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"Tree-Form" Bench
Located in New Preston, CT
wonderful butterfly joint, irregular edges and visible grain running through the plank.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Benches
$2,900
American Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
solid walnut and features ebony butterfly joints which serve both a functional and decorative purpose.
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut, Ebony
$5,500
Philippine Farm Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Organic dau wood slab table with hand-cut black Kamagong (Philippine ebony wood) butterfly joints
Category
Antique Early 1900s Philippine Furniture
$6,450
Large Bennett Bean 17.25" diameter
Located in Berkeley, CA
leaf interior. Additional elements to this piece include "butterfly" joint references from wood
Category
20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles
George Nakashima Minguren Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
live-edge table top features one of Nakashima's signature rosewood butterfly joints and rests on an
Category
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Rosewood
Walnut free-edge cabinet by George Nakashima Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Studio walnut free-edge chest with slatted grass cloth sliding doors. Cabinet has butterfly joint
Category
Vintage 1970s American Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Oak, Grasscloth
Danish Modern Walnut Dining Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Oaks, PA
Danish Modern walnut dining table,With bowed sides and butterfly joint detail. Includes three 12
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Late 18th Century Trestle Table
Located in New Preston, CT
A wonderful Swedish pine trestle table with lovely patina; note butterfly joints on the underneath
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Farm Tables
18th Century Iron and Walnut Catalan Writing and Dining Table Found in Spain
Located in Houston, TX
is made with several planks of walnut joined with butterfly joints (shown on underside of table) and
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Handsome Reclaimed Wood
Marble Island
Located in Hudson, NY
top. the drawers made with replaimed wood fronts, each with butterfly joints. very nice cast iron
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Cupboards
Materials
Marble
Conoid Desk by Mira Nakashima
Located in Sea Cliff, NY
knotting with a Rosewood butterfly joint. The top of this desk is perhaps the most interesting of any
Category
20th Century American Desks
George Nakashima Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of solid, book-matched American black walnut, with three rosewood butterfly joints. Walnut trestle
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Revival Oak Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Circa 1920's dining table with beautiful top and rich, dark finish accented by decorative butterfly
Category
Early 20th Century Dining Room Tables
Fantastic Free-Edge Wood Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful slab top with two butterfly joints and a very unusual leg structure. Excellent scale, quality and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
New Walnut Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
butterfly joints. Each bench is different in appearance and size as they are all unique depending upon
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Benches
$9,500
Geometric Wood Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
butterfly joints
* Slowly dried using heat from charcoal fires
* The fires impart a slightly
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Side Tables
Leopard Design Golden Fir Wood Table by Daniel Pollock
By Daniel Pollock
Located in Cathedral City, CA
black butterfly joints atop the crack for additional support. The butterfly joints all serve to enhance
Category
20th Century American Tables
Materials
Coating, Wood
Wood Sculptural Table by Daniel Pollock
By Daniel Pollock
Located in Cathedral City, CA
sculptural table or seat with accent-colored butterfly joints. This one of a kind piece is not only original
Category
20th Century American Side Chairs
Mid-Century Oranic Tripod Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
constructed of highly figured crotch solid wood, one with a butterfly joint detail which are supported by
Category
20th Century American Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Laura Bergsoe Unique Coffee Table Burly ash/rosewood/Iron/Brass
By Laura Bergsøe
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosewood butterfly joints are not only decoration. All strategically placed on the surface, the skillful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Exquisite Florence Knoll and George Nakashima Executive Desk
By George Nakashima, Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Berkeley, CA
surface (1.25" thick) with each end joined together with Nakashima's signature butterfly joints. The base
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Ivory Cottonwood Low Table by Daniel Pollock
By Daniel Pollock
Located in Cathedral City, CA
sculptural wood pieces, as in the case of this table other than the black butterfly joint that creates a
Category
20th Century American Tables
Materials
Wood
Giant Red Cypress Table by Daniel Pollock
By Daniel Pollock
Located in Cathedral City, CA
dowels and butterfly joints that help to preserve the integrity of this piece. The undersigned bares the
Category
20th Century American Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Cottonwood Low Table by Daniel Pollock
By Daniel Pollock
Located in Cathedral City, CA
butterfly joints to ensure the cracks that exist remain the same, which the artist enhances by using a
Category
20th Century American Tables
Materials
Wood
George Nakashima Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
covers, placed back-to-back, and joined by two rosewood butterfly joints. The butterflies, which are new
Category
Vintage 1960s American Benches
Materials
Rosewood
$4,000
A set of mahogany tree sculptures found in Indonesia
Located in Houston, TX
Indonesia. Please notice their slight differences indicative of their hand made quality including butterfly
Category
20th Century Indonesian Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
ES HORN Typ.461 Table desk Lamp Danish Modern Lyfa Fog Morup Panton 70/80s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
butterfly joints; one allows for adjustment of the angle of the lampshade whilst the second is used to
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Dark Mahogany and Smoked Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Deep brown mahogany with interesting mortise joints and butterfly inlays with smoked glass top
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Smoked Glass
Console Table (GMD#2754)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dark Walnut Finished Carved Oak Console Table. Unique construction with butterfly wood joint work
Category
Vintage 1950s American Console Tables
Materials
Wood
$7,200
Wood Console/Sofa Table
Located in Cathedral City, CA
with its two single plank legs. Butterfly wood joints in a dark ebony finish join the wood together
Category
20th Century Console Tables
$1,500
Diminutive ‘Queen Anne’ Oak Side Table
Located in East Sussex, GB
particularly good colour, and is in excellent condition for age and retains original iron hinges. Butterfly oak
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Queen Anne Drop-leaf and P...
Materials
Oak
George II English Oak Housekeepers Cupboard Pantry 18th Century, Circa 1750
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
over panelled front with central panelled door with hand forged butterfly hinges and peg jointed, to
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Cupboards
Materials
Oak
George II English Oak Housekeepers Cupboard Pantry 18th Century Circa 1750
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
over panelled front with central panelled door with hand forged butterfly hinges and peg jointed, to
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Cupboards
Materials
Oak
Nakashima Style Live Edge Walnut Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Oaks, PA
Nakashima style live edge walnut coffee table, with butterfly joints, unmarked.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
1940s Guatemalan Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
region. The table has a gorgeous patina and character with two butterfly joints.
Category
Vintage 1940s Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
1920
s Solid Teak Wood Handcrafted Dutch Colonial Farm Bench
Located in Houston, TX
built in the old world carpentry with immaculate butterfly joints. Benches like this one will last
Category
Vintage 1920s Indian Dutch Colonial Benches
Materials
Teak
George Nakashima Widdicomb “Sundra” Walnut Coffee Table
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in Indianapolis, IN
slabs via butterfly joints to form large-scale tables.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small George III Oak Mule Chest, circa 1780
Located in Heathfield, GB
hinges and 19th century butterfly joints. The iron lock with working key and a later snib. The interior
Category
Antique 18th Century George III Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
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Butterfly Joint For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic butterfly joint available at 1stDibs. A butterfly joint — often made from wood, walnut and oak — can elevate any home. Find 249 options for an antique or vintage butterfly joint now, or shop our selection of 37 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a butterfly joint — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right butterfly joint, those designed in mid-century modern, Georgian and modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butterfly joint over the years, but those crafted by George Nakashima, Figure Ground and Daniel Pollock are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Butterfly Joint?
The average selling price for a butterfly joint at 1stDibs is $4,133, while they’re typically $222 on the low end and $375,000 for the highest priced.
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