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Vintage Italian Gold Gilt Wood Chest End Table Florentine RED Hollywood Regency
Located in Shreveport, LA
Vintage Italian Gold Gilt Wood Chest End Table Florentine RED Hollywood Regency Tole.
Direct from Europe, a gorgeous three drawer chest or end table featuring original Italian gold ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Giltwood Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Giltwood Table represents the epitome of the Belle Epoque and the grandeur of a seminal era in interior design! Boasting the graceful lines i...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Sculptural and rare brutalist coffee table by Arch Eugenio Mondellini
Located in Milano, IT
A striking vintage coffee table from the 1970s, this piece exemplifies the rational brutalism of the era while incorporating a stark and sculptural aesthetic. Constructed entirely fr...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,199 Sale Price
10% Off
Pair of Side Tables in Black Shagreen with Bronze Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite pair of side tables by R&Y Augousti is the epitome of luxurious simplicity, designed to be a statement of refined elegance in any sophisticated setting. The tops, craf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood, Porphyry Console Table by Jonas Frisk
By Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded, painted Pinewood in the Egyptian style with a crystal red porphyry top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the tall Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed wood carvings, supported by four round, straight golden wooden legs particularized with Egyptian figures. The end table is standing on a gilded, painted base. Minor fading due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1810 - 1830, Sweden, Scandinavia, Scandinavia.
Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan, in Stockholm. Frist's personal history remains lost in history.
Kommerskollegium (The National Board of Trade...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Pine, Giltwood
Contemporary Sistelo Dining Table, Warm Grey Oak, Brass, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Contemporary Sistelo Dining Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Sistelo dining table draws inspiration from the terraced landscapes o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Square Coffee Table with Gray and Black Murano Glass, Brass Frame, Made in Italy
Located in Guazzora, IT
This square coffee table features a stunning gray and black Murano glass top, elegantly set in a durable brass frame.
Handcrafted in Italy, this piece embodies mid-century modern s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,544 Sale Price / item
33% Off
Vintage Cricket Table from England
Located in High Point, NC
Lovely vintage cricket table from England. The top is natural pine and is supported on a hand painted base with three legs, connected by a lower shelf...
Category
1950s English Vintage Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century English Chinoiserie Bamboo Side Table
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English bamboo rectangular tiered side table with lacquered top, circa 1880. This fine table has the lovely original black lacquer top with hand painted chinoiserie ...
Category
1880s British Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Pair of Painted Side End Tables Bedside
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic pair of side tables, hand painted in a neutral creamy shade. The tables tops with rounded corners and baluster form and scrolled base create an architectural balance, imbuing...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Gustavian Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,350 / set
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Bedside Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Venetian style (19th-20th century) green painted and floral decorated bedside tables with two doors and one drawer with gallery.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
$9,500 / set
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pinewood Desk Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish Gustavian style hand carved pinewood painted console, desk table with simple drawer and clasical hardwarwe, painted in light grey typical Scandenavian taste. the top is paint...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Sistelo Dining Table, Oak, Brass, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Sistelo Dining Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Sistelo dining table draws inspiration from the terraced landsc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Antique Italian Neoclassical Sgagliola Table with Carved Dolphin Base circa 1810
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian neoclassical center table. The scagliola top is decorated with an abstract view of the heavens with rich blue colors. The base with carved dolphins rising from a shell form ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Stone, Slate
Beautiful Francesco Meroni Italian Tole Side or Console Table with Drawer, 1960s
By Meroni
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Florentine Italian painted table with drawer. Perfect as a bedside table, next to a reading chair or used a small vanity table. It could also be great at the end of a narro...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Painted Cocktail Table New Mexico From J. Seitz
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally acquired at the iconic New Preston, Connecticut design shop J. Seitz. A very well made Antique Table from New Mexico with Natural Wood plank top and having wonderful Sage ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swiss Hand-Painted Drop Leaf Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Swiss hand-painted drop leaf table is a celebration of the natural spring time beauty of the Alpine country! The rich forest greens are represented as the background, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Country Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
FAT COWBOY Coffee Table by Hamilton Holmes, Painted Maple, Handmade Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The FAT COYBOY is a flexible design that currently exists as a coffee table. But it could also exist as a bench, or a dining table, or a side table. The table is built from solid woo...
