Regent Antiques has dated this piece to the 1930s.
It was the award-winning design at the 1937 Exposition Des Arts Decoratifs Paris.
It is fitted with three cut crystal square decanters with bulbous stoppers,
It is a very decorative high quality piece which is also very practical and would make a lovely gift.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and wax polished in our workshops.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 30 cm x Width 47 cm x Depth 16 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot x Width 1 foot, 6 inches x Depth 6 inches
Art Deco or Deco,
is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s, flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s.
It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Ageimagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colours, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation.
Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favored by its predecessor Art Nouveau.
Historian Bevis Hillier defined Art Deco as "an assertively modern style...[that] ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded to the demands of the machine and of new material...[and] the requirements of mass production".
During its heyday Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress.
Our reference: A4242
Regent Antiques has dated this piece to the 1930s.
We specialise in english and continental furniture, silver, porcelain and decorative items.
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Antique French Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon, Paris C1930
