Early 20th Century Tubular Chrome and Ebony Glass Bar Cart, circa 1930.

List: $3,600

This early 20th century bar cart is a fine example of Bauhaus design. The circular form and wheels represent the Bauhaus school's emphasis on movement in contrast to the rectangular fundamentality of rationalism, which was a more traditional approach to design. The chrome-plated metal and ebony glass shelving are both light and functional, also typical of Bauhaus furniture. Note that it was only after 1928 that chrome plating [of chairs & furniture] became possible, which with its bluish white sheen gave this modernist furniture a cooler and harder effect. [1. Bauhaus, Jeanine Feidler, ©2006, Köneman p 627 ]. "A prospectus by Hannes Meyer contained the words: 'Young people -- come to the Bauhaus.'" [2. Ibid. *Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer (18 November 1889 – 19 July 1954) was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus Dessau from 1928 to 1930. ], English circa 1930

height: 30.5 in. 77.5 cm., width: 27 in. 68.5 cm., depth: 17.5 in. 44.5 cm.

• Item Number: JG23090600
• Country: England
• Period: 1930's
• Creation Date: Circa 1930
• Materials: Chrome, Glass
• Height: 30.5 in., 77.5 cm.
• Length: 27 in., 68.5 cm.
• Depth: 17.5 in., 44.5 cm.
• Condition: Very good