Work / Desk, Antique Wood and Sand Cast Sculptured Bronze Base by P. Tendercool

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Work / Desk, Antique Wood and Sand Cast Sculptured Bronze Base by P. Tendercool

About the Item

A client commissioned a desk which hearken back to the Chinese heritage of using a single slab of Chicken Wing Wood collection as a table top. This wood has a unique grain “like feathers of a bird”, hence named “Chicken-Wing” by the Chinese. The wood is normally quite dark, through bleaching the contrast between darker and lighter tones becomes more visible, with this striking result. We bleached the wood slightly to bring out the grain and applied a natural oiled finish. The wood slabs which is at least one hundred years old and mounted on our classic PT2 legs in sculptured bronze to evoke an old-world charm. Code / Specification: ATOP-PT2L-BZ3-CW-BL-NO 180 x 70 x 76 cm Top: Antique chicken-wing woods Top finish: Bleached + Natural Oiled Base: PT2 sand cast bronze Base finish: Sculptured structured black Dimensions (W x D x H): W 180 x D 70 x H 76 cm W 70.86" x D 27.56" x H 29.9" in Antique hardwood P. Tendercool founders are former antique dealers who collected about 200 slabs of antique Chicken-Wing Wood (???, Jichì mù) over a period of 15 years. This wood was venerated during the 'Ming' dynasty and coveted by literati and scholars for its beautiful grain, "like feathers of a bird" Our slabs were collected in Northern Vietnam, close to the Chinese border. Back in the 19th century, villagers would place two identical 'Slices' of the same tree next to each other, directly on the floor, to serve as a dry platform to sit, eat, and sleep on. This explains why our slabs come in pairs, typically about a person's size, in various thicknesses. Inspection of the underside shows they were clearly cut by hand (pre-machine age!), without traces of legs nor decoration. Unlike the Chinese refined 'Kang' tables for the well-to-do, these 19th century slabs were purely functional furniture. The simple fact these wooden slabs still exist is proof of their stone-hard quality: many decades of humid-hot, termite-infested surroundings have had no noticeable effect other than them remaining solid witnesses of a bygone era. We keep them in their original unfinished state awaiting clients' preferences. We currently own two hundred slabs, an extraordinary collection for you to select from. Table bases Our table-bases are sand cast by hand, one by one, by Octogenarian Armando Benato and his team. Armando started working with his uncle when he was fourteen and even worked for artists like Salvador Dalí. Care for a better reference? Most of our bases are available in Bronze, Brass or Aluminum in a number of finishes.

Creator:
Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)Depth: 70.87 in (180 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Hardwood,Reclaimed Wood,Cast,Oiled,Woodwork
Place of Origin:
Thailand
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2022
Production Type:
New & Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
11-12 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
Bangkok, TH
Reference Number:
Seller: 2ATOP-PT2L-BZ3-CW-BL+NO-180x70x761stDibs: LU2561330659602