Wendell Castle Starfish Console Table
An exceptional console table by Wendell Castle (1932-2018), titled ‘Voyage’, executed in polychromed jelutong and mahogany with floating, free-form top in chip-carved and stained walnut. The stack laminated base was shaped with a chainsaw prior to hand tooling and finishing.
A deliberately monumental Castle design that projects authority without overpowering a room, while simultaneously conveying opposing concepts: motion and stillness, lightness and mass. Epitomizing Castle’s sense of wit and fantasy and, as always, his insistence on denying a practical distinction between art and design, the table becomes a logical choice for a curated interior or gallery context.
Signed ‘Castle 95’. From an important, private collection of American Craft furniture, this table is unique and is pictured/documented in Wendell Castle’s Catalog Raisonné.
Provenance: Peter Joseph Gallery, NYC.
Literature: Evans Eerdmans, E. (2016). Wendell Castle: A catalogue raisonné 1958-2012 (p. 356). New York: The Artist Book Foundation
38 h x 36 w x 19 d
Condition: good, age–appropriate wear
$26,000
An exceptional console table by Wendell Castle (1932-2018), titled ‘Voyage’, executed in polychromed jelutong and mahogany with floating, free-form top in chip-carved and stained walnut. The stack laminated base was shaped with a chainsaw prior to hand tooling and finishing.
A deliberately monumental Castle design that projects authority without overpowering a room, while simultaneously conveying opposing concepts: motion and stillness, lightness and mass. Epitomizing Castle’s sense of wit and fantasy and, as always, his insistence on denying a practical distinction between art and design, the table becomes a logical choice for a curated interior or gallery context.
Signed ‘Castle 95’. From an important, private collection of American Craft furniture, this table is unique and is pictured/documented in Wendell Castle’s Catalog Raisonné.
Provenance: Peter Joseph Gallery, NYC.
Literature: Evans Eerdmans, E. (2016). Wendell Castle: A catalogue raisonné 1958-2012 (p. 356). New York: The Artist Book Foundation
38 h x 36 w x 19 d
Condition: good, age–appropriate wear
$26,000
| Arm Height | 25.5 in. |
|---|---|
| Total Height | 27.5 in. |