Pair of Vintage Italian Beveled Travertine Pedestal Side Tables, c.1970’s
SPECIFICATIONS Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Country: Italy Materials: Travertine Period Style: Post Modern Date of Manufacturer: 1970’s Condition: Original Vintage Condition Number of Items: 2 ID Number: Pending Dimensions: 20”H x 27.50”W x 27.50”D Description: This striking pair of vintage Italian side tables, dating to the 1970s, showcases the natural beauty and sculptural quality of warm cream-toned travertine. Each table features a substantial pedestal base supporting a broad geometric top with distinctive clipped corners and precisely beveled edges, lending the pair a refined architectural presence. The beautifully figured stone displays flowing bands, subtle tonal variations, and naturally occurring pores that make each table individually unique while maintaining a cohesive matched appearance. Their restrained geometry and emphasis on luxurious natural material embody the sophisticated transition from late Mid-Century Modernism into the emerging Postmodern aesthetic of the 1970s. Presented in original vintage condition, the pair retains the character and patina expected from genuine period travertine furniture. Fun Historical Fact Italian designers increasingly embraced travertine during the 1960s and 1970s, transforming a material associated with ancient Roman architecture into distinctly modern furniture and interiors. Designers such as Angelo Mangiarotti and Gae Aulenti helped demonstrate how stone could function not simply as decoration, but as the primary structural and visual element of contemporary design. By the 1970s, substantial pedestal forms, geometric silhouettes, and beveled stone surfaces had become particularly desirable in sophisticated Italian interiors. Today, vintage travertine furniture from this period is especially appreciated for the contrast between its monumental architectural character and the soft, naturally varied coloration of the stone.