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Maison Desny
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Maison Desny
- Table de salle à manger, vers 1928
- Estampillée deux fois DESNY PARIS MADE IN FRANCE au revers de la plinthe du piétement
- oak, metal
- Hauteur : 75 cm (29 1/2 in.) Largeur : 150 cm (59 in.) Profondeur : 120 cm (41 1/4 in.)
chêne cérusé, un fût central reposant sur une large base soulignée de métal nickelé
Provenance
Galerie Eric Philippe, Paris
David Gill, Londres
David Gill, Londres
Condition
Good overall condition. The entire surface refreshed. A few scratches, marks and dents over the entire surface, commensurate with age and normal use. A few lacks to the veneer, along the edges and to the corners. A few black stains along one of the edges. Some traces of discoloration on another. The base with some traces of wear, notably with two nails coming off in one corner, these could be put back in.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
La Maison Desny est inaugurée à Paris en 1927 au 122, avenue des Champs-Elysées, fondée par les frères Clément et Maurice Nauny.
Qu’ils s’agissent de mobilier, luminaires, orfèvrerie, tapis ou d’aménagements intérieurs complets, leurs créations connaîtront un rapide succès. Parmi leurs clients on compte aussi bien l’architecte Robert Mallet-Stevens que le Maharadjah d’Indore. Les maisons Worth, Chanel, et Lucien Lelong leur confient également la conception d’objets édités sous leur nom. DESNY est surtout connu pour ses créations de luminaires et ses pièces d’orfèvrerie. Le mobilier est moins courant mais il reprend le vocabulaire moderniste de la maison. La crise de 1929 aura raison de cette Maison qui cessa son activité en 1933
Qu’ils s’agissent de mobilier, luminaires, orfèvrerie, tapis ou d’aménagements intérieurs complets, leurs créations connaîtront un rapide succès. Parmi leurs clients on compte aussi bien l’architecte Robert Mallet-Stevens que le Maharadjah d’Indore. Les maisons Worth, Chanel, et Lucien Lelong leur confient également la conception d’objets édités sous leur nom. DESNY est surtout connu pour ses créations de luminaires et ses pièces d’orfèvrerie. Le mobilier est moins courant mais il reprend le vocabulaire moderniste de la maison. La crise de 1929 aura raison de cette Maison qui cessa son activité en 1933
The Maison Desny was founded by the brothers Clément and Maurice Nauny and inaugurated in Paris in 1927 at 122 avenue des Champs Elysées. Their designs for furniture, lighting, silver, carpets, as individual items or in the context of an entire ensemble, were an immediate success, and they counted the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens and the Maharajah of Indore among their clients. The fashion houses of Worth, Chanel and Lucien Lelong also worked with the company to realise pieces under their names. Known primarily for their creations in lighting and silver, the firm also designed items of furniture which referenced the same modernist vocabulary. The Maison Desny ceased their activity in 1933, a victim of the 1929 financial crisis.