Identification

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  1. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    Can anyone identify this which I found on the bottom of an Art Deco sideboard? IMG-20230206-WA0001.jpg
     
  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is an upside down stamp of Bruynzeel, a Dutch company.
    The company was founded in the 19th century as a timber and flooring company. In 1911 they went on to make furniture, mostly schoolbenches, and from 1937 kitchen cabinets etc.
     
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  3. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    They manufacture some of the premier marine-grade plywoods on the planet...multi-ply, structurally very strong, really beautiful stuff...and, of course, very costly.
     
  4. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

  5. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    This is the sideboard I found it in.. So they didn't make the sideboard just supplied the ply for the base?
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Gorgeous.
    That I don't know, I only know their MCM sideboards. And as @wlwhittier said, they made excellent plywood.
    Bruynzeel is currently split into different divisions, and I have no idea where to find this type of info, but you could ask these people:

    https://dehuiszwaluw.nl/tag/bruynzeel/
    Contact info: dehuiszwaluw@gmail.com

    They are a Dutch design store and they also sell vintage Bruynzeel items. The site is in Dutch, but they likely speak English as well.
     
  7. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    That's great thankyou
     
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  9. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thanks Aqui and whit. Now that it's the right way up I see that it says Bruynzeel fineerfabriek. 'Fineerfabriek' means veneer factory, so this is from their veneer division. Bruynzeel made excellent veneer, a lot of it made of tropical wood from Surinam, which was a Dutch colony at the time.
     
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  11. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    That's an amazing sideboard!!!
     
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  12. Antiquefab

    Antiquefab Well-Known Member

  13. Antiquefab

    Antiquefab Well-Known Member

    Love your sideboard Paul.Am intrigued the piece of furniture to the right behind in the picture seems to be of identical wood.Is it a matching piece of furniture.Sorry for being nosey.
     
  14. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    It's one I have just finished.. IMG-20230206-WA0005.jpg
     
  15. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    It's not matching. But just as stunning
     
  16. Antiquefab

    Antiquefab Well-Known Member

    Wouldn't mind owning either of them Paul

    Maybe not identical but a very close match.














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  17. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    Just listed this for sale, expecting it to go in the next couple of days. The first I'm starting this weekend. They are close but think the first piece is a bit higher class compared to this one which was mass produced.
     
  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    it looks like the great outdoors !!!!:happy:
     
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  19. Paul murphy

    Paul murphy Member

    It's amazing what hides under original finish and years of pledge!
     
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  20. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    when one knows what they're doing.....:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
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