Buffet Deux Corps, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Art Deco

CHARLES-RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928) ARCHITECT-DESIGNER - Height: 151 cm Length: 163 cm Depth: 57 cm

CASSINA PUBLISHER D.S., 5 - No. 730, 1975 edition, model originally designed in 1918.

Two-part buffet in ebonized ash. The lower section, with recessed lattice-patterned side cheeks, opens with three solid doors topped by three drawers, with drawer fronts adorned with mother-of-pearl. The upper section, set back and comprised of niches, features a central stained glass panel with lead cames depicting a stylized rose known as the Mackintosh Rose or the Tearful Rose, with a series of mother-of-pearl squares accentuating this decorative panel on each side.