Round Rattan and Woven Wicker Table with X-Shaped Stretcher, Circa 1950

This table features a thick circular top entirely woven in wicker with a herringbone motif, its domed edge attesting to particularly careful basketry. The four rattan feet, sheathed in lashings with red highlights at the top, are joined by an X-shaped stretcher whose crossing, accentuated by a large twisted rattan knot, is flanked by small arched hoops.

This type of table illustrates the fine French basketry production of the 1950s, heir to the traditional workshops and carried by the postwar taste for natural materials, in the spirit of the terraces and winter gardens of the Riviera.

Condition report: Good overall condition. Weaving of the top complete and taut, sound rattan with a nuanced honey patina, lashings in place. A convivial occasional table for a living room, a veranda or beneath a sheltered pergola.