Peter Behrens

executed by Anton Blüggel Möbelschreinerei, Berlin
stained oak, slate, metal, glass

Franck Laigneau Antiquités, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005

Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Darmstadt, October 1902 - March 1903, pp. 291-292 for period illustrations of a relatable model
Renate Ulmer, ed., Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 1990, p. 11, cat. no. 8 for a light wood version
Isabelle Anscombe, Arts & Crafts Style, London, 1996, p. 175 for a relatable example
Charlotte & Peter Fiell, eds, 1000 Chairs, 2000, Cologne, p. 93 for a period illustration of a relatable example
Wendy Kaplan, et al, The Arts & Crafts Movement In Europe & America: Design For The Modern World, London, 2004, p. 82, fig. 3.13 for a period illustration of a relatable example, p. 83, fig. 3.14 for a light wood version
Laurence Mouillefarine, "Explorateur des Arts Décoratifs", Architectural Design, France, no. 62, December 2006 - January 2007, p. 105, illustrated
Werner Adriaenssens et al, Roberto Polo: The Eye, London, 2011, p. 439, illustrated
Henry Bounameaux, "Un œil aussi discret que célèbre", Out of office, 5 November, 2011, p. 39, illustrated

Overall very good condition consistent with age and gentle use. Very minor scuffs concentrated to the feet, with one small chip to the rear right proper corner, approximately 1 cm running vertically. The escutcheon to the top right proper door is missing and the cabinet has been re-ebonised. Minor oxidation to the metal hardware, and seven keys are provided.
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This model was produced for the Wertheim department store in Berlin. Examples of this model comprise part of the permanent collections of the Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, accession no. IM 180-13 KH, and the Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, accession no. 98-022 c.