Red beech, brass hinges. Hand painted decoration of Swedish summer flowers by Erik Chambert.
Inside with drawers and adjustable shelves.
Signed and dated 1945 by the artist at the bottom edge of the right door and drawer.
Provenance:
Purchased directly from Chambert.
Exhibited:
'Exhibition of Arts and Crafts', Nermans Konsthall, Norrköping, 1945. At the same exhibition, Chambert also showed the wallpaper Fridhemsbacken, with a very similar floral motif.
History:
Erik Chambert was a Swedish designer known for blending craftsmanship with modern ideals. Trained as a cabinetmaker, he studied at Konstfack and worked with Otto Schulz before gaining recognition at the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition. Chambert resisted mass production, instead favoring handmade furniture of high quality. In the 1930s, he began incorporating floral intarsia into his cabinets, later painting them with lush botanical scenes. These pieces, often compared to Josef Frank’s Flora cabinet, reflect his shift from strict functionalism to a more expressive, nature-inspired modernism — turning furniture into both functional objects and artistic statements.
Literature:
Festin, Bonnie, Sommaräng, Konkret, Harlekin, 'Verk av Erik Chambert', Norrköpings stadsmuseum (Norrköping) 2015, p. 63-72, 29 (sketch for the cabinet illustrated).
Nyström, Eklund, Bengt, Sigrid, 'Svenska Möbler Under Femhundra År', Natur & Kultur (Stockholm) 2008, p. 167.
Dahlbäck Lutteman, Helena, 'Erik Chambert: konstnären som möbelskapare', Raster (Stockholm) 1992, p. 23, 32.
Hedqvist, Hedvig, Christian, Björk, Eric, Ericson, 'Swedish Modern', Orosdi-Back (Stockholm) 2018, p. 482.
Ref: 2504042
| H | 130.5cm/51.4" |
| W | 138.5cm/54.5" |
| D | 41.5cm/16.3" |
H. 130.5cm/51.4"
W. 138.5cm/54.5"
D. 41.5cm/16.3"