Featured Brass Coffee Table

Too early to be steampunk, although the studs/rivets make it look a bit like steampunk.

 

I am goin with STEAMPUNK! I kinda like steampunk, not sure i'd wanna LIVE with it though.
What date would you put on this coffee table, 1960s?

Steampunk Bath

 

I like steampunk as well. Would never buy it, but like the look of it.

The others in the links seem to be.
Maison Jansen, the Paris branch, managed to go on longer than the other Jansen branches, from 1880 until ca 1985. The Dutch firm started in Amsterdam in 1840.

 

By the way, I wonder how accurate is the attribution by the 1stbids seller?
Is there a solid evidence that Maison Jansen designed pieces produced by Mastercraft ( the Michigan company I guess) ?
Even if they did, do we know for sure that Janaen designed it and Mastercraft made it?
From online examples,to me it looks like the table does not quite match either of the companies styles.
What do you think?

 

I don't know but I was wondering too. I was hoping some of the furniture folks might be better informed or have a catalog or something. You could always ask the seller to see where the attribution comes from.

Totally off track but this popped up in google when I was searching for something totally different. It did strike me how similar some of the elements were.

https://www.amazon.com/Polished-Fireplace-Victorian-Antique-English/dp/B077CB1C4C

 

I LOVE it ! Id call it the grandfather of Steampunk.

 

Very similar form and, it claims 1840s english origin. If that is correct then this form of furniture has been around a long time.
Cast brass legs that are sort of queen anne-ish bolted to brass plate with brass bolt covers. The apron/skirt is QA as well.

 

If you google English footman trivet or similar terms there are many with the same type elements.

https://www.looklines.top/19th-c-an...roll-and-dart-skirt-acorn-finials-p-1870.html

 

Yeah, i am goin with johnny on this one.

 

Ah, if you google brass footman coffee table.....viola, more of these examples like kard's table (prospective table).

https://www.google.com/search?q=bra...iZHYAhVH52MKHcCdC24Q_AUICygC&biw=1455&bih=699

 

Thank you all.
So, likely the Jansen/Masercraft attribution is not correct in this case.