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Svend Langkilde Tray Table in Rosewood by Illums Bolighus in Denmark
$3,800
£2,912.24
€3,347.11
CA$5,337.29
A$5,973.41
CHF 3,126.87
MX$72,566.08
NOK 39,703.25
SEK 37,466.80
DKK 24,975.32
About the Item
A beautifully executed butler’s tray table by Danish designer Svend Langkilde, produced by the influential design retailer Illums Bolighus. The piece features a removable solid rosewood tray with gently curved gallery edges, inset brass hardware, and a folding rosewood base—allowing for versatility, elegance, and portability.
Langkilde, a cabinetmaker by training, was part of a generation of Danish designers who emphasized the refined intersection of function and material richness. His work often draws from historical furniture typologies, reinterpreted through the lens of mid-century modernism. This tray table is a prime example: rooted in the tradition of English campaign and colonial furniture, yet distilled into a sculptural, modern object that celebrates both grain and joinery.
Produced by Illums Bolighus, Denmark’s leading design emporium since the 1940s, this piece would have been sold alongside works by contemporaries such as Børge Mogensen, Ole Wanscher, and Hans Wegner—designers whose work appealed to an intellectual and international clientele seeking both elevated aesthetics and exceptional craftsmanship.
The combination of rosewood’s luxurious depth and the warmth of brass detailing gives the table a timeless materiality. Its restrained profile makes it ideal for both traditional and modern interiors—a transitional object that bridges neoclassical proportion with modernist clarity, infused with the hand of the craftsman.
This table would have been at home in a well-appointed Danish townhouse, a cosmopolitan apartment in New York or Paris, or a modern collector’s interior today. Designers such as Pierre Yovanovitch, Rose Uniacke, or Michael S. Smith might use a piece like this to bring subtle structure and texture to a room—something utilitarian, but never ordinary.
A rare and thoughtful example of Danish modernism’s quieter side, where tradition, modernity, and handwork coexist in one graceful form.
- Creator:Illums Bolighus (Manufacturer),Svend Langkilde (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. age related use.
- Seller Location:Kilmarnock, VA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU88302074682
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