Vintage Rosewood Dining Table with Glass Top Joaquim Tenreiro 1950

Circular dining table with solid Brazilian Jacaranda rosewood legs and frame. The glass top is painted black to the underside. Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in mid-20th century, Brazil. He was born in Melo, Portugal into a family of woodworkers and carpenters. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth.