Frits Spanjaard Cupboards

Solid pine cabinet from the 1920s. The cabinet consists of 2 separate parts. In the upper part 4 doors with a shelf and two drawers behind the two middle doors. The glass is hand pai...

Extraordinary, cubistic shaped French Art Déco cabinet in solid chene ceruse with six different sujets in amber mirror glass door panels. Very deep engraving of the glass panels executed in a high-level individual workmanship. Size of one glass panel: 34 cm x 26 cm + wooden frame 2 cm The 2 doors are set as if in a frame, the body stands on a pedestal. Therefore, the object appears light-footed despite the solid construction. The front side of the strong wooden feet is decorated by ropes. The surface was waxed again and has a pleasant soft touch. The color of the object corresponds to a natural sand tone and combines perfectly with the amber mirror glass. The large brass key...

A real treasure from the 1930s is this Art Deco cupboard. Originally a bedroom piece with two very spacious, very generously sized open shelves with a sectioned area at the base for shoes. However this piece would also lend itself very well as a piece of office furniture. On first viewing this piece one can't not be impressed by the obvious quality and size, made from solid mahogany for the carcass with bleached blonde walnut...

For your consideration is this rather stylish and unusual 1930's Art Deco Modernist occasional table. Ideal size for modern day use. Very attractive 1930's beautifully figured Walnut...

This unique architect's desk was designed by Frits Spanjaard in 1932. With its generous proportions, striking asymmetry, contrasting woods and the large knobs in solid Macassar ebony, the desk can be considered as an important example of the Haagse School (The Hague School) style. The desk has four large drawers on the right, which can be simultaneously locked with a single key. The interior on the left features six drawers and additional storage, and can be locked altogether as well. Particularly noteworthy are the four cleverly incorporated pull-out shelves of different dimensions creating additional space: two on the front, one on the right side and one large shelf on the back side. The desktop is executed in dark stained oak and features a dark grey leather insert. in 1932, the prosperous Van Stolk & Reese company commissioned Spanjaard to design the interior and furniture of their offices located on the Ceintuurbaan in Rotterdam. This custom desk was most likely designed for the office of the company’s director, which was designed by Spanjaard in a radically modernist way, combining his own sumptuous designs with the functionalist tubular steel furniture made by W.H. Gispen. Between 1925 and 1935 the work of Spanjaard was strongly connected to the Haagse School movement of which he’d become a main proponent. This style was not so much inspired by the Classic European Art Deco capitals such as Paris and Vienna but more by other national and international architectural developments such as the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The influential magazine Wendingen published a series of articles on Wright still relatively unknown at the time in 1925 and the renowned architect Jan Wils also played an important role in the orientation towards Wrights work in The Netherlands. In its particular application of geometric shapes, primary colours and its sophisticated cubist division of the surface, the Haagse School designers were also aware of De Stijl movement, lead by contemporaries such as Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. At the same time the geometry, the harmonious proportions and the understated decorations were primarily based on the rationalist design principles of H.P. Berlage, who would later become one of Spanjaard’s clients himself. Design had to meet the functional demands of the user but purely utilitarian ideas were certainly not the most important. Due to his frequent travels to Germany, Spanjaard was also familiar with the designs of Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, especially appreciating the simplicity and purity of their designs. Biography Frits Spanjaard (1889-1978) started his career as the artistic director of the LOV furniture...

Astonishing corner cupboard attributed to Marcello Piacentini, important Italian furniture veneered in walnut wood, to note its unique design and t...

A remarkable pine and cream painted plywood cupboard on black painted steel base. Strong utilitarian design very much in the style and time period of the works of Charlotte Perriand...

Amazing siderboard with drawers in wood Style: Art Deco Year: 1920 Material: wood and glass If you want to live in the golden years, this is the siderboard that your project needs. W...

Art Deco small sideboard, drinking cabinet or cupboard walnut roots veneer one door and round drawer.     

Material: wood Style: Art Deco French If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouv...

A vintage Art Deco French cabinet with a lustrous ebonized black finish, enhanced by detailed brass décor in good condition. The tall polished cupboard is composed with two doors, co...

A cabinet with drawer and five shelves, manufactured in the parish of Bonfim, Porto at «Armazéns Nascimento» with brass handles. Order, color, geometry, words that define the Art Dec...