Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly iconic Art Deco walnut cady. Features a pair of back-to-back roll top tambour style cigar boxes divided by a polished aluminium dividing 'shelf' are supported on a wooden base together with a central carrying handle. This box is a great size, larger than normal, making it a very functional piece, many possible uses such as jewellery, trinkets, writing, money, you decide.
Extremely stylish with the roll top macassar wood beautifully contrasting with the polished chrome and aluminium.
It is very much in the manner of designs by the CARL AUBOCK ( 1900-1957 ) Werkstatte in Austria whose work had been inspired by the BAUHAUS movement. I don't know if this duel humidor design originated from Aubock, but if it didn't, any glance at his 1930s tambour boxes...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Macassar Boxes