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David M Bowman Studio
Box 738
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Pedestal Tables


A timeless design which feels contemporary while also suggesting ancient architecture, the pedestal table complements decor from craftsman and mission style to minimalist modern spaces. The tables have great visual mass, but their clean lines allow them to stay in the background and simply complement the space they're in.


Tables are generally made to order, and can be made at many sizes. Standard pedestals are about 23 inches tall - ideal as sofa endtables - with a 15 inch square glass top. Coffee table sizes and hall or console tables are also available. Many of the tables I've made so far are shown below, but I look forward to working with you on a table for your particular space. E-mail me for more information or to get the process started.


The standard size pedestal tables (23") start at $2200, without glass. Low oblong tables start at $2400, tall pedestals (36-40") start at $3900, and wide console tables (36" tall, 28" wide) start at $4200. Prices are higher for pieces with knotwork, repoussé faces, 'patchwork' sides, or other embellishments. Simple height variations within this range will be in the same price range as my standard offerings. I am always interested in working on new designs and departures from my current work as well.


See below for tall pedestal table, low oblong table, console table, coffee table, and octagon table.





Standard Pedestal Table

— about 23 inches tall, for a 15 inch square glass top —





"Lagoon" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #32 shown: black (outsides), turquoise cold patina (inset sides), and brown heat patinaed copper top.
[Available at our studio , or you can order one from me]




"Jade Column" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #31 shown: black (outsides), green cold patina on brass and copper patchwork (inset sides), and brown heat patinaed copper top.
[Available at our studio , or you can order one from me]




"Lagoon" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #29 shown: black (outsides), turquoise cold patina (inset sides), and brown heat patinaed copper top.
[Available at our studio , or you can order one from me]




"Dark Dunes" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #23 shown: brown (outsides), brown flame-colored copper (inset sides), and brown on flame-oxidized creaseformed brass top.
[Available at our studio or through ArtfulHome.com, or you can order one from me]




"Morada" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #22 shown: white ochre fading to white blue-green (outsides), blue-green fading to pigmented blue (inset sides), and distressed blue-green inset top.
[Available at our studio, or you can order one from me]




"Sands" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #19 shown: distressed white ochre (outsides), brown copper (inset sides) and distressed black inset top (pair is #20 and #21 commissioned as matching sofa endtables).
[Available through ArtfulHome.com, or you can order one from me]




"Lapis Pool" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #13 shown: dark green (outsides), brown (inset sides) and antique blue inset top.
[Available through ArtfulHome.com, or you can order one from me]




"Patchwork Sands" Pedestal Table - with patchwork copper sides and creaseform top
Pedestal table #14 shown: white ochre (outsides), patchwork brown-on-brown copper (inset sides) and relieved black creaseform brass inset top.
This table was designed as a commission, and in consultation with the client. It includes two innovations for my tables (the patchwork copper and the creaseformed top), devised in response to the client's ideas on color and her interest in having a unique and dramatic new design for her table. Working with a client on a new design like this is a pleasure, and takes me in new directions.
[This table was a commission; contact me if you are interested in a similar design.]




"Red Patchwork" Pedestal Table - with patchwork copper sides
Pedestal table #15 shown: black (outsides), patchwork red copper (inset sides) and stone grey inset top.
This table is the 'dark twin' to pedestal table #14. When discussing colors and designs with the client who commissioned #14, I got ideas for another combination of colors based on the same patchwork copper inset sides, but using red copper rather than brown (merely a different heat effect), and pairing it with black patina for a bold and dark overall table. The result was this table.
[This table is sold, but you can order one in these colors through ArtfulHome.com, or direct from me. Note that the red copper patchwork will come out very differently on each table.]




"Narcissus" Pedestal Table - with repoussé face
Pedestal table #9 shown: dark green (outsides), stone grey (inset sides) and brown-on-brown copper repoussé face inset top.
This table is a collaboration. David hammered the face in copper, in the process called 'repoussé', which involves shaping sheet copper with hammers and punches by hammering into a leather sandbag, but with no forms or molds. The face is thus made entirely freehand and is unique.
[This table is sold, but the color combination (with a unique face or with no face) can still be made. All faces will be unique. Contact me for more information or to order.]




Pedestal Table - with random etch
Pedestal table #7 shown: silver brown (outsides), silver (inset sides) and relieved ferric chloride yellow random etched inset top.
The yellow color of the top piece was pure serendipity. It came about from resting overnight in the nearly-exhausted ferric chloride etchant used to etch the splatter-painted pattern. It probably cannot be repeated.
[This table is sold, and unfortunately the patina of the top cannot be repeated.]




Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #6 shown: brown (outsides), silver brown (inset sides) and brushwork square-in-square red copper inset top.
[This table is sold; contact me to order one in these colors.]




"Sarsen" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #5 shown: silver (outsides), black (inset sides) and silver brown inset top.
[This table is sold; contact me to order one in these colors.]




