Side Table by Melchiorre Bega

Gorgeous Melchiorre Bega Center Table - Italy, 1950's Solid walnut wood veneered in maple with intricate pattered top and fluted carved stem. Four point base is lined with brass ...

Great sculptural side table by Charles Dudouyt with wood feet and carved corkscrew base. Wonderful patina throughout. France, circa 1940s.

Mid-Century modern Melchiorre Bega side table with a carrera marble top, laquered wood pedestal and a three spoke base in brass. Italy. 20th Century. Melchiorre Bega (1898-1976) was trained as an architect and later became a designer. He is known for his well-detailed functionalist, modern designs. Bega rejected the Art Deco style that prevailed during this time. He believed that many small elements would make a perfect whole, his style can therefore be seen as a graceful functionalism. For this reason, Bega worked with specialized craftsmen only. His style developed from the needs of human beings. In his early career, he focused on the renovation of old buildings. From 1923 onwards, Bega designed and co-managed a production factory that was founded by his father Vittorio around 1900. During the beginning of the 1940s Bega was the editor of the famous Domus magazine. Later in life he was the architect of many grand projects such as the Axel Springer...

COD-1717 Melchiorre Bega Rare coffee table with turned wooden legs and brass cross, thick cut glass top. Bega&Co. manufacture, Bologna, around 1950. Melchiorre Bega (1898-1976) trained as an architect and later became a designer. He is well known for his very well detailed functionalist and modern design. Bega rejected the Art Deco style that prevailed at the time. Bega works only with highly professional specialized craftsmen, designs and builds hundreds of shops and showrooms for major brands of the time such as Motta, Alemagna, Martini, Galtrucco etc. In the early 1940s he directed the famous Domus magazine founded by his dear friend Gio Ponti for a few years. Later in his life he made major projects such as the Axel Springer...