Up for sale from a recent client in Honolulu Hawaii, this 1989 German New York wooden two- tear side table to is covered in a brown snake skin finish, stands on casters and was created by the well known designer Karl Springer (1931-1989). The shipping rate includes tracking and for items over $500 signature confirmation. Please request insurance prior to paying for the item, it can be added at the buyers expense.
Measurements:
21 inches high x 14.5 inches long x 9.5 inches wide x 9.1lb
More about the artist:
Karl Springer was born in Berlin, Germany in 1931, where he studied bookbinding and dressed windows for a popular city clothier. Springer immigrated to the United States and was working in New York by the late Fifties, creating window displays for Lord & Taylor. Using his bookbinding skills, he began making custom furniture and decorative accessories using animal skins. His work eventually made its way to the sales floor of New York's high-end retailer Bergdorf Goodman. A particular snakeskin telephone table apparently even impressed the Duchess of Windsor!
He opened his first shop on First Avenue creating accent pieces treated with faux finishes and animal skins. He then moved operations to East Fifty-Third Street, where he was assisted in the execution of his designs by European and Asian craftspeople, highly skilled in lacquering, batiking, and leather-work.
Springer's home was an eclectic mix of East and West- antique and modern. His own creations drew inspirations from both early, sometimes even ancient, styles and the Deco designs of the 1920s. His surface treatments had a distinctly modern aesthetic. Drawing on the work of Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean Dunand, Springer brought Shagreen, or snakeskin, back into vogue. In fact, it was his use of such exotic animal skins- lizard, shark, goat, alligator, and cobra(to name a few)- that set Springer apart.
In 1969, Springer opened a new showroom on East Sixth-first Street. As he had done previously with great effect, Springer continued to outsource assembly of his designs to skilled craftsmen, both in New York and beyond. Springer's close friend, Ron Seff, managed his workshop during the'70s, before the two had a falling out. Seff went on to produce Springer-like knock-offs.
The heyday of Springer's career was in the early '80s, with showrooms in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Munich. He fostered relationships with manufacturers in Mexico, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These regions supplied Springer with the materials and skilled craftsmen to complete his work. He also worked with Murano glass manufacturer Seguso to create hand-blown lighting. In addition to animal skins, Springer also utilized chrome, brass, glass, and Lucite to great effect- reflecting the in-vogue styling of the Disco-chic '70s and high-society '80s. By the end of the 80s, Springer's health was in decline and he was forced to sell the company. He died in 1989.

Item specifics
Seller Notes
“The item is overall in good pre-owned condition, no issues with the snake skin covering no cracks ... Read moreabout the seller notes“The item is overall in good pre-owned condition, no issues with the snake skin covering no cracks or chips, one of the caster wheels is falling out when the table is picked up and will have to be fastened , but nothing is broken it just has to be glued back into its leg” Read Lessabout the seller notes
Maker
Karl Springer (1931-1989)
Item Width
9.5
Time Period Manufactured
Post-1950
Item Length
14.5
Item Height
21 in
Material
Wood, Snake Skin
Brand
Karl Springer
Style
Unknown
Original/Licensed Reproduction
Original
Type
Side Table

Reserve: $1,479.00

Shipping:

Domestic: Flat-rate of$100.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.

International: Flat-rate of $200.00 to anywhere in the world.

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Location: This item ships fromHawaii

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