Pair of bedside tables
United Kingdom, Circa 1980
A pair of vintage bedside tables in shagreen, black leather, and chrome-plated metal, produced by the British design house Andrew Martin, United Kingdom, circa 1980. Bedroom furniture of understated luxury, where precious materials meet the rigor of metal. Each top is clad in four fan-arranged shagreen panels, whose beaded grain and nuances vary from one table to the other—one displaying bronze and green highlights, the other rich chocolate tones. Rimmed by a delicate chrome banding, the top surmounts an apron wrapped in saddle-stitched black leather, opening with a drawer framed in chrome-plated metal and fitted with a small black pull. The piece rests on polished chrome-plated steel X-shaped legs connected by a tubular stretcher. Shagreen, a ray skin with a characteristic pearl-like grain, owes its French name to Jean-Claude Galluchat, master craftsman to the court of Louis XV, who made it a specialty in the 18th century. Revived by Art Deco ensembliers, it remains today one of the most sought-after materials in decorator furniture. Generously proportioned, wide and deep, these bedside tables will serve equally well flanking a bed or as end tables and accent tables in a living room.
7 500 €
- Artist / Maker
- Andrew Martin
- Circa
- 1980
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Dimensions
Table de chevet
- Height 24 in(61 cm)
- Width 27.6 in(70 cm)
- Depth 23.8 in(60.5 cm)
Technique / Materials
- Chrome-plated metal, leather, shagreen
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