Art Deco sideboard in birch - Sweden, 1930s

This striking sideboard is typical of the Swedish Grace movement, a lesser-known Scandinavian branch of Art Deco that beautified geometric silhouettes with simple decorative flourish...

An extendable rosewood table with wonderful presence by Swedish designer, furniture maker and architect Otto Wretling. When opened it reveals a generous burr-veneered surface. The ta...

This high-quality oak Art Deco sideboard, circa 1930s, features a cupboard with shelves, two drawers, and a pull-out shelf with a compartment for additional storage.

Rare sideboard attributed to Eliel Saarinen (father of Eero Saarinen) designed before his immigration to the United States. In a style that we now refer to as "Art Deco," this style was considered the "National Romantic Style" in Finland essentially a twist on what became known worldwide as Art Deco with its strong vertical lines and medieval references. The workmanship of this cabinet and its materials is magnificent. Note the carefully matched panels of golden masurbjork (birch root), the intricate carvings of medieval knights (very similar to those guarding Saarinen's Helsinki Railway Station built in 1906) and the high contrast of golden and dark birch wood seen again in Saarinen's furniture designed in the United States in the late 1920s. While Saarinen's son Eero went on to become the more famous of the two, it was Eliel who could be considered the grandfather of Nordic Art Deco...