Louis Süe et André Mare

Piano and stool, circa 1921

Restricted SpeciesArtist's Resale Right

Auction Closed

December 5, 04:37 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Louis Süe and André Mare

1875 - 1968 ; 1885 - 1932

Piano and stool, circa 1921

mahogany and ivory

Manufactured by Gaveau, Paris

102 x 180 x 154 cm ; 40 ⅛ x 70 ⅞ x 60 ⅝ in.

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Louis Süe et André Mare

1875 - 1968 ; 1885 - 1932

Piano et son tabouret, 1921

acajou et ivoire

Produit par Gaveau, Paris

102 x 180 x 154 cm ; 40 ⅛ x 70 ⅞ x 60 ⅝ in.

Very good overall condition. Traces of dirt and scratches throughout. The varnish is cloudy inside the keyboard lid. Several cracks throughout the wood, the longest is approximately 65 cm long. Tiny dents on the feet. The piano and its stool appear to have been re-varnished at a later stage.

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Raymond Foulk, The extraordinary work of Süe et Mare, London, 1979, p. 18
Florence Camard, Süe et Mare et la Compagnie des Arts Français, Paris, 1993, p. 108 for a drawing and p. 295