{"product_id":"art-deco-cocktail-cabinet-by-harry-lou-epstein-1","title":"Art Deco Cocktail Cabinet by Harry \u0026 Lou Epstein","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA superb Art Deco Cocktail Cabinet by Harry \u0026amp; Lou Epstein. Central cocktail compartment opens to reveal a peach glass mirrored interior, complete with original cocktail sticks and pull out mixing tray. Below, the original mahogany lined bottle storage compartment. To either side of the central showpiece, are glass fronted shelving compartments with floral border. Set over a U-shaped base. Burr walnut veneered on Mahogany throughout with original bakelite handles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: H 160cm W 136cm D 49cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDate: Circa 1935\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe story of twentieth-century British furniture is incomplete without \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHarry and Lou Epstein\u003c\/span\u003e, two brothers who transformed the landscape of English interior design between the world wars. Operating from the heart of London’s traditional cabinet-making district, they took the radical, avant-garde geometry born in Paris and adapted it for British tastes. In doing so, they created a luxurious aesthetic that remains the definitive hallmark of English Art Deco today. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe Epstein story began a generation earlier in the late nineteenth century. Their father, Morris Solomon Epstein, immigrated to England from Poland and established a furniture-making workshop in Shoreditch, East London—an area then world-famous for its dense colony of independent woodworkers and artisans. Growing up in this environment, all six of Morris’s sons learned the nuances of fine timber and traditional construction.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eBy \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1929\u003c\/span\u003e, brothers Harry and Lou officially stepped out on their own to form \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eH. \u0026amp; L. Epstein\u003c\/span\u003e. They divided their responsibilities based on their natural strengths:\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHarry Epstein\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e acted as the creative visionary and primary designer. He possessed a sharp eye for modern scale, proportion, and continental trends.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLou Epstein\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was the master craftsman, managing the workshop floor and ensuring the physical execution of Harry's ambitious designs.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eWhile many contemporary British designers were still bound to the rustic ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement or traditional Edwardian reproductions, the Epstein brothers looked elsewhere. They drew heavy inspiration from the landmark \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1925 Paris Exposition\u003c\/span\u003e, adopting its fluid curves and lavish materials while stripping away some of Europe’s more polarizing, ultra-modern extremes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eItem Number: 2209261\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Markies Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42746554581074,"sku":null,"price":10500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2136\/2169\/files\/LargeCocktailCabinet11.jpg?v=1790077559","url":"https:\/\/markiesantiques.co.uk\/products\/art-deco-cocktail-cabinet-by-harry-lou-epstein-1","provider":"Markies Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}