Category
2010s American Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Maple
Custom %100 Natural Glass River Table - Custom River Wood Dining Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Ash Wood River Glass Dining Table / Conference Table
This table is made of ash wood slabs. We brought together black transparent epoxy with the unique structure of the black walnut....
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Glass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pinewood Console Table by Jonas Frisk
By Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood with a white-grey painted marble top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed tablecloths and palmettes carvings and porphyry-imitating sides, supported by four round twisted tapered legs, collar and ball, standing on a rectangular wooden base. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Circa 1810 - 1820, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia.
Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
Wooden Side Table - Custom Sofa Table - Custom Coffee Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Epoxy Resin C Side End Table
Presenting our Epoxy Coffee Table – a true sample of craftsmanship and elegance. This exceptional piece of furniture is designed to be more than just a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire i...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
1930s Spanish Tile-Top Wrought Iron Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
1930s Spanish tile-top wrought iron side table. Ceramic tiles depicting Don Quixote and the Windmill. Black wrought iron table base. No m...
Category
1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Moroccan Moorish Side Table Hand Painted Red Wood
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan side table colorful red hand painted and carved occasional table with Moorish Islamic designs.
Pedestal Moorish table in red background with multicolored floral and geometric designs.
Very decorative fine artwork on a star shape base.
Hand painted in the Moorish manner and well suited as bedside stands or side tables.
These exotic side tables...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Architectural Painted
Tile Top Octagon Side Table / Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding hand painted & crafted architectural form octagon Moroccan star top tile stand / table. A real gem.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood, Porcelain
Pair of Painted German Neo-Classical Style Bedside Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative pair of hand painted Neo-Classical style beside tables from Germany, featuring a nice geo-metric pattern. Beautiful patina on these as well. Pretty!!
30w x 17d x 32h
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Console Table - Scandinavian End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian console table with a painted faux marble top, made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian wood end table is standing fou...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Vintage, Beechwood, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Coffee table from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Poland in 1960s. The table was made of wood and veneer plywood, it was also full renovated. Excellent condition.
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Beech
Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table Mounted to a Pair of Sawhorses.
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Industrial looking aged Zinc Top Desk, or small Kitchen Table or possible Craft Table. The Zinc Dining Table was carefully aged and clear-coated for prot...
Category
2010s American Industrial Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Zinc
Pair French Louis XVI Painted Side Tables ~ Nightstands with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair French Louis XVI Painted Side Tables ~ Nightstands with Carrara Marble will create a light yet vibrant visual effect in any room! Painted in an antique white crackle finish, th...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
French 1920’s painted folding metalwork table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
French 1920's painted folding metalwork table.
Good quality table with many practically use's around the home, with the added attraction that it can be used all the time or stored a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Metal
Blue River Epoxy Resin Maple Burl Dining Table - Maple Burl Wood Resin Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Mağle Burl Wood Epoxy Resin Table
This table is made of maple burl slabs. We brought together cream epoxy with the unique structure of the maple burl slab.
It can be made in any s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Arts and Crafts Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Resin, Maple, Burl
$5,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Amelia Extendable Double Pedestal Dining Table Walnut
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Amelia extendable double pedestal dining table is made from stunning pieces of American walnut in a rich brown finish. Made to order in our New Orleans workshop, each pedestal is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Sheraton Inlaid
Hand Painted Demilune Card Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Sheraton period fold over demilune card or games table i maple wood with walnut inlays.
Features hand painted bell-drop flower decorations to the tapering front legs, fola...
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Early 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th century George II influenced marble top center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century George II influenced marble top center table circa 1890.
We are pleased to offer this stunning table, made in the late 19th century with a George II design.
Deep layer...
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Late 19th Century English George II Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Marble
Victorian Black Lacquered Hand Painted Tray Table
Located in Ross, CA
19th Century English Victorian black lacquered tray table. The tray hand painted with flowers can be removed.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Painted French Iron Pastry or Butcher Table with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique white painted iron table with marble top was produced in France, circa 1870. Tables such as these would have been used to do disp...
Category
1870s French Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Vintage Coffee Table by Bill Meyer Lamps INC. Circa 1950
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Hollywood Regency coffee table featuring a richly carved giltwood base with dramatic Asian-inspired dragon motifs and lion paw feet. Made in Hong Kong in the 1970s for Bil...
