Neoclassical Brass Tripod Guéridon with Round Glass Top in the Style of Maison Jansen, France, circa 1970

This refined tripod guéridon closely reflects the neoclassical vocabulary of Maison Jansen’s most admired post-war production. Three elegantly tapered legs in polished brass, joined by a classical stretcher arrangement and terminating in refined feet, support a circular transparent glass top whose clarity provides a pleasing visual counterpoint to the warm lustre of the brass below. The piece achieves the precise balance between architectural rigour and decorative lightness that characterises the finest examples of the Jansen neoclassical manner, and would integrate seamlessly into a salon or library furnished in the French classical tradition.

The neoclassical guéridon in brass and glass was one of the most enduring forms of the Jansen repertoire throughout the second half of the twentieth century. First developed in the interwar period under Stéphane Boudin and continued by his successors, these elegant tripod tables — with their classical legs, brass mounts, and glass or mirror tops — became icons of Parisian interior decoration, reproduced by generations of French craftsmen working in the Jansen tradition. The present example, with its well-resolved proportions and quality of manufacture, belongs confidently to this lineage.

Presented in very good vintage condition, consistent with its age and provenance. Diam. 58.5 cm × H. 70 cm.