Blackman Cruz

MAYAN REVIVAL CABINET

Blackman Cruz

MAYAN REVIVAL CABINET

c1930

57" H x 50" W x 18.25" D

Also available Mayan Revival Side/Corner tables and Bench

Hand sculpted Trompe-l’oeil red cedar wood with Neo-Mayan and Aztec motifs
Chromatic varnish of light and dark brown
Engraved leather with Neo-Mayan and Aztec motifs
Etched glass panel fronts with retracting doors
Signed with initials 'PGL', 'SZF' or 'GZF'
Secret bottom compartment

Mayan Revival Style became popular throughout the 1920s – 1930s in the Americas. It evokes Pre-Colombian Mesoamerican idiosyncrasy combined with Art Deco traits. Although the style was coined Mayan, it drew on motifs from many Mesoamerican cultures, including Aztec and Mexica. The origin of the style seems to coincide with the various archeological discoveries throughout the Americas at the time which served as major sources of inspiration in architecture, art, and design - more for their aesthetics and poetic beauty than historical significance.

$15,000