Nest 3 Sidetable Low Tables Leather Brown Mexican Vintage Aztec Embossed Spanish
11462
Three matching tables of decreasing size fitting inside each other all with embossed leather tops with stylized central motifs of Aztec gods within geometric borders. The largest table possibly representing Quetzalcoatl, the god of winds and rain, intelligence and self-reflection. The middle table possibly representing Coatlicue 'the serpent skirt' venerated as the "mother of gods and mortals" who gave birth to the stars and moon. The small table possibly representing Tezcatlipoca 'the smoking mirror', god of the nocturnal sky, of ancestral memory, and of time. All with shaped friezes and elegant tapering turned legs and stretchers. Made from a local fruitwood. Exceptional rich and lustrous original color and patina.
Measures: (Tallest Table) Height 60cm
Width 51cm
Depth 46cm.
20th Century
circa 1950
Faux Leather
Mexico
Designers
Mid-Century Modern (Of the period)
GOOD. Wear consistent with age and use.
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