Square table with detachable marble top and patinated geometric metal  base
The base is constructed from square-profile tubing
The staggered horizontal bars, creating a floating illusion right beneath the marble top, are quintessential architectural functionalism
Jacques Goossens-Bara was a major figure in Belgian post-war functionalism, an architectural movement that favoured clean lines, structural honesty, and spatial efficiency to assist with urban renewal
He graduated in 1952 at the Brussels Academy, his first building immediately won the Ven Architecture Prize in 1955
At Expo ’58, he designed the International Red Cross Pavilion and the Transportation Pavilion (in collaboration with Robert Courtois, Henri Montois, and others), which won the Reynolds Memorial Award from the American Institute of Architects
Total weight of 26,3 kg  (marble top weighs 20,5 kg and metal base is 5,8 kg)
Architectural and historic piece of Belgian mid-century design