Brazilian Modern Chest of Drawers in Caviúna Wood, Unknown, Brazil, 1950s - Lot 537A
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Description
Crafted in caviúna wood during the 1950s, this chest of drawers reflects the postwar moment when Brazilian furniture design matured into a confident modern language. As architects and designers in São Paulo embraced rational planning and modernist ideals—parallel to the rise of Brasília—cabinetmakers translated these principles into domestic furniture defined by proportion, function, and noble materials.
The four-drawer composition is disciplined and architectural, softened by sculpted wooden pulls integrated directly into the façade. Carefully refinished, the caviúna reveals its deep chromatic range and organic grain, long prized in Brazilian modern production. Unattributed yet unmistakably of its time, this piece embodies a design culture built on intelligence rather than authorship.