Art Deco Style Burl Wood Console Table

A console table in burl wood veneer, Art Deco in feeling, with the figure of the burl doing the decorative work instead of carving or applied ornament.

Burl is the most graphic wood surface there is. The grain swirls and eyes turn a plain rectangular form into pattern, which is why Deco cabinetmakers used it and why it keeps returning. A console like this takes a hallway, the back of a sofa, or a dining room wall, and it will hold almost anything on top: brass, glass, porcelain. The wood is already doing the talking.

Offered as Art Deco style. Not dated or attributed.