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Holdon Chronicles
Notes from the atelier, style markers, things seen. A slow read around the detail that is the cabinet handle.
Some furniture still carries, clearly visible on its fronts, the traces of hardware long gone. Two round holes, sometimes three, spaced about eight inches apart or more: the signature of an old handle, removed one day for a reason now forgotten, that no piece sold today comes close to matching exactly. This kind of spacing turns up often when hunting for a trade cabinet, a 1950s dining buffet, or a reclaimed workshop piece: furniture made at a time when ironwork was custom made, with no standard to respect. Faced with a center-to-center of 250 mm or more, the…
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Other worlds to discover in the Holdon catalog: Classica Europa, Art Deco, Antiquities, Pop Art.
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Cold-cast bronze, copper, brass, aluminum, bioresin. Each material lends its own depth and patina to the metal.
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More than 300 variants, silhouettes, patterns, finishes, and sizes to combine freely across every collection.
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Over 300 variations in the catalog, silhouettes, patterns, finishes, and sizes to combine freely. Made in Paris.