Donald Deskey (1894-1989)

A WALNUT, HAND-PAINTED MICARTA AND CAST ALUMINUM DINING TABLE, DESIGNED 1958

细节

Donald Deskey (1894-1989)
A Walnut, Hand-Painted Micarta and Cast Aluminum Dining Table, designed 1958
designed for the Charak Modern line, manufactured by Charak
29½ in. (75 in.) high, 108 in. (274.4 cm.) wide (fully extended), 44 in. (111.8 cm.) deep; each leaf 18 in. (45.8 cm.) wide

来源

Fifty/50, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

拍品专文

cf. Life Magazine, December 1958 for an article on this furniture series.
cf. D. A. Hanks with Jennifer Toher, Donald Deskey Decorative Designs and Interiors, New York 1987, pp. 121-122 for a discussion of Deskey's furniture line for Charak and an illustration of several pieces from this series.

The original design for the Micarta tops in the Charak Modern line was hand-painted by Donald Deskey himself.