Terrific Bauhaus Era Folding Table

Prototype folding chair of tubular metal with plastic ball caps and its original yellow mesh fabric sling dating to the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. By architect and designer Henry Glass, an Austrian emigre who worked with Gilbert Rohde in New York City in the late 1930’s and then studied in Chicago with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Glass was ahead of his time in his concerns with pre-fabrication, modularity, affordability, and ecological responsibility. He was known for his knock-down furniture designs–chairs and tables that folded, nested, or stacked for easy mobility and space-saving flexibility. Austere and visually interesting, these designs utilized inexpensive materials such as plywood, masonite, tubular steel, and canvas. The present piece, never produced, channels Gerrit Rietveld in proposing a low-cost mid-century outdoor chair...

Chaise of tubular steel with plastic end caps and its original mesh sling. By Austrian/American designer Henry Glass, 1960’s. Prototype from his Sling-Line series of mobile and space...

Rectangular cocktail table of chromed steel and glass by architects William Katavolos, Ross Littell, and Douglas Kelley. A relatively rare offering from Laverne Originals, circa 1958. Ref: Mobili Tipo...

Up-and-down "Versitable" by Tepper-Meyer Associates of San Francisco, produced by Fred Meyer circa 1954. The two-position design can function as a dining or writing table in the high...

Stunning Georgian oak gate-leg table, circa 1780. Oval top supported by legs extending to slipper feet. Incredible wood patina. Fully functional: Closed (console): 16 in. deep x ...

Late 19th century English oak Demi-lune table with a dropped leaf. The top is round when the leaf is raised and measures 33 inches in diameter. The top has a beveled edge and follows...

Multi-functional occasional table with a bold, strong look, can be used as a round table or as a Demi-lune console. The split back leg swings out to support the top. Beautiful lush n...

A stunning 19th Century Irish Georgian turn over leaf flame mahogany gate leg tea table of demi-lune form. The moulded, beautifully patinated, hinged top raised over a simple line i...