Swedish Art Deco Moderne Dressing Table attributed to Boet

Swedish Neoclassical Credenza Cabinet of golden elm and crotch mahogany designed by Otto Schulz for Boet. Armoire features beautiful carved doors and legs. This stunning storage piec...

Luminous golden flame birch bordered with scalloped golden elm - a very handsome table! Originally used in Sweden as a "sofa table" or coffee table, this makes a wonderful present-d...

Bookmatched golden elm top on solid dark flame birch pedestal tripod base.

Rare dining cabinet 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 (Burl 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...