Early 20th Century Side 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...

Eileen Gray (Irish, 1878-1976) adjustable E1027 round side table table in chrome and glass with adjustable height. Dealer: S138XX

A wooden side table created in early 20th century Austria, in the style of Thonet. At first simple and unassuming, this elegantly understated side table rewards a closer inspection w...

Decorator Iron and Wood X-Frame One Drawer Square Modern Side Table. Item features a burnished metal x-form frame, rolling casters, beautiful wood grain, 1 dovetailed drawer, very ni...

A stunning and expressive early 20th century Bamum stool carved from one piece of wood with an incredible stylized frog motif supporting a solid top with a large lip.

A chic modernist early 20th century Dan Peoples stool from Ivory Coast, carved from one piece of wood with a simple hourglass form, and the most wonderful p...

A black patinated wood side table from Central Europe, produced circa 1910. A chic side table from Central Europe, pulling styles from the past and pre...

We are delighted to offer for sale this circa very rare 1920-1940 antique Persian Moroccan engraved brass top folding table A very good look...

Beautiful antique three-legged side table rosewood claw feet. Please check out all the details.

A rare handmade early modern side table. Upon a raised horizontal base a vertical board is inset from which successive circular forms radiat...

Designer: Hendrik Wouda. Manufacturers: Pander & Son. Well proportion low table in oak with a glass insert on top. The table was originally made in 1924. Hendrik Wouda was one of t...