$48,000
USA, 1929 mahogany 77 w x 21 d x 48 h in (196 x 53 x 122 cm)
This pair of important cabinets by Eliel Saarinen was created specifically fo the 1929 exhibition "The Architectural and the Industrial Arts" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The exhibition focused on American design and craftsmanship of the time. The inlaid surfaces exemplify the decorative tendencies of the period while the overall form displays Modernist lines. Twelve drawers below an open display. provenance: Private collection, New York exhibited: The Architect and the Industrial Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1929 literature: Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950, Clark, pg. 102
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2006-05-23
