Philip & Kelvin LaVerne
(United States, 1907-1987 and born 1937)
a "Chang Boucher" coffee table, USA 1960s-70s.
Oval shaped top in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-painted enamels by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, legs in bronze, maker's mark Philip LaVerne Works of Art New York Chan Boucher. Height 42 cm, length 153 cm, width 80 cm.
The legs have been moved with later screws. Wear.
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From the Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1943-2022) and Dan Axel Broström (1915-1976).
Dan Axel Broström was the third-generation ship-owner in the prestigious Broström Company group. When he took over the firm in 1949 they had 18 000 employees.
The Canadian model and geologist Heidi was Dan-Axel Broström's third wife, the couple lived at the fashionable Särö, a few miles south of Gothenburg.
Purchased from Studio LaVerne, New York, for their home in the USA.