
Auction Closed
October 14, 03:17 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
with openwork heart-shaped backrest, with a yellow and black horsehair upholstery
(10)
Haut. 94 cm, larg. 45 cm, prof. 40 cm ; Height. 37 in, width. 17 3/4 in, depth. 15 3/4 in
Madeleine Castaing was a decorator, antique dealer and patron of the arts, whose flamboyant, poetic style - combining audacity, culture and stagecraft - revolutionised French interior design and left a lasting imprint on the international design scene. A former silent film actress nicknamed the ‘French Mary Pickford’, she soon gave up acting to devote herself to interior design.
Her Paris boutique on rue Jacob/Rue Bonaparte became a landmark of the post-war decorating scene. Approached by the likes of Jean Cocteau, Marc Chagall, Picasso and Erik Satie, she influenced their work and decor, particularly Cocteau's home in Milly-la-Forêt.
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