Hi there,
I posted a few poor quality pics of this teak writing table/desk a while back. I've now attached a few more better quality pics with hopes that someone might have an idea where this was made and who made it...?
It's a double sided writing table and the drawers open from either side (see pics). It looks well made. And I was told it is Danish.
I also recently found a very faint red stamp that says "MADE..." and I can't make out the rest. There also seems to be a logo...
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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I think it is lovely, but I've never seen anything with quite those details.
If you can find other drawer pulls like it on anything, you probably have a good lead.
Also, how the legs go clear up to the top surface, without there being an apron and a table top, is an unusual detail. It is the sort of detail that might be the preference of a certain designer. It implies a distinct structure to the desk, so it tends to be the sort of thing that would carry across designs. For instance Severin Hansen for Haslev did a similar (and also very different) thing, and this carried across just about every kind 'table' from the factory (side, coffee, dining, desk, console, etc).
Are there no dovetails on the side of the drawer? And how is the drawer front constructed? (teak veneer over secondary wood with a teak insert for the handle hole; teak veneer over afrormosia; teak veneer over pine with stain in the handle hole; teak veneer over jointed teak; one piece of teak, etc).
By similarity of where the leg meets the table top,, Eske Kristensen for Ludwig Pontopiddan might be a possibility. You could at least see if you can turn up anything there. First it would be interesting to see what the top inside of the leg looks like?
http://www.luca-inc.com/furniture/sales-archive/nest-table%E3%80%80ludvi...
Leif - thank you so very much for your help and insight!
I had also saved down a few links to Svenn Eske Kristensen. Specifically the design element where the leg meets the table top and also the slender tapered leg. But in my previous and most recent searches I cannot find a match to this specific table with drawers.
Note the "pair of side tables" and the similar design but different handles - http://www.artnet.com/artists/svenn-eske-kristensen/past-auction-results
Note the upside down pic (underside of the tables) - https://www.expertissim.com/svenn-eske-kristensen-ludvig-pontoppidan-tro...
Per your first response, I've attached a few more pics with some of the detailing you inquired about. Kindly let me know what you think.
Finally...I found this a while back. The design is very similar but I believe this designer is present day. Let me know what you think: http://schalling.se/furnitures/14100/karl-folkesson-console-table
It really is a lovely table that I believe to be well crafted. I'll keep digging around. Anything else you may be able to find is greatly appreciated. The mystery continues....
Thanks.
There is some very strange construction here form an ostensibly Scandinavian piece.
The drawers are really different:
-veneer on the sides of the drawer faces (they always showed the dovetails)
-edge banding on top of the plywood sides (plywood drawer sides are uncommon, but I've never seen the plywood hidden below edge banding.
-the inside surface of the drawer pull look like they are veneer?
The plywood cover on the bottom, which looks a bit crudely cut, is very odd. Scandinavian construction practices would have lead me to expect the bottom of this would be left open. Or perhaps enclosed as part of the case, with teak veneer. Structurally it seems completely unnecessary.
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