Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Italian, 1927-2012
The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.
After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.
Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.
Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.
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Creator: Gae Aulenti
Low table with smoked glass top and chromed structure, Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
By Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
Located in Milano, IT
Low table with smoked glass top and chromed steel frame by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova, 1964
Low table with smoked glass top and chromed steel frame with wheels. Beautiful model made...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1980s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1980s
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1980s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass
“Jumbo” Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
Gae Aulenti, an Italian architect active during the post-war period has designed buildings, interiors, furniture and lamps during her career, many of them well-known such as the Musé...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Gae Aulenti Carrara Marble Jumbo Table for Knoll International, 1970
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gae Aulenti Jumbo coffee table for Knoll. Architect and designer Gae Aulenti's Jumbo coffee table is her most iconic creation made from honed white Car...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Gas Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gae Aulenti Jumbo coffee table for Knoll. Architect and designer Gae Aulenti's Jumbo coffee table is her most iconic creation made from honed white Carrera marble in Italy, this tabl...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four black industrial wheels and was produced by Fontana Arte and imported by Luminaire.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass
"Tau" Metal Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti for La Rinascente, Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, La Rinascente
Located in Milan, IT
"Tau" desk / table by Gae Aulenti for La Rinascente.
Thick glass top on a sturdy brushed metal frame with underlined construction details.
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1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Pair of glass and metal low tables by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of low tables by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
Iconic pair of low tables with wheels, glass top and painted metal forks. Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte.
Good condition, si...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Jumbo marble coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
The statement Jumbo coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. With its oversized proportions and signature design, this classic piece is in excellent vintage condition.
G...
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Late 20th Century Italian Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti Jumbo coffee table black marble Knoll International Italy 1965
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Impressive and early edition 'Jumbo' coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by Knoll International, Italy 1965. This example was made in gorgeous black Marquina marble...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Walnut ‘Arcata’ Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova, Italy 1960s
By Poltronova, Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
An ‘Arcata’ coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova in the 1960s. This sculptural table was constructed with beautifully grained walnut and features demilune cutout detai...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Walnut
Black Marble Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Inc, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
Black Carrara Marble Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Inc, 1960s
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Gae Aulenti Calacatta Marble Jumbo Table for Knoll International, circa 1970
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti. In excellent vintage condition. Cylindrical marble legs with dynamic veining. Manufactured by Knoll International, circa 1970.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Tour 3005 - High Table W/4 Wheels by Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Tour is the evolution of the Table with Wheels. Again with wheels, but in this case taken from bicycles, it was a surprising piece.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass
Gae Aulenti Jumbo coffee table Knoll International 1964
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by Knoll International in Italy in 1964. It's made from gorgeous white Carrara marble, known for its beautiful whit...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Orsay coffee table, Gae Aulenti, Knoll, 1970 circa
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The "Orsay" low coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll is a design icon that combines elegance and functionality in an extraordinary way. This piece of furniture was created by the fa...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Gae Aulenti for Knoll 'Jumbo' Carrara Marble Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1964
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in New York, NY
The 'Jumbo' Carrara marble coffee table by the famed female Italian architect Gae Aulenti, (Italy, 1927-2012) made for Knoll.
Literature: Gramigna, Giuliana. Repertorio Dell'Arredo Domestico 1950-2000 Allemandi: Torino, 2003, p. 111.
Size: 14 1/2" high x 44 3/4" square just table top x 67" square total
The iconic design constitutes a spectacular and grand square slab of Carrara marble with a total of six pieces including the sculpted and canted corner legs; It is one of the first tables where marble, a material removed for years from the world of furniture, makes its reappearance where the material in itself has a striking and expressive aesthetic and not used as a decorative element but used constructively according to its technological characteristics. One of Aulenti's most significant designs, an impressive and grand, yet minimalist and bold addition to any home interior.
