ITEM ON HOLD
Please contact our team to be notified if this item becomes available.
French Bronze Gazelle Coffee Table in the Manner of Armand-Albert Rateau, 1960s
A rare French coffee table from the 1960s, created in the manner of Armand-Albert Rateau, where function gives way to something more poetic. Beneath the glass top, four stylized gazelles form the base, cast in bronze and joined in a continuous composition that feels at once rhythmic and architectural. Their elongated necks, looping legs, and horned profiles create a sense of movement held in suspension, as if caught mid-step.
A verdigris patina settles across the bronze in layered tones of green, softening the surface and giving greater depth to the casting. Light moves across the contours of the figures, tracing their silhouettes and emphasizing the tension between delicacy and weight.
The connection to Rateau is felt in the reverence for animal form, and in the way ornament becomes structure. Like his most compelling works, the natural world is not treated as decoration, but as the foundation of the design itself. The gazelles do not support the table in a conventional sense—they are the table.
There is also something quietly mythic in the composition. Read in profile, the figures feel almost hieroglyphic, somewhere between ancient symbol and modern sculpture. From different angles, the forms shift, becoming more abstract or more animate.
As a coffee table, it carries presence well beyond utility. As an object, it sits closer to sculpture—an uncommon example of French design where fantasy, material, and function resolve into a single gesture.
DIMENSIONS: 30"W x 30"D x 18.25"H
ORIGIN: France
PERIOD: 1960s
MATERIALS: Bronze,Glass
CONDITION:
This item ships via
South Loop Loft ships throughout the Chicagoland area and Nationwide. For products that can be shipped via UPS, the shipping price will calculate at check out. For large scale pieces, the cost of shipping or delivery is not included in the purchase price.
To request a White Glove Delivery quote, please reach out to us
Note: If your cart contains both UPS shippable products and White Glove Delivery products, your shipping quote in the cart will only reflect the UPS rate. South Loop Loft will reach out to you with a secondary shipping quote for your White Glove delivery products.
We provide:
- Local Pickup at our Chicago Showroom
- Local White Glove Delivery in the Chicago - Land and Surrounding Area
- Nationwide White Glove Delivery
- Professional Packaging UPS Shipping of Small and Medium Sized Items
- A team of experienced professionals dedicated to ensuring your item arrives safely.
View our shipping policy here.
All Sales Are Final. If you have any hesitation prior to purchase or would like more details, we would love to share more photos and answer any questions! South Loop Loft neither assumes nor offers any warranty on vintage, or refinished/reupholstered items after items leave our showroom. View our full policy here.
