Karl Springer Leather Clad Backgammon Table, Signed 1987
View Similar Items
Karl Springer Leather Clad Backgammon Table, Signed 1987
About the Item
- Creator:Karl Springer (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 44 in (111.76 cm)Depth: 27 in (68.58 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1987
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Norwalk, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU920433614982
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.
- Karl Springer Zebra Wood Writing Table w/ Steel and Brass, USA c 1970sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Norwalk, CTKarl Springer, rose to world acclaim in the 1970s. He created custom furniture sought by the glitterati, famously utilizing exotic and unusual materials, and superior craftsmanship. ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsZebra Wood
- Karl Springer Gold FInish Octagonal Mirror, USA c 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Norwalk, CTThis large scale octagonal mirror by designer Karl Springer features a dramatic custom distressed gold leaf finish over wood, detailed with silver gilt dividers. Crafted with Springe...Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsGold Leaf
- Karl Springer Saturn Mirror, 48", USA c1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Norwalk, CTThis impressive example of Karl Springer's "Saturn" mirror measures 48". The simple design is created by layering round and curved mirrors panels each with deep beveling. Very fine ...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsMirror
- Karl Springer Gunmetal and Gold Mirror, USA c 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Norwalk, CTThis large mirror features what is perhaps Karl Springer's most iconic style: gunmetal with gold washed brass detail. Certainly his most luxurious combination. This vintage mirror ha...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsMetal
- Karl Springer JMF Arm Chair in Lacquered Goat SkinBy Karl SpringerLocated in Norwalk, CTKarl Springer's lacquered goat skin pieces are amongst his most impressive. Springer, well known for outstanding quality and attention detail, produced the JMF chairs starting in 198...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Armchairs
MaterialsGoatskin, Lacquer
- Signed Peter Bramhall Art Glass Orb, USA, 1990sBy Peter BramhallLocated in Norwalk, CTPeter Bramhall (b. 1942) is an American Postmodern studio artist known for his distinctive abstract art glass orb sculptures, featuring internal glass or...Category
1990s Modern Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsArt Glass, Blown Glass
- Karl Springer Rare Backgammon/Games Table in Lacquered Goatskin 1970sBy Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYRare and exceptional "Parsons Style Backgammon Table" in lacquered goatskin with brass trim, backgammon board with inset gray and ox blo...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Karl Springer Style Game TableBy Karl SpringerLocated in Los Angeles, CAVintage Game Table In The Manner Of Karl Springer Vintage Condition Chrome is in good condition Areas with Color Variations of Grey & Brown Tones UnmarkedCategory
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Rare Karl Springer Goatskin, Leather and Brass Game TableBy Karl SpringerLocated in Round Rock, TXRare angular leg backgammon table designed by Karl Springer. This beautiful table is wrapped in a lacquered beige goatskin with a leather backgammon board in brown, beige and coral. ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Karl Springer GametableBy Karl SpringerLocated in West Palm Beach, FLKarl Springer Reptile Skin -embossed Leather Game table Removable Steel -Edged top Original game Pieces,Doubling Cube, Dice and Dice Cups Signed...Category
Vintage 1980s American Game Tables
MaterialsLeather
$10,500 - Karl Springer Exceptional Game Table in Embossed Lizard 1986 'Signed and Dated'By Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYExceptional "Parsons Style Game Table" in dark gray embossed lizard leather by Karl Springer, American 1986 (signed and dated on bottom “Karl Springer 1986”). The craftsmanship of th...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Game Tables
MaterialsLeather, Wood, Lacquer
- Signed Maison Jansen Leather Top Backgammon Game TableBy Maison JansenLocated in East Hampton, NYStamped Jansen, this chromed steel and black and red leather backgammon games table, circa 1975, provenance: Malmaison, Roger Prigent Enterprises. This b...Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
MaterialsSteel, Chrome