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Celeste Coffee Table at Gump's

post #1 of 6
6/2/07 at 11:47am
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What do you think of this table? It caught my eye, straight off. Not sure the design works, but this piece makes a statement. Here's the description:
In a dramatic contrast of shapes, this coffee table pairs a clean lined, squared off top with an elegantly curved base. The base is handcarved solid hardwood, finished with hand applied gold leaf; the top is handcarved solid mahagony, hand finished in glossy black lacquer. $2,250.

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post #2 of 6
6/2/07 at 12:57pm
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What do you think of this table? It caught my eye, straight off. Not sure the design works, but this piece makes a statement. Here's the description:
In a dramatic contrast of shapes, this coffee table pairs a clean lined, squared off top with an elegantly curved base. The base is handcarved solid hardwood, finished with hand applied gold leaf; the top is handcarved solid mahagony, hand finished in glossy black lacquer. $2,250.


Are you being serious?
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post #3 of 6
6/2/07 at 3:29pm
What a beautiful table. I love how the legs flow in through the rest of the body. Very nice.

JB
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post #4 of 6
6/2/07 at 4:31pm
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JetBlast, I don't think I've ever seen a coffee table designed like this one. You've got this very strict flat surface, then a serpentine apron, flowing into curved legs. An indulgent piece. Still can't decide if the table turned out right. I wonder if the legs shouldn't have compressed inward, rather than to extend the tabletop's outline outward, as they have.
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post #5 of 6
6/3/07 at 12:23am
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Originally Posted by Ivan Kipling View Post
What do you think of this table? It caught my eye, straight off. Not sure the design works, but this piece makes a statement. Here's the description:
In a dramatic contrast of shapes, this coffee table pairs a clean lined, squared off top with an elegantly curved base. The base is handcarved solid hardwood, finished with hand applied gold leaf; the top is handcarved solid mahagony, hand finished in glossy black lacquer. $2,250.


Kind of like Queen Anne meets the monolith from 2001.
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post #6 of 6
6/3/07 at 9:44am
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Well, this is an odd table. No question. My cousin is an interior designer. Her house is done mostly, in Baker. I showed her this table. She's still thinking about it . . . but we'll give the designer encouragement for trying new things.
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