Art Deco walnut display or cocktail cabinet with secret compartment by Jindřich Halabala,1930s
Description
- This antique vintage cabinet from the 1930s has classic Art Deco and Bauhaus elements
- This piece of furniture has been made with great care and with beautiful walnut veneer with a unique pattern
- It stands out for the quality of workmanship and the use of materials and the opportunity of this secret compartment in this cabinet.
- This display cabinet, bookcase, or drinks cabinet for your books/showpieces/cocktails ore wines
- There is a large drawer at the bottom with 2 wooden doors above it with a large storage space
The middle section has a solid door on the right with a space behind it with 3 drawers, one on the right and one above it with an open space. On the left side there is an open space with a shelf in the middle and behind that is the secret compartment.
Access to this can be gained by sliding a tab through the space underneath which allows the back wall to be lowered. This is where the hidden extra space with two shelves is located.
Above these are two sliding glass doors set in copper frames. Behind these is a glass shelf with a mirrored back panel.
- The cabinet is in very good condition for its age. It has been finished with several coats of high-gloss lacquer, which perfectly showcases the wood. A key is included, and the locks work well. The sliding glass doors have a corner.- An absolute collector's item.
- Czech industrial designer, writer and educator Jindřich Halabala was a major proponent of modernist and industrially produced furniture in Czechoslovakia; he had an enormous influence on the interior design of many great European homes between and after the wars.- This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Size 180cm H 134cm W 50cm D
!! We cannot deliver this cabinet ourselves. You can pick it up yourself or have it picked up.
