{"product_id":"needs-review-modern-round-light-wood-coffee-table-trestle-base-minimalist-52in","title":"Custom 1970s-80s Round Light Wood Coffee Table, Sculpted Trestle Base, From Michael Taylor-Decorated Estate, 52 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA serious \u003cstrong\u003ecustom-built round coffee table in pale solid wood\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003elate 1970s \/ early 1980s — out of a Bay Area estate that was fully decorated by Michael Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e. A generous 52-inch disc top in edge-laminated solid pale wood (reads as beech, maple, or limed oak — with the soft luminosity of properly cured, finely sanded studio woodworking) floats on a sculpted \u003cstrong\u003eX-trestle base\u003c\/strong\u003e of two portal-form legs joined by a single horizontal stretcher. The proportions are confidently restrained, the joinery does the structural work without announcing itself, and the wood selection and finish are the kind of careful, slow-time craftsmanship you only see in serious studio production — not in factory-made furniture of any era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e The piece comes out of an estate that was fully decorated by \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Taylor (1927–1986)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the San Francisco-based interior designer widely regarded as one of the most influential American decorators of the 20th century, and the architect of what came to be called the \u003cstrong\u003e\"California Look.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Taylor's interiors — for the Davies, the Gettys, Diane Keaton, and a long roster of Bay Area, Hollywood, and East Coast clients — were defined by oversized scale, honest natural materials (limestone, travertine, plaster, sun-bleached and pickled woods, cypress, oversized wicker), and a consistent practice of \u003cstrong\u003ecommissioning custom pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e from a stable of Bay Area studio artisans rather than buying off the showroom floor. Round, generously-scaled, pale-wood occasional and coffee tables in this exact register appear in numerous documented Taylor interiors, and the Bolinas \/ Marin \/ Sausalito studio woodworking community of the late 1970s and 1980s — Arthur Espenet Carpenter, J.B. Blunk, and the broader circle — produced the custom pieces that fit that aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are not claiming a specific maker attribution — there is no visible signature or stamp identified in our handling — but the construction quality, the design vocabulary, and the documented Michael Taylor-decorated estate provenance together make this a meaningful piece of California design history. With a confirmed maker attribution (signed Espenet, Blunk, or comparable) the value rises substantially; without that, the Taylor estate provenance and the obvious studio quality support a strong price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 52-inch disc is the right proportion for a living room organized around conversation rather than television — it seats four sectional corners or a four-chair arrangement comfortably, and the round form keeps circulation soft. The pale wood disappears against pale rugs, plaster walls, and stone floors, and reads beautifully against the earthier upholstery of a Taylor-style room (linen, charcoal wool, vintage Persian rugs, pickled-finish architectural details). At 17.25 inches tall, it sits at the considered, slightly lower coffee-table height that Taylor preferred for his interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePairs naturally with Taylor-vocabulary upholstery (overscale linen sofas, white-loose-cover seating), vintage Persian and tribal rugs, oversized wicker, plaster sculpture, limestone or travertine accent pieces, and the broader California Look \/ organic-modern \/ Bay Area Modernist register. Equally compelling in a serious contemporary minimalist interior where a single piece of honest custom woodwork becomes the focal point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 52\" Diameter × 17.25\" H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item ships via private carrier. Properly crated and fully insured for transit. Please allow several weeks for delivery. Expedited shipping available for an additional fee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee photos for condition and additional detail. Reach out directly with any specific questions, and we'll do our best to reply within 24 hours. Please check out our other listings for amazing estate items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Taylor estate, California Look coffee table, custom round coffee table, 1970s studio woodworking, 1980s custom furniture, light wood coffee table, sculpted trestle base, Bay Area design, organic modern coffee table, pale wood disc table, Espenet style, Bolinas woodworking, Marin studio furniture, San Francisco design, estate provenance furniture, designer estate piece\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RECLAMATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46087777812617,"sku":null,"price":3450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/2959\/1945\/files\/IMG_8155.jpg?v=1777488677","url":"https:\/\/reclamationfurnishings.myshopify.com\/products\/needs-review-modern-round-light-wood-coffee-table-trestle-base-minimalist-52in","provider":"RECLAMATION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}