Large Handmade Wooden Tool Box c.1940 Barware Jean Prouvé was a "constructeur"

Jean Prouvé was a "constructeur" a builder and designer who created furniture that still looks crisply modern seventy years after they were designed

The chrome plated casing featured an engraved scene of waves and fish swimming along the bottom

One lamp is rewired and one lamp has a spice

with its twisted fringe

Large Handmade Wooden Tool Box c.1940 Barware Jean Prouvé was a "constructeur"ABOUT A large handmade wooden toolbox with steel handle and lock. Refinished in an oil and wax finish. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Steel. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 10 in. W 33 in. D 10. 5 in. HISTORY Unknown.