Paul Dupré-Lafon

Pair of Lounge Chairs

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 100,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Paul Dupré-Lafon

Pair of Lounge Chairs

circa 1930

oak, patinated brass, fabric upholstery

26 x 30 ¾ x 25 ¼ in. (66 x 78.1 x 64.1 cm)

Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners

"Architecture Intérieure et Meubles de Dupré-Lafon," Art et Industrie, May-June 1936, pp. 5 and 10 (for related examples)

Gaston Diehl, "Ensembles de Paul Dupré-Lafon," Art & Décoration, no. 3, 1946, p. 173 (for a related example)

Louis Chéronnet, "Meubles et Accessoires du Geste Féminin," Art & Décoration, no. 11, 1948, p. 13 (for a related example)

Louis Chéronnet, "Mise en Pièces," L'Amour de L'Art: L'Intérieur Moderne, Paris, 1948, p. 34 (for a related example)

Thierry Couvrat-Desvergnes, Paul Dupré-Lafon: Décorateur des Millionnaires, Paris, 1990, pp. 6 (for a drawing of the model), 134-137, 167 and 189 (for related examples)

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