merton-gershun-am-1909-1989-mid-century-diminutive-cabinet
Lot 3100
Merton Gershun (Am., 1909-1989), Mid-Century Diminutive Cabinet
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
1960s, for American of Martinsville, walnut, low rectangular form, two hinged paneled doors with metal cross insert, central stationary panel, shelved interior, turned tapered feet, faint stencil number to back.

26.25 x 30 x 14.5 in.

From the Collection of Rev. Talmage Bandy, Whispering Pines, North Carolina

Gershun, designed some of the earliest modern furniture lines available in the states and helped transition from traditional lighter woods to the richer dark woods that were popular throughout the mid-century. Notably his most recognized line, Dania by American of Martinsville, was once the best-selling furniture line in the world.

Surface stains and scratches; minor veneer chips to bottom left and right rear edge.