The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection
Eileen Gray
An Important Chair from E-1027
Auction Closed
June 7, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection
Eileen Gray
An Important Chair from E-1027
circa 1926-1929
offered en suite with the following lot
nickel-plated metal, original fabric upholstery
33 x 15½ x 20 in. (83.8 x 39.4 x 50.8 cm)
E-1027, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, circa 1926-1929
Sotheby's Monaco, October 1991, lot 332
Galerie Doria, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sotheby's Monaco, October 1991, lot 332
Galerie Doria, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Peter Adam, Eileen Gray: Architect | Designer, New York, 1987, pp. 229, 253 (for an example of the model in Jean Badovici’s apartment), 312 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027) and 371 (for another example of the model in a 1979 exhibition organized by the Scottish Arts Council)
Philippe Garner, Eileen Gray: Design and Architecture 1878-1976, Köln, 1993, p. 107 (for another example of the model)
Caroline Constant, Eileen Gray, London, 2000, pp. 111 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027) and 138 (for an example of the model in Jean Badovici’s apartment)
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXe Siècle: Dictionnaire des créateurs, Paris, 2000, p. 275
François Baudot, Eileen Gray, New York, 2003, pp. 68 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027) and 70 (for another example of the model)
Eileen Gray, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2013, pp. 178 (for another example of the model)
Cloé Pitiot and Nina Stritzler-Levine, eds., Eileen Gray, exh. cat., Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2020, pp. 181 (for an example of the model in Jean Badovici’s apartment) and 192 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027)
Philippe Garner, Eileen Gray: Design and Architecture 1878-1976, Köln, 1993, p. 107 (for another example of the model)
Caroline Constant, Eileen Gray, London, 2000, pp. 111 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027) and 138 (for an example of the model in Jean Badovici’s apartment)
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXe Siècle: Dictionnaire des créateurs, Paris, 2000, p. 275
François Baudot, Eileen Gray, New York, 2003, pp. 68 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027) and 70 (for another example of the model)
Eileen Gray, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2013, pp. 178 (for another example of the model)
Cloé Pitiot and Nina Stritzler-Levine, eds., Eileen Gray, exh. cat., Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2020, pp. 181 (for an example of the model in Jean Badovici’s apartment) and 192 (for one of the six chairs from E-1027)
