# ANTIQUE SQUARE SIDE TABLE IN BLACK BY E W GODWIN [1870]

- **Brand:** JW Anderson
- **Price:** $8,000.00
- **Catalog:** jw-anderson
- **Retailer:** jwanderson
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABq3ou_Sk7DSf2Di3ppcT704F02WOE8Pgf5wyqqFOLxXrN-8X7XU7dZEz_qR7SXAQ65M8dFqSjvcsm9kuMFE921QC188Eqbox7SrugWPa3im_bP9ujLMX_06Xb9v1RK-Lp2WRf6xKLHF907h5nGrHx1JKKW9l96NQWIhTAxDvMCsBVYWA7oOFOveBJi5VhbFhdPh3uqmZqMBUKt4KpIHYnEtAFygsxdMosMjMIyf1ZRC4Sfy_R9kmY2rve0hT1cUDq1o38kZocww9MrBSW8T8QLyH2BB8NwEYnqXtcQmX8Fz34yN8Qzw2vZcrqxzLuljgZr6aoyxzp8kHZArabo6YzrU72q9ZkH5gzGHXSvRq6T7b-CH7IpPZbHWcaWPDEIb1ZvBqbE5e6fWsiZHIPJi8tgpEt07ldjLtvqgqQYwhUYzUyl89iLjhM_7fr1baskHTEv5JIeCnTodzC7-PKSOI6aXKiYe8eVL4wmeXvMye6pT_I395E=
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

Antique square side table in ebonised wood, featuring a minimalist design with turned legs and geometric lower bracing, characteristic of the English Aesthetic Movement.

## Description

Edward William Godwin (1833–1886) was a British architect and designer, and a central figure of the English Aesthetic Movement of the 1870s. His work drew heavily on East Asian, particularly Japanese, art and design, favouring restraint, proportion and material over ornament. After moving to London in 1865, Godwin worked across architecture, interiors and furniture. Between 1867 and 1871 he designed Dromore and Glenbegh Castles in Ireland, before turning to more intimate, domestic projects, including artists’ houses at Bedford Park (with Norman Shaw, 1875–81) and the White House in Chelsea (c.1877), created for his close friend James McNeill Whistler. Alongside this, Godwin designed furniture, textiles and wallpapers for both private clients and commercial production. Crafted in ebonised wood, these pieces reflect Godwin’s progressive engagement with Japanese aesthetics and his rejection of the mass-produced decorative styles of his time. Modern in form and sensibility, they remain singular expressions of craft, restraint and design intelligence.

## Appearance

- **Sizes:** O/S
- **Materials:** 100% Ebonised Wood

## Categories

- **Categories:** HOME AND GARDEN

## Additional Attributes

- **"sku:** HW0343FA0686999]
- **"colour:** Black"
- **made in:** England
- **outer composition:** 100% Ebonised Wood

## Enrichment

- **Type:** side table
- **Type Synonyms:** end table, accent table
- **Tags:** square top, tiered, ebonised wood, turned legs, geometric bracing, lower shelf
- **Styles:** aesthetic movement, minimalist, antique, japanese-inspired
- **Category Path:** Furniture > Tables > Accent Tables > End Tables
- **Leg color:** Black
- **Leg material:** Wood
- **Leg pattern:** Solid
- **Tabletop color:** Black
- **Tabletop material:** Wood
- **Tabletop pattern:** Solid
- **Tabletop shape:** Square
- **Canonical Brand:** JW Anderson

## Images

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