Pair of Italian burl bedside tables, 1950s

Pair of burl bedside tables with ebonised turned legs, brass handles and decorated glass tops. Italy, 1950s. Pair of two-door bedside tables veneered in burl, book-matched to create a symmetrical pattern across the front. Ebonised turned legs with brass sabots and a black band at the base of the case echo the laurel-patterned brass ring handles. The glass top with an onyx-effect decoration, edged by a metal profile, completes a language typical of post-war Italian furniture, between cabinet-making tradition and modern decorative taste. The decoration of the tops shows deterioration along the edges. Good condition. They may show signs of age and use. Please pay close attention to the photographs. AG570