Vintage coffee table by Julien de Covermaker known as Juliette Belarti

Julien de COVEMAEKER , known as Juliette BELARTI Wrought iron coffee table with a golden patina, the ceramic top decorated with grey and white circles on a black background with metallic lustre, signed. Circa 1960. Top. Length : 105,5 cm- Depth : 45,5 cm- Height : 41 cm- Length : 105,5 cm- Depth : 45,5 cm 26 kg The name Juliette or J. Belarti is well known for the ceramic and chrome coffee tables and bars of the 1960s and 1970s. It has sometimes been said that the tiles were designed by a Belgian artist named Juliette Belarti. But it seems in fact that she never existed. And the signature on this furniture is the signature for 'Belgian Artists'. The experts' opinion is that the furniture was created by a ceramist named Julien de Covemaeker who had a studio in Ostend, Belgium (1927 - 2008).