Gae Aulenti (born December 4, 1927, Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy–died December 31, 2012, Milan, Italy). Gae (or Gai) Aulenti was a prominent postwar Italian designer and architect who lent her fluid approach to media and material to some of the most important architectural and interior designs of the late 20th century. Aulenti attended Politecnico di Milano in the mid 1950's and established her design practice in the same city shortly after graduation. She rose to prominence while serving as the art director for Casabella, a leading avant-garde architectural journal of the era. It was during these early years that Aulenti’s unique design philosophy emerged, one that centered on the ultimate freedom of the designer from the limitations of practice to a singular medium.
Rather than selecting one style and imposing it upon a space, Gae Aulenti believed instead that the space and its inhabitants should inform the design around them. What resulted was a body of work that spanned all realms. From smaller furnishings...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll in Nero Marquina Marble
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
A stunning and iconic piece of modernist design, Gae Aulenti's Jumbo table was inspired by the modernist design principles of the 1960s, which emphasized simplicity, functionality, and the use of new materials.
Aulenti was known for her innovative use of materials and her ability to combine traditional and modern design elements in her work. For the Jumbo table, she wanted to create a piece of furniture that was both elegant and functional, and that would serve as a centerpiece in any room.
The table's large Size and geometric forms are also reminiscent of the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, which focused on the use of simple geometric shapes and the absence of ornamentation.
The Jumbo table designed by Gae Aulenti was originally produced by the Italian furniture manufacturer Gavina in the 1960s.
The Jumbo table was one of the most famous designs produced by Gavina during that time, along with other iconic pieces like the Soriana armchair designed by Tobia and Afra Scarpa.
After Gavina went bankrupt in the 1980s, the rights to produce and distribute the Jumbo table were acquired by Knoll International, which began producing the table for the American market.
Zanotta, another Italian furniture manufacturer, also currently produces the Jumbo table for the European market.
This specific coffee table is indeed a Knoll table and has the original Knoll stickers on the leg. This table is in the nero marquina marble which is a type of black marble that comes from the La Facciata quarry near the town of Marquina, in the Basque Country region of Spain.
Nero Marquina marble is known for its deep, rich black color and distinctive white veining. It has been used in a number of famous buildings...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Midcentury Coffee Table Lknoll, Gae Aulenti, Italy, 1970s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked
- practical
- rare type.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy, circa 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Superb original Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy, 1960s. In very good vintage condition. Wonderful subtle veining to the marble. A very nice example o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Jumbo Carrara Marble Italian Square Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti For Knoll, 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Madrid, ES
An early Mid-Century Modern Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Carrara marble. Square tabletop with four cyli...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti Space Age Marble Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll International, 1969
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Vicenza, IT
Jumbo coffee table, designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by the American manufacturer Knoll international in 1965.
Legs made of white Carrara marble, tabletop of black Marquina ma...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble, Carrara Marble
20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti & Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern coffee table ( tavolo con route ) from Gae Aulenti, the original for Fontana Arte, with glass top and swivel wheels in good condition. The Italian indust...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Rubber
Gae Aulenti for Knoll Made of Black Marble Italian Square Coffee Table "Jumbo"
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Marquina marble.
Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the few Italian women to rise to prominence in a...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Locus Solus, Gae Aulenti, Single Low Table
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Made of steel and fabrics with original and novel patterns, Locus Solus is the collection designed by the unpredictable flair of Gae Aulenti in 1964. The frame of Locus Solus Chair is made of painted stainless steel tubing. The light and colorful structure is reminiscent of a cylinder drawn in the air. For a dynamic and impactful style. This orange bench...
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Aluminum
‘Jumbo’ Coffee Table in Carrara Marble Attributed to Gae Aulenti for Knoll
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s ‘Jumbo’ coffee table attributed to Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. This monumental table was constructed with carrara marble and has subtle gray veining. Unmarked. Sourc...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti, Coffee Table & Design Classic 'Jumbo' in Marquina Marble, Knoll.
