French Mid Century black lacquer fold-over demilune table in the manner of Andre Arbus, c. 1950

Of demi-lune form on square tapering legs, brass mounts and sabots, opens to form a circle. French architect, sculptor and designer André Arbus (1903-69) was destined to become one of the 20th Century’s finest furniture makers. In his own words, the craft was in his blood: “I come from an old family of cabinetmakers,” he once said. “From father to son for a very long time. In other words, I was born in a cabinet-making workshop.”