A "Skåpet" (The Cabinet) cabinet, Boet, Gothenburg, 1920s.
Lacquered in matte black, highlighted with gold colour, three pairs of doors with relief decoration à la chinois, the inside of the doors with polychrome painted decoration, the upper part of the cabinet lined with grey marble to be used as a bar, the two others with drawers below shelves. Height 154 cm, width 75 cm, depth 45 cm.
Minor wear and retouches. Keys included.
Otto Schulz (ed.), “Boet”, 1928, model illustrated across pp. 53–54.
Otto Schulz was a German-born designer and architect who spent the majority of his life working in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 1920, Schulz founded the company Boet together with Adolf Nordenberg, which became a highly influential interior and furniture manufacturer. Schulz's daring aesthetics have a multifaceted character that has contributed to important elements in both the Swedish Grace and Swedish Modern concepts. Schulz also published the magazine Boet, which, along with the store and business, helped to cement his role as central in interior design contexts. Some of Schulz's characteristics included developing techniques for which he took out patents, such as Bopoint, Bosaik, and Botarsia, all of which contributed to the furniture's distinctive aesthetics and quality.
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