console from the Florsheim Residence, Highland Park
console from the Florsheim Residence, Highland Park
nickel-plated brass over steel 27¼ h × 47 w × 24 d in (69 × 119 × 61 cm)
The modern aesthetic thrived in Chicago during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
The modern aesthetic thrived in Chicago during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Patrons, including Florsheim, Block and Marx, among many others, employed David Adler, Frances Elkins, Adolphe Chanaux, Jean-Michel Frank and Samuel Marx to create homes and interiors in the modern style. With furniture set amongst artworks by Picasso, Braque, Dubuffet and Miro, these interiors rival their contemporaries in Paris and New York.
The present table was created for Harold and Claire Florsheim. The table's surfaces are composed of over fifty asymmetrical tiles or planes, plated in polished nickel and individually bolted into place without the use of welding. The complex geometry of the table top is neutralized by the overall mirrored and minimal silhouette.
provenance: Harold Florsheim, Highland Park | Thence by descent to Sarabelle Florsheim | Acquired from the previous by the present owner