This is a superb antique Art Deco walnut coffee table, circa 1920 in date.
The table top is rectangular in shape and features an arrangement of wonderful tiers in walnut.
There is no mistaking the unique quality and elaborate design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home and a fine embellishment to your reception room.
Condition:
In excellent condition, having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops; please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 57 cm x Width 77 cm x Depth 48 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 10 inches x Width 2 foot, 6 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches
Walnut
The Walnut woods are probably the most recognisable and popular of all the exotic woods, having been used in furniture making for many centuries. Walnut veneer was highly priced, and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, the more expensive and desirable.
Art Deco or Deco,
is
...an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s and flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s.
It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colours, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation.
Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favored by its predecessor Art Nouveau.
Historian Bevis Hillier defined Art Deco as ''an assertively modern style...[that] ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded to the demands of the machine and of new material...[and] the requirements of mass production''.
During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress.
Our reference: A5151x
Internal Reference: A5151x
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1225201
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 57cm (22.4inches)Width is 77cm (30.3inches)Depth is 48cm (18.9inches)
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