Nightstand (2) - Wood

Mahogany Nightstands with Twisted Brackets, 1950, Set of 2.

Pair of Mahogany Nightstands with Barley-Twist Supports – Revival Regency / Neoclassical Style.

Refined pair of nightstands (or bedside tables) made in solid mahogany and veneered in figured mahogany, featuring a splendid warm, deep patina with amber tones. The design, strongly inspired by the classicism of the English Regency period and by neoclassical proportions, presents a rectangular top with a thin, scrolling edge. Immediately beneath the top rail, a capacious single drawer unfolds, adorned with geometric raised-frame motifs that create a depth effect typical of gentlemanly furniture. In the center of the drawer stands an ornamental circular knob in bronze, finely chased with radiating floral motifs.

The most structurally valuable element consists of the front uprights: splendid barley-twist turned legs with tight spacing, which impart vertical thrust and baroque dynamism to the otherwise strict geometric structure. The supports terminate in elegant, flattened onion feet that are strongly flared at the upper part. The pieces are completed by a wide lower open compartment with a lower shelf, perfect for books or collectibles, supported at the back by linear uprights and the sides shaped openwork with sinuous lines.