Model no. 1140.
Oak, birch interior. Adjustable shelves. Forty hand coloured engravings of flora and fauna, from Friedrich Justin Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch für Kinder', published in 1790-1830.
Provenance:
Sven Nygren (1903-1990). Director, editor, head of film, in Stockholm. Sven Nygren founded Film AB Lux, where he served as CEO from 1941-1945 and later continued his career as CEO for Fox Film AB from 1946-63. As the director of Fox Film, Nygren successfully invited many American movie stars to travel to Stockholm for film premieres, and several of them became his friends;
Thence by descent.
History:
Cabinet model no. 1140 was designed by Josef Frank in circa 1941. It is very likely that the 'Animal' cabinet was a custom order. Like the 'Monkey' cabinet, the same model but covered with engravings of monkeys from Comte de Buffon's classic work 'Histoire Naturelle'. ref. 2211056.
Ref: 2405043
| H | 143cm/56.3" |
| W | 121cm/47.6" |
| D | 44cm/17.3" |
H. 143cm/56.3"
W. 121cm/47.6"
D. 44cm/17.3"