Incollect Magazine - Issue 2

Issue 2 50 www.incollect.com A gallery vignette at Lobel Modern, featuring the “Viola” table. Delicate, swirling fretwork casts hypnotic tracery shadows on the floor below. Tables by the LaVernes are stand-alone works of art and need no styling with accessories to become focal points in a room. Photo courtesy Lobel Modern. “Fragonard Pierced” coffee table, dated 1967, from Lobel Modern. Intricately hand-carved fretwork with hand- painted polychrome enamels and gold leaf. A rare large size of this motif, likely a custom order. In the LaVerne paper catalog “Sculpture III,” page 41 there is a photo of the smaller version of this coffee table titled “Fragonard Pierced.” The description states: “Delicately pierced bronze is enhanced with enamels of vibrant hue. A central motif of Oriental inspiration is depicted, complemented by birds and beasts. A gleaming glass surface rests over the floral filigree…” Photo courtesy Lobel Modern.