Henry van de Velde (1863 - 1957)

mahogany and leather inset, of octagonal form, with a moulded apron above shaped supports

Galerie Arnold, Dresden

Wolf D. Pecher, Henry van de Velde, Das Gesamtwerk, Gestaltung, vol. I, Munich 1981, pp. 258-161, 283

A decorative piece with a good provenance. The leather inset is a later replacement. Green felt was the original cover, but replaced by the current vendor. Joints slightly loose making the table slightly unsteady, consistent with its complex octaform moulded top on four supports. One or two small areas of veneer to outer moulding to top restored. With a slightly darker patina than the illustration suggests.
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This table formed part of the commission which Henry van de Velde received from the then internationally famous Galerie Arnold in Dresden. It is visible in a photograph of the gallery interior during an  exhibition of van de Velde silver. He furnished several rooms of the baroque house, including display cabinets and furniture for the showrooms.