Model No. 1140. Designed c.1941.
Mahogany, printed paper, oak frames.
With 40 unique colour engravings of monkeys, from Comte de Buffon's classic work 'Histoire Naturelle'.
Provenance:
Home of the family of the businessman and financier Axel Wenner-Gren. The parents acquired the cabinet from Svenskt Tenn in c. 1941, shortly after their marriage.
History:
Documents in the Svenskt Tenn Archive show: 'Cabinet with copper plate - Model no. 1140. Oak strips around each copper plate.' 'Buffon's natural history, the 'Apskåpet (Monkey Cabinet)'.
Most likely a special commissioned piece.
This example exhibited:
'Svenskt Tenn: A Philosophy of Home', 2024.09.27 – 2025.01.12, Liljevalchs, Stockholm.
Ref: 2211056
| H | 139.5cm/54.9" |
| W | 121.5cm/47.8" |
| D | 44cm/17.3" |
H. 139.5cm/54.9"
W. 121.5cm/47.8"
D. 44cm/17.3"