Pair of American 1940s Neo-Classical Pedestals

Designed around 1930, each monumental standing lamp of brass and acid-etched glass is marked Perzel on the base by the switch. A chrome version was published in the French design ma...

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...

This table’s bold, graphic, and geometrical marquetry in satinwood and rosewood recalls the paintings of Bridget Riley and other 1960s Op Art artists. The patterning even extends to...

This large Art Deco table is attributed to the Austrian born New York designer Eugene Schoen. The mahogany carcass is veneered in Macassar, and surfaced with a sheet of black opaline...

Classic modern pair of veneered maple pedestals in the Biedermeier style. Nice detail with ebony accents. Sturdy footing for holding heavy decorative objects or plants.See measuremen...

An antique French pair of pedestals-torchers made of hand crafted Mahogany, in good condition. Each of the detailed Parisian shellac polished podiums are composed with a small centre...

An extremely elegant pair of Italian 19th century neoclassical St. mahogany, ebony, Mecca and white Carrara marble pedestals. Each pedestal is raised by a triangular base with concav...

A striking and very high quality pair of French mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. mahogany and ormolu pedestal columns. Each circular pedestal is raised by three elegantly curved le...