A small two tiered side table or occasional table, 1920s, with a modernist design. Each tableleg is is a quarter turned relative to the next. The piece is made of oak, and has black stained ends of the tablelegs. The table is in very good (professionally) restored condition with respect to the original character. The black feet still have their original stain. The piece is very stable and sturdy.
The table was most probably made by L.O.V. Oosterbeek but it is not marked. The design is very characteristic of L.O.V. , especially the modernist perpendicular position of the tablelegs, and the dark accents.
Pictures all taken in natural light and some in bright sunlight, to give a good idea of colour and condition.
In the 1920s, a style of architecture and furniture design emerged that would become known as The Hague School. More sober than the imaginative Amsterdam School and more elegant and luxurious than De Stijl, this style is also called Dutch Art Deco.
After the First World War, young designers such as Izeren, Wouda, and Alons and developed their own modern interior designs. They chose the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright as their mailsource of inspiration. The result was the now well-known Dutch modernism/ Haagse School style with its straight and cubist shapes.
About L.O.V. Oosterbeek
L.O.V., short for Labor Omnia Vincit (“Work Conquers All”), was founded in 1910 in Oosterbeek and remained active until 1935. The factory became a hub for Dutch modernist design, producing furniture that combined durability with a progressive aesthetic. Several important Dutch designers — including F. Spanjaard, H.F. Mertens, J. Crouwel, and J.A. Muntendam — contributed to its innovative output.
Manufacturer
Attributed to LOV Oosterbeek
Design Period
1920 to 1930
Production Period
1920 to 1930
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Identifying Marks
Style
Dutch Art Deco, Haagse School, Modernist
Detailed Condition
Very Good — This antique piece is in good lightly restored condition.
