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Pair of “Jacks” Side Tables Designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates

$3,750List Priceper set

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“Jacks” Side Tables A Pair Designed by Adrian Pearsall (1925–2011) for Craft Associates, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania American, circa 1960s A pair of sculptural side tables of the type known as the “Jacks,” one of the most celebrated designs to emerge from Craft Associates in the 1960s. The name derives from the biomorphic, interlocking form of the base, which evokes the metal jacks of the children’s game—an unmistakably Atomic Age conceit rendered here in warm American black walnut. Each base is hand-carved from solid walnut, rising from four tapering, splayed legs that radiate from a central column in a dynamic star formation. The natural grain of the walnut is beautifully expressed across the faceted upper surface of the base, where the timber meets in a compass-point arrangement that displays Pearsall’s characteristic mastery of both material and sculptural form. The legs themselves are rounded in section, tapering to blunt points—an organic, almost aquatic quality that softens the geometry of the overall silhouette. Each base supports a bevelled plate-glass top of softly rounded triangular form, with gently curved edges that complement the fluidity of the walnut structure beneath. Three short walnut uprights, rising from the junction of the legs and locked with small black rubber bumpers, support the glass just proud of the base—a refinement that allows the sculptural walnut form to remain fully visible through the transparent top. The glass is approximately 3/8 inch thick. The tables are identical in design and present as a well-matched pair.\ Dimensions • Height: 20 in. (50.8 cm) • Width: 27¼ in. (69.2 cm) • Depth: 23¾ in. (60.3 cm) Provenance Private collection, United States. Condition Good condition overall, with wear consistent with age and use. The walnut bases retain their original warm honey-brown patina. Historical Context Adrian Mount Pearsall (1925–2011) was among the most inventive and commercially successful American furniture designers of the postwar decades. Born in Trumansburg, New York, he served in the United States Navy before earning a degree in architectural engineering from the University of Illinois in 1950. Rather than pursuing a conventional architectural practice, Pearsall turned almost immediately to furniture design, and in 1952 founded Craft Associates in Pennsylvania—initially producing pieces in the basement of his home with his wife Dorie, before the firm grew to employ some 800 workers at its Wilkes-Barre factory. His designs were sold through major American department stores including Wanamakers, and by the late 1950s the signature American black walnut bases had become a defining emblem of fashionable mid-century interiors. Pearsall’s work is broadly described under the banner of “Atomic Age” design—a strain of American modernism characterised by biomorphic forms, bold sculptural ambition, and a confident, even exuberant optimism that suffused postwar consumer culture. His frames of reference included Vladimir Kagan and the broader Scandinavian-influenced organic modernism of the period, but Pearsall’s voice was distinctly his own: flamboyant, structurally daring, and deeply attentive to the grain and warmth of walnut as an expressive material. His furniture was described by 1stDibs as surpassing even Kagan “for verve and vivacity of form.” The “Jacks” series—encompassing side tables (model 1618-ET), a matching coffee table (model 1465-T), and later dining and occasional variants—is among the most sought-after of all Pearsall’s designs. The abstracted X-form base, simultaneously recalling the children’s game piece, the heraldic saltire, and the dynamic structural expressionism of mid-century architecture, distils much of what made Pearsall’s work distinctive: a structural idea pushed to its sculptural limits, resolved with extraordinary craft in solid walnut, and crowned with a glass top that renders the base the primary visual event. The series was produced throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s, and examples appear regularly in collections associated with the American mid-century modern canon. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Pearsall’s work was organised by the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a testament to the enduring critical regard in which his designs are held. Pearsall retired from furniture design in the late 1970s to pursue his other lifelong passion: sailing and boat restoration. He was nominated for induction into the American Furniture Hall of Fame in 2008. (Ref: NY11143-nrrr)

Creator:
Adrian Pearsall (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 27.25 in (69.22 cm)Depth: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Walnut
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Downingtown, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: NY11143-nrrr1stDibs: LU861050711122

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