1930s Art Deco Birdseye Maple Cocktail Sideboard

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1930s Art Deco Birdseye Maple Cocktail Sideboard

About the Item

This is a fabulous antique Art Deco Period birdseye maple cocktail cabinet, circa 1930 in date. The cocktail cabinet is serpentine shaped with a concertina cocktail section with mirrored interior above a bank of three drawers, the first of which is fitted out as a cutlery drawer. 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 99 x width 137 x depth 53 - sideboard. Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 3 inches x width 4 feet, 6 inches x depth 1 foot, 9 inches - sideboard. Art Deco or Deco, is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s, flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s. It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colours, 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 birdseye. In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand, bird's-eye Maple was used by only the most capable cabinetmakers. These artisans had developed the tools and skills to work and finish bird's-eye Maple successfully. Antique furniture made out of bird's-eye Maple is rare and beautiful. The divergent grain that makes bird's-eye Maple beautiful also makes it difficult to work. Early woodworking machines ran at low rpm's and had only two knives per cutter head. This often produced bird's-eye surfaces that were chipped and torn. It took many hours of hand planing 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 labour cost. Examples of this are Fine furniture and musical instruments.

Dimensions:
Height: 38.98 in (99 cm)Width: 53.94 in (137 cm)Depth: 20.87 in (53 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Birdseye Maple
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1930
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 07626b1stDibs: LU95065611523