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An art deco buffet or sideboard from the "Kem Weber Group" dining suite by Kem Weber for Grand Rapids Chair Company. One of the rarer components of the dining suite, this piece has eight drawers and three recessed shelves below a rich wood top surface and is in Weber's signature "streamlined" style. Other pieces from this group are displayed in such museums as the Art Institute of Chicago and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

Kem Weber was born Karl Emanuel Martin Weber in Berlin in 1889. He received his design training in Potsdam and Berlin and eventually ended up in San Francisco in 1915; he became a U.S. citizen in 1924 and adopted the first name Kem. His designs typified the ideal elements of the "streamlined" Art Deco aesthetic and are considered some of the best examples of this style. Kem Weber died in 1963; his works have been included in exhibitions and museum collections around the world.

This set was also featured in "Horsefeathers", a film by Groucho Marx circa 1934. KEM Webber was commissioned to design custom furniture for several Marx Bros. films.

Storage Pieces

United States

Wood

Good

R332VA

4479

$95000