Category
1950s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
Metal Pie Safe Night Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual antique pie safe that has been made into a nightstand. A back has been added to what once was open for the pies to cool after it has been taken out o...
Category
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Metal
Side Table in Black Shagreen with Bronze Patina and Black Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Apoli Side Table by Kifu Paris is a striking blend of bold modern design and luxurious materials. Its top, crafted from deep black shagreen, provides a sleek, sophisticated surfa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wrought Iron / Painted Wood Top Side Tables
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 20th century pair black wrought iron framed with hand painted wood top side table. Each table features a removable hand painted wood top desig...
Category
Late 20th Century European Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Oval French-Style Dining Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our Yvelines dining table is made out of white oak and finished in a custom paint treatment. Includes 2 18" leaves. Hand built in our Norwalk, CT this table comfortably seats eight t...
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2010s American French Provincial Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Oak
$12,440 / item
The Square Desk. Brazilian Solid Wood Writing Table Design by Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Square Desk was inspired by the design of Brazilian modern furniture from the 1950s and 1960s, featuring straight lines and Indian straw weaving. It's delicate and highly comfort...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Straw, Wood
$2,016 Sale Price / item
37% Off
Aether Oval Dining Table With Pedestal Base
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Aether Table features a solid cherry top, painted to the customer's specifications. The table top is shown here in 'Cardinal Red' by Pure And Original. The base is crafted from ...
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2010s Canadian Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Cherry, Oak
Console table for dressing table or entrance with Murano Justfurnituress Design
Located in Guazzora, IT
**A Masterpiece of Elegance: The Black Murano Glass Console by JustFurnituress**
At the heart of Italian design, JustFurnituress presents an entry console that is more than just a p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style dark blue San Biasio Console table
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our San Biasio Console table.
This piece belongs to our brand new Magnolia Capsule Collection inspire...
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2010s Italian Other Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
A George III Satinwood Marquetry Giltwood and Composition Demi-Lune Side Table
Located in London, GB
This exceptional demi-lune side table showcases superb eighteenth-century craftsmanship, executed with the finest gilding and composition work, and preserved in remarkable condition....
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1780s British George III Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Composition, Gold, Other, Gold Leaf
Pair of Swedish Pillar Console Tables, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Narrow Scraped Two Pillar Console Tables, Sweden, circa 1830.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Ceramic modern Coffeetable Bench Glazed Stoneware Black Blue
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handmade stoneware coffee table manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather straw. The piec...
Category
2010s Spanish Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
Antique Swedish Writing Table Desk, Genuine Red and Blue Painted Folk Art
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish folk art writing table from the village of Alfta in Hälsingland in northern Sweden. The desk is made in Swedish pine and is in untouched original condition. A notable...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Pine
One of a Kind Antique Persian Tile Top Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional coffee table made of set of six antique hand-painted and glazed Persian tiles professionally imbedded in a custom-made brass table base, b...
Category
20th Century Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
21st Century Ipanema Console Table, Ombre Effect with Brass Details, by Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Ipanema Console Table, Ombre Effect with Brass Details, Handcrafted by Duistt
The rounded geometric shapes of the Ipanema series refer to the imagination of the well-known sidewalk ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Of 18th Century Venetian Consoles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th C. Venetian Consoles with Original Paint and Marble Top
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Marble
Waterfall Console Table - Modern Entryway Table - Custom Wood Console Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Waterfall Hackberry Solid Wood Epoxy Console Table
Presenting our Epoxy Waterfall ConsoleTable – a true sample of craftsmanship and elegance. This exceptional piece of furniture is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood, Walnut
Live Edge Hackberry Wood Epoxy Resin River Dining Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
HACKBERRY CREAM RESIN DINING TABLE
This epoxy table emerges as a unique work of art, inspired by nature's beauty.
