SÜE ET MARE | "DELOMPRÉ" GUÉRIDON

Commissioned directly from the artist by Jane Renouardt, circa 1926-1927

Galerie Vallois, Paris, 1990

Collection of Claude and Simone Dray, Neuilly-sur-Seine

Christie's Paris, Collection Claude et Simone Dray Art Déco, June 8, 2006, lot 253

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Florence Camard, Süe et Mare et la Compagnie des Arts Français, Paris, 1993, p. 145 (for the present lot illustrated)

Originally commissioned by actress Jane Renouardt around 1926 for her newly completed home in Saint-Cloud, just outside of Paris, this elegant guéridon is enriched by illustrious provenance. Renouardt’s house was described as an architectural masterpiece, home to a combination of state-of the-art Second Empire furniture from her former home and pieces of neoclassical inspiration specifically commissioned for the new residence, which includes the present guéridon. A remarkable desk and chair by the same artists and from the same patron are also presented this season as part of the Modern Masters: Chefs-d’œuvre d’une Collection Privée sale (lot 43). Past owners of the present lot also include Claude and Simone Dray, the prestigious French collectors known for their tremendous collection of superlative works of Art Deco.