"Ochre Knot" Pedestal Table - with knotwork panel - square knot (each table's knot is unique)
Pedestal table #4 shown: ochre (outsides), black ochre (inset sides), and relieved ochre knotwork inset top
[This table is sold, but the color combination (with a unique knot, or with no knot) can still be made. contact me to order a table in these colors and style.]




"Blue Column" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #3 shown: silver (outsides), pigmented blue (inset sides) and spray blue-black (Turkish stone) inset top.
[This table is sold; contact me to order one in these colors.]




"Red Spot" Pedestal Table
Pedestal table #2 shown: black (outsides), silver (inset sides) and red copper inset top. Red is extremely variable.
[This table is sold, but the color combination can still be made. It may be purchased from me directly or through ArtfulHome.com]




The Original Pedestal Table - with knotwork panel - round knot (each table's knot is unique)
Pedestal table #1 shown: white ochre (outsides), dark green (inset sides), and relieved black knotwork inset top
[This table is sold, but the color combination (with a unique knot, or with no knot) can still be made. Contact me to order one in these colors and style.]




Tall Pedestal Table

— about 36 or 40 inches tall (other heights available), for a 15 inch square glass top —




"Bayou" Tall Pedestal Table
Tall Pedestal Table #5 shown: dark green fading to blue-green (outsides), brown copper (inset sides), and blue-green top. (approx. 36" tall)
[This table is sold, but the color combination can still be made. It may be purchased from me directly or through ArtfulHome.com]




"Dark Dunes" Tall Pedestal Table
Tall Pedestal Table #4 shown: brown (outsides), brown copper (inset sides), and brown on flame-oxidized creaseformed brass top. (approx. 36" tall)
[This table is sold, but the color combination can still be made. It may be purchased from me directly or through ArtfulHome.com]




Tall Pedestal Table
Tall Pedestal Table #3 shown: brown (outsides), brown copper (inset sides), and red copper inset top.
[Available at our studio, or you can order one like this from me, though the pink accents in the inset sides will be unlikely to come out the same way again - see the table below for more typical colors of the inset sides.]




Tall Pedestal Table - with random abstract etched panel
Tall Pedestal Table #2 shown: brown (outsides), brown copper (inset sides), and relieved burnt brown abstract etched inset top.
[This table was a commission; contact me to order one in these colors.]




Tall Pedestal Table - with random abstract etched panel
Tall Pedestal Table #1 shown: dark green (outsides), mottle (inset sides), and relieved black abstract etched inset top.
[Available at our studio, or you can order one from me]







"Tulip" Console Table

— about 36 inches tall, for a 12-15×28 inch glass top —







Console Table
Console table #2 shown: dark green (outsides), pieced brown and antique blue "tulip" design (inset sides) and pieced grey and antique blue top. 36 inches tall, 15×28 inch glass top.
[Available at our studio, or you can order one from me]






"Furrowed Fields" Console Table
Console table #1 shown: black (outsides), pieced brown-on-brown copper (inset sides) and multicolor "furrowed" brass top. 36 inches tall, 12×28 inch glass top.
[This table was a commission, but the color combination can still be made. Contact me to order one in these colors and style. Note that the top design will be unique on each table, and the front and back may be made in many pieced patterns.]







Low Oblong Table

— about 15½ inches tall, for a 15×28 inch glass top —




Low Oblong Table
Low oblong table #2 shown: brown (outsides), white ochre (inset sides) and brown mottle inset top.
[This table is sold, but the color combination can still be made. Contact me to order one in these colors and style. Note that the mottled top patina will vary from table to table.]




Low Oblong Table - openwork scrap inset
Low oblong table #1 shown: white ochre (outsides), distressed white ochre (inset sides) and flame-oxidized openwork scrap inset top.
[Available at our studio, or you can order one from me]




Octagon Coffee Table

— about 17 inches tall, for a 30 or 36 inch round glass top —




Octagon Table - with zakhrafa knotwork
I designed the octagon table partly as an experiment in the structure, but primarily as a vehicle for a piece of zakhrafa - Arabesque knotwork design. The brass surface is etched away to leave the knotwork high. Then the piece is patinaed, and the surface relieved with sandpaper to bring up the design through the patination. I have not done as much knotwork in the Islamic style as I have in the Celtic, but I have always been fascinated by it. The table is intended to take a standard, easily available, 30" or 36" round glass top. The 30" top is shown.
[This table is sold and this precise knotwork design will not be repeated.
Contact me if you are interested in a piece in this style,
with its own unique knotwork pattern or with other decoration.]




Large Coffee Table

— 17 inches tall, for a 24×48 inch glass top —




Coffee Table (one of a kind) brown body with flame-oxidized brass openwork scrap faces, with red flame-colored copper inclusions.
$2450 without glass [Available at our studio] ]