Lot 97: KAJ GOTTLOB

Unique sideboard
Reverse with metal label ‘A.J. IVERSEN/SNEDKERMESTER/KØBENHAVN’.

81 x 254 x 58.5 cm (31 7/8 x 100 x 23 in)

Produced by Cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen, Denmark. Marble, oak, oak-veneered wood, stained wood.

c. 1925

‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’, Paris, April–October 1925

Architect Kaj Gottlob designed the present, unique sideboard for the Danish Pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in
Paris. Produced in oak and marble by Master Cabinetmaker A.J. Iverson, with whom Gottlob often worked, the sideboard exhibits the careful execution and rich detailing characteristic of their collaborations. Gottlob included the sideboard in his dining room interior, which won a Grand Prix.