WHIMSICAL FELINE CABINET

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Rare Sculpted Bronze Cat cabinet with single door signed by Paul Evans. USA 1972 Price $48,600 from Sebastian + Barquet NYC. Paul Evans,(1931-1987) began, in the 1950s making copper chests and followed with sculpted steel-front cabinets. Evans had a two-man show in 1961 at an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York (now named the Museum of Arts & Design). In 1964, Evans became the designer for furniture manufacturer Directional Furniture. With Directional, Paul Evans introduced several series of furniture lines; such as Argente series, Sculpted Bronze series, and the popular Cityscape series. Evans pieces were almost always signed, and all of the custom items have a signature and a date. Paul Evans' combination of handcraft and technology anticipated the limited edition art furniture of today. The artist's relationship with Directional Furniture set a unique standard for creative manufacture by insisting every piece is made by hand, finished by hand, supervised by the artist at each step of production, one piece at a time.