I am at a loss, although I feel certain I have seen it before somewhere.
It is completely unmarked, not even a "made in denmark," which makes me think it was bought in Denmark and privately brought over to the US.
The substructure is all pine with teak veneer. The legs are solid teak. The radiused leg joints have dowel pins (not routed finger joints).
And, subjectively it has the feel of production by a smaller cabinetmaker, as opposed to a big factory.
Any thoughts?
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I searched and searched and couldn't find another like it.
I am not sure I believe that site that it is Johannes Andersen for Uldum. I can't find another by searching anywhere for obvious phrases like "johannes andersen uldum dining table". Or "johannes andersen uldum spisebord". This is not a great sign.
I will keep looking. I found some peculiar leads for Ejvind Johansson and Arne Wahl Iversen, but I think they are dead ends too.
My first thought was a Johannes Andersen table as well. Here is another attribution of a similar table with the same leg details. Possibly the earlier tables were built this way. Then, changed to cut costs and production time.
http://gmscandinavia.com/collection/johannes-andersen-table.html
Thinking about it, this joint might have been prone to failure. Which could have led to a change in design. That is if it's even the same table.
I keep coming back to this table, and my first thought is always Johannes Andersen. And then I start digging in to the idea, and it just doesn't work out. And then I start thinking about how he emphasized the legs on his table designs by placing the legs flush to the edge of the table. But this table emphasizes the leg in a different manner: by pulling it out of the plane of the apron. And this just does not seem like Johannes Andersen at all.
Just finished cleaning and re-oiling the table. There are some interesting characteristics. Maybe somebody will recognize something. The pins that hold the top on are freakishly long, and the tips have been pointed by hand.
Also, as you can see the counter veneer is teak, which isn't incredibly surprising, but is one of the features that makes me think it was made by a small shop, not a factory.
Yeah, your table and this one have the same floating effect, but for different reasons, when they are extended. You should consider getting a new room for it! This is what I do when the furniture I want to fit into my space no longer fits.
I am so surprised that such a strong design as this table has been basically impossible to identify.
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