An elegant early Amsterdam School occasional table in stained walnut, featuring finely carved sculptural details on the legs and around the tabletop. Its design gives the piece an organic, flowing silhouette. This versatile table works beautifully as an accent piece, lamp table, or side table, adding a touch of Dutch Art Deco to any refined interior.
The table is in good original condition. It may have been designed by K.P.C. de Bazel, as it shows characteristics of the transitional style that preceded the Amsterdam School - Nieuwe Kunst, the Dutch interpretation of Art Nouveau.
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 and furniture designs. 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 1910-1940 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.
Creator
In style of K.P.C. de Bazel
Design Period
1920s
Production Period
1920s
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Identifying Marks
No
Style
Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Nieuwe Kunst, Applied Arts, Arts & Crafts
