Etsy - RawDeluxe Model 454 Coffee Table With Magazine Rack By Ercol
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A wonderful vintage Ercol elm & beech coffee table This mid-century table has an attractive & practical magazine rack beneath its top & is a really beautiful retro piece. The model 454 semi-oval table was designed by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol. in 1889, Italian-born Lucian Ercolani (1888-1976) immigrated with his parents to England, settling in East London. His father—who constructed picture frames for the Uffizi Gallery in Florence & took up work as a carpenter for the Salvation Army in London—urged Ercolani to follow in his footsteps. Ercolani studied drawing & design at the Shoreditch Technical Institute, before sitting the City & Guild exams in the theory & construction of furniture. in 1907, he made his first piece of furniture, a musical cabinet. At school he met Ted Gomme, the man who would later co-found G-Plan, & with whom he developed a lifelong friendship which outlived their working relationship, which lasted until 1920. Like many British firms, Ercol supported the war effort, producing over 25,000 tent pegs a day, while both of Lucian’s sons, who worked in the family business, fought in the war. in 1944, Ercol was offered a huge contract to supply the Board of Trade with 100,000 low cost Windsor chairs. Ercol had uncovered a new way of utilizing elm, a natural resource in the High Wycombe forest that had been neglected as a timber due to its unruly & brittle nature. Using a special technique & new machinery, Ercol was able to manipulate the elm into a beautiful product. The process began with natural seasoning—drying the wood for one to two years outside—followed by kilning—steaming the wood in a large, enclosed room. in 1947, the first pieces from their Windsor Collection were available for purchase—which Ercol exhibited the year previously at the Britain Can Make It exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Ercol’s collection of mass-produced furniture found a ready-made market in post-war Britain, which demanded smaller pieces with simpler lines than their more bulky pre-war counterparts. L99cm x D83cm x H45cm Very good condition overall with some possible slight age related cosmetic wear as to be expected Please enquire about multiple items shipping discounts New items listed every week Please note that shipping rates calculated by Etsy on multiple listings might NOT be correct due to large variations in size & weight of different items Great care is taken to package correctly During these times all items have been sterilised & quarantined Fair condition overall with some possible slight age related cosmetic wear as to be expected Please note shipping price is correct at the time of listing although any increase will need to be passed on although purchase can easily be cancelled if a problem Please enquire about multiple items shipping discounts New items listed every week Please note that shipping rates calculated by Etsy on multiple listings might NOT be correct due to large variations in size &
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