Drexel Profile Walnut Dining Table

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Seller's Notes:It's time to part ways with our dear table that has served us well for years. We needed a larger one so this needs a new home. Designed by John Van Koert for Drexel, it has unique mid-century lines and is simply gorgeous. The walnut has lightened over time (that's what walnut does), and it was refinished about 10 years ago. It does have a few small nicks in the finish (see pictures). The leaves are not included as they were not available when I bought it from the previous owner. It was made in 1956 according to the date stamp and is in excellent structural condition. It comfortably seats 4, but we have had six around this table many times for more cozy events. We love this table so much that I hunted down the slightly larger version recently as a replacement. If you're a fan of MCM design, you won't be disappointed! 36" depth 54" length 29.5" height Please note that the chairs are not included in the sale. John Van Koert was integral to the rise in popularity of Scandinavian modern furniture during the mid-20th century all over the United States. The Canadian-born designer’s spare walnut coffee tables and elegant armchairs, for example — particularly those that he created for North Carolina’s Drexel Furniture — reflected the influence of the era’s alluring Danish design and were prominently featured in the modern interiors of postwar American homes. Originally from Manitoba, Van Koert moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend the University of Wisconsin. There he studied sculpture and trained in metalwork. Van Koert later taught design in the school’s art department. After World War II, Van Koert settled in New York City. He created jewelry for Harry Winston before shifting his focus to flatware and furniture design. Van Koert found quick success with his flatware designs for Towle Silversmiths. His Contour set was part of the “Knife, Fork and Spoon” exhibition organized by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in the early 1950s. In 1954, he served as design director for the “Design in Scandinavia” exhibition, which toured Canada as well as the United States and featured hundreds of designs created in Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden by the likes of Kaj Franck, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Finn Juhl and others. Van Koert kept busy over the years. Drexel embraced the clean lines of mid-century modernism during the postwar era with the Declaration collection designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart that featured elegant credenzas and more made in walnut, and the Profile, Casa Del Sol and Projection collections designed with sculptural shapes by Van Koert. In the early 1960s, Van Koert created a contemporary line for Richardson-Nemschoff, a furniture manufacturer based in the designer’s former stomping grounds of Wisconsin. During the early 1970s, he partnered with Sarreid Ltd., a brand that got its start sourcing materials from Spain and Italy and bringing the exceptional talents of European wood carvers, sculptors and painters to the forefront of American home decor.

Brand: Drexel

Collection: Profile