Drexel Declaration Cocktail Table by Kipp Stewart

A fully documented and historically significant cocktail table from the Drexel Declaration collection — one of the most celebrated, collected, and design-historically important American furniture lines of the mid-20th century. Designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall, this table is stamped on the underside with its model number (881-210-5), item type (CKT. TABLE), manufacturer (DREXEL), and a date code reading 1958 — the year the Declaration collection achieved national and international recognition when several of its pieces were selected by the U.S. government to represent American design at the Brussels World's Fair.

The cocktail table is defined by the Declaration's most iconic decorative motif: the "circle of circles" — a ring of inlaid rosewood dots set into the center of the natural walnut top, a quietly geometric and wholly original ornamental detail that has become one of the most recognizable signatures in American mid-century furniture design. The top is framed by the characteristic Declaration border, the walnut veneer within richly figured and warm in tone. The six tapered legs are clean and well-proportioned, and the low, long, generous scale of the table was conceived precisely for the living room configurations of the late 1950s American home.

Kipp Stewart — who had previously worked with Charles and Ray Eames before partnering with Stewart MacDougall on the Declaration line — brought genuine design intelligence and a rigorous modernist discipline to every element of the collection. The Declaration line has been compared favorably to Lane's contemporary Acclaim collection for its integration of Scandinavian modern aesthetics with American craft tradition, and both lines remain among the most actively collected American MCM furniture today.

Complete provenance documentation on the underside. The Declaration cocktail table is one of the most sought-after individual pieces in the range, and fully stamped examples with date codes command premium secondary market prices. A piece of genuine American furniture history, fully authenticated, and ready to anchor a well-considered living room for another generation.

Dimensions: 60w 22d 15.25h

Condition: age appropriate wear, vintage finish worn, scuffs/scratches, edge wear, discoloration, separation, see photos.

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