Modernist Dutch Amsterdam School Side Table, 1920s

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Hexagonal Modernist Amsterdam School side table with unusual relief brass top with an array texture in Dutch 1920s. This occasional … Read more Hexagonal Modernist Amsterdam School side table with unusual relief brass top with an array texture in Dutch 1920s. This occasional table is made in oak with typical Art Deco geometrical decorations inlayed on the legs and ebonized ball feet. The brass top with original patina can be polished on request. The style is recognizable as Amsterdam School with the black ball/bullet decorations and the sculptural design. ''Amsterdamse School'' is a Modernist style for the exuberant, imaginative and innovative design from the period 1910-1930 by a group of Dutch architects, interior designers and sculptors. The Amsterdam School embodies several contradictions. It is an style 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 like Arts & Crafts. Amsterdam School architects often designed the whole interior including lighting and furniture. See less