Designer: Robert AM Stern
Manufacturer: Swid Powell
Materials: Silver plate over brass
Country of Origin: Italy
Date: 1980s
Dimensions: 6.25” H x 3.5” D x 3.5” W each
Condition: Very good vintage. Some loss of silver.
Robert AM Stern, the Modern Traditionalist architect, is well known for his muscular take on classic American architectural idioms. Think steroidal new “pre-war” towers for billionaires in Manhattan or 10,000 square foot shingled “cottages” in the Hamptons. At a little more than a half a foot, these sturdy fluted columns, designed for Swid Powell in the mid-1980s, are the perfect tabletop expression of his expansive architecture that one can enjoy with considerably less space or money.
