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Important & Unique Arts & Crafts Bookcase Sideboard Cabinet by Napoleon Le Grand

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Top design and top quality workmanship from Amsterdam from the early 1900's. One of a kind bookcase or side cabinet from 't Modelhuis by Jewish furniture maker Napoleon le Grand. Work from this Amsterdam based, Jewish furniture maker from the earliest years of the 1900s is extremely hard to find and his pieces never fail to impress. This solid nutwood bookcase is inlaid with crisp, geometrical motifs and also with stunning, stylized animals on all sides including salamader, butterflies, mice, crab, snail and fish. However, what makes this Le Grand cabinet stand out from the very few we have seen in our lives, is the large size and stunning pair of kaktoe bird's heads. Their amazing presence and light color makes them stand out perfectly against the darker nutwood of this cabinet. From this maker in general and with these inlaid animals in particular, only very few pieces are known in the world today. This fine specimen has a few minor imperfections, but the unique craftsmanship and the stunning inlaid animal sculptures are an absolute joy to look at. The combination of the design, the colours and the incredible craftsmanship that it breathes, simply lifts your spirit in a way that no contemporary piece ever could. This stunning bookcase has three doors that still open and close perfectly and they all come with a perfect working lock and key. The two side doors come with the original beveled glass panels and the original brass lock plates with amazing details. The middle door misses its lock plate, but the perfectly inlaid pair of kaktoe birds more than compensate for that minor imperfection. It is almost as if they are greeting each other with their claws. The combination of the nutwood exterior, the sleek and timeless lines in the design, the unique intarsia and the beautifully patinated interior (all shelves are adjustable in height) makes this 'sideboard' stand out from anything you will have ever seen. Apart from traces of use and some minor wear this one of a kind antique sideboard is in good condition and absolutely ready for you to use and enjoy. This handcrafted antique cabinet can be used as a sideboard, as a dry bar, as an office cabinet for files, as a bookcase and even partially as a display cabinet. Its marvelous design and presence will immediately change the look and feel of the room it is in and it will lift your spirit every time you look at it. Mind you, our price for this museum worthy cabinet includes perfect packing (in a custom made crate) and also worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 to 6 days. Maximum height x width x depth top: 47.5 x 55.5 x 17.7 inches. Width x depth without the top: 51.5 x 16 inches We have a passion for the unique, for quality, for stylish yet practical and for craftsmanship of years gone by. Your purchases will be extremely well packaged and we look forward to serving you (again).
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