Jules Leleu Gueridon, circa 1930, France

Gueridon. Walnut veneer. Four black iron legs with brass details. Top redone, circa 1960, France. Good vintage condition.   

Brass "Starburst" gueridon. Polished brass with glass top, France, circa 1990. Re-polished. Excellent condition.

Josef Hoffmann Gueridon. Made with bentwood. Vienna Secession Circa 1910, Austria. Vintage condition. The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line. As a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life. Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question, and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light. As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s, but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms. Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality. Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair, the Sitzmaschine (1905), that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on these pages, which range from enameled silver jewelry, to a silver flower vase basket, to lighting pendants and sconces...

DESCRIPTION: Round polished wooden top on a stepped trumpet column, on a round base with a patinated brass band. Very decorative piece. Literature: Domus No. 410, December 1964; Riv...

DESCRIPTION: Art Deco mortar made with green porphyry. It's a very decorative and it was made circa 1930, Sweden. CONDITION: Very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age a...

Brutalist sideboard. Made with bleached oak and iron work Circa 1940, France. Very good vintage condition.

Art Deco gueridon center table by Jules Leleu, France, 1930. Mahogany wood, marquetry. 4 floral golden details. 4 brass feet sabots. Fully restored. High gloss laquor, hand pol...

Art Deco Gueridon in Walnut Veneer by Jules Leleu, signed, circa 1930

Art Deco Gueridon in walnut in the style of Jules Leleu circa 1930 completely restored, french varnish finish.     

Mahogany and laque nuagée guéridon by Jules Leleu. stamped signature "J. Leleu", with circular lacquered top, set on mahogany tripod base with nickel plated bronze curved feet.

Art Deco Period mahogany gueridon by Jules Leleu, the top fitted with a gilt-metal circular moulding inset with an oxidized mirrored glass top, France, circa 1950. Reference: Lel...

A striking 1930s side table attributed to Jules Leleu, mahogany veneered with a circular top on four vertical legs with splayed supports adorned with metal feet and banding.