Early MCM Glass Stainless Steel Barcelona Table Mies Van Der Rohe Knoll, 1955 Decorative Arts prunus & birds in flight

prunus & birds in flight

his works sell for tens of thousands of dollars

The bronze made by the lost wax (cire perdue) method and having the circular Parisian foundry mark to the vesro and signed "E

The base having an organic form of decoration with a shallow shelf and inlaid with three floral tiles

the finish and hardware is all original and it just has those features that set it apart from the more run of the mill chests on chest

Early MCM Glass Stainless Steel Barcelona Table Mies Van Der Rohe Knoll, 1955 Decorative Arts prunus & birds in flightAn early pre Knoll production 1955 Mies Van Der Rohe, 252 Barcelona table. The table was purchased as a wedding gift for a prominent West Coast architect in the 1950's. Both the stainless steel table base & glass top are original, however is seems that one corner at some stage had been chipped so each corner was leveled off. This was done professionally and the glass edges were polished to match. This is also reflected in the price, at 25% of what