The dangers of window shopping...

Every now and then you fall in love: 

you can't help it, it's usually love at first sight... 

and then you do something completely irrational... 

Last Sunday i went to the flea market to see if i could find some chairs for my dinning room table: the idea was to look for some  miss matched  old chairs...  i saw a few (very expensive ones) i sort of liked, but they needed a lot of  work and that were not a must... 

so i continued window shopping and snooping around antique shops... when all of a sudden i saw these:

French Art Decó Walnut Night Tables 

with floral carving and a marble top 

Needless to say  i did not need them, but i measured them, asked about the price, did a quick sketch  and wrote down the details  in my moleskin, asked if i could take a picture, open and closed the doors... 

i am impulsive, 

and when i fall in love with something (and if i can afford it) 

i just lose the rational person i usually am and jump for it... 

so there i was, purchasing 2 night tables i didn't need, but absolutely felt like i had to have and completely HAPPY!!!

 (Plus they delivered them the same day!!!)

Aren't they GORGEOUS!?!?!

.../...

...who said window shopping wasn't dangerous?!?!

Old Tavern Table

USA, c.1930. 

Old Tavern Tables Used During the Prohibition Era, Procured from an Old Eastern Pigtown Speakeasy.

 Very Heavy and Well Made, with Micarta Stone Black Surface. 

Vintage Industrial Motohaus Cabinet.

http://www.modern50.com/storage/armstrong-industrial-vintage-moto-cabinet/

USA, c.1930s. Armstrong Bros. 

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Instrument Desk  Reference# AF030

This custom made American art deco desk was designed by Count Alexis de Sakhounoffsky (1901 – 1964) and was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. The desk has 8 drawers and is finished on all four sides with circles on the back repeating the pattern of the drawer pulls. The desk features an AM Radio, clock, thermometer, barometer and relative humidity indicator...all working! Constructed of Honduran mahogany veneers, the desk measures 54 1/2" wide x 27" deep and is 38 1/2" high at the back.

quoted from: http://www.modernism.com

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Walnut Aluminum Buffet Reference# FF001
A monumental buffet in Circassian walnut with aluminum fittings en suite with the desert and table and chairs above. This spectacular buffet measures 105" wide x 23" deep and 61" high and like the other pieces in this suite has been meticulously refinished. Either sidepiece can be purchased separately. The table and chairs can only be purchased with one of the side pieces.

quoted from: http://www.modernism.com

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Pair Deskey Side Tables

Reference# AF061

This pair of American art deco side tables were designed by Donald Deskey (1894 – 1989) and made by the Company of Master Craftsmen (1926 – 1939), a subsidiary of W & J Sloan of New York. The tables are of red mahogany with chrome backed black finger pull handles. They could function as bedside tables or on either side of a sofa. Marked “Company of Master Craftsmen, Permo-Weld” and stamped “S 55021” and “D26772”, the side tables measure 15” wide x 14” deep and 22 ½” high.

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Donald Deskey AMODEC American Art Deco Bedside Table for Abraham & Straus  Reference# AF143 Donald Deskey (1894 – 1989) designed this American art deco bedside table for his own company AMODEC (American Modern Decoration Company) in 1931.  The stand, in figured walnut veneers, has been refinished and the metal pulls on the drawer and door are replated in bright nickel.  The table has the metal retailer’s tag inside the drawer reading “Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn, NY”.  It is 17” wide x 13 ½” deep and 28” high. ***************** McKay American Art Deco Occasional Table  Reference# AF129 This 1930’s American Art Deco table was designed by Oscar Bevalaqua for McKay Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The table is of nickel plated steel with a black lacquered top.  In McKay's 1936 Catalog it is number 233X.  The table is 20" high, 24" long and 14" deep.  It is in excellent condition. ********* Dudouyt Silver Chest  Reference# FF133 A rare French art deco oak silver chest by Charles Dudouyt (- 1947). What appears to be a drawer with a wood pull is actually a door opening to reveal space for serving trays, pitchers and large items. The top flips up for storage of flatware. The chest is 25” wide x 16 ½” deep and is 43” high. En suite with the Dudouyt dining table, chairs, buffet and dessert items above.  quoted from: http://www.modernism.com

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UPHOLSTERED ART DECO PROHIBITION CHAIR

Art Deco prohibition chair upholstered in vintage geometric fabric with pretty wooden arms Very comfortable with springs in the seat and back. Fabric is in age appropriate condition.

  

Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style "originated in the twenties" and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" "came into general usage soon after a 1966 exhibition" referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style moderne in Paris. Led by the best designers in the decorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern.

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ENGLISH ART DECO OAK BUFFET CIRCA 1930S

Classic 1930’s English Art Deco at it best! This beautiful oak buffet is not only attractive but it’s also practical with lots of storage space for china and silverware with it’s many shelves and bottom drawers, Rift cut, scroll designs and walnut stained give this piece a distinctive look. This well made piece of furniture comes in great condition and is complete with original hardware and wood center pull.

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PAIR OF 1930S STREAMLINE MODERNE ELECTRIC BLUE VINYL CHAIRS

Streamline Moderne/Art Deco 30's tubular barber chairs with chrome legs and  black wooden arm rests. Tight seat and back, reminiscent of Kem Weber design.

Streamline Moderne was geared towards simplicity, the idea that less is more. Eliminating elements that cluttered a given building, painting, or chair was the focus of this new development of streamlining. This simplicity is portrayed through the use of crisp, symmetrical geometric forms. Streamlining enables diverse furnishings to coexist seamlessly with in one space.

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PAUL FRANKL ATTRIBUTED CABINET SKYCRAPER

A fine example of the Skyscraper design attributed to Paul Frankl. It has been professionaly restored. The finish is ebonized with silver leafed edges. Frame is pegged indicating it's age.

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GILBERT ROHDE SIDE TABLE FOR HERMAN MILLER 1939 BARREL TABLE

Coffee Table designed by Gilbert Rohde. Circular glass over half barrel form, mahogany base with brass rod support. Documented in the 1939 Herman Miller Cataloge.

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DECO HANGING AIRPLANE CARNIVAL RIDE

Deco Hanging Airplane carnival ride circa 1939 with chain for hanging.

1930s

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1930S SWISS PRIMITIVE FOLK ART WOODEN TOY TRAIN CAR

A vintage Swiss primitive, folk art, handmade wooden toy train car. The car is from 1934 and was a Christmas present as it painted on the side, "Weinachten 1934". It measures 6 x 8.5 x 5 inches and is in good condition.

1930s