Summary:
• Item: Coffee Table
• Circa: 1940
• Cabinetmaker: Herbert E. Gibbs
• Provenance: England, UK
• Wood: Oak
• Width: 1ft 10”
• Circular shape
• Quartered top
• Oak legs
• Lovely mellow brown colour
• Original polish & patination
• Solid in joint
• Excellent condition
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• Free 14-day UK returns policy
Description:
Here is a good quality vintage English oak and plywood circular coffee table, by Herbert E. Gibbs, circa 1940, displaying a lovely mellow colour, in excellent original condition. This table features a minimalist design, comprising a quartered oak veneered circular top, raised on three straight solid oak legs. The table would be ideal as either a side table or as a coffee table in a minimalist apartment. The item is solid in joint and ready to use.
This item features a lovely mellow colour. As it boasts the original polish, it has a fantastic colour and patination; this can only be achieved through age and years of care and cleaning it has received.
This coffee table would look superb in a variety of rooms, especially the living room. The oak coffee table would certainly grace any home or office and is a great investment, as it is extremely functional. So, don’t miss out on your chance to own a lovely piece of furniture.
Provenance – Herbert E. Gibbs:
Herbert E. Gibbs trained as a cabinetmaker and also taught carpentry at school. In the 1920s, he established a furniture manufacturing company, based on De Beauvoir Road, London, later moving to First Avenue, Montague Road. The company produced domestic a commercial furniture, sold through retailers across the UK, including Heals. The company traded until 1975.
Condition Report:
This coffee table is in excellent original condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges, but nothing significant considering the age of the item. There are no breaks or damage to the top, frame or legs. The table has been French polished by hand in our workshop to a professional standard, therefore the colour is of an excellent standard. This table is well constructed, solid in joint and ready to use.
Dimensions:
Height = 39.5cm or 15½” or 1ft 3½”
Diameter = 55.9cm or 22” or 1ft 10”
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