Peter Behrens (1868 - 1940)

stained oak and black inset panels, the upper section with four glazed cupboard doors, two canted, the lower section with two slides above four drawers and four hinged cupboard doors with carved geometrical motifs, each enclosing a shelf

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Köln, 2000, p. 92, 93 (for an in situ illustration of a sideboard of this design at the Wertheim exhibition)

A rare piece of good overall appearance. Minor old marks and scratches. The inset panels appear to be black ceramic tiles. Piece has been repolished. With one key. The patina to the nickel plated square handles are slightly worn. A striking model which is ready for display.
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This model formed part of the furnishing for a dining room at an exhibition at the Wertheim department store in Berlin in 1902 (Austellung Für moderne Wohnungskunst). The geometrical lines and design elements of the sideboard, such as the rectangular panels, square handles and black insets, are motifs of Behrens' later work.