American Art Deco Furniture
Donald Deskey Bed & Two Nightstands
In 1935 the Widdicomb Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, produced this bed and nightstands designed by Donald DeskeyDonald Deskey
American [1894 - 1989]
Donald Deskey was one of American Modern design's most famous names. He designed apartments for Adam Gimbel and John D. Rockefeller Jr., but his most famous commission was the Palace of American Art Deco - Radio City Music Hall.
Deskey's commissions were executed by the Company of Mastercraftsmen and Schmieg & Kotzian. He also designed furniture for his own company, Deskey-Vollmer and Amodec. Some of his best designs were for Widdicomb Furniture Company of Grand Rapids in the 1930's. (1894 – 1989). The set, in black lacquer and Avoidire veneer has been refinished and is ready for your bedroom. It is from the suite featured in Home Furnishing Arts, Volume III, Fall/Winter 1935. The bed measures 57” wide x 79” deep with the headboard 34” high. The night stands each measure 17 ½” wide, 12 ¾” deep and 28 ¼” high.
Reference# AF095
