1930s Art Deco Bird's Eye Maple Cocktail Dry Bar

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1930s Art Deco Bird's Eye Maple Cocktail Dry Bar

About the Item

This is a fabulous antique Art Deco period bird’s eye maple cocktail cabinet, circa 1930 in date. The cocktail cabinet has serpentine shaped ends and features a concertina cocktail section with mirrored interior above a drawer which is fitted out for cutlery and a two-door cupboard. It is flanked by a shaped door on each side, each opens to reveal a spacious cupboard with a central shelf. It is raised on an elegant inset base and it is a very elegant and fun piece which will blend well with contemporary interiors because of its simplicity and timeless Art Deco lines. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 102 x Width 153 x Depth 50 Dimensions in inches: Height 40.2 x Width 60.2 x Depth 19.7 Art Deco or Deco, is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s, flourished internationally during the 1930s and 1940s. It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colors, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation. Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favored by its predecessor Art Nouveau. Historian Bevis Hillier defined Art Deco as "an assertively modern style [that] ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded to the demands of the machine and of new material [and] the requirements of mass production". During its heyday Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. Bird’s eye maple occurs primarily in sugar maple and is a very hard wood with divergent grain structure caused by the presence of the bird’s eyes. In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand, Birdseye Maple was used by only the most capable cabinetmakers. These artisans had developed the tools and skills to work and finish Birdseye Maple successfully. Antique furniture made out of Birdseye Maple is rare and beautiful. The divergent grain that makes Birdseye Maple beautiful also makes it difficult to work. Early woodworking machines ran at low rpms and had only 2 knives per cutterhead. This often produced Birdseye surfaces that were chipped and torn. It took many hours of hand planning and scraping to get these surfaces to a high sheen. This limited the use of bird’s eye maple to projects whose value could justify the extra labor cost. Examples of this are fine furniture and musical instruments.

Dimensions:
Height: 40.16 in (102 cm)Width: 60.24 in (153 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Birdseye Maple
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1930
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 09092b1stDibs: LU950612310113