Poplar End Tables

Our table was made of birch, solid and veneered, stained a rich brown, and topped off with a slab of Bohemian breccia marble. We date it to around 1928, and attribute the design to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot, who coined the term Kultivierte Sachlichkeit (Cultured Objectivity) to describe his work, and distinguish it from the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) practiced by his contemporaries Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Lily Reich. The table bears a passing resemblance to a considerably simplified, marble-topped ovoid one that he designed for his 1934 Berlin living room. Breuhaus was a man on the make. The first of his three marriages was to the daughter of an industrialist, who financed the building of luxury villas and workers’ housing designed by his son-in-law. In 1929, Breuhaus, the son of a dentist, added “de Groot” to his name, falsely linking himself to a distinguished family of painters. By then, he’d been fudging his academic record for years. That didn’t prevent a teaching appointment at the State University of Bavaria, which allowed him to add the prestigious “Herr Professor” prefix to his name. Yet he never followed through on the teaching — he was far too busy designing more luxury villas (commissions he accepted only if he could furnish them as well), and products for his own company, which included furniture, textiles, wallpapers, lighting, and fine silver. In addition to designing aircraft interiors for Lufthansa, and pullman railroad...

Constructed of solid mahogany, this little side table could find a home just about anywhere-bedside, next to a sofa or wing chair, as a catch-all for keys and gloves in a side hall-a...

A wonderful example of "Modern Organic". This side table features a wonderfully raw table top with wood textures and shades that add to its charm. Its texture and pigment was achieve...

Pair of MCM design style patina brass finishes metal side tables.

Pair of MCM style and italian design bedside tables, oval shaped, gilded metal finishes, and oval marble tray with 2 drawers. All in excellent conditi...

French Art Deco style drinks table with a walnut rayed top with a transparent lacquer finish with a brass tapered pedestal having an acid di...

Pair of Hollywood Regency Bagues style gilt bronze neoclassical end tables or pedestals. These simply stunning end tables, pedestals or nights...

A wonderfully sculptural round side table, with an hourglass shape. Its neutral pigments make it perfect for any space. A uniquely sculptural and versatile piece certain to invoke co...

American Hepplewhite mahogany two drawer stand. There is a string inlay on the edge of the top, around the drawer fronts and down the front legs. ...

This stylish pair of Mid-Century Modern lamp tables feature rich walnut finish, and sturdy vintage construction by J.B. Van Sciver. Striking yet simple midcentury end tables work wel...

American Art Deco Inspired side table for Harry Baron Furniture. Mahogany wood table, black lacquered top, reverse tapered legs, turned wood struts joined by a mahogany wood ball ce...

A Jacobean style rectangular one-drawer side table with an ogee top edge, in our distressed rustic country wood tone with natural highlights, with a hand-rubbed satin finish with a b...