Side table - Wood - Height: 67 cm





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Description from the seller
It is a tall table that faithfully captures the spirit of Louis XVI reinterpreted in the first half of the 20th century, when many workshops still turned to 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 wished to elevate the tabletop and present it almost like 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 striped columns of the classical repertoire, with that geometric precision that characterizes the Louis XVI style. They do not seek to draw attention through exuberance, but through proportion and balance. The tabletop, with clean lines, is finished with a discreet edge that frames the surface and reinforces the sense of a cared-for piece, intended to display a vase, a lamp, or a special object.
There is in the whole a mix very typical of the first third of the 20th century: respect for neoclassical tradition, taste for symmetry and formal clarity, and at the same time a certain refinement that foreshadows more modern sensibilities. It is a table that does not seek to impose itself, but to provide a touch of serene distinction, of those pieces of furniture that elevate the ambience without needing to raise its voice.
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Seller's Story
It is a tall table that faithfully captures the spirit of Louis XVI reinterpreted in the first half of the 20th century, when many workshops still turned to 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 wished to elevate the tabletop and present it almost like 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 striped columns of the classical repertoire, with that geometric precision that characterizes the Louis XVI style. They do not seek to draw attention through exuberance, but through proportion and balance. The tabletop, with clean lines, is finished with a discreet edge that frames the surface and reinforces the sense of a cared-for piece, intended to display a vase, a lamp, or a special object.
There is in the whole a mix very typical of the first third of the 20th century: respect for neoclassical tradition, taste for symmetry and formal clarity, and at the same time a certain refinement that foreshadows more modern sensibilities. It is a table that does not seek to impose itself, but to provide a touch of serene distinction, of those pieces of furniture that elevate the ambience without needing to raise its voice.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.

