ART DECO BURR WALNUT BEDROOM SUITE - ENGLISH CIRCA 1930-1940

OVERVIEW:
A STRIKING TWO-PIECE ART DECO BEDROOM SUITE COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIAL UPPER WARDROBE WITH MIRRORED DOORS AND A LOWER CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH CENTRAL DRAWER BANK. THE SUITE EXEMPLIFIES THE GEOMETRIC SOPHISTICATION AND LUXURIOUS MATERIAL CHOICES CHARACTERISTIC OF 1930S ART DECO DESIGN. THE BURR WALNUT VENEER DISPLAYS THE DISTINCTIVE SWIRLING GRAIN PATTERNS AND WARM HONEY-BROWN COLOURATION THAT MADE THIS TIMBER HIGHLY PRIZED DURING THE PERIOD. THE MIRRORED GLASS PANELS TO THE UPPER WARDROBE DOORS REFLECT LIGHT AND CREATE VISUAL DEPTH, A HALLMARK OF ART DECO INTERIOR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.

SPECIFICATIONS: DIMENSIONS: H142CM X W123CM X D60CM

UPPER WARDROBE SECTION:
- TWO LARGE MIRRORED DOORS WITH CHROME HANDLES
- INTERIOR FITTED WITH HANGING RAIL AND SHELVING
- BURR WALNUT VENEER TO ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES
- CHROME CORNER BRACKETS AND HARDWARE
- GEOMETRIC PROPORTIONS TYPICAL OF ART DECO STYLING

LOWER CHEST SECTION:
- THREE LARGE DRAWERS FLANKING A CENTRAL BANK OF THREE SMALLER DRAWERS
- BURR WALNUT VENEER WITH BOOK-MATCHED FIGURING TO DRAWER FRONTS
- CHROME HANDLES WITH GEOMETRIC DETAILING
- CURVED CHROME DRAWER PULLS WITH INLAID TIMBER BANDING
- SOLID MAHOGANY SECONDARY TIMBER TO DRAWER CONSTRUCTION
- DOVETAIL JOINERY TO DRAWER BOXES

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY VENEER: BURR WALNUT WITH CHARACTERISTIC SWIRLING GRAIN PATTERNS
- SECONDARY TIMBER: MAHOGANY TO DRAWER LININGS AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE
- HARDWARE: ORIGINAL CHROME FITTINGS WITH BRASS COMPONENTS
- MIRRORED GLASS: ORIGINAL PANELS WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE BACKING
- JOINERY: HAND-FITTED DOVETAIL CONSTRUCTION TO DRAWERS, MORTISE AND TENON TO CASE FRAME

CONDITION:
THE SUITE RETAINS EXCELLENT ORIGINAL PATINA WITH NATURAL SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE BURR WALNUT VENEER DISPLAYS ITS CHARACTERISTIC FIGURING AND WARM COLOURATION THROUGHOUT. MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND LIGHT MARKS TO THE TOP SURFACES ARE VISIBLE IN RAKING LIGHT, TYPICAL OF A WELL-USED BEDROOM PIECE FROM THIS ERA. THE MIRRORED GLASS PANELS REMAIN INTACT WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED SPOTTING TO THE REVERSE SURFACES, WHICH IS ENTIRELY NORMAL AND DOES NOT AFFECT FUNCTIONALITY. CHROME HARDWARE SHOWS APPROPRIATE PATINA WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. ALL DRAWERS OPERATE SMOOTHLY ON THEIR ORIGINAL RUNNERS. NO SIGNIFICANT VENEER LOSSES, CHIPS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE PIECE HAS NOT BEEN REFINISHED OR HEAVILY RESTORED; THE ORIGINAL FINISH HAS BEEN PRESERVED, LENDING AUTHENTICITY AND PERIOD CHARACTER.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S LABEL OR RETAILER STAMP IDENTIFIED DURING INSPECTION. THE CONSTRUCTION QUALITY AND MATERIAL SELECTION SUGGEST MANUFACTURE BY A QUALITY ENGLISH FURNITURE MAKER OF THE PERIOD, LIKELY PRODUCED FOR THE MIDDLE TO UPPER-MIDDLE MARKET.

ART DECO DESIGN CONTEXT:
THIS SUITE REPRESENTS THE MATURE PHASE OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN, WHEN THE MOVEMENT HAD MOVED BEYOND GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION TOWARD A MORE REFINED AESTHETIC THAT COMBINED MODERNIST PRINCIPLES WITH LUXURIOUS MATERIALS. THE USE OF BURR WALNUT VENEER, MIRRORED GLASS, AND CHROME HARDWARE REFLECTS THE PERIOD'S FASCINATION WITH REFLECTION, LIGHT, AND GEOMETRIC FORM. THE PROPORTIONS AND STYLING ARE CONSISTENT WITH ENGLISH ART DECO PRODUCTION OF THE 1930S, A PERIOD WHEN BRITISH FURNITURE MAKERS COMPETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN DESIGNERS IN THE LUXURY MARKET.

Item Size: Height: 142cm, Width: 123cm, Depth: 60cm, Weight: 100Kg

Condition: Good

657329+1

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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