Important Design
Important Design
Property from an Important New York Collection
Auction Closed
December 12, 06:50 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important New York Collection
Pierre Chareau
Desk and Armchair
circa 1927
desk model no. MB744 (variant)
mahogany, patinated wrought iron, fabric upholstery
desk: 28 x 50 x 19 ½ in. (71 x 127 x 49 cm)
armchair: 27 ¾ x 18 ½ x 16 ¾ in. (70.5 x 47 x 42.5 cm)
Acquired directly from Pierre Chareau, 1927
Private Collection, Paris
Christie’s Paris, May 20, 2003, lot 46
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Gabriel Henriot, "Pierre Chareau," Mobilier et Décoration, July 1928, p. 230 (for the desk)
"Meubles, Présenté par Pierre Chareau," L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui, no. 7, 1929, pl. 27 (for the desk)
Marc Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 88-89, 168-169 (for a variant of the desk)
Marc Bédaria and Francis Lamond, Pierre Chareau, vol. 1, Paris, 2023, p. 312, no 29 (for a highly comparable desk)
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