Bronze Faux-Bamboo Coffee Table with Veined Red Marble Top, Maison Baguès, Circa 1940

This coffee table embodies the best of Parisian high-end decoration of the 1940s. The bronze structure, worked as faux-bamboo, draws a base both exotic and refined whose every knot is finely detailed. This aesthetic, inherited from 18th-century chinoiseries brought back into fashion in the first half of the 20th century, has become one of the most recognizable signatures of Maison Baguès.

The chased bronze work is remarkable here: each section of fake stem has been carefully treated, with its rings, knots and golden finish that so accurately imitates the natural material of bamboo. The bronze, lengthily burnished and then polished, displays the warm golden hue characteristic of fine French furniture that no industrial patina could restore.

The veined red marble top, chosen from among the most precious from Italy or Algeria, brings strong chromatic intensity and striking visual depth. The white veins and red shades draw unique natural landscapes, transforming each table into a singular piece. The contrast between the gold of the bronze and the deep red of the marble is one of the most prized accords of high-end decoration.

Maison Baguès, founded in Paris in 1840, is internationally recognized for its art of chased bronze and its refined creations that adorned the finest residences of the 20th century. This coffee table will naturally find its place in a stately living room, where it will dialogue equally well with classical furniture or with a contemporary décor in search of a piece of character.