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American Art Deco Exotic Burl Wood Daybed
This American art deco daybed is constructed with exotic burl wood veneers. Dating from the 1930’s the daybed has equal ends which step up “Skyscraper” style. The daybed is sold with a new cushion upholstered in your fabric. The daybed measures 39 ½” wide x 35” high and is 83” long. AF 119
Reference# AF119
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Paul Frankl American Art Deco "Speed" Chair
Paul Frankl (1886 – 1958) was responsible for some of America’s most innovative furniture design of the 20th Century. His “Skyscraper” furniture mimicked the setbacks of our cities and stressed the vertical. With this iconic “Speed” chair he now captured the horizontal. The chair is finished in black leather and red cut velvet. It measures 36” wide x 40” deep and is 27” high.
Reference# AF117
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Gilbert Rohde American Art Deco Two Door Cabinet
Gilbert Rohde (1894-1944) designed this American art deco two door chest for the Herman Miller Company in 1937. Known as a “Server Chest” from the “Formal Dining Group”, the chest is mahogany with maldou burl door fronts on a Brazilian rosewood base. The door pulls are brushed aluminum. Stenciled on the back “3435”. The chest is 36” wide x 16 ½” deep and 33” high.
Reference# AF116
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GILBERT ROHDE AMERICAN ART DECO WORLDS FAIR CHEST
Gilbert Rohde (1894-1944) designed this rare chest of drawers for the Herman Miller Furniture Company in 1933. It made its debut as part of the # 3317 Modern Bedroom Group exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair in the “Design for Living House”. Constructed of exotic castano wood with sequoia burl door fronts with three “speed lines” of harewood, the chest has six drawers inside. Measuring 34” wide x 18 ½” deep and 45” high, the chest has the Worlds’ Fair Label.
Reference# AF115
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American Art Deco Marquetry Tea Table Occasional Table
A superb late 1920’s American art deco tea table in the French taste. The table combines rosewood and burl wood veneers with ebony and sycamore marquetry. The tapering reeded legs are of solid rosewood with a smooth collar where they join the top. The rosewood apron has a lower band of sycamore and ebony marquetry. The top features an outer ring of rosewood, an inner band of sycamore and ebony marquetry and a spectacular center of burl wood. The table is 29” high and 24” in diameter.
Reference# AF113
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Paul Frankl American Art Deco Table for Skyscraper Furniture
This rare, early Paul Frankl (1886 – 1958) American art deco table was made for his company, Skyscraper Furniture in 1928. The table, in its original green paint with silver leaf trim has his Skyscraper Furniture metal tag affixed to the underside. An identical table is pictured in Frankl’s 1928 book, New Dimensions. This is a prized piece of American furniture history which you can have in your own home. Measures 24” x 18” x 19” high.
Reference# AF112
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Modernage American Art Deco Streamline Design Coffee Table
This stunning American art deco streamline design coffee table was retailed in the 1930s by Modernage in New York City. Two curved supports on each end link the top with the shorter base. Presented in walnut and ebony stained wood, the table measures 36" x 17" and stands 16" high.
Reference# AF111
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American Art Deco Occasional Table in Walnut & Black Mirror Glass
This 1930’s American art deco occasional table is constructed of solid walnut and has an inset black mirror top. The table rises from a 13” round base on four supports which curve inward at the bottom. The supports each have two parts separated at the top and bottom by wood sections. The 19” round top has a 2 ¼” apron and the inset black mirror. The table is 27 ½” high.
Reference# AF111
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Donald Deskey American Art Deco Nine Piece Bedroom Set
This very complete and important nine piece bedroom suite is Donald Deskey’s (1894 – 1989) first design for the Widdicomb Furniture Company and Widdicomb’s introduction into modern furniture in 1933. An example of this set was exhibited at the 1934 groundbreaking Contemporary Industrial Art Exhibit at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1934. Finished in straight grain and highly figured satinwood veneers and lacquer with aluminum and lacquered wood pulls, the suite has been lovingly restored to its original splendor. The set was featured in House Beautiful 1933, The London Studio 1933, Arts and Decoration 1934 and in House and Garden 1934 and 1935. It is also shown in David Hank’s book Donald Deskey. The set consists of a tall chest, a low chest, a desk and chair, a vanity and stool, a double bed and two night stands.
Reference# AF109
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