Late 19th/Early 20th Century American Adirondack Twig Side Table
Late 19th/Early 20th Century American Adirondack Twig Side Table
A lyrical relic of rustic ingenuity, this late 19th- to early 20th-century Adirondack twig side table captures the poetry of the American wilderness rendered by hand. Its round top—painted in a gentle scatter of light tan and mossy greens—evokes the dappling of forest light on stone. Around the edge, a dense fringe of twigs forms a sculptural apron, a woodland translation of Victorian ornament. Beneath, three gnarled twig legs converge in a triangular base, their irregular forms balancing elegance with a kind of organic rebellion. Born in the Adirondack camps and lodges that defined a new frontier aesthetic, the piece embodies the deeply American impulse to bring nature indoors—unrefined, inventive, and wholly self-assured. In its tactile surface and asymmetrical rhythm, one senses both craftsmanship and instinct: a reminder that the nation’s early modern style was not born in the city, but in the woods.
22 in. DIA x 29.5 in. H