Side table - Wood - Height: 67 cm





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Description from the seller
It is a tall table that fairly faithfully captures the spirit of Louis XVI reinterpreted in the first half of the 20th century, when many workshops continued to draw on that neoclassical language for its sober elegance and its ability to ennoble any room. The piece rests on a slender, vertical silhouette that conveys lightness without losing firmness, as if it wanted to elevate the top and present it almost as a small domestic altar.
The wood —light, well-polished, with a restrained sheen— accentuates that refined vocation. The legs, straight and slightly fluted, evoke the ribbed columns of the classical repertoire, with that geometric precision that characterizes the Louis XVI style. They do not seek to attract attention through exuberance, but through proportion and balance. The top, with clean lines, is finished with a discreet edge that frames the surface and reinforces the sense of a carefully crafted piece, meant to showcase a vase, a lamp, or a special object.
There is in the overall a very typical blend of the first third of the 20th century: respect for neoclassical tradition, a taste for symmetry and formal clarity, and at the same time a certain depuración that hints at more modern sensitivities. It is a table that does not aim to impose itself, but to bring a touch of serene distinction, of those pieces of furniture that elevate the ambience without needing to raise their voice.
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Seller's Story
It is a tall table that fairly faithfully captures the spirit of Louis XVI reinterpreted in the first half of the 20th century, when many workshops continued to draw on that neoclassical language for its sober elegance and its ability to ennoble any room. The piece rests on a slender, vertical silhouette that conveys lightness without losing firmness, as if it wanted to elevate the top and present it almost as a small domestic altar.
The wood —light, well-polished, with a restrained sheen— accentuates that refined vocation. The legs, straight and slightly fluted, evoke the ribbed columns of the classical repertoire, with that geometric precision that characterizes the Louis XVI style. They do not seek to attract attention through exuberance, but through proportion and balance. The top, with clean lines, is finished with a discreet edge that frames the surface and reinforces the sense of a carefully crafted piece, meant to showcase a vase, a lamp, or a special object.
There is in the overall a very typical blend of the first third of the 20th century: respect for neoclassical tradition, a taste for symmetry and formal clarity, and at the same time a certain depuración that hints at more modern sensitivities. It is a table that does not aim to impose itself, but to bring a touch of serene distinction, of those pieces of furniture that elevate the ambience without needing to raise their voice.
Certified shipping and good packaging.

