Philip &kelvin laverne bronze table 1960' zodiac

Zodiac coffee table, bronze signed philip and kelvin laverne United States 1960 perhaps for its simplicity be one of the most beautiful bronze coffee table signed by the artists and craftsmen of new york, philip and kelvin laverne.very close to the drawing of the famous creation of man. Philip and kelvin laverne were a father-son team based in New York that designed and produced furniture and decorative arts from the early 1950s to the 1970s. Philip studied with ashcan realist john sloan while kelvin studied modernism at the New York parsons school of vil, which was later engraved with acid and patinated. The designs they created were mainly inspired by neo-classical and Far Eastern themes and a number of rarer pieces were based on Egyptian motifs. Each room has its own finish and style. Philip and kelvin each had their strengths; philip was more responsible for the materials and graphics while his son took care of the overall form. Together they created a variety of extraordinary pieces such as coffee tables and cocktails, cabinets, central tables as well as sculptural wall plates, becoming a legend of the mid-century period.