altar Bleached Oak Console TableLocated in Miami, FLImpressive console table. Minimalist design. .Category
Vintage 1980s American Console Tables
MaterialsOak
$4,500 / item - Karl Springer Large Double Table Mirror, Brass and Nickel 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Miami, FLSpectacular mirror by Karl Springer. Substantial yet graceful design, achieved by the use of sumptuous and modern materials, an icon by any standard. The double mirror can be tilted....Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Mirrors
MaterialsBrass, Nickel
- Karl Springer Rare and Monumental Shagreen Pair of Table LampsBy Karl SpringerLocated in Miami, FLA pair of exquisite lamps by Karl Springer. The large spheres are solid wood meticulously covered in shagreen, the Pyramid shades are also wood covered in shagreen. Reportedly just a...Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
MaterialsShagreen
- Lacquered Goatskin Parchment Console Table by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CASpectacular 1986 goatskin console table with two drawers designed by Karl Springer. Constructed of wood covered with goatskin and finish with clear lacquer. Shows minor wear consis...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Console Tables
MaterialsGoatskin, Wood
- Scroll Console Table in the Manner of Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CAA spectacular 1980s scroll console table in the style of Karl Springer. The table is wrapped with grass cloth and then lacquered light mocha brown. Dimensions: 45” wide 16” deep 32”...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Console Tables
MaterialsGrasscloth
- Wall-Mounted "Round Leg Console Table" by Karl Springer (signed)By Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NY"Round leg console table", wall-mounted in copper and gunmetal with inset smoked glass top, by Karl Springer, American, 1980s (signed on side "...Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Console Tables
MaterialsCopper
- Mid-Century Karl Springer Style Lucite and Chrome Console TableBy Karl SpringerLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis stunning vintage table in the style of Karl Springer features thick Lucite posts connected with chrome X-style frame which adds stability and style to the piece. Thick beveled g...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
MaterialsChrome
$2,520 Sale Price28% Off - Karl Springer Python Console on Brass Base, 1970sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Chicago, ILStriking console table designed and produced by Karl Springer in the mid-1970s. The top is covered in Python and the base is made of solid polished brass. Authentication by Tom Lange...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Karl Springer Style Large Lucite Brass and Glass Console / Sofa Table, 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Landau an der Isar, BayernRefurbished vintage Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer style huge five foot long (150cm) and tall console, sofa, foyer or entrance table made of Lucite / acrylic with glass tabletop with brass trim and angled corners, circa 1980s. The heavy and thick curved and rounded Lucite legs...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables
MaterialsBrass
$6,497 Sale Price30% Off