Ettore Sottsass, a pair of tables / console tables for Esprit Showroom, Memphis Design 1985 (2)

A pair of tables by Ettore Sottsass for the Esprit Showroom, designed in 1985, produced by Sottsass Associati, Memphis Design, Italy. Tabletop of wood with Abet laminate in bird's eye maple look, legs of tubular steel varnished in white, round plate feet of chrome-plated steel, slightly height adjustable above swivel mechanism.
Dimensions: W 73.5cm, D 114cm, H 88 cm.

Tables with wear commensurate with age. Edge area with scuffing, partial scratches and stains, underside with remnants of glue. Leg varnish originally not original, some faults in varnish, partly with stains. Mounting screws of legs not part of the auction. (2)

See lit.: Weiss, Peter (ed.), Store & Showroom for Esprit by Sottsass Associati, Druckverlag Kettler, 2004.