Erik Chambert
Tietoa ostamisesta
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Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
a cabinet by Chamberts Möbelfabrik, Norrköping för the World's Fair in Chicago 1933.
Macassar ebony with inlays of different kinds of wood, the front with motifs from the city of Norrköping, Chambert's origin, the interior lacquered in beige/green hue and black comprising two cabinets and two drawers, the legs with carved floral decoration, underneath with an exhibition label 'A CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1933 EXHIBIT...'
Height 110 cm, width 79,5 cm, height 41,5 cm. Key included.
Minor wear and veneer losses. The small knobs to the interior are missing ( additional enclosed).
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
Erik Chambert, thence by descent.
Näyttelyt
Chicago World's Fair 1933 (A Century of Progress International Exposition)
Kirjallisuus
Ed. Otto Schulz, 'Tidskriften Boet', a special edition taken from nr 6, 1933. This cabinet is depicted on the front cover of this edition.
Norrköpings Tidningar, April 24th 1933, this cabinet is depicted and mentioned in the article 'Norrköpingsmöbler till Chicago - en vacker samling möbler nu avsänd till Amerika" ( Pieces of furniture from the city of Norrköping are now being shipped to America'. The cabinet is mentioned as a masterpiece.
Muut tiedot
Erik Chambert (1902-1988) was an educated carpenter, a designer and an artist. During his long career, Chambert worked mainly as a furniture architect in the family company Chamberts Möbelfabrik in Norrköping. Chambert made his mark through exhibitions such as Stockholm in 1930, Chicago in 1933, Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939.
Erik Chambert made study trips to France, Italy, England and Germany and visited all the exhibitions that were given the opportunity. Chambert came to develop a personal style with refined models of high quality. Among the most well-known pieces of furniture today designed by Chambert is probably the chair "Poem".
He was also recognized as an artist with his abstract works in the 1950s and 60s
