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Modernism Gallery
1500 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 2nd Floor
Coral Gables, FL. 33134
Tel: 305.442.8743
artdeco@modernism.com
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Site Last Updated:08/25/2010
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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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American Art Deco Three Panel Neptune & Sea Creatures Screen
This 1930’s American art deco screen is done in gold, green and black glaze lacquered over gesso on board in high relief. Each panel has a domed top. The right hand panel features King Neptune on a merhorse, a mermaid and a merman playing musical instruments, a mermaid outrider on merhorse, four fish and a turtle. The center panel has a mermaid riding a dolphin and another on a flying bird, a turtle, three fish, a crab emerging from a conch shell and an undersea floral group. The left panel has a mermaid playing a harp, two starfish, a mermaid with her hand out, shells, eleven fish and a fisherwoman with boat and net. The reverse is an Orientalist scene with seven birds, trees, chrysanthemum and mountains. The screen is in very good original condition with a wonderful patina. It stands 63” high, each panel is 20 ½” wide (61 ½” total width).
Reference# AF106
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American Art Deco Brazilian Rosewood Cabinet by Dynamique Creations
Designed by D. Robertson Smith in 1928 for Dynamique Creations, a division of Johnson-Handley-Johnson of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Dynamique Creations line was produced from 1928 through 1936 and was of the highest quality of American Art Deco. This five drawer chest is in Brazilian rosewood veneers with mahogany reeded front legs which sit outside the case and extend to the top. The rear legs are also reeded mahogany. The drawer pulls are brass in the form of tassels. The chest is 29” wide x 17 ½” deep and 55” high.
Reference# AF104
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Donald Deskey American Art Deco "Speakeasy" Card Table
This American art deco card table was manufactured in 1930 by Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian; the design is attributed to Donald Deskey (1894 – 1989). It and five other examples were made for a high class speakeasy in the Gramercy Park area of New York City…or so the story goes. The top is of black cork with Bakelite trim and sides. At each corner a nickel extension contains a copper ashtray beneath which a nickel trimmed Bakelite tray slides out, a convenient place for a drink or sandwich. The top sits on a nickel base. The table measures 30” x 30” and is 30” high. The table is marked “SH&K” and numbered “4688” and “6071”. Another table from this commission was dated “April 26, 1930”.
Reference# AF099
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Donald Deskey American Art Deco Bookcase / Desk
This very rare bookcase was designed ca. 1935 by Donald Deskey (1894 – 1989) for the Widdicomb Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The case, which features three open shelves above a rectangular base with four drawers on the right hand side and a door on the left hand side which opens to reveal three shelves. The front of the base has a matching handle which pulls out a writing surface. The bookcase is in Avoidire wood veneers with black lacquer trim. The case measures 58 ½” high, 29” wide and 21” deep.
Reference# AF093
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American Art Deco Black Lacquer and Green Velour Armchair
This comfortable American art deco armchair dates from the 1930’s. The oval open arms and body are refinished in gleaming black lacquer while the seat and back are covered in green velour. The chair is 25” wide x 28” deep and 30” high.
Reference# AF094
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Modernage American Art Deco Leather Club Chair
This stylish and comfortable club chair was made and retailed in the 1930’s by the Modernage Furniture Company of New York. Its “speedboat” design echoes the period desire for streamlining. The chair has been newly reupholstered in soft dove gray leather and measures 34” wide x 34” deep and is 32” high. A similar chair is reproduced in a Modernage advertisement in the February 1934 edition of Arts & Decoration.
Reference# AF090
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American Art Deco Blue American Chair & Sofa Set
Dating from the 1930’s this American art deco club chair and sofa set is covered in a soft blue velour fabric. The set features wide arms, ribbed barrel sides and is exceedingly comfortable, on carved wood feet. The chair is 39” wide x 33” high and 35” deep. The sofa is 80” wide x 36” high and 35” deep.
Reference# AF089
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American Art Deco Marquetry Inlay Hexagon Center Table
This American art deco six sided coffee table is from the early 1930’s and displays a variety of the woodworker’s techniques. The top features six “pie slices” of lace wood veneer alternating with six slices of rosewood veneer, all emanating from a center circle of rosewood veneer. The apron has triangles of ebony inlaid on sycamore. The six reeded tapering legs are connected by reeded stretchers. The table is 31” in diameter and is 19” high. Refinished in clear lacquer to showcase the wood’s beauty, the table is sure to be the centerpiece of any room.
Reference# AF087
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