Vintage Postmodern Art Deco Hand Painted Pedestal Hidden Storage Cubist Column

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This vintage postmodern pedestal combines a classical architectural silhouette with a bold, hand-painted surface treatment, resulting in a genuinely striking … Read more This vintage postmodern pedestal combines a classical architectural silhouette with a bold, hand-painted surface treatment, resulting in a genuinely striking decorative art piece. The form follows a traditional column structure, featuring a projecting molded cap, a slender tapered shaft, and a matching molded base, with a rough, stone-like speckled texture across the cap and base that evokes cast concrete or textured plaster.

The shaft itself is where the piece truly comes alive, hand-painted in a bold, Cubist-inspired abstract pattern of overlapping circles, ring shapes, triangles, and angular planar segments. The palette of mustard yellow, burnt orange, sage green, dusty blue, cream, and black accent lines gives the piece a graphic, Memphis-era design sensibility, with each face of the tapered shaft offering a slightly different arrangement of the motif for visual interest from every angle.

Beyond its striking surface design, this pedestal also offers hidden storage, adding a practical function to what might otherwise serve purely as a decorative stand for sculpture, a vase, or a plant. This blend of classical form, postmodern surface art, and functional storage makes the piece a genuinely versatile and collectible find.

A bold, artist-decorated statement piece for collectors drawn to authentic 1980s postmodern design and hand-painted craftsmanship.

H: 42.5" | W: 13" | D: 13"

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