André Groult

An Important and Rare Cabinet

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

600,000 - 800,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

André Groult

An Important and Rare Cabinet

circa 1926

the central display compartment with a lighting fixture

shagreen, ebony, mahogany, amazonite

impressed 2535

62 ¾ x 42 ⅜ x 14 ¼ in. (159.4 x 107.6 x 36.8 cm)

Private Collection, Europe

Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners, 1999

Christian Zevros, "La leçon de l'Exposition des Arts décoratifs et industriels de 1925," Les Arts De La Maison, Autumn 1925, p. 27, pl .9 (for the present model cabinet exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris)

Pierre Kjellberg, Art Déco: Les Maîtres du Mobilier, Le Décor de Paquebots, Paris, 1986, p. 114 (for the present lot illustrated)

Félix Marcilhac, André Groult: décorateur-ensemblier du XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 181 (for the present lot illustrated)