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billyboy
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04/05/2016 2:08 pm  

Hello All,
Anyone know anything about this coffee table? The top is 130 x 70cm and absolutely massive, must weigh around 50k at least. No makers marks on the underside.
Thanks All,
BB
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Zephyr
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04/05/2016 11:18 pm  

Looks a lot like this one, not that this really tells us anything....
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/coffee-tables-cocktail-tables/s...


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billyboy
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06/05/2016 12:01 am  

Hey Zephyr,
Many thanks for the link! It may not tell us anything about the designer/maker but there are interesting differences between this table and mine which are enlightening and I'm grateful to you for having brought this link to my attention :).
Firstly, my table top is 20cm shorter in length.
Secondly, my table is 10cm higher than the one you found.
While there are definite similarities, the version you found is, to my mind, much more balanced in it's design and far more elegant than the version I have which, with it's extra height and shorter overhang on either end, appears to me to be squat and inelegant by comparison. Having said that, it's still a very nice table 🙂
There are clearly definite similarities between the two but I would not be confident saying they are from the same designer.
Many thanks for your help!
BB
P.s. I am not an expert but am I right in thinking that this table is made of teak?


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Zephyr
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06/05/2016 2:46 am  

Sorry I could not be more helpful, I am pretty good at internet searches, but not very accomplished at identification.
It looks like teak, but the pictures you provided are kind of dark, and not very definitive for the purposes of wood identification. Some closer pictures, in better light, would aid in answering your question.
As stated above, I am not a pro like many on the forum, but I would not rule out the one in the link based purely on size differences. There maybe other differences that I am unable to see, but the construction is pretty unique, with the solid top and cutouts on the sides for the legs. I would be surprised if they were not linked in some way.


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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06/05/2016 8:35 am  

I would feel quite confident in saying they are from the same maker. Absolutely 100%. Obviously not the same model, but it is quite useful to learn to recognize different things from the same maker, which details are important differences and which details would vary.
I don't know who made the table, but I would say it is later, maybe late 70s or 80s. There was a time when chunky butcher block teak with a fat roundover was a thing.
And I would be surprised to discover a designer proper was involved. By this time the Danish industry was not exporting new designer designs much. And they wouldn't have looked like this.
And I've seen others from this company. If you keep digging you will find more, and perhaps one that identifies it.


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billyboy
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06/05/2016 9:54 am  

Thanks Zephyr, Leif,
I'll keep digging and see if I can find an ID somewhere but you've both been most helpful.
Attached are a couple of additional shots of the wood and one of the construction underneath.
There are three screws for each pair of legs. The two outside screws sit in drilled holes larger than the screw (I imagine that this is to allow for the table to be adjusted to ensure it's perfectly central) and the central screw goes directly into the wood locking the legs in place.
Thanks again and have a great day !
BB




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