Sewing box - Walnut - Sewing Cabinet
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Italian-made 1950s mid-century modern sewing cabinet in solid walnut with brass and matte black metal fittings, weighing 8 kg, with five compartments and a transport handle, dimensions 64 cm high (including handle) by 36 cm wide and 20 cm deep, in excellent condition with rare use.
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Sewing cabinet in solid national walnut.
Closure details in brass; load-bearing frame in matte black painted metal.
Italian manufacture, second half of the 1950s.
Characterized by a morphology known as 'accordion', it is crafted from premium solid National Walnut wood.
Equipped with a handle to ease its transport, also in Walnut and Metal, it features details in Solid Brass that help regulate its closing and opening movements.
The usable rooms are five.
Lower or base chamber of greater capacity and four upper chambers, two per side of smaller capacity.
The whole is anchored to a support in matte black painted metal that accentuates its Modernist line, quite innovative for the era, making it particularly sophisticated and versatile.
Part of the furnishings in a noble residence, the item in question has been preserved over time in excellent condition, as it was placed in guest rooms.
Rarely used, it does not present significant shortcomings or defects; it is original in every element, and the condition is like new.
Periodic treatment with Cera D'Api has been carried out to nourish the wood.
Functional design, typical of the Mid Century Modern style, makes it an elegant and practical container.
Refined, sought-after, elaborate, and articulated, today it can easily be used to enhance any type of environment.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Overall height (including handle): 64 cm
Width 36 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Walnut Box Dimensions
Height 22 cm
Width 36 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Handle height from the box: 14 cm.
Metal support height: 28.5 cm
Weight kg. 8 excluding packaging.
Sewing cabinet in solid national walnut.
Closure details in brass; load-bearing frame in matte black painted metal.
Italian manufacture, second half of the 1950s.
Characterized by a morphology known as 'accordion', it is crafted from premium solid National Walnut wood.
Equipped with a handle to ease its transport, also in Walnut and Metal, it features details in Solid Brass that help regulate its closing and opening movements.
The usable rooms are five.
Lower or base chamber of greater capacity and four upper chambers, two per side of smaller capacity.
The whole is anchored to a support in matte black painted metal that accentuates its Modernist line, quite innovative for the era, making it particularly sophisticated and versatile.
Part of the furnishings in a noble residence, the item in question has been preserved over time in excellent condition, as it was placed in guest rooms.
Rarely used, it does not present significant shortcomings or defects; it is original in every element, and the condition is like new.
Periodic treatment with Cera D'Api has been carried out to nourish the wood.
Functional design, typical of the Mid Century Modern style, makes it an elegant and practical container.
Refined, sought-after, elaborate, and articulated, today it can easily be used to enhance any type of environment.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Overall height (including handle): 64 cm
Width 36 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Walnut Box Dimensions
Height 22 cm
Width 36 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Handle height from the box: 14 cm.
Metal support height: 28.5 cm
Weight kg. 8 excluding packaging.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
8 g
Wood type
Walnut
Title additional information
Sewing Cabinet
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Italy
Material
Brass, Metal, Wood
Style
Mid-century modern
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
64 cm
Width
36 cm
Depth
20 cm
Estimated Period
1950-1960
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