Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Unique Coffee Table with Exquisite Chinese Motif 1960s (Signed) - SOLD
Evan Lobel
One-of-a-kind coffee table with Chinese figures, animals and floral motif in hand-pierced, patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with colorful enamel cloisonne, gold leaf, French cast ribbon legs and custom fitted glass top by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American early-1960s (signed “Philip LaVerne” on top). This table was delicately cut by hand by Kelvin LaVerne. The elements of this table are mesmerizing in their intricacy, vibrancy, and artisanship. Pierced bronze coffee tables were the creating of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. Lobel Modern Archive retains the original to-scale drawing of this table done by Kelvin LaVerne and signed by Philip LaVerne. This table is a masterpiece.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, two similar pierced bronze works with enamel cloisonne on cast legs are shown on pages 106 and 107 in the section titled Historical Civilization Series.
W: 37 inches
D: 25 inches
H: 21 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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