A very rare Amsterdam School pedestal with the original paintwork, estimated 1920s to 1930s. The colours of the paintwork are very similar to paintwork pieces by Jan van Zeeland. The pedestal has a remarkable design, with scalloped details and an outspoken Art Deco shape, very characteristic for Amsterdam School. The table is made of a light woodtype, probably pine. The paintwork in orange, green, red and purple is completely original and unrestored. The height is 95 cm (37,4) inches), top is 30 cm (11,8 inches). The pedestal is a work of art on its own, and can also serve its original purpose as a plant table.
Rare Amsterdam School pieces like this one are very sought after by interior designers and collectors of Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School. It combines very well with more modern pieces as well as with antiques. Pictures taken in different types of natural light and angles to bring across a good impression of this piece.
Background information Amsterdam School
''The Amsterdam School'' stands for the Dutch architectural movement that flourished between 1910 and 1940. The movement influenced other art forms such as sculpture, furniture design and urban planning. Some characteristics of the Amsterdam School include:
Expressionist and organic shapes, decorative sculptural elements and a focus on craftsmanship.
The Amsterdam School movement is seen as a very important chapter in Dutch architectural history and to this day a very recognizable and beloved style worldwide.
''Amsterdam School'' is a collective name for the exuberant, imaginative and innovative design style from the period 1910-1930 by a diverse group of Dutch architects, interior designers and sculptors. Influential architects and designers include Michel De Klerk, Hildo Krop, Piet Kramer en J.M. van der Meij.
The Amsterdam School embodies several contradictions. It is an architecture that is instantly recognisable yet difficult to define. It celebrates the communal and the social yet gives almost infinite room for individual expression. It can look hyper-modern yet curiously medieval. And, at its most creative, it can be utterly, infectiously bizarre.
Amsterdam School architects designed a lot of exteriors and interiors in Amsterdam, but the style spreaded further all around the Netherlands. The Hague has its own variant, called The Hague School.
