A Dutch Art Deco Haagse School (The Hague School) side table, 1920s, in solid oak. Straight and simple modernist design, with a crossed shaped base and a tapering towards the leg ends. The design is also reminiscent of mission style tables. The piece is sturdy, quite heavy and the wood is well nourished but not shiny. There are some small signs of wear, a very slight (almost invisible) bending of the tabletop but overall in very good condition. Great as a display table for sculpture or plants/flowers.
Background information The Hague School
In the 1920s, a style of architecture and furniture design emerged in The Hague that would become known as Haagse School. More cubist and functional than the imaginative Amsterdam School style, but with some similarities as well. After the First World War, young designers such as Hendrik Wouda, Frits Spanjaard and J. Brunott developed their own modern interior designs. For inspiration they chose the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and combined their idiosyncratic preferences with the commercial requirements in furniture design of that time. The result was the now well-known Dutch 'Hague School' style with its recognizable forms and shapes.
Creator
Unknown
Design Period
1920s
Production Period
1920s
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Identifying Marks
No
Style
Dutch Art Deco, Haagse School, Modernist
Detailed Condition
Good, very slight bending in top due to the 100 years of age.
