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Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
About the Item
Rare streamlined dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky for Red Lion Furniture. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. This dresser features wonderful, asymmetrical streamlined lines, unique round drawer pulls, and Stunning Circassion Walnut Veneer. This dresser was originally designed by Sakhnoffsky for display in the "House of Tomorrow" during the 1939 New York World's fair!
Some more info on Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky:
Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky was born in Russia in 1901, the son of an Advisor to Tsar Nicholas II. Following the Russian revolution he escaped to the continent and began a career as an automobile designer emigrating to America in 1929. In America he designed many famous automobiles and his drawings of futuristic cars appeared in Esquire Magazine from 1934 on. In furniture he advocated streamline design as in the Bloomingdale’s Department Store furniture shown at the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York.
Outside automobiles and furniture, de Sakhnoffsky also created designs in the areas of aircraft design (Sabca), boat design (feather-Craft), Bike design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect culmination of all of these influences and is one of the best examples of his 'streamline' furniture design aesthetic. Add to all of that the 1939 World's Fair connection and you have an extremely rare collector's piece that spans an almost infinite number of genres!
Automotive designs by Sakhnoffsky:
1929 Cord l-29 Special Coupe
1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Sport Coupe & Runabout Speedster
1947 White Labatt Streamliner Delivery Truck
1938-41 American Austin Bantam
Commander Gatti's 1937 International Harvester "Jungle Yachts"
1939-40 Nash Special 4081 Cabriolet
1928-30 Auburn Speedster.
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- Creator:Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky (Designer),Red Lion Furniture (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
- Style:Streamlined Moderne (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1939
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Dresser has been professionally re-finished. Piece has received a couple period-correct veneer patches but some very minor chips do remain (see final two photos).
- Seller Location:Lafayette, IN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2680329787592
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