American Art Deco Furniture
Donald Deskey Vanity, Mirror & Stool
This American art deco three piece vanity set was designed ca. 1935 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) for the Widdicomb Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The vanity which is finished in black lacquer and Avoidire veneer is matched by the original stool and mirror. From the suite featured in Home Furnishing Arts Volume III, Fall/Winter 1935. The vanity measures 50” wide x 18” deep and 24 ½” high; the mirror is 27” wide and 44” high and the stool is 20” in diameter and 18 ½” high.
Reference# AF096
