René Drouet
Dining room set comprising a table and eight chairs
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November 25, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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René Drouet
Dining room set comprising a table and eight chairs
Circa 1939
The table in patinated gilt wrought iron, Portor marble and gilt bronze hoove
The chairs in patinated gilt wrought iron and leather upholstery
Table : 75 x 182 x 92 cm ; 29 ½ x 71 ⅝ x 36 ¼ in.
Chairs : 84 x 47,5 x 53 cm ; 33 ⅛ x 18 ¾ x 20 ¾ in.
Private collection, Paris
"René Drouet", Mobilier et Décoration, August 1939, p. 293
"A l'exposition de New York, le pavillon de la France", Mobilier et Décoration, April 1939, p. 128
"Trois siècles d'art dans un appartement parisien", Plaisir de France, July 1939, p. 25, 26 et 27
Pierre Imbourg, "René Drouet," Mobilier et Décoration, Paris, December 1947, p. 29
Bruno Foucart and Jean-Louis Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des Années 40, Paris, 1998 p. 106
This model of dining room set was exhibited at the French pavilion during the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