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Coffee table in beautiful black Marquina marble, model Jumbo, designed for Knoll by Gae Aulenti in 1965. Square table top with four cylindrical cluster legs. Each leg weighs ca 20 kg...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
White Carrara Marble Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Inc, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
White Carrara Marble Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Inc, 1960s
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1960s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Impressive Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy 1965
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Echt, NL
Impressive Jumbo coffee table in very good condition.
Designed by Gae Aulenti in the 1960s.
Manufactured by Knoll International.
This particular table is made from Nero Marquina, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Gae Aulenti Midcentury Squared Steel "Tau" Coffee Table for La Rinascente, 1970s
By La Rinascente, Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury crystal glass and enamelled metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti exclusively for La Rinascente Milano during the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Crystal, Steel, Metal
Gae Aulenti Laminate and Purple Metal Italian Coffee Table for Zanotta, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Zanotta
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury laminate and purple enamel metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta during the 1970s.
This stunning straight-li...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Crystal, Metal
Gae Aulenti Metal Grey Table Locus Solos Midcentury
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Vienna, AT
Gae Aulenti metal grey table locus solos midcentury.
Nice light grey bedside or garden table with perforated tray. Fair to good original condition, s...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Steel
Gae Aulenti Glass and Enamelled Black Metal Italian Coffee Table, Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury glass and enamelled black metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta during the 1970s.
This splendid table with s...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Crystal, Metal
Jumbo Table by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carrara marble "Jumbo" table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. Made in Italy circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Pair of Glass and Steel Low Tables by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An excellent pair of low tables with bent grey glass tops and enameled steel frames by Gae Aulenti.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Travertine Coffee Table for Knoll, Italy, 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Travertine “Jumbo” coffee table with column legs, designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll in the 1960s. The top and the legs come in five separate parts. This particular design bears great...
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Gae Aulenti Carrara Marble Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll, Italy, 1965
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Carrara marble “Jumbo” coffee table with column legs, designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll in the 1960s. The top and the legs come in five separate parts. This particular design...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble
Early Jumbo Table in Golden Calacatta by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pièce de résistance is considered the holy grail of 'Jumbo' cocktail tables due to the rare golden Calacatta marble which features dramatic veins in golds and greys. The 'Jumbo' table is already extremely sought after and original early production examples are extremely rare. The white, grey and gold Calacatta marble is the most sought after due to the deep gold veining - and this particular example is an original early production example with a copy of the original receipt provided to us by the original buyer / owner, ideal for a collector or an interior designer who has a client who wants only the best of the best. One thing we really love about this example is the dark almost black veins that look like lightning emanating from one corner like a work of art.
Produced by Knoll International, the 'Jumbo' cocktail table was designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965, originally for Gavina Italy. This example was produced in the late 1980s and sold in 1990, per the original receipt. You can also see in the photos that there is age appropriate coloration to the marble which takes many decades to develop and you don't see in new and newer year productions. Most of the ones you see online, including on 1sDibs, the dealers will list as "1960s" production however you can tell that they were made in more recent years making them not desirable for collectors. Dealers do this because it allows them to list for a higher price however they often have no documentation to support their 1960s production claim. Therefore savvy collectors look for age in the marble and/or documentation to decipher when the table was made and if it is a collectors example which is worth much much more than new and newer examples.
Perfect fit for a Postmodern or Mid-Century Modern home, this Jumbo table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International in white gold and gray Calacatta marble would also work great in a Contemporary or Transitional home or office. Also consider a splash of juxtaposition in a Traditional, Classical, French, Spanish, Mediterranean, Mixed-Style, Asian, or Minimalistic styled room. Great for a designer residential or commercial project, due to its strength and sturdiness, would be apt for a hotel, lobby lounge, restaurant, retail boutique...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Gae Aulenti coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Gae Aulenti coffee and cocktail tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of stone and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gae Aulenti coffee and cocktail tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 30 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 7 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original coffee and cocktail tables by Gae Aulenti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider coffee and cocktail tables by Gio Ponti, Ico Parisi, and Romeo Rega. Prices for Gae Aulenti coffee and cocktail tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $693 and can go as high as $27,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $10,250.
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