Desk (9) - Wood - Complete office

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This complete nine-piece Portuguese Art Deco office set, made of wood by the António Pereira Dias Sobrinho atelier in 1934, includes original atelier documentation.

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Important and rare complete Portuguese Art Déco office set, executed in 1934 by the António Pereira Dias Sobrinho workshop, accompanied by original workshop documentation. The set is composed of a secretary, a wardrobe, a safe, a mirror, an armchair, two chairs, and a pair of decorative columns, forming a complete and homogeneous office, with the same aesthetic language across all pieces. The furniture displays features typical of the Art Déco / Portuguese modernist period, with geometric lines, carved elements, stylized vegetal decoration, wooden panels with decorative grain, metal handles with red elements and applications in darker contrasting wood. The most unusual piece in the set is the safe, integrated in the same decorative style as the rest of the furniture. The exterior features a door with red pleated fabric and carved elements, while the interior preserves a metal security door and a decorative door with a landscape painting, representing a bridge, trees and river scenery, framed by Art Déco-inspired geometric motifs. The interior also has drawers and compartments, with keys. The secretary features a top with a central red area under glass, sides with decorated doors and a front with Art Déco carvings. The wardrobe follows the same decorative composition, with side wooden doors and a central red curtain. The rectangular mirror has a carved wooden frame, in harmony with the rest of the set. The two decorative columns, the armchair and the two chairs complete the office. The set is accompanied by original workshop documentation, dated January 3, 1934 and November 14, 1934, related to the furniture’s execution. This detail adds historical interest, authenticity, and provenance value to the set. This is a rare set due to its integrity, decorative quality, and original documentation, suitable for collectors of Portuguese furniture, Art Déco interiors, historical decoration, or representative spaces. Overall good condition, considering age and use. The safe preserves its interior, metal door, drawers and decorative painting. The chairs and armchair have antique upholstery in pink/red tones.

Important and rare complete Portuguese Art Déco office set, executed in 1934 by the António Pereira Dias Sobrinho workshop, accompanied by original workshop documentation. The set is composed of a secretary, a wardrobe, a safe, a mirror, an armchair, two chairs, and a pair of decorative columns, forming a complete and homogeneous office, with the same aesthetic language across all pieces. The furniture displays features typical of the Art Déco / Portuguese modernist period, with geometric lines, carved elements, stylized vegetal decoration, wooden panels with decorative grain, metal handles with red elements and applications in darker contrasting wood. The most unusual piece in the set is the safe, integrated in the same decorative style as the rest of the furniture. The exterior features a door with red pleated fabric and carved elements, while the interior preserves a metal security door and a decorative door with a landscape painting, representing a bridge, trees and river scenery, framed by Art Déco-inspired geometric motifs. The interior also has drawers and compartments, with keys. The secretary features a top with a central red area under glass, sides with decorated doors and a front with Art Déco carvings. The wardrobe follows the same decorative composition, with side wooden doors and a central red curtain. The rectangular mirror has a carved wooden frame, in harmony with the rest of the set. The two decorative columns, the armchair and the two chairs complete the office. The set is accompanied by original workshop documentation, dated January 3, 1934 and November 14, 1934, related to the furniture’s execution. This detail adds historical interest, authenticity, and provenance value to the set. This is a rare set due to its integrity, decorative quality, and original documentation, suitable for collectors of Portuguese furniture, Art Déco interiors, historical decoration, or representative spaces. Overall good condition, considering age and use. The safe preserves its interior, metal door, drawers and decorative painting. The chairs and armchair have antique upholstery in pink/red tones.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Complete office
Number of objects
9
Country of origin
Portugal
Material
Wood
Style
Art Deco
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
80 cm
Width
160 cm
Depth
80 cm
Estimated period
1930-1940
PortugalVerified
268
Objects sold
97.1%
Private

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