Large Art Deco Bauhaus Tubular Chrome Bar Counter, Deskey Ruhlmann Era,

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Large Art Deco Bauhaus Tubular Chrome Bar Counter, Deskey Ruhlmann Era,

About the Item

Extremely rare bar counter manufactured around 1930 in Germany, pure bauhaus style with tubular frame.A previous owner added the shelved cabinet on the right hand side and the front nickel plated panel. Condition: the bar has signs of age such as: some scratching to the top plates, some fine scratches near the screws securing the front plate, the cabinet has 2 holes on the side that were used to secure the bar to a wall, 2 holes in the bottom round tubular feet to secure to floor, the cabinet has some wear inside the shelves (not professionally lacquered), where the wooden plates of the cabinet meet, the outer lacquer has superfically cracked along 2 edges (not visible as not on eyesight level) The Art Deco style name was derived from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925, where the style was first exhibited. Art Deco design represented modernism turned into fashion. Its products included both individually crafted luxury items and mass-produced wares, but, in either case, the intention was to create a sleek and antitraditional elegance that symbolized wealth and sophistication. The distinguishing features of the style are shapes that ares geometric or stylized from representational forms and crafted out of often expensive materials, which frequently include man-made substances in addition to natural ones (jade, silver, obsidian, chrome, and rock crystal). Though Art Deco objects were rarely mass-produced, the characteristic features of the style reflected admiration for the modernity of the machine and for the inherent design qualities of machine-made objects Decorative ideas came from American Indian, Egyptian, and early classical sources as well as from nature. Characteristic motifs included nude female figures, animals, foliage, and sunrays, all in conventionalized forms. Most of the outstanding Art Deco creators designed individually crafted or limited-edition items. They included the furniture designers Jacques Ruhlmann the architect Eliel Saarinen; metalsmith Jean Puiforcat; glass and jewelry designer René Lalique; fashion designer Erté; and the figural sculptor Chiparus. Modernism, particularly the austere form we now associate with the Bauhaus, was developing among the avant garde designers as an intellectual expression of the age of the machine and technology. The pioneers of modernism had rejected market-led consumerism, instead aiming for mass-produced goods that concentrated on social utility and usefulness.

Similar to:
Marcel Breuer (Designer)Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 47.25 in (120 cm)Width: 70.87 in (180 cm)Depth: 31.11 in (79 cm)
Style:
Bauhaus (Of the Period)
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1920s - 1930s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. see description.
Seller Location:
Bremen, DE
Reference Number:
Seller: AMF - 8061stDibs: LU9799809521