Harvey Probber Hexagonal Table
View Similar Items
Harvey Probber Hexagonal Table
About the Item
- Creator:Harvey Probber (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Palm Springs, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU89859818643
Harvey Probber
A popular designer who had his heyday from the late 1940s into the 1970s, Harvey Probber is one of the post-war American creative spirits whose work has been recently rediscovered by collectors. His designs are by-and-large simple and elegant, but his signal achievement was to pioneer one of the key innovations of mid-20th century furniture: sectional, or modular, seating.
Even as a teenager, the Brooklyn-born Probber was making sketches of furniture designs — and selling them to Manhattan furniture companies. He began working as a designer for an upholsterer once he finished high school and, apart from a few evening classes he took as an adult at the Pratt Institute, he was self-taught about design and furniture making.
After wartime service — and a stint as a lounge singer — Probber founded his own company in the late 1940s. A lifelong familiarity with the needs of New York–apartment dwellers doubtless sparked his most noteworthy creation: a line of seating pieces in basic geometric shapes — wedges, squares, half-circles — that could be arranged and combined as needed. Modular furniture remained the core idea of Probber’s business throughout his career.
As a self-trained designer, Probber was never wed to any particular aesthetic. He preferred simple lines for their inherent practicality, but often used hardware to enliven the look of his pieces, or added elements — such as a ceramic insert in the center of a round dining table — that was visually interesting and could serve as a trivet. He gravitated toward bright fabrics with attractive, touchable textures that might be satin-like or nubbly. Above all, Probber insisted that the products that came out of his Fall River, Massachusetts, factory be built to last.
“The quality of aging gracefully,” Probber once told an interviewer, is “design's fourth dimension.” This quality he realized: Probber furniture is just as useful and alluring now as it was when made — and maybe even more stylish.
Find a collection of vintage Harvey Probber side tables, sectional sofas, chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Pair of Moderne End TablesLocated in Palm Springs, CAPair of streamline moderne oak end tables. These were originally painted black. We had them refinished back to their wonderful oak finish. Measures: Tables are 15" wide, 27.75" deep ...Category
Vintage 1940s American Streamlined Moderne End Tables
MaterialsWood
$1,400 Sale Price / set22% Off - Robert Josten Aluminum End TableBy Robert JostenLocated in Palm Springs, CARare aluminum side table by Robert Josten. Table measures 24" wide, 14" deep and 24.75" high.Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Pair of Italian Side TablesLocated in Palm Springs, CAPair of large side tables possibly made in Italy. Each table comes with the original glass top to protect the incredible crackle top. These came from a house with mostly Italian desi...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsWood
- Brutalist Hand Hammered Steel Side TableLocated in Palm Springs, CAHand hammered steel side table with original patina. We purchased a 3/4" glass. Table measures 25.25" wide, 25.5" deep and 25" high.Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsCut Steel
- Hexagon Nautical Seashell BasketLocated in Palm Springs, CASix sided resin waste basket or planter embellished with nautical seashells. Waste Basket measures 13.5" high and 16" diameter.Category
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Nautical Objects
MaterialsShell
- Custom Coffee TableLocated in Palm Springs, CAStudio one of a kind rosewood coffee table with faux leather (vinyl). This coffee table was built to store a Bang & Olufsen Beomaster 4500 tuner/amplifier. Top comes off to expose a ...Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsWood
$4,995
- Harvey Probber Hexagon Terrazzo Side TableBy Harvey ProbberLocated in New York, NYHarvey Probber Terrazzo Hexagon side - end table. Mid century side table terrazzo with inlaid brass detail set on splayed mahogany legs. Nice size perfect for any setting. Very good ...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Harvey Probber Style End Tables Hexagonal Terazzo TopsBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Chicago, ILHarvey Probber Style End Tables Terazzo Hexagonal Tops with oiled walnut base with vertical cutouts design details.Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsTerrazzo, Walnut
- Harvey Probber Acid Etched Bronze Hexagonal End / Side TablesBy Harvey ProbberLocated in New York, NY7 American Mid-Century end / side tables with hexagonal acid etched bronze tops supported on three curved wooden legs. (HARVEY PROBBER)(PRICED EACH)(Similar tables: DUF0356B-E)Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsBronze, Metal
- Harvey Probber Mid-Century Terrazzo Top Hexagon Side Tables, a PairBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Countryside, ILHarvey Probber mid-century terrazzo top hexagon side tables - a pair. Each table measures: 21.75 wide x 21.75 deep x 15.25 inches high. All pieces of furniture can be had in wh...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsTerrazzo
- Harvey Probber End TableBy Harvey ProbberLocated in New York, NYStunning 1960s Mid-Century Modern end table designed by Harvey Probber, with two drawers and brass and walnut hardware and brass sabots.Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsBrass
$2,400 - Harvey Probber End TableBy Harvey ProbberLocated in New York, NYLarge Harvey Probber rosewood and black lacquer end table.Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsLacquer, Rosewood
$1,500