The epoxy table stands out not only for its design but also its d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood, Walnut
$4,720 Sale Price
22% Off
Baker Furniture, Brass Top Chinoiserie Cocktail Table, U.S., Circa 1980
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Baker Furniture - Rare vintage Chinoiserie cocktail / coffee table - exceptional quality with aged patina - featuring a brass top with hand hammered pie crust edge - hand painted flo...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Brass
Demilune Marble Top One Drawer French Style Gilt Console on Fluted Legs MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Demilune Marble Top One Drawer French Style Gilt Console on Fluted Legs MINT
Category
20th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Rare French Mid-Century Suspended Organic Form Coffee Table
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important French Mid-Century Modern cocktail table similar to the work of Jean Royere. This exceptional piece features an organic form top suspended from 3 curved, organic...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 19th Century Chinese Red Painted Coffee Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This early 19th-century red lacquered Chinese bed or coffee table dates back to the 1800s. The red lacquer exhibits a soft patina, characteristic of traditional Chinese lacquer art. The table features a clean, panelled top with a wide trim surrounding it. The top rests on a simple apron that transitions into four legs, each with slightly curved 'horse hoof' style feet, a 'waisted' top, and 'S'-shaped stretchers between the legs. With its beautiful patina and understated design, this 19th-century Chinese coffee table would make a stylish addition to any living room, perfectly suited for displaying history or art books and fresh flowers. Handcrafted using wooden pegs and a tenon structure, this table exemplifies traditional craftsmanship in ancient Chinese furniture...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,920 Sale Price
35% Off
Phyllis Morris Signed Hollywood Regency Swan Console Table Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous pair of American mid-century sculptural paint decorated wooden console tables by the iconic luxury designer Phyllis Morris (United States; 1925-1988)
Executed in timeless mid-20th century glitz and glam Hollywood Regency Moderne taste, the rare, possibly custom one-of-a-kind design, having a demi-lune red lacquered top, over conforming fluted apron, rising on elegant carved figural swan form legs, terminating in claw and ball feet, finished in parcel gilt antiqued cream paint finish. Bold, large scale, statement pieces, these extraordinary tables are sure to add a touch of sophisticated whimsical elegance, warmth, opulence, and comfort to any space! circa 1970
Signed, "Phyllis Morris" to the rear support in typical stylized font (under later metal wall mount brackets)
Provenance / Acquisition:
From an important Guadalajara, Mexico Estate
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas.
Dimensions: (approx)
31" High, 49" Wide, 24.75" Deep (each)
Phyllis Morris was one of the design industry’s first multitaskers. She wore many hats: furniture designer, businesswoman, civic leader, legendary hostess, humanitarian, wife and mother.
Phyllis Morris is known for them all, but mostly that last one.
The legendary interior designer of the 1950s and ’60s wrote her own rules and lived a life as large and colorful as the designs she favored.
Morris began her design career in 1953 in Los Angeles, California by creating the "Poodle Lamp," a sculpture of her own poodle topped with a little flared shade. Dubbed “The Marilyn Monroe of the furniture industry” — she took charge of her destiny with her famous poodle lamp.
After sculpting the original, based on her own pink-dyed pup, Morris left it on consignment in a Beverly Hills shop. She had friends place orders for it; the shop asked for a dozen models, and Morris was in business. “I knew I was not a homemaker,” she said.
What transformed Morris from lamp designer to “designer to the stars” may have been her instinct for publicity. She reportedly delivered two of the lamps to Liberace, her first big-name customer, in a pink Cadillac convertible, while wearing a mink cape.
Morris was a pro at offering provocative quips or outrageous photo-ops, which often made headlines around the globe.
“My mom was a marketing genius,” says Morris’ daughter Jamie Adler, who now runs the brand and reintroduced the poodle lamp for Currey & Company last year. “She understood branding and how to get press. She was so brave and fearless as a woman in a male-dominated industry.”
At a time when most women stayed home, Morris was a furniture designer, businesswoman, civic leader, legendary hostess, humanitarian, wife and mother. “She was multitasking long before the word was invented,” Adler says.
With her colorful and eclectic interiors and over-the-top furnishings, Morris turned the interior design world upside-down, and celebrities came calling. She designed hotel suites frequented by Frank Sinatra, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Elvis. Her opulent canopied beds became a status symbol for the likes of Cher and Sonny Bono, the Who’s Keith Moon, Gladys Knight and Jerry Vale, according to a 1978 People magazine story.
A typical Morris room setting during the mid-1960s would find Pop art accessories...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Hand-Painted Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
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