Antique French Art Deco Mahogany Wood Sideboard or Bar Cabinet 1930s

Description

This exquisite French Art Deco mahogany wood sideboard or credenza was made Mercier Frères in Paris, France circa 1930. The … more This exquisite French Art Deco mahogany wood sideboard or credenza was made Mercier Frères in Paris, France circa 1930. The wooden cabinet is expertly handcrafted and features a streamline Art Deco design with simple lines and gentle curves. The cabinet has two side doors with elegant rounded edges that open on storage space with one adjustable and removable shelf on each side. The center section features five stacked drawers. The stunning original metal hardware is heavy in weight with simple round ball drawer pulls and long cylindrical door handles. Two original working brass keys operate original locking mechanisms on inside of cabinet doors. This collectible and versatile cabinet can be used as a sideboard or credenza, bar cabinet, storage cabinet, media console, etc. The perfect showpiece for home or office. Manufacturer’s plaque on drawer interior.

Mercier Frères
Furniture and decor created in the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles may have been Maison Mercier Frères’s specialty, but the leading 19th-century firm also earned the patronage of European courts and of Eastern royalty for its elegant custom furniture. In subsequent decades, the Maison also explored the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, retaining its wealthy clientele and gaining loyalty among newcomers to the historic manufacturer. While it primarily operated out of a manufacturing location on rue Saint-Antoine in Paris, Maison Mercier Frères also established a joint factory in Lyon in 1913 called Mercier & Chaleyssin. A later branch opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1914, with another on 59th Street in New York City in 1927. less