This iconic and rare American Art Deco table was designed ca 1928 by David Robertson Smith for the Dynamique Creations division of Johnson-Handley-Johnson Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The table appears in a May 1928 advertisement in Arts & Decoration Magazine and appears with variations in the company’s advertisements, catalogs, brochures, and press releases through 1935. In the company’s 1933 catalog, the table is number 2572, a thuya and walnut coffee table priced at $38.00. The table is marked on the bottom with “JLG”, “2036”, “E-17” and “5.97”. The tale is 16” by 26 1/4” and is 19” high. It is pictured in Ric Emmett's book, American Art Deco Furniture, on pages 416-417.
