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Art Deco Stepped Bookcase by Betty Joel
Poirot Art Deco
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£1,750
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Art Deco Stepped Bookcase by Betty Joel

1920 - 1940
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A Betty Joel stepped bookcase with four open compartments and two drawers, each with a ball bearing catch, a feature of her work, with stepped rectangular handles. Made from London plain tree, with first class dovetails to the drawers and frame.

Betty Joel designed furniture, textiles and interiors, and had shops in Sloane Square and Knightsbridge. The Studio Magazine featured her work between 1927 and 1937. Today the quality and design of her pieces are highly regarded.

All our furniture is professionally waxed and polished and throughly restored where necessary. This bookcase in showroom condition.

Height: 81cm and 56cm

Width: 50.5cm

Depth: 27cm

Height of each shelf: 22.5cm

Width of each shelf: 22.5cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
81cm (31.89")
Width
50.5cm (19.88")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Declaration

Poirot Art Deco has dated this Art Deco Stepped Bookcase to the 1930s.

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SA1216957
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PAD1838
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A Betty Joel stepped bookcase with four open compartments and two drawers, each with a ball bearing catch, a feature of her work, with stepped rectangular handles. Made from London plain tree, with first class dovetails to the drawers and frame.
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Betty Joel designed furniture, textiles and interiors, and had shops in Sloane Square and Knightsbridge.
Poirot Art Deco

The Studio Magazine featured her work between 1927 and 1937. Today the quality and design of her pieces are highly regarded.

fig 1. An Art Deco medium oak stepped bookcase featuring two upper drawers with linear handles above four open square shelves on a fluted plinth base.
fig 1. Art Deco Stepped Bookcase by Betty Joel

All our furniture is professionally waxed and polished and throughly restored where necessary. This bookcase in showroom condition.

Height: 81cm and 56cm

Width: 50.5cm

Depth: 27cm

Height of each shelf: 22.5cm

Width of each shelf: 22.5cm

Height
81cm (31.89")
Width
50.5cm (19.88")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Date of Manufacture

Poirot Art Deco has dated this Art Deco Stepped Bookcase to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1216957
Dealers Internal Ref
PAD1838
Poirot Art Deco
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Archive I An Art Deco medium oak stepped bookcase featuring two upper drawers with linear handles above four open square shelves on a fluted plinth base.

Art Deco Stepped Bookcase by Betty Joel

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An Art Deco medium oak stepped bookcase featuring two upper drawers with linear handles above four open square shelves on a fluted plinth base.
Art Deco Stepped Bookcase by Betty Joel
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Art Deco stepped furniture, prominent during the 1920s and 1930s, incorporates geometric architectural silhouettes inspired by modern skyscraper profiles and clean, functional lines.

Craftsmen typically utilised solid oak or oak veneers, featuring traditional dovetailed drawer construction, sturdy open shelving partitions, and solid plinth bases.

Authentic pieces exhibit distinct geometric proportions, period-appropriate timber grain with natural oxidisation, and maker marks or stamps located on the drawer interiors or back panels.

The asymmetrical stepped profile allows the piece to function as an accent shelf, side table, or low display unit for modern ceramics and books.

Maintain the surface by dusting regularly with a dry cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish along the timber grain annually while avoiding direct heat sources.
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